HOLINSHED, Raphael.
1577. The Firste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. Conteyning, The description and Chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest. The description and Chronicles of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation, till the yeare of our Lorde. 1571 The description and Chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the firste originall of that Nation, vntill the yeare. 1547. Faithfully gathered and set forth, by Raphaell Holinshed. At London, Imprinted for Iohn Harrison. God saue the Queene.
B. L. Fo. (111⁄4 × 73⁄4). F. 1.
Title within woodcut border with Bynneman's mermaid device. Collation: ¶6*2A-P8Q6, one leaf signed r 1 inserted; a-s8, one leaf signed t (see vol. ii.); A2(*b*)2*a*-*b*6; A-2I82K42L-2M6; ❧2 A-C8D4; A-G8H6, with one unsigned leaf inserted after H 5, I2. Paged in part, folios numbered in part. *b*6 blank. Double columns. Woodcuts. In the last alphabet E 6-8 have been cancelled completely, and leaves F 2 and 7 are cancels (inserted separately) substituted for the original leaves. (Another copy in the Library, VIb.4.7, contains E6-8 and also the original leaves F2 and 7.) The leaf signed r 1 which should follow Q 6 of first alphabet is misplaced in the middle of sheet *. On the verso of titlepage is a cut of the Holinshed arms quartered with those of the Goddistons of Essex, the whole charged with a crescent of difference. This reappears on the verso of both the separate titlepages. Epistle dedicatory to William Cecill, Lord Burleigh, signed. Preface. List of authorities. Head-title to the description of Britain with table of chapters to the first book. Epistle dedicatory to William Brook, Lord Cobham, signed W. H. Three books of the description, folios numbered. One leaf of errata inserted. History of England to the Conquest, paged. Separate titlepage '1577. The Historie of Scotlande, conteyning the beginning, increase, proceedings, continuance, Actes and Gouernemente of the Scottish nation, from the originall thereof vnto the yeare. 1571. Gathered and written in the English tongue by R. H. At London, Imprinted for Iohn Harrison. God saue the Queene', within border as before. List of authorities. Epistle dedicatory to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, signed. Head-title to 'The Description of Scotlande, written at the first by Hector Boethus in Latin, and afterwarde translated into the Scottish speech by Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finally into English, for the benefite of such as are studious in the Histories, by W. H.', and list of chapters. Epistle dedicatory by the translator, William Harison, to Thomas Secford 'Maister of the Requestes.' The description, with fresh pagination. The History of Scotland, with fresh pagination, and with alphabetical table at end. Separate titlepage '1577. The Historie of Irelande from the first inhabitation thereof, vnto the yeare 1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare 1547 by Richarde Stanyhurst. At London, Imprinted for Iohn Harison. God saue the Queene', within border as before. List of authorities. Epistle dedicatory to Sir Henry Sidney, signed. The description of Ireland by Stanyhurst, addressed to Sidney, with fresh pagination. The History of Ireland, with fresh pagination, having serpent device at end, followed by a table of the governors &c. of Ireland from 1174-1541. One leaf containing errata for Scotland and Ireland inserted. Alphabetical table. Copies differ in the titlepages (see below).
Sinker 463 (1). BM 823.
1577. The Laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, with their descriptions. Conteyning, The Chronicles of Englande from William Conquerour vntill this present tyme. Faithfully gathered and compiled by Raphaell Holinshed. At London, Imprinted for Lucas Harison. God saue the Queene.
Fo. B. L. (111⁄4 × 75⁄8). F. 2.
Collation: ¶2t2-8 (continuing sig. t from vol. i. 2nd alphabet) v-z8A-4E8 with one leaf, signed 4E 5, inserted after 4E 4, 4F-4Y8 with two unsigned leaves inserted after 4Y 6, 4Z2; ()2A-M4N2, paged continuously with the History of England in vol. i. Double columns. Woodcuts. In the present copy the sheet containing the two-page woodcut of Edinburgh, which should appear after 4Y 6 is inserted after 4Z 2. L 7 is a cancel printed on different paper in different type. Arms on verso of titlepage as before. Preface. History. At the end, sig. () contains errata to History of England in both volumes. This is followed by Alphabetical Table. With the exception of the cancelled leaves in vol. i. the present copy appears to be absolutely complete. In different copies various publishers' names appear on the titlepages which are otherwise printed from one setting up of the type. The book was entered in the Stationers' Register to John Harison and George Bishop, and a certain number of copies were printed for each. But copies also occur bearing the names of Lucas Harison and John Hunne. Copies are very frequently made up of the separate parts printed for different stationers. The printer was no doubt Bynneman.
Sinker 463 (2). BM 823.
HOLLAND, Henry.
Herωologia Anglica: hoc est, clarissimorum et doctissimorum aliqout [sic] Anglorum qui floruerunt ab anno Cristi . M. D. usq' ad presentem annum M. D. C. XX. Viuæ Effigies, Vitæ et elogia: Duobus tomis. Authore. H. H. Anglo-Britanno: Impensis Crispini Passæi Calcographus [sic] et Jansonij Bibliopolæ Arnhemiensis.