The famous history of heroick acts: or, The hononr [sic] of chivalry. Being an abstract of Pembroke's Arcadia. Containing many strange and wonderful adventures that hppened [sic] to the two young princes, Pyrocles and Musidorus, disguised, one under the habit of a mazonian woman, and the other in a shepherd's dress: with their success in love, towards the two incomparable princesses, Philoclea and Pamela, the Arcadian king's only daughters. The whole being a compleat series, interwoven with the heroick actions of many valiant men, as kings, princes, and knights, of undoubted fame; whose matchless deeds, have won to them immortal honour, fame, and everlasting renown. Illustrated and lively set forth with many curious cuts; the like as yet not extant

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  • The famous history of heroick acts: or, The hononr [sic] of chivalry. Being an abstract of Pembroke's Arcadia. Containing many strange and wonderful adventures that hppened [sic] to the two young princes, Pyrocles and Musidorus, disguised, one under the habit of a mazonian woman, and the other in a shepherd's dress: with their success in love, towards the two incomparable princesses, Philoclea and Pamela, the Arcadian king's only daughters. The whole being a compleat series, interwoven with the heroick actions of many valiant men, as kings, princes, and knights, of undoubted fame; whose matchless deeds, have won to them immortal honour, fame, and everlasting renown. Illustrated and lively set forth with many curious cuts; the like as yet not extant
  • Arcadia. Abridgment
  • Hononr [sic] of chivalry; Honour of chivalry
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Imprint
London : printed for William Spiller, over against the Cross-Keys in Red-Lyon-Street, near the Fields, Holbourn, 1701.
Added name
Spiller, William, active 1696-1714, bookseller.
Publication year
1701
ESTC No.
N9689
Grub Street ID
54565
Description
[8], 158, [2] p., : ill. (woodcut) ; 12°.
Note
'Gentle reader' signed: J. N., i.e. Sir Philip Sidney

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Signatures: [A]]4] B-O]6] P]2.
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ill. = frontis