Resuscitatio or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works civil, historical, philosophical, and theological, hitherto sleeping of the right honourable Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In two parts. The third edition, according to the best corrected copies, together with his Lordships life. By William Rawley, doctor in divinity, his lordships first and last Chaplain. And lately his Majesties Chaplain in Ordinary

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  • Resuscitatio or, bringing into publick light several pieces of the works civil, historical, philosophical, and theological, hitherto sleeping of the right honourable Francis Bacon Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban. In two parts. The third edition, according to the best corrected copies, together with his Lordships life. By William Rawley, doctor in divinity, his lordships first and last Chaplain. And lately his Majesties Chaplain in Ordinary
  • Second part of the Resuscitatio.; Certain miscellany works of the Right Honourable, Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban.; Natural and experimental history of winds, &c.; Collection of apophthegms new and old.; Several letters written by this honourable author, to Queen Elizabeth, King James, and divers lords, and others.; Apology of St. Francis Bacon Kt.; Translation of certain Psalms, into English verse.; Charge given by the most eminent an learned St. Francis Bacon, Kt.
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London : printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. and B[ennet]. G[riffin]. for William Lee, and are to be sold at his shop, at the sign of the Turks head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter Lane, anno Domini 1671.
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Rawley, William, 1588?-1667 Life of the Right Honorable Francis Bacon.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.; Selden, John, 1584-1654 Brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England.
Publication year
1671
ESTC No.
R37049
Grub Street ID
119297
Description
[12], 17, [1], 192, 187-255, [3], 99, [19], 8, [2], 16, [2], 18, [2], 19-26, [2], 27-62, [4], 58, [10], 92, [12], 26 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports. ; 2°.
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Printer's name from Wing CD

"The second part of the Resuscitatio" has separate title page, dated 1670, pagination and register

Includes: 'A preparatory to the history natural & experimental. ... By a well-wisher to his Lordships writings' with a separate title page (]4A1r) bearing the imprint: London, printed by Sarah Griffing and Ben. Griffing, for William Lee at the Turks-head in Fleet-street, over against Fetter-Lane, 1670 and with separate pagination (Wing B317)

Includes: 'Certain miscellany works of the Right Honourable, Francis Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban' (Wing B275) with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London, printed by T.J. for H.R. and are to be sold by Wil. Lee, At the Turks-Head in Fleet-street. M. DC. LXX. [1670]' and with separate pagination and register

Includes: 'The natural and experimental history of winds, &c' (Wing B306) with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London, printed for Anne Moseley, and Tho. Bassett at the George on Fleet-street, 1671 and with separate pagination and register

Includes: 'A brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England. Written by the learned John Selden ...' (Wing S2420) with a separate title page bearing the imprint: London, printed for William Lee at the Turks head in Fleetstreet, over against Fetter-lane end, 1671 and with separate pagination and register

The edition of 'A brief discourse touching the office of Lord Chancellor of England' varies from copy to copy, containing the 1671 ed. (Wing S2420) or the 1672 ed. (Wing S2421)

'The life of the Right Honorable Francis Bacon ... By William Rawley D.D.', 'A collection of apophthegms new and old', 'Several letters written by this honourable author, to Queen Elizabeth, King James, and divers lords, and others', 'The apology of St. Francis Bacon Kt.' (Wing B268), 'The translation of certain Psalms, into English verse' and 'A charge given by the most eminent an learned St. Francis Bacon, Kt.' each have separate dated title pages, with various imprints and dates and some have separate pagination and registers; for complete bibliographical information, see Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon a bibliography of his works and od Baconia to the year 1750, no. 229

Frontis. = plate = unsigned port

With a blank slip pasted over errata note at foot of ]1C2r, when sigs. ]5C3,4 were cancelled; in some copies the blank slip is not present or has been removed

Signatures: [unsigned]]2] B2 [Unsigned]1 A2 [unsigned]1, A-B]4] C]2; ]2B-2K]4] 2L]4(-2L4); ]3A-N]4; [superscript chi]A]4] [B]1, ]4A-D]4; ]5A-B]4] C]4(-C3,4) D-H]2] I1 K-M]4] N1; ]6A-C]4] D]2] F-N]2] O1; ]7a]4] b1 A-L]4] M]2] N]4; ]8A-G]2] H1

The order of the preliminaries given in the collation is according to Gibson; the order varies from copy to copy

Leaf ]3N4 is blank

Plate supposed to be bound at the end of 'The life of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon' signed: W. Hollar fecit 1670; its position in the volume may vary from copy to copy.