An introduction to a breviary of the history of England with the reign of King William the I. entitled the Conqueror. Written by Sr. Walter Raleigh, Kt. and dedicated to the then Earl of Salisbury

All titles

• An introduction to a breviary of the history of England with the reign of King William the I. entitled the Conqueror. Written by Sr. Walter Raleigh, Kt. and dedicated to the then Earl of Salisbury
• Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the reigne of William the First; Breviary of the history of England; beginning at the reign of William the I. entitle the Conquerour; Reign of William the First

People / Organizations

• Walter Raleigh (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Sam. Keble at the Great-Turks-Head in Fleet-street. And Dan. Brown at the Black-Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar, 1693.

Added name

Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619. Collection of the history of England.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.; Keble, Samuel, bookseller.; Browne, Daniel, 1647-1727, bookseller.

Publication year

1693

ESTC No.

R8443

Grub Street ID

128616

Description

[8], 77, [3] p. : port. ; 8°.

Note

The introduction (p. 1-24) may have been written by Raleigh; the breviary (p. 24-77) appears to be an epitome of a section of Daniel's The collection of the history of England, but may antedate it. Cf. Brushfield, T.N. Bibliography of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1908

With an engraved portrait of the author, including a medallion of William I (A1v, i.e.verso of half-title), signed: F.H. van. Hove. sculp:

Half-title reads: Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the reigne of William the First

Imprimatur on leaf [A]4v: Imprimatur. Decembre 31 1692: Edm. Bohun

Variant has title word "dedicated" misspelled "deditated"

Three page booksellers' advertisement on F7v and F8

Signatures: [A]]4] B-E]8] F]8.