A declaration of the practises & treasons attempted and committed by Robert late Earle of Essex and his complices, against her Maiestie and her kingdoms : and of the proceedings as well at the arraignments & conuictions of the said late Earle, and his adherents, as after: together with the very confessions and other parts of the euidences themselues, word for word taken out of the originals.

Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, anno 1601.

[128] p. ; 20 cm (4to)

Anonymous. By Francis Bacon.
The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A.j.".
Page A3r, gatherings I, L, and the inner forme of Q each exist in two settings. Page A3r catchword has: (1) M normal, or (2) M swash. Page I1r catchword: (1) "[par.] The", or (2) "The". Page L3r catchword: (1) [none], or (2) "[par.] The". Page Q4r, rule beneath the running title is (1) double, or (2) single.
Page G4r has a side-note. Variant: side-note lacking.
Page H2v running title: "The confessions and other euidence." Variant: "The proceedings at the".
Signatures: A-Q⁴.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 1133
Gibson, R.W. Bacon, 63
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 26
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S100347

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 1133 copy 1

cs1036. Tree calf binding, signed by Eedy. Variants of G4r and H2v. A1, I1, L2, Q1. Provenance: note and initials of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps; Marsden J. Perry copy

STC 1133 copy 2

cs313. Bound in dark blue morocco. Variants of G4r and H2v. Settings: A1, I1, L1, Q1. -A1. Provenance: note by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps

STC 1133 copy 3

HH16/10. Variants of G4r and H2v. Settings: A1, I1, L1, Q1. Provenance: Harmsworth copy

STC 1133 copy 4

Smedley. Variants of G4r and H2v. (H2 cropped affecting running title). Settings: A1, I1, L1, Q1. -A1. Bookseller's label on back paste-down. Provenance: bookplate of W.T. Smedley

STC 1133 copy 5

Bound in half red cloth and marbled paper, signed by E. Martin. Variants of G4r and H2v. Settings: A1, I1, L1, Q2. Bound with: Scott, Thomas. Robert earle of Essex. [London], 1624. Provenance: bookplate with initials PR (pencilled note: "fr. Kermaingant coll. Paris, n. 954" - in De Ricci's handwriting), signature of John Pykering on front free endpaper

cs1516

STC 1133.2 copy 1

STC 1133 copy 6 Bd.w. STC 1147 copy 4

Smedley.2. Variants of G4r and H2v. Settings: A1, I1, L2, Q2. Bound with: Bacon, Francis. Essayes. London, 1625 -- A pvblication of His Maties edict. London, 1613 -- A pvblication oh His Maties edict. London, 1613 [i.e. 1614]. Provenance: signatures of Arch'd Michie, Ann Griffen, John Jordan, Sr. Rgg. Forster, George (?) Linton, 1855; bookplate of W.T. Smedley

STC 1133.2 copy 2 Bd.w. STC 1147 copy 4

STC 1133 copy 7

Settings: A2, I2, L1, Q2. Manuscript list of contents on A1r.

cs279

STC 1133.3 copy 1

STC 1133 copy 8

-A1, K4-Q4. Settings: A2, I2, L?, Q?. Headlines trimmed. Provenance: bookplate of the Warwick Castle Library; manuscript note by J.O. Halliwell-Phillipss

STC 1133.3 copy 2