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The life and acts of the most famous & valiant champion, Syr William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie: maintainer of the liberty of Scotland.

Blind Hary, active 1470-1492. author.; Blair, John, active 1300.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
1620
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Title
The life and acts of the most famous & valiant champion, Syr William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie: maintainer of the liberty of Scotland.
Uniform title
Wallace. English
Created/published
Printed at Edinburgh : By Andro Hart, 1620.
Description
[16], 267 [i.e. 367], [1] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Blind Hary, active 1470-1492. author.
Blair, John, active 1300.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
A modernized version of "Actis and deidis of Schir William Wallace" by Henry the Minstrel. Purportedly based on a Latin prose original by John Blair, of which no copy is known.

In verse.

P. 367 misnumbered 267.

Signatures: [par.]⁸ A-Z⁸.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 13153
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S103971
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- Scotland -- Edinburgh.

Call number
STC 13153 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH213/2. Vellum binding, with visible holes for ties; within a box. Provenance: inscriptions: on front fly-leaf: 'William King...Aberdeen'; on t.p.: 'Mr. Henderson (?)'; bookplate of Edwin Marion Cox; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 13153 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Manuscript notes on sig. Z8v. Imperfect: wanting [par.]1 (t.p.) and [par.]8; [par.]2 mutilated, affecting text; copy stained and frayed. Provenance: W. T. Smedley copy

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