The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second, King of England. : Together with the downefall of the two vnfortunate fauorits, Gavestone and Spencer. Storied in an excellent poëm.

The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second, King of England. : Together with the downefall of the two vnfortunate fauorits, Gavestone and Spencer. Storied in an excellent poëm.

London : Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for Roger Michell, 1628.

150, [2] p. : port. ; 16 cm (8vo)

Anonymous. By Sir Francis Hubert--STC.

In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Leaf A1v bears portrait of Edward II; port. (copied from STC 23736) has vertical shading in background.

P. 5 misnumbered 1.

The last leaf is blank.

In this edition, A4r line 1 has "compleate"; C4 is unsigned; F6r is blank for most of stanzas 344-6. Variant: has cancel slip supplying text for stanzas 344-6--STC.

All reported copies, quire D is in the same setting as in STC 13900--STC.

Signatures: A-I⁸ K⁴.

Identified as STC 13900a on UMI microfilm.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 13900.5
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S104258

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 13900.5

Brown sheep binding, with red leather label on spine lettered in gilt: 'Shakespears Edw. 2d.' manuscript notes: provenance notes on front pastedown; 'by Shakespear' added in ink on t.p. Provenance: inscriptions: in ink on front cover of binding: 'Richard Bateman His Booke: 1677'; on front free endpaper: 'Nar: Luttrell His Book 1679' [Narcissus Luttrell copy]

cs1147

STC 13900