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The workes of Tho: Adams. : Being the summe of his sermons, meditations, and other diuine and morall discourses. Collected and published in one intire volume. VVith additions of some new, and emendations of the old. The titles whereof are placed in the beginning of the booke: and a table of the principall points, in the end.

Adams, Thomas, active 1612-1653, author.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
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Title
The workes of Tho: Adams. : Being the summe of his sermons, meditations, and other diuine and morall discourses. Collected and published in one intire volume. VVith additions of some new, and emendations of the old. The titles whereof are placed in the beginning of the booke: and a table of the principall points, in the end.
Uniform title
Works
Created/published
London : Printed by Tho. Harper [and Augustine Mathewes] for Iohn Grismand, and are to be sold at his shop in Iuie Lane, at the signe of the Gunne, 1629[-1630]
Description
[14], 514, 529-920, [2], 921-1,068, [2], 1,069-1,240, [12] p. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Adams, Thomas, active 1612-1653, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
"Mathewes pr[inted]. quires Aaa-Ooooo"--STC.

First leaf is blank.

"Fiue sermons preached vpon sundrie especial occasions", and "The souldiers honour" have separate dated title pages with Augustine Mathewes's name in the imprint; "Eirenopolis: the citie of peace" has separate dated title page with imprint "London, printed by Augustine Mathevves for Iohn Grismand, 1630"; pagination and register are continuous.

Includes index.

"Eirenopolis" identified as STC 113 on UMI microfilm reel 1126.

Signatures: pi² [par.]⁶(-[par.]6) A-2T⁶ 2V⁶(-2V6) 3A-5N⁶ 5O⁴ 5P⁶.
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), 104
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106775
Genre/form
Annotations.
Manuscript waste.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 104 (flat)
Folger-specific note
HH4/6. Two manuscript Exchequer writs of summons used as manuscript waste; front: To the Sheriff of London and Middlesex, Nov. 10, [1466] and back: To the Sheriff of Shropshire, June 24, [1466]. Pencilled Bernard Quaritch note. Sotheby's April 16, 1928 (lot 157). Provenance: bookplate and stamps of Balliol College, Oxford; Harmsworth copy