Fiftie godlie and learned sermons : diuided into fiue decades, containing the chiefe and principall points of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tygure in Swicerland. Whereunto are added certaine epistles of the same author concerning the apparell of ministers and other indifferent things. With a triple or three-fold table verie fruitfull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English, by H.I. student in diuinitie.

Fiftie godlie and learned sermons : diuided into fiue decades, containing the chiefe and principall points of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tygure in Swicerland. Whereunto are added certaine epistles of the same author concerning the apparell of ministers and other indifferent things. With a triple or three-fold table verie fruitfull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English, by H.I. student in diuinitie.

Sermonum decades quinque. English

Imprinted at London : By [H. Middleton, Eliot's Court Press, and T. East? for] Ralph Newberie, dwelling in Fleetetreet a little aboue the Conduit. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis, 1587.

[16], 488, 490-781, [2], 812-1,142, [35] p. ; (4to)

A translation of: Sermonum decades quinque.

The section on apparel is reprinted from Bullinger's contribution to "Whether it be mortall sinne to transgresse civil lawes" by Phillip Melanchthon and others (STC 10391.5).

"Middleton app[arently]. pr[inted]. B-Q and Nnnn to the end, including the Table; East possibly pr[inted]. Bb-Ii, Kk outer sheet, Ll-Mm, Gggg outer sheet, Hhhh-Mmmm; Eliot's Court Press app[arently]. the rest"--STC.

From p. 490 on, even page numbers are on rectos.

Includes index.

Variant: imprint contains phrase: who hath store of these bookes for those that want both in Latine and English.

Signatures: [par.]⁸ A-P⁸ Q⁴ 2A-2V⁸ 3A-3N⁸ 3O² 4A-4X⁸ 2[par.]-5[par.]⁴.

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), 4058
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107051

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 4058 copy 1

cs52. T.p. backed; some leaves stained and wormholed. Purchased Birmingham cat. no. 7, 1901 (no. 60). Provenance: at end of manuscript note, signed G.W., 1851

STC 4058 copy 2

HH38/24. Variant. T.p. backed; lacking Q4 (blank); some other leaves mended. Provenance: bookplate of William John Chesshyre; label (in manuscript): "T. Till 1782. Hayes. Given me by Mr. Pott"; signatures of Richard Felle and Francis Shepheard; Harmsworth copy