A booke of Christian praiers, collected out of the ancient writers, and best learned in our time; worthy to be read with an earnest minde of all Christians in these daungerous and troublesom daies, that God for Christs sake will yet stil be merciful vnto vs.
A booke of Christian praiers, collected out of the ancient writers, and best learned in our time; worthy to be read with an earnest minde of all Christians in these daungerous and troublesom daies, that God for Christs sake will yet stil be merciful vnto vs.
Created/published
At London : Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for the company of Stationers, 1608.
"To the Christian reader" signed: R.D., i.e. Richard Day. Commonly known as "Queen Elizabeth's prayer book". Printer's name from STC. With two final contents leaves. Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁴ 2A-2O⁴. Entered to the English Stock 5 March 1620.
ESTC staff note
Day's authorship (as opposed to compilership) not clear from the title, but supported by all catalogue records consulted. 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), 6432 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S109435
cs49. Vellum binding, with gold tooling and holes for ties visible; within a case. Manuscript notes on front fly-leaf. Provenance: inscription: "Penelope Baxter"; bought by Folger in July 1901 from Pearson (Malone sale catalogue:573)
