The heroyk life and deplorable death of the most Christian King Henry the fourth. : Addressed to his immortall memory; by P: Mathieu, counceller and historiographer of France. Translated by Ed: Grimeston, Esquire.

The heroyk life and deplorable death of the most Christian King Henry the fourth. : Addressed to his immortall memory; by P: Mathieu, counceller and historiographer of France. Translated by Ed: Grimeston, Esquire.

Histoire de la mort déplorable de Henry IIII. English

London : Printed by George Eld, 1612.

[8], 135, 134-189, 183-190, [1], 170, [30] p. : port. (woodcut) ; (4to)

A translation of: Histoire de la mort déplorable de Henry IIII.

"A panegyre: containing the life and heroyck deeds of the most Christian King Henry the fourth" (caption title), a translation by Josuah Sylvester from an unknown source, begins new pagination on leaf 2D1r.

"The tropheis of the life and tragaedie of the death of .. Henry the Great .. Translated .. by Ios. Syl." (3B2r), in verse, source unknown, 3B2a-end.

Signatures: A-3E⁴.

Variant has leaf 2B4v numbered 190, making pagination ... 134-190, 184-... .

Entered to J. Bill and A. Islip 10 October 1611.

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), 17661
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S112465

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 17661 copy 1

HH142/20. Variant. Manuscript markings on t.p. 3B1 torn, affecting text. Panelled calf binding with marbled edges. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Aytoun of Inchdairnie (motto "decerptae dabunt odorem"); Harmsworth copy

STC 17661 copy 2

cs1627. Manuscript notes; manuscript markings in pencil, including daggers. Some leaves foxed, affecting text. Limp vellum binding with overlapping fore-edges and evidence of ties; manuscript spine title "Henrye ye Fourth."; circular label pasted to tail of spine with manuscript "412/6". Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Jo: [John?] Parker:...1612. 23. marche:"; inscription on front fly-leaf: "Adrian Moress"; inscription on t.p.: "[W. Worsley ?]"; possibly William Herbert copy (inscribed "Perfect" on front fly-leaf); Britwell Court (pencilled shelf-mark "67. B. 14."); bought by the Folger from Pickering & Chatto [London], 1926, cat. 232: 4103

STC 17661 copy 3

cs46. Manuscript markings on t.p. With: The order of ceremonies obserued in the annointing and coronation of...Henry the IIII. London [1594] (STC 13138 Copy 2) bound in after A4. Red goatskin armorial binding; binder's ticket: Bound by F. Rodwell; all edges gilt. Provenance: gilt arms and initials of Sir Mark Masterman Sykes; inscription on front free end-paper: "...from the library of Sir M. Sykes, of Sledmere 1841."

STC 17661 copy 4

Smedley. T.p. backed. Manuscript notes. A2 torn, and D1 and 2F3 with burn holes, affecting text. Print show-through. Mottled calf binding. Provenance: inscription on S4v (and B1r): "William Holland is my name..."; inscription on X4v: "Nicholas Conno[ld ?] is my name and with my pen i writ the same..."; manuscript note on t.p.: "Bought by me at Canterbury. February 21 1822"; bookplate of W. T. Smedley (motto "forward")