The diamond of deuotion : cut and squared into sixe seuerall points: namelie, 1 The footpath to felicitie. 1 2 A guide to godlines. 81 3 The schoole of skill. 181 4 A swarme of bees. 209 5 A plant of pleasure. 245 6 A groue of graces. 283 Full of manie fruitfull lessons availeable to the leading of a godlie and reformed life. By Abraham Fleming.

Printed at London : In the now dwelling house of Henrie Denham in Aldersgate streete at the signe of the Starre, 1586.

[12], 320, [4] p. ; (12mo)

Partly in verse.

"The footepath to felicitie," "A guide to godlinesse," "The schoole of skill," "A swarme of bees," "A plant of pleasure," and "A groue of graces" each has separately dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.

Last leaf is blank.

Signatures: A-O¹².

Quires A-F are in two settings: Setting 1) line 1 of B2r has "seed", and C1r line 7 begins "draw"; Setting 2) line 1 of B2r has "seede", and C1r line 7 begins "drawe".

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), 11042
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S113737

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 11042

HH87/29. Setting 2. Brown calf binding, signed by Lewis & Sons, Gough Square; with red leather label on spine lettered in gilt: 'Fleming's Footepath to Felicitie'; paper labels with shelfmark 'E. 6. 43' on spine. Imperfect: wanting sigs. A1(t.p.)-A3, E1, I6-7, O1-2, O9-11 and O12(last blank leaf); sigs. A1-3 supplied in photostat from other copies. D1 misbound before C1, A4 torn; copy stained, frayed, and wormed. Provenance: bookplate of Religious Tract Society Library, with same shelfmark as on spine; Hodgson sale, 6 December 1929:731; pencilled Quaritch note; Harmsworth copy