The life off the 70. Archbishopp off Canterbury presentlye sittinge Englished, and to be added to the 69. lately sett forth in Latin. This numbre off seuenty is so compleat a number as it is great pitie ther shold be one more: but that as Augustin was the first, so Mathew might be the last.

The life off the 70. Archbishopp off Canterbury presentlye sittinge Englished, and to be added to the 69. lately sett forth in Latin. This numbre off seuenty is so compleat a number as it is great pitie ther shold be one more: but that as Augustin was the first, so Mathew might be the last.

[Zurich] : Imprinted [by Christoph Froschauer?], M.D.LXXIIII. [1574]

[86] p., folded leaf ; (8vo)

A translation of an anonymous Latin manuscript life of Matthew Parker, taken from the "Historiola Collegii Corporis Christi" sometimes attributed to John Joscelyn and probably composed under Parker's direction. This unauthorized translation, possibly by John Stubbs, adds deprecatory marginal comments and an attack on Parker's "De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae et privilegiis Ecclesiae Cantuariensis".

Place of publication supplied and printer's name conjectured by STC.

Signatures: A-E⁸ F⁴ (-F4).

The folded leaf contains "A table Englished out off that legend off Canterbury tales entituled in Latin. De Antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae, & priuilegijs Ecclesiae Cantuariensis ..".

All copies seen have MS. corrections in the same hand on C4r and E2v.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 19292a
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S114022

Switzerland.

STC 19292a

cs824. Lacking folded leaf. Manuscript markings and notes. Provenance: inscription at end: G. Bayntum, Greys Inn