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The defence of death. : Contayning a moste excellent discourse of life and death, vvritten in Frenche by Philip de Mornaye Gentleman. And doone into English by E.A.

Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623. author.; Allde, John, -1584?, printer.; Aggas, Edward, attributed name.; Aggas, Edward, bookseller.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
1576
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Title
The defence of death. : Contayning a moste excellent discourse of life and death, vvritten in Frenche by Philip de Mornaye Gentleman. And doone into English by E.A.
Uniform title
Excellent discours de la vie et de la mort. English
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Iohn Allde for Edward Aggas dwelling in Paules Churchyarde at the signe of the red Dragon, 1576.
Description
[124] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623. author.
Allde, John, -1584?, printer.
Aggas, Edward, attributed name.
Aggas, Edward, bookseller.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.
Note
A translation, by Edward Aggas, of: Mornay, Philippe de. Excellent discours de la vie et de la mort.

"Certain collections gathered out of the works of the lerned philosopher Seneca" has caption title on E5r.

Signatures: A-G⁸ H⁸(-H7,8).

Entered 1 July 1577.
ESTC staff note
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), 18136
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119578
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 18136
Folger-specific note
163779. Trimmed, affecting headlines. Sprinkled sheepskin binding, rebacked. Provenance: bought by the Folger from F. S. Read, Nov. 1957

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