The true vse of armorie : shewed by historie, and plainly proued by example: the necessitie therof also discouered: with the maner of differings in ancient time, the lawfulnes of honorable funerals and moniments: with other matters of antiquitie, incident to the aduauncing of banners, ensignes, and marks of noblenesse and cheualrie, by William Wyrley.
1592
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Title
The true vse of armorie : shewed by historie, and plainly proued by example: the necessitie therof also discouered: with the maner of differings in ancient time, the lawfulnes of honorable funerals and moniments: with other matters of antiquitie, incident to the aduauncing of banners, ensignes, and marks of noblenesse and cheualrie, by William Wyrley.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By I. Iackson, for Gabriell Cawood, 1592.
Description
[4], 159, [1] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (4to)
Associated name
Note
The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A".
Includes "Lord Chandos. The glorious life and honorable death of Sir Iohn Chandos" and "Capitall de Buz. The honorable life and languishing death of Sir Iohn de Gralhy Capitall de Buz", both in verse.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A² A-V⁴.
Entered 22 December 1591.
Includes "Lord Chandos. The glorious life and honorable death of Sir Iohn Chandos" and "Capitall de Buz. The honorable life and languishing death of Sir Iohn de Gralhy Capitall de Buz", both in verse.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A² A-V⁴.
Entered 22 December 1591.
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), 26062
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120446
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S120446
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 26062 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs748. Limp vellum binding with overlapping fore-edges and evidence of ties; MS. title on front cover: "The Trve Vse of Armes". Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Tho: [Thomas] Sparke. 1619."; bought by Folger from Barnard, cat. 113:160A
Call number
STC 26062 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs746. Lacking blank. MS. markings; MS. note tipped to front end-paper attributing authorship to Sampson Erdswick. Cambridge-style binding with blind tooling. Provenance: Thomas Corser (Folger files); anonymous armorial bookplate (motto "victoria concordia crescit") [Baron Amherst of Hackney]; bought by the Folger from Dobell, 1917, cat. 264:783