The firste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. : Conteyning, the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest. The description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation, till the yeare of our Lorde. 1571. The description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the firste originall of that nation, vntill the yeare. 1547. Faithfully gathered and set forth, by Raphaell Holinshed.

Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande

At London : Imprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, [1577]

2 v. (v.1: [8], 124 [i.e. 126], [1] leaves; 289, [1]; [8], 22, [2]; 518, [26] p.; [2], 28 leaves; 115, [9] p.; v.2: [4], 291-659, 700-981, 990-1,593, [1], 1,593-1,876; [104] p., folded plate) : ill. (woodcuts), map, coat of arms ; (fol.)

At head of all title pages, "1577.". At foot of all title pages, "God saue the Queene.".

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: vol. 1: [par.]⁶ *² A-P⁸ Q⁶ [superscript chi]r1, a-s⁸ t1; [superscript chi]A² (*b*)² *a*-*b*⁶ ²A-2D⁸ ²2E⁸(±2E3) ²2F-2I⁸ ²2K⁴ ²2L-2M⁶; ³[fleuron]² A-C⁸ D⁴; ⁴A-D⁸ E⁸(-E6-8) F⁸(±F7) G⁸ H⁶ I² [K]1. vol. 2: ⁵[par.]² t⁸(-t1) v-z⁸ A-K⁸ L⁸(±L7) M-4D⁸ 4E⁸(4E4 + "Eeee.v") 4F-4N⁸ 4O⁸(±4O3) 4P-4U⁸ 4X⁸(±4X1) 4Y⁸ 4Z²; ⁶A-M⁴ N² ()².

Vol. 1: "The historie of Englande" (caption title) begins new register and pagination. "The historie of Scotlande" has separate title page, pagination, and register. On A1r of the latter register this title is repeated in a caption title and pagination recommences. "The historie of Irelande ... vnto the yeare 1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare 1547. by Richarde Stanyhurst" has separate title page, foliation, and register. "The historie of Irelande" (caption title) has separate pagination and register. Leaf 126 misnumbered 124. Leaves E6-8 of the last series are intended to be cancelled. 2E3 of second series is a cancel (recto catchword "and"). 2F4r of second series has slip cancel in column 1. F7 of the last series is a cancel (recto catchword "vpon"; cancellandum "impouerish"). F7 cancel has two states; recto begins (1) "the Belweathers" or (2) "the chiefe meanes". With a final errata leaf covering the Scotland and Ireland sections.

Vol. 2 has title "The laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande". A leaf foliated 1593 is inserted after p. 1592. ⁵L7 is a cancel (headline reads "Richarde the first."; cancellandum has "Richarde the seconde."). ⁵4O3 is a cancel (headline has "Queene Marie."; cancellandum has "Queene Mary."). ⁵4X1 is a cancel (recto catchword is "buried"; cancellandum has "the"). "A table seruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England" (caption title) has separate register. With two final errata leaves (logically pertaining to vol. 1). The "plate" is a woodcut map to be inserted after p. 1868.

Includes indexes.

One of four imprint variants of this edition.

Entered to J. Harrison and G. Bishop 1 July 1578.

RPM 10/24/96. - All cancellations were inconsistently carried out. Copynotes to this record assume cancels. - Watch for sub title page's with variant imprints.
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), 13568
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S121346

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 13568 copy 1 Vol. 1

cs203. Imperfect: a fragment of volume one only, bound in two parts; part one ends with leaf t1. Wanting the following leaves: [par.]1,3,4,6, gathering *, and leaves B4,5. N.B.: since the title leaf is wanting, this copy has arbitrarily been assigned to STC 13568. Leaves B3 and B6 are duplicated. Many of the leaves are trimmed, damaged, frayed, and leaf-cast, affecting text, headlines, direction-lines, and side-notes. Some manuscript markings. Re-bound; formerly bound in panelled calf (for a complete description, see re-binding note at the back of STC 13568 Copy 1 Vol. 2)

STC 13568 copy 1 Vol. 2

cs203. A fragment of volume one only, bound in two parts (see note for STC 13568 Copy 1 Vol. 1); this part begins with title leaf [superscript chi]A1 and ends with leaf ²2M6. Imperfect: wanting leaves *b*6, ²M8 and ⁴[K]1. Some manuscript markings and notes. Stained. Numerous leaves are damaged or partially torn away and leaf cast, affecting text, woodcuts, side-notes, headlines and direction-lines. Re-bound; formerly bound in panelled calf (for a complete description, see re-binding note at the back of this copy)

STC 13568 copy 2

HH113/20. A fragment of volume one only (see Folger public main entry card for details). N.B.: since the title leaf is wanting, this copy has arbitrarily been assigned to STC 13568. Manuscript notes. Many of the present leaves are cut or torn. Trimmed, affecting headlines and side-notes. Stained. Provenance: inscribed on e4r: "George Scott 1754"; Sotheby sale, June 20, 1927, lot 290; Harmsworth copy