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Orations, of Arsanes agaynst Philip the trecherous kyng of Macedone : of the embassadors of Venice against the prince that vnder crafty league with Scanderbeg, layed snares for Christendome: and of Scanderbeg prayeng ayde of Christian princes agaynst periurous murderyng Mahumet and agaynst the old false Christian Duke Mahumetes confederate. With a notable example of Gods vengeance vppon a faithlesse kyng, quene, and her children.

Norton, Thomas, 1532-1584, author.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Kromer, Marcin, 1512-1589. Polonia. Selections. English.; Barleti, Marin, approximately 1460-1512 or 1513. Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi. Selections. English.; Justinus, Marcus Junianus. Historiae Philippicae.; Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552. Cosmographia. Selections. English.; Arsanes, attributed name.; Scanderbeg, 1405?-1468, attributed name.; Venice (Republic : To 1797)
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Title
Orations, of Arsanes agaynst Philip the trecherous kyng of Macedone : of the embassadors of Venice against the prince that vnder crafty league with Scanderbeg, layed snares for Christendome: and of Scanderbeg prayeng ayde of Christian princes agaynst periurous murderyng Mahumet and agaynst the old false Christian Duke Mahumetes confederate. With a notable example of Gods vengeance vppon a faithlesse kyng, quene, and her children.
Created/published
Imprinted at London : By Iohn Daye, [1573?]
Description
[160] p. ; (8vo)
Associated name
Norton, Thomas, 1532-1584, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Kromer, Marcin, 1512-1589. Polonia. Selections. English.
Barleti, Marin, approximately 1460-1512 or 1513. Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi. Selections. English.
Justinus, Marcus Junianus. Historiae Philippicae.
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552. Cosmographia. Selections. English.
Arsanes, attributed name.
Scanderbeg, 1405?-1468, attributed name.
Venice (Republic : To 1797)
Note
Attributed to Thomas Norton. The Arsanes oration is an expansion of a passage in the "Historiae Philippicae" of Marcus Junianus Justinus; the oration of the ambassadors is translated from "Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi" by Marin Barleti; the Scanderbeg entreaty is an expansion of a passage in the same work.

Publication date conjectured by STC.

Signatures: A-K⁸.

Identified as STC 785 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1475-1640" reel 306.
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), 785.5
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S123716
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 785
Folger-specific note
HH9/27. Pencilled note from Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: Harmsworth copy

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