By the King. A proclamation for a generall fast thorowout this realm of England.
1641
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Details
Title
By the King. A proclamation for a generall fast thorowout this realm of England.
Uniform title
Proclamations. 1642-01-08
Part of: Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides.
Part of: Ouvry-Rosebery Collection of English Civil War Broadsides.
Published
Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie, and by the Assignes of John Bill, 1641 [i.e. 1642]
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 36 x 25 cm (full-sheet)
Corporate author
England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
Associated name
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Barker, Robert, -1645, printer.
Ouvry, Frederic, 1814-1881, former owner.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929, former owner.
Assigns of John Bill, printer.
Barker, Robert, -1645, printer.
Ouvry, Frederic, 1814-1881, former owner.
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929, former owner.
Assigns of John Bill, printer.
Note
"Given at the court at VVhitehall the eighth day of January, in the seventeenth yeer of His Majesties reign of Great Britain, France, and Ireland."
Dates are given according to Lady Day dating.
Two states with minor variations of this edition are known. The state described here has an historiated initial which includes the image of a seated woman. The other state (ESTC R225745; Crawford I, 1926), has a floriated initial. Wing does not distinguish between the states.
The last word of the first line of text is "consideration"; the first word in the last line indented by the initial is "and"; the last word of the last full line of text is "so". Crawford Arms 23.
Dates are given according to Lady Day dating.
Two states with minor variations of this edition are known. The state described here has an historiated initial which includes the image of a seated woman. The other state (ESTC R225745; Crawford I, 1926), has a floriated initial. Wing does not distinguish between the states.
The last word of the first line of text is "consideration"; the first word in the last line indented by the initial is "and"; the last word of the last full line of text is "so". Crawford Arms 23.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, R225480
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714 I, 1925
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C2582
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714 I, 1925
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C2582
Genre/form
Proclamations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
265- 626b
Folger-specific note
Royal arms shaved at head. '12' in manuscript. Frederic Ouvry -- Earl of Rosebery copy. Disbound from the first of four volumes of English broadsides; disbound and mounted on stiff paper backing. Acquired from C.R. Johnson, 2009-12-16.
Folger accession
265626