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.

Author/creator Holinshed, Raphael
Other author Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAt London : Imprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, [1577]
Description2 v. (v.1: [8], 124 [i.e. 127], [1] leaves; 289, [1]; [8], 22, [2]; 518, [26] p.; [2], 28 leaves; 115, [9] p.; v.2: [4], 291-659, 700-981, 990-1593, [1], 1593-1876; [104] p., folded plate) : ill. (woodcuts), map
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Subjects
Great Britain--History. --Early works to 1800.

Uniform titleChronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
Variant title Chronicles.
Variant title 1577. The first volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.
Variant title Historie of Englande.
Variant title Historie of Scotlande.
Variant title Historie of Irelande.
Variant title Table seruing vnto both parts of the Chronicles of England.
Variant title Table serving unto both parts of the Chronicles of England.
Variant title Laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAt head of all title pages, "1577.". At foot of all title pages, "God saue the Queene.".
General notePrinter's name from STC.
General noteSignatures: vol. 1: [par.]⁶ *² A-P Q⁶ r¹; a-s t¹; A² (*b*)² *a*-*b*⁶; A-2I 2K⁴ 2L-2M⁶; [fleuron]² A-C D⁴; A-E (-E6-8) F (+-F7) G H⁶ I² [K]¹. Vol. 2: [par.]² t2-8 v-z A-L (+-L7) M-4E (4E4 + "Eeee.v") 4F-4O (+-4O3) 4P-4X (+-4X1) 4Y 4Z² ; ()² A-M⁴ N² .
General noteVol. 1: "The historie of Englande" (caption title) begins new register and pagination. "The historie of Scotlande" has separate title page, pagination, and register. "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 103 repeated in number only and leaf 127 misnumbered 124. Leaves E6-8 of the last series are intended to be canceled. F7 of the last series is a cancel; recto catchword "vpon"; first line of col. 1 begins "the Belweathers" or "the chiefe meanes". F7 cancellandum has recto catchword "impouerish". With a final errata leaf covering the Scotland and Ireland sections.
General noteVol. 2: vol. 2 has title "The laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande". A leaf foliated 1593 is inserted after p. 1592. ¹L7 is a cancel; headline reads "Richarde the first." (cancellandum has "Richarde the seconde."). 4O3 is a cancel; headline has "Queene Mary." (cancellandum has "Queene Marie."). 4X1 is a cancel; recto catchword is "the" (cancellandum has "buried"). "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.
General noteIncludes indexes.
General noteOne of four imprint variants of this edition.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
References STC (2nd ed.) 13568.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1662:01)
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