Eikōn basilikē : the pourtracture of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings with prayers used in the time of his restraint. Also His Majesties reasons against the pretended jurisdiction of the high court of justice. Hereunto is anexed a letter from the Prince of Wales.
| Author/creator | Gauden, John |
| Other author | Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, attributed name. |
| Other author | Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London] : Reprinted in regis memoriam [by William Bentley] for John Williams, 1649. |
| Description | [8], 175, [9] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : port. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240933460 |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Eikôn basilikê |
| Variant title | Pourtracture of His sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings |
| Caption title | His Majesties prayers in the time of his restraint |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | First two words of title in Greek characters. |
| General note | Authorship of the Eikon basilike was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden who probably included some authentic writings of the king. |
| General note | Place of publication from Wing; printer's name from Madan. |
| General note | Signatures: A-H¹² . |
| General note | The "prayers" follow p. 175. |
| General note | Frontispiece engraving signed: Guil: Marshall sculpsit (Madan frontis. no. 22, 2nd state), is bound between A1 and A2; portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales (Madan port. no. 8) is bound between pp. 150-151. |
| General note | Copy imperfect: lacking A1, the "Explanation of the embleme" (Madan explanation no. 1), and pp. 76-77; tightly bound with loss of text; copy bound with Henderson, A. "Papers which passed at New-castle" (Madan 99, var. 1). |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E301 |
| References | Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 34 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2169:10a) |
| Stock number | CL0037000087 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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