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.
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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
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteFirst two words of title in Greek characters.
General noteAuthorship 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 notePlace of publication from Wing; printer's name from Madan.
General noteSignatures: A-H¹² .
General noteThe "prayers" follow p. 175.
General noteFrontispiece 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 noteCopy 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 noteReproduction 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 noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2169:10a)
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