The lives of those eminent antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, and Anthony à Wood; : with an authentick account of their respective writings and publications, from original papers. In which are occasionally inserted, memoirs relating to many eminent persons, and various parts of literature. Also, several engravings of antiquity, never before published. In two volumes ... .
Huddesford, William,1732-1772.
Warton, Thomas,1728-1790.
Hearne, Thomas,1678-1735.
Wood, Anthony à,1632-1695.
Oxford: : Printed at the Clarendon Press, for J. and J. Fletcher, in the Turl, and Joseph Pote, at Eton College.,
M DCC LXXII.. [1772]
Part II of V. 1 has special t.p.: The life of Mr. Thomas Hearne ... from his own manuscript copy ... Oxford, 1772.
Edited by W. Huddesford and T. Warton.
The life of Leland is by Huddesford; the lives of Hearne and à Wood are autobiographical with additions.
Vol. I, pt. I. The life of John Leland ... to which is added: I. The antient treatise of Leland's New Years gyfte to K. Henry, with the commentaries of J. Bale, first printed in the year 1549 [reprint of The laboryouse journey & serche of John Leylande ... Emprented at London, 1549]; II. A summary account of the said J. Bale. pt. II. The life of Mr. Thomas Hearne. -- vol. II. The life of Mr. Anthony à Wood.
ESTC
Leland, John, 1506?-1552.
Authors, English