Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent, : with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... /
Weever, John,1576-1632.
Cecil, Thomas,active 1630,engraver.StEdNL
Balfour, James,Sir,1600-1657,former owner.StEdNL
London : Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine,
[1631]
In fact covers only the dioceses of Canterbury, Rochester, London, and Norwich; no more published.
With an additional title page, engraved, "Ancient funerall monuments with in the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the ilands adiacent", signed: T. Cecill sculp.
Includes index; a1r, column 3, line 9 from bottom ends "wicked". A reprinted index of ca. 1800 has "wick".
Signatures: pi1 ²pi1 ³pi⁴ A⁴ B-4D⁶ 4E⁴ a-b⁴.
The last leaf is blank.
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
Manuscript signature at head of engraved title page "Jai Balfourius Kynardiae Miles Leo Armorum Rex" and manuscript signature on foot of title page "Jai Balfourius Kynardiae Miles Leo Armorum Rex". The recto of the frontspiece (engraved portrait of the author) preceeding the first title page is inscribed "Emptis Loudini 6.11.13.55.4.d 1634".
Sepulchral monuments
Epitaphs
England London.