Eikōn basilikē the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie, in his solitudes and sufferings.
Gauden, John,1605-1662.
Charles,I,King of England,1600-1649,attributed name.
[London] : Printed [by Thomas Radcliffe and Edward Mottershead],
anno Dom. 1648. [i.e. 1649]
First 2 words of title in Greek characters.
Printers names from Madan; place of publication from Wing; year of publication given according to Lady Day dating.
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.
Twelfth issue, 2nd state; title words "solitudes" and sufferings" are printed with swash "u"s; chapter 1 heading begins with "Vpon". This edition includes prayers and an "Epitaph" on p. 200.
Contents follow p. 187.
Frontispiece identified by Madan as no. 13 (when present).
Identified on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 2168 as Wing E275.
Copy imperfect; lacking frontispiece and final portrait; closely trimmed; tightly bound with slight loss of print; I5 torn with loss of text. With extensive MS. note on authorship on front fly-leaf.
Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog.
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike,
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
ESTC
Charles, I, King of England, 1600-1649