The vvorkes of our ancient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. : To that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old copies reformed. 3 Sentences and prouerbes noted. 4 The signification of the old and obscure words prooued: also caracters shewing from what tongue or dialect they be deriued. 5 The Latine and French, not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The treatise called Iacke Vpland, against friers: and Chaucers A.B.C. called La priere de nostre Dame, at this impression added..
Chaucer, Geoffrey,-1400.
Speght, Thomas,-1621.
Speed, John,1552?-1629.
Thynne, Francis,1545?-1608.
Morris, William,1834-1896,former owner.StEdNL: Pat.35
Lydgate, John,1370?-1451?.Siege of Thebes.
Skene, James,active 1685,former owner.StEdNL: MM.2
Rivière, Robert & Son.
London, : Printed by Adam Islip.,
An. Dom. 1602..
Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.
Additionally edited by Francis Thynne.
Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains much material not by Chaucer.
Mostly in verse.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ A-3N⁶ 3O⁴ 3P-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
The first leaf is blank.
The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.
With a final errata leaf.
A variant of the edition with "impensis Geor. Bishop" in imprint.
Binding: Bound by Rivière in red morocco with gold tooling.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
Pforzheimer,
Formerly owned by William Morris, with a reproduction of his 19th-century armorial bookplate on front paste-down.
Incription on the titlepage "ex libris Jacobi Skene 10th sepr 1685".
England London.