Eikōn basilikē : the pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings with the papers which passed at Newcastle betwixt His Majesty and Mr. Al. Henderson, concerning church-government. Anno Dom. 1646. Also prayers used in the time of his restraint. Hereunto is annexed, A letter from the Prince of Wales..
CharlesI,King of England,1600-1649.
Gauden, John,1605-1662.
London, : Printed for R. Royston, at the Angel in Ivy-lane,,
1649..
First published soon after the execution of King Charles I in 1649, this work purports to be his autobiography, although John Gauden claimed authorship later. Cf. Columbia Encycl., also Madan's note on authorship.
Title page in red and black.
First two words of title in Greek characters.
First leaf bears coat of arms on recto and "The explanation of the embleme" on verso.
A variant has two additional leaves at end of text (not counted in pagination) with caption title begining "His Majesties reasons".
Issued separately and also as part of "Reliquiae sacrae Carolinae."
Wing and Madan erroneously gives format as 12.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.