The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, /
Sidney, Philip,Sir,1554-1586.
Johnstoun, James.
Stirling, William Alexander,Earl of,1567 or 1568-1640.
Bellings, Richard,-1677.Sixth booke to the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia.
Sanford, Hugh,d. 1607.
Panton, Mary,17th century,former owner.StEdNL: RB.m.257
Fletcher, Robert,active. 1640,former owner.StEdNL: RB.m.257
Horton, Ra.,17th century,former owner.StEdNL: RB.m.257
London, Printed for J. Waterson and R. Young,,
1638..
Partly in verse.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ A-3F⁶, 2a⁶, 2b⁴.
Editor's note To the reader signed: H.S., i.e. Hugh Sanford.
Sir W.A. = William Alexander, Earl of Stirling.
A sixth booke to the Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia by Richard Bellings, originally published separately in 1624, has separate title page with imprint: London, printed for T. D[ownes]. and R. Y[oung]. Pagination and register are continuous.
Johnstoun's dedication and supplement, [20] pages at end.
The first leaf is blank.
An early variant title has: dedilcated for dedicated and Roung for R. Young. With other errors and remaining preliminaries in another setting.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
The title page is inscribed "Mary pantons book". The recto of The Epistle Dedicatory contains the inscription "Ra:Horton" twice. The verso of the title page contains several inscriptions and notes by Robert Fletcher: "It is very fayer wether this former part of Aprill this yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred forty and three Aprill the sixth day &c Robert ffletcher owe this book.", "As vale of death soe doe I hate that kinde / whose tongue from thought whose words desent from minde", "wine women words and weapons chuse / as sickly men doe medicens take / for these fewer things wee should not use / but onely for necessity sake", "Robt:ffletcher", and "The scripture now must slighted bee / and non must it regard / for Round head then most certaynely / shall be his best reward / O cursed age and agent whose glory is it's shame / whose pricipall felicity is gods elect to blame." There are notes and inscriptions by Fletcher on pages 230-231, on the title page and the last page of "A Supplement to the third booke of Arcadia",  on pages 352, 354-356, 360, 390, 443, 474, 586, and 634. Fletcher's signature, "Robt:ffletcher" is located on pages 1, 231, 284, 404, 444,519, 520, 540, 567, 618, and, with the date "1643 Aprill: 24th", on page 486. The last page is inscribed "July 2 1640 Robert Ffletcher Nolite temere".
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