The famous historie of the seauen champions of Christendome. : Saint George of England, Saint Denis of France, Saint Iames of Spaine, Saint Anthony of Italy, Saint Andrevv of Scotland, Saint Patricke of Ireland, and Saint David of Wales. The first part. Shewing their honourable battels by sea and land: their tilts, iusts, turnaments for ladies: their combats with giants, monsters and dragons: their aduentures in forraine nations: their inchantments in the Holy Land: their knighthoods, prowesse and chiualry, in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with their victories against the enemies of Christ. Whereunto is added by the first author, the true manner of their deaths, being seauen famous tragedies: and how they came to be called the seauen saints of Christendome..
Johnson, Richard,1573-1659?.
Cox, Margaret,17th century,former owner.StEdNL
Yarsley, Thomas,active 1701,former owner.StEdNL
Piper, James,active 1808,former owner.StEdNL
Thomson, J. Maitland(John Maitland),former owner.StEdNL
London : Printed by Thomas Snodham,
[1616]
'To all courteous readers' initialed: R.I. [i.e. Richard Johnson].
In two parts. Part 2 has separately dated title page, and separate register.
Dated at end of text of part 1.
Assigned to N. Bourne October 16, 1609; to Snodham June 25, 1612.
Running title of first part: The honourable history of the seauen champions of Christendome.
Running title of second part: The second part of the seauen champions of Christendome.
Signatures: A-Dd⁴ Ee³ A-Bb⁴ Cc³.
Collation indicates the possibility of part 1 wanting a final blank leaf and part 2 wanting an initial blank (The title page of part 2 is unsigned with the following leaf signed A3) and final leaf.
Leaves U4 and X2 missigned V4 and H2 respectively.
STC (2nd ed.) 14680
ESTC
Armorial bookplate on front pastedown of J. Maitland Thomson. Label below reads: Presented to the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, by John Maitland Thomson, Esq., LL.D., Advocate, 17 Oct. 1912. Inscription on recto of front free endpaper: James Piper's Book Febr. 26th 1806 Bewdley Worcestershire Stale not this Book for fear of Shame For here you see the owners Name. Jas. [?] Geo Piper 1806. There is a faded inscription on the title page verso dated 1716. Scored out inscription in gutter margin of verso of leaf D4: Hannah Hitch[???] Her Book 1751. 17th century inscription down fore-edge of recto of leaf Bb4: Margaret Cox her booke witness [cropped] Cox. Inscription on final page of part 1: Thomas yarsly his Book 1701.
Christian saints