Eikōn basilikē. : The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings..
CharlesI,King of England,1600-1649.
Gauden, John,1605-1662.
CharlesII,King of England,1630-1685.
London : printed by R. Norton for Richard Royston, bookseller to His most Sacred Majesty,
MDCLXXXI. [1681].
First published soon after the execution of CHarles I in 1649, this work purports to be his autobiography, although John Gauden claimed authorship later. Cf. Columbia Encycl.. also Madan's notes on authorship.
First two words of title in Greek characters
Frontis. = ill.
Portrait is of Charles II when Prince of Wales.
Wing (end ed., 1994)
Madan, F.F.  New bibl. of the Eikon basilike,
ESTC
Inscription on the title page "Ex lib: Joh: Lister, Coll: Eman: Apr: 22. 1682".
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.