Ane detectioun of the duinges of Marie Quene of Scottes, touchand the murder of hir husband, and hir conspiracie, adulterie, and pretensed mariage with the Erle Bothwell. And ane defence of the trew Lordis, mainteineris of the Kingis graces actioun and authoritie. /
Buchanan, George,1506-1582.
Wilson, Thomas,1525?-1581.
Park, Robert,-1694,former owner.StEdNL: H.32.d.11
Balfour, James,Sir,1600-1657,former owner.StEdNL: H.32.d.11
Stuart, William,1798-1874,former owner.StEdNL: H.32.d.11a
[London : Printed by John Day,
1571]
G.B. = George Buchanan.
A translation in Scots dialect, possibly by Thomas Wilson, of: De Maria Scotorum Regina.
Ane oratioun, with declaration of euidence against Marie the Scotishe Quene, F4v-O1v, is attributed to Thomas Wilson.
Contains a number of items not in the Latin edition.
Imprint from STC.
Signatures: A-Y⁴.
The last leaf is blank.
There are 2 states of the title page due to loosening of the type; State 1 "actioun ... authoritie ... Translatit" or State 2 "ctioun ... aurhaoritie ... Translated" (STC).
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
Pforzheimer
Donated to the Advocates Library by Robert Park in 1692. Identified from NLS manuscript FR.116b. The title page is inscribed "Printed in England Ao 1571. and is the first edition in this language" along the right hand margin in an unidentified hand. Another inscription on the title page "Jacobus Balfouris Dominus Leo Armorus Rex" in a 17th century hand is heavily scratched out. The last inscription on the title page reads "Invidos virtute torquebo". The copy is imperfect and is missing leaf E3 which has been supplied in manuscript. The page numbers have been added in manuscript and there are manuscript annotations in the margins throughout the work.
Bound in calf with armorial stamp of William Stewart in gold. Motto: Nobilis ira. Crest: A demi lion.
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Bothwell, James Hepburn, Earl of, 1536?-1578
England London.