Roma restituta, sive Antiquitatum Romanarum compendium absolutum. : Ex optimis authoribus in usum studiosae juventutis collectum, /
Bell, Thomas,active 1672-1692.
Burnett, Walter,17th century,former owner.StEdNL: R.H.S.223
Glasguae, : Excudebat Robertus Sanders, Urbis & Academiae Typographus,,
1672..
Running title reads: Antiquitatum Romanarum compendium absolutum.
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
Owner label on front pastedown "Ex Libris E9 Sch. Reg. Edin." Manuscript inscription on front flyleaf "and James Gualterus Burnett Gual". Manuscript inscription on verso of the first flyleaf "Si aura fuig". Manuscript inscription on recto of second flyleaf "Montensius[?] Romanor[um] orator Cicerona Secundus nequaquam tulis temporibus extremuis fuit, qualis antea fuerit defloc[c]ovint omni senex qui tantopere adolesens luescit / reperiemus ducas: prima[?] quod eri oratione genus Miastiuni adolesentia magis aptum et consessa: in sombus autem gravitatem et aretuitatem[?] nun habet. ataq[ue] philipus senem liortentis[?] audiens opum redere, etum etiam erassi et slive havi solebat, nec fevebat sene Invinilliter exultantem quam cum tam lionuet[?], et illa seurou publi[c]ovitas gravig quidam requ[?]eret, remanelat one nec decendem[?]." Manuscript inscription on title page "Ex Lib Bib Scholl Reg Edin ensis" Manuscript inscription on verso of title page in red pencil "Waltheris Burnet Walterius Burnet". Manuscript inscription on the leaf preceding part 1 [2 dagger8]: "In Romam Restitutam / Nercia[?] Roma tibi stetit olim gloria velto / diciu[?] tenuit faces acces[s]utor qs tuos / Ardua qua calo bello capit extulit olim / Nunc cedidit bello vix sit ut umbra sui / Reliquias domine rerus vix cernimus urbos / Ile Roma Romam quarimus urna sui est / Utque olim cedidit bello quae condita bello / Eadem tatu in restitui potuit / dumque animas urbes doctis simulacra figuris / delet Roma suam Iam tibi bello docus / Nin paterson". Edinburgh public libraries stamp on the verso of the sixth-from-final leaf. Manuscript inscription at the foot of the final text leaf [upside down] "fidicen censit se referre imitante philomella, et placuit Dave ludes volucri ergo explorat cytheram plenine utq[u]e prebeat tentamentes futura pugnas protinus permse impulsu percurrit omnes fides per illa seg[e]scus[?] excur[r]eus per mille disunna havie hocis argutula prexeut spenone[?] ventuvi[?] cantus". Two manuscript inscriptions on verso of the last flyleaf "Atticus opinureus erat Tulius nobus academicus, nec veri dei cognitcone mellius instructus alta meu videmus quam saucke epicureus ille praecipiat, et quam religose nobus hic alcademicus hic obsequatur pre colestis atq[u]e aeterne pater tanto tam q[u]e singulara exemplu non exitabimur? magnifica religionis hoc abula nos delectanti Christiani apellenius. ecqui inquam interest quo minimo apellemur su nos ab epicure se vnis[?] a nobis academicis hiter muresque probitato et relique ne superemur?" And at the foot of that leaf "philomela hospes propinque selve[?] audet hunc loci musa firen memorie Siren inoria et succedene prope sto[i]cit frondidis abdita, sonites alte accipien remurmurat que zecum et hac reddit gu[i]torre modos quos ille digitis variat". Manuscript inscription on the back pastedown "Audiit hunc silve hospes philomela propinque / Z musa loci memoris airen in[n]oxia siren / Stetit et frondibus abdita propre / Et stetit Succedens frondibus abdita propre/ Accipiens sonites alteque remurmerat secums / quus digitis variat reddit hanc ille guttore modos / audiit hunc hospes silve philomela propinquit / ? musa, loci nemoris Siren in[n]oxia Siren / et propi succedens stetit abdita frondibus alte / acc[i]piens sonates secumq[u]e remurmerat et quios / ille modos variat digitis, hanc qubere[?] redit".
Initials "W.B." stamped on the binding on both sides.