Truth brought to light, or, The history of the first 14 years of King James I.
Subtitle: in four parts : I. The happy state of England at His Majesty's entrance, the corruption of it afterwards ... II. The divorce betwixt the Lady Frances Howard and Robert Earl of Essex ... as also the arraignment of Sir Jer. Ellis ... about the murther of Sir Thomas Overbury ... III. A declaration of His Majesty's revenue since he came to the crown of England ... IV. The commissions and warrants for the burning of two hereticks, newly revived, with two pardons, one for Theophilus Higgons, the other for Sir Eustace Hart.
Contributors: Fauconberg, Thomas Belasyse, Earl, 1699-1774, signer.; Baldwin, Richard, d. 1698, bookseller.; Harwood, Edward, 1729-1794, signer.; Harwood, Edward, 1729-1794, annotator.
Publisher: Printed for Richard Baldwin ...
Published: 1692
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: James -- I, -- King of England, -- 1566-1625.; Essex, Robert Devereux, -- Earl of, -- 1591-1646.; Somerset, Frances Howard Carr, -- Countess of, -- 1593-1632.; Overbury, Thomas, -- Sir, -- 1581-1613.; Helwys, Gervase, -- Sir, -- 1561-1615.; Legatt, Bartholomew, -- 1575?-1612.; Wightman, Edward, -- d. 1612.; Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625.
Other titles: History of the first 14 years of King James I.; Historical narration of the first XIV. years of King James.; Truth brought to light by time.; Abstract or brief declaration of the present state of His Majesty's revenue.; True relation of the commissions and warrants for the condemnation and burning of Bartholomew Legatt and Edward Wightman.
Notes: Title within double-rule border.

Added engraved and illustrated t.p. and accompanying leaf with caption title: The emblematical title explained.

First published London, 1651, with title: The narrative history of King James, for the first fourteen years.

Parts II-IV have special title pages and pagination; register is continuous throughout.

Signatures: A-Z⁸.

In part 1: leaf D1 signed C; in part 2: p. 121 misnumbered 221; in part 4: p. 17-19 and 20-21 misnumbered 19-21 and 18-19 respectively.

Part 3 is known to exist in two variants: in one variant, p. 6 is misnumbered 9; in another variant, p. 6 is numbered correctly.

Page [1] at front, p. [2] following first p. 94 and p. 136, p. [1] and [3] following p. 83 and p. [1] at end are blank.

Wing (2nd ed.), S4818c.

Wing (2nd ed.), A148A.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-114473341.

WSU MASC copy part 3 has p. 6 misnumbered 9.

WSU MASC copy inscribed on engraved title page: "Edward Harwood" and has annotations signed "E. Harwood" and "E.H." on front pastedown.

WSU MASC copy signed on front free endpaper: "L. Fauconberg's Book 1694".
Table of contents: value: [Part I] A historical narration of the first XIV. years of King James; value: [Pt. II] Truth brought to light by time; value: [Pt. III] An abstract or brief declaration of the present state of His Majesty's revenue; value: [Pt. IV] A true relation of the commissions and warrants for the condemnation and burning of Bartholomew Legatt and Edward Wightman.