A declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, knight, as well his voyage, as in, and sithence his returne
Subtitle: and of the true motiues and inducements which occasioned His Maiestie to proceed in doing justice vpon him, as hath bene done
Publisher: Printed by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie
Published: 1618
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: History
Other titles: Declaration of the demeanor and carriage of Sir Walter Raleigh, knight, as well his voyage, as in, and sithence his returne.
Notes: Sometimes attributed to Francis Bacon, but in fact composed by the commissioners, including Bacon, appointed to try Raleigh. Cf. English short title catalogue.

Colophon reads: Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the King's most Excellent Maiestie. Anno 1618.

A later issue (Pollard, 20653; ESTC, S115420), which is reset and reimposed, was printed in the same year by Bonham Norton and John Bill have pagination of [4], 68 pages, of which there are five variants: variant 1 imprint has "printers for"; variant 2 imprint has "deputie printers for"; variant 3 has last four pages numbered 61, 62, 63, and 64; variant 4 has last four pages numbered 61, 66, 67, and 64; and variant 5 has last four pages numbered 65, 62, 63, and 68.

This reset issue differs from the other two issues in that p. 45-58 have been printed in smaller type followed by the rest of the text on p. 58 through 63 which is the same size as that of the rest of the issue.

A Dutch language translation printed in The Hague was entitled: "Verclaringe ende verhael hoe de heere Wouter Raleighe ridder, hen ghedreghen heeft, soo wel in sijne voyaghe, als in ende sedert sijne wedercomste"

Signatures: A² (A1 verso blank) ²A² B-H⁴ (F2 verso blank)

First leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A" in part of a woodcut frame.

Woodcut printer's vignette on title page; royal seal on verso of title page; head pieces; initials.

Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon; a bibliography of his works and Baconiana to the year 1750, 369c.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 374.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, II: p. 123.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 20652.5.

European Americana, 618/37.

English short title catalogue, S115419.

Purchase; 1846; 0345.