Polimanteia, or, The meanes lawfull and vnlawfull, to iudge of the fall of a common-wealth, against the friuolous and foolish coniectures of this age
Subtitle: whereunto is added, a letter from England to her three daughters, Cambridge, Oxford, Innes of Court, and to all the rest of her inhabitants : perswading them to a constant vnitie of what religion soever they are, for the defence of our dread soveraigne, and natiue cuntry: most requisite for this time wherein wee now live
Contributors: Clerke, William, active 1595; Legat, John, -1620, printer; Orwin, Thomas, -1593, printer; Bankworth, Richard, -1614, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder; Booth, Lionel, active 19th century, bookseller
Publisher: Printed by Iohn Legate, printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge [and J. Orwin in London] 1595. And are to be sold [by R. Bankworth] at the signe of the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard in London
Published: 1595
Place of publication: Cambridge and London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: History
Other titles: Meanes lawfull and unlawfull, to judge of the fall of a common-wealth, against the frivolous and foolish conjectures of this age; Thomas Pennant Barton Collection of Shakespeare and Shakespeariana (Boston Public Library)
Notes: Dedication signed: W.C., i.e. William Covell.

Sometimes attributed to William Clerke.

Additional printer's name and bookseller's name from STC.

Except for the first sheet, printed in London by Orwin.

The final leaf is blank.

A variant (STC 5884) has the dedication signed with Covell's name.

Signatures: ()́þ B-2F́þ

Title page vignettes; headpieces; initials.

STC (2nd ed.), 5883

Pforzheimer, 223

ESTC S108887

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, Shakespeare, p. 90

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Francis Bedford in green morocco panelled in gilt. The bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown as is the armorial bookplate of the Barton Library and the bookseller's label of Lionel Booth. All text block edges are gilt. The final (blank) leaf is wanting.