The first two partes of the Actes, or unchast examples of the Englysh votaryes
By: gathered out of their owne legenades and chronycles by Johan Bale ...
Contributors: Paine, Cornelius, 1809-1890, former owner; Mierdman, Steven, active 1551, printer
Publisher: For Johan Bale, and are to be solde wythin Paules chayne, at the sygne of S. John Baptist
Published: 1551
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Anti-Catholicism; Early works to 1800; Monasticism and religious orders
Work titles: Acts, or Unchaste examples of the English votaries
Notes: Previously published in 1546 and 1548 with title: Actes of Englysh votaryes.

The general t.p. and preliminaries (sig. *) and pt. 2 were printed by S. Mierdman, who was in London in 1551, though he is not known to have used the sign of S. John Baptist; the bookseller who did use this sign has not been identified.

In this issue, pt. 1 (79, [1] leaves) is a reissue of STC 1270, originally printed by Mierdman in Antwerp with title and false colophon: The actes of Englysh votaryes. Printed at Wesel : [s.n.], 1546. Also issued with a 1551 Vele edition of pt. 1 (STC 1273), and perhaps separately.

Known to exist in at least two states: in one, the errata end "trusse." and the title is uncorrected; in another, the errata end "Englyshe." and the title has reading "legendes".

Errata to both parts at end of pt. 2 (those for pt. 1 referring to the 1546 edition).

Imprint from pt. 2.

Signatures: *4, A-K8 (K8 blank); A-P8, Q4.

Bibliography: pt. 1, leaf 78v-79r and pt. 2, leaf [cxxi]-[cxxiv].

STC (2nd ed.) 1273.5