Lachrymae lachrymarum or The spirit of teares, distilled for the vn-tymely death of the incomparable Prince, Panaretus
By: By Ioshua Syluester
Edition: The third edition, with addition of his owne.
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 667:5; Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 677:8
Publisher: Printed by Humfrey Lownes
Published: 1613
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Death and burial; Poetry; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Spirit of teares, distilled for the vn-tymely death of the incomparable prince Panaretus
Notes: Panaretus = Prince Henry Frederick.

Second word of title reported as "lachrymaru" by Hazlitt, but all copies reported have this word cropped.

In verse.

Title printed white on black; woodcut borders on some leaves; heavy black blocks with coats of arms on versos of leaves of signatures A-C.

Imprint from colophon.

Signatures: A-C⁴, D⁴ (-D1, + "C-D"⁴), E-I⁴.

Quire "C-D" cancels original leaf D1.

"Svndry fvneral elegies, on the vntimely death of the most excellent Prince, Henry; late, Prince of VVales. Composed by seuerall avthors" (sig. CD₃₋₄, D₂₋₄, E-G⁴) and "An elegie-&-epistle consolatorie against immoderate sorrow for th'immature decease of Sr. William Sidney ..." (sig. H⁴, I₁₋₃) have special title pages.

"Elegie on the untimely death of Prince Henry. by Mr. Donne." E¹-².

"B3r last line: 'oftentimes,'; C1r catchword: 'Weep'."--STC (2nd ed.)

STC (2nd ed.) 23578

Keynes, G. Donne (4th ed.), 72