Lachrymae lachrimarum, or, The spirit of teares, distilled for the vn-tymely death of the incomparable prince Panaretus
By: by Iosuah Syluester
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 2052
Publisher: Printed by Humfrey Lownes
Published: 1613
Place of publication: London
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: Imprint from colophon.

In verse.

"B3r last line: 'oftentymes.'; C1r catchword: 'Weepe'. [Some copies] have an early state of G outer forme, with G1, 3 missigned F1, 3 and G3r last line beginning: 'In whom all Grace' instead of 'In whom thou mightst'."--STC (2nd ed.)

Panaretus = Prince Henry Frederick.

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; register is continuous.

Includes poems in English, Latin, and Italian by several authors.

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.

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

STC (2nd ed.) 23577.5