A Iewes prophesy, or, Newes from Rome
Subtitle: of two mightie armies, aswell footemen as horsmen, the first of the great Sophy, the other of an Hebrew people, till this time not discouered, comming from the mountaines of Caspij, who pretend their warre is to recouer the land of promise, & expell the Turks out of Christendome
By: translated out of Italian into English, by W.W. 1607
Contributors: Gosson, Henry, -1641, bookseller; Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Printed by W.I. for Henry Gosson, and are to be sold in Pater noster rowe at the signe of the Sunne
Published: 1607
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Prophecies; Early works to 1800; History
Other titles: Newes from Rome; News from Rome; Jewes prophesy; Jews prophesy; Iewes prophesie
Notes: In this edition, A4v line 3 has: "saide."

Attributed to Andrea Buonaccorsi by STC.

Dedication signed: Signior Valesco.

Signatures: A-B́þ.

Title page vignette (woodcut illustration); headpiece ; initial.

Boston Public Library. Catalogue of the Barton Collection, Misc., page 304

English short title catalogue, entry S125453

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), entry 4102.9

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Francis Bedford in olive goatskin panelled in gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown. An auctioneer's description from the Halliwell sale of June 13, 1859 is tipped onto the verso of the front free endpaper. In this copy the pages are trimmed closely, with losses to the second line of the imprint.