Reliquiæ sacræ Carolinæ. Or The vvorks of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charls the I.
Subtitle: Collected together, and digested in order, according to their severall subjects, civil and sacred. The contents appear in the next ensuing pages
Contributors: Gauden, John, 1605-1662.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2474:17
Publisher: printed by Samuell Browne [i.e. by W. DuGard for Francis Eglesfield]
Published: 1651
Place of publication: Hague [i.e. London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Charles -- I, -- King of England, -- 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings; Reliquiæ sacræ carolinæ. Or the works of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charles the I; Praiers, used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings; Eikōn basilikē
Notes: The portrait frontispiece of Charles I, signed "Guil. Marshall delinea: et sculpsit", represents Charles kneeling, with a crown of thorns in his right hand (Madan frontis. 3)

The imprint is false; in fact printed in 1651 in London by W. DuGard for Frances Eglesfield (see Madan 24:first issue and Wing)

Authorship of the Eikōn basilikē was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) it was written by John Gauden, who probably included some authentic writings of the king

The contents of the pages following the "Eikon" are: 1-6 Prayers; 7 Letter, [8-9], Relations; 10 Epitaph, with Greek couplet below. According to Madan 24:first issue, these are followed by 5-8 or 7-10 Reasons (not included in Almack 22). P. 149-324 at end are "the Newcastle Papers" (Almack 22)

Almack says "The 'Eikon' and Prayers do not properly belong to this edition [Almack 22] of the 'Reliquae'", but he includes them in his report. Madan 24 includes only the "Eikon ([6], 268), and the 10 following pages, +5-8 or 7-10

"Eikōn Basilikē.  The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings" has separate title page date 1648; pagination and register are separate. "Praiers, used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings" has caption title and separate pagination; register is continuous

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C2073

Almack, E.  Bibl. of the King's book 22

Madan, F.F.  New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 24:second issue

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1997. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2474:17).