A mirour for magistrates
Subtitle: being a true chronicle historie of the vntimely falles of such vnfortunate princes and men of note as haue happened since the first entrance of Brute into this iland, vntill this our latter age : newly enlarged with a last part, called A winter nights vision, being an addition of such tragedies especially famous, as are exempted in the former historie, with a poem annexed, called Englands Eliza.
Contributors: Niccols, Richard, 1584-1616.; Baldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?; Higgins, John, fl. 1570-1602.; Kingston, Felix, printer.; Lefferts, Marshall C. 1848-1928, former owner.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Imprinted by Felix Kyngston
Published: 1610
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 875
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources.; Great Britain -- History -- Poetry.
Genres: Sources.; Poetry.
Other titles: Mirovr for magistrates
Notes: LC copy has bookplate of M.C. Lefferts.
STC (2nd ed.) 13446
A collection of 91 legends in verse.
Originally a continuation of Lydgate's Fall of princes, by William Baldwin and others, published in 1559; a first part covering the earliest period was added later by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset; the present editor, Richard Niccols, adds "A winter nights vision" containing ten additional tragedies, and "Englands Eliza."  His dedication to the Earl of Nottingham, prefixed to the latter portion of the work, was suppressed but is here retained.
Three of the parts have special title-pages, namely: The variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest ..., 1609; A winter nights vision ..., 1610; Englands Eliza ..., 1610.
Signatures: A⁸ B² C-3K⁸ 3L⁶.
LC copy bound by Stikeman & Co. Two dealers' descriptions tipped in on a prelim. blank.