A myrrour for magistrates
Subtitle: wherein may be seene by examples passed in this realme, with howe greueous plagues, vyces are punished in great princes and magistrates, and how frayle and vnstable worldly prosperity is founde, where fortune seemeth moste highly to fauour
Contributors: Marsh, Thomas, active 1554-1587, printer; Gibbs, Henry Hucks, 1819-1907, former owner
Edition: Newly corrected and augmented. 
Publisher: By Thomas Marshe dwellynge in Fleetstreete, neare vnto S. Du[n]stanes Churche
Published: 1571
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Political ethics; Poetry; History
Work titles: Mirrour for magistrates
Notes: By William Baldwin and others. See leaf A1r.

Date precedes imprint on title page.

A continuation of John Lydgate's "The fall of princes", which is a translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's "De casibus illustrium virorum"

The first two parts of "A mirror for magistrates" were written by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset respectively; this third part was in fact written before the others.

Colophon reads: Imprinted at London by Thomas Marsh, dwelling in Fleetstrete, neare vnto Sainte Dunstanes Churche. 1571.

Signatures: *́þ Áþ B-Úı X́þ.

Leaves 139 and 140 misfoliated 140 and 141; numerous other errors in foliation.

The outer leaf of gathering D is in two settings: leaf D1r has in running title (1) "Folio. 19." or (2) "Fol. 19"

Title within woodcut border; head- and tailpieces; initials.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), entry 1249

Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, entry 732

English short title catalogue, entry S100553

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early sprinkled calfskin. The spine is ruled in gilt with a black leather label. The armorial bookplate of Aldenham House and the bookplate of the BPL Benton Fund are present on the front pastedown. The autograph of Henry Hucks Gibbs, dated 1874, is present on the verso of the front flyleaf.