Eikōn basilikē
Subtitle: the pourtracture of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings with prayers used in the time of his restraint. Also His Majesties reasons against the pretended jurisdiction of the high court of justice. Hereunto is anexed a letter from the Prince of Wales
Contributors: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, attributed name; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2169:10a
Publisher: Reprinted in regis memoriam [by William Bentley] for John Williams
Published: 1649
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Charles -- I, -- King of England, -- 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Eikôn basilikê; Pourtracture of His sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings; His Majesties prayers in the time of his restraint
Notes: First two words of title in Greek characters

Authorship of the Eikon basilike 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

Place of publication from Wing; printer's name from Madan

Signatures: A-Hp12s 

The "prayers" follow p. 175

Frontispiece engraving signed: Guil: Marshall sculpsit (Madan frontis. no. 22, 2nd state), is bound between A1 and A2; portrait of Charles II as Prince of Wales (Madan port. no. 8) is bound between pp. 150-151

Copy imperfect: lacking A1, the "Explanation of the embleme" (Madan explanation no. 1), and pp. 76-77; tightly bound with loss of text; copy bound with Henderson, A.  "Papers which passed at New-castle" (Madan 99, var. 1)

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E301

Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike 34

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1993. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2169:10a).