Essayes vvritten in French
By: by Michael Lord of Montaigne, Knight of the Order of S. Michael, gentleman of the French Kings chamber ; done into English, according to the last French edition, by Iohn Florio reader of the Italian tongue vnto the Soueraigne Maiestie of Anna, Queene of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. and one of the gentlemen of hir royall priuie chamber.
Contributors: Florio, John, 1553?-1625.; Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.; Daniel, Samuel, 1562-1619.; Bradwood, Melchisidec, d. 1618, printer.; Blount, Edward, fl. 1588-1632, bookseller.; Barrett, William, d. 1624, bookseller.; Richards, William, 1600-ca. 1659, signer.; Alington, Baron.
Publisher: Printed by Melch. Bradvvood for Edvvard Blount and William Barret
Published: 1613
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 630
Other titles: Essays written in French.
Work titles: Essais.
Notes: A translation of: Essais.

With an engraved portrait of the translator on A6v signed: Gul: Hole sculp:.

Dedicatory poem to John Florio by Samuel Daniel, prelim. p. [4]-[6].

The second and third books have separate dated title pages; pagination and register are continuous.

The last leaf is blank.

Head- and tail-pieces, decorative initials.

Includes printed marginalia.

Signatures: A-Iii⁶ Kkk⁴.

STC (2nd ed.), 18042.

WSU MASC copy signed on front free endpaper: "Gulielmus Richards Gun: et Cay. [i.e. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]".

WSU MASC copy has several short annotations in Latin on front free endpaper.

WSU MASC copy has extensive annotation on inside back cover, possibly in hand of William Richards, entitled "De fascinatione in Heliodori Aethipic. ad Chariclam".  Another annotation at top in the same hand: "Plutarke & Seneca the bookes [tha]t Montaigne did most prise. Adrianus Turnebus, Papilupus, Stephen de La Boetie, Jaques Amiot, Bodine, Philip de Cominis, Virgill, Lucretius, Catullus, Horace".

WSU MASC copy signed on verso front free endpaper: "Baron [?] Alington".

WSU MASC copy is: 002-123046518.