The falles of unfortunate princes
Subtitle: Being a true chronicle historie of the untimely death of such princes and men of note, as haue happened since the first entrance of brute into this iland, vntill this our latter age. Whereunto is added the famous life and death of Queene Elizabeth, with a declaration of all the warres, battels and sea-fights, during her raigne: wherein at large is described the battell of 88. with the particular seruice of all such ships, and men of note in that action
Contributors: Higgins, John, fl. 1570-1602; Baldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?; Blenerhasset, Thomas; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Niccols, Richard, 1584-1616.; Niccols, Richard, 1584-1616.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 2066:2
Publisher: imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Adams
Published: 1619
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 875
Subjects: Political ethics -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800; Poetry
Other titles: Variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest; Variable fortune and unhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest; Winter nights vision
Work titles: Mirrour for magistrates
Notes: Another issue, with cancel title page, of the 1610 edition: A mirour for magistrates

The first part is by John Higgins, who signs the dedication; the second (which here follows the first without break) by Thomas Blenerhasset; the third by William Baldwin and others; and "A winter nights vision" and "Englands Eliza" by Richard Niccols, who also edited the whole

In verse

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

"The variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest" (i.e. part 3), "A vvinter nights vision", and "Englands Eliza" have separate title pages dated 1609, 1610 and 1610, respectively; pagination and register are continuous

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library

STC (2nd ed.) 13447.5

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2066:2).