Poems of Mr. John Milton
Subtitle: both English and Latin, compos'd at several times. Printed by his true copies. The songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes Gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick. Printed and publish'd according to order
Contributors: Milton, John, 1608-1674.; Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2431:15
Publisher: printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at the signe of the Princes Arms in S. Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1645
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 120
Other titles: Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata; Poemata; Mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634
Notes: In verse

The engraved frontispiece portrait (plate), which is the first published portrait of Milton, is signed: W.M. sculp:, i.e. William Marshall

The first leaf is blank

"Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. It was probably also issued separately (cf. Wing M2159). "A mask of the same author presented at Ludlow-Castle, 1634" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous

Variant: last line of imprint has "in Pauls" in place of "in S. Pauls"

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 2d"

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel 2431 is variant

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) M2160

Shawcross, J.  Milton 70, 71

Pforzheimer 722

Thomason E.1126[1]

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1997. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2431:15).