The  first and second[-third] volumes of Chronicles
Subtitle: comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland
By: first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others ; now newlie augmented and continued ... to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker ... and others ; with conuenient tables ...
Contributors: Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.; Harrison, William, 1534-1593.; Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Stow, John, 1525?-1605.; Denham, Henry, d. 1589?
Publisher: Printed [by H. Denham] at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke
Published: 1587
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Subjects: Great Britain -- History -- To 1485.; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603.
Work titles: Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.
Notes: Imprint from colophon.

With contributions by Richard Stanyhurst, Abraham Fleming and John Stow.

Vol. 2 (dated 1586) has title: The second volume of Chronicles : conteining the description, conquest, inhabitation and troblesome estate of Ireland ... : wherevnto is annexed the description and historie of Scotland ... now newlie reuised ... by F. T[hynne] ...; vol. 3: The third volume of Chronicles : beginning at Duke William the Norman ... now newlie recognised, augmented, and continued ... to the yeare 1586 ...

Vol. 1: [8], 250, [3], 202 p.; v. 2: 61, [12], 183, [1]-430, 436-437, 433-436, 432-433, 439-464, [54] p.; v. 3: [8], 1592 (i.e. 1594, [58] p.

Errors in paging: v. 1: p. 77 and 119 (2nd group) and 198-199 (4th group) numbered 65, 118 and 174-175 respectively; v. 2: p. 53-56 and 57-58 (3rd group) numbered 52-55 and 55-56 respectively; p. 178 (4th group) numbered 171; v. 3: p. 103, 127, 134, 187, 194, 211 and 1190-1191 numbered 110, 129, 132, 189, 192, 221 and 1191-1192 respectively; no. 1080 and 1371 duplicated.

S.T.C. 13569.

RBSC copy: Vol. 1, p. 65-72 of "The description of Britaine" closely trimmed; v. 2, p. 183 of "The Chronicles of Ireland" and v. 3, p. 903-904 slightly mutilated.  Vol. 2, p. 421-424 (signed tt), 433-436, 443-450 (signed uu-xx), v. 3, p. 1-2 (signed a), 3-6, 1328-1331 (signed yy) and 1419-1574 (signed c-z, aa-ss) are reprints published by Dr. Drake in 1728.  Cf. The Library, ser. 5, v. 13 (1958), p. 120-124; S.T.C.  Vol. 3, prelim. p. [1-8] (incl. t.p.) and p. 15-16 wanting.  Substitute t.p. bound in: The chronicles of England, from William the Conquerour ... and continued  ... untill ... 1585 ...