The church-history of Britain
Subtitle: from the birth of Jesus Christ, untill the year M. DC. XLVIII.
By: Endeavored by Thomas Fuller.
Contributors: Walpole, Reginald H., former owner.; Duhamel, P. Albert 1920- donor.; Spencer, John Eaton, former owner.
Publisher: Printed for Iohn Williams at the signe of the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard
Published: 1655
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Subjects: University of Cambridge -- History. -- Early works to 1800.; Waltham Abbey (England) -- History. -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Church history. -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Church history of Britain; History of Waltham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold.; History of the University of Cambridge since the conquest.
Notes: In 11 books, some with divisional or dated title pages, separate paginations and/or registers.

Appended, with special title pages, are Fuller's "The history of the University of Cambridge since the conquest" ([8], 172 p.) and "The history of VValtham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold" (22 p.)

Another issue: printed by Iohn Williams, 1655 without the appended "The history of the University of Cambridge since the conquest" and "The history of VValtham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold." (Wing (2nd ed.), F2417).

Error in paging: Book XI, p. 121-122 misnumbered as 108-109 [in Burns Library, copy 2; numbering is correct in 1st copy].

Signatures: pi a³ A-E⁴ F² G-Y⁴ (S2 missigned S3; S4 missigned S2); 2A-2N⁴ 2O² 2P-2R²; 2R³ 2S-2Z⁴ 2A-2I⁴; 3C-3Z⁴ 3a-3g⁴ 3h²; 2[par.]⁴ 3A⁶ 3B-3Z⁴ (3L2 missigned 3K2) 3A-3G⁴ 3A⁴ (3A2 missigned 2A2) 4B-4Z⁴ 5A-5B⁴ 4C-4G⁴ 4H; 5a⁴ 5A-5R⁴ (5B3 missigned 5A3) 4S-4X⁴ 4Y²; 6A-6B⁴ 6C³ [par.]-2[par.]⁴ 3[par.]²

Includes index.

Engraved vignettes on each divisional title page; titles within double rule borders; head and tail pieces; initials.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), F2416

ESTC (RLIN), R14493

Burns Library copy: armorial bookplate of Reginald H. Walpole.

Burns Library copy 2: donated by Pierre Albert Duhamel; autograph on verso of last page: John Eaton Spencer.

Burns Library copy: title vignette on main t.p. partially painted in red, green and gold.

Burns Library copy imperfect: only 1 folded leaf of plates is present (plan of Cambridge, 1634, facing title page for "The history of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest.); leaf 2R4 wanting.

Burns Library copy 2 imperfect: p. 3-6 (leaves A2,3) wanting.

c.1: 00/01 2475R.
Table of contents: value: 1st book. The church-history of Britain, 1st centurie; value: 2d book. From the conversion of the Saxons to Christianity, untill the (commonly called) Conquest of the Normans; value: 3d book. From the coming in of the Normans, untill the appearing of Iohn Wicliffe; value: 4th book. From the first appearing of Iohn Wicliffe untill the reign of King Henry the eighth; value: 5th book. Containing the reign of King Henry the eighth; value: 6th book. Being the history of abbeys in England: of their original increase, greatnesse, decay, and dissolution; value: 7th book. Containing the reigne of King Edward the sixt (sic); value: 8th book. Containing the persecutions under the reign of Queen Mary; value: 9th book. Containing the raign (sic) of Queen Elizabeth; value: 10th book. Containing the reigne of King James; value: 11th book. Containing the reign of King Charles; value: The history of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest; value: The History of Waltham-Abbey in Essex, founded by King Harold.