Arthur Gimson contributed 80 towards the purchase of this and the following works: A Description of the Sev enteen Provinces commonly called the Low-Countries ... 1672 (Not in Wing) and French Intrigues, or the history of their delusory promises since the Pyrenaean Treaty ...
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First and third issues of the first edition. First issue the only copy known to FF Madan who presented it to BL together with a copy of the third issue uncut with original back paper wrapper preserved
Calf binding with gold tooling and unusual stamp of the royal arms of James I not found on any other book in BL, apparently dated 1611
Presented by TS Blakeney together with a Law Commonplace book of the late 17th to early 18th centuries mainly in the hand of William Longueville. Add MSS 50116, 50117
Binyon was Keeper of Prints and Drawings at BL; Sadler was Master of University College Oxford. Presented by Simon Nowell-Smith. Add MS 49997
Presented by TS Blakeney together with two volume s of Indentures for the delivery from the Exchequer, where they had been sized and sealed, of new standard weights and measures used by clerks of the markets in various towns 1670 - 1800
With fine seal, preserved on velvet in a morocco case
Manuscript on parchment pp 76. Pages tabulated to show the numbers of guns and quantities of stores carried by ships of 12 different sizes. Presented by John Ehrman
With an important additional leaf of MS. Purchased with the aid of a contribution of 30 by John Ehrman