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Record Nr.

UNISA996383462603316

Titolo

The mirour for migistrates [sic] [[electronic resource] ] : wherein may bee seene, by examples passed in this realme, with how greeuous plagues vices are punished in great princes and magistrates, and how fraile and vnstable worldly prosperity is found, where fortune seemeth most highly to fauour: newly imprinted, and with the addition of diuers tragedies enlarged

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : In Fleetestreete, by Henry Marsh, being the assigne of Thomas Marsh, 1587. Cum priuilegio

Descrizione fisica

[12], 272 leaves

Altri autori (Persone)

HigginsJohn <fl. 1570-1602.>

BaldwinWilliam <ca. 1518-1563?>

BoccaccioGiovanni <1313-1375.>

Soggetti

Political ethics

Great Britain History Poetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The first part (by John Higgins, who signs the dedication), and the third part, by William Baldwin and others; with additions to both parts.

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 second part, by Thomas Blenerhasset, is not included here; a fourth part, by Richard Niccols, was added in 1610.

The first leaf is blank.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113