1577. The Firste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and
Irelande. Conteyning, The description and Chronicles of England, from
the first inhabiting vnto the conquest. The description and Chronicles
of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation, till the
yeare of our Lorde. 1571 The description and Chronicles of Yrelande,
likewise from the firste originall of that Nation, vntill the yeare.
1547. Faithfully gathered and set forth, by Raphaell Holinshed. _At
London, Imprinted for Iohn Harrison. God saue the Queene._
=B. L.= F^o. (11-1/4 × 7-3/4). F. 1.
Title within woodcut border with Bynneman's mermaid device.
Collation: ¶^6*^2A-P^8Q^6, one leaf signed r 1 inserted; a-s^8,
one leaf signed t (see vol. ii.); A^2(*b*)^2*a*-*b*^6;
A-2I^{8}2K^{4}2L-2M^6; [ht]^2 A-C^8D^4; A-G^8H^6, with one unsigned
leaf inserted after H 5, I^2. Paged in part, folios numbered in
part. *b*6 blank. Double columns. Woodcuts. In the last alphabet E
6-8 have been cancelled completely, and leaves F 2 and 7 are cancels
(inserted separately) substituted for the original leaves. (Another
copy in the Library, VI^b.4.7, contains E6-8 and also the original
leaves F2 and 7.) The leaf signed r 1 which should follow Q 6 of
first alphabet is misplaced in the middle of sheet *. On the verso
of titlepage is a cut of the Holinshed arms quartered with those of
the Goddistons of Essex, the whole charged with a crescent of
difference. This reappears on the verso of both the separate
titlepages. Epistle dedicatory to William Cecill, Lord Burleigh,
signed. Preface. List of authorities. Head-title to the description
of Britain with table of chapters to the first book. Epistle
dedicatory to William Brook, Lord Cobham, signed W. H. Three books
of the description, folios numbered. One leaf of errata inserted.
History of England to the Conquest, paged. Separate titlepage '1577.
The Historie of Scotlande, conteyning the beginning, increase,
proceedings, continuance, Actes and Gouernemente of the Scottish
nation, from the originall thereof vnto the yeare. 1571. Gathered
and written in the English tongue by R. H. At London, Imprinted for
Iohn Harrison. God saue the Queene', within border as before. List
of authorities. Epistle dedicatory to Robert Dudley, Earl of
Leicester, signed. Head-title to 'The Description of Scotlande,
written at the first by Hector Boethus in Latin, and afterwarde
translated into the Scottish speech by Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of
Murrey, and now finally into English, for the benefite of such as
are studious in the Histories, by W. H.', and list of chapters.
Epistle dedicatory by the translator, William Harison, to Thomas
Secford 'Maister of the Requestes.' The description, with fresh
pagination. The History of Scotland, with fresh pagination, and with
alphabetical table at end. Separate titlepage '1577. The Historie
of Irelande from the first inhabitation thereof, vnto the yeare
1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare
1547 by Richarde Stanyhurst. At London, Imprinted for Iohn Harison.
God saue the Queene', within border as before. List of authorities.
Epistle dedicatory to Sir Henry Sidney, signed. The description of
Ireland by Stanyhurst, addressed to Sidney, with fresh pagination.
The History of Ireland, with fresh pagination, having serpent device
at end, followed by a table of the governors &c. of Ireland from
1174-1541. One leaf containing errata for Scotland and Ireland
inserted. Alphabetical table. Copies differ in the titlepages (see
below).
Sinker 463 (1). BM 823.
1577. The Laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and
Irelande, with their descriptions. Conteyning, The Chronicles of
Englande from William Conquerour vntill this present tyme. Faithfully
gathered and compiled by Raphaell Holinshed. _At London, Imprinted for
Lucas Harison. God saue the Queene._
F^o. =B. L.= (11-1/4 × 7-5/8). F. 2.
Collation: ¶^2t2-8 (continuing sig. t from vol. i. 2nd alphabet)
v-z^8A-4E^8 with one leaf, signed 4E 5, inserted after 4E 4,
4F-4Y^8 with two unsigned leaves inserted after 4Y 6, 4Z^2;
()^2A-M^4N^2, paged continuously with the History of England in
vol. i. Double columns. Woodcuts. In the present copy the sheet
containing the two-page woodcut of Edinburgh, which should appear
after 4Y 6 is inserted after 4Z 2. L 7 is a cancel printed on
different paper in different type. Arms on verso of titlepage as
before. Preface. History. At the end, sig. () contains errata to
History of England in both volumes. This is followed by
Alphabetical Table. With the exception of the cancelled leaves in
vol. i. the present copy appears to be absolutely complete. In
different copies various publishers' names appear on the titlepages
which are otherwise printed from one setting up of the type. The
book was entered in the Stationers' Register to John Harison and
George Bishop, and a certain number of copies were printed for
each. But copies also occur bearing the names of Lucas Harison and
John Hunne. Copies are very frequently made up of the separate
parts printed for different stationers. The printer was no doubt
Bynneman.
Sinker 463 (2). BM 823.