MORE, _Sir_ THOMAS.
The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Moore. _See_ MORE, Cresacre.
The workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of
England, wrytten by him in the Englysh tonge. _Printed at London at the
costes and charges of Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell. Anno_
1557. [Colophon] _Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the
hande and starre, at the coste and charge of Iohn Cawod, Iohn Walley,
and Richarde Tottle. Finished in Apryll, the yere of our Lorde God._
1557. _Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum._
=B. L.= F^o. (11-1/4 × 7-3/8). F. 3.
Title within woodcut border. Collation:[bu]^{10}[2][bu]^8a-f^8 (f2-4
are signed f.g. ii-iiii) h-2z^8A-2C^8, with one leaf signed [ht]
inserted after 2C 5, 2D-2Y^{8}2Z^6, paged. Wanting [bullet]10 and
2Z^6 (? blank). Double columns. Epistle dedicatory by the editor,
'Wyllyam Rastell, seriant at lawe' to Queen Mary. Table of contents.
Alphabetical table collected by Thomas Paynell. The preliminary
quire of eight leaves signed [2][bu] contains More's early poems,
the remainder of the volume his prose works. The inserted leaf in
sig. 2C contains an addition addressed to the reader printed on
recto only.
Sinker 221. BM 1111.
A fruteful / and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale,
and of the newe yle called Vtopia: written in Latine by Syr Thomas More
knyght, and translated into Englyshe by Raphe Robynson Citizein and
Goldsmythe of London, at the procurement, and earnest request of George
Tadlowe Citezein & Haberdassher of the same Citie. _Imprinted at London
by Abraham Vele, dwelling in Pauls churcheyarde at the sygne of the
Lambe. Anno._ 1551.
=B. L.= 8^o. (5-1/2 × 3-5/8). Z. 8.
Collation: +^8A^4B-R^8S^4, unpaged. Epistle dedicatory to William
Cecylle from the translator. Another from Sir Thomas More to Peter
Giles, First edition of Robinson's translation.
Sinker 289. BM 1112.