The entertainment of His most excellent Majestie Charles II, in his passage through the city of London to his coronation: containing an exact accompt of the whole solemnity; the triumphal arches, and cavalcade, delineated in sculpture; the speeches and impresses illustrated from antiquity. To these is added, a brief narrative of His Majestie's solemn coronation: with his magnificent proceeding, and royal feast in VVestminster-Hall. By John Ogilby

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  • The entertainment of His most excellent Majestie Charles II, in his passage through the city of London to his coronation: containing an exact accompt of the whole solemnity; the triumphal arches, and cavalcade, delineated in sculpture; the speeches and impresses illustrated from antiquity. To these is added, a brief narrative of His Majestie's solemn coronation: with his magnificent proceeding, and royal feast in VVestminster-Hall. By John Ogilby
  • Brief narrative of His Majestie's solemn coronation
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Imprint
London : printed by Tho: Roycroft, and are to be had at the authors house in Kings-Head Court within Shoe-Lane, MDCLXII. [1662]
Added name
Walker, Edward, Sir, 1612-1677.
Publication year
1662
ESTC No.
R12527
Grub Street ID
60696
Description
[4], 171, 170-192, [14] leaves of plates (all but 2 folded) : ill., ports. ; 2°.
Note
Title page in red and black

With an engraved frontispiece (plate), bearing royal arms

Imprimatur on verso of title page: I have perused a brief narrative ... printed by Mr. Ogilby, ... and do approve thereof; ... from the Heralds-Colledg this thirteenth of June 1662. Edvvard Walker, Gerter Principal King of Arms

Based on "The relation of His Majestie's entertainment passing through the city of London, to his coronation" by John Ogilby (1661; Wing O181, O181A), but so greatly expanded as to constitute a separate work

"A brief narrative of His Majesties solemn coronation" (2A-2C]4] 2D]2) has separate divisional title page; this whole section is a cancel. Cf. Fredson Bowers, "Ogilby's Coronation Entertainment (1661-1689): Editions and Issues" (Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 47 (1953), p. 350)

In this edition, the right serif of the first "V" of "VVestminster" is not filed off

An imprint variant of the edition lacking "London" and with "printed for Richard Mariot, and Thomas Dring" in imprint.
Uncontrolled note
One folded plate contains two images, each with a legend beginning "Trophea Marii ..."