A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Romans government unto the death of King James. Containing all passages of state and church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle. Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a new method. By Sir Richard Baker, Knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, with a continuation of the chronicle, in this fourth edition, to the coronation of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second that now reigneth. In which are many material affairs of state never before published; and likewise the most remarkable occurrences relating to His Majesties most happy and wonderful restauration, by the prudent conduct, under God, of General Monck, now Duke of Albemarle, and Captain General of all His Majesties armies: as they were extracted out of His Excellencies own papers, and the journals and memorials of those imploy'd in the most important and secret transactions of that time

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  • A chronicle of the kings of England, from the time of the Romans government unto the death of King James. Containing all passages of state and church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle. Faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern; and digested into a new method. By Sir Richard Baker, Knight. Whereunto is added, the reign of King Charles the First, with a continuation of the chronicle, in this fourth edition, to the coronation of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second that now reigneth. In which are many material affairs of state never before published; and likewise the most remarkable occurrences relating to His Majesties most happy and wonderful restauration, by the prudent conduct, under God, of General Monck, now Duke of Albemarle, and Captain General of all His Majesties armies: as they were extracted out of His Excellencies own papers, and the journals and memorials of those imploy'd in the most important and secret transactions of that time
  • Baker's Chronicle; Catalogue of writers, both antient and modern
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by E. Cotes, for G. Saubridg at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, and T. Williams at the Bible in Little-Britain without Aldersgate, M.DC.LXV. [1665]
Added name
Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.; Clarges, Thomas, Sir, -1695.; Marshall, William, active 1670-1710, engraver.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?.
Publication year
1665
ESTC No.
R22839
Grub Street ID
101074
Description
[40], 385, 384-454, 457-822, [46] p. : ill. ; 2°.
Note
With an additional engraved title page (A1r), with imprint "Printed for George Sawbridge at the Bible on Ludgate hill. And Thomas Williams atye [sic] Bible in Little Brittaine. 1665", signed: W. Marshall sculpsit

Imprimatur on leaf A3v: White-hall, Decemb. 16. 1664. Let this chronicle with the continuation be printed, Henry Bennet

Vertical half-title (4F4r) reads: Baker's Chronicle

"The reign of King Charles" (caption title, 2R1r) is by Edward Phillips

Editions after 1660 have the continuation by Edward Phillips which is valuable authority for the period 1658-60 and is based on the lost papers of Sir Thomas Clarges, Monck's brother-in-law. Cf. Davies, Godfrey. Bibliography of British history, 1603-1714

Text is continuous despite pagination

Includes index

Another issue, with title page in another setting and lacking the bifolium bearing "A catalogue of writers, both antient and modern" (bound between A4 and a1), has "printed for Nathaniel Ranew, and Jonathan Robinson" in imprint (Wing B505A).