The English works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. publish'd in his life-time; together with his posthumous works, relating to the laws and antiquities of England; first publish'd by the present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the year 1695, Together with the life of the author, now revised by his Lordship. To which are added, two more treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, never before printed: one, Of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the officers thereof: the other, of antient deeds and charters. With a compleat index to the whole
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- The English works of Sir Henry Spelman, Kt. publish'd in his life-time; together with his posthumous works, relating to the laws and antiquities of England; first publish'd by the present Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in the year 1695, Together with the life of the author, now revised by his Lordship. To which are added, two more treatises of Sir Henry Spelman, never before printed: one, Of the Admiral-Jurisdiction, and the officers thereof: the other, of antient deeds and charters. With a compleat index to the whole
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London : printed for D. Browne, sen. & jun. W. Mears, F. Clay, without Temple-Bar, and Fletcher Gyles in Holborn, MDCCXXIII. [1723]
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- 1723
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- T130823
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- 179899
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- 2v.,plate,tables : ill., port. ; 2°.
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- Titlepage to vol.1 in red and black
With a list of subscribers in vol.1
In this issue, drop-head title on a1r, vol.1: 'The life of Sir Henry Spelman Kt.'
The recto facing p.38 in vol.1 is numbered 39-49; the pagination continues l-lxv
Vol.2 bears the title 'Reliquiæ Spelmannianæ. The posthumous works of Sir Henry Spelman', printed for D. Brown, W. Mears etc
William Bowyer printed the life of Spelman in v. 1, and all of v. 2; his records show printing of a cancel leaf in v. 1, perhaps accounting for the variant title on a1r; the records show 750 ordinary and 50 large-paper copies printed.
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