Colophon: [Printer's mark] Basileae apvd Io. Frobenivm mense martio an. MDXVIII., Irregularities in paging: 8 pages between p. 162 and p. 167 counted in numbering as 4 numbered leaves; several typographical errors., Initials. Title-borders and the illustrations on p. [12] and p. [25] are from designs by Ambrosius Holbein., Signatures: a-s4, t-u6, x-z4, A-I4, K6, L-T4, V6., and Each of the three parts has its own colophon, dated March, 1518. The "Epigrammata" of More and Erasmus have also special title-pages.
Manuscript, on paper, in Anglicana and secretary script, with headings in Gothic bookhand, produced in England in the 1540s
Description:
In English., The title given is "A dyalogue of comforte by an hungaryan in latyne and translated owte of latyne in to Frenche and owte of Frenche in to Englishe.", Only two other manuscript texts are known., Watermark: hand with the initials "PB" resembling Bricquet 11383 (Neuberg, 1537), and a pot., and Binding: modern limp vellum with green ties.
BEIN If M81 rh550: Leaves 29 and 102 misnumbered 26 and 103 respectively. Initials; tail pieces. Bookplate of Thomas Brooke., "Auec priuilege.", Signatures: *8, A-O8 (C4 misnumbered D4)., and First edition of More's Utopia in French. Translated by J. Le Blond.
Publisher:
au premier pillier de la grand'Salle on la Bou-tique de Charles l'Angelier deuant la Chappel le de Messieurs les Presidens
Utopia and Libellus vere aureus nec minvs salvtaris qvam festiuus de optimo reip. statu, deq[ue] noua insula Vtopia
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BEIN If M81 r516: Autograph: Thomas Godwyn; J. Hilton. Inscription: Sum Tunstalli. From the library of John Loveday, and the Loveday family from 1736-1940. Contemporary blindstamped Flemish binding, clasps wanting. No. 1 of 7 works bound together., Signatures: pi⁴ a-l⁴ m⁶., Printer and date of printing from Gibson., and Printer's device of Thierry Martens on p. [108].
Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England
Description:
(Cont.) The apology of syr Thomas More.--The debellacyon of Salem and Bizance.--The answer to the first part of the poysoned booke, whych a nameles heretike hath named the supper of the Lord.--A dyaloge of comforte agaynst tribulacyon.--A treatice to receaue the blessed body of our Lorde.--A treatice upon the passion of Chryste (unfinished)--Certein deuout and vertuouse instruccions, meditacions, and prayers made and collected by syr Thomas More knight while he was a prisoner in the towre of London.--Letters., [Dedication]--Table of the vvorkes.--A table of many matters conteined in this booke. Collected and gathered together by Thomas Paynell preist.--Foure thinges [poems] Mayster Thomas More wrote in his youth.--The lyfe of John Picus, erle of Myrandula, with diuers epistles and other workes ... translated out of Latin.--The history of King Richard the thirde, vnfinished.--A treatyce (vnfynyshed) vppon these wordes of holy Scrypture: Memorare nouissima, et ineternum non peccabis [De quatuor nouissimis]--A dialoge concernyng heresyes and matters of religion. The supplication of soules.--The confvtacion of Tyndales avnswere.--Letter impugning the erronious wrytinge of John Frith, agaynst the blessed sacrament of the aulter., 27 cm. bount to 29 cm. In manuscript, in several hands, on verso of t.p.: "Thy boke belongeth vnto Wyllyam Goodwyn [i.e. William Goodwin, Dean of Christi Church (d. 1620)?] ... And now to me William Rop[er] knight/June 1620/ And now to Antony Rooper esqre. June 1635 And now to Edward Rooper esq. June 1643 ...". On p. 1458 is an 8-line Latin poem in manuscript, signed W.R. (i.e. Sir William Roper, great-grandson of Sir Thomas More), followed by a manuscript genealogy of the descendants of Sir Thomas More through his daughter Margaret; according to it, Sir William Roper was born in 1557 and died in 1628. With the blank leaf [paragraph]10. Bound in old leather over wooden boards, with brass clasps, bosses, and strips. On the front cover is a strip of horn, framed in brass and lettered "William Rooper knyght." Bookplate of Aldenham House, Herts. (Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham)., Colophon: Thus endeth this boke. [paragraph] Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the sygne of the hande and starre, at the coste and charge of John Cawod, John Walley, and Richarde Tottle. Finished in Apryll, the yere of our Lorde God, 1557 [paragraph] Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum., Described in Hoe, III, pp. 253-254., Edited by William Rastell, , whose name appears in the heading on [par.]2., Gothic type in double columns., Irregularities in paging: p. 89-96 are numbered by columns 89-104., Signatures: [superscript pi][par.]¹⁰ [par.]⁸ a-f⁸ h-2z⁸ A-2B⁸ 2C⁸(2C5+chi1) 2D-2Y⁸ 2Z⁶., The first quire was printed by John Cawood, the rest by Richard Tottel (STC)., and Title within architectural border.
Publisher:
At the costes and charges of Iohn Cawod, Iohn VValy, and Richarde Tottell,
Subject (Name):
Capuchins England West Sussex Stamp., Catholic Church--Doctrinal and controversial works--Catholic authors., Frith, John,--1503-1533., Gibbs, Henry Hucks,--1819-1907--Bookplate., Goodwin, William,--d. 1620 (?)--Autograph., Monasterium S. Francisci Stamp., Newcastle, John,--Duke of--Bookplate., Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, 1463-1494., Rastell, William, 1508?-1565., Richard--III,--King of England,--1452-1485., Roper, Antony--Ownership., Roper, William,--Sir,--1557-1628--Autograph., Roper, William,--Sir,--1557-1628--Bookplate., Roper, William,--Sir,--1557-1628--Ms. notes., Roper, William--Ownership., and Tyndale, William,---1536.
Subject (Topic):
Lord's Supper. and Monasteries--England--West Sussex--Stamp.
