Holinshed′s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Volume IV: England

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First Published in 1967. Holinshed's Description of Britain is allowed to contain the most curious and authentic account of the manners and Customs of our Island in the Reign of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth, in which it was written. His History of the transactions of the British Isles, during these periods~, possesses all the force and value of contemporary Evidence, collected by a most skilful Observer; and the peculiar Style and Orthography in which the work is written, furnish a very interesting document to illustrate the history of the English language Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Marie The Eldest Daughter of King Henrie The Eight Successor to Edwaltd the Sixt The Effect of Such Words as Sir Thomas Palmer Vttered on the Scaffold at His Death Queene Maries Oration in Guildhall in a Solemne Assemblie The Words of the Ladie Iane at Hir Death, On A Scaffold The Duke of Suffolks Words to the People at the Time of His Death Theorder of Arreignement of Sir Edward Throckmorton, Knight, in the Guildhall of London, The Seventeenth Daie of Aprill 1554 An Abstract of the Conditions of this Mariage betweene Both the Princes In Another Treatise were These Articles Following Comprised Verses of Maister White Bishop of Lincolne, Concerning the Marriage of Pihlip and Marie A Supplication Exhibited to Cardinall Poole by the Parlement An Absolution Pronounced by Cardinall Poole to the Parlement House A Copie of a Letter Sent from the Councell Vnto Edmund Bonner Bishop of London, Concerning Queene Marie Conceived with Child A Praier Made by Doctor Weston Deane of Westminster, Dailie to be Said for the Queenes Deliuerance A Solemne Praier Made for King Philip and Queene Maries Child, That It Maie be a Male Child, Welfauoured and Wittie &c An Other Praier for Queene Marie, And Hir Conceiued Child A Letter from the Bishop of Winchester (being Lord Chancellour) Vnto Boner Bishop of London, Touching The Celebrating of the Popes Funerals Praiers Commanded to be VSED in the Funerall Masses for the Pope, Apostolica Sede Vacante The Cardinals of England Collected by Francis Thin, in the Yeare of Our Lord, 1585 The Peaceable and Prosperous Regiment of Blessed Queene Elisabeth The Forme of Proclaming the Foresaid Peace Betweene the Parties at Hostilitie The Articles of Agreement Touching the Surrender of Newhauen Serenissimæ Reginæ Elisabethæ Oratio, Publice Cantabrigiæ Habita, Coram Vniuerso Academia Ccetu, Anno 1564 et Regni Sui Sexto Perpetuæ Pietati Sacrum A Copie of Sir George Careis Foresaid Letter to the Lord Fleming The Copie of the Lord Flemings Answer The Replie of Sir George Careie Vpon the Lord Flemings Answer The Duke of Norffolkes Words Vttered on the Scaffold at Tower Hill When He should be Executed The Discourse and Catalog of All the Dukes of England by Creation or Descent Since the Time of the Conquest A Treatise of the Treasurors of England Set Downe Out of Ancient Histories and Records, As They Succeeded in Order of Time and In the Reigne of the Kings The Forme of Recantation Openlie Made by the Said Anabaptists The Epistle of E. W. The Chronicles of England, from the Yeare of Our Lord 1576, Where Raphaell Holinshed Left Supplied and Continued to this Present Yeare 1586 The Continvation of the Chronicles of England from the Yeare of Our Lord 1576, to this Present Yeare 1586, &c The Chancellors of England, Collected Out of Sundrie Ancient Histories The Epitaph of Maister Doctor Yong Maister of the Rols The Epitaph of Maister Alington is in this Sort The Grant of Henrie the Third, for Erecting of the House of Conuerts The Grant of Edward the Third, whereby the Said House was in the One and Fiftith and Lastyeare of the Said Edward Conuerted to the Custodie of the Rolles and Records of the Chancerie Prætoris Nordouicensis Ad Serenissimam Reginam, &c The Maiors Oration to the Queene Englished Oratio Ad Serenissimam Angliæ Reginam Habita 19 Augusti 1578 a Ministro Ecclesiæ Belgogermanicæ Nor-Douici in Loco Publico The Minister of the Dutch Church His Oration in English Ad Illustrissimam Principem Elisabetham, Angliæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ Reginam &c: Ante Fores Nordouicensis, Oratio Stephani Limberti Ludimagistri Publici The Oration of Stephan Limbert, Publike Schoolemaister, To the Most Magnificent Prince, Elisabeth of England, France, and Ireland Queene, &c: Before the Gates of the Hospitall of Norwich A Catalog of the Bishops of Excester Collected by Iohn Vowell Alias Hooker, Gentleman An Aduertisement and Defense for Truth Against Hir Backebiters, And Especiallie Against the Whispering Fauourers and Colourers of Campions and The Rest of His Confederats Treasons The Roiall Intertelnement of the Right High and Mightie Prince, Francis the French Kings Onelie Brother, By the Grace of God Duke of Brabant, Aniou, Alanson, Berrie, &c, Into the Citie of Antwerpe A Declaration of the Fauourable Dealing of Hir Maiesties Commissioners Appointed for the Examination of Certeine Traitors, and of Tortures Vniustlie Reported to be Done Vpon Them for Matters of Religion The Execution of Iustice in England for Maintenance of Publike and Christian Peace, Against Certeine Stirrers of Sedition, And Adherents to the Traitors and Enimies of the Realme, without Anie Persecution of them for Questions of Religion, As is Falslie Reported and Published by the Fautors and Fosterers of Their Treasons Facultates Concessæ PP. Roberto Personio et Edmundo Campiano, Pro Anglia, Die 14 Aprilis, 1580 Faculties Granted to the Two Fathers Robert Persons and Edmund Campion, For England, the Fourteenth Daie of Aprill, 1580 A True and Perfect Declaration of the Treasons Practised and Attempted by Francis Throckemorton, Late of London, Against the Queenes Maiestie and The Realme To Hir Most Excellent Maiestie, Euen to Hir Owne Roiall Hands The Declaration Which Throckmorton Sent to Hir Maiestie with His Letter of Submission A Vew of the Said Commission from the Queenes Maiestie To the Right Honorable Lords and Others of Hir Maiesties Most Honorable Priuie Councell, and All Other Officers to Whome it May Apperteine An Other Certificat, Written and Directed into England by the Said Banished Men A True and Plaine Declaration of the Horrible Treasons Practised by William Parrie Against the Queenes Maiestie, And of His Conuiction and Execution for the Same, The Second of March 1584, According to the Account of England Edmund Neuill His Declaration the Tenth of Februarie, 1584, Subscribed with His Owne Hand The Voluntarie Confession of William Parrie in Writing All with His Owne Hand A Letter Written by Parrie to Hir Maiestie William Parries Letter to the Lord Treasuror, And The Earle of Leicester William Creitchtons Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham, Febr. 20 A Mon Signore, Mon Signor Guglielmo Parrie Cardinall De Comos Letter to D. Parrie, 30. IAN. 1584 by Account of Rome The Maner of the Arreignment of William Parrie An Addition not Vnnecessarie for this Purpose The Queenes Maiesties Oration in the parlement House A Sermon Full of Papisticall Adulation, And Matter Sufficient to Procure the Wise and Vertuous Minded to Contemne Such Grosse and Palpable Blindnesse, and All Persons to Laugh at the Romanists Absurd and Erronious Follies The Answer of Henrie King of Nauarre, And.henrie Prince of Conde, To the Excommunication of Sixtus Quintus, Now Pope, &c, A Copie of the Said Inquisition A True and Summarie Report of the Declaration An Extract of the Said Record Conteining the Said Earles Indictment