| Author | Heylyn, Peter, 1599-1662.
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| Uniform Title | Help to English history
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| Title | A help to English history, : containing a succession of all the kings of England, the English Saxons, and the Britaines; the kings and princes of Wales, the kings and lords of Man, the Isle of Wight. : As also of all the dukes, marquesses, earls and bishops thereof, with the description of the places from whence they had their titles; together with the names, and ranks of the viscounts, barons and baronets of England. / By P. Heylyn, D.D. ; And since his death continued to this present year, 1671. with the coats of arms of the nobility, blazon'd
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| Published | London, : printed by E. Leach, for T. Basset, at the George in Fleet-Street, and Chr. Wilkinson at the Black-Boy over against St. Dunstans-Church., 1671.
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| Description | [2], 6, 557 [i.e. 567], [1] p. : coats of arms (woodcuts) ; 16 cm. (12mo)
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| General Note | Signatures: A⁴^D] ²A¹²^D] B-Z¹²^D] 2A⁶^D] 2B².
Pages 107, 226, 235 (2d series), 259, 353, 357, 407, 506, 542 incorrectly numbered 10, 26, 135, 299, 533, 257, 07, 496, 498, respectively; no. 231-240 repeated in the paging.
First published in 1641 under the title: Erōlogia Anglorum, or, An help to English history by Robert Hall (a pseudonym for Peter Heylyn). Cf. "Advertisement": p. [1] at end.
"The first table", "The second table", "The first part of the catalogue of bishops" and "The third table" each have separate, dated title pages.
Errata: p. 6 of first sequence.
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| Cit./Ref. Note | References: Wing (2nd ed.), H1718; Moule, T. Bibliotheca heraldica, 247; ESTC (RLIN), R002212.
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| Subjects | Great Britain -- History.
Great Britain -- Peerage.
Imprints, Early -- English -- To 1750.
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| Other Authors | Bassett, Thomas, bookseller, bookseller.
Wilkinson, Christopher, fl. 1669-1693, bookseller.
[Leach, E.], printer.
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| Organizations | Francis Bacon Library, former owner.
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| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: DA 30 H617H
mq101474: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 57712] |
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