Main entry--corporate name
Church of England
Uniform title
Liturgies. Special forms of prayer (General, 1626)
Title
A forme of prayer, necessary to bee vsed in these dangerous times, of warre and pestilence, for the safety and preseruation of his Maiesty and his realmes. / Set forth by authoritie..
Varying form of title
Forme of prayer, necessary to bee used in these dangerous times, for the safety and preservation of his Majestie and this realme
Imprint
London : printed by Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., 1626..
Physical description
[88] p. ; 19 cm (4to)
Note
Signatures: A-L⁴.
Note
The first leaf is blank except for the signature A, within a mortised ornament; final leaf is blank.
Note
A variant (STC 16544) does not have "of warre and pestilence" in title.
Note
Title page (A2) has royal arms.
Note
Head-pieces; tail-pieces; initials.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 16543
Citation/references note
ESTC, S125436
Reproduction note
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2069:2).
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.”
Binding
Late 17th-century mottled brown calf over paper boards; sewn on four supports; blind fillets forming two concentric rectangular frames on boards, with blind stamps at inner and outer corners of inner frame; gilt roll around board edges; spine with four raised bands and gilt fillets; text block edges sprinkled red and green; leather spine title label with "Forme of Prayer";"1626" in gilt at tail of spine; leaves of blank paper bound between items; evidence of earlier stab stitching on some items in volume.
Copy-specific note
The lower halves of leaves G2 and G3 have been cut away. Leaves H3 and H4 have been cut away.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of 17th-century pamphlets (forms of prayer). Manuscript list of contents of volume on upper endleaf.
Subject
Prayers Early works to 1800.
Subject
Plague Early works to 1800.
Subject
War Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635 printer.
Added entry--name
Bill, John, -1630 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
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