Publications of Henry Overton I

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In terms of the book trades, the lists below are sorted into up to four groups where: the person is designated in the imprint as having a single role:

  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

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Printed for Henry Overton I

  • Bernhard. A true and brief relation of the bloudy battell fought foure dayes, and foure nights together: betweene Duke Bernard van VVimeren, victour: and Iohn de Weerdt, with the Duke Savelli, both imperiall generalls, vvho were utterly overthrowne and beaten. Translated out of authentick letters, as well out of the Duke of Wimeren his owne letter, as another written to a great lord from Basill. London: printed by E. G[riffin]. for Henry Overton: and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Alley, neere Lumbard-street, 1638. ESTC No. S245. Grub Street ID 146839.
  • Whitaker, Tobias. The tree of humane life, or, The bloud of the grape. Prouing the possibilitie of maintaining humane life from infancy to extreme old age without any sicknesse by the use of wine. By Tobias Whitaker Doctor in Physick of London. London: Printed by I[ohn] D[awson] for H[enry] O[verton] and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Ally, 1638. ESTC No. S119853. Grub Street ID 139491.
  • Ball, John. Short questions and answers. Explaining the common catechisme in the booke of Common Prayer. By I.B. minister at Langton in Pubrecke. 1638. London: printed by E G[riffin]. for H. O[verton]. and are to be sold by Iohn Long, at his shop in Dorchester, 1641. ESTC No. R234048. Grub Street ID 105439.
  • Cotton, John. A modest and cleer ansvver to Mr. Ball's discourse of set formes of prayer. Written by the reverend and learned John Cotton, B.D. and teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in New-England. Published for the benefit of those who desire satisfaction in that point. London: printed for H. Overton in Popes-Head Alley, [1642?]. ESTC No. R212884. Grub Street ID 88424.
  • August 3. 1642. The copie of a letter sent from a speciall friend in Coventry, wherein is related the several passages betweene the Right Honourable the Lord Brook and the Earle of Northampton, three miles beyond Banbury, upon the conduct of certaine peeces of ordnance to VVarwick-Castle. [London]: Printed for H[enry]. Overton, in Popes-head Alley, 1642. ESTC No. R212431. Grub Street ID 88031.
  • A full and true relation of the late great victory, obtained by the Protestants against the rebells in Ireland; in which is declared the manner of the fight, with the number of those that are slaine; and the names of such men of ranke and qualitie, that are either slaine or taken prisoners. All which was sent from Dublin in a letter, dated the 5. of this instant moneth of Aprill, and received the 11. of the same, 1643. London: printed for Hen: Overton, and Edward Blackmore, Aprill the 12. 1643. ESTC No. R8634. Grub Street ID 128786.
  • Certaine informations from severall parts of the kingdome, for the satisfaction of all sorts of people that desire to bee truly informed. London [England]: Printed for Henry Overton, 1643-1644. ESTC No. P1247. Grub Street ID 55079.
  • Well-willer to King and Parliament.. A nevv plea for the Parliament: and the reserved man resolved: From the serious considerations of the state of the controversie, between the King and the Parliament. Together with severall answers to some common objections about this subject. With advice to those who are yet unsetled in their thoughts hereabout. By a well-willer to King and Parliament. Printed at London: for Henry Overtone, 1643. ESTC No. R188946. Grub Street ID 76680.
  • Williams, Roger. A paraenetick or humble addresse to the Parliament and assembly for (not loose, but) Christian libertie. Perused and allowed according to order. London: printed by Matthew Simmons for Henry Overton in Popes-Head-Alley, 1644. ESTC No. R10999. Grub Street ID 59324.
  • The workes of several authors upon that way of church=government commonly called (Independent.) Wherein all the chief points in controversie betwixt them and the Presbyterian brethren, are cleerly discussed, and all the most important materiall objections against the sai way of Independency fully answered. Unto which is added the practise of primitive times for preserving truth, and suppressing heresie and schisme. The titles of the said works, are printed on the next leaves following. Licensed and printed according to order. London: Printed by M. S[immons]. for H. Overton, are to be sold at his shop, at the entring into Popes-Head-Alley, out of Lombard-Street, 1646. ESTC No. R186869. Grub Street ID 75367.
  • Goodwin, John. A post-script, or appendix to a treatise lately published by authority, intituled, Hagio-Mastix, or, The scourge of the saints displaid in his colours of ignorance and blood. Being an explication of the third verse of the thirteenth chapter of the prophecie of Zacharie; the tenour whereof is this: and it shall come to passe, that when any shall yet prophecie, then his father and his mother that begat him, shall say unto him, thou shalt not live, for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him, shall thrust him through when he prophecieth. According to the analogie of the Sriptures [sic], the scope and exigency of the context, and the sence of the best expositors upon the place. By John Goodwin a servant of God and men, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. London: printed for H: Overton, and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Ally, [1647]. ESTC No. R201432. Grub Street ID 78856.