Publications of Richard Royston

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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 by Richard Royston

  • Loe, William. A sermon preached at Lambeth, April 21. 1645. at the funeral of that learned and polemicall divine, Daniel Featley, Doctor in Divinity, late preacher there. With a short relation of his life and death. By William Loe, D. in Divinity, sometime preacher at Wandesworth in Surrey. London: Printed by Richard Royston, dwelling in Ivie-Lane, 1645. ESTC No. R200043. Grub Street ID 77594.
  • Douch, John. Englands jubilee: or, her happy return from captivity: in a sermon, preached at St. Botolphs Aldersgate, London. Since presented to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, King Charles II. By John Douch rector of Stalbridge in the county of Dorset. London: printed by R. Royston at the Angel in Ivy-lane, 1660. ESTC No. R208952. Grub Street ID 85171.
  • Harvey, Christopher. Faction supplanted, or, A caveat against the ecclesiasticall and secular rebell in two parts : 1. A discourse concerning the nature, properties and practices of rebells, 2. Against the inconstancy and inconsistent contrariety of the same mens pretentions and practices, principles, and doctrines / by a lover of peace. London]: Printed by R. Royston, 1663. ESTC No. R28639. Grub Street ID 111690.

Printed for Richard Royston

  • [A banquet of ieasts. Or Change of cheare. Being a collection of moderne jests. Witty ieeres. Pleasant taunts. Merry tales.]. [London: printed for Richard Royston?, 1632?]. ESTC No. S124284. Grub Street ID 143670.
  • The saints legacies: or, A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God. Collected for private use, but published for the comfort of Gods people: by Anne Phoenix. London: printed by M. F[lesher]. for R. Roystone in Ivy-Lane, 1633. ESTC No. S124923. Grub Street ID 144220.
  • Hammond, Henry. A practicall catechisme. by H. Hammond Doctour of Divinity. Oxford [i.e. London?: for Richard Royston], Printed in the yeare 1646. ESTC No. R7615. Grub Street ID 127865.
  • Duppa, Brian. Angels rejoicing for sinners repenting. Delivered in a sermon by the Right Reverend Father in God, Brian Duppa, now Bishop of Salisbury. London: printed for Rich: Royston at the Angel in Ivy-lane, M.DC.XLVIII. [1648]. ESTC No. R204193. Grub Street ID 81196.
  • Gauden, John. Eikōn basilikē. The pourtraicture of His sacred Maiestie in his solitudes and sufferings. [London: printed by John Grismond for Richard Royston], M.DC.XLVIII. [1648, i.e. 1649]. ESTC No. R10559. Grub Street ID 58920.
  • Duncon, John. The holy life and death of the Lady Letice, Vi-countess Falkland. With the returnes of spiritual comfort and grief in a devout soul. Represented in letters to the honorable lady; and exemplified in her. By John Duncon parson (sequestred.). London: printed for Rich: Royston, at the Angel in Ivy-lane, 1653. ESTC No. R19150. Grub Street ID 76940.
  • Hammond, Henry. Of schisme. A defence of the Church of England, against the exceptions of the Romanists. By H. Hammond, D.D. London: printed by J. Flesher for Richard Royston. And Richard Davis in Oxford, M.D.C.LIV. [1654]. ESTC No. R234588. Grub Street ID 105919.
  • Taylor, Jeremy. Eniautos. A course of sermons for all the Sundays of the year. Fitted to the great necessities, and for the supplying the wants of preaching in many parts of this nation. Together with a discourse of the divine institution, necessity, sacredness, and separation of the office ministerial. By Jer. Taylor D.D. London: printed for Richard Royston at the Angel in Invie-lane [sic], 1655. ESTC No. R10569. Grub Street ID 58928.
  • Gauden, John. A discourse of auxiliary beauty. Or artificiall hansomenesse. In point of conscience between two ladies. [London]: Printed for R: Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-Lane, 1656. ESTC No. R202122. Grub Street ID 79380.
  • Taylor, Jeremy. Deus justificatus, or, A vindication of the glory of the divine attributes in the question of original sin. Against the Presbyterian way of understanding it. By Jer. Taylor, D.D. London: printed by R[oger]. N[orton]. for R. Royston at the Angel in Ivie-Lane, 1656. ESTC No. R10161. Grub Street ID 58554.
  • Hammond, Henry. A collection of such discourses and answers, wherein the disseratations concerning episcopacy. London: printed for R[ichard]. Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, M. DC. LVII. [1657]. ESTC No. R177823. Grub Street ID 69789.
  • Hammond, Henry. Deuterai phront'des, or, A revievv of the paraphrase & annotations on all the books of the New Testament. With some additions & alterations.by H. Hammond, D.D. London: printed by J[ames]. Flesher for R[ichard]. Royston at the Angel in Ivy-lane, and R[ichard]. Davis in Oxford, M.DC.LVII. [1657]. ESTC No. R14662. Grub Street ID 62666.
  • Charles. Reliquiæ sacræ Carolinæ. Or the works of that great monarch and glorious martyr King Charles the I. Collected together, and digested in order, according to their several subjects, civil and sacred. The contents appear in the ensuing pages. C.R. Hague [i.e. London]: Printed by Samuel Browne [i.e. for R. Royston], 1657. ESTC No. R200840. Grub Street ID 78323.
  • Walker, Clement. The high court of justice, or Cromwels new slaughter-house in EnglandDT With the authority that constituted, and ordained it. Arrained, convicted, and condemned, for usurpation, treason, tyranny, theft, and murther. Being the third part of the History of independency, written by the same author. London: printed for R Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, 1660. ESTC No. R203996. Grub Street ID 81022.
  • Douch, John. Englands jubilee: or, her happy return from captivity: in a sermon, preached at St. Botolphs Aldersgate, London. Since presented to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, King Charles II. By John Douch rector of Stalbridge in the county of Dorset. London: printed for R. R[oyston]. and are to be sold by Tho. Miller, book-seller in Sherborn, MDCLX. [1660]. ESTC No. R225553. Grub Street ID 98713.
  • Walker, Clement. The compleat history of Independency. Upon the Parliament begun 1640. By Clem. Walker. Esq; Continued till this present year 1660, which fourth part was never before published. Horat spe metuque procul. London: printed for Ric. Royston, at the Angel in Ivy-Lane: and Ric. Lownds, at the White Lion near the Little North Door of St. Paul's, 1661. ESTC No. R186157. Grub Street ID 74957.
  • Pierce, Thomas. The primitive rule of reformation: delivered in a sermon before His Maiesty at VVhitehall, Feb. 1. 1662. In vindication of our Church against the novelties of Rome. By Tho: Pierce, D.D. chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty, and President of Magdalen College in Oxon. Published by His Majesties special command. Oxford: printed by H[enry]. H[all]. for Ric. Royston bookseller to His Sacred Majesty, and Ric. Davis in Oxon, 1663. ESTC No. R23304. Grub Street ID 104665.
  • Taylor, Jeremy. A dissuasive from popery. By Jeremy Lord Bishop of Down. The third edition, revised and corrected by the author.. London: printed by J[ohn]. G[rismond]. for Rich. Royston, bookseller to the King's most excellent Majesty, MDCLXIV. [1664]. ESTC No. R10468. Grub Street ID 58839.
  • Hammond, Henry. Azia theo? krisis. Iudgment worthy of God. Or An assertion of the existence and duration of hell torments, in two occasional letters, written several years since, by the most learned, reverend, and pious Dr Henry Hammond. To which is added an accordance of St Paul with St James, in the great point of faith and works, by the same author. Oxford: printed by H. H[all]. printer to the university, for Ric: Royston, and Ric: Davis, 1665. ESTC No. R15162. Grub Street ID 63120.
  • Gould, William. Conformity according to canon justified; and the new way of moderation reproved: a sermon preached at Exon, in the cathedral of St. Peter, at the visitation of the right reverend father in God, Anthony by divine permission Lord Bishop of Exon. By William Gould. London: printed by A. Maxwell, for R. Royston, bookseller to his most sacred Majesty, and are to be sold by Abisha Brocas, bookseller in Exon, MDCLXXIV. [1674]. ESTC No. R10196. Grub Street ID 58589.
  • Gregory, John. The works of the reverend and learned Mr. John Gregorie, Master of Arts of Christ's-Church, Oxon. In two parts: the first containing Notes and observations upon several passages in Scripture; the second his Posthuma, being divers learned tracts upon various subjects. The fourth edition corrected.. London: printed by M. Clark, for Rich. Royston at the Angel in Amen-Corner, Benj. Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, and Tho. Sawbridge at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain, MDCLXXXIV. [1684]. ESTC No. R12193. Grub Street ID 60405.
  • Patrick, John. Reflections upon the devotions of the Roman Church. With the prayers, hymns and lessons themselves, taken out of their authentick books. Also two digressions concerning the reliques and miracles in Mr. Cressy's late Church-history. The second edition, with an appendix.. London: printed for Richard Royston, at the Angel in Amen-Corner, 1686. ESTC No. R10400. Grub Street ID 58774.