Publications of Michael Sparke

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Printed for Michael Sparke

  • Prynne, William. Mount-Orgueil: or Divine and profitable meditations, raised from the contemplation of these three leaves of natures volume, 1. rockes, 2. seas, 3. gardens, digested into three distinct poems. To which is prefixed, a poeticall description, of Mount-Orgueil Castle in the Isl of Jersy. By VVilliam Prynne, late exile, and close prisoner in the sayd Castle. A poem of The soules complaint against the body; and Comfortable cordialls against the discomforts of imprisonment, &c. are hereto annexed. London: printed by Tho. Cotes, for Michael Sparke Senior, dwelling at the blue Bible in Greene Arbor, 1641. ESTC No. R11087. Grub Street ID 59403.

Author

  • Sparke, Michael. Crumms of comfort, the valley of teares, and the hill of ioy with the thankefull remembrance, 1588, by water, the wonderful deliuerance, 1605, by fire, and the miracle of mercy, 1625, by earth perused and penned for euery sinfull soule. London: Printed for Michael Sparke, 1627. ESTC No. S4912. Grub Street ID 148826.
  • Sparke, Michael. To the glory of God in thankefull remembrance of our three great deliuerances vnto eternal memory, is here described; The Spanish armado, in 1588. The powder-treason, in 1605. And the heauy time of Gods visitation, 1625. With a zealous prayer to turne from vs the fourth iudgement, that is likely to fall vpon vs by the sword. [London: for M. Sparke?, 1627]. ESTC No. S95288. Grub Street ID 153318.
  • Sparke, Michael. The crums of comfort with godly prayers. London: Printed for Mic. Spark, 1628. ESTC No. S3154. Grub Street ID 147440.
  • Sparke, Michael. Crvms of comfort and godly prayers w[th] Thankfull remembrances, of Gods wonderfull deliuerances of this land. London: printed [by T. Cotes] for Michaell Sparke at the Blew Bible in Greene Arbor, 1631. ESTC No. S95286. Grub Street ID 153316.
  • Sparke, Michael. The poore orphans court, or Orphans cry. By M.S. Being a wel-wisher for a speedy helpe of their misery, and an eye-witnesse of their present calamitie. London: Printed by A[nne] G[riffin] for M[ichael] S[parke] junior, 1636. ESTC No. S117720. Grub Street ID 137387.
  • Sparke, Michael. Scintilla, or, A light broken into darke warehouses. With observations vpon the monopolists of seaven severall patents, and two charters. Practised and performed, by a mistery of some printers, sleeping stationers, and combining book-sellers. Anatomised and layd open in a breviat, in which is only a touch of their forestalling and ingrossing of books in pattents, and raysing them to excessive prises. Left to the consideration of the high and honourable House of Parliament now assembled. At London,: printed, not for profit, but for the common weles good: and no where to be sold, but some where to be given, 1641. ESTC No. R8350. Grub Street ID 128530.
  • Sparke, Michael. An abstract or brief declaration of the present state of his Majesties revenew, with the assignations and defalcations upon the same. All monies brought into his Maiesties coffers from time to time, since his coming to the crown of England, by what meanes so ever. The ordinary annuall issues, gifts, rewards, and extraordianry disbursments, as they are distinguished in the severall titles hereafter following. London: printed for M[ichael]. S[parke], 1651. ESTC No. R224467. Grub Street ID 98107.
  • Sparke, Michael. The narrative history of King James, for the first fourteen years. In four parts. I. The state of England at His Majesties entrance, and relation it had to other parts: ... also the rising of Somerset, ... II. The proceedings touching the divorce betwixt the Lady Frances Howard, and Robert Earl of Essex, ... Also, the arraignment of Sir Jer. Elvis Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir Thomas Monson Knight, Anne Turner, Rich. Weston and James Franklin, &c. touching the murthering and poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, ... III. A declaration of His Majesties revenue with assignations and defalcations upon the same, and of all monies brought into His Majesties coffers from time to time, ... IV. The commissions and warrants for the burning of two hereticks, both holding part of the same our ranters do, being old heresies, newly revived. Also two pardons, the one for Theophilus Higgons, the other for Sr Eustace Harte. London: printed [by Richard Cotes] for Michael Sparke at the sign of the Bible in Green-Arbour, 1651. ESTC No. R32146. Grub Street ID 114888.
  • Sparke, Michael. Crumms of comfort The second part to grones of the spirit in prayers meditations consolations and preparation for death with his and times last legacy a coffin and winding sheete. London: printed for Michaell Sparke at the Blew-Bible in Green Arbour, 1652. ESTC No. R228786. Grub Street ID 101428.
  • Sparke, Michael. A second beacon fired by Scintilla: with his humble information and joynt attestation to the truth of his brethrens former declaration & catalogue, that fired the first beacon. Wherein is remembred the former actings of the papists in their secret plots: and now discovering their wicked designes to set up, advance, and cunningly to usher in popery; by introducing pictures to the Holy Bible: and by sending many young gentlewomen beyond the seas to the nunnes. Also, shewing and setting forth the misery of the whole Company of Stationers: and holding out rather a desolation to religion then a reformation; as more at large appears both in our ministers and churches, in these sad times, when blasphemy, negromancy, popery, and all heresies be printed and publiquely sold, in a most horrid manner without controll or punishment. London: printed for the author, 1652. ESTC No. R203511. Grub Street ID 80592.
  • Sparke, Michael. Truth brought to light: or, The history of the first 14 years of King James I. In four parts. I. The happy state of England at His Majesty's entrance; the corruption of it afterwards. With the rise of particular favourites, and the divisions between this and other states abroad. II. The divorce betwixt the Lady Frances Howard and Robert Earl of Essex, ... as also the arraignment of Sir Jer. Ellis, lieutenant of the Tower, &c. about the murther of Sir Thomas Overbury, with all proceedings thereupon, and the King's gracious pardon and favour to the Countess. III. A declaration of His Majesty's revenue since he came to the crown of England; ... IV. The commissions and warrants for the burning of two hereticks, newly revived, with two pardons, one for Theophilus Higgons, the other for Sir Eustace Hart. London: printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1692. ESTC No. R34585. Grub Street ID 117105.