Publications of John Charlewood

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Printed by John Charlewood

  • Twyne, Thomas. A vievv of certain wonderful effects, of late dayes come to passe: and now newly conferred with the presignyfications of the comete, or blasing star, which appered in the Southwest vpo[n] the .x. day of Nouem. the yere last past. 1577. Written by T.T. this .28. of Nouember. 1578. [mprinted at London: By J. Charlewood for] Richarde Jhones, and are to be sould ouer against Saint Sepulchres Church without Newgate, .1. Decem. 1578. ESTC No. S111511. Grub Street ID 131340.
  • A compendious introduction, prologue, or preface vnto the Epistle to the Romains. [London]: Imprinted at London by John Charlewood dwelling in Barbican, and are there to be solde at his shop, Anno 1564. ESTC No. S2938. Grub Street ID 147254.
  • Articles to be enquired of by the Churchwardens and sworne men, upon their seueral othes taken in the metropoliticall visitation of the Deane and chapter of the cathedrall churche of Cantorburie, made within the diocesse of Drenforde. Anno domini. M.D.LXXV. [London]: Imprinted at London, by Iohn Charlewoode. [sic] for Dionis Emily, [anno Domini. M.D.LXXV.] [1575]. ESTC No. S92412. Grub Street ID 151168.
  • Rastell, William. A table collected of the yeares of our Lord God, and of the yeares of the kings of Englande, from the fyrst yeare of VVyllyam Conquerour: shewing howe the yeares of our Lorde God, and the yeares of the kings of England concurre and agree together, by which table it may bee quickly accoumpted, how many yeares, monethes and dayes be past, since the making of any euidences, instruments, or wrytings, that haue theyr dates of the yeares of the kings raignes, and not dates of the yeares of our Lorde God. And also it shall be readily seene, in what yeare of our Lorde God those euidences, instrumentes, or wrytinges were made. Imprinted at London: by [Iohn Charlewood for] Iohn Waley, 1576. ESTC No. S112966. Grub Street ID 132711.
  • T. N. A pleasant dialogue. betweene a lady called Listra, and a pilgrim. Concerning the gouernment and common weale of the great prouince of Crangalor. 1579. Imprinted at London: by Iohn Charlewood, dwelling in Barbican at the signe of the halfe Egle and Keye, [1579]. ESTC No. S110071. Grub Street ID 130198.
  • Marguerite. A godly meditation of the soule, concerning a loue towardes Christ, our Lorde, aptlye translated out of French into Englishe by the right highe, and most vertuous Princesse Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Queene. &c. Whereunto is added godlye meditations, set forth after the alphabet of the Queenes Maiesties name. [Imprinted at London: by [J. Charlewood? for] H. Denham, [1580?]]. ESTC No. S94107. Grub Street ID 152456.
  • Zárate, Agustin de. The discouerie and conquest of the prouinces of Peru, and the nauigation in the South Sea, along that coast. And also of the ritche mines of Potosi. Imprinted at London: By [John Charlewood, William How, and John Kingston for] Richard Ihones, Febru 6. 1581. ESTC No. S111812. Grub Street ID 131587.
  • A. M. The true reporte of the prosperous successe which God gaue vnto our English souldiours against the forraine bands of our Romaine enemies, lately ariued, (but soone inough to theyr cost) in Ireland, in the yeare 1580. Gathered out of the letters of moste credit and circumstaunce, that haue beene sent ouer, and more at large set foorth them in the former printed copie. For a singuler comfort to all godly Christians, & true harted subiectes, and an exceeding encouragement to them to persist valiantly in their true religion and faithe towards God, their due obedience and looue to their prince, and to repose their whole assured confidence in the strengthe of the Almightie, as most safe vnder the shield of his protection. Seene and allowed. Imprinted at London: [By J. Charlewood] for Edward White, dwelling at the little North doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gunne, [1581]. ESTC No. S112695. Grub Street ID 132446.
  • Munday, Anthony. A breefe and true reporte, of the execution of certaine traytours at Tiborne, the xxviii. and xxx. dayes of Maye. 1582. Gathered by A.M. who was there present. The names of them executed on Monday, the xxviii. of Maye. Thomas Foord. Iohn Shert. Robert Iohnson. The names of them executed on Wednesday, the xxx. of Maye. VVilliam Filbie. Luke Kirbie. Lawrance Richardson. Thomas Cottom. Imprinted at London: [By John Charlewood] for William VVright, and are to be solde at his shop, adioyning vnto S. Mildreds Church in the Poultrie, the middle shop in the rowe, 1582. ESTC No. S110064. Grub Street ID 130191.
  • A most necessary and godly prayer, for the preseruation of the right honourable the Earle of Leicester, Lieuetenant Generall of her Maiesties Armie in the lowe countries, and all his faythfull well-wyllers and followers in these affayres, that God of hys mercy may prospe them in these hys good begunne exployts. Very necessarye to bee vsed in thys perrilous tyme, of all her maiesties louing subiects and wellwillers. Imprinted at London: By [J. Charlewood for] Walter Mantell, Anno. Dom. 1585. ESTC No. S111962. Grub Street ID 131725.
  • A letter lately written from Rome, by an Italian gentleman, to a freende of his in Lyons in Fraunce. Wherein is declared, the state of Rome: the suddaine death & sollemne buriall of Pope Gregory the thirteenth. The election of the newe Pope, and the race of life this new Pope ranne before hee was aduanced. Thereto are adioyned the accidentes that haue fallen out, not onely in Rome, but in Naples & other parts of the worlde also. Newely translated out of Italian into English by I.F. Imprinted at London: By Iohn Charlewoode dwelling in Barbican, at the halfe Eagle and the Key, 1585. ESTC No. S116232. Grub Street ID 135920.
  • Webbe, William. A discourse of English poetrie. Together, with the authors iudgment, touching the reformation of our English verse. By VVilliam VVebbe. Craduate [sic]. Imprinted at London: By Iohn Charlewood for Robert Walley, 1586. ESTC No. S111629. Grub Street ID 131422.
  • Chub, William. Two fruitfull and godly sermons, preached at Dorchester in Dorsetshyre, the one touching the building of Gods temple, the other what the temple is. Imprinted at London: by John Charle-wood, dwelling in Barbican, at the signe of the halfe Eagle and the Key, 1586. ESTC No. S126189. Grub Street ID 145358.
  • Solinus, C. Julius. The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor. Contayning the noble actions of humaine creatures, the secretes & prouidence of nature, the description of countries, the maners of the people: with many meruailous things and strange antiquities, seruing for the benefitt and recreation of all sorts of persons. Translated out of Latin into English, by Arthur Golding. Gent. At London: Printed by I. Charlewoode for Thomas Hacket, 1587. ESTC No. S117641. Grub Street ID 137310.
  • Southwell, Robert. An epistle of comfort, to the reuerend priestes, & to the honorable, worshipful, & other of the laye sort restrayned in durance for the Catholicke fayth. Imprinted at Paris [i.e. London: By John Charlewood? in Arundel House, 1587?]. ESTC No. S111067. Grub Street ID 130992.
  • Watson, Thomas. The lamentations of Amintas for the death of Phillis: paraphrastically translated out of Latine into English hexameters, by Abraham Fraunce. At London: Printed by Iohn Charle-wood, for Thomas Newman and Thomas Gubbin, Anno. Dom. 1588. ESTC No. S111311. Grub Street ID 131183.
  • H. B. A consolatory letter to all the afflicted Catholikes in England. Imprinted at Roan in Normandy [i.e. London: Arundel House by John Charlewood?, 1588?]. ESTC No. S116626. Grub Street ID 136314.
  • Tasso, Torquato. The householders philosophie. VVherein is perfectly and profitably described, the true oeconomia and forme of housekeeping. With a table added thereunto of all the notable thinges therein contained. First written in Italian by that excellent orator and poet Signior Torquato Tasso, and now translated by T.K. At London: printed by J. C[harlewood]. for Thomas Hacket, and are to be sold at his shop in Lomberd-streete, vnder the signe of the Popes head, M. D. LXXXVIII. [1588]. ESTC No. S95471. Grub Street ID 153469.
  • Lynne, Walter. A most necessarie treatise, declaring the beginning and ending of all poperie or the popish kingdome drawne out of certaine olde prophecies aboue three hundred yeeres since, and nowe newly set forth with the auncient pictures therevnto belonging. At London: Printed by I. Charlewoode, dwelling in Barbican at the signe of the Halfe Eagle and Key, and are there to be solde, 1588. ESTC No. S2802. Grub Street ID 147142.
  • Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon. The mariners mirrour wherin may playnly be seen the courses, heights, distances, depths, soundings, flouds and ebs, risings of lands, rocks, sands and shoalds, with the marks for th'entrings of the harbouroughs, havens and ports of the greatest part of Europe: their seueral traficks and commodities: together wth. the rules and instrume[n]ts of nauigation. First made & set fourth in diuers exact sea-charts, by that famous nauigator Luke Wagenar of Enchuisen and now fitted with necessarie additions for the use of Englishmen by Anthony Ashley. Heerin also may be understood the exploits lately atchiued by the right Honorable the L. Admiral of Engla[n]d with her Maties. nauie: and some former seruices don by that worthy knight Sr. Fra: Drake. [London: Printed by John Charlewood, 1588?]. ESTC No. S122236. Grub Street ID 141791.
  • Dering, Edward. A sermon preached at the Tower of London, the eleuenth day of December, 1569. By Maister Edward Dering. Perused and allowed by authoritie. At London: Printed by Iohn Charlewoode, Anno. Dom. 1589. ESTC No. S110856. Grub Street ID 130823.
  • The honorable, pleasant and rare conceited historie of Palmendos. Sonne to the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin d'Oliua, Emperour of Constantinople and the queene of Tharsus. Translated out of French by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber. At London: Printed by I[ohn] C[harlewood] for Simon Watersonne, & are to be sold in Church-yarde [sic] at the signe of the Crowne, Anno. Domini. 1589. ESTC No. S110033. Grub Street ID 130162.
  • Nash, Thomas. The anatomie of absurditie: contayning a breefe confutation of the slender imputed prayses to feminine perfection, with a short description of the seuerall practises of youth, and sundry follies of our licentious times. No lesse pleasant to be read, then profitable to be remembred, especially of those, who liue more licentiously, or addicted to a more nyce stoycall austeritie. Compiled by T. Nashe. At London: Printed by I. Charlewood for Thomas Hacket, and are to be solde at his shop in Lumberd street, vnder the signe of the Popes heade, Anno. Dom. 1589. ESTC No. S110083. Grub Street ID 130210.
  • A looking glasse for England. VVherein those enormities and foule abuses may most euidentlie be seene, which are the destruction and ouerthrow of euery Christian common-wealth. Likewise, the onely meanes howe to preuent such daungers: by imitating the wholsome aduertisements contayned in thys booke. VVhich sometime was the iewell and delight of the right honourable Lorde and father to his countrey, Fraunces Earle of Bedforde, deceassed. At London: Printed by Iohn C[harlewood] for Henry Car, and Thomas Butter, Anno. Dom. 1590. ESTC No. S118999. Grub Street ID 138643.
  • Clayton, Gyles. The approoued order of martiall discipline, with euery particuler offycer his offyce and dutie: with many other stratagemes adioyning to the same. Whereunto is adioyned a second booke, for the true ordering and imbattelling of any number so euer, with the proportions of euery battell, which best serueth in these our dayes of seruice. Newlie written by Gyles Clayton. Printed at London: by I. C[harlewood]. for Simon VVatersonne, dwelling in Paules Church yarde, at Cheape-gate, Anno 1591. ESTC No. S124346. Grub Street ID 143728.
  • Clayton, Gyles. The approoued order of martiall discipline, with euery particuler offycer his offyce and dutie: with many other stratagemes adioyning to the same. Whereunto is adioyned a second booke, for the true ordering and imbattelling of any number so euer, with the proportions of euery battell, which best serueth in these our dayes of seruice. Newlie written by Gyles Clayton. Printed at London: By I. C[harlewood] for Abraham Kitsonne, dwelling in Paules Church yarde, at the signe of the Sunne, Anno 1591. ESTC No. S111148. Grub Street ID 131062.
  • Daniel, Samuel. Delia. Contayning certayne sonnets: vvith the complaint of Rosamond. At London: Printed by I[ohn]. C[harlewood]. for Simon Waterson, dwelling in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne, 1592. ESTC No. S123096. Grub Street ID 142619.
  • F.S.. The schoole of vertue, & booke of good nurture, teaching children & youth their duties. Newlie perused, corrected and augmented. Hereunto is also added a briefe declaration of the dutie of each degree. Also, certaine praiers and graces compiled by R.C. Printed at London: By [John Charlewood for] Richard Iones, 1593. ESTC No. S110902. Grub Street ID 130859.

Printed for John Charlewood

  • This booke is called the treasure of gladnesse, and semeth by the copy, being a very little manuell, and written in velam. to be made aboue. CC yeares past at the least. Whereby appeareth how God in olde time, and not of late onely, hath bene truely confessed and honored. The copy hereof, to for the antiquitie of it, preferued and to be seene in the Printers Hall. Set forth and allowed accroding to the Queenes Iniunctions. And now fyrst imprinted Anno. 1563. [Imprinted at London: by Henry Denham, for John Charlewood dwelling in Barbican, & are to be solde at hys shoppe. And now imprinted the syxt daye of Septembre, anno Domini. 1564]. ESTC No. S113019. Grub Street ID 132764.
  • Crowley, Robert. The opening of the wo[r]des of the prophet Ioell, in his second and third chapters, rehersed by Christ in Mathewe .xxiiii. Marke .xiii. Luke .xxi. and by Peter Actes .ii. concerning the signes of the last day. Compiled by Robert Crowley in the yeare of our Lord. M. D.XLVI. And perused againe by the same. Anno 1566. Imprinted at London: By Henry Bynneman, for Iohn Charlewood dwelling in Barbican, at the sygne of the halfe Eagle [and] the Key, Anno. 1567. ESTC No. S118224. Grub Street ID 137886.
  • Gascoigne, George. The spoyle of Antwerpe. Faithfully reported, by a true Englishman, who was present at the same. Nouem. 1576. Seene and allowed. Printed at London: y [J. Charlewood for] Richard Iones, [1576?]. ESTC No. S117137. Grub Street ID 136812.