Englands chronicle: or, The lives & reigns of the kings and queens, from the time of Julius Caesar, to the present reign of K. William and Q. Mary: containing the remarkable transactions and revolutions in peace and war, both at home and abroad, as they relate to this kingdom, with the wars, policies, religion and custom, success and misfortunes, as well of the antient Britains, as Roman, Saxon, Danish, and Norman conquerors, with copper cuts, and whatever else is conduceable to the illustration of history by J. Heath. The second edition with large additions, continued to this present year 1691

All titles

• Englands chronicle: or, The lives & reigns of the kings and queens, from the time of Julius Caesar, to the present reign of K. William and Q. Mary: containing the remarkable transactions and revolutions in peace and war, both at home and abroad, as they relate to this kingdom, with the wars, policies, religion and custom, success and misfortunes, as well of the antient Britains, as Roman, Saxon, Danish, and Norman conquerors, with copper cuts, and whatever else is conduceable to the illustration of history by J. Heath. The second edition with large additions, continued to this present year 1691
• England's cronicle. or the lives & reigns of all the kings & queens to the present reign of K: William & Q: Mary &c

People / Organizations

• James Heath (Author)
• George Conyers ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for N. Bodington in Duck-lane, and G. Conyers in Little-Brittain, 1691.

Added name

Heath, James, 1629-1664, attributed name.

Publication year

1691

ESTC No.

R42072

Grub Street ID

123527

Description

87, 96-109, 114-120, 109-287, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 12°.

Note

Attributed by Wing and many 19th century catalogues to James Heath (1629-1664) author of 'Flagellum'. The 1738 'Catalogus impressorum librorum bibliothecae Bodleianae' distinguishes this "J. Heath" from James Heath author of 'Flagellum'

'The preface to the reader' which mentions "our gracious king and queen" is signed "J. Heath"

With frontis. portraits (plate) of William and Mary

With additional engraved title page (plate) bearing portraits of monarchs: England's cronicle. or the lives & reigns of all the kings & queens to the present reign of K: William & Q: Mary &c.