The fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, fro[m] the begynnyng of the world vntyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye. Wherunto is added the fall of al such as since that time were notable in Englande: diligently collected out of the chronicles.

All titles

• The fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, fro[m] the begynnyng of the world vntyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye. Wherunto is added the fall of al such as since that time were notable in Englande: diligently collected out of the chronicles.
• De casibus illustrium virorum. English
• Fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, from the begynnyng of the world untyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye Fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, fro the begynnyng of the world vntyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye Fall of prynces. Gathered by John Bochas, fro the begynnyng of the world untyll his time, translated into English by John Lidgate monke of Burye

People / Organizations

• Giovanni Boccaccio (Author)

Imprint

Londini: in ædibus Johannis Waylandi, cum priuilegio per sepatennium, [1554?]

Added name

Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?, tr.

Publication year

1554

ESTC No.

S125451

Grub Street ID

144691

Description

[10], clxiii, xxxvi, xxxv-xxxvii, [1] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) ; 2⁰

Note

A verse translation of: Boccaccio, Giovanni. De casibus illustrium virorum.

Publication date conjectured by STC.

The eighth book begins new foliation on 2A1.

The last leaf, usually lacking, bears the title page to STC 1246, which was intended to have formed part 2 of the present work, but the printing was suppressed.

Uncontrolled note

From a French version by Laurent de Premierfaict?