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The booke of common praier : and administracion of the sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies in the Churche of Englande.

Accession number
PML 5421
Published
Londini : [J. Kingston] in officina Richardi Iugge & Iohannis Cawood, [1559.]
Description
2 parts in 1 volume: [464], [264] pages ; 14 cm (8vo)
Notes
Borders on both title pages: McKerrow and Ferguson border no. 33.
Calendar in Part I printed in red and black.
Collation: Part I: leaf 1a, title; 1b, contents; 2a-5a, Act of uniformity; 5b-6b, preface; 7a-8a, Of ceremonies; 8b-20a, table and calenda
Binding
French binding after 1640: red morocco, gilt, with the arms and motto of Sir Richard Browne (1605-1683) in center and cipher of two Bs in corners, once thought to represent John Evelyn. In red morocco case.
Variant title
Psalter or psalmes of David
Provenance
Sir Richard Browne (1605-1683), binding (see Keynes article for identification and relationship to Evelyn); John Evelyn (1620-1706), inherited from Browne; Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), armorial book plate with shelf mark: Z.b.36 (front
Classification
Century
Department