An Index to the Records With Directions to the Several Places where...
Strachey's Records [Strachey, William]. [Ayloffe, Sir Joseph, Attributed]. An Index to the Records, With Directions to the Several Places where They are to be Found, and Short Explanations of the Different Kinds of Rolls, Writs, &c. To Which is Added, A List of the Latin Sir-Names, and Names of Places, as They are Written in the Old Records, Explained by the Modern Names. Also a Chronological Table, Shewing at One View the Year of Our Lord, Answering to the Particular Year of each King's Reign; The Several Parliaments, and the Different Titles by Which our Kings are Styled in the Records. London: Printed for G. Hawkins, 1739. [viii], 182, [2] pp. Includes two-page publisher's catalogue at rear. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Recent period-style quarter calf over cloth, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Light toning to text. Signature to front free endpaper and brief annotations to a few leaves in fine early hand. Ex-library. Small inkstamps to title page and a few leaves. An attractive copy. $300. * First edition. Lists records in institutional and private libraries. A useful source, enhanced by the Latin and chronological charts. An undated re-issue was published around 1775. English Short-Title Catalogue T146961.
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