The copy catalogued is imperfect as filmed; fragmentary; consists of leaves C1-4 only. DFONOTE edp add note: title from headline (should the 245 be within brackets?); in STC: later eds. have in the headline 'Historie' or 'History'; Greg 145(a); is the 246 correct?
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22279a Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, 145 English short title catalogue (ESTC), S106001
Manuscript bibliographical note in the hand of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps: "... These [four] leaves were found at Bristol [England] some years ago in the binding of a copy of Thomas's Rules of the Italian Grammar, 4⁰ 1567. ..." A few manuscript markings. The leaves retain conjugacy, but are damaged and silked, affecting text. Cropped, affecting headline and text on C4. Bound with this is leaf B1 of 'The tragedy of Darius' from one of the early 17th-century editions of William Alexander's Monarchic tragedies (either STC 343 or 344). With a printed bibliographical (sale catalogue?) description of these leaves pasted on the back free endpaper. C19 red goatskin binding; stored in a green goatskin pull-off box. Provenance: James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps copy; Marsden J. Perry copy (Folger file)
