Declaration des causes, qui ont meu sa Serenissime Maiest d'Angleterre d'equipper, & mettre vne arme sur mer, pour la deffence de ses royaumes contre les forces du Roy d'Espagne : a publier par les lieutanans generaulx de la dicte arme afin de faire entendre, a vn chascun, que sa Maiest dresse ceste arme naualle, seulement pour sa deffense, & pour courir sus a ses ennemis, & non pas pour endommager ceux qui ne voudront prendre le parti de ses ennemis, mais pour vser plustost de toute faueur & assistance en leur endroit.
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Declaration des causes, qui ont meu sa Serenissime Maiest d'Angleterre d'equipper, & mettre vne arme sur mer, pour la deffence de ses royaumes contre les forces du Roy d'Espagne : a publier par les lieutanans generaulx de la dicte arme afin de faire entendre, a vn chascun, que sa Maiest dresse ceste arme naualle, seulement pour sa deffense, & pour courir sus a ses ennemis, & non pas pour endommager ceux qui ne voudront prendre le parti de ses ennemis, mais pour vser plustost de toute faueur & assistance en leur endroit.
Created/published
Imprim Londres : Par les deputez de Christophle Barker, imprimeur pour la tres-excellente Maiest de la Royne, 1596.
Description
[2], 4 pages
Corporate author
England and Wales.
Note
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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), 9206
Place of creation/publication
France.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271193 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description:"Octavo, (151 × 100 mm.) pp. [2], 9, [5]. A-B4 (with both blanks B3,4). Roman and Italic letter. Small woodcut ornament on title page, floriated woodcut initial and typographical headpiece. In half blue cloth over marbled boards circa 1900, title and date gilt lettered on spine. Light age toning with some minor spotting, cut a little close in upper margin just touching page numbers. A good copy, crisp and clean. Exceptionally rare, and a most interesting work: a declaration of war on Spain, giving the reasons why the English intended to send a naval force against the city of Cádiz, published in advance of the attack. It is signed by the Earl of Essex and Charles Howard, but was most probably written by William Cecil, Lord Burghley. This work is a translation of: “A declaration of the causes moving the Queenes Majestie of England, to prepare and send a navy to the seas, for the defence of her realmes against the Kinge of Spaines forces” (STC 9203), printed by Christopher Barker in London in six languages (English, Latin, French, German, Dutch and Spanish) for distribution across Europe. It was so successful that it was also published separately in France, Germany and in the Netherlands. This model of publication was used frequently by the Elizabethan government as an effective means of reaching foreign audiences. Ordered from Nicholas Marlowe Rare Books D9307, 2019-05-30, Cat. Recent Acquisitions #6.