1. Add MS 41137
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 41137
- Title:
- "EIRENARCHA: or, the Justice of Peace," by William Lambarde: an early holograph draft referred to as the "Module" in the Epistle Dedicatorie to the first printed edition, 1581. Dated, on the title page (f. 1), August 1579--the month in which Lambarde was first placed on the Commission of the Peace for Kent-and there described as "diuided into fowre (substituted for three) bookes." The table of contents (ff. 2, 2 b), however, is complete only for Books i and ii. In the case of book iii, the o...
- Scope & Content:
- William Lambarde, Deputy Keeper of the Rolls 1597: First draft of " Eirenarcha," etc.: 1579 (with additions to 1600).: Autogr. Bindings ENGLISH: Stamped leather: 16th cent. Bookplates: Lambarde (-): 19th-20th cent. Justices of the Peace: "Eirenarcha," by W. Lambarde: 1579 (with additions to 1...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Aug 1579
- Extent:
- 1 item