Annales the true and royall history of the famous empresse Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland &c. True faith's defendresse of diuine renowne and happy memory. Wherein all such memorable things as happened during hir blessed raigne ... are exactly described.

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By William Camden. Translator's dedication signed: Abraham Darcie. A translation of the French translation by Paul de Bellegent of books 1-3 of: Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha. The title page is engraved and signed: R. Vaughan. "Lownes app[parently]. pr[inted]. pi² (only the letterpress), a-b⁴, [chi]⁴ (dedic. to Charles, etc), 2nd (*)⁴ (contents), and [V]-[Ee]⁴; Flesher [B]-[T]⁴; Purslowe the rest. Copies display some variation in the shared dedics. on [chi]2, Gg3, and Kkk4"--STC. Collation of preliminaries: [pi]² a-b⁴ [par.]⁴ [chi]⁴ ² [par.]⁴ (*)⁴ A⁴ (a)-(c)⁴ (d)² ² (*)⁴. "The historie of the most high, mighty, and euer-glorious empresse, Elizabeth .. The second [-third] booke" have separate title page; book 3 has separate pagination; register is continuous. Running title reads: The history and annalls of Elizabeth, Queene of England, &c. Final leaf has verses "To the reader" signed "A.D."; verso blank. Variant 1: verso has an engraved portrait of Darcie. Variant 2: title page omits Fisher's address and names Darcie as translator; some other preliminaries printed in gold or green (?). Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.