The first and second volumes of Chronicles : comprising 1. The description and historie of England; 2. The description and historie of Ireland; 3. The description and historie of Scotland
first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison and others ; now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586 by John Hooker alias Vowell Gent. and others ; with convenient tables at the end of these volumes
[London] : [Printed in Aldersgate Street at the signe of the Starre], [1587]
Physical Details
3 volumes ; 37 cm
OCLC
ocm51471697
Vol. 1: [8], 250, [4], 202, [2] p. ; vol. 2: 61, [13], 183, [1]; 445, 450-464, [54] p. ; vol. 3: [8], 1592 [i.e. 1491], [60] p.
Compiled by Holinshed, William Harrison, and Richard Stanyhurst. Edited by John Hooker, who continued the work to 1586, with the assistance of Francis Thynne on the Scottish continuations, and with Thynne, Abraham Fleming and John Stow on the other portions of the book.
"Finished in Januarie 1587, and the 29 of the Queenes Majesties reigne, with the full continuation of the former yeares, at the expenses of John Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke. At London, printed in Aldergate street at the signe of the Starre"--colophon.
STC gives printer as Henry Denham.
In this edition (1587) the freedom with which contemporary events were treated led the Privy Council to order extensive excisions immediately after publication. In the "Historie of Scotland" (vol. 2) omissions were made between p. 421-424, 433-436, 443-450; in the Historie of England" (vol. 3) p. 1328-1331 and all between p. 1419 and 1538 were cancelled. In the excised copies of v. 3 new passages were introduced to supply the omissions on p. 1328-1331, and the space between p. 1419 and 1538 was filled by four new leaves paged respectively 1419 and 1420, 1421 and 1490, 1491 and 1536, 1537 and 1538.
Includes index.
STC (2nd ed.), 13569.
ESTC, S122178.
Vol. 1 An historicall description of the Iland of Britaine -- The description of England -- The historie of England, from the time that it was first inhabited, untill the time that it was last conquered / by Raphael Holinshed -- Vol. 2 A treatise conteining a plaine and perfect description of Ireland, with an introduction to the better understanding of the histories apperteining to that land / compiled by Richard Stanihurst -- The first inhabitation of Ireland, by whome it was instructed in the faith, with the severall invasions of the same -- The Irish historie / composed and written by Giraldus Cambrensis, and translated into English (with scholies to the same) by John Hooker -- Sylvester Giraldus Cambrensis, his vaticinall historie of the conquest of Ireland -- The processe of Irish affaires (beginning where Giraldus did end) untill this present age, being a witnesse of sundrie things as yet fresh in memorie: which processe from henseforward is intituled the Chronicles of Ireland -- The description of Scotland / written at the first by Hector Boetius in Latine and afterward translated into the Scotish speech by John Bellenden, Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finallie into English by R.H. -- Vol. 3 The third volume of Chronicles, beginning at duke William the Norman, commonlie called the Conqueror; and descending by degrees of yeeres to all the kings and queenes of England in their orderlie successions / first compiled by Raphaell Holinshed, and by him extended to the yeare 1577