Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra : mysteries of state & government : in letters of illustrious persons, and great agents, in the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charls : in two parts : in which the secrets of empire, and publique manage of affairs are contained : with many remarkable passages no where else published

Publication/Creation:

London : Printed for G. Bedel, and T. Collins, and are to be sold at their shop at the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1654

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra : mysteries of state & government : in letters of illustrious persons, and great agents, in the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charls : in two parts : in which the secrets of empire, and publique manage of affairs are contained : with many remarkable passages no where else published

Variant Titles:

Cabala
Scrinia sacra

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Additional Author/Creators:

Bedell, Gabriel, -1668, bookseller
Collins, Thomas, active 1650-1682, bookseller
Candler, Charles Howard, 1878-1957, former owner
Home-Drummond, John George, -1848, former owner

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements
Armorial bookplates

Subjects:

JamesI,King of England,1566-1625
CharlesI,King of England,1600-1649
ElizabethI,Queen of England,1533-1603
HenryVIII,King of England,1491-1547
Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603
Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1649

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cabala, mysteries of state, in letters of the great ministers of K. James and K. Charles ; wherein much of the publique manage of affairs is related / faithfully collected by a noble hand -- Scrinia sacra : secrets of empire, in letters of illustrious persons : a supplement of the Cabala, in which business of the same quality and grandeur is contained : with many famous passages of the late reigns of K. Henry 8, Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charls.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

2 volumes in 1 (16 unnumbered pages, 347, 21 unnumbered pages; 12 unnumbered pages, 160, 181-355, that is, 255 pages, 9 unnumbered pages) ; 20 cm (4to)

General Note:

In two parts. Part 1, "Cabala, mysteries of state" and part 2, "Scrinia Sacra; secrets of empire, in letters of illustrious persons" each have separate dated title page, pagination, and register.
General title page and title page to part 2 in red and black.
Part 2 text continuous despite pagination; page 255 misnumbered 355.
Signatures: pt. 1: A⁸ (±A1) B-2Z⁴; pt. 2: A⁴ a² B-X⁴ 2A⁴ 2B² 2C-2L⁴.
Part 2 "The stationers to the reader" signed: G.B. T.C., i.e. Gabriel Bedell and Thomas Collins.
Part 1 was originally issued separately in 1653 (Wing C183).
Bookseller's advertisements at end of pt. 2.
Includes indexes.

Local Note:

Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library copy imperfect, pt. 1 only; has autographs: John Heath his book, June the twentieth one thousand sevenhundred and fortyone ... Ledbury; [4 lines of verse] Rought by John Philpotts Baker in Jenewary the 26th 1756, Ledburyinscription: Bought by John Philpotts Baker in Jenewary the 26th 1756; has inscription: Decbr. ye 27: 1711 I promise to pay to James Hammer the sum of four pounds four shillings ... James Savemony.
Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Candler copy has armorial bookplates of John George Home-Drummond and Charles Howard Candler.

Citation/Reference Note:

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C184
ESTC R21971

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990013567890302486

OCLC Number:

08794257

Barcode:

000011276381
000011276382