Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue 323: Ellis. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![69 Gothorum in Moesia Episcopo circa Annum CCCLX. ex greco Gothicé translata, nune cum Parallelis Versionibus, Sveo-Gothicé, Norrena, seu Islandica, et vulgata Latina edita. Stockholmie, Typis Nicolai Wankif, 1671. Ato, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding tables, and an engraved plate of the gothic alphabet, fine copy, russia extra, gilt edges, by Bedford, £9 9s. . Contains the Gospels in Gothic, Swedish, Icelandic and Latin printed in parallel columns; edited by G. Stjernhjelm, who supplied a preliminary dissertation on the origin of languages (at the end of which is printed the Lord’s Prayer in Latin and seven European languages). HARRY (George Owen), The Genealogy of the High and Mighty Monarch, James, by the grace of God, King of great Brittayne, &c. with his lineall descent from Noah, by diuers direct lynes to Brutus, first Inhabiter of the Le of Brittayne ; and from him to Cadwalader, the last King of the Brittish bloud ; and from thence, sundry wayes to his Maiesty, wherein is playnly shewed his rightful! Title, by lawfull descent from the said Cadwalader, as well to the Kingdome of Brittayne, as to the Principalities of Northwales and Southwales : together with a briefe Cron- ologie of the memorable Acts of the famous men touched in this Genealogy, and what time they were. Where also is handied the worthy descent of his Maiesties ancestour Owen Tudyr, and his affinity with most of the greatest Princes of Christendome. London, Imprinted by Simon Stafford, for Thomas Salisbury, 1604. Sm. 4to, Frrst Epirion, with 9 engraved genealogical tables, some headlines shaved, vellum, gilt edges, £127 12s: As the title page informs us, this volume was ‘“ gathered by George Owen Harry, Parson of Whitchurch in Kemeis [Pembrokeshire], at the request of M. Robert Holland.” The latter was the Welsh poet, aiso like Harry a Pem- brokeshire parson, then being rector of Prendergast. The volume is of VERY GREAT RARITY and of exceptional interest on account of the engraved genealogies wherein special prominence is given to the WELSH DESCENTS. heures a lusage de Lion furent acheuees par PHILIPPE PIGOUCHET libravre de luniuersite de Paris, le penultime vour de Juillet, 1495. Pour toussains demotiay libraire demourat](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33156402_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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