The historie of Cambria, now called Wales: a part of the most famous yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish language aboue two hundreth yeares past: translated into English by H. Lhoyd Gentleman: corrected, augmented, and continued out of records and best approoued authors, by Dauid Powel Doctor in diuinitie.
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| Language: | English |
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| Item Description: | "It is .. more likely that Caradog wrote his work in Latin than in Welsh" (DNB). The original is not known. This English version was in fact assembled and translated by Llwyd from various Welsh sources and expanded by Powell. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio. Imprint from colophon. "A description of Cambria" (A1-B3) is a revision, by Humphrey Llwyd, of a work by Sir John Price. "Cadwalader. The beginning of the principalitie and gouernement of VVales" (caption title) begins new pagination on C1r. Includes index. Signatures: [par.]⁸ A⁸ B⁴ C-Y⁸ 2A-2E⁸ 2F-2G⁴. The last leaf is blank. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy contains handwritten notes on different paper sewn into the binding. |
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| Physical Description: | 16 unnumbered pages, 22 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 401 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; (quarto) |