A large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls : together with a particular deduction of the seditious practices of the prime leaders of the Covenanters, collected out of their owne foule acts and writings : by which it doth plainly appeare that religion was onely pretended by those leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balcanquhall, Walter, 1586?-1645
Corporate Authors: English Printing Collection (Library of Congress), Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Authors: Young, Robert, -1643 (Printer), Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Laurie, James (Inscriber)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties printer for Scotland, anno Dom. MDCXXXIX. [1639]
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Description
Item Description:Signatures: [A]1 B-2D⁴ 2E⁶ 2F-3G⁴ 3H⁶.
With a final colophon leaf.
Coat of arms witih motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense" and initial on page 1.
Compiled by Walter Balcanquhall for Charles I.
"Balcanquhall was the undoubted author of an apologetical narrative of the court proceedings under the title of : 'His Majestie's large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland' (1639)." (D.N.B.).
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy imperfect: portrait wanting.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy has handwritten in pencil: 1639 under imprint title page, and translation of the motto on coat of arms at head of page 1. There is additional manuscript in ink on page 430.
Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, 430 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait (engraving), coat of arms ; 29 cm (folio)
Place of Publication:England -- London.