Ancient Funerall Monuments within the United Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adjacent, with the dissolved Monasteries therein contained; their Founders, and what eminent Persons have beene in the same interred. As also the Death and Buriall of certaine of the Blood Royall; the Nobilitie and Gentrie of these Kingdomes entombed in forraine Nations. A worke reviving the dead memory of the Royall Progenie, the Nobilitie, Gentrie, and Communaltie, of these his Majesties Dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of Historical observations, annotations, and briefe notes extracted out of approved Authors, infallible Records, Lieger Books, Charters, Rolls, old Manuscripts, and the Collections of judicious Antiquaries. Whereunto is prefixed a Discourse of Funerall Monuments. Of the Foundation and fall of Religious Houses. Of Religious Orders. Of the Ecclesiastical estate of England. And of other occurrences touched upon by the way, in the whole passage of these intended labours.
London: Printed by Thomas Harper And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine, 1631. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. [xvi] + 872. Later (late 19th century?) brown cloth binding, lettered in gilt on spine. A number of woodcuts throughout, some..... More