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DYVE, SIR LEWIS.
A letter from Sir Lewis Dyve to the Lord Marquis of Newcastle ....
giving ....an account of the whole conduct of the Kings affaires
in Ireland since his arrival there .... in Septem 1648 until .... his
departure .... June 1650 - The Hague: Printed by Samuell Broun,
English bookseller, 1650. 4to. pp. 56, 23. Fore edge close trimmed
with minute loss of letters, otherwise a very good copy in mod-
ern quarter calf. Wing D 2979. A royalist supporter he made his
escape from the tower of London where he had been imprisoned
since 1645. He came to Ireland. and spent almost two years in
this country. Sweeney 1621.
€200 - €400
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ENGLAND, CHURCH OF.
A form of prayer to be used on Wednesday the 12th day of March
next ensuing, throughout the whole Kingdom: Being the Fast-Day
appointed by the King and Queens Proclamation .... for suppli-
cating Almighty God for the pardon of our sins, and for imploring
his blessing and protection in the preservation of His Majesties
Sacred Person, and the prosperity of his Arms in Ireland, and the
Naval Forces - London: 1689 [90]. 4to. pp. [44]. A very good copy
in modern half morocco. Wing C 4151B. Sweeney 1668.
€80 - €120
112
ENGLAND, YEARBOOKS, HENRY VI.
part des Ans de Roy Henrie le 6. Ore nouelment peruse & corrig,
et un profitable Table annexe a ceo - London: 1609. Folio. The
Earl of Macclesfield’s copy with the south library bookplate and
blind armorial stamp. A good copy in contemporary full calf. STC
9616. Henry VI, born in 1421, succeeded his father (Henry V) the
following year. His reign encompassed the Wars of the Roses
involving the houses of Lancaster and York and he himself would
be murdered in the Tower of London. However before that his rule
effectively came to an end when he was deposed by the Earl of
Warwick acting for Edward IV in 1461 although in the year before
his death (1471) he would be briefly restored to the throne by
Warwick “The Kingmaker”. The regnant years covered in this vol-
ume are 1-4, 7-12, 14, and 18-20. Sweeney 1685.1.
€300 - €500
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