The falles of unfortunate princes : Being a true chronicle historie of the untimely death of such princes and men of note, as haue happened since the first entrance of brute into this iland, vntill this our latter age. Whereunto is added the famous life and death of Queene Elizabeth, with a declaration of all the warres, battels and sea-fights, during her raigne: wherein at large is described the battell of 88. with the particular seruice of all such ships, and men of note in that action.

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Publication InfoAt London : imprinted by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Adams, 1619.
Description[22], 875, [1] p. : ports.
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Other author/creatorHiggins, John, fl. 1570-1602.
Other author/creatorBaldwin, William, ca. 1518-1563?
Other author/creatorBlenerhasset, Thomas.
Other author/creatorLydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Fall of princes.
Other author/creatorNiccols, Richard, 1584-1616. VVinter nights vision.
Other author/creatorNiccols, Richard, 1584-1616. Englands Eliza.
Other author/creatorBoccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375 Casibus illustrium virorum.
Uniform titleMirrour for magistrates.
Variant title Variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest
Variant title Variable fortune and unhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest
Variant title Winter nights vision
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAnother issue, with cancel title page, of the 1610 edition: A mirour for magistrates.
General noteThe first part is by John Higgins, who signs the dedication; the second (which here follows the first without break) by Thomas Blenerhasset; the third by William Baldwin and others; and "A winter nights vision" and "Englands Eliza" by Richard Niccols, who also edited the whole.
General noteIn verse.
General noteThe third part is a continuation of John Lydgate's "The fall of princes", which is a translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's "De casibus illustrium virorum".
General note"The variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest" (i.e. part 3), "A vvinter nights vision", and "Englands Eliza" have separate title pages dated 1609, 1610 and 1610, respectively; pagination and register are continuous.
General noteReproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
References STC (2nd ed.) 13447.5
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2066:2)
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