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The suruay of London: containing, the originall, antiquitie, encrease, and more moderne estate of the sayd famous citie. As also, the rule and gouernment thereof (both ecclesiasticall and temporall) from time to time. With a briefe relation of all the memorable monuments and other especiall obseruations, both in and about the same citie. Written in the yeere 1598. by Iohn Stow, citizen of London. Since then, continued, corrected and much enlarged, with many rare and worthy notes, both of venerable antiquity, and later memorie; such, as were neuer published before this present yeere 1618.

General note: Editor's dedication signed: A.M., i.e. Anthony Munday. Pages 624-647 reprint most of: Holland, Henry. Monumenta sepulchraria Sancti Pauli. With two final contents leaves. Half-sheet *, bound between pages 20 and 21, was printed as A2.3. Variant: last line of title reads "this present yeere 1617". Signatures: [sec.]4 A² B8 C8(C2+*²) D-3Q8 3R4. Lacks quire [sec.]4 and all after 3Q7; 3M5-3N2 stained, slightly affecting text; occasional MS. ink marginalia; MS. pencil note on peppers and their introduction on back fly leaf, by Sidney Beisly UK-SuSCL Cited in: STC (2nd ed.), 23344 Pforzheimer, 994 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1975. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1396:7). Ownership and custodial history: From the library of Revd. Sidney Beisly (d. 1876); Beisly bequest, 1896 UK-SuSCL