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England's worthies. Select lives of the most eminent persons of the English nation, from Constantine the Great, down to these times. By Will. Winstanley.

General note: With an additional title page, engraved. Printers' names from Wing CD. This edition has dedications to Giles Dent, Esq. and to Mrs. Mary Leader of Saffron-Walden. Please verify imprint. Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) reports imprint as having "... by J.C. and E.C. [i.e. F. C[ollins]] for Obadiah Blagrave ..."; to date, no known copies have been found with this typographical error. Signatures: A8 a8 B-2T8 2V4; D6-E2 stained, slightly affecting text; additional leaf bearing MS. ink notes by Richard Savage inserted between Q1 and Q2; title written in MS. ink on the fore edge UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), W3059 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1983. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1433:12). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink inscription on t.p. and additional t.p.: "Lib. Schol. Reg. Glocest"; H.Y.J Taylor's stamp on front fly leaf and on t.p.; Richard Savage's inscription on front fly leaf, incorporating Taylor's stamp: "Richard Savage. New Place. Stratford-upon-Avon, 1907. From the widow of [H.Y.J. Taylor] in memory of a long friendship"; Savage's gift to SBT bookplate pasted on inside front cover UK-SuSCL