Print, title-page (BM 1875,0814.742)

Engraved title-page to William Martin, 'The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England' (London, R. Young, 1638); title in the centre, within an arch supported by columns; inscribed on the moulding at the top, 'By mee Kings Rule and Princes decree Iustice. Pro. 8. 15'; on the pediment, portraits, each head and shoulders, of Edward VI, Elizabeth I, and Mary I; on the left column, eight medallion portraits of Henry VII, Edward V, Henry VI, Henry IV, Edward III, Edward I, King John, and Henry II; on the right column, eight medallion portraits of Henry VIII, Richard III, Edward IV, Henry V, Richard II, Edward II, Henry III, and Richard I; bottom centre, portraits in ovals of William II, William I, and Henry I, and, in a circle, of King Stephen; various coats of arms and crests throughout.
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