A princes looking glasse, or A princes direction, very requisite and necessarie for a Christian prince, to view and behold himselfe in : containing sundrie, wise, learned, godly, and princely precepts and instructions, excerpted and chosen out of that most Christian, and vertuous Basilikon dōron, or his Maiesties instructions to his dearest sonne Henrie the prince, and translated into Latin and English verse (his Maiesties consent and approbation beeing first had and obtained thereunto) for the more delight and pleasure of the said prince now in his young yeares: by William Willymat.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Willymat, William, -1615.

Contributor:

James I, King of England, 1566-1625.

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 994:2.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education of princes--Early works to 1800.

Education of princes.

Kings and rulers--Duties--Early works to 1800.

Kings and rulers.

Kings and rulers--Duties.

Physical Description:

7 unnumbered pages, 88 pages, 1 unnumbered page

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Princes looking glasse

Princes direction, very requisite and necessarie for a Christian prince, to view and behold himselfe in.

Place of Publication:

[Cambridge] : Printed by Iohn Legat, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. 1603. And are to be sold in Pauls Churchyard [, London,] at the signe of the Crowne by Simon Waterson, [1603]

Notes:

An adaptation of: James I. Basilikon dōron.

Latin and English verse on facing pages.

The words "Basilikon dōron" are in Greek characters.

Even page numbers on recto.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1964. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 994:02). s1964 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 14357.

Related Work:

James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Basilikon doron.

OCLC:

61365497