The Godly aduertisement or good counsell of the famous orator Isocrates, intitled Parænesis to Demonicus : wherto is annexed Cato in olde Englysh meter.

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Isocrates.

Contributor:

• Bury, John, 1535-1571.
• Burgh, Benedict.
• Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234 B.C.-149 B.C., attributed name.

Series:

• Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 190:5.
• Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 313:3.
• Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 468:9.

Standardized Title:

• To Demonicus. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kings and rulers--Duties--Early works to 1800.
• Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.
• Conduct of life.
• Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800.
• Aphorisms and apothegms.

Local Subjects:

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

Physical Description:

• 96 unnumbered pages
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Other Title:

• To Demonicus.
• Godly advertisement or good counsell of the famous orator Isocrates, intitled Parænesis to Demonicus:.
• Parænesis to Demonicus.
• Here begynneth the boke of Cato both in Latyn and Englyshe.
• Cato in olde Englysh meter.

Place of Publication:

[Imprinted at London] : [In fletestreate, at the signe of the Rose Garland, by William Coplande], Anno Do. M.D. LVII. Mense Decemb. [1557; i.e. 1558]

Notes:

• In two parts, a translation by John Bury of Isocrates' "To Demonicus" and a translation by Benedict Burgh of the "Disticha de moribus", wrongly attributed to Marcus Porcius Cato; register is not continuous--STC.
• Title from part 1. Part 1 dedication signed Iohn Bury.
• Printer and publication date from part 2 colophon which concludes: "Finished the first day of Ianuary. Anno. M.D. LVIII".
• Part 2 caption title reads: Here begynneth the boke of Cato both in Latyn and Englyshe.
• Part 2 in verse.
• Signatures: a-b A-D.
• Part 2 formerly STC 4855 and STC 4856.
• Part 2 identified as STC 4855 on UMI microfilm reel 190 and as STC 4856 on reel 313.
• Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
• Appears at UMI microfilm reels 190 (Bodleian Library copy part 2 only), reel 313 (British Library copy part 2 only) and 468 (Bodleian Library copy).
• Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1943, 1947, 1951. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 190:05, 313:3, 468:09). s1943 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 14276.

OCLC:

150659377