Anglorum praelia ab anno Domini. 1327. anno nimirùm primo inclytissimi principis Eduardi eius nominis tertij, vsque ad annu[m] Domini. 1558. carmine summatim perstricta : item, de pacatissimo Angliae statu, imperante Elizabetha, compendiosa narratio / authore Christophoro Oclando ... Haec duo poëmata, tàm ob argumenti grauitatem, quàm Carminis facilitatem, nobilissimi regiae maiestatis consiliarij in omnibus huius regni scholis praelegenda pueris praescripserunt ; hijs Alexandri Neuilli Kettum: tùm propterargumenti similitudinem, tùm propter orationis elegantiam adiunximus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ocland, Christopher, -1590?

Contributor:

Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936.

Newbery, Ralph, -1604, bookseller.

Bynneman, Henry, -1583, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Kett's Rebellion, England, 1549--Early works to 1800.

Kett's Rebellion, England, 1549.

Great Britain--History--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

History.

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Christi[?], Thomas (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

192 unnumbered pages, 63, that is, 97 pages, 7 unnumbered pages ; 16 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

orm- tue? s.a, GrNo (C) 1582 (A)

Place of Publication:

Londini : [Printed by Henry Bynneman] Apud Radulphum Nuberie, ex assignatione Henrici Bynneman typographi, Anno 1582.

Summary:

"A curious little historical collection by the Lancashire poet and controversialist Cristopher Ockland (d. 1590?), sometime master of the Royal Grammar School at Cheltenham. The first work had appeared separately in 1558 but the last two are here published for the first time. There are a number of different issues of the same year, often with mixed sheets. The 'Praelia' is a history of England in Latin hexameters, from 1327 to the accession of Elizabeth, drawn from the Chronicles; it is mentioned in his satires by Bishop Hall. The second work in eulogistic terms carries the poem up to the present, i.e. 1580; apart from the life and deeds of Elizabeth herself, there is some account of prominent contemporary figures such as Burghley, Walsingham, Dudley, Knollys, Hatton and Nicholas Bacon. The final part comprises the story of Kett's abortive East Anglian rebellion against the post-Dissolution landlords (1549) drawn from Nevile. Despite the work's poorish Latin it met with Royal approbation. Each of the pieces has a title page so as to sell separately. The work was appointed by Queen Elizabeth and her privy council to be received and taught in every grammar and free-school within the kingdom, 'For the removing of such lascivious poets as are commonly reade and taught in the said grammar schooles'" -- Lowndes 1716. STC 18774. --Sokol.

Notes:

In this issue N1v last line begins: 'bus meis'. Sheets are sometimes mixed with STC 18773-4.

Signatures: A⁴ B-L⁸ M⁴ N-T⁸ V⁴.

Page 97 misnumbered as 63.

Errata: p. [7] at end.

Includes: "[Eirn̄archia] siue Elizabetha" and "Alexandri Neuilli Kettus, siue De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce." both with separate title pages; the latter is paginated; register is continuous.

The first two parts are in verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Woodcut device on title page; seal of the Order of the Garter on p. [4] (first series); headpieces; tailpieces; initials; printed marginal notes.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full blind-stamped calf; gold-tooled designs on spine; gold-tooled cover edges.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. ownership inscription "Thomae Chr[is]ti? Aedis Christi Oxonij Octob. 17 158[?]" on title page.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.), 18773.3

ESTC, S105640

Related Work:

Firth, C. H. (Charles Harding), 1857-1936. De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce.

Contains:

Eirēnarchia siue Elizabetha.

Elizabetha.

Alexandri Nevilli Kettus, siue De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce.

De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce.

OCLC:

163579480