Strange news from th' Indies, or, East-India passages further discovered : August in Jubile, 1650. A Jove prin cipium. He hath shewed thee O man, what is good: and what the Lord doth require of thee: surely to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God: but, because sentence against an evill worke is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men are fully set in them to do evill. As some peradventure upon serious perusall and ponder, may apprehend from this briefe, uncouth, and unpollished discourse; partly discovering the manner, and tenour of East-India-Trade hitherto: together, with part of the wofull, and sad sufferings of William Courten Esquire, & c. / written for information, confirmation, and confutation: by a constant well-willer, ... J.D. therein imploring and intimating to all in authority, and others, for speedy justice; ...and regulation of that hitherto much abused East-India-Trade, so vast, spacious, necessary, and of extraordinary high.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

J. D. (John Darell)

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courten, William, Sir, 1572-1636.

Courten, William.

Courten, William, -1655.

East India Company--Early works to 1800.

East India Company.

British--East Indies--Early works to 1800.

British.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 39 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 17 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Strange news from the Indies

East-India passages further discovered

Fingerprint:

r,p- n-es taas thnu (3) 1652 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Stephen Bowtel ..., 1652.

Notes:

Attributed to John Darell. Cf. BM.

The dedication and epilogue signed by John Darrell.

"19. June 1651. Imprimatur Nath. Brent." at end of work.

Errata: p. 39.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full blue morocco with gold-tooled panel and central ornament on covers; title stamped in gold on spine; gold-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; all edges gilt.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookseller's description pasted over front pastedown and free endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy closely trimmed at all edges with partial loss of text, page numbers, signatures and catchwords.

Cited in:

ESTC R20900

Wing D251

OCLC:

39964913