His Maiesties commission to all the Lords, and others of the Priuie Counsell, touching the creation of baronets, whereunto are annexed diuers instructions, and His Maiesties letters patents containing the forme of the said creation. Also the forme of an oath to be taken by the said baronets.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)

Contributor:

James I, King of England, 1566-1625.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titles of honor and nobility--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Titles of honor and nobility.

Titles of honor and nobility--Law and legislation--Early works to 1800.

Nobility--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Nobility.

Baronetage.

Titles of honor and nobility--Law and legislation.

Great Britain.

Baronetage--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 18, pages 18, 18-38 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 39-44 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; (4to)

Other Title:

His Majesties commission to all the Lords, and others of the Privie Counsell, touching the creation of baronets

Fingerprint:

ToD, heue c.se tong (3) 1611 (A)

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, anno 1611.

Notes:

The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A" in a mortised ornament; the last leaf is blank.

Quire C in two states. In this state, quire C has C3 is cancelled and replaced by a halfsheet. In another state, quire C has 4 leaves.

"The Precedent of the patent" (p. 27-38) in Latin.

Royal arms on verso of title page, on p. [14], [26], and unnumbered leaf F2.

Woodcut initials; head-pieces.

Signatures: A-F⁴ G² (-C3 + chi1.2, chi1 signed "C3").

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: first leaf wanting.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 9225

ESTC S122652

OCLC:

57529238