A brief and perfect journal of the late proceedings and successe of the English army in the West-Indies, continued until June the 24th 1655. : Together with some quaeres inserted and answered. Published for satisfaction of all such who desire truly to be informed in these particulars. / By I.S. an eye-witnesse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

I. S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn, William, Sir, 1621-1670--33327.

Penn, William.

English West Indian Expedition, 1654-1655.

England and Wales. Army--Early works to 1800.

England and Wales.

West Indies--History--Early works to 1800.

West Indies.

Physical Description:

16, 15-27, [1] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)

Place of Publication:

London, : [s.n.], Printed 1655.

Notes:

Last page blank.

Title page has "successe of the English army... "; other copies have "success of the English army..."

Signatures: A-D⁴ (-D4).

Concerns the expedition commanded by Admiral Penn, father of Wm. Penn, which captured Jamaica from the Spanish.

This issue has 39 lines on p. 6, including catchword; another issue has 40 lines, and a typographical error on the t.-p. Cf.

Last line on p. 6: sage and recourse throughout the Dominions.

B2 is correctly signed in this copy; in some copies B2 incorrectly signed C2.

"The author ... is evidently the 'Mr. I.S.' referred to in General Venables's 'Narrative of his expedition to the island of Jamaica.'"--F. Cundall, Bibliotheca jamaicensis.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Sabin 7854

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S35

ESTC R008777

Cundall, F. Bibliographia Jamaicensis no. 11

OCLC:

190789957