Sleidanus (Johannes) A Famouse Cronicle of oure time, called Sleidanes Commentaries, concerning the state of Religion and common wealth, during the raigne of the Emperour Charles the fift, translated by John Daus, first edition in English, black letter, large woodcut arms to title, woodcut historiated or decorative initials and tail-pieces, A6 blank, lacking final blank, title neatly mounted on stub, first few signatures with small wormholes within text, F3 and 2Q4 part of lower blank corner torn away, 3O6 short marginal tear, occasional marginal water-staining (mostly at foot), some spotting and staining, lightly browned, later endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt, covers with arabesque centre-piece with rosette to either side and initials 'RL' within an outer single filet border, sympathetically rebacked, spine in compartments and with green leather label, remains of metal clasps, [STC 19848], folio, [by Ihon Daye, for Abraham Veale, and Nicholas England], [25th September, 1560].

⁂ A solid copy of this important record of The Reformation. It chronicles the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and records the spread of Luther's ideology and other key events, including Henry VIII's break with Rome and the great conflict with the Turks.

Provenance: 'RL' (initials to binding); 'Ro. Gregge' (contemporary ink signature to upper corner of title); Henry Oxenford Aveline Maybery (19th century engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown).