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Here endeth this presente cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes, compyled in a boke, and also enpry[n]ted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons, vpon whose soule god haue mercy. Amen

Other author/creatorHigden, Ranulf, d. 1364. Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[London] : And newly enprynted in Fletestrete at the sygne of the sonne, by me Wynkyn de worde, In the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC. and. xv. [1515]
Description[6], C.lxiii, [1]; [22] leaves : ill. (woodcuts)
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Subject(s)
Uniform titleSaint Albans chronicle.
Variant title Descrypcyon of Englonde.
Variant title Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno.
Series Early English books online. ^A888680
General noteKnown as "The Saint Albans chronicle"; not the same compilation as the "Chronicles of England" first printed by Caxton (STC 9991-4).
General noteTitle and imprint from colophon, 2b7r.
General noteThe first leaf has a large cut of the royal arms. The motto "Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno. .." is in two banderoles supported by angels, the robes of which have sashes decorated with circles.
General note"The descrypcyon of Englonde", an excerpt from the "Polycronicon" of Ranulf Higden, has separate title page and register.
General noteThe last leaf is blank.
General noteIdentified as STC 9985 on UMI microfilm.
General noteReproduction of the original in the British Library.
General noteFirst leaf is a composite pen facsimile by Harris, with title "The cronycles of Englonde .." on recto, and verso copied from STC 10002. The angels' robes lack circles.
References STC (2nd ed.) 10000.5.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 4:7)
Other title Polycronicon. English. Selections.
Stock numberCL0036000001 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218

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