The historie of Cambria, now called Wales : a part of the most famous yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish language aboue two hundreth yeares past / translated into English by H. Lhoyd, gentleman ; corrected, augmented, and continued out of records and best approoued authors, by Dauid Powel doctor in diuinitie.
Imprint from colophon. Henry Denham's device above colophon (a small part of it is also below the title, as part of the border) "Cvm privilegio." Paper edges colored gold; horizontal chain lines; side notes. Title within ornamental woodcut border; woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. Signatures: [par.]́ı Áı B́þ C-Ýı 2A-2Éı 2F́þ 2G℗đ Includes bibliographical references and index. "It is .. more likely that Caradoc wrote his work in Latin than in Welsh" (DNB). The original is not known. This English version was in fact assembled and translated by Llwyd from various Welsh sources and expanded by Powell. "A description of Cambria" (A1-B3) is a revision, by Humphrey Llwyd, of a work by Sir John Price. "Cadwalader. The beginning of the principalitie and gouernement of VVales" (caption title) begins new pagination on C1r. Library's copy has a newer binding. Library's copy has armorial bookplate on front fly-leaf: "Case Shelf." Library's copy has bookplate on front fly-leaf: "From the Library of Walter T. Shirley II."
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