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 THE RARE 1633 PACATA HIBERNIA
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 THE RARE 1633 PACATA HIBERNIA
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT SOURCE BOOKS OF THE HISTORY OF TYRONE’S REBELLION, CONTAINING THE EARLIEST ILLUSTRATIONS OF MANY IRISH TOWNS

Thomas Stafford;- Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced; Or, an Historie of the Late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster, under the Government of Sir George Carew, Knight, then Lord President of that Province.. Wherein the Siege of Kinsale, the Defeat of the Earl of Tyrone…and many other remarkable passages of that time are related. London: Printed by Aug. Mathewes for Robert Milbourne, 1633. Folio (9 by 13 inches), contemporary full brown calf expertly rebacked with original elaborately gilt-decorated spine neatly laid down, raised bands, marbled endpapers. First edition, second issue of this rare and important account of the conclusion of the Nine Years War in Ireland, also known as Tyrone’s Rebellion; one of the best and most accurate sources of the events that transpired during the conflict, seldom seen complete. This copy contains the two finely engraved frontispiece portraits of Queen Elizabeth and Sir George Carew by Robert van Voerst and 17 engraved maps and plans, all but two folding or double page, including the original folding map of Munster by John Speed. The List of Plates calls for 17 maps only;- The present copy has an additional plan of Carigfoyle Castle at page 66. The views represent the earliest illustrations ever printed of many Irish towns.
One of the greatest and most tragic events in the history of Ireland was the Nine Years War, a rebellion which occurred between 1594 and 1603 between England and the forces of the Irish chieftains Hugh O’Neill and Hugh Roe O’Donnell. The rebellion was fostered by the encroachment of English interests throughout Ireland and spread to every part of the country, inspired by Irish victories at Yellow Ford and other engagements. After disastrous expeditions under the command of Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex, in 1599 and 1600, Queen Elizabeth appointed Lord Mountjoy as commander along with two veterans of Irish warfare, George Carew and Arthur Chichester. Pacata Hibernia is the account of the actions of these men during the final years of the rebellion, published in 1633, several years after Carew’s death, and based upon his massive collection of papers relating to the early history of Ireland—one of the most valuable collections of materials from this period. 
“It is owing to Carew’s vigilance and care that we are so well informed as to the course of the Munster Wars. He instructed Thomas Stafford, his nephew, a young officer in his army, to record what he saw during the campaign and himself supplied him with valuable correspondence. The result was his remarkable book Pacata Hibernia. It takes us behind the scenes and reveals the motives of the chief actors in an amazing way, containing besides masterly pieces of description” “By his vigor and decision [Carew] succeeded in completely crushing within a short space of time the insurrection in the south of Ireland. He was somewhat regardless of the means by which he effected the pacification of the country, and on more than one occasion negotiated for the assassination of Irish leaders”. Included in the Pacata Hibernia are accounts of the Battle of Kinsale, the decisive loss for the Irish which signaled the end of the rebellion, and the siege of Dunboy Castle, “one of the saddest and most picturesque incidents in Irish history.” Dunboy Castle was the scene of the one of the final, valiant stands of the Irish rebels, who were overcome after a lengthy siege by Carew’s violent assault, resulting in the destruction of the castle and the execution of most of the combatants. The rebellion was over by 1603, leaving an estimated 100,000 Irish dead (including the 60,000 who died in the Ulster famine, caused by the English “scorched earth” policy) and the country and population devastated.

As Standish O’Grady put it in his preface to the 1896 reprint, “We are in the presence of actualities, face to face with real and actual men, can almost hear them speak, and feel around us the working of ideas and purposes so characteristic of that age… The book deals with the stormy conclusion of a stormy century, the lurid sunset of one of the wildest epochs in our history… It is the work of a soldier, not a civilian; of one to whom war was a trade, and who treats of it with a soldier’s downrightness and grim hard emphasis. Also, it was written shortly after the events… The battle-smoke still clings to the pages.” Many of the plates are the earliest illustrations known of those Irish towns. Plates include Cahir Castle, Asketon Castle, Limerick, the Shannon and Cork. First issue, with the original title page with a mention of “the benefit of the children of J. Mynshew, deceased.” The folding map of Munster is original Speed map, uncoloured. There is nothing missing in this very Rare Copy. Rebounded in  1845 in London, notes to front flypaper.

Erasmus Latin Paraphrase.
With the Text of the New Testament 1548
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Herbert 72. 

An English Version of Erasmus Latin Paraphrase. With the Text of the New Testament, Great Bible Version;- 1548.

The Second tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente edited by Nicholas Udall,   first published in January 1548 by Edward Whitchurch,is the first volume of a book combining an English translation of the New Testament interleaved with an English translation of Erasmus’s  Latin Paraphrase of the New Testament.  Translations were by  Nicolas Udall, Catherine Parr,  Thomas Key, Miles Cloverdale, John Olde, Leonard Coxe and Mary I of England. 

The Paraphrase of Erasmus,  which were composed and published between 1517 and 1523, exerted great influence on English Christianity of the time. It was probably the idea of Catherine Parr,  the last wife of  Henry VIII of England, to translate these paraphrases into English "to guide English Scripture readers into less contentious paths." She assembled a group of translators, and submitted their work and her patronage to Nicholas Udall, who oversaw the editing process and was probably responsible for the translation of the  Gospel of Luke.  The Queen herself may have translated parts of the Gospel of Matthew and Acts of The Apostles, Mary I of England, a princess at that time, translated the Gospel of John.

All the New Testament is Present as is The Acts of The Apostles. there are 620 pages which is very good Considering the 2 volumes has a total of 1014,;

So it's not missing many I would say about 6 pages.

Its not perfect but as Herbert says...” Perfect Copies are Uncommon.’’ 


Herbert reports that the existent copies have many mutilated pages, and their scarcity is due to the efforts of Mary I of England  to restore the (Latin) Vulgate Bible, after she became Queen in 1553. In her effort to promote Roman Catholicism, she ordered all copies of this book to be destroyed—despite having translated Erasmus' commentary on St. John, for which she is praised in this very book.Volume 2 may never have been printed, given that the timing of its printing would have been at the approximate time of her ascension to the throne. If it does exist, the location of any copies is not documented. 

Matthew is all Present;-

Mark is all Present;-

Luke is all Present;-

John is all Present;-

Acts of The Apostles is Present

The Sermons of M. John Calvin 
vpon the fifth booke of Moses, 
called Deuteronomie: 

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The Sermons of M. John Calvin 

vpon the fifth booke of Moses, called Deuteronomie: 

Translated by Arthur Golding. 

1583 Faithfully gathered word for word as he preached them in open Pulpit; together with a preface of the Ministers of the Church of Geneva, and an admonishment made by the Deacons there: Also there are annexed two profitable Tables, one containing the chief matters, the other the places of Scripture herein alledged. Translated out of French by Arthur. Golding. Dedicated " To Syr Thomas Bromley Knight, Lord Chancelour of England, & c -- 21 Dec. 1582." H. Middleton, printer. Folio. London Printing in English 1583. Complete with title page and leather binding. ARTHUR GOLDING: Brief Biography ;- The prolific translator Arthur Golding (1536-1606) was a younger son born into a family of considerable substance, especially within the influential Puritan ranks. Although his older brothers had attained considerable wealth, Golding's life was one of financial insecurity, proof that literary fame during that period carried little commensurate monetary reward. Married, with seven children, the death of an older brother left him temporarily a wealthy man. The properties, however, had been mortgaged to the Queen; and other encumbrances finally drained the resources he had inherited. Notwithstanding a large body of work and a number of wealthy and influential patrons, Golding's finances reached a low ebb in 1593 when he was put into the Fleet Prison for debt. Possible help came from his family, and Louis Golding suggests that William Brooke, Lord Cobham (a close friend of Cecil), may have been of assistance [Golding, pp. 105-106]. Golding died in 1606, as noted in the Parish Register of Belchamp St.Paul's (May 13, 1606): "Mr. Arthur Golding, Esquire." This is a very Rare Book of the 16th. Century. An extremely scarce edition of a very important work. No copies are available on the world-wide web.

Epistolae 
D. Erasmi Roterodami Familiares;- 1546
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Epistolae D. Erasmi Roterodami Familiares;- 1546

In tres centurias diuisae...ex toto epistolarum opere, non sine doctissimorum uirorum iudicio excerptae; adiunximus argumenta in omnes epistolas; ad haee Graeearum uocum interpretationem hactenus non uisam , adposuimus.;- 

Published 1546 by Apud Bartholomaeum Westhemerum in Basileae;- 1546. Written by Desiderius Erasmus 1546 ;- Re-binded in a beautiful brown leather binding, Very Scarce, and very Rare. Only one copy in North America, Held at Georgetown University Library.

So very Rare;-

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