Imperial History: Or the Lives of the Emperors, The., 1623,
Mexía,  Pedro de

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[Title page 1]

| THE | IMPERIALL | HISTORY. | From the fir∫t | foundation of | the Roman | Mõarchy, | to this | pre∫ent | tyme. | By Ed. Gryme∫tone | Sariant at | Armes. |

 

[Title page 2]

| THE | IMPERIALL | HISTORIE: | OR | THE LIVES OF | THE EMPEROVRS, FROM | IVLIVS CAESAR, THE FIRST FOVN- | DER OF THE ROMAN MONARCHY, | VNTO THIS PRESENT | YEERE: | Containing their Liues and Actions, | with the Ri∫ing and Declining of that Empire; the Originall, | and Succe∫∫e, of all tho∫e barbarous Nations that haue | inuaded it, and ruined it by peece-meale: With an | ample Relation of all the memorable Accidents | that haue happened during the∫e | la∫t Combu∫tions. | Fir∫t written in Spani∫h by PEDRO MEXIA: And | ∫ince continued by ∫ome others, to the death of MAXIMILIAN | the Second; Tran∫lated into Engli∫h by W. T. : And | now Corrected, amplified and continued to the∫e times by | EDVVARD GRIMESTON Sergeant | at Armes. | [Line] | [Fleuron] | [Line] | LONDON, | Printed by H. L. for MATHEVV LOVVNES, dwelling | at the ∫igne of the Bi∫hoppes head in PAVLES Church- | yard. 1623. |

Notes on TP: Before the title page there is a beautiful engraving most of which is missing from the Detroit copy. However the image is supplied from the Huntingdon library copy. Above is the allegorical figure of Germany, represented as a woman on either side of whom are ranged armies of heavy cavalry. Below her are two figures on either side of the title, on the left a Roman with plumes and staff of office and on the right a contemporary figure with shield and lance. Below both are sets of arms and in the centre at the bottom the publication details.
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