Ta tōn mousōn eisodia : the muses welcome to the high and mighty prince Iames by the grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. at his Majesties happie returne to his olde and natiue kingdome of Scotland, after 14 yeeres absence, in anno 1617. /

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Imprint:Imprinted at Edinburgh, : [s.n.], 1618.
Description:1 online resource ([6], 289 p., [8] leaves of plates) : ill., ports.
Language:Latin
Greek
English
Series:Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2188:1.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11648710
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Varying Form of Title:Muses welcome to the high and mighty prince James
Muses welcome to the Kings Majestie
Other uniform titles:Adamson, John, -1653.
Lindsay, David, -1641? De potestate principis.
Hay, John, Sir, 1578-1654. Speach, delivered to the Kings most excellent Majestie.
Notes:STC 141. cf. Case. Arthur E.A bibliography of English poetical miscellanies, items 50 and 50(b).
Dedication signed: Ioannes Adamsonus.
A collection of poems, speeches and philosphical discussion, mostly in Latin, presented to James VI on the occasion of his visit to Scotland in 1617. Includes reprints from "De potestate principis" by David Lindsay (STC 21555.28), and "A speach, delivered to the Kings most excellent Majestie" by Sir John Hay (STC 12970).
Title page line 3 reads TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE.
Title page from another item bound and filmed preceding title page.
Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland.
Numerous errors in paging.
Signatures: 3 uns. l., A-L2, 1 uns. l., M-Z2, Aa-Dd2, Ee-Zz4, Aaa-Ddd4.
First four words of title transliterated from Greek.
Text in Latin, Greek, and English.
Printers' devices: McK. 377 on prelim. p. 4, and McK. 363 on p. 289.
Head- and tail-pieces, initials, text within line borders.
STC (2nd ed.) 141
Aldis, H.G. Scotland 532