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With an account on the expedition of Frances Drake and John Norris

[DRAKE, Francis]. BYLER, Henricus Carolinus VAN (Ed.).
Libellorum rariorum partim editorum partim ineditorum fasciculus primus continens, Josephi Teixerae de Portugalliae ortu, regni initiis..... Friderici Henrici serinissimi Bohemorum regis Friderici filii, electorum Paltinorum Rheni prosapiam..... Georgii Sohniii orationem historicam de fundatione et conservatione laudatissimae Academia Heidelbergensis.

Folding tabel in part 5 with historical calendar, woodcut initials.

Groningen, Jacobus Sipkes, 1733. Small 8vo. Later boards. Folding tabel in part 5 with historical calendar, woodcut initials. (1), 3-20, (6), 1-80, 81-91, (1), 93-136, 137-251, (1), 253-299, (1) pp.

First and only edition of a collection of four historical works edited by Henricus Carolinus van Byler (1692-1756), preacher at Scherpenzeel at Friesland. The book starts with an introduction by Byler and an index on pp. 3-20. The first part contains a reprint of a historical work on Portugal (pp. 1-80) by Joseph Texeira (1543-1620) titled De Portugalliae ortu, regni initiis in Latin (first published in 1582) followed by Kurze Anzeig aufz was ehafften, und erheblichen Ursachen der durchleuchtigt, und machtigst Furst Antonius in Portugal, with text in German on pp. 81-91.
The second part is a day-to-day account titled Brevis et fida narratio et continuatio rerum omnium Drako et Norreysio, post felicem ex Occidentalibus insulis reditum, in sua expeditione Portugallenis singulis diebus gestarum on the 1589 expedition to Portugal by Sir Frances Drake, Vice Admiral, navigator and privateer (1540-1596) and John Norreys ( Norris), commander of the troops, in order to defeat the Spanish fleet and capture the port of Lisbon on pp. 93-136.
The third part is titled Serinissimorum Principum electorum palatinorum rheni prosapia, natales et series, cum brevi prosopographia ab Otthone Witthelsbachio ad Fridericum V. Electorem regem Bohmiae deducta; nunc primum ex autographo illustrissimi principis Friderici Henrici, laudatissimi ac serenissimi Bohemorum regis Friderici principis electoris palatini primogeniti filii edita. (pp. 137-251), with a chronological overview and biographies of the Counts Palatine starting with Ottho of Wittelsbach till Frederik V, collected from the manuscripts of Fredrik V, the Winterking and edited by his son Frederik Henry, Prince of Bohemia. Also is mentioned the founding history of the Heidelberg university. The last part is written by Georg Sohn (1551-1589), theologian and titled: Georgii Sohniii ...oratio historica de fundatione et conservatione laudatissimae Academia Heidelbergensis (pp. 253-299), on the founding history of the university of Heidelberg.

Good copy.- (Bookseller's label on inside frontcover).

Willemse, Groningse drukken uit de 17de en 18de eeuw, 245; Hoitsema, De drukkersgeslachten Sipkes-hoitsema en de Groninger courant, p. 73; Van der Aa, Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden I, 525-526.

Related Subjects: England Groningen History Low Countries Piracy Portugal

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