1680 King Edward 1ed Medieval England Gaveston Despenser FOLIO Cary PROVENANCE

1680 King Edward 1^ed Medieval England Gaveston Despenser FOLIO Cary PROVENANCE

 

Edward II of England was an early 14^th-century king of England best-remembered for his political turmoil which arose from his relationships with Piers Gaveston and Hugh Despenser. Edward gave unwarranted privileges to these nobles (who had significant wealth and influence) – an act that angered other barons. So much so, that these other nobles executed Gaveston for his actions to the king. Edward’s relationships with these men caused his reign to be one of the most tumultuous reigns of medieval England.

 

Author Henry Cary wrote an important 17^th-century survey of Edward II’s reign which focused primarily on the rise and fall of his two closest allies – Gaveston and Despenser.

 

Item number: #25203

Price: $950

 

CARY, Elizabeth or Henry

 

The history of the life, reign, and death of Edward II., King of England, with the rise and fall of his great favourites, Gaveston and the Spencers

 

London: printed by J.C. for Charles Harper, 1680. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], 160, [4]
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – Earl of Ormonde and Ossory
    • The peerage title Earl of Ormond (or Ormonde) and its related titles have a long and complex history, with the earldom of Ormond being created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. Since its creation, the earls have taken significant roles in the government and military of Ireland and kept a tradition of loyalty to the English crown and to English custom. Its complications began in 1528, when Henry VIII pressured Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (c. 1467–1539) to rescind all claims on the earldom in order to gift them to Thomas Boleyn, the father of Anne Boleyn. Though the titles were eventually restored to Butler’s lineage, fierce debates and battles were fought over claims to the titles, which only became more confusing Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and 3rd Earl of Ossory KG PC (c. 1531–1614), or “Black Tom,” who was an influential courtier in London at the court of Elizabeth I, passed without a legitimate male heir. This bookplate possibly belongs to John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde, 10th Earl of Ossory (1740–1795), an Irish peer and Member of Parliament (MP), who officially reclaimed both titles with the acknowledgement of the Irish House of Lords in 1791. Motto: COMME JE TROUVE
  • Handwritten – The Gifte of Peter [Hawkes]
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~12.5in X 8in (31.5cm x 20.5cm)
• Rare and desirable

 

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