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The peace-maker, or, Great Brittaines blessing : fram'd for the continuance of that mightie happinesse wherein this kingdome excells manie empires : shewing the idlenesse of a quarrelling reputation, wherein consists neyther manhood nor wisdome : necessarie for all magistrates, officers of peace, masters of families, for the confirmation of youth, and for all His Maiesties most true and faithfull subiects, to the generall auoyding of all contention, and bloud-shedding.

Title: The peace-maker, or, Great Brittaines blessing : fram'd for the continuance of that mightie happinesse wherein this kingdome excells manie empires : shewing the idlenesse of a quarrelling reputation, wherein consists neyther manhood nor wisdome : necessarie for all magistrates, officers of peace, masters of families, for the confirmation of youth, and for all His Maiesties most true and faithfull subiects, to the generall auoyding of all contention, and bloud-shedding.
Author: Middleton, Thomas, -1627.
Publication: London : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, an. Dom. 1618.

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[40] p.; 20 cm. (4to)

Alternative Title

Great Brittaines blessing.

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Attributed to Thomas Middleton by Halkett & Laing, and to King James I by the British Library; entered under James by STC with note "Anonymous. By Thomas Middleton." Middleton's editor A.H. Bullen, who found the work licenced "to Wm. Alley, at nomination of Thomas Middleton" in the Calendar of domestic state papers (July 19, 1618), believed it an attempt by Middleton to hoax readers into assuming James' authorship. Cf. The Works of Thomas Middleton / edited by A.H. Bullen. 1885-1886. v. I, p. xliv-xlv.
For discussion of the respective roles in the authorship of Middleton, James and Francis Bacon (from whose "Charge ... touching duells" (1614) some of the fourth section is adapted), cf. "James I, Bacon, Middleton and the making of The peace-maker," by Rhodes Dunlap, in Studies in the English Renaissance drama in memory of Karl Julius Holzknecht. 1959. p. 82-94.
Signatures: A-E⁴.
Woodcut coat of arms and monogram of King James on p. opposite t.p.
"This punctualitie of reputation, is no better then a bewitching sorcerie, that inchaunts the spirits of young men, like the smoake of fashion, that witch tobacco, which hath quite blowne away the smoake of hospitalitie ...": p. [27-28].
Several headpieces and ornamental initials.

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STC (2nd ed.)

Call Number

Arents 94-301

OCLC

NYPG94-B31729

Author

Middleton, Thomas, -1627.

Title

The peace-maker, or, Great Brittaines blessing : fram'd for the continuance of that mightie happinesse wherein this kingdome excells manie empires : shewing the idlenesse of a quarrelling reputation, wherein consists neyther manhood nor wisdome : necessarie for all magistrates, officers of peace, masters of families, for the confirmation of youth, and for all His Maiesties most true and faithfull subiects, to the generall auoyding of all contention, and bloud-shedding.

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London : Printed by Thomas Purfoot, an. Dom. 1618.

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STC (2nd ed.) 14387

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Binding: Contemporary cloth.

Imperfect: Upper blank portion of t.p. cut away; first leaf and last 2 leaves mutilated, with slight loss of text.

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James I, King of England, 1566-1625. Associated name

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.

Added Title

Great Brittaines blessing.

Research Call Number

Arents 94-301

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