Winstanley's 'The honour of Merchant-Taylors...'

Summary

By William Winstanley, published 1668, the full title begins ‘The honour of Merchant-Taylors, wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of Merchant-Taylors in former ages. Their honourable loves, and knightly adventures…’

1893 text

The title of this book was, “The Honour of the Merchant Taylors.” Wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of Merchant Taylors in former ages; their honourable loves, and knightly adventures, their combating of foreign enemies and glorious successes in honour of the English nation: together with their pious….

This text comes from a footnote on a diary entry in the 1893 edition edited by Henry B. Wheatley.

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First Reading

Terry Foreman  •  Link

The Honour of the Merchant Taylors. Wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of Merchant Taylors in former ages; their honourable loves and knightly adventures, their combating of foreign enemies and glorious successes in honour of the English nation; together with their pious acts and large benevolences, their building of publick structures, especially that of Blackwell Hall, to be a market-place for the selling of woollen cloatbs: Written by William Winstanley. Lond. 1668." 8vo. With the head of Sir Ralph Blackwell, with a gold chain: arms of London on the right, and of the Merchant Taylors on the left.

Second Reading

Terry Foreman  •  Link

The honour of merchant-taylors wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of merchant-taylors in former ages, their honourable loves, and knightly adventures ... together with their pious acts and large benevolences, their building of publick structures, especially that of Blackwell-Hall, to be a market place for the selling of woollen cloaths ... / written by VVilliam VVinstanley.
Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
London: Printed by P.L. for William Whitwood ..., 1668.
Early English Books Online [full text]
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/…

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References

Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.

1668