LODOWICK LLOYD Esquier, one of her Majesties Serieants at Armes

THE STRATAGEMS OF JERUSALEM: with the martiall lawes and militarie discipline, as well of the Jewes, as of the Gentiles By he Stratagems of Jerusalem bound with [A BRIEFE CONFERENCE OF DIVERS LAWES; DIVIDED INTO CERTAIN REGIMENTS]

London: Thomas Creede, 1602. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto (5-1/2" x 7-1/4") in later sheep leather; [viii], 352, [14], without the last blank; 143, [9] pages, the last leaf is blank. First work is the variant with a Latin quotation above the device on title page; the second work lacks the title page and the dedication leaf that follows but is otherwise complete but for the final blank. STC 16630 and 16616. The front blank of the first work contains an early manuscript titled "Epitaph upon the death of the Late Earl of Essex, Earle Marshall of Englande." After a failed coup d'état against the government of Elizabeth I, Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex, was beheaded at the age of 34. Last page of table a photocopy laid down on paper, owner ink name on front endpaper; rubbing to spine and edges. Very Good. Item #021865

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