EARLY HISTORY OF KINGS, QUEENS AND ROYALTY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. This collection includes debates on the divine right of kings, royal statutes and proclamations, and political ballads and songs as related to a number of English kings and queens, with notable concentrations on foreign rulers King Louis IX and King Louis XIV of France, and King Philip II of Spain. Writings on ancient rulers and royal tradition focus on Scottish and Roman kings, Cleopatra and the Biblical kings Nebuchadnezzar and Solomon. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"The Countesse of Pembrokes Yuychurch Conteining the affectionate life, and vnfortunate death of Phillis and Amyntas: that in a pastorall; this in a funerall; both in English hexameters. By Abraham Fraunce."Countesse of Pembrokes Yuychurch.Amyntas. English.Fraunce, Abraham, fl. 1587-1633.Watson, Thomas, 1557?-1592.Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595.In verse.The first part is adapted from "Aminta" by Torquato Tasso; the second is a revision of Fraunce's translation of "Amyntas" by Thomas Watson. Followed by translations of the second Bucolic of Virgil (first published in Fraunce's "The lawiers logike"), and of the opening of "Aethiopica" by Heliodorus.Signatures: A-M4.A third part was published the following year.[96] p.London: Printed by Thomas Orwyn for William Ponsonby, dwelling in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Bishops head, 1591.Greg, I, 97. /STC (2nd ed.) / 11340EnglishReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.