POLITICKE, MORAL AND MARTIAL DISCOURSES.
Written in French by M. Iaques Hurault, lord of Vieul and of Marais, and one of the French kings priuie Councell. Dedicated by the author to the French-kings Maiestie: and translated into English by Arthur Golding. Pp. [xvi]+496(last blank), large woodcut printer's device on title page, a few decorative head & tailpieces and several initials; cr. 8vo; 20th century half calf, spine lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, marbled papered boards, edges a trifle marked; top edges black, the others red; later endpapers, with book label of David Levine, Sydney, on the upper pastedown, early inked signature and a few small annotations on the title page, a couple of small edge splits or chips, a 4 cm. diagonal closed tear into fore-edge margin pages 337/8 (extending into two words of a marginal gloss, with no text loss), a few faint marginal damp stains, occasional slight soilng, scattered light foxing and browning, Adam Islip, London, 1595. First edition. \lang2057 STC 14000; ESTC S106319; Cockle 65. *A translation of Trois livres des offices d'estat. Essays on subjects including 'The Dutie of Magistrats', 'The ancient ordering of a Battell', and 'Where or when it is best to fight'. Arthur Golding (c. 1536-1606) translated many works (mainly from Latin) into English, and is primarily remembered today for his translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, which is known to have been used by Shakespeare. Item #173575
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