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<dl><dd>I.M. = John Milton</dd>
<dd>A reply to Gauden, John. Eikon basilike. Authorship of the Eiḱon basiliḱe was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 126-33) it was written by John Gauden, who probably included some authentic writings of the King</dd>
<dd>"Burned by proclamation, Aug. 13, 1660, and by order of the convocation of University of Oxford, in July 1683"--McAlpin Collection Catalogue</dd>
<dd>The first, eighth and ninth words of the title are transliterated from Greek characters</dd>
<dd>The first leaf is blank</dd>
<dd>Wing (CD-Rom, 1996)</dd>
<dd>Pforzheimer</dd>
<dd>Shawcross, J. Milton</dd>
<dd>Coleridge, K.A. Catalogue of the Milton collection in the Turnbull Library</dd>
<dd>Thomason</dd>
<dd>Madan, F.F. New bibl. of the Eikon basilike</dd>
<dd>ESTC</dd>
<dd>Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early calfskin double-panelled in blind and gilt. The spine is panelled and tooled in gilt with no label present. The name "W.H. Bliss" -- here conjectured to be the autograph of William Henry Bliss, 1835-1911 -- is inscribed on the front pastedown. The word "Halwey's[?]" is inscribed at the head of the title page. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649; Eikon basilike</div>
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<dl><dd>Milton, John, 1608-1674</dd>
<dd>Simons, Matthew, -1654, printer</dd>
<dd>Bliss, William Henry, 1835-1909, former owner</dd></dl></div>
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