Six excellent treatises of life and death / collected (and published in French) by Philip Mornay, sieur du Plessis ; and now (first) translated into English.

Discourse of life and death

Imprinted at London : By H.L. for Mathew Lownes: and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls churchyard, at the signe of the Bishops head, 1607.

540 unnumbered pages

STC 18155

Signatures: A-Y¹², Z⁶ (Z6 blank except for rules).

"Axiocvs. A dialogue written by Plato ... " (A5r-D10r) is spurious.

"The translator to the reader. Here knowe, that the first discourse, mentioned in the aduertisement ensuing, is none of these sixe ... but another ... formerly translated by the Countesse of Pembroke [i.e. Mornay's A discovrse of life and death]"--A2v.

Reproduction of original in the Newberry Library.

With: A discovrse of life and death / written in French by Phil. Mornay ; done in English by the Countesse of Pembroke. At London : Printed by H.L. for Mathew Lownes ..., 1606.

Plato his Axiocus -- A discourse of Tvllivs Cicero's, concerning death -- Collections out of Seneca's Works, touching life & death -- A sermon of mortality / made by S. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage -- A treatise of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, touching the benefit & happinesse of death -- Certain places of Scripture, prayers & meditations, concerning life and death.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1029:2b) s1999 miun s