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(RALEIGH, WALTER, Sir.) A Declaration of the Demeanor and Cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, as well in his Voyage, as in, and sithence his Returne;And of the true motives and inducements which occasioned His Maiestie to Proceed in doing Justice upon him, as hath bene done. Woodcut royal arms on title verso. [4], 64 [i. e., 68] pages, including initial leaf, blank except for signature A and woodcut ornament on recto. 4to, 19th-century 1/4 sheep, needs rebacking; several leaves dampstained in gutter, modern owner's pencil notes on front endpapers. London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, 1618
first edition of an attempt to justify Raleigh's execution, "sometimes attributed to Francis Bacon, but in fact composed by the commissioners, including Bacon, appointed to try Raleigh" (ESTC); third state, partially reset and reimposed. Alden 618/38 (for discussion of Raleigh's Guiana voyages); Pforzheimer 819; STC 20653.
