Publication details
| Id: | 84 |
|---|---|
| Ref: | STC 15435 |
| Title: | Vertue Triumphant, or A Lively Description of the Foure Vertues Cardinall: Dedicated to the Kings Majestie. |
| Year: | 1603 |
| Author: |
William Leighton |
| Printer: |
Melchisdecke Bradwood |
| Publisher: |
Matthew Lownes |
| Categories: |
James I Poetry Dedication Panegyric |
| Notes: | Author's name does not appear on title page. Dedicatory epistle is signed William Leighton. 4-page dedication addressed 'To the Right High and Mightie Prince, James, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith.' Latin epigraph on title page: 'Prima canenda venit mater prudentia rerum: | Ordine tunc sequitur mens moderata suo: | Post animus magnus: postremo munera dico | Justitiae, per quam nectitur orbis amor.' Entered into the Stationer's register 4 July 1603. A knighthood followed for Leighton on 23 July [see ODNB]. |
| Url (EEBO): | http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05291.0001.001 |