AN EXPOSITION OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL SCRIPTURES USED IN OUR ENGLISH LITURGIE Together With a Reason Why The Church Did Choose the Same [BOUND WITH FOUR OTHER WORKS BY JOHN BOYS]

London: Felix Kyngston for William Aspley, 1610. [vi], 126. [ii] blank]pp 19cms. 2. ALSO BOUND IN:: AN EXPOSITION Of The Festivall Epistles And Gospels vsed in our English Liturgie. Together with a reason why the Church did chuse the same ... The first part from the Feast of S. Andrevv the Apostle, to the Purification of blessed Marythe Virgin ... [ornament beneath title]. Printed for Edward Gridffin for William Aspley 1615. [ii dedication]. 156pp. 3. ALSO BOUND IN : AN EXPOSITION Of The Festivall Epistles And Gospels, vsed in our English Liturgie. Together With A Reason Why The Chvrch did chuse the same ... The second part from the Purification of blessed Mary the Virgin, to the feast of S. Iohn the Baptist ... [Ornament beneath title]. [ii dedication], 156pp. Printed for Edward Gridffin for William Asply 1615. Imprinted for William Aspley 1614. 4. ALSO BOUND IN: THE THIRD PART From S. Iohn Baptists Nativitie To the last Holy-day in the whole yeere. Dedicated Vnto ... Matthevv Svtcliffe, Deane of Exeter ... [Ornament beneath title]. Imprinted by Felix Kynston for Wiliam Aspley 1614. 147, [i blank] pp. 5. ALSO BOUND IN: An Exposition Of The Last Psalme. Delivered In A Sermon Preached At Pavles Crosse the fifth of Nouember 1613. Which I haue ioyned to the Festiuals as a short Apologie for our Holy daies in the Church of England. Dedicated Vnto ... Sir William Monins Baronet. By Iohn Boys ... [ornament beneath title].26pp. TABLE [13, [i ] blank]pp Imprinted by Felix Kyngston for William Aspley 1615. The first page captioned ' GUNPOWDER TREASON DAY' Original full calf binding with a gilt label to the spine and a blind stamped lozenge decoration to the front board. Lacking the rear board but otherwise complete. Single rule border to the text pages with a secion to each side of the text with notes of biblical reerences and space for writing. Several notes in a small neat hand are present including a rather attractive pointing hand drawing indicating highlight points in the printed text. John Boys 1571-1625. Dean at Canterbury Cathedral from 1619-1625. A rare item. [Dean John Boys is honoured with a large impressive tomb at Canterbury Cathedral showing him sitting in front of his library looking away from an opened book] Boys collected edition of works was not published until 1622 as a folio.. Only one other copy of this collection traced [Manchester University Library]. [William Aspley published these five rare books from his his premisies in St Pauls Yard, London. He is best known for publishing some of the first editions of William Shakespeares plays and poems. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS. 1st edition. Hardback. V.g.. 8vo.