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The discription of the cittie of Excester, collected and gathered by Iohn Vowel alias Hooker, gentelman and chamberlain of the same cittie
A pamphlet of the offices, and duties of euerie particular sworne officer, of the citie of Excester: collected by Iohn Vowell alias Hoker, Gentleman & chamberlaine of the same
Orders enacted for orphans and for their portions within the citie of Excester with sundry other instructions incident to the same. Collected and set foorth by Iohn Vowell alias Hooker gentleman and chamberlaine of the same citie.
A catalog of the bishops of Excester with the description of the antiquitie and first foundation of the Cathedrall church of the same. Collected by Iohn Vowell alias Hoker, gentleman.
The order and vsage of the keeping of a parlement in England, and The description of tholde and ancient cittie of Fxcester [sic]. Collected by Iohn Vovvel alias Hooker gentleman
The life and times of Sir Peter Carew, kt., (from the original manuscript,)
From "a ms. life of Sir Peter Carew, in the handwriting of John Vowell, alias Hooker, of Exeter."--Pref.Mode of access: Internet
Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland ...
Includes "The description of Scotland ... by Hector Boetius ... Whereupon is inferred the Historie of Scotland", originally translated for the 1577 edition; also "The Irish history composed and written by Giraldus Cambrensis" translated for the edition of 1587.The 1577 edition was compiled by Holinshed, William Harrison and Richard Stanyhurst; the 1587 edition was edited by John Hooker, assisted by Francis Thynne, Abraham Fleming and John Stow. The present edition, reprinted from the 1587 edition, with the excisions ordered by the Privy council replaced, was edited by Sir Henry Ellis.One of a uniform series of chronicles published under the superintendence of Sir Henry Ellis and others.v. 1-4. England.--v. 5. Scotland.--v. 6. Ireland.Mode of access: Internet