A declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, knight, as well his voyage, as in, and sithence his returne; : and of the true motiues and inducements which occasioned His Maiestie to proceed in doing justice vpon him, as hath bene done
This is a 1618 London royal proclamation-style pamphlet printed by Bonham Norton and John Bill, printers to King James I, giving an official justification for the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh. The pictures are letterpress woodcut ornaments: a crowned heraldic shield with thistle and rose sprigs, a large decorated initial A, a tall decorated initial I beside body text, and a draped swag with tassels, showing the dense, symmetrical ornament of early seventeenth-century English printing that suits heraldic or period-style graphic work.
