A declaration of the practises & treasons attempted and committed by Robert late Earle of Essex and his complices, against Her Maiestie and her kingdoms, and of the proceedings as well at the arraignments & conuictions of the said late Earle, and his adherents, as after. Together with the very confessions and other parts of the euidences themselues, word for word taken out of the originals
A 1601 London state pamphlet printed by Robert Barker, printer to Queen Elizabeth, recording the trial and confessions of the Earl of Essex and his followers for treason against the crown. The four pictures are wood-cut typographic ornaments: a horizontal strapwork band with dolphin-like creatures, a decorative initial V, a large initial T of interlaced scrolls, and a foliate tailpiece with a central figure and the letter A below. They suggest how early modern printers framed initials, headpieces and tailpieces with dense hatched scrollwork that a designer could borrow for display letters and borders.
