![PERCY, Henry (1532-1585). A True and Summarie Reporte of the Declaration of ... the Earle of Northumberlands Treason. [London:] C. Barker, [1585]. Small 4° (183 x 121mm). With first and final blank. (A few light spots.) Straight-grained 20th-century burgundy morocco (new endpapers).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2011/CSK/2011_CSK_06332_0071_001(percy_henry_a_true_and_summarie_reporte_of_the_declaration_of_the_earl_d5447626070645).jpg?w=1)
![PERCY, Henry (1532-1585). A True and Summarie Reporte of the Declaration of ... the Earle of Northumberlands Treason. [London:] C. Barker, [1585]. Small 4° (183 x 121mm). With first and final blank. (A few light spots.) Straight-grained 20th-century burgundy morocco (new endpapers).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2011/CSK/2011_CSK_06332_0071_000(percy_henry_a_true_and_summarie_reporte_of_the_declaration_of_the_earl_d5447626094557).jpg?w=1)
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PERCY, Henry (1532-1585). A True and Summarie Reporte of the Declaration of ... the Earle of Northumberlands Treason. [London:] C. Barker, [1585]. Small 4° (183 x 121mm). With first and final blank. (A few light spots.) Straight-grained 20th-century burgundy morocco (new endpapers).
Henry Percy, the 8th Earl of Northumberland, was found dead on 21 June 1585 during the Revolt of the Northern Earls. The verdict was suicide and the English government was charged with Northumberland's murder. An inquiry was ordered and held on 23 June: this work is the report of the proceedings which upheld the verdict of suicide. STC 19617
Henry Percy, the 8th Earl of Northumberland, was found dead on 21 June 1585 during the Revolt of the Northern Earls. The verdict was suicide and the English government was charged with Northumberland's murder. An inquiry was ordered and held on 23 June: this work is the report of the proceedings which upheld the verdict of suicide. STC 19617