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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ex Libris, post: 2321640, member: 14916&quot;]In one of my older books an English text is written that I find quite hard to decipher.</p><p>The book itself is a copy of Cicero&#039;s Rhetoric, printed by Martin Bouillon in Lyon (France) in 1513. In the book is a bookplate (ex libris) added with the name William Constable Esquire. On another page is an English text scribbled in a very hard to read hand (even my doctor&#039;s writing is easier to read...). Maybe this writing is done by William Constable. I believe William Constable was owner of Burton Constable Hall in the 18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Constable_Hall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Constable_Hall" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Constable_Hall</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The first line looks something like this:</p><p>[e]ven answers met(?) nothing at any time according to my ?????</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A few more pictures of the book:</p><p><br /></p><p>The book has a 17th/18th century binding.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259624[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A great frontispiece with a wood cut printer&#039;s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Colofon with year of printing (MCCCCCXIII - 1513)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>William Constable&#039;s book plate (18th century).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.myfamilysilver.com/mp/item/20957/a-18th-century-bookplate-for-william-constable-of-burton-constable-hall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.myfamilysilver.com/mp/item/20957/a-18th-century-bookplate-for-william-constable-of-burton-constable-hall" rel="nofollow">https://www.myfamilysilver.com/mp/item/20957/a-18th-century-bookplate-for-william-constable-of-burton-constable-hall</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259627[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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