Stow (John) & Howes (Edmond) The annales, or, Generall chronicle of England, and after him continued and augmented with matters forreyne and domestique, auncient and moderne unto the ende of this present yeere, contains an Appendix with separate title, concerning the histories of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, woodcut initials and ornaments, main text in black letter in double column, lacking 4 leaves of preliminaries, including architectural title and address to the reader, & Bbb3-4 & Qqqq1-6 (including colophon), Qqq misbound, hole 315-316 with loss of page number, tears to Zz2 & Zz4, Qww3, Uuu2, Yyy1&, large hole to Yyy4,  Yyy6 torn, side notes or page numbers just shaved in places, first few and last leaves chipped, and a few others frayed, browning and dust soiling throughout, some spotting and marking, a little damp staining, occasional marginalia and scribbles, including ownership notes, folio, [STC (2nd ed.) 23338], Tom Adams, 1615. *** First published in 1565 under the title ‘Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles’, this monument of British history was continually updated and re-issued until 1631. This 1615 edition is the first issue after Stow’s death, edited and considerably expanded by Edmond Howes and with a very early mention of William Shakespeare.