MISCELLANY-  John Speed (1552-1629). Rutlandshire with Oukham and Stanford, her bordering Neighbour. London: Sudbury & Humble, ca. 1611 (mm385x525). A highly decorative 17th century map of Rutland in black and white, profusely illustrated with putti, peacocks, coats of arms and architectural title borders; text in Roman and Italic letter on double column on verso, with decorative initial, head- and tailpieces, published in John Speed's “Theatre of the Empire” of Great Britain. The town plans of Stamford and Oakham are the earliest known (slightly spotted, trimmed without loss, with small repair on the back). Provenance: John Hurington (his name is mentioned in the text). With a charming ink pen drawing on laid paper (ca. 1700), representing the House of Sir James Harrington, 3rd Baronet, hold by his marriage with Catherine, daughter of Sir Edmund Wright Lord Mayor of London. And a small collection of other items related to the history of the family, such as a hand coloured coat of arms and Samuel Clarke’s The Second Part of the Marrow of Ecclesiastical History (London: Robert White, 1650).