Epistle dedicatory to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, signed. Head-title to ‘The Description of Scotlande, written at the first by Hector Boethus in Latin, and afterwarde translated into the Scottish speech by Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finally into English, for the benefite of such as are studious in the Histories, by W. H.’, and list of chapters. Epistle dedicatory by the translator, William Harison, to Thomas Secford ‘Maister of the Requestes.’ The description, with fresh pagination. The History of Scotland, with fresh pagination, and with alphabetical table at end. Separate titlepage ‘1577. The Historie of Irelande from the first inhabitation thereof, vnto the yeare 1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare 1547 by Richarde Stanyhurst. At London, Imprinted for Iohn Harison. God saue the Queene’, within border as before. List of authorities. Epistle dedicatory to Sir Henry Sidney, signed. The description of Ireland by Stanyhurst, addressed to Sidney, with fresh pagination. The History of Ireland, with fresh pagination, having serpent device at end, followed by a table of the governors &c. of Ireland from 1174-1541. One leaf containing errata for Scotland and Ireland inserted. Alphabetical table. Copies differ in the titlepages (see below). Sinker 463 (1). BM 823. 1577. The Laste volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, with their descriptions. Conteyning, The Chronicles of Englande from William Conquerour vntill this present tyme. Faithfully gathered and compiled by Raphaell Holinshed. _At London, Imprinted for Lucas Harison. God saue the Queene._ F^o. =B. L.= (11¼ × 7⅝). F. 2.