Pasquils

original: "Pasquillorum" — A pasquil (or pasquinade) is a form of anonymous satire, usually a short poem or lampoon, named after "Pasquino," a statue in Rome where such critiques were historically posted.

In Two Volumes.

In the first of which are contained many pieces written in verse and rhyme; in the second, pieces written in prose. These are especially intended for gladdening and strengthening the spirit of the pious reader during this most turbulent state of affairs.
The "turbulent state of affairs" refers to the religious and political upheavals of the Protestant Reformation in mid-16th-century Europe.

You will find a catalog of these on the small
page immediately following
the Preface.

FREEDOM-CITY

original: "ELEUTHEROPOLIS" — A common Greek-derived pseudonym (meaning "City of Liberty") used by printers to bypass censorship. For this volume, it is a mask for the city of Basel, Switzerland.

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ROYAL LIBRARY OF MUNICH. original: "BIBLIOTHECA REGIA MONACENSIS" — This is a library ownership stamp from what is now the Bavarian State Library. DUPLICATE ROYAL LIBRARY OF MUNICH. original: "DUPLUM BIBLIOTHECA R. MONAC." — A stamp indicating this specific book was once identified as a duplicate copy in the Munich collection and was likely sold or traded.