Historia major. : Juxta exemplar Londinense 1571, verbatim recusa. / Et cum Rogeri Wendoveri, Willielmi Rishangeri, authorisque majori minorique historiis chronicisque mss., in Bibliotheca Regia, Collegii Corporis Christi Cantabrigiæ, Cottoniáque, fidelitèr collata. Huic primùm editioni accesserunt, duorum Offarum Merciorum regum; & viginti trium abbatum S. Albani vitæ: unà cum libro Additamentorum. Editore Willielmo Wats, S.T.D., qui & variantes lectiones, adversaria, vocúmque barbararum glossarium, adjecit; simul cum rerum, nominumque, indicibus locupletissimis.

"A composite chronicle, containing the St. Albans compilation to the end of 1188, Roger de Wendover's chronicle, 1189-1235, both revised by Paris, and his own work from 1235 to 1259."--Dict. nat. biog.
"Vitae duorum offarum sive offanorum ..." and "Matthasi parisiensis Additaments ..." have special title-pages, Londini, M. Flescher, etc., 1639.
4 v. in 1.
Copy belonged to Thomas Gray the poet with his ms. notes throughout.
Half-title: Matthæi Parisiensis Opera.
The continuation ascribed to Rishanger (p.989-1009) covers the period from 1259 to 1273.
The Vitæ dvorvm Offarvm et viginti trivm abbatvm Sancti Albani has special t.p., and separate paging, with imprint: Londini, Excudebat M. Flesher, prostant apud C. Bee & L. Sadler, 1639. The authorship of this work is uncertain; only part, if any, is by Paris. The Additamenta has special t.-p. with imprint: Londini, Excusum typis M. Flesher, 1639.
Title vignette: device of R. Hodgkinson?.
Vol. 2 of the Historia major has separate t.p. Paging continuous.