Vols. 2-7 have title: Calendar of state papers, Domestic series, of the reign of Elizabeth; v. 8-11, Calendar of state papers, Domestic series, of the reign of James I.; v. 12, Calendar of state papers, Domestic series, of the reigns of Elizabeth and James I Edited under the direction of the master of rolls, and with the sanction of Her Majesty's secretary of state for the Home department, by Robert Lemon, v. 1-2; by Mary Anne Everett Green, v. 3-12 Vol. 2 has imprint, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green; v. 3-4, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer; v. 5, Longmans, Green and co.; v. 6-7, 12, Longman & co., and Trübner & co.; [etc., etc.] Vol. 1-2, 8-11 were compiled on the principle of indicating rather than describing the contents of the papers. Vol. 3-7, 12 give fuller descriptions such as are exhaustive of the important contents of the papers and in most cases preclude the necessity of consulting the originals themselves. cf. Pref., v. 3, 8 [v. 1] 1547-1580: Edward VI., Mary, Elizabeth. 1856.--[v. 2] 1581-1590: Elizabeth. 1865.--[v. 3] 1591-1594: Elizabeth. 1867.--[v. 4] 1595-1597: Elizabeth. 1869.--[v. 5] 1598-1601: Elizabeth. 1869.--[v. 6] 1601-1603: Elizabeth; with addenda, 1547-1565. 1870.--[v. 7] 1566-1579: Elizabeth, addenda, 1566-1579. 1871.--[v. 8] 1603-1610: James I. 1857.--[v. 9] 1611-1618: James I. 1858.--[v. 10] 1619-1623: James I. 1858.--[v. 11] 1623-1625: James I., with addenda. 1859.--[v. 12] 1580-1625: Elizabeth and James I., addenda. 1872