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1. _JOHN MILTON._

(1) A decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning Printing, made the eleuenth day of July last past. London, 1637.

(2) An Order of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the regulating of Printing, &c. London, 14 June, 1643.

(3) AREOPAGITICA; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the liberty of Vnlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England. London. [24 November]. 1644. Sixpence, _L. P._ 1s. 6d.

2. _HUGH LATIMER, Ex-Bishop of Worcester._

SERMON ON THE PLOUGHERS. A notable Sermon of ye reuerende father Master Hughe Latimer, whiche he preahecd in ye Shrouds at paules churche in London, on the xviii daye of Januarye. ¶ The yere of our Loorde MDXLviii. Sixpence, _L. P._ 1s. 6d.

3. _STEPHEN GOSSON, Stud. Oxon._

(1) THE SCHOOLE OF ABUSE. Conteining a pleasaunt invective against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters, and such like Caterpillers of a Commonwealth; Setting up the Flagge of Defiance to their mischievous exercise, and ouerthrowing their Bulwarkes, by Prophane Writers, Naturall reason, and common experience. A discourse as pleasaunt for gentlemen that fauour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue. London. [August?] 1579.

(2) AN APOLOGIE OF THE SCHOOLE OF ABUSE, against Poets, Pipers, and their Excusers. London. [December?] 1579. Sixpence, _L. P._ 1s. 6d.

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4. _Sir PHILIP SIDNEY._

AN APOLOGIE FOR POETRIE. Written by the right noble, vertuous and learned Sir Philip Sidney, Knight. London. 1595. Sixpence, _L. P._ 1s. 6d.

5. _EDWARD WEBBE, Chief Master Gunner._

The rare and most vvonderful thinges which Edward Webbe an Englishman borne, hath seene and passed in his troublesome trauailes, in the Citties of Ierusalem, Damasko, Bethelem, and Galely: and in the Landes of Iewrie, Egipt, Gtecia, Russia, and in the land of Prester Iohn. Wherein is set foorth his extreame slauerie sustained many yeres togither, in the Gallies and wars of the great Turk against the Landes of Persia, Tartaria, Spaine, and Portugall, with the manner of his releasement, and comming into London in May last. London. 1590. Sixpence, _L. P._ 1s. 6d.

6. _JOHN SELDEN._

TABLE TALK: being the Discourses of John Selden Esq.; or his Sence of various Matters of Weight and High Consequence relating especially to Religion and State. London. 1689. One Shilling, _L. P._ 2s. 6d.

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7. _ROGER ASCHAM._

TOXOPHILUS. The schole of shooting conteyned in tvvo bookes. To all Gentlemen and yomen of Englande, pleasaunte for theyr pastime to rede, and profitable for theyr use to folow, both in warre and peace. London. 1545. One Shilling.

8. _JOSEPH ADDISON._

CRITICISM OF MILTON'S PARADISE LOST. From _The Spectator_: being its Saturday issues between 31 December, 1711, and 3 May, 1712. One Shilling.

VOL. III.--Containing Nos. 7 and 8; in green cloth, red edges. Half a Crown.

9. _JOHN LYLY, M.A._

(1) ¶ EUPHUES. THE ANATOMY OF WIT. Verie pleasaunt for all Gentlemen to read, and most necessarie to remember. Wherein are contained the delightes that Wit followeth in his youth by the pleasantnesse of loue, and the happinesse he reapeth in age, by the perfectnesse of Wisedome. London. 1579.

(2) ¶ EUPHUES AND HIS ENGLAND. Containing his voyage and aduentures, myxed with sundrie pretie discourses of honest Loue, the Description of the Countrey, the Court, and the manners of that Isle. Delightful to be read, and nothing hurtful to be regarded: wher-in there is small offence by lightnesse giuen to the wise, and lesse occasion of loosenes proffered to the wanton. London, 1580.

Collated with early subsequent editions. Four Shillings.

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10. _GEORGE VILLIERS, Duke of Buckingham._

THE REHEARSAL. As it was Acted at the Theatre Royal London, 1672. With Illustrations from previous plays, &c. 1s.

11. _GEORGE GASCOIGNE, Esquire._

(1) A remembravnce of the wel imployed life, and godly end of George Gaskoigne, Esquire, who deceassed at Stalmford in Lincoln shire, the 7 of October 1577. The reporte of GEOR WHETSTONS, Gent an eye witnes of his Godly and Charitable End in this world. London. 1577.

(2) Certayne notes of Instruction concerning the making of verse or rime in English, vvritten at the request of Master _Edouardi Donati_. 1575.

(3) THE STEELE GLAS. A Satyre compiled by George Gasscoigne Esquire [Written between April 1575 and April 1576]. Together with

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12. _JOHN EARLE, M.A.: afterwards in succession Bishop of Worcester, and of Salisbury._

MICRO-COSMOGRAPHIE, or a Peece of the World discovered, in Essays and Characters. London. 1628. With the additions in subsequent editions during the Author's life time. 1s.

VOL. V.--Containing Nos. 10, 11, and 12; in green cloth, red edges. Three Shillings and Sixpence.

13. _HUGH LATIMER, Ex-Bishop of Worcester._

SEVEN SERMONS BEFORE EDWARD VI.

(1) ¶ The fyrste sermon of Mayster Hugh Latimer, whiche he preached before the Kynges Maiest. wythin his graces palayce at Westmynster. M.D.XLIX. the viii of Marche. (,',)

(2) The seconde [to seventh] Sermon of Master Hughe Latemer, whych he preached before the Kynges maiestie, withyn hys graces Palayce at Westminster ye. xv. day of March. M.ccccc.xlix. 1s. 6d.

14. _Sir THOMAS MORE._

UTOPIA. (1) A fruteful and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Utopia: written in Latin by Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englyshe by Raphe Robynson Citizein and Goldsmythe of London, at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe Citizein and Haberdassher of the same Citie. London. 1551. [Title-page and preface only.]

(2) A frutefull pleasaunt, and wittie worke, of the best state of a publique weale, and of the new yle, called Utopia: written in Latine, by the right worthie and famous Sir Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englishe by RAPHE ROBYNSON, sometime fellowe of Corpus Christi College in Oxford, and nowe by him at this seconde edition newlie perused and corrected, and also with diuers notes in the margent augmented. London. [1556]. One Shilling.

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THE ARTE OF ENGLISH POESIE. Contriued into three Bookes: The first of Poets and Poesie, the second of Proportion, the third of Ornament. London. 1589. Two Shillings.

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16. _JAMES HOWELL, Historiographer Royal to Ch. II._

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORREINE TRAVELL. Shewing by what _cours_, and in what _compasse of time_, one may take an exact Survey of the Kingdomes and States of Christendome, and arrive to the practicall knowledge of the Languages, to good purpose. London. 1642. Collated with the edition of 1650; and in its 'new Appendix for Travelling into _Turkey_ and the _Levant_ parts' added. Sixpence. [_June._

17. The earliest known English comedy.

_NICHOLAS UDALL, Master of Eton._

ROISTER DOISTER, [from the unique copy at Eton College]. 1566. Sixpence. [_July._

18. THE REVELATION TO THE MONK OF EVESHAM. He begynnyth a mervelous revelacion that was schewyd of almighty god by sent Nycholas to a monke of Euyshamme yn the days of Kynge Richard the fyrst. And the yere of our lord. M.C.Lxxxxvi. [From the unique copy, printed about 1491, in the British Museum]. Sixpence. [_July._

19. _JAMES VI. of Scotland, I. of England._

(1) THE ESSAYES OF A PRENTISE, IN THE DIVINE ARTE OF POESIE. Edinburgh 1585.

(2) A COUNTER BLASTE TO TOBACCO. London. 1604. Sixpence. [_Aug._

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20. _FRANCIS BACON._

A Harmony of the ESSAYES, &c. The four principal texts appearing in parallel columns; viz.:--

(1) Essayes. Religious Meditations. Places of perswasion and disswasion. London 1597. (10 Essays.)

Of the Coulers of good and euill a fragment. 1597.

(2) The Writings of S{r} Francis Bacon Knt: the Kinges Sollicitor Generall: in Moralitie, Policie, and Historie. _Harleian MS._ 5106. Transcribed bet. 1607-12. (34 Essays.)

(3) THE ESSAIES of S{r} FRANCIS BACON Knight, the Kings Solliciter Generall. London. 1612. (38 Essays.)

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21. _Sir ROBERT NAUNTON, Master of the Court of Wards._

FRAGMENTA REGALIA: or, Observations on the late Queen Elizabeth, her Times, and Favourites. [Second Edition. London] 1642. Sixpence. [_Sept._

22. _THOMAS WATSON, Student at law._

(1) THE #Ekatompathia# or Passionate Centurie of Loue. _Divided into two parts: whereof, the first expresseth the Authors sufferance in Loue: the latter, his long farewell to Loue and all his tyrannie._ Composed by _Thomas Watson_ Gentleman; and published at the request of certaine Gentlemen his very frendes. London [1582.]

(2) MELIBOEUS T. Watsoni, sive, Ecloga in obitum F. Walsinghami, &c. Londini, 1590.

(3) AN EGLOGUE, &c., Written first in latine [the above Meliboeus] by _Thomas Watson_ Gentleman and now by himselfe translated into English. London, 1590.

(4) THE TEARS OF FANCY, or Loue disdained. [From the unique copy, wanting Sonnets ix.-xvi., in the possession of S. Christie-Miller, Esq.] London, 1593. Eighteen Pence. [_Oct._

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23. _ROGER ASCHAM._

THE SCHOLEMASTER, Or plaine and perfite way of teachyng children, to vnderstand, write, and speake, the Latin tong, but specially purposed for the priuate brynging vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by themselues, without a Scholemaster, in short tyme, and with small paines, recouer a sufficient habilitie, to vnderstand, write, and speake Latin. London. 1570. One Shilling. [_Oct._

24. _WILLIAM HABINGTON._

CASTARA. The third Edition. Corrected and augmented. London. 1640. With the variations of the two previous editions. One Shilling. [_Nov._

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25. _JOHN HALL._

HORÆ VACIVÆ, or Essays. Some occasionall considerations. London. 1646. Sixpence. [_Nov._

26. (1) The earliest known English tragedy; and also the earliest English play in blank verse.

_THOMAS SACKVILLE, afterwards Lord Buckhurst, and Earl of Dorset: and THOMAS NORTON, of Sharpenhoe (Beds)._

¶ THE TRAGEDIE OF FERREX AND PORREX, set forth without addition or alteration but altogether as the same as shewed on stage before the Queenes Maiestie, about nine yeares past, _vz_. the xviij day of Ianuarie. 1561. by the gentlemen of the Inner Temple. London. [1570.]

Collated with the surreptitious edition 'The Tragedie of Gorboduc,' of 1565.

(2) _SACKVILLES's_ THE INDUCTION _to The Complaynt of Henrye duke of Buckingham_, from the second edition of _A Myrrovr for Magistrates_. London. 1563. One Shilling. [_Dec._

27. _Sir RICHARD GRENVILLE._

FIGHT IN THE 'REVENGE.' (1) A report [written by Sir WALTER RALEIGH] of the Truth of the fight about the Isles of Acores, this last Sommer. Betvvixt the Reuenge, one of her Maiesties Shippes, And an Armada of the King of Spaine. London. 1591. [From the Grenville copy.]

(2) The most Honorable Tragedie of Sir Richarde Grinuille, Knight (.·.)_Bramo assai, poco spero, nulla chieggio._ [By GERVASE MARKHAM] London. 1595. [Two copies only are known, Mr. Grenville's cost £40.] Sixpence. [_Dec._

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Typographical errors:

_As noted above, punctuation and capitalization within the play itself are unchanged; missing punctuation has not been supplied. The entire text, including the modern (1869) material, used long "s"._

_The form #ekatompathia# for #hekatompathia# is used consistently._

_Possible long-s errors:_ Whersore concerning mariage, ye are thought _"Whersore" for "Wherfore"_ +Tib. Talk.+ Then Trupenies firesorke will him shrewdly fray, _"firesorke" for "fireforke"_ +C. Custance.+ Ye shall see womens warre. +T. Trusty.+ That fight wil I behold. _readings "fight" and "sight" are both plausible_ Hath no honour to foile his handes on a woman. _"foile" for "soile"_

1534-1543. æt. _text unchanged_

_Ex. am._, _Exeant am._ (two occurrences) _text unchanged: possible error for "om." (omnes)_

+Tib. Talk.+ Not with you sir, but with a little wag-pastie, _hyphen at line-break_ In suche an outragious tempest as as this was. _duplication "as as" in original_ Sym Suresby here perchance shal therof deme som yll, _text has appropriately sized empty space for initial "S"_ Sym Suresby my trustie man, nowe aduise thee well, _speaker's name (Gawin Goodlucke) missing in original_

whiche he preahecd in ye Shrouds at paules churche _text unchanged: error for "preached"_