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The Marriage Ceremony of K. Charles II. Printed in the Year 1079. folio. Bindley, pt. ii. 1061.

Cambr. Verses on the Death. 1685. 4to. Bindley, pt. ii. 362, 11. 3s.

A true Relation of the late King's Death. To which are added, Copies of two Papers written by the late King Charles II of blessed Memory, found in the strong Box. In the first volume of the Phenix. 1707. and also in the eighth volume of the Somers Collection of Tracts.

Copies of two Papers written by the late King Charles the Second, of blessed Memory. folio. 4 pp. Published and circulated by James II. immediately after the death of his brother. They were answered by the learned Dr. Stillingfleet, and ocand oc: casioned a sharp controversy between him and Dryden, who took part in a defence published by command.' Reprinted in the fifth volume of the Harleian Miscellany. Certain Letters, evidencing K. Charles II's Stedfastness in the Protestant Religion:

Sent from the Princess of Turenne, and the Ministers of Charenton, to some Persons of Quality in London. In the first volume of the Phenix. 1707.

A Letter to a Person of Honour concerning the King's disavowing the having been married to the Duke of Monmouth's Mother. In the seventh volume of the Somers Collection of Tracts.

Augustus Anglicus: a compendious View of the Life and Reign of Charles II. London, 1686. 12mo. with a portrait by Van Hove. 3s. 6d. Lloyd, 175, 5s. 6d.

State-Tracts, in two Parts. London, 1693. folio. 9s.

The Secret History of the Court and Reign of Charles the Second, by a Member of his Privy Council. To which are added, introductory Sketches of the preceding Period from the Accession of James I. With Notes, and a Supplement, continuing the Narrative in a summary Manner to the Revolution: by the Editor. London, 1792. 8vo. 2 vols. 10s.

The Beauties of the Court of Charles II., with Memoirs critical and biographical. by D. B. Murphy, Esq. 1827. Imperial

4to. Parts i. and ii. 21. 2s. each.

Biography, &c. of K. Charles II. See

BERKELEY, George Monck. BROME, Alexander. BROMLEY, Sir George. BULSTRODE, Sir Richard. CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of. DANVERD, John.. DUNOIS, Countess of. EGLESFIELD, Fr. HALIFAX, George Savile, Marquis of. HARRIS, William. OGILBY, John. SANDERS, E.

CHARLES, James Edward, commonly called 'The youngChevalier.' Narrative of the Chevalier. London, 1765. 8vo.

Roxburghe, 8541, 6s.

Charles the Great.-The Lyf of Charles the Great (from the French). Explicit per William Caxton, 1485. folio.

This exceedingly rare romance is a small folio, printed in double columns. The preface begins on the second leaf, or sign. a ij; the signature extend a to m 7 in octaves, and very probably had another leaf with his cypher to complete the sheet. A copy is in the library of K. George III. now in the British Museum. See Ames' Typog. Antiq. by Dr. Dibdin, i. 255-60.

Charles V. Emperor of Germany. The Expedycion of Charles the V Emperoure agayenst the Citie of Angiers shewy ng what Mysfortunes befell in the last Somer of, M.CCCC.xlj. the more pytie, wherefore our Lorde strengthen hym in this Voyage nowe. 1545. 16mo.

Probably printed by John Wayland.

A lamentable and piteous Treatise, verye necessarye for everie Christen Manne to reade: wherein is contayned, not onely the high Entreprise and Valeauntnes of th' Emperour Charles the V. and his Army (in his Voyage made to the Towne of Årgier in Affrique, agaynst the Turckes, the Enemyes of the Christén Fayth, th' Inhabitoures of the same), but also the myserable Chaunces of Wynde and Wether; with dyverse other Adversites, hable to move even a stonye Hearte to bewayle the same, and to pray to God for his Ayde and Succoure. Whiche was written and sent unto the Lorde of Langest. Truly and dylygently translated out of Latyn into Frenche, and out of Frenche into English, 1542. Ricardus Grafton excudebat, cum Privilegio ad imprimendum solum. 8vo. 27 pp. Reprinted in the fourth volume of the Harleian Mis

See MARY, Daughter of K. Henry. ROBERTSON, William, D.D. VYLLAGON, Syr Nicholas. SANDOUAL, Prud. du.

CHARLES IX. of France. See France.

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CHARLETON see CHARLTON. CHARLEVOIX, Peter Franc. Xavier de. History of Paraguay. London, 1769. 8vo. 2 vols. 8s.

This work contains an account on the plants, animals, fruits, &c. of this country ; and is particularly interesting from the account it gives of the celebrated Jesuit establishment in Paraguay.

Journal of a Voyage to North-America. London, 1761. 8vo. 2 vols. 5s. The physical and moral state of the inhabitants are the principal objects of this work. Another translation, entitled ، Letters to the Dutchess of Lesdiguieries' appeared. 1763. in 1 vol. 8vo. 48.

CHARLOTTE Princess of Wales. A biographical Memoir of the public and private Life of her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte; with an Appendix of valuable Documents. 8vo.

CHARLTON, Lionel. The History of Whitby Abbey, divided into three Books. York, 1779. 4to.

Pp. xviii and 379, with a plan as a frontispiece, S. E. prospect of Whitby Abbey, at p. 49, and two other plates at p. 286 Drury, 965, 7s. Brockett, 764, 11s. Bindley, pt. i. 1639, 13s. Towneley, pt. ii. 315, 15s. Nassau, pt. i. 1826, 15s. Marq. of Townshend, 768, 17s.

CHARLTON, Walter, Walter, M. D. Chorea Gigantum: or, the most famous Antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes. London, 1663. 4to.

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Title, in red and black, and imprimatur ; dedication to K. Charles II. 8 pages; lines addressed to the author; descriptive letter

press, [B-I 4] 64 pages, and two wood cuts, pp. 1 & 8. Roxburghe, 8563, 6s. White Knights, pt. i. 952, morocco, 1l. 13. Bindley, pt. iv. 362, 6s. Nassau, pt. i. 1825, 12s. Dent, pt. i. 801, mor. 12. Reprinted 1725. see Stone-Heng.

The Ephesian and Cimmerian Matrons; two remarkable Examples of the Power of Love and Wit. London, 1651 or 1652. 4to. 6s. A Latin translation by Barth. Harris. Lond. 1655, 12mo. Strettell, 419, morocco, 7s.

The Darkness of Atheism dispelled by the Light of Nature. London, 1652. 4to. with portrait by Lombart. Gordonstoun, 439, 9s.

The Immortality of the Human Soul demonstrated by Reasons natural. London, 1657. 8vo. with portrait by D. Lombart. 6s.

Two philosophical Discourses: the first concerning the different Wits of Men, the second concerning the Mysteries of VintLondon, 1668. 8vo. 4s. Reprinted 1675, 1692. Locke is supposed to have

ners.

taken several of his ideas from the first dis

course.

Exercitationes de Differentiis et Nominibus Animalium. Editio secunda. Oxon. 1677. folio. 5s. Best edition. LARGE PAPER. 10s. 6d.

Enquiries into Human Nature in six Anatomy Prelections in the new Theatre of the Royal College of Physicians in London. London, 1680. 4to. with portrait by Loggan. Gordonstoun, 572, 63. In the British Museum is a copy of this work, with MS. additions by the author, and likewise several of his other works.

A life of Charlton and a list of his writ

ings will be found in Wood's Athen. Oxon.

Charmer, The, a Collection of Songs, Scots and English. Edinb. 1749. 2 vols.

Sotheby's in April, 1823. 14. 1s.

The Charmer, with Hymen an Interlude. n. d. Rhodes, 2735, 13s.

CHARMES, Pajot des. Art of Bleaching. Translated from the French, with an Appendix. London, 1799. 8vo. 6s.

Pp. 351, with nine plates in quarto, &c. CHARNOCK, John. History of Marine Architecture, including an enlarged and progressive View of the Nautical Regulations and Naval History, both civil and military of all Nations, especially of Great

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CHARNOCK, Stephen, B. D. Works, edited by the Rev. Edward Parsons of Leeds. London, 1815. 8vo. 9 vols. with portrait.

Published at 41. 148. 6d. LARGE PAPER, at 54. 15s. 6d. The works of this celebrated non-conformist divine are highly eulogized by Mr. Toplady. A former edition. London, 1684. fol. with portrait by

White. 31. 3s.

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Life of Colonel Don Francisco. n. d. 8vo. with wood cut portrait of Colonel Charteris, or Chartres. Lloyd, 116, 6s. Memoirs of Colonel Ch Lloyd, 189, 4s.

- s. 1730.

CHARTIER, Alain. The Curial made by Maystre Alain Charretier. Translated in Englysshe by Wyl

Discourses upon the Existence and At-lyam Caxton. folio.

tributes of God. London, 1684. folio, 17.1s. Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God, and also upon Regeneration, abridged from the Writings of Stephen Charnock, B. D. by the Rev. Griffith Williams. London, 1797. 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Treatise on Divine Providence. London, 1680. 8vo. 6s. Reprinted 1685. 8vo. 1808. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

Charnwood, in Leicestershire. A brief Relation of a wonderful Accident, a Dissolution of the Earth in the Forest of Charwood. don, 1679. 4to.

Lon

This work consists of six leaves, without numerals or catch-words, containing 38 lines to the full page. Copies are in the libraries of K. George III. and Earl Spencer. See Ames' Typog. Antiq. by Dibdin, i. 333-6. Bibl. Spencer. iv. 331-3.

CHASTELLUX, F. J. Marquis de. Travels in North America, 1780-2, translated from the French, with Notes. 1787. 8vo. 2 vols. 7s. 6d. London,

Chastising of God's Children. -The prouffitable Boke for Manes

Reprinted in the second volume of the Soule, called the Chastysing of Goddes Children. Tretyse of Loue, &c. folio.

Harleian Miscellany.

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CHARONDAS. See ARCHYTAS. CHARRETIER. See CHARTIER. This work printed by William Caxton is CHARRIER, F. Magnæ Bri- executed in double columns, and the tanniæ Auster Iknographicus, ad I. signatures of the first extend to H in sixes, Vicecomitem Scudamorem, Magnetures of the Tretyse of Loue,' &c. extend H having only four leaves. The signaBritanniæ Regis apud Regem A to H, in sixes. Copies are in the ColFrancorum Legatum. 1637. 4to. 7s. lections of K. George III. & Earl Spencer, and in the Cambridge University Library. Roxburghe, 91, 140l. See Ames, by Dibdin, i. 356-7. Bibl. Spencer. iv. 336-43.

Privately printed. CHARRON, Peter. On Wisdom, translated by Geo. Stanhope, D.D. London, 1697. 8vo. 3 vols. 7s. 6d.

Another translation by Sampson Len

nard. 4to. with portrait of the translator by R. V (aughan).

Charte scriptæ. See GAYTON, Edmund.

Chyldern. Tretises of Love, &c. The Chastysing of Goddes (London, by W. de Worde, 1493).

folio.

and two leaves prefixed for title, preface

The first part contains Hiiij in sixes,

and table. The treatises of Love, &c.

A-H 6, in sixes, or 48 leaves. On the last leaf of the second part will be found Caxton's small white grounded cypher. See Ames, by Dibdin, ii. 298-303. White Knights, pt. i. 970, 321. 11s.

CHATEAUBRIAND, F. A. de. Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt and Barbary, 1806-7. transl. from the French by Fred. Shoberl. London, 1811. 8vo. 2 vols. 10s.6d.

Those who admire this author's manner and style will be gratified with these travels and those who dislike them, may still glean much information on antiquities, manners, customs, religion, &c.

Demonstration of the Existence of God, translated by Fred. Shoberl. London,

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Of Buonaparte and the Bourbons, and the necessity of rallying round our legitimate Princes, for the Happiness of France and Europe. 1814. 4s.

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Published by Lord Grenville.' Anecdotes of the Rt. Hon.

The Monarchy according to the Charter. An important and admirable work, for which the author suffered persecution from the soi-William Pitt, Earl of Chatham and disant constitutional ministers of France.

Essai historique, politique et morale sur

les Révolutions anciennes et modernes. Londres, 1815. 8vo. 12s. A former edition. Lond. 1797. 8vo.

Martyrs, or the Triumph of the Christian Religion, translated from the French, by W. J. Walter. London, 1812. 8vo. 2 vols.

The Beauties of Christianity, with a Preface and Notes by the Rev. H. Kett. London, 1813. 8vo. 3 vols.

CHATELAR, Effusions of Love, from Chatelar to Mary Queen of Scotland, transl. from a Galic MS. in the Scotch College at Paris. Lond. 1805. 12mo. with front. and port. of Mary.

An undoubted forgery by W. H. Ireland. Brockett, 1181, mor. 11. 7s.

CHATELET, Duke de. Travels of the late Duke du Chatelet in Portugal, with Notes by J. F. Bourdoing. London, 1809. 8vo. 2 vols. 10s.

This work, which was in reality written by M. Cormartin, one of the Vendean chiefs, is very full and various, as well as excellent in its contents, embracing every thing but antiquities and public buildings.

CHATER, James. Grammar of

of the principal Events of his Time, with his Speeches in Parliament, 1736-78. London, 1792. 4to. 2 vols.

Reprinted 1793. 8vo. 3 vols. Again 1796. Dent, pt. i. 31, 8s. Again 1797. Again 1810. 8vo. vols. A wretched publication of Almon the bookseller-a mere tissue of falsehoods and absurdities.

The History of the Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. London, 1783. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

CHATTERTON, Thomas, Works. London, 1803. 8vo. 3 vols.

Published by subscription under the direction of Dr. Southey and Mr. Cottle, for the benefit of Miss Newton, niece of this impostor. Roxburghe, 3486, 11. 2s. Bindley,pt. i. 978, 1l. 4s. Hollis, 258, 14.11s. 6d. Fonthill, Drury, 830, russia, 21. 8s. 3272, 31. 1s.

Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. London, 1778. 8vo. 3s. 6d. Roxburghe, 3484,

9s.

A Supplement to the Miscellanies of Thomas Chatterton. London, 1784. 8vo. 2s.

A Letter to the Editor of the Miscellanies of Thomas Chatterton. StrawberryHill, 1779, 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The Life of Thomas Chatterton. By John Davis, Author of Travels in America. London. crown 8vo. 4s.

For other tracts, &c. relating to Chatterton, see RowLEY.

CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyuers Workes which were neuer in Print before. London, by Thomas Godfray, 1532. folio.

The first edition of the entire works of Chaucer, with the exception of the Ploughman's Tale, which latter was first printed in the edition of 1542. It contains fo. ccc.lxxxiii. & is dedicated to K. Henry VIII. by Wm. Thynne, chefe Clerk of his Kechyn,' by whom it was compiled. The numbers of the folios are omitted till folio xiii; again no. 18 is omitted also and folio ccc is twice inserted. Towneley, pt. i. 434, imperfect, 51. 5s. This edition, according to Tyrwhitt, was considered, notwithstanding its many imperfections, as the standard edition, and was copied, not only by the booksellers, in their several editions of 1542, 1546, 1555 and 1561, but also by Mr. Speght in 1597 and 1602.

The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, with dyuers Workes whych were neuer in print before. Printed by John Reynes, 1542. folio. 21. 2s.

Contains 372 leaves, besides the prefix. A reprint of Godfray's edition of 1532, with the addition of the Plowman's Tale. To the edition the following names are some

times found William Bonham, Richard Kele, Robert Toy, Thomas Petit and perhaps others, each having his own name alone, as printer, in the colophon of so many copies as were his proper share. Bibl. Anglo-Poet. 85, 71. 7s. 899, 61. 6s. 900, 71. 7s.

The Woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newlie printed with diuers Addicions. whiche were neuer in Print before: with the Siege and Destruction of the worthy Citee of Thebes, compiled by Jhon Lidgate, Monk of Berie, 1561. London, by Jhon Kyngston for Jhon Wight,

1561. folio.

This edition was edited by John Stowe. Chaucer's works end on fol. ccclxxviij. The tales have a fresh title-page succeeding the prologue, table, &c. of three leaves. The prologues to the tales with wood cuts, succeed and at fol. exiiii. The Romaunt of the Rose' follows, and has a fresh title page. For some of the additions made in this and

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Edited by Tho. Speght, and dedicated to Sir Robert Cecil, Knight. Probably printed by Adam Islip, who printed it also for Tho. Wight; changing the name when a certain quantity was printed. The prefixed letter of Francis Beaumont is dated 1597. Folios 394, besides 27 leaves of introductory matter, and a plate of The Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.' At the end of the volume The old and obscure Words of Chaucer explaned,' 8 leaves; corrections and annotations, 5 leaves, and 'Faults escaped,' one leaf. According to the title, In this Impression you shall find these Additions; 1 His Portraiture & Progenie shewed, 2 His Life collected. 3 Arguments to euery Booke. 4 Old and obscure words explained. 5 Authors by him cited declared. 6 Difficulties opened. The Flower and the Leaf) neuer before 7 Two Books of his (viz. his Dream and printed.' Bindley, pt. i. 947, 14 3s. Saunders in 1818,, 1l. 9s. Bibl. AngloPoet. russia, 86, 31. 10s.

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The Workes of our ancient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. London 1602. folio.

Black letter, pp. 826. A re-impression of Speght's edition. To that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old Copies reformed. 3 Sentences and Prouerbes noted. 4 The Signification also Characters shewing from what Tongue of the old and obscure words prooued: or Dialect they are deriued. 5 The Latine and French not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The Treatise called lacke C, called La Prière de nostre Dame at this Vpland, against Friers: and Chaucers A. B. Impression added.' Field, 1731, 15s. Boswell, 679, 16s. Nassau, pt. i. 894, 16s. Sir M. M. Sykes, pt. i. 901, 1. Gough, 896, 1. 1s. Towneley, pt. i. 435, 1l. 12s. Roscoe, 1324, 14. 14s. Drury, 1016, 11.15s. M. of Townshend, 646, 21. 145. Roxburghe, 3250, 31. White Knights, pt. i. 971, russia, 31. 3s. Bibl. AngloPoet. 88, 4/. 4s.

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