The Dial of Princes Englished out of the French by Tho- Bight necellare and pleasaunt to perforis. Crosse Nowe newly imprinted by Richarde R.T. WHI NORTH (THOMAS). THE DIAL OF PRINCES. 1582. (See No. 3949.) 395I MIROUR FOR MAGISTRATES. THE Mirour for Migistrates, how greevous plagues vices are puni- Newly imprinted, and with the addition of di- in Fleetestreete, by Henry Marsh Marsh. CUM PRIVILEGIO Black Letter. Sm. 4to, old calf, joints repaired, FINE COPY. £48 This is the FIRST EDITION of the two parts by Baldwin and Higgins incorporated into one volume and augmented by the addition of twenty-nine legends, making now seventy-four, including Lord Buckhurst's "Induction." This work is a most interesting storehouse of tragical legends in verse, from which poets and dramatists have largely drawn, including Shakespeare, who is presumed to be indebted to the piece, "How Queen Cordela, in despair, slew herself," in his tragedy of "King Lear." The readers of the Faerie Queen will easily point out many particular passages Sackville's induction suggested to Spenser. And we may venture to pronounce that Spenser at least caught his manner of designing allegorical personages from this poem, which so greatly enlarged the former rarrow bounds of ideal imagery as that it may justly be deemed an original in that style of painting, for we must not forget that it is to this induction Spenser alludes in a sonnet prefixed to his Pastorals, 1579. Amongst the ninety poetical narratives given in this volume are the following, which undoubtedly must be of great interest to the Shakespearean collector: "The Life and Death of Julius Cæsar"; "How Shore's Wife, Edward the Fourth's Concubine, was punished"; "The Death of Edward the Fourth "; "Murder of the Duke of Clarence"; "The Unfortunate Life and Death of King John"; "The Life and Death of Lord Cromwell "; "Cardinal Wolsey, how he rose unto great authoritie and dignitie, how he fell into disgrace, etc."; "The Lives and Deaths of the Young Princes "; The Death of Henry VI."; "The tragical Life and Death of Richard III," etc. 66 BLAGRAVE (JOHN). 3952 Baculum Familliare, Catholicon siue Generale, A BOOKE OF THE MAKING AND VSE OF A STAFFE, newly inuented by the Author, called the FAMILIAR STAFFE. As well for that it may be made vsually and familiarlie to walke with, as for that it performeth the GEOMETRICAL MENSURATIONS of all ALTITUDES, LONGITUDES, LATITUDES, DISTANCES AND PROFUNDITIES: as many myles of, as the eye may well see and discerne, most speedily, exactly and familiarly without any maner of ARITH-METICALL CALCULATION, easily to be learned and practised, euen by the vnlettered. Newlie compiled, and at this time published for the SPECIALL HELPE OF SHOOTING IN GREAT OR BLAGRAVE (JOHN). DINANCE, and other militarie seruices, and may as well be imployed by the INGENIOUS, FOR MEASURING OF LAND, and to a number of other good purposes, both Geometricall and Astronomicall, by JOHN BLAGRAVE, of Reading, Gentleman, the same well willer to the Mathematickes. The vse of which Familiar staffe is also so generall that it readily performeth all the seuerall vses of the Crosse staffe, the Quadrate, the Circle, the Quadrante, the Gunners Quadrante, the Trigon, euery one in his owne kinde, and with no lesse methode and facilitie, BOTH FOR SEA AND LAND. Hugh Jackson, 1590. Rough engraving of "The Familiar Staffe" on title-page, mathematicall and other quaint cuts throughout text, Black Letter, small 4to, sewn. £12 12s Dedication to Sir Francis Knolles, Kt. (2 pp.). SMITH (HENRY). 3953 The Benefite of Contentation. BY H. SMITH. Taken by Characterie, and examined after. Abell Jeffes for Roger Ward, 1590. Some leaves shaved.-SEVEN GODLY AND LEARNED SERMONS upon seven divers Textes of Scripture, Containing necessary and profitable doctrine, as well for the reformation of our lives as for the comfort of troubled consciences in all distresses. By HENRIE SMITH. Perused by the Author before his death. R. Field for Thomas Man, 1591.-THE TRUMPET OF THE SOULE, sounding to Judgement By HENRY SMITH. Abell Jeffes, 1592. In i vol., 12mo, calf gilt. £3 3s HOLLYBAND (CLAUDIUS, i.e., Claude de Sainliens). 3953a A Dictionarie French and English. PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFITE OF THE STUDIOUS IN THAT LANGUAGE. Gathered and set forth by CLAUDIUS HOLLYBAND. For the better understanding of the order of this Dictionarie peruse the Preface to the Reader. Imprinted at London by T. O. for Thomas Woodcock, 1593. FIRST EDITION. Sm. 4to, original vellum. £18 18s Dedication to Edward, Lord Zouch, To the Students of the French tongue (6 pp.). Shakespeare may have studied French from such a book as this. JONES (WILLIAM). 3954 Sixe Bookes of Politickes or Civil Doctrine, WRITTEN IN LATINE BY JUSTUS LIPSUIS: which doe especially concerne Principalitie. Done into English by WILLIAM JONES Gentleman. Printed by Richard Field for William Ponsonby, 1594. FIRST EDITION. Sm. 4to, old calf. £9 9s P. (R.). 3954a The Exercise of a christian life, WRITTEN BY G[ASPER] L[OARTE]. Being the first ground and foundation, whence the two Treatises appertaining to resolution, were made and framed, by R. P. W. Leake, 1594. (Altered in ink to 1596).—Perkins (William) A Reformed Catholike: OR, A DECLARATION SHEWING HOW NEERE WE MAY COME TO THE PRESENT CHURCH OF ROME IN SUNDRIE POINTS of Religion: and wherein we must P. (R.). forever depart from them with an Advertisement to all favourers of the Romane Religion, shewing how the said Religion is against the Catholike principles and grounds of the Catechisme. John Legatte, 1611. In one vol., 12mo, old calf. PLATT (HUGH). £5 5s 3955 The Jewell House of Art and Nature. CONTEINING DIVERS RARE AND PROFITABLE INVENTIONS, together with sundry new experimentes in the ART OF HUSBANDRY, DISTILLATION and Moulding. Faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the Authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte, of Lincolnes Inn, Gentleman. Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreet hill, at the signe of the Star, and are to be Solde in Paules Churchyard. 1594 FIRST EDITION. Sm. 4to, old calf. £6 16s 6d Dedication to Robert, Earl of Essex (2 pp.). BOOKKEEPING. 3956 The Pathway to Knowledge. Conteyning certaine brief Tables of English Waights and Measures, WITH THE PROPORTIONS, KINDES, AND NUMBERS BELONGING PROPERLY UNTO THE SAME. How to cast accompt with Counters, and with Pen, both in whole and broken numbers. With the Rules of Cossicke, Surd, Benomicall & Residuall Numbers, and the Rule of Equation, or of Algebere, with divers examples for the working of the same. Whereunto is annexed a most excellent Invention of Julius Cæsar Patavinus for the buying and selling of all kinde of Marchandise. And lastly THE ORDER OF KEEPING OF A MARCHANTS BOOKE, AFTER THE ITALIAN MANNER, BY DEBITOR AND CREDITOR, with an Instruction to lead you to the same. Written in Dutch, and translated into English, by W. P. William Barley, 1596. FIRST EDITION. Black Letter. Sm. 4to, calf, rebacked. £18 18s ONE OF THE EARLIEST OF ENGLISH BOOKS ON BOOKKEEPING. The English translators preface, giving an account of the existing weights and measures, is very valuable and complete. MUNDAY (ANTHONY). 3956a The Orator: HANDLING A HUNDRED SEUERALL DISCOURSES, IN FORME OF DECLAMATIONS: some of the Arguments being drawne from TITUS LIUIUS, and other Ancient Writers, the rest of the Authors owne inuention, part of which are of matters happened in our Age, written in French by ALEXANDER SILUAYN, and Englished by L. P. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1596. (See Reproduction of Title-page.) FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, original vellum, VERY RARE IN THIS STATE. £42 In this important and valuable book occurs the plot of the "MERCHANT OF VENICE." Declamation 95, page 401, etc.: "Of a Jew, who would for his debt have a pound of the flesh of a Christian." Shakespeare had probably written or was writing Merchant of Venice by the time this book was published, but he may have known Siluayn's book in the original French Edition, 1575. The Orator: Handling a hundred feuerall Dif courfes,in forme of Declamations: Some of the Arguments being drawne from Titus Linins and other ancient Writers, the rest of the Authors owac inuention: l'art of which are of matters happened in our Age. Written in French by Alexander Silusyn, LONDON Printed by A dam Jflip. 1 5 9 6. MUNDAY (ANTHONY). THE ORATOR. 1596. (See No. 3956a.) |