1413 PASCAL (Blaise). Les Provinciales: or, The Mysterie of Jesuitisme, discover'd in certain Letters, written. upon occasion of the present differences at Sorbonne, between the Jansenists and the Molinists, from January, 1656, to March, 1657. Š.N. Displaying the corrupt Maximes and Politicks of that Society, faithfully rendered into English. Engraved title by R. Vaughan. FIRST EDITION. Thick small 8vo, original calf. London, 1657. Fine Copy in the original binding. £5 5s 1414 PASCALIUS (Carolus). False Complaints; or, The Censure of an unthank full mind, the labour of Carolus Pascalius, translated into English by W. C. A worke very learned and fit for all Estates in this age of unnecessarie discontentments, shewing how all complaine, but all with out cause. Small 4to, half calf. London, Printed by Humfrey Lownes, 1605. £1 1s 1415 PATHOMACHIA: or, the Battell of Affections. Shadowed by a feigned siedge of the Citie Pathopolis. Written some years since, and now first published by a friend of the deceased Author. Small 4to, polished calf extra, inside dentelles, g. e., by Bedford Printed by Thomas & Richard Coats, for Francis Constable in Pauls Church Yard, 1630. £15 15s The running title of this Comedy is Love's Loadstone. The author is unknown. 1410 PATIENT GRISSELL. The pleasant and sweet History of patient Grissell, shewing how she from a poor mans Daughter, came to bee a great Lady in France: being a patterne for all Vertuous Women. Black Letter. Woodcut below title, and portrait of Queen Elizabeth on reverse, also woodcut in the text. 12mo, half morocco. London, circa 1645. £4 4s *** A very early edition of this exceedingly rare Chap Book. Imperfect, lacking one or two leaves, but these are made up in manuscript. It possesses, however, the title and also the last leaf. 1417 PATRICK (Symon, Bp. of Chichester). The Parable of the Pilgrim. Small 4to, full contemporary English blue morocco, gilt back, paned sides, centre ornament, gilt leaves. London, 1670. £1 2s AULO PARUTA. The History of Venice in the Times of Julius the Folio, calf, rebacked. London, 1658. £1 5s 1419 PECK (Francis). Desiderata Curiosa. The whole, as near as possible, digested into an Order of Time, and illustrated with Contents, Notes, additional Discourses, and a complete Index. With portrait and plates. 2 vols., folio, full calf. London, 1732-5. 12s 6d 1420 PENN (William). A Collection of nine rare pieces by this famous Quaker, and Founder of the State of Pennsylvania. In 1 vol., small 4to, old calf. 1669, &c. Includes: £40 No Cross, no Crown; or, Several Sober Reasons against Hat-Honour, Titular Respects. You, to a Single Person, with the Apparel and Recreations of the Times; by W. Penn, J. First Edition. 1669. Truth Exalted; in a short, but sure. Testimony against all those Religions, Faiths, and Worships that have been formed and followed in the darkness of Apostacy; by William Penn, 1671. First Edition. The Sandy Foundation Shaken; by W. P., a Builder on that Foundation which cannot be moved. First Edition. 1668. 1421 Innocence with her open Face, presented by way of Apology for the Book entituled "The Sandy Foundation Shaken." First Edition. 1669. A Letter of Love to the Young Convinced; by W. P. First Edition. 1669. The Peoples Antient and Just Liberties Asserted in the Tryal of William Penn and William Mead. First Edition. 1670. The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience once more Briefly Debated and Considered: the authour W. P. First Edition. 1670. A Seasonable Caveat against Popery, by William Penn. First Edition. 1670. Truth Rescued from Imposture; or, a Brief Reply to a meer Rapsodie of Lies, Folly, and Slander; by a profest Enemy to Oppression, W. P. First Edition. 1670. A Perswasive to Moderation to Church Dissenters, In Prudence and Conscience: Humbly submitted to the King and his Great Councel. 52 pp., small 4to, new boards. N.D. ***Written to obtain " Liberty of Conscience to Dissenters." £1 10s 1422 PEPUSCH (T. C.). Six English Cantatas, Humbly Inscrib'd to the Most Noble the Marchioness of Kent. Six English Cantatas for one Voice, Four for a Flute, and two with a Galliard. Six English Cantatas after the Italian manner. Composed by Three beautifully engraved emblematical title-pages, and 105 engraved pages of music. Folio, original calf. London, Printed for J. Walsh (1716). £7 10s *** These Cantatas by Pepusch and Galliard were received with great favour, one of them, Alexis," continued to be sung until the first half of the 19th Century had nearly passed away. 1423 PERRY (Capt. J.). An Account of the Stopping of Daggenham Breach; with the accidents that have attended the same from the first undertaking; containing also proper rules for performing any the like work; To which is prefix'd a Plan of the Levels which were over-flow'd by the Breach. 8vo, original calf. London, 1721. 15s 1424 PERSIAN LETTERS. Letters from a Persian in England, to his Friend at Ispahan. Small 8vo, calf. 1735. 8s 6d 1425 PERSIAN TALES: The Thousand and One Days. Persian Tales, translated from the French by A. Philips. Frontispieces. 3 vols., 12mo, original calf. London, 1714. £1 16s 1426 PERSIUS. Satires. Translated into English Verse, with Notes, and the Original Text corrected (by Thomas Brewster), with Life of Persius. 12mo, original calf. London, 1751. 8s 6d 1427 PETRONIUS ARBITER (Titus). Satyrical Works, in Prose and Verse, together with his Life and Character, by St. Evremont, translated by Thos. Brown and others. Many curious plates. 8vo, original calf, rebacked. London, 1708. First Edition of this translation. £3 3s 1428 PETTIE (George). A Petite Pallace of Pettie his Pleasure: Conteyning many pretie Histories, by him set foorth in comely colours, & most delightfully discoursed. Black Letter. Small 4to, full morocco gilt, g. e. (London, circa 1613.) Title and First Leaf in facsimile. £38 "The popularity bestowed on Painter's Palace of Pleasure, encouraged Pettie to attempt a similar venture. The publisher Watkins, rather than Pettie was, it appears, responsible for the Title, which is a barefaced plagiarism of that of Painters Volume. Pettie in his Preface, says he mainly wrote for gentlewomen, and deprecated all comparison with the Palace of Pleasure.'"-(D.N.B.) Shakespeare was acquainted with this work as he makes direct reference to it in Cymbeline,' She hath been reading late the Tale of Terens.'" This Tale of Terens is the second of twelve in Pettie's 6 1429 PHILIPS (Ambrose). The Briton, a Tragedy. Theatre-Roval in Drury-lane. 1430 Petite Pallace." FIRST EDITION. 8vo, new boards. London, 1722. The Distrest Mother. A Tragedy. As it is Acted at the 12s 6d £2 2s FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, new boards. London, 1712. *** The Prologue on 2 pp. written by Richard Steele, spoken by Mr. Wells, contains some interesting Shakespeare references :- 1431 "But Shakespear's self transgress'd; and shall each self, Or mark out limits for such boundless Wit! Shakespear could travel thro' Earth, Sea and Air, Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester. A Tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. FIRST EDITION. Švo, new boards. London, 1723. £2 2s *** This is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Second Part of Henry VI.—and the Author in his preface writes that many passages are borrowed from him, either word for word, or with some small alteration, some of which are so very beautiful that it may be questioned whether there be any Passages in Shakespeare that deserve greater commendation." 1432 PHILLIPS (Edward). Theatrum Poetarum, or a Compleat Collection of the Poets, especially the most Eminent, of all Ages. The Antients distinguish't from the Moderns in their several Alphabets. With some observations and Reflections upon many of them, particularly those of our own Nation. Together with a Prefatory Discourse of the Poets and Poetry in Generall. *** FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo, original calf. £5 15s "Edward Phillips was a nephew of Milton. His Theatrum Poetarum' is a |