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London, Printed for Henry Brome. 1670. Folio, A—C, 2 leaves each. A Pindarick Poem, to His Grace Christopher Duke of Albemarle, &c. Lately elected Chancellour of the University of Cambridge. London, Printed for Randal Taylor, 1682. Folio, A-C, 2 leaves each. On the Death of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles II. of Blessed Memory. A Pindarique Ode. By Thomas Flatman. . . . London: Printed for Benj. Tooke at the Sign of the Ship in St. Pauls Churchyard. 1685. Folio, 4 leaves.

The last page is occupied by a complimentary poem to James II.

FLAVELL, JOHN.

Husbandry Spiritualized: Or the Heavenly Use of Earthly things. . . . The Third Edition. London, Printed and are to be sold by Robert Boulter. . . MDCLXXIV. 4°. A, 4 leaves: a, 4 leaves : * and **, 4 leaves each: B-Mm in fours. With a folding plate. FLECKNOE, RICHARD.

Miscellania. Or, Poems of all sorts, with divers other Pieces. Written by Richard Fleckno. Dedicated to the most excellent of her Sexe. London, Printed by T. R. for the Author, M.D.C.LIII. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-I in eights. In prose and

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It does not appear whom the writer regarded as the most excellent of her sex. He left the question open.

Loves Dominion. A Dramatique Piece, Full of Excellent Moralitie. Written as a Pattern for the Reformed Stage. Omne tulit. London, printed in the Year, 1654. 8°, A-F in eights, A 1-2 blank. A Relation of ten Years Travells in Europe, Asia, Affrique, and America. All by way of Letters occasionally Written to divers noble Personages, from place to place; And continued to this present year, By Richard Fleckno. With Divers other Historical, Moral, and Poetical pieces of the same Author. Hæc olim meminisse juvabit. London, Printed for the Author, and are to be sold by [sic in this copy.] (1656.) Sm. 8o. A, 4 leaves : B-M in eights.

With a dedication to all the Noble Personages mentioned in the work, and a second separately to the Marquis of Newcastle.

Enigmaticall Characters, All Taken to the Life, from severall Persons, Humours, and Dispositions. By Rich. Flecknoe. Anno Dom. M.D.C.LVIII. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-K in eights.

Following the title-page are some lines

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by the Duke of Newcastle: "To his Worthy Friend Mr Richard Fleckno upon his Characters." The volume is dedicated "To her Highnesse Beatrix Duchesse of Loraine,' to whom the author expresses his obligations during the composition of the characters.

Sixty-Nine Enigmatical Characters, All
very exactly drawn to the Life.
Persons,

From several Humours,
Dispositions.

Pleasant and full of Delight. The second Edition by the Author R. F. Esquire. London, Printed for William Crook, at the sign of the three Bibles on Fleetbridge, 1665. 12o, G in twelves.

Rich. Flecknoe's Enigmatical Characters. Being rather a new Work, then new Impression of the old. London, Printed by R. Wood, for the Author, in the Year 1665. 8o. A, 4 leaves: B-I 4 in eights. In prose and verse.

The Idea of His Highness Oliver, Late
Lord Protector, &c. With certain brief
Reflexions on his Life. By Richard
Fleckno, Esq. London, Printed Anno
MDCLIX. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-F in
eights, last 4 leaves blank.
In prose.
Dedicated to the Protector Richard Crom-
well. Br. Museum.

Heroick Portraits with other Miscellany
Pieces, Made, and Dedicate to His Majesty.
By Rich. Flecknoe. [Quot. from Horace.]
London, Printed by Ralph Wood, for the
Author. 1660. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-
I 4 in eights. In prose and verse.

Erminia. Or, The fair and vertuous Lady. A Trage-comedy. Written by Rich. Flecknoe.

Gratior in pulchro corpore virtus. Virg.
London, Printed for the Author, MDCLXI.
8°, A-G in eights. Dedicated to Lady
Southcot, the poet Suckling's sister. Br.
Museum and Dyce Coll.

Erminia, or the Chaste Lady; A Trage-
Comedy; By R. F. Esq; London;
Printed for William Crook, at the three
Bibles on Fleet-Bridge. 1665. 8°. Bod-
leian (Malone).
Loves Kingdom. A Pastoral Trage-
Comedy. Not as it was Acted at the
Theatre near Lincolns-Inn, but as it was
written, and since corrected By Richard
Flecknoe. With a short Treatise of the
English Stage, &c. by the same Author.
London. Printed by R. Wood for the
Author. 1664. Sm. 8°, A-G 6 in
eights, but A has only four leaves.
Dedicated to the Marquess of Newcastle.

FLECKNOE.

Love's Kingdom. A Pastoral TrageComedy. . . . London, Printed for Simon Neale. 1674. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B

G in eights. Br. Museum.

This edition also includes the Discourse of the English Stage, which is reprinted in Hazlitt's English Drama and Stage, 1869. A Farrago of several Pieces. Newly written by Richard Flecknoe. Being a Supplement to His Poems, Characters, Heroick Portraits, Letters, and other Discourses formerly published by him.

Quicquid Agunt homines -nostri est Farrago Libelli. London. Printed for the Author, 1666. 8°. Bodleian (Malone).

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The Damoiselles A La Mode. A Comedy. Compos'd and Written by Richard Flecknoe. London Printed for the Author, 1667. 8o, A-I in eights, last leaf blank. Dedicated to the Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. Br. Museum.

ST. William D'avenant's Voyage to the Other World: With His Adventures in the Poets Elizium. A Poetical Fiction. London Printed for the Author, 1668. 8°, 7 leaves. Bodleian.

Epigrams of All Sorts. I. Book. Written by Richard Flecknoe. London, Printed for the Author. 1669. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-D in eights.

Epigrams of All Sorts, Made at Divers Times on Several Occasions. By Richard Flecknoe. [Quotation from Martial.] London: Printed for the Author, and Will. Crook, at the Green-dragon without Temple-bar. 1670. 8°, H in eights.

Prefixed is "The Epistle Dedicatory to his Noble Friends." On G 6, occurs a new title: Epigrams Divine and Moral, Dedicated to Her Majesty. [Quotation from Horace.] Printed in the Year 1670. Epigrams Made at Several Times upon Several Occasions: And Continued to the Year 1673. By Rich: Flecknoe.

Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus

est.

London, Printed for the Author, M.DC.LXXIII. 8°, A-M in fours, or halfsheets, H repeated.

The sheets are not regular. After the title (A 2, A being blank, I suppose) in the copy I have used, occur two leaves, marked A3, A4; after which comes The Preface, marked A 3, &c.

FLEET STREET.

Sad and Deplorable News from FleetStreet, Or, A Warning for Lovers, that are either Inconstant or too fond; being A Full and True Relation of a Gentleman, that having been Seven years in

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Love with a Lady, and now fancying that she slighted him, flung himself desperately out of a Window Four pair of Stairs high, near Fleet-Bridg, on Friday the 12th of this instant June 1674. Where he was battered to pieces with the violence of the Fall and miserably dyed. With Allowance. London, Printed by D. M. 1674. 4o 4 leaves.

FLEMING, ABRAHAM.

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An Epitaph, or funerall inscription, vpon the godlie life and death of the Right worshipful Maister William Lanibe Esquire, Founder of the new Conduit in Holborne. Deceased the one and twentieth of April, and intumbed in S. Faiths Church vnder Powles, the sixt of Maie next and immediatly following. Anno. 1580. Deuised by Abraham Fleming. Imprinted at London by Henrie Denham, for Thomas Turner, and are to be solde at his shop at Guild-hall gate. A broadside. Britwell.

A Monomachie of Motives in the mind of man: Or a Battell betweene Vertves and Vices of contrarie qualitie. Wherein the imperfections and weaknesses of Nature appeare so naked, that anie reasonable soule may soone see by what spirit he is lead Herevnto also, besides sundrie deuout praiers necessarilie interlaced, diuers golden sentences of S. Barnard are annexed and also a briefe conclusion of his vpon this theame, that Victorie is obtained by resisting temptation Newlie englished by Abraham Fleming. [Quot.] Imprinted at London by H. Denham. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis. [Col.] Imprinted at London by Henrie Denham, dwelling in Pater noster rowe, being the assigne of W. Seres. 1582. Cum priuilegio, &c. 12o, P 6 in twelves. In

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FLETCHER.

lines.] Cambridge Printed by C. Legge. 1610. 4o, L 2 in fours.

The second part, "Christs Trivmph Ouer and after death" has a separate titlepage, but the signatures run on. Dedicated "To the Right Worshipfvll, and Reverend Mr Doctour Nevile, Deane of Canterbvrie, and the Master of Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge," by the author; some lines follow, signed F. Nethersole, headed by an acrostic: Thomas Nevyle Most Heauenly. There are some other commendatory lines by Nethersole, and two copies by Phineas Fletcher of King's College, the author's brother.

Christs Victorie and Triumph in Heaven and Earth, Over and After Death. The Second Edition. Cambridge: Printed for Francis Green. 1632. 4°. A, 4 leaves, first blank: 7,4 leaves: A-L 2 in fours. Christs Victory and Trivmph. In Heaven and Earth, over and after Death. Wherein is lively figured

His

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The Reward of the Faithfull. Matth. 5, 6. They shall be satisfied. The Labour of the Faithfull. Genes. 20, 12, &c. The Grovnds of our Faith. Acts 10, 43, &c. Printed for Leonard Greene and are to be sold at the signe of the Talbot in Paternoster row. 1623. 18°.

Title-page Epistle dedicatory, pp. 12: Arguments, pp. 5: the Work, pp. 419. Since the Handbook appeared in 1867, a perfect copy of this volume has come into the possession of the Rev. A. B. Grosart. FLETCHER, JOHN, and BEAUMONT, F.

The Knight of the Burning Pestle . . . 1613.

In the notice before the earliest printed copy of this play, Burre the stationer states that he had had it by him in MS. two years, before he published it. It was probably written in or about 1610.

The Two Noble Kinsmen: Presented at the Black-friers by the Kings Majesties Servants with great applause: Written by the Memorable Worthies of their time; Mr John Fletcher, and Mr William Shakspeare, Gent. Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, for Iohn Waterson: And are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls

FLETCHER.

Church-yard. 1634. 4o, B-M in fours, the title-page, and a leaf of N.

See Mr Dyce's Remarks as to Shakespear's share in the composition of this play in his edition of Beaumont and Fletcher. It is also reprinted in his edition of Shakespear, 1868.

Monsievr Thomas. A Comedy. Acted at the Private House in Blacke Fryers. The Author, Iohn Fletcher, Gent. London, Printed by Thomas Harper, for Iohn Waterson. 1639. 4°. The title, 1 leaf: A, 2 leaves: B-M in fours, and a leaf of N.

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Edited by Richard Brome, who dedicates it to Charles Cotton (the elder). Brome prefixes a copy of verses in praise of the author and his poem.

The Night-Walker, Or, the Little Theife. A Comedy, As it was presented by her Majesties Servants at the Private House in Drury Lane. Written by John Fletcher, Gent. London, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Andrew Crooke, and William Cooke. 1640. 4°. A, 2 leaves: B-K in fours.

Dedicated by the publisher Crooke to William Hudson, Esq.

Ryle a Wife and have a wife. A Comedy. Acted by his Majesties Servants. Written by John Fletcher Gent. Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the Vniversity. Anno 1640. 4°, A-I in fours. The Tragoedy of Rollo Duke of Normandy. Acted by his Majesties Servants, Written by John Fletcher Gent. Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the Vniversity. Anno 1640. 4o, A—K 2 in fours.

The Bloody Brother with a new title. FLETCHER, REV. JOSEPH. The Historie of the Perfect - Cursed Blessed Man: Setting forth

Excellencie

Mans Miserie

Felicitie

Generation by his Degeneration Regeneration.

By I. F. Master of Arts, Preacher of Gods Word, and Rector of Wilbie in Suff. [Quot from St. Bernard.] London, Printed by M. Flesher, and are to be sold at the signe of the Greyhound in Pauls Churchyard. 1628. 4o, A, 2 leaves: B-N in fours, and 2 leaves, one (with an engraving) unsigned.

FLETCHER, PHINEAS.

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in fours. Dedicated to Sir Roger Town- FLODDEN FIELD. shend, Kt. Bart.

On D 2, occurs a second title, introducing an English paraphrase of the above: The Locvsts, Or Apollyonists. By Phineas Fletcher of Kings Colledge in Cambridge. Printed by Thomas Bvcke and Iohn Bvcke, Printers to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1627. Milton appears to have seen and admired this scarce volume.

Sicelides A Piscatory. As it hath beene
Acted in Kings Colledge in Cambridge.
London, Printed by I. N. for William
Sheares, &c. 1631. 4o, L in fours, A, 2
leaves only.

Joy in Tribulation. Or, Consolations for
Afflicted Spirits. By Phinees Fletcher
B.D. and Minister of Gods Word at Hilgay
in Norfolke. [Quot. from Psalm 34, 19.]
London: Printed for Iames Boler,
1632. 12o. A, 8 leaves: B-Q 2 in
twelves.

Dedicated by the author to his cousins Sir Walter and Lady Roberts. Dyce Coll. A Fathers Testament. Written long since for the benefit of the particular Relations of the Authour, Phin. Fletcher; Sometime Minister of the Gospel at Hillgay in Norfolk. And now made Publick at the desire of Friends. [Two quotations from Proverbs.] London, Printed by R. White for Henry Mortlock, &c. 1670. 8°, A, 4 leaves: B-Q4 in eights, including 2 leaves of advertisements.

The work is in prose and verse, the latter consisting of translations or paraphrases from Boethius, &c.

FLETCHER, R.

Ex Otio Negotium. Or, Martial His Epigrams Translated. With Sundry Poems and Fancies, By R. Fletcher. [Quot. from Mart. lib. 1, epig. 26.] London, Printed by T. Mabb, for William Shears, and are to be sold at the Bible in Bedford Street in Covent-garden, 1656. 89, R in eights, besides 4 leaves headed Momus Elenticus between A & B. With a frontispiece by Vaughan, containing a portrait of Martial.

FLETCHER, THOMAS.

Poems on several Occasions, And Translations wherein the First and Second Books of Virgil's Eneis are attempted, in English. By Tho. Fletcher, B.A. Fellow of New-College in Oxon. London, Printed for Charles Harper, &c. 1692. 8°, K 6 in eights, including imprimatur and leaf of advertisements.

Dedicated "To the Reverend William Harris, D.D. Schoolmaster of the College near Winton," where the author was educated.

Hereafter ensuethe the trewe encountre. .. R. Faques, 4°.

The only copy known, now at Britwell, consists of four leaves, as mentioned in the Handbook, 1867; but as it wants (probably) two leaves in the middle, there were, no doubt, originally eight leaves, allowing for a blank at each end, or A-B in fours. In 1867, however, Dr Laing fortunately met with an early MS., also defective, but supplying the lacuna in the text, and communicated it to the 7th volume of the Scotish Antiquarian Society's Transactions, introducing from the printed tract what was wanting.

FLOODS.

1607. A true report of certaine wonderfull ouerflowings of Waters, now lately in Summersetshire, Norfolke, and other places of England: destroying many thousands of men, women, and children, ouerthrowing and bearing down whole townes and villages, and drowning infinite numbers of sheepe and other cattle. [Large descriptive cut.] Printed at London by W. I. for Edward White, and are to be sold at the signe of the Gunne at the North doore of Paules. 4o, A-D in fours. Chiefly black letter. Britwell. Tite, May 1874, No. 1111.

FLORIDA.

A Description of a Great Sea-Storm, that happened to some Ships in the Gulph of Florida, in September last; Drawn up by one of the Company, and sent to his Friend in London. London, Printed by Thomas Milbourn for Dorman Newman, at the King's Arms in the Poultry, 1671. A broadside in verse, printed in two columns.

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ampton, Lucie Countesse of Bedford," which is followed by an Address to the Reader subscribed "Resolute John Florio. Then comes a series of sonnets, 3 in uumber, signed Il Candido [Matthew Gwinne], to the three dedicatees, and a set of verses, signed B. B. [Barnabe Barnes.] At the end of the first sonnet by Il Candido occurs in an extant copy the following MS. note in a coeval hand: "Gwin his name was, which in wellsh signifieth white, and therefore calleth him sellfe il Candido, which is white in Italian."

Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese, A Dictionary Italian and English. Formerly compiled by John Florio, and since his last Edition, Anno 1611, augmented by himselfe in His life time, with many thousand words and Thuscan Phrases. Now most diligently Revised, Corrected, and compared with La Crusca and other approved Dictionaries extant since his Death, and enriched with very considerable Additions. Whereunto is added a Dictionary, English & Italian, with severall Proverbs and Instructions for the

M DC. LIX.

speedy attaining to the Italian Tongue. Never before Published. By Gio: Torriano an Italian, and Professor of the Italian Tongue in London. London, Printed by T. Warren, &c. Folio. A-Bbbb in fours, and A-B, 2 leaves each Eng.-Ital. Dict. (with new title), A-V in fours, besides title and dedication: X-Hh in twos, and 2 leaves marked Aa*.

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The two portions of this volume were executed at separate presses.

FLORUS, LUCIUS JULIUS.

The Roman Histories of Lucius Iulius Florus from the foundation of Rome till Cæsar Augustus, for aboue DCC. yeares, and from thence to Traian, near cc. yeares, divided by Florus into iv. ages Translated into English. London by William Stansby for Tho: Dewe. [Circa 1618.] 120. Engraved title by Pass, 1 leaf: A, 8 leaves B-Z 3 in twelves.

The translator was Edmund Bolton, who dedicated the work to the Marquis of Buckingham. In the address to the Reader, Bolton speaks of his Hypercritica as then already written.

FOLKINGHAM, W.

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other Plots doe concerne. And no lesse remarkable for all Vnder-takers in the Plantation of Ireland or Virginia, for all Trauailers for Discoueries of forraine Countries, &c. London Printed for Richard Moore, &c. 1610. 4o, M in fours. Black letter.

Dedicated to Lord Compton. The dedication is followed by an Address to the Reader, dated from " Helpringham neere to Folkingham the second of Februarie, 1609," after which comes "The Author to his Feudigraphia," 30 lines in verse. FORD, EDWARD. Impossibilities. Or,

A matter of no thing, yet some thing youle finde,

I know, in the reading, will pleasure your minde.

To the tune of I sigh, I sob, &c. A ballad in two parts, with a cut to each, subscribed Edward] F[ord?] London, Printed for Edward Wright, dwelling at Christ-Church gate. Roxb. Coll. FORD, EMANUEL.

The Most Famovs Delectable, and pleasant History of Parismvs, the Renowmed Prince of Bohemia. &c. London, Printed by B. Alsop, and T. Fawcet, and are to be sold in Grub-street, neere the lower Pumpe. 1636. 4o, black letter.

Collation: Part I. A-P4 in eights; Part II. (with a new title), A-Z4 in eights.

The Most famous, delectable, and Pleasant History of Parismvs, the Renowned Prince of Bohemia, Newly Imprinted and Amended. London Printed by B. Alsop, dwelling neere the Upper Punipe in Grubstreet. 1649. 4°, black letter. With a frontispiece.

In two parts; Part 1 makes A-P4 in eights, Part 2, T4 in eights. This is an unusually fine copy of a book almost invariably found in indifferent condition. The first edition was in 1598-9, the second in 1608-9; but of each of those only a single copy seems to be known. The first part was licensed to Thomas Creed in November, 1597, the second part, October 25, 1598.

London, Printed by E. Alsop and Robert Wood for S. S. and are to be sold by Francis Coles in the Old Baily, and Charles Tyus at London Bridge. 1663. 4o, black letter, Aa in fours. Two parts.

The Most Famous, Delectable, and Pleasant History of Parismus, &c. The Tenth Impression, newly Corrected and Amended. London, Printed by A. P. and T. H. for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J.

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