and long acquainted with that country, he promises "to set forth another worke, called the calamitie of Fraunce, the bloudy broyles of Germany, the persecution of Spayne, the misfortune of Portingall, the troubles of Scotlande, the miserie of Irelande, and the blessed state of England." This work, in verse, with nearly the same title, was in fact printed in the following year, 1579, "for Andrew Maunsell, dwelling in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Parret," and is one of the rarest of Churchyard's pieces, only two copies being known, one in the late Mr. Heber's library, which brought at his sale 13. 13s., and the other in the British Museum. The dedication is followed by a metrical sort of preface entitled "Flaunders bewayles with bitter sorrow, the soare affliction of hir state and Countrey." The body of the work is in prose, and Churchyard speaks in it of the important part which he himself took in these wars, and in one place, describing the reception he had met with from the people of Antwerp, adduces Sir Thomas Gresham, who had been an eye-witness of the scene: The people (says he) liked no whit that councell, and gaue the Prince (of Orange) euil wordes, and a greate number of them burst into my lodging. And by cause the Prince hadde made of mee before, (and that they knew I hadde serued in the Emperoures dayes) they called me forth, and saide I shoulde be theyr leader, whiche thinge I refused as far as I durst, alleadging, I was ignoraunt of suche affayres: whereupon, they bent theyr pikes on me in a greate furie. I beholding the extreamitie I was in, gaue them my faith, and so came into the streete among the reste of their companye, where I was so receiued, as fewe woulde haue beleeued the manner thereof, but suche as had seene it. Witnesse Sir Thomas Gressam. After undergoing many dangers and hardships, Churchyard was glad to get back safely into his own country, with more fame than profit: Dyuers Gentlemen (he remarks) shifted away as they might, among the rest, I scambled hardly into Englande, being layde for and yet so desguised, that I escaped the handes of my enimies, who hadde a commaundement from the Regente, to put mee to death with martiall law (a badde recompence for so great good and diligence bestowed on hir people, and a naughtie reward for the frute of a good meaning mind.) At the end of the volume is a metrical address of three pages "To the VVorlde," at the conclusion of which he thus promises that "other bookes" shall soon follow: Thus haue I taught thee vvhat good course thou oughtst of right to hold, Thou art a Booke, goe vvhere thou vvilte like Bayard blind be bold. Thou shalt haue mates to follovy thee and help thee if thou fall. I haue vvide scope at vvill to vvalke, And other Bookes that I must needes committe to Worldes report. He is thrice blest that vvell doth vvorke, our time is heere but short. This work is not without a certain intrinsic value from the circumstance of Churchyard having been himself a personal witness of much that he describes, and taken an active and important part in these wars, leading at one time, as he records, so large a body as 8000 men to an attack upon the enemy. It is not so rare as some of his productions, but sold at Reed's sale, No. 6714, for 47. 198.; at Midgley's ditto, No. 190, for 4l.; at Mr. Heber's ditto, pt. iv. No. 358, for 4l. 6s.; at Perry's ditto, pt. i. No. 1288, for 5l. 15s. 6d. ; Strettell's ditto, No. 580, for 3l. 13s. 6d. ; Skegg's ditto, No. 374, 71. 2s. 6d. Bibl. Ang. Poet., No. 106, 77. 7s. Collation: Sig. A to K 2, in fours. Beautiful copy. Bound by Mackenzie. CHURCHYARD, (THOMAS.)-A generall rehearsall of warres, wherein is fiue hundred seuerall seruices of land and sea: as sieges, battailles, skirmiches, and encounters. A thousand gentle mennes names, of the best sort of warriours. A praise and true honour of Soldiours: A proofe of perfite Nobilitie. A triall and first erection of Heraldes: A discourse of calamitie. And ioyned to the same some Tragedies and Epitaphes, as many as was necessarie for this firste booke. All whiche workes are dedicated to the right honourable Sir Christopher Hatton knight, vize Chamberlain, Capitain of the gard; and one of the Queenes maiesties priuie counsail. Written by Thomas Churchyard Gentleman. Imprinted at London by Edward White, dwellyng at the little Northe doore of Paules Churche, at the singne (sic) of the Gunne, n. d. 4to. blk. Iett. pp. 240. The present volume may be considered the second part of Churchyard's Chipps which he promised to publish, when he printed that work. And in the rather lengthy "Epistle Dedicatorie" to Sir Christopher Hatton knight, Vize Chamberlaine to the Queenes maiestie, and one of her highnesse priuie Counsaill, he thus alludes to this circumstance: I promised (says he) in the booke of my Chipps (a matter vnfit for your honour to looke on) to presente another worke, whiche hath been long of commyng out, and I feare is ouer simple with all this greate laisure, to merite thankes. Notwithstandyng the paines hath been greate, and desire to dooe well not little: yet the barenesse of the woordes and weaknesse of the matter, I dread will either lose my thankes, or driue me in disgrace. And yet I might saie that the matter (nowe presented, though not well written) maie claim a greate consideration, and merites as mutche fauour, as any thyng that euer passed from my perne. This is dated from his lodging the xv. of October 1579, and is succeeded by a short preface "to the freendly reader." The running title of the work is "Churchyardes Choise," and the whole of the first portion is in prose. It relates to the services and gallant exploits of many of our brave countrymen in the wars both by sea and land abroad and in Ireland, during the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., Queen Mary, and the early part of Queen Elizabeth. It is divided into parts or chapters, the first and second of which relate to these wars and other subjects. In the third the author gives "An abstracte of the aucthoritie and entertainemente, that was giuen and committed by the honourable Sir Henry Sidney Knight, Lord Deputie of Irelande; to Sir Humphrey Gilbert knight, duryng the tyme of his continuance and seruice in Munster, in Irelande. Written to showe how that seuere and straight handely of rebellious people, reformes them sooner to obedience, then any courteous dealyng: because the stiffe necked must be made to stoupe, with extremitie of justice, and stoute behauiour." The fourth is “A Mirrhor for rebelles to looke into, where the death of one Roorie Oge in Irelande (whose life was alwaics without order) doeth shewe that the reward of vice is euer open shame, and a foule ende." The fifth is "A small rehearsall of some speciall seruices in Flaunders of late, part whereof were in the tyme of Don Jhons gouernment, and the reste beyng doen in the present seruice of the Prince of Parma, now gouernour of Flaunders." The sixth is "A description or discourse, that declareth how that by tastyng of miseries, men become happie: written for that Soldiours alwaies beares the burthen of Sorrowe, and suffers more calamitie then any other people." This portion, as well as the quotations introduced into the former parts, are printed in a larger black letter type than the rest of the book, and also concludes the prose part of the volume. The remainder of the book is devoted to some poetical pieces, of which the first is entitled "A pitefull complaint, in maner of a Tragedie, of Seignior Anthonio dell Dondaldoes wife, sometyme in the Duke of Florences Courte: Translated out of Italian prose, and putte into Englishe verse." The second is “A heauie matter of a Englishe gentleman, and a gentlewoman, in maner of a Tragedie: whiche gentlewoman called her freende the wanderyng Prince." The third, "A Pirates Tragedie, beyng a gentleman of a verie good house: Made at the request of Maister Peter Caroe, Capitaine of Laughlin in Irelande: and sette out to shewe the miserable life of a Rouer, whose wretched desire of other mens goodes, bringes open shame, and a violente death." The fourth, "A Letter sent from the noble Erle of Ormondes house at Kilkennie, to the honourable Sir Henry Sidney, then Lord Deputie, and liyng at Korke, in Irelande." The fifth, "The Epitaphe of the rare, vertuous Prince, (and towardes Impe of grace) Kyng Edward the sixte." And the last, "The Epitaphe of the worthie Erle of Essex." Such are the varied contents of this rare work, which is in fact, as we have before stated, the second part or continuation of Churchyard's Chippes, which he promised to publish when he printed that work. Copies of this volume have sold at Sir F. Freeling's sale, No. 861, for 4l. 18.; Heber's ditto, pt. iv. No. 360, 47. 10s., and pt. viii. No. 469, 5l. 10.; Midgley's ditto, No. 188, 97. 19s. 6d.; Jolley's ditto, pt. ii. No. 716, 117.; and Bibl. Ang. Poet., No. 103, 21/. The present very fine and beautiful copy was obtained in 1836 from the Bibl. Heber., pt. viii. No. 469. It had formerly been in the collections of Mr. Hill and Mr. Octavius Gilchrist. Collation: Sig. * four leaves; ** four ditto; Sig. A to Z, and A a to Cc 4, in fours. Bound by C. Lewis. In Green Morocco, with CHURCHYARD, (THOMAS.) A light Bondell of liuely discourses called Churchyardes Charge, presented as a Newe yeres gifte to the right honourable, the Earle of Surrie, in whiche Bondell of verses is sutche varietie of matter, and seuerall inuentions, that maie bee as delitefull to the Reader, as it was a Charge and labour to the writer, sette forthe for a peece of pastime, by Thomas Churchyarde Gent. Imprinted at London, by Ihon Kyngston. 1580. 4to. blk. lett. pp. 44. The title to this little volume, which is unnoticed by either Herbert or Dibdin in their list of works printed by Kingston, is within a woodcut compartment, with David and Moses on the sides, and sitting satyrs at the bottom; and on the reverse, a woodcut of the arms and motto of Churchyard. In the “ Epistle Dedicatorie" to the Earl of Surrey, who was the grandson of Lord Surrey the poet, under whom Churchyard had first served, he speaks of his "Lordshipps graund father, and his master, who was a noble warriour, an eloquent Oratour, and a second Petrarke," and likens himself to a "poore Peddlar, that trudgeth with his packe to a Faire, and there unfoldeth emong some newe laces and odde trifles, a greate deale of old ware and little remnantes, that for lacke of quick sale hath laine long in a close corner:" alluding to some of the contents of the present volume, which consist of pieces that had been already published. He concludes by stating that his next book "shall be dedicated to the moste worthiest (and towardes noble man) the Erle of Oxford, as his laisure maie serue, and yet with greate expedition." This epistle is dated "From my lodging nere to the Courte the first daie of Ianuarie." It is followed by a short prose address "To the freendly Reader." In this, after mentioning with much complacency the "Bookes, Verses, Pamflettes, and many other triflyng thinges," with which he daily troubled the Reader, he goes on to observe: I meane in my next booke, called my Challenge, to ronne ouer many of myne other woorkes, and where peraduenture by some reporte of others, (that knewe not the trothe) I haue failed in settyng foorthe of some seruices, emong the whiche Maister Jhon Norrice, and diuers worthie gentlemen Captaines now in Flaunders, haue not the worthinesse of their seruices declared, I doe promes that now beying better instructed, and hauyng true intelligence of thynges as thei were, I will at large write the commendation of as many as merites to be honoured for their well doyng, and make amendes where either by ignoraunce, or the report of others I haue failed. For so sure as GOD is Almightie, if I could gaine mountaines of golde, to flatter any one in printyng an untrothe; I would rather wishe my handes were off, then take in hande sutche a matter. For neither affection, fauor, commoditie, fame, nor parciallitie, at no tyme nor season, shall willyngly lead my penne amisse. He finishes by confessing that so far from having been recompenced for |