shortcoming which they have had to bring under notice of the Department, and this is to be remedied without farther delay. The architect of the new works at the museum, General Scott, has now instruction to complete, before any other portion, this much-needed provision; and when a fitting home is afforded to Dyce's Books, Drawings, and Engravings, the public will understand the extent of the generous bequest, and will receive its advantages. JOHN FORSTER. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS. MANUSCRIPTS. Manuscripts to which an asterisk is prefixed contain MS. notes by Mr. Dyce. A LARUM. A Larvm for London, or the Siedge of Antwerpe. With the ventrous actes and valorous deeds of the lame Soldier 4to. Lond. 1602. 1602. (See Printed Books, No. 65.) 1 Transcript." The Garrick copy is imperfect at the end."-MS. note by Mr. ALCILIA. Alcilia. Philoparthens Loving Folly. 12mo. Lond. 1613. 2 ANTIBOSSICON. Antibossicon. [By William Lily.] 4to. End. Lond. In Ædibus Pynsonianis. 1521. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. 3 Antibossicon Guil. Hormani ad Guilielmum Lilium, &c. 4to. End. Lond. In Edibus Pynsonianis. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. See Brunet, Manuel du Libraire, I., 314. APOLLONIUS, RHODIUS. 4 Apyovavтika. Argonautica. E manuscriptis codicibus, adhibitis suis etiam et doctorum virorum conjecturis, emendavit et descripsit R. F. P. Brunck. Greek. On vellum. Folio. 5 "This MS., wholly in the handwriting of Brunck, was finished by him on the 21st of March 1775 (see the last page)."—MS. note by Mr. Dyce. ATHENAEUS. MS. translation and notes by Mr. Dyce. AVALE (LEMEKE). *5 A Commemoration or Dirige of Bastarde Edmonde Boner, alias Sauage, vsurped Bisshoppe of London. Compiled by Lemeke Auale. . .Anno Domini. 1569. 8vo. Imprinted by P. O. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. VOL. II, 6 A B. (R.). Greenes Funeralls By R. B. Gent. [Richard Barnfield?] 4to. Lond., John Danter. 1594. Fourteen sonnets. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. BALE (JOHN, Bishop of Ossory). 7 A brefe Comedy or enterlude concernynge the temptacyon of our lorde and saver Jesus, Christ, by Sathan in the desart. Compyled by Johan Bale, Anno 1538. Transcript. 4to. BEAUMONT (FRANCIS) and FLETCHER (JOHN). 8 The Honest mans Fortune Plaide in the yeare 1613. 34 leaves, written on both sides. [Anon.] Folio. 9 At the end is written: "This Play, being an olde one and the Originall Lost was reallowd by mee, This 8. Febru. 1624. Att the Intreaty of Mr. [Taylor]." From Mr. Heber's Library. The Faithful Friends. Title (on which appear the Dramatis Persona) and 78 numbered pages (and an inserted leaf). Folio. 10 "From this MS. Weber printed The Faithful Friends, in his ed. of Beaumont and Fletcher, vol. I., and has given a fac-simile of its three different handwritings, from p. 4.-from the leaf inserted after p. 69.- and from p. 78."-MS. note by Mr. Dyce. On Title-" Henry Kett, Oxford, 1798." From Mr. Heber's Library. BEZA (THEODORE). A Tragedie of Abrahams Sacrifice, written in french by Theodore Beza, and translated into Inglish, by A. G. [Arthur Golding]. Finished at Povvles Belchamp in Essex, the xj. of August. 1575. 8vo. Lond., Thomas Vautroullier. 1577. 11 "The copy (the only one, I believe, known to exist), from which this transcript was made, was purchased by Forster from Scot the bookseller for 21 guineas. At Forster's sale it was bought by Malone for 10l. 5s.”—MS. note by Mr. Dyce. BURTON (E.). 12 Observations on several authors. E. Burton, A.M., " Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, in the year 1745." 4to. "N.B.-These critical remarks were the employment of my leisure hours. The books here examined, are part of my own collection. Begun May 20, 1755." CHESTER (ROBERT). Loves Martyr: or, Rosalins Complaint. Allegorically shadowing the truth of Love, in the constant Fate of the Phoenix and Turtle. A Poeme enterlaced with much varietie and raritie; now first translated out of the venerable Italian Torquato Coeliano, by Robert Chester. With the true legend of famous King Arthur, the last of the nine Worthies, being the first Essay of a new Brytish Poet: collected out of divers authenticall Records. To these are added some new com positions, of several modern Writers, whose names are subscribed to their severall workes, upon the first subject: viz. the Phoenix and Turtle. 4to. Lond. 1601. 13 Transcript. The "Modern Writers" are Shakespeare, Jonson, Marston, Chapman, &c. CHURCHYARD (THOMAS), CAMEL (THOMAS), and others. Davy Dycars Dream [and other verses]. 4to. Lond., Rycharde Lant, &c. n. d. 14 Transcript by Mr. Dyce. Davie Dicar's Dream, in verse, appeared 1562-3. It was attacked by Thomas Camel, and several tracts appeared on the controversy, of which Lowndes (Bohn's ed.) gives a list Vol. I., pt. 2, p. 450. COMMON CONDITIONS. A pleasant Comedie called Common Conditions. 4to. n. p. n. d. 15 "Printed, I believe, about the year 1570. This copy was transcribed from the only one known to be extant, which is in the possession of Dr. Wright of Charles Street, Grosvenor Square. It wants both the beginning and ending. E. M [alone.] No other copy is known to exist. EM.S. in Bibl. Bodl.-Mal. 228." DARIUS. A Pretie new Enterlude both pithie & pleasaunt of the Story of Kyng Daryus, beinge taken out of the third and fourth chapter of the thyrde booke of Esdras. Lond., Thomas Colwell. Transcript. DONNE (JOHN). 1565. 4to. 16 Poems written about the year 1616; and believed to be unprinted; viz. Five Satires; a Storme; and a Calme. 4to. 17 "Pneve." Five Satyres, the Letanny, the Storme, and Calme. Transcribed, 1625. Also Elegies, etc. transcribed from Donne. At the end of the volume several pieces by Richard Corbet Bishop of Norwich, beginning with "Dr. Corbett his relation of his iourney Northwarde from Oxforde." 4to. MS. note by F. G. Waldron. DUKERUS (CAROLUS ANDREAS). 18 Dictata C. A. Dukeri ad Aristophanis Equites. Quæ in colegio conscripsit Nicolaus Janus Besozen. Anno 1719. 4to. (Ultrajecti.) DYCE (ALEXANDER), the Donor. 19 An alphabetical collection of words, phrases, &c. from old plays, poems, &c. Seven vols. 8vo. 20 ELEGIES. Certain Elegies, done by sundrie excellent wits. satyrs and epigrams. [Printed text and MS.] 1620. With 8vo. Lond. 21 "This little volume is made perfect by MS., the work being amongst the rarest ELEMENTS. A new interlude and a mery of the nature of the iiii. elements declarynge many proper poynts of phylosophy naturall, and of dyuers straunge landys, and of dyuers straunge effects & causis, whiche interlude yf ye hole matter be playd wyl conteyne the space of an hour and a halfe Here folow the namys of the pleyers 4to. 22 "Transcribed [by Mr. Dyce] from the unique copy in the Garrick Collection EMLYN. Here is the boke of mayd Emlyn that had .V. husbandes and all kockoldes she wold make theyr berdes whether they wold or no, and gyue them to were a praty hoode full of belles. 4to. End. London, John Skot. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. FRANCKLIN (THOMAS). n. d. 23 Begin. Mary Queen of Scots. A tragedy. End. "And smooth my passage to the realms above. Finis." [Anon.] 8vo. 64 pp. 24 Probably by T. Francklin. See Baker's Biographia Dramatica, Vol. IV., p. 24. FULWEL (ULPIAN). A pleasant Enterlude, intituled, Like will to Like quoth the Devill to the Collier. Wherein is declared what punishments followe those that will rather live licentiously: then esteeme and followe good Councell. And what benefits they receive that apply themselves to vertuous living and good exercises 4to. Lond., Edward Allde. 1587. Transcript. From Rev. J. Mitford's collection. GREENE (ROBERT). 25 The Repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Arts. Wherein by himselfe is laid open his loose life, with the manner of his death. 4to. Lond., Printed for Cutbert Burbie. 1592. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. HAWYS, or HAWES (STEPHEN). 26 The Conuercyon of Swerers. 4to. 8 ff. End. Lond., John Butler. n. d. Transcript by Mr. Dyce. 27 |