KENT-continued.

386 MARTIN (Charles Wykeham), The History and Description of Leeds Castle, Kent. 1869. Roy. 4to, numerous photographic plates, and other illustrations, cloth, 12s. 6d.

387 MINSTER.-Account Book of Marsh and Small Tyths belonging to ye Vicarije of MINSTER [Kent], from 1730 to 1743; also of Surplice Fees for the same years, and of Easter Offerings from 1730 to 1741. CONTEMPORARY MANUSCRIPT, written upon upwards of 100 leaves of paper.

8vo, half morocco, 4l. 10s. A very valuable Manuscript for the names of the inhabitants of East Kent found in the various lists. Under Surplice Fees the names of persons who were married or buried are given.

388 MOSES (H.), Picturesque Views of Ramsgate, with Descriptions. To which is prefixed an Historical Account of Ramsgate. London: published by H. Moses, 1817. Roy. 8vo, with plan of Ramsgate Harbour, 23 plates, and 31 ADDITIONAL VIEWS, cloth, Il. 155.

389 ORIGINAL LONDON POST (The) or Heathcote's Intelligence; being a Collection of the Freshest Advices Foreign and Domestick. A Collection of Portions of 46 numbers of this paper published between March 18 and June 24, 1724; containing articles on the History of the County of Kent. Sm. folio, woodcut headings and woodcuts, half calf, EXTREMELY RARE, 31. IOS.

390 OXINDEN (Henry, of Barham, Kent), Religionis Funus, & Hypocritæ Finis. [A Poem in Latin Hexameters.] Londini, 1647. Sm. 4to, with brilliant impression of the beautifully engraved portrait of the author (by G. Glover), large and fine copy, calf gilt, rare, 2l. 2s.

These verses satirise the various sects of the period, and the "Directory for Public Worship."

391 PALMER (W. S.), A Narrative of the Distressing Accident which

occurred at Rochester Bridge on the 13th September, 1816; with Biographical Sketches, and Extracts from the Manuscripts of some of the Persons who suffered by that event. Romsey, 1817. 12m0, original boards, uncut, 3s.

392 POLL BOOK.-The Poll for Knights of the Shire to represent the County of Kent. Taken at Maidstone, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 1st and 2d of May, 1754. By Sir Thomas Rider. [Candidates the Hon. Robert Fairfax; the Hon. Lewis Watson; Sir Edward Dering, Bart.]. London, 1754. 8vo, old calf, Il. IOS.

With a Preface "To the Worthy Freeholders of the County of Kent," and 7 pages of Subscribers' names.

393 POLL BOOK.-The Poll for Knights of the Shire to represent the County of Kent, taken on Penenden Heath (which commenced on Tuesday the 13th, and closed on Thursday the 22d of July, 1802); by Thomas Godfrey, Esq., High-Sheriff. Candidates Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart., Sir William Geary, Bart., and Filmer Honywood, Esq. Canterbury, 1803. 8vo, original wrapper preserved. Minutes of the Select Committee appointed to try and determine the merits of the Petition of John Amherst, Esq., and others, complaining of an undue Election and Return for the County of Kent. Canterbury, 1797. 2 vols. in 1, 8vo, half morocco, uncut, Il. IS.

KENT-continued.

394 RIVINGTON (Septimus), The History of Tonbridge School from its Foundation in 1553 to the present date. 1869. Sq. 8vo, frontispiece, 10 plates and cuts, portrait of Dr. V. Knox inserted, original cloth, IOS.

395 ROUTLEDGE (Rev. C. F.), The History of St. Martin's Church, Canterbury: a Monograph. 1891. 8vo, frontispiece, plate, and 8 prints loosely inserted, cloth, 6s.

396 RUSSELL (J. M.), The History of Maidstone. Maidstone, 1881. 8vo, frontispiece and 19 plates, (with 9 views and MS. Report of Proceedings at Court Leet before the Mayor of Maidstone, 27 Octr., 1824, INSERTED), original cloth, Il. IS.

397 SCOT (Reynolde), A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, and necessarie Instructions for the making and mayntenaunce thereoff, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practised therein, very necessarie and expedient for all men to haue, which in any wise haue to doe with Hops. Imprinted at London, by Henrie Denham, 1576. Sm. 4to, Black Letter, woodcuts, a VERY FINE LARGE COPY, with the rare leaf A i, green morocco extra, gilt edges, by Riviere, Iol. IOS.

398 SMETHAM (Henry), History of Strood. Chatham and Rochester, 1899. 8vo, frontispiece, and 92 cuts, original cloth, 8s.

399 [SOMERS (John, Lord)], Jura Populi Anglicani: or, The Subjects Right of Petitioning set forth. Occasioned by the Case of the Kentish Petitioners. Answered, Paragraph by Paragraph, and made Publick to undeceive the Minds of those that are prejudic'd by the pernicious Tenents which are made use of in the said Scandalous Libel. London, 1701. 8vo, uncut copy, sewed, 4s. 6d.

400 SOMNER (William), A Treatise of the Roman Ports and Forts in Kent. Publish'd by James Brome, Rector of Cheriton. To which is prefixt the Life of Mr. Somner. Oxford, 1693. Sm. 8vo, with fine impression of the engraved portrait of Somner, by M. Burghers, old calf, 10s.

401 SONDES (Sir George), His plaine Narrative to the World of all Passages upon the Death of His Two Sonnes. London, Printed in the Yeare 1655. Folio, with the VERY RARE FRONTISPIECE of the Sondes arms, half morocco, fine copy, 5l. 5s.

Inserted in this curious and interesting autobiographical narrative is the scarce contemporary pamphlet in small quarto, by R. Boreman, e cd "A Mirrour of Mercy and

Judgement, or, An Exact true Narrative of the Life and Death of Freeman Sonds, Esquier, Sonne to Sir George Sonds of Lees Court in Shelwich in Kent, who being about the age of 19 for murthering his Elder Brother was executed," 1655. An India proof plate of Lees Court by Barber, a plate of Mrs. Ann Milles' monument, and some MS. notes concerning the Sondes family are also added to the volume.

402 STANLEY (A. P.), Historical Memorials of Canterbury. 1855. 8vo, frontispiece and 9 plates, also 17 PLATES, PORTRAITS, AND CUTS INSERTED, cloth, uncut, 16s.

403 [TILLOTSON] (John, Archbp. of Canterbury), The Parable of the ten Virgins. In a Sermon preached before the Princess Ann of Denmark at Tunbridge-Wells, Sept. 2nd, 1688. London, 1694. Sm. 4to, unbound, 5s.

KENT-continued.

404 TUNBRIDGE-MISCELLANY (The): consisting of Poems, etc. Written at Tunbridge-Wells this Summer. By Several Hands. London, E. Curll, 1712. 8vo, half morocco, rare, Il. IOS.

405 TUNBRIDGE WELLS.-A Descriptive Guide of Tunbridge Wells and its Environs in which is delineated every Particular interesting to the Visitor and Resident. Tunbridge Wells, J. Clifford, 1822. 12mo, map and 7 woodcut vignettes, cloth, neat,

4s. 6d.

406 [WALL (William, Vicar of Shoreham, Kent)], A Vindication of the Apostles, from a very False Imputation, laid on them in Several English Pamphlets: viz. That they refused Constant, and held only Occasional Communion with one another, and with one another's Churches. London, 1705. Sm. 4to, half bound, 4s. 6d. This tract, written in the controversy over the Bill for Occasional Conformity, is not given in any list of Wall's works, but on the title of this copy his name is written in a contemporary hand, as the author.

407 WATTS (Thomas, Vicar of Orpington and St. Mary Cray in Kent) The Christian Indeed, and Faithful Pastor: represented in the Life and Works of the late William Assheton, D.D., Rector of Beckenham in Kent. London, 1714. 8vo, old calf, 6s.

408 WHICHCORD (John, Junr.), The History and Antiquities of the Collegiate Church of All Saints, Maidstone, with the Illustrations of its Architecture, together with Observations on the Polychromatic Decoration of the Middle Ages. London, 1845. 4to, with 13 plates, some in gold and colours, and 2 additional plates inserted, half bound, 9s. 6d.

409 WILLEMENT (Thomas), Historical Sketch of the Parish of Davington in the County of Kent, and of the Priory there. 1862. Sm. 4to, plates and illustrations, cloth, 10s. 6d.

410 WILSON (Thomas, Preacher of the Word at Otham in Kent), Jerichoes Down-Fall, as it was presented in a Sermon preached in St. Margarets, Westminster, before the House of Commons, Septemb. 28, 1642. London, 1643. Sm. 4to, sewed, 4s. 6d. 411 BOOKPLATES (100) of the Baily, Austen, Bell (of Ulcomb), Buffar (of Greenwich), Burrell (of Beckenham), Carter (of Deal), Foote, Grote, Knatchbull, Mann, Noel, Otway, Pennington, Roberts (of Glastenbury), Sydney, Toke, Twisden, Vansittart and other Kentish families, including many early and interesting plates, 6l. IOS.

412 ENGRAVINGS (16) including a map of the County dated 1811, and views of Greenwich, Woolwich, Gravesend, Deptford, West Combe, Chilha Castle, Olantigh, Caverley Park, etc., and a water colour dwing of Barfreston Church, 12s.

75. 6d.

413 CANTERBURY.-View, by F. Hogenberg. 12 X 16. 15s. 414 CRANBROOK.—The General Baptist Chapel at Cranbrook in Kent. By C. Rosenberg. 1811. 10 X 13. 415 GOUDHURST.-The North-West View of Goudhurst Church, Kent. By C. Rosenberg. 1809. 10 X 13. 416 SPY'S Taken at Greenwich on Easter Monday. Caricature in colours by T. S. after Woodward. 1798. 12 X 133. 7s. 6d. 417 PEMBURY MILL, KENT. [Plate from the Liber Studiorum of J. M. W. Turner.] SECOND STATE, fine. 41. 4s.

7s. 6d.

Lancashire.

418 ASHHURST (William), The State of the Kingdome represented to the People concerning the King, Parliament, Army, and the whole Land. London, 1648. Sm. 4to, fine copy, unbound, 7s. 6d. The author was a Lancashire man, who took an active part on the Parliament side. 419 BAINES (Thomas), History of the Commerce and Town of Liverpool, and the rise of manufacturing industry in the adjoining counties. 1852. Roy. 8vo, with frontispiece and plans, half red morocco gilt, top edges gilt, 10s. 6d.

420 CATALOGUE of the Library of the late John Byrom, Esq., M.A., F.K.S., preserved at Kersall Cell, Lancashire. Printed for Private Circulation only, 1848. Sm. 4to, frontispiece, cloth, 18s. John Byrom was poet, hymnwriter, and the inventor of the system of Short-hand known by his name. The Library contained a number of early short-hand books, including Bales, 1590, Willis, 1617, etc.

421 CHORLEY (Henry F.), Sketches of a Sea Port Town [Liverpool]. Bentley, 1834. 3 vols. 12mo, FIRST EDITION, half calf, 4s. 6d. 422 [CRAIG (Isa)], Poems: an Offering to Lancashire. Printed and published for the Art Exhibition for the Relief of Distress in the Cotton Districts. London, Emily Faithfull, 1863. Post 8vo, original cloth, uncut, Il. 4s.

A collection of 14 Poems, most of them written specially for this little book, by D. G. and Christina Rossetti, Frederick Locker, George MacDonald, R. Monckton Milnes, W. Allingham, and others. Rossetti's poem Sudden Light" first appeared here. 423 DREDGE (John Ingle), Samuel Bolton, D.D.: a Bibliography. Manchester, 1889. Sm. 4to, only 50 copies printed, sewed, uncut, 4s.

424 HERLE (Charles, Pastor of Winwicke in Lankashire), Davids Song of Three Parts: delivered in a Sermon preached before the House of Lords, at the Abby-Church in Westminster, upon the 15 day of June, 1643. London, 1643. Sm. 4to, sewed, 5s.

425 HERLE. A Payre of Compasses for Church and State. Delivered in a Sermon preached at St. Margarets in Westminster, before the House of Commons, November the last, 1642. London, 1642. Sm. 4to, sewed, 4s.

426 LIVERPOOL.-Barber (Robert), Twenty Four Favorite Scots Songs, for the Piano Forte and Voice. Liverpool, printed for H. Hime, [abt. 1796.] Folio, words and music engraved throughout, sewed, 8s. 6d.

427 LIVERPOOL.-Catalogue of the very Select and Valuable Library of William Roscoe, Esq. Liverpool, 1816. 8vo, (14 days' sale), sewed, 5s.

428 LIVERPOOL GENERAL ADVERTISER (The), for December 17, 1789. Folio, 7s. 6d.

429 LIVERPOOL.-Williamson's Liverpool Advertiser, for September 24, 1787. Folio, 7s. 6d.

430 MANCHESTER.-Bibliotheca Chethamensis: sive Bibliothecæ publicæ Mancuniensis ab Humfredo Chetham Armigero fundatæ Catalogus; exhibens Libros in varias Classes pro Varietate Argumenti distributos. Mancunii, 1791-1862.-Index. Mancunii, 1863.—Catalogue of the Books and Manuscripts in the Chetham Library, Manchester, added between 1863 and 1881. Manchester, 1883. 6 vols. in 4, 8vo, half morocco, top edges gilt, 18s. Of these 6 vols. the first two were edited by J. Radcliffe, Vol. 3, by the Rev. Parr Greswell, Vols. 4 and 5, by Thomas Jones, Vol. 6, by James Crossley and Dean Cowie.

LANCASHIRE-continued.

431 MANCHESTER.-Catalogue of the Books in the Manchester Free Library, Reference Department. Manchester, 1864-1879. 2 vols. imp. 8vo, cloth, 12s.

432 PEACOCK (R. B.), A Glossary of the Dialect of the Hundred of Lonsdale, with an Essay on some Leading characteristics of the Dialects spoken in the six Northern Counties. 1869. 8vo, cloth, 45.

433 SHADWELL (Thomas, Poet Laureat), The Lancashire Witches, and Tegue o Divelly the Irish Priest. A Comedy, Part the First. The Amorous Bigot, with the Second Part of Tegue o Divelly, a Comedy. London, 1691. Sm. 4to, one leaf of Prologue wanting, half morocco, Il. Is.

The scene is laid in Lancashire. The passages struck out by the licenser are printed here in full, in italics.

434 TRIAL.—Earl of Sefton v. Hopwood. A Report of the Hopwood Will Case. Tried at the South Lancashire Spring Assizes, 1855;

before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Special Jury. Manchester, 1855. 4to, calf neat, 12s. 6d.

435 WEST (Thomas), The Antiquities of Furness, with Additions by William Close. Ulverston, 1805. 8vo, frontispiece, map and 5 plates, calf, 10s. 6d.

The author, an English Jesuit, gives " an account of the religious Inhabitants [of Furness Abbey], their Charters, Privileges, etc., translated into English,"

436 WHITAKER (Rev. John), The History of Manchester. J. Murray, 1773. 2 vols. 8vo, with cuts, original calf, 10s.

437 WIGAN PRESS.-Byron (Hon. John), Narrative, containing an Account of the Great Distresses suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coasts of Patagonia, from 1740 till 1746. Wigan, printed by W. Bancks, 1784. 12mo, old calf, 10s. 6d.

438 BOOKPLATES (47) of the Belfield, Braddyll, Clay, Clayton, Chadwick, Chorley, Gerard, Hatfield, Hesketh, Hornby, Lever, Standish, Towneley, Walmsley, and other Lancashire families, 21. IOS.

Leicestershire.

439 ARNOLD (John), The Leicestershire Harmony, containing a_Set of Excellent Psalm-Tunes and Anthems, entirely new also Two New Chanting-Tunes for Te Deum and Magnificat. The whole composed, in modern taste, for Four Voices. London, for the Author, 1759. 8vo, with the music, old sheep, 18s.

440 BURTON (William), The Description of Leicestershire, containing Matters of Antiquitye, Historye, Armorye, and Genealogy. London, printed for John White at the holy lambe in Little Brittaine neare unto Aldersgate Street. [1622]. Sm. folio, FIRST EDITION, engraved title-page by Delaram, and folding map, but no portrait, old calf, (rebacked), 7l. 10s.

This copy belonged to ROBERT BURTON, the author of the Anatomy of Melancholy, and was given by him to his fellow collegian Richard Gardyner of Christ Church, whose autograph inscription is on the title page.