BOOKBINDINGS Edward VI: £ s. d. c 1550 185 0 0 A MOST INTERESTING MANUSCRIPT, APPARENTLY UNPUBLISHED, WRITTEN AND BOUND FOR AND PRESENTED TO KING EDWARD VI on the development of his fatal disease. It begins with a table of contents, amongst which is a chapter entitled "Myne opinyon according to lerned authoritie of Auncient Authores of Guaicum; that wolde to God my body could labour, or my Hart could thynke that thinge that myght do yr. moste excellent Mate Good," etc. This is subscribed "By y". Graces moste bownden humble subiecte and Dayly Oratour Walt Cromer." The text begins "Theis bey the Sainges of Authoritie gathered by me of the Olde & Auncient Authoures of Physike and Surgerie to ornate and sett forth the Barbers Hall according to the originall beginning," etc. Of the author little seems to be known, but that he was a physician of considerable distinction is shown from a reference to him among the State Papers at the Record Office (quoted here from The Annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London, by Sidney Young, 1890): "19th January, 1530. A letter from De Augustinis, written from the palace at Esher, to Cromwell, desires that Dr. Butts [who had the best practice of any physician of his time, and was a personal friend of King Henry VIII] or Dr. Walter Cromer may be sent to the Cardinal Charles I: 40 NIEREMBERG (J. E.). IOANNIS EVSEBII NIEREMBERGII MADRITENSIS EX SOCIETATE IESV . . . HISTORIA NATURAE, MAXIME PEREGRINAE, LIBRIS XVI. DISTINCTA .. ANTVERPIÆ, EX OFFICINA PLANTINIANA BALTHASARIS MORETI. M.DC.XXXV. (With numerous woodcuts)-DE BIE (Jacques). LES VRAIS PORTRAITS DES ROIS DE FRANCE TIREZ DE CE QUI NOVS RESTE ds leurs Monumens, Sceaux, Medailles, ou autres In 1 vol., folio, fine copies; bound for KING CHARLES I A REMARKABLY FINE ROYAL BINDING, in wonderful preservation. It BIBLES, LITURGIES, AND THEOLOGY 41 BASILIUS. (Fol. la :) EN AMICE LECTOR, THESAVRVM DAMVS INAESTIMABILEM D. BASILIVM VERE MAGN VM SVA LINGVA BASILEAE EX OFFICINA FROBE D. BASILI NIANA AN. XXXII MENSE MARTIO . . . (On the reverse:) . . Venetiis.. MDXXXV... In Greek, printed in red and black; 42 BIBLE (THE HOLY) TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY MILES COVERDALE. Sm. folio, FIRST EDITION, a portion only beginning with fol. lxii of the Pentateuch, and ending with fol. lxvii of the First Book of the Machabees; having woodcut titles to the second part, The Prophets and the Apocrypha ; with a half of the original map of Canaan, and numerous woodcuts; contains altogether 366 leaves; all stained yellow; old calf £ s. d. 250 [Antwerp, Jacob van Meteren, 1535] 40 0 0 A MOST INTERESTING VOLUME, having originally belonged to the Claypoole or Claypole family, one of the last descendants of which married PROTECTOR OLIVER CROMWELL'S SECOND DAUGHTER. It contains the whole pedigree of the family from James Claypoole, born at Kings Cliufe in Northampton, who purchased the manor of Northborough, "which house formerly was Jeffrey Chaucer's" to 1655, at which period Richard Claypoole has written an account of the family in the flyleaves. There are several original autographs of a member of the family in different pages of the text, with marginal notes shewing that it had been the constant study of the successive owners. A page in the Psalter has" In the Lord is all my trust, Rich. Claypoole, 1628"; at the end of Ecclesiastes, "Richard Claypoole, his booke, October 29, 1630; at the end of the Prophecy of Ezekiel, "O Lord have mercy uppon the soule of Richard Claypoole and grant that his soule may live ever in joy everlastinge, May 28, 1597"; at the end of Malachy, "Richard Claypoole, hunc librum possi. deo ex dono meii matris, 1614 and inlaid in the end cover is the inscription, "Cromwell Clapoole dyed at London, May 13, anno 1678, and was buryed at Norborow; A VERY INTERESTING HISTORICAL RELIC. 66 43 EDWARD VI'S FIRST BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. 44 15 the Sunne ouer against the conduyte, by Ed VVarde Sm. folio, black letter, 168 leaves; the title, a corner of the next leaf, and portion of the last leaf in facsimile; otherwise a fine and large copy (113 × 73 in.) in olive-green morocco, gilt edges, by Rivière the same. E. Whitchurche, 4 May, 1549 103 0 0 Sm. folio, a smaller copy (103 × 73 in.) ; a few headlines cut into, the word "Mass" scratched out in one or two places, and the leaf at end, concerning the price of the book, in facsimile; some old writing on the title; old calf, rebacked 1549 120 00 Copies of the First Book of Common Prayer are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. The above is one of the earliest of the several issues or editions which were published in 1549. COLLATION: A10, A-P, Q, R-T8, V10. The first ten leaves are unnumbered, then follow 157 leaves numbered i-clvii (cxlvi is numbered in error cxxvi) and an unnumbered leaf containing the order concerning the price of the book. This order is as follows: "The Kinges Maiestie, by the aduyse of his moste deare vncle the Lorde Protector and other his highnes Counsell, streightly chargeth and commaundeth, that no maner of person do sell this present booke vnbounde, aboue the price of, ii Shyllynges & ii. pence the piece. And the same bounde in paste or in boordes, not aboue the price of three shyllynges and. viii. pence the piece. God saue the King." another issue of the same. Sm. folio, the titlepage mended and remargined, one corner of the ornamental border being supplied in facsimile; the blank margins of several leaves neatly repaired, and the last leaf, stating the original price of the book, inlaid; otherwise a quite perfect and clean copy; purple morocco extra, gilt edges, with the bookplate of John Naylor E. Whitchurche, 16 June, 1549 105 0 0 An exact reprint of the May issue, described above, with the substitution of "Junij" for "Maij" on the title, and ".xvi. daye of Iune" for "fourth daye of Maye" in the colophon. In the order as to the price, "aduise" is printed instead of "aduyse ", after the word "bordes" is added "couered with calues leather," and the price is altered to ".iiii. Shillinges." The collation of the two issues is identical. 16 EDWARD VI'S SECOND BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. (Title, printed in red and black, within a woodcut border :) The Boke of common prayer, and ad- | ministracion of the Sacramentes, and other | rites | and Ceremonies in the Churche of | Englande.|. Londini, in officina Edo | vardi Whitchurche . . Cum priuilegio ad Imprimendum Solum. Anno. 1552. | (Colophon :). Imprinted at London in Fleteftrete at the fygne of the Sunne, ouer agaynfte the conduite by Edwarde Whit | BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, continued: | churche. | M.D.LII. | ... | (On the obverse of the last leaf:) £ s. d. Sm. folio, black letter, 160 leaves, with ornamental woodcut initials; a very small hole in the titlepage and a plain corner off one leaf; some writing in an eighteenth century hand on the bottom margin of the title and on the last leaf; a very fine, sound copy in an early eighteenth century calf binding E. Whitchurch, 1552 160 00 EXTREMELY RARE. The several issues of the second Prayer Book of Edward VI are probably even rarer than those of the first. This must be one of the finest copies in existence of this issue. It seems to be Lowndes' second, though it has sixteen preliminary leaves (including "An Acte for the vniformitie of common prayer, and administracion of the Sacramentes," 2 leaves) not fourteen. This second edition of the Prayer Book, which was brought out by the desire of the King himself, influenced by the Genevan reformers, contained many changes more markedly Protestant. Vestments, except the surplice for priests and deacons, and the rochette for bishops, were disallowed. The word "Mass" was deleted, the word "altar" changed to "table", "Mattens and Evensong to "Morning and Evening Prayer," and "priest" to "minister," though not invariably so. 47 HORE AD USUM ROMANUM. (Fol. 1a, title, beneath Sm. 8vo., printed in red and black within woodcut borders in which are introduced Dance of Death figures, Hunting Scenes, besides 19 large woodcuts (including the Anatomical Man') and several smaller ones; a few small wormholes; citron morocco extra, an enamel plaque representing the birth of Christ inlaid in the upper cover; and with 4 gilt bosses and 2 clasps set with carbuncles, violet watered silk linings, gilt edges, by Gruel Paris, T. Kerver, May 29, 1510 30 0 0 48 LUTHER. Catechismus Für die gemeine Pfarrherr vnd Prediger. D. Mart. Luther... (Colophon :) Gedruckt zu Franckfurdt am Mayn, durch Weygandt Han, in der Schnurgassen, zum Krug. Sm. folio, title in red and black, 35 leaves, with 31 woodcuts depicting A very rare book, unknown to Brunet, Graesse, Panzer, and others, with original It is bound up with: "Corpus Doctrinæ Christianæ. Das ist, Gantze Summa der rechten waren Christlichen Lere des heiligen Euangelij Durch ... Philippum Melanthonem ... Wittemberg. Gedruckt durch Hans Krafft. . M.D.LXX." 800 49 SARUM HYMNAL. (Title:) Hymnoru cum notis opufculu vfui infignis eccleiie Saru fubferuies. . . 1541 (Colophon :) Antwerpie in officina Vidue Chriftophori Ruremunden: impreffum: fumptibus et impenfis Ioannis Coccij. Anno . M.ccccc.xlj. Menfe vero Iulij. Sm. 4to., printed in Gothic type, in red and black, with square musical notes on almost every page; small portions of the plain margin of the title mended; a very fine copy of large size, perfect and sound throughout in a contemporary binding of stamped calf £ s. d. Antwerp, 1541 120 0 0 EXCESSIVELY RARE, as indeed are all editions of the Sarum Hymnal, especially when perfect. COLLATION: A-X® Aa-Bb Cc+. 50 SARUM MANUAL.. Manuale secundum vsum insignis ac preclare ecclesie Saru . . .Venudantur Londini apud Fraciscum byrckman: in cimiterio sancti pauli. (Colophon :) Antwerpie exaratu... Opus quide: arte: atq3 ingenio honesti iuuenis Christophori Endouiesis. Impensis aute ac sumptib' Francisci byrckman ciuis coloniensis M.ccccc.xxiij. die vero xj. iulij. (The last leaf has the table on the obverse and the printer's mark on the reverse) Sm. folio, Gothic letter, printed in red and black, the music with square notes on staves of four red lines; with a woodcut on title and one before the Canon; a fine large copy, with some uncut foremargins, but lacking six leaves; in a contemporary binding of oaken boards covered with stamped leather Antwerp, 11 July, 1523 31 10 0 An exceptionally rare edition of the Sarum Manual. The missing leaves are: Ps and 91.5 The collation of a perfect copy is: a-r3. 51 SARUM PRIMER. The Prymer in Englifhe and Latine, after Salisbury vse. . . Newelye Imprynted thys prefent ycare. 1557 . IMPRINTED AT London by the affygnes of Ihon Wayland. Sm. 8vo., printed in black and red, in parallel columns, the Latin in Roman and the English in Gothic characters; with woodcuts; a short copy, several margins being cut into, and the border in the lower margin of the title slightly defective, otherwise perfect and generally clean and sound; old russia, with gold tooling on sides and back 1557 40 00 VERY RARE. COLLATION: A-Y, Aa-Dd, in eights. The catchword on A 8 is "The Passyon," and refers to "The Passio of our lord" on leaf B 5; although the first words on B i are The beginning of the holye Gospel of S. Iohn." 66 52 SARUM PROCESSIONAL. (Title, printed in red and black, within a woodcut border:) Proceffionale ad vfum infignis eccl'ie Sa4 ... Imprefjum Lond. 1554. (Colo |