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VOL.

FOR THEYEAR 1843— 4 .

I . Tra vel s in Holla nd,the U n i ted Pr ovi n ces , Engla nd, S cotla nd , a n d Irela nd

,

1 634 1635. By S i r Willia m Brereton, Ba rt . Edited by EDWARD HAWKINS,

Esq .,F.L .S .

' II . Tra cts rela ting to Milita ry Proceedings in La nca shire during the Grea t CivilWa r . Ed ited a n d Illustra ted from Contem pora ry Docum ents b GEORGEORMEROD, a uthor of The istory ofCheshire .

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III. Chester’s Trium ph in Honor of her Prince,a s it wa s perform ed upon S t .

George’s Day 1610, in the foresa id C i t i e . Reprinted from the origina l ‘

ed itionof 1610, with a n Introduct ion a n d Notes . Ed ited by the Rev. THOMAS CORSER,M .A .

1844 5.

IV . The Life of A da m Ma rt inda le,written by him self

,a n d n ow first printed from

the origina l m a nuscript in the British Museum . Ed ited by the Rev. RICHARDPARKINSON, B .D .

, C a non Of Ma nchester.V . La nca shire Mem oria ls of the Rebellion

,1 715 . By S AMUEL HIBBER

’

I‘ WARE

M .D .,

&c .

V I . Pott s’s Discovery ofWitches in the county of La nca ster . Reprinted from theorigina l ed it ion of 1613 with a n Introduction a n d Notes by JAMES CROSSLEY

,

Esq1845 - 6.

.V II . Iter La n ca s t r en se,a Poem written A .D . 1636

,by the ‘

Rev. R icha rd Ja m es .Edited by the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M .A .

V III . Not itia Ces t r i en s i s , or Historica l Notices of the Diocese of Chester, byBishop Ga st r ell. Ed ited by the Rev. F . R . RAINES

, M .A ., E.S .A . V ol . I .

IX . The Norris Pa pers . Ed ited by THOMAS HEYWOOD, Esq ., F .S .A .

1846 — 7 .

X . The Coucher Book or Cha rtula ry of Wha lley Abbey. Edi ted by W. A .

HULTON, Esq . V ol . I .

XI. The Coucher Book o r Cha rtula ry of Wh a lley Abbey. Edited by W. A .

HULTON, Esq . V ol . II.

XII . The Moore Renta l . Edited by THOMAS HEYWOOD,Esq .

, F.S .A .

1847 - 8 .

XIII . The Dia ry a n d Correspondence of Dr . John Worthington . Edited byJAMES CROSSLEY, Esq . V ol . I .

XIV . The Journa l of N ichola s A s sheton . Edited by the Rev. F. R . RAINES,

M .A ., E.S .A .

XV . The Holy Lyfe a n d History of S ayn t Wer bu r ge, very fr u tefu ll for a ll Christ en People to rede . Ed ited by EDWARD HAWKINS

,Esq .

1848 9 .

XV I . The Coucher Book or Cha rtula ry Of Wha lley Abbey. Ed ited byW. A .

HULTON,Esq . V ol . III .

XV II. Wa rrington in 1465 . Edited by WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq .

XV III. The Dia ry of the Rev. Henry Newcom e,from S eptem ber 30, 1661, to S ep

tem ber 29, 1663. Ed ited by THOMAS HEYWOOD,Esq ., E.S .A .

1849 50 .

XIX . Not itia Cest r ien s i s, or Historica l Not ices of the Diocese of Chester, b

gi sho

lp Ga str ell . Edited by the Rev. F. R . RAINES , M.A .,

P .S .A . V ol . I

a r t

2 iBu’

b ca tiu n s of the Chetha m g a r iety.

VOL.

XX . The Coucher Book or Cha rtula ry of Wha lley Abbey. Edited by W. A .

HULTON, Esq . V ol . IV .

XXI. Notitia Cest r i en s i s , o r Historica l Notices of the Diocese of Chester, byBishop Ga st r ell. Ed ited by the Rev. F . R . RAINES , M .A ., F. .S A . V ol . II .

Pa rt II.

1850 — 4 .

XXII. Notitia Ces tr i en s i s, or Historica l Notices of the Diocese of Chester, bBishop Ga str ell . Ed ited by the Rev. F . R . RAINES , M .A .

,F .S .A . V ol . I

Pa rt III.

XXIII . A Golden M i r r ou r ; con tei n i n ge certa ine pi thi e a n d figura tive visionsprognostica ting good fortune to Engla nd, &c . By Richa rd Robinson of

A lton . Reprinted from the only known copy of theyorigina l edition of 1589

in the British Museum ,with a n Introduction a n d Notes by the Rev. THOMAS

CORSER,M .A .,P .S .A .

XXIV . Chetha m Miscella nies . V olum e the First . Edited byWILLIAMLANGTON,Esq . : conta ining

Pa pers connected with the a ffa irs ofMilton a n d his Fa m ily. Ed itedby J . F.

pM

,ARSH Esq .

Epistola ry Reliques ofLa nca shire a n d Cheshire A ntiqua ri es , 1653— 73 .

Com m unica ted by GEORGE ORMEROD, D .C .L ., F .R .S .,F .S .A . a n d F.G .S .,

Ca lenda rs Of the Na m es of Fa m ilies which entered their severa lPedigrees in the successive Hera ldic V isita tions Of the County Pa la tineof La nca ster . Com m unica ted by GEORGE ORMEROD, D .C .L. F .R .S ,

a n d F .G .S .

A Fra gm ent,illustra tive of S i r Wm .Du gda le

’s V isita t ion of La nca

shire . From a MS . in the possession Of the Rev.F . R . RAINES,M .A .,E.S .A .

A utobiogra phica l Tra cts of Dr . John Dee, Wa rden of the College of Ma nchester . Edited by JAMES CROs SLEY, Esq .

1851 - 2 .

XXV . Ca rd ina l A llen’s Defence of S i r Willia m S ta nley’s S urrender of Deventer .

Ed ited by THOMAS HEYWOOD,Esq . F.S .A .

XXV I . The A utobiogra phy of Henry Newcom e,M . .A Edited by RICHARD

PARKINSON, F. .S A . V ol . I .

XXV II . The Autobiogra phy Of Henry Newcom e, M A . Ed ited by RICHARDP ARKINSON

,D D . P .S . .A V ol . II.

1852— 3 .

XXV III. The Ja cobite Tria ls a t Ma nchester in 1694 . Ed ited byWILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq .

XXIX . The S ta nley Pa pers,Pa rt I . The Ea rls of Derby a n d the V erse Wri ters

a n d Poets of the sixteenth a n d seventeenth centuries . By THOMAS HEYWOOD,

Esq ., P .S .A .

XXX . Docum ents rela ting to the Priory of Penwortha m , a n d other Possessions inLanca shire Of the A bbey of Evesha m . Ed ited byW . A HULTON, Esq .

1853 — 4 .

XXXI. The S ta nley Pa pers,Pa rt II. The DerbyHousehold Books, com prising a na ccount of the Household Regula t ions a n d Expenses of Edwa rd a n d Henry

,

third a n d fourth Ea rls of Derby together with a Dia ry, conta ining the na m e sOf the guests who visited the la tter Ea rl a t his houses i n La nca shire : byWillia m Fa rrington

,Esq .

,the Com ptroller . Edited by the Rev. F . R . RAINES

,

M .A ., F .S .A .

XII . The Priva te Journa l a n d Litera ry Rem a ins of John Byrom . Editedby RICHARD PARKINSON

,D.D ,

F .S .A . V ol . I. Pa rt I .

XXXIII. La nca shire a n d Cheshire Wills a n d Inventories from the Ecclesia st ica lCourt, Chester . The First Portion . Edited by the Rev. G . J . PICCOPE,M .A .

. iau t l i ra tim wa t the fiberba m Qu t iety.

voL.1854— 5 .

‘ XXXIV . The Priva te Journa l a n d Litera ry Rem a ins of John Byrom . Editedby RICHARD PARKINSON, D .D .

,P .S .A . V ol . I . Pa rt II.

XXXV . The House a n d Fa rm A ccount s of the S hu tt lewor ths of GawthorpeHa ll . Ed ited by JOHN HARLAND

,Esq .

,F .S .A . Pa rt I .

XXXV I . The Dia ry a n d Correspondence of Dr . JohnWorthington . Edited byJAMES CROSSLEY, Esq .

,F.S .A . V ol . II . Pa rt 1 .

1855— 6.

XXXV II . Chetha m Miscella nies . V olum e the S econd . Edited by WILLIAM

LANGTON, Esq . conta iningThe Rights a n d Jurisdict ion of the County Pa la tine of Chester

,the

Ea rls Pa la t ine, the Cha m berla in , a n d other Officers . Edited by JOSEPHBROOKS YATES, GS , a n d PS .

The S cottish Field . (A Poem on the Ba ttle of Flodden .) Ed itedby JOHN ROBSON, Esq .

Exa m yn a tyon s towcheyn ge Cokeye More, Tem p . Hen . V III. i n a

d ispute between the Lord s of the Ma nors of Midd leton a n d Ra dclyffe .

Com m unica ted by the Rev. F . R . RAINES , M .A ., F .S .A .

A History of the A ncient Cha pel of Denton,in Ma nchester Pa rish .

By the Rev. JOHN BOOKER , M .A ., P .S .A .

A Letter from John Bra dshaws of Gray’s In n to S i r Peter Legh ofLym e . Edited by WM. LANGTON

,Esq .

XXXV III . Bibliogra phica l Not ices Of the Church Libra ries of Turton a n d Gor tonbequea thed by Hum phrey Chetha m . Ed ited by GILBERT J. FRENCH

,Esq .

XXXIX . The Fa rington Pa pers . Ed ited by Miss FFARINGTON.

1856 7 .

XL.

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The Priva te Journa l a n d Litera ry Rem a ins of John Byrom .

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Edited byRICHARD PARKINSON, D .D .

,P .S .A . V ol . II . Pa rt I.

XLI. The House a n d Fa rm A ccounts of the S hu tt lewor ths Of Gawthorpe Ha ll .Edited by JOHN HARLAND

,Esq .

,F .S .A . Pa rt II.

XLII. A History of the A ncient Cha pels of Didsbury a n d Chorlton , in Ma n

chester Pa rish, includ ing S ketches Of the Townships of D id sbury,Within gton,Burna ge, Hea ton Norri s, Reddish, Levenshulm e, a n d Chorlton-cu m -Ha rdytogether with Not ices of the m ore A ncient Loca l Fa m ilies, a n d Pa rt icula rs t ela ting to theDescent of theirEsta tes . By theRev. JOHN BOOKER,M .A ., F .S .A .

1857— 8 .

XLIII . The House a n d Fa rm A ccounts of the S hu t tlewor ths of Gawthorpe Ha ll .Edited by John HARLAND

, Esq .,F .S .A . Pa rt III

XLIV . The Priva te Journa l a n d Litera ry Rem a ins of John Byrom . Ed ited byRICHARD PARKINSON, D .D . , E.S .A . V ol . II . Pa rt II .

XLV . Miscella nies : being a selection from the Poem s a n d Correspondence of theRev. Thom a s Wilson, B .D .

,of Clitheroe . With Mem oirs of his Life . By

the Rev. CANON RAINES, M .A .,P .S .A .

1858— 9.

XLV I . The House a n d Fa rm A ccounts of the Shu ttlewor ths of Gawthorpe Ha ll.Ed ited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq .,

F .S .A . Pa rt IV .

XLV II . A History of the A ncient Cha pel of Birch, in Ma nchester Pa rish, i n

clud ing a S ketch of the Township of Rusholm e,for the convenience of which

Township the Cha pel wa s origina lly erected : together with Notices of the

m ore A ncient Loca l Fa m ilies, a n d Pa r ticula rs rela ting to the Descent Of theirEsta tes . By the Rev. JOHN BOOKER, M .A ., P .S .A .

XLV III . A Ca ta logue of the Collect ion of Tra cts fo r a n d a ga inst Popery (publi shed in or a bout the reign Of Ja m es II .) in the Ma nchester Libra ry founded

4 isu t lica tiun s a t the Chetha m g a t ietp.

0 L.vby Hum phrey Chetha m ; in which i s incorpora ted, with la rge Additions a n dB ibliogra phica l Notes

,the whole of Peck’s List of

, the Tra cts i n tha t Cont r over sy with Hi s References . Edited by THOMAS JONES Esq . M .A . Pa rt I .

1859 — 60 .

XLIX . The La nca shire Lieutena ncy under the Tudors a n d S tua rts . The Civi la n d Milita ry Governm ent of the County, a s illustra ted by a series of Roya l a n dother Letters Orders of the Pr ivy Council, the Lord Lieutena nt , a n d otherA uthorities, &c .,

&c . Chi efly derived from the S huttleworth MS S . a t Gawthorpe Ha ll, La nca shire . Edited by JOHN HARLAND

, Esq .,E.S .A . Pa rt I .

L . The La nca shire Lieutena ncy under the Tudors a n d S tua rts . The C ivil a n dMilita ry Governm ent Of the County, a s illustra ted by a series of Roya l a n dother letters ; Orders of the Privy Council, the Lord Lieutena nt, a n d otherA uthorit ies

,&c .

,&c . Chi efly derived from the S huttleworth MS S . a t Gaw

thorpe Ha ll,La nca shire . Ed ited by JOHN HARLAND

,Esq ., F .S .A . Pa rt II .

LI . La nca shire a n d CheshireWills a n d Inventories from the Ecclesia sti ca l Court ,Chester . The S econd Portion . Ed ited by the Rev. G . J . PICCOPE, M .A .

1860 — 1 .

LII . Collecta nea A n glo-Poetica : or , A B ibliogra phica l a n d Descriptive Ca ta logueof a portion of a Collection of Ea r ly English Poetry, with occa siona l Ext ra ctsa n d Rem a rks Biogra phica l a n d Critica l . By the Rev. THOMAS CORSER, M .A .,

Rura l Dea n ; Rector of S ta nd,La nca shire ; a n d V ica r of Norton,

Northa m ptonshire . Pa rt I .

LIII . Ma m eces t r e : being Cha pters from the ea rly recorded History of the Ba rony,

the Lordship or Ma nor, the V ill Borough or Town,of Ma nchester . Edited

bv JOHN HARLAND,Esq .

,F .S .A . V ol . I .

LIV .

.

La nca shire a n d Cheshi reWills a n d Inventories from the Ecclesi a stica l Court,Chester . The Third Portion . Ed ited by the Rev. G . J . PICCOPE, M .A .

1861—2 .

LV . Collecta nea Anglo-Poetica : or , A Bibliogra phica l a n d Descriptive C a ta logueof a por tion of a Collection of Ea rly English Poetry

,with occa siona l Extra cts

a n d Rem a rks Biogra phica l a n d Critica l . By the REV . THOMAS CORSER,M.A .,

Rura l Dea n ; Rector Of S ta nd, La nca shire ; a n d V ica r of Norton,Northa m ptonshire . Pa rt II.

MANCHESTER : PRINTED BY CHARLES S IMMS AND CO .

REMAINS

HISTORICAL LITERARY

C ONNECTED W ITH THE PA LA TINE CQUNTIES OF

I

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PUBLISHED BY

THE CHETHAM SOCIETY.

VOL. LV .

PRINTED FOR THE CHETHAM SOCIETY .

M .DCCC.LXI.

COUNCIL FOR 1 86 1 — 2 .

JAMES CROS SLEY, Es q ., PRES IDENT.

REV . F. R. RAINES , M.A . , HON. CANON OF MANCHESTER ,

V ICE-PRES IDENT.

WILLIAM BEAMONT.

THE VERY REV . GEORGE HULL BOWERS , D.D DEAN OF MANCHESTER.

REV . JOHN BOOKER, M ..A F .S .A .

REV . THOMA S CORSER, M..A F.S .A .

JOHN HARLAND, F.S .A .

EDWARD HAWKINS , F.R.S F.L.S .

THOMAS HEYWOOD, F.S .A .

W. A . HULTON .

REV . JOHN HOWARD MARSDEN , B.D CANON OF MANCHESTER ,

DIS NEY PROFES SOR OF CLAS S ICAL ANTIQUITIES , CAMBRIDGE.

REV . JAMES RAINE, M.A .

ARTHUR H. HEYWOOD, TREAS URER.

WILLIAM LANGTON , HON. S ECRETARY.

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA

A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE

CATALOGUE

OF A PORTION OF A COLLECTION OF

EA RLY ENGL I S H P O ETRY,

WITH OCCASIONAL EXTRACTS AND REMARKS

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL.

BY THE

REV. THOMAS CORSER,M.A ., E. S .A

RURAL DEAN ; RECTOR OF S TAND, LANCASHIRE ; AND

VICAR OF NORTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

PART II.

PRINTED FOR THE CHETRAM SOCIETY.

M .DCCC.LXI.

CONTENTS .

A .D .

BASTARD (Thom a s) . Chr estoler os 8vo 1 598

Chr estoler os sm . 8vo MDCCCXLII.B .[AXTER] (N S i r Philip Sydneys Ou ra nia .

1 606

Poe ti ca l Fra gm ents sm . 8vo 1 68 1

Poeti ca l Fragm ents sm . 8vo 1 699

BEAUMONT (Fra ncis) . Poem s 4 to 1 640

Poem s 8vo 1 653

BEAUMONT (Si r John , Ba rt) . Bosworth-field . sm . 8vo 1 629

Bosworth-Field 8vo 1 7 10

BECON (Thom a s) . A newe Dia loge be twen e then ge l of Goda n d the S hepherds Of ye .fo l io I”, 1563

BEDWELL (Wi lhel m ) . The Tvr n a m en t of To ttenha m 4 to 1 63 1

BEEDOME (Thom a s) . Poem s Divine,a n d Hu m a ne sm . 8vo 1 64 1

BENLOWES (Edwa rd) . Theophila,or Loves S a crifice 1 652

The S um m a ry of Divine Wi sdom e . 4 to 1 657

BERNERS (Ju l ia na ). The booke of ba n king, hu n tyn g a n d

fys shyn g, with a ll the properties a n d m edecyn es

tha t a r e necessa ry to be kept 4 to DJ. 11. d.

The Gentlem a ns A ca dem ie . Or,The Booke of S .

A lba n s 4to 1 595

The Tr ea tyse of Fys shyn ge wyth a n An gle cr . 8vo 1 827

The Book conta in ing the Trea tises of Hawking ; Hu nting ; Coa t A rm ou r ; Fi shing ; a n d Bla sing of

Arm s fo l io hJ, MDCCCX .

Bibl iotheca Anglo-Poeti ca : or,A descriptive Ca ta logu e of a

ra re a n d rich Co l lection of Ea rly English Poetry .

La rge Pa per. Roya l 8vo 1 8 15

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1V CONTENTS .

A .D.

BIESTON (Roger) . The ba yte a n d sna re of n . d .

BILLINGSLY (N i cho la s) . Bra chy-Ma r tyr ologi a 8vo 1 657

KOZMOBPEGPIA ,or the Infa n cy of the World .

s m . 8vo 1658

A Trea su ry of Divine Ra ptures consisting of S eriou s ohs erva tion s , Pious Ej a cu la tions, S e le ct Epigra m s .

8vo 1667

BILLYNG (Wi l lia m ) . The Five Wounds of ILL MDCCCXIVBIRKHEAD (Henry) . Verse s by the University of 1 684

BLOUNT (S i r Thom a s Pope) . De Re Poe ti ca o r,Rem a rks

u pon Poetry 4 to MDCXCIVBoccu s a n d Sydr a cke . The history of kyn g Boccu s

,a n d

Sydr a cke 4 to DJ. 11 . d .

BODENHAM (John). Bel-vedere or the Ga rden of the Mvs es .

sm . 8vo 1 6 00

Bel-vedér e or the Ga rden of the Muses s m . 8vo 1 600

The Ga rden of the Muses SW 1 6 1 0

En gla nds He l icon . Or the Mu se s Ha rm ony 8vo 1 6 1 4

B . (H.) BOLD (Henry) . Wi t a Sporting in a plea sa nt Grove ofNew Fa ncies . sm . 8vo 1 657

Poem s Lyrique Ma ca ronique He r oiqu e &c . sm . 8vo 1 664

La tine Songs, with their English : a n d Poem s " . 8vo MDCLXXXVBOSWORTH (Wi l l ia m ) . The Cha st a n d Lo st Lovers l ive ly sha

dowed in the per son s’

of Arca diu s a n d S a pha .8vo 1 651

BOYS (John) . fEn ea s his Descent into He l l 1 661

BRADFORD (John) . The com playn t of Ve r i ti e, m a de by JohnBra dford sm . 8vo 1559

BRADSHAW (Thom a s) . The Shepherds S ta rre 4m 1 59 1‘

BRADSTREET (An ne ). The Tenth Muse la te ly spru ng u p inAm eri ca em 8vo 1 650

S evera l Poem s com piled with gre a t va riety Of Wi t a n dLea rning, fu l l ofDel ight 8vo 1 67 8

BRATHWA ITE (Richa rd) . The Go lden Fleece 8vo 1 6 1 1

The S choller s Medley, or , An In term ixt Discou rse vponHi stor ica ll a n d Poe tica l] Re la tions 4 to 16 1 4

A S u rvey ofHi story ; Or , a Nu rsery for Gentry 4 to 1 638

CONTENTS .

A .D.

BRATHWAITE (Richa rd) . History S u rveyed i n a briefEpi tom yOr

,A Nursery for Gen try 4to 1 65 1

A S tra ppa do for the Di u ell sm . 8vo 1 61 5

A S tra ppa do for the Dive l l sm . 8vo 1 6 1 5

A S olem ne Iovi a ll Dispu ta tion sm . 8vo . CR) 10 CXVIIThe S m oaki n g Age Clo IO CXVIIThe S m oa ki n g Age 8vo 1708

A New Spring sh a dowed in su n dr ie Pi thie Poem s.4 to 1 61 9

Na tvr es 8vo 1 62 1

N a tures Em ba ss i e 8vo 1 62 1

Tim es Cu r ta i n e Dr awn e 8vo 1 62 1

Novis sim a Tuba . 1632

The la st Tru m pet. Tra nsla ted byJohnVi ca rs . . . sm . 8vo 1 635

The English Gen tlem a n 4 to 1 633

The English Gentlewom a n 4to 1 63 1

The English Gentlem a n ; a n d the En glish Gentlewom a n .

fo l io 1 64 1Whim zies 1 2m o 1 63 1

Anniversa rie s upon his Pa n a r ete sm . 8vo 1 634

Anniversa ries upon h is Pa n a r ete continu ed sm . 8vo 1 635

Ra gla nds N iobe : o r,El iza s Elegie sm . 8vo 1 635

Essa ies vpon the Five S enses Revi ved by a n ew S u pplem ent 1 2m o 1 635

The Arca dia n Princesse sm . 8vo 1 635

The Lives of a ll the Rom a n Em perors sm . 8vo 1636

A Spirituel l Spi cer i e 1 2m o 1 638

The Psa lm es Of Da vid the King a n d Prophet 1 2m o 1 638

A r'

t a sleep Husba nd ? 8vo 1 640

The TWO La nca sh ire Lovers 8 170 1 640

The Two La nca shire 1 640

The Pen itent Pi lgrim 1 2m o 1 64 1

As tr ee a’

s Tea res . sm . 8vo 1 64 1

An Epistle dire cted to a ll Iu stices Of Pea ce i n Engla nda n d Wa le s 4m 1642

Ba rnabas Itin era riu m 8vo 1 638

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CONTENTS

A .D .

BRATHWAITE (Richa rd) . Dru nken Ba rnaby’s Fou r JCurneys tothe North of En gla nd 8vo 1723

Ba r n abee Itinera riu m ,or Ba r n abee

’

s Jsm . squa re 8vo 1 820

Lignu m V itae sm . 8vo MDCLV III

The Honest Ghost, o r a V o ice from the 8vo 1 658

Pa n tha li a or the Roya l Rom a nce 8vo 1 659

A Com m ent upon the Two Ta les of ou r Ancient,

Renowned,

a n d Ever Living Poet S lr JeffreyCh a ucer, Knigh t

Tragi-Com oedia , cu i i n ti tu lu m i n scr ibi tu r Regi cidiu m .

8vo 1665

Tragi-Com oedia,cu i in t itu lu m in scr ibi tu r Regi c i di u m .

8vo 1 665

The History Of Modera tion ; or,The Life, Dea th, a n d

Resurrection of Modera tion . em . 8vo 1 669

The Trim m er : or , The Life a n d Dea th of Modera tion .

sm . 8vo 1 684

Som e Ru les a n d Orders for the Govern m en t of the Hou seof en Ea rle 1 821

1 my e

COLLECTANEA ANGLO

PART II.

BAS TARD, (THOMA S ) Chr estoler os . S even bookes OfEpigr a m es

wr i tten by T. B .

Hu n c nou ere m odu m n ostri ser u a r e l ibe l l iPa rcere pe r son i s : dicere de vi ti i s .

S m . 8vo . Im pr i n ted a t Lon don by Ri cha r d Br a docke for

J . B . a n d a r e to be sold a t her Shop i n Pa u les Chu r ch-ya r da t the s ign e Of the B ible . 1 598 . pp . 190 .

It wa s towa rds the close of the reign of Queen El izabeth , or a t the

beginning Of th a t of Ja m es I.,tha t the epigra m in its fa m il ia r a n d sa tiri ca l

style beca m e so grea t a fa vou rite wi th ou r English writers,though i t ha d

been previously in u se by Heywood a n d o thers in the reign ofHenry VIII.Bu t a m ultitu de Of writers n ow a rose, who, a dopting th is low a n d fa m il ia rstyle

,a r e m a ny of them l ittle m ore tha n m ere doggre l ver s ifier s ; a n d were

i t n ot for the o cca siona l notices, biogra phica l o r critica l, which they conta inOf o ther contem pora ry writers

,a n d of the m a nners a n d custom s of the

tim e which we m ay glea n from them ,they m igh t we l l be a l lowed to rem a in

i n the obscu rity whi ch n ow a ttends them . Of th is cla ss were John Hea th,

Henry Pa rrot, Thom a s Ba ncroft a n d o thers . An d these effu sions of Ba sta rd,

thou gh n ot withou t som e ce lebrity i n hi s day, a r e perha ps m ore va lu ablefor the ir notices of other contem pora ry l itera ry a n d em inent cha ra cters of

hi s tim e tha n fo r their poeti ca l o r epigra m m a tic m eri ts. It m u st, however,be borne i n m ind th a t the wit a n d h u m ou r of m u ch of the poetry of the

period depend u pon a l lu sion s which a r e n ow lo st, bu t which were doubtlessre l ished by the publ ic before whom they were produced . The sa m e rem a rk

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2 10 COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA .

m ight even be a ppl ied to Shakespea re ; m a ny of hi s a l lu sions be ing n ow a p

pa r en tly irrecoverable . Ba sta rd’s epigra m s a r e dedica ted, in pro se , To the

Right Honou ra ble S i r Cha rles Blount Knight Lord Mountjoy, a n d Knightof the m ost noble o rder of the Ga rter ; the dedica tion concl u ding w ith a n

epigra m to the sa m e,signed “ Your Honour’s m ost a ffe ctiona te S e r u a n t

Thom a s Ba sta rd .

”

There a r e severa l o ther ep igra m s a ddressed to the sa m e

noble persona ge,by whom i t a ppea rs tha t he wa s m uch pa tronised .

Ba sta rd, a c cording to Wood, wa s a na tive of Bla ndford in Dorse tshi re,educa ted a tWin chester, a n d a fterwa rds a t New Co l lege , Oxford, of whichhe wa s m a de a ctua l Fe l low in 1 588, a n d B A . in 1 590 ; bu t h a ving i ndu lged his ta ste for sa tire by writing a severe a tta ck u pon som e of the

lea ding cha ra cters i n Oxfo rd, “ who were guil ty of a m orous explo its,he

lo st his fe l lowsh ip a n d wa s expe l led from the Univers i ty. He a fterwa rdstook orders

,bu t does n ot a ppea r to h a ve obta ined a n y im m edia te prefer

m ent ; a n d being in poverty, he publ ished hi s epigra m s with a view Of

Obta ining som e pe cunia ry rel ief by the sa le Of the work,bu t without m uch

success . On the a cce ssion of Ja m es I. to the English throne,he wro te a

com plim enta ry La tin poem to tha t m ona rch , which wa s printed in 1 605 .

This probably brou gh t hi m into no ti ce, fo r he wa s soon a fter a ppo intedcha pla in to the Ea rl of Suffo lk, by whose fa vour he wa s m a de vica r of BeerRegis a n d rector of A lm er in Dorse tshire ; bu t losing hi s fa cul ties, o r

,a s

Wo od sa ys,

“ be ing cr a zed, a n d fa l ling into a sta te of poverty a n d wa nt,he wa s com m itted to prison a t Dorchester fo r debt, a n d dyin g there

, wa s

buried on the 19th Of April,1 6 1 8, in the churchya rd of the pa rish of A ll

Ha l lows in tha t pla ce . He wa s thrice m a rried,a s we lea rn from a n epi

gra m Of hi s own , a n d wa s considered to be a n ex cel lent cla ss ica l scho la r,

a n d “a qua int prea cher .

”

A l luding to the Obj e ctions tha t m igh t be m a deto this kind Of epigra m m a ti c writing in on e of his sa cred profession

,he sa ys

in the dedica tion, “ If a nie Obi ect to m y ca l l ing this kinde of writing,i n

o ther things I wou lde be gla d to a pprove m y studie to your good Lordshipps . These a r e the a ccom ptes of m y Idlen es . Ye t herein I m ay seem e

to ha ue done som th ing worthy the pri ce of l abou r, th a t I ha u e ta ugh tEpigra m s to spea ke cha stli e, besides I ha ue a cqua inted them w ith m ore

gr a u i tie of sence,a n d ba rrin g them of the ir O lde libe r tie

,n ot on elie forbid

den them to be persona l], bu t turned a ll the ir bi tter n es se r a ther into sha rpnesse . An d S i r John Ha rington m akes a n a l lu sion to the sa m e su bj ect i na n epigra m a ddressed to Ba sta rd in his co llection

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Ba sta rd m a kes frequ ent a l lusions to his poverty a n d m isfortune s, a s con

tr a s ted with his form er m ore prosperous a n d h a ppy sta te ; a n d su ch pa infulrefle ctions n o doubt ga ve occa sion to the fo l lowing epigra m a m on g o thers ofa sim il a r kind

Zfioigr . 2 .

When I wa s sweetly sotted with delightEa ch triflin g cause could m oue m e to i nditeA little pra is e would sti rre m e i n such wise,My thirst a ll Hely con could sca rse suffice.

My pen wa s like a bowe which still i s bent,My hea d wa s like a ba rrell wa nting vent,Then ha d you tou cht m e, you ha d felt the sm a rt,Wha t fu ry m ight, requi ring helpe Of a r t,An d then I thought m y i u dgem en ts aym e so cleereTha t I would hitt you right, or m isse you neere,Bu t newe left naked of pr osper i t i e,

An d su bi ect unto bitter i n i u r i eSO poore of sense

, s o ba re Of wi t I a m ,

Not neede her selfe ca n dr iu e a n Epigra m ,

Yet neede is m istresss of a ll exerciseAn d she a ll thr i u i n g a rts did first den ise.

But should I thr i u e or prosper i n tha t sta te,Where She is m y com m a n dr es se whom s I ha te ?For of a key

-colde witt wha t would ye ha ue PHe which is once a wretch

,is thr i se a sla u e .

The fo l lowing,nea r the en d of the book

,a ppea rs a l so to a l lu de to som e

ca la m ity tha t had ha ppened to him ; m ost probably his expulsion from the

University

M b. 7 . Ep igr . 37 .

S uch wa s m y griefe u pu n m y fa ta ll fa ll,Tha t a ll the world m e thought wa s da rke wi tha ll

,

An d yet I wa s decei u ed a s I knowe,For when I pr oou

’de I found it nothing so .

I shew’de the Sunn m y la m entable sore

,

The Sunne di d see a n d shi ned a s before.

Then to the Moone did I r eu ea le m y plight ,She did dem i n i sh n othin g of her light .Then to the sta rs I went a n d lett them see,

N0 n ot a sta rre would shine the lesse for m e .

GO wretched m en, ,thon seest thou a r t for lor n e,

Thou seest the hea u é s laugh while then dost m ourn .

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There i s li ttle doubt th a t these epigra m s were publ ished to a ssist inrel ieving h is pre sent wa nts, bu t a ppa rently w ith n o t m u ch hope Of su ccess

,

i fwe m ay j udge from the subj o ined epigra m

L ab . 1 . Ep igr . 21 . .De Typ ogr apko .

The Printer when I a skt a little sum m e

Hu ckt with m e for m y booke, a n d ca m e n ot nere.

Ne cou l d m y rea son o r per swa s i on

Moue hi m a whit ; though a l things n ow were deere,Ha th m y con eei pt n o helpe to set it forth ?A r e a ll thi n gs deere

,a n d is wi t nothing wor th ?

He a l lu des to th is subj e c t a ga in in

Izi b. 6 . Ep igr . 28 a d Lector em .

Rea der thou thi n k’s t tha t Epigra m s be r ife,Beca use by hundreds they a r e flock ing here .

I rea de a n hundred pa m phlets : for m y lifeCou ld I fin de m a tter for two verses there ?Two hu ndred ba llets yeelded m e n o m ore,Besides ba r r a i n e rea d ing a n d conference .

Besides whole legends of the rustic s toreOf stories a n d whole volum es voyde of sense .

An d yet the Printer thi n kes tha t he sha ll leese,Whi ch buyes m y Epigra m s a t pence a peece.

There a r e epigra m s in this co l lection a ddre ssed to the fo l lowing Englishpoets : S i r Philip S idney, S i r Henry Wr

o tton , John Da vi es, John Heywood,Richa rd Eedes

, S a m ue l Da nie l, &c . We qu o te those on S i r Phil ip S idneya n d Da n ie l :

Q

1156. 1 . Ep igr . 1 1 de Phi lipp a S i dn eo .

When na ture wrought upon her m ould s o well,Tha t na ture wondred her owh e wor ke to s ee,

When a r t so labou r de na ture to excell,An d both ha d spent their excellence i n thee.

Willi ng they gen e the into fortunes ha ndeFea ring they cou ld n o t ende wha t they bega nne.

Ifib. 6 . Ep igr . 1 6 a d S ci/m a d am D a n i elem .

Da niell,beside the su bi ect of thy verse,

With thy rich va ine a n d st ile a dorned so,

Besides tha t sweetn es with which I confesseThou in thy proper k inde dost ou erflowe .


Me th i n kes thou stea l’st m y Epigra m s away,

An d this sm a ll glory fo r which n ow I wa ite .

For rea ding thee m e thi nks thus would I s ay

This hi t ts m y va ine, this ha d beene m y con eeipt .

Bu t when I com e m y selfe to doe the like,Then pa rdon m e, for I a m fa rre to seeke.

There a r e o thers a l so a ddressed to Queen Eliza be th , Lord Mountj oy hispa tron

, Wa l ter Devereu x Ea rl of Esse x,Archbishop Whitgift, the two

Universities, S i r Fra ncis Dra ke, S i r Fra ncis Wa l singh a m,Dr . John Rey

no lds,Lord Keeper Egerton

,Thom a s S tra ngewa ys , Esq .

,&c. &c . There i s

a curious epigra m,lib. iii . epig. 17 , On Ba nke s horse a n d the fo l lowing

o n a nother ce lebra ted cha ra cter of the da y, Ta rl ton the j ester

L ab . 6 . Ep igr . 39 De .Rz’

cba r do Tba r lton o .

Who taught m e plea sa n t follies, ca n you tell ?I wa s n ot taught a n d yet I d id excel] .

’Ti s ha rd to lea rn without a presiden t

,

’Ti s ha rder still to m ake folly excellent .I sawe

, yet ha d n o light to guide m ine eyes,

I wa s extol’d fo r tha t which a ll despise.

A s exa m ples m ore pa rticula rly of the a uthor’s sa tirica l w i t a n d hu m our,

the rea der m ay be plea sed with the two epigra m s a nnexed

Li b. 5. Ep igr . 4 . In Geta m .

Goata from wooll a n d wea u i n g first beganne,Swelling a n d swellin g to a gentlem a n.

When he wa s gentlem a n a n d bravely dightHe left n ot swelling t i ll he wa s a knight .At la st (forgetting wha t he wa s a t furst) ,He swole to be a Lord : a n d then he burst .

M b. 5. Ep ig . 21 . In Gi llovem .

You which haue sorrows hidden bo ttom sounded,An d felt the ground of tea res a n d bitter m oene,

You m ay con cei u e how Gi lloes hea rt is wou nded,An d i u dge of his deepe feeling by your own e

Hi s toothles se wife, when she wa s left for dea d,When gr aue a n d a ll wa s m ade, r ecou er ed .

Besides the present work,Ba sta rd wa s a contributo r to severa l o ther pu b

lica tion s,viz .

,a poem in Co r i a te’s Odcom br i a n B a n qu et, 16 1 1 a La tin poem

i n Pb. Sydn oez'

Pep lu s , by A lex . Nevil l,1587 ; a copy of La tin verses “ In

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA . 21 5

la u dem Annee Co m i ti ssee Oxon ien s i s Ca rm en,

a m on g the La nsdown MSS .,

No . 1 04 a n d i s su pposed to be the a uthor of the com plim enta ry verse sprefixed to Ga scoigne

’s W/zole Woor /ces , 4 to , 1575, signed T. B . He l ikewise wrote, a s we ha ve m entioned

,a La t in poem of con gra tula tion on the

a ccession Of King Ja m es I.,4 to, 1 605, a n d two vo l um es of Serm on s

,4 to

1 6 1 5 .

Ba sta rd wa s frequ ently no ti ced by hi s contem pora rie s ; a m on gst o thers,

by John Hea th,who ha s a n epigra m u pon h im in his Two Cen tu r i es (f

Ep igr a m s,Lond . 1 6 10 . There is a no ther in the second book of Wi ltg

Ep igr a m s, by S i r John Ha rington

,a ddressed TO Ma ster B a sta rd, a

m inister, th a t m a de a plea sa nt Book of English Epigra m s,”

from which weh a ve a l rea dy quo ted

,a n d which is given a t length in the Resti tu z

‘

a , vol. ii,p . 26

,a n d a no ther in the sa m e co l le ction, NO . 84

,

“ To Ma ster Ba sta rd ,ta x in g hi m of Fl a ttery. John Da vie s of Hereford

,a ddressed a n epigra m

to hi m of e igh t a n d th irty l ine s in hi s S cou rge 9”Follg, 1 6 1 1 . S ee Resti tu ta

,

vol. ii . p . 1 9 . S . Sheppa rd a l so in h is Poem s,8vo, 1 651 , took o cca sion to com

plim en t him,th a t a m ongst u s here in Engla nd n one i n ou r n a tive tongu e

(som e pidler s excepted), sa ve Ba sta rd a n d Ha rington,ha ve d ivulged ough t

worthy notice . The first of the se deserved the la ure l],bu t the la st, bo th

crownin g a n d a n oyn ti n g.

”

He is l ikewise a l luded to in a very ra re workca l led Tbc Whipp i ng of tbe S a ti r e, 8vo, 1 60 1 , the a uthor of which is n ot

known . These epigra m s a r e m entioned w ith co m m enda tion i n Wi l l ia mGodda rd’s Ma stif Wbelp , 4 to , n .d .

,in the e ighty-fir s t sa tire , a n d in H.

Pa rro t’s Sp r i nges for Woodcocks , lib. i . epig. 1 1 8, a n d Mere’s Po llu ai sTa m i a , p . 629 . S ee Wa rton’s Hi st. Eng. P oet. vol. iv. p . 3 98 Ri tson

’

s

Bibli og. P oet. p . 1 26 Wood’s A t/zen . Oxon . vol. i i . p . 227 Con s . Li ter .

vol. i i . p . 1 23 Co l l ier’s Poet. Doeu m . vo l. i . p . 1 99, a n d vol. ii . pp . 1 0 8 ,

1 20 , 254 , a n d hi s Br idgew. Oa t. p . 24 ; a n d Rose’s N ew Gen . Bi og .

D i et. vol. i i i . p . 336 .

Copies of thi s exceedingly ra re work so ld i n Perry’s sa le,pt . i . No . 529,

fo r N i . 1 0a ; Bi n dley’

s,pt, i . NO. 450 , for 1 51. 43 . 6d . a n d in the White

Knigh ts,pt. 1. No . 3 12 , fo r 1 71. 1 7 s .

Co l la tion : Title, A 2 ; S ig. A,fou r lea ves ; B to N 4

,in e ights.

The presen t wa s S teeven s ’s copy .

Bound by Ha ydav in Blue Morocco,gilt lea ves .


BA STARD, (THOMA S ) Chr es toler o s . S eu en Bookes ofEpigr a m es

wr i tten by T. B .

Hu n c nouere m odum no stri s e r u a r e l ibe l l iPa rcere per son i s ; dicere de vi ti i s .

S m . 8vo . Im pr i n ted a t Lon don,by Ri cha r d Br a docke for

I . B.,a n d a r e to be sold, &c . 1 598 . Repr i n ted a t the Bel

dor n i e Pr es s by G . E. Pa lm er,for Edwd . V . Utter son , i n the

yea r MDCCCxLI I .

A reprint of Ba sta rd’s work from the priva te press of the l a te Edw.

V . Utterson Esq . a t Beldo r n i e in the Isle of Wight, l im ited to S ixteencopie s only. It is e lega ntly printed, a n d conta ins a n editoria l noti ce a t

the en d .

The present copy wa s the on e se le c ted by Mr . Utterson him se lf.Bound by Ch a rle s Lewis i n Green Moro cco , wi th crim son lea ther

j o ints a n d l inings,gilt lea ve s.

N [ATHAN IEL] . S i r Phi l ip S ydn eys Ou r a n i a . Tha t

i s,En di m i on s S on g a n d Tr aged i e, con ta i n i n g a ll Phi lo sophi e .

Wr i tten by N . B . 4 to Lon don,Pr i n ted by Ed . Allde . for

Edwa r d Whi te,a n d a r e to be s olde a t the li tt le No r th door e

Of S a i n t Pa u les Chu r ch , a t the s ign e of the Gu n . 1 606 .

Mr. Hunter ha s very sa tisfa ctorily shown , in his New Illu s tr a ti on s ofS ba kesp ea r e, vol. i . p . 355 , th a t S i r P bi lip Sgcln eg

’

s Ou r a n i a m ust n olon ger be a scribed on the strength of the i nitia ls N . B . (a s som e o the rworks h a ve been with n o be tter founda tion) to the pr o l ific pen of Ni cho la sBre ton

,bu t w a s i n rea l i ty written by the Rev. N a tha nie l Ba xter

,a clergy

m a n,Incum bent Of Troy, the a u thor of som e wo rks o n divinity

,who ha d

been the tuto r of S i r Phil ip S idney, a n d who se poe ti ca l n a m e wa s Endym ion . The tra c t conta ins som e inte r es ting pa rti cula rs Of the a uthor’s ownpersona l h is tory

,a n d hi s n a m e is s o eviden tly a l l uded to in the introductory

portion,tha t it is som ewh a t singul a r i t wa s n o t n o ti ced ea rl ier by som e of

o u r bibl iogra phica l writers . The poem i s dedica ted in a double sonnet“ To his ever-honored La dy a n d Mi s tr i s A rca dia n Cynth ia , Ma ria Pembr oki a n a

,

” in which, under the n a m es of As tr opli i l a n d Cynth ia , S i r Philip


S idney a n d his sister the Countess of Pem broke a r e figu red ; a n d spea kingof som e detra ctor of his

,he sa ys

B a xter o Ma s ti a: m ay d ispa ra ge m ee

Tha t I da re m ake thee su bi ect of m y pen

a n d a ga i n

But i f per eha u n ce grea t A s tr op ki ll thou see

An d Fa tes with-holde thee from M gm i on

He hum bly sues tha t hee relea sed beOf a rroga ncy, a n d pr aesu m pt i on ,

Tha t he without hi s knights i n i u n cti onShould dedica te vn to thy princely Shrine,The t r ea su r i e, a n d hidden fu nctionOf Jebou a li s Hexa m eron d inins .

After th is is a m etrica l epistle “To the Right Hon ou rable a n d vertu ou sLa dies the La . Ka ther ine Cou ntesse of Hu ntington : the La die Ma ryCounte sse of Pem brooke : the La dies Susa n Cou ntesse ofMon gom r i a : a n d

the La dy Ba rba ra V i scou n tes Lisle, w ife to the noble Knight S i r Rober tS idney V iscou nt Lisle .

”

In th is he a l lu de s to John Lylly’

s tra ct of P appe

wi t/z a Ha tchet a n d Dr a yton’

s poem of m e Owle, then recently printed a n d

spea ks of him se lf a s if a dva nced in yea rs, a n d l iving in retirem ent i n thecou ntry

The grea test Clea rks of yore to trie their wi t ,M a de fooli shn es se the s u bi ect of their Pen ,An d for their plea sures o thers thought i t fitTo proue tha t Ba ldn es se best becom m eth m en .

An d eu er ie S ta tioner ha th n ow to sa le,Pa ppe with a Ha tchet

,a n d Ma dge Howlets ta le.

An d n ow com es creeping old En dy m i on ,Lea u i n g Mysteries Theologica l],S ca r ce worth the ro tten ea rth he trea deth on ,An d tells strange Ta les Philosophica l] ,Ana tom izing th’ u n i u er sa ll round,An d wha tsoeu er m a y therein be found .

He pipeth On his hom ely Cou n tr ey Reed,Ma de Of a n Olde A r i s toteli a n Quill,He kens n o Crochets of contentious breed .

&c . &c . &c .

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Then fo l low som e a cro stic lines a ddressed “ To the Righ t Noble a n d

Honora ble La dy S u sa n Vera Mon gom r i a n a”

on the m o tto “ V era n ih i lver i u s S u sa nna nihil ca sti u s ,

”

a n d fou r S onne ts “To the Honoura ble La .

Ka la ndra , the noble D. Ha stings,

’ “ To the vertuous La die M . Aga peWro the,

” “ To the righ t vertuous young La . K . Mu sophi la Ma n sella ,”

a n d

“ To the Righ t Wo r shipfu ll a n d vertuou s La dy the La dy Anne Da nie l]wife to the Right Wor shi pfu ll S i r Wi l lia m Da nie l] Knigh t, on e Of hi s

Ma jestie s Iu sti ces of the Com m on P lea s,”

ea ch signed N . B . The Ou r a n i a ,

which i s a philo sophica l poem trea ting Of the u niverse, a n d wh a tsoever m ay therein be found,

” i s written in hero i c rhym ing cou ple ts, a n d i spreceded by a poem in seven -l ine sta nza s, which conta ins som e high lyplea sing lin e s

,a n d a s i t in clu de s a l so som e a l l u sion to the a u thor

,m ay here

i n pa rt be properly quo ted

It green es m y hea rt to se the gentle SwayneTha t kept his tender La m bes on Id a Mou ntAn d brought them downe aga i n e into the pla ine,To take their plea sure by the s i lu er ed Fount,Fold ing them a ll

,a n d taking i u st a ccount

,

Lea st on e of them by ca r eless e ou er s ight

Should wa n dr i n g perish in the da rke-som e night .

It greenes m y hea rt (I s ay) to bea r s hi s m o ans ,Fa st by the wa lles of Tr oy where once he dweltWith wringing ha nd s a n d m any a gr eeu ou s groa ns ,He di d expresse the m iseries he felt.A hea rt of fli nt I thi n ke would surely m elt

,

TO see a gentle Shephea rd thus ea st downe,By En u i es pra ctise a n d grea t a thga s fr own e.

i t i t i t $1!

In Tr oy Towne scitua te i n Ca m br i a ,There dwelt thi s Shephea rd of a gentle ra ceNeer fronting vpon grea t Mongom r i a ,

Where Princely A r thu r kept his courtly pla ce,

Guid ing grea t A lbi on with his golden Ma ce,

Where Knights a n d La d ies cla d i n princely weeds,S hew

’d testim onie of their worthy desdes .

There di d this gentle Shephea rd feed his flockeThere tuned hee his well con tr yu ed ReedeS ittin g on top of highest Id a rocke,S u fi

'

r i n g his tender La m bes m eane while to feede,Whiles he, cla d in his hom ely Cou n tr ey weeds ,

220 COLLECTANEA ANGLO POETICA .

She engages to becom e his pa troness, a n d encoura ges him to u nderta kesom e higher stra in, “

a n d sa cred Notes,m ongst lea rned m en to ch a unt .

"

This he Obediently consents to do, a n d “encoura ged by Mu sophi la , the

La dy Bride,a n d Bride of h a ppy choyce

,he enters on the su bj ect Of hi s

Ou r a n i a ,

A Subject fit for Sgdn egs eloquence,High Char/a cer s va ine, a n d Sp en cer s in fluence .

The poem em bra ces every subje c t conne cted with the present worldfrom i ts fi rst crea tion

,the pla nets a n d e lem ents, the sea sons, ea rthqu a ke s,

thu nder, ra in, flowers, herbs, tree s, bea sts, insects, birds , fi shes,m inera l s

a n d precious m eta l s,m a n

,the soul im m orta l, a n d la stly the crea tion of

wom a n . In his a ccou n t of the S i lkworm ,he confirm s the tru th Of Thom a s

Moffa t o r Mu ffe t be ing the a uthor of the poem of The S i lhewor m es a n d

thei r Fli es by T. M. a Cou n tr i e Fa r m er , a n d a n Appr en ti ce i n Phgs i che.

4 to 1 599 . A l so dedica ted to the Cou ntess of Pem broke

Al l princely La dies celebra te her fa m e,

Shining in glorie Of the S i lke-wor m es fra m e.

This m ight a ba te the glorie of hum a ne pride,S ince a poore S ilke-worm e ha th it m a gnified .

Why boa stes t thou thy shining S a tten Sute PIs

’

t n ot a pa rt Of the Ca terpilla rs m ute ?Her form e, her life, her fOOde, her worke, her en d,By Doctor Mufiet is eloquently pen’d

,

An d in his descrip tion of The Owl, he a ga in notices Dr ayton’

s poem

Mi chael Dr a i . Lea rn ed D r agton ha th to ld Ma dge-howlets ta le,to“ s OWIe ‘

In cou er t verse of sweetest Ma driga le.

The song birds of ou r woods a n d groves, which de l ight u s SO m u ch i nthe spri n g

,a r e thu s plea singly m entioned

Furtherm ore in blessed Telhls coa te,Ar e fra m ed Birds, of sweet a n d plea sing Noa te.

Long lin ing O u zle, little chaun t ing Thrush,S in gin g o n tops of trees, a n d highest bush ;Delight ing pa ssengers with Melodi e

,

V a rying their tunes so curiously,Tha t Shephea r ds wonder how s o diners Noa tesShould couched be within such little thr oa tes .

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA . 221

But ’ ti s a n a dm ira ble specu l a tion,To hea re the delecta ble va ria tion,Of sweetest Noa tes , with stops vn m u table,

With lofti e s tr eyn es , Mu s i cke inestim able,Of little Phi lom ela , sa cred Night in ga ll,Phcebes Phoenix, Orga nis t—i m per i a ll.Let n o Mu s i ti a n with her vo ice com pa re,No voice s o sweete, so exquisite a n d ra re .

fo l lowin g i s a cu riou s n otice of Ta rl ton , the celebra ted com ic

But tell m e,is n ot this a golden age

When Ra sca lls ride in Golden Equipa geWith Princely Lords a n d m en of highest blood,As Ta r lton cla d i n Gees e/r s goulden Hood ?

At the en d of the poem a r e severa l o ther seven-l ine sta nza s (thirty-n ine),which open thu s

With tha t, Endy m i on ca st his eyes a side,An d s aw a gentle Knight com e pricking on ,Swift wa s his pa ce, a n d kn i ghtli e di d he ride,Bending his ra ce towa rds Eri ch/ m i on .

A sta tely Knight he wa s to looke vpon ,Com plete his a rm es i n rich ca pa rison,Hi s horse like Pega s u s, a n d he Beler op hon .

the n oble A strophi l,the sha de of the gentle S idney,

He rein’d hi s S teed, a n d lightly downe d i scen ded,An d with a Courtly dispos itionLi ft vp his Beu er , whereby eu er y on e

Knew hi m to be the m ightie A s tr op hi ll,

Whose pr ayse is payn ted with a n Angels quill .

Prince of a ll Poets i n A ca di a,

Ma gnan i m ous of enerla stin g Fa m e,

Of chi efe rega rd with fa m ous Cy n thi a ,App ollo pa rted with hi m ha lfe his na m e,

An d gave hi m sk ill da rke ignora nce to ta m e,App ollo twined with his lea rned handThe Lawr ell Cr own e, which on hi s head doth stand.


But when m y Cy n thi a knew’twa s A s tr op hi ll,

She ra nne to cla spe hi m i n her d a i n t i e a rm es,But ou t, a la s ! it pa ssed m orta l] skillIn cha u n ted wa s the Knight with sa cred Cha rm es .Hi s bodie dea d ofyore

,the m ore ou r ba r m es .

O noble D r ayton well didst thou rehea rseOur da m a ges i n dryr i e S a ble verse .

The shepherd Endym ion inquire s if he were A strophil

Shephea rd (quoth he) I a m , a n d a m n ot hee,

I a m n ot perfect A s tr op hi ll, but pa rt,The sha de which n ow a ppea reth vu to theeIs substa nce spi r i tu a ll fr a m

’d by Arte

Wha t m or ta ll wa s , is sla i n e by dea dly Da rtOf Tha n a tos

, corrupt, con su m’

d to dustSuch i s the en d of a ll this worldly lust.

But wha t a r t thou tha t s i tst a m ong the bayesa old to m e for I m ust n eedes be gone.

I wa s rea der (quoth he) in form er da i esVn to grea t A s tr op hi ll, but n ow a m on e,

S tripped,a n d naked

,destitute

,a lone .

Naught but m y Greekish pipe a n d sta ffe have ITo keepe m y La m bs a n d m e i n m iserie.

A r t thou (quoth he) m y Tutor Ter ga ster ?He a nswered, yea such wa s m y happie chaunce.

I griene (quoth A s tr Op hi ZZ) a t thy d isa sterBut fa tes denie m e lea rn ing to a du a u n ce.

Yet Cy n thi a sha ll a fford thee m a intena nce.

My dea rest S ister, keepe m y Tutor well,For in his elem ent he doth excell.

In th is la tter sta nza we h a ve a no ther proof, a s Mr. Hunter ha s rem a rked,of the n a m e of the a uthor of th is poem

,a n d a r e a t n o lo ss to understa nd

the proprie ty of the na m e Terya ster , which S i r Philip S idney a ppea rssportively to ha ve given to hi s tutor

,th a t i s Ba ch-ster or Ba xter. The

vo lum e conclude s with two sets of s ix-l ine sta nza s, the first a ddressedTo the righ t Wor shipfu ll S i r John S m ith of Olde-Hun ger Kn ight, a

wo r thi e fa u ou r er of lea rning ; a n d the o ther To m y Worshipfu l friendJohn S tone Esquire, Counse l lor a t the Law,

a n d Se conda rie of the Counterin Woodstr eet London .

”

This vol u m e,so interestin g in itself a n d rem a rkable a l so a s a dding


a no ther n a m e to the long list of ou r El iza be th a n Poets, i s ra re, a n d excepting the very im porta nt no tice of Mr. Hunter a s to i ts a utho r

,ha s n o t

,tha t

we a r e a wa re of,been previously described . Bihl. Heber . pt. iv. No . 1 80

,

1 1. 1 353 ; S i r Ma rk M . 8ykes, p t. i . No . 550,21. 2s . ; Brigh t, No . 3 90 . 21.

5s . ; Inglis, No . 300 , 21. 68 Bi n dley, pt . iii . No . 2027, Perry,pt . i .

No . 31. 6s . ; Midgley, No . 9 1, 31. 1 3s . 6d . ; B ibl. A ny . P oet. No . 39

,

71. An o ther edition , printed for Ja ne Be l l, wa s publ ished in 1 655 . S ee

Bib1. A ny . Poet. pt . 40 . Its contents a r e the sa m e with the present1m pr ess 1on .

Co l la tion : S ig. A to N 4,in fou rs . pp . 10 4 .

Bound by Ch a rle s Lewis, i n Brown Moro cco,gilt lea ve s .

BAXTER, (RICHARD) . — Poeti ca l Fr a gm en ts : Hea r t Im ploym en t

wi th God a n d It-s elf. The Con co r da n t D i s cor d of a Br oken

hea led Hea r t . S or r owi n g-r ejoyci n g, fea r i n g-h0pi n g, dyi n gli n i n g. Wr i tten pa r tly for hi m self

,a n d pa r tly for n ea r

Fr i en ds i n S i ckn es s,a n d other deep Affli cti on . By Ri cha r d

B axter .

Ephe s . 5, 1 9 . Spea king to yourse l ve s i n Ps a lm es a n d Hym ns, a n d

Spiritua l Son gs, singing a n d m a king Me lody in your hea rts to the

Lo rd .

2 Co r inth . 5 , 4 . Fo r we th a t a r e in this Ta be r na cle do GROAN,being

burdened .

Leeta fere laetu s ce cin i : Ca no tris tia tristis .

Pu bli shed for the u se of the Affli cted . S m . 8vo . Lon don ,

Pr i n ted by T. S n owden fo r B . S i m m on s a t the 3 Golden

Cocks a t the West en d of S t . Pa u l s . 1 68 1 . pp . 1 52 .

Ma n y of o u r m ost em inent divines, l ike B a xter, recrea ted them se l ve s i n

the so cie ty of the m uses in the ea rly period of th eir l ives, a n d l ike him a l so

a fterwa rds a ba ndoned their com pa ny for m ore severe a n d la boriou s pu rsui ts .

We be l ieve the present vo l u m e to be the only poeti ca l work pu bl ished byBa xter

,a n d a l thou gh n ot issu ed from the press til l he ha d a rrived a t hi s

sixty-sixth yea r, yet i t wa s com posed m u ch ea rl ier. In “The Epistle to

the Rea der,which fo l lows the title-pa ge, Ba xter a pologises for h a ving been

224: COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA .

a ddicted to the pa ssion of poe try,a n d a cquits h is friends from a ll the guil t

of the pu bl i ca tion of these Fr agm en ts . Bu t a s th ey were m o stly writtenin va rious Pa ssions

,so Pa ssion h a th n ow thrust them o u t in to the world .

”

The fi rst poem wa s intended a s a historica l com m em ora tion of a ll the

noble pa ssa ges in his life, a n d ha d i t been com ple ted would h a ve fi l led a

vo l u m e la rger tha n the pre sent, bu t wa s left unfinished . Ha ving lost h iswife

,the com pa n ion of the la st nineteen yea rs of his life

,whose sorrows

a n d sufferings ha d given birth to som e of the poem s,grief for he r rem ova l

a n d the revived sense of the pa st, see m to ha ve preva i led with hi m for

their publ i ca tion . In this a ddress he pra ises Cow ley, Woodford’s Pa r a

p hr a se of the Ps a lm s, Mr s . Ka tha ri ne Philips, George Wi ther, Qua rle s,

Sylvester, Da vi es’

s Nosce te ip s u m ,bu t especia l ly George Herbert a n d

George S a ndys . He sa ys

I know tha t Cowley a n d others fa r exceed Herbert i n Witt a n d a ccura te com posure . But Herbert speaks to God like on e tha t rea lly believeth a God

,a n d whose

business in this World is m ost with God . Hea rt-work a n d Hea u en -work m ake uphis Books . An d Du Ba rta s i s seriously divine. An d Geo : S a ndys’

Om n e tu li t p u n ctu/m qu i m i sca i t a ti le du lci .

Hi s S cripture Poem s a r e a n elega nt a n d excellent Pa ra phra se, but especia lly his Job,whom he ha th restored to i ts origina l Glory. 0 tha t he ha d turned the Psa lm s intoMetre fitted to the severa l Tunes It d id m e good when Mr s . Wya t invited m e to

see Boxley-Abby i n Kent : to see upon the old S toneWa ll i n the Ga rden,9. S u m m er

house with this Inscription i n grea t Golden Letters, tha t i n tha t p la ce Mr . G .

S a n dys , a fter hi s Tr a vels over the Wor ld,r eti r ed hi m selffor hi s Poetry a n d Con

tem p la ti on s .

The fo l lowin g qu ota tion is ta ken from the se cond pa rt of the 'fir st poementitled Love brea th ing Th a nks a n d Pra ise

0 tha t m y tim e ha d a ll been better spent,An d tha t m y ea rly thoughts ha d a ll been ben tIn prepa ra tion for the Life to com e !

Tha t n ow I m ight have gone a s to m y hom e !

A n d taken up m y dwelling with the blest !An d pa st to everla sting Joy a n d Rest !0 tha t the plea sures of m y sports a n d toyes,Ha d a ll been tu r n ’d to m a n -like holy Joyes !An d those Delights which Va nities en gr ost,A n d spent on fleshly Lusts, were worse tha n lost,Ha d a ll been sweet Rejoyc i n gs i n the Lord !An d i n his holy S ervice a n d his word


0 tha t I cou ld m y wa sted Tim e ca ll ba ck,Which n ow m y Soul fo r grea ter works doth la ckWha t would I give n ew for tho se precious da i es ,Which once r u n ou t in plea su res a n d dela i es ?0 ha d I liv

’

d a strict a n d holy Life,Though under ha tred a n d m a licious strife !Though Men’s a n d Devil’s fury I h a d born ,

A n d been the world’s reproa ch, contem pt a n d scorn !Then welcom e Dea th would but have qu en cht m y thirst,An d b i d the envious world n ow do their worst .Their m a lice would but to m y Joyes a ccrew,

An d well-spent Tim e be sweet to m y review.

This poem,or fra gm ent of a poem ,

which i s divided i nto three pa rts,con cl u de s with a brief noti ce from the a uth or respe cting its u nfinished sta te

Caetera desu n t, pr aesu n t, a daunt.I pur posed to have recited the m o st n ota ble m ercies of m y Life, i n continuing thi s

Hym n ofTha nksgiving to m y gra cious God ; but the qua lity of the Subject, a n d thea ge’s Im pa tience stopt m e here, a n d I could go n o further, a n d m y pa inful a n dspiritless Age is n ow unfit for Poetry : An d the m a tter i s so la rge, a s would havem a de the Volum e big.

Ba xter seem s to ha ve ta ken Herbert for his m ode l ; bu t thou gh he ha s

le ss conce it he ha s n o th ing equa l to the finer spe cim ens of his m a ster.

Gra nger sa ys of Ba xter tha t he wa s ce lebra ted “ for prea ching m ore serm ons,e n ga ging in m ore controversies

,a n d writing m ore books, tha n a n y o ther

n oncon form ist of hi s age . See a long a rti cle on these Fr agm en ts by Mr.

Pa rk i n Res ti tu ta,vol. iii . p . 1 85 . S ee a l so Gra nger

’s Bi ogr . Hi st. vol. v.

p . 8 1, a n d B i bl. Ang . P oet. No . 66, where the present copy is priced 31. 33 .

In the origin a l Brown Ca lf binding .

BAXTER, (RICHARD .) - Poeti ca l Fr a gm en ts : Hea r t-Im ploym en t

wi th God a n d It S elf. The Con co r da n t D i scor d of a Br oken

hea led Hea r t &c . &c . [A s befor e ] The Thi r d Edi ti on . S m .

8vo . Lon don : Pr i n ted for Tho . Pa rkhu r st, a t the B ible a n d

Thr ee Cr own s i n Cheaps i de, n ea r Mer cer s Chappel . 1699 .

pp . l 70 .

This th ird edition corresponds in its contents u p to p . 1 00 exa c tly w i th

PART 1 1 .

G G


the preceding, except in n ot ha ving a ta ble of The Conten ts. Bu t a t the

en d of the 1 00 th pa ge there i s a Supplem ent to the P oeti ca l Fr agm en ts ,

with a fresh titleAdditions to the Poe tica l Fra gm ents of Bi . Ba x ter. Written fo r him se lf,

a n d com m unica ted to su ch a s a r e m ore fo r serious verse tha n sm oo th .

The Contents . I. Gra ce , p . 1 05 . II. Wisdom ,1 1 8 . III. Ma dness,

1 22 . IV . Hypo cri sie, 1 28 . V . Ma n,1 3 8 . V I. The Exit, 1 4 8 .

V II. The V a lediction,1 53 . London Pr i nted for Tho . Pa rkhurst

,a t

the Bible a n d Three Crowns,a t the lower e n d of Chea pside nea r

Me rcers Ch a ppe l . 1 70 0 .

We insert a few s ta nza s from th is p a rt,se le c ted from the Ex it

,p . 1 48

,

a s a n exa m ple of Ba xter’s serio u s verse,w i th which o u r extra cts sha l l

conclude

My S oul go boldly forth Thy God, thy Hea d’s a bove

Forsa ke this s in ful Ea rth, There is theWorld ofLove ;Wha t ha th it been to thee Ma ns ions there pu r cha s

’

d a r e

But Pa in a n d S orr ow By Christ’s own Merit,

An d thinkest thou it will be For these he doth prepa reBetter to Morrow Thee by his Spirit .

Leave n ot this Da rksom Wom b Look up towa rds Heav’n , a n d see

Nor yet a Gilded Tom b, How va st tho se Regions be,Though on it written be Where Blessed Spirits dwell,Morta l Mens S tory How Pure a n d Lightfu l !

Look up by Fa ith, a n d see But Ea rth is nea r to Hell,

Sure Joyful Glory. How Da rk a n d Frightful .

Why a r t thou fo r delay ? Here Life doth strive with Dea thThou ca m ’

st n ot here to stay To lengthen Morta ls Brea th ;Wha t ta k’st thou fo r thy pa rt Till o n e short Ra ce be r u n ,But Heav

’n ly plea sure Which would be ended

,

Where then should be thy Hea rt When it is but begunBut where’s thy Trea sure If n ot defended .

Here Life is but a Spa rk,

S ca rce shining i n the Da rk,

Life is the Elem ent there,

Which S ouls reside in ;Much like a s Ai r is hereWhich we a bide i n .

We ha ve n ever seen a copy of the secon d edi tion,a n d a r e ignora nt of the


Were these but wor thles se Poem s or light Rim esWrit by som e com m on scr i bler of the t im es

,

Without your leave I durst n ot then i n gageYou

,to ennoble ’

m by your pa trona ge ;But these though Orphans

,a n d left fa ther les se,

Their rich i n dowm en ts show they doe possesseA Fa ther’s blessing : whom the fa tes thou ght fitTo m ake the Ma ster of a m ine of wi tWhose ravishing conceits doe towre s o highA s i f his quill had dropt from Mer cu ry , &c .

After these a r e l ines To the true Pa trone sse of a ll Poetrie, Ca l l iope,”

s igned F . B a n d verses in pra ise of the a uthor byW. B.

, J . B . a n d J . F .

a n d ten l ines,

The Author to the Rea der.”

The first poem,from Ovid’s Meta m orphoses lib. iv. v. 3 47,

“ S a lm a ces

a n d Herm a phroditu s Or,The Herm a phrodite, which wa s the only on e i n

the vo lum e tha t a ppea red in Be a um ont’s l ife-tim e,wa s first printed in

1 602 4 to,a n d i s written with considera ble e lega nce a n d poeti ca l fa ncy, bu t

i n too wa rm a n d l icentious a spiri t,whi ch , ha d he l ived longer, m ight ha ve

been corre c ted . We give on e sho rt Spe cim en from these poem s,entitled

May I fin de a wom a n fa ire, May I fin de a wom a n wise,An d her m inde a s clea re a s ayre, An d her fa lsehood n o t d isguise,If her beauty goe a lone

,Ha th she wi t, a s she ha th will,

’Ti s to m e a s i f

’twere none. Double a rm ’

d she is to i ll.

May I fin de a wom a n rich,

May I fin de a wom a n kinde,An d n ot of too high a pitch An d n ot wa verin g like the windeIf tha t pride should ca u se d i sda i n e, How shou ld I ca ll tha t Love m ine,Tell m e

, Lover, where’s thy ga ine ? When ’tis his

,a n d hi s, a n d thine ?

May I fin de a wom a n true,

There is Bea uties fa irest hu eThere is Bea uty, Love, a n dWi t,Ha ppy he ca n com pa sse it .

Bea u m ont wa s the th ird son of Fra ncis Bea um ont,on e of the j u dges of

the Cou rt of Com m on Plea s,a n d bro ther of S i r Joh n Bea um ont

,a n d wa s

born a t Gra ce-Dieu in Le i cestershire in 1 586 . He entered a t Broa dga teHa l l in Oxford a t the ea rly age of twe lve yea rs ; a n d a fter stu dying therefor a tim e

, went from thence to the Inner Tem ple,where he devo ted

him self chiefly to dra m a ti c pursuits a n d to poetry,his first pla y

,in con

j unction with Fletcher, h a vi n g been a cted i n hi s twenty-fir st yea r. He


m a rried Ursula , d a ughter a n d co-he ire ss of Henry Is ley of S undridge inKent, by whom he ha d two da u gh ters

,o n e of whom wa s l iving a t a grea t

a ge in Lei cestershire, a s a pensioner of the Orm ond fa m i ly,in 1 700 . She

i s sa id to ha ve possessed severa l m a nuscript poem s of he r fa ther,which

were lo s t on her voya ge from Ire l a n d . He died in 1 61 6, i n hi s th irtiethyea r, a n d wa s bu ried in Westm inster Abbey. S ee Wood’s A th. Om a n . vol.

i i . p . 437 ; B i ogr . B r i t. vol. i . p . 623 ; Co ll ier’s Br i dgew. Ca t. p . 26 ;

Ca m pbe l l’

s L ives of the Poets , p . 1 8 1 ; a n d Jone s’s Bi ogr . Dr a m . vol. i .p . 26 . The se poem s a r e reprinted in Cha lm er s

’

s co l le ction , a n d inWeber’sedition of the works of Bea um ont a n d Fle tcher.Fine copy. Bound by Ch a rles Lewis, in Olive Ca lf extra , gilt lea ves .

BEAUMONT, (FRANC Is .) — Poem s : by Fr a n ci s Bea u m on t, Gen t .

V i z . The Her m a phr odi te . The Rem edy of Love . Elegi es .

S on n ets,wi th o ther Poem s . 8vo . Lon don

,Pr i n ted for

Wi l l i a m Hope, a t the s ign e of the blew An chor on the Nor th

s i de of the Old Excha n ge . 1653 .

In the present reprint of the poem s of Bea u m ont,besides those which

were conta ined in the form er vo lum e,there a r e m a n y a ddition s m a de

,n ot

only of poem s com posed by Bea um on t him se lf,bu t by o th er con tem po ra ry

writers . The m e trica l dedica tion by Bla i kelocke before a ddre ssed to RobertDucie

,i s here pre sented To the Righ t Wo r shipfu ll the worthily honou red

Robert Pa rkhurs t Esq . The o ther com pl im enta ry line s a r e the sa m e,bu t

a fter those entitled The A uthor to the Rea der,”

a r e l ine s To Mr. Fra nci sBea um ont (then l ivi ng)

”

by Ben Jonson a n d o thers,

“ Vpon M . Fletch ersIncom pa rable Pla ies” by Rob . Herri ck To the Mem ory of the i m co m pa

ra ble Pa ire of Authors, Bea u m ont a n d Fle tcher a n d “ On the ha ppyCo l lec tion of the ir Works” by I. Berken hea d . The l ine s on Bea um ont’sdea th

,a n d Bishop Ea rle

’

s Elegy a r e om itted from the pl a ce th ey o ccupiedbefore

,a n d pu t i n a no the r pa rt of the vo l um e . After the verses

,

Like a Ring without a FingerOr a Bell without a Rin ger,” &c.

,

the rem a inder,em bra cing the la rger ha lf of the book, is fi l led with entire ly

n ew m a tter . Th i s con sists of va riou s short poem s “ A Description of


Love ; 1 A F u nera l i Elegie o n the Dea th of the La dy Pene lope C l iftonThe exa m ina tion of hi s Mi s tr i s Perfe ctions The Herm a phrodite m a de

a fter M . Bea um onts Dea th by Thom a s Ra ndo lph M.A . S om e ti m e Fe l low of

Trinity Co l lege in Ca m bridge “ Upon the Herm a phrodite,written since

by Mr. J . C leve la nd To the Muta ble Fa ire Of Loving a t first s igh t ;The An tipla ton ick two “ S on gs A n Elegy

,

”

a l so fo u nd in Ra ndo lph’spoem s

,p . 6 8 ;

“ Upon Mr. Cha rles Bea um ont,who died of a Con su m p

t ion a n d s om e o ther pie ces . Then o ccurs “ A Ma ske of the Gentlem enof Gr a ies Inn e , a n d the Inner Tem ple

,by Mr. Fra ncis Bea um ont .” This

w a s com po sed by Bea um ont a lone,a n d wa s pre s ented before the king a n d

queen a t Whiteh a l l on the o cca sion of the nuptia l s of the Pr in cess El iz abe th a n d Frederick Prince Pa l a tine of the Rhine . It i s reprinted i n

N i chols’

s P r ogr esses of Ki ng Ja m es I vol. i i . p . 5 9 1

The Ma sque i s suc ceeded by a la rge co llec tion of Prologue s, Epilogue sa n d S on gs to s eve r a ll Pla ies

,by Mr. Fra n cis Bea um ont a n d Fle tcher

,

o ccupying fifty— two pages . A t the e n d of thes e a r e som e a dditiona l poem s“ The Hone st Ma n’s Fo rtune ; “Mr. Fra ncis Bea u m onts Le tte r to Ben

Jonson,written before he a n d Mr . Fle tcher ca m e to London

,with two of

the pre cedent Com edie s then n o t finished,whi ch deferred the ir m erry

m ee tings a t the Merm a id . Then the l ines on Bea um ont’ s Dea th a n d

Bishop Ea rle’s Elegy

,o ther Epita phs on S ha kespea re , Ben Jonson (two ),

Edm und Spencer, Micha e l Dra yton , a n d On the Tom be s in We stm inster.”

There i s then introduced the we l l-known pie ce by Meriten,

“ The Ex-A le

ta tion of A le ; som e poem s on the Pra i se of S a ck a n d the Trium ph of

To ba c co ; a n d the vo l um e concl udes with som e l ines on “ The pra ises of a

Country Life .

This edition , l ike the fo rm er,wa s publi shed by Bla ikelocke , whose

n a m e a ppea rs on the im print in som e of the copie s, bu t why it wa s

n o t publ i cly sta ted in the title th a t i t conta ined poem s by o ther ha nds th a nBea um ont’s

,we a r e a t a loss to conce ive . S o ca reles sly a n d ina ttentive ly

did the editor perform his work th a t, beside s a dm itting pie ces n ot be

lon ging to Bea u m ont,a fter the poem “ A De scription of Love” he ha s

printed si x line s only of the com m encem ent of a poem ca l led The S hephe r desse, (publ ished a t length in the poem s of hi s e l der bro ther S i r

1 This is a lso inserted a m ong the poem s of his brother S i r John Beaum ont ,p . 99 .


John Bea um ont,p . a n d which a r e uninte l l igible here . Nei ther th is

n or the form er edition were i n the B ihl. A ng . Poet.

Ba ron Bo l la nd’s copy. In the o rigina l binding.

BEAUMONT, (S IR JOHN, B a r t .) — Boswor th-field : wi th a Ta ste OftheV a r i ety of other Poem s

,left by S i r John Bea u m on t

,Ba r on et

,

decea sed : S et for th by hi s S on n e, S i r John Beavm on t,B a r o

n et ; a n d dedi ca ted to the Ki n gs m ost Exce llen t Ma i es ti e .

S m . 8vo . Lon don , Pr i n ted by Felix Kyn gs ton for Hen r y

S ei le,a n d a r e to be s old a t the Tyger s Hea d i n S a i n t Pa u ls

Chu r chya r d . 1629 .

S i r John Bea um ont Ba rt ., whos e poem s a r e here posthum ous ly publ ishedby his son , wa s born a t the fa m ily sea t of Gra ee-Dieu i n 1 582

,a n d wa s the

e lder bro ther of the dra m a tist . He wa s a dm itted a t the sa m e tim e with histwo bro thers a s a gentlem a n com m oner a t Broa dga te Ha l l in Oxford i n1 596, a n d a fter r em a i n i n i n g there for three yea rs, l ike hi s bro ther Fra n cis,he entered on e of the In ns of Cou rt, bu t soon qu itted the stu dy of the law,

a n d re tired to his na tive pla ce,where he m a rried a la dy of the n a m e of

Fortescue,a n d i n 1 626 wa s crea ted a ba rone t by Cha rles I. In the ea rly

p a rt of hi s l ife he cu l tiva ted a n a cqua inta nce with the Muses,n ot u n su c

ces sfu lly, a n d em ployed hi s le isure tim e i n tra nsla tions from severa l of theLa tin poe ts . He a l so wro te The Cr own of Thor n s , a poem in eigh t books,of which n o copy is known to e xist . Besides hi s la rger o n e of B oswor th

fi eld, his o ther poem s a r e e ither on re ligious subj e c ts o r of a m ora l kind .

He d ied in 1 628,a n d wa s buried in the chu rch a t Gra ce—Dieu , lea ving three

son s, — John,who wa s killed a t the siege of Glouceste r in 1 644, a n d died

w ithout is sue,to whom we a r e indebted for thi s edition of his fa ther’s

poem s ; Fra n cis, who a fterwa rds be ca m e a Je suit,a n d of whom there i s a n

en gra ved portra i t in N i chols ’s Hi story q"Lei cester shi r e, vol. ii i . p . 659 a n d

Thom a s,who succeeded to the tit le a n d e sta te .

After a pro se dedica tion of “ these Orph a n Verses to King Cha rle s I.

by hi s so n S i r John Bea um ont,a r e two e legie s in verse to the m em ory of

the fa ther by Thom a s Nevil l a n d S i r Thom a s Hawkins the tra n sla tor ofHora ce

,in the la tter of which a l l u sion i s m a de to Bea um ont’s ea rlier poem

of The Cr own of Thor n s


Like to the Bee,thou d idd’s t those Flow’

r s select,Tha t m ost the ta stefu ll pa la te m ight a ffectWith pious relishes of things Divine,A n d d iscom po sed sence with pea ce com bin e .

Which (i n thy Cr own e of Thor n es) we m ay d iscerne,Fr a m

’

d a s a Modell for the best to lea r n e .

Then a no ther copy of verse s by the sa m e ,“ A Congra tula tion to the

Muses,fo r the im m o r ta l izing of his dea re Fa ther

,by the sa cred Ve rtue of

Po e try,by h is son John Bea um on t ; a n d “ Upon the fo l low ing Poem s of

m y dea re Fa the r, by his s on Fra ncis Bea u m ont (n ot the dra m a tis t,a s the

editor of the B ihl. A ng . P oet. suppo sed,bu t the n ephew Of th a t writer) .

These two a ddre sses evidently prove tha t a po eti ca l ta ste wa s inherent i nthe fa m i ly, a n d the first in pa rti cu l a r shows th a t John Bea u m ont wa s n o

despica ble poe t h im self. Then fo l low o ther tributa ry verse s by GeorgeFortescue

,Ben Jonson , Mi . Dra yton , Ph [i l ip] Kin [g] (in La tin), a n d Ja . Cl.

The first of these by Fortescue m entions h is nea r re l a tionship to S i r JohnBea um ont

,a n d he wa s n o doubt hi s bro ther-i h -law. In the l ines by

Dra yton he m a kes a n a l lusion to the ca use of the dea th of Bea um ont,which

it is n ot ea sy to com prehend :

Thy ca re for tha t which wa s n ot worth thy brea thBrought on too soone thy m uch la m ented dea th .

The prin cipa l poem i s a descriptive a ccount of the Ba ttle of Boswo rthfield . The poem i s written i n rhym ing hero i c couple ts of ten syl la bles ea ch

,

a n d i s n o t withou t m erit. The ve r s ifica tion i s sm oo th a n d ha rm onious,the

sim i les j ust a n d a pposite,a n d the who le is m uch a bove m ed iocri ty . It

com m en ces th u s

TheWinters s tor m e of C i u i ll wa rre I s ing,Whose en d is cr own ’

d with ou r eter n a ll spring,Where Roses i oyn

’d,their colours m ixe i n on e,

An d a rm ies fight n o m ore for Eng la n ds Throne.

Thou gra cious Lord, direct m y feeble Pen ,Who (from the a ctions of a m bitious m en

,)Ha st by thy goodn es se dr awn e ou r i oyfu ll good,An d m a de sweet fiowr es a n d oli u es grow from blood,Whi le we delighted with this fa ire relea se,May clim e P ar n a ssu s

,in the dayes Of pea ce.

After this exordiu m the poem opens with a description of the hideousdrea m s whi ch a ffrighted the m ind of the king on the n ight before the fa ta l

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ba ttle, a n d drove him from his restless bed . He is com forted by h is friendsLove l l

,Ca tesby, a n d Ra tcl iffe, a n d his m ind a ppea sed

Thus being chea r ’d, he ca lls a loud for a rm es,A n d bids tha t a ll shou l d rise

,whOMorp heu s cha rm es .

Bring m e (sa ith he) the ha r n esse tha t I woreA t Teu xbu ry, which from tha t day n o m oreHa th felt the ba ttr i es of a ci u i ll strife

,

No r stoode between e destruction a n d m y life.

Vpon his br est-pla te he beholds a d int,Which in tha t field young Edwa r ds sword di d printThis stirres rem em bra nce of his heinous guilt

,

When he tha t Princes blood s o fou lely spilt .Now fully a rm ’

d, he takes his helm et bright

,

Which like a twinkling sta rre, with trem bling lightS end s ra dia nt lustre through the da rksom e a i re ;This m a ske wi ll m ake his wrinkled visa ge fa ire .

But when his hea d is cou er ’d with the steele,

He telles his ser u a n ts,tha t h i s tem ples feele

Deepe-piercing stings, which breed vn u su a ll pa ines,An d of the hea u y burden m uch com pla i n es .S om e m a rke hi s words, a s tokens fr a m ’

d t’ expresseThe sha rpe conclusion of a sa d successeThen go in g forth, a n d finding in his wayA sould ier of theWa tch, who sleep ing lay ;En r ag

’d to see the wretch neglect his pa rt,

He strikes a sword into hi s trem bling hea rt,The ha nd of dea th, a n d iron du ln es s e ta kesThose lea den eyes which n a t

’

r a ll ea se forsakesThe King this m ornin g sa crifice com m ends,An d for exa m ple, thus the fa ct defendsI lea no hi m a s I found hi m , fit to keepeThe s i lent door es of enerla sting sleepe.

This is contra sted with the quiet sleep of Richm ond, whose sou l i s clea rfrom gu i l t, a n d “ fu l l of ho ly thou gh ts a n d pious vowes .

”

The poem thendescribes the a rra n ge m ent of the a rm y of the king, the speeches of Richa rda n d Richm ond to the ir forces before the ba ttle, the intended behea ding of

you n g S ta nley Lord S tra nge by Rich a rd, a n d i ts postponem en t a t the intercession of Ferrers ; the single com ba t of the Duke of Norfo lk a n d the

Ea rl of Oxfo rd,which is pictured w ith m u ch Spir i t ; the m ee ting between

Ta lbo t a n d the Ea rl of S u rrey, a n d su rrender of hi s sword by the la tter ;PART. II . H H


the figh t be tween Bra ckenbury a n d Hungerford a n d the dea th of Bra ckenbu ry ; the bea u tiful episode of Byron a n d the dying Cl ifton ; the dea th of

Bra ndon,the sta nda rd bea rer ; the defe ction of Lord S ta nley to the s ide of

Henry ; a n d fina l ly the dea th of Rich a rd,the con cluding line s describing

which h a ve been m uch pra ised,a n d m ay be a dded here

Thus tra m pled down,a n d hew

’d with m any swords

He softly n tter’d these hi s dying words,

Now strength n o longer Fortun e ca n withstand,I perish i n the Center of m y La nd.

”

Hi s ha nd he then w ith wrea thes of gra sse infolds,A n d bites the ea rth

, which he s o strictly ho lds,A s if he would ha ue born e it with hi m hence,S o loth he wa s to lo se his rights pretence.

The fo l lowi n g episode wil l bea r qu ota tion, a n d wi l l n ot, we hope, he

fou nd displea sing to ou r rea ders :

If in the m idst of such a bloody fight,The na m e of friendship be n ot thought too light,Recount m y Muse, how By r on s fa ithfu ll loueTo dying Clifton di d it selfe appr ou eFo r Clifton fighting br a u ely i n the tr oopeRecei u es a wound, a n d n ow begins to dr oopeWhich By r on seeing, though in a rm es hi s foe,In hea rt his friend

,a n d hOpi n g tha t the blow

Ha d n ot been m orta l], gua rd s hi m with his shieldFrom second hurts, a n d cries, Dea re Clifton, yeeldThou hither ca m ’

et ; led by s inister fa te,Aga inst m y first a dvice, yet n ow,

though la te,Take this m y counsell .

”Clifton thus replied

It is too la te, for I m us t n ow provideTo eecke a n other life lin e thou, sweet friend,An d when thy s ide Obta i n es a ha ppy en d,Vpon the fortunes of m y children looke,Rem em ber wha t a solem ne o a th wee tooke,Tha t he whose pa rt should pron e the best i n fight,Would with the Con qu

’r on r trie hi s vtm os t m i ght,

To s a n e the others la nds from r a u’n ou s pawes ,

Whi ch sea ze on fra gm ents of a lu ckles se cause.

My fa thers fa ll ou r house ha d a lm ost drown’d,But I by cha nce aboor d in shi pwr a cke found .

May neuer m ore such d anger threa ten m ine :Dea le

,then for them ,

a s I would doe for thine.


cou plets, which for their ca se a n d terseness a r e worthy of even Popehim self. The m iscel la neou s poem s a l so

, m a ny of them ,possess considera ble

m eri t,a n d a r e n ot u ndeserving of re publ ica tion . O n e a ddre ssed to King

Ja m es I.

“ concerning the true form of Engl ish Poetry,”

ha s be en m u chcom m ended, bu t we prefer qu o ting the l ines on the dea th of hi s dea reSon ne Ger u a se Bea um ont,

”

who died you ng :

Ca n I, who haue for o thers oft eom pil’d

The Songs ofDea th, forget m y sweetest child,Which like a flow’

r cr u sht, with a bla st is dea d,An d er e fu ll tim e ha n gs downe his sm ili n g hea d,Expecting with clea re hope to line a new,

Am ong the An gels fed with hea u ’n ly dew P

We haue this signe ofo ,tha t m a ny dayes,

While on the ea rth his struggling spir it stayes,The na m e of Iesu s i n his m ou th con ta i n es ,

Hi s onely food, his sleepe, his ca se from pa ines .0 m ay tha t sound be rooted i n m y m ind,Ofwhich i n hi m such strong effect I fin d.

Dea re Lord, r ecei u e m y S onne, whose winning loueTo m e wa s like a friendship, fa rre a boueThe course of na ture, o r his tender age,Who se lookes could a ll m y bitter gr i efes a sswa geLet his pure sou’le o r da i n ’

d seu’n yea r es to beIn tha t fra ile body, which wa s pa rt of m e

,

Rem a i n e m y pledge in hea u’

n , a s sent to shew,

How to this Port a t eu’ry step I goe.

In som e l ines Vpon the dea th of the m o st noble Lord Henry Ea rle of

Sou tha m pton,1 624 , the friend Of S ha kespea re, Bea um ont thu s refers to

hi s pa trona ge of his ea rl ier poem of The Cr own of Thor n s

He is a Fa ther to m y cr own e of thornesNow s ince hi s dea th, how ca n I euer lookeWithout som e tea rs vpon tha t Orpha n booke P

An d then concludes hi s poem a s fo l lows

Ye sa cred Muses, i f ye will a dm itMy na m e into the roll, which ye have writOf a ll your ser u a n ts , to m y thoughts displa yS om e rich con eeipt, som e vn fr equ en ted way,

Which m ay herea fter to the world com m endA picture fit for this m y noble Friend :


For this is nothing, a ll these Rim es I scornoLet Pens be broken, a n d the pa per torne ;An d w ith hi s la st brea th let m y m usick cea se,a esse m y lowly Poem could increa seIn true description of i m m or ta ll things

,

An d raye’d a boue the ea rth with nim ble wings,Fly like a n Ea gle from his Fu n ’r a ll p ire

,

Adm i r’d by a ll, a s a ll d id him a dm ire.

It i s singu la r tha t a ll the existing copies of th is book a r e deficient of on elea f, pp . 1 8 1 -1 82, which ha s evidently been cu t ou t . Wh a t wa s the

subje ct of the m i ssing poem thus wi thdrawn it would be a va in a ttem pt toconj e cture . S ee fu rther Kippi s

’

s B i ogr . Br i t. vol. i i . p . 87 , edition 1 7 80Wood’s A th. Ort on . vol. i i . p . 434 Dra ke ’s S ha hesp ea r e a n d hi s Ti m es

,vol.

i . p . 20 1 ; N i chols’

s Hi st. Lei cest. vol. i ii. pt. i i. p . 659 Hea dley’

s A n c.

Eng. Poets, vol. i . p . 29 ; Bi bi . A ng. Poet,p . 25 ; a n d Cha lm er s

’

s Collect.

Eng. P oets , vol. vi . pp . 1-48 , where S i r John Bea u m ont’s poem s ha ve beenreprinted .

Co l la tion : Ti tle, A 2 ; S ig. A,8 ; (a ), 4 ; B to O 8

,in e ights.

Bound by Winsta nley. In Brown Ca lf extra , gilt lea ves.

BEAUMONT, (S IR JOHN, Ba r t .) Bo swor th-Fi eld : A Poem . Wr i t

ten i n the Yea r 1629, a n d Dedi ca ted to Ki n g Cha r les I . By

S i r John Bea u m on t B a r on et . Wi th sever a l Ver s es i n Pr a i se

of the Au thor , a n d Elegi es on hi s Dea th, by the gr ea testWi tsthen li vi n g. 8VO . Lon don : Pr i n ted a n d S old by H. Hi lls i n

Bla ck-frya r s , ~

n ea r the Wa ter -s i de, 1 710 .

This is a verba tim reprint of S i r John Bea um ont’s Boswor th-field only,with the introdu ctory poem s which were i n the fi rst edition, bu t does n ot

conta in a n y of the tra nsla tions,or o ther m iscel la neou s pieces. The Elegie s

on his dea th , m entioned in the title-pa ge , a r e m erely the two by Thom a sNevil l a n d Thom a s Hawkins. The who le consist of forty pa ge s only, thela st be ing a l i st of other poem s, &c .

, printed by H. Hi l l s in Bla ckfria rs .The present vo lu m e conta in s a l so

,bou nd u p with the a bove, a co l le ction of

twenty-two o ther poem s,a ll printed by Hi l ls, of a u niform size, during the

yea rs 1 709 a n d 17 10 .

From Mr. Heber’s co l lec tion . Bo u nd i n Brown Ca lf, nea t.


BECON, (THOMA S .) A n ewe D i a loge betwen e tha n gel of God

a n d the S hepher ds of ye felde con cer n i n g the N a ti u i te a n d

byr th Of Jes u s Chr i s t ou r Lo r d a n d s a u i o r n o les se God lytha n swete a n d plea s a n t to r ea de ; la tely com pyled by Thom a s

Becon .

Luke ii . Beholde I bryn g you tydyn ges of grea te Joy tha t sha l l com e

to a ll the pepo le . For unto you is borne thys day in the City of

Da u i d, a S a u you r which is Christ the Lord .

i. Tim o the i . This is a true s a yi n ge, a n d by a ll m ea nes worthy to

be re ce ived of u s,th a t Chris t Je sus ca m e into the wo r ld to s a n e

syn n er s .

Foli o , hi lt. Iett. [COIOphon .] Im pr i n ted a t Lon don by

John Day, dwell i n g o u er a gayn st Alder sga te ben ea th S a i n t

Ma rti n s .

Cu m gra tiae e t pr i u i legio Regiae Ma j esta tis .The xxv. da y Of Novem ber 1 563 .

The two poem s,of whi ch a n a ccount is here given, o ccu r a t the en d

of the se cond pa rt of the co l le cted work s o f Thom a s Becon,a n em inent

theo logia n a t the tim e of the Reform a tion . The first poe m , which co n

sists of e igh t lea ve s,printed i n hIs tL,

com m ences o n fol. cclxxx i i i i .,

S ig, BBbb.vi . The title i s in a com pa rtm en t wi th the roya l a rm s a n d

m o tto Di eu ct m on dr oi t a t the top ; on the side s,a figure s ta nding o n a

pedesta l, supported a t the ba ck by o ther figures ; a t the bo ttom ,Da y” s

e lega nt rebus of on e pe r son wa king a noth er a sleep on the grou nd,a n d

po inting to the risin g s u n,wi th these words o n the sides

,

“ A rise,fo r i t

i s Da y.

”

The poem i s written i n short e ight-l ine verses,hea ded “ The

Dia loge . Tha n gell speke th from n ea r the openin g of which we tra nscribethe fol lowin g verses

This chylde a loneS ent from Gods throneAll kynde of m oneSha ll put awaye.

Who s o em bra ceHi s louing fa ceSha ll wa nte n o gra ceNor yet decaye .

He is the kyn ge He is the pea ceTo who se byddyn ge Whi che sha ll relea seEn ery thi n ge All ou r d isea seObeyeth hum bly . An d grenons pa m e .

He is the Lorde He is the sta y,By who se concorde He is the wayeAll thin ges r esto r de By whom we m ay

Sha ll be pla inly. Glorye obtayn e.


He is the t r u the He is the lyght Plea sures m any,

Whiche doth a ll ruthe Tha t is s o b r yght Trea sures plen ty,Suche a s en su eth In a ll m enu es syght Sha ll m en trulyClen e put awaye. To shewe the waye. Of hi m r ecei u e.

He is the lyfe He is the Rocke Who s o tha t wi llBy whom a ll s tr yfe If tha t we knocke Com e hi m u n tyll

Is n o m ore ryfe He will u n locke Sha ll haue his fyllBut sore decaye. An d hea lpe us aye . Without deceyu e.

He is the Gyda He is the lon er , These i oyfull newesOn eu er y syde The s a u i ou r , Whiche S a ta n r n yseWhich a t eche tyde The m edi a tou r Without excuseDoth his people sa n e. O f the fa ithfull . God com m a n n ded,

He is the hea lth If tha t we ca ll,

Tha t I,tha n gell

Ofwhom a ll wea lth Thou ghe we be thra ll, Shu lde shewe a n d tellWithouten stea lth He will us a ll To them tha t wellMen ought to cra ne. Unto him pull . A r e di sposed .

The obstina te The sym ple thereforeRecei n e this ra te Nowe eu er m or e

Ea r ely or la te To tea ch this loreWill by n o wise. Will I den ise .

In this way the dia logu e is ca rried o n through the poem,the portion

a ssigned to the Shepherds be ing printed i n a sm a l ler type .

Then fo l lows the second poem :

An In u ecti u e a gayn s t whor edom e a n d a l o ther abhom i n a ci on s of n uclea n e sse . A wo rke m ost nece ssa ry fo r thys present tim e . Com

piled by Thom a s Becon .

Dent . xxiii .There sha ll be n o wher e of ye dou ghter s of Isr a ell, n or whor ekeper of the

sonnes of Is r a ell .Heb . xiii .

Wedlocke is honora ble a m ong a ll personnes, a n d the bed u n defiled ; a s for

whorem ongers a n d a dulterers God sha ll inge a n d pla ge them .

Fo l io, hi lt . Iett. Im print ed a t London by John Day, &c.

This la tter poem o ccupies n ine lea ves,a n d begins on fol. eclxxxxi . The

ti tle is in the sa m e com pa rtm ent a s the o ther,on the reverse of which a r e

these l ines :

The Boke spea keth .

Al though I do here diners r epr ehen deWorthy i n dede of r epr ehen ci on .

Yet to rebuke such do I n ot i n ten ds ,A s be of hon este eon u er saci on .


The wicked to rebuke m y m yn de it isFor fu ll wickedly theyr lifes do they ledeBut such a s from pure lyfe go n o t a m isseDo n ot I touch in worde n or yet i n dede .

The good i n theyr goodn es s tyll to rem a inIs m y desyr e eu en from the very ha rtThe un godly a lso wou lde I full fayneTha t they shou l de from theyr wi ckedn es depa rte.

If a n y sha ll per ceyu e by r ea dyn g m ee,

Them selfes gilty in thi n ges tha t they do rede,To flee from tha t vice of i m pu r i t ieLet them en deu ou r them seln es with a ll spede.

Unto clea n n es of lyfe is m ine intent,To a llure a ll m en

,if possible it bee

Tha t a ll m en m aye kepe Gods com m a u n dem en t,

An d com e to gloryou s feli ci t ie.

The poem is com posed in octo-syl la bi c fou r-l ine verse,extending to th ree

hundred a n d th irty-three in a ll,e a ch h a ving a sim il a r burthen a t the en d .

The rea der wil l be a ble to j udge of the style a n d m etre of this cu riou s poemfrom the three opening verses

Down with the whoredom ofEn gla n de

Which ha th this r ea lm e so lOge m a de bondeDown w i th

'

hyr whelpes tha t a r e so fondeLet them a l go down e a downe a .

Down wi th the court ofDa m e VenusAn d hy r pa stim es volu ptou seDown with byr trayne so m i scheu ou se

Let them a l go downe a downe a .

Downe with cupide tha t wa nton chyldeWhich of lon ge tim e ha th us begi ldeDown with a l them tha t a r e s o wildLet them a l go downe a downe a .

The poem is continued in this sin gula r m a nner throughout, th irty-twoverses be in g thus a ddressed to wives, thirty to husba nds, thirty-on e to them a ids, twen ty-five to young m en

,a n d o ther sm a l ler n um bers to prentices

,

s erva nts, serving m en ,widowers a n d w idows, pries ts, scribe s, &c . V a riousi nsta nces a r e introduced from S cripture, Joseph , S usa nna , &c.

,a n d then

exa m ples a r e brou gh t forwa rd from cla ssi ca l a u thors ; a n d the su bjoined

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verses in a l lu sion to these, m ay cla im the rea ders a tten tion for a pa ssingm om ent :

Wa s n ot Gu i de for euer ba n ishedBeca use a worke be com piledWhich of m a tters of loue entrea tedAn d by this m eanes ca m e downe a .

Dyd n ot Pla to a l wryter s exileWhich on such sort dyd direct theyr styleTha t wa nton m a tters they dyd com pileAn d m a de them to com e downe a .

Verses of loue tha t in youth he dyd m akeWhe he ca m to age

ye sa m e he did forsakeBecause wom en of the n o yl should takeAn d by this m ea nes com e down a .

In hi s com on wea le he could n ot abyde

An y suche persons a s a t a n y tydeUnto n n thr iftin es dyd young persons gydeAn d by this m eanes m ake them to &c.

He com m a u n ded a lso str eyghtly

Tha t children from theyr infa ncyShould have n ou r ser s honest a n d godlyTha t by n o m ea nes they m ight com e &c.

The La sedem on i a n s wyse a n d prudentCom m a n n ded a l with on e consentTha t a rchi lochus bokes vera m entShou lde in they r ci tie com e down a .

They very stra ightly com m andedTha t fr om theyr ci tie his bokes n n feyn edShould be ca ryed ou t a n d none of the r edBecause theyr children shou lde n ot &c.

Though his bokes were ler n ed a n d eloquentYet wold n ot they haue theyr children betTo rede the, lest they shu ld haue a n en té t

To folowe leu dn es , a n d so com e downe a .

They preferred godly m a n er s

Before eloquent workes eu er sChi cfly i f they wou ld m a ke the rea dersUnto len dn es to com e down 8 .

PART II .


Lea rning they dyd es tea m e grea tlyYet godly lyfe dyd they set m ore bySo tha t who so eu er ta ught contra ryThey m a de hi m com e down a downe a .

Thom a s Becon,the a uthor of these two sca rce poem s, on e of o u r m o st

popul a r Reform ers,i s be l ieved to be a n a tive of Norfo lk

,a n d born a bout

1 5 1 1 or 1 51 2 . He re ceived his educa tion a t S t . John’

s Co l lege, Ca m bridge ,where he is reported to ha ve taken his degree of RA . a s e a rly a s 1 530

,

a n d whils t there wa s a consta nt bea r er of La tim er, “ to whom,

”

he sa ys“n ex t to God

,I a m e specia l ly bound to give m o st hea rty th a nks fo r the

knowledge , i f a n y I h a ve, of God, a n d of hi s m o st ble ssed word .

” Be conw a s o rda ined in 1538 , a n d his fi rst preferm ent wa s a sm a l l Vi ca ra ge nea rRom ney

,in Kent

, bu t a fter sufferi ng som e trouble a n d im prisonm ent on a c

coun t of hi s publ i ca tion s,a n d m aking a pu bli c subm i ss ion , he wa s com pe l led

to re tire into the country,a n d con cea l h im self i n Derbyshire a n d o ther

m idla nd counties . On the a ccession of Edwa rd VI. in 1 547 , he wa s m a dech a pla in to the Pro te ctor S om erse t, a n d pre sented to the Recto ry of S t.

S tephens,Wa lbrook,Of which he wa s deprived o n the a ccession of Queen

Ma ry in 1 553 , a n d wa s im prisoned in the Tower during her re ign, a longwith Bra dford a n d Veron

,bu t esca ped a broa d to Ma rpu rg, a n d a fterwa rds

went to S tra sbu rg. He la boured ha rd, a n d wro te num erou s tra cts i n fa vourof the Reform a tion

,bu t seem s never to h a ve a tta ined to tha t e leva tion in

the Church to whi ch his grea t lea rning a n d m erits,a n d his long-suffering

i n her ca use,a ppea r j ustly to h a ve entitled hi m . On hi s re turn to th is

country,on the dea th of Queen Ma ry

,he wa s restored to his London

preferm ent,presented to the Re ctory of Buckla nd i n Hertfordshire, i n

1 560, a n d in 1563 to S t. Dionis Ba ckchu rch , in London ; a n d ha d a l so a

Prebenda l S ta l l a t Ca n terbu ry, wh ere he died in 1 570 , be ing then a bouts i x ty yea rs of age . Ma ny of his works were co l le cted a n d publ ished byJohn Day the printer in 1 563

,a n d a r e a m on g those frequently fou nd in a

m u tila ted sta te in ou r Chu rches a n d Church Libra ries . Mo st of these h a vebeen reprinted a t the Ca m bri dge Un iversity Press in 1 843-4 , in 3 vo l s .,roya l 8vo , by the Pa rker S o ci e ty, under the editoria l ca re of the Rev. JohnAyre

,M.A .,

of Ca ius Co l lege, Minister of S t. John’s Cha pe l, Ha m pstea d

,

w i th a good biogra phi ca l no tice Of Be con . Bu t a l thou gh the editor ha s r eprinted vers ion s of the l o3 r d Psa lm in English m etre

,a s a Th a nksgiving

to God,by Be con, on his de l ivera nce ou t Of prison 1 554, a n d of the 1 12th

Psa lm,he ha s entire ly om i tted the present poem s .


m ea nes of the worthy,a n d m y m uch honoured good friend M . Ce. Wi ther s

Of whom a l so, n ow a t len gth , I ha ue obta ined the vse of the sa m e . An d

beca u se the verse wa s then by hi m , a m a n of so exquisite i n dgem en t i n

this kinde of lea rning,m uch com m ended A s a l so for th a t the th ing i tselfe

do th concerne none m ore tha n m y se lfe, a n d o thers the inh abita nts of

Totten ha m,I though t i t worth the while, e spe cia l ly a t idle tim es

,to tra n

scribe i t, a n d for the honou r of the pla ce, to m a ke i t pu blicke .

”

He con

clu des by saying :“ The A u thor, h a th n ot a n y where through the who le

booke, a s fa rre a s I rem em ber, subscribed his na m e to a n y trea tise, m ore

then to on e,where I hu de i t thus, Expli ci t Pa ss i o Dom i n i n ostr i

, Ies u

Chr i s ti , gu ca’ dom i n u s Gi lber ta s Py lhyngton : Now beca use the ch a ra cter or

phra se i s in a ll the sa m e,I ha u e n o rea son bu t to thi n ke they be a ll workes

of the sa m e Author.” After ten l ines by Thom a s May, a ddressed To m y

lea rned a n d r eu er en d friend Mr. Wi lhelm Bedwe l l on e of the tra nsla tors ofthe Bible

,the poem com m en ces, a n d o ccupies seven pages . Of th is the

rea der wil l be a ble to form som e idea from the fo l lowing short extra ct

I m ake a vow,quoth Gr egge, Tibbe thou sha ll see

Which of a ll the ba cheler y gr a u n ted is the greeI sha ll skom fit them a ll, for the love of thee,In wha t pla ce tha t I com e, they sha ll have doubt of m ee

For I a m a rm ’d a t the full :

In m y a rm es I bea re weleA dough-trough a n d a peleA sa ddle without a pa n n eleWith a fleece ofwool] .

Now go downe, quoth D u dm a n , a n d bea re m e bet aboutI m ake a vow,

they sha ll a bye tha t I finds ou t,Ha ne I twice or thrice ridden through the roughtIn wha t pla ce tha t I com e, of m e they sha ll ha doubt,

Mine a rm es bene s o clereI bea re a riddle a n d a rakePowder

’

d with the brenning drake,An d three ca ntles of a cake,

In ilk a cor n er e.

I m ake a vow,quoth Ti r ry , a n d sweere by m y Crede

S aw thou never young boy, for thee his body bedeFor when they fight fa stest, a n d m ost a r e i n dr ede,I sha ll take Tib by the hand, a n d away her lede.


Then b i n m ine a rm es bestI bea re a p ilch of erm inPowder

’d with a ca ts ski n n e

The cheefe is Of pechm i n eTha t s ton d’th on the cres t.

I m ake a vow, quoth Du dm a n , a n d swea r e by the stra,

While I a m m ost m erry, thou gett’

s t her n ot awa

For she is well shapen, a s light a s a r a e,

There is n o capu ll i n this m ile before her will ga .

Shee wi ll m e n ot beguileI da re soothly s ayShee will be a m ondayFr o Hi s s i lton to Ha ckn ay

Nought o ther ha lfe m ile.

I m ake a vow,quoth Per ki n , thou ca rps t of cold rest

I w ill wirke wi slier without a n y boa stFive of the best capu lls , tha t a r e i n this hostI will hem lea d away by a nother cost .

An d then laugh Tibbe.

We loo boyes here is he,Tha t will fight a n d n ot flee,

For I a m i n m y i olli ty.

Ioo foor th Tibbe.

The fo rm er ed i tions of the Tu r n a m en t of Totten ha m , wi th the ex

ception of th a t by Ritson in hi s An cien t S ongs a n d Ba lla ds,were a ll

printed from the text given by Bishop Percy in the la ter im pressions of

hi s Reli gu es . In the first edition of th a t work, he m a de u se of the printedcopy in the H i s tory of Totten ha m ,

by Bedwe l l, 1 63 1 . Bu t in the la tereditions of the Beligu es, tha t tex t Wa s reje cted, a n d a nother a dopted con

ta i n ed i n a MS . po inted ou t by Tyrwhitt, in the Ha rl . Co l le ction , No . 5396,

which be corrected by Bedwe l l’

s copy . Mr. Wrigh t wa s fortuna te enou ghto exe cu te hi s reprint from a n o lder a n d m u ch better MS . in the Pu bli cLibra ry of the University of Ca m bridge (Ff. 5, 4 8) which a ppea red on

exa m ina tion to be the identi ca l MS . form erly in the possession of Wi ther,conta ining the Pa ssio Dom ini nostri,

” with the expl ici t a t the en d, a n d the

ta le of Robin Hood a n d Little John,which Bedwe l l ha d m entioned . Mr.

Wrigh t ha s given the ch ief va rious rea dings of the Ha rl . M.S . from Percyin the no tes a t the en d of hi s l ittle vo l um e

,a n d ha s a l so printed a nother

short bu rle squ e poem,evidently intended a s a seque l to the form er, whi ch


gives a longer a ccount of the fea st,a n d of the da nce a fterwa rds, he ld o n

the o cca sion of the nuptia l s of Pe rkyn a n d Tibbe . The poem wa s evidentlyintended to ridi cule the p opula r a n d p a ssiona te love of ch iva l ry, a n d a s a

hu m orou s burlesqu e on the a ncient a n d fa shionable sports of the tourna m entsa n d ti l ting m a tche s . The who le ,

” says Wa r ton,

“ i s a m o ck-pa rody on

the cha l lenge,the va rious events of the encoun ter, the exhibition of the

prize,the devices a n d e scocheon s , the displa y of a rm s

,the trium ph a nt '

pro cession of the conqu eror, the oa th before the com ba t,a n d the splendid

fea st whi ch fo l lowed, w ith every o ther cerem ony a n d circum sta n ce whichcon stituted the regula r tourn a m ent .”

The rem a inder of the vo lum e i s ta ken u p with A Briefe De scription of

the towne of To ttenha m High-Cro sse in Middlesex : together with a n

hi s to r i ca ll N a rra tion of su ch m em orable things, a s a r e there to be s een a n d

obser n cd. Co l le cted,d igested

,a n d written by Wi lhel m Bedwe l l a t this

present Pa s teu r of the Pa rish . London , Printed by Iohn Norton , 1 63 1 .

This pa rt i s dedica ted To the Right Honoura ble Hugh,Lord Cole r a n e,

Ba rron of Co le r a n e , &c .,a n d i s divided into two books

,ea ch conta ining

e igh t sh ort ch a pters. It conta in s som e cu r i ou s proverbs on the pla ce,o n

whi ch Ful ler ha s m a de som e rem a rks on his Wor thi es of E ngla n d, 1 662 ,

fol. p . 1 7 8 . It wa s reprinted a long with Butcher’s S u r vey a n d A n tiqu i ty

of S ta m for d i n 1 7 17 , 8ve . S ee a l so Wa rton’s H i st. Eng . Poet.,vol. i ii .

p . 338 ; Percy’s Religu es of A n c. E ng . P oet , vo l. ii . p . 1 3 ; Ri tso n’

s

An ci en t S ongs a n d Ba lla ds ; Ha rtshorne’s Metr i ca l Ta les ; the prefa ceto Mr. Wrigh t’s reprint, 1 836 , a n d Bihl. A ng. P oet. NO . 526 . Bihl. Heber .

pt. vi ii . No . 1 857 , 11. 2s . ; Whi te Kn ights , No . 3362, 41. 6s . ; B ihl. A ng.

P oet. No . 526 , 21. 103 .

Co l la tion S ig A to E 3 , in fours ; C . l a n d 2 repea ted .

Boun d by Ch a rle s Lewi s ; i n Plum co loured Moro cco,gil t lea ves .

BEEDOME, (THOMA S .) — Poem s Divi n e,a n d Hu m a n e . By Thom a s

Beedom e . S m . 8vo . Lon don ,Pr i n ted by E. P. fo r Iohn

S weeti n g, a n d a r e to be s old a t hi s S hop, a t the s ign e of the

An ge l i n Popes-Hea d-Al ley, n ea r Cor n ehi ll . 164 1 .

The a uthor of these poem s died when very young, a n d the vo l um e herepublished wa s a posth u m ous on e . An d if we m ay j u dge from the num er


o u s com pl im enta ry verses prefixed to the work,a c cording to the fa shion of

those tim es,it would a ppea r th a t Beedom e wa s he ld in m uch e steem a n d

rega rd by his m a ny friends a n d contem pora ries . The vo lum e i s ushered i nby a short pro se a ddre ss To the Rea der

,

”

by Hen . Gla ptho r n e, which issucceeded by com m en da tory verse s by Ed. Ma y ; Hen . Gla pthor n e (inEn glish a n d La tin) ; W. C . ; Em . D. (two copie s) ; H. S . ; H. P. R . W. ;

J . S . ; The . N a bbe s a n d hi s brothe r Fra n . Beedom e . The prin cipa lpoem ha s a sepa ra te ti tle pa ge

,a s fo l lows

The Iea lou s Lover or,the Consta n t Ma id . Written by T. B .

S a t es t pr o laude Vo lupta s .

London : printed by E. P. fo r Iohn Swee ting,&c .

,a s a bove .

This poem ,which is pre ceded by a short m e trica l a ddress from The

Au thor to the Rea der,” i s written in s ix-l ine sta nza s

,a n d conta in s som e

good l ines,m ixed with m uch th a t i s crude a n d conce i ted

,a n d which , pr o

bably, ha d the youthful a utho r l ived longer, would ha ve rece ived hi s m orem a tu red corre ctions . A few sta n za s m ay be quo ted from thi s poem for the

sa ti sfa ction of the rea der. They re la te to the heroine Pa ndora a fter herba nishm ent to the woods by her

“ jea lou s lover,”

Phi lor n s :

Heere unfrequented, save with sava ge bea stsShe spends the tedious m inutes of her ageHer eyes upon the sever a ll sights she fea sts,While sorrow trium phs i n her equipa ge :The greedy ea rth ca st off her covering gra sse,To looke upon her a s she by di d pa sse.

The sava ge Tyger when it ca m e her n ea r e,

S toop’

d to the splendor of her conquering eyesThe tusked Bore tha t broke Adon i s spea reCr ou cht downe to her , whose m ercy b id it riseWho then i n duty gently to her ca m e,

An d hence it is tha t som e have since beene ta m e.

The win ged birds from heaven ca m e downe i n quiresEa ch on e by turne di d s ing his rounde-lay,Whose a iery no tes still up aga i n e a spires,Which being ended ea ch bird flyes awayTo get n ew songs thus by their va rious layes,Ea ch stea les a little sorrow from the dayes .

The n ow—gr own e gentle S a tyres did inviteThe wood Nym phes to com po se a m ea su r

’d dance,


Ea ch thing affords so m e m a tter of delight,As gla d her downe-ca st lookes they m i ght adva nce .

The little Erm in ca n a fford its skin ,

From the cold a ire to wra p her ha nds therein .

The t r ees di d gla dly sprea d their Open a rm es,

To sha de her ro ses from the blowing wind,An d lapt their lea ves s o close, n o scorchi ng ha r m es

Could burn e her lillies when Ap ollo shi n’d .

The p i ttyi n g B eza r when it hea rd her groneLes t she shou l d fa in t, bite s ou t his Co r di a ll stone.

A t the en d of the poem in the pre sent copy is the fo l lowin g octa vesta nza

,written in a h a nd of th a t period, entitled

Lou es Choyce.

Lon e, whose sole object’s Ver tue, I doe loue ;Loose love, who se only Period ’s Delight,Is like a Ba s i li sk unto m y s ight.Tha t

,thou gh below,

ha th fixt h i s thoughts a boueThis

,though a boue, a b r u i ti sh sha pe will take,

An d les ne a Juno , fo r his Juno’s sake.

S o Sphea re your Lon e, yt yo u r cha s t cho ice m ay seeke

More Beauty in ye Minde, then in ye Cheeks .

The rem a inder of the vo l u m e i s divided into short m is ce l la neo u s poem s,epita phs

,a n d epigra m s, m ost of whi ch a r e disfigured by concei t a n d extra

va ga nce,bu t evi ncing prom ise of better things . Ta ke, for in sta nce, the

fo l lowing spirited l ittle poem a s a spe cim en

Loves Ap os tacy. To his fr ieu d Mr . E . D .

Tu t, let her goe, ca n I endure a ll this,Yet dye, to doa ts upon a Ma idens ki s se ?Is there such m agicke in her lookee, tha t ca nInto a fools , tr a n sfign r a te a m a n ?

Didst thou n ot love her ? true : a n d she d is da i n e

To m eet thy vertue ? let her m eeto her sha m e.

Were she a s fa ir e a s she her selfe would be,Ador n

’d with a ll the cost of bra very

Could she m elt hea rts of flint, a n d from her eye

Give her beholders power to live o r di e.

I’

de ra ther hegge Shee would pronounce m y dea th,Then be her scorno, though tha t pr es erv

’

d m y brea th.

Rise hea rt a n d be n ot fool’

d : S’foote wha t a sham e

Were it for thee to r e-incense on e fla m e


From the declin i n g spa r ke dos t thou n ot know

Da re n ot Oppose thy fa i th : then t u rne hi gh tyde,An d let her , since her seor n e doth s o d isea se theeBy her repen ta n ce str ive aga i n e to plea se thee.

Am on g the epigr a m s a r e som e a ddres se d “ To hi s dea re frien d Willi a mHa rringto n “ To the ex ce l lent Poe t Mr. Geo rge Wi thers “To S i r

Henry lVoo tten Knigh t” (two) ;“ To the Her o iea ll Ca pta i n e Thom a s

Ja m es” (two) ; a n d “ To the m em or y of his hon ou red fr iend Ma ste r JohnDonne, a n Ever sa ry.

” We se le c t the on e to Geo rge Wither, chi eflv on

accou n t of i ts a llu s ions to som e of his works

I never sa w thee : but should gr os sely lieTo say I know thee n ot, for si lly I,Or o n e tha t i s m ore stupi d, well m ay gu esseAt wha t thou ar t by wha t thou dost expres s e .

Op’ t the r em em br a n ce of thi s S i n -s icke la ndTr u st m ee, I gr iev

’d to thi n ke tha t n ow m y age

Ha d s ixteen e sum m ers a cted on this stageYet wa s a s tr a n ger to so r a r e a sou le

A s thin e who se hea ven-bred boldn ess e dur st co nt ro leWithout r es pect of perso ns, ever y si nne,Tha t to thy kn owledge ha d co m m i tted bi n .

Then n ext thy Sa tyr es , a n d thy Mo tto , IMa de has t to pu r cha se, wher e I m i ght espie,How so m e too ba s e for ea r th, n ot worth a na m e,

Soug ht by thei r m i re a n d di rt to clay thy fa m e .

An d credi t m ee,I ha r dly cou ld for bea r e

Upon thes e pi tti ed li n es to dr op a tea r s .

But tha t I know vertue oppos’

d by fa te,Lookes grea te s t (like the Sun n e) in lowest s ta te

Im ploy’

d of la te , tha t they m i ght conquer ti m e ;

Sha ll li ke those pa per toyes, i n whi ch they trust,Be ea te by wor m es, or m olded into dust ,An d wa n t a n a m e : then by thy vi rtu es gr ac

’t,

Sha ll live t ill ea r th by fir e shall be em br a c’t .

Thy unkn own well-wisher Th. Beed.

Henry Bo ld i n his Wi t a Spor ti ng, 8vo . 1 657 , no ti ced herea fte r, ha s

m a de free u se of Beedom e’

s vo l u m e, a n d has sto len from i t m a n y of the

K K


shorter pieces,form ing the who le of the first portion of th a t work, includ

ing the a ddress of the Autho r to the Rea der . Beedom e ha s com m en da tor v

verses before Fa rley’s Lights JIor a lZEm blem s, 8vc . 1 638 .

S ee a short no ti ce of th is work in El l is ’s Speci m . Ea r ly Eng. Poet.

vol. iii . p . 268 , who ha s given on e of the poem s . Bibi . Heb. pt . iv. 8 1 ,

21. Reed’s S a le, No . 6562,l l. 1 6s . Brigh t’s ditto, No . 423

,21. 2s .

Bi n dley’

s ditto, pt . i . No . 457 , 41. 5s .

Co l la tion : S ig. A to I 2, in e ights .In Russia extra

,m a rbled lea ves .

BENLOWES, (EDWARD .) — Theopl1lla , or Loves S a cr ifice . A Di vi n e

Poem . Wr i tten by E. B . Esq . S ever a l Pa r ts ther eof s et to

fit A i r es by Mr . J . Jen k i n s .

Lon gum Iter per P r aecep la , breve e t effica x pe r Exem p lar . S i

P i'

cecep ti s n on a ccen dim u r,sa l tem Exem pli s i n ci te m u r

,a tq

’ in Appctitu Recti tu di n i s nil s ibi Men s n ostm d ifii ci le aes ti m et

,quod per fecte

p a ragi a b A li i s videt . Greg. Ma g. 1. 9, c . 43 .

Id pe r aga s V i ta, quod ve l les Morte per a ctu m .

Foli o . Lon don ,Pr i n ted by R . N . S old by Hen r y S ei le i n

Fleet-str eet,a n d Hu m phr ey Moseley a t the Pr i n ces A r m s i n

S . Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d . 1652 .

Ben lowes’

Divi n e T/zeop li i la , a s i t wa s term ed,i s m ore rem a rka ble fo r i ts

c u rious pla te s by Ho l la r,Ba rlow a n d o ther engra vers

,tha n for i ts litera ry 0

excel lences, a l though n ot without a certa in degree of m erit. These pla tesva ry ve ry m u ch in different copie s

,bo th in their num ber a n d condi tion .

They a r e for the m o st pa rt m ore in the form of e tch ings free ly tou chedtha n of regula rly en gra ved pl a te s, a n d a r e rem a rka ble fo r the ir spiritedstyle of execution . The portra i t of the a u thor

,som e tim es found prefixed,

i s of the grea test ra rity.

The title is fo l lowed by La tin l ine s, entitled Mens Au thor i s , a n d the

sa m e i n English,a n d som e verse s a ddre ssed to the la d ies

,opposite to which

i s the we l l-known en gra ving of the “ La dy in a Winter Dress” by Ho l la r.These a re su cceeded by a long Prefa ce” in prose

,a l ist of The s ever a ll

Ca n tos,

”

a n d a ta ble of erra ta . Then Pneum a to-S a rco-Ma chia ; o r

Theophila ’s Spiritua l Wa rfa re,

” in prose a n d verse ; a n d so m e s ix-l ine


A La tin tra nsla tion of Ca nto vn . by Jerem . Co l l ier is then a dded ; a n d

the vo lum e closes w ith a Per or a tio Eu cha r i stica,

"

a n d two lea ves conta ini n g two very cu rious en gra vings, on e by Tho . Ceci ll, Anno Dh i 1 632, a n d

the o ther with a m onogra m MR . on the Pa ssion,Dea th

,a n d Resu rrection

of Jesus Christ.Ben lowes

’

s Theop /zz’

la , written in a sort o f trip let verse,excepting Ca nto

nine, conta in s m a ny j ust a n d a pposite thou ghts a n d im a ges, bu t is overloa ded wi th conce i ts a n d fa r —stra ined m eta phors ; a n d the effe c t of wha twou ld often be fin e pa ssa ge s is neutra lized by low a n d fa m il ia r expre ssions,a n d disfigu red by his ever-preva il ing m ysti c divinity. An y on e

,however,

who i s a n a dm irer of the writings of Du Ba rta s,of Dr . Henry More a s a

poe t,a n d Dr . Joseph Bea um ont

,ca nno t do o therwise tha n enterta in a

fa vou ra ble opin ion of Ben lowe s . O u r rea ders wil l na tu ra l ly expe ct to beindulged with a few pa ssa ges selec ted from the l eop lzz

’

la , to ena ble themto j u dge of the style a n d ta lents of Ben lowes

, the first of which is takenfrom the twe lfth Ca n to , ca l led The Segrega tion :

Va ia Wor ld,Thy Friends a r e Theeves ofTim e ; Twice they

Ar e r obb’

d ; for Tim es Self steal s awa y,Leaving a dull Decem ber for a sportive M ay .

XVII.

Foo ls Cha t is built on S a nd ; But blest who hivesDiscourse, tha t on Heav

’

n s Sweetn ess e lives,Such, a s to ra ise the Fire to high-born V irtue strives .

XVIII.

For B ird s of Pa ra dis e the proper Fa reIs purest Va pour of the A ire

S ouls n ou r i sht from the In flu’n ce of Gods Sp i r i t

XIX.

Dew fa ttens Ea rth, the Ea rth yeelds Pla nts, a n d thenThe Plants feed Bea st s, the Bea sts feed Men ;

Ma n on Hi s Wor d should feed, who gave hi m origen.

The n ext pa ssa ge from the sa m e ca nto conta in s som e n oble sentim ents,a n d a pproa ches n ea r to exce l lence

,with fewer di sfigu r em en ts tha n u sua l

The low-built Fortune ha rbours Pea ce,whera s

Am bitious high-r ooft Babels pa sseThrough S tor m s Content with Tha n kfu ln esse ea ch Blessing ha s .


XXXVI.

S o fra gr ant V i ’lets , blushing S tr awber i esClo se shrouded lurk from lofty Eyes,

The Em blem of sweet Blisse,which low a n d hidden lies .

XXXVII.

No m a sked Fraud, n o Tem pest of bla ckWoes,No fia u n t i n g Pride, n o Ra ge ofFoes,

Bends hitherwa rd,but soon is la id

, or over-blows .

XXXVIII.

We rule ou r con qu er’d Selves wha t need we m ore ?

To ga ddin g S ense we shut the DoorRich i n ou r Mi n d a lone. Who wa nts hi m s elf, is Poor .

XXXIX.

S la u u der is st in gles se, E rw i e toothles s here ;The Ru ss et is well lin’d we wea r ;

Let Gitts m ake Oka i n s the En s ign es of their Pom p a ppea r.

XL.

Fa ith linkt with Truth, a n d Love with Quiet too,O r e plea sant Lawns securely goe ;

The golden Age, like Jor da n s S trea m ,does here r eflow.

XLI.

For Fields of Com ba te, Fields of Cor n a r e here,Fo r Tr oop i ng

-Ra nks,Fr ee-ra nks a ppea r

Wa r steels the hea rt, but here we m elt Hea rt,Eye, a n d Ea r .

We clo se ou r extra cts with on e m ore pa ssa ge from the sa m e,which

conta in s som e plea sing rura l pi ctures, a n d i s deserving of a tten tion a s a

fa vou rable exa m ple of Ben lowe s’

s verse

XLIX.

From Ta u r u s when S ols In flen ce descends,An d Ea rth with verda nt Robe befriends,

An d richer Showr es , then fell on D a n a es Lap, dispends

When ea rly Phospkor lights from Ea stern BedThe gray-ey

’d Morn, with Blushes r ed ;

When Opa l-Colours prank the Orient Tu lip s Hea d

LI

Then wa lk we forth, where twinkling Spangles shew,

En t in seli n g l ike S ta rs the Dew,

Where Buds, like Pea rls, a n d where we Leaves, like Em’r a lds


LII.

Bi r ds by Grovets i n fea ther ’d Ga rm ents sin gNew D i tti es to the n on -eg

’d Sprin g

0,how those tr a celes se M i n s tr els chea r up every Thing .

LIII.

To hea r qua int N ighti nga les, the Lu tes o’th

’Wood,

An d Tu r t le Doves,by their Ma tes woo’d,

An d sm elling Vi olet sweets,how do These chea r the Blood !

LIV .

While teem ing Ea rth flow’r d S a tten wea rs

,em bo st

With Trees, with Bushes shagg’d,with m o st

Clea r Riv’lets edg’

d,by rockin gWindes ea ch gently to st

LV .

The bra nching S ta n da r ts of the chirping GroveWith rustling Boughs, a n d S trea m s tha t m ove

In m u r m’

r in g Ra ge, seem N a tur es Consort, tun’d by Love.

Gra n ger i s of opinion , a n d perha ps righ tly,th a t “ his La tin verses a re

genera l ly be tter tha n hi s Engl ish .

” Wa rburton sa rca stica l ly rem a rks,th a t

Ben lowes wa s fa m ous for his own ba d poe try,a n d fo r pa tronizing ba d poe ts .

Bu t the m o st severe cr i ti sc i sm u pon hi m i s by Butler in hi s cha ra cter of“ A

sm a l l Poe t,” in his Rem a i n s i n Ver se a n d P r ose, wi th Notes by E. Thi er ,

2 vo ls . 8vo . 1 759, vol. ii . p . 1 1 9 . The who le p a ssa ge i s so rem a rk a ble, s oful l of ca ustic w i t

,a n d ha s been so com plete ly m isu nderstood by h is editor,

who, in Wa rbu r ton

'

s opinion , “ i s a lwa ys in the wron g, when there wa s a

possibil i ty of his m ista king,

”

a n d who,never h a ving hea rd of Ben lowes ,

im a gined the person h ere referred to wa s S i r John Denh a m ,th a t we fee l

j u stified i n quotin g the entire pa ssa ge

There wa s on e tha t lined a ha t-ca se with a pa per of Ben lowes’ poetry ; Prynne

bought i t by cha nce,a n d put a n ew dem i-ca stor into it . The first tim e he wore it,

he felt only a singing i n his hea d,which within two days turned t o a vertigo . He

wa s let blood i n the ea r by on e of the sta te physicians, a n d recovered : but before hewent abro a d he writ a poem of Rocks a n d S ea s i n a style s o proper a n d na tura l

,tha t

it wa s ha rd to determ ine which wa s ruggeder. There i s n o fea t of a ctivity, n or

ga m bol of wi t,tha t ever wa s perform ed by m a n

,from hi m tha t va ults on Pega sus, to

him tha t tum bles through the h0 0p of a n a na gra m,but Ben lowes ha s got the m a stery

of i t,whether it be high-rope wi t, or low-rope wi t . He ha s a ll sorts of echoes

,

rebuses,chronogra m s

,&c .,

besides ca r wi tches , cler i ches , a n d quibbles . A s fo r a lta rsa n d pyra m id s i n poetry, he ha s outdone a ll m en tha t way ; for he ha s m a de a gr i di r on

a n d a fry i ng-p a n i n verse, tha t, besides the likeness i n sha pe, the very tone a n d sound


of the word d i d perfectly represent the no ise tha t is m a de by these utens ils, such a s

the old poet ca lled S a r tago logu en di . When he wa s a ca pta in, he m a de a ll the fu r n i

ture of his horse, from the bit to the crupper,i n the bea ten poetry, every verse bein g

fitted to the proportion of the thin g,with a m ora l a llusion of the sense to the thing :

a s the br i dle of m oder a ti on , the s a ddle of con ten t,a n d the cr upp er of con s ta n cy

so tha t the sa m e thing wa s to the ep igra m a n d em blem,even a s a m u le is both horse

a n d a s s .

There wa s a toba cco m a n, tha t wrapt Spa nish toba cco i n a pa per of verses

,which

Ben lowes ha d written a ga inst the Pope, which, by a na tura l a ntipa thy tha t his wi t ha sto a nything tha t is ca tholic, spo iled the toba cco fo r it presently turned m u n du ngu s .

This a uthor wi ll take a n Engli sh word,a n d

,like the Frenchm an

,tha t swa llowed

wa ter a n d spit ou t wine, with little heaving a n d stra inin g, would turn it im m edia telyinto La t in : a s p lu n der a t i lle dom os m i lle Hocop ohi a n ay , a n d a thousa nd such .

Ben lowes , who wa s styled by hi s friends Ben evolu s by way of a na gra mon his na m e fo r his genero sity, wa s the s on a n d he ir of Andrew Ben lowes,Esq ., of Brent Ha l l, i n Essex, a n d born a bou t 1 603 . In 1 620 he wa s

a dm itted a Fe l low Com m oner of S t. John’s Co l lege, Ca m bridge, to whichhe a fterwa rds proved a considera ble benefa c tor . On lea ving the Univers ity

,

he a ppea rs to ha ve tra ve l led a good dea l a broa d i n va rious countries,a n d on

his return wa s m uch a dm ired for his gentlem a nly a ccom plishm ents a n d

o the r qua l itie s . Bu t being im provident in the m a nagem en t of his worldlyconcerns, he contrived to r u n through his pa trim onia l e sta te a t Brent Ha l l

,

a n d ha ving im pruden tly be com e sure ty for o thers,he wa s im prisoned a t

Oxford ; bu t be ing soon a fter re lea sed, he spent the rem a inder of h i s l ife,e igh t yea rs, i n th a t city. Ben lowes

, who wa s never m a rried,died a t Oxford

i n grea t poverty on the 1 8 th De cem ber,1 67 6, a ged seventy-three yea rs,

a n d wa s buried in the north a i sle of S t . Ma ry’s Church , the e xpenses of

hi s funera l bein g defr a yed by the contribu tions of severa l scho la rs, who ha dknown hi s fo rm er condition . Th ere i s a portra it of hi m i n the ga llery of

the Bodle ia n a t Oxford,a n d a no ther in the Ma ster’s Lodge a t S t. John’s

Co l lege, Ca m bridge .

Beside s h is Theophi la , Ben lowes wa s the a uthor of severa l o ther tra ctsin verse a n d prose whi ch a r e enum era ted by A n t.Wood

,a n d a lso of va rious

com m enda tory verse s prefixed to the writin gs of o thers of his friends,

severa l of whom ,in cluding Phinea s Fle tcher in his P u rp le Isla n d, dedica ted

the ir works to hi m . Ben lowes wa s origina l ly brought u p a Rom a n Ca tho li c,bu t in a fter l ife beca m e a zea lous Pro testa nt. He wa s considered i n hisyounger da ys a grea t p a tron of poets

,espe cia l ly of S i r Wil l . Da vena nt,

Qu a rles , Pa yn e Fisher, Phinea s Fle tcher, A lex a nder Ross, &c .

,who

.

ha d


e ithe r dedica ted their works to him,o r wro te epigra m s o r poem s on hi m .

Wood rela tes tha t a who le ca nto of his Theophi la wa s turned into e lega ntLa tin verse in on e day by the youthful John Ha l l of Durh a m ,

through hi sa rdent a dm ira tion of th a t wo rk . It i s n ot howeve r incl uded we be li eve i na n y of Ha l l’s publ ished wo rks .The present copy of the Theophi la conta ins a fin e im pression of the

ra re portra it of Ben lowes so frequently found wa nting, surrounded by a

w rea th of l a ure l a n d o ther orna m ents,with hi s a rm s in on e corner a t the

bo ttom,a n d the crest in the o ther

,bea utifu l ly e tched by B a rlow . It should

be noted th a t the bend in the coa t of a rm s is here quite pla in , withou t thecinque fo i l be tween two m a rtle ts . This portra i t ha s been we l l copied byRicha rdson a n d i s fo u nd i n the i l lu stra ted edition of Gra nger

’s Bi ogr . Hi st.

It conta ins a l so twenty-on e of the pla tes enum era ted i n Lownde s’s descr iption of the volu m e , viz .,

six teen of the la rger engra vings, a n d the five on

the le tterpre ss . It ha s n ot the pla te s num bered 1 4,15

,a n d 20 in Lowndes,

n or does it conta in a n y of the a dd i tiona l i l lustra tions tha t were in the copyform erly i n the possession of Mr. Ingl is

,bu t these la tter do n ot a ppea r to

ha ve properly be lon ged to the vo lum e . It ha s the verses engra ved a t the

bo ttom of p . 123 , which a r e considered very ra re in th a t sta te , a n d m ay be

a ccou nted a l toge ther a fin e copy. It a ppea rs to ha ve be longed to Ben loweshim se lf

,a n d ha s his a rm s a n d crest sta m ped in go ld on the sides .

Fo r a dditiona l inform a tion re spec ting th is cu riou s a n d ra re vo lum e the

rea de r m ay consul t Wood’s Fa sti Oxon . vol. ii . p . 358 ; Gra n ger’s B i ogr .

H i st. vol. i v. p . 38 ; Kippi s’

s Bi ogr . B r i t. vol. 11. p . 1 67 Resti tu ta, vol. i

p . 365, a n d vol. i ii . p . 4 1 ; Cha lm er s’

s B i ogr . Di et. vol. ii . p . 432 ; a n d

B ibl. A ny . P oet. p . 20 .

Inglis’s copy,No . 1 98, so ld fo r 41. 1 83 . Rice’s

,No . 830, 4l. Bibl. Hebr .

pt. iv. No . 395, 51. l Os .,a n d pt. viii . No . 50 8, 61. 1 2s Skegg

’s,No . 1 27 ,

(i t. 23 . 6d . ; Hibbert’s,pt . i . No . 830 , 71. 7 s . ; Bi bi . A ny . Poet, No . 1 9,

SI. Ha n r ot’

s, pt . ii . No . 868, 1 0l. (Inglis

’s copy) ; Bi n dley’

s,pt. i . No .

1 89, 1 2l. 5s . ; Na ss a u’s,pt . i . No . 437 , 26l. 53 .

There is a perfect presenta tion copy w ith the portra it a n d a ll the twentyfour pla tes in the cu rious co l lect ion of Wi llm . S ha rp , Esq . of Brou ghton

,

nea r Ma nchester.Co l la tion : The Ti tle ; S ig. A ,

two lea ves ; 1T, two lea ves ; 1Ti f, twolea ve s ; 1T1T1T, two lea ves ; B, s ix lea ves ; C, s ix lea ves, bu t a fter C 1

shou l d com e (0 ) two lea ves, a n d (d) on e lea f; D to V incl u sive, s ix lea ves


ea ch ; X YZ, two lea ves ea ch A a to N n, two lea ves ea ch. The paging

,

1 to 268 , com m ences w ith Ca nto I. on sheet D.

The Bi n dley copy, in the origina l Ca lf binding .

BENLOWES (EDWARD .) — The S u m m a r y of D ivi n e Wi sdom s,by

Edwa r d Ben lowes Esq .

Love n o t the World, ne ither the things th a t a r e in the World ; i fa n y m a n love the World

,the love of the FATHER is n ot in hi m

Fo r a ll th a t i s in theWorld,the Lu st of the Eyes

, the Lust of theFlesh , a n d the Pride of Life

,i s n ot of the FATHER bu t is of the

World : a n d the World pa sse th a wa y,a n d the Lust thereof

Bu t He th a t doe th the Wil l of God a bide th for ever. 1 Joh n

4to,Lon don

,Pr i n ted for Hu m phr ey Mo seley, a n d a r e to be

s old a t the Pr i n ces A r m s i n S t . Pa u l’s Chu r ch-ya r d . 1657

pp . 20 .

This i s a sm a l l poeti ca l tra ct by the a uthor of Theophi la , consisting of ten

lea ves only, in English a n d La tin verse on opposite pages, the who le foundedon the tex t of S t. John given on the titlepa ge . The poem is divided intofive sections, a n d i s written in the sa m e tristich verse a s the Theophi la . It

i s cha ra cterised a l so by the sa m e fo rced con cei t a n d a ntithesis,a n d the sa m e

con sta nt a ttem pt a t the subl im e,bu t too often fa i l in g a n d s inking into the

ba tho s of bom ba st. A s ingle ex a m ple ta ken a t ra n dom will serve to i l lustra te the truth of these rem a rks

,a n d to shew the na ture of the poem

Ev’n tha t a t which Prides tow’

r i n g Project flies,If ga i n

’d obliquely, s in ks, a n d dyes

Ea rths P'

otenta tes grea t Aim s, Plots, Fea rs, m akes Tra gedies .

A chi top hel a n d Absolon prove this,(Who of their Plots, n ot Pla gues di d m isse)

To Ma tchi a vels Tha t Il l wor s t to the P lotter i s .

Pom p ey a n d Caes a r s o a m bitious grow,

A B a ttel m ust be fou ght to showWhich of tho se Cocks o’th’ Ga m e o

’r e Rom e a t la st should crow.

TheWorld, a s Grea t C'ha m , Tu r k, Mogu l u p-cr yes ,

Tu s ca n s Grea t Du lce, (a ll, n o grea t prize) ,Grea t A lexa n der The Ni n e iVor thy Ironies .


Ev’n S cepters reel like reeds . Who ha d n o BoundIs bounded i n s ix foot of ground ;

Her e li es the G r ea t - Thou ly’s t, here but his dust is found.

Who la tely swell’d to be his Lordships slave,

May tra m ple n ow upon his graveTha t levells a ll. Best Lectures dust-seeld Pulpits have.

Where’s n ow the As sy r i a n Lion ? P er s i a n Bea rGr eek Leopa rd Rom es sprea d-Ea gle where ?Where n ow fa m ’

d Tr oy , tha t di d in old Ti m e dom ineer ?

Tr oy’s gone, yet S i m oi s stayes . See Fa tes strange Play

Tha t which wa s fixt, is fled away ;An d wha t wa s ever sliding, tha t doth onely sta y !

Therefore,why gap

’et thou thus for Sha dowes ? who

Neglected lets the Substa nce go ,Led by fa lse h0 pe, he m akes s a d en d i n en dles seWoe !

work, which brea thes a n exce l lent a n d m ora l'

spirit throughou t,

a n d se ldom m et with a t sa les.In Ca lf extra .

BERNERS, (JULIANA .) — The booke of ha n ki n g, hu n tyn g a n d

fys shyn g, wi th a ll the pr oper ti es a n d m edecyn es tha t a r e

n eces s a r y to be kept . [O ver'

a la r ge woodcu t of a gr ou p

pr epa ri n g for hawki n g ] Her e begyn n eth the booke of

Hu n ti n g, wher e u n to i s a dded the m ea su r es of blowyn g.

[Over a woodcu t of a m a n blowi n g a ho r n,a tten ded by dogs ]

Her e begi n n eth a tr etys e of Fys shyn ge wi th a n An gle . [Overa wood en gr a vi n g of a m a n a n gli n g ] 4 to bus. [Colo

phon a t the en d of ea ch pa r t ] Im pr i n ted a t Lon don i n the

V en tr e u pon the thr ee Cr a n e wha r fe by Wyllya m Copla n d .

n . d .

The sports of the fie ld h a ve ever been he ld in grea t estim a tion a n d

de ligh t by ou r countrym en,a n d were a l so though t n ot i ncom pa tible with

the m ore dom estic d u tie s or a m usem ents of the fa irer sex, who frequentlyva ried their hom e pu rsuits of em broidery a n d confe ctiona ry by the m oreha rdy a n d exciting diversions of hawking a n d the cha se ; a n d i t i s n ot a


d el igh ts . From this a ccou nt by Ma rkha m i t a ppea rs the Work wa s a l m osta s ra re in those ea rly da ys a s i t i s a t pres ent .The second edition wa s printed by Wyn kyn de Worde in 1 496 fo l io,

with the a ddition of the trea tise of F i shi ng wi th a n Angle. It va rie s fromthe first a l so in h a vin g two woodcuts u pon the first lea f, the ba l la d of

“ Euer gr a m ercy m yn own e purse,som e few sligh t typogra phica l differ

en ces,a n d the a rm s of En gl a nd on the la st lea f in pla ce of tho se of S t.

A lba n’s Abbey . This edition ha s been splendidly reprinted by Mr . Ha slewood in 1 8 1 0 fo l io

,with a n e la bora te a n d very interesting bibl iogra phica l

introduction,in whi ch he

‘

ha s described the va rious im pressions of th iscurious wo rk

,together with biogra phica l n o ti ces of i ts sporting a uthoress

a work of m uch la bou r a n d resea rch , a n d of grea t ta ste in the execu tion .

S ee a l so Di bdin ’

s Typ og. A n ti q. vol. i i . p . 55 . A perfect copy of thisedition on ve l lum

,with the a rm s em bla zoned

,i s in the Grenvil le co l lection,

n ow in the British Museum ,a n d a no ther o n vel lum

,be lon ging to the Ea r l

of Pem broke,in the Wi lton Libra ry. A th ird

,with fou r lea ves i n MS .

,

sol d a t Mr . Hawor th’

s , No . 966, for 3 91. 1 88 . Copie s on pa per a r e in theDouce co l le ction a t Oxford, in the Pepysia n Libra ry a t Ca m bridge

,a n d i n

the British Museum . On e so l d a t Mr. Dent’s sa le, pt . i i . No . 1 39, for

131. 1 0 s .,a n d a t the Whi te Kn ights ditto, pt . i . No . 395, fo r 501. 1 83 .

The present or th ird edition wa s printed by Wi l lia m Copla n d withou tda te

,a n d va ries considera bly from the two fo rm er im pressions . Mr. Ha sle

wood ca l l s this edition the ea rl iest on e of the Book of S i r Tr i str a m , or

0 1d Tr i str a m’

s Book,from the c ircum sta nce of S i r Tristra m de Leon n o i s

,

on e of the knights of the Round Ta ble,being supposed to be the first

inventor of the term s of venery a n d the ch a ce a n d to h a ve first fra m edthe diversions of h awking a n d hunting into a scien ce, a n d therefore the

book wa s u su a l ly referred to by English writers u nder th is ti tle of the

Boole of S i r Tr i str a m . The title of th is edition is over a la rge woodcutof a group of figures

,represen ting the Ma ster of the Ga m e (a t . th a t tim e

Edm un d La n gley, crea ted Duke of York in 13 85) rece iving the report ofthe Forester with his a ttenda nts i n ch a ra cter

,bea ring the hu nting spea r

,

bow a n d a rrows, &c on e of them with a bra ce of bou n ds coupled, a n d a

h awk in fl igh t above with its lu re . This ou t ha d a ppea red before i nWyn kyn de Worde’s edition

,a n d i s here repea ted with the a ddition of a

s econd bird . A fa c sim ile of i t i s given by Mr . Ha slewood in his repri nt ofthe S t. Alba n

’

s Boole, p . 7 9 . The trea tise on hawking ends on S ig. E i i i i,

wi th this co lophon , Im pryn ted a t London i n the Vyen tr e u ppon the thre


Cra ned wha rfe byWyllya m Copla nd, There is then a fresh tit le : “Herebegyn n eth the booke of Hu ntin g whereunto is a dded the m ea su res of

blowing, over a woodcut of a m a n with a huntin g spea r blowi ng a horn,

of which the fo l lowing is a fa c sim ile

W 9 m es s m m

This pa rt i s in verse in rhym ing cou plets without rega rd to the m ea sure,

which gives o cca sion to the work be ing introduced into th is Ca ta logue .

After a short prose introduction of nine lines , i t com m ences th u s,on the

ba ck of the title

B ea s tes of Ven ery a r e i i i i ki n des .

Where s oeu er ye fa re by frith or by fellM i dere child take hede how Trista doth you tellHow m a ny m aner hea stes of Veneri there wereLystem to your da m e

,a n d she sha ll you lere


Foure m aner of hea stes of Venery there a r eThe fyrst of them is the ha rt, the second is the Ha reThe Bore is on e of tho , the wolfe a n d n ot o n e m oe.

Instea d however of enterta ining ou r rea ders with long quota tions on the

subj ect of hunting, we sh a l l qu o te a very few l ine s m ore a s a n exa m ple of

the work,a n d then prefer giving a sho r t extra ct how To ha ue a faythfu ll

freend,

”

from nea r the clo se of th is pa rt,a s a specim en of Da m e Ju li a n a

’

s

poe tryNote heer e the a ge of a n Ha r t .

An d for to speake of the Ha rt,i f ye will it lere

Ye sha l hi m a ca lfe ca ll a t the fyr s te yereThe second yere a broket so sha ll ye hym ca llThe thi r de yere a spayd

,lerne thus a ll

The forth yere a s tagge ca ll hi m by a n y way

The fyft yere a grea t s tagge your da m e byd you say.

The syxt yere ca l him a n Ha rteDoo so m y ch i lde while ye i n qu a rte.

To ha u e a f ay thfu l lf r een d .

A faythfu ll freend wolde I fayne fyn deTo fyn de hi m there he m yght be foundoBut n ow is the wo r lde wext s o u n kyn de

Tha t fr en dshyp is fa ll to the groundsNow a freend ha ue I fou n deTha t I wyll n eyter ba n n e curseBut of a ll fr een des i n feeld o r towneEuer gra m ercy m yne own e purse.

My purse it is m y pretty wyfeThis songe I da re both syng a n d s ay

It pa rteth m en of m uche s tryfeWhen eu ery m a n for hym selfe sha ll payA s I ryde i n r yche a ra yFor golde a n d sylu er m en wyll m e floryshe

By this m a tter I da re well sayeEuer gra m ercy m yne own purse .

As I r yd with go lde so r ed

An d haue to doo with landes laweMen for m y m oney will m a ke m e epedeAn d for m y gooddes they will m e kn ows .

More a n d lesse to m e will draweBo the the better a n d theworseBy this m a tter I saye in saweEuer gra m ercy m yne own e purse.


It befel m e upon a tym s

A s it ha th doone by m a ny a one. m o

My horse, m y nete, m y sheep, m y swyn e,

An d a l m y gooddes were gon m e fr o

I went to m y fr en des a n d to ld them s o

An d hom e aga i n e they ha d m e trusssI sayd a gayn e wha n I wa s woeEuer gra m ercy m yne own e purse.

Therefore I rede you , syr s a llTo a ssay you r fr en des or ye have needFor a n d ye com e downe a n d haue a fa llFull fewe of them for you wyl gredeTherefore a ssay them eu er y choneBoth the better a n d the worseOur lorde tha t shope both sonne a n d m ooneS ende us spen dyn g i n ou r purse . Am en .

Thus endeth the booke of hu n tyn g.

The m ea sures of blowyn ge of a hom e which succeed , com m ence on

S ig. L iii, a n d occupy three pa ges, a t the en d of which is the sa m e co lophona s before .

The th ird pa rt,Here begin n eth a tr e tyse of Fys shyn ge wyth a n Angle

ha s a l so a la rge wood cu t repre senting the a ngle r dra w ing a fi sh ou t of the

wa ter which ha s been frequ ently copied . It i s given (r eversed) in Di bdi n’

s

Typ og . A n tiq. vol. ii . p . 6 1 ; in Mr. Ha slewood’

s Book of S t. A lba n s ,i n Ha wkins’s reprint of Wa lton ’

s Com p lete A ngler , 1 8 15, p . 20 ; in S i rHa rris N i cola s’s ditto ; a n d in o ther works . This pa rt which is in prose

,

conta in s other woodcu ts of im plem ents used in fish ing,a n d i s usu a l ly

suppo sed n ot to h a ve been written by Julia na Berners A t the close of

the trea tise, a fter.

som e precepts a ga inst idlen ess,greediness, a n d covet

ou sn es s, whi ch rem ind u s of the m i ld a n d pious spirit of Isa a c Wa l ton,a n d com m ending the a n glers to the blessing of God in these wordsAn d a ll those tha t do th a fter thi s ru le sh a l h a ue the i bles syn g of God a n d

S ayn t Peter, whi ch he them gr afit tha t wi th hi s precious blou d u s bough t.Am en , the vo lu m e conclude s with a repe ti tion of a si m i la r co lophon .

This wo rk wa s form erly highly popul a r, a n d m ay possibly h a ve beenreprinted m ore th a n once byWi l l ia m Copla nd . An edition is noti ced inthe B ibl. A ng . Poet. No . 27 , with the colophon, “ Im pryn ted a t Lon

don i n Flete s tr ea te a t the sygn e of the Rose Ga r la n de by Wi l lia mCopla n de

”

n . d . The na m es of o ther booksel lers a r e a l so coupled with

264 . COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA .

tha t of Copla nd in som e of the im pressions,whence i t i s n ot u nrea sona bly

su pposed, tha t, a s wa s n ot u nu su a l with the ea rly printers,they ha d a sha re

with hi m m the work, e a ch ha ving a certa in num ber of copies,a n d th a t

the na m es of V a le a n d Toy a n d To ttell were a dded in the respe ctiveco lophons to the ir own copie s ; such be ing a com m on pra ctice a t th a t tim e

wi th books printed in pa r tnership . Herbert ha s n oticed severa l of thesei m pressions by this printer. The fo l lowing editions a r e m entioned by Mr.Ha slewood a s h a ving been printed a fter these by Copla nd, a n d before thea ppea ra n ce of Ma rkh a m ’s vo lum e described in the nex t a rticle . 4 to . Mk.

left. London by Henry Ta b, 11 . d . with wood cuts, pp . 92, in the Bodleia nLibra ry a t Oxford 4 to . but . Iztt. London, by Joh n Wa ley

,n . d . wi th c u ts .

8vo . but. Iett. London, by Wyllya m Powe l l,1 550, with cuts ; 4 to . but .

Iztt. London , Printed by E. Allde,1 586 . S ee Di bdin

’

s B ibli ogr . Deca m .

vol. i . p . 247 ; a n d the trea tise on Angling u nder the title of A Boo/c of

fishi ng wi th Hoolee a n d Li n e,a n d Qf a ll other i n s tr u m en ts ther eu n to belong

i ng, &c . ; m a de by L . M.

”

(Leona rd M a sca l l,) 4 to . London , Printed byIohn Wo lfe

,&c .

,1590 , of whi ch there were severa l im pressions.

It only rem a ins to a dd tha t Copl a nd’s edition, w i th its severa l va rie ties i sexceedingly ra re, a n d se l l s very high. A copy wa s purch a sed by Mr. El li s

a t Ma son’s sa le for 1 1 1. 1 6s . In glis ’s ditto

,No . 1 44

,1 2l. ; Dent

’s ditto,

pt . ii . No . 1 07 6, 1 01. 10 s . ; Sotheby’s, i n 1 823

,381. 1 7s . ; B ibl. A ng . Poet.

No . 27 3 51. S ee Dibdin’

s Tgp og. An tiq. vol. ii i . p . 1 69 Dra ke ’s Sha kesp ea r ea n d hi s Ti m es

,vol. i . pp . 7 1 a n d 290 ; Wa rton’s Hi st. E ng . Poet. vol. iii .

p . 7 ; El lis’s Sp eci m . Ea r ly Eng . Poets , vol. i . p . 363, a n d Ha slewood

’

s

Boo/Ce of S t. A lba n s , p . 7 9 . The signa tu res r u n through the three pa rts

a ccord ing to the fo l lowingCo l la tion Title A 1 S ig A to M inclus ive

,i n fou rs .

In Brown Moro c co , bla n k too led, gilt edges .

BERNERS , (JULIANA .) — The Gen tlem a n s Aca dem i e . O r,The

Booke of S . Alba n s . Con ta i n i n g thr ee m os t exa ct a n d

excellen t Bookes : the fir st of Hawki n g, the secon d of a ll

the pr oper ter m es of Hu n ti n g, a n d the la s t of Ar m or i e : a ll

com pi led by Iu li a n a Ba r n es , i n the yer e fr om the i n ca r n a t i on

of Chr i st 1486 . An d n ow r edu ced i n to a better m ethod byG . M . 4 to . Lon don Pr i n ted for Hu m fr ey Lown es, a n d a r e

to be sold a t hi s sh0 p i n Pa u les chu r ch-ya r d . 1 595 .

CO LLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA . 265

The subj ects em bra ced i n th is work were of deep a n d pecu l ia r interestin the da ys of S ha kespea re, a n d there i s l i ttle do u bt tha t he wa s we l la cqua inted with the Pri oress of S opewell

'

s Boo/re of S t. A lba n s , i f n o t in thee a rl ie r a n d ra rer editions, a t lea st i n this m ore m odernized on e of Gerva seMa rkha m . Independently of the love of fie ld sports

,then so en thu s i a sti

ca l ly fo l lowed, n o gentlem a n’s edu ca tion wa s con sidered to be com ple tew ithou t a knowledge of the scien ce of a rm ori e o r hera ldry. This work i stherefore doubly interesting to u s in the present da y, n ot only a s on e com

prehended i n the l ibra ry of Sh a kespea re, a n d we ll stu died by ou r grea tdra m a tic ha r d, bu t a s con veying to u s a n intim a te knowledge of the diversions of ou r a ncestors, a n d of the m a nners a n d custom s of the ir tim es . The

very titles of the la te r editions of the wo rk, The Gen tlem a n s A ca dem i c

,

The Jewell fb r Gen tr i e, a n d The Gen tlem a n’

s Recr ea ti on ,show how

“n ecessa rie a n d behou efu ll

” these studies then were “ to the a ccom plishm en t of the Gentlem en of this flourish ing Ile .

The initia l s in the ti tle pa ge a r e genera l ly be l ieved to be those of Gerva seMa rkh a m

,a vo l um inou s writer u pon subj ects of horsem a nship

,fi sh ing

,

a gri cul tu re, a n d cou ntry pu rsuits, whose works lon g continued in circulation . He dedica tes the vo lum e

“ To the Gentlem en of Engla nd : a n d a ll

the good fe l lowship ofHuntsm en a n d Fa l coners a n d then com m ence s thefi rst trea tise on hawk ing

,with The m a ner to spea ke of Hawkes from a n

egge til l they be able to be ta ken . The l a ngu a ge i s a l tered a n d m odernizedthrou ghou t, a n d a ll the receipts a n d m edicines be lon ging to disea ses inhawks a r e thrown toge ther by them se lve s a t the en d . This first trea tiseends on fo l io 24

,on the reverse of S ig. G iiii . Then o ccurs a n ew

title,

“ A Tr ea ti se of Hu n ti ng. London Prin ted by V a lentine S im s forHu m frey Lowne s, a n d a r e to be so ld a t his shop in Pa ules chu rch-ya rd

This pa rt,which wa s befo re in verse, i s n ow redu ced into prose,a n d com m ences a fter the hea d title with “ Bea sts of Venery. There heonely foure bea sts of Venery : the Ha rt

,the Ha re, the wilde Roe, a n d the

Wo lfe : a n d these a n d n one o ther by the a ntient l aws of S i r Tristra m you

m a y one ly ca l l Bea sts of Venery . A t the en d is a dded a l ist of Certa ineproper term es be lo n gin g to a ll cha ce ; a n d th is pa rt conclude s on fo lio3 8, S ig. L ii . Then a n ew ti tle : The Boolce of A r m or i e, w ith the

sa m e im print a s befo re . This portion is pre ceded by a short “ Prefa ce on

the genea logie of coa te-a rm ors a n d how a perfit Gen t lem a n sha l l bee

knowns from a n i m perfit clowne ; a n d then “ Incipi t Liber A r m or u m .

M M


A t the en d of the trea tise on coa t a rm ou r is in serted a short a ccou nt, whichi s n ot in the form er editions

,of The title of Ba rons gr own e in Engla nd by

di s cen t to the da ughters a n d beire s thereof,

”

o ccupying seven pa ge s, a n d i ss ucceeded by

“ the Bla zing of A rm s, with which the volum e concludes onfol io 95 .

It wil l be seen from this, th a t a s the la st edition did n ot con ta in thetrea tise on Co a t-a r m o u r, so this is deficient in the on e on Fishing with a n

A n gle . It conta ins a l so nu m erou s o ther a l tera ti ons, a n d ha s n o t th a ta uthority a n d va lu e whi ch a tta che s to the ea rlier editions. The work wa sa ga in repr inted by Ada m Isl ip, 1596, 4 to . NB. la t ; a n d by Edw. Allde

in the sa m e yea r,4 to . but. 12th ; a n d by John He lm e

, in 1 6 1 4 , 4 to .,under

the title of “ A Jewel for Gen tr i e, &c . These la st edition s conta in a

bri efe Trea tise of Fowling, which is ch iefly ta ken from Ba tm a n up on

B a r tholem ew hi s booke De p r op r i eta tibu s r er u m ,

”

fo l io, but. Iett. 1 582 .

The trea tise on A r m or re 1s tra nsla ted from N i cho la s Upton’s book De stu di om i li ta r i Libr i qu a tu or , fo l io , Lond . 1654 . S ee the fourth book, De i n s ign i ba s a nglor u m n obi li u m ,

a n d l ikewise Ha slewood’s Book of S t. A lba n s, p .

9 1 ; Dra ke’s Sha kesp ea r e a n d hi s Ti m es , vol. i . p . 7 0 a n d p . 29 1 Br i t.

B i bli ogr . vol. i i . p . 73 a n d p . 353 ; (len s . Li ter . vol. v. p . 7 , a n d Da llaway’

s

Her a ldrg, p . 1 53 . Sol d a t the Roxbu rghe sa le,1 733, fo r 91. 1 9s . 6d .

om itted then A a to D (1 i i i ; S ig. H,whi ch should o c cu r a t the en d of the

fi rst trea tise IS om 1tted,a n d a l so i n the pa ging

,probably fou r bla nk lea ves ;

S ig. L i i i a n d i iii a t the en d of the second pa rt a r e a l so bla nk lea ve s.Bou nd by Ma ckenzie, i n da rk Green Morocco

,gilt lea ves.

BERNERS , (JULIANA .) — Tll e Tr ea tyse of Fys shyn ge wy th a n An gle .

Attr ibu ted to Da m e Ju li a n a Ber n er s , r epr i n ted fr om the Book

of S t . Alba n s . Cr . 8ve . Lon don Pr i n ted wi th the types of

John Ba sker vi lle for Wi lli a m Pi cker i n g. 1827 .

A l thou gh the a u thorsh ip of th is l ittle trea tise on fi sh ing ca nn o t n ow

be a scerta ined, i t i s pretty genera l ly be l ieved tha t i t wa s n ot written byJu l ia n a Berners

,bu t m ore probably by som e we l l-dispo sed m onk or o ther

re l igiou s per son, a n d i s the e a rl iest known trea ti se u pon the subject prin tedi n a n y la ngu a ge . It wa s n ot i n the origina l edition of the Booke of


a rdour a n d resea rch on the subj e ct, a n d ha s left n o sources u nexplored th a tcould throw l igh t on the work, o r on the lea rned da m e who wa s i ts reputeda uthoress. Mr. Ha slewood ha s thus produced a vo lum e whi ch i s n ot m orerem a rka ble for the bea uty a n d corre ctness of i ts typogra phi ca l exe cutionth a n for the dil igence, resea rch a n d knowledge displa yed by i ts la boriou sa n d pa instaking editor.The vo lum e com m en ces with a biogra phica l n oti ce of Da m e Julia na

Berners, inclu ding a pedigree of her fa m ily, fo l lowed by bibl iogra phica lnoti ces of the different trea tise s

,of the a ppe l la tive title of the work, a n d of

the severa l known editions ; a n d concludes with the fa c-sim i le reprint of

the book,a n d glossa ria l indexes .

The vo l um e wa s publ i shed a t 1 21. 1 2s .,a n d from the l im i ted nu m ber of

copies printed,the book wil l a lwa ys se l l h igh .

Bou nd in Ru ssia , gil t lea ve s.

BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-POETICA — o r,A des cr ipt i ve C a ta logu e of a

r a r e a n d r i ch Collecti on of Ea r ly En gli sh Poetry ; 1n the

pos ses s i on of Lon gm a n,Hu r st

,Rees

,Or m e

,a n d B r own .

Illu str a ted by occa s i on a l Extr a cts a n d Rem a r ks,cr i ti ca l a n d

b i ogr aphi ca l , LARGE PAPER . Roya l 8vo . Lon don : Pr i n ted

by Thom a s Da vi son , Whi tefr i a r s, for the Pr opr i etor s of the

Collecti on . 1 8 15 .

Thi s very u seful a n d extensive ca ta logu e, the re su l t of considerable tim e

a n d l abou r,wa s com piled by Mr. A cton Frederick Griffith, a t th a t period

in the e m ploy of the house of Longm a n a n d Com pa ny, to whom the intere sting a n d va luable co l le ction of ea rly English po e try described in its pa gesth en be longed . When it i s considered tha t the co l lection e x tended to

vo lum es, the e stim a ted va lue of which then a m ounted to 7 ,5591.a veragi ng a t the ra te of nea rly 61. 1 03 . per vo lu m e, the grea t ra rity a n d

i ntrinsi c va l u e of this extensive seri e s of ou r ea rly poetry wil l be dulya pprecia ted . An d a l though the en tire co l lection wa s soon a fterwa rds dis

per sed, a n d beca m e sca ttered abro a d a n d a bsorbed in the l ibra rie s ofHeber,

Free ling, Midgley, Broa dley, Perry, a n d o ther em inen t co l lectors of th a tperiod (a very la rge portion of i t be ing n ow in the col le ction here descri bed)ye t the util ity a n d va lu e of the Bibli otheca Anglo

-P oeti ca ca nno t be denied ,a n d n o l ibrary of ou r poetica l l itera tu re ought to be withou t it . As on e of


the ea rl iest works of i ts kind, a n d form ing n o unim por ta nt a ddition to ou r

publ i ca tion s on the study of bibl iogra phy,in which the poeti ca l trea su res of

o u r country were a ttem pted to be described with a ccura cy a n d m inutenes s

(a l thou gh n ot a lwa ys with com plete co rre ctne ss), a n d o the r interestingbiogra phica l a n d critica l inform a tion a fforded re spe cting o u r

‘

ea rly poetica lwriters, i t wil l ever reta in its proper va lue . A n d a l though the extra cts fromthe vo lu m e s enum era ted a r e very few

,a n d the descrip tions a r e too m u ch

confined to the dedica tory a n d in trodu ctory portions of the works,stil l it i s

high ly u seful,a n d m a y be consu l ted with a dva nta ge . The editor wa s cu t

off ea rly in life, or would perh a ps ha ve stil l further im proved it . A l im itedn um ber of copie s only were printed, which a r e n ow be com ing sca rce .

The present copy i s o n la rge pap er (l im ited to fifty copies) , a n d ha s the

frontispie ce co loured,with a dupl i ca te im press ion , a n d proof im pre ssions

a l so of the woodcuts . It i s further il lus tra ted with a bove four hundred a n d

fifty portra its, m a ny of them proofs on India pa per,a n d origina l en gra vings

by Ma rsh a l l, V 5

16" Guch t, V a n Hon e, a n d o thers, with a dditiona l titlepages.Bou nd by Bedford, in three volum es. In Da rk Green Morocco, gilt lea ves.

B IESTON, (ROGER) . -The bayte a n d sn a r e of For tu n e . Wher i nm ay be seen tha t m on ey i s n ot the on ly ca u se of m i schefe

a n d u n for tu n a t en des bu t a n eces sa r y m ea n to m ayn tayn e a

ver tu ou s qu i et lyte . Tr ea ted i n a D i a loge betwen e m a n a n d

m on ey. Foli o . 33111. lei t z Im pr i n ted a t Lon don by John

Wayla n d, a t the s ign e of the S u n n e ou er a ga i n st the Con

du i te i n Flete-s tr ete . n . d . Cu m pr i u i legio per S epten n i u m .

The title is with in a woodcut a rchite ctu ra l com pa rtm ent,with a boy

su pporting the a rchitra ve o n ea ch side,a n d o thers h a lf seen outside sta nding

on the ba se ; the queen’

s a rm s a t the top, a n d a tablet a t the bottom ,on

whi ch is represented the rising s u n , a n d on e boy wa kin g a nother a sleep on

the ground,with the m o tto

,Arise, for i t i s day. This wa s a rebu s, a long

with the m o tto frequ ently used by Da y the printer .On the ba ck of the title i s “The Pro loge , i n prose, showing th a t a va ri ce

is the root a n d beginning of a ll evil, which thus concludes

An d n ow to shew m ore playn ly tha t m en be en clyn ed to ga ther m oney, a n d con se


quently be su bi ecte to the sa m e,I have put here in wryti n g a question m a de betwen e

Ma n a n d Money, by m a ner of a Di spu ta ci on , whi ch va ry i n theyr wordes the on ea gayn st the other : For m oney wou lde shews his grea t power

,a n d m a n speaketh

a gayn st bym . But after grea t d i spu ta ci on the m a n abydeth va nqu i shed beca use of

his cou etou s m yn de, confess ing tha t it is a grea t feli city to ha ue m oney in possession.

The poem , which is in the fo rm of a dia logue, i s written in the o cta vesta nza

,a n d opens thu s

Mon ey beg i n n eth.

0 a ll m a n kyn de desyr ou s of honour,Tha t woulds ofworldly welth haue i ou ys s a n n ce,Cu m byther to m e tha t a m ofwu r thy va lour :I a m the prince per eles se i n puissa unce,My na m e is Money, tha t haue i n gou er n a u n ceAll wu r thy faytes to lose or els to hynde ;Eche m a n r equ yr eth to ha u e m yne a cqu ayn ta u n ceFor good Fortune by m y fr en dship they fyn de.

No lorde there is, la dy, n or chor le of kynde ,Wha t for m y power a n d wyse ci r cu m speccion

Tha t they n e bea r s to m e a lou yn g m yn de ;

An d gla dly wou lde lyu e under m y proteccionWha t m a n of hym selfe by m yght or wise inspeccion,Without m y m ean ca n wu rke a wu r thy deeds ?None dou btles, for I set a ll i n good di r ecci onWho la cketh m oney is n ot lyke to spede.

Ma n a u n swer eth.

Wyth boa styn g wu r des thyselfs how doest thou laude,Pr esu m pci on i n thee apper eth to be gr ea tThou a r t fa lse m oney ; full of deceit a n d fra ude.

In va u n tyn g wu r des i s set thy fu ll con ceyte,Of eu r sedn es thou a rte the chyefe r eceyt :I a m the m a n tha t sha ll it pr oou e a non,Agayn st thy pryde so sha ll I lay a bayte,An d ca st thee fu r th a bone to pyke upon .

In a ll the lawes a n d boekes m any on e

I fyn de how thou a r t roots of a ll m ischief,Through thee fu ll m any a wyght ha th m isgoneFor unto m a n thou a rte so dea re a n d lyef,Tha t he becu m m eth a robber

,a n d a thyef,

’

For thee for s akyn g God a n d a ll goodn es,

An d hanged is a t la st for thee with grea t r epr yefThi s wage he wi nneth by thy wu r thyn es .


Ma n I per ceyu e thou speakest without thy booke,But I sha ll a nswer to thy foolyshn esThy wi t is nought, it sta ndeth a ll a croke,Thy toun g is ra cle, thy wi t is r echlesThus to r epo r ts of m e such wickednesssTha t neuer kn owi n glye a ga inst thee dyd n e spekeWyth m e to dispute thy m yn de is grea t (I gesse)Speke wha t thou wylt, n n d a nswers sha ll I m ake.

There i s a quie t vein of h u m orou s sa tire running throu gh the poem,

which form s indeed its ch ief m erit ; a n d the dia logu e i s we l l su pportedthroughout On the la st pa ge is a n a cro stic on the a uthor’s n a m e Roger u s

BiestonThe A u thor .

Rega r ds well a ll m y Lordes tha t sha l thi s trea tise rea deOf m a n a n d his m oney, this is the d i spu ta ci onGrea t rea son m ake they bothe, who to the sa m e taketh hedeEuer bym boa steth m oney a s high i n r epu ta ci on

Recor dyn g u p his va lour : but m a n m akes den ega ci on .

Unto a ll m en m y rea son I saye a s I ha ue thought,

S ola s is m o ste in sea son when sylu er is unsought.

By peny to preferm ent m any a m a n is brought,In borou gh

,towne, a n d ci t i e

,a ll m en of eche esta te

Enforce them selfe to plea se hi m , the poore is set a t nought,Succour he seketh, but sylu er a n d he be a t deba te.

Ther for e to m ake conclusion I saye n ow a t m y ga teOf grea t good dedes by Money fu ll m a ny be done dou btles,Neu er theles yet is it cause of m a ny a wi ckedn es .

Explicit nom en a u thor i s .

volu m e conclu des with th is Good Cou n sayle

Get thy goods tru ly, Spende them preciselyS et thy goods duly, Lende thou them wisely.

True gettin g, Oyss spen dyn g,Du e settyn g, Wyse len dyn g,

Haue he lyttle o r m uche, Kepeth a m a n fu ll r u tcheUn tyll his en dyn g.

A copy of th i s very sca rce poem produ ced in S i r Ma rk M. Sykes’

s sa le,pt. i . No . 6 17 , 31. 1 03 . Bibl. Heber . pt. iv. No . 396, ba dly worm ed, 11.

Ba ron Bo l la n d’s di tto.


It i s som e tim es found a t the en d ofWa yla nd’s edition of Bocha s’

s Fa ll qfP r i n ces , by John Lidga te . Fo l. n . (1. S ee Dibdi n

’

s Typ ogr . An ti q. vol. ii i .p . 53 1 .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 1 S ig. A si x lea ves ; B four ditto ; ten lea ves .Ba ron Bo l la nd’s copy . Boun d in Ca lf extra .

BILLINGsLY, (NICHOLA S .) B r a ‘

chy-Ma r tyr ologi a : or , A Br evi a r yof a ll the gr ea test Per secu t i on s whi ch ha ve befa llen the S a i n ts

a n d People of God fr om the Cr ea ti on to o u r pr esen t Ti m es

Pa r aphr a s’d by N i chola s B i lli n gsly, ofMer t : Coll : Oxon .

PSAL. 4 4,22 .

For th y sa ke a r e we kil led a ll the day long ; we a r e cou nted a s

sheep for the sla u ghters .N i l cru s sentit in n erve, cu m a nim us est in coslo . Ter tu l.

N a z. contra A r . p . 1 1 3 .

Er’

r ye, (3) u a pr vps s' uu er epos m u 0 157 0 3 6 dOAos du ets vem xn n a

'r e ‘TOV 1ro7\ou

wok enou 65 o lder.

8vo,Lon don

,Pr i n ted by J . Cottr el for Thos . John son

,a t the

Key i n Pa u l’s Chu r ch-ya r d . 1657 .

This poe tica l bea d ro l l o r chrono logica l index of those who h a ve su fferedpersecu tion for the fa ith of Christ, is dedica ted To the Righ t Worsh ipfulJerem y Ma rtin Doctor of Physick in Bristo l

,to whom the Author wishes

a ll Interna l,Externa l

,a n d Eterna l Ha ppiness .” It i s da ted the e leventh

day of Ma rch 1655,the a uthor be ing then

,a s i s supposed

,only i n his fou r

teen th yea r. On this a ccount he hopes tha t the fa u l ts in the work m ay be“ la id on the defects of his youth , a s be ing n ot over-bu rthened with Ciceron ia n e loqu ence . In the a ddress To the Rea der” which fo l lows, heobserves th a t “ if the tyra nnie of hi s a ffa irs a r e so im periou s

,o r the wea k

n ess of his purse s o inj urious,a s to im pede his perusa l of the History of the

Church, e i the r in the vo lum inou s works of the la bori ou s Mr. Fox, or in theconciser Co l le ctions of th a t Reverend Divine a n d Fa m ou s Ma rtyrologist

(then l ivin g) Mr. C la rk, (ou tp f who se Ga rden he ha d ga thered thi s Fosieof flowers) he m a y a ccept of this Brevia ry, which would n o t co st m u ch i nthe bu ying, a n d bu t a l ittle tim e in the rea ding. After the a ddress a r e

com m enda tory verses by T. C . de Ospringe C leri c . da ted Au gust 1 1 , 1 656 ,a n d som e l ines Deo . Opt. Ma x.

”

The book is divided into two pa rts, the


first giving a n a c count of the perse cutions of the church a broa d to the yea r1 650 , a n d the se cond of those of the Engl ish church to the en d of QueenMa ry’s reign . There i s a s epa ra te ti tle to the la tter po rtion A Ma rtyre logie conta ining a Co l le cti on of a ll the Persecutions which h a ve befa l lenthe Church of Engla nd since the first Pla nta tion of the Gospe l

,to the en d

of Qu een Ma rie ’s Re ign e . By the sa m e Author. Printed by J . Co ttre l1 657 . This pa rt i s dedica ted To the Righ t Honoura ble Wro th RogersEsqu ire, High Sheriff a n d Gover n ou r of the Ci ty a n d County of HerefordAn d to the Reverend Mr. Wi l l ia m Veyle, Wil l ia m Law

, S a m ue l S m i th ,George Prim rose, Ministers of Christs Gospe l in Herefo rd ; a n d ha s a l soa n a ddre ss To the ingenious Rea der .Po e ti ca l registers l ike the pre sent of the ea rly m a rtyrs a n d su fferers for the

ca use of re ligion were by n o m ea ns u ncom m on,a n d a no the r of them will

be no ti ced herea fte r under the n a m e of Thom a s Brice . Little ca n be sa id,

however,in fa vour of the present d u l l a n d prosa i c writer beyond the

pra ise of grea t industry a n d persevera nce in the co l lection of h is m a teria l s .A short extra c t or two wi l l therefore su ffice to show the na ture of the

work . The first is ta ken from the fifth persecu tion u nder the hea thenem perors

,which bega n Anno Christi 205

When Pea ce-m a inta inin g Per ti n a a: wa s dea d,S evere S ever u s reign ed in his stea dBy envious rum ors

,a n d through fa lse suggestion

The Christia ns lives were dayly brought i n question .

The King com m a nds : his willing Subjects striveTo bring’t a bout, tha t none be left a liveIn S u n -burnt Af r i ck

,Capp a doci a ,

In Car thage a n d in A lexa n d r i a .

S o tha t the num ber sla in wa s num ber lessA m ongst whom Plu ta r ch, a n d Leon i des ,

Or igen’s fa ther, with whom Or igen

Hi s son ha d dy’d,ha d n ot his m other bin

An hindera nce, i n tha t she d i d conveyThe night before, his shirt a n d cloa ths away

Herea t, he n ot for fea r ofMa r tyr dom e,

But sha m in g to be seen, rem a in’d a t hom e.

Ter tu lli a n , I r en ceu s , An d oclu s ,

Ur ba n u s,S a ty r u s , S eou n du lu s ,

Perp etu a , Feli ci ta s , a n d Rha i s ,

Did by untim ely dea ths conclude their dayes .

PART II .


Ca sp od i u s , a Divine, d r ag’

d up a n d downThe streets ; a t la st wa s into Tyber thrown .

Ceci li a Idola try con tem n’

d,

An d therefore by the Judge m ust be con dem n’

d

The S ergea nt-s m inding how she d id beha ve her ,How fa ir she wa s sollicite her , to fa vourHer self, a n d n ot to ca st her self awayShe wa s but youn g, a n d m any a m erry dayMight live to s ee : but she d iscreetly sentSuch gra cious words, a s ca u s ’d them to relent,An d unto tha t religion yield their hea rts’Ga inst which they threw their persecutin g da rts ,Which, when per ceiv

’d,lea v ga i n

’

d, she runs her hom e

An d for Ur ba n u s send s Ur ba n u s com e,

He grounds them i n the fa ith s o highly pr i z’

d

Four hundred do believe a n d a r e ba ptiz’

d .

This holy Ma rtyr a fterwa rds wa s shutTwice twelve hours m a Ba th a t la st they cutHer hea d off from her shoulders thus she endedHer dayes, a n d up i n to the clouds a scended .

fol lowing is fro m the tenth perse cution,which bega n Anno Christi

O n e Men u s , a n Egyptia n born a n d bredLeaving his tem pora l subsistence

,led

A solita ry life , in desert pla cesWhere he m ight wholly exercise his gra ces

,

In fa sting,prayer

,m edita tion

,fit

An d di l’

gen t rea ding of the sa cred Writ .A t la st r etu r n ’d to Coti s , when the cr ou dWere a t their pa stim es

,he pr ocla i m

’d a loud

Him self to be a Christia n : then su r pr i s’

d

Hi s fa i th i n God m ore bo ldly he a gn iz’

d .

Torm en ts en s u ’d ; n o torm ents could revokeHi s m inde, but thus he confidently spokeIn m y m inde

,nothin g com pa rable is

To the enjoym ent of eterna l blissNay, a ll the world, i f put into on e sca leIs lighter tha n on e soul : Who ca n preva ilTo disunite us from the love of Christ ?C a n tribula tion ? a nguish he

’

s the high’

s t

To hi m wil l I look up he bids m e fea r n otThose tha t ca n k ill m e bodily, but a r e n ot


"

I.

S ee Wood’

s Fa sti Oxon . vol. 11. p . 2 13 ; Resti tu ta , vol. iv. p . 454 a n d

B i bl. A ng. Poet. No . 52 , where a copy i s priced a t 31. 3s ; N a s sa u’ s d itto,

pt . i . NO . 250 , so ld fo r the sa m e s u m ; Perry, pt . i . NO . 536,

Bi n dley,

p t . i . NO . 449, 21. a n d Midgley, NO . 24,21. 1 8 s .

Co l la tion : Title A 2 ; S ig. A to P 4 , in e igh ts,the

‘

la s t lea f h a ving onlythe na m e of the work on i t .

Bea utiful copy Bound by Winsta nley.

In Brown Mo rocco, gil t lea ves .

B ILLINGS LY, (N ICHOLA S ) . — KOEMOBPEGPIA ,o r the In fa n cy of

the Wor ld : Wi th a n Appen dix Of God’s r es ti n g, Eden

Ga r den , Ma n s Happi n es s befo r e, Mi sery a fter,hi s Fa ll .

Wher eu n to i s a dded,The Pr a i se of Nothi n g ; D i vi n e Ej a cu

la t i on s The fou r Ages of the wor ld ; The B i r th Of Chr i st ;Al so a Cen tu r y Of Hi s tor i ca l Appli ca ti on s ; Wi th a Ta s te of

Poeti ca l Fi cti on s . Wr i tten som e yea r s s i n ce bv N . B . then Of

Ea ton S chool ; An d n ow pu bli shed a t the r equ es t of hi s

Fr i en ds . Lon don , Pr i n ted for Rober t Cr ofts, a n d a r e to be

s old a t hi s S hOp a t the Cr own i n Cha n cery La n e, u n der

S er gea n ts In n . 1658 . S m . 8vo . pp . 212 .

Ano ther sm a l l poe ti ca l work by the sa m e wri ter. It i s dedica ted “ To

the Righ t Honorable Fra ncis Rous Esq . ,Provost Of Ea ton Co l l . a n d on e of

the Counci l to h is Highness the Lord Prote ctor ; da ted from Ca nterburyDecem be r 29

,1 656 . After which is a n a ddre ss “ To the Ca ndid Rea der

,

a n d pa negyrica l verses by W. Ja cob,Edw. Browne

,R . C r .

,Tho . Wo tton

,

John S todder,John Bil lingsly (his bro ther), JO . Swa n

,Fr. Ta ylor

,Tho .

Ca rter,J0 . Wind, Co l l . Wa dh .

,D. R.

,Co l l . Mert. a n d J0 . Cox, Co l l. Mert .

From the dedica tion we lea rn tha t Bil lingsly ha d been pla ced a t Eton a s a

king’s scho l a r s ix yea rs before, bu t ha d fa iled to obta in hi s e le ction fromthence to Kin g’s Co l lege , Ca m bridge, which he seem s to ha ve regre ttedvery m uch . An d in the a ddre ss To the Ca ndid Rea der” he inform s hi mth a t “ the kind enterta inm ent of h is first pilgrim th a t a dventured a broa dinto the world” (his Br a chy-Ma r ty r ologi a ) ha d em boldened a n d encoura gedhi m to send forth the present work a l so . Bu t be pa rticula rly ca utions h isrea ders th a t th ey a r e n ot to

“expect a n y stron g l ines, h igh tow

’

r in g fa ncies,


a n d soa ring inventions, which were, when he penned i t, in consistent withhis boyish y ea rs .The pr i n m pa l poem , which is entitled The Worlds Infa ncy

,

” i s pre cededby som e l ines hea ded

D eo Ter Op t. Ma x.

Oh ! from thy ra dia nt thron e a bove,

Look down on m e,grea t God of Love

With sa cred light m y S oul infu se,An d win g for flight m ine u n fledg

’d Muse

,

Tha t she m ay, like the m orning la rkMount up a n d s ing . Lord I

’m a spa rk

But Of thy bellows plea se to blowMe up Oh, theu I n eeds m ust glow .

My God to m e a bein g gave,

To u se those little gifts I ha ve .

Oh,m ay I then to a fter days

Make known m y All-Crea tors pra ise ! &c .

The I nfa n cy i s divided into ten sections,ea ch ha vin g a n a rgu

m en t in verse prefixed . It i s a sort Of ve r s ified history of the crea tion a n d

fa l l of m a n,the institution of the S a bba th , a n d o ther sa cred subj ects . The

se cond portion i s inscribed in verse by the a uthor, “ To his reverend a n d

m uch honoured Fr e in d Mr . Fra n cis Ta i lou r , a n d i s da ted from Wickh a mbrooks June 5

,1657 . Ta ylor wa s blind

,a n d wa s the a utho r Of a vo lu m e

of re ligions poem s,very m uch resem bl ing thos e by Billingsly, entitled

Gr ap esf r om Ca n a a n or the Beli ever’

s p r esen t ta ste of f u tu r e Glory , 1658 ,8vo ; to whi ch Billingsly contributed copie s of verse s in La tin a n d English .

At the en d Of the Wor lds Infa n cy fo l low the m is ce l la neous poem s en u m e

ra ted i n the title .

‘ O n e of the principa l of these is “The Pra i se ofNo th ing,

in which Dr ayton’

s Owle, 4 to 1 60 4 , a n d Moffa t’s S i lk Wor m s a n d thei r

Fli es , 4 to 1 599, a r e th u s no ti ced ;

The prince of Poets wr ot ofFrogs a n d Mice ;V irg il of Gna ts a n d Hei n s i u s ofLiceWitty Era sm us Folly’s pra ise d i d write,An d Drayton d id upon Ma dge-Owle endite.

O n Ha zle-nuts sm ooth Ovid ver s ifiesAn d som e do trea t ofMa ggots a n d of fl ies .O n e ha th such s ta telin es t’ a ba ld-pa te given,Tha t there is sca rce a n ha ire ’twixt it a n d heav’n .


This lauds brave Bag-Puddings whilst he com posesThe a dm ira ble honour ofRed-no sesAn d such poore petty thin gs, a n d sha ll n o storyBe pen n

’d i n honour of grea t Nothings glory ?

Sha l shee, from whence a ll thin gs a being haveLye dea d, a n d buried, i n oblivious gra ve ?My Muse sha ll pra ise her , though she ca nt com pileFine S ilken words , n or i n or n a ted sti le,Bla zon grea t Nothing

,for shee seem es to be

A thea m m ore fit for Hom er then fo r m e.

I m a r’l to her , m en di d n o t Tem ples fra m e,

Like tha t a t Ephesu s to D i a n a s na m e.

Ha d I a world of eloquence I know’Twere sca rce enough a ll nothin gs worth to shew.

Other poem s succeed “ The Pra i se of No th ing,

” including o n e entitledMon u m en tu m Exequ i a le ; o n the dea th of the reverend a n d em inentlylea rned Mr. Tho . Horn

,la te S choo l m a s ter of Ea ton Co l ledge . To these

a r e a dded s evera l Copies of La tin verse s,som e of the m ha ving reference to

Eton,a n d were proba bly schoo l e xe rcise s

,a s fo r insta nce : De A rietis a nte

Election em Eton en sem (pr o m ore) ven a tion e An A cr os ti ck Elegy u pon

the dea th of the l a te Reverend a n d Fa m ou s Divine,Jo seph Sym onds

, V i ceProvost ofEa ton Co l ledge a no ther

,In obi tu m Dom . Tho .Wea ver M.A .

Eton en s i s Co l l . S o cii A cro stico-Epicedium ,

” in which the ini tia l le tte rs a r erepea ted thri ce in ea ch line . A short poem “ On Am bi tion

,

” sixty l i n es,a n d som e l ines re la ting to Fra ncis Rous

,a na gra m s in La tin

, Greek, a n d

Engl ish term ina te th is portion of the vo l um e .

A n ew titlepage then o c curs,

“ A Centurie of Histori ca l Appl ica tions,with a Ta ste of Poeti ca l Fi ctions : be ing the fruits of som e spa re Hours byN . B . E. C . with the im print a s befo re This pa rt i s dedica ted To

his Honored Uncle Mr. John Wooton,on e o f the Com m issioners for the

County ofHereford,

” da ted 1 2th August 1 657 , a n d i s su cceeded by a shorta ddress to the rea der. These Historica l Applica t ions” e n d on p . 1 6 1 , a n d

a r e divided into on e hundred se ctions or divisions,va rying from two l ines to

e igh teen . As a n exa m ple Of these a ppl ica tions we subj oin the n inety-ninth

Ign a ti u s Lei ola,the first Jesu i te

A s ever I d i d rea d of, d id delightIn giggling laughter, a n d why d id he s o ?Hi s teeth (it m ay be yellow) fo r to shew


A Jesu ite I would n ot wish to be,Unles s m ine a ct ions with m y n a m e a greeLa ughter is Cou sen -Germ a ne unto folly

,

Better is the extr ea m OfMela n cholly

To too m uch Mirth it is n ot sa fe to lea u e ;No r too m uch Grief : There is a golden m ea n .

0 gra nt, dea r Lord, I m ay be a lwayes gla dIn thee m y Go d, o r m ake m e a lwa i es s a d

If I m ust needs be proud,perm it n ot m e

To pride i n a n y thing, grea t God, but thee ;Unfold m y lips, for to a gonize m y s i n ;

Let m e be foul without,s o

,fa ir within .

The “ Poetica l Fi ctions e x tend from p . 163 to the e n d p . 1 8 4 . Theya r e twenty in n um ber

,on Jupiter

,Apo l lo, Ba cchus, Mercury

,a n d o ther

He a then Gods a n d Goddesses,ending with the Fa tes . We selec t a portion

of the la st on the Fa te s

Th’ intrea t s of V irtu e, n o r the threa ts ofV ice,

Melts them to m ercy ; neither prayer n o r priceWring ou t Com pa ss ion

,n o fir e ca n thaw

Their frozen hea rts,n o r ca n a ffl i ction draw

Their thoughts to pi tty, they rega rd n o m on es,No r thunder of i n gem en a ted gr o a n es .

Noe storm y sighs, n or s ilent plea d ing tea rsCa n force the rocky porta ls of their ea rsThey

’r cloa th

’

d in white,havei n g their tem ples cr own

’

d

An Ada m a ntine d i s ta ffe held,which round

The spa cious o r b encircled, their extentA n d solid sta blenes s thereby wa s m ea nt .By these three Fa tes is understood, by som e,

Tim e pa st, tim e present, a n d the tim e to com e .

This work ha s been n o ti ced in the Br i t. B ibli ogr . vol. 11. p . 643 by Mr .Pa rk in Res ti tu ta , vol. iv . p . 458 a n d B ibl. A ng. P oet. NO . 53 . It so ldin Perry

’s sa le,p t. i . No . 537 , for 11. 83 . Midgley

’

s ditto,No . 25, 21.

Dr . Bliss’s ditto, pt . i . No . 3 6 1 , 21. 6s . Bi bl. Ang . P oet. No . 53, 31. 33 .

Co l la tion : S ig. A to N 8 , in e ights, except A which conta ins tenlea ve s. The book is very irregula rly paged throu ghou t, bu t conta ins 106lea ve s i n a ll

,incl u ding the ti tle , o r pp . 2 1 2 .

Mr. Pa rk’ s copy. Bound in Ca lf.


B ILLINGSLY, (NICHO LA s .) A Tr ea su r y Of D i vi n e Raptu r es con

s i s ti n g of S er i ou s Ob ser va t ion s , Pi ou s Ej a cu la t i on s , S elect

Epi gr a m s . A lpha bet i ca l ly r a n k’d a n d fil

’

d by a Pr i va te

Cha pl a i n to the Ill u s tr iou s a n d Ren own ed La dy Ur a n i a The

Di vi n e a n d Hea ven ly Mu se . The Fi r s t Pa r t . Lon don,

Pr i n ted by T. J . fo r Thom a s Pa rkhu r s t a t the Golden B ibleu pon Lon don B r idge . 1667 , 8vo .

This l ittle poeti ca l work wa s a ppa rently intended by Bil lingsly a s the

fi rst po rtion of a n e x tensive a lph a be tica l serie s of short poem s or verses ona va riety of subj e cts

, whi ch wa s never com ple ted, n o m ore tha n the presentvo lum e ha ving been publ i shed tha t we a r e awa re of. It i s dedica ted “To

the Truly Honorable a n d Re l igious, the La dy Ma ry V a ugh a n,vertuou s

Consort to the Right Worshipful S i r Henry V a ugh a n , &c .,a t the en d of

which a r e these l ines by Bill ingsly, da ted Novem ber 5, 1 666

Ma da m,these sa cred Poem s whi ch ensue

,

Intended were to follow tha t which IOnce ten dr ed to your honora ble view,

Excuse m e tha t I cannot gr a tifleYour full desires the S ta tioner thought bestTo print these first

,next (i f these take) the rest

Ma da m,till then a ccept ofwha t is pres t.

After these fo l low two a ddres ses in rhym e,bein g a crostics u pon the

n a m es of S i r Edwa rd Ha rley Knigh t a n d S i r Tr evi r Wi lli a m es Knight ;a n

“ Invoca tion,

two sta nza s,a n d poe tica l a ddre sse s To his m uch

honoured Friend John Birch Esq .

”

a n d “ To the Right Worshipful theCom pa ny of Ha berda shers .”

The Tr ea s u ry of D ivi n e Rap tu r es begins on p . i. sig. B the hea dingDivine Ra ptures” being continued th roughout . These ra ptures consist of

a series of short poem s on a grea t va rie ty of subj e cts,ra nged under the fi rst

three le tters of the a lph a be t, le tter A conta ining 1 0 4 pie ces, B 1 6 1 , a n d C

2 90 . S om e of these consis t on ly of two l ines ; the longest a ppea rs to betha t on Cove tousne ss whi ch extends to 1 84 l ines . The subje cts a r e ex

ceedi n gly m isce l la neous,a s m a y be seen from the m ention of only a few in

ea ch le tter,e.g. A Abba , Abe ttor, Abil ity, Abj ura tion , Abe ceda ry, Abr i dg

m ent,Absence

,Abso lution, &c . B Ba be l

,Ba by

,Ba ck-biting

,Ba ck-sl idin g

,

Bag ofMoney,Ba l l

,Ba l la nce, Ba lm ,

&c . C : Cabine t, Cable, Ca ge, Ca i tiffe ,


Ca ke, Ca la m ity, Ca lenda r, Ca lends, Ca l l s, &c . The verses of B i l l ingsly a r e

n o t a t a ll a ttra ctive , so th a t a single spe cim en from such a m edley m aysuffi ce . The subj e c t is

1 49 . On Bu r then s .

Com e unto m e,I hea r m y S avior say

To ev’ry sin-pr es s’d soul

, 0 com e awayAll ye tha t grone under s ins m a ss ie weight

,

An d I wi ll ea se you , a n d refresh you streightMy yoke is ea s i e, a n d m ay well be worn,My burden

’s n ot too heavy to be borneYield, yield m y sou l , his a r e n o Tyra nt Laws,Hi s sp ir’t wi ll help thee ; If the Loa dstone drawsThe Ir

’

n, the Iron ea sily m ay m ove,

S o thou ou t of a principle of loveObey thy S avior, serve hi m with delight ;Love m a kes s i n hea vy, a n d Christs burden light.God never burdens us, but tha t he m ay

Un -burthen us of sin, there’s i n the wayOf duty, joy, a n d Heaven a t the en d,0 think of the rewa rd, tha t doth a ttendYour service, a n d bless God you a r e n ot underThecurses Of the Law, the Law rores thunder.

At the foot of the la st page o ccur the fo l lowing lines

The Pos t-scr ip t to the Rea der .

1 . Thus (Rea der) have I fin i sh’d a s thou seest,

The first three Letters of the Cries-cro ss Row,

More Grapes I have, which sha ll n ot n ow be prest,How well thou wilt like these, I do n ot know,

If this Ta st plea se, thou m ayst com m and m y store,The V ineya rd of m y Muse ca n yield thee m ore.

2 . I pray thee let m y a bsence from the Pres sObta in tha t of thee, which thy presence sha ll

Obta in of m e, (a fa vour I confess)

T’a m end the Errors Typ ogr ap hi ca l,

S o sha ll the Printer, a n d the Author tooBe bound to serve thee i n wha t we ca n do .

FIN IS .

S ee Bibl. A ng. Poet. No . 54 , where a copy i s priced a t 31. 1 03 . Jo l ly's‘sa le

,pt . ii . No . Bright’s ditto

,No . 5 1 0, 11. 7s . ; Na ssa u

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s, pt. i .

0 O

282. COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA .

No . 25 1 , 11. 1 3s . ; Midgley’

s ditto, No . 23 , 21. 33 . There is a copy in theBritish Museu m ,

1 which ha d be lo n ged to Pea rson , a n d in which Mr. Pa rkobserves, “ I h a ve seen n o o ther .

Co l la tion : S ig. A to Q 4 ; pp . 240 .

In Ca lf extra .

1 In the British Museum (MS . S loa n e, No . 1 1 6 1 ) there is a nother unprinted poet ica l work by the sa m e author i n 8ve , written

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m a pla in ha nd Of the clo se of the l 6thcentury

,upon 69 leaves (pp . 1 38 ) entitled : Av9pw1ro7ro rla : Theologica l Reflections on

God’s Adm irable Ma ster-piece : or Profita ble instructions from the Crea tion of Ma n

rela tin g to his jvi srble jna ture his

{ body 2 A s a lso the Origina l] excellency of1n v1s 1ble l soule

be th . God’

s Im a ge shining m o st cleer ly m the whole m a n, i n the sta te of integrity

before his woful fa ll . Written by the m uch la m ented Nichola s B illin gsly,Lecturer

a t Bla ckn ey i n Gloucestershire ; Quota tions from P3 . viii . 4 ; Ci c. 1 Ofi c . a n d

Ovi d . Met . lib . ifi“

This ha d once belonged to Ba xter, who ha s written on the next lea f, “ The poetrieOf this booke I leave to the judgm ent a n d relish of the Rea der . The Phi los ophi ca ll

a n d Theologica l] m a tter,s o fa rre a s I ha d leisure to peruse i t

,is such a s is a greea ble to

the a uthors tha t a r e com m only esteem ed . Richa rd Ba xter .” O n the next lea f a r esix sta n za s

,ofwhich we g ive the first, hea ded The Proposition of this wo rke .

”

1 .

Of a ll Gods works, which vis ible appea r e

Ma n wa s the noblest, best, a n d m ost d ivine0 wha t hea rt ca n conceive, wha t tongue decla reThe Glory which i n the first m a n d i d shine .

The S a cred Spirit onely ca n set downMa n’s prim itive

,u n pa r a gen

’

d renown .

The “Theologica l Reflections &c. com m ence on fol . 4 with pa rt i . Ma ns vis iblena ture.

”

Chap . 1 . S ect. 1 .

The world’s grea t Architect, when he ha d m a de

All o ther Cr ea tu r s by his word of Pow’

r,

Ma de m ankind la st by whom they should be sway’d,

An d pla ced hi m i n a n entra ncing bew’

r .

Ma n m a le a n d fem a l did the Lord crea teHi s Im a ge i n the world to prepa ga te.

”

This first pa rt extend s to sixteen sections ofva rious lengths occupying seventy pages .

It appea r s fr om thi s work tha t Bi lli n gsly wa s i n holy or der s , an d Lectu r er a t Bla ckn ey i n Glou ces tersh i r e a t the Cha pel ofAll S ai n ts , whi ch he r es ign ed a t the Revolu tion , a po i n t i n hi s hi s tory u n kn own toWood an d hi s other b i ogr apher s .


Bi llyn g, proba bly a m onk . S uch is the a ccoun t of thi s curiou s poem

(which wa s form erly in the posse ssion ofMr.Wil lia m Ya tes ofMa nchester),given, byWi l l ia m Ba tem a n

,Esq .

, Of Da rley,nea r Ma tlo ck

,the gentlem a n

a t whose expense the i m pre ssion of th is a ncient poem wa s printed a s pr e

sen ts to hi s friends, be ing l im ited to forty copie s only fo r priva te di s tr ibution . It is printed on thin tinted pa per

,with orna m ented borders, the

pla te s being given in outline on the reverse of ea ch pa ge . The presentcopy ha s a lso a dupl ica te set of the pla tes bea u tiful ly co loured

,with the

glory in ea ch pla te done in go ld .

The poem is wri tten in fifteen seven -l ine sta nza s, a n d the five wounds OfChrist a r e m a de em blem a tic of the five we l l s of 1 . Mercy ; 2 . Pitie ; 3 .

Everl a sting life ; 4 . Gra ce ; a n d 5 . Com fort . A t the en d of this poem a r e

two o ther shor t pie ce s, with two em be l lishm ents — a cr os s with a wrea thround the top, a n d a figu re of dea th w ith a m a tto ck i n h is ha nd a n d a

spa de a t his fee t. Instea d of quoting from the principa l poem,we prefer

giving a short ex tra ct from the verses i llu stra tive of the l a st pla te

Erth owte of erth is won dyr ly wr eghtFor erth ha th geten Of erth a n ehn l thyn g of n oghtEr the uppen er the ha th s et a lle hys thoghtHow er the uppen er the m ay be hygh br eght .

Er the uppen er the yet wo lde be a kyn ge

But how erth sha ll to erth thyn keth he n ethy n gBut when erth byddeth erth his dute hem bryn g

Then sha ll erth fr o erth have a petrus pa r tyn g.

Erth wyn n yth uppen erth both ca s tellys a n d towr i s

Then sayth erth unto erth this is a lle owresBut wha n erth uppen erth ha th byllyd a ll his bewr ysThen sha lle erth fo r erth suffer sha rpe showr es

Erth byldyth uppen erth a s m olde u ppO m oldeAn d erth goth u ppr

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) erth glyttr yn g a lle goldLyke a s erth unto erth never gee shelde

An n justly tha sha lle erth go to erth ra ther yn he wo lde .

A copy of th is work so ld a t Mi dgley’

s sa le,NO . 3 16 , fo r 31. 53 .

Elega ntly bou nd i n Blue Moro cco,w ith brea d too led go ld border ; a

cross in the centre, inla id in r ed, surrou nded by a glory,with lea ther j o ints

,

gil t lea ves.


B IRKHEAD, (HENRY .) V er s es by the Un i ver s i ty of Oxfo r d . O n

the Dea th of the Mo st Noble,a n d Right V a li a n t S i r Bevi ll

Gr en vi ll, a li a s Gr a n vi ll,Kt . Who wa s S l a i n by the Rebells

a t the B a ttle on La n sdown Hi ll n ea r B a the,Ju ly the 5 , 1 643 .

Au t spoli i s ego j a m ra ptis la u da be r opi m i s ,A u t Lethe insigni . -V irg . ZEn e id .

4 to . Pr i n ted a t Oxfor d i n the yea r of o u r Lor d,1643

, a n d

n ow Repr i n ted a t Lon don , 1684 .

The va lou r , loya l ty, a n d worth of the i l lus trious S i r Bevi l Grenvil le ; hisga l la n t a n d heroi c conduct in beh a lf of h is king durin g the civi l wa r , a n d

hi s glorious dea th a t the B a ttle of La nsdown , nea r Ba th , whilst fightin ga ga ins t the pa rl ia m en t fo rce s under S i r Wi l l ia m W'

a l ler July 5; 1 643 , a r ecircum sta n ce s too we l l known in o u r his tory to be enla rged upon here .

The present verses a r e a n epicedium of the m use s of Ox ford,com posed to

ce lebr a te his m em o r y, who se ch a ra cter ha s been s o we l l d r awn in pro se byLord C la ren don . The work is dedica ted to his son

,The Righ t Honoura ble

John Earl of Ba the, V iscount of La nsdown,Ba ron Gr a n vi ll of Gr a n vi ll,

Bideford, a n d Kilkha m pton , Lord Lieuten a nt a n d High -S tewa rd of the

Du tchy of Co r n wa l, Lord—Wa r den of the S ta nna rie s , Gove r n ou r of Ply

m outh, Groom of the S to le to his Ma j e sty

,First Gentlem a n of his Ma je sties

Bed-Ch a m ber, a n d o n e of the Lords of h is Ma jesties m ost Honoura blePrivy -Council l : by Hen ry Birkhea d of the Inner Tem ple , the only s u r

vive r, w ith on e e x ception

,of a ll the contributo r s to the vo l um e

,whi ch ha d

been o r igina l ly printed a t Oxford in 1 643 , a n d wa s n ew reprinted a n d

dedica ted to the so n . In the long a n d in teresting “ Epistle Dedica tory,prefi x ed by Bi rkhea d, he g ive s a n a c count of the a nces tors of S i r Bevil, a n de spec ia l l y of S i r R ich a rd Gre enville, the ce lebra ted a dm ira l ; a n d i s n o t

u nm indful of the deeds of Lord B a th, the ennobled son of S i r Bevil , whosea cts of bra very a r e thus recorded

A s the na m e a n d fortune of your Ancestors a r e descended to your Lordship, so istheir V irtue too , which a ppea red so ea rly i n you ,

th a t before you were Seaven teenyea rs old, you en ter

’

d into your Fa thers Com m a nd ; a n d a fter you ha d serv’d the

King upon severa l Enga gem ents i n the Arm y, a n d pa rticu l a rly i n Cor n wa ll, a t the

Defea t of the E a r l of Es s ex, you brought those V a lia nt Com pa nies, i n the Hea d of

which your Fa ther wa s sla in a t L a n sdown , to fight for hi s Majesty a t the S econdB a ttel of Newbery ,

where you were like to have undergone your Fa thers fa te, a s wella s im ita ted h i s V irtue, for bein g en ga ged i n the Thickest of the Enem ies, a n d havin g


r eceiv’d sever a ll wounds, a n d on e m o st dangerou s O n e i n the Hea d

,with the blow of

a Ha lberd, which bea t you to the Ground, you lay fo r som e tim e without Sense o r

Motion , ’till a Body of the Kings Horse cha rgin g the Enem y a fresh, bea t them off

the ground upon which you fought, where you were found a m ongst the Dea d, cover ’dwith Dust a n d Blood ; a n d being known

,were ca rried in to tha t pla ce of the Field ,

where the Ki ng a n d P r i n ce of Wa les (his n ow present Majesty) were, who sent youto P en n i ngton Ca s tle to be trea ted for yourWoun ds . It could n ot m y Lord, but bem a tter of grea t Contentm en t to you ,

to ha ve his Majesty him self a witness of theBlood you ha d lo st for hi m , a n d a Specta tor of tha t Loya lty a n d Coura ge

,which a r e

the Heredita ry Qua lities of your Fa m ily.

No sooner were the Arm ies drawn off from the Field of Newberg, but you werepresently besieged i n Den n i ng ton , where fo r so m e t im e you lay i n extr ea m Da nger ofyour life, n ot on ly by tho se despera teWoun ds you ha d got i n the la te Ba ttel, but i n theha zza rd you were i n , of receiving n ew ones from the Enem y, the Bullets flyin g contin u a lly through the Room where you lay under Cure,

’till you were r eleived by theV ictorious Forces of hi s Majesty a t the Third Ba ttel of Newberg Nor have youon ly serv

’

d the King with your Sword i n the Field, but been a no ther way a chiefInstrum ent of the grea test good tha t ever ca m e to E ng la n d , I m ea n the Restaura t ionof his Majesty

,a n d of the Laws a n d Liberty of your Oppressed Country. This, m y

Lord, wa s brought to pa ss by your prudent a n d successful Negotia tion with m y Lor d

Gen er a l Mon k, you ha ving a pa rticula r Co m m ission from the King to trea t withhi m ; with whom when you ha d con ser ted a ll things for his Majesties Return

,a n d

tha t without im posing the lea st Condition upon hi m , you po sted away to B r u xells to

give hi m a n a ccount of it In which Journey a s well a s i n the rest of your Conducti n this Affa ir, you exposed yourself to n o ordina ry Da nger, a n d m o st certa inly s er v

’d

the King your Ma ster m ore effectua lly, then i f you ha d won m ore then on e Ba ttelfor hi m .

The contributors to the vo lum e a r e Thom a s Ma sters,Robert Grove,

Ja sper Ma yne ,Wil l ia m Ca rtwrigh t, Wi l l ia m B a rker, Dudley Diggs, JohnBi rki n hea d, Robert Ma s ter, Wi l l ia m Creed, Peter Mew,

Henry Love,

Henry Birkhea d, a n d Ma rtin Llewellin . These contributions a r e n ot

rem a rka ble for a n y poeti ca l e xce llen ce o r bea uty ; we sh a l l thereforecontent ourse lve s with quoting a few l ine s only from the opening of tha t byJa sper Ma yne

Could I report, Grea t GRANVILL, o r repea tThy fa m ous A ctions i n thine own stout hea t,Cou l d I write a s Thou fou ght

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s t, theWorld m ight seePerha ps som e Picture of thy Deeds, a n d Thee,An d thus i n spi r

’d from thy bold fla m e

,m y Verse

At once would com e for ra pture,a n d r eher se .


But a s tho se r avi sh’t Prophets,who of old

S ick of their God, a n d m uch too fra il to heldTheir strong Inspirer

,first felt tra nce, then spoke,

A n d u tter’d a nswers

, which from La bours brokeS o m eet ing things too high to be expr es t,I fin d m y self wh ilest I describe, Oppr est .

Thou dost a t once po ssess,a n d hinder ; st ill

Risest, a n d m u lt ipli es t between m y Quill .S till bring’st n ew va rious m a tter to m y Dress ,Which still begins , a n d still shews En dlesn es s .

S o Hom er strove with his A chi lles,who

Should br aveli er write, o r who should br avelier do .

S o wha t a t first he m ea nt a n Ode, a n d Song,Swell

’d to a work, a n d S tory ten yea rs long,

A n d wha t a t first wa s des ti n ’d to on e S ha de,

S prea d i n theWriting, a n d pr ov’d I li a de.

At the en d of the poe ti ca l portion, whi ch o ccup i e s only e ighteen pa ges ,

a r e som e le tters a n d o the r do cum ents co l le c ted by Birkhea d the editor, a n da nnexed to the vo lum e . These in clude 1 . A Le tter from Ch a rle s I. to S i r

Bevil Gren vi ll a fter the V i cto ry obta ined by the Roya l i sts a t S tra tton 2 .

Ano ther from the s a m e to the Co u nty of C ornwa l l a fter the dea th of S i r

Bevil Gr en vi ll,da ted from the Ca m p a t Sude ley Ca s tle, S eptem ber 1 0 , 1 643

3 . The gra cious Pa tent of K . Cha rles I. to the County of Cornwa l l fo r the irLoy a l ty ; 4 . A pa rticula r a ccou n t

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of King Ch a rles Il’

s Gra ce a n d Fa vour tothe Loya l Towns a n d Burroughs w i th i n the Dutchy of Cornwa l l by the

Media tion of John Ea rl of Ba the on the renewa l of the ir Ch a r ters December 2

,1 684 ; 5 . A Lis t of the severa l Surrenders of the Towns a n d Bu r

roughs wi th in the Dutchy of Cornwa l l pre sented by the Ea rl of Ba the ; 6 .

A Re la tion of the,Fa m ou s S ea —Fight Au gust 3 1

,1 59 1 , between the Revenge

com m a nded by S i r Rich a rd Gr een vi ll, V i ce Adm ira l, a n d the Arm a da of the

King of Spa in,written by S i r Wa l ter Ra leigh Knigh t ; a n d 7 . Hi s Ma jestie s

Roya l l Wa rra nt to the Ea rl of Ba the, then S i r John Gr en vi ll,a t Bru ssel s,

im m edia te l y before his Resta u ra tion : gra n tin g hi m the pla ce a n d office of

Groom of the S to le a n d First Gentlem a n of the Bed Cha m ber, toge therwith the Title a n d Dignity of a n Ea rl

,a n d a n Esta te of Inherita nce to the

V a lue of a t lea st 3000l. per a nnum .

OfHenry Birkhea d h im self, who wa s a pu pi l of the ce lebra ted Fa r n a by,a n d a fterwa rds a stu den t a t Trinity Co l lege Oxford, where he wa s seducedto the Ca thol i c re l igion by the a rts of Kem p the Jesu i t

,bu t su bsequ ently


rega in ed to the English Church , a n d by the i nfluence of A rchbishop La u de le cted a Fe l low of All S oul s ’ Co l lege, a n ex ce l lent La tin Poe t

,a good

Gre cia n , a n d we l l ver s'

d in a ll hum a n Lea rning,

”

a n a ccou nt wil l be fo u ndin Wood’s At/zen ce , vol. iv . pp . 573 -4 .

This i s the s econd edition , the first ha ving been printed a t Oxford in1 643 .

Co l la tion : The Ti tle ; S ig. A to G 4,in fours .

The presen t copy is on la rge pa per,a n d is bound by Cha rle s Lewis .

In Ca lf ex tra,gil t lea ves .

BLOUNT, (S IR THOMA S POPE .) — De Re Poeti ca o r

,Rem a rks

u pon Poetr y . Wi th Cha r a cter s a n d Cen s u r es of the m o st

con s i der able Poets,whether An ci en t or Moder n . Extr a cted

ou t of the Best a n d Cho i ces t Cr i ti cks . By S i r Thom a s

Pope Blou n t . Lon don . Pr i n ted by Ri c . Ever i n gha m ,for R .

Ben tly a t the Po s t-hou se i n Ru s s el-s tr eet i n Coven t-Ga r den .

MDCXC IV . 4 to, pp . 392 .

S i r Thom a s Pope Blount,e lde st s on of S i r Henr y Blount, a n d gra ndso n

of a form er person of bo th his own n a m e s,of Ti tten ha n ger in Herefordshire,

w a s born i n 1 649 . After re ce iving a ca reful educa tion u nder hi s fa th ersuited to hi s expe cta nt m ea ns

,he entered in to publi c life a s m em ber ofp a rlia

m en t for S t. A lba ns i n 1 67 8, a n d wa s a fterwa rds m em ber fo r the county of

Hertfo rd in three suc ce s sive pa r lia m ents . He fi l led a l so the offi ce of Com

m issione r of Publ i c A ccounts durin g the l a tter yea rs of his l ife . He wa s

c rea ted a Ba rone t by Ch a rles II. in 1 67 9 in the l ifetim e of his fa ther,wa s

a n a rdent love r of l iberty,a n d to ok a n a ctive p a rt i n a ll a ffa irs of publ i c

interest. Be s ide the p r e sent work he wro te a no ther in La tin entitled,

Cen s u r a celebr i u m A u tizor u m,London 1 6 90 , fo l io ; reprinted a t Geneva

in 1 694 , 4 to , a n d 1 7 1 0 , whi ch l ike hi s De Re Poeti ca wa s only a com pilation , bu t considered a va lu a ble a n d a ccura te book

,a n d we l l wo r thy of a

pla ce in a n y l ibra ry . He a l so wro te N a tu r a l H i story , con ta i n i ng Obser va

ti on s extr a cted ou t of the bes t m oder n Wr i ter s , 1 6 93 , 1 2m o a n d Essays on

sever a l S u bj ects 8vo , which the ra ther pa r tia l e stim a te of on e of h i s biogr a

phe r s ha s exa l ted to a n equa l ra nk with those of Monta ign e,a n d of which

a third ed i tion a ppea red i n 1 697 . After a cquirin g grea t honou r a n d


respect in his publ i c a n d dom estic l ife,he died a t Titten ha n ge r June 30 th

1 697 , in the 4 8 th yea r of his a ge , a n d wa s bu ried in the fa m ily va ul t a tRidge in Hertfordsh ire, le a vin g by a da ugh ter of S i r Henry Caesa r of

B enington Pla ce, Hertfordshire,Kn t ., a nu m erou s fa m i ly behind hi m of

five sons a n d nine da u ghters .The volu m e under n o ti ce i s n o t

,a n y m ore th a n the Cen s u r a , a n origina l

work,bu t only a com pila tion or co l lec tion of the Opinions of o thers, given

i n the words of the writers th em se lves,in which

,a s the com piler says,

“ he ha d n o th ing to a nswer for bu t the cho i ce a n d distribution of the

m a tter. It i s i n fa c t a co l le ction of the sen tim ents a n d j u dgm ents ofo thers

,bo th poe ts a n d prose a uthors, concerning poe try a n d poetica l writers .

It i s dedica ted To the Right Honou ra ble John Ea rl of Mu lgra ve,Knigh t

of the Mo st Noble Order of the Ga rter, him se lf a writer a n d a rdent love rof poetry. The first pa rt conta in s “ Rem a rks upon the Antiquity a n d the

va rious kinds of Poesy, whe ther Tra gedy o r Co m edy, Epic, Hero ic, S a tyric,

Pa stora l, Elegia c, Epigra m m a ti c, or o therwi se,”

&c . a n d the se cond pa rt i sfi l led with ch a ra cters a n d censures or critiqu e s u pon va riou s Greek

,La tin,

Ita l ia n a n d English poe ts, sixty-seven in a ll,com piled from va riou s sou rce s,

a n d a r r a nged in a lpha be tica l o rde r. Be ing co l lected from the best writerson the subj e ct u p to tha t period, i t m ay sti l l be consu l ted with profi t a n da dva ntage, a n d i s a n u seful work . It ha s never been reprinted .

Reed’s copy, No . 6690 , with som e m a n u script a ddition s by Oldys, so l dfor 3l. Bi l l. A ng. Poet. No . 73 , l l. 53 .

In the origina l Ca lf Binding.

Boccu s AND SYDRA CKE.— The hi stor y of kyn g Boccu s

,a n d

Sydr a cke how he con fou n dyd hi s ler n ed m en ,a n d i n y

6 syght

of them dr on ke s tr on ge ven ym i n the n a m e of the Tr i n i te

dyd bym n o hu r t . Also hi s di u yn yte yt he ler n ed of the

boke ofNoe . Also hi s pr ofycyes tha t he ha d by r eu ela cyc'

i of

the a u n gell. Also hi s a n swer i s to the qu es ti on s of wysdom e,

both m or a ll a n d n a tu r a l wyth m oche wor ldly wysdom e con

tayn ed i n n ou m ber CCClxv. tr a n sla tyd by Hu go of Ca u m pe

den,ou t ofFr en che i n to En glys she . [COIOphon ] Thu s en deth

the hystor y a n d qu estyos of kyu ga Boccu s a n d S ydr a cke .

PART 1 1 .P P


Pr yn ted a t Lon don by Thom a s Godfr ay . At the cos te a n d

cha r ge of da n Rober t S a ltwode m oke of s a yn t Au s ten s a t

Ca n tor bu r y . n .d . Cu m pr i u i legi o r ega li . 4to but.

pp . 340 .

Hugh de Ca m peden , who tra nsla ted th i s work from the Fren ch rom a nceof Sydr a c, l ived in the reign ofHenry VI.

,a n d proba bly com ple ted his ta sk

m a n y yea rs befo re the a ppea ra nce of .this printed edition . It wa s com

m i tted to the press a t the coste a n d ch a rge of da n Robert S a ltwode m on ke

of s ayn t Austen s a t Ca n torbu ry,”

a n d i s n ow a work of ve ry considera blera rity. Undernea th the title i s the fo l lowing cu riou s woodcut of Sydr a

‘

ck

a n d Kyn ge Boccu s discoursing together ; a n d on the reverse is a short prose

a ddress from “ John Twyn e to the reda r, u nno ticed by Di bdin i n con se


For wha t cause I haue sent for youI a m the m ost kyn ge I wy s seTha t vn der the sonne r y syn ge isAll the kyn ges of this cou n tryeAt m y cfim a u n dm en t truly be,Excepte Ga r a a b the kyn geTha t i n Ynde is r ayn yn ge ;He con tr a ryes m y com m a u n dm en t,

An d n ot com ys to m y pa r lya m en t

An d hym wolde I fayne com pell ,But howe i n his lade to enter I ca nnot

tell ;But m en haue cown selyd m e

Fo r to m ake there a cytye,

Ma sons a n d stone I thyther brought,An d seu en m outhes thereon they

wroughtRyght in the entre of his landeFo r to m eke hym to his hande,A n d a ll tha t they on daye wroughtAt n yght turned a ll to noughtAn d yf Ga r a ab ha th per a u en tu r e herdeOf ou r worke how i t fa r ede

,

He wyll saye, I ha ue n o m yght

A tower i n his la nd fo r to dyght .Ther for e your wyttes here o n laye,Pr ayen g you tha t ye m e sayeHow I m aye a fter m y wyllThis tower a n d the cytye fu lfyll .Fo r I ha d lener a u en ged to beOfGa r a ab tha t despysyth m e,

Tha n y e n a m e of a ll the world to her eAn d by m y God I you ewere,Tha t I sha ll soone for your dedeQuyte r ychely your m ede.

1TSyr , quod they, we you pr om yseTha t tower su er ly for to fu r n yshe ;S o tha t ye sha ll aven gyd be,An d haue your m yn de of the cytye

An d you us r espyte geu eFourty dayes by you r leu eTyll we ou r a rte ha ue ouer sene,How your tower sha ll be m a de agayn e,

An d we sha ll do ou r m yght

To m ake it ston de daye a n d n yght .

A pla ce he ca u syd m a de redy to beWith ver n a u n t flowers a n d m any a tree,An d with fr eyshe wa ter of the ryu erHe com m a u n dyd o n a ll goodly m a nerTha t they were ser u ed r ychely

Tha t daye a s his own e body.

“As tronom ers ther were m any on e i n fee,Tha t were the eldest m en of tha t

cou n tr ye

An d they wrought dylygen tly in theyra rte

Eu ery on e by hym selfe on his pa rte.

An d wha n the fourty dayes were goneThey ca m e before the kyn ge a none.

He a skyd them how they ha d wroughtSyr , quod they, take you n o thought ;Be you gla de a n d m ery a lso

,

Fo r you sha ll a ll your m yud com e to

Within a xi i ij . n yghtes ye sha ll soTher for e let your m a sons redy be,Suche a tym e a s we sha ll you sayeS tones u ppon the tower to layeAn d loke tha t they be tha n redy,An d we a ll wyll be there by .

Fu ll grea tly thanked them the kyn ge,

An d m oche ioye ha d he of theyr s ayen ge1TTha n ca m e the daye tha t they ha d set,The m a sons were a ll redy fetAn d the m aysters wente with a llTo se them tha t worke sha ll :With grea te ioye they begu n n e,An d wrought a s longe a s they ha d sonne ;Wha n tha t the n yght ca m e a t the la ste,They wente hom e to m ake repa ste ;An d they lefte upon the worke a ll n yghtGrea t plenty truly of ca ndell lyght.They went a ll hom e a t n yght tym e,

An d ca m e ageyn e the h exte daye bepr ym e.

The kyn ge wa s the n exte daye wodWhan he sawe hi s worke n ot stode


All the tr esu r e tha t he ha d vp layed,In ydyln es se it is con su m yd, he sayed .

An d he a non ca u led before bym the

clerkes ,

A n d sayed, a r e thes your good werkesTha t you ha ue ca used m e for to do ?

By the god tha t I beleu e on a n d louea lso ,

Quyte I sha ll a ll your dede,An d for your werkes ye sha ll ha ue m ede

Byn de them fo te a n d ha nde.

Thes wo r di s were spred a brode i n hi slade

,

An d s o they were i n pr yson ca st,Therin kepte wi thout fa u o r fa st .11

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Fer of this towre the voyce ra ne,An d unto Ga r a ab a t length it ca m e

Wha n he it herde grea t ioye he ha d,An d i n his herte he wa s full gla de.

A letter he m a de to kyng Boccu s,

An d sent it by bym tha t spake thusI, Ga r a ab , ofYnde kyn ge,To the Boccu s sendes gr etyn ge ;We haue u n der ston dyn g wellOf thy worke a n d thy wyll eu ery dele,Of the Cytye thou woldest dyght ,But thou ha st theyr to n o m yght,

Neyther by a rte n or by en gynFo r to b r yn ge it to a fyn e.

But wylt thou sende m e to m y fereThy dou ghter tha t to the is so dereAn d I sha ll gyn e the leu e theretoTo m ake tha t thou desyr es t so .

This ca m e to Boccu s the kyn ge

All i n skor n e a n d i n m ockyn ge.

Boccu s thought his herte shu lde blede

Wha n he herde the letters rede,An d wa s so wode with tha t a n swer e,Tha t by a n d by he elewe the m es syn ger e,

Tha n dyd he in his la nde cryeYf there wa re en y lowe or hye,Tha t cowde hym cown sell of tha t

thyn ge,

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How he m yght bryn ge it to en dyn ge,Tha t cytye with the tower :He shu lde with grea t hon ou r eGyne bym his dou ghter unto wyfe,With ha lfe his t r esu r e i n his lyfe.

Well two dayes a fter this cryeThe kyn ge s a t full dr er elyFo r he wys te n ot wha t to do .

Tha n ca m e a n olde m a n bym to,

An d sayd,S yr , I sha ll n ot cr a u e

Your dou ghter n or your tr esu r e tohaue,

But yf you wyllldo m e good,

I sha ll wyts a fe to a m ende your m ode,

An d shew who sha ll on bym ta keYour tower a n d cytye for to m ake.

fil The kyn ge a non swore by his godTha t he loued a n d trusted i n euer m ore,He shu lde s o qu yt his ser u yse,Tha t it abulde lyke bym a n d a ll his .Syr , he sayed, this is beste to doS ende the kyn ge Tr a ctaba r untoAn d praye bym for your ser u yse,Tha t he you lende i n en y wy seThe boke ofA s tr on om ye,

Tha t Noe ha d with bym i n ba lye.

By a n Au n gell wa s m a de tha t boke,A n d Noe to on e of his sonnes i t toke,An d so ha th it gone

, I tell you ,Tha t Tr a ctaba r ha th it n ow :

Pra ye hym a lso you to lendeAn d with tha t boke ha stely to sendeHi s a stronom er Sydr a c,Whi che sha ll undo a ll the hole pa c ;All your wyll sha ll sone he do,Yf Sydr a c com e you ones to .

Anon the kyn ge dyd letters m ake,

An d to a m es syn ger he dede them take,An d unto Tr a cta ba r them sentWithe a full r yche a n d good present,Desyryn g bym very cu r tesly

Hi s boke a n d S ydr a c to sende shortly .

TlWha n Tr a ctaba r tha t m essyn ger e


Ha d r eceyu ed with lou yn ge chere, Unto ou r lorde a n d frendeS ayen g, you a r e r yght welcom e to m e

,The kyn ge Boccu s unto we sende ;

Grete ioye I ha ue tha t I n ou se Whom kyn ge Ga r a ab gr eteth well,My lorde a n d m y frende Boccu s , An d cer tyfyeth tha t we haue eu ery deleTo sende m e lou yn g letters thus Accor dyn g your m yn de,we sende you toA boke to lende hym he pr ayes m e, Our boke a n d ou r cla rke a lso,Tha t i n o lde tym e ha d Noe, An d tha n ke ye m o che ofyour sen dyn ge,Tha t boke ca n fu lfyll his wyll A gla de m a n wa s Bocca s theOf a thyn ge tha t lyes heryed i n a hyll. Wha n Sydr a c before hym ca m tru lyTha t who s o m yght com e them to, He toke bym by the ha nde r yght gla dly,He m yght a ll his wyll do . An d tolde bym eu ery dele of his ca se,My fa ther wente up to tha t hyll, An d how to bym it befa llen wa s .

But he m yght neuer com e ther tyll fil’

Syr , quod Sydr a c, tha t la nde I wys seBut Boccu s is of m oche m yght, Eu ery dele be weched isAn d he wyll with them fyght, There sha ll neuer m a n spede

Tha t upon tha t hyll wonne, Upon tha t la nde to do n o dede,

He sha ll haue his wyll sone Tha t therof sha ll com e en y pr osperyte,

He sent bym his boke a n d Sydr a c, Excepte theyr wychecr a fte u n dou n e be,

An d a letter tha t thus spa ke : An d I sha ll it redely u n byn de.

Boccu s,i t w i l l be perceived from th is quo ta tion

, wa s a hea then,a n d a

worshipper of ido l s : Sydr a c wa s a Christia n a n d a n a stronom er, a n d a fter

a tria l of strength by pra yer a n d fa ith , be tween two of the wise m en of

Boccu s on the on e s ide a n d the Christia n Sydr a c on the o the r,by whi ch

the ido l s of King Boccu s a r e consum ed by fir e from hea ven,a n d wh i ch

rem inds u s strongly of the conte st between the prophe ts of Ba a l a n d El ij a hin the sa cred S c r ip tu re , from whence i t i s evidently taken

,Roccus be com e s

convinced by the rea soning of Sydr a c, who by the counse l of a n a nge l showshi m “ the u m bre of the Tryn yte , whereby he i s con ve rted with a ll his host,a n d is instru cted by Sydr a c in the true Christia n fa ith, a n d in m a ny o therthings of im porta nce . These a r e conta ined in the a nswers which Sydr a cgives to the 362 qu estions propounded to him by the kin g, a n d whicho ccupy the rem a inder of the vo lum e

,with the ex ception of the la st two

lea ves . S om e of the se replie s a re exceedingly curiou s,a s serving to show

the extent a n d descri ption of knowledge which then preva i led on m a nysubj e cts of m ora l a n d scientifi c interest. The resul t of the who le i s th a tSydr a c builds the tower for the king

In the na m e of the Tryn yte

O n e god a n d persons thre,

a n d th a t Ga r a ab a l so is brou gh t over to the tru e fa ith,a n d destroys a ll his

fa l se idol s.


1TAnother yle is by the s eeAn d therin a r e sm a l m eyn e,

A spa nne lon ge a r e they a n d n o m oreAn d a ll of fys she lyn e they thereIn the wa ter a r e they be lyghtAn d up on londe they a r e on n yght

1TYet there o ther yles beWith m en a l s o grea t a s weWith on e eye i n the front n o m oreAn d us with two they dr ede fu l soreThey ete fies she, a n d with the fellysClothe they them

,a n d w ith n othyn ge

1IYet there is a nother a lso ;The folke tha t lon geth ther to

A r e tayled r yght a s shope eche on e,An d then lyu e by fyesha a lone .

1TYet is there o n e of cu r e shapn es se,

A t the en d i s the fo l lowing ep i logu e

Pra y we n ow with a l ou r m yght Tha t this boke ha th thr ou ghe soughtUnto god of heuen lyght An d unto En glys she rym e broughtTha t he geu e us gra ce so to do Lyu e in ioye without synneTha t we heuen m ay com e unto An d tha t he godis loue here wynneTha t we sha l a l to I wene S o tha t he a t his lyn es endeAn d tha t Hughe of ca u m peden e Unto the blesse of heuen wende.

F I N I S

The vo lum e closes with the colophon we ha ve previously given , a n d on

the la st pa ge is a woodcu t of the a rm s of S t. Au gustine’s Mona stery a t

Ca n terbu ry. Wa rton ha d seen only on e MS . of this rom a nce, viz . th a t i nthe La u d co ll e ction G. 57 , fol. m em br . i n the Bodle ia n Libra ry a t Oxford,which i s a very fin e on e . Ritson m entions a nother in the S loa ne co l le c tionin the British Museum ,

No . 2232, which wa s com ple ted in the m onth of

Ma y 1502, 4 to, a n d sa ys th a t m a nuscript copies of th is tra nsla tion a r e n ot

u ncom m on . In the la st-m entioned MS . the a uthorship is a ttributed, bu tproba bly without founda tion , to Robert Wa kefie ld

,a distinguished scho la r

a n d linguist of his tim e, who died in 1 537 bu t he wa s perh a ps only the

tra nscriber,it h a ving been a com m on custom fo rm e rly for the copyist to

sign his n a m e a t the e n d of a MS . a fter he ha d com ple ted it. An im perfeet copy of i t i s in the Ha rle ian co l lection, a n d in MS . Egerton , No . 75 1 ,

i s a French version,enti tled “ Le l ivre del Roy Boccu s, le qu e l i l fist

But they a r e m oche lesse,An d they a r e euer i n fyght a n d were.

Agayn e a grea t m a ner of fowle is thereIn oolde wynter tho fowles grea tTa ke they, a n d hold them for theyr

m ete .

firAnother is there yet nere ha ndThere is a m a n er foule dwela n dThou ghe they were i n fyr e broughtBrenne n e shu ld theyr fether s n ought .fir Another folke is there fayre a n d

s ou n de

Tha t ha u e vys age lyke a hounde.

1TYet is there folke i n a cou n tr e

An d feble a n d lene they be,O n sonne a n d on the m one they byleu e,An d s a cr yfyce to them they gene.

&c . &c .


escr i r e,des S ciences de S idra o, e t l i m ist le n om ls l ivre de S idr a c, le l ivre

de to te s S ciences.”

Of the printed edition by Godfra y there i s a perfec tcopy in the Grenvil le col le ction , in the British Museum ; a n d a no ther

,

a l so perfec t, wa s so ld i n Mr . Heber’s l ibra ry fo r 24l. 103 . a n d is n ow in theco l le ction of the la te Wi l l ia m H. M i l ler, Esq . This very fin e copy, in theorigina l binding, wa s successive l y in the co l lections of Rawl in son

,Maj or

Pea rson, a n d the Duke of Roxburghe,a t who se sa le

,No . 3272, i t wa s

bough t by the Ma rquis of Bla ndfor d for 30l., a n d a t the sa le of the WhiteKn igh t’s l ibra ry i n 1 8 1 9, pt . i . No . 550

,wa s pu rch a sed by Mr. Heber for

351. 1 43 . There i s a Copy in the l ibra ry of Lin co l n Ca thedra l, a no ther i nthe Ma lone co l lection i n the Bodleia n Libra ry, a third in tha t of Mr. Dou cein the sa m e l ibra ry, a n d a fourth i n the Publ ic Libra ry a t Ca m bridge .

An im perfe c t on e , wa nting the ti tle a n d first pa ges,i s in the l ibra ry of

S t. John’

s Co l lege , Oxford, which ha d once be longed to the ce lebra ted Dr .

S im on Form a n . Ano ther sim i la r o n e,wa n ting the ti tle

,so l d in S teeven s

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sa le,No . 774, for 21. An im perfect on e a l so which ha d belon ged to

White Kenne tt,wa nting severa l lea ves

, bu t ha ving the fi rst a n d la st, a n d

o therwise i n fin e sta te,wa s so ld in Brigh t’s sa le

,No . 1 1 1 1 , for 3l. 8a ,

a n d

i s n ow in the possession of the editor .The present copy, which wa s obta ined a t the sa le of Ba ron Bo l la nd

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sl ibra ry in 1 8 40

,No . 406, i s u nfortun a te ly im perfect, wa nting the title a n d

the who le of sheet Q of the poem,a n d pa rt of the top corners of shee t R.

These h a ve been bea utifu l ly supplied by m a nuscript in fa c-sim i le by Ha rris,

a n d the vo l um e is in n i ce sta te .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 1 S ig. A s ix lea ve s ; B to Z in fours, I fou r lea ves ;then a secon d Go thi c a lpha be t a to 9 , in fours . 1 70 lea ves .

Bou nd by C . Lew i s. In Blue Morocco,gil t lea ves .

PART II .


BODENHAM, (JOHN .) — Bel-veder e or the Ga r den of the Mvses .

Qu em referent [Mu ses] vivet du m r obo r a tel lus,Du m coelum ste l la s , du m vehet a m n i s a qua s .

Im pr i n ted a t Lon don by F . K . for Hu gh A s tley, dwel l i n g a t

S a i n t Magn u s cor n er . 1600 sm . 8vo . pp . 274 .

Am ong the nu m erous poeti ca l m i sce l la nie s which bega n to a ppea r a boutthis period, a n d form a rem a rkable fea tu re in the l itera ry a nna l s of the tim e

,

m ust be incl u ded the presen t ra re work , com piled by John Boden ha m ,the

editor a l so of P oli teaplzu i a Wi ts Com m on wea lth, 1 598 , 8vc Wi ts Thea terof tlze li ttle Wo r ld

,1 599

,8vc a n d ofEngla n ds Heli con , 1 600 , 4 to, noti ced

herea fter. A l though Bodenh a m wa s thu s a contributor to the preserva tiona n d diffusion of these flowers of ou r e a rly poetry

,a n d wa s so u seful in hi s

genera tion, l ittle o r no thing seem s to be known of hi m beyond the evidenceof his indu stry i n the com pila tion of these works . Ben ea th the m o tto on

the title i s a n ova l em blem a tica l woodcut,repre senting the s u n (Apo l lo)

sh ining on a la u re l between the bi -forked su m m its of Pa rna ssu s, with a pinkon on e side a n d a hea rtsea se on the other ; a round which

,i n a border

,i s


After the t itle i s a n in teresting prose a ddress To the Rea der, om i ttedin the se cond edition

,i n which the editor gives a curious a ccount of the

intent a n d constru ction of the vo l um e,a s w i l l a ppea r from the fo l low ing

extra c t

Concernin g the na ture a n d qu a li t ie of these excellent flowers,thou seest tha t they

a r e m o st lea rned, graue, a n d witty sentences ea ch line being a seu er a ll sentence, a n dnone exceeding two lin es a t the vtter m o s t Now tha t eu ery on e m ay be

fully sa tisfied concerning this Ga rden, tha t n o m a n doth a ssum e to hi m selfe the

pra ise thereof, or ca n a rroga te to his own e deserving tho se things which have beenderived from s o m any ra re a n d ingenious spirits I have set downe both how,

whence,a n d where these flowr es ha d their first springing, till thus they were dr awn e togi therinto the Muses Ga rden, tha t eu ery ground m ay cha llen ge his own e, ea ch pla nt hispa rticula r, a n d n o on e be i n i u r i ed in the i u s t i ce of his m erit.First, ou t of m a ny excellent speeches spoken to her Ma i es ti e, a t Tiltings, Trium phes,

Ma skes, Showes, a n d denises per fou r m ed in pr ogr a ce : a s a lso ou t of di u er s cho iseDitties sun g to her ; a n d som e especia lly, proceeding from her own e m o st sa credselfe : Here a r e grea t store of them digested into their m eete pla ces

,a ccording a s the

m ethod of the werke pla inly deli u er eth. Likewise ou t of pr i u a t Poem s, S onnets ,Ditties, a n d other wittie conceits, gi u en to her Honora ble La dies, a n d vertuous Ma idsofHonour ; a ccordin g a s they could be obta ined by sight, or fa u ou r of copying, a

num ber of m ost wittie a n d singula r S entences .S econdly, lo cke wha t werkes of Poetrie ha ue been put to the world s eye, by tha t

lea rned a n d right roya ll King a n d Poet IAMES Kin g of S co tland, n o on e Sentence of

worth ha d esca ped, but a r e l ikewise here reduced into their right room e a n d pla ce.

Next, ou t of sundry thin gs exta nt,a n d m a ny in p r i u a t, done by these right

Honourable persons followin g

Thom a s,Ea rle of Surrey . Ma ry, Countesse of Pem brooke.

The LordMa r qu es se ofWinchester. S i r Philip S idney.

From Poem s a n d werkes of these noble persona ges, exta nt

Edwa rd, Ea rle of Oxenford . S i r Edwa rd Dyer .Ferd ina ndo, Ea rle ofDerby. Fulke Gr eu i le, Esqu i er .

S i r Wa lter Ra leigh . S i r Iohn Ha rrington .

From d iners essayes of their Poetrie ; som e exta nt a m ong other Honourable person ages writin gs som e from pr i u a te labou rs a n d tra nsla tions

Edm und Spencer . Thom a s Churchya rd Esqu i er .

Henry Consta ble, Esqu ier . Thom a s Na sh .

S a m uell Da niell . Thom a s Kidde.

Thom a s Lodge, Doctor ofPhys i cke. George Peele.

Thom a sWa tson . Robert Greene.

Micha ell Drayton. Io su ah Sylu es ter .

Iohn Da u ies . N ichola s Breton .


Thom a s Hudson . Ger u a se Ma rkha m .

Henrie Locke Esqu ier . Thom a s S torer.Iohn Ma rston . RobertWilm ot .Christopher Ma rlow. Christopher Middleton .

Benia m in Iohn son . Richa rd Ba r n efield .

Willia m Shakspea r e.

These being Moderne a n d exta nt Poets tha t haue liv’d togi ther ; from m a ny of

their exta nt wor kes , a n d som e kept in pr i u a t .

Thom a s Norton, Esqu i er . Fr a u n ci s Ki n dlem a r sh Esqu i er .

George Ga scoigne Esqu i er . Thom a s Atchlow.

GeorgeWhetston es .These being decea sed

,ha ue left diners exta nt la bour s , a n d m a ny m ore held ba ck

from publishin g, which for the m o st pa rt ha ue been perused, a n d their du e right heregi u en them in the Muses Ga rden .

Bes ides, wha t excellent S entences ha ve been in a n y presented Tra gedie, Historie,P a stora l] , or Com edic, they haue been likewise ga thered, a n d a r e here inserted in theirproper pla ces .

A t the close of th is a ddres s, on the reverse, i s a woodcu t of the a rm s a n dcre st ofBodenha m . Azu re, a fe ss be tween three chess-rocks

,o r . Crest,

ou t of a duca l corone t, o r,a wing, sa ble . Mo tto : Ma cte bonis a nim i .

The sa m e cu t be ing a lso m a de u s e of befo r e Engla n d’

s Helicon,1 600

,4 to .

Then fo l low com m enda to ry verse s by A . M . (probably Anthony Munda y),A . B.,

W. Ra n ki n e Gent. (a uthor of the M i r r or of Mon ster s a n d R .

Ha thwa y a n d two S onnets to the Universities of Ca m bridge a n d Oxford ,the form er signed “ S u a cu i qu e gloria ,

”

a n d the la tter “ S ta t sine m ortede cus .” Mr. Ma lone in hi s In qu i ry , p . 99, ha s suggested th a t this R.

Ha thwa y m a y proba bly h a ve been the k insm a n‘

of An n Ha thawa y,the

w ife of ou r im m orta l ba rd . Ha thwa y is m entioned by Mere s a s a m on gthe chief dra m a ti c writers of his tim e i n Pa lla di s Ta m i a

,or Wi ts Tr ea s u ry ,

1 598 , fol. 282 .

O n e of the sonnets i n pra i se of the book,written by A . B.,

i s so

e lega ntly expressed tha t a l thou gh e l sewhere qu oted,i t wil l bea r a

repeti tionOf thi s Ga r den of the Mu ses .

Thou which delight’

s t to view this goodly plot,

Here ta ke such flowr es a s best sha l serue thy vse,Where thou m a ist fin d i n eu er y curious knotOf speci a ll vertue, a n d m o st precious i u yce,S et by Apollo i n their seu er a ll pla ces,An d nourished with hi s celesti a ll Bea m es,


An d wa tered by the Muses a n d the Gra cesWith the fresh dew of tho se Ca sta lia n str ea m es .

Wha t sente o r colour can’st thou but deu i s eTha t is n ot here, tha t m ay delight the sense ?Or wha t A r t or Industry com prize,Tha t in a bou n da n ce is n o t ga ther

’

d hence ?No Ga rden yet wa s euer ha lfe so sweet,A s where Apollo a n d the Muses m eet . A . B .

The extra cts from the va rious poets enum era ted extend to two hundreda n d thirty-three pa ges, a rra nged under different hea ds — God

,Hea ven ,

Conscience, Re ligion, Truth , Vertu e,Fa ith

,Hope

,Love

,Ha te

,&c . a n d

a t the en d i s a sho r t conclu ding a ddress by the com piler, a n d An A lph abeti ca ll Ta ble o f the seve r a ll things ha ndled in this Booke in the form erof which he observes th a t “ in th is first Im pression a r e o m itted the sentencesof Cha u cer , Gower , Li dga te, a n d o ther a u n cien t Poe ts , be ca use i t wa s n otkn own e how the ir form e would a gree with these of ten syl lables onely

,a n d

th a t som etim es they exceed the com pa sse here in obs er u ed, h a n ing nonebu t li n ea ll a n d couple t sentences, a boue a n d beyond which course

,the

Gentlem a n who wa s the ca u se of this co l le ctio n (ta king there in n o m ea ne

pa ines him -se lfe, beside s h is friends la bour) could n ot be perswa ded, bu tde term ina te ly a im ed a t this observa tion .

In com pa ring this poe tica l m isce l la ny with o thers of a sim i la r kind,the

two grea t defects whi ch a r e e spe cia l ly observa ble in the Ga r den of the

M u ses a r e the l im ita tion of the extra cts to a sin gle couple t,a n d the wa nt

of identifica tion of the p a ssa ges, n o a uthors na m e s be ing given . This is a

serious drawba ck to the enj oym ent of the book,whi ch on this a ccount is

i nferior to the work of A l lo t,before noticed ; a n d should Belvea’er e eve r be

reprinted it wou l d be desirable to a nnex the a uthor’s na m e to ea ch extra c t .Fo r further no tice s of the work see Wa rton’s Hi st. Eng . P oet. vol. iv.

p . 1 03 ; Herbert’s A m es , vol. iii. p . 1 3 82 Cen s . Li ter . vol. i . p . 1 95 ;

Co l l ier’s P oet. Deca m . vol. i . p . 228 ; Dra ke s S ha kespea r e a n d his Ti m es,

vol. i . p . 725 ; Ri tson’

s B ibl. Poet . p . 1 34 ; a n d Bi bl. A ny . Poet. p . 55 . It

i s a l so a dverted to i n Oldys’ prefa ce to Heywood’s B r i ti sh Mu se,a n d i n

Dr . Anderson’s genera l prefa ce to his E ngli sh Poets . The work is exceedi n gly ra re, a n d so ld a t Perry ’s sa le , pt . i . No . 533

,fo r 6l. a n d pt. i v.

No . 3 1 5 (on e le a f wa nting) 5l. ; Jo l ley’s ditto

,pt . ii . No . 352 , 6l. 2s . 6d . ;

S teeven s’

,No . 1 1 27 , w i th MS . index, I l l. Bi n dley

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s,pt. i . No . 455

,

1 3l. 2 s . 6d. ; Bi bl. A ug. Poet. No . 55 (on e lea fMS .) 25 l.


Our vices n or ou r vertues neuer di e,Thou gh under ground a thousa nd yea r es we li e.

In the second edition these l ines a r e thus a l tered for the worse

S o sha ll thy na m e live still,their fa m e ne’er d ie,

Though under ground whole world of tim es it li e.

There is a copy of th is ed i tion in the Douce Co l le ction i n the Bodleia nLibra ry .

In the o rigina l ca lf binding .

BODENHAM, (JOHN .) — The Ga r den of the Mu ses .

’

Quem referent Musee vivet du m r obo r a te ll us,

Du m coelum ste l la s,du m vehet a m m is a qua s .

Pr i n ted a t Lon don by E. A . fo r Iohn Ta p, a n d a r e to be sold

a t hi s shop a t S a i n t Ma gn u s cor n er . 1 610 . S m . 8vo, pp .

260 .

Wi th the exception of the om ission of the word Be lvedere o n the ti tle,

a n d of the intere sting pro se a ddre s s “ To the Rea der” by the editor,this

se cond ed i tion corre sponds in its contents with th a t of the pre ceding on e of

1 600 . It i s quite a s ra re if n o t ra rer th a n the first im pression . The pagin gis very incorre c t a fter 1 90 , bu t the vo l u m e conta ins a l toge th er 1 30 lea ves

,

or pp . 260,a n d n o t 250 a s sta ted by Lowndes .

N a ssa u’s sa le,pt . i . No . 278 , 21. S i r Ma rk M . Sykes’, pt. i . No .

240 , 2l. 1 8a ; S o theby’s in 1 82 1 , 6l. 6s . ; Midgley

’

s , No . 29, 8l. 138 B ibl.

A ng. Poet , No . 56, 2 1 l.

Co l la tion Title A 1 S ig. A,four lea ves ; B to R 6 i n e ights.

Bou nd in Russia,gil t lea ves .

ENHAM, (JOHN .) — En gla n ds Heli con . O r the Mu ses Ha r

m on y .

The Courts of Kings he a re n o such s tr a i n es

A s da ily lull the Ru s ticke Swa ines.

Lon don : Pr i n ted fo r Ri cha r d Mo r e,a n d a r e to be sou ld a t

hi s’

S hOp i n S . Du n sta n es Chu r ch-ya r d . 16 14 . 8vo . pp . 254 .


The extra ordina ry fertility of the re ign of Queen El izabeth in the pr oduction of writers of poe try, of whom the n a m e s of m ore th a n two hundreda n d fifty m igh t be enum era ted

,ga ve birth to the publ ica tion of a series of

poe ti ca l m iscel la n ies,whic h first a ppea red in tha t a ge, a n d conta in m a ny

bea utiful a n d i nteresting poem s, which a r e sca ttered i n the works of theirva riou s a uthors . Am on g these m isce l la nies, e spe cia l ly with reference to

ou r pa stora l com pos itions,few a r e m ore interesting tha n the present .

Unlike the m e ta physica l po em s of the n ex t reign,-the conce its of Donne

or of Cow ley, a n d the peda ntic j a rgon of o thers,— the ea rl ie r co l lection

brea thes only of n a ture, the scene s a n d plea su res of a country life, or of the

sim ple songs of her shepherds a n d pea sa n ts, in su ch stra ins a s ca ptiva tethe hea rt a n d its a ffe ctions . An d we h a ve i n severa l of these stra in s som e

of the m o st bea u tiful a n d gra ceful poe try. of ou r la ngua ge . The pie ces of

Lodge,Bre ton

,Ma rlow a n d Ra leigh , n o t to m ention o thers

,a bound with

ex ce l len ces,a n d con ta in gem s of the fine s t wa ter. It is genera l ly under

stood th a t we a r e i ndebted to Bodenh a m fo r th i s im porta nt m isce l la ny,tha n

which a m ore ha ppy o r cho i ce se lection of the poe try of tha t period cou ldha rdly h ave been cu l led .

S o m uch ha s a l rea dy been written on the subje c t of th is m ost va l u a blem isce l la ny in the introduction to the reprint of the work by S i r EgertonBrydge s a n d Mr. Ha slewood in the th ird vo lum e of the Br i t. Bibli ogr .

,a n d

i n o ther works of a s im i la r ch a ra cter,th a t i t wil l be needle ss to enla rge i n

the present pla ce upon i ts exce l len ce or i ts ra r ity. It i s genera l ly consideredthe m ost im porta nt of the va rious co l le ctions of o u r ea rly pa stora l poe try,a n d ha s been the m ea n s of pre serving to u s s om e of the m o s t be a utiful ofthe lyrica l songs of tha t period . It i s som ewha t sin gula r

,considering th a t

two im pressions of i t were printed,th a t a m i s ce l la ny l ike thi s should h a ve

becom e a work of such grea t ra rity,a n d i ts m erits considered

,tha t i t

should h a ve rem a ined unreprinted for n ea rly two hundred yea rs . The

lovers of ou r ea rly poe try a r e therefore grea tly indebted to the la te S i rEgerton Brydges fo r hi s va lua ble a n d e lega nt reprint, wi th a biogra phica la n d critica l introduc tion

,of th is co l le ctio n in the B r i t. B i bli ogr .

,of which

on e hundred a n d twenty copie s were ta ken off sepa ra te ly i n 4 to . Bythese m ea n s the publ i c ta ste ha s been gra tified

,a n d the work rendered

m ore a cce ss ible to genera l rea ders .It conta ins contributions from n ea rly a ll the prin cipa l poe ts of th a t period ,

which wa s s o fertile in poe tica l writers,the lea ding tone of its com po s itions

PART II . R R


pa rta king of the pa stora l cha ra cter. The principa l fea tu re of Engla n ds

Heli con,sa ys Dr . Drake

,

“ is i ts pa stora l bea uty,a n d in th is depa rtm en t

how few ha ve su rpa ssed o r even equa l led the ex quisi te stra ins of Lodge o r

Ma rlow ! Indeed, a s i t ha s been rem a rked,i t wil l be suffi cient to e sta bl i sh

the va lue of Engla n d’

s Heli con if it be only for h a ving preserved Ma rlow’sbe a u tiful son g of “ The Pa ssiona te S hepherd to his Love

,a n d Ra leigh ’s

n ot le ss bea utifu l a nswer to i t. “ It ca nno t be idle o r use less,

” sa ys S i rEgerton Brydges in hi s introduction, “ to study this ea rly co l le ction of

pa stora l com positions Here is the founta in of tha t diction,whi ch ha s since

been em ployed a n d expa nded in the description of rura l scenery . Herea r e the openings of those reflections on the im a gery of na ture

,in which

su bsequent poets h a ve so m uch dea l t. They shew u s to wh a t occasiou a l exce l lence

,both in turn of thought

,an d po l i sh of l a ngua ge

,the

li te ra tu re of Queen El izabe th ha d a rrived ; a n d how l ittle the a rtificia l a n din cu m bered prose o f m ere scho la rs of th a t tim e e xhibi ts a j ust specim en of

eithe r the sentim ent o r phra se of the co u rt or people In the best of these

p rodu ctions, even the a ccentua tion a n d rhyth m sca rce d iffers from th a t ofo u r da ys . Lodge a n d Breton in pa rti cula r

,who a r e ch a ra cterised by their

sim plici ty, a r e striking proofs of this !”

Of this va l u able co l le ction two editions were pu bl ished . The first i n1 600, ca l led Engla nds He l i con .

Ca sta pla cent superis pura cu m veste veniteEt m a n i bu s puris sum ite fontis a qua m .

At London,Printed by J . R . for Iohn Fla ske t

,a n d a r e to be so ld i n Pa u les

Church-ya rd,a t the signe of the Bea re .

”

4 to .

Pr efixed to this edition is a sonne t To his loving kinde friend Ma isterJohn Bodenha m

,

” signed A . B. ,which proves Bodenh a m to be the co l lector

of th is m isce l la ny ; then a

’

prose a ddress “ To his very loving Friends, M .

N ich o la s Wa nton a n d M . George Fa ucet, signed A . B . a n d a nother To

the Rea de r,i f indifferent

,signed L. N . a fter whi ch fo l low the poem s,

w ithou t a n y table of contents. This fi rst edition consis ts of 1 92 pa ges, a n dconta in s 1 50 poem s . A copy of thi s edition so l d a t Ma j or Pea rson’s sa lefo r 5l. 1 0a

,a n d a t S teeven s

’

di tto, No . 1 1 27 w ith MS . notes a n d a dditions,

fo r IN. 1 58 .

The presen t i m pression com m ences with a dedica tory son ne t by the

printer,Richa rd More , To the truly Vertuou s a n d Honourable La dy, the


The so li ta r i e S hep hea r ds S ong .

O sha di e V a le, O fa ire enriched Mea des,

O sa cred woods,sweet fields

,a n d rising m ou n ta in es ,

O pa inted flowers, greene hea r b s where Flor a trea dsRefr esht by wa nton wind s a n d wa try fou n ta i n es

0 a ll you winged Qu er i ster s of woodtha t pea r cht a loft, your form er pa ines report

An d str a i te a ga i n e recount with plea sa nt m oode,

your present i oyes i n sweet a n d seem ely sort

0 a ll you crea tures who soeu er thr i u eon m other Ea rth, i n S ea s, by Ayre, by Fire

More blest a r e you then I heere vn der Sunne,loue dies i n m e

,when a s hee doth renine

In you ,I perish vn der beauties i r e,

where a fter storm es,.winds

,fro sts

,your life is wu n .

Thom a sRos a li n ds

Loue i n m y bosom e like 9. Bee,

doth su cke his sweetNow with his win gs

, he playes w ith m e,

n ow w ith his feete.

Within m ine eyes he m akes his nest,Hi s bed a m idst m y tender brest,My kisses a r e his da ily fea st,An d yet he robs m e of m y rest,Ah ! wa nton will ye ?

An d i f I sleepe, then pierceth he,with pr etti e slight

An d m akes his p i ll ow of m y knee,the line-long night .

S trike I m y Lute, he tunes the strin g,He m usiche playes i f I but s ing

,

He lends m e eu ery lou ely thing,Yet cruell he m y hea rt doth sting,Whil st wanton

,still ye.

A n In u ecti u e aga i n st Lou efi“

A ll is n ot golde tha t shineth bright i n show,

Not eu er y flowr e so good, a s fa ire, to sight,The deepest s tr ea m es

,a boue doeca lm est flow

,

An d strongest po isons oft the ta ste delight .

i t This is on e of the a dditiona l poem s which were n ot in the first edition .

Else I with Roses eu er y daywill whip ye hence

An d binde ye when ye long to play,fo r your offence.

Ile shut m ine eyes to keepe ye in,Ile m ake you fa st it for your sinne,Ile count your power n ot woor th a p in .

Al a s, wha t hereby sha ll I winneIf he ga ine-s ay m e ?

Wha t i f I bea te the wa nton Boywi th m any a r od ?

He will repay m e with a nnoybecause a God .

Then s it thou sa fely on m y knee,An d let thy bower m y bo som e be

Lurke i n m ine eyes,I like of thee.

O Cup i d, s o thou pi tty m e,

Spa re n ot,but play thee.

Thom a s Lodge .


The plea sa nt ba ite doth hide the ha r m fu ll hooke,

An d fa lse deceit ca n lend a friendly looke.

Loue is the gold, who se outwa rd hew do th pa sseWho se fir st beginnin gs goodly prom ise m akeOf plea sures fa ire, a n d fresh a s S om m ers gra sse

,

Whi ch neither Sunne ca n pa rch,n or winde ca n shake

But when the m ould should i n the fir e be tride,

The gold is gone,the dro sse doth stil l a bide.

Bea u t i e the flowr e, so fresh, s o fa ire, s o gay,S O sweet to sm ell, s o soft to touch a n d ta stAs seem es it should endure, by right, for aye,

An d neuer be with a n y s to r m e defa st,But when the ba leful S ou ther n e wind doth blow,

Gone is the glory which it erst d i d shew.

Loue is the strea m e, who se wa nes s o ca lm ely flow

A s m ight intice m ens m inds to wa de thereinLoue is the po ison m ixt with suga r s oA s m ight by outwa rd sweetn es se lik ing wi n ,But a s the deepe o r e

’

flowi n g stops thy brea th,S o poyson once r ecei u ’

d brings certa ine dea th .

Loue is the ba ite, whose ta ste the fish decei u es ,An d m akes them swa llow downe the choking hookeLoue is the fa ce who se fa i r en es se i u dgem en t r ea u es ,

An d m akes thee trust a fa lse a n d fa ined looke.

But a s the hooke, the foolish fish doth k ill,S o fla tt

’r i n g lookes , the lou er

’

s life doth spi ll.

Of bo th editions of th is cho i ce a n d interesting se le ct ion of the pa stora lpoetry of the period

,the rea der wil l fin d a n a m ple no tice in the Gen s . Li ter .

vol. i . pp . 1 48 a n d‘

1 60,toge the r with a com ple te l ist of the va rious title s

of the poem s conta ined in the co l le ction,a n d a short specim en from ea ch

edition . S ee a l so Dra ke ’s S ha kesp ea r e a n d hi s Ti m es,vol. i . p . 720 , fo r a n

interesting a ccount of the num erou s poe ti ca l m isce l la nie s of th a t age, a n d of

this co l le ction in pa rticul a r ; Beloe’

s A n ecd . vol. i . p . 249 Dibdi n’

s Li br .

Com p . vol. ii . p . 292,&c. Mr. Ha l la m

,in h is In tr od. to the Li ter a t. of

Eu r op e, vol. 11. p . 3 10,ha s high ly pra ised it a s the m ost im porta nt of a ll

the poeti ca l m iscel la nie s ; a n d spea king of the pie ce s of Ma rlow,Ra leigh ,

Lodge a n d Bre ton,ch a ra cterises these ea rly lyri cs a s be ing ful l of bea uty,

gra ce, a n d sim plicity, a n d a s a m ong the best in ou r la n gu a ge . Percy, El l i s,a n d Ca m pbe l l h a ve ea ch taken spe ci m ens from this co l lection, the second of


them la rge ly ; bu t h a ve still o m itted som e pieces wel l deserving of qu o

ta tion .

V ery few of ou r col le ctors of ea rly English poetry ha ve possessed copieso f this ra re a n d interestingwork . We look for i t i n va in in the sa le ca talogn es of their l ibra ries ; a n d the fo l lowing

,a fter a long a n d la borious

sea rch, a r e the only copies we a r e able to tra ce Mr. Bra nd’s,No . 2 176,

which ha d a few lea ves m a de u p with MS ., so ld for 2l. 7s . ; Fa rm er’s

,

NO . 6265, for 71. 1 0s . ; the Roxbu rghe copy, No . 3 1 72, with the titlem ended, wa s bough t by the Rev. J . M . Rice for 24l. 1 3s . 6d . a n d a t the

la tter’s sa le, No . 693, brou ght only m l. The copy of this edition,which

ha d be longed to Dr . Fa rm er,wa s so ld in Mr. Heber’s co l lect ion

,pt. iv. NO .

70 1 , fo r 81. 2s . 6d .

,a n d is n ow probably in tha t of the la te W. H. Miller

,

Esq. This wa s the on e from which the reprint by S i r Egerton Brydgesa n d Mr. Ha slewood wa s m a de . It wa s n ot in the Bibl. A ny . Poet , n or isthis edition in the Ma lone or Douce col le ctions i n Oxford, n or i n the Grenvil le co l lection i n the British Museum .

Co l la tion : Title A 1 S ig. A four lea ves ; B to R 3 , in e ights ; pp . 254 .

Bou nd by Cha rle s Lewis . In Brown Moro c co, gil t lea ves.

B . (H.) BOLD, (HENRY .) — Wi t a Spor ti n g i n a plea sa n t Gr ove of

New Fa n ci es . By H. B . Lon don Pr i n ted for W. Bu r den ,a n d a r e to be sold a t hi s shop i n Ca n n on s-str eet, n ea r Lon don

s ton e,a n d by S . L. a t the s ign of the Bookbi n der s i n S hoo

la n e . 1657 . S m . 8vo .

S i r Fra n cis Free l ing, to whom th is l i tt le work form erly be lon ged,

rem a rks in i t : I consider this a s on e of the ra re st book s I possess. Grea tva lue is a tta ched both to the portra it a n d to the book itse lf. The la tter,without the portra it

,wa s so ld a t Bi n dley

’

s sa le,No . 2 1 91 , for 6 l. 1 3s .

”

Rem a rka ble,however

,a s the vo lum e m ay be for its ra rity, i t is stil l m ore

rem a rka ble a s presenting in the portra i t prefixed a n d in the contents a m o stcu riou s insta nce of l i tera ry im position . The portra i t

,to which so m u ch

va lu e i s a tta ched, is i n rea li ty from the origina l p la te representing Christia nRa vis or Ra viu s, a na tive of Berl in

, who vva s ce lebra ted fo r his knowledgeof the Orienta l la ngu a ges, a n d com ing to this cou ntry wa s m u ch pa troniseda n d en cou ra g ed by Archbi shop Usher. This portra it wa s origina l ly pr e


ea rly da ys were very obscure ly defined,

a n d wh en we find even the

ha l lowed na m e of Sh a ke spea re a tta ched to spurious pla ys m ere ly for thepurposes of sa le

,i t i s n o wonder tha t de ceptions of a n inferio r kind were

pra ctised wi th im puni ty.

Henry Bo ld, who i s intended to a ppea r a s the a uthor of these poem s

,is

sa id byWood to be des cended from the a ncient fa m i ly of the Bolds of Bo l dHa l l in La n ca shire

,n ow represented by S i r Henry Bo ld Hoghton Ba rt. He

w a s born in Ha m pshire,a n d wa s the fourth son of Wil lia m Bo ld of New

stea d in tha t county, a ca pta in in the a rm y. Ha ving re ce ived his educa tiona t Win chester S choo l, he went from thence to Oxford

,a n d wa s e le cted a

proba tione r Fe l low ofNew Co l lege in 1 645, bu t wa s ej e cted by the pa rliam enta ry vis itors in 1 6 48 , a n d settling in London be ca m e a m em ber of theExa m iner’s Offi ce in the Court of Ch a ncery. He died in Ch a ncery La neOctober 23

,1 683 , a ged 56 , a n d wa s buried i n the church a tWe st Twyfo r d

,

n ea r A cton , in co . Middlese x . There wa s a no ther person of the sa m e n a m e,

who wa s of Christ Church Oxford, a n d ch a pla in to Henry Ea rl of A rlington,

through whose m ea ns he wa s a fterwa rds Fe l low of Eton Co l lege, a n d

Ch a nter of the Ca thedra l a t Exe te r. He died a broa d in Fra nce in 1 677 ,a n d m ust n ot be confou nded with the form er.The l a uda tory verse s contributed to his two o ther vo lum e s of poem s show

tha t he wa s he ld in e stim a tion by his litera ry contem pora rie s, a n d ,he i s a l so

pra i sed by Wood for his skil l in tra nsla ting the m ost diffi cul t English intoLa tin verse . S ee Wood

’s A th. Oxon . vol. i v. p . 1 15 ; a n d Dibdi n’

s L i ter .

Rem i n i scen ces, pt . ii . p . 934 . A copy w ithou t the portra i t so ld in Perry’ssa le

,pt . i . No . 569, fo r l l. 1 9s . ; B ibl. Heber . pt. i v. No . 1 05 (n o portra it),

2l. 1 53 Bin dley’

s,pt. iii . No . 2 1 9 1 (n o portra it) , 6l. 1 83 Bi bl. A ng .

Poet. No . 63,w ith portra i t, 5 l. Free l ing’s ditto , No . 1 1 6, wi th

portra i t, l l l.Co l la tion Title A 2 ; S ig. A four le a ve s ; B to H 8

,in e igh ts ; pp . 1 1 8 .

Bound by T. Finla y. In Blue Moro cco,gil t lea ves .

BOLD, (HENRY) Poem s Lyr i qu e Ma ca r on i qu e Her oi qu e

By Hen r y Bold oli m é N . C . Oxon .

Ho r . 2,l . 2 . Ep. 11 .

S in gula de nobis a nn i pr eda n tu r eu n tes ,Er ipu é re Jo co s, V enerem , Convivia , Lu du m ;

Te n du n t ex to r qu er e Poé m a ta : Quid fa ci a m vis ?


Lon don : Pr i n ted for Hen ryBr om e,a t the Gu n i n Ivy-la n e .

1664 . S m . 8vo .

Another vol um e of poem s by the sa m e a uthor, who wa s better known

a m ong his contem pora ries tha n he ha s bee n since by his writings. It isdedica ted To the Honourable Co lone l Henry Wa l lop of Fa rley-wa l lop i nthe County of Southa m pton ; then two l ines a ddressed “ To the Ingen ions If thou wil t rea d so ; if n ot so i t i s so

,so

,a n d so Fa rewe l l . Thine

u pon liking H. B . a n d com m enda tory verses by Henry S a nderson , Esq .

Wi l lia m Bo ld,Esq . Norton Bo ld

,C . C . C . Oxon . S . (hi s two bro thers)

J . Moyle,of the Inner Tem ple, Esq. A lexa nder Brom e ; a n d V . Oldie.

The la tter wa s Dr . V a lentine Oldi s , a phy sici a n,son of a person of the

sa m e na m e,him se lf a poet

,a n d a grea t encou ra ge r of poetry, who pu bl i shed

a poem on the Restor a ti on of Ki ng Cha r les . Fo l io 1 660 . He a l so wro tesom e o ther th ings

,a n d died in 1 685 . O n e of the poem s in the present

vo lum e i s a ddressed by Bo ld To m y friend V . O .

”

&c . The songs in thefirst h a lf of the vo lum e

,

‘

which a r e extrem e ly free a n d l i cen tious,a r e n u m

bered to the 1 24th page,e xtending to 7 1 . The rest of the book con sists of

m isce lla neou s pieces, som e of them of a lon ger kind ; a m on g the titles towhi ch we m ay enu m era te The Adventu re

,Au gust 26, 1 645 ; Ma rston

,

Ale House,April 13

,1 648 A Jou rney from Oxford

,1 656 On Oxford

V isitors settin g u p the ir Com m issions on the Co l ledge Ga tes, 1 648‘ On

the Dea th of Oliver Crom we l l, Septem ber 3 , 1 658 ; To Mr. J . Ga m ble on

his S e tting a n d Pu bl ishing the Lyr i ck Poem s of T. S . Esq. (i .e. Thom a sS ta nley) ; On the hopeful R . Ba ron of Gra ye s In n Esq .,

1 647 A n Epita phwri tten on the Tom b of Ma ry, Wife of The . Ingra m

,of Tem ple Newsha m ,

in the Cou nty of York, Esq.,dying in the Birth of two Children October

Rea der,With reverence a pproa ch this Tom b,Here lies a Pa ttern for the Tim es to com e,

The glorious envy of her Sex, where a ll

Gra ces a n d virtues were habitua l.A Wi fe a s on e would wish ! be this her PrideShe ne’re di splea s

’d her husba nd t ill she dy

’d,

To shew her Wom b uncurst a double-birthGa ve fruit a t once to heaven

,a n d to ea rth,

But heaven wa s their centre,deem ing m eet

The swa thing linnen for their Winding-sheet,The Mother , loth to stay behind, but knew

PART II .


Her infa nts pa rted, a n d depa rted too .

Trium phs,!

a n d Ha lelu j ahs ! heaven’s po s ses t

By Ma ry , with a Ba be a t either Brea s t !They were too good for thisWorld

Here they lye,Children a n d Heirs to a ll Eternity.

An Epita ph i n La tin a n d Engl ish o n S i r A rthu r Ingra m ,Knigh t TO R .

B . (Ba ron) Esq .,h a ving rea d hi s -Mirza ; Elegy a t the Funera l s of W.

Moyle,Esq .

,May 28 , 1 666 To his S a cred Ma j esty Cha rle s the II. a t his

ha ppy Re turn, a n d o thers to the sa m e roya l person ; R i tes on the Fa m ousa n d Renowned S i r Cha rles Luca s a n d S i r Cha rles Lisle, m u r ther

’

d at Col

chester August 28 , 1 648 , The ir Funera l S olem n iz’

d June 7 , 1 66 1 OnHa m pton Court ; O n Bo ld Ha l l i n La nca shire, the Antient Sea t of ou r

Fa m ily, n ow too l ike to becom e Extin c t :

Tha t Ha ll from Bold , di d take its Na m e,

An d Bold , his Nam e a ga in,from Ha ll,

Ha th told us long, from when ce we cam e,

But Lord knows,whither ’tis

,we sha ll.

To S i r W. L. of the Pa rlia m ent a t Oxon . Ka l. Ja n . On the Dea th of

Ma ry Prin cess Dowa ger of Au r a n ge , &c . The a uthor con cludes byquotin g,

Ohe ! Ja m sa t is est ! Ohe, libelle ! Ma r

Di r u s excla m a t Cha ronQu o pergi s a n dax ? S en .

An d yet a dds : Expe ct the se cond pa rt . Whe ther the vo lum e of his La ti nS ongs wi th thei r E ngli sh, a n d Poem s, publ ish ed in 1 685, wa s i ntended a s

this secon d pa rt, o r whether it wa s never com pleted, the editor is u nable tos ay. Bu t A n t. Wood is wrong in a ttribu ting to this a uthor the “ S ca r r o

n ides, or V irgil Tra vestie,”

which wa s written by Cha rle s Co tton, a n d i sn o t in this vo l u m e . See the Bibl. A ng . Poet. No . 62, where a Copy i spriced a t 6l. 6s . ; Bi n dley, pt. i . No . 647, 5l. l 0s . ; Perry, -No . 532, 3l. 4s .

Bibl. Heber . pt . iv. No . 1 06, l l. 58 .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 2 ; S ig . A to Q 6,in e ights ; pp . 250 .

In the origina l binding .


English on on e side a n d the La tin on the other. The rem a inder of thevo lum e i s entirely in English

,with the ex ception of the la st two son gs m en

tion ed i n the Address to the Rea der,which ha d “ lost a ll their English

Ton gue .

” Ma ny of the pieces a r e ta inted with the sa m e grossness whichdisfigured tho se in the preceding work

,a n d whi ch wou l d h a ve r en

dered the ir sa crifice to the hoa ry hen on the spi t of the We lch cook wenchn o loss. A s spe cim ens of Bo ld’s dexterity a n d skil l a s a La tin ve r s ifier , we

qu o te a few verses from the opening of Chevy Cha ce

In tcu s Chevi n u s,fu s sa Ep i scop i Lon di n en s i s .

I. V .

V iva t r ex noster nobilis,

Qui or e tenus delega t,O m n i s in tuto s it, S e Lu du m perdere,

Ven a tu s , o lim flebi li s, At Per cwu s n on haes i ta t

Cher i n a Lu co fit. Ad sylva s tendere,

II. VI.

Ca ne, fera s u t a biga t, Qu i n gen i s ter telifer i s ,Per cceu s abi i t, V irtutis belli cae

Vel em br u o elu gea t, Qui n Or u n t, rebus a r du i s ,Quod hodie a cci di t. S a gitta s m i ttere.

III. VII.

Com es ille Nor thu m br i ce, Cu r r i tu r a Ven a ti co

V o tum vovi t Deo Da m a s pr opella r e.

Lusus,in sylvis S coti ca Di e Lunae di lu cu lo

Habere tri duo. Ad r em a cci n gu n t se .

IV .

E prim is cervi s Chevi ae Cen tu m q : Cervi sunt caes i ,Caesos abr i per e, Ante m eridiem ,

Dugla s i u m has notitiae Tunc r edeu n t, Cibis i m plet iAdiba n t propere. Ad ven a ti on em .

The dea th of S i r Hugh Montgom ery is thu s rendered

XLI.

Miles decer n en s Scoti cu s Hugo de Mon tegom er i

D ugla s i u m em or i , Ha sta cu m splendida,In Per cceu m m ortem eju s Movi t decu r su celeriDevovi t u lci sci . Ferox per Agm i n a .

9“Al so transla ted by An ketei l, a Presbyteria n clergym an in the north of Irela nd .

The m ore a ncient ba lla d of Chevy Cha ce wa s a dm ira bly transla ted by Dr . Ma ginn .

S ee his collected works, vol . i . (New York, 1 855) p . 191 .


XLII.

Pr aetor i en s sa gita riosAnglos im pavide,

Per ccej os Ven tr i cu los

For avi t cuspide.

XLIII.

Ta nta cu m vi olen t ia

Fodi t Corpuscula ,Plus tres pedes per iliaTr a n s ivi t ha stula .

XLIV .

S ic ceci der u n t Com ites,Qu fim i n vi cti s s i m i ;

Qu hm sa gita rio subdit r esPer cceu m occi di ,

3 17

XLV .

Ar cu m i n ten su m dexter a,

Fa cta m i n s i gn i ter ,

Tres pedes longa spiculaIm plevi t fo r ti ter .

XLVI .

Hugon em Gom erj versusS i c telu m sta tu i t,

Vel a nserinus ca la m usIn corde m a du i t .

XLVII.

Ad vesper a m a b Aurora,Du r avi t pr oeliu m

Octava sci lici t horaV ix est pr aeter i tu m .

The we l l-known song by S i r John S uckl ing,

Why s o pa le a n d wa n , fond Lover ?Prithee, why s o pa le ?

thu s n ot inelega ntly tra nsla ted :

I .

Cu r pa llea s A m a sie ?Cu r ques so pa llea s ?

S i n on rubente fa cie,S qua llente va lea s ?Cu r ques so pa llea s ?

III

II.

Cu r stu pea s m i su avi o,

Cu r qu aeso ta cca s ?S i pr aestes nil eloquioS ilentio va lea s ?Cu r q u aeso ta cea s ?

Hin c, hi n c! (ah pu det) nil a get,Hoc n on m ovebi t,

S u apte s i n on r eda m et,

Ni l pr eva lebi t,

Daem on habebi t

Ta ke a l so the fo l lowin g version of The m erry Christ Chu rch Be l l s .

E di e Chr i s ti Ca m pa n u lae,

B is, tr ee, i n num ero,

Magn ificae,

Du lci son ae,

Pu l sa n tq hila rehila re!

Prim a et prim a a pri m a ;Hora qua rta et decim a,

A i t a ds i s , a ds i s , pr eci bu s ,

Am bulante Ver gifer o,Ti n t i n n u i t hora tintinna bulum ,

U t redes t dom a m .


At com bibo, Ac nem o s a t,

Ma net i n tr o, S ibi puta t,

Du m Thom a s det s on u m ,Nisi Thom a s edit Bem .

Bi n dley’

s copy, p t. i . No . 648,sold fo r 1 l. 9s . ; Bibl. A ng . P oet. Ne .

l l. 1 1 8 . 6d .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 3 ; S ig. A to N 8,in e ights ; S ig. M is om i tted

m istake pp . 1 8 8 . The’

pagi n g i s extr em e ly irregula r a fter p . 1 30 .

In the origin a l Speckled Ca lf bind ing .

Boswen 'r n, (WILLIAM ) — The Cha st a n d Lost Lever s li vely sha

dowed i n the per son s of Ar ca di u s a n d S epha , a n d i llu s tr a ted

wi th the sever a ll stor i es of Haem on a n d An tigon e, Er a m i o

a n d Am i s s a , Pha on a n d S appho, Deli tha son a n d Ver i s ta

Bei n g a descr ipti on of s ever a ll Lover s s m i li n g wi th de l ight,a n d wi th hopes fr esh a s thei r you th, a n d fa i r a s thei r bea u t i es

i n the begi n n i n g of thei r a ffect i on s,a n d cover ed wi th Blood

a n d Ho r r or i n the con clu s i on . To thi s i s a dded the Con

tes ta ti on betwixt B a cchu s a n d D i a n a,a n d cer ta i n S on n ets of

the Au thor to Au r or a . D iges ted i n to thr ee Poem s,by Wi ll .

Boswor th, Gen t .m e (11.1q 8

Im pune vo la re, e t sereneCa l l iope dedit i r e coele .

Lon don . Pr i n ted by F . L . fo r La u r en ce Bla iklock,a n d a r e

to be sold a t hi s shop a t Tem ple-Ba r . 1651 . 8ve

This posthum ous vo l um e of poem s is dedica ted To the true Love r of a llgood Lea rning

,the Ho n oura ble Iohn Finch Esq .

,by R . C . ,

who sa ys

I have m a de bold to tender u n to you these poem s, the wo rk of a young gentlem a nof 1 9 yea rs of a ge, who ha d he lived, m ight have been a s well theWonder a s the Delight of the Arts, a n d been a dva nced by them a m ongst the highest i n the Tem ple of

Fa m e. These a r e onely his first fl ights, his first fruits, the ea rly flowers of h i syouth ; flowers they a r e, but s o sweetly violent, tha t a s their Bea uties do a rrest ou reyes, so (I hope) their perfum e wi ll continue throu gh m any Ages to test ifie the In fluence of your protect ion.

An a ddress To the Rea der signed with the sa m e initia l s,a m idst m u ch


Who from above even for her virtues sake,Will shrill m y sou nd, a n d better Musick m ake .

Now let m e tell how EPIMENIDES,

With weeping vo ice a n d penetra t ing eyes,Reviv

’d the La d ies, who them selves d id plea se

By purlin g strea m s to wa il his m iseries,Who, while the m ea ds with his com pla inings rang,Wiping hi s eyes, these s a d Encom ium s sang .

S om e of Bosworth’s l ines displa y a degree of sweetness,ea se, a n d cla ssi

ca l ta ste whi ch a ffords grea t pr om i se of the e xce l lence th a t he m igh t h a vea tta ined

,ha d he been Spa red to a rrive a t poe ti ca l m a tu rity . Ta ke for

i nsta nce th ese l ine s descriptive of his love for the fa ir S epha :

1 5.

S om e Poets feign there is a Heav’n on Ea rth,

Ea rth ha th its joyes to m ake a ha ppy tim e,

Adm ired odors giving a n ew birth,

An d sweetn i n g joyes, with Melli -F lor a’

s thym e

’Ti s n ot a feigned

,but Heav

’

n rightly fa m ’d,

For I en jey’d the Heav

’

n the Poets n a m ’d .

1 6 .

Jove wa s propit ious when I first begunTo cou rt fa ir S ep ha , Eeche

’s nim ble cha rmResc-check’t Adon i s , fa irer tha n the S u nHa d n ot a sweeter cho ice, n or kinder ha rmRough-footed S a tyr es, S a tyres, Nym phs, a n d Fa unsS ca tter

’

d her pra ise throughout D i a n a ’s lawns .

1 7 .

If I but wa lk’ t i n Tem p e, o r the Groves,To m edita te m y m ela n cholly layes,I wa s sa luted with the m u r m

’r i n g loves

Of sha dy Pines,repinin g a t her pra ise

Gr i ev’d a t her pra ise, when they her na m e di d hea r,

They sigh for wa nt of her sweet presence there.

1 8 .

Or i f (wea ry of sighs) I left the bowers,To recrea te m e in the whi spr i n g a i r

,

I wa s sa luted with d istilling showersTha t brou ght m e t idings of m y sweetest fa ir.Com in g from Heav

’n they told m e news of this,

Iove had pr epa r’

d a lrea dy fo r her bliss .


19.

If to the m ounta ins I a voya ge took,Mounta ins with Roses

,a n d with Pinks a dor n ’d,

There lay Adon i s by his si lver hook,Courted by Ven u s

,Ven u s by hi m scor n

’d .

Ven u s with tea rs presents you n g Cim i d’s letter,

He ha tes her vows, a n d loves fa ir S ep ha better.20 .

If to the Ga rden F lo r a m e invited,Where a ll the da in ty flowers a r e sa id to lye,Those da inty flowers tha t so m uch once delighted,Ar e n ew aba sht, a n d i n their bea uty dye.

Lillies a n d Roses sta rtle a t her na m e,

O n e pa le for fea r, the other r ed for sha m e.

21 .

If to theWoods perswa ded by m y Muse,Even there were Ecchees of fa ir S epha

’s glory ;

The wa rbling Chanters m a de a fin e excuseFor her delay a n d cha nted forth the storyOf her best pra ise ; by which I understoodThey str iv

’d with tunes to tell her to the wood.

22 .

If I but cha no’d to wa lk un to the springs,There sa te the Muses wa rbling forth her storyWa nton Tha li a with sweet ra ptures sings,Folding her na m e i n Heav

’n s i m m or ta ll glory.

With Hym nes, a n d Layes, they pra ttle forth delight,An d count her na m e the pen with which they write.

The fo l lowin g song of A rca dius,sun g to his lu te a n d a ddressed to hi s

fa ir Sepha , i s n ot withou t m erit,a n d is a good specim en of Bosworth’s verse

See’st n ot, m y love, with wha t a gra ce Then let us wa lk, m y dea rest love,

The Sprin g resem bles thy sweet fa ce ? An d on this ca rpet strictly proveHer e let us s it, a n d in these bowers Ea ch o thers vow from thy requestReceive the odors of the flowers

, No other love inva des m y brest .For F lor a by thy beauty woe ’d For how ca n I contem n tha t fir e

conspires thy good . which Gods a dm ire.

S ee how she sends her fra gra nt sweet, To cr Op tha t Ro se why dos t thou seek,An d doth his hom age to thy feet

, When there’s a purer in thy cheek ?Bending so low her s teeping hea d Like Cor a ll held i n thy fa ir ha nds,To k is s the ground where thou dos t trea d

,Or blood a n d m ilk tha t m ingled sta nds

An d a ll her flowers proudly m eet, To whom the Powers a ll gra ce have given,

to kiss thy feet . a type ofHeaven .

PART II. T T


Ye n Lillie steepin g t’wa r ds this pla ce, S ee how these s illy flowers twineIs a p a le sha dow fo r thy fa ce, With sweet i m br a ci n gs , a n d com bine,Yu der which veil doth seem to rush S trivin g with curious loom s to set

Modest En dy m i on s ruddy blush ; Their pa le a n d r ed i n to a n et ,

A blush indeed, m ore pure a n d fa ir To shew how pure des ire d oth resttha n L illies a r e . fo r ever blest .

Glance o n those flowers thy ra dia nt eyes, Why wilt thou then unconsta nt beThrough which cleer bea m s they

’l sym T

’ infrin ge the lawes of a m ity ?pa thize An d so m uch d i s-respect m y hea rt ;

Reflective love, to m ake them fa r To deroga te from wha t thou a r t ?

More glorious tha n th’Hesp er i a n sta r, When i n ha rm onious love there isFor every swa in a m a zed lies, E li s i a n bliss .

a n d gazing d ies .

After the Hi stor ic of A rca dius a n d S epha there occu rs a long poem of

forty-seven sta nza s of ten li n es ea ch,entitled “ Hi n c La chr im sc , o r the

Author to Au rora , signed Peli a n der,con ta ining som e gra ceful l in es from

whi ch we should ha ve been gla d to ha ve given som e e xtra c ts ha d ou r l im itsa l lowed u s ; then a n e legy “ To the i m m o r ta ll m em o ry of som e fa ir la dywhose n a m e is n ot given ; a n d som e l ine s To his dea r Friend Mr. JohnEm e ly u pon his Tr avells concl ude the vo lum e .

Bosworth i s n ot n o ti ced by e ither El l i s or Ca m pbel l, a l though superior tosom e of the writers introduced by them i nto the ir co l le ction s . He wa s

descended from a n a ncient a n d honoura ble fa m ily n a m ed Boxworth or

Bo sworth,sea ted a t Boxwor th

,nea r Ha rrington in Ca m bridgeshire . In hi s

poem “ Hi n c La chr i m ae,o r the Autho r to Aurora

,

”

w ritten when hesca rce ha d twi ce ten win ters to ld, a n d a ddre ssed to the obj ect of hi s

u nsuc cessful a ffe ction , un der the poeti ca l n a m e of Az ile, who a ppea rs to

ha ve been a l a dy of high birth a n d som e wea l th,he sa ys

,a lluding to hi s

own descent

Is it thy birth tha t m akes thee thus d i sda i n e m e

O scorn m e n ot, I com e ofNoble LineFo r by the Norm a n Duke ou r br owes were cr own ’

d

With Laurell bra nches, a n d ou r na m es r en own ’d .

He wa s born in 1 607 , a n d died n o t la ter th a n 1 651 , bu t probably ea rl ier.Gra n ger is in error in fixing hi s dea th between tha t yea r a n d 1 653, a s hewa s a l rea dy dea d when th is vo lum e wa s publ ished in 1 65 1 . Two personsof th is n a m e, Edwa rd Bo sworth gent . a n d Thom a s Bosworth gent , werecrea ted LL.D. a t Oxford Februa ry 2 1

,1 642 ; bu t whe ther re la ted to the

poet o r n o t we do n ot know . Phillips,i n his Thea tr u m P oeta r a m

,i s n o t


Inter qua s Phoen i s s a recch e a vu lnere DidoEr r aba t sylva in m a gna

,&c . l. 450,

w i l l su fli ce to show the na ture a n d m eri ts of the tra nsla tion

Am ongst whom D ido (her wounds bleeding yet)Wa n dr ed i n a va st Grove, whom when Tr oy

’

s grea tHer oe a pproa ching, throu gh thick da rkn es se knew,

(In her first qua rter, s o the Moon do th shew,

Vei l’d i n obscuring clouds) hec tea res d i d shed

An d thus, to her (throu gh deep resentm ent) sa idUnha ppy Dido it wa s therefore true,

Tha t thou wert dea d ; tha t thine own e ha nds thee slueA la s ! I wa s the cause, by S ta rs I swea r e

,

By th’ powers a bove, by those who govern here,Queen, I di d thee unwillingly forsakeBut the se divine Com m a nds (by which I takeO n m e this journey, through u n fa thom

’

d Hell,

These sha des, a n d squa lid pla ces) di d com pel]Mce to tha t a ct : n or could I c’r e beleeveTha t fo r m y le sse thou cou l dst so deeply grieve.

Ah stay — thyselfwithdraw n ot from m y sightWhom shun’et thou ? stay — wee never m or e sha ll m eet .Thus hee with tea res

,a n d sweetn i n g words a llay

’d

The Qu een es just grief : -whilst shee the sa m e bewr ay’

d

In scor n fu ll frowns, a n d lookes from hi m a verseA s u n con cer n

’d,a t wha t he d id rehea rse

A s ha rdest flint, o r P a r i a n rock : — la st sheeAway d i d fling, a n d in a ra ge d i d fleeUnto a sha di e Grove , where shee repa irsTo her old Lord, who a nswers to her ca resHer dea re S i chaau s — n or di d her s a d fa teLesse pi tty in E n cea s brea st crea te,By trickling tea res expr est .

The tra nsla tion o ccup ie s only 33 pa ge s,the rem a inder of the vo lu m e be ing

o ccu pied with som e lea rned a nno ta tions a n d disserta tions u pon va riou spa ssages o c curring in the book . In the l a st pa ge of the se he m a kes a na l lu sion to the dea th of the Duke of Gloucester a s h a ving ta ken pla ce sin cethe shee ts were sent to press. This wa s Prince Henry

,younger bro ther of

Cha rles II.,a young pri nce of good qua l ities a n d grea t hopes who died S ep

tem ber 1 3,1 660 , of sm a l l pox, when only twenty yea rs of age . At the

en d of the vo lum e a r e Certa in Pie ce s re la ting to the Pu bl i ck, penned bythe Author The Decl a ra tion of the Nobi li ty, Gentry

,&c .

,of the County.


of Kent Ja nu a ry 24 , 1 659 “The V indica tion of the Kentish Decla ra tion ,&c .

“ A Letter of Tha nks to his Ex cel lency the L. Genera l Mon k, pr e

sented by S i r John Boys a n d him se lf a t White-Ha l l A Spee ch pennedby the Au thor, a n d intended to h a ve been pron ou n ced to Kin g Cha rles II.

on his la ndin g a t Dover 25 . Ma y 1 660 on his Resto ra tion ; a n Epigra m i n

La tin a n d En glish to the sa m e ; a n d a poe ti ca l “ S a tyr” “ To his worth ily

e steem ed Friend a n d lea rned Antiqua ry Mr. Wi l l ia m Som ner u pon his

Trea su ry of the S a xon Tongu e , intitu led Di ction a r i u m S a xon i co-La tinoAn glicu m .

S uch a r e the contents of thi s vo l um e, n ow becom e sca rce . Bibl. A ng.

Poet , No . 896, 3l. 38 . Presenta tion copy to John Lord B i shop ofDurha m .

In the origin a l Ca lf B inding.

BRADFORD, (JOHN ) — Thc com playn t of Ver i ti c,m a de by John

Br a dfor d . A n cxhor ta ci on of Ma thewe Roger s, u n to hi s

chi ldr en . The com playn t Of Ra u fe Aller ton a n d other s,bei n g

pr i son er s i n Leler s tower , a n d wrytten wi th blou d, how god

wa s thei r com for te . A son ge of C a i n e a n d Abe l] . The s a i en g

of m a i s ter Hou per , tha t he wr ote the n ight befor e he su ffer ed,u ppen a wa ll wi th a cole

,i n the n ewe In , a t Gloceter , a n d hi s

s a i yn g a t hi s dea the . An n o Dom i n i 1 559 . No pla ce o r

pr i n ter s n a m e . S m . 8ve u s . pp . 32 .

To a La nca shire person the work n ow to be no ticed w i l l ever possess adeep a n d l ive ly intere st. It i s a short poem by the ce lebra ted m a rtyr a n dreform er John Bra dford, a n a tive of the pa rish of Ma nche ster

,

*educa ted a t

the Free Gra m m a r S choo l there, founded by Bishop Oldha m only a few

yea rs before,a n d a fterwa rds a t Ca therine Ha l l a n d Pem broke Co l lege,

Ca m bridge ; the friend of Bu cer, Cra n m er

,La tim er

,Ridley a n d S a unders ;

whose ta lents a n d e loqu ence,swee tness of disposition a n d deep spiritua l ity

a n d devo tedness to the ca u se of his grea t Ma ster a n d Redeem er, wereevinced by h is la boriou s a n d se lf-denyin g life, a n d by the crown of m a rtyr

The La t in B ible which he used, with his a utogra ph on the t itlepa ge, n ow

enriches the Chetha m Libra ry, having been presented to it by Ja m es Collier Ha rter,Esq .


dom ga ined a t the s take in S m i thfield on July 1 , 1 555, in the forty-sixthyea r of his age . Bra dford’s cha ra cter for deep a n d fervent pie ty a ppea rs togrea t a dva ntage in hi s letters to hi s n um erous co rre spondents

,given in the

Rev. Au brey Town shend’s com ple te edition of the writings of Bra dford

,i n

two vo l u m es,publ ished by the Pa rke r S ocie ty. These epistles

,toge ther

w ith his o ther work s,a m ply deserve a ser iou s a n d ca reful perusa l by a ll

who wou ld w ish to lea rn a nything of the ch a ra cter o r disposition of

Bra dford .

The poem of The Com playn t of Ver i ti e i s the only m e trica l productionof its a uthor, with the exception of a few l ine s “ On Affli c tion

,given i n

the Pa rker S o cie ty’s vo lum e . It i s w ithout a n y pl a ce o r printer’s na m e,bu t

m a y proba bly ha ve been prin ted by Wi l lia m Copla nd , who publi shed som e

o ther works of Bra dford’s a bout the s a m e tim e . The present copy of th ispoem i s be l ieved to be u n iqu e. It w a s publ ished in the second yea r ofEl izabeth’s re ign, only four yea rs a fter the m a rty r’s dea th. It is writtenin sho r t four-l ine verses, a n d i s m o r e rem a rka ble fo r i ts pla in truth a n d

stra igh tforwa rd com m on sense th a n fo r a n y poeti ca l m erit,

of which i ti s u tterly devo id . It ha s been reprinted entire in the second vo l um e

p . 363 of the Pa rker S o ciety’s edition of the writings of B r a dford fr omthe present copy . O u r rea ders m ust therefore conten t th em se lves herew i th only a few verse s from i t

New whither sha ll I for rem edyseeke tha t I m ay it fyn de ?Thou Lord, d irect m y steppes rea dyto som e tha t will m e frende .

The clergy s ay I a m heresy,with m e they

'

fyght a pa ceFor fa shed* blindes them so wilfully

,

they ha ue n o better gra ce.

Lea rned m en , which di d m e defend,

doe n ew their i u dgem en t turneFor li u yn ges s ake they do intendlyke wa ndering sta rres to runne.

The lawi er s s ay they could n ot thr i u e,

since S cripture ca m e i n pla ceTheir vaunta ge is whé m en do strin e,a n d n ot by truth a n d pea ce.

1“Fa shion .

The gentlem en Whi che once m e ha d

i n pra ise a n d eke i n priceNow s ay fo r them I a m too s a d

,

a n d would haue them be wise.

TheMa r cha u n t m a n sa ith he m ust lyu e,a n d cannot with m e ga ine :Bu t a ll to riches his m ind doth gine

,

with m uch da u n ger a n d pa ine.

Wem en s ay, they m ust nedes obeythir hu sba n des when they lys tTher fo r e i n them I m ay n ot s ay,

to haue a nye grea te trust.

The com m on sort unlea rned be,to them I m ay n ot lea n e

They knowe n ot by deu i n i t iem y ca use for to m a i n ta i n e .


edition , which is in MR. Iett , is “ Im printed a t London by S im on S ta fforddwel l ing on Adling hil l It ha s S a m son

’s Prefa ce to the Rea der a n dBra dford’s Epis tle prefixed, a n d the signa ture s r u n from A to I 7 , in e igh ts .See Herbert’s Typogr . Am iq. vol. i . p . 358 , a n d vol. i i . p . 130 1 .

Bound in Russia,g i l t lea ves .

BRADSHAW, (THOMA S .) The Shepher ds S ta r r e, n ow of la te seen e,

a n d a t thi s hower to be ob ser ved m er u ei lou s o r i en t i n the

Ea st ; Wh i ch br i n geth gla d tydi n gs to a ll tha t m ay behold her

br ightn es, ha u i n g the fou r e elem en ts wi th the fou r e Ca pi ta l]

ver tu es i n her , whi ch m akes her Elem en ta l] a n d a va n qu i shor

of a ll ea r thly hu m or s . Descr ibed by a Gen tlem a n la te of the

Right wor thi e a n d hon o r able the Lor d B u r gh, hi s com pa n i e

a n d r eti n u e i n the Br i ell i n Nor th-holla n d .

Tu si hi c e sses a l iter senties . Ter em ‘.

Ex 7r ox/ov KAeos .

A m or fa m o l to : Argento fa touto .

Lon don ,Pr i n ted by Rober t Robi n son fo r Wi lli a m Ion es

,a n d

a r e to be sou ld a t hi s sh0 p n eer e [i m pr i n t cu t off] . 1 59 1 .

4 to, pp . 60 .

No o th er copy of this work i s known excepting the present, which form erly belon ged to Mr. Hi l l

, who so ld i t to Messrs . Lon gm a n s, in whose

Bi bl. A ny . Poet. No . 34 , i t wa s m a rked a t 301. It wa s purch a sed fromthem byMr . Mi dgley, a n d a ga in so l d in his co l le ction of Old English Poetryin 1 8 1 8, No . 90, fo r 101. l Os .

,to Mr. Hibbert

,a n d a t the dispersion of his

libra ry in 1 820, No . 1 4 1 1,ca m e into the possession of Mr. Brigh t, from

whose c ol le ction, No . 653 , i t wa s obta ined by i ts present owner . It i s

dedica ted To the Righ t Honorables a n d pu i ssa nt Ba ron s,Robert Deu o r ex

Ea rle of Essex,Knight of the m o st noble order of the Ga rter

,grea t Ma ster

of the Horse fo r her Highn es ; a n d u nto Thom a s Lord Burgh,Ba ron of

Ga yns-burgh , Lord Gou er n ou r of the towne of Bryell, a n d the Fortes ofNewm a n ton a n d Cleybor ow in North-Ho lla nd for her Ma ies ti e .

”

The

dedica tion is fo l lowed by a pro se a ddress to the a uthor from his bro therA lexa nder Bra dsh aw,

the p u bl i sher of the book during his brother’s

a bsence a broa d in Ho lla n d,which i s da ted From the Cou rt a t Greenwich,


vpon S a in t George s Day 1 591 Apri ll 23 . To thi s su cceed verse s by“ J . M . Esqu ie r , his fa rewe l l to Engla nd a n d to the Author The Au thorsfa rewe l l to Engla nd a n d to h is m ost i n ti er friend J . M . Esqu yer ;

“T. G.

(Thom a s Groos) Esqu ier , hi s r eplye to the fa rewel l of the Au thor, a ll i n

verse ; a n d a prose epistl e To the curteous Rea der by the a uthor,da ted

“ i n h a st on S a in t Georges da y April l 23 . T. B .

”

The work i s writtena l terna te ly in prose a n d verse in the form of a dia logu e between threeshepherds

,Am a ryl li s

, Co rydon a n d Ti tyr u s . It com m ence s with “ A

Pa ra phra se u pon the third of the Ca nti cles (or Eclogu es) of Theo critu s,Dia logue—wise

,

”

a n d in clu de s a l so in verse “ A Dia logue be tw ixt Herculesa n d the two La die s, V o lu ptuous a n d V ertuou s, from the Mem ora bil ia of

Xenophon . The fo l lowin g m ay be ta ken a s a spe cim en of the poetica lpa rt of the vo lum e :

Corydon a n d Ti ty r u s con ten ti on .

Cor . In a tim e of m errie sporte,

Like a s fishes ’saye to fleeA m a ry lli s di d resorte, When da m e Ven u s sta r they see .

With her gr a t i ou s louin g lookes , Ger . 0 sweete A m a ry lli s fa ceTo the Chrysta ll running brookes Gin es m y m use a sower d isgra ceWhere I Corydon di d dwel, Drownds i n Lethe a ll m y a rte ,Corydon the shephea r des spell Setteth a t her beele m y sm a rteFor to shephea r des doth belong Ti ty r u s m y _

fellowe swa ineAll the pride ofwa nton song . S eekes her hea u en ly lookes to ga ine .

There to A m a ry lli s views Ti ty .

’Ti s ou r tender La m bes haue pa rt ,

Shephea rd sent his hom age du e Of the i oyes of her sweete ha rt :Such a ser u i ce a s of right, They a s she

,a n d she a s they,

Ca m e too short of such a Wight . Innocentes fa ire looke e bewray .

For I sent m y thou ghtes unfit, Cor . A m a ry lli s whiles we str i u e

To a dm ire a t such a wi t : Keepes ou r tender fioches a li u eAn d I sent m y da seli n g eyes, Fo r ou r fiockeswellkept doo pr oou e,To beho ld the Em pire skies . Tha t she ca res n o t for ou r loue .

Shephea r d,lea u ethy fonde con cei te Ti ty . Ha ples se wee, a n d happi e sheeFor her b ea u ti e pr oou es a beyte Of a ll tha t dwell i n I ta li c .

To begu yle the cra ftiest ei es ,Tha t i n court doe ska le the skies .

Beside s the a bove a n d the dia logue from Xen ophon there a r e two o therm e tri ca l pieces

,

“ Co rydon s Hym ne to the pra ise of A m a ryl l is,

a n d a

Rounde la y a t the en d i n A lca i c verse . The form er com m en ces thu s

Would m ine ei es were crista ll fou n ta i n es O f m y gr i efes like to these m ou n ta i n es

Where you m ight the sha dow view : Swellin g for the losse of you .

PART II.


Ca res which cu r eles se a r e,a la s, Twinkling cies still representing

Helpeles se, haples se fo r they grow, S ta rres, which pea rce m e to the ga ll,Ca res like ta res the num ber pa sse

,Ca use they lend n o longer lightning,

All the scede tha t lou e doth sowe . An d your Necta r lips a llur ingWho but could rem em ber a ll Hum ane sence to ta st of hea u en .

The prose portion of the vo l um e is written i n a conce ited a n d dogm a t i cstyle

,a n d ha s num erous cl a s s i ca l a l l us ion s .

Co l la tion : S ig. 1I, four lea ve s ; A , two lea ves ; B to G 4 , in fours . pp .

Bound in Ma roon co loured Mo r o cco,gilt lea ves .

BRADSTREET, (ANNE.) — The Ten th Mu se la tely spr u n g u p i n

Am er i ca . O r S ever a ll Poem s, com pi led wi th gr ea t va r i ety of

Wi t a n d Lea r n i n g, fu ll of delight . Wher ei n especi a lly i s

con ta i n ed a com plea t d i scou r se a n d descr ipti on of the Fou rElem en ts

,Co n s t i tu ti on s

,Ages of Ma n

,S e a son s of the Yea r .

Together wi th a n Exa ct Epi tom i e of the Fou r Mon a r chi es,

viz . The A s syr i a n , Pe r s i a n ,Gr eci a n

,Rom a n . A l so a Di a

logu e between O ld En gla n d a n d New,con cer n i n g the la te

t r ou bles . Wi th di ver s o ther plea s a n t a n d ser i ou s Poem s .

By a Gen tlewo m a n i n tho s e pa r ts . Pr i n ted a t Lon don for

S tephen Bowtell a t the s ign e of the B i ble i n Popes Hea d

A lley . 1650 . S m . 8vo .

This ea rly spe cim en of New Engla nd poetry opens w ith a n a ddress tothe rea der by the publ isher, in which he says th a t the worst effe ct of hisrea ding wil l be unbe l ief

,which will m ake him qu estion whe ther i t be a

wom a ns Work,a n d a sks

,Is i t possible ? If a n y doe, ta ke th is a s a n

a nswer from hi m tha t da re s a vow it : It i s theWork of a Wom a n honoureda n d e steem ed where she l ives

,for her gra ciou s dem ea nou r

,her em inent

pa rts,her pious conversa tion

,her courteou s d ispo sition , her exa ct dil igen ce

i n her pla ce, a n d discree t m a na ging of her fa m i ly o cca sions a n d m ore thenso

,these Poem s a r e the fruit bu t of som e few honres , c u rta iled from her

sleep,a n d o ther refreshm ents . The publ isher then sta tes th a t the pu b

li ca tion of these poem s wa s without the knowledge of the a uthor, a n d tha t“ contra ry to her expecta tion

,he ha d pre sum ed to bring to publ ick view

wh a t she resolved shou ld never in su ch a m a n ner s ee the su n .

”

They a r e


I’

ve seen on e s tab’d,a no ther loose his hea d

An d o thers fly thei r Country,though their drea d .

I’

ve seen, a n d s o have yee, fo r’tis but la te,

The desola tion, of a goodly S ta te,Plotted a n d a cted

,s o tha t none ca n tell,

Who gave the counsel, but the Prince of hell .

A t the e n d of the Fo u r Mona rch ies occu r “ A Dia logu e between OldEngla nd

,a n d New

,concerning the ir pre sent trouble s . Anno An

Elegie u pon tha t Honoura ble a n d renowned Knigh t,S i r Philip S idney, who

wa s u ntim e ly sla i n e a t the S e ige of Zu tphon , Anno 1 586 . By A . B . in the

yea r e 1 638 . Others “ In Honou r of Du Ba rta s, 1 64 1 ; a n d “of th a t

High a n d Mighty Princess, Queen El izabe th , of m o st h a ppy m em ory ;“Da vid’s La m enta tion fo r S a ul a n d Jona th a n, 2 S a m . 1 . 1 9 a n d som e

lines “ Of the va nity of a ll worldly crea tures, clo se the volum e . We

present ou r rea ders w ith a few l ines from the opening of the Elegy on S i r

Phil ip S idney

When Engla n d di d injoy her Ha ls i on dayes,Her noble S i dn ey wore the Crown of B ayes ;No lesse a n Honour to ou r B r i ti sh Land

,

Then she tha t sway’d the S cepter with her hand

M a r s a n d M i n erva d id in on e a gree,

OfArm es a n d Arts,thou shou ld’st a pa tter n e be .

Ca lli op e with Terp s i chor di d sing,OfPoesie, a n d of Musick thou wert King ;Thy Rhetho r ick it struck Poli/m n i a dea d,

Thine Eloquence m a de Mer cm y wax r ed ;

Thy Logi ck from Eu terp e won the Crown,More worth wa s thine

,then Cli o could set down .

Tha li a a n d Melp om en e s ay th’ truth

,

(Wi tn es se A r ca di a , pen n’

d i n his youth)Ar e n ot his Tr a gi ck Com edies so a cted,A s i fyour nine-fold wi t ha d been com pa ctedTo shew the world, they never saw before,Tha t this on e V olum e should exha us t your store.

B ibl. Any . Poet. No . 67 , l l. 5s . ; Perry, pt. i . No . 539, l l. 68 . Jo l ley,pt . ii . No . 392

, Skegg,No . 1 79, 1 2s . ; Bi n dley, pt . i . No . 1 544

,

l l. Townley,pt. i . No . 679 , 3l. 1 5s .

Co l la tion : Title A 2 ; S ig. A to O 8, in eigh ts ; pp 222 .

Bound in Ca lf, r ed edges.


BRADSTREET, (ANNE .) — S ever a l Poem s com pi led wi th gr ea t

va r i ety of Wi t a n d Lea r n i n g, fu ll of Delight ; Wher ei n espe

c i a lly i s con ta i n ed a com plea t D i scou r se, a n d Descr i pt i on of

the Fou r Elem en ts , Con sti tu ti on s, Ages of Ma n,S ea son s of

the Yea r . Together wi th a n exa ct Epi tom e of the thr ee fir st

Mon a r chyes , vi z . The A s syr i a n , Per s i a n , Gr eci a n . An d

begi n n i n g of the Rom a n s Com m on wea lth to the en d of thei r

la s t Ki n g : Wi th di ver se other plea s a n t a n d S er i ou s Poem s .

By a Gen tlewom a n i n New-En gla n d . The s econ d Edi ti on,

Cor r ected by the Au thor , a n d en la rged by a n Addi ti on of

sever a l o ther Poem s fou n d a m on gs t her paper s a fter her

Dea th . Bo ston , Pr i n ted by John Foster . 1 678 . S m . 8vo .

There a r e severa l a l tera tions a n d a dditions in this second edition of Mrs .Bra dstree t’s poem s, whi ch i s prin ted in ra ther l a rger type tha n the form er.The com m enda tory verse s by R . Q. a r e om i tted

,bu t a fter the a na gra m s

u pon her n a m e a r e n ine seven-l ine sta n za s u pon the a utho r by J . Rogers,n ot in the o ther. A t the en d of the verses on the Rom a n Mona rchy a r e

the fo l lowin g lines n ot in the first edition,entitled

A n Ap ology .

To finish wha t’s begun,wa s m y intent,

My thoughts a n d m y endeavours thereto bent ;Essays I m any m a de

,but still ga ve ou t

The m ore I m us’d,the m ore I wa s i n doubt

The subject la rge,m y m ind a n d body wea k

,

With m a ny m ore discou ra gem ents di d speak .

Al l thoughts of further progres s la id a s ide,

Though oft perswa ded,I a s oft den y

’d ;

At len gth r es olv’d, when m any yea rs ha d pa st,To pro secute m y story to the la stAn d for the sa m e

,I hours n ot few di d spend

,

An d wea ry l ines (though lanke) I m any pen’dBut ’fore I could a ccom plish m y desire,My papers fell a pr ey to th’ ra ging fir e.

An d thus m y pa ins (with better things) I lost,Which none ha d cause to wa il

,n or I to boa st .

No m ore I’le do, s ith I have su fl'

er’d wra ck,

Althou gh m y Mona rchies their legs do la ckNo r m a tter is’t this la s t

,the world n ow sees,

Ha th m any Ages been upon his knees .


After the poem of “ Da vids La m enta tion fo r S a ul a n d Jona tha n , the

ensuin g pieces a r e a dded,whi ch were n ot i n the previous edition : To the

Mem ory of m y dea r a n d ever honoured Fa ther Thom a s Dudley Esq . who

decea sed J u ly 3 1 . 1 653 , a n d of his age This Thom a s Du dley wa sCa pta in Genera l a n d Governor of New Engla nd . A n Epita ph on m y

dea r a n d ever honoured Mo ther Mrs . Do ro thy Dudley, who decea sed

Decem b. 27 . 1 643 , a n d of her a ge 6 1 ;“ Contem pla tions,

”

a long a n d

plea sing poem in thirty-three seven-l ine sta nza s ; “ The Flesh a n d the

Spirit “ The Author to her Book ;” “ S evera l o ther Poem s m a de by the

Author upon diverse Occa sions, were found a m on g her Pa pers a fter herDea th , which she n ever m ea nt ‘should com e to publ ick view

,a m ongst

which,these fo l lowin g (a t the desire of som e friends th a t knew her we l l)

a r e here inserted “ Upon a Fit of S i ckness . A n n e 1 632 . E ta ti s s u m

1 9 .

“ Upon som e distem per of body “ Befo re the birth of on e of he r

Children four m e tri ca l Le tters to her Husba nd To her Fa ther withsom e verses In reference to her Children 23 . Ju ne 1 659 In m em oryof her gra nd -chil d Eliza be th Bra dstreet A u gust 1 665 ditto of her gra ndchild Anne Bra dstree t June 20 1 669 ; ditto “ On her gra nd-chi ld S im onBra dstree t 1 6 . Novem b. 1 669 ; ditto of her da u ghter in Law Mrs. MercyBra dstree t, who decea sed Sept. 6 . 1669 in the 28 . yea r of he r age . The

vo l um e concl ude s with A Fu nera l Elogy upon th a t Pa ttern a n d Pa tron of

V irtue, the tr u ely piou s, peerle ss, a n d m a tchle ss Gentlewom a n Mrs . AnneBra dstreet, righ t P a n a r eles

,Mi r ro r of her Age, Glory of her S ex, whose

Hea ven-born-Soul lea ving its ea rthly Shrine, chose i ts n a tive hom e,a n d

wa s taken to i ts Rest, u pon 1 6 Sep t . 1 672, subscribed John Norton .

Finis et n on .

Om nia Rom a n ae s i lea n t Mira cula Gentis .

From th is second edition we m ake on e m ore sele ction of verses from the

poem entitled Contem pla tion s .” If rea l ly written by Mrs . Bra dstreet ,they afl

'

or d som e proof tha t she wa s n ot de stitute of poetica l power.

Then on a sta tely O ak I ca st m ine eye,Whose r u fll in g top the Clouds s eem

’d to a sp ire

How long s in ce thou wa st in thine Infa ncyThy strength, a n d sta ture, m ore thy yea rs a dm ire

,

Ha th hundred winters pa st since thou wa s bornOr thousa nd since thou brakest thy shell of horn

,

If so, a ll these a s nought, Eternity doth scorn .

Then higher on the glistering S u n I ga z’

d,

Whose bea m s were sha ded by the leavi e Tree,


A th ird edition of this work,enla rged with poem s fou nd since her dea th

,

wa s published i n 1758, 8vo . Lowndes does n o t no ti ce e ither of these la tereditions.Co l la tion : Title a 2 ; S ig. a

,e igh t lea ves, the first bla nk ; then S ig. A

to Q .8,in eigh ts ; pp . 272 .

Bound u p i n the sa m e vo lum e with these poem s i s a copy of Co lone lJoseph Rigby’s Dr u n ka r d

’

s P r osp ective, or B u r n i ng-Gla sse, Lon don , 1 656,

n oticed herea fter.Cha lm ers’ copy. In Ca lf e x tra .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) -The Go lden F leece . Wher eto beea n n exed two Elegi es , En ti tled N a r ci s su s Cha n ge . A n d

ZEs on s Do ta ge . By Ri cha r d Br a thwa yte Gen tlem a n .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by W. S . for Chr i s topher Pu r s ett dwelli n g

i n Holbor n s , n eer e S taple In n e . 161 1 . S m . 8vo .

The writin gs of Bra thwa i te, bo th in prose a n d verse,a r e s o va riou s a n d

vo l um inous,a m ou nting i n the present Co l le ction to m ore tha n forty vo lu m es

(few of ou r ea rly writers,with the exception of Ta ylor a n d Wither, h a ving

ex ceeded hi m in the nu m ber of the ir pie ces), tha t i t wil l be im poss iblewithin the com pa ss of o u r proposed lim its to do m ore tha n to m a ke a

Adventures of Ca pta in Dudley Bra dstreet, being the m o st genuine a n d extra ordina ry

perha ps ever published, a ppea red i n Dublin 1 755,°

8vo , 356 pa ges, a descenda ntof the “Tenth Muse ?” If so he certa inly d i d n ot im ita te her i n her pious conversa tion a n d discreet m a na gin g of her fa m ily o cca sions .” Indeed his revela tionswould a lm ost induce a belief tha t the book wa s a rom a nce a n d the Ca pta in him selfa m yth, but for a note i n B indon Blood’s copy by a n a ncestor : “ I bought this bookfrom the a uthor

,Mr . Dudley Bra dstreet, a t a n a ssizes held a t Ennis

, which begunthe 27th Augus t 1756 . Willia m Blood .

”The Ca pta in a lso published “ Bra dstreet’s

Lives, being a genuine History of severa l Gentlem en a n d La d ies,a ll livin g within

these ten yea rs pa st rem a rkable for their virtues o r their vices .” Dublin, 1 757, 8vo ,407 pa ges . In his own life he says “ I wa s born i n Ireland, i n the coun ty of Tip

per a r y, i n the yea r 1 71 1 . My fa ther ha d the Com m a nd of a Troop of Horse, a n dwa s a lso i n the Com m ission of the Pea ce : hi s possessions a t tha t tim e a r e n ow let

a t 3,000 l. a yea r, but being bound to the Crown i n la rge sum s,together with a n

expens ive life, i n the course of som e yea rs reduced his Fortu ne very low.

” DudleyBra dstreet wa s probably a grandson or grea t grandson of Anne Bra dstreet.


se lection from them , chiefly of tho se which , e ither from their m eri t or the irra rity

,a r e of the grea te st intere st. The present vo l um e

,whi c h he styles

“ h is fi rst birth , wa s written in ea rly youth,when he wa s sca rce twenty

three,a n d i s dedica ted To the Right Wo r shipfu ll M . Robert Bi n dlosse

Esquire,his appr ou ed kind Vn kle . He sa ys

I ha d a t the first resolved to dedica te these fruits of m y labours vn to him , fromwhom I r ecei u ed the growth a n d quiet encrea se of m y studies : But it plea s sd Godto a lter m y purpose, by pr eu en t i n g hi m by dea th, who wa s the nourisher of m y

slender en dea u o u r s,a n d the pr o tectou r of m ine o r pha n e la bours, which ha d n o sooner

hapn ed then i n a di s ta s t of m y studies, wa ntin g h im ,who se relish sweetened m y

vn sea son ed poem es,I wa s fully r esolu ed to haue wrapped this tra ct up i n obli u ion ,

a n d to haue depr i u ed it of publike view. But the troubled course of ou r esta tes, a n dthe fa u ou r able rega rd you ha d of ou r a tton em en t

,which is n ow so happily confir m ed,

enforced m e to consecra te this pa m phlet a s o n e of B a s s a s fra gm ents,to your bes t

a fl'

ect i on ed selfe to shewe a wi lli n gn es se in m e to gr a tifie tha t sollicitons a n d ca refu llrega rd you euer ha d

,s ince the t im e of ou r desola t ion

, eu en his dea th, whose life wa sa m i r r ou r i n his t im e

,a n d whose well concord ing dea th ensued

,a s a rewa rd of eter

n i ti e for his well spent da ies for his fruits sha ll follow him .

The dedica tion is fo l lowed by seven s ix-l ine sta nza s, hea ded Pi er idu m

In voca tio, qu a r u m ope ZEgon i n tr ivi i s , fEdon in n em or i bu s ceci n i t.

Qu a r u m a u spi ci i s rivo s sa l tem a pertos degu sta re licu i t, ten u i sq ; stipu lael iberta te frui.”

The poem of The Golden Fleece is in s ix- line sta nza s, preceded by The

A rgum ent,

”

a n d is ta ken from the Me ta m orphosis of Ovid,

“ the Trea tisebe ing m ora l l the vs e spi r i tu a ll

” show ing

Wha t felicity they sha ll obta i n e tha t with resolution a n d lon ga n i m i ti e su sta i n e the

per i llou s gusts of afll i ct i on s , with a respect ha d to vertue, without which rega rd n o

ha ppy or successfu l en ent ca n a ttend a n y intendm ent : This tra ct though com pen

d iou s,m ay a fford n o sm a ll fruit to your con cei u i n g vn der sta n din g, sha dowing vn der

this title ofGolden Fleece, the rewa rd Of a sincere a n d p r ou i den t p ilgrim ,who with

I a s on endureth pa tiently the surging S ea of persecution, the ra ging tem pests ofa ffliction, n ot to be a llured with the i n cha n t in g vo ice of the Syrens m elodie, a bsta iningfrom Oy r ces cup, s ayli n g by the per i llou s rockes of S cyll a a n d Cha rybdis, a n d n ow a t

la st a r r iu in g a t the port of a pro sperou s repose, crieth ou t, hi e sedes f a ta qu i eta s

os ten d u n t .

The m urder ofAbel by Ca in is given a s a n exa m ple of the evi l effe cts ofdiscord a n d h a tred, a n d m ay serve a s a n i l l u stra tion of Bra thwa ite ’s stylea n d ver s ifica tion in this poem

Ca i n e is offended with his louing bro ther,An d wha t’s the cause, percha nce his sa crifice

PART II.


Is better fa rre respected then the otherWhich he do th ofl’

er wherefore thence he flies,An d do th provide

,by his a ccursed brea th,

To be the a gent of his brothers dea th.

Yet Abels blond,like to the m ornin g dew,

A scendeth vp vuto Gods hea u en ly thron e,Shewing how Ca i n e, his ha nds d id erst em brewIn bro thers blou d, his blond to hea u en do th groneWherefore the Lord, whotakes r eu en ge of sinne,Da m n

’

d Ca ines despa i r e, which he did Welter i n ,i t i t 3? $6 i t i t

Go thou thy way, for thou ca n st ne’re obta ins

This Golden Fleece,interred i n despa i r e,

Go wag thine hea d, with thy d istra cted bra ineThou of perdi tion a r t the li n ea ll hei r e.

The Golden F leece is kept fo r such a s liu e,

To plea se their God,a n d n ot their God to gr ieu e.

After the principa l poem a r e the two Elegie s of “ N a rcissu s Cha nge,”

a n d “ ZEson s a ffe cting youth” i n the sa m e m ea sure . A n ew t i tle pa ge thenoccu rs thus

S onnets or Ma driga le. With the Ar t ofPoesie a nnexed thereunto by the sa m e Author.Hora tius i n Lib . de a rte Poetica .

Non sa tis es t pulchra esse Poem a ta , dulcia sunto,Et qu ocu n qu e volu n t a nim a m a u di tor i s agu n to .

Ovid .

Nee m odus a u t r equ ies, nis i m ors r eper i tu r a m autis,Veru s a m or nullum novit ha bere m odum .

Idem .

Hei m ih i,quod n u lli s a m or es t m edi cab i li s herbi s .

Printed a t London for Christopher Purset . 1 61 1 .

This pa rt is inscribed To the wo r shipfu ll h is a ppr ou ed brother Thom a sBra thwa ite Esquire

,

” in which he sa ys

I have com posed som e few S on ets, a n d dedica ted them vuto your selfe, the fra gm ents of Pa rna ssus m ou nt, thou gh of the m ea nest —

yet som e fruite m ay bee

ga thered ou t of En n i u s du n ghill z— they be a m oro u s, pen ned i n a fo olish pa ssion,

they a r e m ore fit for Ven u s shrine,then Vr a n i a s sha pe fo r I would n o t deroga te

from the pra is e of bea u tie, lea st I shou ld haue S tesyehor u s fortune, who fo r di spra ising Hellen of Greece lo st his sight. Let these ha rsh poem s n ow a n d then takepla ce a m ongst m ore serious studi es .

S om e verses fo l low Vpon the dedica tion of the la st Epistle,

a n d two

340 COLLECTANEA ANGLO ~POETICA .

l ittle doubt th a t the Ar t of Poesie m entioned in the title wa s printed, bu ta ll the copies we h a ve ever seen a r e without it . Those a l so seen by Mr.Pa rk a n d Mr. Ha zlewood were deficient in thi s respe ct . S ee a n a rticlei n Resti tu ta , vol. i i i . p . 303 , by the form er ; Ha slewood

’

s edition of B a r

n a bee'

s Jou r n a l, vol. i . p . 1 75 a n d S i r Eg. Brydges’ A r cha i ca , vol. ii . Pref.p . 1 0 . This work i s n o t in the Ma lone

,Douce, o r Grenvil le co l le c tions ;

a n d the only copies we h a ve m e t w i th in sa le ca ta logue s a r e B ibl. A ny .

P oet. No . 45, 21. 2 s . ; a n d B i bl. Heber . pt. iv. No . 1 04, 2l. 23 . There i son e in the British Museum .

Co l la tion : Title A 2 S ig. A to G 8, in e igh ts .The present copy ca m e from the co l lecti on ofMr. Ha slewood, a n d ha s a n

engra ved portra i t of Bra thwa ite by Swa ine inserted .

In Da rk Green Morocco, gil t lea ve s .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) -The S choller s Medley, o r , An In ter

m ixt Di scou r se vpon Hi s to r i ca l] a n d Poeti ca ll Rela t ion s . A

S u bi ect of i t s elfe well m er i ti n g the appr ob a ti on of the In di

ci on s, who bes t kn ow how to con fir m e thei r kn owledge, bythi s br i efe S u r vey, o r gen er a ll Ta b le of m ixed Di scou r ses .

A n d n o les se pr ofitable to s u ch a s des i r e to better thei r i m m a

tu r i ty of kn owledge by Mo r a l l Rea di n gs . D i sti n gu i shed i n tos ever a ll hea ds fo r the d i r ecti on of the Rea der

,to a ll s u ch

Hi stor i ca ll Mixtu res,a s be com pr ehen ded i n thi s Tr ea ti se .

The like wher eof fo r va r iety of Di s cdtrr se, m ixed wi th pr ofitea n d m odest delight, ha th n ot her etofor e been pu bli shed . By

Ri cha r d Br a thwayte Oxon .

Hor . Quod verum a tq : decen s curo e t rogo e t om n i s in hoc s u m .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by N . O . for Geor ge No r ton

,a n d a r e to bee

sold a t hi s S hOp n eer e Tem ple-ba r r e . 1 614 . 4 to .

The running title of the present work,which is in prose

,a n d which in

this first sta te is be com e very ra re,is A Survey ofHistories . The second

edition,under the a bove ti tle

, wa s n o t publi shed til l 1 63 8, a n d wi l l ben o ti ced herea fter. The dedica tion is inscribed in a fla ttering m a nner To

the Righ t Hon ovr a ble,the Lord of Sovtha m pton (Lea rnings be st

a n d i s fol lowed by a short a ddress To the vn der sta n din g Rea der.”

The


a uthor divides hi s genera l subj ect into three bra n ches : 1 . The scope of

Histories ; 2 . The ir severa l u ses a n d fruits ; a n d 3 . The profi t redoundin gto pri va te fa m i l ie s by Histories . The divis ions of historie s a r e a l so m a dein to Divine, Di s cursive , Mora l l

,Physi ck, o r Mixt . In the course of hi s

observa tions on ea ch of these,m a n y shrewd a n d pithy rem a rks a r e m a de by

the a uthor o n subj ects con nected with ou r own l itera ture a t tha t period,which render the wo rk high ly intere stin g ; a n d i t a ppea rs from his nu m erousreferences to this tra ct i n so m e of his o ther productions to ha ve been a

fa vourite vo l um e of the a u tho r. In the ensuing r em a rks he evidently po intsa t such tra vel lers a s Corya t, S i r John Ma ndeville

,a n d o th ers, who ha d

brough t ridi cule on the su bj ect

Here, by way of digress ion, let m e tou ch the ridiculous la bours, a n d vn fr u i tfu ll

t r a u a i les of such who pa sse the Alpes, tra ce vn coth pla ces, Des a r ts , Pr om on ta r i es ;

for wha t en d Hea u en knowes, sa ue onely to wrest ou t a pha n ta s ti cke beha u i ou r of

superfluous wi t, o r to com m ent on o thers tr a u a i les by way of deris ion : These a r e

such a s vpon their returno, publish wha t they haue seene som e m ore then they haueseene

,which I tea r m e Com m en ti ng Tr a u a i ler s o thers lesse then they ha ue seene (or

a t lea st the m o st im pertinent) which I tea r m e Pha n ta s ti che Tr a u a i ler s . Such a s lyeon their t r a u ell

,ei ther doe it for a dm i ra tion , o r ha u i n g r u n vpon the a du er se shelu es

of a deplored fortune, a r e inforced to i n u en t strange things for the r eli efe of theirdeiected esta te They ta lke n ot of the a cts of Prin ces

,n or the sites of

Regions,the tem pera ture of such Clym a tes , or a n y m a teria l] d iscourse, but to shew

a n exquisite s tr a i n e of wi t,purcha sed by a li ttle fr u i tles se tr a u ell : they insert

fr i u olou s occurrents, borrowed, o r (it m ay be) i n u en ted by their own pha n ta s ti ckebra ines . These m isse the m a rke a good Tr a u eller should a im e a t : they shouldobser u e Lawes i n fo r r a ign e pla ces, like a good Lycu rgu s to transpose so glorious afreight to their own e Cou n tr ey . They should n o t (like ou r Fa shion-i n u en ter s , ou r

Ita li on a ted Albion a cts) so m uch obser u e wha t is wor n e on the body,a s wha t ha bit

best beseem es the na ture a n d cond ition of their m inde.

A n d in speaking of the des ire the Rom a ns ha d of im i ta tin g the virtues ofthe i r predece ssors

,he re m a rk s

S a lon a n d we haue few tha t goe m a d for their cou n tr ey ; but Ta rp ei a’s we haue

too m a ny, tha t a r e m a d with desire to betray their Cou n tr ey : Few Law-i n a cter s,

m any La w-infrin gers : m aking wholesom e lawes,like Ta r a n du lu s web, wickets for

grea t ones to com e through,but s n a r les for little ones to hold.

He a ga in a l ludes to these fa n cifu l sort of tra ve l lers in a la ter pa rt of thework thu s

We sha ll see m en (fo r the m ost pa rt) ra ther a dd icted to fa bulous Tr a u els , thesa rney of strange a n d neuer-hea rd of Ila n ds

,prodigious sights, Monsters, Chym er a s ,


a n d m eere im a gina ry fa ncies,then to su ch na rra tions a s m ight m in ister instruction

a n d ben efite to eu ery pa rticula r Rea der. S om e we s ee delighted with the strange a n dincred ible m ira cles of M a n devi lle others with the victorious com ba ts of ou r Ben i s

of S ou th-ha m p ton ; o thers,m ore con u er sa n t with the tr agi cke Histories of ou r tim e

(prodigies in pa rt m eer ely i n u en ted .) An d la st of a ll (which i n m y i u dgem en t isworst of a ll) others with the pha n ta s ti cke writings of som e supposed Knights, (DonQu ixotte tra nsform ed into a Knight with the Golden P estle) with m any other fruitlesse i n u en t i on s , m ou l ded onely for delight without pr ofite.

S o a l so a ga in respe cting these feigned histories or rom a nces,he sa ys

But in these feigned Histories I wholly exclude a ll riba ldry : n o r ca n I a d m it, tha ttho se vn pr ofitable stories ofP r i m a li on

,P a lm er i n de Oliva , The Kn ight of the S u n n e,

Ger i li on , with m a ny o ther fict i u e Discourses should be enterta ined by youth : m a nyof these Rela tions haue strangely transported d iners well-prom ising wits into strangea m a zem ents especia lly such a s con cei u e m ore delight i n them , then m ore seriousstudies . S om e we haue hea rd

,tha t in rea ding the stran ge a du en tu r es of Or la n do

Fur i os o,a n d con u eyin g the very im pression of his a m orous pa ssion to them selu es ,

would presently im ita te his d istra ction, r u n sta rke naked, m ake loue-songs i n com

m en da ti on of their A ngeli ca , put them selu es to i n toller able torm ent ; to ga ine thea ffection of their supposed m istresses . O thers

,in im ita t ion of som e va lia nt Knights,

ha ue frequented Deserts, a n d inha bited Pr ou i n ces , eccho i n g i n eu ery pla ce their own eva nit ies

,endorsing their na m es i n ba rkes of trees

,wholly turned S aua ge, a n d vn t r a c

ta ble,to persona te tha t knight m ore li u ely .

Bra thwa ite,in the further course of h is work

,ha s a ll usions to Dekker

’

s

S tr a nge Hor se Ra ce,4 to

,1 6 13 Hi str i o-m a stix, 4 to, 1 6 10 Blon devi lle

’

s

Tr ea ti se of Hor sem a n ship , 4 to, 1 580 Ge rva se Ma rkha m ’s Hu sba n dm a n,

4 to,1 6 1 3 ; Wa tr em a n

’

s Fa r a’ell of F a shi on s , 1 555 the tra gedy of The

Ba ttell of Alca zor , 4 to, 1 594 a n d o th er wo rks . He ha s a l so som e curiousobserva tions on the sta ge

,a n d on the u nitie s

,on which he rem a rks :

They a r e like som e Com aedies we rea de n ow a da is s ; The first Act whereof is inA s i a ; the next in Af r i ca , the third i n Eu r op a , the fourth i n A m er i ca : a n d i f

P tolom eu s, or Ma r cu s P a u lu s ha d found ou t a fifth p a rt of the world, n o question

but it ha d beene represented on their vn i u er s a ll S ta ge : Such a s these ought to ha uesom e d ist inct la n gua ge, Utop i a n , o r som e other grunting tongue engro ssed to themselu es For they should profit m ore

,by being lesse vn der stood . Much they speake

of vallou r , a n d m a ny im a gina ry Her oes a r e p itching their Pa u illi on s : But I willtake m y lea no of them with m y Fren ch Pr ou er be : B ea u coup de br u i t ep ea def r u i ct :

Much bruite, but little fruite : B a ttels m ore fierce (by report) then A lca hor s : Tha twa s but Kings, their

’s Giants : a n d on e of tho se Gia nts a s a ble to va nquish a ll thoseKings, a s for M i lo to ca rry hi s Bull on hi s shoulders .

Bra thwa i te m ight we l l fee l proud of this work,for th ere i s m u ch sou nd

sense a n d pra ctica l tru th in his rem a rks,a n d i t a l so shows very extensive


a ttired the? i t wa s a t first published : be ing revised, corre cted, a n d copiouslyenla rged .

”

There i s a very ful l ta ble o r com pendia ry of the conten ts of thebook, extendin g to e leven pa ge s

,a n d a t the en d a l is t of the erra ta .

A copy in the Townley sa le, pt . i . No . 398, ha d the da te of 1 651,a n d

o th ers, a ccording to A n t. Wood,of 1 652 ; bu t these were proba bly only

fresh title s to the present edition . S ee Resti tu ta,vol. iii . p . 339 ; a n d

Ha slewood’

s edition of Ba r n a bee’

s Jou r n a l, p . 337 Lloyd’s sa le, No . 439,

1 68 . 6d . ; N a ssa u’s , pt . i . No . 598 , l l. Hibbert’s,No . 1 4 1 2, l l. 73 .

Co l la tion : S ig. fir four lea ve s ; A a n d B four lea ve s ; b two lea ves ; Cto H h h 4, in fou rs ; pp . 4 44 .

In Brown Ca lf extra .

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) Hi s tor y S u r veyed i n a br i ef Epi tom yO r , A Nu r s er y fo r Gen try . Com pr i sed i n a n In ter m ixt Di s

cou r s e u pon Hi s tor i ca l] a n d Poet i ca ll Rela ti on s . Wher ei n i sm u ch va r i ety of D i scou r s e a n d m odest delight . By Ri cha r dB r a i thwa i te Esqu i r e . Oxon .

Hor . Quod verum a tqu e decen s eu r o et rogo e t om n i s in hoc su m .

Lon don , Pr i n ted for J . E. a n d a r e to be sold by N a tha n a el

Webb a n d Wi lli a m Gr a n tha m,a t the Gr ey-hou n d i n Pa u ls

Chu r ch-ya r d . 1 651 . 4 to .

A l thou gh the present vo lum e a ppea rs a s i f i t wa s a n ew edition,with a

different im print a n d da te, i t i s m erely the im pression of 1 638 w ith a n ew

titlepa ge to h e lp of the sa le o f the copie s left on h a nd . The contents ofthe vol um e a r e exa ctly sim ila r to the fo rm er in every respe ct

,with the

ex ception of the ti tle . It ha s the en gra ved frontispie ce by Ma rsh a l l pr efixed, with the da te of 1 638 . A copy so ld a t the Townley sa le

,p t. i . No .

‘

398, for 21. 5s . S ta ce’s Ca ta l. 3l. 1 3s . 6d .

Co l la tion a s before .

“

The Townley copy. Bound in Russia,gil t lea ves.

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) — A S tr a ppa do fo r the Di u ell . Epi

gr a m s a n d S a tyr es a llu di n g to the t i m e,wi th di n er s m ea s u r es

of n o les se Delight . By Mva oo vxos, to hi s fr i en d Tthoxpa'r es .

Nem o m e im pu ne la ces s i t .


At Lon don pr i n ted by I . B . for Ri cha r d Redm er,a n d a r e to

be s o ld a t theWes t dor e of Pa u ls a t the S ta r r e . 1 61 5 . S m .

8vo . ; pp . 362 .

This is a highly intere sting a n d a m using work,from the pro lifi c pen of

Bra thwa ite bu t i t i s u nfortuna tely disfigured by severa l gross vulga ritie s,whi ch de tra c t considerably from the plea sure tha t would o therwise be

derived from the peru sa l of this writer’s works, a n d for which he is j u stlydeservi ng of censure . This is the m ore to be regre tted a s there is m u chtha t i s e stim able in th is vo lum e, which, l ike severa l other works of th i sa utho r

,i s a dorned with bea utiful im a gery

, set forth in highly plea sing la ngua ge . Bra thwa ite (sa ys Mr. Fry, in his Bibli ogr . Mem er . p . 387 ) wil la m ply repa y the labour of a perusa l — interes ting no ti ce s of a ncient cu stom s a n d m a nners re com m end hi m to the n o ti ce of the a n tiqu a ry, a n d hispoe ti ca l m er i ts wil l n o t be e stim a ted a s s ligh t

,o r undeserving, by the a ctive

a n d a rden t student in genera l l i tera tu re .

”

An d Mr . Co l lier rem a rks“ There is

,perh a ps

,n o work in English which i llustra tes m ore ful ly a n d

a m usingly the m a nners,o ccu pa tions

,a n d Opin ion s of the tim e when it wa s

written,th a n the present vo lum e by Richa rd Bra thwa ite .

The work com m ences with the Author’s An agra m,

“ V ertu ha th ba rCredit,

”

a n d o thers u pon the na m es of S i r Thom a s Ga i n sfo rd a n d Mr.Thom a s Po sthum us Digges

,the la tter of whom i s a ddressed in this fla ttering

style : “To his m u ch honou red a n d en dee r ed Mecaen a s (the expr es s i u’

s t

Ch a ra cter of a generou s Spirit) in dicions a ppr ou er of be st -m eriting Poesie,Guerdoner of Arts, cherisher ofWi ttes, a n d seriou s Pr otectou r of a ll freebo rn e S tudies, Mr. Thom a s Po sthum us Diggs

,the Author hum bly dedica tes

hi m s elfe,hi s Tim e-suting Epigra m s with the u se of hi s di u i n ely im porting

Ana gra m . These ar e fo l lowed by a pro se a ddre ss To the gentle Rea der,

a po logising fo r defe cts of the press o cca sioned by the a uthor’s a bsence,a n d

a poe ti ca l o n e a ddressed To his Booke . Then com es “ The EpistleDedica torie

, (a n d on e lea f “ Vpon the Erra ta ”

)

To a ll U surers,Br o aker s a n d Prom oters

,

Sergea nts, Ca tch-poles, a n d Regra ters,U shers

,P a nders

,S u bu rbes Tra ders,

Cockn eies tha t haue m anie fa thers .La dies, Mon kies, Pa r a chi toes ,

Ma r m os i tes,a n d Ca tom i toes ,

Fa lls,high-tires a n d reba toes,

Fa lse-ha ires, per iwigges, m on cha toes

PART II.


Grave Gregoriana, a n d She-pa inters,S end I greeting a t a dventures,An d to a ll such a s be eu i ll,

My s tr app a do* for the di u ell.

There i s m uch hum our in th is a n d in som e o ther dedica tion s to hispoem s, of which the fo llowing

,from the first poem in the pre sent work,

m ay serve a s a spe cim en : “ To the true d i scou e r er of ' se cre ts Mouns ieur Ba cchus

,so le S ou er a ign e o f the Iu y

-bush,Ma s ter-gunner of the

po ttle-pot ordina nce, prim e founder of Red la tti ce s,cheerer of the hun ger

s ta rv’

d Muses,a n d the ir thred ba re fo l lowers

,s i n gu le r A rtist in pewter

l a n gua ge , a n d a n observa nt l inguist for a non a non S i r . Hi s dere Ca na ryBird wi she th r ed—eye s

,dr ops i e legges, a n d a ll o ther a ccou trem ents befitting.

”

We give a few of the com m encing l ines of the poem :

Bottle-n os’d B a cchus with thy bla dder fa ce,To thee m y Muse com es reelin g fo r a pla ceA n d cr a u es thy Pa trona ge n or do I fea reBut m y poore fra gm ents sha ll be m a de of thereFo r good r eu er s i on s by thy scra m bling crew,

Tha t belch,a n d rea de

,a n d a t ea ch en ter vi ew

Of a sha rpe tem per d line, com m end the va ine,Digest it

,a n d then rift it up aga i n e.

But know thou cup shot god , wha t is expr estWithin these Pa ges doe deser u e the bestOf thy light-hea ded Sha m r oes, nor’s m y tutehFo r such a s loue to take a cup too-m uch .

No,n o, m y lines (though I d id seem e to stand

An d begge a poore protection a t thy ha nd)Sha ll li u e in spite of Tim e, fo r Tim e sha ll seeThe curta ins of her vices dr awn e by m e

An d though por tr a i de by a lesse a r t-fu l] fist,Yet he tha t li m m

’d them is a S a tyr i s t,

For th’ lines he writes (if ought he write a t a ll)

Ar e dr awn e by inke tha t’s m ixed m ost with ga ll.Yea

,he wa s borne

,euch from his i n fa n ci e,

To tell the world her sha m e, a n d bitterly

The “S tra ppa do wa s a cruel m ilita ry pun ishm ent, i n which, a rope being fa stenedu nder the su fl'

er er’

s a rm s, he wa s drawn up by a pulley to the top of a high bea m ,a n d

then suddenly let down with a jerk, by which his a rm s were broken, or his jo ints d i sloca ted . See Douce’s Il lu str . S ha kesp . vol . i. p . 427 R . Holm e

’s A ca dem y of Ar m sa n d B la zon , book iii. Ch . vii. p . 310 .


A n d in Astr cea ’

s Tea r es , a n E legi e up on the dea th of S i r Ri cha r dHu tton

Kn ight, 1 64 1 , 8vo , he ca l l s h is son S i r Rich a rd Hutton Kn t. “m y m ost

endea red Co sin , a n d a ga in a l ludes to the fa ther

Let u s then joyne ou r Fu n er a ll odes i n on e

Hi s dea rest God-sonne with his Eldest Sonne.

An d a ga in

Ar’t gone just judge ? yet er e thou go

’st from henceReceive thy God-sonn es tea m s i n recom penceOf m a ny Bless ings thou bestow’

d of hi m .

This circu m sta n ce a l so clea rly identifie s Bra thwa ite a s the a uthor of thisl a tter work u pon the dea th of Judge Hutton . S om e of the rem a iningpoem s in th is fi rst pa rt a r e of a n a m a tory description . Am ong o thers i son e

“ com posed in honou r of his Mi s tr i s,a l lusive ly sha dowin g her na m e i n

the title (proba bly Fra nce s), which he en s ti les “Hi s Fra nke s Ana tom ie .

"

It a ppea rs,however

,from the next poem

,

“ Upon hi s Mi s tr i s Nu pti a ll,

en stiled,His Fra nkes Fa rewe l l

,

” th a t she a fterwa rds pla yed hi m fa l se . In

the nex t Epigra m m e ca l led the Wooer” i s the fo l lowing plea sing descr iption of ru ra l scen ery :

It cha ne’t upon a tim e (a n d then wa s th’ tim e)

When the thigh-fraughted Bee ga thered her thym e,

S tored her pla tted Cell, her fr a gra nt bower,Crop’t fr qm ea ch branch

,ea ch blossom , a n d ea ch flower

,

When th’ pretty La m -ki n sca rce a fortnight old,

Skipped a n d fro licked ’fore the neighbouring fold,

When th’ cheer efu u Robin, Larke, a n d Len a r etTun’de up their vo ices, a n d together m et,

When th’ fea r eful l Ha re to cheer e her qua int delight,

Di d m ake her selfe her own e Herm a phrodi te,

When th’ lovely Turtle d id her ei es awake,An d with swift flight follow’

d her fa ithfull m a te,

When eu er y Bea st pr epa r’

d her wonted den ,For her own e young, a n d sha de to coner them ,

When Flora with her m antle tucked up,Ga th

’r ed the dewie flowers, a n d them di d pu t

In their em bor dr ed skir ts which were ra nck set

With Pri m e-rose, Cow-slip, a n d the violet,The dill, the da sie, sweet b r ea th’d Egla ntineThe Cr owfoote

,pansie, a n d the Colum bine,

The pinke, the pla n ta in e, m i lfoile, eu ery on e,

With Ma rigold tha t opens with the S u n n e


Eu en then it wa s , (ill m ay I say it wa s ,)When young Adm etus wooed a cou n tr ey la sse,A countrie la sse whom he di d woe i n deede,

To be his Bride, but yet he could n ot speede .

After a few m ore epigra m s, a n d a curious “ Eclogu e ” in the northerndia le ct “ between Bill ie a n d Jocki e ca l led the Mu shr om e

,a n d “ A Pa ne

gyr ick Em blea m e,intituled

, S a in t George for Engla n d,

”

&c .,we com e to a

singul a r a n d hu m orous p'

oem Upon a Poe t’s Pa lfrey, lying in La u a n der ,fo r the discha rge of hi s Pr ou en der — An Epigra m -conta ining n um erou sa l lu sions to va rious works a n d persons of tha t age, a n d com m encin g witha qu o ta tion from Sha kespea re’s pla y of Rich a rd the Third

If I ha d liv’d but in King Ri cha r ds dayes,

Who in hi s hea t of pa ssion, m idst the forceOf hi s A ssa ila nts troubled m a ny wa i esCrying A hor se, a Ki ngdom efor a hor se.

0 then m y horse which n ow a t Liu ery stayes

Ha d been s et free, where n ow he’s fore’t to standAn d like to fa ll into the Ostlers ha nd .

”

Be sides this, there a r e a l lu sions to Don Quixote, She l ton’s tra nsla tion of

the first pa rt ofWhich ha d a ppea red only three yea rs before ;

If I ha d liv’d but in Don Quixotes tim e

’

Hi s Roz i n a n t ha d been of little worthFor m ine wa s bred within a cou lder clim e

,&c.

To Ma rlow’s tra gedy of Ta m burla ine the Grea t, 1 590

If I ha d liv’

d when Fa m e-spred Tan n ber la i n eDi spla id his purple s ign a lls in the Ea stHa llow ye p am phr ed I a des , ha d been in va ineFo r m ine’s n ot pam phr ed, n or wa s er e a t fea stBut once, which once’s nere like to be aga i n e,How m ethinks wou l d hee haue scou r

’d the wheeles

,

Ha u in g braue Tam ber la i n e whipp i ng a t’s bs eles .

To Ba n ks a n d hi s ce lebra ted horse

IfI ha d liv’d but i n ou r B an ks his tim e

I doe n ot doubt, so wittie is m y Ia de,S o full of Im ita tion .

To Ven n a rd’

s o r Fen n or’

s“Engla nd’s Joy, a cted a t the Swa n i n 1603

If you rem em ber, a s wa s tha t sa m e toy

Of B an ks his horse, or Fen n er s Engla nds i oy


To S i r John Ma ndevi lle,a n d the Pa gea nts a cted a t Ba rtho lem ew Fa ir

Wha t none ? n o M a n deu i ll ? i s Lon don gr own e

To su r fet of n ew a ccidents ? — why hoe,

S a int-B a r tlem ews

,where a ll the Pagen ts shown e

A n d a ll those a cts from Ad a m unto Noe

U s’d to be represent ? ca nst send m e none

,

Of a n y sort o r thou’ld n ot a n y spa re

But keepe them for the Pa gen ts of thy Fa ire.

To Mo ther Red-cap, to Whipping the Ca t a t Abington, a n d other curiousci rcum sta nces . This is fol lowed by Hym en’s S a tyre, A Ma rria geS on g, &c . a no ther “Upon the com m odious thou gh com pendious labou r ofMr. Arthu r S ta ndish, in the i n u en tion of pla nting ofWood a wood—m a n’sEm blea lm e ; a poem a ddre ssed “ To the tr u ely worthy the A lderm a n of

Kenda l l a n d his bre thren a n d a no ther To a ll true-bred Nor ther n e Spa rksof the generous so cie ty of the Cotton eer s who ho ld their High-ro a de by thePinder of Wa kefie ld, the Shoo-m a ker of Br a n dfor d

,a n d the White Coa te

of Kenda l l Light Ga ines, hea u ie Purses, good Tra dings, with cleere Conscience . In this he a l lu des to the tricks pla yed by the m a nufa cturers

,

re sem bl ing som e of tho se pra ctised in the present da y ; a n d,describing the

introduction of the co tton tra de into the north,m a ke s m ention ofWorking

ton a n d the Cu rwen s , Ca rtm e l l, S ta ve ley (corru ptly S ta u lay), S tu rbi dge fa ir,

Wa kefie ld,Bra dford

,Kenda l

,a n d the “

r u i n’

d ca stle of Lord Pa r .

”

The

fo l lowing is Bra thwa ite’s description ofWa kefie ld a n d her fa m ou s Pinda r

The first whereof tha t I intend to shewIs m erry Wa kefield a n d her P i n d a r too

Which Fa m e ha th bla z ’d with a ll tha t d id belongUnto tha t Town e in m any gla dsom e song :The Pi n d a r s va lour a n d how fir m e he stoodIn th

’Townes defence ’ga inst th’Rebel Robi n -hood ,

How stoutly he behav’d hi m selfe, a n d wouldIn spite ofRobi n bring his horse to th’ fo ld,Hi s m any M ay

-ga m es which were to be seene

Yeer ely presented upon Wa kefield-gr een e,Where lou ely Ingge a n d lu stie Ti b would goTo see Tom -

‘

li u ely turne upon the toeHob, La b, a n d Cr owde the fidler would be there,An d m any m ore I will n o t spea ke of hereGood god how gla d ha th been this ha rt of m ineTo see tha t Town

,which ha th i n form er tim e

So flou r i sh’d a n d so gloried i n her na m e

,


lea ving a n only son, S i r S tra fford Bra thwa ite Kn t., who wa s sl a in when

fighting a ga inst the Moors in Africa,a n d wa s bu ried a t Ta ngier.

Kenda l wa s form erly celebra ted a s a grea t pla ce fo r m a king cloth s a n ddying them with bright co lou rs . Thu s we rea d in Dr a yton

’

s Polyolhi on

where Ken da l town doth sta nd,

For m ak ing of ou r cloth sca rce m a tch’d i n a ll the la nd .

The Ken da l gr een so ce lebra ted by S ha kespea re, wa s the l ivery of the

fa m ous outlaw Robin Hood a n d his com pa nio ns when l iving in SherwoodForest, when, a ccording to the old pla y

a ll the woodsAr e full of outlaws, tha t, i n Ken da l gr een

Follow the ou t-law’d ea rl ofHuntington .

Bu t while i t wa s form erly no ted fo r i ts gr een , i t a ppea rs from this poemth a t the m en of Kenda l were e specia l ly rem a rka bly for the ir Whi te coa tes

Descending thither where m ost boun d I a m,

To Ken d a ll-whi te-coa tes,where your tra de began .

a: a: as a at at

As for this na m e ofWhi te-coa te u s ’d to foreIt ca m e from th

’m i lk-whi tefw n i twr e they wor e

An d i n good-sooth they were but hom e-spun fellowsYet would these whi te-coa ts m ake their foes dy yellows,Which m ight by la tter tim es be in sta nced,Eu en i n those border-ser u i ces they di d .

A t the en d of this long a n d curious poem a l lusions a r e m a de to som e old

a n d ce lebra ted tu nes : “Wi lson’s del igh t “ Arth u r a Bra dly ”

a n d “Ma l o

Dixon’s round .

“ Arthur a Bra dly ” i s stil l a son g we l l known,bu t the

o th er two , we fea r, a r e n ot n ow in ex istence . A few l ines To the Wor

shipfu ll Re corder of Kenda l l ” fo l low,a n d then two m ore po em s To the

La ndlord wher esoeu er ,”

a n d “ To the Tenna nt howsoeu er,conclude this

portion of the vo lu m e .

After p . 254 the re i s a fresh paging, bu t w ith continuou s sign a tures ; a n da second pa rt of the work com m ences with a n ew title

,thu s

Loves La byrinth : o r the true-Loners kno t : including the disa strou sfa l s of two sta r-cro st Loners Pyra m us a n d Thysbe .

— A S u bi ect

here tofore h a ndled, bu t n ow with m uch m ore pr opr i eti e of pa ssion,

a n d va r ietie of i n u en tion , continued By Richa rd Br a thwa yte .

Res est soli ci ti plena t i m o r i s a m or .

[Im print a n d da te a s before .]

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA . 353.

Th is pa rt com m ences w ith a La tin dedica tion to S i r Richa rd Mu sgra ve’

Ba rt. of Ha r cley, wi th a n a nagra m on h is n a m e,wh ich is fo l lowed by som e

l ine s “Upon the Dedica torie ”

i n which the a uthor sta te s h is rea son fo r dedica ting this poem to his pa tron who wa s then de cea sed . Next com e s a funera le legy Upon the prem a tu re dea th of the m o st Generou s a n d Ingenious, therigh t Wo r shipfu ll S i r Rich a rd Musgra ve, Knight Ba rronett ofHa rtley : whodied i n Ita ly

,being pr eu en ted of his rel igious purpose, intendin g to visi t the

ho ly Sepulchre of ou r S a u iou r in Ie r u s a lem ,a n Epicedium : The Author

dedica tes these Obi-teres, unto h is vertuous a n d m odest La dy, the m uchhonoured Fra ncis Musgra ve

,da ughter to the tru ly honou ra ble Philip Lord

Wha rton . This is su cceeded by va rious a na gra m s u pon S i r Richa rd Mu s

gra ve’

s n a m e,a n d s om e short epita phs u pon the sa m e . Next ensue som e

sta n za s a ddressed To a ll u nh a ppy Loners,

o n the subj e ct of the poem ;

a n d two short copies of verses entitled The Author upon his infa ntPo em e

,a n d “ Upon the Presse . The poem of Pyra m us a n d Thysbe then

com m en ces,pre ceded by The A rgum ent

,

”

a l so in verse, th u s

Childrens loue a n d Pa rents ha te,Pure a ffection cr o s

’

d by fa te ;True their loue so true to either

,

Tha t they chus d to d i e together .Curteous woodn i m phs , Tigres fierce,Wa sh with tea res their doleful hea rse ;Myrtle bra nches, ro ses sweete,S a tyres strow a bout their feete.

Woodn i m phs with their Syrens vo iceCa l] their pa rents by their no ise,Who with pa ce (slow pa ce God wo t)Ma de ha st they could, yet ha sted

n ot,

Ti ll they s aw their children lieAr m e in a rm e full lou i n gly.

O ft they sought,but a ll i n va ine

To bring life to them aga i n e.

Trickl in g tea res ca m e droppin g downe,

Gr ou es with tea res were ou erflown e,

Wa ter m ixt with crim son bloodMa de a deluge where they stood .

Thi sbees obsequies they see

Grauen i n a n Oline tree,

Their bones to a shes they doe burneAn d pla ce them i n on e sa cred urne,Tha t a s their loue wa s a ll i n a ll

S o they m ight haue on e Buria l] .To this shrine

,this sta tue fa ire,

Loners wont for to r epayr e,

Who to eon fir m e their s incere loueOffered them a Turtle Doue.

But when their reliques sca tteredwere,Ma ids nere a fter offered thereTheir wonted incense, but for sookeThe a lta r which wa s wont to sm okeWith m i r rhe a n d thi m e

,wh i ch they did

burneWith solem ne rites a bout their urne.

Yet lest their fa m e should so decay,Their tom be is to be seene this day,Which first erected wa s to beCon ser u er of their m em ory.

The story of Pyra m us a n d Thisbe, wh ich Bra thwa i te des cribed in the

ti tle , a s“a S u biect heer etofor e h a ndled

,

”

ha d been twice publ ished beforehis tim e, viz .

“ The Boke of Perym u s a n d Thesbe, Lond . fo r T. Ha cke t,PART II .

Z Z


1 562, 4 to , hm . Iett a n d Dunsta n Ga le’s Pyr a m us a n d Thisbe, Lond .

1 597, 4 to ; a n d a ga in in It i s a l so found a nnexed to Greene’

sH i stor i c

q r ba s to,Ki ng of Den m a rhe, 4 to , 1 6 17 in the title to which it is ca l led

“a love ly Poem of Pyra m us a n d Thisbe . A t the en d of th is is a poem

inscribed,The A n swe r e of Hipoli tu s unto Ph aedra , in o cta ve sta nza s, to

wh ich i s prefixed a n a rgum ent in pro se . The vo l u m e is clo sed wi th five

a dditiona l unpa ged lea ves , the firs t two of which conta in “ An Em blea m e

in cluding the Au tho rs na m e ; l ine'

s a ddres sed To the equ a ll Rea der, a n d

four line s To the Ca ptions Rea der,”

w ith dire ctions on the bo ttom of the

fi rs t pa ge to“ pla ce this a n d the lea fe fo l lowing a fter the e n d of the fi rs t

Booke .

”

The three o ther le a ve s conta in La tin no tes a n d a uthoritie s rela tingto pa ss a ge s in the poem of Pyra m us a n d Thisbe

,a ddres sed To the under

sta nding Rea der.Such a r e the contents of this curious a n d in teresting vo lum e ; for a fu rther

a c count of which the rea der m ay consul t Fry’s B ibli ogr . Mem or . p . 385, a r t.

1 0 1 , 1 02 ; the B ibl A ng . Poet. No . 47 ; A r cha z’

c a . vol. i i. pref. p . x iii . ; a n d

Co l lier’s p.p. Br idgeze . Ca t , p . 32 . Long e x tra cts ha ve been given from i tin the Resti tu ta , vo l. iii . pp . 1 45 a n d 203 , em bra cing the who le of the sa tireu pon the Po e ta sters of Br i tta n n i e , a n d the epistle o r epigra m to Pha n ta s to

Moria no . S ee a l so Elli s’s Sp ec i m . vol. ii i . p . 1 03 ; Wood ’s A then . 0x. vol.

i i . p . 5 16 ; Di bdi n’

s L ibr . Com p . vol. i i . p . 197 , a n d B ibli om a n i a,p . 3 94 .

The Whi te Kn ights copy, No . 597 , so ld for 31. 1 9s . ; the Roxburgheditto , No . 3372 , 2l. 1 2s . 6d . ; Ingl is

’ s d itto,No . 2 16

,2l. 1 2 s . 6d . ; Gil christ

’ sditto, No . 76 , S tr ettell

’

s di tto,No . 1 26, 21. 1 7 s .

,bought by Mr. Skegg,

a n d a t his sa le in 1 842, No . 1 82, so ld for N a ssa u’s ditto,pt . i . No . 3 1 2

,

51. B ibl. A ng . P oet. No . 47 , w ith portra it of Bra thw a i te fr om the

frontispie ce to h is “Com ple te Gentlem a n,

inser ted 81. 83 . The sa m e

copy so ld in Midgley’

s sa le , No . 3 1 , fo r 6l. to Ba r on Bo l la nd, a n d wa s a ga indisposed of a t h is sa le in 1 8 40 , No . 27 4 .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 2 ; S ig. A to Z 6,in e ights ; Q 6 i s a bla nk lea f.

Two a ddition a l lea ves , S ig. ( I, a r e to be pla ced a t the e n d o f the fi rst bookBound by C . Lewis . In Green Morocco

,gilt lea ve s .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) — A S tr appa do fo r the D i vell . Epi

gr a m m es a n d S a tyr es a l lu di n g to the t i m e,wi th di n er s

m ea su r es of n o les se Delight . By Mw oo'

v/cos to hi s fr i en d{Pike /m a r es .


com pa rtm ent repre sents the Beer D r i n ker s ca rousing a n d da ncing, a piperpla ying tofthem — a bove i s a cistern inscribed Pu ddle-Wh a rf.” A lea f ofexpla na tion of th is frontispiece

,a n d a l s o of the on e before the “ S m oaki n g

Age ,”

should a ccom pa ny the work,bu t a r e wa nting in this a n d m ost o ther

copies . The contents of them a r e however given a t len gth in Ha slewood’

s

a c count of this vo l um e in his bibl iogra phica l introduction to Ba r n a bee’

s

Iti n er a ry , by whom this vo lum e wa s fir,

s t a n d n o doubt,corre ctly a scribed

to Bra thwa i te . The work com m ences with a short m e tr i ca l dedi ca tion To

hi s Moeon i a n Hebe, Wi l l . Meere

,h is one ly Pi eri a n Pilo te

,a t the Ship i n

the Old Ba yly,

s igned Pa l la din s Phoebaeu s ; wh ich i s fo l lowed by a prosea ddress To h onest Ra lph of Br a i n for d

,da ted Fr om

, It cu ts a Fe a ther,

in Sheer e-La ne by“ A president of bindin g a n y on e Appr en ti se to the

known Tra de of the Ivy-Bu sh o r Red-Lettice

,ta ken ou t of the a ncient

Register-booke of P a ti n a . by som e l ines To a ll People,signed

Oen opota V a n dun k, Germ a n

,a n d by

“ A Ca rouse—Ca nto” a s u nder

The Welshm a n loves Ca s e-hobbi e,

The Fr en ch a t a i n -s er m on,

But I m u st sla sh i n B a lder d a sh,

Fo r I’

m a t r u e bred Ger m a n .

Ca p a pe, let us welter, a n d bouse helter-skelter,Tom Ti n ker his Ta n ka r d

,the F lem i ng his F lagon ,

The Ir i sh Chough his Usqu eba ugh,The Du tch-Fr o his S lap dr agon .

The La w of Dr inkin g, which extends to e ighty pages

,i s reduced into

sixty va r i o u s co l le ctions or pos itions, thus num bered in the m a rgin . Th es ea r e la id down w ith considera ble hum our

, a n d in a m ost genia l spiri t .Bein g, however, i n pro se, a n d som e of them n o t over de l i ca te

,i t i s u n ne

ces sa ry to quote a n y of them he r e ; m ore e specia l ly a s the work,a s i s

i ndeed a dm itted a t the com m en cem ent,i s evidently on ly a fr ee tra n sla tion

fr om a La ti n origina l . A t the en d a r e som e“ Coro l la ries” a s a dditions

,a

long hum or ou s pie ce in pros e enti tled Corne l ius V a ndunk hi s Cha ra c ter,a n d a no ther in verse

, Co rne l ius V a nd u nk his S a tyre . On the la s t pa gea r e two o ther short pie ces

,

“ V a n du n ks Foure Hum ours,in qu a li ti e a n d

qu a n ti tie,”

a n d “ Vpon this Im pression i n the V a ca tion,

”

of wh ich we givethe first :

I a m m ighti e m ela n choly ,

An d a qua rt of S a cke will cure m e,

I a m choller i eke a s a n y

Qua rt of Cla r et will secure m e


I a m p hlegm a ticke a s m ay be,

Peter see m e m ust inure m e ;

I a m s a ngu i n e for a La die,An d coole Rhen i sh sha ll conjure m e.

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) — The S m oaki n g Age, or , the m a n i n

the m i st — wi th the life a n d dea th of Toba cco . Dedi ca ted

to those thr ee r en own ed a n d i m pa r a llel’d Her oes, C a pta i n e

Whi ffe, Capta i n e Pi pe, a n d C apta i n e S n u ffe . To whom the

Au thor wi shes a s m u ch con ten t, a s thi s S m o aki n g Age ca n

a ffor d them . Di vi ded i n to thr ee S ecti on s ; 1 . The B i r th of

Toba cco . 2 . Plu to’s bles s i n g to Toba cco . 3 . Ti m es com

pla i n t aga i n st Toba cco .

S a tis m ih i pa u ei lectores, sa tis e s t n n u s, sa tis es t n ullus .Upon Toba c co .

This som e afli r m e, yet yeeld I n ot to th a t,

’

Twil l m a ke a fa t m a n lea n e,a lea n e m a n fa t

,

Bu t this I’m sure , (hows’

e r e i t be they m ea ne ),Th a t m a n v whgfi s wi l l m a ke a fa t m a n lea n e.

A t the S igne of Tea re -No s e . 0 10 1 0 CXV II.

Like the fo r m er, th is portion of the work i s a l so p r e ceded by a bril lia ntlyengra ved fronti spiece by W. Ma rsha l l

,divided into com pa r tm ents. The

top on e represents som e negroe s running a n d d iving fo r pe a r] on a n isla ndca l led Necoti a n a . 0 11 the left i s a toba cco shop, wi th a negro sta nding on

the counter sm oking ro l l s of toba cco a n d drink ing from a l a rge flagon a t

the ba ck , som e she lve s w i th gla sse s a n d o ther th ings upon them a n d a t the

top, a ga rla nd suspended stuck ful l of toba cco pipes . On the righ t,behind

a dra wn cu rta in , the three heroe s, Whiffe , Pipe, a n d S n u ffe a r e discoveredsea ted a t a boa rd over som e hogshea ds sm oking ; the fi rs t wi th the m o tto on

a scro ll over h is hea d Qu i color a lbu s er a t, a n d is suing fro m the m outh of hispipe the words Itu m es t i n vi scer a ter r or the secon d wi th a lon g pipe, wi ththe m o tto a bove Qu a n tu m m u ta tu s a b i llo

,a n d from his pipe F i stu la d u lce

ca u i t the th ird, Ca pt . S n u ffe , ha s the sm oke is suing from his nostrils, wi ththe m otto Anglu s i n Al

’

thi op em ,a n d from the m o u th of his pipe Mea m ess ie


i n her ba est. A t the ba ck of the printed title a r e the a uthor’s rem a rks“ Upon the Erra ta s

,wi th a l ist of the se, fo l lowed by som e l ines, term ed

a son ne t, inscribed To m y lea rned , j udicious, a n d m ost experienced friendT. C . Doctor of Phys icke , a n d o thers To m y worthy a pproved a n d j udicion s friend A lexa nder Riggby Esquire ; both of them subscribed En cap

n u s Nepen thi a cu s N ea po li ta n u s .

”

An a dverti sem ent from “ The S ta tionerto the Rea der,

”

a n d a lon g Prefa ce ”

expla ining how the tra ct ca m e to'

be

written, a n d inscribed To whom s p eve r , whensoever, or wheresoever”— i n

whi ch no ti ce i s ta ken of divers bookes tre a ting of the u se a n d com m erceof toba cco

,a s the poem of tha t English .Mu saeu s entitled . Toba cco

a n d o ther works conclude the introduction portion .

The S m oaki n g Age i s a continuous na rra tive in the form of a m ytho

logica l ta le on the origin of d i vi n e toba cco , a s i t wa s then term ed,a n d wa s

intended by i ts a uthor ra ther to repre ss the extra va ga nt u se of the N icotia n

weed,which then s o outra geous ly preva i led, th a n entire ly to condem n the

sa m e . In the course of his work a m ong the e specia l a dvertisem entsgiven by Pluto to Toba cco , he a l ludes to the c ustom Of pla ci n g a bla cka

m oo r a s a sign before the toba cconis t’

s shop . The firs t ca ution I propoundi s,tha t in ever ie pla ce where thou com m est, thou ta ke the best Boo th i n

the Fa ire . Pla n t thy se lfe in the eye of the Ci tie s et m ee the picture of

som e s a l low-fa ced Bla cka m oor e o r a V irginia -m a n,fo r th a t wi l l ra ther draw

cu s tom e u pon the Fr on tespi ce of thy doore : a Z eu xes o r Apelles would doewe l l in these ca ses to enforce pa ssen gers by the pic ture to dra w n ee r e the

substa nce .

”

He further rem a rks

There bee three persons I would have thee u se with a ll Observances,the S choller,

the Lawyer, a n d the Poet . I distinguish them , for s eldom e m akes Poet Lawyer,

s eldom e becom es Lawyer S choller, s eldom e exquisite S choller e i ther P oet o r Lawyer.Fo r the Poet (he observes) I ca nnot tell wha t to s ay to it, he is so oft ou t of hi s

wits,a s he verily im a gines hi m selfe the m a n i n the m oone . There’s qu ick-silver i n

his bra ine a n d if he were n ot n ow a n d then en cou n tr ed by S ergea nts,a n d kept under

locke a n d key, hee would verily turne Bedla m e . Yet because phr en s ie m us t beepu rged, a n d thou (m y Wag

-ha lter) ha st vertue a n d Opera tion to love such, becken tothe thred-ba re con tem ned urchin

,give hi m a p ipe o n m y score, hee

’

ll pay it a t then ext n ew play he m akes

,i f the Doore-keepers will bee true to hi m ; a n d i f n ot

,bee

’

ll

m ake thee up som e s cu rvi e en d of a B a lla d,deserves a p ipe of s m o ake . But before

thou hum our hi m,I would have thee fin d s hi m

,a n d I protest to thee I ca nnot direct

thee to hi m Many have this na m e, but

‘

a s fa rre d ifferent from the perfect stra ins of

This wa s by Jo shua Sylvester .


’La s , is it fit the stories of tha t BookCou ch

’

d a n d com pi l’

d i n such a va rious form e,

Which Ar t a n d Na ture joyn tly d i d a dorne,

O n whose qua int Ta les succeedin g a ges look,Should n ow li e stifled i n the steem s of sm oa k,A s i f n o Poets Genius could be ripeWithout the influence of Pot a n d Pipe ?

N0,n o

, yee Engli sh Moor s,m y Muse wa s fed

With purer substa nce’

tha n your I n di a n weedeMy brea thin g Nosethr i ls were fro m V a pors fr ee’de.

With Necta r a n d A m br os i a nourished,

While Hospita lity s o flourishedIn grea t m ens Ki tchi n s ; where I n ow suppo seLesse S m oake co m es from their Chim neys tha n their n o se .

at: a: a at a s:

Pure a r e the Crysta l] s tr ea m es of Hipp ocr en e

Choice the dim ensions which her B a rds expresse ;Clea re is their hea rt a s th’ a r t which they professeHow should they relish then ought tha t’s u n clea n e,Or wa ste their oyle a bout a S m o aky d r ea m e ?

Fa rre bee’t M i n er va should consum e her Ta perIn givin g life o r lustre to a V a por.

The TALES" I told, i f m ora lly appli’

de

How light s o ’er e, or wa nton t o the show,

Yet they i n very deed were nothing s oFo r were the m a rke they aym

’

d a t but descr i ’de,Even i n these dayes they would be ver ifi’de ;A n d l ike Sybi lla s Ora cles es teem ’

d,

Worth worlds of wea lth,how light s oe’r e they seem

’d .

Wi tn es se m y M i ller , a n d m y Ca rp en ter ,

The a m orous stories of m y Wife of B a th,

Which su ch va riety of hum ours ha th,

My P r i ou r , M a n cip le, a n d A lm on er ,

My subtile S u m n er,a n d the Mess enger ;

All which,though m oulded i n a nother age,

Have r a i s ’d n ew S ubjects both for P r ess e a n d S tage .

NeitherWood i n hi s a ccount of Bra thwa ite,n o r Dr . Bliss in his conti

n ua tion of tha t a rti c le (a l though e x tending con sidera bly the l i st of hisworks) ha ve no ti ced this ra re vo lu m e . It sol d in Bright’s s a le , No . 670 ,

for 3l. 6s . ; Townley’s,pt. i . No . 47 5, 3l. 16s . ; Go r don s tou n , No . 1 423 ,

4l. 10s ; Bin dley’

s, pt . ii . No . 1345, 6l. 6a ; Hibbert

’s,No . 1 0 82 (the sa m e


copy), 8l. ; Na ssa u ’s,pt. i . No . 1 88 1

,9l. It is n ot a m ong Bra thwa ite’s

Works in the British Museu m .

Co l la tion : S ig. A four lea ve s ; B to O 4,in e igh ts ; pp . 208 .

Fine copy. Bou nd by Ma ckenzie . In Brown Morocco e lega nt,gil t lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) — The S m oaki n g Age : or,The Li fe a n d

Dea th ofToba cco . In Thr ee Pa r ts . 1 . The B i r th ofToba cco .

2 . Plu to’s Bles s i n g to Toba cco . 3 . Ti m e

’s Com pla i n t Toba cco .

To whi ch i s a dded Cha u cer s In cen sed Ghost . ByR.B. Lon don ,

Pr i n ted a n d sold by John Nu tt n ea r S ta ti on er s Ha ll . 1 703 . 8vo .

In th is tra c t The S m a a ki ng Age i s a l tered a n d com pressed from Br a i th

wa ite’

s work a s publ i shed in 1 6 17 , 8vo ; a n d i t conta ins the poem on

Cha u cer’

s Ghost a t the en d . It is u nnoticed by e ither Wa tt or Lownde s.Ha lf bou nd in Green Moro c co .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) —A New Spr i n g sha dowed i n su n dr i e

Pi thi e Poem s . Mu SOphi lu s .

Qu id n a sci s,si te ipsu m m osca s ?

Lon don Pr i n ted by G . Eld,for Thom a s Bayli e, a n d a r e to be

sold a t hi s S hop, i n the m i ddle-r ow i n Holbor n e, n eer e

S tap le-In n e . 1 6 19 . 4 to .

A singula r woodcut on the title represents the n ew spring o r we l linclosed with pa l isa des a ro u nd i t, a n d va rious persons of bo th sexe s fi l l ingtheir pitchers, a n d drinking from it . A l though Bra thwa i te’s na m e does n ota ppea r to th is work, a s wa s frequently the ca se in his publ i ca tions, there i sstrong rea son to conclu de tha t i t fo rm s on e of hi s nu m erou s productions . It

com m ences with a short m etri ca l dedica tion To m y worthy a n d indicion sFriend S i r Fra ncis Du cke t Knigh t, su bscribed Mu sophi lu s a La tin distich “ In m i litem Seien tem ;

”

a n d l ines “ Vpon the New Spring .

"

The

vo lum e consists of a co l le ction of short poem s of a very va ried kind, a n dw i thout a n y a ppa rent connexion with ea ch o ther

,of whi ch the title s a r e a s

fo l lows : Philo to Philem on,

”

w ith the m o tto Non Vltr a Ma nss ecu r i tie

, the Divells oppo r tu n i tie , a n d the Mora l l A Divine Em blem e .

Nosee e t ta ce An Elegi e which the Author en ti tu leth Bou n d yetfr ee ;Speaking of the ben efi t of im prison m en t ;

” “ The S ta tu e of Aga thocles ;”

PART II. A 3


Of S leepe ;” “Vpon the fou re Constitutions “ Of Hospita l ity

S hrift ; Quida m era t ;” “ The S igne i n Ca n cer : a n Epigra m ;

”

Prize “Hi m en s Eglogue be tween e Adm etu s a n d Men a leha s ;”

fa lnes .” From these we se lec t a short pa ssage from the e legie

B ou n d yetf r ee.

If life indeed were su ch a Iu bi le,

tha t onery houre, day, yea r, di d prom ise vsContinua te hea lth, a n d ,wea lth, a n d liberty,then ha d we better rea son to excuse

The loue we ha ue to ou r m orta lity :but s ince we s ee we ca nnot will n o r choose,But m u st be reft of these, why should we grieneTo lea u e a s m a n wha t m en a r e for c

’d to lea u e ?

Nor sk ills it m uch wher e we be reft of these,whether i n Thr a ll or Fr eedom e, but of th’ two

I’de ra ther lose m y fortune where I cea seto m ake resort to a n y, a n d m ust know

No m ore of th’ World o r theWorlds prea se ;but a m retired from the publike showOf this fra i le Thea tre a n d a m con fin

’d

In Flesh to ta st true liberty ofM i n de.

A Mi n de a s free a s is the Body thra ll,tra nscendant i n her being

,taking th’Wings

Of th’ Morning to a scend

,a n d m ake tha t a ll

of hers i m m or ta ll, sphea r i n g it with Kin gsWhose glory is so fir m e i t ca nnot fa ll :where every S a int i n their reposure sin gsTh

’ trium pha nt Poea n of eternity,To H i m whose sight gines perfect Liber ty .

Then whether m y r es tr a i n t enforce o r n o,

I’le be m yself, but m ore in m y restra int ;

Because through it I see the en d ofwoe,

ta st ing i n griefe the Essence of contentTha t when from thi s sa m e dou ble-wa r d I goe,

this sa m e enta ngled Pr i son th’ continent

Of hea u en ly Fr eedom e m ay r ecei u e m y S ou le,

Which F lesh im prison m ight, but n ot con tr ou le.

We a dd the fou r concludin g lines on

Tha n kfu ln es .

The ea rly La r ke, from Ea rth to Hea u en doth ra iseHer well-tun’d Note to chaunt her Ma ker s pra ise,


m ine, whose plea sure m ay com m a nd m y whole m eanes, yea m y selfe to the utterm ostof m y a bi li tie.

Then fo l lows “ The distinct su bje ct of eu ery S a tyre, conta ined in e i therS ection : wi th a n e x a ct su r u ey o r displa y of a ll such Poem s

,a s a r e couched

o r com piled within th is Booke . These a r e divided into two s e ctions, thefirst conta inin g twe lve a n d the se cond e igh teen . The n a m es a n d subjectsof ea ch a r e enum era ted a t length in the A r cha i ca

,p . xvii . of the prefa ce,

including a l so Mythologi a ; two short m odern e S a tyre s ; Pa stora l] ta les, or

Eglogu es Om pha le, or the inconsta nt shephea r desse ; a n d the Odes . Thesa tires

,which a r e ea ch pre ceded by a n An gu m en t

” in pro se , a r e writtenin s ix-l ine sta nza s a n d a r e dire cted a ga inst the preva i ling vi ce s of so cie ty,the exa m ples in ea ch be ing ta ken chiefly from cla ssica l h is tory . The pa gingof this portion is extrem e ly irregu la r. A t the en d of the sa tire s i s “ A

Conclusive Adm onition to the Rea der” in verse,a n d three Funera l Elegies

on the stories of Her e a n d Lea nder, Pyra m us a n d Thisbe, a n d Dido a n d

fEn ea s . Then a n ew titlepa ge to

The S econd Section of Divine a n d Mora l] S a tyres : Wi th a n Adi u n ct Vponthe precedent ; whereby the A rgum ent with the fi rst ca use of pu b

li shi n g these S a tyres, be eu iden tly re la ted . Di sce e t do ce . London,

Prin ted fo r Richa rd Whita ker. 1 62 1 .

This pa rt is dedi ca ted i n three s ix-l ine sta nza s,To the wor thie Cherisher a n d

Nou risher of a ll gener ous stu dies S i r W. E. Knight,

”

a n d signed Richa rdBr a thwayte Mu sophi lu s .

” Undernea th a r e the se fou r l ine s “ Vpon the

Dedica torie,

”

from which it ha s been su ppo sed tha t the pa tron died whi lethe work wa s be ing printed

Though he (a n d happi e he) bereft by fa te,To whom I m ea nt thi s worke to dedica te,This sha ll fin d shelter in his li u i n g na m e,

He’

s cha n g’d indeed, but I a m sti ll the sa m e .

The se sa tires a ppea r to h a ve been com posed in ea rly l ife when first fromco l lege, with a ll the lore of the cla ssics fresh on the a u thor

’s m ind . We

se lect on e of the shortest Of Pa r tia li tie”

for qu ota tion ;

Py thea s a Lawyer of n o sm a ll respect,

Ga rded, rega rded, dips his tongue i n goldAn d culls his phra se, the better to effectWha t He a n d his penurious Client wou ldUpon his ba cke for a ll his a nticke showes,More clothes He wea res then how to pay He knowes .


An d wha t’s the rea son ? he ha th Law a t will,Makin g a good fa ce Of a n eu i ll m a tter,An d eu er y day his thi r s ti e purse ca n fill ;With gold ? thou liest ; with n ought but wind a n d wa ter ;Ile tell thee why, P la toes n ew Co m m on wea le

Ma kes Py thea s leano Off plea ding, a n d go stea le.

Wha t Py thea s, stea le ? is’t possible tha t He

Tha t ha d a Pom a nder still a t his nose,Tha t wa s perfu m

’d with ba lls so fra grantly,

Should n ow a nother tra de of lin ing choo se PHe m ust a n d will, n or da re He show his fa ceHa lfe ca sem ent-wide

,tha t opeu

’

d m a ny a ca se.

The o ther day but wa lking on the s tr eete,I s aw his velu et gerkin layd to pawn e,Hi s gra ue Gregorian, for his hea d m ore m eete,

Then Brokers shop,a n d his best plea d ing gown e

Nay which wa s m ore, m a rke Py thea s conscienceThere lay to pawn e his Clients eu iden ce.

But its n o m a rn ell, Pride m ust haue a fa ll,Who wa s on Cockhorse borne through Fortunes s trea m e

Is n ow ca shi er’

d from th’A r eop ag i tes Ha ll

,

An d on ea ch bulke becom es a com m on thea m e

O blest va ca ti on , m ay thou n euer cea se,But still ha ue power to s ilence such a s these

Well, fa rewell Law, i fLawyers ca n be poore,For I es teem

’d them onely blest in thi s ,

Tha t Da n a es la p with gold-distilling shower,Ha d m a de them li n ea ll hei r es to ea rthly blisseBut s ince thes e con s cr ip tf a ther s we a doreFeelewa nt ofwea lth, we’le worship them n o m ore.

The XV III. S a tyre (printed by m istake XIIII.) i s styled Na so Iu r i dicu s .

A sho r t S a tyre of a corru pt Lawyer. A t the en d of th ese a r e Two shortm oderne S a tyres the first In A m bu l a ntem Hypocr i ta m

”

i s ca l led Ps eu

dOphi li a the second Poligon i a a n d th is pa rt conclu des on p . 1 72 withAn Adm onition to the Rea der vpon the precedent S a tyres. A th i rd titlethen fo l lows

The Shephea r ds Ta les .

Too true poore shephea r ds do this Pr ou erbe fin d ,No sooner ou t of sight then ou t of m ind.

London,Prin ted for Rich a rd Whitaker. 1621 .

366 COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA'

.

Hi s Pa stor a lls a r e here con ti n ved with three other Ta les ; ha u i n g re lation to a form er pa rt, a s ye t obscu red : a n d deu i ded into certa ine Pa stora l]Eglogu es, sha dowing m uch de ligh t vn der a rura l ] s u bi ect. There is m uchea se a n d sprigh tl iness in the ensuing l ine s

,which form “ The second

A rgum ent

Cory don coy Celi a woo s,An d his loue by tokens showes .Tokens a r e those lures, tha t fin dBest a cces se to wom a n kind .

Lon g he woes er e he ca n wi n ,Yet a t la st she fa n ci eth him :

An d so fir m e,a s you sha ll hea re,

Ea ch to other troth-plight wereBut a la s, where loue is m o st,There it oft-tim es m o st is cro st .For these two a r e closely pent

,

Ea ch from o ther by restra intHe

,vu to the pla ine m ust go,

Loue-sicke, hea rt-sicke, full ofwe ,Where he s ings such chea r efu ll layes,In his cha st cho ise Celi a s pra ise,

The Shephea rds Ta le s consist of fou r Eglogu es or Pa stora l Ta les, thefourth be ing term ed The shephea r ds ho ly-da y, reduced in a pt m ea sures toHobbin a lls Ga l l ia rd, or Iohn to the May-po le,

” in which m ention is m a deof the n a m es of severa l old tu nes or ditties n ow for the m ost pa rt forgo ttenPeggie Ra m s i e

, Spa n i letto , The V a n etto, Iohn com e ki sse m e, Wi l sons

fa n cie, a n d Tu tch m e l igh tly. On p . 2 15 i s a nother n ew title :

Om pha le,o r The Inconsta nt Shephea r des se.

Per ij s sem ,nis i per ij s sem .

London , Printed fo r Rich a rd Whita ker. 1 62 1 .

This i s dedica ted on the ba ck of the ti tle To he r i n whose cha st brea stcho i s es t vertues

,a s in their Abstra c t, a r e sea ted : The a cco m pli shd La dy

P. W. w ife to the Nobly-descended S . T. W. Knigh t ; a n d da ughter to them uch honoured S . R . C .

” O m ph a le i s wr i ttten in hero i c verse, a n d

extends to twen ty-two pa ge s, i ncludin g a t the en d A Poem describin g thelenitic of a wom a n : reserving a ll generous respe c t to the ver tu ou sly a ffectedof th a t Sexe

First I fea re n ot to offend Yet whom thus fa rre I com m end,

A very thing of nothin g, She’s lighter then her clothing

Tha t s teepe m ou n ta i n es, rocks, a n d

pla ines,S eem e entranced with his str a i n esBut a la s

,while he does keepe,

Helplesse shephea rd, haples se sheepo,Cel i a for to seeke her m a te

From her keep er m akes esca pe,An d vu to the m ounta ins goes,Where her selfe, her selfe doth lose ;While on e ofL a u er n a

’es cr ew

Seizeth on her a s his dew,

Where by force, by awe, by fea re,

She wa s long deta ined there,An d in the en d a fli a n c

’d so,

As she ends her life i n WC .


The odes a r e seven i n n um ber,a fter whi ch a r e som e l ines to his

’

fr ien d

Au gustine V in cent,the Windsor Hera ld ; “ Britta ns Blisse, A Pea n of

th a nksgiving fo r ou r long enjoyed pea ce u nder a gra cious Sou er a ign e ;Vpon the wor thi e a n d sincere Pr ofici en ts a n d Pr ofess a n ts of the com m onLaw ; a n En com i a sti ck poem ; a n d five La tin Epigra m s . Four l ine s of

verses a n d a l ist of erra ta conclude the vo lum e .

The la st portion of the book,conta ining the odes

,wa s reprinted a t the

Lee Priory Priva te Press in 1 8 1 5, i n sm a l l 8vo,by S i r Egerton Brydges,

with a short prefa ce,i n which he rem a rk s th a t th is short spe cim en of the

a uthor’s geniu s ha d been se le cted for reviva l on a ccount of its ra ri ty ; a n d

i f the editor’s ta ste be corre ct,i t wil l prove hi m n o t to h a ve been without

m erit, e i ther for fa ncy,sentim ent

, o r expression .

”

The im pression wa sl im ited to eigh ty copies . Consul t a l so the A r cha i ca , vol. i i . prefa ce, p . x .

a n d p . xvii Ha slewood’

s I n tr od. p . 259 a n d B i bl. A ug . P oet. NO . 43, inwhich a copy is priced a t 8l. 8s ,

a n d a no ther with the first pa rt of the

Shephea r d’

s Ta les a t 10l. 1 0a ; Bi bl. Heber . pt. viii . No . 293 , 3l. 4s . ;

Perry,pt . i . No . 542

, 3l. 1 2s . ; Midgley, No . 32, 5l. Lloyd,No . 1 97, 6l.

Co lla tion : S ig. A fou r lea ves ; B to S 4 , in e ights ; pp . 272 .

Bou nd by S tone . In Blue Morocco,e lega nt

,with ga uffered gilt edges.

THWA ITE, (RICHARD) — N a tu r es Em ba s s i e : o r, The Wi lde

m a n s Mea svr es Da n ced n aked by twelve S a tyr es, wi th su n

dry other s con ti n ved i n the n ext S ecti on .

Wi lde m en m ay da nce wi se m ea su r es Com e then he,

Though I be wilde, m y m ea su r es a r e n ot so .

Pr i n ted for Ri cha r d Whi taker . 1 621 . 8vo .

Another very bea utifu l copy of th is ra re work.

Bou nd by Cha rles Lewis . In Red Morocco, gil t lea ve s .

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) Ti m es C u r ta i n e Dr awn e, or, The

An a tom i e of V a n i ti e . Wi th other Choi ce Poem s, en ti tu led ;

Hea lth fr om Heli con . By Ri cha r d Br a thwayte Oxon i a n .

Il le ego qu i qu on da m .


Lon don Pr i n ted by Iohn Daws on for Iohn Bella m i e,a n d a r e

to be so u ld a t the S ou th en t r a n ce Of the Roya l] Excha n ge .

162 1 . 8vo .

Bra thwa ite wa s a g rea t a dm irer of George Wi ther, who se Abu ses S tr ipta n d Whip t ha d been publ ished a few yea rs before, a n d whom he seem s toh a ve im ita ted i n this work . In the first poem

,styled A Griefe,

” in a l lusion to Wi ther’s im prisonm ent fo r writing the Abu ses , he rem a rk s

Tu tch n ot A bu s es,but with m odest lipp,

Fo r s om e I know were whipt tha t thought to whip

a n d in a note in the m a rgin on this pa ss age a dds : “ On e whom I a dm ire,

being n o lesse happi e for his n a ti u e i n u en tion , then exquisite fo r his propera n d e lega nt dim ension .

”

The sa tires in the present vo l um e were evidentlywritten in im ita tion of th a t work, a n d the a rra n gem en t a n d gen era l style i sm uch the sa m e . Ti m es Cu r ta i n e D r a wn e opens with a dedica tory epistleTo the Fa m ous S em ina ry of a ll a ccom pli sh

’

d Knowledge,h is dea re fo ster

Mo ther the V n iver s i ti e of Oxford .

”

This i s suc ceeded by a poem ca l ledA Griefe : Persona ted in the Avthor ; a n d Dedi ca ted to Tim e, of whom

he bo r r owes the S u biect of his Pa ssion ; a n d som e l ine s entitled “ The

Pr oaem e .

” “ Tim es Ana tom ie” i s “ displa yed in s ix distin ct S u bieets . 1 .

Riches. 2 . Pover ti e . 3 . Iu s ti ce . 4 . In i u sti ce . 5 . Fa te . 6 . Dea th .

”

These sa tires a r e indited with m u ch bo ldness a n d energy,a n d prove Bra th

wa ite to ha ve been a writer of considerable power a n d spirit . In the

opening of his fi r s t poem,

“ A Griefe, he ha s m a de ra ther free wi th a

sonn e t ofDa nie l’s, wh i ch begins

Ca re cha rm er S leep, sonne of the sable night,Relieve m y languish, a n d restore the lightWith da rke forgetting of m y ca re, r etu r n e.

Sonnet 51 , ed . 1 623, 4to .

The rea der m a y com pa re this with the com m encem ent of Bra thwa ite’

spoem

Ca re cha rm ing sleepe, thou sonne of sa ble night,Tha t chea r es ou r dr owpi n g spirits with delight,Making us forget ca re, a s i f kept underBy som e sweete spell, or som e Lethea n slu m ber.Away a n d lea u e m e, &c .

It is singula r th a t th is who le sonnet wa s printed a s Dru m m ond’

s in the

edition of his poem s,London 1 656 , 8vo . As a n exa m ple of Bra thwa i te

’

sPART II. B 3


powers a s a sa tiri st we tra nscribe the beginning of the second sa tire on

Pove r tie,” which conta ins a n a l lu sion to the u su a l com pla in t of i ts being

ever a com pa nion of poe ts

Of Pover ti e .

Now vu to thee tha t a r t con tem n’

d of a ll,

Derided,spurned

,forced fr o m the wa ll

Vuto the kennel], do I fra m e m y speech ,Tha t I thy selfe som e pa tience m ight tea chAn d m oue wi tha ll such a s doe hea re thee cryBut stop their ea r es , to som e m ore cha r i ti e .

Ta ke com fort then, for thou sha ll s ee on ea rthMo st of thy coa te to be of grea test worth,Though n ot i n sta te, fo r who er e s aw but m eritWa s ra ther borne to begge tha n to inherit ;Yet i n the gifts of Na ture we sha ll fin deA ra gged Co a te oft haue a Roya l] m inde.

Fo r to descend to ea ch distinct degreeBy du e experience we the sa m e sha ll see ;If to P a r n a s s u s where the Mu s es a r e,

There sha ll we fin de their Dyet very ba re,Their houses r u in ’d, a n d their well-springs dry,Adm i r

’

d for nought s o m uch a s Pou er ti e.

Here sha ll we see poore Al's chy lu s m a i n ta i n e

Hi s Nighter n e studies with his da ily pa ine ;Pu l ling vp Buckets (bu t

’twa s neuer kn own e)Tha t fill in g others

,he could fill hi s own e.

Here m any m ore di scerne we m ay of these,A s L a m a chu s

,a n d poore A n t is then es ,

Both which the sweetes of Poes ie d i d sipp,Yet were rewa rded with a sta ffe a n d scr ipp

Fo r I nere knew,n o r (m uch I fea re) sha l] know it,

An y d ie rich, tha t liu’

d to die a Poet .

In sa m e way he thus spea ks of the in equ a lities in the chu rch, a n d

the poverty of the work ing clergy,while the n on -residents a n d o thers were

ea ting the fru i ts fo r which they laboured n ot

An d sure m e thi n kes , a n insta nce m ay be gi u en

Eu en in these sa cred m inisters ofHea u en ;

Such I doe m ea ne who honour m uch the LordIn reverent di spensin g of hisWord,Breaking the Brea d of life with du e respect,Yet a r e rewa rded with a m eere neglect


A ta ble fo l lows of The Num ber a n d Order of the se Epigra m s, a s theya r e to fo l low in th is tra ct

,en titu led Pa n edon e . Divided into two pa rts.

The first pa rt conta ining e igh t pie ces,a n d the second thirteen . They a r e

dedica ted in verse “ To his trvely wor thi e a n d m vch respe cted Friend S i rThom as Ga i n sfor d Knigh t. The se cond piece

, Ca re s Cure , or a figg forCa re

,

” i s founded on Wither’s m o tto,Nee habeo

,n ee ca reo

,n ee

,

eu r o

a n d m uch of the poem i s buil t o n the ground-plo t of th a t work . It i s

written in short m e tre , som ewha t sim i la r to tha t u sed in the Iti n er a ry ; bu ta s i t ha s been quo ted i n exten so by Mr . Ha s lewood in h is a ccount of th iswork, we m ere ly se lect the concluding sta nza s

No , there’s nought on ea rth I fea re Wretched Mo les who pore o n ea rthTha t m ay force from m e o n e tea re An d con cei u e n o ta ste Of m irth,Losse of Hon ou r

,Fr edom e, Hea lth

,But i n hoording hea pe on hea pe ;

Or tha t Morta l] Idol],Wea lth. Wha t’s the fruit i n en d they respo

With these,B abes m ay gr i eu ed be, S a n e returning to tha t slim e

But they ha ue n o power or e m e Wh ich they tu gg’

d for a ll their tim e P

Lesse m y substa nce, lesse m y sha re Sure I a m,reduced to clay

In m y fea re a n d i n m y ca re . Poorest a r e a s rich a s they .

Fca re he m ust tha t doth possesse Ca r e I would, but n ot for this,Lea st his substa n ce should grow lesse, ’

Ca use it lessens ca r e of bliss ;Which oft drin a s him to extr ea m es Yet n ot s o a s n ot to ca r e

Bo th i n broken sleepes a n d dr ea m es Wha t we spend or wha t we spa re,

Bu t s o little doe I ca re Fo r this ca r eles se cou rse we ca llFo r these Fether s i n the ay r e, Meer ely va ine a n d prodiga l] ,A s I laugh while o thers grien e, But tha t Golden m ea n e to keepe

Louing these whi ch they m ust lea u e. A s n o Ca r e m ay b r eake ou r sleepe .

Thus to loue a n d thus to line,

Thus to ta ke a n d thus to giu e,Thus to laugh a n d thus to s in g

,

Thus to m ount on plea sure’s win g,Thus to sport a n d thus to speede,

Thus to flourish,nourish

,feede,

Thus to spend a n d thus to spa reIs to b id a figg for Ca re.

Ca res Cure”

is succeeded by two pie ce s entitled Bound ye t free, a n d

Free yet bound ; a n d som e pa stora l dia logues a n d o ther short epigra m s,

in cluding on e ca lled “ The Pa rro tts Spring. In 1 6 13 Henry Pa rro t pu blished two books of epigra m s u nder the title of La gu ei Ridi cu los i , or

Sp r i ngesfor Woodcockes ,”

whi ch here seem s ridi cu led by Bra thwa i te withhi s usua l qu a i n tn css :


The P a r r otts Sp r i ng .

Psitta cus vt vocem r a pu i t Prom etheus ign em .

S toln e wa ter s be the sweet’

s t,m ay th

’P a r r ot s ay,

Who se borrowed note a n d co a te his truth bewrayBut its prodigious fo r Fowls to s ingOfWood-cocks ca u ght within a P a r r otts sp r i ng .

The secon d pa rt Opens w ith Ebr i u s Exper ien s o r,The Drunk a rds

hu m o u r o r,a s i t i s term ed in the m a rgin

Ta s s oes Apollogie tra nscribed,Wherein a Drunka rds hum our is to life described .

This rela tes som e a m using scenes in a convivia l m eeting be tween Bra thwa i te a n d a po t com pa nion , very h u m orou sly to ld . Then o ccu r “ The

Old-m a ns Hea rse ; o r , The Yon g-m a n s Iu blle, a n d a Dia logu e be tweenMe n ippu s a n d Merca tor upon The Eye , whi ch ha s a t the en d the ini tia l sI. H.

, bu t fo r whom these a r e intended i s n o t kn own . A few o ther shortpiece s conclude the vo l um e

,wi th the e x ception of a prose a ddress a t the

en d term ed “ A n Appa na ge,fou r l ine s “ Vpon Censu re,

”a n d a l ist of

“ Erra ta s.”

S ee Co l l ier’s P oet. Dece m . vo l. 11. p . 54 ; Bibl. Ang. Poet . No . 49 ; a n d

Ha slewood’

s In tr od . p . 27 1 .

In the noti ce of th is vo lum e in the B ibl. Ang. Poet. i t is sta ted th a t “ n oo ther copy of this wo rk i s known

,ex cept the o n e purch a sed by Mr. Ma lone

a t the sa le of Ma jo r Pea rson’s Co l le ction . A l tho u gh this is n ot quite co r

rect, i t i s certa in th a t the book is on e of the ra re s t of Bra thwa i te’s ser i es ofpubl i ca tions . Mr. Heber’s copy

,pt. iv. No . 209, on e lea f to rn , sol d fo r

l l. Midgley’

s ditto,No . 33, 6l. ; B ibl. A ng. Poet. No . 49

,1 2l.

Ma lone’s copy is n ow in the Bod le ia n Libra ry . There i s on e a l so in theBritish Museum . The present copy form erly belonged to Mr. Pa rk, a n d isthe on e from the Midgley a n d Longm a n co l le ctions .Co l la tion : S ig. A to O 8 , i n e igh ts . The se cond portion

,

“ Pa n edon e ;

or Hea l th from Hel icon,com m ences o n S ig. I i .Ha lf bou nd in Ru ssia .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) -Novi s s i m a Tu ba . Libellu s , i n sex

Di a logo s , a ppr i m é Chr i st i a n o s , digestu s .

S u rgi te m or tn i,et venite a d j udi cium .

Lon di n i,Excu deba t Fe l i x Kyn gs ton . 1632 . 12m o .


Mr. Ha s lewood,in observin g o n the fa c t of his h a ving given a copious

ca ta logue of Bra thwa i te’s va rious works in his va lua ble reprint ofB a r n a bee’

s

Jou r n a l in 1 820 , a n d his h a ving a ttributed to the ir legitim a te a uthor som e

wo rks wh ich a ppea red a nonym ou sly,further rem a rks th a t “ tim e a n d oppor

tu n i ty w i l l proba bly enla rge the l i st,

The present l ittle vol um e i s on e of

these enla rgem ents,fo r of its e xistence a s on e of the productions of Bra th

wa i te Mr. Ha slewood a ppea rs to h a ve been unawa re,a s he ha s n o t in cluded

it in hi s l is t of the writings of tha t person ; ne ither i s i t no ticed a s su ch inthe bibl iogra phica l works of e ithe r Lownde s o r Wa tt . It wa s a ga in printedin 1 658 , a t the en d of Bra thwa ite’ s La tin vo lum e Lign u m Vi tae, which w illbe described herea fter ; bu t i t is n ot m entioned by Mr . Ha slewood in h isa ccou nt of tha t work . It i s evident

,however, from the n um be r of pa ges

sta ted by hi m a s the contents of the vo lum e,pp . 57 9, tha t the copy whi ch

he ha d seen wa s im perfe ct, a n d ended with the La tin hym n De fe l i cita teperennis glo r iae, of which he ha s quo ted a few sta nza s . Wherea s the

0 vo l um e rea l ly conta in s 7 1 4 pa ge s, a n d his copy wa s en ti r elv defi cient in theth ird pa rt

,entitled “ A straea

,

”

a n d in pa rt 4,

Nov1ss 1m a Tuba . Thisl a tter work ha s a dedi ca tion

,Integerrim o V iro , Fa m il ies Cla r i ta te, Fa m ae

S u a vi ta te , V o ti S a n cti ta te, V itae S i n cer i ta te, veré con spicuo : G. V . Arm igero , Mecaen a ti S a c r a r u m Li ter a r u m a m plis s im o Mu sophi lu s , hoe opu scu

lu m in perpe tua m obse rva n ti ae s u ae Mem oria m,hu m i lli m e s a cr avi t.

”

The

person here intended wa s n o doubt George V ern on,Judge of the Com

m on Plea s a n d a friend of Bra thwa i te,who died De cem ber 1 6, 1 639, a n d

u pon whom he wro te a n epita ph,inserted in A s tr aea s Tea r es , 8vo, 1 64 1

The work is divided into s ix dia logues,a n d i s entire ly in La tin pro se . It

i s written in ra ther e lega n t La tinity,a n d the a rgum ents th roughou t a r e

conducted with m uch skill,a n d a r e we l l rea soned . The fo l lowing is the

opening of the fi rst dia logue be tween Dea th,the Flesh , a n d the Soul

Ma r s . Aper i te o stium .

Ca r o. Quis ta m a uda ci et im perioso m ore pu ls a t ?Mor s . Qui n on a ccedet

,donec i n tr avi t .

Car o . Per r i m u la m portae i n tr o spi ci a m a n no stro d ign u s s is hospi t i o : s i n m in us,

d ii i pulses pr i u squ a m intres .Mor s . Age ! quid sentis ? n u m m e r ecipi es ?

Car o . O m onstrum hor r en du m ,i n gen s , cui lum en a dem ptu m ! n equ aqu a m ingre

d ieris ab i i n r em m a la m : S i a d m ortem usque pulsa res m inim e i n tr a r es .

Mor s . In gr edi a r cer té .

Ca r o . Vel invita herd m eé‘

t ?

Ma r s . Vel i n vi tfiher z’

i,delica tu la anci lla, tota fa m ilia.


tr a n s i er u n t,n ee ten en tu r : futuri a utem n on du m ven er u n t . De eo fuga ci

Tem p or e quid cogita s ? quicquid de illo pr seter i t u m est, j a m n on est quicquidde illo fu turum es t

,n on du m es t . De illa D i e quid sentis ? Hor se m a tu t i n ae

tr a n s i er u n t,ho r se fu tu r ae n on du m ven er u n t . De ista Hor a quid tenes ? Mo

m enta quaeda m ja m t r a n s i er u n t quae fu tura sunt n on du m ven er u n t . In ha e

terra desidera bili nullius tem po r i s la n gu o r em ,nullum per fer es la borem , nullum

senties d olor em ,sum m um a cc ipies honorem ,

m utuum eon cipi es a m or em . V idebis cogn os een do , a m ab i s d iligendo , la u dabi s po s s i den do . V i debi s Deum a d

volu n ta tem ,ha beb i s a d volu pta tem ,

fr u er i s a d j u eu n di ta tem . In aeter n i ta te

vi geb i s , i n verita te cla r eb i s,i n cla r i ta te fu lgeb i s , i n bonita te ga u debi s : s ie

habeb i s per m a n en d i aeter n i ta tem,cogn os cen di fa ei li ta tem ,

r equ i es cen di faeli ei

ta tem . Qu aen a m enim es t hu j u s S a nctae Civi ta ti s faeli ei ta s cu jus Angeli C ivessunt

, Deus Pa ter tem plum , Filius eju s splendor, Spiritus S a nctus eha r i ta s ?A n i m . O bea ta Ci vi ta s .

’ O sa nctorum fselix societa s !

A t the en d of the book a r e quo ta tions from Eph es . v. 1 4,— Bern .

—a n d

A u g. in Ps a l. xxx vi . ; a n d a short a po logy fo r the e rra ta,in Bra thwa ite’ s

usua l m a nner.A lon g with the present copy is bound u p the fi rst edition of Lord Ba con’s

tra ct,De S a p i en ti a Veter u m L i ber , a d I i zcly ta m A ca dem i a m Ca n ta br igi

en sem . Lond . Ex cud . Rober tu s Pa rker u s 1 609 . 1 2 m o .

We n eed ha rdly a dd tha t th is ed i tio n of Novi ss i m a Tu ba is of extrem e

ra rity, a n d tha t i t i s n o t in cl uded in the l ist of Bra thwa ite’s works a t pr e

sent i n the British Museum , whi ch possesses on lv the on e a t the en d of

Lign u m Vi tae, 1 658 .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 2 ; S ig. A to E 5,in twe lves.

From the Bibl. Heber . Ha lf-bound in Brown Ca lf.

BRATHWA I’I‘E, (RICHARD .) — The la s t Tr u m pet ; o r,A S ix-Fold

Chr i st i a n D i a logu e : Vi z .

1 . Between e Dea th,the Flesh ,

a n d the S ou le .

2 . Between e the D i vell,the Flesh

,a n d the Wo r ld .

3 . Between e Ma n a n d hi s Con sci en ce .

4 . Between e Con s ci en ce,S i n n e

,a n d Ma n .

5 . Between e God a n d the S ou le .

6 . Between e the S ou le a n d the Ci ty of God .

Tr a n sla ted fr om the elega n t La ti n Pr o se of Ri cha r d B r a th

wa i t Esqu i r e, i n to En gli sh Ver se, by Iohn V i ca r s .


A rise yee dea d, a n d com e to j udgem ent .Hor . de A rte Po eti ca .

Deci es r epe t i ta pla cebi t.

Lon don , Pr i n ted by Thom a s Ha r per , for Rober t Bostocke ,a n d a r e to be sold a t hi s shop i n Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d, a t the

s ign e of the Ki n gs Hea d . 1635 . S m . 8vo .

Like the preceding little work, this tra nsla tion, o r pa ra phra se of i t i ntoverse by the Pu rita n enthusia st John V i ca rs, w a s a l so u nknown to e i therLownde s or Wa tt . It is of grea t ra rity, a n d we know n ot where to lookfor a no ther copy. It i s dedica ted in verse To the Right Wo r shipfu ll, hisever m ost h igh ly honoured good friend

, S i r Wa l ter Pie,A ttou rney Genera ll

of the Court ofWa rds,a n d to his tr u ely vertuou s a n d re ligiou s Consort, the

La dy He ster Pi e 5”

a n d i s fo l lowed by a no ther in verse a l so To the Wor

shipfu ll, his very worthy a n d m o st in geniou s a n d ingenu ous lea rned a n d

re l igious Author Richa rd Br a thwa i t Esquire,which we present entire to

ou r rea ders

Most worthy S i r ,When first by ha ppy chance I ca st m y sightVpon the spa rkling lustre, bea uty bright,O fyour rich jewel], lockt-u p a n d en elos

’

d

In a nea t Cabinet I,stra i t su ppos

’d

It wa s grea t pi tty, such a pretty jem m o

Should be shut up from publike view of themWho could n ot with the La tine key u n locke

Your Casket, a n d p a rtake ofyour rich stocke.

I therefore haue (m ost worthy S i r ) m a de boldTo Ope the Locke, lay ope your jem m e of gold,To every gra cious eye a n d godly m indeTha t i n such Iewels ca n pure plea sure fin deAn d thus with m y weake brea th your Trum p to soundIn a kn own e tone, who se eceho m ight reboundAn d on the hea rers hea rts reverbera teTo m inde their present a n d their future sta te ;An d (hence) I m ust in genuously confesseI prim ely should a n d would the sa m e a ddr es se

Vn to your worthy-selfes sole a ccepta tionWere I n ot bound by m o st strict obliga t ionTo tho se m y hon ou r

’

d friend s forem entionedBy cords of m a ny favours thereto led .

But next to them ,a ccept

,I hum bly pray,

PART II .


This borrowed-light from your suns lustrous r ayThese buhlin g str ea m es

,weake s t r a in es tha t have their m otion

From you r fu l l fount, a s tribute to your ocea n.

In confidence ofwhich grea t cou r tes i eThereof perswa ded, by your piety,Praying yourWorship m ay be a ye pos ses t

O f a ll true holy, ha ppy joyes I restYour good Worships i n his bestpoore services to be com m anded

,

Iohn V ica rs .

A lea f conta ining “Au thor i s opinio de Interpre te s u o”

— four l ines of

com plim enta ry La tin verse a n d the Im prim a tur,con clude the introdu ctory

portion . Ea ch of the dia logue s is pre ceded by a short “ A rgum ent,”

o r

prefa ce in verse . The first dia logue be tween Dea th a n d the Flesh opensthu s spirited]y

Dea th. Ho, who ’s within ? Ope the doore, insta ntly.

F lesh. Who’s tha t which ku ockes so bold a n d boyster ou sly ?

D e.

’Ti s He

,tha t ti ll he enters

,will n ot pa rt .

F l. S tay, I’le peepe ou t ; a n d s ee (first) who thou a r t,

A n d whether thou des er v’s t heere to rem a-l n e

If n o t,knocke long enough, a n d a ll in va ine.

De . Well n ow, wha t thi n k’s t thou ? wilt thou open n owF l. 0 fea r fu ll m onster ! ugly beetle-brow,

Blinde of bo th eyes, without o r lippes o r chin,Hence

,with a m i s chi efe, I

’

le n o t let thee i n .

Knocke on, yea knocke thy selfe to dea th, thou m ay’st,

But I’le n ot Ope the doore, whiles there thou stay’

st .

De. Open, for I will enter : — m a rk th’ event.F l. Wha t ? a n d without m y Mi s tr esses consent ?De . I, without lea ve ofM i s tr es s e

,o r nice May cl

Yea , though by a ll within I be ga ine-s ayd .

F l. Is’t po ssible ?

'

Whence ca m ’st thou hither, pray ?

Who sent for thee Thou m ight’st have kept away.

For we have heere, within, fa rre fayr er m a tes,

Fine fellowes, m errier guests, within ou r ga tesSure, th’ a r t som e Cou rtier,by thy s i r ly fa ce.

D e. .Indeed, both Cou r t a n d Ca r t in Me have pla ce,An d I in them doe cha llenge equ a ll right .

Fl. I pr ethee s ay, who a r t thou ? wha t stra nge WightDe. I, surely, a m thy S i s ter a n d thy B r other .

Fl. Hen ce, Bea st, th’ a r t som e Herm a phrodite or other.De. Therein (indeed) thy words a r e probable ;

Fo r of both sexes I a m ca pable.


Of thee bles t Ci ty of ou r God of love,An d tha t m o st justly fo r a ll true I prove !For i n thee is (indeed) a habita tionOf onely su ch a s j oy with exulta tion .

Even here, where ’tis m ore difficult to sa y

Wha t is n ot here, than wha t is, to d isplayYea

,though m ine eloquence di d a ll’s excell,

Yet could I n ot its glory t r u ely tell.C. Now then (m o st welcom e soule) from this blest sense

Thou feel’st a n d fin d’st by good experienceTha t on e d ay i n God

’s house is better hi din gTha n elsewhere a r e a thousa nd dayes resid in g .

S . I fin de it so (indeed) a n d on e day hereDoth a n eter n a ll day to m e appea r e ;

To which n o yesterday gives a n y pla ce,Nor a n y m orrow m akes to en d its ra ceWhere nothing is tha t wa s n ot (first) here flowing,Or which (a lrea dy) is n ot here full growing.

S o sweet a n d plea sa nt is this la sting light,S o full of ra re a n d ra vishin g delight,Tha t if the soul e cou l d it en joy n o m ore,Tha n but on e houre a n d so m ust give it or e,Even for this-onely sweet, the plea sures rifeAn d flowing tem p

’

r a ll-joyes of a ll Ma ns li fe,Though er e so m any yea r es spent jollily,Ought a ll to be con tem n

’

d m o st worthi lyFo r , i n thy s ight (0 God) a thou s a n d y eer es

A s y es ter d ay , insta ntly pa st, a ppea rs .0 . But s ay (sweet sou le) wha t do st thou (n ow) esteem

Of tha t m ost slippery age ? Wha t dost thou deem e

An d judge of tho se thy‘

for m er dayes n ow pa st ?Those fleeti n g-yeer es , quite spent, a n d could n o t la st,An d which sha ll nere r etu r n e Wha t thi n k’s t thou ? say,

Of tha t fa st fleeting tim e n ow fled away ?All tha t is pa s t thereof is (n ow) n o m ore,An d a ll to com e thereof none ca n restore.

Wha t of tha t day, whose m orning-honres a r e fled ?Who se a fternoons a r e n ot recovered .

Wha t of tha t houre,who se m in ute s from thee sliding

For their rem a inder there wa s n o a bidin g.

Ar e n ot a ll these a s i f they ne’re ha d been ?Com pa r

’d with this blest sta te thou n ew a r t i n .

For in this m ost desirable Land,


No troubling-toyle is to be tooke i n ha nd ;No pining p inching pa ine is to be borne,No griefe whereby the Hea rt i s hurt o r torne.

But heer’s the highest honour to be ha dHeer’s m u tu a ll-loue to m ake the Hea rt m ost gla d .

Heere,thou by knowin g perfectly sha ll s ee ;

Here,by delightin g, thou sha lt loving be.

Heere,by po ssessing, thou sha lt ever pra ise ;

Heere,to thy God , be chanting heavenly-Layes .

Whom ,thou sha lt see to s a t i sfie thy plea sure ;

Whom ,thou sha lt ha ve to fill thy will, full-m ea sure.

Whom ,thou sha lt to thy joy en joy for ever ;

Whom ,thou to love a n d la n d sha lt aye persever .

Where thou sha lt flourish i n etern ity,Where thou sha lt glister in pure verity ;Where thou sha lt shine i n perfect purity,Where thou sha lt j oy i n sweet security ;Where thou sha lt fin de en dles s e stability,Of perfect-knowledge ra re fa cilityOf sweet-repose a n d rest a ha ppy sense,Of a ll tha t m ay content, the Quintessence.

0 how ca n I describe sufficientlyThis Holy Ci ti es fa ire felicity ?Whose Ci ti zen s a r e blessed A ngels bright,Whose Tem p le is the Fa ther of a ll L ight

Whose splendour is the S on n e of Riyhteou s n es se,Whose glorious-love the Sp i r i t doth expresse.

The dia logue s en d on p . 1 02,a n d on the oppo s i te pa ge a r e three prose

quo ta tions from Ephe s . v. 1 4 ,— Berna rd

,— a n dAu g. u pon Psa l. xxxvi .,which

con clude th is in teresting vo l um e .

The La st Tr u m p et is n o t in cluded in the bibl iogra phi ca l l ist of the worksof Bra thwa i te given by Mr. Ha slewood in his edition of D r u n ken B a r n a

bee’

s Jou r n a l, a n d seem s to ha ve been quite unknown to th a t writer. Dr .

Bliss,a l so

,who took grea t interest in the writings of Bra thwa ite

,does n ot

a ppea r to ha ve been a wa re of i ts existen ce .

Col la tion : Title A 1 ; S ig. A fou r lea ves ; B to G, eigh t lea ves ea ch ;H four lea ves ; pp . 1 1 2 .

The present is the Heber copy,pt . 8

,No . 294 .

In Green Moro cco,gil t lea ves


BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — The En gli sh Gen tlem a n : Con ta i n i n g

s u n dry excellen t Ru les,or exqu i s i te Obser va ti on s , ten di n g to

D i r ecti on of ever y Gen tlem a n, of selecter r a n ke a n d Q u a li t i e ;

How to dem ea n e or a cco m m oda te hi m s elfe i n the m a n age of

pu bli ke o r pr i va te a ffa i r es . The secon d Edi t i on r evi sed,co r r ected a n d en la r ged . By Richa r d Br a thwa i t Esq .

S ene ca i n Herc . furen .

Qu i‘ genus j a eta t suum

A l iena la uda t.Lon don ,

Pr i n ted by Felix Kyn s ton , a n d a r e to be sold by

Rober t Bos tocke a t hi s shop a t the s ign e of the Ki n gs hea d

i n Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d . 1633 . 4 to ; pp . 4 80 .

The first edition of th is we llwkn own work wa s publ ished in 1 630 , fromthe pre ss of John Ha vi la nd . It wa s u niversa l ly rea d, a n d n o gentlem a n’sl ibra ry wa s supposed to be com ple te wi thout it. Bu t a l though a boundingin good m a tter

,a n d com po sed wi th m u ch spirit a n d strength of rhe toric

,we

think i t inferior to Pea ch a m ’s work on the sa m e subj ect, whi ch is writtenin a m ore plea sa nt a n d popula r style, a n d a greeably va ried by l ively a n d

a m usin g a ne cdo te a n d i l lustra tion . Bra thwa i te i s frequently pro l i x, a n d

som etim e s even tedious . Pea ch a m,

o n the contra ry, n ever ta xes the

pa tien ce of a rea der,a n d i s a lwa ys clea r a n d spa rkling. Dibdi n

,however

,

a ppea rs to in cl ine to the form er,a n d in the closing pa rt of his j udgm ent we

a r e quite disposed to a gree w ith hi m . In his B ibli om a n i a,p . 394 , he oh

serve s There i s a terseness a n d vigor in Br a thwa i t’s style,which i s

perh a ps superior to th a t of his con tem pory, Pea ch a m ; who seem s to exce lin a ca lm

,ea sy

,a n d gra ceful m a nner of com position . Bo th these em inent

writers a r e distinguished fo r th e ir schola stic a n d gen tlem a nly a tta inm ents ;bu t in ‘

the divine a r t of poesy,’

Pea ch a m ha s n o ch a nce of bein g consideredeven a s a respecta ble com pe titor w ith h is contem pora ry.

”

The vo lum e, being so we l l known

,a n d a l so in prose

,i t wi l l be sufficien t

without introducing a n y quota tions to sta te th a t i t ha s the sa m e frontispieceen gra ved by Re . V a ugha n

,wh ich wa s in the first edition, divided into fou r

com pa rtm ents o n ea ch side in the centre a figure of a n English Gentlem a n,

supposed to be en portra it of Bra thwa i te,with the m o tto Spes i n coeli s

”

a t

the top, a n d Pe s in te'

rris” below,a n d the a rm s ofBra thwa ite a t the bottom .

The work is dedic a ted To the nobly a ccom plished the righ t Honourable


th is Title,five lea ve s a n d Vpon the Erra ta , on e lea f. A ll these la tter

lea ves a r e unpa ged,bu t the s ign a tu re s a r e continued througho u t.

S ee Ha slewood’

s In lr od . p . 289 ; a n d Lownde s’s B ibli ogr . Ma n . p . 2 44 .

Na ssa u’s sa le, pt . i . No . 596,2l. 83 .

Co l la tion : Ti tle 1T2 ; S ig. 1Tfour lea ves ; filfil four ditto ; four ditto ;four ditto ; 1" fou r di tto ; "i t four d itto ; B to Z i n fours ; A a to Ii 2 ,

i n fours ; pp . 292 .

In the origina l Ca lf binding .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHA RD .) — The En gli sh Gen tlem a n ; a n d the

En gli sh Gen tlewo m a n : Both i n o n e vo lu m e cou ched, a n d i n

o n e Modell por tr a yed : to the l i vi n g glo ry of thei r S exe,the

la s t i n g s tor y of thei r wo r th . Bei n g pr es en ted to pr es en t

t i m es for o r n a m en ts ; com m en ded to pos te r i ty fo r Pr es i den ts .

Wi th a La d i es Love-Lectu r e a n d a S u pplem en t la tely

a n n exed, a n d en ti tu led The Tu r tles Tr i u m ph . The th i r d

Edi ti on r evi sed,cor r ected, a n d en l a rged . By Ri cha r d B r a th

wa i t Esq .

Tu r tu r e si c Turtur ju n gi t a m a nda s u o .

Lon don , Pr i n ted by Ichu Dawson . 1 64 1 . Foli o .

An el abora tely engra ved frontispiece by W. Ma rsha l l,conta ining ful l

len gth figure s of the Gentlem a n a n d Gen tlewom a n,a n d e igh t o ther com pa rt

m ents on ea ch side em blem a ti c of the va riou s su bj ec ts trea ted of in bo thworks , precedes the a bove printed title . The figures a n d subj e cts in thisfrontispiece a r e to ta l ly differen t from those in the for m er editions

,a n d m a ny

of the La tin m ottoe s a r e om itted . Bu t the contents of the broa dside shee tof expla n a tion rem a ins the sa m e a s in previous editions . Ea ch portion of

the work ha s a sepa r a te a n d distin ct title, a n d the dedica tion i s in scribedTo the nobly a ccom pl ish ed

,the Right Honou ra ble Phil ip Ea rl of Pem

broke a n d Montgom ery &c . Lord Cha m ber la in e of hi s Ma je stie s Hou shold,

Knigh t of the m o st Honoura ble Order of the Ga rter a n d o n e of hisMa jesties m ost Hon . privy Connco l l . To this succeeds a n a ddress To

the knowing Rea der Vpon the Vo lum e a n d Tit le a n d The Subj e ctswhereof th is Booke principa l ly tr ea teth a n d i n s i steth. A t the en d of the

first pa rt i s the ch a ra cter of A Gentlem a n, a n d the Ta ble o r Directory .


The Engli sh Gen tlewom a n (with a sepa ra te title ) is dedica ted To her,

whose true love to Vertue ha th h ighly Ennobled her selfe , Renowned hersexe, Honoured her hou se ; The Righ t Honoura ble Anne Cou n tesse of

Pem broke,the only Da ughter to a m em ora ble Fa ther, George Lord Cl if

ford,Ea rle of Cum berla nd .

”

This is fo l lowed by a n a ddress “To the

Gentlewom a n Rea de r.” The cha ra cter of A Gentlewom a n,

”

An Append ix upon a form er supposed Im pression of the Title,

”

a n“Em blem e

” inverse, “A Com pendious Ta ble

,

”

a n d a lea f “ Upon the Erra ta ,” with a

qu a tra in under it,concl u de th is portion of the book .

Then a no ther sepa ra te title thu s :A La dies Love-Lectu re : Com posed, a n d from the cho icest Flowers ofDivi n i ti e a n d Hu m a n i ti e

, Cu l led a n d Com pi led : As i t h a th beene bysundry Person a ge s of em inen t qu a li tie, u pon sigh t of som e Copiesdispersed, m odestly im portuned : To the m em ory of th a t S exe shonour ; for who se sweet sakes he origina l ly a ddressed th is Labou r

‘.

By Ri : Br a thwa i t Esqu ire .

B i s It a l fr pzs 7 d. m a d,It a l woAAa m s Ta xpn m p a .

London, Printed by Iohn Da wson . 1 6 4 1 .

This portion i s dedica ted To th a t a bsolvte Owner a n d Hon ovr of di s

cr eet Fa n cy Mr i g Eliza be th Westby, a n d ha s a short a ddress from “ The

S ta tioner to the Rea der.” The Love-Le c ture occu pies e ighteen lea ves withthe title, a n d concl u des with the fo l lowing poem ,

in pra i se of vertu e, whichi s here term ed

A S onn et

LADIES , yee tha t wou l d be fa ire,I a Cer u s s e ca n prepa reWill m ake clea rer tha n the ayre,’Ti s such cho ice a n d precious wa re .

Hold your purse, it costs you nought’Ti s in n o sh0 p to be bought

,

Wo r th a n em pire, seldom e sought,Being from E lys i um brought .Have you riva ls i n your fa ceWa nt yee love-spots for a gra ce,Wa nt yee borders, edging, la ce,Fa vour, fea tu re, posture, pa ce ?Would yee ever be i n fa shi on

,

Vye inventions with ou r Na tion,In your trea ties m ove com pa ss ion ,Suite you r person s to occa sion ?PART 11 .

Would yee m ake a ffection flyeFrom your love-a ttra ctive eye,To i n tr a n ce the sta nders byWishing there to . live a n d dye

Would yeefixe i n Fa ncies Sphea re,Or enjoy your onely Dea re,An d n o sly Co r r iva ll fea re,Apt to underm ine you there.

Wou ld yee feed on su ch cho ice foodAs en liven eth the blood,Purging ill

,infus ing good,

A true Conserve for Wom a nhood ?Would yee Courtly m ea sures trea dOn the flowr y

-checker’d m ea d,

Would yee n o Love-powders n eedWould yee i n your seed succeed ?

D 3


Would yee love a n d fesle n o hea t Here is ONE will fa ncy m ove,Tha t m ay wrong cha ste Deli a

’s Sea t, An d such a Ty r e

-wom a n proveWould yee in rich la ngua ge trea t In the discipline of love,Without env ie becom e grea t ? As ne’re wa s such a Tu r tle-dove .

Here is ONE will m ake you fit Poore shee is, yet is shee pure,Both for Linea m ent a n dWi t, VERTVE her na m e, her only lureA s yee ca nno t chuse but hit A consta nt ca re

,a ca refu ll cure

The Ma rke tha t m ay a ccom plish it . To m ake her loya ll Lovers sure.

This ’t is will cheers your a m orous bra ines like Necta r,

An d cr own e you happy S chellers i n Loves-Lectu r e.

The fou rth a n d la st title run s thusThe Turtles Tr ivm ph ; presented in a Supplem ent : Highly condu cing to

a n useful l Appl i ca tion,a n d gr a cefu ll Reconc i l ia tion of the two form er

S ubj ects . Continu ed by Ri . Br a thwa i t, Esquire . London,Printed by

Iohn Dawson .

This pa rt ha s a La tin inscription to S i r John Ba nks, A ttorney Genera l .It com m ence s w ith fresh pa gina tion , bu t the signa ture s a r e continu ed, therunning title be ing “ A S upplem ent . The subj e cts discussed i n it a r e

Conjuga l, Pa renta l, Dom e stic,a n d Neighbourly Offi ce s. It is interspersed

with poetry,a n d a t the sides a r e n um erou s m a rgina l no tes a n d quo ta tion s.

It extends to fifty-two pa ges . At the en d i s “ A Ta ble t reflecting u ponthis S u pplem ent

,

”

a n d the book clo se s wi th A Conclu sive Poem contra cti n g a ll these S u bj ects in on e

,

” written in five seven-line sta n za s,with the

l a st of which,referring to the pa rt j u st no ticed, we en d ou r rem a rks u pon

this interestin g vo l u m e

La stly,I’ve cloz

’d a ll i n a SUPPLEMENT,

Where m odest tea r m es describe the a r t of love,Which to the rest gives s u ch Em bellishm ent

,

’Ti s styl

’

d the TRIVMPH of the TVRTLE-DOVE,

Whose rea ll-loya ll Em blem es if yee prove,I sha ll n ot chuse but like where a r e I locke,An d for your sakes m ake bold to ki s se the Booke.

On a ccount of the a dditio n s m a de to i t,th is i s by fa r the m ost preferable

edition of the se works of Bra thwa ite . See Dibdin’

s Li br . Com p . vol. ii . p .

1 97 ; a n d Ha slewood’

s In tr od . p . 3 89 . Lownde s is in erro r in sta tin g tha tthe cha ra cters given in the form er edi tions a r e o m itted in this . They willbe found in their proper pla ces . Bi n dley

’

s sa le pt. i . No . 395, l l.

Hibbert’

s, No . 14 48, 2l. l s Jol ley’s,pt . i i . No . 406

,2l. l Os . ; a n d

Midgley’

s,No . 1 16, 5l.


a n y ditty. Hee is your onely m a n i n request for Chr i s tm a s Car ols . Hi s werkes a r ela stin g-pa sted m onum ents upon the in sides of Country Al e-houses, where they m ay

sejourne withou t expen ce of a fa rthing, which m akes their thi r sti e Author crie ou t i nthi s m a nner, if he have s o m uch La tin

Qu b li on i t cha r ti s , n on li cet i r e m ihi .

A t the en d of p . 2 1 2 is a second ti tle, w ithin a border a s beforeA Ca ter-Cha ra cter, thr own e ou t of a Boxe . By a n Exper ien c

’

d

Ga m e ster.Ovo

‘

pr ogn a tu s ab u n o .

1 . An Appa r a tor . 2 . A Pa inter. 3 . A Pedla r . 4 . A Piper. Lon

don,Im printed by F . K . a n d a r e to be so ld by R . B . 1 63 1

This pa rt,conta ining four a dditiona l cha ra cters, is a lso “Dedica ted a n d

devo ted by Cl itus-A lexa ndrinus to his n o lesse Hon ovr ed then Endea redS i r A lexa nder Ra dcliffe

,Knight of the Ba th .

”

These ch a ra cters a r e quiteequa l to the o thers in hu m our a n d sm a rtness

,a n d a bou nd in sa tire .

A t the en d of the Cha ra cter of the Piper a r e these l ines

Cli tu s retire ; Wa ste n o m ore oyle on these,No ca re ca n cu r e a despera te di sea seShould’st write a s m uch of ev’ry ba se profession,Eu r op e would be too stra it for tha t Im press ion .

Mea ne tim e,these Swa i n es m ay on the Pla i n es goe brea th them

For thou ha st left a Cu rious P ip er with them .

Bra thwa ite wa s fr equ en tlv in the ha bit of jo ining the m ost heterogeneou ssubj ec ts together in his vo lum e s, a n d here we ha ve brou gh t in a t the clo sethe ensu ing l ines hea ded C l itus hi s Gen e thli a vpon the Birth-day of hisS onne IOHN a n d in the m a rgin N a tus est x ix : Feb. Anno Dom . 1630

God blesse thee IOHN Thou m a is t be Ga m estera n d m ake thee su ch a n on e or wha t tra de thou’lt choose,

Tha t I m ay joy For m uch I sha ll n ot leavein ca llin g thee m y S on . m y Boy to loose ;

Thou a r t m y Ninth, Be honest, a n d thou canst n ota n d by it I d ivine wa nt a friend,

Tha t thou sha lt live Neither before thine en d,to love the Muses nine

, n or i n thine en d .

An d live by loving them Three things THREE VOVOHERSfor it were fit for thee undertake,

A younger Brother TheWORLD, FLESH, DIVEL,

ha d a n Elder'

wi t . thou m ust quite forsake ;


An d so I hOpe thou wilt A better Lega ci eto th

’WORLD I show thee,

I ha ve n ot for theeBut thy poor fortune’s such

, a es se thou dye,she will n ot know thee. a n d I s in g Dirges o ’r e thee

An d for the FLESH, By which I shou ld co llect,

ev’n Na ture m ust perm it thou wer’t but LENT m e

Tha t it be given to thee A s thou wa st n ea r e tha t tu n ee’

r e thou to it . by Na ture sent m ee

Now for the DIVEL, Being onely shown e on Ea rth,he ha s so m uch to doe but to a bsta in e

With r or i n g boyes From sinne on Ea rth,hee’l sleight such B abes a s thou a n d tu r n s to ea rth aga i n eYet he n ot too secure, An d so shouldst thou ris e high

,

but put him to’t,

by va di ng henceFor bee

’le play a t sm a ll ga m e, With a sweets sm ile,e’r e hee sit ou t . in sta te of innocence.

Th’encrea se of thy Revenu es This is m y cloze ;i s but sm a ll, short be thou or long liver,

Looke to thy Bra ines,poore IOHN Live well

,m y Boy,

for tha t is a ll. tha t thou m a ist live for ever.

A lea f of no tes “ Vpon the Erra ta’

s” in Bra thwa ite’s usua l style closesthe vo lu m e .

This l ittle work is of som e ra rity,a n d ha s been no ticed in the Resti tu ta

,

vol. i v. p . 279 ; Dr . Bliss’s edition of Ea rle’s M i cr ocosm ogr aphy , p . 282

a n d in Ha slewood’

s Introd . to Ba r n a bee’

s Jou r n a l,p . 29 1 .

Reed’s sa le, No . 3362, 1 9s Dr . Bliss’s ditto,pt . i i . No . 2 174, l l. 68

Utter son’

s ditto , No . 1 19, 4l. 1 9s .

Co l la tion : Title A 2 ; S ig. A to M 7 , i n twe lves ; S ig. A two lea vesextra , conta in ing the table of the cha ra cters . The vo lum e conta ins 1 4 1lea ve s

,n ot 1 17 a ccord ing to Pa rk a n d Ha slewood

,viz .

,1 06 pa ged lea ves i n

the first portion, 17 ditto in the second, a n d 1 8 unpa ged lea ves ; or pp . 282 .

Berna rd Hyde’s copy with hi s a u togra ph.

In Olive Green Morocco extra,gil t lea ves .

BRA 'I‘HWAITE, (RICHARD) An n i ver s a r i es u pon hi s Pa n a r ete .

Pa r nu l la figu r a do lori .Lon don

,Im pr i n ted by Felix Kyn gston , a n d a r e to be sold by

Rober t Bo s tock, a t the Ki n gs Hea d i n Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d .

1634 . S m . 8vo .


The subj ect of thi s m ou rnfu l a n d tender effusion of Bra thwa i te ’s m usew a s Fra nce s , d a ugh ter of Ja m e s La wson of Nesha m in the pa rish of Hu r

wo rth,n ot fa r from Da rlington . The m a rria ge l i cence, which is s ti l l i n

existence, is da ted the 2 n d May 1 6 17 , a n d the cerem ony took pla ce a t

Hurworth Church . She wa s descended from a n a ncient a n d respectablefa m ily residing a t Nesha m

,a n d the i r union wa s bles sed w ith a n i ssu e of

n ine chi ldren . She d ied on the 7 th Ma rch 1 633 , sincerely regre tted by herhu sba nd, who a ppea rs to h a ve enterta ined for her a n a rdent a n d a ffectiona terega rd

,to which her m a ny virtu es a n d a c com plishm ents seem to ha ve j u stly

entitled he r . Bra thwa i te long preserved he r m em ory in h is hea rt,a n d i n

a cknowledgm ent of her worth he continued to publi sh fo r som e yea rstributa ry verses on the Anniversa ries of his Pa n a rete

,

” in which he dwel ton her num erou s m erits

,a n d on his own grief a n d a ffl i ction fo r her loss.

The presen t i s the first of these tributes of a ffection,a n d ha s on the

reverse of the title a page in bl a ck divided into two pa rts,between which

i s the l ineLooke n ot upon m e

,because I a m bla cke. Ca nt . i. vi .

a n d on the next lea f a n Inscr i ption To the i n deer ed m em ory of his everloved

,never too m uch la m ented Pa n a r ete

,

M r i s Fra nces Br a thwa it. — A

distil ling V ia l] of Fu n er a ll tea res obsequ iously offered .

”

Mekoom en e.

Muse, thou ha s t oft to o thers gr i efes been e'

kn own e,

Now shew a rea l] pa ssion i n thine own e.

N i obe.

I’le n ot invoke, a s o thers u se,The influence of a n y MuseThe Mu s es n i n e sha ll be n o other,Tha n Orp ha n s n i n e to m one their Mo ther.

The poem then opens thus m ournfully

Wepe ! n o I will n ot : yt would ea se m in e hea rtThe burden of m y gr i efes sha l bea re a pa rtIn sa dder S tr a in cs S till-running Rivers a r eEver the deepest No t a tea re sh a ll sha reIn m y d iscom fort : They tha t ca n a lla yTheir gr i efes with tea res, a r e Mourners fo r a da y .

No r will I ca st m y S o r r owes on m y ba cke,Nor cloa th them , a s ou r Pa inters u se, i n bla ckeS uch clothing’s m eere d issem bling m a ny wea reA sa ble habit, a n d distill a tea re,Who ca n dispense with griefe : which I detest ;


Pride wa s her scor n e, Hu m i li ti e her Prize,An d Heav

’n the Object where she fixt her eyes .

Yea , there wa s nought on Ea rth she m ore d id love,Tha n Fa m e by r ea ll goodn esse to im proveS o a s , ev

’n those which knew her by report,

Adm i r’

d tha t which they hea rd, a n d fa m ’d her for’t

Tea res tricklin g s tr ea m ’d fr o Neighbors eyes ; expr est

Tho se s ilent sor r owes tr ea su r ’d i n their brestWhi le with joynt voice, m a de hoa rse through griefe, they cride,None ever liv’d m ore

.

lov’d, or m oa ned, dide.

The poem next pro ceeds to de scribe her ha bit, persona l a ppea ra n ce,providence in dom esti c a ffa irs, prepa ra tion for dea th in ha vi ng

her Shroudin g-Sheet st ill la id before her ,As a Mem oria l]

,which, dur ing brea th,

Might represent to her the fa ce ofDea th

her n eedlework, a n d ga rm ents l ike Dorca s m a de by her h a nd for the poor,a n d her love for he r hu sba nd . Bra thwa ite a lso m entions the num erou sPosies

which a t ret ir ed honresHer richer Fa ncy used to deviseHer Bra celets, rings, a n d other ra rities

a s Em blem es of Love, a n d a l lu des to two in pa rticula r, with the ir m o ttos,which he rece ived from her i n on e day. The poem a l toge ther is h ighlyi nteresting a s a tribu te of a rdent a ffe ction to the m em ory of his wife

,a n d

conta ins m a ny plea sing pa ssage s,which ou r l im its w i l l n ot a l low u s to

tra nscribe. It con cludes with a n a ccount of her dea th from “ lin ea ll con

sum ption,” which ha d previou sly ca rried off her m o ther

,da ugh ter

,sonne,

before i t sea z’d on her ; a n d with “ her dying words, recom m ending he rchildren to their fa ther’s ca re .

”

The vo lu m e clo ses with fou r epita phs ; the first two on herself, the

m a rgin sta ting “ Obii t Ma r ti i vii . Anno Dom . 1 633 ; the third “Uponher one ly S ister ; the fou rth “ Upon he r dea rest Fa nn ie ; a n d two l ines,Pa n a r etcs Ta m e ion . We tra nscribe the two la st

4 . Ep i tap h.

I lost a Mother for a Gra veAn d by it I two Mother s ha veE ar th, a n d m ine own e dea r e Mother too ,

In whose ba re brest I slum ber n ow“My corps sleep (Mother E a r th) i n thee,While An gels sin g m y Lu llabee .

”


Pa n a r eti s Tu a s toy .

Tei s i s m e gen u i t, Spon sa ta m Wes tr i a cepit,Corpus Ca n d a livm , pectus Olym p u s ha bet.

Ea ch pa ge i s orna m ented with a woodcu t border a t the top a n d bottom,

a n d a t the en d of the fu nera l ode i s a nea t sm a l l woodcut representing i nthe centre a m a n with the m otto a b hoc

”

from his lo ins, sta nding u nder aca nopy

,the cords Of which a r e supported by two a nge l s, on e pointin g

down to the em blem s of m orta l i ty u nder h is fee t,with the words “p er hot:

the o ther poin ting u pwa rds to a crown of glory, with the m otto “a d hoc.

S ee Ha slewood’

s In tr od. p . 309 . There i s n o copy of this book, whichi s exceedingly sca rce, in the British Mu seum n or wa s i t i n the co l lection sofHebe r

, Sykes, M . Bla ndfo rd, Hibbert, Perry, Skegg, Jo l ley, &c. o r i n

the Bibl. A ny . Poet. Brigh t’s sa le, NO . 675, 2l. 23 . There i s a copy i nthe Bodleia n Libra ry.

Co l la tion : S ig. A B a n d C, in e ights ; pp . 4 8 .

In Bl u e Morocco extra , gil t lea ve s.

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) An n iver s a r i es u pon hi s Pa n er ete

con ti n u ed Wi th her Con tem pla t i on s, pen n ed i n the la n gu i shi n g ti m e of her S i ckn es se . The secon d Yeer es An n iver s .

Et novus i ste novo do lor aestu a t e rtus a b a nno .

Lon don ,Im pr i n ted by Felix Kyn gs ton , a n d a r e to be sold by

Rober t Bos tock,a t the Ki n gs hea d i n Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d .

1 635 . S m . 8vo .

The second Yeer es Anniversa ry com m ences a t once a fter the title,w ithou t a n y prefix, a n d o ccu pies e leven lea ves . It open s thu s

La st yea r e I wrote of m y dea re PANARET,

To pay m y dea rest Dea re her du est debtBut who is Hee knew her , a n d knoweth n otHow m any things I i n m y Thr en es forgo t,Which should have been expr es t ? but such a s weeWho -sha re in gr iefes, fal l short i n m em orie.

This to supply with tea re-distilling eye,S till to on e Ta ske I m ust m y selfe a pplyFor wee a n A n n i eer s a ll m ea ne to rea reIn honour of her vertues ev’ry yea r e

PART II.


Where though ou r Pen cyle ca nnot well set forthThe riches of her goodn es se a n d true worth,It sha ll appea r e wee have des ire to doe it,By th’ cerem onious zea l wee beere unto it .

The conten ts of th is pa rt form a cont inua tion of the form er poem ,a n d

chiefly re la te to the educa tion of her Children, Governm ent of her Fa m ily,Mildness to her Serva nts, Love to he r Ne ighbors, a n d Hosp i ta l ity to

S tra ngers. As a n exa m ple of the dom estic h a bi ts of the day, a n d of the

va ried em ploym ents of a m ode] wife a t tha t period,Bra thwa ite re la tes

O ft have I seene her from her Dayr y com e

Attended by her Ma ids,a n d ha sting hom e

To en ter ta in e som e Guests of qua lity,Shee would a ssum e a S ta te so m odestlyS a n s a ffecta tion , a s she stru ck the eyeWith a dm ira tion of the stander byTha t Hee who s aw her from the Dayry pa sseWould sca rce belcevo her fo r the sa m e Shee wa s .S o well shee could upon the selfe-sa m e day

Both Civile Courtier a n d the House-wife play .

The fo l lowing pa ssage gives a curiou s picture of the m a nners of the t im e,

a n d of the m ode in which the fa sh iona ble la dies of tha t day were a ccustom ed to whi le awa y the ir pa ssing hours i n the m e tropo l is. It i s deservingof qu o ta tion from its ea rly noti ce of the wa y i n whi ch inform a tion of the

tim e a n d na ture of the perform a nce of pl a ys wa s com m u nica ted to the

pu bl ic. Nor thbr ooke, in his Tr ea ti se aga i n s t Dici ng a n d P lays, publi sheda t a n ea rl ier period

,a l luding to the sa m e cu stom ,

sa ys : “ They u se to s et

u p the ir bi ll s u pon posts som e certa in da ys before,to a dm onish people to

m a ke resort to the ir thea tres.”

It a l so a l ludes to the grea t u se of coa chesa t th is tim e in con veying pa rties to a n d from the thea tre

,which were only

brou ght into com m on u s e la te in the reign of Ja m es I., bu t were a fterwa rdsca rried to su ch excess tha t the inh abi ta nts of Bla ck-fria rs petitioned thePrivy Cou nci l a ga in st the nu i sa nce of them

Draw hither then, ye For m a li s ts of th’ a ge,

Who m ake your life a Progresse to a S ta ge,Your Cha m bers, Tyrin g-houses, where to prayWere such a tedious ta ske

,a s you delay

To ta ke a cqua inta nce of it o r declineYour thoughts from heav

’

n,beca use you have n o tim e

Fo r such reserved vowes : n o m ore you ha ve,Nor ca n you da i n ty

-Du cks a m om ent save .


Ha slewood ha s in clu ded the present work in his a ccou nt of the pu b

li ca tion s of Bra thwa ite,No . 22

,bu t ha d n ever been a ble to s ee the

book, n or does Lownde s refer to a n y existing copy. It i s n ot in the Briti shMuseum , n or in the Bodleia n Libra ry

“

a t Oxford ; a n d a l thou gh it i s po ssible tha t o t hers m ay exist

, we never s aw or hea rd of a n y o ther th a n the

presen t copy.

Co l la tion : S ig. A to D 8,in e ights.

Ha lf bound in ca lf.

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) — Ragla n ds Ni obe : or , Eli za s Elegi e .

Addr essed to the u n expi r i n g m em or y Of the m ost n oble La dy

Eli zabeth Her ber t,wi fe of the t r u ly hon ou r able Edwa r d

S om er set Lor d Her ber t &c . By Ri : Br a thwa i t Esq .

S u r r epta , r efu ls i t in orbeCla r ior

Im pr i n ted by F . K . for Rober t Bostocke, a t the Ki n gs head

i n S a i n t Pa u l’s Chu r chya r d . 1635 . S m a ll 8vo pp. 28 .

NO other copy of this l ittle -work i s known . It form erly be lon ged toHerbert

,ha vin g his a u togra ph a n d da te, “W. Herbert 1 77 8 a n d su b

sequ ently to Ha slewood . The la dy who i s here com m em ora ted wa s

Elizabe th , da u ghter of S i r Wil l ia m Dorm er,Ku t., a n d sister to Robert Ea rl

of Ca ern a rvon . She m a rried Edwa rd Lord Herbert, e ldest son a n d heir ofHenry fifth Ea rl a n d first Ma rquis ofWorcester

,who dying i n Decem ber

1 646, wa s succeeded by this son Edwa rd S om erset Lord Herbert, who thenbeca m e second Ma rquis of Worcester

,a n d i s wel l known a s the a uthor of

A Cen tu ry of In ven ti on s, first printed in 1 663, 1 2 m o . He d i ed Apri l 3 ,1 667 a n d wa s bu ried a t Ragla n . La dy Eliza beth Herbert, his wife, whosee legy Bra thwa ite ha s here wr i tten ,

'

wa s‘

cu t off i n the prim e of l ife on the

30th of May or l et of Ju ne 1 635, a n d wa s a l so bu ried i n the pa rish chu rchof Ragla n , lea ving, a lon g with two da ughters, a n only son Henry, who i n1 682 beca m e the fi rst Duke of Be a u fort. Her m other

, the wife of S i r

Wi ll ia m Dorm er,Ku t.

,e ldest son of Robert first Lord Dorm er, wa s A l ice,

da u ghter of S i r Richa rd Moli n eu x of Sefton in co . La n e . Kn ight a n d Ba ronet,a ncestor to the present Ea rl of Sefton . She died on July 2

,1 650 .

After the ti tle i s a m etrica l dedica tion of fou r line s TO the HonorableEdwa rd Som erse t Lord Herbert, m y m ost noble a n d a ccom pli sh

’

d LordTrea su res of Com forts, a fter these Tribu tes of tea res s ubscri bed Niobaeu s .

COLLECTANEA ANGLo-POETICA . 397

An d on the reverse a no ther qua tra in on the n a m e of El izabe th Herbert,a n d its a n agra m Heere a blest birth .

” We tra nscribe the openin g of the

poem,which thu s a l ludes to wha t wa s a t tha t tim e considered the m ost

fa sh ionable pa rt of the m e tropo l is,where the chief nobi l ity dwe l t :

S til-s ilent Night u n vei le thy sable ei esAn d eye

ye losse of this u n equ a ll’d prize

Our Fa m ily bem on es : resolve to tea resAn d sym pa thize with ev’ry on e tha t bea resA sha re in these s a d rites . When S ta r res doe fa llThou m ak

’st tha t Astrola be thy Funera l]

S treight thou im m a sks thy fa ce, contra cts thy blood,An d shr owds thy virgin bea uty in a cloud.

a: a: i s a: =x= at

Tell m e thou S ta te-su rrounded STRAND, canst fin deThrough a ll thy P r osp ects a selecter m indeCloa th

’d in a choicer dresse ! Pray

,looke a bout,

Thou canst n ot chuse but see som e fa ce peepe ou tT

’

a ttra ct the for c’d Specta tor ; but tha t skinIs it s o sleeke a s

’t ha s n o sta ines within

Is it a na t ive tincture ? does it wooeThe ga zer without a r t ? or i f it doe

,

Is it a ccom pli sh’d with som e better pa rt

To polli sh na ture with d iviner a r t ?Ha s it a dorning gra ces to m ake goodThe splendor ofher beauty or her blood ?Ca n it converse withfa shi on , a n d appea r e

Discreet in her election wha t to wea re ?Ca n it send ou t her ei es

,a n d n ot be tane,

Or to take others m ake it n ot her a im e ?

Ca n i t di scourse without a ffected sta te,Or hea rken I/ ightn es se with a blushing ha te?Canst fin de m e this ra re Phoen ix ? I m uch doubt,

Thou loosest ti m e in seeking ofher ou t .Two Phcen ixes a t once were never scen e,It is enough, tha t such a n O n e ha th beeneBut thou ha dst O n e i n tha t E ly s i a n grove !

A precious spr igge of vertue, beauty, love ;Yea , such a sea t, a s n o diviner gra ceBut in her S a intly bosom e ha d a pla ce.

O n e richly stored with a ll the gifts of na ture,Of gr a cefu ll presence a n d a ttra ctive fea ture ;An d wha t wa s richer fa rre tha n a ll the rest,An heav

’

n ly fancy i n a n holy brest .

398 COLLECTANEA ANGLo-POETICA .

For shew m e On e within this Orbe of Ou rs,Tha t wa s s o young i n yea r es a n d old in hou r es .S o sweetly hum ble a n d com pa ssiona te,S o well com pos

’d i’ th’ posture of her sta te ;

S o loya ll in her love, so fir m e to thoseWho i n her Hon our di d their hOpes repose.

Bra thwa ite thu s a ga in a l ludes to the persona l cha rm s a n d virtu esElizabeth Herbert, a n d to her i l lu striou s l inea ge on bo th sides

Draw nea r er, won dr ihgMorta ls,a n d see heere,

A glorious Light reft from ou r Hem i spheer e !

O n e, upon whose Clea re brow n o cloud e’r e sa t,Nor er e ey

’d object tha t she a i m ed a t

But wha t she m ight a ffect : n or persona teAn unbeseem ing introduced sta teNor gloze in pa inted goodn es se : n or expresseMore tha n her S ou le di d inwa rdly professeNor feed her fa ncy with con cei pts of ti m e,

But clos ’d her life’s Act with a S cene d ivi ne.

An d this sa m e taking beauty n ow is gone,Reft from ou r sight ! which while we thin ke upon,’Ti s n ot sufficient to ha m oene her dea th,But to Observe how sweetly vertues brea thIn her expired Corpse a n d tha t her Fa te,Blest Fa te ! ha s left wha t wee’re to i m ita teNor doc I m use why thou should

’st vertuous be,Bein g der iv’d from such a Fa m ilie,Whose a ctions strea m e in goodn es se ; they who gaveFirst life to thee, n o lesse Mem or i a lls haveIn Tim es deservi n g Anna ls DORMERS na m eReteins i’ th’ a ccent a sufficient fa m e

To second ou r a s sertion : a n d to showThy Mothers house wa s corresponding tooIn li n ea ll a cts of goodn esse, a n d wha t m ightGive to a noble line a living light

,

I’le onely na m e Him

, whom e ne’re age could tax,The a ll-a pproved-loved MVLLINAX .

Dea re to his own e,to strangers debona ire,

Dea re to the Muses, who Joves da rlings a r e,Firm e where hee doth professe

,entire to such

Who know, but m ake n o boa st of knowin g m uchAn d to sum m e a ll i n on e

,such a r ight Lord

Hee scor n es nought m ore then sleightin g ofhi s word .


Con ti n u ed wi th s u n dry Chr i st i a n Resolves, a n d di vi n e Con

tem pla ti on s , fu ll of pa s s i on a n d devoti on ; pu r po sely com posed

for the zea lou sly di sposed . By Ri c : Br a thwa yt Esqu i r e . The

secon d Edi ti on,r evi sed a n d en la r ged by the Au thor .

Ma l lem m e e sse qua m vivere m ortuum .

Lon don , Pr i n ted by A n n e Gr i ffin , a n d a r e to bee sold . by

Hen ry S hepher d i n Cha n cer y La n e, a t the s ign e of the Bible.

1635 . 12m o .

The first editi on of these m ora l Essays ha d a ppea red,a s we ha ve a lrea dy

seen, in 1 620 . The present im pression conta ins a ll tha t i s there given withthe exception of the dedica tion to S i r Hen ry Ye l verton

,a n d the cha ra cter

of “ A Shr ew,

” which a r e here om itted. The vo lum e i s orna m ented witha n e lega n tly en gra ved frontispiece by Wil lia m Ma rsha l l, em blem a tica l ofthe su bje c t of the work

,the five senses, with the ti tle a t the top on a

cu rta in or sheet . It is dedica ted To the Right Hon ovr able Thom a s LordCoventry, Ba ron of A i lsbor ou gh, a n d Lord Keeper of the grea t S ca le of

Engla nd,

fo l lowed by'

a Ta ble or S u m m a ry of the C ontents,a n d a

short “ Advertisem ent to the devou t Rea der, u pon the u se of the five

S enses. After the Essa ys on these,on p . 83 is a n ew title :

A Con ti n va tion of these Essa yes,enla rged hy

'

the A u thou r i n theseS ubj ects. 1 . The S ense of S inne . 2 . The S ense of Sorrow. 3 . The

S ense of hum a n e va nity. 4 . The Sense of o thers m isery. 5 . The

S ense or a pprehension of futu re glory. Im printed a t London . 1 635 .

This pa rt ha s a La tin dedica tion to S i r Wi ll ia m S a vile Ba rt., whi ch m ay

be worth qu oti n g : “Am pl issim o et a m icissim o V iro, Gu lielm o S a vi le,Ba ronetto : Cha r i ta te stirpis, s u avi ta te m entis

, s a cr i s con n u bi i s, a m pli ss im i s

preedi i s , coeli tu m pr aem i i s , a u spica ti ss i m o ; R. B . Pier i du m hu m i lli m u s,

i sta theor em a ta,cha ritum cha rism a ta , ca n didior i s ingen ii, la u tior a tr agem a ta

In a m or i s testem , honori s tesser a m ,ca n didé, condite, corda te, D. D. D.

The Essa y on De tra ction,which w ith “ Reso l ves

,

”

a n d “The A u thorsopinion of Ma rria ge” a r e pri nted from the first edition

,i s a l so pre ceded by a

dedica tion in La tin to I. B . de L. a n d hi s e ldest son H. B . This dedica tioni s om itted in the reprint of the work in the A r cha i ca . A t the en d of

Reso lves a r e the fo l lowing l ines hea ded The hea venly Exercise of the

five S enses cou ched i n a divine Poem,

a n d four lines “ Upon hisReso lves

Let eye, ca r e, tou ch, ta s te, s m ell, let every S en s eEm ploy itselfs to pra ise his providence,

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA . 40 l

Who gave a n eye to see ; but why wa s’t given ?

To guide ou r feet on ea rth,ou r sou l es to hea ven .

An ca r e to hea re ; but wha t ? n o jest 0 ’ th’ t im e,

V a ine o r pr opha n e, but m elody d ivine.

A tou ch to feele ; but wha t ? gr i efes of ou r brother,A n d t’ have a fellow-feeling on e of o ther.A ta s te to relish ; wha t m a n’s s over a i gn e blisse,Com e ta s te a n d see the Lor d, how sweet hee i s

A s m ell to brea th a n d wha t ? flowers tha t a ffordAll choyce content

,the odou r s of his Word .

If ou r *five S en ses thus em ployed bee,Wee m ay ou r S aviour s m ell, ta s te, tou ch, hear/r e, see .

A t p . 23 1 i s a third title,thu s ,

The dis tinct Titles of these Contem pla tion s . 1 . The Soule s S o le-Love .

2 . The Wounded Hea rt. 3 . The New Dresse . With Loves Lega cy,o r

,Pa n a r etes Blessing to her Children .

1 . The B u ria l] of the Old Ma n . 2 . Phi la r etvs his Instructions to h isS onne . 3 . Of Loo se Love : w i th Loves choi ce .

Bra thwa ite w a s in the frequent h abi t of repr inting portions of his .form er

works , a n d we h a ve a lrea dy no ti ced the first pa rt of these Contem pla tion si n his A n n iver s a r i es up on hi s P a n a r ete, con ti n u ed . The la st three a r e

here given for the first tim e . The vo lum e clo ses wi th e ight m e trica l l ines,Loves Cho i ce, qu oted be low,

a n d a page Vpon the Erra ta :

Love’s Choi ce .

Love, whose sole object’s vertue, I do e love ;Loo se love, whose onely period is delight,Is like a B a s i li s lce unto m y sight .Tha t

,‘

thou gh below,ha th fixt his thoughts a bove ;

Thi s, though a bove

,a brutish sha pe will take,

An d leave a Iu n o fo r his In o’s sake .

S O sphea re your Love,tha t your cha s te choice m ay seche

More bea uty i n a m i n de tha n i n a cheeke .

The se m ora l Es sa ys were reprin ted in 1 8 1 5 i n 4 to . from the presentedition by S ir Egerton Brydge s, in the A r cha i ca , vol. i i ., bu t u nfortuna telyfrom a n in com ple te copy

, wa nting eight page s . In the prefa ce prefixed toth a t reprint, the editor

,a fter m a k ing som e a dditions to the m ea gre l is t of

Al lud ing to tha t sa cred-secret m yster i e of his five wou n ds , curing a n d crowningfi/ve S en ces .

PART II .

402 COLLECTANEA ANGLo-POETICA .

Bra thwa i te ’s p u bl i ca tions given by A n t. Wood,ha s a l so in trodu ced som e

criti ca l rem a rks upon his cl a im s to revived no ti ce a s a m i scel la neou s writer,a n d concl ude s by Observing of the present work

Hi s Essays,here reprinted, a r e ingenious, a n d som etim es a lm o st eloquent, though

too often full of qua intness a n d conceit, the grea t fa u l t of hi s age . They a ppea r a ls oto ha ve a nother fault they seem to be written i n a fa ctitious tem pera m ent of m inda n d feelin g, which too m any writers

,a n d too m a ny rea ders

,very erroneously suppose

to be the wa rm th of genius . It requires n o a rtificia l enthusia sm to reli s h the toucheswhich a pure a n d un prom pted fa ncy executes . There is a reflector i n the bosom of

m a n kind a lways rea dy to receive a n d give them ba ck. But i n prose Bra thwa ite shewshim self a m ore tha n ordina ry m a ster of a copious a n d polished phra seology ; a n d

a bounds a s well i n sentim ent a s in the stores of knowledge collected by va rious a n dextensive rea ding.

S ee the A r cha i ca , vol. a n d Ha slewood’

s I n tr od . vol. i . p. 1 68, a n d p .

322, where the om issions in the form er reprint a r e su pplied .

Na ssa u’s sa le , pt. i . NO . 3 1 3 , l l. 138 .

Co lla tion : Ti tle A 2 S ig. A nine lea ve s ; B to O 2 , in twe lves pp . 834 .

In Blue Moro cco extra,w ith ga uffered gil t lea ve s .

BRATHWA ITE, (RI CHARD) — The Ar ca di a n Pr i n ces se ; or

,The

Tr i u m ph of Iu s ti ce : Pr escr i bi n g excellen t r u les of Phys i cke,

for a s i cke Iu sti ce . Diges ted i n to fowr e Bookes , a n d Fa i th

fu lly r en dr ed to the o r igi n a l] Ita li a n Copy, By Ri . Br a thwa i t

Esq .

V ulnera cla u sa po tin s cr u ci a n t. Greg .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by Th. Ha r per for Rober t Bo s tocke, a n d a r e

to bee sold a t hi s shop i n Pa u ls Chu r ch ya r d, a t the s 1gn e of

the Ki n gs hea d . 1635 . S m : 8vo .

Pr efixed i s a n e lega nt en gra ved title byWi l l . Ma rsha l l of The A r ca d i a nP r i n cesse or

,The Tr i u m p h of Iu sti ca, sea ted on a ca nopied throne, ho ld

ing a la n ce in he r left h a nd a n d a pa ir of sca le s i n the o ther, in whichJu sti ce i s represented we ighing the rich a n d po or, the poor m a n la be l ledform a Pa u peris,

”

we ighing down the rich on e,la be l led “ Ir a Poten ti s

On the side s a r e two h a nds po inting to la be l s inscribed “Hi n c Proeli u m,

Hin c Proem ium . Othe r sen ten ce s a ppea r on differen t l abe l s,a n d on a

lea f oppo site a r e these l ines


S o a s,when neither rea son could perswa de,

Nor be by wholesom e counsel] would be swa ide,

But so a dm i r’

d his selfe-conceited worthA s he ha d beene som e Deity o n Ea rthHe

,a s I

’

ve hea rd som e of his Na tion tell,Into a fea r efu llf r en sy , a fter fell .Whence I conclude

,

’tis better fa rre to wa ntWi t, a n d to kn ow’

t,tha n to be a rrogant .

There is som e vigou r a n d spiri t in a nother of the ch a ra cters on h u m i lity,which we subj oin :

How ha ppy is his fa teWho hum bled

,becom es wise,

Contented with hi s sta te,He seeks n o m or e to rise ?Hi s fa ll ha th m a de hi m feele

Those m a la dies he ha d,

An d sens ible to hes leThose hum ours which were ba dElse would they ne’re correctThose hum ours they a ffect .

More haples se none tha n he,Who swim s i n worldly blisse,An d hold s a dversityEs tr a n g

’

d from hi m a n d hisThe way to wea le is thenIn plenty a n d i n sca ntBy curbing Selfe-es teem e

T’a cknowledge ou r own e wa nt

. But Ced a r s brooke the worstTo hea re they

’

r S hr u bs a t fir st .

P r om oti on is the gla sseDecla res wha t m orta ls bee,But how they hence should pa sseInform es hu m i li ty .

Then rightly m ay I ca llUp er ep ha n os sta teMore ha ppy by his fa llTha n he a ppea r

’d of la te

Ma de a pter to reform e

Wha t others held in scor n e .

It rests then I a dm ireHi s tem per, a n d com m endHi s service to your QuireTha t’s st iled Vertues friend .

An d take this of m y word,Hi s m ore deservin g pa rtsWill such content afl’or dThey

’l winne the kn owi n g

’st hea rts .

An d thinko hi m worthy tooO f th

’ Honour you bestow.

The Poesies interspersed a r e in different m e tre s,a n d a m ou nt to twenty

seven in a ll, the on e a t the com m encem ent of the fourth book e x tending to

twenty-three pa ges . A t the en d i s a ppended The Life of Ma riano S iles iothe a pproved Author of this Wo rke

,a n d Bra thwa ite’s usua l com m ent

Vpon the Erra ta ’s,together with a l i st of th ese . lVIr . Ha slewood s u p

posed tha t from som e ca use o r o ther th is work wa s hu rried very h a sti lythrough the press

,bu t there is n o a ppea ra n ce of this in the work i tse lf, n or

a r e the erra ta m ore tha n u su a l,a l though Bra thwa ite confesses a t the en d

tha t i t wa s divided u pon severa l presses . S ee hi s'

In tr od . to Ba r n a bee’

s

Jou r n a l, p . 330 ; Dibdin’

s Bibli om a n i a,p . 395 ; a n d Co l l ier

’

s Br i dgcw.

Ca ta l. p . 35 .


Co l la tion : Title *3 ; S ig. e igh t lea ves ; five lea ves ; Sig. A to Q

8 , in e igh ts . Then A a to Qq 9, i n e igh ts ; pp . 536 . The com m onest of

a ll this writer’s pieces . Na ssa u’s sa le

,pt. i . NO . 3 18

,l l. Whi te

Kn ights ditto , No . 598,l l. 7 3 .

Bound by Ma ckenzie . In Red Morocco,e lega nt

,gilt lea ve s .

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD) -The Li ves of a ll the Rom a n Em pe

r or s, bei n g exa ctly collected fr om Ju li u s Caes a r,u n to the n ow

r eign i n g Fer di n a n d the s econ d . Wi th thei r B i r ths, Gover nm en ts

,r em a rkable A cti on s a n d Dea ths .

Lon don Pr i n ted by N . a n d J . Okes,a n d a r e to be sold by

Geor ge Hu tton a t the s ign e of the S u n wi th i n Tu r n i n g-s ti lei n Holbor n e . 1636 . S m . 8vo .

A n en gra ved title by Wi ll . Ma rsha l] prefixed,represents Jul iu s Caesa r

sta ndin g on the globe in the m idst,with a sword in hi s righ t h a nd a n d a

crown su spended by a cord i n the o the r,a n d the m otto “ V i ctr ic i fir m a ta

m a nu pen den ti a filo . Over h is hea d a no ther m o tto :

Maxim a perpetui s ta tu i t m odera m ine Sceptr iCaesa r u t aeternu m con der et Im perium .

A round hi m a r e sm a l l m eda l l ions of the e leven o ther Caesa rs, Rom a n

Em perors ; a n d be low a sm a l l m eda l l ion of the a utho r,sim i la r to th a t pr e

fi xed to Bra thwa ite’s P a r a phr a se of the Ps a lm s

, 1 638 . III the title a t the

bo ttom the book is ca l led The exa c t Co l le ction of a ll the Rom a n Em per o r s from Iu li u s Caesa r to ye n ow reigning Ferdina nd the 2 d &c . By R . B .

G.

”

i .e. Rich a rd Bra thwa i te, Gentlem a n .

The vo l u m e is dedica ted “ To the Wo r shipfu ll, m y m o st hon ou redPa trone Wi l l : S ton ou r Esquire ,

” in whi ch he excuses h is presu m ption inpre sentingunto hi m the first fruits of a tree s o long growing u p

Nobi les nobi l ia di cu n t a n d so the n oble Caesa rs n ow se ek u nto you r noblese lfe for a pro tection

,a n d to be pa tronized, a s be ing a ll brou gh t unto the

stra ights of this ep i tom iC/ee vo l u m e a n d i n enterta ining them be ing inn um be r on e h u ndred fifty s ix

,I hope you wi l l n ot ex clude the ir Con

du ctou r,bu t reflec t a l so u pon hi m with a fa voura ble thou gh a different

respect, who wa s ever m o st stu d io u s to honour a n d serve you a s You rs m ostobsequious R . B .

”

A short a ddre ss “ To the Rea der” fo l lows,a n d “ A


Ta ble of the na m es of the Rom a ne Em pe r ou r s . Ea ch of the 1 56 l ives i shea ded by a sm a l l woodcut portra i t, a n d the da te when he bega n to reign .

Co l la tion : S ig. A to Eh 8,in e igh ts ; pp . 400 i n a ll. This is on e of the

sca rcer pie ces by Bra thwa ite . The present copy, which wa s Mr. Ha slewood’s

,ha s a n a dd ition a l sm a l l hea d of Bra thwa ite i nserted .

In Da rk Green Mo ro c co .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) — A Spi r i tu a l] Spi cer i e . Con ta i n i n g

S u n dry Sweete Tr a cta tes of Devoti on a n d Pi ety . By Ri .

B r a thwa i te Esq .

Ca nt. c . 1 , 1 2 . c . 5,1 3 .

My Welbelou ed i s a s a bu ndle of m yrrhe u nto m e : he sha l l lyebetween e m y bre sts.

Hi s cheekes a r e a s a bed of Spices .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by J . H. for Geor ge Hu tton a t hi s shop

wi thi n Tu r n i n g s ti le i n Holbor n e . 1 638 . 12m o .

Besides the a bove printed title, the sa m e i s a l so given a t the bottom of

a n engra ved frontispie ce, repre senting a ga rden . In the upper pa rt i s a

fem a le wa tering a flower bed,with the fo l lowing sentence inscribed on a

labe l i ssuing from her m ou th : “ Awa ke 0 North winde, a n d com e thouS outh, b low u pon m y ga rden, th a t the Spi ce s thereof m ay flow ou t .

”

Ca nt . 4 . Below a r e two o ther figu r es — a m a le presenting a flower to a

fem a le,from the form er of whom pro ceeds the fo l lowing : I a m com e into

m y ga rden, m y S ister, m y Spouse, I ha ve ga thered m y m i r rhe wu lm y Spice.

I sa id I wil l goe u p to the Pa lm e tree , I will take ho ld of the boughe sthereof.” The dedica tion runs thu s “ To the truly ennobled Thom a s

,

Lord Fa u con berge, Ba ron of Ya rom : Together wi th his pious Progeny,those su cceedin g Bra nche s of a prospering Fa m ily : R . B . Zea lofisly Dedica te s thi s Spiritua l] Spi cer ie . Then nine l ines of verse Vpon the tra nsla tion of his Divine Dia logue

,

” su cceeded by“ A Title-Table ; o r Short

S u m m a r i e of a ll such Tra cta te s,Medita tions

,Pra yers

, Contem pla tions, a n dMotives ofPiety a s a r e com prised within this Spiritua l] Spicer i e . The fi rstpiece of Spicer i e is

“ A Divine Dia logue,or a Com fortable Conference

betwix t ou r S a viou r a n d a S inner, with the l ife of Ja cobu s Gr u ytr odi u s thea u thor of i t prefixed . The other pieces a r e from S t. Augu stine, S t. Ber


in verse ; “ An Epis tle of Ludovic u s Blos iu s Certa ine choyce or selec tsa yings ofD. Henricus Suso ; a n d o ther pie ces. A t p . 323 is the fo l lowingdedi ca tion : “To hi s m ost dea re a n d a ffectiona te S isters, their fa ithfu l l Br other dedica te s th is Pa ssiona te Pilgrim ; a s a l iving Mem oria l ] of hi s u n fa i n edlove never dying

My tea res, m y joyes ; m y widdow-weed

,m y Bride

My prize, heav’n s pra ise ; m y love, Christ cr u cifi

’de .

An d on the ne x t page the ti tleThe Pa ssion a te Pi lgrim ; Brea thing a Contem pla tive Ma ns Ex erciseOffering a Penitent S oules S a crifi ce .

This i s ta ken from S t. A ugustine . Dea th ’s Mem o r i a ll, which fo l lows,

from Pe ter Da m ia n, a n d Dea th'

s Di stin ction” from S t. Berna rd .

A t p . 345 is a hea d title :Ho ly Mem oria l s ; or Hea venly Mem entos .

Mem o r fu i Dom ini,et delecta tu s s u m .

These a r e ten in num ber, a n d a r e the m ost interesting portions of thevo l um e

,ina sm uch a s Bra thwa i te i s be l ieved to h a ve here re la ted the

lea ding events of his own l ife , a n d in these m em oria l s to h a ve drawn hi sown ch a ra cter for the in struction a n d wa rning of o thers . A short ex tra c tor two from thi s pa rt m ay therefore find a c cepta nce with ou r rea ders. The

first i s fromMem or i a ll I V. Of hi s You th.

The ea siest of m y va nities were light a m orous Poem s . I held those, em ploym entsfor m y best honres . 0 wha t a prize

,wha t a bootie, held I a favour s n a tcht from a

light piece of bea u t ie ! My fortunes were n ot grea t, which en joyn ed m ee to a spa rerexpen ce. But if m y sm a ll credit could supply wha t m y fortunes wa nted ; I sticktn ot m uch on the m eanest com m odities to m ake up tha t want . My m ela n cholly everproceeded from wa nt of m oney. While Ror i n g wa s i n request, I held it a com pletefa shion . For Civility, I held it for such a r ag of un beseem ing Gen t r ie

,a s I scorned

to take a cqua inta nce of it . I ha d long before this a sp ired to a pipe of r ich s m o ake

with a Tinder-box, a n d these ga ve light to m y l ighter d iscourses . I held m y pocketssufficien tly stored, i f they could but bring m ee Off for m ine Ord ina rie

,a n d a fter

d inner purcha se m ee a s toole o n the sta ge . I ha d ca res enough bes ides hoordin g ;so a s I held it fit to d isburden m y selfe of tha t

,a n d resigne it over to the worldlin g.

A lon g wi n ter n ight seem ed but a M i ds u m m er n ights d r ea m e,being m errily pa st i n 8.

Ca tch of foure pa rts, a deep hea lth to a l ight Mi str es se,a n d a knot of bra ve bla des to

m ake up the Consort . I could jeere hi m to his fa ce,whom I needed m o st, Ten a t

hu n d r ed, I m ea ne ; a n d he would n o t stick to pay m ee i n m ine own e coyne . I m ightbeg a cou r tes i e a t his ha nds, but to sta rve for’ t never pr eva i le ; for herein I foundthis instrum ent of u su r i e a n d the Devil] to be of on e S oci eti e a n d tha t they craved

COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA .409

no thin g of a n y on e, save onely S ecu r i ti e . A weake bla st of light fa m e

,wa s a grea t

pa rt of tha t portion I a im ed a t . An d herein wa s m y m a dn es se . I held nothing s o

likely to m ake m ee kn own e to the world,o r a dm ired i n it, a s to be deb a u ch

’

t, a n d to

purcha se a Pa ra sites pra ise by m y rio t . It is n ot i n m ee ; n o , it is fa r from m ee a n d

m y m em orie, to reca ll to m in d wha t m i r i a ds of honres tha t t im e m i spen ded . S ca rcelyon e poore m inute ca n I bethi n ke m ee on , wherein I did ou ght, or expr est m y selfe i nought, tha t m ight redound to his honour, whom n ow i n m ine age I have only sought .How truly m ight I s ay in tho se d a i es , i n those m any evil] da ies , I ha d been secure ,i f S ociety ha d n ot m a de m e im pure ? An d yet m ust I be enforced to retra ct this too,i f I desire freely to lye open m y selfe, a n d speake wha t is true. For of a ll thoseConsorts, who se com pany I used, I found n o Consort worse tha n m y selfe.

Mem or i a ll VIII . Hi s La bou r s .

Free-bred were m y S tudies s o a s,L ap

-wi ng like, with shell on hea d , I begun to

write, befo re m y yea r es could well m a ke m ee a n A u thor . But hence m y tea res ! TheSubjects I m a de choyce of

,were of Love to clo se with m y fa ncie, which wa s ver ie

light . I wa s proud i n bea ring the title of a Wr i ter ; whi ch , I m ust confesse, together with the i n s ta n ci e of such a s either truly a pplauded m ee

,or deluded m ee, m a de

m ee a m bitious a fter the n a m e of a n A u thor . An d wha t were tho se light P oem s I

then penned ; but such a s a r e n ow pensive Odes to m y dolorous soule, grieving toperuse wha t m y youth s o dea r ely loved ? 0 how fa m ilia r wa s I with P a r n a ssu s ,Heli con

,H ipp ocr en e, a n d a ll the Mu s es Mea ne t im e I seldom e or never thou ght of

tha t heavenly Oly m p u s , which crowns a ll vertuous Labours with true happ i n es se. It

wa s the saying of a n holy Fa ther ; “ Tho se studies which I once loved n ow con dem n e

m ee ; those which I som etim es pra ised n ow d ispa ra ge m ee .

”Fa r m ore cause ha ve I

to s ay, how those La bours which I once fa ncied, n ow a fflict m ee ; tho se which som e

tim es delighted m ee, n ow perplex m ee . I a m m a ny tim es i n com pa ny, where I hea resom e of m y youthful] verses repea ted ; a n d though I doe neither own e them ,

n or

pra ise them : yet m ust I i n a nother pla ce a n swer fo r them,if hee

,o n whom I depend,

sha ll n ot i n these tea res which I shed,drowne the m em ory of them . Fo r a la s ! how

m any cha ste ea r es ha ve I offended,how m any light ea r es have I corrupted with tho se

u n happi e wo r kes which I ha ve published ! Wha t wa nton m ea sures have I writ fo rthe n on c

’

t, to m ove a light Cu r teza n to hu gge m y conceit ; a n d next her Ven u s a n d

A don i s, or som e o ther im m odest toy, to lodge m ee i n her bo som e ! Light s tu ffe, to

be enterta ined i n s o flourishin g a sta te ! 0 how the rem em bra nce of these doe grievem e ! When tha t Ta len t, which m ight have beene em ployed to Gods glory, beca m e a

Forge of lightn es se a n d va n ity ! O how m uch better ha d it beene fo r m ee to bury ittha n to u se it to his dishonour

,who ga ve m e it

A t the en d i s a lea f conta ining the Erra ta,a n d a no ther with the fo l lowing

couple t closes the vo lum e

Bo th Ha nd a n d Hea rt a r e joyn tly givenMy Ha nd subscribes, m y Hea rt’s for Heaven.

PART II .


The book consists Of 470 pa ge s, beside s the dedica tion a n d ta ble , a n d

the two lea ve s a t the en d,or 494 in a ll. We h a ve been thus pa r t i cul a r i n

des cribing this l ittle vo l um e,be ca use i t is a sca rce work of Bra i thw a ite

’

sa n d beca u se bo th in Lowndes a n d in the Resti tu ta , vol. ii . p . 286 , where i ti s no ti ced by Mr. Pa rk, i t i s im perfec tly des cribed a n d n o m ention is m a deof the curious engra ved titlep a ge, which is n o doubt by Ma rsh a l l, theengra ver of the titles of m os t of his o ther works .The IX Me m o r i a ll

, Hi s Life ,” is given entire by Mr. Pa rk in the Restitu ta . This is on e o f the m ost va lua ble a n d interesting portions, conta ininga n a c count of his u niversity ca reer, in which he a ppea rs to h a ve a cquittedhim se lf wi th credit ; his love of poe try a n d m ora l philo sophy a n d e ssa ys ;his to ta l disre l ish of the study of the law,

to which he wa s com pe l led bypa renta l a uthority ; a n d his fina l se ttlem ent in the country on the fa m i lye sta te a ssigned to his u se soon a fter the dea th of his fa ther ; where hem a rried

,a n d while pu rsuing the u sua l occupa tions of a country gentlem a n

a n d a cti n g a s a m a gistra te, he wro te a n d publ ished m a ny of his works inprose a n d poe try. Whil st studying in the Inns of Court, Bra thwa ite rela te stha t he wa s “

m oved som etim e s to fi t h is bu ski n d Muse for the sta ge, witho ther o cca sion a l] Presentm ents o r Poem s ; which, be ing free-borne a n d n ot

m ercena rie,re ce ived gr a cefu ll a ccepta nce of a ll such a s u nderstood his ra nke

a n d qu a li ti e . Fo r s o h a ppily ha d he crept into Opinion,a s noth ing wa s

e ither presented by him to the S ta ge, o r com m itted by hi m to the Presse,which pa st n ot with good a pprovem ent in the e stim a te of the world .

”

Wh a tever pie ces Bra thwa ite m a y ha ve produ ced of a dra m a ti c kind i n hisea rl ier da ys

,no thing is n ow known of them

,a n d they a ppea r to be a l to

gethe r lost . Proba bly they were only written for som e m a sque o r o thersl igh t tem pora ry o c ca sion .

The rea der wil l look in va in fo r a copy of th is l ittle work in m a ny of the

ca ta logues of ou r m ost em inent co l le ctors of ea rly English litera tu re, a n d i t.i s still wa nting a m ong Bra thwa ite’s works in the British Museum ; n or is i ta m ong the Ma lone o r Douce co l lection s in the Bodleia n Libra ry . It i s however to be found in tha t curious a n d m o s t interesting co l le ction, the ByromLibra ry a t Kersa ] Ce ll .Co l la tion Title fil 2 Sig. 1Ttwe lve lea ve s, on e bla nk, A to V 9

,i n twe lve s .

In Blu e Morocco e lega nt, gi l t lea ves, em bossed .


P s a lm X VI II . v. 7— 1 4 .

Then shook the trem bling ea rth forfea re,

the hills founda tions m ov’dAn d a t his pres ence troubled were

,

beca use his wroth r epr ov’d .

A s tor m e of sm o ake before hi m ca m e,

which from his nostr ils fu m ’d ;

An d fir e ou t of his m outh d id fla m e,

tha t,where it ca m e

, con su m’d .

He how’d the Heav

’n s , a n d m a de his

Thronewith ea rth his foot-s toole m eet

Benea th the drea dfu l ] light tha t shonelay da rkn es se a t hi s feet .

A Cherub-cha rio t d id hi m bea re,

whose plu m es he m a de his sa ile ;

Ps a lm

My Shephea rd is the Lord, who se ca reprovides m ee fold a n d food

Whose goodn es se plenteous, a n d to

spa re,supplies m y wa nt of good .

In pa stures green he m a kes m ee lye,

a n d softly lodge m y s ide :He lea ds m ee forth, where plea sa ntlythe strea m s of stil ln es se glide.

He doth r etu r n e m y soule a ga ins ,a n d fo r his own e Na m es sake

,

Conduct m ee through the bea ten pla in c,tha t Justice trea ds to m ake.

The winds his winged-coursers were,a n d da rkn es se wa s hi s va ile.

Da rke his pavillion, da rke the skie,da rke wa ters

,du ski e clouds,

Com pose a n eer i e ca n opic,wherein him selfs he shr owds .

J

The br ightn es se of his presence tookethe m elting clouds i n cha ce ;With

i

ha i le a n d coa la s hot-burnin gstrooke,

they fled before his fa ce .

The Lord from Heav’n i n thunder spoke

his vo ice tha t is m o st hi e,With storm es of ha i le m a de ea rth to

s m oake,

a n d coa les of fir e to flie.

Wa lk’t I the sha dy va le of dea th,none evil] could I fea re

Thy r od, thy sta ffe, relieve m y brea th,for thou a r t with m ee there.

My ta ble sprea d dost thou a ppointi n presence of m y foes :

My hea d with o ile thou dost a no int,m y cha l ice over-flowes .

With goodn es se sure sha ll m ercie givea n eye to a ll m y wa i es ;

An d i n the Lords house sha ll I live,

beyond the length of da ies .

Ps a lm CXXX VII .

Downe sa te we by the r ivers s idetha t wa ters Babels wa ll :

To ra ise whose str ea m es,a sprin ging

t ideof tea res ou r eyes let fa ll .

Rem em br i n g S ion i n ou r vowes ,

ou r u seles se Ha rps we hungUpon a m ids t the willow boughes,

a s slightly tun’d a s strung.

Fo r they tha t led us captives there,

r equ i r’

d of us a son g ;

A S ion-song (sa id) let us hea rethese m e a nes, som e m irth a m ong.

0 n o ! n or ha rp we have, n or ha nd,n or vo ice to str a i n e, n or stringOur S ion-song, i n Shiner-la nd,song of the Lord to sing .

If,0 Jerusa lem ,

I set

n o m ore by thee tha n 50 ;Let m y right ha nd her sk ill forgetm y vo ice her song forgoe.


My tongue fa st to m y pa la te cl ing, Thou Daughter, Ba bel, la idst us wa ste,a n d never tune em ploy, thy selfe sha lt wa sted be :

If ought I doe but S a lem sing, 0 happy ! tha t a s done thou ha stthe S over a ign e of m y joy . to us, sha ll doc to thee.

Be m indful], Lord, ofEdens sons, 0 ha ppy ! tha t thy little oneswho sa id on S a lem s day, from m others brea st s sha l] ra sh

,

Raze, Raze, to her founda tions, A n d (p i t i les se) a ga inst the stoneswith ea rth her level] lay . their bra ines i n pieces da sh .

A t the en d of the Psa lm s a r e these l ine s by the a u thor

Pra ise to the God ofHeavenBe given by m ee a Worm e

,

Tha t Davids n um bers i n this form e,

To m ee a Worm e ha th given .

R . B .

A lea f conta inin g quo ta tions from A ria s Monta nus a n d Dr . John Ra i n old,

Oxon .,in pra ise of the Psa l m s, a n d the ins cription to Bishop Andrews by

the a utho r m entioned before, a n d a no ther lea f of Erra ta conclude the vo lum e .

See Ho l la nd’s P s a lm i sts of Br i ta i n ,vol. i . p . 291 Dr . Co tton

's L i st ofEd i ti on s of the P sa lm s

, p . 66 a n d Ha slewood’

s I n tr od . vo l. i . p . 357 ; Dr .

Bliss’s sa le,pt . ii . No . 1 5 1 1

, 3l. 58 . There is a copy in the Libra ry a t

La m be th , a n d a t S ion Co l lege .

Co l la tion : Title A 2 ; S ig A to N 1 2 (la st lea f bla nk), i n twe l ves .In Blu e Morocco e lega nt

,gil t lea ves

,em bossed .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) -Ar’t a sleep Hu sba n d ? A Bou lster

Lectu r e S tor ed w i th a ll va r i ety of wi tty jea s ts , m er r y t a les,a n d other

’

plea s a n t pa s s a ges ; Extr a cted fr om the cho i cestflower s of Phi los ophy, Poesy, a n ti en t a n d m oder n e Hi story .

Illu str a ted wi th Exa m ple s of i n com pa r ab le con s ta n cy, i n the

excellen t Hi stor y of Phi locles a n d Do r i clea . By Phi logen es

Pa n edon i u s .

O n ox lon ga - Hor .

Lon don , Pr i n ted by R . B i shop, for R . B . or hi s A s s ign ees .

1 640 . 8vo .

An o ther of the a nonym ou s works first a ppropria ted to Bra thwa ite byMr. Ha slewood, in whi ch there ca nnot be a dou bt th a t he wa s r ight

,a s


independently of the interna l evidence, refe rence i s m a de in the work a t

p . 20 1 to on e of Bra thwa i te’s a cknowledged pie ces, a n d som e short copie so f verse s a r e in troduced into the present vol um e which first a ppea red in the

S tr app a do for the D ivell. It is em be l li shed with a n en gra ved frontispie ceby Wil l . Ma rsh a ll

,hea ded A Bou ls te r Le cture ,

” representing a husba nda n d w ife in bed, the wife wa kening her husba nd, with a la be l from her

m outh inscribed “Du m logu or i sta ta ces,

a n d the husba nd with a no ther,S u r do ca n i s ,

”

a n d these l ines undernea th

This wife a wondrous ra cket m ea nes to keepe,While th’ Hu sban d seem a s to sleepe but does n ot sleepeBut she m ight fu ll a s well her Lectur e sm other

,

For en t’

r i n g on e Eere, it goes ou t a t t’

other.

Ma ny copie s a l so conta in a nother print exh ibiting a n a l ta r,on whi ch is a

perfora ted ve sse l of fir e blown u p by Cu pid wi th a pa ir of be l lows, w ithtwo fla m ing hea rts a t the top. A t the bottom a r e two lovers knee lingbefore the a l ta r, w ith la be l s i ssuing, from hi m Cupid re tire, wha t wouldstdesire a n d from he r O u r fl a m ing hea rts a r e bo th a fir e . This pla te i su sua l ly found a t p . 246, a n d form s a l so a n em be l lishm ent of the nex t work

,

The Two La n ca shi r e Lover s , a t p . 2 46 .

The work com m ence s with The Epistle Dedica tory

To a ll m odest Da m esFrom Twede unto Tha m es

,

Who prize their good na m es a bove Necta r ;With a P ap hi a n ki s seDoe I tender them this

To silence a Ca n opy Lectu r e .

To you , this Booke m ay well a ddressed beeS ince none from Bols ter Lectu r es is m ore freeBe you then p a tr on es se without offence,An d with a sm ile r etu r n e m e recom pence.

Then a short a ddress,h a lf verse

,h a lf pro se

,To his Da inty Doxes

,a n d

a l ist of “The S ubj ec ts whereof i t tre a ts .

”

These a r e divided into ninesections a s fo l lows : The Excel lency of Wom en in the ir Crea tion .

2 . Their im i ta ble vertues, i l lustra ted with exa m ples . 3 . The ir m odera tionof Pa ssion . 4 . Their Continen cy in a s s a ults . 5 . The ir m odesty i n

Cou n t’

n a n ce, Ha bits, a n d exPr es sm n of the ir Affe ction. 6 . The vio len ceof som e Wom en u sed upon such a s were Co rriva l s in their Cho i ce, i n la rgedwith m em orable Exa m ples. 7 . Thei r m odest defen ce, to a l la y those pa s


But a stra nge Ghos t a ppea r’

d,a n d for c

’d hi m stay,

With which per plext , hee thus bega n to s ay :

Good Spirit, i f thou be, I n eed n o cha rm e,

Fo r well I know, thou wilt n ot doe m ee ha rm e ;

A n d i f the Devil] ; sure, m ee thou shouldst n ot hurt,I wed

’

t thy S i s ter,a n d a m plagued for ’t .”

The Spirit wel] a pprovin g wha t he sa id ,Di s s olv

’d to ayre

,a n d quickly va nished . (p .

A t the en d of the Bou lster Lectu r e a r e som e verses,

“Men ippvs hisMa dr iga l ], to his Coy-duck Cla r a bel ; a n d a poem ca l led Love s Fe s tiva ll

,

a t Lvs ts Fvn e r a ll. The vo lum e con clude s with A Po s tscript, Wri tte bya n Auditor, u pon hea ring this Lec tur e, a n d a l ist Of Erra ta . The fo r m er i sa curious a n d hu m oro u s pie ce , chiefly in rhym ing verse , a l though printed a sprose . It i s given e n tire in Ha slewood

’

s In tr od . p . 379 . Gil christ’

s sa le,

No . 73 , 2l. 2s . ; Skegg’

s,No . 1 89, 2l. l Os . ; Na ssa u’s

,pt. i . No . 3 1 4

,S t. 6s . ;

Co lon e l S ta n ley’

s,No . 675, 4l. 1 6s . ; Ga rdne r ’s

,No . 1 02 , 5l. ; Dr . Bliss’s,

pt . i . No . 428 , 6l. 1 5s .

Co l la tion : S ig. a b a n d c i n e igh ts,conta inin g the title

,su bj e ct a n d table .

Then B to X 8 , in e ights (la s t lea f bl a nk) ; Y four lea ves ; Z two ditto .

The la st s ix lea ve s u npa ged ; pp . 37 8 in a ll.

The present very fin e copy (fo r m erly Mr. Ha slewood’

s) ha s a portra it of

Bra thwa ite,with his a rm s inserted

,a n d ha s The Taco La n ca shi r e Lover s

bou nd u p with it.In Da rk Green Moro cco

,gilt lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) — The Two La n ca sh i r e Lover s ; o r , The

Excellen t Hi s to ry of Phi locles a n d Dor i clea . Expr es si n g thefa i thfu l] co n s ta n cy a n d m u tu a l] fideli ty of two loya l l Lover s .

S to r ed wi th n o les se v a r i ety of di scou r s e to delight the

Gen er ou s,then of ser i o u s a dvi ce to i n str u ct the Am or ou s .

By Mu s aeu s Pa la t i n u s .

Pe r eo,si ta cco .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by Edwa r d Gr iffin . Fo r R . B . o r hi s A s s ig

n es . 1 640 . 8vo .

It would a ppea r from the title to the preceding vo l um e th a t the Excellen tHi story of Phi locles a n d Da r i elau wa s in tended to be a nnexed to tha t work


a s a n exa m ple of fa ithfu l con s ta n cy,a n d i s so boun d u p with i t in the

present copy ; bu t i t ha s sepa r a te paging a n d signa ture s,a n d i s m ore fr e

qu ently found a s a vo lu m e by itse lf. It ha s a n engra ved title before the

printed o n e,conta inin g a t the top the first po rtion of the prin ted title, a n d

be low, with in two drawn curta ins, a r e two ha nds su pporting a double hea rt,

from whi ch pro ceeds a la be l inscribed This ho ly vow,Make s on e o f two .

”

A t the bo ttom o n a s m a l l table t is the im print . A short dedica tion To

his truly gen er ovs a n d Iu dici ovs Friend A lexa nde r Rigby Esq . C la rke of

the Crown fo r the County Pa la tine of La nc a ster,signed Alexa n dr ophi lu s

a n d “ The Argum ent,

”

or table of conten ts,precede the ta le

,the scen e of

which is la id nea re to th a t a n cient Towne of fa m ous a n d tim e-honouredGa u n t ; fo r her a ntiqui ty o f S ite n o le sse m em o ra bly re corded, then fo rthose em inent a ction s of her prin ce ly progenitors ren owned i .e. La n ca ster.The s tory i s thought by som e to h a ve been founded on fa c t

,a c cording to

the observa tion of the a uthor h im se lf upon i t on the l a st p a ge,

“ who seground-co lou r i s tru th , a n d consequently de serve s to be enterta ined withm ore trust ; bu t this a ppea rs ra ther dou btfu l . It i s i nterspersed w i th a

few short pieces of poetry,of which the l in e s be low form on e

,hea ded

Res tr a i n ed Phi locles to Dor i clea .

Grieve n ot,m y Dea re , tha t I a m here r es tna i n

’d,

Mine hea rt lives there, though I be here con fin’

d ;

Clo a th tha t is dy’d i n gra ine ca n n ere be sta i n

’d,

No r ca n o ccurrents shake a consta nt m inde .

Let m e i n thee but such a fr eedo m e fin de

An d then let Fa tes, Friend s, Fortunes, a ll repine,I sha ll D or i clea

’s be, D or i clea m ine.

A t p . 1 6 1 i s a no ther, which is repea ted in hi s com m ent on Cha ucer,te ‘

rm ed

Love’

s Descr ip ti on .

Love, wha t’s thy na m e ? a phr en s i e ; whence thy birth ?From Hea ven how com es it then thou lives on Ea rth ?I live n o t there ; yet e

’

ch usurps thy na m e

’Ti s true i n deed

,~bu t hence redounds their sha m e

I live n ot there,m y Na ture’s pure a n d jus t,

But lu s t lives ther e, a n d love’s a foe to lu st .

A t p . 246 i s the pla te o f the two lovers kneel ing before the a l ta r, m en

t ion ed befo re , which m ay equ a l ly su i t a n y love sto ry of a s im i la r kind .

There a r e a few plea sing pa ssa ge s i n the story, whi ch a fter re la ting va rious

PART II. 3 H


tria l s a n d difficu l tie s u ndergone by the heroine a n d her tu tor, en ds in them a rria ge of Phi locles a n d Do r i clea . On p . 1 8 i s a n

.

a ttem pt a t wh a t ha sbeen su pposed to be intended a s a spe cim en of the La nca sh ire d ia lec t, bu twith n ot the slightest pretension to a n y afli n i ty with the genuine la ngu a ge

of Ti m Bobbin . At the en d of the vo lum e on the la st pa ge i s the usu a ln o tice of the Erra ta , with these l ines u ndernea th

Non tot hyber n o deflu u n t foliaQuot num ero r efer u n t er r or es folia .

S ee Co l l ier’s Br idgew. Ca ta l. p . 36 ; a n d

i

Ha slewood’

s I n tr od . p . 385 ;

Na ssa u ’s sa le,pt. i . No . 3 16, l l. 53 .

Co lla tion : Title A 2 S ig. A to S 8 (la st lea f bla nk), in eigh ts ; pp . 268,

exclu sive of the introductory portion, or 284 in a ll.

Fine copy. Bound u p with the precedin g.

In Da rk Green Mo ro cco,gil t lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — The Two La n ca shi r e Lover s : or

,The

Excel len t Hi stor y of Phi locles a n d Dor i clea . Expr es s i n g &c .

Pe rco si ta ceo .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by Edwa r d Gr i ffin . For R . B . or hi s

A s s ign ees . 1 640 . 8vo .

An other copy of th is ta le,which d iffers in the im prin t from the a bove i n

the en gra ved title,

“ London Printed by E. G. fo r R Best a n d a r e to be

sou ld a t hi s shop n ea r e C ra ie s In n ga te in Hou lbu r n e,thus showing th a t

O

the B. B . is intended for B. Best the publ isher,a n d n o t for R . Bra thwa ite

the a u thor.The present bea u tiful copy ca m e from the Ma inwa ring Libra ry a t Peover

Ha l l, Chesh ire, a n d i s

In the origina l Brown Ca lf binding,r ed sprinkled edges.

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) Pen i ten t Pi lgr i m .

Ps a l. 66,1 6 .

Com e a n d hea rken a ll ye tha t fea re God, a n d I wi l l te l l you wha the h a th done to m y soule .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by Iohn Dawson , a n d a r e to be sold by

Iohn Wi lli a m s a t the s ign e of the Cr a n e i n Pa u ls Chu r ch

ya r d . 164 1 . 12m o pp . 468 .


The la st lea f conta ins a l ist of Erra ta , hea ded with this qua in t couple t

No pla ce but is ofEr r or s ri fe,In la bours

,lectures

,lea fes , lines, life.

S ee Ha slewood’

s I n tr od . to B a r n a bee’

s Jou r n a l, p , 394 . A copy of thi s

work so ld in Brigh t’s sa le, No . 67 9 , for 6l. 8s . 6d .

Co l la tion : Ti tle A 2 ; S ig. A to T 1 1, in twe lves .

Bound by Ha yda y. In Brown Ca lf, r ed edge s .

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD .) — A s tr aea’s Tea r es . An Elegi e u pon

the dea th of tha t Rever en d,Lea r n ed a n d Hon est Ju dge, S i r

Ri cha r d Hu tton Kn ight La tely on e of hi s Majes t i es Ju s ti cesi n hi s Highn es se Cou r t of Com m on Plees a t Wes tm i n s ter .

[Woodcu t of a Skeleton ! Lon don,Pr i n ted by T. H. fo r

Phi l ip Nevi l,a n d a r e to be sold a t hi s S hop i n Ivi e La n e, a t

the s ign e of the Gu n . 1 64 1 . S m a ll 8vc pp . 1 10 .

'O n e of Bra thwa ite’s ra rest productions,a n d va luable when com ple te, a s

i s the present copy, with the sca rce fronti spie ce supposed to be by Ma rsh a l l,

conta ining a n exce l lent ful l-length portra i t of the Judge i n hi s robes, i n a

recum bent a tti tude,a s represented o n his m onum ent

,a view of which i s

given . In the centre,through a n a rch

,i s seen a n a r m i ssuing fr om the

clouds encircled by a scro l l,o n which a r e the words “ Fa rewe ll, Hones t

Judge . Over th is,on the pedim ent, in inscribed in ca pita l letters, Va le

Pa uperis optim e Pr es ses ; while below,in the centre , i s a no th er inscription

of a sim ila r kind, V a le Debi li s a lm e S a te l le s . Above a r e the a rm s of

the Judge,a n d lea ning on ea ch side of the a rchitra ve a r e figures of Justi ce

a n d Mercy . The work com m ences with two short poe tica l dedi ca tion s To

m y worth ily-a c com pl ished a n d ‘

m os t endea red Co sin, S i r Richa rd HuttonKnight

,a n d To m y truly-e steem ed a n d highly-respe cted Cosin, Thom a s

Hutton Esquire ; a Mem ber of the Honour a ble S o ciety of Gra is-Inne .

”

These were the two sons of the judge,who d ied Februa ry 26, 1 638 . A t

the en d of the firs t pa rt of the vo lum e,conta ining the Elegy u pon the dea th

of S i r Rich a rd Hu tton,a r e three Epita phs : 1 . Upon the dea th o f a no ther

Reverend,le a rn ed

,a n d j u di cious Pa trio t of o u r N a tion O n e n o les se nobly

descended,then ri chly endowed : a n d on e

,whom in the d ispen s a tion of

Justi ce,n e ith er price

,pra yer

,n or power could s u rpr i s e ; Pa ss ion tra nsport,

n or Affec tion i n gage .

”

Th i s wa s George Vern on,who d ied Decem ber 1 6 ,


1639 . 2 . To the u nperished m em ory of the Honoura ble Rich a rdMo lli n eu x, Vis count Molli n eu x of Ma r i bu rg z

— a Fu n er a ll Tea re.

”

3 .

To the pious m em ory of th a t j udicious Pa trio t of his Cou n tr ey, S i rChristopher Da l ston Knigh t. A Friends Fa rewe l l .The second portion of the vo lum e em bra ces quite a different subje ct

,a n d

com m ence s w ith a fresh ti tlepa ge,a s fo l lows :

Pa n a r etes Trium ph : o r,Hym ens Hea ven l y Hym ne .

Paea n a ca n ta t Hym en ; ta cea t la chr ym ab i le Ca rm en .

8vc . London . Im print a n d da te a s befo r e .

Bra thwa ite seem s to h a ve m a de a pra cti ce,a fte r the dea th of hi s wife, of

cel ebra ting in verse ea ch yea r’s a nnivers a ry of hi s e spous a l w ith the He l i ~

con i a n Muse under the n a m e of Pa n a r ete . A n d a s in 1 635 he ha d pu bhis “ S e cond Ye er es a nniversa rie” by the ti tle of A n n i ver s a r i es up on hi s

P a n a r ete Con t i n u ed, s o the present,a ccording to a m a rgina l no te a t the

com m encem en t, wa s The S ixt yea r es Annivers a rie :

The S i xt Rem ove tha tfu n er a ll ~p i le n ow s ix whole yea r esyea r es

a n n i ver s .Have been e the N u r g i ng

-m other s of m y tea res .These r ivell

’

d fu r r owes of m ine a ged checkeHave writ gr i efes cha ra cters exceedin g deepe.

But wha t’s p erp etu a ll ca n no t m ix with ea rth ,Joyes m ust pa rta ke with tea res, a n d tea res with m irth .

The fo l lowin g lines po ssess considera ble m erit,a n d a r e worth extra ctin g

from thi s po em

S o ha ve I s cen e the S u n n e his bea uty shroudA n d suddenly br eake from a sa ble cloudWith a n i m per i a ll splendor, but tha t bea m e

B eca m e the truefo r er u n n er of a s trea m e .

S o ha ve I seene Pla n ts i n a fo rwa rd S pringWith bloom es a n d blo s s om es lively flourishin gYet lon g before th’ i m br oder ’d Sp r i ng were doneTho se P la n ts were seer

’

d,a n d a ll their blo ssom s gone .

S o ha ve I seene a glorious S ta r r e a ppea r e,

A s i f sole Em presse of tha t Hem i spheer e,

Da rting her twinklin g lights,a n d m a rching round

Contra ct her Orbe, a n d fa ll upon the ground .

S o have I seene a m a n ly sp i r i t fightWith dea th s o long a s Oyle a fforded light

,

Na y sm ile upon his vi s i ta n ts , a n d s ay,

I hope e’

r e lon g, m y friends, to ha ve the dayYet see va ine hOpes ! before next enter-brea thHe proves these were but lightn i ngs

’fore his dea th .


The fo l lowing a dm ira ble description of the fa l la cious a n d short-l ived griefof a w idow on the dea th of he r hu sba nd

,wil l probably rem ind the rea der

of the story of the Eph esia n m a tron of old

There be som e wi ddowes too, who sta nd i n n eed

O f ou r Con ser ves of tea res to suit their weed,

Tha t seem ing weed of S orrow these belyeTheir sa ble ha bits with a tea re-fo r c’d eye

An d like tho se brave E gyp ti a n m odest Da m esWho se cha ste-bequea thed brea sts such love i n fla m es

,

A s when their br ea thles se hu sba nds buried beThey strive which m ay ha ve pr eceden ci eTo be interred with them : S o doe theseWith u n a m a ted coura ge strongly prea seTowa rds their Husba nds gra ves : where they appea r e

All N i obees cla spin g the fa ta ll Bea reWith a n a ffected zea le ; a n d to ingraveMore s cea n es of sorrow lea pe into his Gra veA s i f they’d be en shr i n ’d (though nought lesse m ent)In the cold bo som e of tha t Monum ent .Yet ha s n ot on e poor worm e undone a stitchO f his fresh-fu n er a ll S hroud n o

,n or tha t pitch

Which seer’

d his Coffin fiaw’d ; n o

,n or on e flower

Which bea u tifide his Hea rse decay’d in power ;

No,n o r tha t la te provision which shou ld

Refresh hisfor m a ll Mou r n er s,sca rcely cold,

Til l her decrea sin g gr i efes suggest unto herAnother hopeful], youthful], a ctive wooerTo ra ise her a n ew progeny ; which doneShe ho lds joyes pa st com pa r

’

d with joyes to com e

Fa ll short i n estim a te : She wonders m uchHow a n y wo m a ns pa ss ion shou l d be suchA s to i m br a ce a n Husba nd tha t is dea d,When th’ world ’s s o well s u ppli de, it ca n bestea dHer cho ice of such a cho ice selected on e

,

’Twere m a dn es se to la m ent fo r hi m tha t’s gone.

A t the en d of th i s poem a r e two le a ves,the first conta in in g a few l ine s

Upon this Poem ,

” in wh i ch , in a l lusion to his e spousa l to the Muse , thesubj e ct of “ Pa n a r etes Trium ph

,to whom he a ddre ssed his hea venly

Hym n,

”

th e a uthor sa ys of her

Whose presence yeelds such s ola ce to m y life,I would n ot change with Over ber ie’s wife.


BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — An Epi s tle di r ected to a ll Iu sti ces of

Pe a ce i n En gl a n d a n d Wa les . An d pr esen ted to the High

Cou r t of Pa r l i a m en t by R . B . Lon don,Pr i n ted fo r M . S .

1 642 . 4 to .

On the titlepa ge of th is pa m phle t i s a nea t woodcut portra i t of KingCha rles I., wi th hi s crown a n d sceptre . The Epis tle is a ddressed To the

Wa tchfu ll Eyes in this o u r sta te,the worthy Justice s, Im prisoners of

Ma lefa ctors,a n d Preservers of pea ce th a t pea ce i s w ished which pa sseth a ll

u ndersta nding, w ith the ze a le of God,in d u e e xe cution of Iu s ti ce a ga inst

the enem ie s of Chris t,a n d o u r cou n tr ey. It i s a vio lent inve ctive a ga inst

the Prie sts a n d Jesuits , a n d o ther fo l lowers of the Church of Rom e,couse

quent upon the Popish Plo t in the re ign of Ja m es I. ; in whi ch i t isa ttem pted to be proved th a t “ conform i ty to the Oa th of a l legia nce a n d

o ther outwa rd fo r m a ll sa tisfa ctions of the S ta te, concu r r ing with a reso l u tionto continue in Poper i e, i s fa rre m ore pernicious to the S ta te

,then open a n d

pr ofes t Recu s a n c i e . In the course of hi s a rgum ent the a u thor’s zea l forhi s subj ec t lea ds hi m to a dva nce a sta tem ent whi ch w a s often repea ted a t

th a t period, bu t for which there wa s n o rea l ground of truth .

“ To let

pa sse,” sa ys he

,

“ infinite m ore of ve ry speci a ll, a n d m a ter i a ll pondera tionsto this pu r pos e ; consider, I pra y you , bu t th is on e po int

, with feel in ga pprehensions, which is a ble to infl a m e the hea rt of a n ingenuous Hea thenw ith extra ordin a ry indigna tion . I a m perswa ded, there wa s n ot a Pa pist i nth is la nd

,wha tso eve r m ay be pre tended, o r pro te s ted to the contra ry

,bu t

did hea rtily r ejoyce a t the ta kin g a wa y of tha t thrice,n a y thousa n d tim e s

n oble a n d ble ssed Prin ce,of swee test m em ory

,fo r which the hea rt of every

true Subj e c t did shea d m o st worthily even tea re s of blood . A report wa ssprea d a broa d a t the tim e tha t Prince Henry wa s po isoned , bu t there is n odoubt tha t he died of a m a lign a nt pu trid fever.We h a ve cla ssed this tra ct a m on g the works of Bra thwa ite, bu t w i th

s om e degree of hesita tion,bo th from the difference of style a s com pa red

with hi s o ther writings,a n d from the vio len ce of the sentim ents in cul ca ted ;

a l thou gh Mr . Rodd, the la te e m inent booksel ler, a di ligen t a n d critica lrea de r a n d a dm irer of the works of B r a thwa i te

,wa s of opinion th a t i t wa s

written by him ; a n d so a lso w a s Mr. Ha s lewood,a l though he ha s n ot

included it in hi s l ist of Bri

a thwa i te’

s publ i ca tion s.Co l la tion : S ig. A

"

to B 4,in fours ; pp . 1 6 .

Mr. Ha slewood’

s copy. Ha lf-bound i n Ca lf.


BRATHWA I '

I‘E, (RICHARD .) — Ba r n abae Iti n er a r i u m

,Mi r ti li et

Fa u s tu li n om i n ibu s i n s ign i tu m : V i a to r i s S ola t i o n u per r i m e

edi tu m,apt i s s i m i s n u m er i s r eda ctu m

,veter i qu e Ton o Ba r

n a bae pu bli cé deca n ta tu m . Au thor e Cor ym baeo .

Efli ci t egregio s nobi l is a l la viro s .

Ba r n abees Jou r n a l, Un der the Na m es of Mi r ti lu s a n d

Fa u s tu lu s sha dowed : for the Tr a veller s S ola ce la tely pu b

li shed, to m ost apt n u m ber s r edu ced, a n d to the old Tu n e of

Ba r n abe co m m on ly cha n ted . By Cor ym baeu s .

The oyle ofMa l t a n d j u yce of sprite ly ne cta rHa ve m a de m y Mu se m ore va l ia n t th a n Hector .

No pla ce, pr i n ter’s n a m e o r da te . (Ci r ca S m . 8vo .

After ha ving gone throu gh s ix edition s, a n d va rious conjectu re s ha vin gbeen m a de respe cting the m ysterious a uthor of Ba r n a bee’s Jou r n a l, whichby som e wa s a ttributed to a Ba rna by Ha rrington

,a n d by o thers to Wi l l ia m

Bosworth,i t wa s fin a l ly re served to Mr. Ha slewood to find the key whi ch

should unlo ck th is m ystery,

a n d to be the successful discoverer of the

a u thor of this h u m orous a n d celebra ted work . By a ca refu l considera t ionof som e of Bra thwa i te’s peculia rities, m ore e spe cia l ly re la ting to the Erra taa t the en d of his known a n d a vowed p u bl ica tions, the sim i la rity to whichi n the present vo lum e showing a co incidence n o t l ike ly to h a ve h a ppenedfrom ch a nce

,Mr. Ha slewood wa s first led to the discovery, which wa s

a fterwa rds suffi ciently confirm ed by o ther convincing ev idence . S o th a ti t i s n ow sa tisfa ctorily proved beyond a ll doubt th a t to Rich a rd Bra thwa i te m ust be a ssigned the a utho rsh ip of thi s popula r a n d enterta inin gwork .

The present is the first edition,a n d wa s s u pposed by Mr. Ha slewood,

from the style of the o rna m ents u sed,to ha ve been printed by John

Ha vila nd, who wa s a l so the printer of a no ther work by Bra thwa i te of the

sa m e period, a n d to h a ve been pub l ished a bout 1648 or 1 650 . Mr .Yeowellha s since shown from the regis ters of the S ta tioners

’

Com pa ny th a t i t wa sentered there by Ha vi la nd on the 7 th June, 163 8 . (S ee N otes a n d Qu er i es ,second series

, vol. x . p . It ha s a n engra ved front i spiece by Ma rsh a l l,exhibiting Ba r n a bee enj oying h i m self in the porch o f a n inn, w ith a l ightedm a tch i n his righ t ha nd a n d a lon g pipe in h is left, from wh ich i s sues alabe l m a rked “ S ic om nia fu m u s .

” Before hi m is a table, on the left side

PART II. 3 I


of which is a pa rce l tied a cross with a string insc r ibed Om nia m ea m ecum’

porto ; a ro l l of toba cco in the centre,la bel led “ S iccu m e t hu m idu m ;

”

a n d o n the righ t a n em pty ca n inscribed Da tu r va cu um e rgo fa ller i s .

”

In

the ba ckground a ppea rs h is horse sa ddled a n d gra zing, a n d a v i ew of the

dista nt country. This frontispie ce wa s considera bly a l tered in the next a n dsu cceeding editions .The work com m ences with som e l ine s “ Loya l l Phea n der to hi s Roya ll

A lexa nder a n d o thers, “ Upon thi s Wo rke,

” “ To the Tra vel ler,

”

To

the Tra nsla tor,” “ The Inde x of th is Work

,

”

a n d a c losin g disti ch,ea ch

o ccupying a sepa ra te page . The first pa rt begins on S ig. B 1,a n d a t the

en d of this a r e four l ines “ Upon Ba cchus Bush a n d Ba r n a bees Nose,a n

Epigra m , o r Nose-twitching Dilem m e a n d a“ Cor olla r ie .

”

Ea ch pa rtha s a sepa ra te title . A t the en d of the second pa rt a r e som e l ine s “ Uponthe Erra ta

’

s, a n d a S a pphic verse, “ Ja m V enus V i n i s, &c. The fourth

pa rt ends o n S ig. Dd 3,a fter which a r e som e lea ve s o ccupied with a no ther

d isti ch line s “ Upon the Erra ta ’s” ( th ree pa ges) ; To Phi loxen u s the

son g of Bessie Be l l ; a n d the vo lum e clo se s w ith two m ore pa ges on theErra ta .

The La tin text of Bra thwa i te’s poem i s considered very su peri or to theEnglish version

,which be ing only a tra nsl a tion, i s withou t the spirit a n d

force of the o rigina l . The tersene ss,vigour a n d ex ce l lence of the a uthor

’

sLa tin verse — his sprightly hum our a n d keenness of sa tire — h is a cqua in ta nce w i th the hi story a n d lo ca l custom s of the pla ce s he visited — hisviva city, wi t a n d ga ie ty

,— a n d his va ri ed a n d c la ssica l rea ding, a ll prove

him to be a writer of n o m ea n or com m on sta m p .

“ A s the a utho r of

Ba r n a bee’

s Jou r n a l,” j ustly observes his la test edito r

,

“ i t wil l sca rce ly bedenied th a t he pos sesses a n a tive a n d unsophistica ted wit a n d hum our, a

perspicuity of expres sion,a da n ce of im a gery

,a n d a fa cili ty of m etre which

ra nk hi m with those whose ta lents a r e ca l cu la ted to rise a bove the ca sua la ttra ctions derived from the m a nners of a single genera tion, a n d to com m a ndthe no tice a n d pra ise of every a ge .

”

The n um ber of editions through which the work ha s gone sin ce i ts firs ta ppea ra nce s u fli c ien tly tes tifies the popula r na ture a n d a ttra ctions of the

I ti n er a ry ; so tha t from a work so we ll known a s thi s,i t wil l be unne

ces sa ry to offer a n y lengthened extra cts beyond a sim ple pa ssa ge from bothversions a s specim ens of the a u thor

’s poetica l style a n d ea se of ver s ifi

ca tion


This edition va ries considerably fr om the la ter im pressions, which ha vebeen m u ch a l tered a n d m odernized . The rea der m ay consul t fu rthe rDibdi n

’

s L ibr . Com p . vol. ii . p . 1 97 a n d p . 289 a n d L i ter . Rem i n i sc. vol. i .p . 424 ; Lowndes

’

s Bibli ogr . M a n . vol. i . p . 246 a n d Ha slewood’

s ed i tion,1 820, vol. i . p . 36, &c . a n d vol. i i . Copie s of th is ra re edi tion ha ve so l da t Den t’s sa le, pt. i. No . 248

,fo r S t. Utter s on

’

s,No . 1 1 9, 4l. l Os . ;

Heber’s,pt . iv. No . 2 1 1 , 6l. 6s . Na ssa u ’s

,pt . i . No . 305, 7 l. ; Ga rdner’s

,

No . 96, 7l. Hibbert’

s,No . 1 0 80 ,

‘

7 l. 1 2s . 6d . ; a n d Whi te Kn ights , No .

229, 8l. l Os . Dibdin m entions th a t a perfe c t copy ha s been so ld fo r 1 6l.Co l la tion : S ig. A to Ee 8

,in e igh ts .

Bound by Roger Pa yne . In Russia,e la bora te ly too led

,gil t lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — D r u n ken B a r n aby’s Fou r Jou r n eys

to the Nor th of En gl a n d . In La ti n a n d En gli sh Metr e .

Wi t ti ly a n d m er r i ly (tho’a n Hu n dr ed Yea r s a go) com po s

’d

fou n d a m on g s om e old m u s ty Books tha t ha d la i n a lon g

t i m e by i n a Cor n er , a n d n ow a t la s t m a de pu bli ck. Together

wi th Bes sy Bel] .Hic es t quem qu eer i s , i l le quem r equ i r i s ,

To to no tus in Orbe Brita nnus . Ma rt.B a r n a ba s Ebr i u s .

The Thi r d Edi ti on ; i llu str a ted wi th sever a l New Copper

Cu ts . Lon don Pr i n ted for S . Illidge, u n der S er le’s Ga te

Li n coln s-In n New-S qu a r e . 1 723 . 8vo .

The rea der wil l perceive th a t the present edition ha s a n entire cha nge of

title,whi ch probably wa s thought by the pu bl i sher a m ore popula r on e

th a n the form er. It wa s fi rst a dopted in the se cond edition . It conta in sa lso a n ew “ Prefa ce to the Rea der” in English a n d La tin

,i n which the

work is a scribed to a Ba rna by Ha rrin gton,a gra du a te of Qu een

’s Co l lege,Oxford

,a n d the sa m e m a n

, of whom the song says

Hey Ba rnaby take ’t for a wa rn ing,

Be n o m ore drunk, n or dry i n a m orning .

This im pre ssion ha s n o t the l ine s “ Upon this work,p . 7 ; those “ Upon

the Erra ta ’s” a t the en d of the first edition a r e here tra nsferred to the

beginning ; a n d the prose a ddress to the Rea der, a n d the Erra ta a t the en d


of the form er on e,a r e both om i tted

,a n index bein g a dded in their pla ce .

It ha s a genera l title, bu t n ot those before ea ch of the fo u r pa rts, the m o ttoesto which a r e pla ced a t the en d of the fou rth Journey, before the son g of

Bessy Be l l . The tex t is considera bly a l tered a n d m odernized .

The fron tispie ce to thi s edition is reversed from righ t to left . A t the top

i s a broa d la be l,w i th the words “ Ba rn a bas Itinera rium on th a t issuin g

from the pipe, S i c tr a n s i t,

”

&c . on tha t from the ro l l of toba cco, “Fu m u s

cl u m hr a s u m u s a n d on the pa rce l,in the fou r divisions

,Ede Bibe S ta

Lu de. The n ew copper cuts a r e en gra ved by J . Cla rk, a n d a r e prefixed

to ea ch pa rt,viz . : Pa rt I. The Pu rita n h a n ging the ca t from the en d of a

broom stuck into a po st. II.’

Ba rnaby ca rried in sta te by the two portersfrom the Co ck a t Budworth . III. Ba rnaby sleeping on the hay

-co ck,

ca rried down the strea m from Wa n sfo r thr-briggs . IV . Exa m ining the horsewithou t a ta i l . V . Ba rn a by ta king lea ve of the ho stess a t the Be l l a t thei n n door, inscribed Bessy Be l l .” This i s a l tered from the only pl a te giveni n the se cond edition . The present i m pression i s rendered m ore intere stingby the insertion of the cu ts

,a n d i s m ore com m only m e t with tha n a n y of

the o the rs . There a r e copies printed on fin e p a per.Bibl. Any . Poet. No . 59

,l l. 5s . ; Ro scoe, No . 1 37 6, 2l. 23 .

In the origina l Brown Ca lf bi nding .

BRATHWAITE, (RICHARD .) — Ba r n abae Iti n er a r i u m,or Ba r n abee

’s

Jou r n a l ; By Ri cha r d Br a thwa i t, A .M . Wi th a Li fe of the

Au thor , a B ibli ogr a phi ca l In tr odu ction to the Iti n er a r y, a n d

a Ca ta logu e of hi s Works . Edi ted fr om the Fi r st Edi tion,By

Joseph Ha slewood . In two volu m es .

E’

en in ou r a she s l ive the ir wonted fires .

Lon don , 1820 . R . a n d A . Taylor , Pr i n ter s, Shoe La n e . S m .

squ a r e 8vc .

A we ll execu ted a n d we l l edited reprint of the first edition by Mr. Ha slewood, in which he decla red the resu l t of his discovery of the a u thor. It

conta ins n o t only a n exa ct fa c— sim i le i n the second vo lum e of the fi rstedition of the work

,bu t a l so a l ife of the a uthor extending to forty-five

pages ; a n introduction giving a n a ccou nt of the va riou s previou s im pre ssion s, a n d of the m ode of hi s discovery of the a u tho r, a n d the grou n ds u pon


which tha t discovery wa s founded ; som e copiou s n o tes on the title of“

the

book,a n d on the Iti n er a ry ; a co l la tion of the text of the first edition of

the sa m e with la ter edition s ; a very va l u a ble a n d copious bibl iogra phica lca ta logu e of the va rious works of Bra thwa ite

,i n which m ore th a n twenty

works of his,before considered a nonym ou s

,w ere re stored to their rightful

a u thor ; a n d the n u m ber of which ha s s in ce been in crea sed in the presentwork . It ha s a l so indexe s to bo th vo l um e s

,a n d a li st of subscribers to the

who le of the im pression, whi ch w a s l im ited to 1 25 copies,a n d is em be l

li shed with two portra i ts of Bra thwa ite, on e with his a rm s fa cing the title,

from the N u r seryfor Gen try , act. 48 , a n d a sm a l le r on e a t a m ore a dva nceda ge from the en gra ved title to his version of the Psa lm s ; a pla te of hi s m o

n u m en t i n Ca tterick church,with three different a utogra phs

,a n d of the horn

a t Queen’s Co l lege , Oxford . There i s a l so a fa c—sim i le of the origina l

engra ved frontispiece by Ma rsh a l l in the second vo lum e . From the l im itedn u m ber whi ch wa s printed of these vo lum es, they a r e n ow becom e sca rce,a n d se l l h igh ; a n d from the interesti ng n a ture of their contents

,wil l a lwa ys

posse ss a n intrinsi c va lue in dependently of th is qua li ty.

S ee Di bdi n’

s Li br . Com p . vol. i i. p . 1 97 a n d 289 ; a n d N otes a n d

Qu er i es , second series, vol. x . p . 42 1 .

Brigh t’s sa le , No . 683, l l. 17s . ; Brocke t’

s di tto, No . 83, 2l. Dr .

Bliss ’s ditto, No . 43 1 , 3l. 1 03 .

Ha lf bou nd i n Green Morocco .

BRA 'I‘HWA ITE

, (RICHARD .) — n n u m V i tae,Li bellu s i n qu a tu or

pa r tes di sti n ctu s : et a d u t i li ta tem cuj u squ e a n i m ae i n a lti or em

vi tae per fecti on em s u spi r a n t i s n u per r i m e Edi tu s . Au thor e

Ri cha r do Br a thwa i t A r m iger o Mem or a t i s s i m ae m a tr i s, Flo

r en ti s s i m ae Aca dem i es Oxon i en s i s , Hu m i lli m o Al u m n o .

Apoc . 2,1 7

V in centi da bo edere de Ligno V itae qu od es t in pa ra diso De i m e i .

Lon di n i, Excu deba t Joh : Gr i s m on d

,MDCLVIII . S m . 8vo . ;

pp . 7 14 .

Before the a bove printed ti tle i s a n en gra ved frontispiece , R. Va u gha ns cu lpt , in the u pper pa rt of which is a representa tion of a pilgrim bea ringa cro ss, engra ved Du m Sp i r o, s u sp i r o,

'

a scen di n g the pa th of l i fe, whi ch i s


A lm a vitis, a ura m itis,

S a tur est deli ci i s,

Hor tu s viret,na rdo sp i r a t,

Spi ci s et a m br os i i s ,

Fronde pra ta rident gra ta,

optim is a u spi ci i s .

a: a: as

Ca ste,ca ute, leete, laute,

s ese virgo pr aepa r a t,Longé prius venit d iesqu o concla ve vi s i ta t,

Ne rugo sa sit explo saquando porta m pen etr a t .

Mente u n a r e com m unipoti u n tu r ord ine.

Deum cer n u n t, m undum sper n u n t,

q u o s u blaps i ca rcere,Liberta te sunt di ta t i

,

Redem p tor i s sanguine.

s: a: a at:

S i c fin i ta brevi vita,vitae hac d iecu la

,

In str u a tu r , i n du a tu r

glo r i ae a m icu la ,Haec m ens m ea i n m e Deae

,

la u da n s to per secula .

Am en

The th ird pa rt, entitled “Astraea

,

” i s witho u t a n y sepa ra te ti tle, bu tcom m ences with the a rgu m ent

,a n d i s printed in the form of d ia logu e s,

a ccordin g to the fo l lowing ta ble

P r ecec . A s tr aea .

1 . Ava ritia ,2 . Superbia .

3 . Ir a .

4 . Petu l a n t i a .

5. Am icitia .

In i m i ci ti a .

6 . Ignora ntia .

7 . Inertia .

1 . S i s a m br i s

2 . Pelo r i u s .

3 . Py r a lli s .

4 . Apr i u s .

5. Nem es i u s .

6. Acrisius .7 . Ma rgi tes .

The fou rth a n d la st p a rt i s a repri nt, with som e a ddition s, Novi s

s i m a Tu ba , a lrea dy n oticed by u s, a n d ha s the fo l lowin g t i tle

Post sin gu ltus splen det vu ltu s ,luce S olis cla r ior ,

V i s u nita , m ens m unitafortior sit et cha r i o r ,

Am or,honor, sa por, odor,

om ni m elle s u avi or .

N i l infesti i n coeles t i

com m o r a tu r pa triaLuce m i ca n t

,laude sonant

sa cri la ris a tria,

Pa ce m ira s ine i r agaudent penetra lia .

as at: as as

Pr i m b qu eer i t, ca r pi t, ger ithu m i l i ta t i s vi ola m ,

S ecundo florem per decor u m ,

ca sti ta ti s Li li u m,

TertioRos eu m et a m br oseu m

cha rita tis floscu l u m .

as ax: a:


Novissim a Tuba . Opella Edi ti on e Ultim a m ul to ca s tiga tio r , locu pletio r

e t poli ti or . Ma n ipu lu s Theor icu s , in S ex Dia logo s a ppr im é Christi a n o sd iges tu s .

1 . Colloq. Mortis, Ca rnis et An i m ae.

2 . Colloq . Mundi, Ca rnis et Dia boli.3 . Co lloq. Hom inis et Conscientiae.

4 . Colloq. Conscientiae et Pecca ti .5. Co lloq. Dei et An i m ae.

6 . Colloq. An i m ae et Civita tis Dei .S u rgi te m or tu i , et venite a d judicium .

Lon din i , Excu deba t Joh: Gr i sm on d . MDCLV III.

This edition va ries in som e degree from the first on e, a n d is slightlyenla rged . Ha vin g a l rea dy given som e extra ct s from this very ra re piece ,which ha s n ot been no ti ced a s we be l ieve by a n y previous bibl iogra phe r, i tw i l l be n eedless here to a dd to thei r num ber. A t the en d of the tra ct is a

quota tion from Au g. i n Psel . 36, on e lea f, a n d a no ther on the Erra ta clo sesthe vo lum e. Ne ither of the la st two pa rts a r e no ticed a t a ll by Mr. Ha sle

wood, a l though the title Libe l la s i n qu a tu or p a rtes distin ctus”

m igh t ha veconvinced hi m tha t a portion of the work wa s wa nting ; bu t i t is evident,a s we h a ve a l rea dy observed

,tha t h is copy of the book wa s im perfe ct, a n d

th a t he ha d n ever seen the la st piece e ither i n th is o r the form er ed i tion .

This la rge a n d ex tended wo rk,of a bove 7 00 pa ges, i s highly creditable to

the lea rning a n d ta len ts of Bra thwa ite,whether considered with respec t to '

scho la rship o r to his sentim ents a s a pious a n d Christia n m ora l ist ; a n d i sa nother evidence of the grea t versa tili ty of hi s genius .Ga rdner’s copy, No . 1 00 , so ld fo r l l . l os . ; Bi n dley

’

s ditto , pt . i . No .

865,2L

Co l la tion : S ig. A to Yy 7 , in e ights .

Bou nd by Ma ckenzie . In Blu e Moro cco, gi lt lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — The Hon est Gho st, o r a Vo i ce fr om

the V a u lt .

In n oxa m secta tu r e t u m bra .

Lon don,Pr i n ted by Ri c . Hodgki n son n e . 1658 . S m . 8vc

pp. 338 .

Pr efixed to th is poe ti ca l vo lum e i s a fine ly en gra ved frontispie ce by

Robert V a u gha n,represen tin g a prison wi th two ba rred windows, from the

PART II . 3 K


lower of which a pri soner is looking ou t,a n d his h a nd pointing to a pr i

son er’

s box, a n d these words inscribed benea th : Adesdu m m itte m a numin Ma rsupiu m ; a n d a bove : “ 0 ferrea aeta s . A t the u pper w indow isa no ther prisoner looking ou t wi th contem pt on the world, a n d excl a im ing“Du m video

,ride o . Be low

,within a n a rch

,a r e figu re s of a ga o ler a n d a

ta ttered a n d dejected prisoner,excla im ing “ Exi li u m virtus pa titur. Du m

m oror h i c,m or ior . Qu id tu si perec This is inscribed be low,

Pa rthen ius O s i a n der Au t At p . 1 1 3 i s a no ther we l l engra ved print by the

sa m e a rtist,entitled An Age for Ape s, representing a hou se a t the top of

the pla te with a bea utiful ga rden in front,i n which a r e severa l a pes i n

different ch a ra cters a n d costu m e s, from the centre on e of whom issues a

label, inscribed Prodige nil m aer es Dom fis es l i ce t ul tim u s haere s .” Be low,

i n the front of the prin t,i s Dem o critus on the on e side l a ughing, with the

m o tto In sa nire gr egem ridens volo ; a n d on the o ther Hera clitus weeping

,a n d excla im ing “ In Flum ina

,Lum ina verto .

” Opposite to the first ofthese pla te s is a lea f of pro se

,conta ining a n expla na tion of the subje cts of

bo th,a n d i nscribed “ The Fa ce of the Frontispie ce u nva iled : The Ti tle s of

e ither S ubj ec t,wh ereof these Poem s trea t, with their proper Im pr ezza

’

s

a ccura te ly il lustra ted a n d succinctly couched . The la tter pla te i s a l sodescribed , a n d the figure s ch a ra cterized a t p . 291 .

TheHon est Ghos t i s pre ceded by three short poetica l epistle s, a ddre ssedTo m y S ta tioner Hea l th

,Wea l th,a n d Liberty To the ingenu ou s S ta te

Censo r a n d To a ll,o r none .

”

Before,however, proceeding to describe the rem a inder of the contents of

thi s vo lu m e, i t wil l first be ne cessa ry to a scerta in the a uth or’ s na m e, whi ch

does n ot a ppea r in the title , a n d to sta te the rea sons fo r a ssigning the com

position of i t to Bra thwa ite,which wil l be st be done in the words of Mr.

Pa rk, to whom the present copy be longed, a n d whose genera l ly a ccu ra tea n d critica l poe ti ca l knowledge wil l n ot be disputed : “ From the i nitia l sR. B. a t p . 3 10

,a n d from the pecu l ia r style of the com position, there i s

m u ch rea son to presum e th a t this work wa s written by Rich a rd Bra thwa i te .

Bu t independent of the initia l s being R. B . a n d the style of the com positionbein g sim ila r to his o ther productions

,there a r e m a ny circu m sta nces from

which we m ay conclude tha t Richa rd Bra thwa ite is the a uthor. LordWentworth wa s the pa tron of Bra thw a ite

,a n d the la tter pa rt of the work,

enti tled ‘ Pa rthenia ’s Pa ssions,’ i s dedica ted to him a s

‘ his thrice-honou redMecaena s.’ The dedica tor wa s a northern m a n ; so a l so wa s Bra thwa i te .

A t p . 270 occu r two l ines m a rked with inverted com m a s

436

We give on e m ore quota tion from this poem,expressive of


Thrice to the s i n -sick world m y Mu se ha th com e,

An d ha s been thought too bitter unto S om e,

Who, for to shew how m uch they’re d iscontent,Ha ve m ea nt to keep m ee tongue-ty

’

d by restra int .But ca n this doe it ? No

,I’m sa m e I wa s ,

An d though m y ea r then vessel ca n not pa s sNor p ierce those wa lls of stone where I’m r es tr a i n

’d

An d fo r twelve m on’ths with pa tience rem a in’d,

I h ave a Ghos t, a s n ow it sha ll a ppea r eS ojourns a broa d, whileI a m ca ged here.

For wha t ca n these spruce S i lk wor m s do a t m e

Shut m e from ayre of high pr iz’d liber ti e :

An d in this va st a n d irksom e residenceRem ove m ee from the obj ect of ea ch S en s e 2For first m y Eye n o object views of S ta te,But such a s to a n d fr o pa s s by m y gr a teAn d for m y Ea r e, n o object doth a ssa il her ,But n oyse ofKeys, a n d cla m or of a JaylerAn d for m y S m el

,because nought likes m e well,

I ca tch a Cold , whereby I m ay n ot sm ell :

An d for m y Ta s te, m y p a la t doth decli neFr om relishing ought plea sa nt a t this tim e

An d for m y Tou ch, I feel nought but distress,An d m ore I sm ile, the m ore it do th oppressYet for a ll this, I doe en joy a s m uchIn th

’fa cu l ties ofEye, Ea r e, S m ell, Ta ste, Touch,

A s he who glories m ost : a n d you sha ll hea reHow I enjoy them too, i f you

’ll for bea r e.

love a n d. zea l for his country’s good :

Much do Ifeele, for even m y hea rt doth ake,Not fo r m y self, but for m y Country sake,Wherein ther’s nought doth m e so n eer ly tou ch

As to see gr ea t-m en wrong the S ta te so m uch .

For ther’e n o pla ce, we hea re n ot som e of theseTax

’d a n d r epr ov

’d for their Mon op oli es ,

Which they will beg tha t they their turns m ay serve,No m a tter though the com m on-people sta rve.

0 age, m e thinks thou a r t d istra cted gr own eTo squ eeze a whole S ta te for a dva ncing on e !An d wha t’s tha t on e ? a profuse Rioter,Who spends upon a p a i n ted Sepulcher

a u thor’

s


Wha t er e he ga ins by begging : thus the p oorAr e forced to m a inta in a gr ea t m a n s whoo r

They wa nt, he surfeits they m ay pine a n d die,

Hee hea rs,but takes sm a ll p ity o n their crie .

They cra ve on e crum of com fort, he denies them ,

An d when he m eets them , stops his no se a n d fli es them,

He a ll en joys wh a ts o ’er e m ay like hi m well,An d on hisfoot~cloth rides i n st a te to Hell .

0 yee high peerin g Mou n ts incline your ea rUnto the counsel of a Pr i s on erFor do n ot thin k

,a lthough I be in thra ll,

Tha t I will hu m or a n y of y ou a ll ;

I have n o t lea r n ’d tofl a tter hitherto,

An d I do scorn to take the tr a de up n ow.

Butw ha t’s m y counsel] ? La bour to deserveWell ofyour P r i n ce whom you ar e bound to serve,Ha te to inha n ce your S ta te, o r fill your pursesWith woful] widows tea rs, a n d poor m ens cursesTha t ga ine m ust needs be ill

, be’t m ore o r lesse

,

Tha t’s s u ck’d a n d stra ined from the fa ther lesse .

S co r n e to enrich yourselves by o thers ha te,Or r ays e your selves by ra zing of the S ta te.

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An d fo r a s m uch I hea re tha t S om e of you ,

Which I pro test doth m uch m y grief r en u e,Support your Followers i n a n un just cause

,

Aga inst the course a n d ten ure of the Laws ;S o a s they ca re n ot wha t they underta keBeca use they sha ll befa vow

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d for your sakeSurcea se fo r sha m e to countenance a wrongEither by Letter o r per swa s ive tongueFo r there is nou ght on ea rth

,right sure I a m ,

Detr a cteth m ore from a n y Noble-m a n,

Then with the br a n d of i nj u ry to s ta in hi mFor love of a n y on e tha t do th reta in hi m .

For this such deep im pression leaves behind itA s on your gr a ves succeeding t im es sha ll fin d it,Where it will live long a fter you be dea d,An d sprinkle ha teful] poyson on your seed .

An d you the reverend Ju dges of the la nd,S tand i n defence of right who so’er e withsta ndYour just proceedings

,let n o f a vor draw you ,

No r fea r of a n y gr ea t-on e over-aw you .

Doe you n ot think it were a sha m e to hea reSuch m en a s you , who on your shoulders bea re

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The burden of the S ta te, a n d should take ca reTo gua rd the P r i n ce a n d those his S u bj ects a r e,E

’er to decl ine from doing wha t is right,

For love, or lu cr e, en m i ty, or m ight .

A t the en d of thi s poem is a short Po stscript” in pro se ; a fter wh ich isThe Copy of a Letter sent from a B u rgess of the Lower Hou se, to the

bri ttle Society, or broken Com pa ny of Ba nkrupt—Merch a nts 1 625, which isda ted May 1 9, 1 624 , a n d is a l so i n pro se ; togethe r with a short lette r,entitled “ A Prisoners Picture, posture a n d pressure ; a ll rece iving form e,

fea ture,l ife a n d l inea tu re from this contra c ted Le tter,

” signed “Alta n u s

Pon ticu s .

”

These a r e su cceeded by“Two Poem s penned by the Au thor

before his restra int, En ti tu led Loves Lottery a n d The Cu e/cow. Whereu ntoa r e a nnexed

, The Tr ap a n n er , The Ta rp oli n , Messa li n a . A n Elegi e on

Phil . Porters dea th . Wi th hi s Fa r ewell to Poetry. Or Mo tto u pon Misery.

Shewing how the Muses a r e Pa tronesses of Poverty. These concl u de thefirst pa rt of the volu m e .

The second pa rt n ow com m ences, entitled An Age for Apes, which i spreceded by the frontispiece a l rea dy described

,a n d a poem ca l led “Hi s

V ision,which expla ins the subject of th is portion of the work, a n d of

which the fo l lowing a r e the open ing lines

Close by a B ill,whose Springs sweet m u r m

’r i n g kept,

I took a book to rea d, a n d rea d ing sleptA n d whilst I slept

,presented were such sha pes

Ofwa nton Mon ki es , Ma r m os i tes,a n d Ap es

As m ore I ga z’d,I m used still the m ore

To note their sha pes a n d habits which they wore.

For On e took on hi m sta te,a n d a t a fea st

S a t a s he ha d beene som e gr ea t Lor d a t lea stThose tha t with a ll obeysa n ce d id sa lute hi m ,

Were Par a s i tes a n d Sycop ha n ts a bout hi mWho with Ea rth-scraping con gi es den ty showTo this S ta te-Mar m osi te Magn ifico .

Va ri ou s a pes then a ppea r before hi m i n his vision,a n d a t the en d “ the

Ma ster of th ese Apes,”

ere cted on a m a rble stone,is su pposed to su m m on

them on e by on e to give a n a ccount of the ir tricks which they ha ve pla yed,be they weeke

, be they wittie,In sha die Lawn e, flou r i e Pla i ne, Country, Court, Un iver s i tie, Gittle.

They a ccordingly a ppea r, a n d re la te their tri cks i n shor t poem s,a n d a r e


Which om inous or n o,I ca nnot tell,

No r wha t it boded ca n I ga ther well,But people thereabout a ifir m e it wa ntsHer a ncient pr ivi ledg

’d inhabita nts,

Who left their Country-co a st, their na tive nest,An d took planta tion where they liked best.

A t the en d of the poem s des criptive of the va rious a pes a r e l ines a ddressedTo the S ta te-Cr i tick, a n d The Apes Censu re which conclude thus

Affrighted with the Cen s u r e of ea ch ap e,

Fea ring m y selfe were on e I did awakeB u t findin g it a dr ea m a I thought it fit,Only for pa stim e-sa ke to publish it .

S im ilis m ihi S im ia nulla es t .

An d then fo l low o thers,

“ Upon the Censure of his V ision, u ndernea thwhich is written, Ista Po em a ta

,n on sine la pidu la Genii fa ce tiae prim um

Consc r ipta fuere ; a n : Dom : 1 625 .

The Life of Po lym orphus S i m i a n u s a uthor of th is Poem nex t ensu e s a tp . 277 , written i n prose interspersed wi th poe try, in whi ch i s introduced thea n agra m of the a uthor’s n a m e m entioned before . It i s m ore tha n proba bleth a t in this feigned l ife a r e som e a l lusion s to rea l circum sta n ces in Bra thwa ite’s l ife ; a n d he a l so rem a rks th a t th is po em of “ An Age for Apes,n ow pub lished, wa s written by hi m in the th irty-fifth yea r of his age . Thisi s fo l lowed by a lea f, a ls o i n p r os e , conta ining The Dra u ght or Por tr a i ct ofe very Ape w i th their distin ct properties, cha ra cte r s , a n d difl

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er en ces, ex

p r essed i n seve r a l] peeces. The vo l um e conclude s with severa l short poem sentitled “ Pa rthenia s Pa ssions

,which a r e dedica ted To the righ t Honor

a ble Thom a s V iscount Wentworth , (a fterwa rds crea ted Ea rl of S tra fford,)B a ron of Woodhous e

,Oversley

,a n d N ewm a r ch

,Lord President of the

Co u n cell e sta bl ished in the No rth,a n d on e of his Ma jesties m o st honoura ble

Pr ivie Cou n cell : Hi s thri ce-honoured Me caena s. The title s of these poem sa r e The VVes ter n -Knights Pa squil l .” Upon h is Hon . Election of

Deputa tion for Ire la nd .

” “ Upon his Hon . r e tu r n e from Ire la nd .

“ Fo r

the Right Honoura ble Cha rles Howa rd, Com m a nder in chiefe over Cu m

berla nd,Westm er la n d,a n d No rth u m ber la n d

,upon the Decim a tion . After

h is A sse sse a t Penrith,a ddressed to hi s Honour Ja nua ry 3 1

,1 655 ; signed

Your m ost devo tiona l] decim a ted S erva nt R. B .

” Upon his a dditiona l]A ssesse ; continu ed in a ddr es s e to his Honour Febru a ry 2 , “ A

pa rcel ] of pa r ti a ll-qu i l t Justice .

” “ Fo r Co lone l ] Robert Wa ters, u pon hi s


Yorkshire S u m m ons ; D ecem be r 28,1 655 . For Mr. Ra lph R im er, a

discree t S ta te Com m ission er.” For Ca p ta in A i toe a n d L. Bo l la ndsigned “ Peregri ne S tr a n gewa i s . To Ca pta i n e S a dler, a ra re S ca rletdyer.” Upon the Com m issioners sitting a t the Wi ldm a n in York .

“The

Qu a ker. In An swer to this Pa per of Verses, in titled The Qu aker ;whereof he wa s reported to be the Au tho r. “ A Button-Bu ng, or A

We stm in ster Sna p .

" Upon the Northern Fea st, observed a t Sa l ters—Ha l l,the sixth of October 1 657 . Addressed to his worthy Cou ntrym en , TheNorthern S ociety.

”

The who le of th i s la tter pa rt of the vo l u m e,Pa rthe

n ia ’s Pa ssions, wa s wri tten only a short tim e before the book wa s pu bl ished,

wherea s the fo rm er pa rt wa s written i n hi s you th , when he wa s only abou t

th irty-five yea rs of age . O n e lea f i s a dded of a n no ta tions a n d a po logy forerrors i n Bra thwa ite’s u su a l style, a ffording a proof

,if o thers were wa n ti ng,

of his cla i m to the a u tho rship of th i s vo lu m e . S ee a l so the l ine s to Ca pta inS a dler, p . 3 1 9, which exhibi t a specim en of Bra thwa i te’s La tin a n d Engl i shpoetry, stron gly rem inding u s of th a t i n Dr u n ken Ba r n a by

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s Jou r n a l,a n d

a nother proof confirm ing the cla i m of Bra thwa ite to tha t Iti n er a ry

Noble S i r , I a m here, n ea r e unto your proper sphereV is it Hi m who holds you dea re.

Dear est Friend, who a ll thy tim e

Ha st been blest i n ea ch des ign s ;An d ha st Colour for thi ne ends,To im prove a n d right thy Friend sMayst thou live i n Honour s Eye,Till thy S ca rlet lo se her dye.

Love’s a Colour dydo i n gr a i n s ,Whose r eflexe a dm its n o sta ine.

”

Neq : dives, n ec egen u s,Neq : sa tur, n eq : plen u s ;Nec a grestis, n eo a m aen u s,

Nec sylvestris, n ec ser en u s

Pa lm i s n ec m u l cen du s poenis,A t In om n i sorte lenis .

This vo lum e so ld a t Midgley’

s sa le i n 1 8 18, No . 34, to Mr. Den t fora t who se sa le i n 1 827 , pt. i . No . 2 49, i t wa s bou ght by Pa yne for 4l. 4s .

Mr. Townley’

s copy wa s bou ght by Mr. North i n 1 8 1 4 , pt. i . No . 4 4 1,fo r

7l. l Os .

, a t whose sa le in 1 8 1 9, pt . i i . No . 49, it wa s so ld to Lep a rd fo r 5l.The sa m e copy, in Mr. S tr ettell

’

s sa le in 1 820 , No . 1 25, wa s sol d fo r

2l. 1 5s . to Mr. Skegg, a t whose sa le i n 1 842, No . 1 91,i t brou gh t 3l. 1 88 .

PART II. 3 L


Dr . Bliss’s ditto, No . 480 , 3l. l 6s . The copy in the Bi bl. A ng. Poet. No .

50,is pri ced a t 1 0l.

Co l la tion : Title a 2 S ig. a,four lea ves ; A to X 4

,in e ights ; pp.336 .

The present copy, which is perfe c t, a n d ha s bo th the frontispieces,su c q

ces s ively be longed to Mr. Byn g a n d Mr. Pa rk .

In Brown Ca lf.

BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD) -Pa n tha li a : o r the Royal Rom a n ce .

A D i scou r s e s to r ed wi th i n fin i te va r i ety in r ela t i on to S ta te

Gover n m en t a n d Pa s s a ges of m a tchles s a ffect i on gr a cefu llyi n ter vei n ed , a n d pr e sen ted on a Thea tr e of Tr a gi ca l a n d

Co m i ca l S ta te i n a s u cces s i ve con t i n u a ti on to these Ti m es .

Fa i thfu lly a n d i n gen u ou sly r en dr ed .

Qu i se scire dic it quod n e sc i t,tem er a r i u s e s t

Qu i s e m ega t scire quod scit, i n gr a tu s e s t. A u g.

Lon don,Pr i n ted by J . G . a n d a r e to be sold by An thon y

Wi lli a m son a t the Q u een s-A r m s i n S t . Pa u ls Chu r ch-ya r d .

1659 . 8vc .

III a scribing th is Roya l Rom a nce to the fertile a n d va rying pen of Bra thwa i te

,we by n o m ea ns intend o u r r ea ders to im ply th a t we h a ve a n y

positive evidence to offer on the subje c t of i ts a uthorship ; yet i t bea rs am uch stronger resem bla nce to Bra thwa i te’s style th a n The Hi story ofModer a ti on

,n o ticed herea fter : a n d we m a y rem a rk a s corrobora tive po ints

i n fa vour of his be ing the writer, the Ita l ia nized na m e which he gives tothe supposed a utho r, viz . Ca s ta lion Pom era no the interspersion of versea n d pro se ; the r hym ing La tin l ine s a t p . 239 ; the glowing pa negyric on

Lord S tr aflor d, who se fa m i ly were the pa trons of Bra thwa ite ; a n d the

m a nner,loya l is t a s he wa s , in which he spea ks of Cha rles

’s ingra titude tohim . The evident pa rtia l ity to th is grea t sta tesm a n

,a s indi ca ting the s u p

posed a u thorsh ip, po ints n o t only to Bra thwa i te,bu t l ikewise to Ja m e s

Howe l l,a grea t writer of sim i la r rom a nces

,who wa s em ployed by Lord

S tra fford (see the S tr afl'

o rd correspondence), a n d a wa rm pa rtisa n of hi s ;

bu t, to s ay no thing of o ther a rgu m ents which m i l ita te a ga in st tha t su ppos itiou , it is m ore tha n probable tha t, i f i t ha d been Howel l

’s, i t wou ld ha ve

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a s i t ca m e off bra ve ly,a n d a cquitted her wa l ls of the En em y wi th m u ch

reso lu tion a n d ga l la ntry .

”

A la rge portion of the book is here ta ken u p with a kind of episodeentitled The Plea s a nt Pa ss ages of Pa n tha li a , the Pre tty Pedler, with herlover Acola s to, occupyin g nea rly e igh ty pa ges

,a n d h a ving n o conn exion

with the m a in history, in which o ccur the l ine s quo ted be low,a n d here

introdu ced a s a spe cim en of the poe try :

Ixi on wa s deluded by a CloudS o la urea t Dap hn e from Ap ollo slipt,S o D a n a e

, s o S em ele sought to shroudTheir V irgin bea uties . If ou r fa ncies d ipt

Deep into such Chym er a s, let’s rem oveSuch a ery pha nta sies, a n d leave to love.

You love m e well, a n d so I wish you shou ld,Al though I cannot a nswer your desire

,

For she you love i s of a nother m ou l d

Then to effect wha t your a ffects require.

Where i fyou r erring fa ncy run a -shelfBla m e n ot Pa n tha li a

’s bea uty but your self.

I a m n ot sa m e I seem ; for i f I were,I should n ot Acola sto thus pursue ;Fix then your fa ncy in a proper sphea rS ince I pa rta ke n o m ore of m a n then you .

For thi s disguised Ha bit wa s put onTo shield m ine honour, which I sta nd upon .

Leave then thi s Love, which having once gi ven o’r e,

Tha t m a iden lives n ot who sha ll love you m ore.

Afte r th is digression,the history is a ga in re sum ed with a n a ccou nt of

The Life a m d Dea th of S ophr o n io,”

i .s . Lord S tr afl'

or d,whose tria l a n d

exe cution a r e we l l described,a n d u pon whom a wa rm pa negyric is pr o

n ou n ced,from which the fol lowing extra ct is ta ken a s a further specim en of

the work Then

Making him self rea dy, a n d putting off his doublet, he went towa rds the Block ;where with a stout a n d undaunted coura ge laying his ha nd upon the edge of theHa tchet : Thi s s a i d he, i s a Ca r efor a ll d i s ea s es a r eceip t aga in s t a ll m a la di es .

This done, by d irection of the Executioner : a m a n of high na m e, though of vilecondition ; He cheerfu lly layd down his Hea d upon the Block, which wa s dividedfrom hi s Body a t on e s tr oak.

It wa s a fterwa rds by perm is sion, a rtfu lly sca red to his neck, a n d conveyed to theVault where a ll his Ances tors lay ; n ot fa r distant from hi s Mea nor-house of


Sy lvi am a where he wa s with n o less honour solem nly interred, than gener a llybem oa ned .

Truth is,his Fu n er a ll Fa rewell seconded with his pa tient a n d com posed dem eane

a t the tim e of his dea th, begot tha t resentm ent in those who ha d form erly been hism orta l] Enem ies ; a s his la st a dne brea thed forth with s o gra ceful a pa ssion, enforcedtea res in their eyes

,who never before tha t tim e lodged rem orse in their hea rts . Yea

those,who were the principa l Agents a n d a ss idu a test In s trum ents of procur in g his

Hea d to be cut off ; cou ld with a ll their hea rts have wi sh’d it on a ga in, when theyha d duely considered, how the wisdom of tha t Hea d, which the Ha nd ofFa ction ha dtaken off

, m ight have com po sed a n d repa ired m a ny Fra ctures, which the Liberty or

ra ther Ana rchy of a d istra cted S ta te ha d pr odu c’d . But it wa s too la te to r a ce] wha t

Fa te a n d Plebia n Fury had sn a tcht away. Sundry pa pers were pa sted a n d po sted upi n the em i n en test pa rts of Tha m ip oli s especia lly nea r the Merchants Tr ap eza , con

ta ining such inscriptions a s these a n d the like.

Va ga vu lgi vota va ni,Cla ri clades Co r i ola n i .

For i n m any pla ces he r etei n ’d the na m e of Cor i ola n u s with whom he wa s pa r allel’d

for his bra ve a tchi evem en ts , clem ency, a n d a ctions of honour.S aeva plebaei fia m m a fu r o r i s

,

Laeva pa tr i ci i pestis honoris .Peoples hea t a n d Consuls ha teCr u sht a bra ve Pa tr i ti a n s S ta te.

The prudent Sena t did n ot hold it fit tha t this Act should be exem plified, but uponS op hr on i o for exa m ple sake only executed : An d tha t n o Proceedi ngs a fter tha t tim e

shou l d be a dm itted a s lega l a ga inst a n y other being prosecuted by Plea in the like

An d tha t their S a intly Clem ency m ight to Po sterity be com m ended, it wa s orda ined,tha t n o Action whereof S op hr on i a stood a ccused or im pea ched, should a fter hisdea d be recorded a s Capita l, but tha t the m em ory thereof should be to a ll intents a n dpurpo ses utterly a bolished : a n d tha t n o Person wha tsoever shou ld be r en dr ed

Cr im ina l o r a ccessory to Trea son, being a tta ched upon the sa m e grounds. Bu t

though this Law beca m e r ever s’d,it r es tor

’d n ot his life ; whose ra nsom m i ght

ba lla nce with the Estim a te of a n Em pire.

The rem a inder of the vo lu m e is occu pied with the im pea chm en t a n ddea th of Cha rle s I. the fl igh t a n d concea lm ent of Cha rle s II. (Cha r i cles)a fter the fa ta l ba ttle ofWorcester a stron g a n d we l l fortified City ca l ledReu s-Cou r t, a nciently S a ly the distra ctions a n d troubles of the

Com m onwea l th u nder Crom wel l, who is we l l pou rtra yed u nder the title of

Clim en es , a n d who se secre t fea rs for hi s own persona l sa fe ty a r e thu sstrongly depicted :

Notwithstanding a ll this, though Intelligence a broa d, a n d Assistance a t hom e,


m ight seem to secure hi m a ga inst the policy of a ll priva te design es, or power of publica ttem pts yet wha t security, where there lodgeth a secret enem y ? There wa s a Foewithin hi m , though he ha d n o visible ha nd to a ssa il hi m . Fo r a ll the ha ppiness hecould prom ise him self i n this a ssum ed freedom of his infa nt S overe ignty, consisted i nthe enjoym ent of a confined Liberty : Hi s very Pa lla ce beca m e his Prison

,a n d

him self a Jaylor to him self. Ra re were his visits in to the City, fo r he knew wellhow the Citizens d id genera lly ha te hi m ,

a n d tha t his own ca r s could n ot abu se butbe witness of their od ious censure . An d fo r his Sum m er Progresses

,they wér e

a ccom pa nied with such fea rs a n d jea lousies,a s every Bush represented to his fevou r i sh

thoughts a Bugbea r. Thus were his Recrea tions m a de his Afll icti on s this bu lk ofhonour a burden to him self ; though som et im es a m on gst his Infa ntry he wouldpretend to m irth, purpo sely to delude the conceit of a Court-vis ita nt . A s fo r hisprincely Port, (if penury m ight be held prin cely) the fa ce of his Court presented so

m ea n a ga rb, a s it relis hed n o m ore of S ta te, then his i m posthu m’

d hea rt of Gra ce.

The vo lum e concludes with the dis so lving of the Long Pa rl ia m ent byCrom we ll, his own dea th, a n d the joyful Restora tion

‘

of Cha rles II. On thel a st lea f is the fo l lowing short n o te in a l lusion to the re tirem ent from the

a ffa irs of sta te of R ich a rd Crom we l l,sha dowed under the na m e ofDa r chi r u s,

a n d a l ist of Erra ta a t the en d

An a dditiona l Observa tion extra cted from the historica l sequel of thi s Roya lRom a n ce.

From a na rrower a n d nea rer scrutiny into this Author (a s ingu la r Surveyor a n dObserver of the Revolutions of tho se fa ta l tim es) we fin d how on e D a r chi r u s

succeeded Cli m en es : a Person of plea sure, na tura lly a ddicted to Hunting, Hawking,

a n d o ther gen erous Recrea tions : S o a s being ei ther wea ried with the u n su teable

burden of S ta te-a ffa irs, o r the a ppa rent d isgust of som e neer-a llying Com petitors, o r

ou t of a conscient ious resentm ent of the unjus t usurpa tion of his Fa ther, a n d injur i ou s depriva tion ofRos i cles

,he begun to ca st his eye upon the true Line, s u r r en dr i n g

his Crown, a n d beta king him self to the innocent freedo m of a Country life.

Whe ther this work wa s written by Bra thwa ite o r n ot (a n d we stronglyincl ine to the form er opinion) we fee l sure ou r rea ders wil l tha nk u s fo r

ca l l ing the ir a ttention to thi s we l l written, curious, a n d interesting rom a nce,which is n o t often m et w ith, a n d ha s e sca ped the no tice of previousbibl iogra phers .

Col la tion : S ig. A,four lea ves ; B to N 8 , i n e igh ts ; pp . 3 1 2 .

From the l ibra ry of S i r John Anstru ther of th a t Ilk,Ba rone t, w i th h is

a rm s a n d book pla te.

In the origina l Ca lf binding.


Kingdom ,a rigid Censor of m ens habits ; who seein g a nea t Finica l Divine com e

before hi m i n a Clo a k lined through with P lu sh, thus en cou n tr ed hi m : S i r,You

never rea d tha t P a u l ever went i n a Plush Clo ak . But I rea d, m y Lord, sa idhe, tha t Pa u l left his Cloak a t Tr oa s , a n d whether tha t Cloa k wa s li ned through withP lu sh o r n o, it is m ore tha n e ither you o r I know.

Fo r to point a t som e of these both i n D i et a n d Ha bi t , instea d of Locu s ts a n d

Wi ld Hon ey ,they m ust (good m en ) content them selves with Lobs ter s , Cr a m m

’

d

Cap on s , a n d Con ey a n d fo r Ra i m en ts of Ca m els ha i r , D a m a sk Ca s socks down totheir heels ; a n d fo r Lea ther n Gir d les a bou t thei r Loy n s , For m a l Ra shes

,o r Ap os

tolica l, Ca n on i ca l Roses , to ena m our their Loves ; with Down i e Cu shi on s for theirknees , in their ra re, short, a n d sweet Or i s on s to their Lord .

In the Com m ent u pon the Miller’s Ta le

,the fo l lowing “

old Sylva n e

Cha rm ” i s given a s being sim i la r to “ the N ight-cha rm used in tho se da ice,when they sh u t thei r doors a t n ight, a n d opened them in the m orning

Fawns a n d Fa iries keep away,Whi le we i n these Coverts stay ;Goblins

,Elves, of Oberon’s Tra in,

Never in these Pla ins rem a in,Till I a n d m y Nym ph awake

,

An d do hence ou r Journey take,May the Night-m a re never ride us,Nor a fright by ni ght betide usS o sha ll Heav

’

n s pra ise sound a s clea r,A s the shrill vovc’d Cha n tecleer .

In va riou s pa rts of the work a nu m ber of short qu ota tions i n verse, a n d

old saws a n d proverbs a r e in troduced ; a n d a t p . 85 is a story i n verserepea ted from the S tr app a dofor the Divel, p . 1 20 a n d a ga in on p . 1 23 a r e

som e l ines, “A Description of Love,” ta ken from The Two La n ca shi r e

Lover s , a l rea dy qu oted by u s,thu s confirm ing the evidence of Bra thwa i te

be ing the a u thor of thi s com m enta ry .

In the Com m ent u pon the Wife of Ba thes Ta le on the tex t

:

‘

tht the cm Da tes of 53t fi r tu u r .

(c which the asr etu u e speken gr ea t hu a ca r ) ,

i n reference to the Round Ta ble of Kin g A rth u r, he rem a rk s tha t

To express hi s true love to Chiva lry, a n d m em orize such who were n ot A ssocia tes,

but Assistants i n his V ictory ; He constituted the Order of the Round Ta ble,i n

whi ch Order, he only reta ined such of his Nob i lity, a s were m ost renowned forVertue a n d Chiva lry. Thi s Round Ta ble he kept i n divers pla ces

, especia lly a t

Ca/r lton, Wi n ches ter , a n d Ca m a let

,in S om er setshi r e . In m em ory of which Foua de


tion , by the Testim ony of Ley la n d, there is yet to be seen i n Den bighshi r e, i n the

Pa rish of Lla u s a va n , i n the s ide of a S tony Hi ll, a pla ce a rtifici a lly com pos’d,wherein

be four a n d twenty S ea ts for m en t o sit i n , som e les s a n d som e bigger, a ccord ing to

their severa l S ta tures ; cut ou t of the m a in Rock by m a n’s ha nd where young peoplecom ing to seek thei r Ca ttel

,u se to s it, play, a n d repose : They com m only ca ll it

A r thu r’

s Roun d Ta ble .

He fu rther observes

In this Ki n g’s da i es (if they will take the word of a good OldWife ofB a th)

a n wa s this [u n i t fu IfiIIeh uf fa i r yt e QEIfe qu eu e,wi thher My wurpa n n , Set .

King Ober on , Queen Ma b,Prince Cr i cket, a n d his Pa ra m our Pig-Wi dgeon , with a ll

their fa ir Com pany, used to repa ir hither, a n d da nce a Cinque-pa ce upon the Mea ds(if they ha d so m uch Ar t a m on g them ) . Yea , by usua l resortin g a n d consortingtogether, they beca m e s o fa m ilia r with ou r Milk-m a id s on the Downs, a s they wou ldn ot only sport with them , but woo them a n d wi n them whence the poet

Pug wooed Jug, a wily Cu b,To drink with hi m a S ill ibub,Which dr unk, they so fa m ilia r grew,

A s Jug beca m e on e of the Crew.

But this (sa ith ou r Wife of B a th) wa s m a ny hundred Yea rs ago . King Ober on ’sRa ce is quite extinct a n d gone

,or else con fin ’d to som e other rem ote Isla nd, where

they reside.

A t the en d of the book is “An Appendix by the a u thor, i n which hesa ys th a t h a ving finished h is com m ents u pon these two ta les, he wa s i m a

por tu n ed to go on with the re st in the sa m e successful m a nner . Bu t he

plea ds his age a s a suffi cient a po logy,a n d sa ys : “ The Rem a inder of his

Hours henceforth wa s to n u m ber hi s B a i es : Bu t if E sen’

s Herb shouldrevive hi m

,a n d store hi m w ith a n ew Plum a ge

,he wa s persua ded th a t his

Youthfu l Gen i u s c ould n o t bestow hi s Endea vou r on a n y A u thor with m orePlea sure n or Com pla cency to Fa ncy

,th a n the Il lu stra tions of Cha u cer .

Which Answer s ti ll’d thi s Censor, a n d j ustified the Author ; lea ving New

holm e to a ttest h is De serts h is Wor hs to perpetua te h is Honou r.”

The i m print va rie s in som e copie s th u s : “ Printed by W Godbi d, a n d

a r e to be so l d by Robert C la ve l l a t the S tags-Hea d in Ivy-la ne . The workis ra re

,a n d se ldom o ccu rs for sa le . S ee Ha s

‘

lewood’

s In tr od . p . 432 .

Co lla tion : S ig. A two lea ves ; B to O 4,in eights .

Fin e copy. Bou nd in Ca lf ex tra

PART II .


BRATHWA ITE, (RICHARD .) — Tr a gi -Com oedi a,cu i i n t i tu lu m i n

s cr ibi tu r Regici di u m , per spi ca ci s s i m i s Ju di ci i s a cu r a tius

per specta , pen s a ta , com pr oba ta ; Au thor s Ri c : Br a thwa i t,

A r m iger o, u tr i u squ e A ca dem ies Alu m n o . Lon di n i,Typi s

J . G . et pr o s ta t ven a li s i n offici n a Theodo r i S a dler i,i n

S tr a n den s i pla tea oedibu s S o m er seten s i s con tigu a. 1 665 .

8vo pp . 1 92 .

Bra thwa i te wa s em inent for hi s loya l ty a n d a t ta chm ent to the throne,

a n d duri n g hi s lon g a n d a ctive l ife ha d witnessed grea t a n d eventful cha n ge si n the governm en t of the country. The pre sen t l ittle wo rk , therefore, wa swritten con a m or e on a su bj ect i n which he fel t deeply -interested . It isthe tria l of the regicides th rown into a dra m a ti c fo rm

,in which som e of the

lea ding ch a ra cters en ga ged i n tha t tra gica l a ct a r e bro u gh t forwa rd u nderfe igned n a m es

,a n d pla ced upon th e ir tria l . There a r e som e hum orous

scenes in terspersed,a n d a Chorus o r two a dded

,with a Pro logue a n d

Epilogu e . The work i s dedica ted to Wil l ia m VVen twor th Ea rl of S tr afi'

o rd,

s on of the celebra ted Lord S tra ffo rd, a n d i s preceded by a l ist of the“Dra m a ti s , Personae ; “

ANAKEc AAIOZIE Actor u m Tyr a n n i di s , o r the

different p a ssions of the crim ina l s enum era ted “ ve l a to s ed vivido m ore ;eight co m m enda tory l ines by F . B a n d the pro logu e . We give a portionof on e of the choru sses a s a n exem plifica tion of Bra thwa ite

’s La tin verse

Chor u s B r i ta n n i cu s .

O quam gr a ta dies i llu xi t Mi ser i s ! Cun eta tra nquilla r egu n tu r m a nu,

Au lici s splend ida , specio sa Civi bu s ! Cuneta rega li r en ova n tu r sta tuAgr i coli s laet a , ter r a m colen tibu s ! Et tu t io r e colloca n da s itu,Non s u m q u eefu er a m ,

ca n ta tB r i ta n n i a ; A s tr aea tenet sedem Ju s t i t i ae,

In suit Princeps dom i n a tu r Curia A ctores cen sen s Gentis n equ i ti m ,

In Com i ca s S cen a s versa est Tra goedia , S u b ortu S olis s olae deliciae.,

Nox d ies em in et ; Nubes efi'

u giu n t, Pa x a lm a flo r et,laeta n tu r pa scua

Heroes pu l si fin ibu s r edeu n t Fu lta gr a m i n ibu s spa t i u n tu r pecoraPa ce fr u en tes porta s a per i u n t, Len i or e gra du r epeten do fiu m i n a .

Quae prius pa tu lae fu er u n t hosti bu s Depu lsa‘

Nu be cr evi t S cientia ,Ti n ctae Cruore, ra pinis, cla dibu s , Regis

,et Regni Du x S a pientia

Ho spitium pr aeben t gr a tu m Pa u per i bu s . Bell i Civilis la n guet Dem en tia .

Specta te Incolse qua m cla ro lum ine Ingenuas Pr ol i s fit Aca dem iaRefu ls i t Insu l a pr otecta Num ine, Faecu n da Pa rens, a r t i bu s i n clyta ,Quam pu lchr o Regio ser en a tu r aether e ! Prim a vi r tu tu m spa rgendo sem in a .


to the en d of the book, the rea l nu m ber, incl uding the fou r u n pa ged lea ve s

a t the com m encem ent,be ing 1 92 .

Bound by Ma ckenzie . In Crim son Mo ro cco,g i l t lea ve s.

BRA 'I‘HWA ITE

, (RICHARD .) Tr a gi -Com oedi a,cu i i n t i tu lu m i n

s cr ibi tu r Regi ci di u m ,&c . Au thor e Ri . Br a thwa i t

,Ar m iger o ,

u tr i u squ e Aca dem i se Alu m n o . Lon di n i,Typi s J . G . et

pr osta t ven a li s i n ofii ci n a Theodor i S a dler i,&c . 1665 . 8vo ;

pp . 1 92 .

Ano ther copy of the sa m e work, which form erly belonged to Mr. Ha slewood, who ha s enriched it wi th a port r a it of Bra thwa ite .

Bou nd in Da rk Green Morocco,gilt lea ves .

BRATHWA ITE, (Br e n n an ) The Hi stor y of Moder a t ion ; or,The

Li fe, Dea th, a n d Res u r r ect ion of Moder a ti on : Together wi th

her N a t i vi ty, Cou n try, Pedigr ee, Ki n r ed, Cha r a cter , Fr i en ds,a n d a lso her En em i es .

Ta m pr odes se veli t, qua m delecta r e .

Nec pr odes se sibi, s ed pluribus .Im m odera ta r u u n t, sed m odera ta s tr u u n t.

Let you r m odera tion be known to a ll m en,the Lord is a t ha nd .

Phil . 4,5 .

Wr i tten by Hesychi u s Pa m phi lu s ; An d n ow fa i thfu llytr a n sla ted ou t of the Or igi n a l . Lon don ,

Pr i n ted for Tho .

Pa rkhu r st,a t the Golden B ible on Lon don Br i dge, n ext the

Ga te . 1669 . S m . 8vo .

This l ittle work ha s been of la te genera l ly a ttribu ted to the pen of Bra thwa i te, a n d wa s described a s such in the sa le ca ta logu e s of Dr . Bliss

,Jo l ley

,

a n d o thers . We h a ve a ccordin gly in cluded i t a m ong his o ther num erousworks

, yet we do so with considera b le hes ita tion , a n d a r e fa r from fee linga n y certa inty on this po int. Its afii n i ty w i th the o ther known work s of

Bra thwa ite principa lly con sists in the co ina ge of the proper na m es,a n d the

qu ota tions a n d cou ple ts of verse i n trodu ced bu t these ca n sca rce ly be con


s i der ed of them sel ves a lone su ffi cient to decide the question . The ini tia l sN . S . a r e a tta ched to the dedica t ion a n d the a ddress to the rea der. It i sdedica ted “ To hi s Honou red Friends T. E J . B.

,a n d H. S . Esqu ires

a fter which i s The Epistle to the Rea der, expl a ining the n a ture a n d cha

r a cte r of the work . This wil l be best u nderstood by the rea der from the

fo l lowing extra ct, giving a n a ccount of the dea th a n d resurre ction of Mo

dera tion :

The news [of the dea th of Modera tion] n o sooner ca m e to the Brothers hea ring,

but it struck them to the very hea rt, tha t they both of them depa rted the self-sa m e

day, n ot willing to ou t-live their S ister Moder a ti on . Never wa s the like hea rd of bya ll rela tion, tha t two Brothers a n d S ister should a ll three dye i n on e day (but theyha d loved m o st entirely a s they a ll ha d but on e S ou l) a n d they were a ll three buriedt ogether i n the sa m e Grave ; the sa m e Grave it wa s, wherein Eu s ebi u s a n d Phi lo

d em u s,the two Husba nds, a n d S ettlem en t the S on , a n d Pea ce a n d P len ty the

Da ughters ofModer a t i on , ha d been la id before.

Now wa s both Court, City, a n d Country full of La m enta tions for the dea th ofthree such em inent Persons ; neither were the two Brethren m ore la m ented

,then wa s

sweet a n d a ll-contenting, a ll-plea sin g Moder a ti on only Extr em i ty r ejoyced extr ea m lya t the dea th of Moder a ti on ; a n d D i sobed i en ce r ejoyced a s m uch a t the dea th of

Phi lodike a n d Phi la thea s .

Phi lod i he wa s m ost la m ented a t Court by the Gra ndees, sa ge S ta tesm en a n d

Pa triots, for hi s gra ve a dvice a n d equa l a dm inistra tion of Justice,whereby the

genera l Pea ce ofFeli ci a n a wa s preserved .

Phi la thea s wa s m o st la m ented by the Clergy, a n d such a s were lea rned,a n d a ble to

judge of his ela bora te Tra cts,his S olid a n d Lea rned S erm ons , a n d his grea t Prudence

i n Ecclesia stica l Affa irs,whereby the Ca use of Religion, a n d the Pea ce a n d Honour

of the Church, ha d been m a inta ined a n d preserved . But a s their n a m es were a bovethe understa nding, s o wa s their worth a bove the cognizance of the Vu lg a r .

But a s for Moder a ti on,a ll knew wha t she wa s well enough, a ll Feli ci a n a ha d hea rd

a n d ta lked m uch of her a ll the Isla nd over ; a s good a S ubject a s could live under aPrince, a true D a ughter of the Chu r ch

,a n d a Mother i n Is r a el a n d bewa iled she

wa s bo th i n Court, C ity,“

a n d Country, by Ma n, Wom an, a n d Child, young a n d old

,

s im ple a n d gentle,beca use a ll understood she ha d n o interest but the public good,

a n d desired fa vour a n d protection only.

for such a s should be judged worthy to live i na n y well-governed S ta te i n theWorld : A n d the m ore la m ented she wa s , because shedyed without Is s u e, a n d left none of her na m e behin d yet being sick, a n d k n owin gshe wa s n ow nea r her en d, she m a de her Will, a n d sent fo r a Ki n swom a n of hers ,n a m ed Rep en ta n ce (a Kinswom a n once rem oved) youn ger sister to Con s i der a t i on ,

dea d before, a n d her she m a de her a dopted Child, a n d sole Hei r a n d Execu tr ix who

s o sa dly took her dea th,tha t she wa s n ot only Close Mou r n er a t the Funera l

,but

went i n m ourning to her dying day, a n d could never get Moder a ti on dea r Moder a

ti on) ou t of her m ind .

454 COLLECTANEA ANGLO-‘POETICA .

Never wa s the La dy Dor ca s m ore la m ented, a n d her recovery m ore desired thenwa s this La dies : An d very rem a rkable it is

,though it be a ga inst the Religion pr o

fessed i n Feli ci a n a , to put up a n y Prayers for their best Friends when dea d, yet d ida ll pra y fo r Moder a ti on when she wa s dea d a n d gone

,a n d the m o st Religi ou s , the m os t

hea r ti ly of a ll o thers, a n d so do to this day ; yet n ot fo r the r es t i ng of her S oul, but ’

fo r her return o r Resu r r ecti on , of which they have a stedfa st belief a n d full expectat ion

,grounded on a n o ld P r op hecy , whereof I sha ll tell yo u m ore a non. An d seldom

d i d a n y com e nea r her Tom b, bu t they bedewed i t with their Tea rs, over which, a s’

I ,

r em em ber, wa s engra ven i n a La tine Cha ra cterHeu p la c i deobdor m i t Ven er a n da

M a tr on a Moder a ti o n a n a m

exp ecta n s Res u s ci ta ti on em

a n te n ovi s s i m a m

Res u r r ecti on em .

An'

d under it wa s this Epitaph, written i n tha t Country Language,Here lyes Intom bed Ma tron Moder a ti on ,

True Friend of the Church,Joy of the Na tion ;

Her worth to few wa s knownUntil tha t she wa s goneNo Issue grea t o r sm a ll

,

This the sa ddest of a ll.All ye frien ds tha t look on ,Pray for Moder a ti on .

Long m ay she n ot stay,let the next Genera tion

S ee ou t of these S tones rise a NewModer a ti on .

An d to see wha t good Prayers ca n do ! No t lon g a fter,when you would have

thought she ha d been quite consum ed,Moder a t i on did revive, a n d her Spirit did

return, yet n ot into the fo r m er

'

Cor ps (tha t ha d been too grea t a Mira cle for thisla tter Age to believe) but a s Moses

’S pir it wa s once tra nsfused into seven ty o thers, so

,

did her Spirit return,a n d wa s transfused

,a n d d id enter into m a ny m ore, a n d m a de

a ha ppy cha n ge i n them : They were n ow s o m a ny n ew Cr ea tu r es, which m a de the

Author,a n d m any o thers, sin g i n the words of tha t fa m ous Verser,

Ja m n ova P r ogen i es Ccelo di la bi tu r a lto .

There dropped down from Heaven high,OfMank ind a n ew Progeny.

Yea ,‘

a ndwhich wa s the wonder of a ll, a n d you will ha rdly believe it, even Extr em i tyher selfwa s cha nged

,a n d endued with a no ther spirit.

.At the e n d -i s “Moder a ti on s Receipt (ta u gh t her by her Aunt Erp e

r i en ce) ~Sover a ign to cure a n y Distem pers in the Church, e specia l ly inwa rdi n the Bowels a s a l so of exce l len t vertue a ga inst a Ruptu r e :

Blest Sou l ! she taught how to secu reThe Church.

’Twill do i t pu t in u r e.


This tra ct ‘wa s printed by the la te Mr. Robert Tr iphook ,from a m a nu script

which wa s purcha sed a t the sa le of a portion of the Libra ry of the la te Mr.Ending, in April , 1 82 1 . It is interesting a s being on e of the very fewtra cts wh ich h a ve been tra nsm itted to u s concerning the dom esti c a rr a ngem ents a n d “ m a na gem ent of the houses of persons of high ra n k

,which in the

su cceeding re ign underwen t a n a l m ost to ta l ch a nge,a n d ha s s om e o cca s iona l

historica l rem a rks . It i s divided into sections, a n d em be l l ished with”aportra i t of Bra thwa i te on the title . It form s No . 8 of the Mi scella n ea

A n tigu a A nglica n a .

In Boa rds .

In concl u ding ou r series of a rticle s o n the works of Rich a rd Bra thwa ite,

we a r e a wa re th a t they ca nno t be considered a s a com plete enu m era tion of

his writings ; a n d a l thou gh in som e ca ses we h a ve a dded to the bibliogr a

phi ca l a ccount works of his n o t previou sly des cribed, a n d h a ve a l so no ticedsom e o thers n o t usua l ly a ttributed to hi m , yet we a r e persua ded th a t thi sn um ber m a y be m a teria l ly increa sed, a n d o ther publ i ca tions of his m ay stillbe a dded to thi s a l rea dy e x tensive l ist . Few writers indeed h a ve beenm ore industrious, or em ployed m ore of their le isure hours i n a uthorshiptha n Bra thwa ite ha s done ; in som e yea rs

,a s i n 1 635

,sending forth a s

m a ny a s five o r s ix vo lum es on va rious subj ects in a single yea r ; a n d

a l though m a n y of his works h a ve n ow lo st the ir i ntere st,

a n d wouldn ot j ustify the e xperim ent of reprinting, there a r e o thers which e itherwho l ly o r in pa rt m igh t be thought worthy of being reproduced . N0 on e

ca n ta ke u p a n y of his writings wi thout enterta ining upon the who le respec tfor his na tu ra l a bi lity

,his strong com m on sense

,his knowledge of l ife a n d

m a nners, his qua int a n d ra cy w i t a n d hum our,h is com m a nd over La tin

com position a n d,in his m ore serious wri tings

,his pious a n d re ligious tone

of fee ling. Withou t a ttem pting to vindica te the intem pera nce a n d ex cessof his you th (though th ey were the com m on vice s of his age), i t m a y a t

lea st be sa id tha t h is la ter yea rs,a s fa r a t lea s t a s we h a ve yet a n y m ea ns

of knowing, were spent i n the fulfi lm ent of the va riou s du ties a n d r espon

s ibi li ties of a loya l,pious

,a n d Christia n gentlem a n .

mi te é ehen teen tb afiepm tOF THE

NOIL OF THE CHETHAM S OCIETY,

Rea d a t the A n n u a l Meeti ng of the S oci ety,

held on the l st of i ll a r ch, 1 860 .

THE Cou nci l consider tha t they m ay con gra tula te the m em bers on the

S o cie ty h a vin g n ow issu ed its ha lf centu ry of vo lu m es,the three whi ch

ha ve been de l ivered for the la st yea r constitu ting Nos . XLIX., L. a n d LI.

in the serie s of its productions.

V o l s . XLIX a n d L. consist of the La n ca shi r e L i eu ten a n cy u n der the

Tu dor s a n d S tu a r ts, i l lu stra ted by roya l a n d o the r letters a n d docu m ents,

a n d edited by Mr. HARLAND. It w i l l be a t once a dm i tted by every on e

who exa m ines the se vo lu m es,wh i ch a r e worthy of their indefa tigable

Editor, th a t they h a ve fi l led u p a desidera tum which ha s hitherto been con

s ta n tly fe l t by pa rti es enga ged in Historica l resea rch ; the Cou n ty Govern

m ent in Engla nd in pea ce a n d wa r never before ha vin g been so fu l ly a n d

fa ithfu l ly presented from a u thentic Docu m ents a n d for so ex tended a period

of tim e a s i n the present elabora te a n d tru ly interesting pu bl ica tion of

Mr. HARLAND. To the fu tu re Histori a n of the two Countie s Pa la tine these

vo lu m es wi l l be m os t va lu able , a s they a ffor d a storehou se of inform a tion

with respect to the Milita ry, C ivi l, a n d Ecclesia stica l pro ceedings of ou r

a n cestors, a n d their socia l sta te i n thi s pa rt of the kingdom , su ch a s i s n ot

e l sewhere to be fou nd ; a n d those who wish to com pa re the prepa ra tions for

n a tiona l defen ce in the tim es of the Tudors a n d S tua rts, the description of

ra m s, a n d the m ode of tra ining so ldiers a t tha t per iod, with the wa rl ike

m a s ter s a n d equ i pm ents of ou r own day a dopted for the l ike pu rpose, ca nn ot be referred to a work em bodying m ore cu riou s de ta i l s of a ll kinds.

The S o cie ty a r e bou nd to record their obl iga tions to S ir JAMES P. KAY

SHUTTLEWORTH, B a rt, for ha ving libera l ly pl a ced a t their dispo sa l, from the

m unim ent chest of Gawthorpe, the chief m a teria l s fo r th is pu bl i ca tion ; a n d

to Mr. JOSEPH MAYER,of Liverpoo l

, fo r a l lowing the u se of the seven pla te sof a rm s a n d a rm ou r from whi ch the il lustra tions h a ve been engra ved .

Vol. LI. com prises the S e cond Portion ofLa n ca shi r e a n d Cheshi r e Wi llsa n d In ven tor i es

,edited by the Rev. G. J . PICCOPE. The First Portion

conta in ed fifty-fou r Wi l l s a n d Inventories, ra nging from 1 525 to 1 560 .

The present i s com po sed of on e h u ndred a n d five Wil l s a n d Inventories ,extending from 1 480 to the en d of the l 6th centu ry, a n d will be found even

su pe rior i n va ri ety a n d interest to i ts prede cessor. The Counci l in no ti cingthe Fi rst Portion in the ir Fifteenth Report, ha ve a l rea dy expre ssed theiropinion so fully of the va lu e of thi s pu bl i ca tion, a n d i t i s so gen era l ly u nder

stood a n d a cknowledged,tha t they do n ot deem i t ne cessa ry to m a ke a n y

fu rther rem a rk u pon the present vo lu m e,whi ch wil l be fo l lowed by a con

clu ding on e n ow in the press, to which tha t indispensable a dj u nct

,a n a m ple

Index to the who le three portions,wi l l be a ppended by the very ca reful

a n d la bori ou s Editor.The Publ ica tions contem pla ted o r in progress a r e1 . La n ca shi r e a n d Cheshi r e Wi lls . The conclu din g portion . Edited

by the Rev. G. J . PIOCOPE.

2 . Ca ta logu e of Tr a cts for an d aga i n s t Pop ery i n the Chetha m Li br ar y .

S econd a n d concl uding pa rt . Edited by T. JONES , Esq .,Libra ria n of the

Ch a tha m Libra ry.

3 . A S electi on fr om Dr . John Byr om’

s i m p r i n ted Rem a i n s in P r ose

4 . A n ew Edi ti on of the Poem s Collected a n d P u bli shed after hi s

Decea se,cor r ected a n d r evi sed

,wi th Notes

,a n d a Pr efa tory Sketch of

hi s Life.

5 . Ma m eces tr e or Chap ter s fr om the ea r ly r ecor ded Hi s tory of theBa r on/y ; the Ma n or or Lor dship , the Vi ll, Bor ough, or Town of Ma n

ches ter . Edited by JOHN HARLAND, Esq .

The Tr ea su r er i n Accou n t wi th the Chetha m S oci ety , for the yea r en d i ng 29th Febr u a r y , 1860 .

L s . D.

1 Arrear of 1856-57 t14th yea r) , reporteda t la st Meeti n g.

1 1 0 0

6 Arrea rs of 1857-58 (15th yea r), reporteda t la st Meeti n g.

2 2 0 0 Oct. 18.

4 Ou tsta n d i n g.

Nov. 29.

1 Li fe Mem bershi p reported a s va ca n t. Dec. 31 . Posta ge a n d sta m p s ch a rged by

36 Arrea rs of 1858-59 (16th yea r) , reporteda t la st Meeti n g . 1860 .

Ja n . 19. George S i m m s , b i n d i n g &o. V ols .

49 a n d 50

31 0 0 24. Po sta ge

6 O u tsta n di n g.

15 S u bscri pti on s of 1859-60 (17th yea r) a ocou n ted for la st yea r.

264 Col lected 264 0 0

44 Li fe Mem bers.27 A rrea r s .

329 6 6

2 Li fe Mem bersh i ps , p a i d 20 0 0 Pa i d on a cct . Ju ly 29 200 o o

15 S u bscr i pti on s of 1860-61 (18th yea r ),p a i d i n a dva n ce

14 V ols. &c. soldBook posta geDivi d en d on Con solsIn terest a llowed by Ba n k

Ba la n ce from la st yea r

£689 18 6

Au d i ted byGEORGE PEEL,

JOSEPH PEEL,

B. DENN IS ON NAYLOR.

George S i m m s , b i n d i n g &c. Vols .47 a n d 48

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shi re Li eu ten a n ci es ,” &c.,

on

a cctGeorge S i m m s , book p osta geDa vi d Ma rples for pri n ti n g l i thogr a ph i c pla tes to V ol . 49

1 . Cha rles S i m m s &Jpri n ti n g &c.

V ol . 49

50

51

O n a cct. of Cheth a mM i scella n i es— Vol . 3 29

In dexes, ci rcu la rs,&e . 13

Tithe !Eighteen th Report

OF THE

NCIL OF THE CHETHAM S OCIETY,

Rea d a t the An n u a lMeeti ng of the S oci ety, held a t the

Pa la ti n e Hotel on the l st of Ma r ch, 1 861 .

THE Fifty -S econ d Vo lu m e of the S eries, which form s the first pu blica tionfor the la st yea r

,a n d ha s been issu ed a n d i s n ow i n the ha n ds of

,the m em

bers, consists of Collecta n ea A nglo-Poeti ca or , a Bibli ogr aphi ca l a n d

Descr ip ti ve Ca ta logu e of a Por ti on of a Collecti on ofEa r ly Engli sh Poetry,

wi th occa s i on a l extr a cts a n d r em a rks bi ogr aphi ca l a n d cr i ti ca l, hyzthe Rev.

THOMAS CORSER, M.A .,

&c . Pa rt I. Descriptive ca ta logu es of

i nteresting a n d va luable priva te co l le c tions in pa rticu la r depa rtm ents of

li tera tu re ha ve been very uncom m on in this country, a n d a lm o st the only exa m ple which ca n be referred to

,a n d which ha s been ta ken in a grea t m ea su re

a s a precedent by Mr. CORSER, i s Mr. COLLIER’

S Ca ta logu e of a select pa rt ofthe Bridgewa ter Libra ry. Itwa s therefore considered th a t a deta i led descr iption , restricted to ea rly English Poe try

,of the l ibra ry which Mr. CORSER

ha s form ed du ring nea rly a forty ye a rs’ residence in La nca shire, a n d theva lu e of whi ch i s we l l known

, wou ld n ot be a n u na cceptable contribu tionto the Chetha m Series . In a ccorda n ce with th is view,

a n d a s a specim en

of the work, the present pa rt, which wil l be fo l lowed by a second n ow i n

progress, i s su bm i tted to the m em bers . The nu m ber of volu m es describedi n le tter A i s forty-on e

,a n d i n B a s fa r a s B a sse, the concludin g a r tic le,

twenty-n ine, bein g seven ty in a ll ; th is portion conta ining two hu ndred a n d

eight pa ges . To a ll lovers of ou r ea rly poetica l li tera ture th is pu bl ica tionwill sufficiently re com m end itself by the ca re a n d a ccu ra cy of its descr iptions, the copiou sness of i ts references, the interest of i ts biogra phica l a n dbibl iogra phica l i l lu stra tions

,a n d the va ried a n d cha ra cteri stic extra cts by

which the style s of so m a ny a utho rs,with the pecul ia rities of la nguage a n d

m a nners,a r e discrim ina ted a n d displ a yed . The Council ca nno t conclude the

m ention of the Collecta n ea A nglo-Poetica w ithout observing th a t the blo cks

fo r the cu r ious fa c-sim ile woodcuts,whi ch a dd a n a ttra ctive fea ture to the

vo lum e, were l ibera l ly furnish ed by the Reverend Editor a t his own expense .

Vol. LIII.,be ing the se cond work for the la st yea r

,whi ch ha s a l so been

issu ed to the m em bers,i s com prized in Ma m ecestr e bei ng Chap ter s f r om

the eu r lg r ecor ded Hi storg of the B a r ony the Lor dship or Ma n or ; the Vi ll,

Bor ough or Town of Ma n chester . Edited by JOHN HARLAND, E.S .A . V ol.

I. From Mr. HARLAND’

S long investiga tions into a n d thorou gh a cqua inta ncewith the history ofMa nchester

,the m em bers wil l cbn fiden tly expe c t a work

of grea t lo ca l interest a n d va l u e ; a n d they w i l l n ot be disa ppo inted . Touching only briefly on the Rom a n period

,which John Whitaker’s bril l ia nt bu t

som ewh a t de lu sive genius ha s a ppropria ted, a n d lea ving to Dr . Hibbert-Wa rethe strictly e c cles ia stica l pa rt of the n a rra tive

,to which hi s indu strious

resea rches we re dire cted,Mr. HARLAND ha s co l le cted wh a tever he could

find to e lu cida te the ba ronia l a n d m a noria l a nna l s of Ma nchester, in the

sh a pe of publ i c evidences, inquisitions, a n d cha rters . Of the se he ha s g i ven ,so fa r a s they re la te to hi s subjec t , exa ct copies

,with tra n sla tions from the

origi na l La tin,a n d ha s il lustra ted the m a teria l s so brought togethe r with

‘

u ntiring diligence, a n d in the m ost a m ple a n d sa tisfa ctory m a nner. The

present vo lum e of the Work, which a no ther wil l com ple te, ca rries the his

torv to the en d of the thirteenth centu ry . A s a frontispiece to i t the Editorha s prefixed a pho togra ph of the cha rter gra nted by Thom a s Gre l le or Gr eslet

to the‘

bu rgesses ofMa n chester in May 1 30 1 , a n d a m ore striking o r a ccepta ble frontispiece to such a work i t would indeed be difficul t to h a ve fou nd .

The third vo lum e for the l a st yea r,a n d which wil l a ppea r very shortly

,

constituting No . LIV . in the Chetha m S erie s, i s La n ca shi r e a n d Cheshi r e

Wi lls a n d I n ven tor i es . Edited by the Rev. G. J . PICCOPE. Third a n d

concluding portion . In this pa rt w il l be conta ined severa l curiou s a n d intere sting inventories

,a n d a m ongst the n a m e s of testa tors wil l be fo u nd those

of the S ca r i sbr i cks ,Ma i n wa r in gs,Worsleys,Br er e ton s

,Ma rburys

,Ha l l iwel l s,

Ta lbo ts,Newa lls

,Ha ttons

, Cholm on deleys , S ta rki es , Ma sseys,Boo th s,

La n gtons a n d En twi sles . Am on gst the Ma nchester testa tors a r e the Hunts,Glovers

,Bryddocks a n d Pr estwi ches . The serie s ofWi l l s in th is va lu able

work ha s been , with a few o c ca sion a l exception s, confined to those of the

sixteenth century . There stil l rem a ins a rich h a rvest in tho se of the su c

ceedin g on e fo r a d i l igent a n d perseveri n g col lector, a n d which i t i s to be

The Tr ea su r er i n Accou n t wi th the Chetha m S oci ety , for the yea r en d i ng 28th Febr u a r y , 1861 .

L s. D.

4 Arrea rs of 1 857-8 (15th yea r) , reporteda t la st Meeti n g .

3 Collected 3 0 0

1 Outsta n d i n g.

6 Ar r ea rs of 1858-9 (l 6th yea r) , reporteda t la st Meeti n g.

3 3 0 0

3 Ou tsta n d i n g.

27 Arr ea rs of 1859-60 t17th yea r), reported22 collected 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0

5 Outsta n di n g.

15 S u bscri pti on s for 1860-1 (18th yea r) a ccou n ted for la st yea r.

242 242 0 0

47 Life Mem bers.46 Ou tsta n d i n g.

4 Li fe Mem bersh i p s , pa i d 40 0 0

9 S u bscri p ti on s for 1861-2 (19th yea r),p a i d i n a dva n ce

Books soldBook p ostageDi vi den d on Con solsIn terest a l lowed by Ba n k

Ba la n ce from la st yea r

£605 18 3

Aud i ted a n d foun d corr ect,JOSEPH PEEL,

B. DENNISON NAYLOR.

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u p com plete setsDi tto d i tto

Cha r les S i m m s , on a ccoun t of

p r i n ti n g Vols . 52 a n d 53Advert i si n gGeorge S i m m s , ci rcula rs a n d post

3 ,

1861.

Feb. 4. Cha rles S i m m s , pri n ti n g Vol s. 52 a n d 53

com p i l i n g i n d i ces,&c . &c. £182 11 0

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Cha rles S i m m s, for b i n di n g V ols.52 a n d 53 ; pri n ti n g ci rcu la r s

L I S T O F M EM B E R S

FOR THE YEAR 1860 — 1861 .

TheMem ber s,to whose n a m es a n a ster i sk i s p r efixed , ha ve com pou nd ed for thei r S u bscr ip ti o

I'Acker s , Ja m es , Prinkna sh Pa rk, nea r GloucesterAgnew,

Thom a s, Ma nchesterAinsworth, Ra lph F .

, M .D . , Ma nchesterAinsworth , W. H .

, Ar undel Terra ce, Kem p Town,Bri ghton

Al len , Rev. John Taylor, M .A .

, S tra dbroke Vi ca ra ge ,S u ffolk

All S ouls ’ College, OxfordAndrews , Thom a s, BoltonAshton , John ,Wa rringtonA shworth, Henry, The O a ks, nea r BoltonAspla n d , Alfred , Du k i n fieldASpla n d , Rev. R. B . ,Well S treet,Ha ckneyAthenaeum , Liverpool*Ather ton, Mi ss , Ker sa ll Cell, nea r Ma nchesterAtherton , Ja m es , Swi n ton House

,nea r Ma nchester

Atk in,Wi lli a m , Li ttle Hulton, nea r BoltonAtkinson ,Wi lli a m , Ashton Heyes , n ea r ChesterAtthi ll, Rev. Wi lli a m , Bra ndeston Ha ll

, Attlebr idge,nea r Norwi ch

Avison , Thom a s, Liver ool

Ayre, Thom a s, Tr a ffor Mo s s,Ma nchester

Ba ker, Rev. F. T., BoltonBa ker, Thom a s , Ma nchester*Ba lca rres

, The Ea r l of, Ha i gh Ha ll, nea rWi ga n

‘Ba nnerm a n , John ,Wootton Lodge , nea r A shbourne1'Ba rbour, Robert, Ma nchestert Ba rker , John , Broughton Lodge , Newt on i n Ca rtm elBa rlow

,Mr s .

,Greenhi ll, O ldha m

Ba rra tt, Ja m es , Ju h .,Lym m Ha ll, nea rWa rrington

Ba rrow, Mi ss , Green Ba nk, PendletonBa r tlem o r e , Mi ss , C a stleton Ha ll, Rochda leBa rton

,R.W. ,

S pr ingwood, n ea r Ma nchesterBa rton, S a m uel, ‘H i gher BroughtonBa rton, Thom a s ,Hulm e, Ma nchesterBea m ont,Wi lli a m ,Wa rri n gtonBea r doe, Ja m es , Ma nchesterBeever , Ja m es F .,Ma n chesterBell, John Gra y,Ma nchesterBeswi cke , Mr s . , Pyke House, Li ttleborou ghBi rd ,Wi lli a m , Liver poolBi r dswor th ,Wi lli a m C a rr

,

‘Lytha m,Preston

B i rley, Hugh, Didsbury, nea r Ma nchester

Bi r ley,Rev. J. S . , Ha lliwell Ha ll, Bolt

Bi rley, Ri cha r d , Ma n chester‘fBi r ley, Thom a s H . ,Highfield , Hea to

Bla ckbu r n e , John Irela nd , Ha le,nea r

Bolton Publi c Libra r y, Bolton-le-MoorBooker, Rev. John

, M .A .

,Gr

br i dgeWellsBooth, Benj a m inW. , Swi nton, nea r MBooth

,John, Greenba nk, Monton

Booth, Wi lli a m , S t . George ’s Terra echester

‘ Botfield . Ber i a h, Nor ton Ha ll, Nor tha

Bourn e ,Cor nelius, S ta lm ineHa ll,PouliBower

,Geor ge , London

Bowers, The V ery Rev. G . H Dea n 0

Br a cken bury, Ra lph , Br unswi ck TerraBr a dbur y, Cha r le s, Crescent, S a lfordBr a dsha i gh ,W. R . H .

, Coolr ee HouseBr a zen os e College, Oxfor dBri er ley, Rev. J a m es

, Mo sley Mo ss Ha

Br ooke,Edwa rd , Ma rsden House, S toc

Br ooke, Tho s ., Northga te Mount,Hon ]

Brooks,S a m uel, Ma n chester

Brown,Robert

,Preston

Buckley,Edm und , A r dwi ck, nea r Ma n

Buckley,N a tha ni el , Rochda le

Buckley, Rev. Thom a s, M.A . , Old Tr a

chesterBunting

,Thom a s Perciva l, Ma nchester

Butterworth, John, Ma nchester

C a nterbury, The Archbi shop Of

C a ssels, Rev. Andrew,Ba tley V i ca ra ge

*Cha dwi ck, Eli a s, M .A ., Pudlestone

shi reCha ffer s

,Rev. Thom a s

, Br a zen ose CollChester, The Bi shop OfChi chester, The Bi shop of

Ch i pp i n d a ll, John , La nca sterChr i sti e , R . C .

,M .A .

, Owen’s College,

a' Chu r chi ll ,Wi lli a m ,S ta lybri dge

‘ Cla re , John Le i gh , LiverpoolCla rke

,Mr s . , S tretford

C la rke , Archi ba ldWi llia m , Ma n ches te

L I ST O F MEMBERS .

Clayton, Ja pheth , Herm i ta ge , nea r Holm es Cha pelC legg, Thom a s , Ma n chesterC li fton ,

Rev. R . C ., M .A .,C a n on ofMa nchester

Co n s ter di n e,Joseph , Ma n chester

Cooke, Thom a s , Pen dlebu ry, n ea r Ma n chesterCor ser, Geo r ge ,Whi tchur ch, S hropshi r eCorser, Rev. Thom a s

,M.A . , FS A .

,S ta n d

,nea r Ma n

chester‘ Cotta m ,

S . , Ma nchesterCou lth a r t , John Ro ss , A shton -un der-Lyn eC r oss ,Wi lli a m A s sheton , Red S ca r , P r estonC r osse, Thom a s Br i ght, S h aw Hi ll, nea r ChorleyC r ossley

,Geo r ge F . ,

Ma n chesterC r os sley, Ja m es , Ma n chester, P r es i den tCro ssley, John , M.A .

,S ca i tcli ffe House

,Todm orden

C u n n i n gha m,W. A ., Ma n chester

Curr er, Mi ss Ri cha rdson, Eshton Ha ll,nea r Ga r gra ve

Da ni el , George , S t . John S treet.Ma n chesterDa r b i sh i r e, S a m uel D .

, Pen dyflr yn , nea r Conwa yDa r cey,Rev. John, Swetten ha m Rectory,Holm es ChapelD a rwell, Geor ge , Oxford Ter r a ce , S outhpor tD a rwell, Thom a s

,Ma n chester

Dawes ,Ma tthew, Bolton

Dea n , Rev. Thom a s, V i ca r a ge ,Wa rton

,nea r La n ca ster

Dea r den, Mi ss ,'

29, In ver n ess Roa d , Ba yswa terDea r den

, Ja m es , Upton House,Poole, Dorset

Dea r den,Thom a s Fer r a n d, Rochda le

*Derby, The E a r l of, Knowsley, PrescotDela m er e, The Lor d , V a le Roya l, nea r Northwi chDevonshi r e , The Duke ofD i lke , C .W., Lon donDur n ford, Rev. Ri cha r d

,M .A ., Rectory, Mi ddleton

Ea r le, Frederi cWi lli a m ,Eden hu r s t , nea r Huyton

Eccles , Ri cha r d,Wiga ncker s ley, Thom a s

,Wiga nEdwa r ds ,Edwa rd , 39, Upper Cha r lotte S treet, Fitzroy

S qua r e , Lon donEgerton , S i r Phi lip deMa lpa s Gr ey,Ba rt . M .P., Oulton

Pa r k,Ta rpor ley

Eger ton , Lord , Ta tton Pa rk , Knutsford*Ellesm ere, Ea r l of

,Wo r sley Ha llEthels ton

,Rev. Ha rt, M .A .

, Cheetha m Hi ll

”Fa ulkner, George , Ma nchesterFe i lden, Joseph ,Wi tton , nea r Bla ckbur n*Fen ton , Ja m es , M .A .

, The Pr om en a de, S outhportFernley, John , Ma nchester*Ffa r i n gton ,

Mr s .,Wor den Ha ll, nea r Preston

*Fi elden ,S a m uel, Cen tr e V a le

,Todm or den

Fi eldi n g, Rev. Henry, M .A. , S a lm onby Rectory, nea rHo rnca stle

Flem ing ,Wi lli a m , M .D., Rowton Gra nge , nea r ChesterFletcher , S a m uel, Br oom field, nea r Ma nchesterForster, John , Lincoln ’s In n Fi elds , London*Fo r t, Ri cha r d , Rea d Ha ll, Pa diha m*Fren ch, Gi lber t J Bo ltonFr ere ,W. E .

,Rottingdea n, Sussex

Ga r nett,Willia m J a m es, Quer nm or e Pa rk

, La n ca ster

Ger m on ,Rev. N i chola s ,M.A.,HighMa

m a r S chool,Ma n chester

Gibb ,Wi lli a m , Ma n chesterGla dston e

,Rob er t, O a k Hi ll, n ea rMa

Gould,John

, Ma n chesterr Gr een a ll, G . ,Wa lton Ha ll

,nea rWa rr

Ha dfield,Geor ge , M.P . , Ma nchester

Ha i lston e, Edwa r d, HortonY or ksh i r e

Ha ll, Hen r y, S oli ci tor, A shton -u nder-LH a m m er sley, J. A Ma n chesterHa m m i ll, Mi ss, Fawley Lodge , La n sdoten ha m

Ha r dm a n , Henry, Bur y, La nca shi reH a r dy

,Wi lli a m , Duchy Office , Lon donHa r gr eaves , Geo r ge J Ma n chesterH a r la n d

,John , Ma n chester

Ha rri son , Wi lli a m , Rock Mount, S t .Ma n .

l‘Ha r r i son , Wi lli a m ,Ga lligr eaves Ho

burn‘Ha r ter, Ja m es Colli er, Broughton

chesteri‘Ha r ter ,Wi llia m , Hope Ha ll

,nea r Ma

Ha tton, J a m es,Ri chm ond House, nea r

Hawki n s , Edwa r d, F .R S ., P .Iseum

,London

Heeli s, S tephen, Ma nchester

Hen derson , Rev. John , Pa rsona ge , Col*Hen r y,W. C .

, M .D. , Ha tfield,Heron , Rev. Geo r ge

,M .A . , C a rri n gton

Heywood, Ar thur Henr y, Ma n chester ,

‘Heywood, S i r Benj a m in, Ba rt. , Cla r echester

Heywood,J a m es , B .A.

,F .G .S .

Heywood , Thom a s, HOpe;En d,for dshi r e

Heywood , Thom a s,Pendleton , nea r M

Hi bbert, Thom a s Dorn ing, Tem ple, LOHi ckson, Cha r les, Ma n chesterHo a r e , Henry Ja m es, The Lodge,Mor d

Ho a r e,P . R . , Kelsey P a r k, Becken h a

*Hoghton , HenryHolden, Tho m a s

,S u m m erfield, Bolton

Hor n by,Rev. Geo r ge

Ho r n by,Rev.Wi lli a m , S t . Mi cha el’s ,

Howa r d,E . C .

,Br i n ni n gton Ha ll, S tocHu ghes , Thom a s

, ChesterHull ,Wi lli a m Winsta nley, Ti ckwood ,

S hr opshi r e*Hulton

, Rev. C . G.,M.A .,Em ber ton,Bu cks

Hulton, H . T. , Ma n chesterHulton,W. A . , Hu r st Gr a n ge , Pr estonHu m e, Rev. A .

,LL.D . , Liverpool

Hunter, Rev. Jo seph , London

Ja cs on , Cha r les R .

, Ba r ton Lodge, Pr eJervi s, Thom a s B .

, Swi n ton Pa r k , Ma n

Johnson,W. R ., The Cli ffe,Wybu n b u r

4 L IST O F MEMBERS .

S ha rp, Thom a s B. ,ManchesterS ha rp ,Wi lli a m , Linden Ha ll, La nca sterS ha rp,Wi lli a m , 102, Pi cca di lly, LondonS haw, George , S t . Cha d ’s Upper Mi lls , S a ddleworthS hepherd ’s Libra ry, Pr estonS huttleworth, S i r J . P. Ka y, Ba rt. , M.D., Gawthorpe

Ha ll, Bur nleyS im m s, Cha rles S .,Ma nchesterS i m pson, John Hope , Ba nk of LiverpoolS i m pson, Rev. S a m uel, M .A . , S tJThom a s

’s Pa rsona ge,

Dou la s , Isle ofMa n

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