ORATIONES SPIRITUALES EX VARIIS AUCTORIBUS SECULI XV. 4to. This is an exceedingly elegant little book, and certainly printed at a very early period, but I am quite at a loss to what printer to assign it. It is in the Roman character, very clear and handsome, without catch-word, signatures, or pages numbered. It commences with the following sentence, the space for the capital being left. ONFITEOR DEO patri oipotēti, filio, et spiritui sãcto, beate Marie sep virgini. btō Michaeli archangelo. btō Johāni baptiste. btō Johāni apostolo et evangeliste. sactipimis apostolis Petro et Paulo. btō Marco revägiliste. btō Laurēcio. btō. Jeronio. btō Nicolao. btō Bēedicto. btō Antoio. atq btō Fracisco. bte Marie Magdalēe, btē Katherie atq btīssio virgibus et Martinibus Ursule et sociabus suis, et tibi pater: Quia peccavi nimis i dece preceptis legis qbus non obedivi neq servavi. scilicet deu sup. oia diligēdo. toto corde. tota aia mea, &c. &c. The volume concludes with a long form of prayer from St. Augustin, which is introduced by a page in red ink, in which it is declared, that whoever shall repeat this prayer three times 5 in in the day, shall be so long secured from the Devil and his angels, and if he shall chance to die on that day, his soul shall not be received into the infernal regions. "Quacunq die quicuq eas tribus vicibus. dixerit puro corde ipsa die nec diabolus nec ministri ejus aliqā īpedimētu ei facere poterint; Et si ipso die mortuus fuerit aia ejus i inferno no recipietur. Et quod justų petierit a deo dabitur ei." It proceeds to say that whoever carries these prayers about him, and shall peruse them, on that day shall suffer no injury from fire or water, no deadly thing shall hurt him, he shall not be surprised by sudden death, &c. &c. It is a most curious little tract, and has this which follows bound with it, which is certainly not less deserving notice. Questo e IL GUIDIZIO GENERALE ite tracta de la fine del mondo quando Jesu Christo venira a judicare li boni e li rei. This tract consists only of four leaves, and according to Audiffredi was one of five printed by Besicken at Rome in 1489. This Besicken first practised his art at Basil, from thence he went to Rome, where he entered 1 into ! into partnership first with Sigismund Mayr, and afterwards with Martinus of Amsterdamn. This tract is mentioned as a separate and distinct publication by Panzer, V. xi. P. 546, and by Denis in his Supplement to Maittaire, P. 575. The present seems also no improper opportunity to mention the following uncommon book in the collection of Mr. Combes, of Henley, to whom I am indebted for various acts of kindness, in aid of my pursuits. RACCOLTA D' ALCUNE RIME DEL CAVALIERE LODOVICO PETRUCCI Nobile Toscano in piu luoghi, e tempi composte et e diversi Prencipi dedicate; con la selua delle suo Persecutioni. Farrago Poematum Equitis Ludovici Petrucci, Nobilis Tuscani diversis locis et temporibus conscriptorum et ad diversos principes dedicatorum una cum sylva suarum persecutionum. This Petrucci though he came hither in the character of a Protestant, was suspected of being a Papist; some account of him and his Portrait may be found in Wood, and described by Granger. The above book is in small quarto, and was printed at Oxford in 1613. The verses are in Italian with a Latin version to each, and among them is an elegiac tribute to the memory of Sir Thomas Bodley. HASTARUM ET AUCTIONUM ORIGO, RATIO ET SOLENNIA. Authore Junio Rabirio Jureconsulto, et apud Petragorios in Subselliis Bergeraci Causarum Capitalium Quaestore ac Præfecto Regio. Cum Indice locupletissimo. Senatuum Arestis omnia fere confirmantur ac Humaniorum Authorum loci plurimi illustrantur. Lutetiæ apud Carolum Stephanum Typogra phum Regium. M.D.LIIII. This rare and curious work is introduced by a copy of Latin verses from Rabirius, the author, to the King of France. The work itself elucidates many obscure expressions both in Greek and Latin authors. I give a striking example with respect to Persius; and cite the whole pas sage which is exceedingly curious. Cum Imperii dignitas infringeretur ac debilitaretur ejus imperii signa refigi diripique dice bantur. Horatius. Sub duce qui templis Parthorum signa refixit Idem Horatius Tua Cæsar ætas Fruges Fruges et agros rettulit uberes Postibus. Illustrandus Persii locus Hic inquis veto quisquam faxit oletum: Magnus in jocando lepos. Si Satyræ meæ tela pertimescis, eaque improbitatem tuam ac scelera enarrari, ponique ante omnium oculos nolis (nam scelerum sentinam et veluti fœtorem oletum dixit) insignias te caduceo, quo in fide publica positus incolumis serveris, neque satyre vulnera excipias. See also another striking instance of illustration at page 28. Persius. Ergo ubi commota fervet plebecula bile Where manus is used in a sense difficult to be understood but by the commentary found in this book. There is a copy of it in the Bishop of Ely's collection. There were other writers of the name of Ra |