Quæ tuas iras Jovis esse fulmen Quæ tuas Martis putat esse vires Quæ tuam linguam putet Hermis ora Quæ tuos hostes Stygia palude Uxor temporibus, moribus et locis The verses subjoined in praise and in commemoration of Haddon, are by Giles Fletcher, his son Clare Haddon, and Osmund Lake. Giles Fletcher was educated at Eton, and was afterwards a scholar of King's College, Cambridge. Wood says he was a distinguished poet, but but I do not know whether any other specimens of his poetical talents are to be found. He was employed by Elizabeth in many foreign missions, and a tract of his on the Russe Commonwealth is to be found in Hackluyt's collection of voyages. He was brother to Dr. Richard Fletcher, Bishop of London, and consequently uncle to John Fletcher the dramatic poet. Phineas Fletcher was his son. Osmund Lake was also fellow of King's Col: lege, Cambridge, and had the character of great learning. He was author of various theological works, and the Vicar of Ringwood, in Hampshire. The references given in the course of this article will direct the more curious reader, where he may find any further information he may require concerning Haddon, and renders it unnecessary to dilate in this place on the controversy between him and Osorio: Osorio had violently abused the English nation, and Queen Elizabeth in particular, which occasioned on the part of Haddon a spirited reply, and many books were published on both sides. Clare Haddon was also of King's College. He was, unfortunately, drowned when bathing in the river near Cambridge. He was a young man of great hopes. " INCIPIT "INCIPIT LIBER ALEXANDRI MAGNI REGIS MACEDONIE DE PRELIIS." In fine. Explicit Hystoria alexandri magni. 4to. This book is in the Gothic character, the same as the Dictys Cretensis, and Dares Phrygius, described in my fourth volume, pp. 101, 102. It is exceedingly scarce. See the Adversaria of Barthius, ii. 10. "Julius Valerius fabulosam hanc de alexandro magno historiam Latinam fecisse dicitur, quæ ab aliis Esopo adscripta fuit. Est vero Monachi cujusdam non ineruditi et tantum olim fidei habuit ut a prudentibus etiam scriptoribus sit testimonio citata." Barthius did not know that this book was ever printed. Freinshemius in commentario de scriptoribus Historiarum Alexandri, mentions an edition in German published at Strasburg in 1486, but did not know of this, neither is any mention made of it by Panzer. It is a collection of stories, not very unlike our Tom Hickathrift, and Jack the Giant Killer. I give an example. "De pugna cũ hominibus agrestibus Deinde amoto exercitu pervenit in campum qui dicitur lactea lactea et castra metatus est ibi, eratque in cercuitu ipius căpi cōdensa silva ex arboribus fructifēis ex qbus vivebant hoies agrestes habitātes in eadem silva. Erantque ipsi homines maximorum corporum velut gigantes induti vestimentis pelliciis qui cu vidissent exercitu alexandri castrametati ibi continuo exierunt de illa silva multitudo eorum maximatum totis longis in manibus et ceperut pugrē cum exercitu alexandri. Videns alexander suos deficere an illos precepít militibus suis ut oms vociferarent magnis vocibus factumque est stati clamore perterriti ipsi homines fugere cepērt per silvas eo quod non erant cogniti audire humanas voces. alexander aut et milites sui inseqūtes eos occiderüt ex eis sexcentos triginta quatuor. sed mortui sunt ex militibus alexãdri cxxvII. Steterut aut ibi tribus diebus comedentes poma illarum Arborum." In the Bishop of Ely's collection. This certainly has the characteristic distinction of Ulric Zel's books, namely, that of having 27 lines in a page. There is, however, some occasional variation, and particularly in the capital letters. DRAMATA DRAMATA SACRA, Comœdiæ atque Tragoediæ aliquot e veteri Testamento desumptæ quibus præcipuæ ipsius historiæ ita eleganter in scenam producuntur, ut vix quicquam in hoc argumenti genere juventuti Christianæ proponi utilius possit: magna parte nunc primum in lucem editæ. Earum vero Catalogum statim a Præfatione invenies In fine. Basileæ. BASILEE EX OFFICINA Joannes Oporini. Anno salutis partæ M.D.XLVII. Mense Martio. 2 vols. 12mo. The above book is of great rarity. I know of only two copies. The Bishop of Ely has one, and Mr. Stace, the bookseller, had another, which is now, I believe, in the possession of my friend, Mr. Todd. It is particularly described in De Bure, No. 2869, where we are informed that the pieces of which the volumes are composed are by different authors. The tragedy of Haman, which is the third piece in the second volume, was by the celebrated Thomas Naogeorgus, who was the author of the Regnum Papisticum. As |