WESTWARD FOR SMELTS. "WESTWARD FOR SMELTS, or the Watermans Fare of mad merry Western Wenches, whose tongues albeit like Bell-Clappers, they never leave ringing. Yet their Tales are sweet, and will much content you. Written by Kinde Kit, of Kingston. London. Printed by John Trundle, and are to be sold at his shop, in Barbican, at the signe of the Nobody. 1620." The This is a book of facetious and whimsical tales, related by different fishwomen; viz. The Fishwifes Tale of Brainford (Brentford). The Fishwifes Tale of Standon on the Greene. Fishwifes Tale of Richmond. The Fishwifes Tale of Twitnam (Twickenham). The Fishwifes Tale of Kingston: and the Fishwifes Tale of Hempton. "SEVEN WISE MEN OF ROMT." This book has been accurately described, and many entertaining extracts given by Mr. Ellis, but perhaps there is no other library but this of the late Duke of Roxburgh which contains the Original, and this early Translation. The Original is in black letter, without a title page, except the following: "Incipit Historia Septem Sapientum Rome." In the last page is Explicit Explicit Hystoria Septem Sapientu Rome, No date, but several engravings on wood. The Translation, which is of uncommon rarity and value, has this title page. OUT "THE SEVIN SEAGES, TRANSLATIT OF PROIS IN SCOTTIS METER, BE JOHNE ROLLAND, IN DALKEITH; with ane Moralitie after everie Doctouris tale, and siclike efter the Emprice tale, togidder with ane loving and laude to everie Doctour after his awin tale, and ane exclamation and outcrying when the Empreouris wife after hir fals contrusit tale. Imprentit at Edinburgh be John Ros, for Henrie Charteries. MDLXXVIII. "NEWES OUT OF PURGATORY. Onely such a Jest as his Jigge, fit for gen tlemen to laugh at an houre, &c. Published by an old companion of his, Robin Goodfellow. London, OXFORD LAIV. London. Printed by George Purslowe, and are to be sold by Francis Grove, on Snow Hill, at the signe of the Wind Mill, neere unto St. Sepulchres Church. 1630." THE SCHOOLE OF ABUSE. Conteining a plesaunt Invective against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters, and such like Caterpillers, of a Comonwelth; setting up the Flagge of Defiance to their mischievous exercise, and overthrowing their Bulwarkes by prophane Writers, naturall Reason and common experience. A Discourse as pleasaunt for Gentlemen that favour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue. By Stephan Gosson, Stud. Oxon. TUSCUL. I. Mandare literis cogitationes, nec eas intemperanter abutentis, & otio, & literis. Printed at London, by Thomas Woodcocke. 1579." "SPEEDY POST, With a Packet of Letters and Complements, usefull for England, Scotland, and Ireland; or The The first Fruits of new Conceits, never yet disclosed. Newly published for the help of such as are desirous to learne to write letters in Courte, City and Countrey. By J. W. Gent. Printed at London, by E. P. for Francis Coles, dwelling at the Halfe Bowle, in the Old Bailey, 1645." "MERRIE CONCEITED JESTS OF GEORGE PEELE, GENTLEMAN, SOME- Wherein is shewed the course of his life, how he lived a man very well knowne in the Citie of London and elsewhere. Buy, reade, and judge, The price do not grudge, Then twice so much treasure. London. Printed by G. P. for F. Faulkner, and are to be sold at his shop, in Southwarke, neere Saint Margarets Hill. 1627." I subjoin a specimen. VOL. II. "The "The Jest of George Peele, at Bristow. George was at Bristow, and there staying somewhat longer then his coyne would last him, his palfrey that should bee his carrier to London his head was growne so big that he could not get him out of the stable: it so fortuned at y' instant certaine players came to the towne, and lay at that inne where George Peele was; to whom George was well knowne, being in that time an excellent poet, and had acquaintance of most of the best players in England; from the triviall sort hee was but so so; of which these were, onely knew George by name, no otherwise. There was not past thre of the companie come with the carriage, the rest were behinde, by reason of a long journey they had, so that night they could not enact; which George hearing, had presentlye a stratageme in his head to get his horse free out of the stable, and money in his purse to beare his charges up to London and thus it was hee goes directly to the Maior, tels him hee was a scholler and a gentleman, and that he had a certaine historie of the Knight of the Rodes; and withall, howe Bristow was first founded, and by whom, and a briefe of all those that before him had succeeded in office in that worshipfull citie, desiring the Maior, that he, with his presence, and the rest of his brethren, would grace his labours. The Maior agreed to it, |