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Most humble Remonstrance to Parlia-ther between Duke Bernard van Wimeren ment. and John de Weerdt with the Duke of Savelli. London, 1638. 12mo.

Humble Expression of his Integrity and Zeale to England. 4to.

In the Pepysian Library at Magdalen College, Cambridge, is a miscellaneous collection entitled " Robes, Manteaux, Couronnes, Armes, &c. d'Empereurs, Rois, Papes, Princes, Ducs et Comtes, ancienne et moderne, blasonnées et eluminées par Balthasar Gerbier."

Charles.

Elogium Heroinum, or the Praise of worthy Women. London, 1651. 16mo. Bindley, pt. iii. 35, 11. 6s. A copy is in the British Museum.

George, D'Ouvilly. The false Favourite disgraced, and the Reward of Loyalty, a Tragi-comedy. London, 1657. 12mo.

Pp. 112, dedicated to Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford, &c. and 2 others, then follow 6 commendatory verses. Reed, 8083, 5s. Rhodes, 1812, 3s. 6d.

Gerileon d'Angleterre.-La plaisante & délectable Histoire de Gériléon d'Angleterre; mise en Francois par Estienne de Maison neufve. Paris, 1572 & 1586, 8vo. 2 vol.

Roxburghe, 6136, vol. II. 1586, 11. 1s. Reprinted Lyon, 1602 16mo. 2 tom. en I vol. White Knights, 1676, 8s. Goldsmid, 393, 13s. 6d.

Germany.-A Tour in Germany, and some of the Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822. Edinburgh, 1824. 12mo. 2 vols.

A work full of curious and interesting matter, containing a very masterly sketch of the present condition of Germany, moral, political and literary. See Edinb. Rev. xli. 78-96, & Quart. Rev. xxx. 174-97.

The Estate of the German Empire, with the Description of Germany. London, 1595. 4to. White Knights, 1748, 3s. Representation of the miserable Estate of Germany. Loudon, 1637. 12mo. 5s. Lamentations of Germany, by P. Vincent, D. D. London, 1638. 12mo. with plates. 63.

Lachrymæ Germaniæ: or, the Teares of Germany. London, 1638. 12mo. 10s. 6d. The Warnings of Germany by wonderfull Signes and strange Prodigies. By Brinck mair. London, 1638. Roxburghe, 7923, with four other tracts, 5l. 15s. 6d. A true Relation of the bloody Battell fought foure Dayes and foure Nights toge

The Invasions of Germanie, with all the civill and bloody Warres therein from 1618 to 1638.-London, 1638. 8vo. with portraits and map. Roxburghe, 7922, 21. 2s. Nassau, pt. i. 1776. 21. 14s. Dowdeswell, 359, 1. 14s.

The History of the German Empire, being a Continuation to Echard's Roman History. London, 1731. 8vo. 2 vols. Wil

lett, 958, 15s.

Acta Germanica, or the literary Memoirs of Germany. 1742. 4to. 2 vols.

Popular Tales of the Germans, translated from the German (by W. Beckford). London, 1791. 12mo. 2 vols. 6s.

Dramatic Pieces from the German. 1. The Sister, a Drama, by Goethe. 2. The Conversation of a Father with his 3. The Set of Children, by Gesner. Horses, a dramatic Piece, by Emdorff, Edinb. 1792. 8vo. 4s.

Dramas, Dialogues, Tales, and Novels, The German Miscellany; consisting of translated by A. Thomson. Perth, 1796.

12mo. 3s.

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German Stories, selected by R. P. Gillies, Esq. 1826. 12mo. 3 vols. 21s. Very spiritedly translated, and to the English reader original.

Specimens of German Romance, selected and translated from various authors, by George Soane, A.B. 1826. post 8vo. 3 vols. with engravings by George Cruikshank.

German Romances. By the Translator of Wilhelm Meister. London, 1827. post 8vo. vols. 36s.

Specimens of the German Lyric Poems. London, 1828. post 8vo. 4s. 6d.

GERRARD, John. Siglarium Romanum, sive Explicatio Notarum aut Litterarum, quæ hactenus

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GERRARD, Philip. A godly Inuectiue in the Defence of the Gospell against such as murmure and woorke what thei can that the Bible shoulde not have free Passage. London, 1547. 16mo.

Sign. E in eights, with a preface dedicated to K. Edward VI. by Philippe

Gerrard, and a short address to the reader.

GERSAINT, E. F. A Catalogue and Description of the Etchings of Rembrandt Van-Rhyn, with some Account of his Life. London, 1752. 12mo.

Brockett, 1367, 14s.

GERSON, John. The Imitation of Christ. See KEMPIS, Thomas à. The Arte & Crafte to knowe well to dye translated oute of Frenshe into Englysshe by Willm. Caxton, 1480. folio.

Black Letter. Thirteen leaves. A 8, B 7, the latter irregularly numbered. White Knights, 3787. See Ames, by Dr. Dibdin, i. 279-83. Dibdin's Tour, ii. 277-8.

The Traytte of the Art of good lyuyng and good deying, translatyt at Paris the XIII Day May, of Franch in Englysh, oon thowsand v hondreth and iii zears. Imprentyt in Paris xxx Day of the Mowneth of May. 4to.

A copy of this curious book, printed by Anthony Verard, is in Emanuel College Library, Cambridge. White Knights, 1779, imperfect at the beginning, 81. 5s. Bindley, pt. i. 173, 191.

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The Arte and Crafte to know

well to dye. 4to.

From Pynson's press. It contains a and b in octaves, 16 leaves.

The Crafte to lyue well & to dye well, translated out of Frensshe into Englysshe &c. the XXI Daye of Januarye, the Yere of our Lord M.CCCCC.V. folio.

This curious volume containing hardly

fewer than 150 small wood cuts (the first
edition by W. de Worde) is divided into
five heads: viz. 1. The Arte or Crafte to
(fol. cxxi). 3. The fyftene Sygnes (fol.
die well. 2. The Comynge of Antecryste
lxxxxvii, rev.). 4. The grete Judgement
(fol. cviiii, rev.). 5. The Joyes of Para-
dyse. The numbering of the folios is
fol. ci, followed by fol. cxxi: and after
so irregular, that after folio lxxxix we have
folio cxxvi, there is fol. lxxxix; followed
by folio c, and fol. lxxxxvii. The first
four folios of the Joyes of Paradyse are not
Andrew Chertsey.
numbered. The translator is said to be

to dye well.
de Worde, 1506. 4to.
7 leaves. An abridgment seemingly of

The Crafte to lyue well and
Westmynstre by W.

the former work.

History of the famous Preacher
Gerund de Campazas. — The
Friar Gerund de Campazas; other-
wise Gerund Zotes.

Translated

from the Spanish. London, 1772. 8vo. 2 vols.

de l'Isla, was written to ridicule the abThis history by Father Joseph Francis surdities of the itinerant Spanish preachers. The translator has adopted the style of Tristram Shandy. Williams, 875, moof the work will be found in the Retrospec rocco, 21.3s. Willett, 947, 19s. A notice tive Revew, vii. 239-51.

GESENIUS, D. Wilhelm, D. D. A Hebrew Lexicon to the Books of the old Testament. Translated from the German by Christopher Leo. Cambridge, 1825-8. royal 4to. 2 vols.

An invaluable work, in some respects

superior to the original.

See GIBBS, Josiah W.
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Iewell of
Englishe, by George Baker, Chi-
Health, published in
rurgian. London, 1576. 4to.

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History of four-footed Beasts and Ser pents. London, 1658. folio. Brockett, 1313, 10s. Bindley, pt. i. 1869, 10s. 6d. -1607. Sotheby's in 1825, 7s.

GESSNER, Solomon. The Works of Solomon Gessner, translated from the German: with some Ac

count of his Life and Writings. London, 1802. 8vo. 3 vols. 18s.

With engravings after designs by Stothard. The works of this distinguished German poet have been translated into almost every European tongue.

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12mo. 2 vols. with plates. 8s.

The Death of Abel, translated by Mary Collyer. London, 1761. 12mo. 3s.

The Death of Abel, attempted in the Style of Milton by the Rev. Thomas Newcomb. London, 1763, 8vo. 3s.

The Death of Abel. London, 1797. 8vo.

Published by Heptinstall, with plates by
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Rural Poems. London, 1762. small 8vo.

2s. 6d.

New Idyls, translated by W. Hooper,
M. D. With a Letter to M. Fuslin on
Landscape Painting, and the two Friends
of Bourbon, a moral Tale, by M. Diderot.
London, 1776. 4to. Strettell, 1027, 13s. 6d.
Select Idyls, translated into English
Verse by the Rev. George Baker. 1809.
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GEST, Edmund. A Treatise
against the preuee Masse in the
Behalfe and Furtheraunce of
the mooste holye Communion.
M.D.XLVIII. London. 16mo.
L 6, in eights, besides the dedication to
Maister Cheke,
Sir M. M. Sykes, pt. ii.

320.

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Duglas, hir grace, Countesse of Lineux' by
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Gesta Romanorum; translated from the Latin, with preliminary Observations and copious Notes by the Rev. C. Swan. London,

1824. 12mo. 2 vols. 18s.

GETIIN, Lady Grace. Reliquiæ Gethinianæ a Collection of choice Discourses, pleasant Apophthegms and witty Sentences.

These remains are almost literal transcripts from the works of Lord Bacon. 1699. 4to. with portrait by Faithorne. Towneley, pt. i. 744, 1. 1s. Gough, 1772, 1. 1s. 1700. 4to. with portrait after A. Dickson, by W. Faithorne, Jun. Nassau, pt. 1704, 18s. -1703. 4to. with portrait by Faithorne. Bindley, pt. ii. 1623, 2l. 3s.

GETHINGE, Richard. Caligraphotechnia; or the Art of faire Writing, &c. London, 1652.

It contains 36 folio plates, with portrait of Gethinge, æt. 32, by J. Chantry.

Ghost.-The Ghost, or the

Gesta Grayorum: or, the His-Woman wears the Breeches, a tory of the high and mighty Prince of Purpoole, &c. &c. London,

1688. 4to.

Nine sheets dedicated to Matthew Smyth, Esq. The Prince of Purpoole was Mr. Henry Helmes, a Norfolk gentleman. Nassau, pt. i. 1703, 13s. Boswell, 972, 19s. The tract is inserted by Mr. Nichols in his Progresses of Q. Elizabeth, 1788. vol. 2. who has also printed for the first time the second part.

Comedy. London, 1653. 4to. Strettell, 1028, 17s. Roxburghe, 4157, 11. Field, 54, 1. 1s.

The honest Ghost. 1658. See Brathwait, Richard.

The Ghost. By Felix Phantom. Edin-
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1796, to Nov. 16, 1796.
A periodical
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GIANNONE, Peter. History of
Naples, translated into English by
Capt. James Ogilvie. London,
1729-31. folio. 2 vols. 27.12s. 6d.
An esteemed work.
GIANUTIO, Horatio. On Chess.
See SARRATT, J. H.
GIBBON, Charles.

Gesta Romanorum. London by me Wynkyn de Worde. small 4to. Black Letter. The signatures run from A to M inclusive, 8 & 4 alternately, with N 6, 04: on the reverse of O 4 is the colophon. Retrospective Review, ii. 327-9. Dissertations &c. on the Gesta Romanorum will be found in Douce's Illustrations of Shakspeare, and Warton's History of Eng-worth the Reading. London, 1591. lish Poetry.

Gesta Romanorum, by R. Robinson. London, 1577.

Of this translation there were six or seven impressions before. 1601.-London, 1595. 16mo. Dedicated to 'Lady Margaret

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Thirty leaves wherein is contained five profitable and pithy questions, very expedient, as well for parents to perceive howe to bestowe their children in mariage, and to dispose their goods, at their death,' &c.

The Praise of a good Name. The Reproch of an ill Name. With certaine pithy Apotheques, &c. London, 1594. 4to.

Not so newe as true, being a Caueat for all Christians. London, 1590. 4to.

The Remedie of Reason: not so comfortable for Matter as compendious for Memorie. London, 1589. 4to.

A copendious Forme for domesticall Dutyes: also, our Trust against Trouble. London, 1589, 8vo.

The Order of Equality contrived and divulged as a generall Directorie for common Sessements. Cambridge, 1604. pp. 32. GIBBON, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. London, 1776-88. 4to. 6 vols.

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Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: adapted to the use of Families and young Persons. By Thomas Bowdler, Esq. F.R.S. London, 1826. 8vo. 5 vols. 31. 3s.

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Strictures on Mr. Gibbon's Account of Christianity and its first Teachers, by W. Salisbury, B. D. London, 1776. See BULLET, J. B.

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A few Remarks on the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, relative chiefly to the two last chapters.

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1778. 8vo.

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An Examination of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Chapters of Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Em pire. In which his View of the Progress of the Christian religion is shewn to be founded on the Misrepresentation of the Authors he cites; and numerous Instances of his Inaccuracy and Plagiarism are produced. By Henry Edward Davis, B.A. of Bailiol College, Oxford. London, 1778. 8vo. és Bindley, pt. i. 1588, 7s. Williams, 556, with Gibbon's Vindication, 1779, 143 Williams, 555, with the vindication and reply, 16. 14s.

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