5. "A MARGARITE OF AMERICA.

This Tract is in the King's Library.

1596."

6. "A TREATISE OF THE PLAGUE, containing the Nature, Signes and Accidents of the same, with the certaine and absolute Cure of the Fevers, Botches and Carbuncles that raigne in these Times. And above all Things most singular Experiments and Preservatives in the same, gathered by the Observation of divers worthy Travailers, and selected out of the Writings of the best learned Phisitians in this Age. By Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Phisicke. London.

N. L. 1603."

Printed for Edward White and

This Tract is in the British Museum.

7. "CATHAROS.

DIOGENES IN HIS SINGULARITIE.

Wherein is comprehended his merrie Baight

ing, fit for all Mens benefit.

him,

A Nettle for Nice Noses.

Christened by

By T. L. of Lincolns Inne, Gent.

At London. Printed by William Haskins and John Darter, for John Busbie,' No date.

This Tract is inscribed by the publisher, John Busbie, "To the Ryght Worshipfull Syr John Hart, Knight."

There is a sort of Preface from "Diogenes to such as are disposed to reade," which concludes in this facetious manner:

*If any of you reade and like, why then it likes me: if reade and dislike, yet it likes me for philosophie hath taught me to set as light by envie as flatterie. Greedines hath got up all the garden plots, and hardly have I a roome left to turn my tub round in the best field flowers now fade, and better than nettles my lands will not affoord. They that list may take, the rest leave, and so I leave you.

Every good meaners well-wisher,

DIOGENES."

The Tract itself is a Dialogue, in which the interlocutors are Diogenes, Philoplutos, and Cosmosophos. There is a considerable degree of wit in this work, but a strange confusion of time, circumstance and persons. Diogenes is made to quote Virgil, the Evangelists, and Saint Augustine.

"THOMAS OF READING, or the six worthy Yeomen of the West; now six Times corrected and enlarged, by T. D. 12mo. 1632."

"JESTS TO MAKE YOU MERRY, &c. 4to. 1607."

"THE DEAD TERM, or Westminsters Complaint, &c. 4to. 1608."

"A KNIGHTS CONJURONS DONE IN EARNEST, DISCOVERED IN JEST. 4to. 1607."

"LONDON TRYUMPHING, or Sir John Swinnerton's Lord Mayors Show. 4to. 1612." "DEKKERS MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN TO KING JAMES BY THE CITY OF LONDON. 4to. 1604."

THOMAS

THOMAS LODGE.

I HAVE before introduced this Author to my Reader in his character of Poet, and I now proceed to give the best account I am able of his Prose productions, all of which are of the extremest rarity.

1. "ALARUM FOR USURERS."

This is said, by Wood, to have been printed in 1584. I have never seen it.

2. HISTORY OF FORBONIUS AND PRI SENIA, with Truths Complaint over England." This, according to Wood, was printed with the Alarum for Usury.

This most curious Tract is in the Collection of my friend, Mr. George Chalmers. There is a copy also in the Royal Library.

4. "WITS MISERIE AND THE WORLDS

MADNESSE.

Discovering the Devils incarnate of this Age.

1596."

I know of no other copy of this Tract but that in the possession of Mr. George Chalmers. This deserves on every account a particular description.

The

The old Serpent the Devill, is represented as sending out into the world seven Devills to draw the world to capital sinne, as God had appointed seven capital Angels.

"Of Sathans ministers, Leviathan is the first, that tempteth with pride; Mammon the second, that attempteth by avarice; Asmodeus the third, that seduceth by lecherie; Beelzebub the fourth, that inciteth to envie; Baalberith the fifth, that provoketh to ire; Beelphegor the sixth, that moveth gluttony; Astaroth the seventh, that induceth sloth and idlenes.

"These seven capitall sinnes sent out into the world wanted no allurements to bewitch the eie, no oratory to seduce the eare, no subtilty to affect the senses: so that finally seazing on the hearts of men, and wedded to their thoughts, they have brought foorth many and pernicious children, to the generall mischief of all nations." The Author first describes the fearful race of LEVIATHAN.

"The next

His first sonne is VAINGLORY. sonne LEVIATHAN presenteth is AMBITION, catching at nothing but stars, climing for nothing but crownes.

"Let us see the third devil incarnate which LEVIATHAN hath brought fourth to corrupt and haunt this world; and who is he, think you. Forsooth no begger, but a gallant of the first head, called BOSTING."