after the translation of the Great Byble. Poynted as it shalbe sayde or songue in Churches, Anno Domini . 1564. At end.. Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood [1564]-PSALMS translated into English metre by STERNHOLD, HOPKINS, and others, with the Music, but wanting the title, about 1569-3 vols. in 1, sm. folio, elegant woodcut initials, old calf gilt, £15. ? 1564-71 The Common Prayer is apparently identical with an undated edition which has been assigned to the year 1561, and of which only one copy is recorded. The Metrical Psalms is of an undescribed edition, and the prose Psalter is of very great rarity. Queen Elizabeth's Common Prayer underwent but little modification from Edward VI's second book. The changes are specified in the preface. One of the variations was the omission in the Litany of "the tyranny of the Bishop of Rome and all his detestable enormities." 38159 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S COMMON PRAYER. LIBER PRECVM PVBLICARVM, sev Ministerij Ecclesiasticae administrationis Sacramentorum aliorvmqve rituum, & cæremoniarum, in Ecclesia Anglicana, sm. 8vo. (12mo.), Roman letter, fine copy in blue morocco extra, gilt edges, £3. 38 At end: Londini Excudebat Thomas Vautrollerius. 1574 This Latin translation was issued by authority. Pp. 188-299 contain the "Liber Psalmorum . . à Sebastiano Munstero quam diligentissime versus," with a separate title. 38160 SPECIAL PLAGUE- AND WAR-SERVICES. A FOURME to be vsed in Common prayer twyse a weeke, and also an order of publique fast duryng this time of mortalitie. . Set forth by the Quenes Maiesties speciall cōmaundement. . 1563. (At end: Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood. .-A FORME OF PRAYER, Necessary to bee vsed in these dangerous times of Warre. . Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill. . M.DC.XXVIII (1628)—A FORM OF COMMON PRAYER To be used on Wednesday the 5th of April, Being the day of the General Fast . . for Imploring Gods blessing on His Majesties Naval Forces. . Iohn Bill and Christopher Barker.. 1665-3 pieces in 1 vol. sm. 4to. gothic letter, panelled calf gilt, 368 1563-1665 "John Kettyl The name of the original owner of the 1563 piece was wood," and is inscribed at the beginning and end of that part. 38161 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S CHURCH - SERVICE NOTED. Mornyng and Euenyng prayer and Communion, set forthe in foure partes, to be song in churches, both for men and children, wyth dyuers other godly prayers & Anthems, of sundry mens doynges 4 parts (Tenor, Bassus, Medius, Contra-Tenor), sm. folio, gothic letter, with fine woodcut initials, the title within an architectural woodcut border, and large portrait of John Day at the end of each part; over 50 musical compositions by various masters of Queen Elizabeth's time, printed in lozenge-headed notes on a staff of four lines; the first leaf of Medius part mended and the last two leaves of the Tenor part wanting; calf neat, £28. London by Iohn Day. . 1565 EXTREMELY RARE. The title and date as given above are found in the Tenor and Contra-tenor parts. The Bassus and Medius are dated 1560, and bear the following title: "CERTAINE NOTES set forthe in foure and three parts to be song at the morning Communion and euening praier. . & vnto them added diuers godly praiers & Psalmes." The name of "W. Gostling" (about 1750) is inscribed on all four parts. The imperfection in the tenor part dates back almost to the time of publication. There is a note on the last printed leaf, "The Tenor wanteth one hoole leafe," written about 1570-80, and two ruled leaves of contemporary blank paper inserted in succession. 38162 METRICAL PSALMS. THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES, collected into Englishe Meter by THOMAS STERNHOLD, JOHN HOPKINS and others . . . with apt Notes to sing them withall . . sm. folio, black letter, with the Music, very fine copy in red morocco extra, gilt edges, by Bedford, £32. Iohn Daye, 1567 A rare and fine book, produced uniformly with the Church Service above, and probably the first appearance of the complete Metrical Psalter in an édition de luxe. The translation had only appeared in detached parts, the second part or residue having been printed for the first time in 1562 or 1563. Those earlier issues are of smaller size, and the entire Psalter of Sternhold and Hopkins, totus teres atque rotundus, in a complete collective edition, with the supplementary hymns and prayers, is scarcely to be had of earlier date than this noble volume of 1567. 38163 HOMILIES. CERTAINE SERMONS appointed by the Queenes Maiestie, to be declared and read, by all Parsons, Vicars, and Curates, euery Sunday and Holy day in their Churches Newly imprinted in partes, according as is mentioned in the booke of common prayers 2 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. gothic letter, old calf rebacked, £2. 10s On title: 1582. . C.B. At end: Imprinted at London by V. English Provincial Presses, Sixteenth 38164 PRECES. Century. (1517) Oxford, second press. I. Preces. II. Grammaticalia Qvædam. III. Rhetorica Brevis. Oxoniæ, Exeudebat Iosephus Barnesius. 1616.-GODWYN. Romanæ Historia Anthologia. An English Exposition of the Romane Antiqvities, wherein many Romane and English offices are paralleld and divers obscure phrases explained. By Thomas Godwyn.. For the vse of Abingdon Schoole. At Oxford, Printed by Joseph Barnes. 1614.-2 vols. in 1, small 4to. old calf, 1614-16 10s Collation: Preces, Title and 119 pages (46-7 being omitted from the numbering); Anthologia, 4 preliminary unnumbered leaves (including title) 193 pages, and 9 unnumbered leaves of Index. (1521) Cambridge. 38165 RAMUS. The Latine Grammar of P. Ramys Translated into English.. 16mo. old calf, 20s Imprinted by Thomas Thomas, Printer to the Vniversitie of Cambridge. 1585. Collation 2 preliminary unnumbered leaves (including the title), and 188 numbered preliminary leaves. There is no copy in the British Museum. (?1534, 1548) Ipswich. 38166 BALE (Bishop John). Illvstrivm Maioris Britanniae Scriptorvm, hoc est, Angliae, Cambriae, ac Scotia Summariu Avtore Ioanne Balaeo Svdovolca . . small 4to. with woodcut on title, a very good copy, but the last few leaves a little stained, half bound, £5. 38167 Excusumque fuit Gippeswici in Anglia per Ioannem Ouerton, anno a Christi incarnatione. 1548. pridie calendas Augusti the same, small 4to. a fine large copy, russia neat, with the Wodhull arms, £10. 1548 One of the earliest books printed at Ipswich. The colophon is on the front of leaf 248. Collation: 12 preliminary unnumbered leaves, and 255 numbered leaves. (1554) Dutch Press (near London?). 38168 MICROEN (Martin) De Christlicke Ordinancie der Nederlätscher Ghemeynten Christi, die vanden Christelicken Prince Co. Edewaerdt den VI. in't iaer 1550. te Londen inghestelt was . . 12mo. gothic letter, vellum, £6. 10s Ghedruckt buyten Londen, door Collinus Volckwinner. Anno, 1554 The imprint indicates the place of printing as buyten Londen, that is, outside of London. The book must be of excessive rarity; even the printer's name and his existence in England being unknown to the bibliographers. (1548) Worcester. 38169 VERON (John). The godly saiyngs of the old auncient faithful fathers, vpon the Sacrament of the bodye and bloude of Chryste. Newlye compyled and translated oute of Latin intoo English. By Ihon Veron Senonoys.. 18mo. black letter, slightly cut in the side-notes, brown morocco extra, gilt edges, by Bedford, VERY RARE, £5. 5s Imprinted . . . 1550. At Worcester by Ihon Oswen. They be also to sell at Shrewesburye. (1550) An early example from the Worcester press, as John Owen, the first printer of that town, printed his first book there only two years previously. Collation: A-H in eights. (1610) Eton. 38170 XENOPHONTIS De Cyri Institvtione libri octo (Græce). Small 4to. with the autograph of ROBERT SOUTH (1653) and an inscription to the effect that he received the volume from EDWARD BAGSHAW, old calf, rare, 36s Etonae, Excusum in Collegio Regali. 1613 Collation: 3 preliminary leaves, and pages 1-386 (the pagination jumping from 224 to 229). The earliest Eton books seen by Cotton were printed in 1610. (1729) Manchester. 38171 [COLLIER (John).] Tim Bobbin's Toy-Shop open'd or, his Whimsical Amusements. Containing, His View of the Lancashire Dialect (with a large Glossary) . Together with several . . humourous Epistles, Epitaphs, &c. in Prose and Rhyme, 12mo. FIRST EDITION, with 5 plates, calf, 20s Manchester: Joseph Harrop, 1763 Contents Pages i-xiv (including Title), and 15-180. : VI. Scotland. (1507) Edinburgh. 38172 THE KNIGHTLY TALE of Golagrus and Gawane, and other Ancient Poems. Printed at Edinburgh by W. Chepman and A. Myllar in the Year M.D. viij. Reprinted M.Dccc. xxvij. [Edited by David Laing], 4to. PRINTED ON VELLUM, black letter, hf. blue morocco neat, uncut, £72. 1508 (1827) One of the four copies in this state, and one of the five perfect copies. Seventy-six copies were rescued from destruction by fire (four of them printed on vellum), all of which except five were damaged by fire, and partially inlaid. The following poems are included :-The Goldyn Targe; The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy; The Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo; The Ballad of Lord Barnard Stewart; The Traitie of Orpheus King; Ane Buke of Gud Counsale; The Maying or Disport of Chaucer; Sir Eglamour of Arteas; a Gest of Robyn Hode; and The Porteous of Noblenes. The colophon of the first piece runs thus: "Heir endis the Knightly tale of golagros, and gawane in the fourth gait of Edinburgh be Walter chepman and Androw Millar the viii day of apile the yhere of god. M.CCCCC. and viii. yheris [1508]." This copy has an extra title to the tale of "The Tua Mariit Wemen," which bears the words "The thre Wantoun Wyffis." It also has two extra leaves in "The Gest of Robyn Hode." 38173 BOECE (Hector). HEIR BEGINNIS THE HYSTORY AND CRONIKLIS OF SCOTLAND. ([On reverse of thirtysixth preliminary leaf:] Heir efter followis the history and croniklis of Scotland compilit and newly correckit be the reuerend and noble clerke maister Hector Boece channon of Aberdene. Translatit laitly be maister Johne Bellenden Archedene of Murray, channon of Ros. . . And imprentit in Edinburgh be Thomas Dauidson dwellyng fornens the frere wynd), sm. folio, black letter, with woodcuts, a large circular woodcut of the Crucifixion at the end, at the bottom of which appears the autograph of Alexander Drummond, the owner about the middle of the seventeenth century, the title and the top line of the last 38174 leaf in facsimile, otherwise PERFECT, red morocco extra, gilt edges, by BEDFORD, £75. Imprentit in Edinburgh, be me Thomas Dauidson, prenter to the kyngis nobyll grace (1536) the same, small folio, the Dedication copy of King James V, with his autograph J. R. on the title; printed on Vellum, and bound for the King, in calf, re-backed, richly ornamented with gold tooling, and bearing impressed in letters of gold on obverse of cover ÏACOBVS QVINTVS, and on reverse REX SCOTORVM, with head of Dido, brass corners and clasps, gilt edges, £1000. (1536) As a memorial of the gallant father of Mary Queen of Scots, as a rare book printed on vellum, as the editio princeps of a monumental work in Scottish literature, and as an example of Scottish bookbinding in 1536, this volume is one of extraordinary interest. From the Hamilton Palace Library. 38175 LAUDER. Ane Compendious And breue Tractate, Concernyng ye Office and dewtie of Kyngis, Spirituall Pastoris, and temporall Iugis Laitlie Compylit be William Lauder. For the faithfull Instructioun of Kyngis, and Prencis. Small 4to. black letter, with 2 woodcuts, red morocco extra, gilt edges, by Bedford, £80. [On last page but one:] And Imprentit, In the zeir of God Ane M.V.C.LVI. (1556) An excessively rare poem, addressed by "the maker to all Catholyke Kyngis and Prencis." Only one other copy is known,-that in the Britwell library, which is the identical copy recorded by Lowndes as having fetched £25. 10s. This one, formerly Leckie's and more recently Laing's, furnished the text of the Early English Text Society's reprint. John Scot is supposed to have printed it at Edinburgh; but for the same reason which impelled him to conceal his name in the St. Andrew's edition of Lyndsay's Dialogue he also withheld it here. The two books are in exactly the same type, and have the same woodcut tail-pieces and initial letters. The two woodcuts are curious early specimens of Scottish engraving. The first is a standing figure of a crowned King in armour, on the title, the other on the last page represents Christ sitting in judgment on the last day, with the words "Respice finem." Collation: (A)-C in fours. 38176 ACTIS AND CONSTITUTIOUNIS OF THE REALME OF SCOTLAND maid in Parliamentis haldin be the rycht excellent, hie and mychtie Princeis Kingis James I, II, III, IV, V, and in tyme of Marie now Quene of Scottis, black letter, title as usual cut close, Edinburgh, R. Lekpreuik, 1566—ACTIS OF JAMES VI, black letter, 3 vols. ib. J. Ros, 1575-79, 4 vols. in 1, sm. folio, fine copy in old calf, £10. 1566-79 COLLATION: 14 preliminary leaves, and 185 numbered leaves; Actis of the Parliament of James the Sext, Edinburgh, xvth December, 1567, 24 numbered leaves-Actis of the Parliament at Striviling, xxviiith August, 1571, 16 leaves-Actis of the Parliament haldin at Striviling, 25th July, 1578, |