Bocco. — (Title manuscript). — London, imprinted by Thomas Hacket, 1566. Octavo, pp. 42. . . . ,£10. 10^. This rare little volume commences with an introduction of forty lines, of which the following are the first sixteen: in aturilitim inuocatio. Ye sacred nymphs whose steps do trace with fieres to and fro, to bathing Fountes doe go. whose earnest will is bent Your fancie to content. or Tritons touch stone true with wisedome me indue. such dainties as be rate, as stewardes few prepare. 43. Brathwayte (Richard). — Natures Embassie: or the Wilde-Mans Measures: Danced naked by twelve Satyres, with sundry others continued in the next Section. By R. Brathwayte. — Printed for Richard Whitaker, 1621. Octavo, pp. 272 ..... £&. 8s. Dedicated "To the Accomplished Mirror of true worth, Sir T. H. the elder, knight, professed fauorer and furtherer of all free borne studies: continuance of all happinesse." — Besides the title given above, four others occur in this volume, viz. " The second section of Divine and Morall Satyres." —" The Shepheards Tales." —" Omphale, or the Inconstant Shepheardesse." — And " His Odes or Philomel's Teares." The date and imprint are alike in all. 44. - Another copy of the preceding work, Half Bound, Russia. — London, printed for Richard Whitaker, 1621. Octavo, pp. 322 ..... <£10. This volume corresponds in its contents with the account at the end of the last article, except that it has prefixed the first part of " Shepheards Tales/' a part of very rare occurrence—it has separate pages and signatures. The title of " Natures Embassie," is in manuscript. 45. Brathwayte (Richard).—The Golden Fleece. Whereunto bee annexed two Elegies, Entitled Narcissus Change. And ^Esons Dotage.—London, printed by W. S. for Christopher Pur sett> 1611. Small octavo, pp. 112. . . £2. 2s. Dedicated "To the Right Worshipfull M. Robert Bindlosse Esquire, his approued kind Vnkle." Appended to this volume are "Sonnets or Madrigals," by the same author, dedicated " To the Worshipfvll his approved brother Thomas Brathwayte." 46. The Description of a Good Wife: or a rare one amongst Women (by hi Redmer, 1619, (pp. 2f).—A Happy Husband: Together with a Wives Beheviour after Marriage. By Patrick Hannay Gent.—London, printed by Iohn Haviland, 1619. (pp. J6). Small octavo, pp. 48. . . . <£lO. The two works in this rare little volume are described by Mr. Park in the " Censura Literaria," vol. 5. p. 365 and 369.—It has a neat fac-simile drawing of Hannay, but the title is in manuscript. 47. A Strappado for the Diuell. Epigrams and Satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse Delight.— At London printed by I. B.for Richard Redmery 1615; after p. 234 fresh paging commences and this title—Loves Labyrinth: or The true-Louers knot: inclvding the disastrous fals of two star crost Louers Pyramus and Thysbe. A subiect heertofore handled, but now with much more proprietie of passion, and varietie of inuention, continued: By Richard Brathwayte.—Imprint and date as before. Small octavo, pp. 362. . . £8. 8$. After the first title come Anagrams upon the author, Sir Thomas Gainsford, and Mr. Thomas Posthumus Diggs, after which a prose address " to the gentle Reader," and a poetical one "To his Booke."—Then follows a Dedication, from its singular • humour worth transcribing :—" The Epistle Dedicatorie. To all Vsurers, Breakers, and Promoters, Sergeants, Catch-poles, and Regraters, Vshers, Panders, Suburbes Traders, Cockneies that haue manie fathers. Ladies, Monkies, Parachitoes, Marmosites, and Catemitoes, Falls, hightires and rebatoes, false-haires, periwigges, monchatoes: graue Gregorians, and Shoe-painters, Send 1 greeting at aduentures, and to all such as be euill, my strappado for the Diuell." The present copy has a full length portrait of Brathwayte, from the frontispiece to his "Complete Gentleman," 1st edit. Quarto, 1630. 48. Brathwayte (Richard).—Remains after Death: Including by way of introduction diuers memorable obseruances occasioned vpon discourse of Epitaphs and Epycedes; their distinction and definition seconded by approved Authors. Annexed there be diuers select Epitaphs and Hearceattending Epods worthie our obseruation: The one describing what they were which now are not: The other comparing such as now are with those that were. By Richard Brathwayte Gent. —Half Bound, Russia.—Imprinted at London by Iohn Beak, 1618. Octavo, pp. 116. . . . .£10. 105. This extremely rare and very curious volume was purchased at Dr. Farmer's sale: As thirteen pages were wanting, a transcript Was made from Mr. Malone's copy, the only perfect copy known. An Epitaph is added as a specimen. , Vpon a late deceased Pinch-gut. Macer dide rich the say, but it's not so, For he dide poore, and was indebted too: How should that be? Obserue me, and lie tell ye He dide indebted both to backe and belly: For all he scrap't from his Atturnies Fees, Serud but to starue his Maw with bread & cheese, So as 'mongst those we rightly may him call, Whose life spent lesse then did his Funerall: For all his life, his House scarse eate one Beast, '• 49. Brathwayte (Richard). — Times Curtaine Drawne, or the Anatomie of Vanitie. With other Choice Poems, entituled; Health from Helicon. By Richard Brathwayte, Oxonian. — Half Bound, Russia. — London, printed by lohn Damson, 1621. Octavo, pp. 214 ..... £12. The first Dedication in this volume is to " his .deare fostermother, the Vniversitie of Oxford;" the second " to him Whom trve merit hath ennobled; the Right Honorable lohn Earle of Bridgewater;" after which comes the part with this title —" Panedone: or Health from Helicon; containing Emblemes, Epigrams, Elegies, with other continuate Poems, full of all generous delight;" dedicated to "My trvely worthie and much respected Friend, Sr. Thomas Gainsford Knight." No other copy of this work is known, except the one purchased by Mr. Malone, at the sale of Major Pearson's collection. 50. -- The Honest Ghost, or a Voice from the Vault. — Fine Copy. — London, printed by Rtc. Hodgkinsonne, 1 658. Octavo, pp. 332 ..... .£10. From the initials R. B. at p. 310, and from the peculiarly quaint style of this curious work, there is much reason to presume that it is one of Richard Brathwayte's productions ;— an opinion in which the late Mr. Malone concurred. The above short title merely applies to an inconsiderable portion of the volume, the other part containing great variety of miscellaneous matter. There are two fine prints by Rob. Vaughan, the first inscribed "The Honest Ghost, or a Voice- from the Vault," and the other " An Age for Apes." — The present appears to be a fine paper copy. 51. Blondeville (Thomas). — Three Treatises, no lesse pleasaunt than necessary for all men to reade: wherof the one is called the Learned Prince, the other the Fruites of Foes, the thyrde the Porte of Rest. (By Thomas Blondeville.)— iHtlffc IlCttCT. — HALF BOUND, MOROCCO. - Im prynted at London by Wyllyam Seres, dwellynge at the west end qfPoules at the signe of the Hedg hogge, 1.561. Small quarto, pp. 140. . £ 12. 12*. The two first of these treatises are entirely poetical, but the third is in prose. The first is dedicated " to the Queenes highnes:" the third has a poetical address " To the true louers of wisedome John Asteley, mayster of the Queenes Majestyes Jewell house, and John Harington Esquier, Thomas Blundeuille greeting." Preceding the author's address "To the Queenes highnes," at the comniencement of the second treatise, viz. the Fruites of Foes, occur the following stanzas: Roger Atcham Secretary to the Queenes mniettie, for the latin tongue, in praise of the boot. Of English bookes as I could find, I have perused many one: • . Yet so wel done unto my mind, As this is, yet haue I found none. The woordes of matter here doe rise, The woordes well chosen and well sette, 52. Billingsly (Nicholas).—Brachy-Martyrologia: or a Breviary of all the greatest Persecutions which have befallen the Saints and People of God from the Creation to our present Times: Paraphras'd by Nicholas Billingsly, of Mert. Col. Oxon.—Half Bound.—London, printed by J. C.for Austin Rice, 1657. Octavo, pp. 228 £s. 3s. Dedicated " To the Right Worshipful Jeremy Martin Doctor of Physick in Bristol;" after which an address " To the Reader," and Commendatory Verses, by T. C. de Ospringe. 53. KO2MOBPE*IA, or the Infancy of the World: with an Appendix of |