the Right Honourable Ferdinando Earl of Huntingdon Heir-generall of the high born Prince George Duke of Clarence, Brother to King Edward the fourth. Collected and set forth by R. B.—Extra.—London, printed by T. N. and are to be sold by John Holden, at the blue Anchor in the New Exchange, 1650.

Octavo, pp. 98 .£4. 4*.

The names of the authors who composed these mournful plaints, are as follow, viz. Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Falkland, Sir Aston Cokaine, Sir Arthur Gorges, Robert Millward, Tho. Higgons, Charles Cotton, Tho. Pestel sen. George Fairfax, Francis Standish, J. Joynes, Samuel Bold, J. Cave, Phil. Kindar, Robert Herrick.JohnDenham, Andrew Marvel, Jo. Hall, Francis Standish, J. B. John Benson, J. Bancroft, Will. Pestel, Tho. Pestel jun, R. P. Joh. Rosse, Alex. Brome, Edward Standish, Ric. Brorue, M. N. Joannes Harmarus (Gr. & Lat), John Dryden, Cyrillus Wyche (Latin), Edw. Campion (Latin), Tho. Adams (Latin), Radulphus Mountague (Latin).—At page 74, it is observed, "Here was the end of the Book intended to have been ; and so was it Printed before these following Papers were written or sent in:" the paging then recommences at p. 81, leaving an apparent chasm, but two unpaged leaves, formerly here, are agreeable to a direction at the bottom transferred to p. 42; the two pages not accounted for, were probably blank.—Opposite the title is a frontispiece neatly etched by the celebrated Francis Cleyn, of whom see an interesting account in Lord Orford's "Anecdotes of Painters."

The editor of this collection is believed to have been Richard Brome, who contributed one of the Poems.

435. Lachrym^e Musarum.—Another copy.—MoRocco.—London, 1650.

Octavo, pp. 98 £5.

This copy accurately corresponds with the above description, except that it has in addition, a folio leaf surrounded by two black borders, on the recto of which is a Latin Epitaph upon Lord Hastings by Philip Kindar, author of an English Poem to his memory.

Dryden's poem was written while he was a scholar at Westminster School; the following remarks occur in the Memoirs of Burke, Europ. Mag. July 1797. "If we did not know the early productions of Dryden, judging of them by the merits of his maturer day, what should we not imagine we had lost? But knowing what they are, how trifling they appear by comparison: The early works of ingenious men, however, are far from being incurious: Dryden's Poem to the Memory of Henry Lord Hastings, with all its false metaphors, gross images, and hobbling rhymes, shews an excursive fancy, and some latent traits of genius bursting to come forward; but above all, it shews what the powers of application and experience in the aid of genius will do, when the same author, even in his old age, could produce such a sublime poem as the Ode on St. Cecilia's Day."

436. L'isle (William).—Fovre Bookes of Du Bartas: I. The Arke, II. Babylon, III. The Colonm/es, IIII. The Colvinves or Pyllars: in French and English, for the Instruction and Pleasure of sveh as delight in both Languages. By William L'Isle of Wilbvrgham, Esquire for the Kings Body. Together with a Large Commentary by S. G. S. —London, printed by T. Paine, for Francis Egelsjielde, and are to be sold at the signe of the Marygold in Paules-Church-yard: 1637.

Quarto, pp. 206. . . . £l. 10s.

After the title follows a metrical epistle in ten pages, entitled "A Pastorall Dedication to the King," next ensues a prose epistle "To the Readers,'" and "The Epistle to the Lord Admiral!.'' A wood cut engraving of the Fleur de Lys of France and the Rose of England, with a hand issuing from each and grasped together, has these non-prophetic lines underneath:

Iusqu' a la fin du Mond la lys Francoise
Fleurisse iointe auec la Rose Angloise.

The emblem and the lines allude to the marriage of King Charles I. of England, with Henrietta of France.

IRROR FOR MAGISTRATES.

—A Myrrovre for Magistrates. Wherein may be seen by example of other, with howe greuous plages vices are punished: and howe frayle and vnstable worldly prosperitie is founde, even of those, whom Fortune seemeth most highly to fauour.—Ulach tLfttft. —Imprinted at London in Flete-strete nere to Saynct Dunsfones Church by Thomas Marshe, 15.59.

Quarto, pp. 162 £15.

After the title is a prose address, subscribed William Baldwin, "To the nobilitye and all other in office, God graunt wisedome and all thinges nedeful for the preseruacion of theyr Estates;" this is followed by "A Briefe Memorial," in which are detailed some particulars respecting the origin of the work.

The present is the first edition of the first portion of a work which sheds a lustre upon the Annals of English Poetry. The original model was Lydgate's paraphrastic translation of Bocace "De Casibus Virorum Illustrium," but the primary former of the plan, as it now appears, was Thomas Suckville the first Lord Buckhurst, and first Earl of Dorset, who was also the author of the first genuine English Tragedy, and of whom a portrait adorns this article; He had leisure only to write two of the brightest

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gems in the collection, the Induction and one Legend, that is the Life of Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham, but which first appeared in the edition of 1563, although Warton includes them in the contents of the edit, of 1559- The Induction was adapted to the appearance of Buckingham, although this Legend was intended to be the last, and relinquishing the design be recommended the completion of the whole to William Baldwin and George Ferrers, by whom, in conjunction with Churchyard, Phayer, and Skelton, this volume was written: It contains nineteen Legends or Tragedies.

Warton gives the title of this edition, but evidently never saw it, as his detail of the contents includes the eight additional Legends which were added to the following edition.

438. Mirror For Magistrates.—Second edition.— 33Iarft ^Letter.—Imprint as above, 1563.

Quarto, pp. 350. . . . £ 14. 14s.

The title to this edition corresponds with the preceding, as well as the prefatory matter, excepting some variations in the dedicatory epistle. A second part is added with a prose address "William Baldwyn to the Reader;" this part contains eight additional Legends, including the one by Sackville, but exclusive of his celebrated Induction, both of which made their first appearance in the present edition. Three of the Legends are by Dolman, Seagers, and Cavyl, who had not been concerned in the first part.

459. :The first parte of

the Mirrour for Magistrates, contayning the falles of the first infortunate Princes of this lande: from the comming of Brute to the incarnation of our sauiour and redemer Iesu Christe.—9$latft Hitter*—Imprinted at London by Thomas Mar she, 1575 (pp. 172).—The last parte of the Mirour for Magistrates, wherein may be seene by examples passed in this Realme, with howe greuous Sigues, vices are punished in great Princes and agistrates,and howe frayle and vnstable worldly prosperitie is founde, whereFortune seemeth moste highly to fauour. Newly corrected and amended. —JSlacfe ILttttX.—Imprinted at London by Thomas Marshe, 1575 (pp. 336.).

Quarto, pp. 508. . . «£ia 10s.

This first part, which was probably so called from the chronological precedence of the lives, was entirely by John Higgins, and consists of seventeen Legends. After a table of contents follows a dedicatory epistle "To the Nobilitie and all other in office, God grant the increase of wysedonie, with all thinges necessarie for preseruacion of their estates," and a prose address to the Reader. This is succeeded by a new Induction written by Higgins, of twenty-one seven line stanzas. The last part, so called, is in fact Baldwin's, which was first published, but here ranks as last, on account of the order of time. Baldwin's address to the Nobility appears at the commencement, with some variations from the editions of 1559 and 1563. The contents of the Legends, twentyseven in number, follow. The Legend of Duke Humfrey and Elianor Cobham, his wife, which appears in the table, but not in the book of the edition of 1559, does not occur either in the present or that of 1.563, which latter and the present have Edmund Duke of Sommerset, not in the first edition.

440. Mirror For Magistrates. Baldwin's.—Ul.ick ILrtttr.—Imprinted at London by Thomas Marsh, 1578.

Quarto, pp. 354 £5. 5s.

This corresponds, in a great measure, with the edition of 1575, above described, the variations in the title and prefatory matter are only verbal, but another Legend has been added, viz. Duke Humfrey Plantagenet, consequently increasing the number in this edition to twenty-eight.—The present is a cut-down copy, and has four leaves supplied by manuscript.

441. The Seconde part of

the Mirrour for Magistrates, conteining the falles of the infortunate Princes of this Lande. From the Conquest of Caesar, vnto the commyng of Duke William the Conquerour.—i$lacft fLetttt. —Imprinted by Richard Webster, Anno Domini, 1578.

Quarto, pp. 144. . . . .£io. 105.

This is the rare edition of the part written by Thomas Blener Uasset. It commences with an epistle from "The Printer to the friendly Reader," which, as it contains some information relative to the work, is here transcribed:—" Gentle Reader, I trustyng in thy accustomed kyndnesse, have published this Booke,