A discouery of the Riuer Gambra, and the Golden Trade of the Aethiopians. ALSO, The Commerce with a great blacke Merchant, called Buckor Sano, and his report of the houles couered with Gold,and other strange obferuations for the good of our owne countrey; Set downe as they were collected in trauelling, part the yeares, 1620. and 1621. By Richard Lobfen, Gentleman. LONDON, Printed by Nicholas Okes, and are to be fold by See Items Nos. 963 and 964. GWINNE (Matthew): VERTUMNUS SIVE ANNUS RECURRENS continued. famous Doctor of Medicine. When Gresham College was founded in London, Gwinne was nominated by the University of Oxford the first professor of physic. He was friendly with the chief literary men of the day, and was especially intimate with John Florio, to whose works he contributed several commendatory sonIt is quite possible then that he included among his friends William nets. Shakespeare. One of Gwinne's pet subjects was the use of Tobacco, and in 1605 when James I and Queen Anne visited Oxford, Gwinne disputed on physic with Sir William Paddy for the royal entertainment. The physicians selected for discussion, as likely to be interesting to a royal mother and a royal father, the questions whether the morals of nurses are imbibed by infants with their milk, and whether smoking tobacco is wholesome. The same evening at Magdalen College a play by Gwinne, entitled Vertumnus sive annus recurrens,' was acted by students of his own college, St. John's, and pleased the King, although it did not keep him awake. It was printed in London in 1607, with a preface praising the King, and with prefatory verses to Gwinne by Sir William Paddy and Dr. John Craig, the royal physicians. 797 HABINGTON (William). CASTARA: Carmina non prius Audita, Musarum Sacerdos Virginibus. The Third Edition, Corrected and Augmented. Small 8vo. Fine Copy in contemporary calf. London, Printed for Will. Cooke, 1640. £18 18s The First Complete Edition, Part III. being published here for the first time. On page 84, Part II., occurs the following: "To a Friend.” I have now so rich a Sacke, that even your selfe will bow T'adore my genius, Of this Wine should Prynne 798 HAKLUYT (Richard). THE PRINCIPALL NAVIGATIONS, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English nation made by Sea or over Land, to the most remote and farthest distant Quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres. Devided into three severall parts, according to the positions of the Regions wherunto they were directed. Whereunto is (Continued over) HAKLUYT (Richard): NAVIGATIONS, VOIAGES, AND DISCOVERIEScontinued. added the last most renowned English Navigation, round about the whole Globe of the Earth. FIRST EDITION. BLACK LETTER. Folio. Fine Copy in the original calf. Imprinted at London by George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, Deputies to Christopher Barker, 1589. £65 At the end of this volume are four blank pages, filled with contemporary MANUSCRIPT COMMENTS ON AMERICA AND DEALING WITH DRAKE, ending: "that the landings of Drake and Oxenham have taught the King of Spain to be at the charge of two galleons to scour these coasts." The present copy has the original leaves of SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S VOYAGE which were suppressed, but as is customary the copy does not contain the map; in fact, according to Sabin, there is uncertainty as to whether one was ever published-some copies have a map inserted from the English version. The third part of this work is entirely devoted to the New World. 799 HALES (John). GOLDEN REMAINS OF THE EVER MEMORAble Mr. JOHN HALES, OF ETON COLLEge. With engraved title and curious portrait of the Author in his shroud, both by Hollar. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. Calf. London, Printed for Tim. Garthwait, 1659. £335 800 HALL (Joseph, Bishop of Norwich). MEDITATIONS AND VOWES DIVINE AND MORALL; serving for direction in Christian and Civill Practice. Divided into two Bookes. London, Imprinted by Humfrey Lownes for John Porter, 1607. MEDITATIONS AND VOWES DIVINE AND MORALL. A third Century. London, Imprinted by Humfrey Lownes for John Porter, 1607. HALL (Joseph, Bishop of Norwich): MEDITATIONS-continued. London, Printed by H. L. for Samuel Macham, 1607. HEAVEN UPON EARTH: or of true Peace, and Tranquillity of Minde. London, Printed by H. L. for Samuel Macham, 1607. HOLY OBSERVATIONS. Also some fewe of David's Psalms metaphrased. London, Printed by H. L. for Samuel Macham, 1607. £5 5s As a theological writer Hall occupies a middle place between Bishop Andrewes and Jeremy Taylor. He had somewhat of the pungent quaintness of Andrewes, without being so grotesque; and much of the eloquence and power of learned illustration of Taylor. His devotional works are certainly his best. 801 HALL (Thomas). FUNEBRIA FLORAE, THE Downfall of MayGAMES: Wherein is set forth the rudeness, profaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly Magistrates, Ministers and People, which oppose the Rascality and rout, in this their open prophaneness, and Heathenish Customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudeness of people in this kinds, in this Interval of Settlement. Here you have Twenty Arguments against these prophane Sports, and all the Cavills made by the Belialists of the Time, refelled and Answered. Together with an Addition of some Verses in the close, for the delight of the ingenious Reader. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. Old calf. London, Printed for Henry Mortlock, 1660. (Title and last leaf margined.) £5 5s (Continued over) |