RHETORES. Rhetores Græci et in Aphthonii Progymnasmata Commentarii Innominati autoris. Syriani, Sopatri, Marcellini Commentarii in Hermogenis Rhetorica. Venetiis, in ædibus Aldi, 1508, 1509. Fol. 2 vol. R. M.

From the Mac Carthy Collection.

"Ce livre est peut-être le plus véritablement précieux de tous ceux qu'Alde a imprimés. Il réunit la beauté d'exécution à une tres grande rareté: de plusieurs opuscules, surtout dans le second volume, il est encore la seule édition qui en existe." Renouard.

"Rhodes was an eye witness of the greater part of his relation, having been a Missionary in China from 1627 to 1646, and this relation of his is considered as the best entitled to credit: it has been translated into Latin and French, and has been

for Traytors to make use of now and hereafter, whereof the first three verses was made in another foote, by one of Babingtons Conspiracy at his Death. And certaine Songs in prayse of the Kings Majesty, with Prayers for him, and the prosperous estate of all his Kingdomes. London, by E. A. for Edward White, 1606. 4to. A.-D. in fours. B. M.

RHODOMANUS, LAURENTIUS. Poesis Christiana. Palæstinæ, seu Historiæ Sacræ Libri novem. Gr. et Lat. Francofurti, apud Andreæ Wecheli heredes, 1589. 4to.

RIBADENEYRA, MARCELLO de. Historia de las Islas del Archipielago, y Reynos de la Gran China, Tartaria, Cuchin-china, Malaca, Sian, Camboxa y Jappon, y de lo sucedido de la orden del Seraphico Padre San en ellos a los religiosos Descalços, Francisco, de la Provincia de San Gregorio de las Philippinas. Compuesta por Fray Marcello de Ribadeneyra, compañero de los seys frayles hijos de la misma Provincia Martyres gloriosissimos de Jappon, y testigo de vista de su admirable Martyrio. Barcelona, por Gabriel Graells, 1601. 4to.

RIBADENEYRA, PEDRO DE. Historia Ecclesiastica del Scisma del

see Vol. x. Rhodes wrote also a Catechism in Latin and Chinese printed by the Propaganda in 4to. 1651, now become very

rare."

MS. note.

Dictionarium Annnamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum ope Sacræ Congr. de Propag. Fide in lucem editum. Romæ 1651. 4to.

RHODES, JOHN. A Briefe Summe of the Treason intended against the King and State, when they should have been assembled in Parliament. November 5, 1605. Fit for to instruct the simple and ignorant heerein: that they be not seduced any longer by Papists. With a few other Meeters: viz. a Song

diversos y graves Autores, por el Padre Pedro de Ribadeneyra, de la Compañia de Jesus. Emberes, en casa de Christoval Plantino, 1588. 8vo.

Nic. Antonio, II. 231. RIBERA, GIOVANNI DE. Lettera Annua della Vice Provincia delle

Venetia,

Filippine dal Giugno del 1602 al seguente Giugno 1603. per G. B. Giotti, 1605.

Svo.

RIBEYRO, BERNALDIN. Hystoria de Menina e Moca, agora de novo estampada e con summa deligencia emendada e assi alguas Eglogas suas. En Ferrara, 1554. 12mo.

R. M.

"See a description of this edition in Brunet, N. R. It appears to have been unknown both to Nic. Antonio and to the Author of the Sommario. Sismondi says that this is the first Portuguese romance with any elevation of sentiment." MS. note.

RIBEYRO, JEAN. Histoire de l'Isle de Ceylan. Traduite du Portugais en François. Trevoux, et se vend a Paris, 1701. Plates. 12mo. R.M. With the Autograph of Guyon de Sardiere.

RICARDO, S. Vita di S. Ricardo Vescovo di Cicestria nell' Inghilterra, protettore dell Università de Cocchieri della Citta di Milano. Milano. 1706. Svo.

RICCI, MATTEO. Annua della Cina del 1606 e 1607. Milano, per P. Pontio, 1610. 12mo.

RICCIUS, BARTHOLOMEUS. De Imitatione libri tres ad Alfonsum Atestium Principem, suum in literis alumnum, Herculis II. Ferrariensium Principis filium. Venetiis, apud Aldi filios, 1545. 12mo.

RICH, BARNabe. Allarme to England, for shewing what perilles are procured, where the people liue without regarde of martial lawe. With a short discourse conteyning the decay of warlike discipline, convenient to be perused by gentlemen, such as are desirous by service, to seeke their owne deserved prayse, and the preservation of their countrey. Newly devised and written by Barnabe Riche gentleman. London, by Henrie Middleton, for C. B. 1578. 4to. Bl. L. G. M.

Collation. Title and prefatory matter *4. **4. Eight leaves. Text. A-L.iii. in fours. Fifty-one leaves.

All the tracts of this Author are scarce and curious, particularly those on Ireland; and he has some curious remarks on that country in this volume, sig. D. III.

There is a poetical preface by the Author; and verses addressed to him by Churchyard, Lodowick Flood, S. Stronge, and Thomas Lupton.

Three prefatory leaves. Text, Sixtythree leaves.

- Roome for a gentleman, or, the second part of Faultes, collected and gathered for the true Meridian of Dublin in Ireland, and may serve fitly elsewhere about London, and in many other parts of England. London, by J. W. for Jeffrey Chorlton, 1609. 4to.

Title and Dedication Two leaves. Text Thirty-four leaves.

These two tracts are described in Collier's Catalogue of Bridgewater-House Library.

This is so rare that it is not to be found in any of the printed lists of the Author's

works.

Lowndes mentions it, but does not describe it. His collations of several of Rich's pieces are erroneous.

A short survey of Ireland: truely discovering who it is that hath so armed the hearts of that people with disobedience to their prince. With a description of the Countrey, and the condition of the people. No lesse necessarye and needful to be respected by the English, then requisite and behoovefull

to be reformed in the Irish. London, by N. O. for B. Sutton, and W. Barenger, 1609. 4to. G. M.

Title, dedication, and address to reader, six leaves. Text fifty-six pages.

This work was not known when Mr. Haslewood printed the list of B. Rich's Works in the Preface to the Paradise of Dainty Devises, 1810.

A new description of Ireland: wherein is described the disposition of the Irish whereunto they are inclined. No lesse admirable to be perused then credible to be beleeued: neither unprofitable nor unpleasant to bee read and understood, by those worthy cittizens of London that be now undertakers in Ireland. London, for Thomas Adams, 1610. 4to. G. M.

- A true and a kinde excuse written in defence of that booke, intituled A newe description of Irelande. Pleasant and Pleasing both to Eng. lish, and Irish. London, for Tho

mas Adams, 1612. 4to. Twentyeight leaves. G. M.

These two Tracts (bound in one volume), and particularly the second, are very rare. The first was reprinted in 1624 with a different title as follows ;

- A new Irish Prognostication, or Popish callender. Wherein is described the disposition of the Irish with the manner of their behaviour, and how they for the most part are addicted to Poperie. With the supersticious supposall of St. Patricks purging of Ireland of all venemous things. With a calculation of all the Popish trinkets, brought from the Pope, by his embassadors, Doctor Sanders and Allen, two famous Jesuites. London, for Francis Constable, 1624. 4to.

In this reprint the Dedication to the

Earl of Salisbury, the Epistle to the reader,

and the Epistle in Commendation of Maister William Cokyne are omitted: the Text is word for word the same.

A catholicke conference betweene Syr Tady Mac Mareall a popish priest of Waterforde, and Patrick Plaine a young student in Trinity Colledge by Dublin in Ireland. Wherein is delivered the certayne manner of execution that was used upon a popish Bishop, and a popish Priest, that for several matters of Treason were executed at Dublin the

first of February, now last past, 1611. Strange to be related, credible to be beleeved, and pleasant to bee perused. London, for Thomas Adams, 1612. 4to. G. M.

Prefatory matter three leaves. twenty-six leaves.

Text

Opinion deified. Discovering the Ingins, Traps, and Traynes, that are set in this Age, whereby to catch Opinion. Neither florished with Art, nor smoothed with flatterie. London, for Thomas Adams, 1613. 4to. G. M.

G. M.

The Irish hubbub, or, the English hue and crie, briefely pursuing the base conditions, and most notorious offences of this vile, vaine, and wicked age. No lesse smarting than tickling. A merriment whereby to make the wise to laugh, and fooles to be angry. London, for John Marriot, 1619. 4to. G. M.

Three prefatory leaves. Text fifty-six pages. Aphorismes one leaf. Thirty-two leaves.

RICHARD I. De rebus gestis Richardi Angliæ Regis in Palæstina. Excerptum ex Gregorii Abulpharagii Chronico Syriaco: edidit, vertit, illustravit P. J. Bruns. Oxonii, 1780. 4to.

See Gough's Topog. II. 790.

RICHARDSON, JOHN. A Dissertation on the Languages, Literature and Manners of Eastern Nations.

Oxford, 1777. Svo.

RICHARDUS, BARTH. CHRISTIANUS. Vitæ aliquot Principum, ab Anonymo quodam erudito Seculo XVI. conscriptæ, hortatuque Doctiss. Hominum editæ a B. C. Richardo. Jenæ, 1705. 8vo.

RICHEBOURCQ, JACOBUS DE. Ultima verba factaque et ultimæ voluntates morientium Philosophorum, virorum et fœminarum illustrium, necnon Imperatorum, Regum, Principum item Summorum Pontificum, S. R. E. Cardinalium, Episcoporum, Sanctorum, &c. Amstelædami, 1721. Fol. 2 vol.

This work is quoted by Meuselius, I. i. p. 293. Dr. Parr in his note upon his copy, calls it a precious book."

The first vol. relates to the Learned, the second to Kings and Illustrious Men.

RICHELIEU, Journal de Mons. Le Cardinal Duc de Richelieu. Qu'il a faict durant le grand Orage de la Court és Annees, 1630, jusques à 1644. Sans lieu 1649. 12mo.

trum Honoris de Richmond exhibens Terrarum et Villarum quæ quondam fuerunt Edwini Comitis infra Richmundshire Descriptionem: ex Libro Domesday in Thesauria Domini Regis, &c. Omnia juxta exemplar antiquum in Bibliotheca Cottoniana asservatum exarata. Londini, 1722. Fol.

RICRAFT, JOSIAH. The Civill Warres of England briefly related from his Majesties first setting up his Standard, 1641, to this present Personall hopefull Treaty. With the lively Effigies and Eulogies of the Chief Commanders, who like Starres in their Courses have fought against the Romish Sicera or the great Scarlet Whore, with whom the Kings of the Earth have committed Fornication, Rev. 17. 2. Collected by J. Leycester. London, 1649.

A perfect copy of this book is of the greatest rarity. This volume contains five duplicates besides the original twentytwo plates, viz. Portrait of Ricraft by Faithorne, first Impression; Earl of Essex, p. 1; Lesley, p. 5; Lord Brooke, p. 33: Sir T. Fairfax, p. 37; Waller, p. 45. A Different Title Page, viz A. Survey of England's Champions and Truth's faithfull Patriots &c. was printed and sold with this book in 1647, but though the Title Page was changed in 1649, the book is the same in pages, lines, words and plates.

RIDOLFI, CARLO. Vita di Giacopo Robusti detto il Tintoretto, Celebre Pittore. Venetia, 1642. 4to.

RIDPATH, GEORGE. The Border History of England and Scotland, deduced from the earliest times to the Union of the two Crowns. London, 1776. 4to.

RIME. Rime Toscane d'Amomo per Madama Charlotta d'Hisca. Vinegia, 1538. Svo. R. M.

Crofts's Copy.

Mazzuchelli gives the best account of

Collation. It is printed in double columns. The recto of the first leaf is blank, and on the verso is the Dedicatory Introduction in ten Stanzas. The poem commences on the second leaf, and terminates on the reverse of the one hundred and thirty-ninth leaf, followed by a Register. Signatures, apparently coeval with the book, are added in Manuscript. A to S. v. in eights, with the exception of F. which has only six leaves. It is complete in fiftyeight Cantos.

FIRST EDITION. Of extreme rarity, being the only copy known. The first Account of the volume appeared in the Catalogue of the Library of the Count de Boutourlin, Florence 1831, from which collection this was purchased in the sale at Paris in November, 1840. A detailed description of the Volume will also be found in the Bibliografia of Count Melzi, pp. 224-228.

Mr. Panizzi in a letter to Mr. Grenville, (August 6, 1841) gives the following account of the volume.

"The Rinaldo which you lately bought, and which is certainly printed at Naples by Reussinger, with the same type as that used for the Dante, edited by Tuppo in the same city, a copy of which is in your Library, is the same poem as that attributed to Dino in the Edition of 1521, Milano, 4to, as well as that of 1533, the principal difference being in the number of Cantos. The Story is substantially the same; but the style, the diction rather, and the accessories are not so. You have already observed that the Fol. begins with what appears as the 3d Canto in the two 4tos of 1521 and 1533, but Canto 5 in the Fol. although the same as Canto 8 in the two 4tos, has an Introductory stanza, which is in neither of the two last-mentioned editions: and the Introductory stanza in Canto 6 in the Fol. is not like the

Introductory one in the two quartos. On the other hand the last line in Canto 9 in the Fol. is

'Andateve a posare et non fate più resta' the rhyme in the preceding line being testa; but in the 4tos the last line of Canto 12, the one which corresponds to the 9th in the Fol. runs

'Andati a bere e poi fariti tornata,' the rhyme in the preceding line being portata. The verbal alterations are numberless throughout. The genuine Poem is the Folio; the others are rifacimenti, I think; and I am also of opinion that the real author of the original work is that Forti mentioned by Melzi."

Melzi says,

"Il canonico Niccola Palma di Teramo, erudito scrittore delle memorie patrie, opina che l'autore di questo poema fu Girolamo Forti. Egli era di Teramo, e perciò nella dedica al Gilardino loda la condotta da lui tenuta nel sedare i tumulti della sua patria."

Tutte le opere del inamoramento de Rinaldo da monte albano Poema elegantissimo novamente Istoriato; Composto per Miser Dino Poeta Fiorentino ingeniosissimo. A wood cut beneath the above Title. The poem commences on the reverse of the Title A, i. and finishes on the reverse of T. x. thus, Finito le bataglie del inamoramento de Rinaldo. Impresso in Milano, per Rocho et Fratello da Valle ad Instantia de Misser Nicolo da Gorgonzola, Nel MCCCCCXXI. adi vi. de Agosto. Registro A-T. Tutti questi sono quaderni excepto T. che e quinterno. This is followed by the Printer's device. Wood cuts. 4to. R. M. From the Gaignat Collection.

The accompanying notice of this book is from a letter addressed by Mr. Panizzi (May 5, 1835) to Mr. Grenville.

"I cannot discover anything about Dino, and I strongly suspect that he never wrote the poem attributed to him, and which I now beg to return. My reasons for so thinking are briefly these.

"Melzi in his supplemento, page 341, quotes two stanzas of the Innamorato di Rinaldo from an Edition of 1553, which he had described page 158 of his Bibliografia. In this Edition no name of the Author occurs. If you take the trouble to compare these two stanzas with the fourth