(By kindling my desires) true zeale t'infuse, Thy loue my theame and holy Ghost my Muse. 79. BRICE (Thomas).-A Compendious Register in Metre, conteining the names, and pacient suf fryngs of the membres of Jesus Christ and the tormented; and cruelly burned within England, since the death of our famous Kyng, of immortall memory Edwarde the sixte: to the entrance and beginnyng of the raign, of our soueraigne & derest Lady Elizabeth of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande quene, &c. (by Thomas Brice).-Black Letter.-Imprynted at London by Jhon Kyngston, Dedicated "To the righte honourable Lorde Par, Marques of Northampton: Thomas Brice, your lordshippes dayly Oratour, wisheth continuall encrease of grace, concorde, & consolation in hym that is, was, and is to come, euen the first and the laste." Then comes a prose address to the reader, and "The maner how to vnderstande the letters and fygures."-Warton, who had never seen this book, says he knows not how far Fox may have profited by it, but thinks he does not mention it. 80. BUTLER (Samuel).-Hudibras, in three parts, written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, L.L.D. Adorn'd with a new Set of Cuts (from the designs of Hogarth). 2 Vol. RUSSIA.-Cambridge, printed for J. Bentham, 1744.-The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler. Published from the Original Manuscripts, formerly in the Possession of W. Longueville, Esq. with Notes by R. Thyer. 2 Vol. RUSSIA.-London, printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1759. Four vols. octavo. 81. £5. 58. Hudibras, by Butler, edited by Dr. Grey.-LARGE PAPER, RUSSIA.-Cambridge, 1744. Two vols. royal octavo. Large paper copies of this edition are of rare occurrence. £12. 82. BUTLER (Samuel).-Hudibras, by Samuel Butler. -CALF EXTRA.-London, printed by T. Rickaby, This is Dr. Nash's beautiful and celebrated edition. It is illustrated by copious notes, and fine engravings taken from the designs of Hogarth; others from original designs, and from drawings by La Guerre; it also has a fine print of Oliver Cromwell's Guard-room, after a painting by Dobson.-A new Life of Butler is prefixed. 83. BARKSDALE (Clement).-Nympha Libethris: or the Cotswold Muse, presenting some extempore Verses to the imitation of yong Scholars. In four parts. (By Clement Barksdale.)—London, printed for F. A. at Worcester, 1651. Small octavo, pp. 108. . . . £20. It appears by Wood's Athenæ, vol. ii. col. 812, that this little volume, the rarity of which is so extreme that no other copy is known, was written by Clement Barksdale.-Opposite the title are some verses apologizing for the want of a frontispiece, and on the back of the title are two extracts from Pliny's Epistles, in apology for this volume, besides a preparatory motto to conciliate the reader's good will. Then follows "The Consecration of all. To my Lady Chandos;" after which are six lines addressed to the Latin verses and English compliments succeed, with the signatures of Sackvill, Stratford, Tounsend, and T. B. After a title page to Part I. he gives a short dedication to his complimentary friends" adoloscentibus bonæ spei ;" and also a list of the chief persons honoured by his muse. Each part has a separate title, and is prefaced by a dedicatory epistle in verse. From some verses "To F. A. Stationer," it is evident that the name of the Worcester publisher was Francis Ash, and that he was a noted Bookbinder.-The work ends as follows: same. To the Readers. My verse, because they are not hard and rare, vitiof Whose sense will not without much study come, 10 Let him, for me, be altogether dumb. 1 HAUCER (Geoffrey)-The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer. -Black Letter.-Imprinted at Folio. £25. This is Pynson's first edition, and is supposed by Mr. Tyrwhitt to have been printed not long after 1491, the year of Caxton's death. It is certain that the first book with a date, printed by Pynson, was " Dives and Pauper," which appeared in 1493. On comparing the two works it evidently appears that Chaucer was printed anterior to the other.-The present is not a perfect copy, as it wants part of the Prohemye," and several other leaves.-It does not appear that any title was prefixed to this edition, or it would have been given above, in full.m 85. CHAUCER (Geoffrey). The workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed, with dyuers workes whiche were neuer in print before: As in the table more playnly dothe appere. Cum priuilegio.-Black Letter.-Imprinted at London by Wyllyam Bonham, dwellyng in Paules church yarde at the sygne of the reed Lyon (no date). £7. 78. Folio, pp. 726. Ritson assigns the year 1542 as the date of this edition : it is a well printed volume, and profusely decorated with ornamented capitals, many of which are executed with considerable taste. The dedication is to King Henry VIII. but the name of the editor is not mentioned. In this edition first appeared the Plowman's Tale, but Mr. Tyrwhitt says that as he cannot understand that there is the least ground of evidence, either external or internal, for believing it to be a work of Chaucer's, he has not admitted it into his own edition. 86. -87. The Workes of our Antient and lerned English Poet Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed. In this Impression you shall find these Additions: 1 His Portraiture and Progenie shewed. 2 His Life collected. 3 Arguments to euery Booke gathered. 4 Old and Obscure Words explained. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two Bookes of his neuer before printed.-Black Letter.FINE COPY IN RUSSIA.Londini, impensis Geor. Bishop, 1598. tion.-HALF BOUND, RUSSIA (two last leaves wanting).—Londini, impensis Geor. Bishop, 1598. This edition was edited by Thomas Speght, and is dedicated "To the Right Honorable Sir Robert Cecil Knight, Principal Secretarie to the Queens most excellent Maiestie;" after the address to the reader, comes one to the editor from Francis Beaumont the Dramatist. The dedication to Henry VIII, in the edition of 1542, is repeated in the present, and called " The Epistle of William Thinne to King Henry the cight," 88. CHAUCER (Geoffrey).-The Workes of our Ancient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed. To that which was done in the former Impression, thus much is now added. 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted. 2 The whole worke by old Copies reformed. 3 Sentences and Prouerbes noted. 4 The Signification of the old and obscure words prooued: also Characters shewing from what Tongue or Dialect they be deriued. 5 The Latine and French not Englished by Chaucer, translated. 6 The Treatise called facke Vpland, against Friers and Chaucers A.B.C. called La Prière de nostre Dame at this Impression added.— Black Letter.-FINE COPY IN RUSSIA.-London, printed by Adam Islip, 1602. Folio, pp. 826. £4. 4s. This is a re-impression of Speght's edition, with the additions and amendments as stated in the title. 89. 90. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, compared with the former editions and many valuable MSS. Out of which, three Tales are added which were never before printed; by John Urry, Student of Christ-Church, Oxon, deceased; together with a Glossary, by a Student of the same College. To the whole is prefixed the Author's Life, newly written, and a Preface, giving an Account of this Edition. (Portrait of Chaucer by Vertue, of Urry by Payne, and engravings of the Pilgrims.)-BOARDS.-London, printed for Bernard Lintot, 1721. Folio, pp. 760. £1. 15s. Another copy of the same edition.-LARGE PAPER.-London, 1721. Folio, pp. 760. £3. 35. This edition was completed by Mr. William, and his brother Dr. Timothy, Thomas: It contains two singularly curious and valuable poems, which are erroneously attributed to Chaucer, viz. "The Cokes tale of Gamelyn," and "The Merchants second tale, |