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pertorium Bibliographicum, or some Account
of the most Celebrated British Libraries,
portraits, roy. 8vo, half morocco, t.e.y., 17s 6d
H20) 1819
This Edition contains the Rare "Dialogue in the
Shades," between W. Caxton aud W. Wynken ; j
also a Ballad, entitled, " Rare Doings atBoxburRhe
Hall."
DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES,
Between WILLIAM CAXTON, Fomus, a Bibliomaniac, and WILLIAM
WYNKEN, Clerk, a descendant of WYNKEN DE WORDE: -To which
is added, the Story of Dean Honywood 's Grubs. With explanatory
Notes, by W. W.
OLD Caxton, long of life bereft,
This stage of mortal coil" had left^
To converse in the shades below us
With Ulric Zell* or Mathew Goes :
These kindred souls no more intent on
The works they once were fully bent on,
Now gaily pass their hours away,
And blossom in perpetual day ;
Ulric Zell, 8tc. eminent typographic brethren.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
For here no anxious cares intrude
To vex the wandering multitude.
Wynken. Quoth Wynken to Lavagnian Philip,
1 see approaching yonder hill up,
Sir Fodius, toiling with a pack
Of letter'd lumber at his back ;
Call Wolfgang Hopyl, Godfrey Back-stone,
And bid 'em straight to Maister Caxton,
Right glad he'll be to see this said man,
.A fortieth Coz of Robert Redman.
Fodius. Quick from th' Ebetian fc club last night
By secret ways I took my flight ;
My precious lore slung on my back,
My lustrous tomes of U'tUr fclacfc,
Unique and rare a store of wealth !
(Approaches Caxton who is seated in an arbour.)
Father of Type, to thee all health !
Caxton. I grete you safe from the old monde ;
What bokes and readers in Englonde
Are moost renommed ; right joyous wo'd I
Some ornate treatyse scanne or studie ;
Con o'er a Legende of Dom Lapi-ence,
Or rede a werke of wit and sapience
Craftely wrote, or pleasaunt histrye
Worthy of memory, tale or myst'ry ;
For wis I well within your pokes,
That you have no defaulte of bokes.
Fodius. Right welcome, Sir, to see my store
By Tilly f Troost, and fifty more,
b Ebetian, not Hebetian, as it may be conjectured ; the word is
probably abridged from Alphabetian ; tbe " Preatie Childe's Boke,"
being the first production imprinted under the auspices of the club
for the instruction of the juvenile members.
e Tilly, &c. worthy printers of rare small pieces.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
Tom Gubbin, Higman, Lobley, Scott,
John Jaggard, Keller, Adam Rot ;
See here " Cocke LorelVs Bote,"*znd " Peter
The Ploughman's Carol," both in metre,
The " Galled Horse" that wants a plaister,
" A Treacle Pill" by Andrew Hester;
" A Curry combe for Coxcomb's Back ;"
Of " Ancient Lullabies," and " Jacke
The juggler's pranks with Madam Coye"
And ballets eke of Mistress Toye, e
With interludes of Jacky Drum,"
And mighty deeds of GREAT TOM THUMB !
(Producing a splendid folio reprint
zcith engravings.)
Caxton. What goodly preute ! so large and fayre !
In troth a coostely exemplayre,
Fit torecorde in th' actes of Charlemayne,
The valyaunte Emperour of Almayne,
Or pious Godefroy's gloryous fayte,
Written in volumes large and grete.
Fodius. In stature small, some two feet three,
The tiny hero's portrait see,
W^ho twenty score of giants drubb'd,
Was thence by Royal Arthur dubb'd
d Cocke Lorell's Bote, &c. all uniques!
Mrs. Toye was a courteous dame, and an eminent printer of
baUett: the well known ditty of " Derry" and " DilF' is supposed to
have had a complimentary allusion to two noted itinerants, good cus-
tomers of Mrs. Toye, whose names echoed to the rhythm, and who
charmed the ears of the lower orders in the time of Queen Mary I.
Some copies of the original ballad, are in the possession of two living
descendants of the Derry and Dill families, amateurs and first-rate
collectors in Ihe ballad line.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
THE GREAT! Indeed some authors say
(Which we may rather doubt by th' way),
That mighty Tom, yclep'd a long man,
Was even Herculesj the strong man.
Caxton Of Thumbe's empryse I ne'er yet list on,
(impatiently.) And moche j feare t t at Tom's no Cristen.
At Wynken here old Caxton took
A sly significantish look,
'S much as to say, he's surely far gone
To treasure up the silly jargon
That's conn'd with stupid stare at schools,
Or huckster'd out at fairs to fools.
(Fodins retires.)
Caxton. Pray tell me who yon wight may he,
That stormed you and flurried me ; *
His well stuff'd bagge I trowe conteyne
Of sugred sentence not a grayne:
Th' unconnyng clerke who'd best wyse lerne, he'll
Finde moche chaffe and little kernel.
Wynken. 'Tis Fodius, once a letter'd knight,
Who delving deep brought forth to light
Forgotten rhymes of early days,
Madrigals, sonnets, virelays ;
Words void of fire, yet brisk in tune,
Cull'd for the coterie b of trenle-un.
These Fust-y Guttenbergian wits
Who " Prymers," Interludes," in fits,
' " Thomam ilium Thumbum non alium quam Herculem fuisse
satis constat." Mart. Scriblerus.
* Our doggerel maker lias in this line inadvertently fallen into an
error, in representing Caxton, in his felicitous state, influenced by hu-
man passions.
h Coterie, or club, " an assembly of good fellows." Johnson. " A
company or society of persons who meet together to drink." Bailey.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
Old " Nursery Tales" of wizards, witches,
" Blind pigs and cattle drown'd in ditches ;" '
11 Hobgoblins, sprites, and fairy elves,"
Reprint to edify themselves.
See Tubal k first with brazen throat,
Sound forth his mighty deeds of note ;
How when he rais'd a club at A'mack's } \
To draw in simple Bibliomacs ;
Taught them with reverence to look
On tatter'd scraps of ancient book ;
A catchword seize as quick as Barto t
And tell a folio from a quarto ; m
Uniques with piercing eye to ken,
Prize one of two leaves more than ten ;
Old Homer, Pliny, Plato, Caesar,
Discard for Tom, the courtly sneezer ; n
" Joe Splynter's gestes" and *' Withers' crums,"
Prefer to Philo's axioms.
: * The ruefull Tempeste: or, a full Accounte of the melancholy
drowninge of Sarah Sawyer, a farmer's widowe of Floode-Bank ; who
with her whole stocke of Horses, Cowes and Swine, were drowned
on Monday the nineteenth of this instant November, 1602. 4to.
PrintedforA. Winderain.
k A trumpeter, a stirrer up, or whipper-in.
' Almacks, or Albans, probably at the former academy of dancing,
where we are informed the merry members were wont to disport
themselves in friskings, quippes, and crankes, long before and after
pudding time.
m See a case in point argued by two eminent bibliographical coun-
sel, under a latin version of Diogenes Laertius, described in a cumbrous
modern " Bibliotheca."
" Sternutatorium hermicraniologicum; or, The Arte of Sneezing at
will, and curing all sortes of megrims and disorders of the head : by
Thomas WhisJie, practitioner extra to the Kinge's grace. U. lei. 4to.
o date.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
A Palmer whilom seeking food
He bow'd to shrine of Hony wood,?
Whose grubs," by forc'd, yet genial showers,
Quickly assum'd aurelian powers ;
And in the gairish face of day,
Took sudden wing and flew away :
Flutt'ring a while o'er lofty tower,
Erst the Arch-fiend was wont to lour,
Instinctively the little troop,
With speed arrive at Tubal's coop,
Are cocker'd, coax'd, and prun'd, and dress'd
In saffron blue or rosy vest.
Straight chronicled in ' * littel Tome "
Forthwith admiring maniacs come :
Barto, in haste, arriving post,
Seiz'd Tapster Nick," r and Rule the Host;"
The " Great Devourer,'" Red-cappe Pym."'
" Fier a Bras," and " Haggey's Whim."
o A pilgrim, in search of pabulum, or provender.
p Dean Hony wood, who lived about the time of the Restoration ;
he bequeathed his valuable library to the see of Lincoln.
' Grubs, alias Dean Honywood's " bokes in kivers of parchmente."
Vide the Tenth Tale of Nidbid's Mereacdon, where the history of Dean
Honywood's grubs breaks off abruptly.
r The Lamentable Complaynts of Nick Froth the tapster, and Rule-
rost the cooke, concerning the restraint set forthe against drinking,
potting, and piping, on the Sabbath Day.
' " The monstrous dcvourer, or great feeder, being a true relation of
a man that travels about Westminster, and the adjoining parts, feeding
upon all sortes of garbage and ofl'al, gathered from butchers' stalls and
cheesemongers' shops ; with an account of his narrow escape from
smotherment by the falling of the main beams that supported his bed-
chamber, with a wood-cut view of the overloaded apartment, and shewing
the manner of his miraculous escape."
' " Pymlico, or runne red cap : 'tis a mad world at Hogsdon." ^'o.
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
The " Hunting Boke" with " Sloven's school""
Renardo gain'd ; while " Peerless-pool,"*
" Lusty- Juventus," " Newb'ry ware,"
Fell to the gay old Romeo's share :
Guiscardo ey'd " Fair Bristowe'-s Maid,"
" Tables for Pericranium's aid :"
The grey " Owle's Almanack" J to Faulcon,
A steady block to set a hawk on :
" Chippes of Salvation" 1 " Maudlins new,"
" Ovidii Trist" to Dismae/u :
Sir Tryamour " of lost Delites,"
" Juniper Lectures," Crab-tree rights :
Spandrillo " Tales of Leonard Laekwit,"
And the sly jokes of " Thomas Tackwit."
Conceal'd beneath these witty jokes
Lay snug the " Arte of making Bokes;"*
A lusty tome of noble size,
Which Tubul seiz'd a glorious prize !
Within were plac'd with dext'rous care
" Caveat of Coz'ners to beware,"
u " The School of Slovenrie: or Cato turned wrong side outward."4to.
* " The Antiquities of Peerless Poole, with the Dangers of Rosa-
mond's pond ; addressed to all serious young maidens." With the print.
y " The Owle's Almanacke, found in an Ivy-bushe, now published
in English by the painfull labours of Mr. Jeremy Muddybraines." 4to.
1 " Cbippes of Salvation hewed out of the timber of Faythe."
4 " The newe and admirable Arte of makynge Bokes, with all the
necessarie Tooles." By Thomas Morecrafte, clerke. At the end is a
wood-cut representing a portrait of the Author in his study, sitting in
contemplation, with alighted candle burnt doivn to the socket; the gloomy
effect of the dying taper on the surrounding objects is admirably ex-
pressed : from a pile of books in a comer of the room a label is indis-
tinctly seen, with the motto, " Magnus in minimis."
A DIALOGUE IN THE SHADES.
" Sharp humors let from head that's vayne," b
" Strong yerkings of prolific brayne ;"
These mix'd with " fangle" " quirke" and "quippe,"
And neat inventive workmanship,
Restamp'd in Bulmer's glossy mint,
A portion prove for Martha Stint.
No trumpet, horn, nor lyre of Jubal
Can sound a note as high as Tubal.
(Here Wynken perceives Caxton awaiting
from a reverie or sound nap.)
Bald is the subject, bad my verse,
Caxton. Ne grayne, ne kernel, werse and werse.
(Ex.)
b " Yong scholers now a days emboldened in the fly-blown blast
of the moche vayne glorious pipplying wind whan they have delecta-
bly lycked a lytell of the lycorous electuary of lusty learning, count
themselves clerkes excellently informed and transccndingly sped in
moche higli conyng." Shelton.
c " No child can be said to be portionless whose father is an EBETIAN,
as one of their Reprints will doubtless prove an ample provision !"
FiVfethe Ninth Tale of Nidbid's Mereacdon.
A
BALLAD
ENTITLED
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL:'
OR,
THE TILTING SCENE
BETWEEN
EARL SPIRA AND LORD BLANDISH.
LONG prosper James our noble King,
Our lives and safeties all ;
A woeful tilting once there did
In Roxburghe-house befall.
To win black-letter'd musty lore,
Earl Spira took his way ;
And many a Bibliomane may rue,
The biddings of that day.
The Baron of Wmn did
A vow to Plutus make,
His pleasure in Faldarfer's* tome
On future days to take :
* Roxburghe-Hall, imitated and modernized from an unique black
letter tract, supposed to be written by Sir Robert Ker, gentleman of
the bed-chamber to James I. Vid, W. W.'s address, prefixed to the
Repertoriutn Bibliographieum.
b The celebrated Boccaccio, printed by Valdarfer.
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
The chiefest books in Roxburghe-baM
To buy and bear away ;
These tidings to Earl Spira came,
At Alprop where he lay.
Who sent the Baron present word
He would prevent his sport ;
The valiant Peer not fearing this,
Did to the Hall resort,
With fifteen score of hounds so bold,
All chosen dogs of might ;
Who knew full well in time of need,
To aim their barkings right.
The hungry greyhounds loudly growl,
Whene'er the game came on ;
On Monday they began to hunt,
Just as the clock struck one.
The Baron hastened to the field,
Well girt in front and rear;
Quoth he, " Earl Spira promised,
This day to meet me here."
The Earl now enter'd as he spoke,
Ev'n like the Baron bold ;
The foremost of the company,
His pockets lined with gold.
These dogs are of the true sagacious black lettered breed described
by Dame Juliana: there is a mongrel untrainable sort, denominated
sad dogs,Moorfield-barkers,&c.
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
" Shew me," said he, " whose dogs you be,
That bark so loudly here ;
For I'm resolv'd your mouths to stop,
I've neither dread nor fear."
The man that first did answer make,
Was noble Blandish he ;
Who said, " We list not to declare
Nor shew whose dogs we be.
" But we will freely spend our cash,
The rarest books to buy ;"
Then Spira swore a solemn oath,
Enrag'd at this reply.
" Ere thus I will outbidden be,
One of us two shall fly ;
I know thee well, a Peer thou art,
Lord Blandish, so am I.
" Yet pity it were our trusty dogs,
Of whom we stand in need,
For they have yet no evil done,
Thus uselessly should bleed.
" Let thou and I the battle try,
And set the brutes aside :"
" Accurst be he," Lord Blandish said,
" By whom this is denied."
Up leap'd a brisk and gallant dog,
Brag-deeptone* was bis name ;
* Deep-tone Saxonife Deep- din; an excellent full-mouthed dog,
sonorous and sagacious.
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
Who said, " I would not have it told,
To my eternal shame,
" That ere our noble chairman fought,
And ' Vice' stood looking on ;
While I have power of teeth and nails,
111 gore them to the bone."
The Baron's huntsmen blew their horns,
Loud blasts of deadly sounds ;
With curling tails, and ears erect,
/Approach'd th' intrepid hounds.
The EarFs stout leaders now advance,
In shining collars dight ;
Onward they press with raging force;
All eager for the fight.
The crowds ppur in on every side,
To view the coming storm ;
And many a gallant Lilliput,
Stood gasping on the form.
See Hart o' Greece* with desp'rate thrust,
Stout Dygore disarm ;
" Launcelots" and " Tristrams" crouch beneath
The vigour of his arm.
With rav'nous maw full twenty knights,
Caparison'd in steel,
Like the great Boa, darting forth,
He gorges at a meal.
* Hart o* Greece, a long-legged and remarkably swift dog; named
after the celebrated Westmorland stag mentioned by Caniden.
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
By way of coolers now he takes,
The Belman" f andthe "Glutton;"
The "Night Crowe Bird that breedeth brawles,'
And "stealer of rank mutton." 8
These in a trice at once glide down,
Like syllabub or jelly ;
Hart now retir'd, with eyes half clos'd,
Sat spinning his Ramelli. h
Yawning he calls " Nic Froth" appears,
With cheering cup of best-f-
The foam puffM off, he gulp'd amain, ft
And sank to drowsy rest.
Brag straining now with all his might, ' &
"Tom Hickathrift" attacks,
" Honesta fraus" and " Coz'ners false," f
With Mengrelle he goes snacks. :iA
For " Gosson's Schoole" ' the contest fcy,
'Twixt Tryndk tayle and Wappe ;
Brag twisting in drove Tryndle out A.
And dealt his foes a rap.
' " Belman's Treasury " and " Glutton's Feaver'' uniques!
* The History of Hendrik Durck Stecken, the noted sentimental
sheepe stealer ; translated from the Base Almayne-tonge.
h Ramelli is a Bibliomaniacal toy like a water wheel ; on the ledges
books are fixed, which on turning round delight the eye of the spinner
to admiration : it is named from the inventor, the celebrated machinist,
and a view of it, with a Bibliomaniac " at work," may be seen in his
book " Le Diverse Machine/' fol. 1588.
1 " Gosson's Schoote of Abuse."
i i
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
" Westward for smelts," u Dame Haggey Horn,"
Tom Ladle," Seria Jocis,"
Were fought for desp'rately, as if
Pro aris et profocis.
Tim Clawback seiz'd old " Mother Hag,"
Clem Clank, the Turvey-tinkers ;"
With Lurcher* sly, the Merry Dame," l
March'd off without her blinkers."
The battle's rage on every side
Embrued the gory plain ;
Spanker and Mengrelle, valiant dogs,
Lay number'd with the slain.
At last these noble champions met,
Both maniacs in good plight,
With lion-strength their blows laid on,
And made a cruel fight.
The golden prize expos'd to view,
Their fierce desires provoke ;
And massive blades of temper'd steel,
Brought blood at every stroke.
" Yield thee, Lord Blandish" Spira said,
" By Guttenberg 1 swear,
I will to thee a nymph resign,
Than ' Gelders' maid " n more fair.
h Lurcher, " less and shorter than the greyhound, of sullen aspect,
dark and cunning in its habits."
1 The Wyddow Edyth, a dameof mcrric memory.
m Blinkers, worn by ladies of character at the court of Charles II.
" Gelders' maid " A doleful discourse of a Dutche dame dreadfully
distraughte of hir willes."
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
Dear < Dinah Daftly' shall be thine;
Of thee I will report,
No man so gallant e'er was seen
In city, camp, or court."
" No, Spira" quoth Lord Blandish then,
" Thy proffer I despise ;
I will not yield to any man,
The Lampolecchio prize."
With that he rais'd his falchion high,
And made so fierce a thrust,
That would have thrown a weaker knight
E'en prostrate in the dust.
lulus now with speed advanc'd,
To aid his ruffled sire ;
A stouter weapon ne'er was borne,
By knight or trusty squire :
Hurling it struck the Baron's helm,
Who startling at the sound,
Call'd his laps'd courage quickly back,
And boldly stood his ground.
With sturdy arm he bent his bow,
" Made of a trusty tree;"
'* An arrow of a cloth-yard long"
Straight at the Earl did flee ;
Which glancing swiftly on the flank,
His side-long pockets rent ;
Lampolecchio The Tale of the Nuns and the Lampolecchio Gar-
dener ispiquantly related in tbe Valdarfer edition.
RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGHE-HALL.
In streams pactolian flowing down,
His ammunition went.
With heavy heart, his prowess gone,
And put upon his trumps ;
"Craven!" he cried, with fault'ring voice,
As one in doleful dumps.
Then leaving strife the Peers embrace,
And vow eternal peace ;
Grant that henceforth contention dire,
'Twixt Bibliomanes may cease I
Printed by J. F. DOVE, St. John's Square.
J. F. Dove, Printer, St. John'i Square.
ifqm'torutm
SOME ACCOUNT
OP
THE MOST CELEBRATED
BRITISH
LIBRARIES.
EGREGIOS CUMULARE LIBROS PR&CLARA SUPELLEX.
FETRARCHA.
LONDON:
WILLIAM CLARKE, NEW BOND STREET.
MDCCCX1X.
ADVERTISEMENT.
IH E object of the present volume is to assist, in some de-
gree, the collector in his pursuit of valuable editions of rare
books. The Compiler has endeavoured, in the selections
from the various libraries, to exhibit the prominent features of
each : our old establishments, abounding in biblical and clas-
sical literature, appear to be the models for several eminent
private collections of the present day, some of which are so
extensive as even to rival the ancient public foundations of the
kingdom. iit
It is the fate of many collections to sulfer dispersion at no
distant period of time from their formation : at this moment
the libraries of Bindley and North are passing rapidly into
other hands; the curious volumes of the former, indeed,
yielded most abundantly to their possessor, for he had the en-
joyment of his books for more than half a century.
Among the additions to individual libraries, made during
the progress of this work through the press, an inestimable
volume, from the undoubted hands of Albert Durer and
Lucas van Leyden, now in the possession of Mr. Beckford,
has a superior claim to notice in this place. The minia-
tures, twenty in number, representing the Life and Passion of
ADVERTISEMENT.
Christ, the celebration of Mass, &c., are painted with pecu-
liar delicacy and minuteness ; divested of the stiffness of the
early German school, they possess much of the grace of the
Italian. It is well known that these celebrated artists and
friends, during the stay of Albert at Leyden, frequently ex-
pressed their ideas upon the same pannel : it would seem
that on this beautiful volume they had conjointly exerted
their great powers, to produce a work, that should remain as
an elegant and lasting memorial of their mutual esteem and
regard.
A genuine bibliophilist* will probably exclaim at our
notices of black-- letter rarities; and that whole pages are
filled with drossy matter, to the exclusion of better mate-
rials : " Caxtons" to him may be matters of small curiosity
or value ; but not so with some modern book-men : like de-
faced and rusty coins to dabblers in vertu, their antiquity con-
stitutes their only worth ; hence to " thorough-bred biblioma-
niacs,' 1 they are pearls above all price.
The occasional bibliographical notices in the subsequent
pages relate chiefly to English productions ; those on foreign
works are amply ^eated of in the volumes of De Sure,
Brunei, &c., books that are in the hands of every collector.
Since writing the above we are informed, that the valuable
Oriental Manuscripts of the traveller Burchardt are now de-
posited in the Public Library at Cambridge.
A sober lover of books not a maniac, io hi
APRIL 18, 1819.
1 HE REV. WILLIAM WYNKEN had, in his life time, com-
posed a " Dialogue in the Shades," which, by the " kind par-
tiality of friends," he was flattered would look well in print :
he lived, however, to see that those friendly testimonies ge-
nerally prove fallacious, and desired to revoke a promise he
had made of attaching the t( Dialogue" to this volume.
His dear cousin and executor, wishing to obey the injunc-
tion of his deceased friend, and at the same time, desirous of ful-
filling the prorfise of the publisher, intends to take off a small
impression in a separate form, with a vignette engraving pre-
fixed, to be given to such subscribers only as may apply for
the same, on the 10th of June next, or within one month from
that date. He hopes and believes the demand will be very
inconsiderable, for he cannot reconcile it to his conscience
even thus to make public what his dear cousin wished to sup-
press. Should any copies remain uncalled for, beyond the
time specified, they will positively be committed to the
fiames*
The late Mr. Wynken, in his last will and testament, be-
queathed to his dear cousin, an unique black letter tract, en-
a An ingenious Frenchman, whose neglected pieces remained on
his hands, hit upon an expedient to make them sell ; he prefixed the
following attractive title, " Pieces echappces du feu," and succeeded
to his wish : this small volume is now become a very rare book.
titled, " Rare Doynges at Roxburghe Hall" " printed by
W. B., boke prynter to new fanglers, whose names be upon
their bokes." This unknown curiosity is supposed to relate
to a tilting scene at the castle of Sir Robert Ker, on the coro-
nation of Queen Anne, consort to James i. Sir Robert
was gentleman of the bed-chamber to the king, and a poet
in high favour with his majesty, who was no mean smatterer
himself. Sir Robert is supposed to have been the author of
the piece, and it is believed the king also bore a hand in
the composition. Should any worthy bibliomaniac yearn for
the possession of this truly unique production, Mr. Wynken
will part with it for the very inadequate sum of fifty-five
pounds thirteen shillings and sixpence. He will treat with
any printer or bookseller, who, by the purchase, may realize a
handsome profit, by reprinting thirty-one copies -only of the
same, on fine hot-pressed paper, for the select few, at the
price of ten guineas each.
APRIL 19, 1819.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Page
List of Book Sales - - - f - i' ~* * - xii
Sketch of the Principal Foreign Libraries - - \\\iii
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
LONDON, the Library of the BRITISH MUSEUM 3 j^^{
BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD - - - 65
The ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY, LAMBETH
PALACE ,>..,, r - -;TV !*/" 93
CAMBRIDGE, Bene't College Library -^ to"*. " 1^7
, St. John's College. - -;(&%&* - 108
, the Pepysian Library T * ^^ t - 109
, Trinity College Library -^ ^ r - 1 10
' , the University or Public Library -III
CANTERBURY, Cathedral Church Library , - kl -,r 122
DUBLIN, Trinity College Library - 2 ;i 1; " -130
EDINBURGH, the Advocates' Library - - -137
ETON COLLEGE Library . - (f?.'\ fi* " C "7 134*
GLASGOW, HUNTERIAN MUSEUM -^/Via^l ,,-r-140
LONDON, Library of the Society of Antiquaries - 145
, London Institution . .-.*.*? .. - 150
~~~ * Royal Institution ^ ...^ ^ ^ ^ - ib.
, RoyaJ Society - ,.. v _ 151
CONTENTS.
Page
LONDON, Sion College Library - ... 152
, the Tower - - - - - 153
MANCHESTER, the Chetham Library - - - 155
OXFORD, All Souls College Library -,/- - - 160
, Ashmolean Museum - 161
. , Christ Church Library - - - - 162
, Corpus Christi - - - - - 163
, Radcliffe Library ib.
, St. John's College '- ' . " - - 164
WESTMINSTER, Chapter House - 175
PRIVATE LIBRARIES.
THE KING'S LIBRARY 3 a# Ir^teu^l o.J;.v: . 17 <j
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART. &c. iftfr**M > - 191
MARQUIS OF BATH - =fJ. >f * / i Jrat ^ :f ni ^ ;i ^- - 196
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ. - Jl'agW^r -203
,^ MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD (now Duke of Marl-
borough) ... ..>v4 < '* Q31
MARQUIS OF BUTE - - ''*''* ,-- ~-~ ~ . ggg
JOHN DENT, ESQ. - fttl iM ^!U3.V if *iJt-Tir~ -241
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ^^J^tf-* * <tf ^ IT *-- 249
MARQUIS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE (now
Duke of Hamilton and Brandon) '' S - 257
RIGHT HON. THOMAS GRENVILLE - - > .265
RICHARD HEBER, ESQ. - " * - 1 - 1 * v - - 278
GEORGE HIBBERT, ESQ. - '" '* ' ; ' l ! : ; '' - 289
SIR RICHARD COLT HOARE, BART. - - 303
EARL OF JERSEY " # : i* ;i: . .' . . -312
v DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH - ; - - - 316
, JOHN NORTH, ESQ. (the late) - - ' - -325
CONTENTS.
Page
EARL OF PEMBROKE AND MONTGOMERY - 332
DUKE OF RUTLAND - - - - -341
EARL SPENCER ...... 345
MARQUIS OF STAFFORD - - * u& K . - 359
SIR MARK MASTERMAN SYKES, BART. - - 374
ROGER WJLBRAHAM, ESQ. - 383
MICHAEL WODHULL, ESQ. (the late) - - 390
LIBRARIES SOLD BY AUCTION.
THOMAS ALLEN, ESQ. 1795-9 ) J '-i^ J - >I r ! f r . 393
DR. FRANCIS BERNARD, 1698' .- ***-- 1: 7 - 397
REV. JONATHAN BOUCHER, 1806-9 - - 403
REV. JOHN BRAND, 18Q7-8 .... 409
JOHN BRIDGES, ESQ. 1725-6 - 420
DR. CHAS. CHAUNCY AND NATH. CHAUNCY,
ESQ. 1790 ' /-- ; ,, r -*,,.;>,-> - - -425
REV. THOMAS CROFTS, 1783 - ,-,.: -429
SIR KEN ELM DIGBY, 1680 - - - -439
JAMES EDWARDS, ESQ. 1804-15 >.- ... -, - 442
REV. DR. FARMER, 1798 ?*- ' --' - -447
SIR ROBERT GORDON, 1816 - 449*
REV. DR. GOSSET, 1813 ,. * - -.-;> 465
RICHARD GOUGH, ESQ. 1810 ... -458
JOSEPH GULSTON, ESQ. 1783-4 ... 462
REV. DR. BENJAMIN HEATH, 1810 -* -466
ROBERT HEATHCOTE, ESQ. 1802-8 - - 470
JOHN HUNTER, ESQ. 1813 - -474
WILLIAM, MARQUIS OF LANSDOWNE, 1806 - 476
GEORGE MASON, ESQ. 1798-9 - - - 479
MONSIEUR PARIS, 1791 - ' r' ' - - 486
b
CONTENTS.
Page
THOMAS PEARSON, ESQ. 1788 - - - -492
MAFFEI PINELLI, 1789-90 - - - 498
ISAAC REED, ESQ. 1807 - - ?: , .- -505
WILLIAM ROSCOE, ESQ. 1816 - - -, rrro- 511
JOHN, DUKE OF ROXBURGHE, 1812 !./. I 517
COLONEL STANLEY, 1813 .... 535
GEORGE STEEVENS, ESQ. 1800 - - - 543
JOHN TOWNELEY, ESQ. 1814-15 - - -551
RALPH WILLET, ESQ. 1813 - -' - -559
JOHN WOODHOUSE, ESQ. 1803 r .[1*T. ' -563
SELECT LIST of some rare books in minor sales, or
in private collections - - , , ^ - - 569
INDEX of Books .--___ 603
Errata A 673
CONTENTS.
LIST OF PLATES.
Page
Interior View of the Bodleian Library, from an ori-
ginal drawing by J. C. Buckler, frontispiece.
Portrait of Rev. Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode, copied
from an original sketch, by Edridge, by the late
W. Alexander 11
Joseph Planta, Esq. engraved by Sharp,
from a model by Pistrucci ' ^ ' ' * ' ' - 20
Anthony Storer, Esq. (wood cut) - - 136*
Francis I . King of France, engraved by W.
Behnes, a from a miniature painting in a MS. in
the possession of William Beckford, Esq. - C 2 14
Dr. Francis Bernard, from a rare portrait
engraved by White or Vandrebanc - - 397
Rev. Jonathan Boucher, from a private plate
in the possession of Mrs. Boucher - - 403
- Rev. Thomas Crofts, copied from a private
plate engraved in 1787 a ^ ' .- , ' -429
Rev. Dr. Gosset, from a wax model by the
late Mr. Gosset 455
John Vincent Pinelli (wood cut) - - 498
John, Duke of Roxburghe, from an original
picture - - - - - - -517
John Towneley, Esq. from a bust - - 55 1
a This promising young artist excels in drawing, modelling, and
sculpture : this first and only specimen of his engraving is equally
creditable to his superior talents.
LIST OF BOOK SALES,
REFERRED TO IN THE INDEX OF BOOKS.
Alchorne, Stanesby, of the Mint, (deceased) May 22, 1813.
Evans, Pall Mall. Books printed in the fifteenth century
by Caxton, W. de Worde, Fust, Gutenberg, fyc.
ALLEN, THOMAS, June 1, 1795, (ten days;) April 8, 1799,
(nine days.) Leigh and Sotheby, York-street, p. 393.
Askew, Anthony, M. D. February 13, 1775, (twenty days.)
Baker and Leigh, York-street. Greek and Roman Clas-
sics, first editions ; critical books.
Astle, Edward, January 10, 18 16, (two days.) Evans. MSS.
illustrated books.
Baber, John, Sunning-Hill Park, March 31, 1?66, (eleven
evenings.) Samuel Baker, York-street. Classics and
Italian books.
(Barrett, T. Lee Kent) library of a gentleman deceased, De-
cember 7, 1818, (three days.) Sotheby, Wellington-st.
Old chronicles, English topography.
Beauclerk, Hon. Topham, F.R.S. April 9, 1781, (fifty
days.) S. Paterson, opposite Beaufort-buildings, Strand.
Classics, poetry, the drama, books of prints, voyages
and travels, history.
Bennet, R. H. A. and the late Rich. Bull, of Ongar, Essex,
(duplicates) March 8, 1810, (eight days.) Leigh and
Sotheby, Strand. County history, antiquities.
xii
LIST OP BOOK SALES.
BERNARD, FRANCIS, M.D. Little Britain, October 4,
1698, and following days, page 397.
Berwick, Lord, (a portion) July 15, 1817, (three days.)
Sotheby, Strand. Delphin classics.
Bindley, James, F.S.A. Somerset-place, December 7, 1818,
(twelve days;) January 11, 1819, (twelve days;) Feb.
16, 1819, (eleven days.) Evans. An extraordinary as-
semblage of rare books, particularly in early English
literature. Part iv. to be sold in May.
(Bonelli, Sign.) May 11, 1813, (two days.) Leigh and
Sotheby. Greek and Roman classics, antiquities.
Borromeo, Count, of Padua, February 7, 1817, (two days.)
Evans. Italian novels of the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries.
BOUCHER, REV. JONATHAN, Epsom, Surry, February 24,
1806, (twenty-seven days;) April 14, 1806, (nine days;)
May 29, 1809, (four days.) Leigh and Sotheby. p. 403.
BRAND, REV. JOHN, M.A. Secretary to the Society of
Antiquaries, May 6, 1807, (thirty-seven days;) February,
1808. Stewart, Piccadilly, page 409.
Brander, Gustavus, F. R. S. Februarys, 1790, (six days.)
Leigh and Sotheby. History, English antiquities, old
chronicles, and MSS.
Brassey, Mrs. Lower Seymour-street, December 23, 1814.
Messrs. Bates. The Golden Legende by Caxton.
BRIDGES, JOHN, of Lincoln's Inn, February 7, 1725-6, and
following days. Mr. Cocks, page 420.
(Bridgewater, Duke of,) duplicates of a nobleman, April 27,
1802, (two days;) June 8, 1802; May 26, 1804.
King, King-street. Ancient English drama, old English
poetry.
(Bryant, William,) February 3, 1806, (eight days.) King and
Loehee. British topography and history.
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
(Bryant, William,) March 23, 1807, (twelve days.) Stewart.
ditto.
February 22, 1808, (three days.) King
and Lochee. English topography.
Burrell, Sir William, Bart. May 2, 1796, (five days) at the
Turf Gallery, Conduit-street. Greek and Roman clas-
sics, Italian Collane, British history, topography,
MSS.
CHAUNCY, CHARLES, M. D. and NATHANIEL, April
15, 1 790, (fifteen days.) Leigh and Sotheby. page 425.
CROETS, REV. THOMAS, A. M. April 7, 1783, (forty-three
days.) Paterson, King-street, page 429.
Daly, Right Hon. Denis, May 1, 1792, and following days.
Vallance, Eustace-street, Dublin. Greek and Roman
classics, first editions, books on vellum, antiquities of
Great Britain and Ireland.
Devonshire, Duke of, (duplicates) May 29, 1815, (five days.)
Evans. Books in the infancy of printing, biblical and
classical.
< November 24, 1815, (six
days.) Evans. Miscellaneous.
(Dibdin, Rev. T. F.) library of an eminent bibliographer,
June 26, 1817, (three days.) Evans. Bibliography and
literary history.
DIGBY, SIR KENELM, April 19, 1680, and following days,
at the Golden Lion, Paternoster-row, page 439.
(Dimsdale, Richard,) library of a gentleman lately deceased,
July 14, 1813, (three days.) Leigh and Sotheby. Mis-
cellaneous.
Dunster, Rev. Charles, M. A. Rector of Petworth, Sussex,
November 11, 1816, (six days.) Sotheby. Miscellaneous.
Dutens, Rev. L. F. R.S. &c., February 8, 1813, (four days.)
Christie. Belles Lettres, sciences, history, and voyages.
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
(EDWARDS, JAMES,) library of a gentleman of distinguished
taste, April 25, 18O4, (four days.) Christie, Pall Mall,
page 442.
EDWARDS, JAMES, April 5, 1815, (six days.) Evans.
page 442.
FARMER, RICH. D. D. Master of Emanuel College, Cam-
bridge, May 7, 1798, (thirty-six days.) King, page 447.
Fenton, Ibbetson, of Wai worth, February 10, 1812, (three
days.) Leigh and Sotheby. Natural history, Aldine
classics, fyc.
Fillingham, William, April 24, 1805, (three days.) Leigh and
S. Sotheby. Old quarto plays, early English poetry.
(Fonnereau, Martyn,) library, the property of a gentleman,
March 8, 1810, (three days.) King and Loch6e. His-
tory, voyages, books of prints.
Gainsborough, Earl of, March 24, 18 13, (two days.) Christie.
Natural history, books of prints and drawings.
Goldsmid, John Louis, December 11, 1815, (six days.)
Evans. Romances, scarce old novels andfacetia.
GORDON, SIR ROBERT, of Gordonstoun, March 25, 1816,
(twelve days.) Cochrane, Catherine-street, page 449-*
GOSSET, ISAAC, D. D.June 7, 1813, (twenty-three days.)
Leigh and Sotheby. page 455.
GOUGH, RICHARD, April 5, 1810, (twenty days.) Leigh and
S. Sotheby. page 458.
(Grafton, Duke of,) library of a nobleman, June 6, 1815,
(six days.) Evans. Greek and Roman classics, theology.
Graves, Mrs. Lansdown-crescent, Bath; January 9, 1809.
(three days.) Plura, Bath. Miscellaneous.
Greville, Hon. C. F. Paddington-green, April 2, 1809, (two
days.) Christie. Botany and the fine arts.** >fh|
GULSTON, JOSEPH, May 8, 1783, (eleven days,) and May
26, 1784, (four days.) Compton, Conduit-st. page 462,
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
Hamilton, Sir William, K. B. and lord Viscount Nelson, June
8, 1809, (three days.) Christie. Antiquities, books of
prints, prints and drawings.
Harleiana Bibliotheca, remains of the Harleian library, No-
vember 12, 1816, (five days.) Robins, Warwick-street.
English history, miscellaneous books.
HEATH, BENJAMIN, D. D. April 26, 1810, (thirty-two
days.) Jeffery, Pall Mall, page 466.
HEATHCOTE, ROBERT, April 8, 1802, (six days,) Leigh
and Sotheby; and April 4, 1808, (six days,) Leigh and
S. Sotheby ; and May 2, 1808, (two days,) Leigh and
S. Sotheby. page 470.
Henderson, John, late of Covent Garden Theatre, February
20, 1786, (six days.) Egerton, Scotland-yard. Old
English poetry and the drama.
Hodges, Christopher, Bramdean, Hants; March 25, 1814,
(three days.) Evans. History, topography, books of
prints.
Hollis, Thos., and Dr. Disney, April 22, 1817, (eight days.)
Sotheby. Historical and political tracts.
Hope, Henry P. February 18, 1813, (eighteen days.) Leigh
and Sotheby. Books' of prints, canon and civil law.
Horsley, Samuel, Bishop of St. Asaph, May 4, 1807, (nine
days.) Leigh and S. Sotheby. Classics, mathematics,
divinity.
(HUNTER, JOHN,) library of a well-known collector, Febru-
ary 2, 1813, (three days.) Leigh and Sotheby. page 474.
Hutton, John, late of St. Paul's Church-yard, October 15,
1764, (twenty-eight evenings.) Old English literature.
Ireland, Samuel, of Norfolk-street, Strand, May 7, 1801,
(eight days.) Leigh, Sotheby and Son. Shakesperian
library, illustrated books, paintings and drawings.
Kiug, Edward, F. R. S. author of the " Munimenta An-
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
tiqua" February 1, 1808, (eight days.) Leigh and S.
Sotheby. Natural history, fine arts, English history,
topography, missals.
LANSDOWNE, WILLIAM, MARQUIS OF, January 6, 1806,
(thirty-one days.) Leigh and Sotheby. page 476.
Lort, Michael, D. D. April 5, 1791, (twenty-five days.)
Leigh and Sotheby. Old English literature, poetry.
Lloyd, John, Wygfair, near S*, Asaph, January 15, 1816,
(thirteen days.) Broster of Chester. Early printed books
by Caxton, Wynken de Worde, Miscellanies.
(Macarthy, Count) books lately imported from France, May
8, 1789, (twelve days.) . Leigh and Sotheby. Greek and
Roman Classics, first editions, French and Italian lite-
rature, MSS.
Maddison, John, of the foreign department in the Post Office,
March 6, 1802, (twenty-two days.) King and Lochee.
Miscellaneous foreign and English literature.
MASON, GEORGE, part 1. January 24, 1798, (three days,)
Part 2. May 16, 1798, (three days.) Part 3. November
27, 1798, (three days.) Part 4. April 25, 1799, (two
days.) Leigh and Sotheby. page 479-
Mead, Richard, M. D. November 18, 1754, (twenty-eight
days,) and April 7, 1755, (twenty-eight days.) Baker,
York-street. Greek and Roman classics, natural his-
tory, medicine, arts and sciences, general foreign and
English literature.
Meyrick, John, F. S. A. April 2 1,1 808, (twelve days.) King
and Lochee. county history, history and biography,
books of prints.
Mills, George Galwey, February 24, 1800, (thirteen days.)
Jeffery. English history and topography, natural his-
tory, MSS.
Monro, John, M. D. April 23, 1792, (fifteen days.) Leigh
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
and Sotheby. Old English plays, Italian and French
literature.
(Montolieu, Lewis,) the library of a gentleman, December 13,
1809, (three days.) Christie. History and antiquities,
chiefly on large paper.
(Moseley, Benjamin, M. D.) library of scarce and curious
books, March 16, 1814, (four days.) Stewart. Astrology,
magic, facetiee.
Nixon, John, late of Basinghall-street, May 27, 1818.
Evans. Old poetry and plays.
Palmer, Robert, late of Drury Lane Theatre, March 17,
1818, (two days.) Sotheby. Miscellanies.
Palmer, Rev. S. late of Hackney, March, 1814. Divinity.
PARIS, MONS. March 26, 1791, (six days.) Sold in Con-
duit-street, page 486.
PEARSON, THOMAS, (deceased,) April 14, 1788, (twenty-
three days.) Egertons. page 493.
Pellet, Thomas, M. D. (deceased,) January 7, 1744, and fol-
lowing evenings. Exeter 'Change, by Samuel Baker.
Greek and Roman classics, English topography.
Peterborough, Earl of, (deceased,) July 13, 1815, (two days.)
Stewart. Chronicles, history and voyages.
Pinkerton, John, January 7, 1813, (seven days.) Leigh and
Sotheby. Geography, voyages and travels.
PINELLI MAFFEI, March 2, 1789, (twenty-three days,)
February 1, 1790, (thirty-one days,) at the auction-room
in Conduit-street, page 498.
(Pitt, William,) library of a late well-known literary amateur,
January 20, 1808, (four days.) Leigh and S. Sotheby.
Books of emblems, English history, missals.
Pollock, William, of the Secretary of State's Office, (de-
ceased,) March 16, 1818, (three days.) Evans. History,
voyages and travels.
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
Person, Richard, Greek Professor of the University of Cam-
bridge, (deceased,) June 16, 1809, (seven days.) Leigh
and S. Sotheby. Classical, critical, and philological
books.
Pulteney, Sir James, Bart, (deceased,) February 3, 1812,
(eight days.) Christie. English history, antiquities,
Greek and Roman classics.
Randolph, Right Rev. Dr. Bishop of London, (deceased,)
April 20, 18 14, (eight days.) Evans. Greek and Roman
classics, Lexicographers.
Raymond, Lord Chief Justice, (deceased,) April 29, 1808,
(two days.) King and Lochee. Law, Hearne's Works,
large paper.
REED, ISAAC, of Staple Inn, (deceased,) November 2,
1807, (thirty-nine days.) King and Lochee. page 505.
Rhodes, Abraham, F. S. A. February 20, 1817, (three days.)
Sotheby. General and county history, several on large
paper.
Ritson, Joseph, of Gray's Inn, (deceased,) December 5,
1803, (four days.) Leigh, Sotheby, and Son. Old
English literature, manuscripts.
Roberts, J. Director of the East India Company, (deceased,)
and a portion of the Collection of J. W. Dodd, Come-
dian ; March 6, 1815, (twelve days.) Evans. Books
printed by Caxton, W. de Worde, fyc. classics, miscel-
laneous English literature.
ROSCOE, WILLIAM, August 19, 1816, (fourteen days.)
Winstanley, Marble-street, Liverpool, page 511.
ROXBURGHE, JOHN, DUKE or, May 18, 1812, (forty-
two days); July 13, 1812, (four days.) Evans, page
517.
Saunders's Auction Room, Fleet-street. Bibliotheca Selecta ;
Library of an eminent Collector, removed from the north
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
of England; Feb. 16, 1818, (six -days.) Old English
poetry, history, topography, and illustrated books.
Sebright, Sir John, Bart, of Beechwood, Herts ; April 6,
1807, (seven days.) Leigh and S. Sotheby. Early
editions of the classics, monastic history, manuscripts of
ancient charters, chronicles, fa. on vellum, collected
by Sir Roger Twysden and Mr. G. Lhwyd.
Sedgwick, William, April 27, 1811, (four days.) Leigh
and S. Sotheby. Greek and Roman classics.
(Singer, S. W.) library of a well-known Collector; April 3,
1818, (five days.) Evans. Early French and Italian
literature.
Smith, Joseph, His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Venice,
(deceased,) January 25, 1773, (fourteen days.) Baker
and Leigh. Early editions of the Greek and Roman
classics, old English, Italian, and French literature.
Smyth, George, June 2, 1797, (six days.) Leigh and
Sotheby. Old^English poetry and plays.
Smyth, Sir Robert, Bart. April 10, 1809, (six days.) Leigh
and S. Sotheby. Classics, county history, manuscripts.
(Spencer, Earl,) the duplicates of a nobleman's library ; May
16,1811. Leigh and Sotheby. Classics, history.
(Stanhope, Earl,) duplicates of a nobleman's library ; July
14, 1818, (three days.) Sotheby. English history and
miscellaneous literature.
STANLEY, COLONEL, April 30, 1813, (eight days.) Evans,
page 535.
STEVENS, GEORGE, (deceased,) May 13, 1800, (eleven
days.) King, page 543.
Strange, John, His Britannick Majesty's Resident at the
Republic of Venice, (deceased,) March 16, 1801,
(tifty-six days.) Leigh, Sotheby, and Son. Classics,
Italian books, natural history, voyages, travels, fa.
xx
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
Sumuer, Rev. Dr. Provost of King's College, Cambridge,
(deceased,) May 16, 1814, (four days.) Evans. Greek
and Latin classics, English history.
(Talleyrand, Le Prince de,) a splendid Library consigned from
the Continent; May 8, 1816, (eighteen days.) Leigh
and Sotheby. Greek and Roman classics, first editions,
early printed books, and manuscripts.
Thompson, Sir Alexander, Lord Chief Baron of the Court
of Exchequer, (deceased,) December 1, 1817, (five
days.) Sotheby. ' Lazv, classics, miscellaneous books.
Thompson, Sir Peter, F.R.S. &c. (deceased,) April 29,
1815, (five days.) Evans. Old English literature, his-
tory, manuscripts.
Tooke, John Home, of Wimbledon Common, (deceased,)
May 26, 1813, (four days.) King and Lochee. Early
printed books, grammars, and dictionaries, with MS.
notes.
TOWNELEY, JOHN, part 1, June 8, 1814, (seven days,)
part 2, June 19, 1815, (ten days.) Evans, page 551.
Townshend, George, Marquis of, (deceased,) May 11, 1812,
(sixteen days.) Leigh and Sotheby. History, topogra-
phy) voyages and travels, heraldical manuscripts.
(Treuttel and Wurtz,) Library of an Amateur of distinction ;
June 12, 1817, (eleven days.) Sotheby. Early printed
books, Greek and Roman classics, early French and
Italian romances, natural history, antiquities.
Tutet, Mark Cephas, February 15, 1786. Gerard. Early
printed books.
Tyssen, Samuel, Narborough Hall, Norfolk, December 7,
1801, (thirteen days.) Leigh, Sotheby, and Son. Books
on coins, English history, manuscripts.
Voigt, John, (deceased,) December 18, 1806, (ten days.)
LIST OF BOOK SALES.
Leigh and S. Sotheby. Old poetry, romances, French
chronicles, voyages and travels.
Wakefield, Gilbert, A.M. editor of Lucretius, &c. (deceased,)
March 25, 1802, (seven days.) Leigh, Sotheby, and
Son. Classical and critical library.
Walker, George, February 22, 1814, (five days.) Philipe,
Warwick-street. Prints, books of prints.
West, James, President of the Royal Society, (deceased,)
March 29, 1773, (twenty-four days.) Langford, King-
street. Early printed books by Caxton, W. de Worde^
fyc. old English literature, British history, voyages and
travels.
Wilkes, John, Alderman and Chamberlain of London, Nov.
29, 1802, (seven days.) Leigh, Sotheby, and Son.
Classics, French literature.
WILLET, RALPH, Merly, Dorset, (de.ceased,) December 6,
1813, (seventeen days.) Leigh and Sotheby, p. 559.
(Wodhull, Michael,) the duplicates of a distinguished Col-
lector's library, March 24, 1803, (eight days.) Leigh,
Sotheby, and Son. Greek and Roman classics.
Woodford, Emperor John Alexander, May 11, 1809, (eleven
days.) Leigh and S. Sotheby. County history, anti-
quities, voyages and travels, natural history.
WOODHOUSE, JOHN, December 12, 1803, (five days.)
Leigh, Sotheby, and Son. page 563.
Wright, Richard, M. D. April 23, 1787, (twelve days.)
Egerton. Old English poetry and plays, novels and
romances.
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EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS
INDEX OF BOOKS.
Beckf. William Beckford, Esq.
Bern Dr. Francis Bernard. |.
Blandf. Marquis of Blandford (now Duke of Marlborough.)
Bo'dl Bodleian Library.
Bouch Rev. Jonathan Boucher.
Br. M British Museum.
Camb. Ben. . Cambridge, Bene't College Library.
Pep. . Pepysian Library.
St. Jo. St. John's College.
Trin.. Trinity College.
Un. . . University or Public Library.
Cant Canterbury Cathedral Church Library.
Chaun Dr. Charles Chauncy and Nathaniel Chauncy.
Dev Duke of Devonshire.
Dougl....... Marquis of Douglas (now Duke of Hamilton and
Brandon.)
Dub Dublin, Trinity College Library.
Edinb Edinburgh, the Advocates' Library.
Edw James Edwards, Esq.
Farm Dr. Richard Farmer.
Glasg Glasgow, the Hunterian Museum.
Goss Rev. Dr. Gosset.
Grenv Right Hon. Thomas Grenville.
Gulst Joseph Gulston, Esq.
Heathc Robert Heathcote, Esq.
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ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED. ,
Heb Richard Heber, Esq.
Hibb George Hibbert, Esq.
Hunt John Hunter, Esq.
K The King's Library.
Lamb The Archiepiscopal Library, Lambeth Palace,
Lansd William, Marquis of Lansclowne.
Manch The Chetham Library, Manchester.
Marlb The Duke of Marlborough.
Oxf. All S. . . Oxford, All Souls College Library.
Chr. Ch. Christ Church.
C. Chr.. Corpus Christi.
Pears Thomas Pearson, Esq.
Pembr Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.
Pin Maffei Pinelli.
Rose William Roscoe, Esq.
Roxb John, Duke of Roxburghe.
Rutl The Duke of Rutland.
Spenc Earl Spencer.
Soc. Ant The Library of the Society of Antiquaries.
Staf. The Marquis of Stafford.
Stan Colonel Stanley.
Steev George Steevens, Esq.
Town John Towneley, Esq.
Westm Westminster, Chapter House.
Wilbr Roger Wilbraham, Esq.
Wodh Michael Wodhull, Esq.
Woodh John Woodhouse, Esq.
xxiv
GENERAL INDEX.
See Index of Books at the end of the Volume.
A.
Acuna (Christ, de) notice of, 206. .
Alcborne (Mr.) rare books at his sale, 579,
587. 599.
ALLEN (Tuos.) sale of his library, 393.
Allen (Thomas) notice of, 440. n.
ALTHORP, account of the library at, 345.
ANTIQUARIES (SOCIETY OF) library, 145.
Apocalypse (ancient French and Latin
version of) at Lambeth, 96.
Ashbumham House, 3.
Ashmole's (Elias) collections, 161.
Ashridge (the old Bridgewater library)
remains of, 360.
- History of the College of, com-
piled by order of the Earl of Bridge-
water, 360.
Astle's (Thomas) collection, 151.
- ' - Veronese Missal at his
sale, 591.
Athens (school of) executed on painted
glass at Stourhead, 303.
Aiibriet Claude, the French king's painter,
207. n.
Audley-ende (the copper plate views of)
sold to a brazier, 132. n.
Aungerville (Richard) vid. Bury de.
Bagford's (John) collections, 6.
Baker (Samuel) his first auction book sale,
595,
Baker (Thomas) notice of, 108. n.
Balfour's(Sir James) MS. collections, 138.
Bank notes and money found in books at
Mr. Brand's sale, 410. n.
BANKS'S (SiR JOSEPH) library, 191.
Banks (Sir Jos.) presented Icelandic MSS.
to the British Museum, 18.
Bargrave (Dr. John) notice of, 123.
BATH'S (MARQUIS OP) library,
Beauclerk (Topham) rare books at his
sale, 577. 590.
Beaufort (Duke of) original Botanical
drawings in his collection, 582. 590.
notice of his library,
582. n.
Becket (Thomas a) John of Salisbury a
spectator of his murder, 322. n.
BECKFORD'S (Mr.) library, 203.
Bedford (the Regent Duke) his declara-
tions for the government of France, 97.
Bedford (Hilkiah) author of Harbin's
" Hereditary Right," 169. n.
Bedford (Lucy Countess of) Tom Coryat's
address to, 212.
BELVOIR CASTLE and LIBRARY, account
of, 341.
Bennet (Mr.) rate books at his sale, 581.
587.
Bentley's (Dr>) classical collection, 9.
correspondence edited by
the late Dr. Charles Burney, 9. n.
Berkeley (George Earl) a benefactor to
Sion College library, 153.
BERNARD (Da. FRANCIS) sale of his li-
brary, 397.
portrait and
memoir of, 397, n,
his address
prefixed to the sale catalogue, 398.
Berners (Dame July ana) notice of, 71.
Berwick (Lord) Delphin Classics at his
sale, 570.
Bible (English) with a false date of 1520,
30.
(Protestant) first edition of, 349, n.
Bibles, Testaments, and Liturgies, nu-
merous early editions of, in Mr. Slaney's
collection, 572.
d
INDEX.
Bigne (Gace de la) notice of, 264. n.
Bindley's (Mr.) library, and fine collection
of portraits, 578. n.
Birch's (Dr. Thomas) library and MSS. 6.
BLANDFORD'S (MARQUIS OF) now Duke
of Marlborough, library, 231.
BLENHEIM, account of the library at, 316.
Bliss (Rev. Philip) editor of the new edi-
tion of Wood's Athena, and of Hearne's
Remains, 161. n.
Bohemian Maiden, an enthusiast, 133. n.
Bonelli (Mr.) " Disegni dell' Imperial Pa-
lazzo S. Michaele," at his sale, 574.
Books, destruction of, through ignorance,
366. n.
BOUCHER (REV. JONATHAN) sale of his
library, 403.
_ . portrait and
memoir of, 403. n.
_ monument
to his memory, 405. n.
BRAND (Rsv. JOHN) sale of his library,
409.
memoir of, 409. n.
Brander (Gustavus) rare books at his sale,
586. 593. 596.
Breviary, Bishop of Aberdeen's, 133*.
of Francis de Roias, 243.
Bridgewater (Duke of) rare books at the
sale of his duplicates, 587. 590. 592.
602.
library, 359.
(Earl of) History of the
College of Ashridge compiled by or-
der of, 360.
BRIDGES (JOHN) sale of his library, 420.
memoir of, 420. n.
BRITISH MUSEUM, library of, 1.
Britton's (Mr.) antiquarian and topogra-
phical collections, 571. n.
rare books in his collection,
571. 573. 579, 580. 589. 599, 600.
Brownlow (Earl) " House of Yvery," with
additional rare portraits, in his collec-
tion, 569. " Legende Doree," a valu-
able MS. in his collection, 601.
Bryant (Jacob) notice of, 321. n.
presented a Caxton on vel-
lum to the King's library, 184.
(Win.) rare books at his sale, 570.
573. 590. bis. 592.
Buckingham (George Earl of) rare por-
trait of, by S. Passe, 577. n.
Bulls, Papal, in the archiepiscopal li-
brary, 96.
xxri
Bunyan (John) his pulpit Bible, 572.
Burghley's (Lord) heraldical MSS. 97.
Burrell ( Sir Wm,) rare books at his sale,
573. 594. 601.
collections for Sussex,
18.
Bury (Richard de) notice of, 350. n.
BUTE'S (MARQUIS OF) library, 239.
Caesar's (Sir Julius) MSS. 20.
portrait of, by El-
stracke, 71.
CAMBRIDGE, BENE'T COLLEGE library,
107.
, PEPYSIAN library, 109.
, PUBLIC library. 111.
, ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE library,
108.
,TRIN. COLLEGE library, 1 10.
Canaletti, drawings by/at Stourhead, 304.
CANTERBURY, CATHEDRAL CHURCH li-
brary, 122.
Capel's (Mr.) MS. transcripts of Shaks-
peare, 116. .
Capgrave's Commentary on Genesis,
174, n.
Carve (Thomas) notice of, 32.
Castell (Dr. Edmund) calamities and losses
by the Fire of London, 34.
destruction of copies
of his Lexicon, 34.
: his Hilary sold, 34-
Caxton (William) specimen of his homely
style, 36. n.
, supposed portrait of, not genuine.
102. n.
Chaloner (Sir Thomas) rare portrait of, by.
Hollar, 552. n.
Charles I. his copy of the second edition
of Sbakspeare, 189.
CHAUNCY (CHARLES and NATHANIEL)
sale of their libraries, 485.
(Dr. Charles and Nathaniel*)
notice of, 425. n.
's (Sir H.) History of Hertford-
shire, published at twenty shillings,
146. n.
Chetham (Henry) founder of the Man.
Chester library, 155.
" Cheualrie," Roger Ascbam's opinion of
books of, 351. n.
Christe's Hospital library, 145. n.
Christine de Pise, notice of, 37.
Churchyarde (Thomas) notice of, 326. ti.
INDEX.
Classical books condemned as anti-christ-
ian in the -time of Edward VI. 174. n.
Clovio (Julio) splendid Missal by, hi the
Towneley collection, 552. n.
Cocke Lorell the tinker, 64. n.
Codex aureus held in great veneration
among the Spaniards, 43. .
Codrington (Col. Christopher) a benefac-
tor of All Soul's College, 160.
Cole's (Rev. Wm.) MSS. 10.
Colet (Dean) a note on, in Holland! He-
roologia, 272. n.
Colonna (Franc.) author of " Hypneroto-
machia," 225.
Comus (Milton's) origin of the plan of,
528. n.
Coningsby (Thomas Earl of) his History
of Marden, 50.
Corvinus (Mat.) part of his fine collection
brought to Sion College, 152. n.
Coryat (Tom) notice of, 326. n.
Cotton (Sir Robert) 2.
Cotton House, Westminster, site of, 2.
Cottonian manuscripts, 2.
Cracherode's (Rev. Clayton Mordaunt)
fine collecton of books and prints, 11.
, notice and portrait of, 11.
, ,classical lines addressed to, 13.
Crichton (the admirable) his printed
challenge, 575.
Aldus Manutius's dedication of
Paradoxa of Cicero to, 575. n.
CROFTS ("R-EV. THOMAS) sale of his li-
brary, 429.
_ . portrait and
memoir of, 429. n.
Cromwell (Oliver) Fisher's panegyrics on,
367. n.
patronized Dr. Walton,
29.
Crynes' (Nathaniel) collection, 164.
Cumberland's (Richard) remarks on the
Greek poets, 9. n.
Cuthbert's (SL) Manual, 44. n.
D.
Da Costa's (Solomon) Hebrew MSS. 10.
Daly (Dennis) rare books at his sale, 577.
581. 590.
Dampier's (Bishop) library, 249.
Dartmouth (late Earl of) purchased Bald-
ner's drawings at King's sale, 571.
Dempster (Thomas) censured for his false-
hoods, 459. n.
DSNT'S (MR.) library, 241.
DEVONSHIRE'S (DUKE OF) library, 249.
Devonshire (Duke of) rare books at the
sale of his duplicates, 575. 581. 593.
Diana of Poictiers, her collection, after-
wards the D'Urfe", 487. n.
Digby (Lady Venetia) the beauty of her
person, 579.
her bust preserved
at Gothurst, 530.
DIGBY (Sin KEN.) sale of his library, 439.
Dimsdale (Mr.) Carte's Hist, of England,
L. P. at his sale, 575.
Dorset (Thomas Sackville, Earl of) author
of " Mirrour of Magistrates," 84. .
DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALES, Marquis of
(now DUKE OF HAMILTON), library.
Drabicius, an enthusiast, 133. n.
Dress satirised in Stubbe's Anatomy of
Abuses, 371. n.
DUBLIN, TRINITY COLLEGE library, 130V
Ducarel's (Dr.) account of the ancient
Carte, 103.
Missale Eborac. in his li-
brary, 591. Dr. Stukeley's prints in his
library, 599.
Dugdale's (Sir Wm.) MSS. 161.
Monasticon (very scarce leaf
in) 482.
Dutens (Rev. Mr.) Towneley's Hudibras
at his sale, 587.
E.
Exeter (John Duke of) 210.
EDINBURGH, THE ADVOCATES' library,
137.
EDWARDS (JAMES) sale of his library, 442.
notice of, 442. n.
and M. Laurent, pro-
. prietors of the Paris collection, sold in
London, 486. n.
Elizabeth (Queen) her prayer at the de-
parture of the fleet, 106.
Elstracke's Portraits in Baziliologia, 465. n.
ETON COLLEGE library, 134.*
Evans (Evan) his Welsh MSS. 173.
Evelyn (John) assists in the formation of
the library of Royal Society, 151.
F
Fagel collection, 130.
Fairfax's (Bryan) library now at Osterley
Park, 312.
(Thos. Lord) a collection of MSS."
364.71.
(Gen.) preserved the Bodleian"
Library from destruction,- 66. .
INDEX.
FARMER (TUt. DR.) *al of his library,
447.
: notice of, and epi-
taph, 448. n.
Fenton (Mr.) rare books at his sale, 571.
581. 589. 599.
Ferrers (Earl) the works of Confucius in
bis library, 578.
Fillingham (Mr.) rare books at his sale,
568. 573, 574. 580, 581, 582. 597. 600.
Flacton (Mr.) late bookseller, Canterbury.
366. n. 448. n.
Fonnereau (M.) " House of Yvery," with
arras emblazoned, at his sale, 569.
FONTHILL ABBEY library, account of, 203.
Fox (Richard) founder of Corpus Christi
library, 163.
Fragment of a tragedy acted at the British
Museum, 15.
Francis I. founded a library at Fontaine-
bleau, 214. w.
Greek characters cast by his
order, 214.
- a fine MS. formerly in his pos-
session, 214.
portrait of, 214.
Franck (Richard) the peripatetic angler,
notice of, 554. n.
G.
Gainsborough (Earl of) original drawings
at his sale, 580. 594.
Georgic (the old English) 194. n.
Gibbon library purchased by Mr. Beck-
ford, 205.
Gibbs the architect, his books and draw-
ings, 163.
Gibson's (Bishop) collections, 95.
Gidding, books executed by the puns at,
170.
Giolito (Gabriel) notice of, 289. n.
Glanvile (Bartholomew) notice of, 195.
GLASGOW, HUNTERIAN MUSEUM, 140.
Gloucester (Humphrey Duke of) 174. n
Goldsmid (Mr.) rare books at his sale
570. 572. 584. 592, 593. 597.
GORDON (Sin ROBERT) sale of his library
449.*
Gosmond, a French artist, notice of, 41.
GOSSET (REV. DR.) sale of his library
455.
portrait and memoi
of, 455. n.
said, by the late Lore!
Marchmont, to resemble Pope in bis
person, 456. n.
jxviii
GOUGJI (RICHARD) sale of his library, 458.
bequeathed his MSS.
to the Bodleian Library, 67.
notice of, 458. n.
jower's Poems, account of a valuable
MS. of, 364. r>.
Grafton (Duke of) rare books at his sale,
572. 574. 594. 598.
Granger's Biographical History, illustrated
copy of, in the Towneley collection,
552. n.
Green (Robert) notice of, 328. w. 523. n.
Grenville (Right Hon. Thos.) commumS
cation from, respecting Prynne's Re-
cords, 254. n.
RENVILLE'S (M K .) library, 265.
Grollier, notice of, 11. n.
Guildhall library, 146. n.
: removed by the Pro-
tector Somerset, 146. n.
GULSTON (JOSEPH) sale of his library,
462.
of, 462. a.
(Mrs.) notice of, 462. n.
Guise (Charles Duke of) a beautiful Mis-
sal formerly in his possession,. 262.
H.
Halhed's (N. Brassey) oriental library, &.
HAMILTON (DuKE or)t>id. DOUGLAS and
CLYDESDALE.
Harleian Manuscripts, particulars of, 4.
Harrison (W.) his remark on " Heywood's
Spider and Flic," 199. n.
HEATH (Dn. BENJAMIN) sale of his li-
brary, 466.
Heathcole's (Mr.) library, 241.
HEATHCOTE (ROBERT) sale of bis libraiy,
470.
HEBEH'S (MR.) library, 278.
: accumulation pf quadru-
plicates, 27.8,.
Henry V. MS. Life of Ckrist from kis
library, 115.
Hentzner's (Paul) Journey into England,
published by the late Lord Orford, 435.
Account of the Royal Library
at Whitehall, 175.
Herring (Arch bishop) recovers some MSS.
by Laud, 102, n,
HIBBERT'S (Mn.) library, 289.
HOARE'S (SiR RICH. COLT) library, 303.
Catalogue of
his British Topography, 304. n.
Catalogue of his.
Italian History and Topography, 306. tf.
INDEX.
Hodges (Mr.) " Bibliotheca Topographi-
ca" at his sale, 573.
Hollar, the Towneley collection of, 551. n.
Hollis (Thos.) Life of Cromwell, with por-
traits, at his sale, 579.
Hollis (Thos.) books and prints presented
by him, 6.
. anecdotes of, 7. .
presented, Walton's Poly-
glott to the Prince of Torremuzza, 29. n.
Hollingsworth (Richard) a Presbyterian
preacher, notice of, 156. n.
Hope (Mr.) rare books at his sale, 572.
578. 584.
Howard's (Lord Win.) Psalter, description
of, 58. n.
HUNTER (JOHN) sale of his library, 474.
(Da. WILLIAM) his fine collec-
tion, 140.
I.
" Incidis in Scyllam," &c. variations in this
line, 244. n.
Index of books with the names of the
possessors, 603.
Irejand (Sam.) rare books at his sale, 600,
J.
Jackson (Dr.) Dean of Christchurch, his
copy of the first edition of Homer, 46
James (Haughton) his elegant library, 241.
JERSEY'S (ARL OF) library, 312.
Jesuits' collection at Holbeck in Yorkshire
153.
Johnson (Michael) father of Dr. J. his
sale Catalogue, and Address to his Cus-
tomers, 588. n.
Johnson (Joseph, the late) proprietor ol
Dr. Heath's library previous to the sale
466. n.
Julius de Medicis, a superb Missal exe
cuted for, 261.
Junot (Marshall) Fables de la Fontaine
on vellum, at his sale, 582.
Kennett's (Bishop) Historical collections
19.
KING'S (THE) LIBRARY, 179.
King Edward, Baldner's Drawings of N
tural History at his sale, 571.
L.
LABETH PALACE library, 93.
LANSDOWNE (War!. MARQUIS OF) sale o
his library, 476.
Lansdowne MSS.18.
.angelande (Robt.) author of Pierce Plow-
man's Vision, notice of, 87. n.
Laud's (Archbishop) library plundered in
1644, 93. n.
a great benefactor of
St. John's College library, Oxford, 164.
^egends, monkish fables, 277. n,
Legende d'Or, 373. n.
.eland (John) notice of, 175. n.
Leo X. lines prefixed to MS. of the Gos-
pels presented by him to K. Henry VIII.
261. n.
Letters (Original Royal) 20. 137, 138.
jbraries, principal foreign,Sketch of, xxxiii.
.ibrary (Royal) dispersed by Cromwell,
176.
Aster's (Dr. Martin) library, J61.
Loggan (David) intended a view of Wells
Cathedral, 133. n.
u>NDOJf INSTITUTION library, 15Q.
L.ONGI.EAT HOUSE library, 196.
Lort (Rev. Dr.) Dr. Johnson's Journey at
his sale, 589.
Lloyd (John) rare books at his sale, 571.
576. bis. 581. 594. 596, 597.
Ludlow (Edmund) scarce portrait of, by-
Hollar, 367. n.
Lust (John) printer, anecdote of, 348. n,
Luther's copy of the German Bible, 293.
Lydgatp the poet patronized by Henry V.
84. .
M.
Mac Carthy's (Count) library, 249.
Mackenzie (Sir Geo.) founder of the Ad-
vocates' library, 137.
Maddison (Mr.) Salesbury's Welshe Die-.
tionary at his sale, 597.
MANCHESTER, THE CHETHAM library,
155.
Mani, a renowned oriental artist, 219.
Marck Ausias, a Spanish poet, 387. n.
MARLBOROUGH'S (DuKE OF) library, 316.
Marye (the Ladye) daughter of Henry 7.
festivals at her (intended) marriage with
the Prince of Castile, 50. n.
Mary (Q.) I. her Missal and Autograph,
Mary, Q. of Scots, her Prayer Book, 596.
MASON (GEORGE) sale of his library, 479.
Masters (Rev. Robt.) Account of Bene'l
College, 108.
Maximilian I. supposed author of " Tew
danncth," 144.
Mencs trier Claude, 11. n.
Mentz, tiie first book printed at, 324.
INDEX.
MERLY LIBRARY, 559.
. A Description of, pub-
lished by the late Mr. Willett, 559. n.
Meyler (R.) Hogarth's Works at his sale
586.
Middleton (Dr.) librarian Trin. Col. Cam-
bridge, 112. n.
Milles's (Dean) collection, 8.
Milner (Rev. John) his ancient MS. of
St. John's Gospel, 44. n.
Mills (Galwey) Uie Sherburn Missal at
his sale, 591.
Milton, some MSS. of, 110.
" Mirrour for Magistrates," writers of, 84. n.
Monro (Dr.) rare books at his sale, 578.
591.
Montolieu (Lewis) rare books at his sale,
593. 600.
Moore (Bishop) anecdote of, 112. n.
Moseley (Dr.) rare books at his sale, 586.
bis.
Mulled Sack, the chimney sweeper, por-
trait of, 71.
Mtisgrave's (Sir William) curious biogra-
phical tracts and MSS. 9.
sale of his por-
traits, 9. n.
N.
Nashe (Thomas) notice of, 283. n.
Nassau (Hon. Geo,) rare books in his col-
lection, 569. 572. 580, 581. 587. 592.
599. 601.
notice of bis library,
569. n.
Newcastle family, proof print of, after
Diepenbeke, 577. n.
Nicol (Mr. Geo.) possesses a fine copy of
the Mazarine Bible on vellum, 181. n.
Nixon (Mr.) Shakspeare's Richard III.
at his sale, 598.
Norfolk (Henry Howard Duke of) 151. '
NORTH'S (MR.) library, 325.
" Nut-browne Mayde," paraphrased by
Prior, 361. n.
O.
Orrery (Charles Boyle Earl of) his library,
162.
Orsino (Napoleone) remarkable lines un-
der his portrait, 228.
OXFORD, ALL SOUL'S COLL. library, 160.
, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, 161.
, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, with a
view, 65.
. , CHRIST CHURCH library, 162.
xxz
OXFORD, CORPUS CHHISTI library, 163.
, RADCLIFFE LIBRARY, 163.
, ST. JOHN'S COLL. library, 164.
P.
Paddy (Sir William) note on the last mo-
ments of K. James I. 167. n.
Palmer (Rev. S.) curious Bible at his sale,
573.
Pamphlets, K. Charles the First's collec-
tion of, 1.
PARIS (MoNS.) sale of his library, 486.
Parkhurst (John) Bishop of Norwich,
380. n.
Paterson (Samuel) notice of, 130. n.
Payne (Roger) notice of, 308. n.
curious bills for binding
books, 308. n.
PEARSON (Tuos.) sale of his library, 492.
memoir of, 492. n.
Pellet (Dr.) Harduin's Pliny, on vellum,
at his sale, 595.
extract from his sale cata-
logue, 595. n.
PEMBROKE'S (ARL OF) library, 332. ,
(William, third Earl of) notice
of, 332.
of, 332.
(Thomas, eighth Earl) notice
portrait
of, by Gribelin, 332.
: (Henry) Lord Orford's notice
of, 333.
Pepy s (Samuel) his library and prints, 109.
Petronius, Suppt. to, supposed to be spu-
rious, 322. n.
Pfister, origin of that name, 348. n.
PINELLI LIBRARY, sale of, 498.
Pinelli (John Vincent) memoir and por-
trait of, 498. n.
Pistrucci, a distinguished artist, 23. n.
Pitt (W.) rare books at his sale, 570.
576. 599.
Planta (Jos.) memoir and portrait of, 20.
Poggius discovered a copy of Quintilian's
Institutes, Valerius Flaccus, &c. in the
monastery of St. Gall, 323. n.
Postel (William) notice of, 57. rt.
Prynne's Records, an additional volume
f, hitherto unknown, 254. n.
Psalter, the Louterell, at Mr. Weld's,
description of, 58. n.
Pulteney Library, rare books at the sale
of, 596. 599.
Purchas (Sam.) note on, 275. n. '
INDEX.
RADCLIFFE Library, 163.
Radcliffe (Dr.) 163.
Randolph (Dr.) Aristot. Poet, at his sale,
570.
Raymond (Lord Chief Justice) Hearne's
Works, L. P. at his sale, 585.
REED (ISAAC) sale of his library, 505.
: notice of, 505. .
Rennie (Mr.) notice of his library, 577. n.
rare books in his collection,
577. bis. 590. 598. 601.
Rembrandt's Works, a collection of, 111.
Reviczky (Count) notice of, 346. n.
Ritson (Joseph) rare books at his sale,
573. 584. bis. 595. 598. 601.
Roberts (7.) " English Fortune Tellers,"
at his sale, 581.
Robson (Messrs.) and Edwards, purchased
the Pinelli collection at Venice, 499. n.
Rogers (Mr.) Scogin's jests at his sale,
597.
Booth (David) Bishop of Ossory, notice
of, 266.
ROSCOE (MR.) sale of his library, 511.
ROYAL SOCIETY library, 151.
ROXBUKGHE (JOHN DDKE OF) sale of his
library, 517.
notice of,
and portrait, 517. n.
ROYAL INSTITUTION library, 150.
Rudbeck (Olaus) his " Atlantica'' des-
troyed by fire at Upsal, 228.
Ruddiman, 133.*
RUTLAND'S (DUKE OF) library, 341.
Rutland (Fras. Earl of) rare portrait of, 71.
Ryvers (Erie) instance of his gallantry,
100. .
SALES (MINOR) list of rare books in, 569.
Sancroff s (Archbishop) library, 94 ?
Shah-Aulum, splendid MSS. formerly in
his possession, now at Fonthill Abbey,
205.
Shrewsbury (Earls of) MS. Letters, 97.
Singer (Mr.) rare books at his sale, 575.
585.
SION COLLEGE library, 152.
Skinner (John) of Plymouth, a dwarf,
portrait of, noticed, 224.
Slaney (Rev. R.) rare books in his col-
lection, 572, 573. 596. bis. 600. tres.
SLEDMERE, account of the library at, 374.
Sloane's (Sir Hans) collections, 6.
Smith's (Consul) library, 179.
Smith (Margaret) rare portrait of, 'by
Marshall, 411. n.
(W.) and Webbe compiled "King's
Vale Royal," 308. n.
Smyth (Geo.) rare books at his sale, 587.
594. 598. tres.
SPENCER'S (ARL) library, 345.
-^^ Aldus Martial, on vel-
lum, at the sale of his duplicates, 591.
Stabili (Francesco) notice of, 259. n.
STAFFORD'S (MARQUIS OF) library, 359.
Stamford (Earl of) Hollar's Works, 10 vol.
in Ms collection, 586.
Stanhope (Earl) Hearne's Glaston. at lki
sale, 585.
STANLEY (CoL.) sale of his library, 535.
STEEVENS (GEORGE) sale of his library,
543.
notice of,. 543. n.
note to Dr. Lort re-
specting Shaksperiana, 110. n.
Still (J.) author of Gammer Gurton's
Needle, 315. n,
Storer (Anthony) notice of, 134.* n.
STOURUEAD library, account of, 303.
Strange (John) rare books at his sale, 595.
598.
Sunnier (Dr.) rare books at his sale, 586.
'i589.
Sunderland (Earl of) Macky's Account of
his library, 316. n.
(Charles Earl of) his commis-
sions at the sale of Freebairn's library,
316. B.
Wanley's
remarks on his death, 317. n.
Sutherland (Mr.) Burnet's History of His
Own Time, 574. and Clarendon's His-
tory of the Rebellion illustrated, in his
collection, 577.
Sutton Manners (Archbishop) Manuscripts
presented by, to the Archiepiscopal Li-
brary, 95.
SYKES'S (SiR M. M.) library, 374.
T.
Tailed men, account of a nation of, 386. n.
Talleyrand (M.) rare books at his sale,
595, 596. 600.
Taverner (Rich.) imprisoned by the popish
bishops, 181.
Taylor (Mr. Watson) 595.
Thompson (Sir Peter) rare books at his
sale, 579. 599. 601 .
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INDEX.
Thynne (Francis) Lancaster Herald, S72.n.
f odd (Rev. H. J. Todd) History of the
College of Ashridge compiled by, 360.
his Catalogue of the
Archiepiscopal MSS. 97.
Catalogue of the MSS.
in the library of Canterbury Cathedral,
122.
Tooke (Hbrne) Dr. Johnson's Dictionary,
with his MS. Notes, at his sale, 588.
Topham's (Richard) collection of MS.
Bibles, drawings, &c. 134.*
Totness (George Carew Earl of) his col-
lections, 94.
TOWNELEY(JOHN) sale of his library, 551.
. portrait and notice of,
652. n.
Townsehd (Marquis) Vere's Comment.
L. P. at his sale, 601.
TOWER RECORDS, 153.
Tradescants, father and son, 161. n.
Tusser (Thomas) notice of, 194. n.
Tyndale (John and Wm.) notice of, 62.
Tyrwhitt's (Thos.) library, 8. notice of,
8.n.
Tyssen (Mr.) rare books at lib sale, 582.
692. 602.
*S* V.
Vaughan's, of Hengwrt, collection of Bri-
tish MSS. Sil. n.
Verdizotti, the friend of Titian, 230. n.
Vicars (J.) note on, 276. n.
Vigne (Gace de la) vid. Bigne.
Voight (Mr.) Whetstone's Life of Gas-
' coigne at his sale, 602.
W.
Walden (John) a benefactor of Clmste's
Hospital library, 145. n.
Wake's (Archbishop) collection, 162.
Walton's (Bishop) library, sale of, 28. n.
(Dr.) petition to Cromwell, 29. n.
Wanley (Humph.) at Brldges's sale,
420. n.
Warburton (Mr.) Somerset Herald, a col-
lector of MS. Plays, 366. n.
Webb's (Philip Carteret) collection of
Parliamentary History, 19.
Webster (Dr. John) notice of his library,
Webster (Dr. John) extract from hig MS,
Catalogue, ib.
West's (Jas.) collection of the Cecil Pa-
pers, 19.
WESTMINSTER, CHAPTER HOUSE Li-
brary, 175.
Weston (Rev. S.) possesses a first Justin,
OH vellum, 187. .
Whitbread (Mr.) the late, purchased John
Buny an's pulpit Bible, 573.
White-hall library consumed in 1698, 176.
Whitlock (Bulstrode) scarce portrait of,
369. n.
WILBRAHAM'S (RoOEii) library, 389.
Wilkes's editions of Catullus and Theo-
phrastuS, 357. ?i.
Wilkes (John) " Orme's Hist, of Sevagi,"
at his sale, 592.
WILLETT(RALPU) sale of his library, 559.
sale of liis prints,
559. w.
Willis Browne, notice of, 91. .
advertisement from, re-
specting his Survey of the Cathedrals,
92, .-
WILTON, account of the library at, 335.
Wither (George) notice of, 238. n.
WODHULL'S (MICHAEL) the late, library,
390.
Wodhull (Michael) 390.
. " Dodwell de Parma,''
kc. large paper, at his sale, 680.
Wolsey (Cardinal) founder of Christ
Church Library, 162.
> ordered the destruc-
tion of some copies of Fabyan's Chro-
nicle, 327.
Wood's (Anthony a) collections, 161.
Woodford (Emp.) a collection of Ornitho-
logy at his sale, 593.
WOODHOUSE (JOHN) sale of his library,
663.
X.
Ximenes (Card.) Mazarabic Missal, ex-
pense of printing it, 354. n.
y.
York (Dean and Chapter of) " Caxton's
Hors, Shepe, and the Goos," and
" Chorle and the Birde," in the library
of, 576.
A SKETCH
OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL
FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
1 HE VATICAN LIBRARY founded by Pope Nicholas v.
is supposed to be the most extensive of all existing pub-
lic collections : it was enlarged by Sixtus iv., but suffered
an almost total dispersion at the sacking of Rome, by the
Duke of Bourbon, in the year 1527. Sixtus v., a zealous
patron of the arts, and himself a learned man, rebuilt the
^library in 1588, and considerably augmented the collec-
tion ; it was also greatly enriched by his successor, Pope
Clement xi. with a great number of valuable Oriental MSS.
Christina, Queen of Sweden, during her residence at Rome,
conveyed thither the rich collection of Petavius, to which she
added other valuable MSS., the spoils of her father, the great
Gustavus Adolphus. At the Queen's death her library de-
volved to the family of Ottpboni, the head of which, at that
, time, was Pope Alexander vui.
In 169J he placed nineteen hundred of these manuscripts
in one of the galleries of the Vatican, and gave it the appel-
? lation of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in honour of the Queen,
who had the additional name of Alexandrina given to her
when she abjured the Lutheran religion.
FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
The Ottoboni Library contained the famous Theodosiau
Code, several MSS., and about eighteen folio volumes of
original letters of Queen Christina. 3
The famous collection of books and manuscripts taken
by General Tilly at the capture of Heidelberg in 1622, and
presented by Duke Maximilian, of Bavaria, to Pope Gre-
gory xv., formed a particular division in the Vatican under
the name of Bibliotheca Palatina. Thirty-eight of these
volumes, being part of five hundred which the Papal Go-
vernment ceded to the French Republic in 1797, were re-
y -turned to the University of Heidelberg in 1815 ; among them
is the celebrated Codex Palatinus of the Greek Anthology, '"'
and four ancient and valuable manuscripts of Plutarch's
works. All the MSS. anterior to the ninth century were
taken away by the French, but the greater part have been
restored.
Among the most celebrated MSS. now remaining in the
Vatican are two ancient codices of Virgil, one of which,
in uncial letters, was supposed to be executed by command
of the Emperor Alexander Severus, in the third century :
it belonged to the learned Pontanus, afterwards to Cardinal
"Bembo, and lastly to Fulvius Ursinus, who left it to the
Vatican : the miniatures with which it is adorned were
copied by Santo Bartoli, and are attached to an edition of
.^ the Codex, published at Rome in 174.1. Terence, with
miniatures executed in the same style, coeval with the s,
Virgil, and from which the versions of Heinsius and Ma-
a Upon the backs of some of these books is impressed the word
MAKEAU2 : the Princess puzzled the learned exceedingly when she
<made this substantive the motto of a medal over a burning Phoenix:
it was endeavoured to be explained as a Greek word, but it is en-
*tire1y Swedish, signifying sine pari or nonpareil.
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dame Dacier were published : the figures and masques are
engraved iu the Italian translation of Fortiguerra, printed
at Urbino in 1736., The Acts of the Apostles, written, in
.letters of gold, given by a queen of Cyprus to Pope Alex-
ander _vi. The Works of Thoma Aquinas, translated into
Greek by Demetrius Cydonius of Thessalonica ; Petrarch's
Epigrams in the hand-jwriting of that celebrated poet; the
. first five books of Tacitus found in the Abbey of Corwey ;
and a splendid MS. of Pliny's Natural History finely illumi-
nated.
Clement xiv. added to this vast collection several fine
Arabic, Armenian, and Syriac manuscripts. The books are
enclosed in presses, consequently there is no pompous dis-
play of volumes as in other grand repositories. The Library
is about one thousand feet in length ; a double gallery of two
hundred feet, opening into another of eight hundred, with
various rooms, cabinets, and apartments, form the grand re-
ceptacle of this immense collection.
FLORENCE. Cosmo de' Medici, an enlightened patron of
letters and the arts, was the founder of the Laurentian Library.
Aided by the zealous services of the most learned men of the
time, his immense wealth enabled him to procure, from- va-
rious countries, the most valuable literary treasures ; and, .on
x the decline of the Eastern empire, great opportunities were
afforded of securing many inestimable Oriental and Greek
manuscripts. His grandson Lorenzo, by the assistance - of
Lascaris, Politian, and other eminent men, made very, im-
portant additions to the library.
On the expulsion of the Medici from Florence, this fine
collection was dispersed by the French troops under
- Charles vni. Some valuable articles that had escaped the
sacrilegious hands of the plunderers were purchased in 1508
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by the Cardinal de' Medici, afterwards Leo X. and removed to
Rome. Leo greatly augmented the collection, which at his
death devolved to his cousin Julio d Medici, who, upon his
elevation to the Pontificate, as Clement vn., again trans-
ferred it to Florence.
The most ancient MS. in this library was the Virgil, sup-
posed to have been written about the end of the fourth cen-
tury. This celebrated book, which had formerly been stolen
and restolen by the priests, disappeared during the late war,
. and is now probably lost for ever to Florence.
A fac-simile of this precious MS. was published by the
learned Foggini in 1741. The most ancient works now re-
maining, of peculiar elegance, are some venerable Greek and
Latin classics of the eleventh century; a Pliny, Homer, Pto-
lemy, and the Missal of the Florentine Republic, containing
portraits of the family of the Medici, painted in the initials
and margins.
The Magliabechian Library, an immense repository of
learning, is supposed to contain upwards of three thousand
volumes printed in the fifteenth century, besides eight thou-
sand very rare manuscripts.
MILAN. The Ambrosian Library, founded by Cardinal
' Fred. Borromeo, nephew of San Carlo, is supposed to con-
tain nearly forty thousand manuscripts ; the most remarkable
are a Latin translation of the five books of Josephus, by Ru-
v finus, a priest of the fourth century, and written on the Egyp- v
tian papyrus about the sixth century, but some authors assign
it to the period of Rufinus himself; the works of Saint Am-
brose finely illuminated ; some original manuscripts of
Thomas Aquinas ; the Epistles of St. Jerom ; the Orations
of Gregory Nazianzen, in Greek; the MSS. of Leonardo
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da Vinci, originally consisting of twelve folio volumes ; b
< Petrarch's MS. copy of Virgil, containing notes in his own
hand writing, and with beautiful miniatures, executed at the
poet's request, by Simone da Sienna : this precious relic, the
MSS. of Josephus, the volumes of L. da Vinci, and many
of the first editions of the Greek and Latin classics, taken
away by the French in 1797, were restored in 1815.
VENICE. The public library of St Mark, opposite the
, Ducal Palace, was formed in the reign of Laurentius Celsus,
about the year 1360. At that time Petrarch resided in Ve-
nice : and, being highly distinguished by the government, be-
xqueathed at his death his valuable library to the Senate.
Cardinal Bessarion greatly enriched the collection by the ad-
dition of his valuable MSS. procured at a vast expence from
Constantinople and in Greece. The manuscripts of the cele-
brated J. V. Pinelli are also deposited in this library. After
his death a tedious contest arose respecting the disposition of
his property : a decree being at last made in favour of his
relatives at Naples, the whole collection was about to be
transferred thither, but his MSS. relating to the secret ad-
ministration of the Venetian Republic, were seized by order
of the Senate. The vessel conveying a portion of his library
was taken by Corsairs ; and books being considered by them
as useless lumber, they were thrown into the sea or dispersed
on the banks of the Fermo, and applied by the fishermen to
very ignoble purposes. The Archbishop of Fermo, however,
b It is said that James the First commissioned the Earl of Arundel
to offer Galeazzo Arconati three thousand pistoles for one of these vo-
lumes, but he nobly refused, that he might present it to the Ambrosian
College, where the rest of that celebrated master's works were before
deposited.
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speedily collected the greater part of the scattered volumes,
and had them conveyed to their original destination.
PARIS. The royal library, founded by King John n., did
not, at the death of that monarch, contain more than twenty
volumes. His successor Charles v., an encourager of litera-
ture, considerably enlarged the collection : he constructed a
v library in one of the towers of the Louvre for the express
use of his subjects ; and at his death left therein about nine
hundred volumes, a considerable number, at a time when let-
ters had made but little progress in France.
During the troubles in the reign of Charles vn. this library
was nearly destroyed. Lewis xi., at a more tranquil period,
collected what remained at the Louvre, and added the books
of his brother, Charles of France, and those of the Dtikes
of Burgundy, when he united the Duchy to his crown.
yCharles vin., though not a learned man, had a taste for li-
terature, and considerably improved his father's collection by
the addition of a large portion of the Neapolitan Library,
which, after the conquest of that kingdom, he carried into
France : these volumes are to this day distinguished by the
v royal arms of the kings of Naples, and of the Neapolitan
nobles. While Louis xi. and Charles viu. were collecting
with all possible diligence, the two princes of the House of
Orleans, Charles, and John^Count Angouleme, his brother,
returned from England, after remaining twenty-five years in *
prison, and began the foundation of libraries at Angouleme
7 and at Blois ; these immediately becoming royal, lessened the
regrets at the loss caused by the dispersion of the Louvre
collection, which it is believed was transferred by the regent
Duke of Bedford, to Oxford, to assist in the formation of a
library then begun by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.
v Louis xii., son of Charles, Duke of Orleans, having suo
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ceeded to the crown, considerably enlarged the collection at
Blois, by the addition of the libraries which the Visconti and
Sforzas, Dukes of Milan, had established at Pavia, and also
the books of the celebrated^Petrarch. Nothing could exceed
the praises which the writers of that time bestowed on the
library at Blois ; it was the admiration not only of France,
but of all Italy.
That accomplished monarch, Francis the First, continued to
improve this celebrated library, and in 1544 united it to that
v of Fontainebleau, which had been established by him many
years before, under the care of the celebrated Budaeus. v
Francis had a strong passion for Greek manuscripts, and his
exertions in procuring those treasures, from the East were
eminently successful.
. The library at Foutainebleau appears to have met with
but little attention under the reigns of the three sons of
Henry n., on account of the troubles which at those times
agitated the kingdom. Henry iv., on his accession, endea-
vouring to repair the losses the library had sustained during the
civil wars, had it removed to the College of Clermont at
Paris, and Jacques Aug. deThou, the celebrated historian, /
was appointed keeper. The magnificent Bible of Charles le
i Chauve, preserved in the Abbey of St. Denis, was removed
from thence by Henry and placed in the royal library. Many
of the valuable MSS. and books were, by order of De Thou
splendidly bound, with the king's cipher, and the arms of
France impressed on the^ sides.
In 1599; the library of Catherine de Medicis was purchased
by Henryjtand united to the royal library, together with the
remains of that of Valois. The Cardinal de Bourbon claim-
ed the latter collection, which had been bestowed upon him by
'Henry in. ; but the kii/g told him that it was the property of
the crown which he could not alienate, and that, being both
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Archbishop and Cardinal, he was rich enough to buy another.
>.The President de Thou died in 1617, and his eldest son
Francois, then only nine years of age inherited the paternal
charge. During his minority, the care of the library was
y confided to Nicolas Rigault, known by many esteemed works.
In the reign of Louis xiu., the only acquisitions were the
MSS. of Philippe Hurault, Bishop of Chartres, in number
about 418 volumes, and 110 beautiful oriental MSS. pur-
chased, together with the font of Arabian, Persian, and Syriac
characters, from the heirs of M. de Breves, who had been
ambassador to Constantinople. Francois de Thou having
suffered decapitation in 1642, the illustrious Jerome Bignou
succeeded as librarian.
The library was greatly indebted for many important ac-
quisitions to that able minister, and great patron of learning,
Colbert, who by his extensive correspondence in the East, and
with all the courts of Europe, enriched it with the finest ma-
nuscripts and printed volumes. After the death of that great
man in 1683, the care of the library was bestowed on the
Abbe^Louvois, who, like his predecessor, employed ambas-
sadors at the foreign courts to procure the most valuable
books.
Under Louis xiv. the library received the collections of
Fouquet, and Gaston d|Orleans ; among the books of the
latter, were several volumes of plants and animals painted on
vellum by that inimitable artist, Nicolas Robert. In 1697,
Father Bouvet, a missionary Jesuit, brought from China forty-
nine Chinese volumes which the emperor sent as a present to
the king. The learned Mabillon collected more than fopr
(thousand printed volumes during his travels in Italy: and
Hippolyte, Count de Bethune, presented to the king a very
curious collection of modern manuscripts relating to the His-
tory of France.
3d
FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
The royal collection, which at the accession of Louis xiv.
amounted to five thousand volumes, had increased at his death
to more than seventy thousand, exclusive of the books of
prints, many of which were executed by the great masters of
his time, and at his own expense.
Louvois, dying in 1 728, was succeeded by the Able Big-
non, and the royal library was removed to the Hotel de
Nevers, rue de ^Richelieu, into a suite of numerous apart-
ments, decorated with great magnificence.
The establishment of a printing press at Constantinople
suggested to the Abb6 Bignon a desire to possess the books
from that press through the means of the director Zaib Aga,
of whom be had some knowledge when at Paris in the suite
of his father, Mehemet-Effendi, ambassador from the Porte.
The Abbes Sevin and Fourmont, both members of the
Academy of Inscriptions, were charged with this commission.
Fourmont travelled over Greece to collect inscriptions and
medals, and Seisin fixed his residence at Constantinople ; and
seconded by the interest of the Marquis de Villeneuve, am-
bassador from France, [collected in less than two years more ^
v than six hundred oriental manuscripts. Very great acquisitions
were made from many celebrated collections, particularly the
MSS. of S. Martial de Limoges, those of the President de
Mesmes, the cabinet of engravings of the Marquis de Bering-
hen, and above all the MSS. ancient and modern, from the
Colbert library, at that time the richest in Europe.
c Dr. Martin Lister, speaking of the Colbert library, says, " The
gallery wherein the printed books are kept, is a grand room, with
windows on one side only, along a fine garden ; at the upper end is a
fair room wherein the papers of state are kept. The manuscript li-
" brary is above stairs in three rooms, and is the choicest of that kind
iu Paris; it contains 6610 volumes."
A portion of the Colbert library, in the possession of the Company
f
FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
In subsequent years, the library continued rapidly to in-
crease ; and at this period it is supposed to contain above
80,000 MSS. and more than 300,000 printed volumes.
The building containing this immense collection is situated
in the rue Richelieu : an elegant stair-case painted by Pelle-
grini leads to the spacious apartments of the principal floor,
which take up three sides of the large court, and, surrounded
by light galleries, are entirely filled with books. In a small
recess stands a groupe, called Parna&se Francois, erected in
the time of Louis xiv., on which the several poets and wri-
ters of France are represented as climbing up the steep as-
* cent of the inspired mountain. In one of the wings, a very
large perforation in the floor presents two "globes, celes-
tial and terrestrial, about thirty feet in diameter, executed in
1683 by the Jesuit Coronelli for the Cardinal d'Est rees. There
are also busts of celebrated French literati, and of others who
have contributed to the improvement and augmentation of the
library.
Among the innumerable missals and books of devotion pre-
served in the fine cabinets of MSS., the Psalter of St. Louis
may be esteemed the most interesting ; it was lately presented
to the King of France by Prince Michael Galitziu ; an au-
thentic note written on a blank leaf at the beginning, shews
that it was given to Charles v. in 1369, by Queen Jeanne
d'Evreux, consort of Charles le Bel : passing afterwards into
the hands of Charles ri. he presented it to his daughter,
Madame Marie de France, one of the religieuses in the cele-
brated monastery of Poissy, formerly a royal casde, and the
birth-place of St. Louis. This venerable relic remained in
holy seclusion upwards of three centuries, and was probably
of the London Assurance, in Cornhill, was advertised for sale in tlic
xfcewspapers, March, 1730.
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snatched from the altar by sacrilegious hands on the destruc-
tion of the monasteries in the last revolution. Among the
unadorned MSS. of a later date, are several French royal
letters ; a curious volume of Epistles, written by our King
Henry viii., and the correspondence of Colbert, in abouj
sixty volumes*.
Ta enumerate any of the printed volumes in a repository
that contains all that is curious and valuable in the typographic
art, is in this place superfluous : a British amateur of rare
English books on vellum may, however, be desirous to know
that there exists in the royal library of France, a copy of
Barclay's Ship of Fooles, printed by ^inson, on vellum, a
rarity, probably, not to be found in his own country/ 1
The Cabinet of Engravings consists of about five thousand
volumes, divided into classes ; that of portraits, amounting to
about fifty thousand of persons of all conditions and countries,
includes a large collection of the most rare and beautiful
specimens appertaining to the British series.
A few descriptive pages only, by the most able hand, would
convey but a very imperfect idea of the contents of this vast
collection, which, for number, rarity, and splendour, may still
rank, though recently shorn of its conquered spoils, as one of
the first, if not the most extensive public library in Europe.
The MAZARINE LIBRARY, one of the most splendid*
collections in France, was sold by order of parliament 6 during
* A list of the vellum books, in the royal ^library of France, may
be seeii in Sir. Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron, II. 373. ^C,
Nautlc, in his deprecating letter to the parliament of Paris, re-
presents the Cardinal's library as " the most beautiful and best fur-
nished of any library in the world : for it is composed of more than
"(orty thousand volumes collected by the care of several kings and
princes in Europe ; by all the ambassadors that have set out of
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7 the troubles occasioned by the Fronde : the manuscripts were
transferred to the royal library ; and the remains of the collection
were subsequently deposited in the College Mazarin in 1688.
Naude, who was librarian to the Cardinal, travelled in Italy,
Germany, Holland, and England, for the express purpose of
/collecting books : the remains of the library at Philisbourg,
dispersed during the siege, were by permission of the Bishops
*of Spires and Treves removed to France: these, together
with the library of the Cardinal Touron, and the large acqui-
sitions made by Naude, in Italy, Holland, and England,
formed a total of at least 30,000 volumes. At this time the
Mazarin Library contains about 90,000 printed volumes and
3500 manuscripts.
VIENNA. The imperial library, adjoining the palace of
the emperor, occupies the whole of one side of the square of
Joseph n. It was built in the reign of Charles vi. by John
Bernard Fischer, who completed it in 1726.
No library in Europe can equal it in point of elegance : in
France these ten years, into places farthest remote from the kingdom.
To tell you that I have made voyages into Flanders, Italy, England,
and Germany, to bring hither whatever I could procure that was rare
and excellent, is little in comparison of the care which so many
crowned heads have taken to further the laudable designs of his emi-
nence." After enumerating in abstract the volumes in the various
faculties, and that all the treasures were " heaped together within the
compass of seven chambers, filled from top to bottom, with a gallery
twelve fathoms high,'' he concludes, " can you permit, gentlemen,
the public to be deprived of a thing so useful and precious ? can you
endure that this fair flower, which yet spreads its odour through all
the world, should wither in your hands? Believe me, that the ruin of
this library will be more carefully marked in all histories and calendars
than the taking and sacking of Constantinople."
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the centre of the building is a cupola, supported by columns
of scagliola, with an ample area and a gallery above; in the
middle of the rotunda, which is nearly one hundred feet in dia-
meter, is placed a marble statue of the Emperor Charles vi. ;
the whole has much the air of a magnificent Grecian temple^
and is richly painted.
The collection begun in 1498, under the Emperor Maxi-
milian, was enlarged by his successors Rodolph n. and Fer-
dinand in. In the reigns of Leopold i., Charles vi., and
Maria Theresa, considerable additions were made, particularly
of the fine library of Prince^ Eugene, which occupies the prin-
cipal part of the great rotunda. Two rooms are appropriated
to the MSS., which are supposed to exceed twelve thousand
in number ; among the most valuable, are a Livy of the fifth
X century, the oldest copy now extant of that author ; the Gos-
pels of St. Mark and St. Luke; the Book of Genesis, in.
Greek capitals, of the fourth century, ornamented with forty-
^ eight beautiful miniatures; Dioscorides, in Greek, with the
figures of animals and plants, finely painted ; a Psalter, in
letters of gold, written by a Frank named Dugulf, presented
by Charlemagne to Pope Adrian i ., and the sixty-four first
chapters of Tewrdanncth, in the hand writing of the Empero r
Maximilian.
The editions of the fifteenth century are supposed to amount
to five or six thousand volumes, among which are some early
block books, and German Bibles ; numerous first editions of
the Greek and Roman Classics ; and the first Psalter of 1457,
on vellum. The whole number of printed volumes in the im-
perial collection are calculated at S00 5 000, the manuscripts at
12,000, and the series of engravings at 300,000 ; of the latter,
Bartsch has given a detailed account in " Le Peintre
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, THE ESCURIAL. The most beautiful library in Spain is
that of the Escurial, founded by the Emperor Charles v., in
.the monastery of St. Laurence. It is two hundred feet in
length, and thirty-six in height. Its vaulted cieling is orna-
mented with arabesques and colossal figures, by Tibaldi, the
preceptor of Michael Angelo ; the book-cases, of cedar and
other choice woods, are beautifully carved : the subjects of
the paintings, in fresco, by Bartol. Carducci, are taken from
sacred and profane history, and relate to the sciences treated
of in the works ranged upon the shelves. Thus the Council
of Nice is delineated above the books treating on theology ;
the death of Archimedes, at the siege of Syracuse, is repre-
sented above those relating to mathematics. In-the interme^
diate space, between the shelves, are the portraits of Charles v.
and of the three Philips.
The most remarkable MSS. are the Codex aureus, or Gos-.
pels, on rellum, in letters of gold, with superb miniatures, exe-
cuted by order of King Henry, son of the Emperor Conrad ;
a Liturgy, in Greek, said to have been written by St. Basil.
The library also contains an immense number of Arabic
MSS. ; Bibles in various characters, particularly the Greek
Bible of the Emperor Cantacuzenus ; and a fine collection of
printed books in Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, and the modern
languages.
The books, according to anciejit custom, are placed the re^
verse way, with their titles inscribed on the edges of the leaves.
Arias Montanus, whose library served as a foundation to.
that of the Escurial, had arranged and inscribed all his
books after this manner : he subsequently introduced his own
method at the Escurial, which, for the sake of uniformity, has
been followed with all the other books/
' A common method in all the old libraries ; as in that of Lord
William Howard, visible to this day in his study, at Naworth Castle, -*
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FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
Curing the late peninsular war, a few precious MSS. dis-
appeared from the Escurial ; two or three fine productions
have since found their way into some private collections in
tfcis country.
STUTGAKD. The library, formed since the year 1768, now
consists of more than 100,000 volumes. It comprehends
every known translation of the Scriptures, Oriental as well as
European ; these were chiefly collected by the late Gharle s
Eugene, Duke of Wirtemberg, who purchased, in the year
1784, the immense biblical collection of M. de Lorch, at
Copenhagen, amounting to 5 M6 editions, and subsequently N
that of M. Panzer : the number, in more than fifty languages,
exceeds QOOO volumes, and more than 3000 are still wanting ;
but the editions of German Bibles are complete. Among the
rarest is the Russian and Dutch Bible, in five volumes, pub-
lished by order of the Czar Peter ; it is superbly printed in
capital letters, and is of excessive rarity. There is in this
library a considerable collection of manuscript memoirs of the
sovereignties, or ancient noble German families.
COPENHAGEN. In the sixteenth century a small collec-
tion was made towards the establishment of a royal library,
Avhich, at subsequent periods, was gradually augmented by
those of Peter Scavenius, Laus Ulefeld, Joachim Gersdorf,
and Just Hough, eminent literary noblemen ; by the library
of Christian Reitzer, the works of Otho Sperling, and an im-
mense variety of state papers, in 1712. After the time of
Frederick in., it received very important additions by the in-
corporation of other libraries, particularly that of the Chancel-
lor Suhm, a celebrated collection, and rich in Icelandic
manuscripts. Christian vi. purchased the superb collection
of Frederick Rostgaard^ obtained during his literary travels on
the continent ; and the MSS. taken in the ducal library of
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FOREIGN LIBRARIES.
Gottorp, from the Swedes^ In the late reign, the manuscripts
of the celebrated oriental traveller Niebuhr were added to the
royal collection.
The library adjoins the king's palace, and was constructed
in the reign of Christian v. The principal room is two hun-
dred feet long. Among the early editions are numerous
Bibles, and Greek and Roman classics : the most remarkable
manuscripts are a Livy of the tenth century, incomplete ;
Virgil of the t^nth century, which was collated by Professor
Heyne for his edition ; chronicles, and many fine oriental
works, collected in the East by order of Frederick v. Heures
de Francois /., finely illuminated, purchased at the Colbert
sale; several fine missals, some of which belenged to the
royal house of Denmark, the kings of France, 8cc. Heures
of the Duke of Burgundy, who was slain at Nancy, finely il-
luminated ; a Danish Chronicle, in verse, of the fifteenth cen-
tury ; a very remarkable manuscript of Pliny's Natural His-
tory, Galen, Hippocrates, &c. ; the works of Tycho Brahe,
in his own hand-writing ; and several large volumes of original
drawings of plants, on vellum, by Madame Merian.
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LONDON.
THE
BRITISH MUSEUM.
THIS magnificent collection of manuscripts and
printed books may justly claim precedence of
all the public libraries in the kingdom : it has
been formed chiefly by the munificent grants of
Parliament for the purchase of great collections,
of royal donations, and numerous valuable be-
quests of private individuals. His late majesty
contributed the whole of the important library of
printed books and manuscripts which had been
collected by the preceding sovereigns from Henry
xvn. to William in. The present king, in 1762,
presented to the Museum a most valuable col-
lection of pamphlets and periodical papers, in
about 2000 volumes, relating to the civil wars,
and which had originally been the property of
King Charles i. The Museum contains also the
libraries of Archbishop Cranmer, Henry Fitzalan
Earl of Arundel, and his son-in-law Richard
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Lord Lumley, the learned Isaac Casaubon, and
Major Arthur Edwards; the Cottonian, Har-
leian, and Lansdowue collection of manuscripts;
and the manuscripts and printed books of Sir
Hans Sloane, purchased by Parliament in 1753,
on the foundation of the establishment.
It has also been enriched from the libraries
of Dr. Thomas Birch, Mr. Thomas Hollis, the
Rev. Dean Milles, Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Halhed,
Sir William Musgrave, Sir William Burrell,
Rev. William Cole, and Rev. C. M. Cracherode,
whose fine collection of early printed books forms
a most valuable acquisition to the Museum.
COTTONIAN MANUSCRIPTS,
Collected by Sir Robert Cotton, 3 in the times of
Queen Elizabeth and James I., consist of authen-
tic documents relating to the history, antiquities,
laws and constitution of the kingdom ; of many
ancient biblical and liturgic volumes, chronicles
and political tracts. This library was removed
from Cotton House, b Westminster, in the year
-io-ji MMI'*;U I-
* It is greatly to be lamented that a life so meritorious as that of
Sir Robert Cotton, should, towards its close, have been embittered
by base calumny and arbitrary proceedings. See Preface to the Ca-
talogue of the Cotlonian manuscripts : also an extract from Sir Sy-
monds D'Ewes's Life (preserved among the Harleian MSS.) in Chal-
mers's Biographical Dictionary, 1813, 8vo. vol. x. p. 326.
b Cotton House was situated behind the House of Commons ; the
residence of the chief clerk is built on the site, %\<\
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1712, to Essex House in the Strand ; but in 1730
it was conveyed back to Westminster, and placed
vjn Ashburnham House; where, shortly after, a
fire broke out, and destroyed several of the ma-
nuscripts. After this unfortunate accident, the
remaining part of the collection was removed into
the dormitory of Westminster school, and re-
mained there until the year 1753; when, by or-
der of parliament, it was finally deposited in the
British Museum.
This library, originally consisting of 958 vo-
lumes, was by the above-mentioned fire reduced
to 861, of which 105 were considerably damaged.
Fifty-one out of that number have by great care
been restored, and are bound up in forty-four vo-
lumes.
Of the Royal Library of Manuscripts there is
a catalogue compiled by Mr. David Casley, and
printed in 1 734, in quarto ; and of the Cottonian
Library there are three extant: the first by Dr.
Thomas Smith in 1696, folio; the second in 1777,
octavo; and the third, considerably enlarged, by
Joseph Planta, Esq. principal librarian, in 1802,
folio.
c Ashburnham House, formerly so called, in Litlle Dean's Yard,
was the residence of the late Dr. Bell, prebendary of Westminster.
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HARLEIAN MANUSCRIPTS,
Collected by Robert and Edward Earls of Ox-*
ford, consist of about 7600 volumes. They may
be divided into the following classes.
1. BIBLES and biblical books, upwards of
three hundred copies in the Hebrew, Chaldee,
Greek, Arabic and Latin ; many of them of great
antiquity.
2. CABBALAS, Talmuds, Targums, Glosses,
and Commentaries on the Pentateuch, and other
books of the Old Testament, in Hebrew, Chal-
dee, &c.
3. Near 200 volumes of the writings of the
Fathers of the Church.
4. LITURGIES and books of devotion.
5. MISSALS, BREVIARIES, and HOURS of the
Virgin, according to the Roman, English, and
Gallican Churches, many of them curiously il-
luminated and richly adorned with historical
paintings.
6. LIVES and Canonizations of British, Saxon,
and English Saints.
7. Many ancient copies of the Greek and La-
tin Classics and Historians, particularly a frag-
ment of Virgil's JEneid written in the ninth cen-
tury; his Bucolics, Georgics, and part of the
^Eneid of the twelfth century; two copies of Livy
of the tenth and thirteenth centuries; Ovid's Me-
tamorphoses of the tenth century ; Quintilian of
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the ninth century ; Lucan of the eleventh cen-
tury.
8. LEXICONS, Glossaries, and Dictionaries, in
various languages ; particularly a beautiful copy
in Greek and Latin, in capital letters, of the se-
venth century.
9. CHOROGRAPHIES, Antiquities, Histories,
Chronicles, &c. of France and other countries.
10. CHRONICLES, Topography, Antiquities,
and Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain and
Ireland.
11. HERALDICAL and Armorial Books, Cere-
monials, Pomps, and Solemnities.
12. BOOKS of ARCHITECTURE, Geometry, Gun-
nery, Fortification, Ship-building, and Military
Affairs.
13. NATURAL HISTORY, Agriculture, Voyages,
Travels, &c.
14. Many rare MSS. in Astronomy, Cosmo-
graphy, and Geography.
15. POEMS, Essays, Ditties, Ancient Ballads,
Plays, &c. in almost every modern language;
many of them hitherto unpublished.
16. A great variety of Alchymical, Chymical,
and Medical Tracts.
17. Original Letters written by eminent and
learned men; a numerous collection.
18. A great variety of MSS. highly valuable
on account of the many beautiful illuminations
with which they are embellished.
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A catalogue of the Harleian MSS. was printed
in 1759, two vols. folio, but the latter part of it
being found defective, an improved edition be-
came necessary; this was completed in four vols.
folio, 18081812.
SIR HANS SLOANE'S COLLECTIONS
Are supposed to consist of about 50,000 volumes
of printed books and MSS. including books of
prints and drawings. A catalogue of the MSS.,
including other collections, was published by
the Rev. S. Ayscough in 1782, two vols. quarto.
JOHN BAGFORD'S
Collections, made in the early part of the eight-
eenth century, were designed as materials to-
wards writing a general history of printing.
H<MS. 5891 to 5988 excepting (-5955).
DR. THOMAS BIRCH,
In the year 1766, left his library and manuscripts
to the Museum ; the latter contain several his-
torical documents, correspondence of eminent
men, and copies of State Papers.
THOMAS HOLLIS, ESQ. e
Appears to have been a liberal benefactor, hav-
ing been unremitted in his contributions of rare
c Mr. TTolIis-'* contributions also to foreign libraries were very ex-
tensive ; Switzerland, Venice, Leyden, Sweden, &c. liberally shared
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books, prints, &c. from the year 1756 to his death
in 1774.
kis favours. The library at Harvard College in New England, being
destroyed by fire in 1766, was by his benevolent assistance materially
restored : it originally contained rich treasures in oriental, theological,
*md classical literature ; and had been replenished from the stores of
Dr. Lightfoot, Dr. Mead, Bishop Berkeley, &c. Mr. Hollis seems to
have imbibed an ardent love of liberty ; lie published elegant editions
of Algernon Sydney, Ludlow, &c. and employed Mr. Pingo to cut a
number of emblematical devices, such as the caduceus of Mercury,
the wand of Esculapius, the owl, the cap of liberty, &c. &c. to adom
the backs, and sometimes the sides of his books. When patriotism
animated a work, instead of unmeaning ornaments on the binding, he
adorned it with caps of liberty ! When wisdom filled the page, the
owl's majestic gravity bespoke the contents ! The caduceus pointed
out the works of eloquence ! and the wand of Esculapius was a signal
of good medicines, &c. &c. His volumes in these exterior garbs were
frequently distributed among his intimate friends.
An entertaining anecdote is related of Mr. Hollis, which shews the
marked dislike he had to Popery : Mathewman the bookbinder was
strongly suspected by him of " being in link with popish priests and
bad people," and under popish influence had wilfully castrated one of
the volumes of Pryune's Records entrusted to his care ; or that some
" Romish priest, or man of view" had stolen out several leaves, con-
taining the whole matter in dispute between the king and the pope in
the affair of Thomas a Becket and other principal papal usurpations
in the kingdom : it appearing however that the bookbinder was more
negligent than criminal in the affair, on being remonstrated with, he
was recommended to use more vigilance in future. Vid. Memoirs of
Thomas Hollis (edited by Archdeacon Blackburne), 4to. 1780, p. 31 4. y
Mr. Hollis in 1762 employed Elmsly the bookseller to procure every
thing he could meet with written against the Jesuits: a considerable
collection was made and presented to the public library of Zurich. *>s
The Jesuits hearing of this collection sent to Zurich requesting that
their answers, and other books written in their favour, might also be
deposited in the same library, which was granted.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
REV. JEREMIAH MILLES,
... , ' DEAN OF EXETER.
A collection in forty-seven volumes relating to
the history of Ireland.
THOMAS TYRWHITT, ESQ. f
Bequeathed in 1786 a portion of his library,
consisting of about 900 volumes, chiefly clas-
sical.
N. BRASSEY HALHED, ESQ.
In the year 1796, the trustees purchased for
the sum of 550, the oriental library of Mr. Hal-
hed : it consists of ninety-three volumes, fourteen
of which are in the Shanskrit language, and the
rest chiefly Persian : to these have been added
twenty-six volumes purchased of the late Col.
Hamilton, the translator of the Hedaya ; and the
four Vedas in the Shanskrit language presented
by Col. Polier ; besides thirty-two volumes which
came with the trophies of our Egyptian expedi-
tion.
' Mr. Tjrwhitt was thoroughly read in the old English writers, and
his critical efforts have eminently contributed to restore the genuine
text of Shakespeare. The admirers of Chaucer are also greatly iii-
dehted to him for elucidating the obscurities and illustrating the hu-
mour of that ancient bard.
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SIR W. MUSGRAVE, BART/
In the year 1800, bequeathed to the Museum
nearly 2000 volumes of printed books, among
which are many biographical tracts of great ra-
rity and curiosity: also forty-four volumes of
manuscripts, consisting of an obituary kept by
himself, autographs, original warrants, catalogues
of portraits, &c.
DR. BENTLEY'S"
Collection of ancient classics was added to the
Museum in 1807; these volumes, eighty-four
number, are enriched with the manuscript notes
of that eminent and learned critic ; they were
formerly in the possession of his grandson the
late Richard Cumberland/ who received for them
the sum of 400.
s Sir William Musgrave's large collection of portraits, advertised
for sale by public auction previous to his death (Jan. 3, 1800) was dis-
posed of at Richardson's rooms in the months of February and March
following; the produce amounted to nearly o5000.
h Dr. Charles Burncy in 1807 edited a magnificent quarto volume
of Bentley's correspondence, under the title of " R. Bentleii et doc-
torum virorum Epistolae, partim mutuae, accedit Richard! Dawesii ad
Joannem Taylorum epistola siugularis:" Groevius is Dr. Bentley's
principal correspondent in this interesting volume; which was not
printed for sale.
* It may here be remarked, that the very learned papers in the fifth
volume of the " Observer," on the Greek poets, published by Mr.
Cumberland as his own, were chiefly taken from his grandfather's ma-
nuscripts.
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REV. WILLIAM COLE'S
Manuscripts, in upwards of 130 vols. folio, were
bequeathed to the Museum with the condition
that they should not be opened for twenty years
after his death, which took place in 1782. He be-
gan these collections during his residence at col-
lege, about the year J742, intending to compile
a work, in imitation of Anthony Wood's Athena?
Oxonienses, containing the lives of the Cam-
bridge scholars. He appears also to have had
in view a History of the University and County
of Cambridge. His topographical collections are
illustrated by numerous drawings in rather a
coarse style, but sufficiently illustrative of the
subjects. Mr. Cole seems to have carefully re-
gistered every anecdote he could pick up in con-
versation, and to have freely characterized his
contemporaries: his anecdotes are of that gossip-
ing kind, on which a judicious biographer will
not rely unless corroborated by other authority.
His biographical researches display very exten-
sive reading and great industry.
MR. SOLOMON DA COSTA
Presented to the Museum in 1759, 200 curious
manuscript volumes in the Hebrew tongue, which
were originally intended by the Jews as a pre-
sent to King Charles u.
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Mr. Da Costa's remarkable Letter to the Trus-
tees on the occasion, may be seen in the Gentle-
man's Magazine, February 1760, p. 51.
REV. CLAYTON MORDAUNT CRACHERODE.
One of the most conspicuous and valuable
accessions by gift to the Museum is the fine col-
lection of books and prints bequeathed by Mr.
Cracherode : the library occupies a distinct room
under the title of BIBLIOTHECA CRACHERODIANA,V
and contains the most choice copies in classical
and biblical literature ; many of which are print-
ed upon vellum. The editions of the fifteenth
century, Mr. C. used modestly to call a specimen
collection ; they form perhaps the most perfect
collana, or necklace, ever strung by one man:
several of these volumes were formerly in the
possession of the celebrated Grollier. 1 Mr. v
1 Grollier was an amateur of excellent taste ; he amassed a prodi-
gious number of books, and all his copies were elegantly bound with
curious devices on the sides, in the centre of which was inscribed the
title of the book, and on the opposite side " Portio mea domine sit in
terra viventium," and underneath, or sometimes on the back of the
volume, this amiable inscription, " Jo. Grolierii et amicorum."
Grollier was in the confidence of that great patron of learned men,
Francis i.; the intimate friend also of Budaeus, and of Aldus Manutius.
He died in Paris, Oct. 22, 1565, aged 86 ; his collection was sold at
the Hotel de Vic, in 1675.
The learned Claude Menestrier enriched the public library at
.Lyons with several of Grollier's copies; some of these, still remaining
there, have escaped the ravages of the modem Vandals. Vid. Delan-
dine des Eibliotheques de Lyon, torn. i. p. 7. Paris, 1812. 8vo.
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Cracherode's copy of Walton's Polyglott Bible
was left to the Bishop of Durham, and the first
edition of Homer to Dr. Cyril Jackson, late Dean
of Christchurch ; this book, by the dean's ex-
press order, has been restored to the collection.
The printed books were valued at 10,000, and
the prints at 5000.
A catalogue, drawn up by Mr. Cracherode,
and in his hand-writing, is attached to the collec-
tion : from this catalogue our selections have been
made ; a few occasional notes only are added.
Mr. Cracherode was an elegant scholar and
an amiable man ; his passion for collecting was
strong even in death, and whilst he was at the
last extremity, Thane was buying prints for him
at Richardson's. In his final visit to Payne's
shop, he put an Edinburgh Terence in one pock-
et, and a large paper Cebes, in the other ; and ex-
pressed an earnest desire to carry away Triveti
Annales, and Henry Stephens Pindar, in old
binding, both beautiful copies.
The following classical lines, addressed to Mr.
Cracherode, by an eminent scholar, now living,
were some years since privately distributed
among his friends : they are now reprinted from
a copy in the possession of the editor, who has
taken the liberty of adding the explanatory
notes of a learned resident in the Museum, from
the MS. copy prefixed to Mr. Cracherode's cata-
logue.
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AD
C. M. CRACHERODE,
DE IIS QU.E SUNT NECESSARIA AD BIBLIOTHECAM
EXQUISITIOREM.
Li BROS quae faciant venustiores,
Beatissime Cracherode, dicam.
Non obscura domus, k propinquiora
Urbis qua? loca prospicit superbae,
Atque hortos tibi Caesaris virentes.
Sit magnum specular, 1 focus perennis,
Nee fumo, neque pulvere indecorus ;
Nidi, scriniaque omnibus reclusa,
Cedrique arcula, levis et cupressi.
Nusquam blatta, vel inquinata charta,
Sed margo calami notaeque purus,
Margo latior, albus integerque,
Nee non copia larga pergamenae.
Adsint Virgilius, paterque Homerus"
Mundi pumice, purpuraque culti ;
Et quicquid magica quasi arte freti
Faustusque Upilioque p praestiterunt.
k Mr. Cracherode's house was in Queen's Square, Westminster,
overlooking St. James's Park.
1 A convex mirror of remarkable size and beauty.
m The first and second editions of the Aldus Virgil, both printed on
vellum.
n De Thou's copy of the first edition of Homer.
Faust, or Fust, of Mentz, the reputed inventor of the art of print-
ing with moveable types.
p Schefier, the associate of Faust, and acknowledged inventor of
metal types.
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Adsit Lascaris q aureus libellus,
Argivi decus, atque origo praeli ;
Et qua; non pretio empta, sed relicta.
Adsit Callimachus r frequens deorum
Cultor carminibus pie canoris,
Et scriptor r gravium Leandri amorum.
Adsit velleris aurei poeta/
Et musae tragicae tener sacerdos/
Grascorumque epigrammaton libelli/
Stentque omnes capite eminentiori
Quadris literulis r superbientes.
Hie sit qui nitet arte Montacuti,*
Aut Paini, 8 Deromique 8 junioi is ;
Illic cui decus arma sunt Tliuani, 1
Aut regis breve lilium caduci."
Quid mitissime Cracherode plura ?
Dii magnam tibi copiam libroruni
Atque artem dederunt simul fruendi.
Habes omnia ; nilque vivus optas,
Nee post te tremis auctionis hastam.
i Tlic first edition (printed at Milan, 1476) of the Greek Grammar
pf Const. Lascaris, which was the first entire book printed in Greek
characters; this book was bequeathed to Mr. Cracherode by Mr.
Crofts.
r Callimachns, Musaens, Ap. Rhodins, Enripidis Trag. iv. Antlio-
logia Graeca; all printed in capital letters at the Tlorentine press
.about the years 1494 and 1496.
s Mountaguc, Roger Payne, Derome le Jeune, celebrated book-
binders ; the two former in London, and the last in Paris.
1 Books formerly belonging to the collection of De Thou, and mostly
purchased at the sale of the Prince de Sonbise's library.
" Books from the library of the late unfortunate Louis xvi.
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Some of our readers may remember the parties
so ably characterized in the following " Frag-
ment" which was printed in 1806, and a few
copies only were distributed privately to some
select friends of the writer ; it alludes to a most
flagrant act committed by a visitor, at that time,
to the Museum. The circumstance is feelingly
hinted at in the preface to the first volume of
Mr. Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature, 1807. It
is proper here to observe that the whole of the
purloined property was recovered.
FRAGMENT of a TRAGEDY lately acted at
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
SCENE The Shades below; Mr. CRACHERODE is re-
posing under a Plane-tree, surrounded by his Friends
arrived from above since the Arrangement of his Books,
Prints, and Gems, in the British Museum. Mr. TOWN-
ELEY lies at his right Hand, and Mr. STEEVENS and
Mr. QUIN at his left, talking with ROGER and THOMAS
PAYNE.
Enter Sir RICHARD SULLIVAN.
All rise to receive Sir Richard, and welcome his Arrival,
All. HAIL to our worthy friend and brother!
What bring you from the world above? How fares
The Thane ? How goes Milesius ? Is your Tom
The second still within his narrow shed
Coufin'dj or looks he proudly tow'rds Pall Mall ?
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Sir R. S. Alas ! alas ! I could for ever dwell
On answers to these questions ; but I've words
That would be howl'd out in the desert air,
Where hearing should not latch them.
Crach. What concern they ?
The general cause : Or is it a fee-grief
Due to some single breast?
Sir R. S. No mind that's honest
But in it shares some woe, though the main part
Pertains to you alone.
Crach. If it be mine,
Keep it not from me, but quickly let me have it.
Sir R. S. Let not your ears despise my tongue for ever,
Which shall possess them with the heaviest sound
That ever yet they heard.
Crach. Humph! I guess at it.
Sir R. S. Your Museum has been robb'd, and your prints
Inhumanly exchang'd ; your marks eras'd
By savage hands, and 'midst the mob dispers'd
Of retail-dealers, and in petty shops
Of caricaturists vile ; the manner
To relate, were on the quarry of these
Stolen deer, to add the second death of you
In this immortal state.
Steevens. Merciful Heaven!
What, man! ne'er draw your forehead o'er your brows ;
Give sorrow words ; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids it break.
Crach. My Fourteen Hundreds! What! my Rembrandts
too?
Sir R. S. Burgomaster Six ; Coach-landscape, Karil
Du Jardin, all in number fifty-nine,
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By nnindicted thieves, alas! purloin'd.
Crack. I'm glad I'm dead, I never could have stood
The shock ; and now the horrors seize me in
This peaceful vale; for if my prints are stol'n,
My books will go, and Sir John Thorold, too,
In spite of me, and Edwards, have at last
My Aldus Virgil. O Edwards! Edwards!
Where wert thou then when the remorseless hand
This basest of base deeds did perpetrate ?
For neither in the house of Montague,
Nor in thy Medicean shop thou wert,
But in some lap luxurious didst thou lie,
Unconscious of thy Cracherode's ills.
Sir R. S. Comfort,
- i P .
bir, take comfort.
Crack. You cannot feel for me
Who never had a print. My pretty ones,
Did you say all? O hell-kite! all?
What, Tol, and Coppenol, at one fell sweep?
Sir R. S. Forget it like a shade.
Crack. I cannot but remember, such things were,
That were most precious to me ; what says the Trust?
Will it not take my part, and prosecute
The thief?
Sir R. S. It would most gladly prosecute,
But can't convict, since none can swear to what
They've only seen, and Thane knows nothing
Of identity where marks are raz'd.
All. O !
Horror, horror! loss irreparable!
Towneley. Were I to live again, and aught bequeath,
I ne'er would give to bodies corporate,
Or learned, medals, coins, or gems, or prints,
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But marbles, busts, and ponderous statues,
That cannot in port-folios be borne off.
Steevens. Orate, atque vigilate namque omnia furabilia.
Rabelais.
[Exeunt Omnes.
The portrait of Mr. Cracherode, prefixed to
this article, is a copy of the original sketch by
Edridge : it represents him in his latter days,
when his health had, in some degree, become im-
paired. He died April 6th, 1799, in his 70th
year.
SIR WILLIAM BURRELL, BART.
His copious collections towards a topographi-
cal history of the county of Sussex, consist of
thirty-eight volumes of manuscripts and nine of
drawings.
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART. K. B. &c.
Presented to the Museum forty-three volumes of
Icelandic manuscripts, with a much more nume-
rous collection of printed books.
THE LANSDOWNE MANUSCRIPTS,
Purchased for the Museum in the year 1807,
were principally accumulated by the industry of
two celebrated collectors, Mr. James West and
Mr. Philip Carteret Webb.
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Mr. West's collection includes 115 folio vo-
lumes of the original Cecil papers: they were
bought in 1682 by Mr. Richard Chiswell, a sta-
tioner in London, of Sir William Hickes, the
great grandson of Sir Michael Hickes, \vho was
, secretary both to Lord Burghley, and to his son
the Earl of Salisbury: afterwards they were sold
to the celebrated ecclesiastical historian and bio-
grapher, Strype, of whose executors they were
purchased by Mr. West : after the death of this
gentleman (July 2, 1772) this valuable collection
was sold to William Earl of Shelburne, first
Marquis of Lansdowne.
These papers include Bishop Kenuett's histo-
rical collections, likewise surveys, and other ma-
terials for the history of different counties of
England, particularly Sussex and Yorkshire,
which belonged to Warburton, Anstis, and other
antiquaries ; also considerable treasures in the
department of family history and pedigree, with
the heraldical collections of Le Neve, and most
of the heralds and kings at arms from the time
of Glover and Cam den. Mr. Philip Carteret
Webb's collection, consisting chiefly of parlia-
mentary history and of the revenue, contains
numberless curious articles relative to the chan-
cery, exchequer, and treasury, the spiritual and
the admiralty courts, wards and livery, star
chamber, &c. Among these are about thirty vo-
lumes of the papers of Sir Julius Caesar, Judge
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of the Admiralty in Queen, Elizabeth's time, and
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Master of the
Rolls, in the reigns of James the First and
Charles the First. Sir Julius Caesar's manu-
scripts were exposed to sale many years since at
an auction in St. Paul's Churchyard, where Mr.
West and Mr. Webb became the purchasers of
them.
There are also many volumes of copies from
the Tower and Cottonian Records; these are of
singular value, as they preserve the contents of
some originals which are either obliterated, burnt,
or lost. There is likewise a very considerable
collection of original letters to and from the
Kings and Queens of England and Scotland,
from the time of Henry the Eighth to that of
George the Second.
The Lansdowne Manuscripts being intended
for sale by auction, a catalogue of them was
printed in 1807, two vols. octavo. A more en-
larged detail of this collection is now preparing
under the superintendence of the Rev. H. H.
Baber the first part, containing the Burghley
Papers, was printed in folio, 1812.
feUli(;tlt<r> ,-.>?; ,<)/'> i*pJj 'fa fofi VIG'-Vii TfiFjiflWU
JOSEPH PLANTA, ESQ.
Having, in the preceding pages, attempted a
sketch of the principal benefactors to the Mu-
seum, we may be allowed, in this place, to ex-
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press the public esteem entertained for the im-
portant services rendered to that institution by
Mr. Planta.
This consideration hath induced us to present
our readers with a short memoir of that gentle-
man, who has long, and honourably, presided
over the great literary establishment of the king-
dom.
Mr. Planta is descended from a noble family
in Switzerland; he received his academic edu-
cation at foreign universities ; and having re-
sided sometime in France, Italy, and Germany,
he was, in the year J 773, appointed one of the
librarians of the British Museum ; since which
time he has risen to the highest station in that
department.
Being elected a member of the Royal Society,
Mr. Planta had an early opportunity of being
distinguished in that learned body : a version of
the Bible in the Romansh tongue, now spoken
in the Grisons, having been presented to the So-
ciety, Mr. Planta wrote an historical account of
it, which the Society ordered to be inserted in
their Transactions ; x this account being thought
to possess sufficient merit to induce them to de-
viate from their usual custom of not admitting
papers on philological subjecls.
It may reasonably be conjectured, that the fa-
Sec the Lxvith vol. of the Philosophical Transactions.
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vourable impression made by this performance,
contributed not a little to his unanimous election
to the office of secretary to the Society on the
death of Dr. Maty in the year 1776.
At this time his official duty required him to
make abstracts of all the papers read at their
meetings, which he continued to attend during
a period of nearly thirty years; the contempo-
rary members, still living, can bear testimony to
the accuracy and perspicuity with which these
were digested.
Before his promotion to the office of principal
librarian in the year 1799, he superintended the
department of manuscripts and medals : the ca-
talogue of the Cottonian manuscripts, compiled
by Dr. Smith, being found singularly defective,
a new one, as we have already stated, was pre-
pared by Mr. Planta; many valuable tracts and
documents, before unknown, and which had es-
caped the former compiler, were now brought
forward to public notice.
It may be proper here to observe, that literary
men, and students, visiting the British Museum,
are much indebted to the unremitting exertions
of this gentleman; for to him may be ascribed
many salutary improvements and facilities, adopt-
ed by the trustees for their benefit.
Mr. Planta is well known, in the republic of
letters, as the author of the " History of the Hel-*
retic Confederacy," a work of acknowledged
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merit ; and which has passed through two edi-
tions, in a quarto and octavo form. Two valua-
ble reports to the commissioners on the records
of the kingdom also bear his name.
His anonymous contributions to periodical
works, we believe, have been frequent ; and he
is supposed to have translated from the German
some of the works of Baron Haller.
We forbear, for obvious reasons, from remark-
ing on the moral and social features of a living
character; and shall only observe, that Mr.
Planta is highly and deservedly esteemed by all
ranks ; and that during a long and active life, he
has not been sparing in the exercise of his talents
in the cause of literature/
A catalogue of the printed books in the Bri-
tish Museum was published in 1787, two vols.
folio : a new edition, very considerably enlarged,
is now printing in octavo, arranged alphabetical-
ly ; six volumes have already appeared.
> The annexed portrait is from a model by MR. PISTRUCCI, an ar-
tist who, during his short residence in England, has so eminently d x is-
tinguished himself, as to have obtained an unrivalled rank in his pro-
fession.
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Select List of some valuable and rare Books, and
Manuscripts, in the BRITISH MUSEUM.
\* C. MS. at the end of an article, implies that it is to be found
among the Cottonian Manuscripts : CRA. in the Cracherode Collec-
lection : and H. MS. among the Harleian Manuscripts ; the numbers
attached refer to the articles in the Harleian Catalogue.
ABU NASR. The Arabic Dictionary of Abu Nasr Ismael
films Hemad al Farabi, Al Turki, with the supplement of
Sherfo'ddin Al-Hassan filius Mohammedis r surnamed Al-
Sagani; written in the beginning of the thirteenth century.
H. MS. 3446.
^SOPI Vita et Fabulae, gr. 4to. ED. PR. absque ulla
nota. (Sed Mediol. circa, 1480. Eximia: rar. liber) CRA.
ALAMANNI la Coltivatione, 4to. Par. Rob. Steph. 1546.
CRA. A rare and beautiful edition, corrected by the author,
and dedicated to Francis I.
ANACREONTTS Teii Odae, gr. Henr % Stephanus, 4to.
R. Lutetia, 1554. CRA.
in membranis, 12mo. Parma
Bodoni. 1791. CRA.
ANCIENT Terracottas in the British Museum, description
of, with engravings, fol. London, Bulmer, 1810.
ANCIENT Marbles in the British Museum, description of,
with engravings. Parts I. II. fol. London, Bulmer, 1810.
Of the above three volumes, twelve sets were printed
in folio for presents to Royal Personages only.
The Queen, the Princess Charlotte of Wales, and the
Prince Regent, have received copies.
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ANTHOLOGIA Epigrammatum Graecorum, gr. J. Lascaris.
Lit. maj. inmembrauis, ED. PR. 4to. Florent. L. F. de
Alopa. 1494. CRA.
APOLLO MI Rhodii Argonauticon, gr. lit. maj. ED. PR.
4to. Florent. L. F. de Alopa, 1496. CRA.
APULEII Metamorphoseos liber, ED. PR. fol. Rorn
Szceyuheirn et Pannartz, 1469-
L'ART de bien vivre et mourir. Paris, Verard, on
vellum.
L'ART et Science de Rhetorique. Paris, Verard, on
vellum.
AEISTIDIS Orationes, gr, ED. PR. fol. Florent. Phil.
Junta, 1517. CRA.
ARISTOPHANIS Comaediae novem, gr. (cum scholiis Mu-
suri), ED. P^.fol. Venet. Aldus, 1498. CRA.
ARISTOTELIS Opera; Theophrasti de historia plantarum
lib. x. et de causis plantarum lib. vi. gr. ED. PR. 5 vols. fol. ^ y
Venet. Aldus, 149598. CRA.
The pieces of Aristotle de Rhetorica et de Poetica are
omitted in this edition.
AUGUSTIN, Lamentation de St., surles Pseaumes peniten-
tiales. Paris, Verard, on vellum.
AULI Gellii Noctes Atticae, ex recognitione Joan. Andreae.
Roma:, 1469, fol. ED. PR. CRA.
BE ATI A NO, Ag. Cose Volgarie latine. Svo. Venezia Gio-
lito, 1538.
Haym says the edition of 1551 is the same, with only a
new title.
BEMBO de jtna ad Angelum Chabrielem liber, 4to.
Venet. Aldus, 1495.
BENTLEII (Rich.) et doctorum virorum Epistolae, partim >K v/t
mutuee. Accedit Richardi Dawesii ad Joannem Taylorum
epistola singularis. Londini Eulmer, 4to. 1807. With
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portraits, and fac-simile autographs, of Bentley and Gr&-
vius.
An elegandy printed volume, edited by Dr. Charles
Burney. One hundred copies were struck off on large
paper ; and fifty on small paper, to be distributed to the
national collections, and among the editor's private friends.
BE A u CHAM P, Life and Acts of Richard, Earl of Warwick;
with fifty-three excellent delineations which explain the cos-
tume of the times, done by the hand of John Rons, the War-
wickshire antiquary. C. MS.
BIBLIA SACRA. Codex Alexandrinus, 4 vols. Sec.
IV. MS.
This fine manuscript, written in Egypt by a monastic
lady named Thecla, was the property of the Greek pa-
triarch of Alexandria, till it was taken by Cyrill to Con-
stantinople, and by him presented to Charles the First, at
the instance of Sir Thomas Roe. The letters are uncial
and ranged in double columns. The Old Testament is
comprised in the three first volumes, and the New Testa-
ment in the fourth. The first five, and part of the sixth
^ .chapters, to the middle of verse 6, of St. Matthew are
/.* wanting ; also from vi. 50 to viii. 53 of St. John, and from
,' iv. 13 to xii. 6 of 2 Corinthians. The bookbinder has
pared the margin so close, as, in some instances, to have
cut off part of the writing, and, in general, most of the red
letter contents.
In 1786, the late Dr. Woide published a fac-simile of a
part of this ancient MS. in folio, containing the New^Tes-
tament : the types, by Jackson, most faithfully express the
transcript made from the original by Dr. Woide's own hand :
of the common paper 450 copies were printed, and twenty-
five on fine paper : ten were taken oft' on vellum, but of
these no more than six had the notes and illustrations.
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The vellum copies were distributed to the following per-
sonages.
1. His Majesty. 2. Duke of Grafton. 3. Lord San-
dys. 4. Mr. Peachey (late Lord Selsey). 5. Sir Wm.
Burrell. 6. Rev. Mr. Cracherode (now in the Museum).
7. Rev. Mr. Rose. 8. Mr. Jackson (now the Rev. Ste-
phen Weston's). Q. Mr. Nicol. 10. Dr. Lort, (pur-
chased by the late Bishop Dampier, and now in the col-
lection of the Duke of Devonshire.)
The Rev. Henry Hervey Baber, keeper of the printed
books, has undertaken to complete a fac-simile of the OLD
TESTAMENT from the above ancient MS. He has al-
ready made considerable progress in the work : 250 copies
are printing, in royal folio, at the press of Richard and Ar-
thur Taylor : one copy only, of the folio size, and ten in
royal quarto, will be printed on vellum.
BIBLE, Hebrew, several hundred years old ; with two re-
markable drawings in gold, highly embossed, of the sacred
vessels and utensils of the ancient Jews. H. MS. 1528.
Latin, with St. Paul's Epistle to the Laodiceans,
finely illuminated ; written in the eleventh century, and for-
merly belonging to the Cathedral Church of Anjou. H. MS.
28334.
with St. Jerom's Epistle to Paulinus, de omnibus
divina Historic libris, his prologues and prefaces, and the
Canons of Eusebius. Xllth century. In two pompous vo-
lumes. H. MS. 2798Q.
Vulgate edition, elegantly written in the thirteenth
century, with.the Psalter of the Gallican version ; ornamented
with most beautiful miniatures, executed in a taste far supe-
rior to those usually found in manuscripts of that age.
H.MS. 1297.
in two pompous and illumined volumes, formerly
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belonging to the Capuchin convent at Montpelier. H. MS.
47723.
Two very noble BIBLICAL BOOKS of the thirteenth cen-
tury, being part of a most richly illuminated manuscript, the first
volume whereof, beginning at Genesis, and ending \vith Job,
is preserved in the Bodleian library (Arch. A. 154). They
consist of texts according to the vulgar Latin, selected from
the books of the Maccabees and New Testament, with the
subject of each text represented in a large circular illumina-
tion. H.MS. 15267.
BIBLIA Sacra Latina, 2 torn. fol. in membr. Mogunt.
Joh. Fust et P. Schoi/her de Gernsheim, 1462. CRA.
(Lamoignon's copy.)
The first edition of the Rible with a date.
,, h BIBLIA Polyglotta, hebr. chald. gr. et lat. impressa sumpt.
Fr. Ximenii de Cisneros, 6 vols. fol. In Complut. Univ.
A. G.de Brocario. 1514 17. CRA.
The Hebrew Chaldaic Lexicon in the sixth volume es
often wanting.
Six hundred copies were printed ; and three or four
only upon vellum : one is in the royal library at Madrid;
another at Turin ; and a third, which is supposed to have
been Cardinal Ximenes' copy, was sold at the Pinelli sale,
to Count Mac Carthy, for <483.
BIBLIA Polyglotta, complectentia textus originales, hebrai-
rum, cum pentateucho samarit., chald., gr. &.c. cum appa-
ratu, appendicibus, tabulis, &c. ex editione BRIANI WAL-
TON/ 6 torn, folio max. large paper, Londini, Th. Roy-
croft, 165557. Vide Castelli Lexicon.
I
1 From an advertisement in " L'Estrange's Obscrvator," 14 April,
1683, we find that " Bishop Walton's famous library will be exposed
to sale by auction upon the 30th day of this present Aprill. By Sa-
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Tzceh-e. copies only are said to hate been printed on
large paper.
The Protector* Cromwell greatly encouraged Dr. Wal-
ton's undertaking ; the council of state gave permission to
v, import the paper duty free : and there is reason to suppose
the protector and council contributed, out of the public
money, one thousand pounds to begin the work. The first
volume was put to press in October 1653, the whole work
' was finished in 1657, three years before the Restoration.
The doctor's obligations to the protector and council, who
had so nobly encouraged his work, are acknowledged in
his preface, as it stood originally, in very handsome terms ;
after the Restoration, the two last leaves of the preface
were cancelled, and their places supplied with three others ;
in those his obligations to the protector are very obscurely
/^expressed. In the cancelled leaves, the epithets of rank,
Serenissimus, Illustrissimus, et Honoratissimus, were not
'inserted, but they found their place in the substituted
leaves : from the circumstances we have noticed, the co-
imiel Carr, at his house at the King's-head in St. Paul's Church-yard,
where catalogues of it will be distributed gratis."
The bishop's collection contained the most valuable theological
works, oriental books, and manuscripts.
In the catalogues at this period of time, copies of the " Polyglott"
frequently occur " bound in turkey leather, gilt and lettered on the back,
and gilt on the leaves, and filleted with gold" Also, CRIT1CI SACRI,
" curiously bound, lettered on the back, and filleted with gold"
Mr. Hollis bought of Elmsly, 22 Nov. 1769, a very fine copy x)f
Walton's Polyglott in sheets for ten guineas, which he presented to
the Prince of Torremuzza, elegantly bound, together with CastelTs
Lexicon. Mem. of Tho. Hollis, 424.
KV, a Dr. Walton's petition to Cromwell, and other documents relative
to the " Polyglott" may be seen in the Gent. Mag. 1794, part I. p. 513.
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pies which have the original leaves are called the Repub-
lican, those which have the substituted leaves are called the
Loyal copies ; but in the latter even some differences have
been found. Copies with the dedication to Cromwell oc-
"-cur but rarely ; those to Charles 1 1 . are less uncommon ;
but the work is seen usually without any dedication.
#',,#. The BYBLE, translated by Thomas Mathew. London,
1537, fol.
One Thornton, by an artful counterfeit, sold a copy of
this edition of the Bible, to the Duke of Lauderdale, for
seventeen guineas, pretending that the Epistle to the Ro-
mans began with " Paul an Kneawe," 8cc. which, as Mr.
j-4- ,Wanley has informed us, he effected by the rasure of the
true" words, " the servaunt," and the insertion of the false
reading ; effacing also Mathew's preface, and all the dates
except one, of which he erased the numerals xvu, at the
end of MDXXX vi I, whereby the date stood thus, MDXX,
which is earlier than that of any English Bible.
It does not appear that the above false reading was ever
printed. Vid. Bibl. Harl. i. No. 154.
The BYBLE, with a prologe therein made by the reuerende
father in God, Thomas ( Cranmer) Archbishop of Canterbury,
fol. printed on vellum.
BIBLK with Archbishop Cranmer's preface, bl. lett. folio.
London, Graf ton, 1541. CRA.
Miles Coverdale, 4to. And^Hester, 1550. CRA.
Archbishop Cramner's, 2 vols. fol. Rich. Jugge,
fr/512. CRA. ^vVMAA ffirfrl > U.
with Notes by Bishop Wilson, large paper, 6 vols.
4to. Bath, Cruttwell, 1785. CRA.
Six copies only were printed on large paper.
BLUNDELL. Engravings and Etchings of the principal
statues, busts, bas reliefs, sepulchral monuments, cinerary urns,
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&c. in the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq. at Ince, 2 vols.
imperial fol J809. Not published.
This collection, purchased from the villas Mattel and
Este, was transferred from thence by the late proprietor to
Ince Blundell near Liverpool, where he erected, as a repo-
sitory for them, a rotunda of great architectural beauty,
upon the plan of the Pantheon at Rome.
K. Twenty copies only are said to have been printed ; and
but one has hitherto occurred for public sale. See Payne
and Foss's Catalogue for 1815, p. 274, where it is marked
at .73. 10s.
BOCCACCIO, II Decamerone, 4to. Firenze, Giunti,
152J. CRA.
A celebrated edition and now very rare. A copy on
large paper is said to be in the collection of M. Gaetano
Melzi at Milan. There is a spurious edition bearing the
same place and date, printed at Venice in 1J2Q, with a
more v extended margin. De Bure has minutely described
the variations in the two copies ; but they are easily dis-
tinguished by an experienced eye.
BOCCACE. A Translation of Lydgate's Paraphrase into
English verse of the treatise de OccasuJPrincipum, illuminated
and embellished with historical miniature paintings ; being the
author's presentation book to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, \
by whose command he undertook the work. H. MS. 1766.
BREYDENBACH (Bern.de) Sanctor. Perigrinationum in
montem Syon, ad venerandum Christi sepulchrum in Jerusa-
lem, Opusculum. fol. fig. lit. goth. In civitate Moguntina, ^
impressum per Erhardum Reuwich, 1486.
The first edition. Fid. in Bib. Harl. iii. 3213, a copy
on vellum and a full account of the book. Also, Bib.
Spenceriana > \\i. 216.
BISHOP Burnet's History of his Own Time, a remarkable
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'-'but imperfect copy, differing in many respects from the print-
ed editions ; and occasionally well illustrated by the remarks
of Dr. Gifford. H. MS. 6584.
CAIUS de Antiquitate Cantabrigiensis Academise; Ejusdem
de pronunciatione, gr. lat. 4to. Londim, Jo. Day, 1 574. CR A .
Formerly in Archbishop Parker's possession, and con-
taining some of his manuscript notes.
CALLIMACHI Hymni, gr. (cura Jo. Lascaris.) ED. PR.
XX 4to. lit. maj. absque itlla nota. CUA.
Printed in capital letters like the ANTHOLOGIA, and
supposed to issue from the same press.
CANTJCA Canticorum. Historia sen Providentia Virginis
Marias ex Cantico Canticorum, sine anno, loco, et typog.
fol. CRA.
This is one of the early block books, executed before
the invention of moveable types : it is attributed to Lau-
rence Koster of Haarlem, between the years 1440 and
1450. The volume consists of sixteen leaves, each con-
taining two subjects, impressed on one side only, having
large scrolls, containing passages from the book of Canti-
cles, fantastically dispersed amongst the figures.
Fid. Heineken Collect, des Estampes, 1771, p. 374;
Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature, i. 150; Ottley's History
of Engraving, 1816, i. 138.
-ft* y/ CARVE (Thomae) Itinerarium in Legione Walter! Deve-
reux, cum Historia facta Butleri, Gordon, Lesley et aliorum.
Mogunt. 1639, l6mo.
Carve, a native of Ireland, in the latter part of his life
was one of the Vicars Choral of the Cathedral at Vienna.
In his earlier years he had been chaplain to a regiment,
and travelled through many parts of Germany during the
wars of Gustavus Adolphus, of which he hath given a short
account. He died at Vienna in 1664, aged 70.
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CARVE, Lyra, sive, Anacephalaeosis Hibernica; cui acces-
sere Annales Hiberniae, nee non, Rerum gestarum per Eu-
ropatn ab anno 1148 ad annum 1666 Sulzb. 1666, 4to. se-
cond edition ; (the first za'as published in 1660 \) at page 443
-.'is a scarce portrait of the author.
CAS AS Fra. Bartolomeo de las, Brevissima relacion de la
destruycion de las Indias, (Ed. orig. in lit. goth.) Sevilla
1552, 4to CRA. fa tr^ty
All de las Casas' pieces on the subject of India, of the
original editions, are extremely rare. This volume con-
tains eight tracts, including the scarce part entitled " Pe-
dago de una Carta y Relacion :" this is not noticed in De
Bure's list of five tracts only. The castrated editions of
the same place and date, are printed in the Roman letter ;
these contain the " Pedaco," and five other tracts.
See Mr. Seward's interesting account of the humane
Bishop of Chiapa, in the fourth volume of " Anecdotes of
distinguished Persons;" 1796, 8vo. p. 56.
CASTELLI Edm. Lexicon heptaglotton, hebraicum, chal-
daic. syriac. Samaritan. &c. cui accessit brevis grammatics
delineatio, 2 torn. fol. CHART. MAX. Lond. Th. Roy-
croft, 1669.
v The presentation copy to King Charles the Second.
Three more copies only are known on LARGE PAPER;
they are attached to Walton's Polyglott in the libraries of
St. Paul's Cathedral, Lambeth Palace, and St. John's
College, Cambridge. /uW-M
This grand work was attended with mostjnjurious con-
sequences to the learned author; it cost him the assiduous
labour of seventeen years, and ruined both his health and
fortune.
Some passages in his dedication to Charles II. most af-
fectingly represent the calamities he had endured ; and which
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he appears to have born with most exemplary resignation.
His library, household furniture, and three hundred co-
* pies of the Lexicon perished in the tire of London
" magna pars Biblioth&ca mea, cum multa supellectile et
tricenis Lexici Heptaglotti exemplar ibus, in Jiammis pe-
riit Londinensibus."
To this misfortune were added several private accidents,
" membrorum confractiones, luxationes, contusiones ,"
and from incessant study, an almost total blindness " ocu-
lorum lumen, perpetuis atque indefessis vigiliis tantum
non ademptum"
The publication of his book procured him no compen-
sation for his large expenses and his indefatigable diligence.
At the time of his death, in 1685, about five hundred co-
pies were unsold: these were placed by Mrs. Crisp, his
niece and executrix, in a room of one of her tenant's houses
in Surrey ; where, for many years, they lay at the mercy of
the rats, who made such havoc among them, that when they
came into the possession of this lady's executors, scarcely
one complete volume could be formed out of the remainder ;
and the whole load of learned rags sold only for seven
pounds.
What remained of Dr. Castell's library was sold bv auc-
tion by Edward Millington, b at the Eagle and Child, op-
posite St. Bennet's Church in Cambridge ; 30 June, 1686.
CATULLUS, Tibullus,. Propertius, et P. Statii Sylvae, in
membr. fol. Fenet. Find, de Spira, 1472. CRA.
8vo. in membr. cum
lit. init. depictis. Fenet. Aldus, 1502. (Dr. Askew's co-
py.) CRA.
CAXTON. The monkish legends, and " meruellous histo-
b Vide Anecdotes of Millington, who was originally a bookseller,
y in Nichols's Literary Anecdotes, iv. p. 29.
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ryes" of Caxton were suited to the popular superstition and
credulity of the times he lived in ; they have now a certain va-
lue only, as being the first productions in the art of printing in
England : some of these, however, have lately sold at enor-
mous prices, and a few ragged leaves of Macfc letter have
produced sums that would purchase a moderate library : the
" mania" for these precious scraps, is now, very properly,
on the decline.
We should probably be held inexcusable, were we to omit
noticing some of the " werkes of maister Wylliam Caxton ;"
a few specimens are therefore submitted for the gratification
of amateurs.
CAXTON. Ballad, a fragment of, unique.
Boecius. The Boke of Consolacion of Phi-
losophic ; whiche that boecius made for his comforte and con-
solacion, &c. Atte requeste of a singuler frend and gossib
of myne, 7 William Caxton have done my debuoir and pay ne
tenprynte it in fourme as is here afore made, fyc. fol. no
place.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, fol. second edi-
tion.
Book of the Ordre of Chyvalry or Knight-
hode, fol. 1484. Supposed to be unique.
Gower Confessio' Amantis ; that is to saye in
Englisshe, The Confessyon of the Louer, maad and com-
pyled by John Gower, Squyer, &c. fol. Enprynted at West-
mestre, 14Q3 (by mistake for 1483). CRA.
Continuation of Ranulph Hygden's Poly-
<chronicon, fol. 1482.
_ Knyght of the Toure, fol. 1483.
The Myrrour of the Worlde, translated from
the Freushe, fol. 1 48 1 . CRA.
The Book of Faits of Armes and Chyval-
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rye, by Chrystine of Pyse, translated out of French, fol,
1489.-
CAXTON. Pilgremage of the Sowle, fol. 1483.
Recueil des Histoires de Troyes, (second
part only,) fol.
Tullius of Old Age ; or de Senectute, fol.
1481, two copies.
Virgilius, The Boke of Eneydos oute of
Frenshe reduced into Englysshe the xxii daye of Juyn, the
yere of ourLorde MIIIILXXXX. the fyfthe yereof the Regne
of kynge Heury the Seventh, by Wyllm Caxton, c fol. CRA
c The following extracts from the preface present rather interesting
specimens of Caxton's homely style and plain manner of expression.
" After dyuerse werkes, made, translated and achieued, hauyng
noo werke in hand, I sittyng in my studye where as laye many dy-
iierse paunflettis and bookys, happened that to my hande cam a lytyl
booke in frenshe, \vhiehe late was translated oute of latyn by some no-i
ble clerke of frauce, whiche booke is named Eneydos, made in latyn,
by that noble poete & grete clerke Virgyle.
"I delybred and concluded to translate it into englysshe. And
forthwith toke a penne & ynke and wrote a leef or tweyne, whyche
I ouersawe agayn to corecte it.
" And for as moche as this present booke is not for a rude vplondysh
man to laboure therin, ne rede it, but onely for a clerke and a noblo
gentyunan that feleth and vnderstondeth in faytes of armes in lone &
in noble chyualrye. Therfor in meane bytwene bothe I have reduced
& translated this sayd booke in to our englysshe, not ouer rude ne
curyous, but in suchc tennes as shall be vnderstanden by goddys grace
accordynge to my copye. And yf ony man wyll cntcrmete in redyng
of hit, and fyndeth suche tennes that he cannot vnderstande, late hym
goo rede and lerne vyrgyll, or the pystles of ouyde,, and ther he shall,
see and vnderstoude lyghtly all, yf he haue a good redar and enformer.
r or this booke is not for euery rude and vnconnynge man to see, but to,
clcrkys and uery gentylmen that vnderstonde gcntylhes and scyence."
Vid. the entire Preface in Herbert's Ames, i. 68, Oldys's British L^
brarian, 128, and Pope's Dunciad, 1729, 8vo. p. 191.
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CJESARIS, (C. J.) Opera, ED. PR. fol. Roma, Szceyti-
heym et Pannartz, 1469- CRA.
A copy on vellum is in the Imperial Library at Vienna.
CELSUS de Medicina, ED. PR. fol. Florent. Nicolaus,
1478. CRA.
A COLLECTION of ancient and valuable Poems by Chau-
cer, Lydgate, and other English Poets ; amongst them is
Chaucer's poem addressed to his empty purse, consisting of
twenty stanzas, though no more than the three first have been
published : this poem informs us of some circumstances of
Chaucer's life little known, particularly in those lines which
contain an account of his imprisonment upon false accusa-
tions, and of his other personal sufferings. H. MS. 2251 .
CHAUCER'S Canterbury Tales; an ancient MS. on vel-
lum; once the property of Mr. Philip Carteret Webb, and
afterwards the Marquis of Lansdowne's, MS.
CHRISTINE DE PISE a beautiful and magnificent vo-
lume containing a large part of the works of Christine de Pi-
san, written on vellum, and most richly and amply illuminated :
it contains thirty articles, enumerated in the table prefixed,
consisting of ballads, verses with leonine d rhymes, and ron-
deaus, amorous epistles and complaints, moral proverbs, the
fifteen joys of the blessed Virgin, Book of Prudence, City of
Dames, &c. &,c.
This book appears to have been in the possession of Henry
Duke of Newcastle, 1676; to whom it belonged in France
does not appear.
The author wrote, as her dedications, &,c. prove, in the
reigns of Charles v. and Charles vi. of France.
She was an Italian by birth, originally of Pisa ; but married
d Leonimes and not Leonines was the old French word for a pecu-
liar sort of exact rhyme.
See Barbazan's preface to his Fabliaux, tom. i. Paris, 1808, p. xiii.
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vto Jean Chastel. Her father also, Thomas de Pisano, was an
author. The present volume is undoubtedly of great value
and curiosity, as many of the pieces here contained are not
mentioned in the usual catalogue of the author's works, yet
here are marked with her name, or other sufficient demon-
strations of coming from her pen. The illuminations, preceding
each article, contain representations of the poetess ; whether
portraits or not may be worth inquiry, folio, H. MS. 4431.
CHRISTINE DE PISE, djs fais d'Armes.
This tract is divided into four books, the beginning of
each ornamented with an illumination. The first contains
a portrait of the author, similar exactly in dress to most of
those in the preceding volume. This copy is beautifully
written on vellum, and is dated at London in 1434, by the
following curious colophon :
" Explicit. Digatz (probably for Deo gratias) nn pater
noster et un Ave Maria per mossen Pey (or Key) de l;i
fita qui a escrivt a quest livre en 1'an de nfe seng'r mil
ccccxxxiin . Et fut feit alondres, a xv de May." I 7 ol.
H.MS. 4605.
CICERONIS Opera, ED. PR. 4 vols. fol. Medial. Alex.
Minutianus, 14Q8. CRA.
- Officiorum, lib. in. ED. PR. fol. Mogunt.
Joh. Fust, 1465.
in membr. ib. 1466. CRA.
in membraniSf 8vo. T enet. Al-
dus, 1541. CRA.
CICERO de Oratore, lib. in. ED. PR. 4to. absque ulla
nota. CRA.
Rhetoricorum, lib. iv. et de Inventione, lib. 11.
ED. PR. 4to. Venet. Jenson, 1470. CRA.
Tusculanarum quzestionum, libri v. ED. PR. 4to.
Horna, Ulricus Plan, 1469. CRA.
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CLAUDIANI Opera, ED. PR. fol. Ficent. Jac. Dusen,
1482. CRA.
LORD COKE'S original notes on Littleton's Tenures, for-
merly one very large volume, but now, for the sake of preser-
vation, bound in four. It contains, besides the legal notes,
many private memoranda concerning the author, his various
promotions, and family. H. MS. 6687.
COMMON PRAYER, the Book of, with Dr. Clarke's pro-
posed alterations and amendments.
This interleaved copy of the Book of Common Prayer
was deposited in the British Museum by his son in the year
1768 : many alterations in the language are proposed, but
nothing that is contrary to the faith in the Three Persons of
the Trinity.
See Observations on Dr. Clarke's opinions and remarks
on this Book, by Dr. Burgess, Bishop of St. David's, in
Gentleman's Magazine for Oct. 1815, p. 313.
CORIO (Bern.) Historia continente Forigine di Milano, li
gesti, &c. in fino al tempo dell'autore, large paper, fol. Me-
diolani, 1503.
This is the best edition, and contains the engraved title,
the address to the reader, and the " Repertorio," afterwards
added by the brothers Legnani.
Several passages of this History were suppressed in the
subsequent editions.
COVENANT, four original Indentures of, illuminated and
embellished with historical miniatures : dated the 19th year
of King Henry vu. and made between that king and the ab-
bot and convent of St. Peter's, Westminster, for certain
masses, collects, &c. to be for ever said in the chapel of the
Virgin Mary, then determined to be built at the east end of
that church. To this Indenture book, five broad seals of
King Henry vu. preserved in silver boxes, and ornamented
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with his badges of the Portcullis and Rose springs, are ap-
pendant by strings of silk and gold and silver thread. H. MS.
1498.
CURSE Quinte Ruf, dez Faiz d'Alexandre, ix liv. translate
par Vasque de Lucene Portugalois. Escript par la main de
Jehan du Chesne & Lille. MS.
The above French translation, adorned with elegant old
paintings and illuminations, was made in the year 1468.
DA NTE, col commento di Christophoro Landino. JFirenze
per Nicholo di Lorenzo della Magna, 1481, fol. gr. CRA.
This copy has nine vignettes, but the third is a duplicate
of the second ; the first three are impressed on the letter-
press, the rest are pasted on the vacant spaces. Few copies
possess more than two, viz. to the first and second cantos.
It is supposed that Baldini, or Botticelli, engraved plates
for all the cantos ; and from the circumstance of a blank
space being left at the beginning, or the end of each, we
may justly infer that the printer intended the edition should
so be embellished : from some unknown cause, however,
not more than nineteen vignettes have been discovered.
A copy on vellum is at Florence, in the Magliabecchian
library ; and another at Paris, supplied at the end by some
leaves on paper.
Fid. Pleineken Idee d'une Collect. d'Estampes, p. 141,
Diet, des Artistes (by the same author) Leipz. 1789, 8vo.
torn. in. 210, and Ottley's History of Engraving, 4to.
1816, i. 415.
D'Eois's (Mad.) Negociations, with Seward's MS. notes.
DEMETRIUS Chalchondylae, &c. Erotemata, absque ulta
nota, (sed Medial, circa 1493,) 4to. ED. PR. CRA.
DEMOSTHENIS Orationes, gr. ED. PR. Fenet. Aldus,
1504, folio. CRA.
There are two editions of this date, the first is on better
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paper, and a more distinct letter ; the anchor is in outline,
and the word ALDUS on one side, and MA. Ro. on the
other. In the second edition it is divided thus, AL Dus.
The first edition is the rarest, the second the most correct.
DEVONSHIRE, (Duke of) Cabinet of Gems, engraved by
Gosmond, 4to. CRA.
This collection was formed by William, the third duke
of Devonshire, and enlarged by William, the fourth duke,
who was desirous of having the whole series engraved.
A Frenchman, named Gosmond, was employed by his
grace for that purpose ; but, becoming irregular in his con'-
duct, he forfeited ^the esteem of his patron, secretly left the
kingdom, and carried many of the plates with him ; conse-
quently impressions of the work are extremely rare. This
copy contains 101 plates.
DICTYS Cretensis Ephemerides belli Trojani lib. vi. et Da-
retis phrygii liber de excidio Trojae. MedioL 1477, 4to. CRA.
DIVES et Pauper, fol. Pinson, 14Q3. In the fourteenth
chapter we have a remarkable passage on Fair Rosamond ;
it is extracted from the book into Herbert's Ames, i. 243.
DUN STABLE, Annales de, several transcripts of; one is
most beautifully illuminated. H.MS. 1568.
ANOTHER, adorned with the blazon of the arms of several
emperors and kings. H. MS. 24.
EDWARD n. an Historical Poem; the subject is the un-
fortunate reign of King Edward n. whose ghost is introduced
relating his transactions and disasters : supposed to be written
by Spenser.
ANOTHER copy of the same poem with many alterations,
w\& fitted up for the perusal of King James i. H. MS. 2593.
EGYPTIAN MS. on papyrus taken from a mummy aty
Thebes, and brought into England by Wm. Hamilton, Esq.
by whom it was presented to the British Museum.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
See an account of this ancient MS. by Taylor Combe, Esq.
in Beloe's Anecdotes, i. p. 54.
it^ EURIPIDIS Medea, Hippolytus, Alcestis et Andromache,
gr. cura Jo. Lascaris, LIT. CAP. (Florent. ante annum
1500,) 4to. CRA.
EUTROPIUS historiogvaphus : et post eum Paulus Diaco-
nus de historiis italice provincie ac Romanorum, 4to. Roma;,
1471. ED. PR.
FICHETI (Gul.) Rhetoricorum libri in. accedit ejusdem
Ficheti Panegyricus a Rob. Gaguino versibus compositus.
Premittitur epistola ad Sixtum i\v P. M. Liber in mem-
branis excusus.
Primun^fol. pereleganter depictum est: fit. init. auro et
coloribus exornata sunt. 4to. In JEdibus SorbonifC, Paris :
absq. Typog. nomine sed per Ulricum Gering, Martinum
Crantz, et Mich. Friburger impress, anno 1471. CRA.
Vid. Chevillier Vorigine de Flmprimerie, 4to. Paris,
1694, p. 31.
FLEURS des Commandemens, Paris, Verard, on vel-
lum.
FROISS ART'S Chronicle, the fourth and last part, 2 vols.
fol. a beautiful transcript elegantly illuminated, having the
subject of each chapter represented in an historical miniature
painting, highly finished. The other volumes of this curious
work are preserved in the French king's library. H. MS.
437980.
GALEN i Methodus Medendi. Lutet. 1519, on vellum.
Of this work (edited by Linacre) there are t\vo copies ;
one of which is the dedication copy to Henry vin. The
other belonged to Cardinal Wolsey, and contains a letter
to him from Linacre.
GALEOMYOMACHIA, tragaedia grseca sic dicta, cum prje-
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fatioue, gr. Aristobuli Apostolii hierodiaconi, 4to. s. a. (Al-
dus circa 1494.)
G A LIEN Rethore, noble et hardy chevalier, filz du vail-
lant et bien renomme Olivier de Vienne, Pair de France, fol.
Paris, A nth. f'erard, 1500, ILLUMINATED.
GARLANDIA, M. Joan, de, Synonyma, cum expositione
Galfridi et equinoca juxta ordinem Alphabet!, 4to. Lond.
Pinson, 1509. (The third impression.)
GESTA Romanorum : Historiae notabiles de vitiis virtuti-
busq. 8cc. fol. sine anno out /oco, ED. PR. {circa 1473.)
Manuscript copies of the Gesta Romanorum contain
many stories that do not appear in the printed editions.
See Mr. Douce 1 s Dissertation, vol. n. p. 335, &c. of
his Illustrations of Shakspeare.
GNOMICORUM Scriptores: ED. PR. acced. Musaei Po-
ematium de Herone et Leandro. 4to. LIT. CAP. Florent.
sine anno (circa 1496). CRA.
The GOSPELS in Greek, with the Canons of Eusebius,
said to be in the hand-writing of King Theodosius the Great.
H. MS. 5567.
GOSPELS, a noble copy of the, in Latin, in capital letters
of gold, which in point of antiquity (being of the vmth cen-
tury) as well as elegance, greatly surpasses the Codex Aureus
of the Escurial library. 6 This manuscript cost Lord Oxford
c > 500. Every page of the sacred text, consisting of two se-
parate columns, is enclosed within a broad and beautifully-illu-
minated border. The pictures of the Evangelists, with their
symbolic animals, are curiously painted in the front of their
respective gospels ; the initial letter of each gospel is richly
e The Spaniards hold the Codex Aureus in great veneration, and
look upon it as the finest copy of the gospels now extant; it is never
shewn but with lighted flambeaux and other ceremonies,
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illuminated, and so large as to fill an entire page. H. MS.
2788.
GOSPELS/ the four, of St. Jerom's version, with the Ca-
nons of Eusebius, and the parallel passages, written in letters
of gold in the xth. century. This MS. is most gloriously
illuminated, and adorned with pictures of the Evangelists, &c.
painted on purple grounds. H. MS. 2821.
. /( . GOSPELS, the, of the fower Euangelistes translated in the
olde Saxon tyme oute of latin into the vulgare toung of the
Saxons, and now published for testimonie of the same by
V JOHN FOXE, 4to. London, John Dm/e, 1571. CRA.
This is the dedication book presented to Queen Elizabeth.
f The Rev. John Milner, F. A. S. is iii possession of a very ancient
MS. of St. John's Gospel, that had been buried with the body of St.
Cuthbert, who died in 687. Simeon of Durham relates that St. Cuth-
bcrt caused a beautiful MS. copy of the Evangelists to be executed
by the monk Ealfrid, (who afterwards succeeded him in the see of
Lindisfarne,) and that Ethelwald, who was placed in the same see,
caused the MS. book to be illuminated with various figures in the in-
side, and to be magnificently bound with gold and precious stones on
the outside. It is supposed that this book was preserved in the trea-
sury of Durham, till the dissolution of the monasteries, when, for the
sake of its costly binding, or some other cause, it got into private hands,
and became the property of the Lees, one of whom, in the reign of
Charles the Second, became Earl of Litchfield. It was long preserved
in that family as the undoubted manual or vade mecum of St. Cuthbert.
The last Earl of Litchfield gave it to the Rev. Thomas Philips, author
of the life of Cardinal Pole, who bestowed it on the college of Jesuits
at Liege in 1769; from whence it was brought to England after the
suppression of their order. The letters are all uncial or capital, being
;'for the most, part Roman, with a mixture of the Saxon : the size a
* portable duodecimo. Vide ArcliaeoJogia, xvi. p. 17, &c.
The disintermcnt, when the gospels were discovered, took place in
the year 1104, at the removal of the body of the saint from the Old to
the New Church. Vid. Lingard's Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon
Church, 8vo. p. 207.
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GOTSELINUS de Sancto -Bertino, (monk of St. Augus-
tine's at Canterbury, in the time of St. Anselm,) Lives of
the seven first Archbishops of Canterbury, finely illuminated.
H.MS. 10.5.
GOWER'S Latin Poems, on vellum, folio, C. MS.
On the back of folio 8 is a curious painting of a man in
the dress of the xvth. century, with a bow and arrow in his
hand, ready to shoot at a sphere ; which Mr. Strutt con-
ceived to be a portrait of Gower, and has engraved and
published it as such in his Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiqui-
ties, where he says, that the original is all of one colour, viz.
dark-brown ; the fact is, as Mr. Planta has stated it, that the
drapery is blue, and the other parts are of different colours.
GOWER Confessio Amantis, a large and beautifully-illu-
minated copy \ H.MS. 7184.
HARDING'S Chronicle, finely illuminated, much more
perfect than the edition published by Grafton, and containing
the letter of defiance sent to King Henry tire Fourth, by v .
the old Earl of Northumberland, &c. before the battle of
Shrewsbury ; and sundry other matters omitted by Grafton.
H.MS. 661.
HERODOTUS, gr. EJD. PR. tenet. Aldus, 1502, fol. CRA.
Some copies of this edition, and also of the Aldine Thu-
cydides and Pausanias, were struck off on a superior and
larger paper: these, in fine condition, are very rare. X
HESIODUS, gr. lat. Th. Robinsoni, CH. MAX. fol. Oxon,
1737. CRA.
Ten copies only were printed on the largest paper.
HIGDEN'S Polychronicon, John de Trevisa's translation
of, differing from the account given of that work by Bale and
Pitts ; together with several other translations and composi-
tions of Trevisa, not to be met with in any other book.
H. MS. 1900.
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HIG DEN'S Polychronicon, englished by Trevisa, black tet-
< ter. Southzcark, Pet. Trevisa, folio, 1527. CRA.
Higden is said to have pillaged from the Polycraticou
Temporum of Roger Cestriensis, a contemporary work.
Fid. Cat. of Harleian MSS. No. 1707.
HOMEHI Batrachomyomachia, gr. 4to. I enet. Leon. Cre-
tensis, 1486. CRA.
-*- Maittaire edited, in 1721, a fac simile of this very rare
book; 204 copies only were printed; of these 195 were
subscribed for, at half-a-guinea in sheets ; eight were re-
served by the editor for himself; and only one single copy
remained for public sale.
HOMERI Opera, graece, ED. PR. 2 torn. fol. Floreiit.
* -1488. CRA.
From the library of DE THOU.
This copy was bequeathed by Mr. Cracherode to his
< friend Dr. Jackson, late Dean of Christ Church ; the re-
verend and venerable dignitary, in the most handsome man-
ner, restored it to the collection. In a letter, attached to
the first volume, the late dean has made the following re-
mark :
"There is a particular circumstance belonging to this
copy, which I ought perhaps to mention. It seems to have
been an imperfect copy in the hands of some former pos-
sessor, who, to supply the imperfection had a transcript
made of the pages (trco leaves) which were wanting. lie
had afterwards the opportunity of completing his copy : but
v illing to preserve the transcript as a curiosity, and such it
certainly is, in a very high degree, he has bound it up at the
end of the Iliad."
HOMER'S Odyssey, collated by the late Professor Parson
>' with great diligence for the Grentille edition. II . MS, o()74.
.. IloRATits, ED PR. Mediol. A. Zarotus. 1474- CUA.
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ISOCRATIS Orationcs, gra?ce, curante Demetrio Chal-
condyla, ED. PR. folio, Mediolani, Hen. GermanuSy
1493.
JoANNis.de Jantta Sumrn&quae vocatur Catholicon. Mo-
gunt. Fustet Sc/ioyffcr, 1460, 2 totn. folio. CRA.
John Balbus, or John of Genoa, the author of this an-
cient Lexicon, bestowed many years in compiling it ; he fi-
nished it, as he tells us himself, at the conclusion of his MS. I
on the nones of March, 1286: this was one of the first
fruits of the press after the invention of the typographical art*-
JOSEPH of Arimethea, the lyfe of, in verse, 4to. Loffdon,
Pinson, 1520.
JOUVENCEL, le, (Roman) fol. Paris, Anth. Ferard,
1493, on vellum, ILLUMINATED.
JUSTIN i Historic, ED^ PR. fol. Venet. N.
1470. CRA.
JUVENALIS, ED. PR. (Tenet. Spira) 1470. CRA.
LACTANTII Opera, ED. PR. fol. In Monast. Sublac,
1465. CRA.
This is the first book printed in Italy with a date.
LAMBETH PALACE, a Catalogue of the Archie pis copal
Manuscripts in the library of, with an account of the Archi-
episcopal Registers and other Records there preserved. (Com-
piled by the Rev. Henry John Todd, F. A. S. &c.) folio, ^
London, 1812. Large paper, only twelve copies printed;
and one hundred copies on small paper, for the use of public
libraries, &c.
LASCARIS, Byzantini (Constant ) Grammatica Gra?ca, gr.
fol. ED. PR. Mediol. 1476. .CRA.
The first book printed in the Greek language.^..
LEXICON, Greek and Latin, and Latin and Greek, beau-
tifully written on vellum in capital letters, vnth century, folio.
H. MS. 5792.
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LITTLETON'S Tenores, fol. printed by Lettou and Mach-
linia. (Mr. Hargrove's copy.)
Machlinia alone. (Mr. liar-
grave's copy.}
LITURGY, Booke of Common Prayer, fol. Imprinted by
. Whitchurche, 1549-
The following royal order is on the concluding leaf;
" The Kinges Majestic, by the aduyse of his moste deare
uncle the Lorde Protector and other his highnes Counsell,
streightly chargeth and commaundeth, that no maner of per-
son do sell this present booke unbounde, aboue the price
of ii. Shyllynges 8c n. pence the piece. And the same
bounde in paste or in boordes, not aboue the price of three
shyllynges and, vin. pence the piece." God saue the
King."
LORENZO* de' Medici Poesie volgari, Svo. Finegia, Aldo
figl 1554. CRA.
LORRIS, (Wm.) le Roman de la Rose, in French verse;
richly ornamented with numerous miniature paintings, exe-
cuted in the most masterly style: it is probably the copy
which was presented to King Henry iv. his arms emblazoned
being introduced in the illuminations on the first page.
H. MS. 4425.
On the death of William of Lorris, about the year 1260,
the poem being left unfinished, it was completed by the ce-
lebrated John of Meun.
LORRIS (Guil.de) Roman de la Rose, kit. goth. etfg.
en bois, edition ancien sans date. CRA.
LORRIS Guil. de Romant de la Rose, fol. Paris, Ve-
rard, on vellum, illuminated.
*
9i i
* See Mr. Roscoc's inquiry into the poetical character of Lorenzo,
in his Life, i, 253 et seq. 4to. jdition, Liverpool, 1795.
48
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:l*v
LOYAULX Amans. Paris, Verard, on vellum.
LUCIANI Opera, Gr. ED. PR, fol. Florent. 1496. CRA.
It is a singular circumstance of the first edition of Lu-
cian, that in the title-page the book is said to contain the
Icones, as well as sundry works of Philostratus : but no- .
thing of Philostratus is to be found in it, nor does the table
of contents refer to any. Note from Count Reviczky's
MS. mem. \<*-%K:-
LYD GATE'S Poems in honour of St. Edmund, the patron
of his monastery at Bury : folio. This splendid MS. was
undoubtedly presented to King Henry vi. There are two
portraits of the king, one of William Curteis, Abbot of
Bury, and one of the poet Lydgate, kneeling at St. Ed-
mund's shrine : it is also decorated with illuminated initials,
and one hundred and twenty miniatures of various sizes, re-
presenting the incidents related in the poetry, and exhibiting
the habits, weapons, architecture, utensils, and many other
curious particulars belonging to the age of the ingenious illu-
minator. H. MS. 2278.
MACROBII Expositio in Somnium Scipionis, M. T. Ci-
ceronis; et Saturnaliorum, lib. vn. fol. ED. PR. Venet. NIC.
Jenson, 1472.
MALMSBURY, William of, elaborate Treatise de Gestis
Regum Anglorum, which was formerly preserved with great
religious care at Rochester. H. MS. 26 1.
MARCHI (Fr.) della Architettura militare, libri tre, Jig.
fol. Gr. Brescia Comino Presegni, 1599.
A most magnificent edition of this very rare book, edited
by L. Marini, was printed at Rome in 1810, five large folio
volumes ; at the same time a quarto edition was published
in 6 vols. with the plates in two folios.
MARDEN. Collections concerning the Manor of Mar-*
den, in the county of Hereford, folio. (Mr. Towneley's copy.)
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
Thomas, Earl of Coningsby, who purchased the manor
j of Harden in 1717, compiled this laborious history, and
printed it at his own expense, with a view to support his
right to the lands of Amberley, &c. which he conceived
ought to have passed into his hands with the said manor.
He had served ejectments against the several families hold-
ing the lands ; but not meeting with the success he expect-
ed, most of the copies of the History of Harden were
destroyed. The volume contains authentic extracts and
copies of inquisitions and other records, the originals of
which are either scarce or not to be procured.
The original copies have no title. The volume com-
mences with signature B, page 1, and ends with 8 U 2,
page 720, and an Index. Hr. Dent's copy, after page 720,
contains a Supplement of 304 pages eight leaves E and
* * page 1 to 26 D E F and * * five leaves, and Index.
HARLBURIENSIS (G. Spencer, Dux,) Gemmarum An-
tiquarum Delectus ; ex praestantioribus desumptus, quae in
Dactyliothecis Ducis Harlburiensis conservantur. 2 vols.
fol. mag. Lat'et Gall. Londini, 17811790. CRA.
This copy contains several proof impressions of the
gems, before the engraver's name was inserted, printed in
red ink ; and also the Duke of Harlborough's note to Hr.
Cracherode on presenting the book.
One hundred copies only were struck off for presents.
The Latin exposition to the first volume was written by
Mr. Jacob Bryant, and translated into French by the late
, Mr. Maty, assistant librarian in the British Huseum. The
exposition to the second volume devolved on Dr. William
Cole, late prebendary of Westminster, and chaplain to the
. duke ; Hr. Dutens translated it into French.
MARYE, THE LADYE.-" The solempnities and triumphes
doon and made at the spousellz and manage of the Kyngz
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(Henry vn.) doughter the Ladye Marye to the Prynce of
Castile, Archeduke of Austrige." Above are the royal arms
supported by angels, with the rose and portcullis beneath.
At the end is the imprint of Richard Pinson, followed, on
the last leaf, by his device. 11
h We subjoin the following account of this rare and interesting
tract. On the reverse of the title it is said :
" Hereafter folovve and ensue suche honourable and notable actz,
solempnyties, ceremonyes, and triumphes that were lately doon, made,
and sheued as well for the receyuynge of the great notable ambassade
lately sent to the Kyngs hyghnes frome the moost excellent Prynce, his
moost dere & enticrly beloucd brother and cousyn Themperoure, and
his good sone Charles, the yonge Prynce of Castcll, Archeduke of Aus-
triche, for the spousellz and manage to be had and made betwixt the
said Prynce and the Kyngs right dere & noble doughter the Ladye
Mary, nowe Pryncesse of Castyle, as also suche forme ordre and maner
as was vsed and had in the solempnysation and contractynge of the
sayd spouselles and mariage, with the cherefull and honourable entre-
taignynge of the sayd Ambassadours duryngc their abode within this
reame."
The tract opens with the mention of the treaty concluded at Calais
between the king's ambassadors and those of the Emperor Maximilian,
followed by an enumeration of the principal personages sent by the
emperor upon the mission. The narrative is continued in a conference
at court (cither at Sheen or Greenwich) between the emperor's am-
bassadors and the king, at the time the former delivered their creden-
tials. Also an account of the entertainments given to the ambassadors
immediately before their return to the emperor. An extract describing
the " Justis" and " Banketts" exhibited on the occasion will be found
interesting. " The Kings highncs caused the Lord of Barg and the
Gouernoure of Bresse to dyne with hym at his owne table, th'othcr
ambassadours departyng to a nothcr chambre next adioynynge where
prouysion was made for them in moost honourable maner and there
dyned, accompanyed with dj'uerse of the grettest lords spirit uell and
temporell of the reame."
" The dyner fynisshcd, there were dyuerse grete lords and valiaunt
kuyghts armed and prcpayred to juste in the honoure of that fccst, which
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MELA (Pompon.) de Situ Orbis. Solinus, &c. a Pris-
ciano, 8vo. lit. init. aura exornatis. Venet. Aldus,
1518. CRA.
to se tlie Kyng's grace with the sayde ambassadours reasorted to his
galarye, beyngc richely hanged and appoyntcd, and whyther also came
my saide lady Maiy Pryncesse of Castile, and the Pryncesse of Wales,
accompanyed with a goodly nombrc of fayre ladyes. Howe well horsed
and harneissed, howe richely appoyntcd were the said lords and
knyghls, with pauylzons, trappers, bards, and other ornaments and
appareyll of goldsmyth werkc, clothe of golde, silke, and other ryche
garnysshynge, and with belles of siluer, and many diuerse deuiscs, it
were to longe a processe to wryte. For by the space of thrc dayes
these justis continued, and day by day every lorde and knyght had
dyuersitie and chaungc of apparellls every day richer than other.
" Thus w ith dyuerse and many other goodly sports passed the tyme
by the day ; and at niglit sumptuous baukctts were made. Where at
some tyme the kyngs grace hauynge the sayd ambassadours with liym
accompanyed with a goodly nombre of ladyes were present. And at
oon of the whiche banketts the sayde ambassadours delyuercd thrc
goodly and right riche tokens and juclls to my sayd Lady Marye, oon
from Th'emperoure, conteinynge an orient rubye and a large and a
fayre diamond garnysshed with great perles, the other from the yonge
Prynce, which was a K. for Karolus, garnysshed with diamondes and
perles, wherein these wordes were written : Maria optimum partem elegit
tjue non auferetur ab ea, and the thirde from the Duchesse of Sauoye,
w herein was a goodly balas garnyshed w ith perles. Att whiche ban-
ket there was no cuppe, salte,ne layer, but it was of fyne golde, nc yet
noo plate of vessayll but it was gilte.
" There lacked no disguysyngs, morisks, nor entreluds made and ap-
parcillcd in the beste & richest maner."
' f It need hardly be added here, that the King of Castile mentioned
in this tract was afterwards better known to Europe as the Emperor
Charles the Fifth.
For reasons, however, which arc not explained, the marriagp was
x broken off. In 1513, the fifth of Henry the Eighth, ano^ier treaty was
made in which the union was again proposed ; but that failed also :
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MENINSKI Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, praesertim
Turcicae, Arabicae, et Persicae, cum interpret. Lat. German.
&c. 3 vols. fol. Vienna Austr. 1680.
Complementum Thesauri linguarum orienta-
lium, seu Onomasticon Latino-Turcico-Arabico-Persicum.
fol. Vienna Austr. 1687.
This great work having become extremely scarce, on ac-
count of the destruction of a considerable part of the im-
pression at the siege of Vienna by the Turks in 1 683, a /.
design was formed, sometime since in England, by a so-
ciety of learned men, of reprinting it, among whom wasx
the late Sir William Jones. The expense attending such
an undertaking having deterred them from proceeding, the
Empress-Queen, Maria Theresa, who had heard of they
plan, undertook to furnish every requisite for its completion ;
it accordingly was republished at Vienna in 17<8Q*, in four
volumes, folio. In this latter edition many Arabic and Per-
sian words are added from their best lexicographers ; and
several proper names and phrases are collected t from Her-
belot. This edition, however, does not absolutely supplant
the preceding ; as the Grammar, and Onomasticon, are
reprinted in it.
and in the same year Mary became the wife of Louis the Twelfth of v
France. On the decease of her husband she returned to England, and
in three months afterwards married Charles Brandon, Duke ofjsuflblk. <
For very obvious reasons there can be little doubt that the tract
here described was very carefully suppressed ; more especially as Mary
is twice styled in it Princess of Castile. From a stain on the margin
of the leaves there is every appearance of thqr having once formed the
interior of a book-cover ; a circumstance to which it is probable we
owe the preservation of this singular rarity.
See*in Arehaeologia, vol. xvm. part \. 1815, p. 33 et seq. an account
of this curious tract by Henry Ellis, Esq. from whence the preceding
account is extracted.
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MERLIN, les Faiz et Prophecies de, 2 torn, fol with illu-
minations, on vellum, (absque ulla nota.)
MILTON'S Paradise Lost, in ten books: Jlrst edition, 4to.
1669. CRA.
Attached to the first edition appeared five title-pages,
bearing the dates of the successive years of 1667, 1668, and
1669 : this expedient was used to force a circulation: the
book, in small quarto, was advertised at the price of three
shillings, plainly bound!
The second edition, with the poem divided into twelve
./books, came out in l6?4, the year of the author's death.
The sublime poem of " Paradise Lost," is said to have
procured for the immortal author the sum of ten pounds
only!
MISSALE Augustine Ecclesiae, finely painted and illumi-
nated. Of the xth. century. II. MS. 2908.
MISSAL, the, of the church of Toul in Lorraine; with
exquisite paintings ; it is remarkable for having in the Litany
of Saints, afier the three holy archangels, one to the angel
Uriel; notwithstanding several councils had strictly forbidden
the invocation of more than the three first. H. MS. 2999-
MISSAL, a, adorned with beautiful paintings, wherein the
figures are represented of a larger size than usual ; with a Ca-
lendar ornamented with several curious miniatures represent-
ing the several labours of the farm and vineyard throughout
the year. H. MS. 2936.
MODUS et Ratio de divine Contemplation. Transl. de
lat. en francois. Paris, J erard, on tell um, illuminated.
MONSTRELET (Enguerrand de) Les Chroniques de
France, d'Angleterre et de Bourgogne, &c. additionnces
jusqu'en 1498 (par P. Desrey), 3 vols. fol. let. goth. PREM.
ED. Paris, Ant. Verard.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM. > ,
M UN DIN i Anothomia (Anatomia) fol. Papia, Anton,
de Carcano, 1478.
MUSICAL Compositions a very large collection, ancient
and modern, with curious anecdotes relating to their authors ;
written chiefly by Mr. Humphrey Wanley, who was a good
judge of music, and an able composer. H. MS.
NEPOS (Com.) folio, ED. PR. Venet. Nic. Jenson,
147J. CRA.
NODAL. Relacion del Viage que per orden de sa magis-
tad hizieron los Capitanes Bartholomeo Garcia de Nodal, y
Gonsalo de Nodal, al descubrimento del estrecho nuevo di S.
Vincente, y reconoscimiente de Magellanes. 4to. Madrid,
1 62 1 . With the geographical chart.
OGIER le Danois, parlant de belles victoires et grandes
pronesses qui'l eut, &c. on vellum, fol. goth. Paris, Ant.
Verard.
' This book formerly belonged to King Henry VII. A
copy also on vellum, with fifty-seven miniatures, was in the
Valiere collection.
ORATORES Grseci Veteres; Gr. folio. Venet. Aldus,
1513. CRA.
L'ORDINAIRE des Chrestiens. Paris, Verard, on vellum.
L'ORLOGE de Sapience. Paris, Verard, on vellum.
Ottos.n (Pauli) Historiarum, lib. vn. ED. PR. folio,
Augusta Schuszler, 1471. CRA.
ORPHEI Argonautica, Hymni, &c. gr. ED. PR. 4to.
Florent. Philip. Junta, 1500. CRA.
PALLADIO, I quattro Libri dell' Architettura, Ediz. Orig.
fol. Venet. 1570. CRA.
PANEGYRICI Veteres, 4to. absque ulla nota. (Editio
ea est quam Saxius in Hist. Typog. Medial, (p. 611.) Me-
diolani proculdubio peractam esse ajfirmat). Accedit Dic-
tys Cretensis, ex recensione Maselli Beneventani, 4to. sine
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nomine Typographi (Saxius, p. 566). Mediolani, 1477.
CRA.
PARKER (Mat.) de Antiquitate Ecclesiae Britannicae. fol.
Lond. Jo. Day, 1572.
Twenty-five copies only are said to have been printed,
and very few are extant in a complete state ; the lives of
St. Augustine, Cardinal^ Pole, and Archbishop .Parker, are
often wanting ; the latter only is not to be found in this
fine copy which belonged to Queen Elizabeth : it is in em-
broidered binding with the arms and initial letters illu-
minated.
X PAUSANIAS, gr. ED. PR. fol. Fenet. Aldus, 1516. .
y/- // PENNANT'S (T.) History of London, illustrated Kith
an immense number of additional prints,' and upwards of
one hundred original drawings by Mr. John Thomas Smith,
the present keeper of the Books of Prints, 14 vols. atlas folio,
morocco ; bequeathed by Charles Croz&le, Esq.
PETRARCA F. Rime, IN CARTA PECORA, 8vo. Fen.
Aldo, 1501, CRA. (Bought at the sale of M. Paris, for
jC5l.9s.Od.)
PHILOSTRATUS de Vita Apollonii, lib. vni. gr. lat. fol.
ED. PR. Fenet. Aldus, 1501, CRA.
PHOTII Bibliotheca, in vols. formerly the property of
Henry Stephens, and containing many annotations by him.
H.MS. 55913.
Pn ii. P. M. (seu ^Eneas Sylvius Card. Piccolom.)
Epistplae in 4to. maj. (Edit. Mediol. secunda,) Mediol.
X1481.
Historia de duabus Amantibus Eurialo et Lucre-
tia (Edit. vet. absque ulla not a,) 4to. CRA. (Fid. De
Bure, 3736.)
JEneas Sylvius, after he became pope, endeavoured to
x suppress the gay productions of his youth : his expression
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'* JEneam rejicite, Pium audite" is said to allude to those
writings ; which, notwithstanding all his efforts, continued
to be read and admired.
PINDAR, a beautiful MS. made by Thomassin in 1724,
in imitation of the Oxford edition. H. MS. 6611.
PLATONIS Opera, gr. 2 vols. fol. Ep. PR. Fenet. Aldus, y
4^13^ CRA.
PLAUTI Comaediae xx. ED. PR. Fenet. Find, de Spira,
1472. CRA.
A copy on vellum is in the King of France's library.
PLINII Sec. Epistohe, absque loci et typog. nomine, fol.
1471. CRA.
Historia Naturalis, PRIMA OMN T IUM EDITIO, >
cum front ispicio, ac singulis lit. init. depictis. fol. max. Fe-
net. Jo. Spira, 1469. CRA.
PLUTARCHI Opuscula, Gr. 2 vols. fol. ED. PR A Fenet.
Aldus, 1509. CRA.
A fine copy, printed on vellum, rcith the arms of
Henry II. on the sides, is in the French royal library.
POGGII F. Facetiarum liber. Edit, vetus, lit. quadr. ex-
cusa, circa ann. 1470, fol. (per Find. Spirant) absque ulla
nota. CRA.
POLITIANI Opera omnia, fol. Aldus, 1498. CRA.
POST ELL us (Gul.)' de Originibus, seu de Hebr. Linguae
1 The writings of Postel are numerous, and the contents of many of
them wild and singular. By applying himself very earnestly to the
study of the Rabbins, and of the stars, he turned his head, and gave
way to the most extravagant notions ; such as that women at a certain
period are to have universal dominion over men ; that the soul of A dam
had entered into his body ; that the angel Raziel had revealed to him
the secrets of heaven, &c. He pretended to be much older than he
was ; and asserted that he had died and risen again ; which farce he
supported by colouring his beard and hair, and even painting his face :
in most of his works he styles himself, " Postellus restitutus."
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et genlis Antiquitate liber, 4to. Par. 1538. (Fid. De Bare
2195.) CRA.
POSTELL (Guil.) les tres merveill. victoires des femmes
du nouveau monde, &c. l6mo. Paris, 1553. CRA.
de la loi Salique, l6mo. Paris, 1552. CRA.
PSALTER,* a Roman, of St. Jerome, written about the
time of our king Edgar, illuminated ; and each psalm elegantly
embellished with a most curious historical drawing illustrating
the text. H.MS. 603.
PSALTER, King Henri/ in.'s, curiously illuminated ; and
written for his use by Thomas de Langley. H. MS. 745.
PSALTERIUM, Gr. et Lat. ED. PR. 4to. Milan, 148JL-
PTOLOM^EI Cosmographia ; two very large and beautiful
copies ; with the maps accurately laid down and coloured.
The initial letter of Jacobus Angelo's dedication of the
work to Pope Alexander v. in one of these copies, contains
a fine miniature painting, representing Angelo on his knees,
presenting his book to that pontiff ; and, in the initial of the
book itself, is the portrait of Ptolemy in a graceful attitude,
surveying the heavens. H. MS. 718295.
k Mr. Weld, of Lulworth Castle, Dorsetshire, is in possession of the
magnificent Loutcrell Psalter. It formerly belonged to Lord William
VHoward, of Naworth, third son of Thomas, Duke of Norfolk.
The borders of the volume arc decorated with an infinity of figures j
some playing on musical instruments ; others engaged in uncommon
games, and in \ arious feats of archery. At the end of the 108th Psalm
is a fine painting representing a knight in complete armour, attended
by two ladies, who are assisting him to prepare for a tournament. An-
other painting represents the knight and the two ladies at a grand
feast.
By an inscription, above one of the illuminations, this Psalter ap-
pears to have originally been the property of Geoffrey Louterell, son
^of Robert, and last baron of that ancient family, who died twenty-fifth
of Edward i.
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Geographia, cum tabulis Nic. German! nitido
colore pictis, in membranis, fol. maj. Ulma, 1482. CRA.
QUINTILIANI Institutionum Oratoriarum, lib. xn. ED.
P^R. Roma, 1470. CRA.
REI Rusticae Scriptores, Cato-Varro-Columella, fol. ED.
PR. Fen. Jenson, 1472. CRA.
RESPIT de la Mort. Paris, Ferard, on vellum.
REWELACION of a Monke in the Abbey of Euishamme.
Printed by Machlinia. Unique. (Fid. Dibdin's Ames,
ii. 21.)
RHETORES Grajci, Gr. 2 vols. folio, Fenet. Aldus,
15089. CRA.
The second volume of this collection is very rare.
RICHARD n. The History of the latter part of the reign
of King Richard n. on vellum. This book, formerly in
the library of the Count de Maine, was written by Fran.
cis de la Marque, a French gentleman, who was in the suite
of the king during his troubles. The several illuminations
contained in it are extremely curious and valuable, not only
for the exact display of the dresses, &c. of the time, but for
the finished portraits of many eminent characters at that pe-
riod. H.MS, 1319,
RIVE (Jean Jos.) Essai sur Part de Verifier 1'age des mi-
niatures peintes dans les manuscrits depuis le xiv e . siecle
jusqu'au xvn e . with twenty-six illuminated plates, folio.
The Abbe Rive proposed to give a dissertation on illumi-
nated manuscripts to accompany these paintings, but never
accomplished it: a Prospectus of the work appeared in 1782,
in 1 2mo. (70 pages.) This is all that has been printed on
the subject, A manuscript account of the designs is at-
tached to this volume. Twenty-four copies only were taken
off, at 600 livres each : the copper-plates were then gilded
over, and deposited in the cabinet at Versailles,
5?
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ROMANCERO General, nuevamente anadido y emendado.
Madrid, 1604, 4to. CRA.
ROYAL LETTERS. Several large Collections of Letters
by the royal family of England and other personages. These
volumes afford interesting anecdotes, particularly relative to
Queen Elizabeth, James I. Charles i. and Charles n. unno-
ticed by the most elaborate writers of the English history.
H. MS. 6986, 7, 8, 7007, 8.
ROYAL VISIT. An Account of the Visit of His Royal
Highness, the PRINCE REGENT, and their Imperial and
Royal Majesties, the EMPEROR of RUSSIA and KING
vof PRUSSIA, to the University of OXFORD; in June, 1814.
Oxford: printed at the Clarendon Press, royal folio, 1815,
on vellum.
Of this volume (which was not printed for sale) twelve
copies were taken off upon vellum, and distributed to
the following great personages, and to the public libra-
ries :
1. The Prince Regent. 2. The Emperor of Russia.
3. King of Prussia. 4. King of France. 5. Prince of
Orange. 6. Dutchess of Oldenburg. 7. British Museum.
8. The King's private Library. 9. Cambridge Public
Library. 10. The Chancellor of Oxford. 11. Bodleian
Library. 12. Ratcliffe Library.
The volume is superbly printed, and contains, besides
the engraved title, ninety-eight pages ; a ground plan of the
Ratcliffe Library, where a sumptuous banquet was provided
for the illustrious party : a view, in outline, of part of the
interior of the theatre ; and a sheet containing specimens of
the various types used at the Clarendon press ; copies of
which were taken off in the presence of the royal visitors.
SALLUSTIUS, ED. PR. 4to. Fenet. Find. Spira,
1470. CRA.
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SOPHOCLIS Tragaediae, Gr. ED. PR. 8vo. Fen. Aldus,
1502. CRA.
SENECA Opera omnia, ED. PR. fol. Neap. Moravus,
1475. CRA.
Si LI us Italicus (ex recognitione Joan. Andreae Episc.
Aleriensis) ED. PR. fol. Ronue, Sveynheim et Pannartz,
147K
SIMPLICIUS in categorias Aristotelis, gr. fol. ED. PR.
Fen. 1499- CRA.
SPECULUM Humanae Salvationis, by Bishop Grosthead.
Every page is decorated with admirable paintings explanatory
of its contents. H.MS. 2838.
STEPHANUS (Byzant.) de Urbibus, Gr. ED. PR. folio,
Fen. Aldus, 1502. CRA.
STRABO, Gr. ED. PR. fol. Fen. Aldus, 1516. CRA.
SUETONIUS, Ep. PR. fol. Roma;, 1470. (Fid.
Bnre,49\S.) CRA.
TACITI Annalium et Historiarum Libri, &c. ED.
fol. Fen. circa 1468 (1470). CRA.
Opera, prima editio operum illius quae extant
omnium, fol. Roma, 1515. CRA.
Brotier, 4 torn. CH. MAG. folio,
Paris, 1771. CRA.
TESTAMENT, the New, translated by Willyam Tyndale. //.
Printed at Antwerp, 1534, 8vo. on vellum. Queen Ann ^
Boleyn's copy. CRA.
This book, which gave great umbrage to the popish cler-
gy, was first printed in 1526; the impression, consisting of
1500 copies, was speedily bought up at Antwerp, by order
of Bishop Tonstall, and publicly burnt in Cheapside. The
rapid sale of this impression enabled the translator to print
two more editions, in the two following years, each consist-
ing of 5000 copies ; great numbers of these were imported
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into England and sold : the importers, however, were per-
secuted with great, though often ludicrous, severity. " John
Tyndale, the translator's brother, and Thomas Patmore,
merchants, were condemned to do penance by riding with
their faces to their horses' tails, with the books fastened thick
*about them, pinned, or tacked, to their gowns or clokes, to
the standard in Cheap ; and there with their own hands, to
fling them into the fire, kindled on purpose to burn them."
Wm. Tvndale was burnt for a heretic^iear Brussels in
1536. " (^J-^WvJ
y^ THEOCRITUS, &c. Gr. Ep. PR. folio, fen. Aldus,
1495. CRA.
THESAURUS Cornucopias et horti Adonidis, gr. I'enet.
Aldus, 1496, folio. CRA.
A collection of grammatical tracts selected from the re-
mains of thirty-four ancient grammarians, whose names are
prefixed to the work : it is justly considered as one of the
finest productions of the Aldine press.
THOMAS (de Aquino) Summa de Articulis Fidei, &c. 4to.
Editio antiquiss. absque ulla nota, sed char, got h. Catho/.
Mogunt. 1460. CRA.
VALENTYN (Franc.) Beschryving van Onde niew Ostin-
dian, (Account of ancient and modern India, in Dutch,)
8 vols. with numerous plates and maps. Amst. 1724 26,
large paper, fol. (Sir Hans Sloane's copy.)
X The author resided above twenty years in India, and has
given a very complete history, natural and civil, of that
country.
VALERIUS Maximus, ED. PB. fol. Mogunt. 1471. CRA.
VARRO (Terent.) de Lingua Latina, ED. PR. 4to.
CRA. Roma, (characters G. Later.) (Vid. Aitdifredi,
p. 395.)
VINCENT Mirroir Hysteria), 5 torn. fol. Paris, Verard,
THE BRITISH MUSEUM,
1495 96, o/i vellum. With abundant illuminations; a
most beautiful and splendid book ; it formerly belonged to
King Henry VII. \
VIRGILII Opera Codex Membran. lit. init. et figuris
miro artificio depictis deauratisq. exornatus. CRA.
(Edit. l raa . Aid.) in membranis; lit. init de-
pict, auroq. exornatis* Pen. Aldus, 1501. CRA.
(Edit. 2 da . Aid.) in membranis, Ven. Aldus,
1505. CRA.
VIRGILIUS Heinsii, 12mo. CH. MAG. Amstelod. Elze-
vir. 1676. CRA.
VIRGILIUS. " This boke treatetli of the lyfe of Virgilius,
and of his deth, and many marvayles that he dyd in hys lyfe
tyme by whychcrafte and nygromancye thorough the helpe of
the devyls of hell. Emprinted in the cytie of Amvaxpe by
one Johun Doesborcke, dwellynge at the earner porte."
Reprinted by J. M'Creery, Black Horse Court, Fleet
Street, 1812. Edited by E. V. Utterson, Esq. sm. octavo.
On vellum, (the only copy,) ffty copies were printed on
paper.
WICLEFI (Joan.) Dialogormn Libri iv. 4to. 1525. CRA. V.
The Court of Rome seized and burned every copy that
could be procured ; the book is consequently extremely rare. >
WORSLEYANUM, Museum, or a Collection of Antique
Basso-relievos, Bustos, Statues, and Gems ; with Views of
Places in the Levant, taken on the spot in the years
MDCCLXXXV. vi. and vn. 2 vols. royal fol. London, 1794.
(Trco hundred and Jifty copies printed,)
In the early pan of the year 1 804, not more than twenty-
seven copies had been presented by Sir R. Worsley to his
friends. The expenses attending this publication, including
those of his travels, are said to have amounted to upwards
yof twenty-seven thousand pounds.
63
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\V. DE WORDE JEsopi fabulae metrice, cum comm. 4to.
1503.
W r . DE WORDE Cocke LorrelPs 1 Vote, 4to. bl. 1. no
date, (imperfect,) in Garrick's collection; unique. A very
curious and ancient satire in verse.
W. DE WORDE Dives et Pauper, fol. 1496.
W. DE \VORDE Hick-Scoraer, bl. 1. 4to. no date, (in
the Garrick collection,) unique.
This old Morality is reprinted in Hawkins'* Origin of
the English Drama, i. p. 69. See also Percy's Reliques
of Ancient Poetry, i. p. 136. Edit. 1812.
W. DE WORDE' s " Boke of Keruynge and shewynge all
the feestes in the yere for the seruyce of a prynce or any other
estate." 4to. 1513 (second edit.)
W. DE WORDE Vitas Patrum : or the lives of the holy
fathers, folio, 1495.
W. DE WORDE Boke named the Roy all, 4to. 1507.
This was reprinted from Caxtons edition, icho tran-
slated, it.
ZENOBIUS vel Zenodotus Epitome Proverbiorum Tarrhaei
et Didymi, &c. gr. ED. PR. 4to. Florent. 1497. CRA.
Supposed to be the first book printed by Philip Junta,
at Florence.
1 CockeLocll is represented, in a rare old tract, as the head of a
gang of thieves iu tlic time of Henry the Eighth ; and his rule appears
to have lasted twenty-two years : by trade he was a tinker, " often
carrying a panne and a hammer for a show, but when he came to a
good booty he would cast his profession in a ditch, and play the pad-
der, and then would away ; and as hee past through the towne, would
crie, ha you any worke for a tinker!" Vid. Bdoe's Anecdotes, i. 393.
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OXFORD,
CONSISTS of three spacious and lofty rooms dis-
posed in the form of the Roman H. Humphrey
Duke of Gloucester, the founder, erected the li-
brary over the Divinity School, which he fur-
nished with many choice volumes of illuminated
manuscripts, translations of the classics, &c. pro-
cured from Italy; at his decease, in the year
1447, considerable additions were bequeathed to
the collection.
In the reign of Edward vi. the library was en-
tirely despoiled of its contents, and the room
continued empty until it was restored by SIR
THOMAS BODLEY in the year 1597. An addi-
tional eastern gallery was begun in 1610, and an-
other gallery on the west, projected by him, was
erected afterwards. He furnished the library
with a numerous and choice collection of books,
purchased in foreign countries at a great expense;
and which, in a short time, became greatly en-
larged by the generous benefactions of several
noblemen and others : his great friend, Robert
Devereux Earl of Essex, made him a present of
m Sir Thomas Bodley wrote an account of his own life to 1609,
which has been often quoted ; it may be seen in " Prince's Worthies
of Devon." " In the ample provision he has made for literature, he
stands unrivalled. In 1599 he opened his library, a mausoleum which
will perpetuate his memory as long as books themselves endure." Ob. ^
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that had belonged to the celebrated Jerom Osp-
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share, among the booty, which had been taken in
the famous expedition against fadiz in 1596.
Among the earliest benefactors were the Earl of
Essex above-mentioned, Thomas Sackville, Lord
Buckhurst, and Earl of Dorset ; Robert Sidney
Earl of Leicester; George Carey Lord Huns-
don ; William Gent, Esq. ; Anthony Browne
Viscount Montacute; John Lord Lumley; Phi-
lip Scudamore, Esq.; and Lawrence Bodley,
younger brother to the founder. In 1601, collec-
tions of books and manuscripts were presented
by Thomas Allen, sometime Fellow of Trinity
College ; Thomas James, first librarian ; Her-
bert Westphaling Bishop of Hereford ; Sir John
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St. Paul's; John Crooke Recorder of London
and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; and
Nicholas Bond, D. D. President of Magdalen
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Pembroke, Mr. Selden, Archbishop Laud, Sir
Thomas Roe, Sir Kenelin Digby, General Fair-
fax," Dr. Marshall, Dr. Thomas Barlow Bishop
n "When Oxford was surrendred (24. Junii 1616,) the first thing
Geuerall Fairfax did was to sett a good guard of soldiers to preserve
m
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\
of Lincoln, Dr. Rawlinson, Mr. S. Amand, Dr.
Tanner, Mr. Browne Willis, Thomas Hearne,
and Mr. Godwin, and many rare and curious
volumes collected by Crynes, an esquire beadle
of the University : also the library of the learned
D'Orville, enriched with his numerous critical
manuscript notes ; and the oriental, Greek, and
Latin manuscripts collected by Professor Dr.
Edward Clarke p in his travels through various
parts of Europe and Asia, consisting of biblical,
ecclesiastical, and classic authors.
The last collection bequeathed to this great
repository, that of the late eminent and learned
antiquary, Richard Gough, Esq. q is perhaps the
the Bodleian library. Tis said there was more hurt donne by the ca-
valiers (during their garrison) by way of embezzilling and cutting-off
chaines of bookes, then there was since. He was a lover of learning,
and had he not taken this speciall care, that noble library had been
utterly destroyed, for there were ignorant senators enough who would
have been contented to have had it so." Aubrey's Letters, Vol. H. p. 345.
A catalogue of tliis collection was printed at the Clarendon Press
in 1806, folio.
P In the year 1812, Professor Gaisford drew up a Catalogue of the
first part of this collection ; " Catalogus sive Notitia Manuscriptorum
qui a eel. E. D. Clarke comparati in Bibliothcca Bodleiana adservan-
tur. Pars Prior. Inscruntur Scholia quaedam inedita in Platonem et
in Carmina Gregorii Nazianzeni." Oxonii, e typograpkeo Clarendoni-^
ano. MDCCCXII. 4to.
* By his last will Mr. Gough gave to the University of Oxford all
his printed books and manuscripts on Saxon and Northern literature,
" for the use of the Saxon Professor :" all his manuscripts, printed
books, and pamphlets, prints, and drawings, maps, and copper-plates,
relating to Brilish topography (of which, in 1808, he had nearly printed^
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most perfect series of topographical science ever
formed, and is particularly rich in MSS. prints,
drawings, and books illustrated by the manu-
script notes of eminent antiquaries.
A large and commodious room called the Auc-
tarium, recently fitted up, contains the above
manuscripts, the early printed books, and other
valuable collections.
The Bodleian r Library is supposed to contain
upwards of 160,000 volumes, of which 30,000
are MSS. The oriental 8 MSS. are the most rare
and beautiful to be found in any European col-
lection ; and the Editiones Principes of the clas-
sics, procured from the Pinelli and Crevenna
libraries, rival those at Vienna.
a complete catalogue); his interleaved copies of the " British Topo-
graphy," " Camden's Britannia," and the " Sepulchral Monuments
of Great Britain," with all the drawings relative to the latter work ;
and all the copper-plates of the " Monuments" and the " Topogra-
phy." And fourteen volumes of drawings of sepulchral and other
monuments in France. All these he desired might be placed in the
Bodleian Library.
A catalogue of the whole collection, drawn up by Mr.' Bandinell,
principal librarian, was printed at the Clarendon Press in 1814, form-
ing a quarto volume of 459 pages.
r A catalogue of the Bodleian Library of MSS., prepared by Dr.
Thomas, was printed in 4to. Oxon. 1635.
l, of the printedTbooks, by Thomas Hyde, fol. 1674.
with additions, in two vols.
fol. 1738.
A new catalogue, very considerably enlarged, is preparing for pub-
lication.
* A catalogue of the oriental MSS. was drawn up by Professor
Uric, and printed in 1787, fol.
Select List of some valuable and rare Books in
the BODLEIAN LIBRARY.
ACTA APOSTOLORUM j CODEX ANTIOUISS. SJEC.
vn. on vellum.
This is supposed to be the book which the Venerable
Bede made use of, because it hath all those irregular Latin
readings which, in his Commentaries on the Acts, he says
were in his book ; and no other MS. is now found to have
them. Vid. Astle on Writing, 4to. 1803, p. 72.
JEoiDius Rornanus de Peccato Originali, Oxonie absque
typographi nomine, 1479, 4to.
This book is of great rarity, and is supposed to be the >y
second or third production of the Oxford Press, Vid. Ca-
tal. Bibliotheca Harl. in. p. 379, and Herbert's Ames,
in. p. 1391, (Vid. Aristotelis Ethica Jeronimi Exposi-
cio. Printed at Oxford.)
Anthony Wood says of these early specimens " Perspi-
cuis magis et pulchrioribus quam recentiores nonnulli."
jEsoPi VitaetFabulae, Gr. absque ullanota, ED. PR. 4to. ^ yt
JEsoPi Fabulae Selectae, Gr. et Lat. Sonus Accursius
Pisanus, absque anni nota.
ALEXAJS T DRI de Ales Expositio super tres libros Aristote-
lis de Anima, fol. Oxon. Theod. Rood de Colonia, 1481* -
ALEXANDRE, Le Roman du boin Roi, qui fut perscrit
xvin. jour de Decembre MCCCXXXVIII, Ce Livre fu,
perfais de le enlumineure du 18 jour d'avril per Jean de
Grise Van de Grace, MCCCXLIV.
At the end is a history of the Grand Kaan de Tamba-
luc ; and on the last leaf is written Explicit le Livre nom-
me da grant Kaan de la graunte cite de Tambaluc.
Many of the figures at the bottom of each page of the
above volume have been copied by Strutt in his " Sports
and Pastimes of the People of England," 4to.
It is a superb MS. on vellum, and decorated with de-
scriptive paintings and illuminations.
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AMMIANUS Marcellinus, ex recognitione Ang. Sabini.
fbl. ED. PR. Roma, Geo. Sachsel et Bart. Golsch. 1474.
AMMONII Herm.ze in V. voces Porphyrii Commentarius,
Gr. fol. ED. PR. Vemt. impensis Nic. B/asti, 1500.
ANACREON, Gr. Hen. Stephanas, 4to. ED. PR. Lute-
tie, 1554.
ANTHOLOGIA Epigrammatum Gra?corum, Graece; cura
Lascaris, lit. majusc. ED. PR. 4to. Florent. L. F. de Alo-
pa, 1494.
APOLLONII Rhodii Argonauticon, lib. iv. Graece; lit.
majusc. 4to. ED. PR. Florent. L. F. de Alopa, 1496.
APPIANI Alexandrini Romanae Historiae, Gr. fol. ED.
PR. Lutet. Car. Stephanus, 1551.
Lat. interprete Petro Candido ; 2 torn, in 1
vol. Venet. Bern. Pictor et Erhard Ratdolt.
APULEII Opera, ex recogn. Job. Andra Episc. Aleriensis ;
fol. ED. PR. Rom<e, Sreeynheim et Pannartz, 1469-
The only edition not mutilated by the Inquisition.
ARISTIDIS Orationes, Gr. ED. PR. Florent. Phil. Jun-
ta, 1517.
^C ARISTOPHANIS Comaediae ix. cum scholiis a Musuro,
Gr. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Aldus,' 14QS.
ARISTOTELIS Ethica Nicom. latine reddita per Leon^
Arretinum, 4to. Oxoniis, absque typography nomine, 1479-
ARISTOTELIS Poetica, Gr. Lat. Alex. Paccii, 8vo. Ve-
net. Aldus, 1536.
ARISTOTELIS et Theophrasti Opera, Gr. 5 vols. fol. ED.
PR. Venet. Aldus Manutius, 1495 8.
ARNOLDE'S Chronicle, or the Customs of London, fol.
Hack letter, without date. Vid. Ames's Printing by Her-
bert, in. 1746, &c.
ARS Memorandi notabilis per figuras Evangelistarum.
folio.
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One of the earliest specimens of wooden block printing ;
it consists of fifteen wood-cuts, with descriptive texts at-
tached ; and, according to Heineken, there are two editions.
Fid. Idee cTune Collection d'Estampes, p. 394.
ASTRONOMIC! Veteres, Graeci et Latini, fol. ED. PR.
Venet. Aldus Romanus, 1499-
AucusTiNUs (S.) de Civitate Dei, fol. ED. PR. (in
Monast. Sublac.) 1467. (From the Crevenna collect.)
; fol. Roma, Sweyn-
heim et Pannartz, 1468.
AULUS Gellius, a Joh. Episc. Aleriensis, fol. ED. PR.
Romas in domo Pet. de Maximis, 1469.
BAZILIWLOGIA a Booke of Kings beeing the true and
liuely Effigies of all our English Kings from the Conquest
untill this present, &c. Elegantly grauen in copper. Printed
for H. Holland, and are to lie sold by Comp. Holland over
against the Exchange, 16 16, fol. Bound in parchment.
In addition to the portraits of kings, this volume con-
tains those of other celebrated characters (high and low)
by Simon Passe, Elstracke, &c. The very rare portrait
of Sir Julius Caisar, by Elstracke ; Francis Manners,
Earl of Rutland, sold by Jenner ; Mulled Sack, 1 the
chimney sweeper; and some that were not in the Delabere
collection, which was sold in March, 1811.
BERNERS (Jul.) The Bokys of Haukyng and Huntyng
with other plesuris dyuerse and also of Cootarmuris a nobull
werke. Compylit at Seynt Albons, 1486, fol. (imperfect.)^/
Dame Julyana Barnes, or Berners, the supposed author
of this treatise on Hawking and Hunting, was prioress of
the nunnery of Sopwell near St. Albans ; and was by birth /
* v See Granger, n. p. 60. This rare portrait brought at the Delabere
sale .42. 10*. 6d.
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a person of considerable rank, being daughter of Sir James
<Berners, of Roding in Essex, and sister to Richard Lord
Berners. Mr. Warton supposes this work to be a transla-
tion from the French and Latin. It was reprinted at West-
minster by JVynken de Worde in 1496. The Jirst edition
7-C.of St. Albans, in a perfect state, is extremely rare.
BERNERS. The boke of haukynge huntynge and fyssh-
ynge with all the propertys medecynes that are necessarye to
be kepte. 4to. Imprynted at London in Paules church-
yarde by me Hary Tab. No other copy is known.
K BIB LI A Sacra, Latin e ; typis Moguntinis excusa; 2 torn,
fol. max. A splendid copy in blue morocco.
This is the celebrated first edition of the Bible by G ut-
s tenberg; commenced in 1450, and finished in 1455.
BIBLIA Sacra, Latine; 2 torn. fol. Mogunt. Joh. Fust
et P. Schoi/er, 1462.
This copy is bound in 4 vols. red morocco.
BIBLIA, 1462. A copy of the first volume only of this
edition, on vellum.
( BIBLIA Sacra, Latine ; 2 torn. fol. absque ulla nota; sed
Argentina, Hen. Eggestein, (circa 1463.)
BIBLIA Sacra, Latine; 2 torn. fol. Roma, Sweynheim et
Pannartz, 1471.
BIBLIA Sacra, Latine; 2 torn. fol. sine ulla nota, (sed
circa 1472: typis Guntheri Zainer.)
BIBLIA Germanica, absque ulla nota. Of a very early
date, supposed to be the first edition.
BIBLIA Hebraica, cum punctis et accentibus, fol. Son-
cini, 1488.
So extremely rare that scarcely ten copies are to be found
in Europe. Sold at the Cretenna sale, 1790, for 5OO
florins.
BIBLIA Graeca, fol. t'enet. Aldus, 1518.
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BIB LI A Pauperum, sive historiae V. et N. Testament!
figuris representatae, small folio. One of the early specimens '
of block printing. This copy is coloured. Vid. Idee ffunt
Collection d'Estampes, p. 292, &c.
/M, /BIBLE, by Myles Coverdale, fol. London, 1535.
BYBLE, translated by Thomas Mathew, fol. London,
/; Jfl537. (See p. 30.)
yfyf BIBLE, fol. London, Imprinted by Robert Barker,
This has the original manuscript corrections prepared^
for the new edition appointed by King James i.
ft'fl . BIBLE, in two large volumes, on vellum, folio, printed by
John Baskett, Oxford, tj^fe*BttftM^4#^ "
BIRGITTA, (Brigitta,) Vita et Revelationes ejus ; Suecice,
in membranis, Lubecte, 14Q2.
BLON (Ja. Christ. Le) Coloritto, or the Harmony of Co-
louring reduced to mechanical practice, with coloured fi-
gures, 4to.
BOETIUS de Consolatione Philosophise, cum expositione
Thomae de Aquino. ED. PR. fol. goth. Nuremb. A. Co-
burger, 1473.
BoETius.^-The Boke of Comfort called in laten Boe-
tius de Consolatione philosophic, translated in to englesshe
tonge, 4to. Enprented in the exempt monastery of Taves-
tok in Denshyre, 1525.
In this copy are some manuscript notes of Wanley ; in
one of them he says, " The printing composer who set
the types of this book seems to have been either a Dutch-
man or a German ; many words being printed according
to foreign pronunciation, rather than according to our old
English orthography, not to mention his frequent mis-
takes, &c."
BONIFACII vni. Papae Liber Sextus Decretalium, folio,
goth. Mogunt. Jo. Fust et Schoifer, 1473.
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BORDE'S (Andrew) Introduction of knowledge, the which
dolhe teache a man to speake part of all manner of languages,
and to know the usage and fashion of all maner of countries.
Imprinted by Wm. Coplande; without date. See Gran-
ger, i. 108, also Gents. Mag. 1788, p. 1151.
This motley piece, in prose and verse, has been lately
reprinted in the black letter.
BRUNO (Jordano) Spaccio della Bestia Trionfante, 8vo.
Parigi, 1584.
This famous book, which was supposed to inculcate
atheistical principles, appears from a critique of the work
in the Spectator (No. 389) to be a harmless production.
According to Mr. Toland," it was not printed at Paris, but
in London, and dedicated to Sir Philip Sidney ; the im-
pression is said to have consisted of twenty copies only.
At the sale of Mr. Charles Bernard's library, in 1711, a
copy was purchased by Walter Clavel, .Esq. for c"28. ; it
successively came into the several collections of Mr. John
Nickols, Mr. Ames, Sir Peter Thompson, and Mr. Tu-
tet ; at the sale of whose library, in February 1 786, it was
bought by the late Samuel Tyssen, Esq. for seven guineas.
Another copy, which, in 1712, had formed part of the li-
brary of Mr. P. Le Neve, was sold at Dr. Mead's sale
for 5. 10s. This work was translated into English and
printed in London, 1713, 8vo.
BR UN ON is, Episcopi Herbipolensis, Comment, in Psal-
terium, Cantica nonnulla, et Symbola Apostoloium et Atha-
nasii; sine anni, loci, et typographi nota, fol. on vellum.
'// CJESARJS, C. J. Commentarii, Roma, Sieeynheim et
Pannartz, fol. ED. PR. 1469-
fol. Venet. NIC. Jen-
son, 1471.
u See General Historical Diet ianary, fol. ill. 622.
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CALLIMACHI hymni, grace cum scholiis graecis, ex re-
censione J. Lascaris. lit. majusc. absque ulla nota; (sed
Florentine circa 1494).
This is the rarest of the Florentine Greek editions in ^
capital letters.
CAMBRIDGE, general Collections for the County and
University of, with the Isle and Bishopric of Ely, extracted
from Charters, Registers, &c. by Francis Bloniefield, clerk,
2 vols. folio. MS.
CAM DEN'S (W.) Britannia, translated by R. Gough,
(greatly augmented, and illustrated with additional plates
and drawings for a new edition,) 3 vols. bound in 6, folio,
Lond. 17m
CANTICA Canticorum. Historia seu Providentia Virginis
Marias, fol. (Tid. p. 32.)
CARTER'S (Edvv.) History of the County of Cambridge,
icith MS. notes by Mr. Gough, 8vo. Cambr. 1753.
The SAME, with MS. notes by Wm. Cole.
CARTE (Tho.) MANUSCRIPTS. The Ormond Papers
relating to Ireland, in several volumes folio, with an Index.
Letters to the Duke of Ormond from Lords Arling-
ton, Clarendon, Anglesey, Ossory, and Sir William Tern-
pie.
Negotiations between France and England on the mar-
riage of Henrietta Maria to Charles i.
Indexes of Treaties and Charters relating to England,
in the King of France's le Tresor de Chartres."
State Papers, by Lord Fitzwilliam temp. Eliz. Lord
Huntingdon, Philip Lord Wharton, &c. &c.
CARVE (Thomae) Itiuerarium, cum historia Butleri, &c. t
Qyo^Mog. 1640. (Vid.^^l^J^'
CARVE (Thomae) Lyra sive Anacephalaeosis Hiberuica, '
4to. Suhbaci, 1666. (Fid. p. 33.)
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CATULLUS, et Statii Sylvae, fol. Parma;, Steph. Cor alias t
1473.
-- Tibullus et Propertius et Statii Sylvae, folio.
Ve.net. Jofi. de Colonia, fyc. 1475.
. -- ex recensione Mureti, 8vo. CH. MAG. cum
notis MS. Casauboni, Venet. Aldus, 1554.
CAXTON (W.) The Arte and Crafte to know well to dye,
(imperf.)
---- Descripcion of the lies of Britayne and
Ireland, fol. (imperf.) Westm. 1480.
- - Boecius, the Boke of Consolacion, tran-
slated out of Latyn by Maister Geffrey Chaucer, folio, no
place.
- * The Game and Play of Chesse j translated
out of the French, fol.
- -- The Chronicles of Englond, fol. Westm.
1480. -
-- Fables of Esope Avian and Poge the Flo-
rentyn; translated oute of Frenshe, fol. Westm. 1484.
-- The Book of Faits of Armes and Chyvalrye,
by Chrystine of Pyse, fol. Westm. 1489.
--- Virgilius, the Boke of Eneydos, fol. 1490.
(See p. 36.)
-- The Boke named Cordyale or Memorare
, translated by Antonie Widville Earl of Ryvers,
fol. 1480.
--- Continuation of Rauulph Hygden's Poly-
chronicon, fol. 1482.
-- The Knyght of the Toure : translated oute
of Frenshe, fol. Westm. 1483.
---- Liber Festivalis : Directions for keeping
Feasts all the Yere, fol. Westm. 1483.
- Lyf and Byrthe of our moste blessyd Lady,
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compiled by Dan John Lidgate ; fol. no place. A very
Jine complete copy.
CAXTON (W.) Thymage or Myrrourof the Worlde, tran-
slated oute of Frenshe, fol. Westm. 1480.
CELSUS, Corn, de Medicina, 4to. ED. PR. Florent. Ni-
colaus, 1478.
CENSORINUS de Die Natali, fol. ED. PR. Bononitf,
Bened. Hector. Bonon. 1497.
CHALCONDYLJE Demetrii Erotemata synoptica octo par-
tium orationis ; Manuelis Moschopulus de Prosodia ; Gre-
goiius Corinthius de Dialectis, Gr. fol. ED. PR. absque
ulla nota, (sed Mediolani circa 1493.)
CH A LONER (Tho.) de Republica Anglorum instauranda:
item Encomium Henr. \ in. ac aliorum, 4to. Lond. 1579.
CHAUNCY'S (Sir H.) Historical Antiquities of Hertford-
shire ; with numerous manuscript additions by Le Neve,
transcribed from his copy in the library of the Society of
Antiquaries, fol. London, 1700.
CHRYSOLC-RJE Erotemata, Gr. Lat. 4to. Venet. Peregri-
nus Bonon.
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GR ATI AN i Decretum, cum apparatu Barthol. Brixiensis;
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Gallic Republican spoils, has, we believe, recently travelled back to
^Venice.
At the sale of Sir Charles Scarburgh's library in February, 1694-5,
a copy of the first edition of the Iliad, described in the Catalogue as
wanting the title, was sold for fifteen shillings,
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Campani, Roma, Udalricus Gallus, 2 torn. fol. (circa 1470.)^
Livius, 2 vols. fol. (Fenet.) Find. Spira, 1470.
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LYDGATE (John) The Hystory Sege and Destruction
of Troye translated by John Lydgate monke of Bury. Ele-
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the copy which Lydgate gave to Henry v. z
MACROBIUS, Venet. Nic. Jenson, fol.' ED. PR. 1472.
MANILII Astronomicon, lib. v. fol. ED. PR. cum anni
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MARD EN. Collections concerning the Manor of Mar-
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720 pages. (Fid. p. 50.)
, x MARTIALIS Epigrammata ex recensione Georgii Alexan-
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MAUROCENUS de aeterna temporalique Christi genera-
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MIRROUR* for Magistrates, (by Baldwyne, &c.) enlarged
, by Higgins, 4to. 1587.
1 Lydgate was patronized by this sovereign, both before and after
/his accession, and wrote his " Siege of Troy," and other poems, by
his desire. Henry was fond of books, as is proved by a curious arti-
^cle in Rymer (vol. x. p. 317) of two petitions to the Council after his
death, for the return of valuable books of history, borrowed by him of
the Countess of Westmoreland, and of the Priory of ^Christchurch,
Canterbury, and not, returned ; though one of them had been directed
to be delivered to its owner by the king's last will.
More writers than one were concerned in the execution of this
piece j but its primary inventor, and most distinguished contributor,
was Thomas Sackville, the first Lord Buckhurst and Earl of Dorset,
About the year 1657, he formed the plan of this poem, in which all
the illustrious, but unfortunate characters of the English history, from
the Conquest to the end of the fourteenth century, were to pass in re-
view before the poet, who descends, like Dante, into the infernal re-
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in 155Q; and after passing through several intermediate
editions, was reprinted with the addition of many new lives,
by Higgins, in 1J587.. See Wart on' s History of English
Poetry, in. 209, &c.
A new edition of this work has lately appeared, edited
by Mr. Haslewood.
Miss ALE ad usum Ecclesie Eboracensis, optimis carac-
teribus recenter impressum, folio, (Eboraci,) 1516.
<l Of this very scarce York Missal there are known to be
only three copies, viz. one at Cambridge, one in the library
of James West, Esq. and this copy," (Manuscript note
by Dr.Ducarel, 1762.)
Miss ALE ad usum Hereford. Rothom. 1502, Svo. on
vellum. A present to T. Hearne from his excellent friend
Carol. Eyston. (Manuscript note ofT. Hearne.)
Miss ALE in usum Sarum, fol. Pynson } 1520, on tel-
lum.
MODESTI LIBELLUS de re Militari et de Magistratibus,
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Joh. Aloisii Tuscani, 4to. ED. PR. Fenet. Barthol. de Cre-
monensis, 1474.
NEPOS. Corn. (/Emilius Probus) de Virorum excellen- y.^
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NONIUS Marcellus de Proprietate Sermonis, ex recogni-
tioue Pomponii Lati, Roma, G. Laur. de Herbipoli, sine
anni nota, (sed circa 1470.)
gions, conducted by Sorrow. Churchyarde, Baldwyne, George Fer-
rers, and others, being recommended by Lord Dorset to complete the
series, chose such lives from the newly published Chronicles of Fa-
byan and Hall, as seemed to display the most^ affecting catastrophes :
the civil wars of York and Lancaster appear to have been their chief
resource.
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ED. Pr. (Cyneg.) Aldus et Socerus, 1517.
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ORPHJEI Argonautica et Hymni, Gr. 4to. ED. PR. jp/o-
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ensis, 2 torn. fol. Roma, Srceynheym et Pannartz, 1471.
OVIDII Metamorphoses, fol. absque ulla nota, (sed circa
1475,) et cliaractere eodem quo Macrobius a Nic. Jenson
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Roma, Zach. Calliergus, 1515.
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PLAUTI Comaediae, fol. ED. PR. f enet. Joh.de Colonia, y. >C
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There are several editions of this book : one of which has
recently been reprinted in the black letter.
PLUTARCHI VIT.S:, Lat. ex editione Joh. Cainpani, ED. ^ y
PR. Roma, Udal. Gallus, (circa 1470.)
b The author was Robert Langelande, a secular priest, who flou-
rished about the year 1350. His poem is a satire on the vices of al-
most every profession ; but particularly on the corruptions of the cler-
gy, and the absurdities of superstition. Our author became popular*
about the time of the Reformation, and foretold, as was thought, the
destruction of the monasteries by Henry vni. See an Essay on the
Metre of P. Plowman's Visions in Percy's Reliques of Anc. Poetry,
vol. n. p. 298, &c. edit. 1812.
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Constantiensis, 1475.
PRISCIANI Grammatica, absque ulla nota, fol.
PROPERTIUS et Tibullus, absque loci et typographi in-
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y.. X .PJacentini ; 4to. Ep. PR. Mediolani, 1481.
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PSALTERIUM, Graece, 4to. Venet. I486* fifcfO (
PSALTERIUM Hebraeum, Graecum, Arabicum, et Chal-
deum ; cum interpr. lat. et glossis, fol. Genua Petr. Paulas
ft ft Porrus, 1516, in membr. Two thousand copies mere print-
ed of this edition ; and fifty upon vellum.
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REI Rusticae Scriptores, a Merula, fol. ED. PR. Venet.
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Majesties, the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia, to
the University of Oxford, in June, 1814, royal folio, on vel-
lum, Oxford, printed at the Clarendon Press, 1815. (Fid.
p. 60.)
RYCHARDE Cure du Lyon, 4to. Imprynted at London,
^by Wynkyn de Worde, 1528. Fid. Warton's Hist, of Eng.
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vel loci nota; (sed Ferrarie 1481J Andreas Gallicus.
SILIUS Italicus, ex recognitione Job. Andreae Episc. Ale-
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SIMP Lie ii Hypomnemata in Categorias Aristotelis, Gr.
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The author was one of the most considerable gramma-
rians and best schoolmasters of his time.
STATII Achilleidos, lib. n. 4to. Fenet. 1472.
STRABONIS Geographia, Lat. ex versione Guarini Vero-
nensis et Greg. Typhernatis, fol. Fenet. Vindel. de Spira,
1472.
STUKELEY'S (Dr. W.) Itinerarium Curiosum, or an Ac-
count of the Antiquities, &c. observed in travels through
Great Britain, (Centuria prima,) Lond. 1724.
This is Dr. Stukeley's own copy interleaved with his MS.
notes, and also the notes of Maurice Johnson, transcribed
from his copy, belonging to the Spalding Society,* 1 by Mr.
Gough.
SUETONIUS (C. T.) de Vitis xii. Caesarum, ex recogni-
tione Job. Andreae Episc. Aleriensis, fol. Roma, Sreeynheym
et Pannartz, 1470.
SUIDJE Lexicon, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Mediol. impemis et "+**/.
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TIBULLI Carmina, cum comment. Bernardini Veronensis,
(Cyllenii,) 4to. Roma, G. Tibullus de Amidanis de Cremo-
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THOMJE Aquinatis Secunda Secundae, fol. Mogunt.
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THURLOE'S (Secretary) State Papers, in 67 volumes,
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State Papers were copied for the press, but the editors tind-
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ing the work to swell to so great a bulk, omitted them in the
impression, as they did many more preserved in the 67 vo-
lumes in MS. R. R." MSS.
ULPIANI Comment, in Demosthenem, et Harpocrationis
Lexicon, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Aldus, 1503.
VALERIUS Flaccus, fol. ED. PR. Bononia, Ugo Ru-
gerius et Domin. Bertochus, 1474.
VALERIUS Maximus, fol. ED. PR. sine ulla nota, (sed
Argent. Meniel.) lit. goth.
VALERIUS Maximus, fol. ED. PR. cum anni nota, Mo-
gunt. Pet. Schoy/er, 1471.
fol. Venet. Find, de Spira, 1471.
VALLA (Laurentius) de linguae Latinae elegantia, fol. Ve-
net. Nic. Jenson, 1471.
VALTURIUS (Rob.) de Re Militari, fol. ED. PR. Joh.
ex Verona, 1472.
VETERINARIJE Medicinae, lib. n. Gr. 8vo. ED. PR.
Basil. Valderm, 1537.
VIRGILII Opera, fol. lit. goth. sine ulla nota.
WICKLIF'S Translation of the New Testament. 4to. on
parchment, 1563. MS.
" This belonged to the Rev. John Lewis, Minister of
Mergate in Tenet, Kent, from which he printed and pub-
lished Wicklyffe's New Testament, and Mr. Lewis dyeing
in 1746, it was purchased of his executors by me Ebene-
zer Mussell." Manuscript note on thefirst leaf.
WILLIS" (Browne) Collections for the County of Buck-
ingham, in 44 vols. quarto, and 50 vols. octavo. MS.
Browne Willis left all his manuscripts to the University of Ox- y_
ford, in fifty-eight volumes, including the above collections; they
are preserved in the Picture Gallery.
" When Mr. Willis (says T. Baker in one of his letters) complains
his books stick upon his hands, I comfort him by saying he must be
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ZEN OB ii Epitome Proverbiorum Tarrhaei et Didymi se-
cundum ordinem alphabet!, Gr. 4to. ED. PR. Florent.
Phil. Junta, 1497.
content that his book will be valued and bear a price an 100 years
^hence."
The " Survey of the Cathedrals" (with " Parocliiale Anglicanum")
his great work, was published in three vols. 4to. 1727, 1730, and 1733.
Some 'copies bear on the title-page the date of 1742 ; this is a booksel-
ler's trick, in order to get rid of unsold copies : T. Osborne having ad-
vertised this republication, in the first volume of Bibliotheca Harleiana,
the author inserted an advertisement in the London Evening Post,
Marcli 68, 1743, to the' following effect: " My bookseller, Mr.
Francis Gosling, having left off that trade, he sold the copies of my
Cathedrals to Mr. Osborne, who, to dispose of them, veryjinayishly
^ advertised in several papers that there is now repiiblished in three vo-
lumes, 4to. (price two guineas gilt} a " Survey of all the Cathedrals,"
&c. this is to inform the publick, that the said Browne Willis has not
published any account whatsoever of the following cathedrals, viz.
Y Canterbury, Norwich, Salisbury, Wells and Exeter ; and that what he
has published in relation to the four Welsh Cathedrals is in four sepa-
rate volumes, printed about 20 years ago."
Vid. An Account of his Life and Works in HutcMns's Hist, of Dor-
setshire, I. p. 104, edit. 1796, and in Nichols's Literary Anecdotes,
VI. 186, &c.
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ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY,
LAMBETH PALACE.
THE library of printed books founded by Arch-
bishop Bancroft in the reign of James i. occupies
the four galleries over the cloisters ; the number
of volumes is estimated at upwards of 25,000,
many of which are of extreme rarity. In eccle-
siastical history and biblical literature, few col-
lections contain so large a number of rare and
curious editions. The class of English topogra-
phy is also extensive and valuable.
During the civil wars the books were all seized
by the parliament, and afterwards given to Sion
College ; many of them, however, got into private
hands, and the library was in danger of being dis-
persed, when the learned Selden suggested to the
University of Cambridge their right to the collec-
tion under Archbishop Bancroft's will, and it
was, pursuant to an order of parliament, in Fe-,.
bruary 1647, delivered into their possession: at
the Restoration it was demanded by Archbishop
Juxon, and accordingly restored to his successor.
Archbishops Abbot, Laud/ Sheldon, and Ten-
f Archbishop Laud's entire library of books and MSS. was plun-
dered by Col. Scott, in 1644: books to the amount of oflOO were be-
stowed upon Hugh Peters out of this private collection : at the Resto-
ration an ordinance of parliament was obtained that such part of the
collection as was in private hands should be immediately delivered
up; and that the volumes in the possession of John Thurloe and Hugh
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ison, were distinguished benefactors. The pre-
late Sancroft intended to have left both his books
and manuscripts to his successors, and had actu-
ally placed them in this library, but being offend-
ed at his deprivation, removed them, and soon
after presented the collection to Emmanuel Col-
lege, Cambridge, where he received his educa-
tion, and of which he had been master.
During the primacy of the present archbishop
very important additions have been made to the
library ; the theological class particularly has
been considerably augmented by his grace.
The first catalogue of the printed books was
drawn up by Bishop Gibson ; it was afterwards
transcribed in a fair hand by Dr. Wilkins, in
three folio volumes, and has been continued by his
successors, to the present time. Other catalogues
of separate parts have been made by Dr. Ducarel.
Of the MSS. there are now seven sets or divi'
sions distinguished in the following manner : *-
1. CODICES LAMBETHIANI, given by several
archbishops.
2. WHARTONIANI, of Henry Whar-
ton, purchased by Archbishop Tenison.
3. CAREWANI, those formerly belong-
ing to George Lord Carew, Earl of Totness;
purchased also by Archbishop Tenison. These
Peters should be seized. It does not, however, appear, that any part
of the stolen property was ever recovered.
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consist of forty-two volumes in folio and quarto,
and relate principally to Irish history in the time
of Queen Elizabeth; but contain some circum-
stances of older times, particularly of the con-
quest of Ireland.
4. CODICES TENISONIANI, those collected and
given by the same archbishop.
5. GIBSONIANI. Many of the papers
contained in this valuable collection formerly be-
longed to Archbishop Tenison, who gave them to
his librarian and chaplain, Edmund Gibson, after-
wards Bishop of London. The bishop, in his
life-time, directed his executors to deposit them
in this library, to which he added many more col-
lected by himself: they were methodised in 1758
by Dr. Ducarel at the desire of Archbishop See-
ker, and bound in 14 vols. as they now appear.
6. MISCELLANEI, those given by va-
rious benefactors.
7. MANNERS-SUTTONIANI, those pur-v
chased and given by the present archbishop: they
are principally the collection of the late professor
Carlisle, brought from Syria; out of the Patri^
arch's Library at Constantinople ; or collected in
the islands of the Archipelago; the rest have
been presented to his grace, or have been ob-
tained by the present librarian from the sales of
the Sebright and other MSS. The accession of
the preceding treasures makes the library, there-
fore, rich indeed in copies of the sacred writings.
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Among; the numerous Expositions of the Fa-
thers of the Church, the most distinguished are,
St. Augustine upon Genesis ; St. Chrysostom
on the Gospel of St. Matthew; and the works
of St. Cyprian: a volume of Saxon homilies,
and the Epistles of Anselm Archbishop of Can-
terbury, both written in the xnth. century; se-
veral Expositions of Bede in fine preservation ;
Hildebrand on the Gospel of St. Matthew; An-
glo-Saxon Sermons of the tenth century, part of
.which may be found in the printed history of
Bede. Of Missals and Hours of the Holy Virgin
may be noticed the very beautiful Missal of the
Church of Limoges; and the elegant Missal of
the Church of Sarum, once the property of Arch-
bishop Chichele. Among Legends, Lives of
Saints, and Martyrologies, the fine Mortilogium
of the Church of Canterbury is extremely cu-
rious.
Perhaps two of the greatest curiosities in this
library are the ancient French Version and Ex-
position of the Apocalypse, ornamented with mi-
niature paintings; and the Latin copy of the
Apocalypse, also beautifully illuminated, which
Mr. Astle admits to have been written in the thir t
teen 1 1) century.
Many papal bulls from Innocent in. to Ur-
ban iv. ; various treatises of Wickliffe ; several
royal letters to and from King Charles n. &c. ;
ancient laws and constitutions of Scotland, and pe-
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digrees and genealogies of Scottish families ; with
many interesting documents respecting Wales.
The history of France is abundantly illustrated
by MSS. in this library; there is one volume of
singular curiosity containing declarations of the
Regent of France, John Duke of Bedford, and
instructions for the government of France given
by Sir John Fastolfe to the regent and council.
Manuscripts relating to the histories of other
European nations are numerous in this collec-
tion, particularly as to Spain, Germany, Poland,
Italy, and Holland.
Several MSS. on heraldry and genealogy in this
collection were written or corrected by the great
Lord Burghley.
Seventeen volumes in folio of letters, written to
and by the Earls of Shrewsbury and other per-
sons, from the latter part of Henry vin.'s time to
the beginning of James i. materially illustrate the
history and manners of the times.
A catalogue of these invaluable MSS. was print-
ed in one folio volume in 1812, at the expense of^,
his grace the Archbishop of Canterbury; it is'
ably compiled by the Rev. H. J. Todd, keeper of \'.
the Archiepiscopal MSS. and records. From the
introduction to this catalogue the preceding no-
tices have been chiefly extracted.
Of the records preserved in this library, distinct
catalogues are kept; they form nearly eighty fo-
lio volumes.
Select List of some rare and valuable Books in the
ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY, LAMBETH PALACE.
ACTES of the APOSTLES, translated into Englysh Metre,
and dedicated to the Kynge's moste excellent Majestye, by
Christofer Tye, doctor in Musyke, and one of the gentlemen
of hys grace's most honourable Chappell ; with notes to each
chapter to synge and also to play upon the lutte, very neces-
sarie for studentes after theyr studye to fyle theyr wyttes, and
also for all Christians, that cannot synge, to read the good and
godlye storyes of the lyves of Christ hys aposlles. 12mo. Lon-
don, printed by Nycolas Hill, for Wullyam Seres, 1553.
This very rare and curious book K-as given to the libra-
ry by the fate Sir John Hawkins.
ALCORAN us Mohammedis, Arabice. This beautiful
MS., ornamented with paintings and oriental enamel, Mas
presented to the present archbishop by the College of Fort
\Villiam in Bengal : it was written by the pen of the Sultaun
Allavuddeen Siljuky, about 400 years since, and was found in
the library of Tippoo Sultaun at Seringapatam on the capture
of that place by the British armies : this is called the most va-
luable Koran of Asia. MS.
/ ALDHELMUS de Virginitate, written in the eighth century;
prefixed to the book is a curious delineation of the prelate in
his episcopal chair, accompanied with the lady abbess and her
attendant nuns ; this is one of the oldest specimens of art : a
fac-simile of this valuable drawing forms a frontispiece to the
catalogue of the Archiepiscopal MSS. Mr. Strutt has given
in his " Dress and Habits" a representation of the bishop,
larger than the original, but decorated in the coloured copies
of his plates, with what the original never displayed, a gaudy
exhibition of the habit and seat. MS.
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ARISTOTELIS Opera, &c. Gr. ED. PR. 5 vol. fol. /
Fenet. Aldus, 149598,
AUCTORUM Variorum Opuscula, 4to. some of which are
inedited. MS.
BACON, Lord Chancellor, the Letters of, which Dr. Birch
has published. MS.
BACON 7 , Anthony, the Correspondence of, from which the
same industrious and learned writer has extracted many inte-
resting memoirs of political and private character, 16 vol. MS,
BIBLE Miles Coverdale, 4ta. And. Hester, 1550,
BYBLE, translated by Thomas Mathew, fol. Lond. 1537, frj[(
Fid. p. 30.
BIBLIA Sacra S. Hieronymi, a beautiful copy, in 2 vols.
ornamented with miniatures. MS.
BIBLIA Sacra Polyglotta complectentia textus originales,
Hebraicum, Chaldaic. et Graec. Pentateuchum Samaritanum :
cum apparatu, appendicibus, tabulis, &c. studio et opera
BRIANI WALTON; Londini, Roycroft, 1657, CHARTA
MAGNA, bound in 12 vols. with the Dedication to King
Charles II. lid. p. 28.
BIBLTA Vulgata; a remarkable copy, in which the eighth
verse of the fifth chapter of St. John's First Epistle precedes <
the seventh. MS.
BREY DEN BACH (Bern, de) Peregrinatio in Montem
Syon, fol. goth.Jtg. Mog. 1486. Fid. p. 31.
CANTICLES or Balades of Salomon, phraselyke declared
in Englysh Metres, by Win. Baldwin, 4to. Imprinted 1549.,,
CASSIODORUS'S Commentaries on the Psalms. MS.
CASTELLI (Edra.) Lexicon Heptaglotton, Hebraicum,
Chaldaicura, Syriacum, Samaritanum, &c. in 3 vols* fol.
CH. MAG. Londini, 1669. (Fid. p. 33.)
CAXTON'S Chronicle, from Brute to the beginning of the
reign of Henry vi. folio. MS.
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This differs greatly from the Chronicle of England print-
)< ed by Caxton in 1480, and is much more diffuse. It is
imperfect at the close, concluding with these words : " An
after that ther bred a raven at Charyng Crosse at Louden,
And never was seen noon brede there before. And after
that came a gret dethe of pestilence that lasted iij yer. And
peple dyed myhtely in every place man woman and divide.
On whose soulys God have mercy. Amen." The date
immediately preceding this passage is 1460. At the begin-
ning is a drawing of Henry the vi. MS.
CAXTON. The Chronicles of England, fol. Westm. 1480.
Dictes and Sayinges of the Philosophers,
translated out of frenshe into englysh by the noble and
puissant lord Antone Erie of Ryuyers/ lord of Scales, &c.
folio, enprynted by me William Caxton the yere of our lord
1477.
- Gower Confessio Amantis, fol. Westm. 1493
(1483).
Liber Festivalis ; or Directions for keeping
Feasts all the year, fol. 1483.
Speculum Vite Cristi; or the Myrroure of
the blessyd Lyf of Jhesu Criste, fol. (no date.)
s Lord Orford observes, that " the most remarkable circumstance
attending this book, is the gallantry of the earl, who omitted to trans-
late part of it, because it contained sarcasms of Socrates against the
fair sex: and it is no less remarkable, that his printer ventured to
translate the satire, and add it to his lordship's performance ; yet with
an apology for his presumption."
Oldys remarks, " if it is a piece of finesse it is artfully enough con-
ducted, to expose them (the fair) more notoriously, under the notion
of forbearing to* do it at all." Via. Brit. Librarian p. 66.
Notwithstanding Caxton's acknowledged gravity on most occasions,
a vein of raillery is apparent in, some passages of his apology, which
Ihe reader may see in Herberts Ames, i. p. 15, and Brit. Librarian,
}>, 66.
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CHARLES i. (King) the Works of, fol. 1672.
" This book, being seized on board an English ship, was
delivered, by order of the Inquisition of Lisbon, to some of^
the English priests, to be perused and corrected according
to the rules of the Index Expur gator ius. Thus corrected, <
it was given to Barnaby Cr afford, English merchant there,
and by him it was given to me, the English preacher resi-
dent there in 1670 ; and by me, as I then received it, to the
library at Lambeth, to be there preserved. November 1,
1678. Ita tester. ZACH. CRADOCK." Manuscript note
at the beginning.
The inquisitorial criticism is displayed, almost entirely, in ;. k
furious flashings of the pen through the monarch's prayers,
as well as through every expression respecting the advancer v
ment of the Protestant religion.
CICERONIS, M. T. Officiorum Libri tres, Impress. Mo-^
glint i(e a Joh. Fust, anno MCCCCLXVI. 4 die Februar. in
membranis: cum manuscript, interlin.
DANCE, La, Macabre, on vellum, printed at Paris in
gothic types (probably by A. T erard, or Guyot Marchand),
it contains thirty-five most curious, and highly finished illumi-
nations, descriptive of each dialogue between Death and the
character whom he addresses.
\Varton, in his History of English Poetry, speaking of
the Dance of Death, appears to have been unacquainted
with this publication of it in French.
DICTES and Sayinges of the Philosophers translated out of
Latyn into Frenshe by Messire Johan de Teonville, and from
thence rendered into English by Antony Wydville Earl Ry vers.
with a beautiful illumination' 1 of the earl, &c. presenting the
book to Edward the Fourth. MS.
h Dr. Ducarel and Lord Orford have asserted, that the beautiful
illumination prefixed to this work, represents the earl introducing
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GIRALDI Cambrensis Opera nonulla, fol. on vellum,
initial letters illuminated. MS.
GOSPELS. The Codex Ephesinus, or Ephesius, contain-
ing the four Gospels in Greek ; accompanied with the various
./readings beautifully written by the donor of the MS. the Rev.
Philip Traheron, of which MS. Griesbach has observed,
" Lectionea excerpsit Trahernius, publicavit Millius, I'idit
Wetstenrus" MS.
HENRY viu. Tracts on his Marriage and Divorce.
KENNETT'S (White) Parochial Antiquities; attempted
in the History of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent vil-
lages in the counties of Oxford and Bucks, 4to. \C)Q5, large pr.
LEGENDA Nova Angliae; per Capgravium ; fol. Loud.
Wynk. de Worde, 1516.
MARIANI Scoti-Chronicon ab initio mundi ad annum
1131, fol. beautifully K'rilten, containing more than tlie
printed copies. MS.
PAPERS, a Collection of, in a folio volume formerly be-
longing to Archbishop Laud, many of them written with his
own hand and endorsed by him ; together with others of Arch-
bishops Sheldon and Sancroft, and Mr. Chillingworth. This
.volume had been long lost, but was happily recovered by
Archbishop Herring. The volume with some money and pa-
pers, was found in a box which Archbishop Tenison directed
his executors to bum without opening ; but the box bursting
in the fire, the money and this book, which they supposed was
Caxton the printer to King Edward iv. his queen, and his son, after-
wards Edward v. The figure here introduced by the earl, x is evi-
dently, by the tonsure and habit, a priest, which Caxton was not
/Perhaps this kneeling ecclesiastic may be designed for the transcriber,
Ihe books of this period being written and illuminated by thc'monks.
The subject of this illumination, in an indifferent engraving, forms the
frontispiece to Lord Orford's " Royal and Noble Authors."
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forgotten by the archbishop, was taken out and preserved.
Dr. Ducarel says, that Archbishop Herring made Mrs. Ibbot,
the widow of Pn Ibbot, formerly librarian, a present of five
guineas for it ; and that he had this information from his pre-
decessor, Mr. Hall. MS.
PARKER de Antiquitate Ecclesiae Britannica?, foh 1572.
This exceedingly rare and valuable book is full of MS.
notes and old deeds ; with a letter from Dr. DucareL to
Archbishop Seeker, dated July 15, 1758, giving a particu-
lar account of the ancient Cartae, &,c. He informs the
archbishop that this copy formerly belonged to the MS.
library at Lambeth, but had been missing ever since the
year 1~ C 2Q: the then Bishop (Trevor) of Durham had the
good fortune to recover it, and presented it to the library in
1757. It was printed at Lambeth by John Day, and the
impression being limited, very few copies are extant in a
complete state. A new edition was printed in folio at Ha-
<nover in 1605, and another, augmented by Dr. Drake, in
/1 729, fol. Dr. Drake had consulted twenty-one different
copies and found most of them defective : some had not
the life of Augustine, and in others the life of Cardinal Pole
or that of Archbishop Parker was not to be found. At
the end of the life of Archbishop Parker, a fine portrait of
him by Hogenberg is pasted at the end of the volume. The
book is filled with notes in the hand-writing of John Parker, y
son of the archbishop. A copy of this book sold at Dr.
Ratclinson's sole for j44i
PRAYERS, Christian, a Booke of, 4to. London, printed
by John Day, 1569;
On the back of the title is a fine portrait of Queen Eli-
zabeth, in the attitude of praying: every page of this book
is ornamented with neat wooden cuts from designs of the
best masters : the Dance of Death, after Holbein, is co-
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loured. Queen Elizabeth's orvn copy. It was afterwards
in the possession of Queen Anne.
Rebound in blue morocco, and gilt over with small tools,
in the old style. Subsequent editions appeared in 1518.,
1581, and 1590.
PRYNNE (Wra.) Historical and Chronological Vindica-
tion of our King's supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction in all
spiritual affairs from the original planting of Christianity in
England under Lucius to the end of the reign of Queen Eli-
zabeth, 3 vols. fol. Lond. 1665, 1666, 1670.
This work is commonly known by the title of Prynne's
Records ; the author proposed to have carried on his work,
as the title specifies, down to the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
but he did not live to complete his design. The first vo-
lume (printed in 1666) has a large frontispiece, in which
the author appears presenting his book to King Charles 11.;
the pope with his tiara falling, and a great number of other
figures, are all explained in a printed description : this vo-
-A lume ends with the reign of Richard i. The second volume
( which was first printed in 1665) is continued to the death
y of Henry in. The third volume contains a long list of
records of King John, Henry in. and Edward i. and is
./ called an appendix to the second. This last volume, en-
titled the History of King John, &c. was published after
the author's death. The whole impression of the first and
v second volume, with the exception of about 70 copies,
^was consumed in the great fire of London ; consequently
a complete set sells at a high price. Vid. British Libra-
rian, p. 11, &c.
PSALTER in Latin, with Hymns, and the Creed of St.
Athanasius ; beautifully written and illuminated. MS.
PSALTER, another of equal beauty, accompanied with
litanies. MS.
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PSALTER, a third, exceeding both, as zcell in age as ele-
gance* MS.
PSALTER, a fourth, with an interlinear Saxon Version
of the xth. century. MS.
REFORMATION* A numerous collection of Tracts rela-
tive to the Reformation, black letter.
ROOSE, the Dyscourse of Will. Lord, upon his travells
made in France, Spain, and Italy ; and written to the Lord of
Exeter, his grandfather. Dated Bayon Julie 27, 1610. MS.
ST. ALBAN'S Chronicle, enriched with miniature paint-
ings of the most exquisite beauty, and finely preserved, folio.
It begins, " Here begynne the cronicles of kynges of Englond
sith the tyme that it was first inhabit and of their actes as be
dyus auctores is declared and testified." MS.
W. de Worde printed an edition of this work in 1497. In
the colophon to his publication the work is said to have been
compiled and also emprynted by one sometyme scole mayster of /
Saynt Albons.
The Fructus Temporum, or Chronicle, had been printed
at St. Albans in 1483. Pits and Bale speak of a school-
master or reader of history in the monastery of St. Albans,
who had collected materials for an history of England, but
died before he had compiled the same.
SALLUST of the xinth. century. MS.
SANDFORD'S (Fras.) Genealogical History of the Kings and
Queens of England, by Sam Stebbing, fol. 1 707, large paper.
SOMERSET (Duke of), the Expedicion into Scotland, by
W. Patten, lmo. Lond. 1548.
TYNDALL (Win.) The whole workes of W. Tyndall,
John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy Martyrs, and
principal teachers of this Churche of England, collected in
one tome together, being before scattered, &c. folio, London,
printed by John Day, 1573.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL LIBRARY.
VIRGIL of the xinth. century. MS.
VOYAGES. All the nyne memorable Voyages made by
George Erie of Cumberland, folio. Journal of Sir John
Norreys, Knt Lord President of Mountstere, beginning the
15th of March, 1588. A Journal of the Voyage under the
charge of the Earle of Essex and the Lord Charles Howard,
Lord High Admiral of England ; with the Instructions deli-
vered to them. MS.
In this book is the following prayer made by Queen Eli-
zabeth at the departure of the fleet :
" Most omnipotent Maker and Guarder of all our
K'Orldes masse, that onely searchest and fadomeste the bot-
tome of all our hartes conceites, and in them seest the trezce
originall of all our actions intended ; Thou that by thy
farsight doest trezcefy discerne how no mal/ice of revenge,
nor quittance of injurie nor desyre of b/oodshedde nor
greedines of lucre, hath bred the resolution of our nozc
sett-out Armie, but a heedefull care, and warie watch that
no neglecte of foes nor oversuertie of ha r me, might breede
either daunger to us or glorie to them : There beinge
groundes that Thou diddst inspyre the mynde, we humbly
beseche with bended knees, prosper the zeourke, and with,
beste forewyndnes guyde the iourney, spede the tryumphe
of their fame, and suertie to the realme, with the ieaste
losse of Englishe bloude. To these devout petitions geve
thou thy blessed graunt."
WOLSEY, (Thomas) late Cardinal, his life and deathe writ-
ten by George Cavendishe his Gentleman Ussher. Once the
^.property of John Stowe, who has made a memorandum that
it was a copy from the original, fol. 1598. MS.
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BENET COLLEGE LIBRARY.
ARCHBISHOP Parker, who was Master of this
College in 1554, was the founder of the valuable
collection of MSS. that bears his name, and which
Fuller, in the History of Cambridge, (at the end
of his Church History,) styles, " the sun of Eng-
lish antiquity, before it was eclipsed by that of
Sir Robert Cotton."
The library is over the chapel ; it is extremely
difficult of access ; even a fellow of the College
is not permitted to enter it unaccompanied by
another fellow and a scholar, who must remain
with him during the whole time of his stay; for
should a single book be missing, according to
the will of the donor, the whole collection is for-
feited.
The manuscripts that were collected on the dis-
solution of the monasteries, relate to the writings
of the fathers; school divinity; the Reformation;
civil and ecclesiastical affairs; and the concerns
of various religious houses : many of them are in
the old Saxon character,
lor
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY.
A catalogue of these MSS. by the Rev. Dr. Nas-
mith, was printed in 1777, at the expense of the
College. The Rev. Robert Masters, the histo-
rian of Bene't, published his account in 1753; it
is the only printed history of a separate college
in Cambridge that is extant ; and the materials
being drawn principally from the College archives
and records, possesses good authority.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY
Was built by Archbishop Williams, and contains
one of the most valuable and extensive collections
of books in the University, particularly in bibli-
cal and classical literature : many of the EDITI-
ONES PRINCIPES (most beautiful copies in moroc-
co bindings) came from the Harleian collection ;
and were purchased by Dr. Whalley, Master of
Peter House, from Osborne the bookseller, sub-
' sequent to the grand sale, at the very low prices
of one, two, or three guineas each : they were
presented to the library by Dr. Newcome.
The learned antiquary, Thomas Baker, 1 be-
1 On the 20th of January 1716, Mr. Baker, with several other non-
>/jurors, were dispossessed of their fellowships. Mr. Baker retained a
lively sense of his deprivation, and wrote on the blank leaves of all his
books tocius ejectus. Still, however, he remained in College under the
jurisdiction of the master who had expelled him, and dedicated many
of his hours to the illustration of the history of his College ; this work
was never published.
108
THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY.
queathed all such books, printed or manuscript,
that he had, and were wanting in this library.
Here are also the collections of the celebrated
Matthew Prior, the late Dr. Gisborne, &c.
THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY,
MAGDALEN COLLEGE.
Samuel Pepys, Esq. Secretary to the Admi-
ralty in the reigns of Charles n. and James n.
left to this College his valuable library, together
with his prints and drawings. The collection of
old English Ballads, in five volumes folio, begun
by Mr. Selden, and continued to the year 1700,
with other very rare pieces of ancient poetry,
have often been consulted with advantage by
many of our eminent critics, for the purpose of
elucidating the writings of Shakspeare, and some
of the early poets. Dr. Percy in his " Reliques"
has made a judicious selection from them. Two
volumes of Scottish poetry, called the Maitland
Collection, consist of the works of Gawin Doug-
las, Dunbar, Lindsay, Drummond, James i. and
other writers. Mr. Pinkerton made copious ex-
tracts from these volumes, which he published
in 1776.
Mr. Pepys' large collection of prints and draw-
ings to illustrate the History of London, and his
rare British portraits, are particularly valuable, . NC
109
TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY.
TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY,
Built by Sir Christopher Wren, is a very grand
structure, being two hundred feet in length, forty
feet in breadth, and thirty-eight in height. The
collection is separated into thirty classes, and dis-
posed in cases of oak ; and the books are both
numerous and valuable.
Some curious and interesting manuscripts in
the hand-writing of Milton, in a thin folio volume,
were discovered among the papers of Sir Henry
Puckering, by the learned professor Mason : they
consist of the original copy of the Masque of Co-
mus, several plans of Paradise Lost, composed at
the period when he intended to have made that
subject the ground-work of a tragedy ; the poems
of Lycidas, Arcades, and several smaller pieces.
Here are also the Arabic MSS. left by Dr. Gale,
and the collection relating to English antiquities
by his sou, Dr. Roger Gale; Sir Isaac Newton's
own copy of the Principia, with his MS. notes, and
his letters to Roger Cotes; the voluminous Shak-
sperian k MSS. and printed books of Edward Ca-
pell ; of which collection Mr. Steevens printed a
catalogue. 1
-NIT' T j *' If* -.-'f- ,,. frf>'' T -; / HiV5 *><'''!* Vff-.t*"! '*!.
k A list of these Shdkspeariana was given in the xuxtli. volume of
the Critical Review.
1 In a copy presented to Dr. Lort is the following note : " Dear Sir,
As some of my friends have been desirous to borrow Mr. Capell's ca-
110
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.
THE UNIVERSITY on PUBLIC LIBRARY
Occupies the whole quadrangle of apartments
over the schools. The original building was
erected at the charge of Rotheram, Archbishop
of York, and Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, about
the year 1480. The east front, containing what
is denominated the new library, was rebuilt by
subscription in 1775 : the entire collection is said
to consist of more than 00,000 volumes. Among
the oriental manuscripts is a beautiful Koran, and
a finely illuminated Persian MS. executed in 1388;
a MS. in Coptic, written with an ancient stylus on
papyrus, in long narrow slips, connected at the
ends by a frame; the Syriac MSS. presented by
the Rev. Dr. Buchanan ; and some Chinese print-
ed books given by Dr. William Burrell about
thirty years since. Here are some of the rarest
pieces of Rembrandt and his school, preserved
in a folio volume ; and a good collection of the
old German masters. George^i. bought, for six
thousand guineas, the valuable library of Bishop
talogue, to save trouble I have printed a few copies of it, and intrcat
your acceptance of one of them. Let me beg you will keep it from
the sight of any bookseller, for otherwise it may prove the means of
raising Shckspeariaua above ,100 per cent.
" I am most faithfully yours,
' Hampstead Htatli, Jan. 4, 1780. G. STEEVENS."
Ill
CAMBRIDGE.
> Moore," 1 which he gave to the University; it had
been previously offered to Lord Oxford, who de-
clined the purchase. This fine collection con-
tains many early editions of the Greek and Latin
classics, and several productions of our first Eng-
lish printers. The well-known, valuable, and an-
cient MS. of the Gospels, called the Beza Codex,
is deposited in this library.
Select List of some valuable and rare Books in the
PEPYSIAN, and UNIVERSITY or PUBLIC LI-
BRARIES ; and of BENE'T, ST. JOHN, and TRI-
NITY COLLEGES ; CAMBRIDGE.
JEsopi Vita et Fabellae, Gr. et Lat. fol. Fenet. Aldus,
1505, ST. Jo.
AGIAIEB Elmakloucat: i.e. Mirabilia Rerum Creatura-
rum. Auctore Zacharia Ben Mohammad Elcasuini natus in
urbe Casbin. The leaves are of cotton paper and contain nu-
merous drawings of various animals in square compartments.
According to Sir William Jones this splendid volume was
executed A. D. 1388. It was purchased in the city of Cas-
bin, in Persia, and given to the University in 1770, by the sou
m It was said the bishop had collected this noble library by plunder-
ing those of the clergy in his diocese : some he paid with sermons, or
more modern books ; others with Quid illiterati cum libris 1 . This stig-
ma on the prelate's character appears to have been unfounded.
Upon the enlargement of the Public Library, by the addition of Bishop
Moore's collection, the office of principal librarian was conferred upon
Dr. \1 ill. Hi Ion, who drew up a plan for disposing of the books toge-
ther in the new building, inlitled u Sibliotheca ordinandce Methodus"
It is printed in his Miscellaneous Works, iv. p. 53. Octavo edition.
112
CAMBRIDGE.
of Dr. George Lewis, late archdeacon of Meath, who was
himself a considerable benefactor. UNIV.
ALDHELMUS de Virginitatis laude: a very ancient manu-
script. BENE'T.
APOLLONIUS Rhodius, Gr. lit. majusc. ED. PR. 4to.
Florent. 1496. ST. Jo.
APULEIUS, fol. ED. PR. Roma, 1469. (Fid. p. 70.) >")
ST. Jo.
ARISTOPHANES, Gr. Musuri, fol. ED. PR. Fenet. Al- \c
dus, 1498. ST. Jo.
ARTICLES. The Thirty-nine Articles; two originals:
the first, in Latin, is signed by the bishops and clergy of the
lower house of Convocation; the second, in English, is signed
by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and ten suffragans. The
ingrossed copies w r ere burnt in the fire of London. MS.
BENE'T.
ASCONII Pediani commentarii in Ciceronis Orationes, fol.
ED. PR. Fenet. Jo. de Colonia et J. M. de Gerretzem,
1477. ST. Jo.
BERNARDUS de Parentibus Lilium sive Elucidarium
difficultatum circa Officium Misse (authore B. de Parent.
1442,) fol. Impress. Colon. 1484. ST. Jo.
BERNERS (Jul.) The Bokys of Haukyng and Hunting,
fol. St. Albons, 1486. (Wm. Burton's copy.) (Fid. ^L
p. 71.) UNIV.
BYBLE, in Englyshe, by Archbishop Cramner, fol. print- ff/(
ed on vellum. ST. Jo.
" In this copy is inserted a specimen of Saxon poetry, full of Latin
and Greek words. William of Malmsbury, in his life of Aldhelm, cen-
sures an affectation in the writers of that age, that they were fond of
introducing in their Latin compositions a difficult and abstruse word,
Latinized from the Greek. Bede says, that Aldhelm wrote this book,
which is both in prose and Terse, in imitation of Sedulius. Vid. War-
tffti's Second Dissertation.
CAMBRIDGE.
BYBLE, fol. imprinted by John Daye, 1549. ST. Jo.
yC Bi BLE, in Englyshe, printed at Rouen, 1566, at the charges
of Richard Carmardeu : " this volume contains the Old Tes-
tament, with part of the Liturgy, varying from all copies I
have yet seen: it is a scarce book, and hard to be met with.
Richard Carmarden was an officer belonging to the customs,
and of good /epute. At the end of Job in this book is the
following printed note : " At the cost and charges of Richard
Carmarden, 1566;" which, perhaps, may intimate, that here
was an end of Mr. C.'s proper expense, the rest being sup-
plied by the contributions of his friends." Mr. Wanley's
note.
The above remarks are in the hand-writing of Thomas
Baker. ST. Jo.
{1$ BIBLIA Latina, 2 torn. fol. Paris, Gering) Crantz, et
Friburger, 1475. UNIV.
BIBLIA Polyglotta studio et opera, Br. Walton, 6 torn,
fol. CH. MAG. Lond. 1655 57. ST. Jo. (Fid. p. 28.)
BIBLIA Polyglotta, Waltoni, 6 torn. fol. blue morocco,
Londini, 1655 57. A republican copy. TRIN.
BOCCACCIO II Decamerone, fol. An early edition, print-
ed in columns in an old character, with a MS. title, bearing
the date of 1470, and said to be printed by Valdarfer; it is,
however, evidently not from his press. The first, and some
concluding leaves, being wanting, it is probably one of the
very early dateless editions that may claim the rank of . P.
but to which of them we can assign that honour is still doubt-
In this edition the Canticum Canticorum, is called the Ballet of Bal-
lets ; a ballet, however oflcnsive in sound to a modern ear, was at this
period a very serious and instructive song. In Samuel, ch. vi. some
curious variations are noticed, in a MS. note, between this edition and
Coverdalc's translation of 1535.
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CAMBRIDGE.
ful. The edition of the Decameron p lately in the Borromeo
collection, is probably earlier than the far-famed Valdarfer,
printed at Venice in 1471. UNIV.
BOETIUS de Consolatione Philosophic, ED. PR. fol.
goth. Nuremb. A. Coburger, 1473. . ST. Jo.
BONAVENTURA'S (Card.) Life of Christ ; a French trans-
lation, by John Galopes, Dean of the Collegiate Church of
St. Louis of Salsoye, ip Normandy; dedicated to Henry y, ,
above which is an illuminated painting of the king crowned
and seated on his throne of azure blue, fringed with gold, and
powdered with the gold text letter S. which perhaps may mean
Soverayne. On. his right hand stand two ecclesiastics; on
the other side a, courtier, holding in his hand a mace of office.
Before the king, in a kind of doctor's robes of h'ght purple,
kneels John de Galopes, the translator, offering his book, co-
vered with crimson velvet. The back ground of the painting
is adorned with a rich arras of blue and gold. At the end of
the book, in a round hand of the time of Henry vm. or
Queen Elizabeth, is written this entry :
(f This wasse sumtyme Kinge Henri the fifeth his booke,
which containeth the lyfe of Christ, and the psalmes of the
patriarches and prophetes ; the psalmes of the prophet David
omitted: Mani excellent notes, thoughe some thinges waienge
the tyme may be amended. Rede judge and thank God for
abetter light," BENE'T. MS. Fid, an account of this book
by Mr. Tyson, in Archaeologia, u, 194.
BRUNO (Jordano) Spaccio della Bestia trionfante, 8vo.
Parigi, 1584. (Fid. p. 74.) TRJN.
CAESAR (C. J.) fol. ED. PJI. Roma y Sweynheim et
Pannartz, 1469. ST. Jo.
P Some deficient leaves in this copy are supplied by MS. It wap
' purchased for Lord Spencer at the sale of the Borroraeo collection,
' Feb. 7, 1817, for ,121. 16*. Vid. Sale Catalogue, No. 21.
115
CAMBRIDGE.
CAPELL's q (Edw.) M S. copies of Shakspeare and Milton,
10 vols. 4to. TRIN.
CASTELLI (Edm.) Lexicon Heptaglotton, in 3 torn. fol.
CH. MAG. Lond. 1669, bound in morocco. (Vid. p. 33.)
ST. Jo.
CAXTON. The Book of good maners translated out of
frenshe, fol. 1487. UNIV.
The Boke called Caton translated out of
frenshe, fol. 1483. UNIV.
The chastising of Goddes Chyldren, a book
prouffytable for mannes soule and right comfortable to the
body and specially in adversite, fol. no date. UNIV.
, Chaucer's and Lydgate's minor Poems, 4to
no date. Fid. Dibdin's Ames, i. 306. UNIV.
The Game and Playe of the Chesse, fol. 1484,
(some leaves MS.) UNIV.
r The Chronicles of Englond, fol. 1480.
< Descripcion of Britayne and Irlond, fol. 1480.
(_ UNIV.
The Boke named Cordyale or Memorare No-
vissima, fol. 1480. UNIV.
Dictes and Sayinges of the Philosophers, tran-
slated by Antonie Erie of Ryuyers, fol. 1477. (Vid. p. 100.)
UNIV.
Directorium Sacerdotum sive ordinale secun-
dum usum Sarum, fol. no date. UNIV.
The Doctrinal of Sapyence, fol. 1489. UNIV.
Fayte of Armes and Chyvalrye, fol. 1489.
PEPYS. UNIV.
Mr. Capel spent a whole life on Shakspeare, and it is said that ho
transcribed the works of that illustrious poet, ten times, with his own
hand!
116
CAMBRIDGE.
CAXTON. Godefroy of Boloyne; or the last Sege and
Conqueste of Jherusalem, fol. 1481. UNIV.
The Golden Legende, fol. 1483, (three co*
pies.) UNIV.
Gower Confessio Amantis, fol. Westm. 1493
(1483). UNIV.
The Knyght of the Toure, folio, 1483.
UNIV.
The Myrrour of the Worlde, translated from
the Frenshe, fol. 1481, PEPYS. UNIV.
Ouyde his Booke of Metamorphose, tran-
slated by Caxton, folio, MS. (PEPYS.) This translation
is said to be in the hand-writing of Caxton : a fac-simile
specimen is given in Dibdin's Ames, i. p. 84.
Polycronicon, fol. 1482. UNIV.
The Ryal Book, or a Book for a Kyng, fol.
1484. UNIV.
Speculum vite Christi, or the myrroure of the
blessyd lyf of Jhesu Chryste, fol. no date. UNIV.
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, fol.
1471. UNIV.
- Tullius of Old Age ; or, de Senectute, fol.
1481, two copies. ST. Jo.
Tullius of Old Age ; or, de Senectute, fol.
1481, three copies. UNIV.
Virgilius, the Boke of Eneydos, fol. 1490.
(Fid. p. 36.) UNIV.
CHALCONDYLJE Demetrii Erotemata, &c. Gr. fol. ED.
PR. absque ulla nota, (sed.MedioL circa 1493). ST. Jo.
CHAUCER'S Canterbury Tales, with illuminated capital
letters, on vellum, xvth. century, folio, MS. THIN.
CHAUCER'S Troilus and Cresseide; a beautiful MS. on
vellum. BENE'T.
117
CAMBRIDGE.
CICERONIS (M. T.) Epistolze ad Familiares, fol. Venet.
Nic. Jenson, 1471. S T . J o .
. CICERO de Natura Deorum, &c. fol. ED. PR. Venet.
V. de Spira, 147 1. ST. Jo.
CICERONIS Officiorum, libri HI. et Paradoxa, fol. Mo-
gunt. Jo. Fust, 1466. ST. Jo. UNIV.
CICERONIS Officia Paradoxa, &c. fol. Argent. lien.
Eggesteyn, 1472. ST. Jo.
CICERONIS Orationes, fol. ED. PR. Venet. Chr. Val-
darfer, 1471. ST. Jo.
CICERO de Oratore; Brutus sive de claris oratoribus, fol.
Roma, Petr. de Maxim. 1469. ST. Jo.
.& CICERONIS Rhetorica et de Inventione, fol. ED. PR.
Venet. N. Jenson, 1470. UNIV.
CORONATION, office of the, beautifully written, used by
King Charles i. at his coronation; the parts relating to the
queen are scored out, as she was not crowned with the king,
bound in blue morocco. MS. ST. Jo.
the same used by Archbishop
.Laud at the coronation of Charles i. MS. ST. Jo.
DIVES et Pauper, folio, Pinson, 1493, (Vid. p, 41.)
UNIV.
GOWER (Jo.) Poemata Anglica Gallica et Latina, on vel-
lum, large folio. MS. TR i N .
This volume was presented by Dean Nevile, the mu-
nificent master of Trinity in the time of Elizabeth and
James i.
..aU The whole of the first book, and part of the second of
the Confessio Amantis are wanting in this noble -copy.
><^4 GOSPELS, and Acts of the Apostles, in Greek and Latin,
written on vellum. This is the famous Codex Bezte, sup-
posed to be the most ancient manuscript of the Gospels ex-
tant : Dr. Kipling fixes the period of its execution in the se-
ns
CAMBRIDGE.
cond century ; Dr. Marsh, the present Bishop of LandaflF, in
his notes to Michaelis (n. 708), clearly demonstrates that it
was not written beyond the fifth century. In 1787, the Uni-
versity appointed the Rev. Dr. Kipling to superintend the
publication of a fac-simile of this valuable manuscript ; the
types were cast for the purpose in alphabets of various forms,
that they might be varied with the manuscript, and represent it
more exactly : this splendid work appeared in 1 793, in two
volumes folio* The Latin epistle which Beza sent with this
MS. in his own hand-writing is prefixed to it; and is dated
from Geneva, 8th of December, 1581.
This venerable MS. of the quarto size, is carefully preserved
in a black leather case. UNIV.
HIERONIMI S. Epistolas, &c. 2 torn. fol. ED. PR,
cum anni nota, Roma (Sweynheim et Pannartz), 1468.
A fine copy in morocco t with the initials illuminated.
ST. Jo.
HISTORIC Augustae Scriptores; fol. ED. PR. MedioL
1475. ST. Jo.
HOMERI Opera, Gr. 2 vols. fol. ED. PR. Florent. 1488.
ST. Jo.
ISOCRATIS Orationes, Gr. fol. ED. PR. MedioL 1493.
ST. Jo.
JOANNIS de Janua Summa qua? vocatur Catholicon,
2 torn. fol. Mogunt. Fust et Schoyffer, 1460. (Fid. p. 47.)
UMV.
JUVENALIS et Persius, 4to. Ferraria, Andr. Gallicus,
1474. ST. Jo.
LACTANTII Opera, fol. Roma, Sweynheim et Pannartz,
1470. ST. Jo.
LETTERS, Original, of Henry viu. Edward vi. Queen
Elizabeth, and of many noblemen of those times. MS,
PEPYS.
119
CAMBRIDGE.
Livil Historia, Campani, 2 torn/ fol. Roma, Ud. Gal-
Itts, 1470. UNIV.
-< LUCANVS, fol. ED. PR. Roma, Sweynheim et Pan-
nartz, 1469- ST. Jo.
LYDGATE (John). The Hystory Sege and Destruccyon
ofTroye, fol. Emprynted by Richarde Pynson, 1513. On
vellum, a most beautiful copy. PEP vs.
MISSAL; in Norman French, with numerous illumina-
tions, xith. cent. fol. MS, Presented by Edward Ben-
loweSj Esq. a poet in the time of the Interregnum . This cu-
rious volume is preserved in an appropriate modern russia
leather binding. ST. Jo.
MISSAL; on vellum, with several grotesque paintings on
the borders, 4to. MS. THIN.
NONIUS Marcellus de proprietate Sermonis, fol. Venet.
N. Jenson, 1476. ST. Jo.
NORTHAMPTON (Earl of), Letters from, to the Earl of
Somerset, filled with the most abject flattery, and relating to
the scandalous transaction of the divorce between the Earl
of Essex and Lady Catharine (Frances), and the imprison-
ment and death of Sir Thomas Overbury. Without date.
MS. UNIV.
ORPHEUS, Gr. 4to. ED. PR. Florent. 1500. ST. Jo.
OVIDII Opera, fol. Venet. 1474. ST. Jo.
PARKER (Math.) de Antiquitate Ecclesize Britannicae,
fol. Long. -1572. (Vid.p.56.) BENE'T.
^ PLATONIS Opera, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Aldus,
1513. ST. Jo.
PLAUTI Comajdiae, fol. ED. PR. Venet.
r The first volume, which had been separated from the second, pro-
bably for a century, was purchased by Mr. Nicol at Hoblyn's sale,
and through his means restored to its fellow-tome.
120
CAMBRIDGE.
PLINIO (C.) Historia Naturale tradotta da C. Landino,
fol. Venet. Nic. Janson. 1476, on vellum. UNIV.
PSALTERIUM D. Hieronymi triplex Latinum, with several^ .\
other sacred poems taken chiefly from the Scriptures ; and
versions of them in the Saxon and Norman languages. By
EADWIN/ a monk of Christ-church, the cathedral of Canter-
bury. Illuminated and adorned with many historical figures.
With his portrait drawn by himself; round the edge of the
drawing are some Latin verses written in capitals. On vel-
lum, MS. xnth. cent. TRIN. Presented by Dean Ne-
vile.
RADEGUNDE, Saynt, the lyfe of, imprinted by Richard
Pynson. Presented by Dr. Farmer, who says in a note
that he does not know of another copy. JES.
REVELATIONS, Commentary on, with numerous illumi-
nations, on vellum, large folio, MS. Presented by Mrs.
Ann Sadleir. TRIN.
THEOCRITUS, Hesiodus et alii, Gr. fol. Venet. Aldus,
1495. ST. Jo.
WORDE, W. de. The Chorle and the Byrde, 4to. UNIV.
WORDE, W. de. The book of keruinge and shewinge all
the feestes in the yere for the seruyce of a prynce or any other
estate, 4to. (first edition,) 1508. UNIV.
WORDE, W. de. The Boke of the Recuyles or gaderige
to gyder of the hystoryes of Troye, fol. 1503. PEPYS.
" This edition is of such extreme rarity that I know not --.^
where to refer the reader for a copy of it." Dibdin's Ames,
ii. 115.
* An engraving by Vertue from this drawing forms the xvitli. plate
in the first volume of " Vetusta Monumenta"
CANTERBURY
CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY,
, FORMERLY the Prior's Chapel, was built about
the time of Archbishop Winchelsey, in the four-
teenth century; it is rich in materials relating to
the civil and ecclesiastical history, of the country.
In " Dart's History" (Appendix, p. xxxi.) we
have an account of the MSS. that were in the old
library.
A catalogue of the printed books appeared in
1743, but it contains merely an alphabetical list
.without any dates ; that of the MSS. drawn up by
'the Rev. H. J. Todd, was printed in 1793, at the
end of his account of the Deans of Canterbury:
v this was followed by another catalogue in 1802,
by the same able hand, of the entire collection,
which had, in the interval, been considerably aug-
mented by the dean and chapter. Of this cata-
logue 160 copies were printed for the use of pub-
lic libraries, &c. but not intended for sale. Many
interesting and useful notes were added by Mr.
Todd; the reader will judge of their value from
the extracts attached to some of the following
articles.
122
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
ALEXANDRI vn. Papae et Cardinalium Effigies per
Joan. Jacob, cle Rubeis, fol. Romce, 1608.
This volume is one of the many curious and valuable
presents made to this library by Dr. John Bargrave, pre-
bendary of the Cathedral : he had been a great traveller ;
and lived chiefly in Italy during Cromwell's usurpation. On '''
the margins and backs of the engravings in this volume, he
has written many curious remarks from printed books and
manuscripts, and has added several pleasant and interesting
anecdotes, the fruits of his own observation. On the mar-
gin of the Pope's picture he has remarked, that this picture,
and all the rest following, are extraordinarily like the per-
sons, drawn and cut by excellent hands ; I knowing them /,
all by sight (and some by discourse) as well as J knowe
any of my brethren the canons of Chr. Church Canter-
bury.
BELLE N DEN i (GulJ Ciceronis Consul, Senator, Sena-
tusque Romanus, 8vo. Paris, 16 12.
Of the rarity of this book see Dr. Parr's admirable pre-
face to his republication of it, in 1787. This copy, how-
ever, appears to have escaped the notice of the very learn-
ed editor.
BIBLE, the Great Englishe, fol. 1540. ft M..
CALLIS, Siege of.
" 1. The Names and Armes (emblazoned) of the Princi-
pall Captains as well of Noblemen as of Knights that were
with the Victorious Prince King Edward the third at the
Siege of Callys 1346, .
" 2. An Account of how many Ships and Mariners every
Port sent throughout England to that Siege. Also the sup-
ply of Ships and Mariners from Bayou, Spayne, Ireland,
Flaunders, and Gelderland.
123
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
" 3. An Account of all the Princes and Noblemen Fo-
jeigners that served at that Siege with their pay and of the
whole charge of that Siege.
" The Prince of Wales had by the day
for his diet - - - xx sh.
" A Duke, not of the Blood Royal - vin sh. mid.
" An Earle --____-_ vi sh, vnid.
" A Viscount -------- vsh.
" A Baron - -------- inish.
" A Knight ii sh.
" An Esquier xvind.
" A Gentleman for him and his servant n sh.
" Archers on foot - ------ md.
" Archers on horse ------ mid.
" A Welshman on foote ----- nd.
" A Mariner -------- md.
&c. &c. folio. MS.
CASAUBONI (Tsaaci) Ephemerides, fol. MS.
This is the diary of the life of that eminent scholar and
J^ritic, Isaac Casaubon, prebendary of this church, written
in Latin with his own hand, commencing in the SQth year
of his age, and in the year of our Lord, 3597. He died in
1614.
The curious and learned critic will be highly gratified by
several circumstances, recorded in this volume, respecting
classical authors, in the illustration of whom Casaubon had
been engaged. Bentley, it has been said, was indulged
with the use of this volume.
v It was probably the gift of Meric Casaubon, son of
Isaac, and also a prebendary of this church. From a pas-
sage in this diary we learn, that Isaac Casaubon, being a
s^layman, received the royal dispensation to hold this pre-
bend.
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CICERONIS, (M. T.) Epistolae, fol. MS.
At the beginning of this MS. is the following note:
" This booke I Edmond Witherpoll found in the lybrary
off owre ladye's churche in Bulleyn the xxv. day of Sept.
Anno Domini 1544." E. W. probably accompanied
Henry the Eighth in his expedition against Boulogne; and
brought away this literary treasure with him.
It is beautifully written. It was the gift of Dr. Kings-
ley, archdeacon and prebendary, in 16C3.
DRAWINGS, a folio, containing
" 1 . The shapes and formes of divers beasts, foules, and
birdes ; fyshes, monsters, and serpents, trees, herbs, plants,
and flow-res, with divers accidents of Antiquity and Armory;
the dollors and silver coynes of all the contreyes, and free
cytties in Europe ; the triumph of death over all estats ; the
signs before the day of judgment, and the works of Chris-
tian charitie.
" 2. The Armes and Names of all the Nobilitie, Piivi-
Councelers and chiefe Officers of England, in 1588.
11 3. A learned remembraunce from antiquitie in vers of
the Commendacon of the most auncient and learned art of
Ghymistrie.
" 5. An Abstract of the Chiromantia with the 7 Planets,
&c. whereby you may.judg of events according to that
arte.
" 6. The fall of Antichrist, and the day of judgment.
" 7. Chronographye of the most notable things from the
beginning of the world to the year 159 2, by John Nettle-
ton, Gent, my master, and writ by me Wm. Byrche." W.
Eyrche appears, by a very curious anecdote which he gives
of himself in the volume, to hate been an apprentice to
Mr. Nettleton.
" 8. Of Blazoning.
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CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
"9. The Wheele of Mr. George Ripley Channon of
Bridlington in Yorkshire, mentioned in his book called the
12 gates of Alcumye ;" with his " Vision, preface, and re-
capitulation of his work; to which are added, Verses of Sir
Edward Kelley, and Sir Geft'ray Chaucer on the Philoso-
pher's Stone."
This singular book was the labour of William Byrche
in 1590 and \5Q\. Among the drawings, many Latin
and English verses also are interspersed; some of which
are from curious books of that period, now very little
known. MS.
EPIGRAMMASATIRON; English Poetry, 4to. MS.
This very curious manuscript is entitled,
" The times whistle or a newe daunce of seven Satires,
whereunto are annexed divers other poems comprising
things natural, morall, and theological, compiled by
gent.
Septem compacta cicutis
Fistula"
The name of the compiler is, in this first title, erased.
He announces the design of these Seven Satires in a long
Introduction,
" From the Rhamnusian goddesse am I sent,
" On Sinne t' inflict deserved punishment :
" All-seeing Sunne, lend me thy searching eye,
" That I may finde, and scourge impietie," &.c.
To these Satires are added " Certaine Poems," com-
prising things naturall, morall, and theological/. Writ-
ten by R. C. gent.
From an address prefixed to the Satires, and from an-
other prefixed to the " Certaine Poems," it is evident that
they were intended for, if not committed to, the press.
The former appear, from various allusions in Marston's
126
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
Scourge of Villanie, published in 1598, to have been writ-
ten near that period : probably they might be suppressed,
in consequence of the order towards the close of Elizabeth's
reign, signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the
Bishop of London, that Marston's Pigmalion's Image and
Certaine Satyres, HalCs Satires, Snarlinge Satires, &c.
should be burnt; and u that no satyres or epigrams be
printed hereafter."
LAUD. Harangue prononcee en la chambre de 1'estoille,
a la censure de Jehan Bastwick, Henry Burton, and Guil-
laume Prinn. Juin 14. 4to. 1637.
This is Archbishop Laud's speech, translated into French, ,
concerning pretended innovations in the church ; of which
only twenty-five copies in our language are said to have
been printed. Vid. Harleian Catalogue, n. p. 669. V-
LETTERS concerning state affairs in the time of Queen
Elizabeth.
Some of these Letters are originals, and are subscribed
VV. Burghley, F. Walsingham/Chr. Hatton, H. Hunsdon,
T. Sussex, R. Leycester, F. Bedford, J. Bromley, E. Lyn-
coln, F. Knollys, C. Howard, John Abp. Cant., Thomas
Bp. Winton, and other distinguished personages. They
are dated between the years 1569. and 15j9|^and contain
many curious circumstances relating to the alarm occasion-
ed by the Spanish Armada ; and more particularly respect-
ing the county of Surry. MS.
PSALMS, the, in English metre, 4to. London.
This translation is assigned to Archbishop Parker. These
Psalms were finished in 1557, and a few years afterwards
printed. They are supposed by Mr. Warton never to have
been published, but that the archbishop permitted his wife
to present the book to some of the nobility. See Hist* of
Bug. Poetry, in. 182, &c.
127
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
This copy, very curiously bound, was probably given by
,/ her to the church of Canterbury. The book is extremely
scarce. Strype, the ecclesiastical historian, relates, that he
could never obtain a sight of it.
At the sale of the books, belonging to the late Dr. Far-
mer, in 1 798, a copy of this work was sold for three pounds
six shillings. (Fid. p. 86.)
RECORDS, large collections out of, relating to churches
and church lands, from the ledger books of abbies ; from the
Rolls in the Tower; from the first fruits, augmentation, and
tally offices. MS.
. Collections out of, relating to the courts of the
High Constable and Earl Marshal of England. MS.
Magna Chai ta ; Charter of the Forest ; Saxon
Laws of Canute, &c. ike. MS.
Besides the Records contained in this library, there are
eighteen folio volumes of curious and important manuscripts
preserved in the Chapter Room : they consist of papal bulls,
endowments of livings, &c.
SHAKSPEARE'S Comedies, Tragedies, &c. fol. Lond.
Imprinted by J% Jaggard, 1623.
SOMNER'S, Will. Antiquities of Canterbury, 4to. Lond.
1640.
This volume is interleaved, and contains the curious and
important manuscript additions, made by Somner himself
to his history ; which Battely afterwards admitted into his
Antiquities of Canterbury, published in 1703.
SOMNER'S Observations upon the Commissary of Canter-
bury's Patent, fol. MS.
Mr. Battely, in his preface to the Antiquities of Can-
terbury, supposes this discourse to have been the first fruits
of those labours which Somner devoted to the study of an-
tiquity. It was composed soon after the death of King
128
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL CHURCH LIBRARY.
James i. upon the patent of commisaryship granted to Sir
Nathaniel Brent. It treats of ecclesiastical titles, and of
the privileges and jurisdictions of spiritual courts. Great
part of it has been published in his own Antiquities of
Canterbury.
His information relating to ecclesiastical courts, officers,
&c. he acknowledges to have derived from Archbishop
Parker's Antiquities of Britain.
DUBLIN.
TRINITY COLLEGE LIBRARY
"WAS erected in the year 17.32; it is a magnifi-
cent room of stately dimensions, Jbeing upwards
of 200 feet in length, and of a proportionate width
and height. The numerous volumes collected by
the Greffier Fagel, purchased in 1802; and the
Taluable classical and Italian books of the late
ft *
Mr. Quin, are important additions to the original
collection; and form together a library of the first
order.
The Fagel collection being intended for sale by
public auction, a classed catalogue, by Mr. Sa-
muel Paterson, 1 was printed in the beginning of
-x* Mr. Paterson's catalogues are justly regarded as superior models
of judicious classification: in addition to the above, we may enume-
rate, by his hand, those of West, Beauclerk, Crofts, Strange, and the
" Bibliotlieca Universalis Selecta:" all tlicse are excellent specimens of
his bibliographical knowledge.
The English edition of the Pinelli catalogue, generally attributed to
Mr. P. was not digested by him ; in consequence of some disagree-
ment with the proprietors of that collection, he soon declined the co-
cera with some degree of chagrin : in a note addressed to them he
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DUBLIN, TRIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
the year 1802: from the preface \ve extract the
following notice :
"It is one genuine library which has
been accumulating in the family of Fagel, a name
of the first respectability, and which has born in
succession the highest civil offices' in the United
States of the Netherlands upwards of one him- .
dred and twenty years. It abounds in many of
the choicest books in theology and ecclesiastical
history in classical and philological learning,
and in most branches of polite literature, arts and
sciences ; it includes almost all the great Corpora
of history, antiquities and diplomatic science;
the books of prints, archaiological, numismatical,
and topographical (which are very numerous) are
commonly of the best impressions : as an histori-
cal, geographical, genealogical, and statistical li-
brary, it may justly rank among the most distin-
guished."
says, " Had I been allowed to have proceeded in classing the Pinel-
linn Library in my own way, I have no doubt but that, in a reasonable
time, I should have produced something that would have done credit
to the collection, have been of considerable advantage to the proprie-
tors, and highly gratifying to the curious. But as so many difficulties
and objections are started, which it is out of the power of man to an-
swer, I beg leave to decline a task, where there is ho likelihood of sa-
tisfying my employers."
131
DUBLIN, TRIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
BERGOMENSIS (Jac. Phil.) Opus de claris selectisque
Mulieribus, lit. goth. cum Jig, fol. Ferrarie, L. de Rubeis
de Falentia, 1497.
BRETAGNE, Gr. Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bre-
tagne, avec le Supplement et 1'Atlas Anglois, 6 torn. fol. Gr.
Pap. (Amst.) Lond. Dav. Mortier, 1716 18.
This set contains upwards of 400 plates, including Henry
WinstanleyV twenty-one plans and prospects of Audley
End, and his draught of the Edystone Light House.
CAMPO (Ant.) Historia di Cremona, con le veri Ritratti
de' Duchi e Duchesse di Milano (including the portraits of
Queen Mary of England, and both those of King Philip n.
of Spain, with and without the Bonnet,) fol. Cremona, in
Casa deWAutore, 1585.
The plates to this work were drawn and engraved by
Agostino Carracci.
CAS AS (Bart, de las) Narratio Regionum Indicarum, et
Crudelitates Hispanorum in Indiis ; cum jig. fratrum de Bry,
4to. Franco/. 15Q8.
CHINESE. A Chinese Work, containing several hundred
small scenographic representations of arts, exercises, amuse-
ments, &c. of the Chinese, large 8vo.
CICERONIS (M. T.) Opera edid. Jos. Olivetus, 9 torn.
CH. MAG. Pam, 1740, 1, 2.
FRANCE. Memoires sur plusieurs Provinces, Villes, Ge-
u The plans and prospects of Audley-ende, twenty-five in number,
were engraved in 1676. The copper-plates were, it is said, sold to a
brazier in Cambridge as old copper, and beaten to pieces; the prints
are consequently become extremely scarce. Dr. Mead's copy was sold
for .60. by a mistake of the person employed to bid for it.
See in G&tgKs Topography, i. 357, account of Audley Inn, and
anecdotes of the family of the Winstanleys.
132
DUBLIN, TRIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
neralites, &c. de la France, 32 torn. fol. avec 40 grandes
Cartes. MSS.
FRANCE. Recueil de Pieces en Prose et en Vers, tres
rares et curieux, touchaut les Troubles en France, pendant les
Annees 1648 et 1649, 12 torn. 4to.
FUGGERORUM et Fuggerarum quae in familia nataa quaeve
in familiam transieruut, quot extant expressae Imagines 127 ;
CH. MAG. fol. Aug. Find. 15Q3.
The first edition, Kith eleven additional portraits, mak-
ing together 158. The plates are chiefly engraved by
Wolff. Kilian.
HALL, in Saxony, The Grand Festival at, anno I6l6; the
Procession, &c. represented in seventy copper-plates, by C.
Grahle; the description in German, fol. Halle, 1617.
KOTTEB* (Chiistoph.) Lux e Tenebris, hoc est clivina-
Revelationes Christinae Poniatoviae et Nic. Drabicii, cum Jig.
et iconibiiSy 4to. 1665.
LOGGAN* (Dav.) Cantabrigia Illustrata, CH. MAG.\(
\ 34 plates, fol. Cantab.
Oxouia Illustrata, CH. MAG. 40 X
plates, fol. Oxon. 1675.
x This false prophet and visionary enthusiast, with his coadjutors, x^
Drabjciu* and the Bohemian maiden, attracted considerable notice in
their day : they prophesied that the Turks were to ruin the House of
Austria; when Vicuna was besieged in 1683, this book was prodi-
giously sought after, and sold at a very high price. Had the Turks
made themselves masters of that city, new editions would have multi-
plied considerably. See an account of these fanatics in Gen. Diet. vi.
p. 567, &c.
y David Loggan distinguished himself by the accuracy and execu-
tion of his views of the buildings in both Universities ; fine impressions
of these works are now scarce.
From the advertisement below, it appears, that he intended to en-
grave a view of the Cathedral of Wells; but this was never published
133
DUBLIN, TRIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
LOTICHII (Jo. Pet.) Res Germanicae sub Matthia, et
Ferdinandis n. et 111. Imper. ab anno 1617 ad ann. 1643,
Jig. de Math. Merian, 2 toin. fol. Franco/. 1646 50.
The second volume comprehends a particular account of
the troubles in England, and the breaking out of the civil
war temp Car. i. v.ilh a view of the trial, and another of
the execution, of Lord Strafford.
MAIERI (Mich.) Atalanta frigiens, hoc est, Emblemata
nova de Secretis Naturse Chymica cum Jig. J. T. De Bry,
4to. Oppenh. 1618.
MANNUCCI (Aldo) Vita di Cosimo de' Medici, primo
Gran Duca di Toscana, fol. Bolog. 1586.
MESS EN 11 (Jo.) Scondia Illustrata, sen chronologia de
rebus Scondiae, hoc est, Sueciae, Daniae, Norvegiae, &c. ob-
servationibus aucta a Joan. Peringskiold, 10 torn, in 1 vol.
fol. Stockholm. Olavus Mnam, 1700 1703.
The second and best edition of a most learned and exact
work. Fid. Cat. de la Valliere 5372 : or Dufresnoy.
MONTMORENCY. Deduction de 1'Innocence de Messire
Philippe, Baron de Montmorency, Conte de Hoorn, &c.
8vo. Imprime au mois d'Avril, 1579-
M UN TING (Abr.) Herbal in Dutch, 2 vols. fol. large
paper, Jig. Leyde, Vander Aa, 1696.
Thefgures of plants are coloured in the style of highly
finished drawings, and bordered with gold; the title-pages,
head and tailpieces, and the capital letters, richly illumi-
nated.
v- " Lost, a large draught of the Cathedral Church of Wells, with pen
and Indian ink, in order lo be engraven ; whoever shall bring the said
draught to David Loggan, next door to the Golden Head, Leicester
Fields, shall receive a reward of forty shillings." London Gazette,
March 15, 19, 1G7G.
134
DUBLIN, TRIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
ORB INI (Mauro) 11 Regno degli Slavi, oggi detti Schia>-
voni, della loro origine sino all 1 anno 1370, fol. Jig. Pesaro,
1601.
PLUTARCH i Vitae Lat. diversorum Interpretum, 2 torn,
fol. in mernbr. J enet. Nic. Jenson, 1478.
Thejirst page of each volume, and the capitals through- /.
out, are illuminated.
Roo de, (Gerardi) Annales Rerum ab Austriacis princi-
pibus gestarum ; a Rudolpho i. ad Carolum v. fol. CEni-
ponti, 1592.
RUDBECKII (Olavi) Atlantica, sive Manheim, Suec. et
Lat.^'g. cum Olai Verelii Indice Linguae Vet. Scytho-Scan-
dicae, sive Gothicae; 3 torn. fol. Upsal. 1675 8998.
RVELLE (Claude de la) Pourtraicts des Ceremonies,
Honneurs et Pompe Funeb. faitz au Corps de feu Prince
Charles in. Due de Lorraine, &c. avec plus de 60 planches,
par Fr. Brentel; Lat. Fr. folio; Nancy, Polaise Andre,
1608.
SANDFORD'S (Fr.) Genealogical History of the Kings of
England ; plates by Hollar, fol. large paper, 1677-
SEPULVEDA (Jo. Genes.) Liber Gestorum jEgid. Al-
bomotii viri przeclarissimi, &.c. fol. Bonon. Hier. de Benedic-
tis, 1521.
SUECIA Antiqua et Hodierna, with upwards of 400 plates
by Vanden Aveeler and others, 3 vols. fol. obi. Holmice,
16911702.
TRACTS A Collection of Historical and PoliticalTracts,
upwards of ten thousand in number ; comprehending the rise,
progress, and political efforts of the United Provinces of the
Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries ; in Latin, French,
Flemish, and Dutch ; in about 250 volumes sm. 4to. with a
catalogue of the contents.
135
DUBLIN, THIN. COLL. LIBRARY.
VALENTYN (Fr.) Oud en Nieuw Cost Indien, 8 torn,
fol. fig.Dord. 1724 26.
VANDER Stil (Heer Simon) Journal of a Voyage to the
Cape, Anno 1685, in Dutch, with seventy-two coloured
drawings of various animals, plants, Sfc. MS.
VELDENAR'S Chronyk, 4to. large paper, Utrecht, 1480.
" The cuts (and, if I mistake not, the first book printed
with cuts) armorial bearings and circles are coloured. An
extra-fine copy of a very rare book." S. Paterson.
WILSON (Marc) Theatre d'Honneur et de Chevalerie,
ou le Miroir Heroique de la Noblesse, ^/g. 2 torn. fol. Paris,
1638.
With the plate of the grand Carousel at Paris, 5, 6, 7,
April 1612, which is often wanting.
WIRTEMBERG A. The Grand Festivals at Stutgard in the
Duchy of Wirtemberg in the years 160Q and ]6l6; the pro-
cessions represented in upwards of 3QQ plates : the descriptions
in German, 2 vols. fol. obi.
136
EDINBURGH.
THE
ADVOCATES' LIBRARY.
THE celebrated Sir George Mackenzie, Lord
Advocate of Scotland, had the merit of project-
ing this institution and of founding it in 1682.
In addition to the printed books, the Faculty are
in possession of a valuable collection of MSS. con-
sisting of the registers of many of the Scottish
monasteries, of illuminated Missals, and volumes
of original papers relating to the affairs of Scot-
land, as well as copies of others which have been
preserved by Sir Robert Cotton, or are extant in.
the public offices in England.
Among the Scottish historical records the most
remarkable are, Letters from James v. and the
Earl of Arran, governor of the kingdom in the in-
fancy of Queen Mary, to the Kings of England,
France, Norway, and Portugal, to the Duke of
Guise, Earl of Suffolk, &c. &c. from 1539 to)C
1542.
EDINBURGH, THE ADVOCATES' LIBRARY.
Original Letters by Anne of Denmark, Queen
of James vi. ; by Prince Henry and Prince
Charles, his sons ; by the Princess Elizabeth, his
daughter ; by the Elector Palatine, and his son,
to King James vi. entirely of a familiar nature.
In 1698, the Faculty purchased, at a considera-
ble expense, all those scarce and curious MSS.
which had been collected by Sir James Balfour,
Lyon King at Arms. In 1707 they received a
large donation of books in Natural History, to
which many of the most costly and magnificent
works on that branch of science have since been
added.
Frequent contributions increased the collec-
tion, and a settled fund for its benefit was at
length established ; every advocate on his admis-
sion to the honours and profits of the profession,
is obliged to pay a certain sum ; a part of which
is appropriated to the augmentation of the libra-
ry. Though abounding with valuable editions in
every class of literature, it contains but an incon-
siderable number of those exceedingly rare books
of a higher class that are to be found in many of
the English collections.
In 1700, the room where the library was kept
being nearly destroyed by fire, it was removed to
the place which it at present occupies, the ground-
floor of the Parliament House.
The first volume of the catalogue, begun in
<<1735, was printed in 1742, under the care of the
138
EDINBURGH, THE ADVOCATES' LIBRARY.
learned Ruddiman,* and Mr. Walter Goodall, the
keepers ; the second, consisting of later acquisi-
tions, was compiled by Mr. Alexander Brown," 1 '
the librarian ; this was followed by a third volume
in 1807.
The first production of the Scottish press, pre-
served in this library, should not here pass un-
noticed : it is a Breviary composed by the Bishop
of Aberdeen for the use of his cathedral, and
printed in the year 1509 ; it consists of two vo-
lumes in small octavo; the title-page of the first,
and some leaves at the end are wanting. The
second volume, printed in 1510, has at the begin-
ning a calendar, and at the end these words : -
" Opido Edinburgensi impresso jussu et impensis
honorabilis viri Walteri Chepman ejusdem opidi
Mercatoris quarto die Junii milessimo ccccc deci-
mo;" on the outside of this leaf is a wooden en-
graving representing a man and woman, clothed
with skins of beasts, their shoulders bare, and
their heads adorned with wreaths of flowers :
between them stands a tree, upon which is sus-
pended a shield with W. C. in Cypher. Vid.
Herbert's Ames, in. 1468.
* Ruddiman retaiued his situation of Keeper of the Advocates'
Library nearly fifty years : he was, on his resignation, succeeded by
the celebrated Da\id Hume.
133*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY
Is a noble room about ninety-seven feet long, yet
forming three distinct apartments, with galleries
above, and an ante-room ; it was erected in the
early part of the last century.
The Collection has at various times been en-
riched by munificent bequests. Dr. Waddington,
Bishop of Chichester, gave numerous volumes of
theological, historical, and political tracts. Sir
Henry Savile, Dean Godolphin, and Nicholas
Mann, Esq. Master of the Charter-House, were
benefactors. The late Richard Topham, Esq.
formerly Keeper of His Majesty's Records in the
Tower, bequeathed his Collection of MS. Bibles;
theological and classical authors, mostly fine
copies, and of the best editions ; drawings by
Bartoli of the Antiquities of the Tyrol, &c. exe-
cuted from the originals at Rome, and other parts
of Italy.
Mr. Pote, of Bengal, presented to the library
about 260 volumes of Persian manuscripts.
The late Mr. Anthony Storer* gave to the
* Mr. Storer was educated at Eton, with Mr. Fox and Earl Fjtz-
william ; and at Cambridge with the Earl of Carlisle. Having finished
his academic course, he became a leader of fashion, and for many
years figured in the circle of bon ton. He was an accomplished, po-
lite, and elegant man ; but influenced, at times, by a state of health
134*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY.
College his elegant and curious library of Italian
and classical books ; among the latter are several
Aldine editions, and large paper Maittaires ; Old
Plays, Topographical and Historical Works, and
a series of Prints and valuable Portraits, particu-
larly his illustrated copy of Granger's Biographic
cal History, in sixteen large folio volumes : the
whole were estimated at about 8,000/. Many of
highly bilious ; be occasionally assumed a brusque demeanour, ap-
proaching to rudeness ; this would be apparent from the querulous
tone of his voice, and the strongly distorted lines of his sickly coun-
tenance.
He had an extensive knowledge of the editions and relative value
of books, and was well conversant iu portraits and prints : a cheap
purchase was at all times a source of infinite gratification to him.
His volumes were select, and great assiduity and care were bestowed
in acquiring them.
Mr. Storer died at Bristol Hot Wells, July 5, 1799, in his 54th year.
The following Inscription to his memory, written by a fellow student,
is placed in Purley Church :
H. S. E.
ANTOMUS MORRIS STORER,
Vir sui temporis multo elegantissimus,
Et centum amator artium in plurimis facile princeps.
A secretis Comitis de Carlisle Americam visit,
Legationis a secretis ad Regem Christianissimum missus est.
Domi Senator fuit.
Notus interim animi fundatoris,
In Collegium Henrici Sexti,
Id omne quod alii amico genio,
Haeredi largitus est.
Obiit anno aetatis suae LIV.
Hoc manner testament! curatores
Faciundum jusserunt.
Inscripsit Stephanus.
155*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY.
his books are adorned with prints and drawings
by various artists. This munificent benefaction
is commemorated by the following elegant and
classical inscription, placed in the library, under
a portrait of the donor, in his academic dress.
" Libros hosce perelegantes, judicio suo subtili, nee mediocri suinptu
undique conquisitos, ANTONIUS MORRIS STORER, de Purley in agro
Berkiensi arm 1 .; Liberalium artium Cultor egregius, pueritiae hie
actae memor, Collegio Etonensi pie et munifice testamento legavit,
A. D. MDCCXCIX. Dona haec, subsidia literarum pulcherrima, Nostrum
erit grate commemorare, fideliter tueri."
136*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY.
ASHMOLE'S (El.) Antiquities of Berkshire, 3 vols. in 2.
L. p. 8vo. 1719, with additional plates.
BIB LI A Hebraica, 2 vols. fol. Neap. 1487. Impress, in
Membr.
" This very curious edition has many words different from
all the Hebrew copies printed afterwards, and contrary
to the Masora. This is probably one of the reasons for
which the whole edition may have been destroyed, except
this copy.*"
" Hoc exemplar unicum et flammis ereptum ubi pars est
credere et solo raritatis nomine estimandum."
Bibliotheca Coll. Reg. Eton, donavit Tho. Pellet.
MS. note.
De hoc libra vide Biblioth. Ebr&a Wolfii.
BIBLIA Hebraica pars tertia quam Cethubim vocant Hap-
brei, cum comment Rabb. Liberari, 2 vols. 4to. Neap. 1487.
Liber valde pretiosus.
Hibernice, 4to. Lond. 1685. X
Islandica, sen Runica juxta vers. Lutheri ; jussu
Friderici II. Daniae Regis publicata, fol. Holm. Island. 1584.
BURNET'S (Gilb.) History of his Own Time, 2 vols. fol.
L. P. 1724. Illustrated with many fine and rare portraits,
and bound in 4 vols.
CECCO d'Ascoli (Franc, de Stab.) de I'ordine de Cieli,
4to. Vm. 1478. \\&.T,
CLAVEL (John) His Recantation of an ill-led Life, 4to.
1634, with the Life and Death of Capt. G. Cusack, Capt.
James Whitney, and the Rebel Stenko Razin.
CLITI A Veronese, Finfelice Amore di Giulia e Romeo, in
ottava rima, 8vo.'- Vineg. 1553.
CORYAT'S (Thos.) Crudities. 4to. l6ll, with additional
plates.
"* Four or 0vc more copies are supposed to exist in other collections.
137*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY.
GASCOIGNE (Geo.) The Droome of Doomesday, 4to.
1576.
GRAMMONT (Comte de) Memoires du, par Antoine Ha-
milton, 4to. Strawb. Hill, 1771, with additional portraits.
GRANGER'S (Jas.) Biographical History of England, il-
lustrated with numerous portraits, in 16 vols. folio, bound
in Russia leather.
Original Letters to Richard Bull, Esq.
&c. MS. 4to;
H ADDON i (Gualt.) Orationes, Epistolae, &c. Hatcheri,
S 4to. Lond. 1567. See an account of this Author in Beloe's
Anted. V. 217.
JASON, Histoire de, fol. s. a. et I. said to be unique.
LUCRETIUS, 4to. Vemt. Aldus, 1500. The Colbert copy
in ornamented binding. La plus belle exemplaire que n'ai
jamais vu. MS. note.
LUDUS Scacchiae, Chesse Play, 4to. H. Jackson, 1597.
Mis SALE Romanum Enchiridion preclare ecclesie Sa-
rum. 8vo. printed on vellum, with illuminations, Paris, Har-
douyn, 1530. This book belonged to Queen Mary I. , The
following sentence, in her hand-writing, is said to have been ad-
dressed to her Lord Chamberlain, when on her death-bed ;
" My Lorde, I shall desire you to pray for me. Mary the
Queene." This volume afterwards came into the possession
' of Mary of Este, Queen of James II. and subsequently into
the hands of a London bookseller, from whom it was purchased
for fifty-three shillings, by Bishop Fleetwood, and presented
"7io the College Library.
MONTE Santo di Dio, composta da Antonio da Sienna,
fol. Fir. 1491. In l\ie first edition of this book, printed at
Florence in 1477, we have some of the earliest specimens of
copper plate engraving extant, supposed to be executed by
Baccio Baldini. Vid. Ottley's Hist, of Engraving, I. 375.
138*
ETON COLLEGE LIBRARY.
NANTEUIL (Rob.) Les Ouvrages de, 2 vols. fol. a fine
Collection of Portraits by this celebrated Engraver.
PARKER (Mat.) de Antiquitate EcclesiaB Britannicse, fol.
1572, with the Archbishop's MS. corrections of the proof
sheets, in his own hand-writing. Mr. Tutet's copy, complete,
collated by Dr. Rawlinson, and also by Dr. Drake for his
new edition.
PORTRAITS, British, a large Collection of, arranged ac-
cording to Bromley's Catalogue, in 1 1 vols. atlas fol.
REYNOLDS (Sir Josh.) A Collection of Portraits after
this Master, in 3 atlas folio vols.
SHAKSPEARE'S Works, fol. first edit. 1623. illustrated
with prints.
SMITH'S (Capt. John) History of Virginia, fol. L. p.
This copy belonged to K. James I. " The arms pasted in-
side were part of the original binding when I bought the book :
1 met with it at Derby, at a dirty bookseller's in that town."
A. Storer. MS. note. Rebound in green morocco^ by Roger
Payne.
THUANI Historia, cunl Buckley, 7 torn. fol. in 14, the
second large paper. Lond. 1733. Illustrated with portraits.
WALPOLE'S (Hor.) Anecdotes of Painting and Engraving
in England, 5 vols. 4to. Strazvb. Hill, 1762, &c. with addi-
tional portraits.
Noble Authors, 2 vols. small 8vo.
Strawb. Hill, 1758. Illustrated with prints, and bound in
2 vols. fol.
WILLIS'S (Browne) History of the Town of Buckingham,
&c. 4to. 1755. with additional plates.
WRIGHT'S (Jas.) Antiquities of Rutlandshire, L. p. fol.
1684, with additional plates.
139
GLASGOW
HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
DR. William Hunter, one of the most eminent
collectors of his time, like his predecessor, the
munificent Mead, expended large sums in enrich-
ing his Museum with the most valuable treasures
of ancient learning.
This library of printed books comprises more
than twelve thousand volumes, among which are
many of the rarest specimens of early typogra-
phy ; considerable additions to the ancient clas-
sical department were made at the sale of the
celebrated Askew collection : some of the copies
on vellum, from the presses of the early Venetian
and Florentine printers, are of unrivalled splen-
dour.
Among the English printers we may enumerate
several productions by Caxton and Wynken de
Worde ; and some of the Chronicles in black
letter.
The manuscripts, exceeding six hundred vo-
lumes in number, form a splendid collection ; se-
veral are written on vellum, and beautifully illu-
minated : there are many superb Missals, oriental
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manuscripts, both ancient and modern, original
historical documents, and several pieces of old
English and Scottish poetry.
The department of MSS. has, since its arrival at
Glasgow, been augmented both by purchase and
donation.
Captain J. Laskey, in his account of the Hun-
terian Museum, printed at Glasgow in 1813, has
briefly enumerated the titles of several of the
early editions of the classics, &c. that are to be
found in this collection.
JEsopus, Gr. 4to. ED. PR. absque ulla nota (sed Me- y^y.
diol. circa 1480).
AMMIANUS Marcellinus, fol. ED. PR. Roma, 1474.
ANTHOLOGIA Epigram matum Graecorum, Gr. ED. PR.
in membr. Florent. 1494.
APOLLONIUS Rhodius, Gr. ED. PR. 4to. Florent. 1496.
APPIANUS, Lat. interp. Pet. Candido, fol. (Yen.) V. de
Spira, 1472.
APULEIUS, ED. PR. fol. Roma;, 1469.
ARISTOPHANES, ED. PR. fol. Vend. Aldus, 1498.
ARISTOTELIS Opera, Gr. ED. PR. 6 vols. fol. Venet. X- V
Aldus, 14958.
ASTRO NO MI Veteres, Gr. Lat. fol. Venet. Aldus, 1499.
AUGUSTINUS (S.) de Civitate Dei, fol. Roma, 1468.
AUSONH Epigrammatum liber, et alia opuscula, ED. PR.
fol. (Fenet.) 1472.
BIB LI A Latina, fol. Mogunt. P. Schoiffer, 1472. &&
BIB LI A volgare historiata (per Nicolo de Malermi) 2 vols*
fol. Fenezia, 1471.
141
GLASGOW, HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
BUR LEY (Walt, de) liber de vita ac moribus philosopho-
rum poetarumque vet. 4to. Colon.
CJESAR, Ep. PR. fol. Roma, 3469-
CATULLUS, Tibullus et Propertius, ED. PR. fol. Fenet.
. de Spira, 1472.
C AX TON. The Boke called Caton, fol. 1483.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
The Cronicles of Englond, fol. 1480.
Godefroy of Boloyne, fol. 1481.
The Golden Legende, fol. 1 483.
Thymage or Myrrour of the Worlde, fol.
1481.
Myrrour of the blessyd Lyf of Christe, fol.
(no date.)
Polycronicon, fol. 1482.
. Virgilius, the Boke of Eneydos, fol. 1490.
CELSUS (Corn.) de Medicina, 4to. ED. PR. Florent.
1478.
CICERONIS Officiorum, lib. in. ED. PR. Mogunt. 1465.
in membr. ib. 1466.
CLARENDON (Lord), Letters to, by the most celebrated
characters of his time. MS.
CLAUDIANI Opera, ED. PR. fol. Ficent. 1482.
DANTE, col comm. da Imola, fol. Fen. Spira, 147*1.
DEVONSHIRE (Duke of), Cabinet of Gems, engraved by
Gosmond, 4to. S9 plates, (Fid. p. 41.)
DIVES et Pauper, fol. Pynson, 1493.
s ELIZABETH (Q.) Original Proclamations by, a large vo-
lume. They are fairly written, and all signed by her majes-
ty's own hand, many of them are countersigned by her lord
chancellor, and other great officers of state. They are of dif-
ferent years of her reign, and relate to Spanish, Irish, and
Scotch affairs, War, Treaties, and Peace, Traytors, Par-
142
GLASGOW, HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
dons, and Commissions, Coin, Mint, Wines, Wood, Woollen
Cloth, &c. MS.
ESTHER, the Book of, in the Hebrew language. MS.
The margins are ornamented with figures of birds and
flowers, drawn in Indian ink.
EUTROPIUS, fol. ED. PR. Roma (G. Laur.)
HERODOTUS, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Aldus, 1502.
HOMERI Opera, Gr. in 3 vols. fol. ED. PR.
1488,
ISOCRATES, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Medial. 1493.
JOHANNIS (S.) Evangelists Historia; an early specimen
of wooden-block printing.
JOSEPHUS, Latine; fol. ED. PR. Augusta, 1470. y*V
LEGEND, the Golden, fol. Empr. by Jul. Notary, 1503. .*/-
LUDOLPHI Carthusiensis, Vita Christi, translate en fran-
cois de Touvrage latin, par le Grand. On vellum, with illu-
minated miniatures; in the ancient red velvet binding, 4
vols. fol. MS. (From the collection of M* Gaignat.)
LYD GATE'S Sege and Destruccyon of Troye, fol. Pyn-
son, 1513.
MACROBIUS, fol. ED. PR. Venet. N. Jenson, 1472.
MUNDINI Anatomia, fol. Papia, 1478.
NEPQS (Corn.) fol. ED. PR. Venet. 1471.
OVIDII Opera, fol. ED^PR. Bononia, Balth. Azogui- y^f
dus. The first book printed at Bologna.
Ov i DII Opera, 2 torn. fol. Roma, Szceynh. et Pann. 147 1 .
PLATONIS Opera, Gr. 2 vols. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Al-
dus, impress, in membr. 1513.
This fine copy of the Aldine Plato, on vellum, was pur-
chased by Dr. Hunter, at Askew's sale, for fifty-three gui-
neas; it was Lord Oxford's copy, and cost him \Q5.
PLIKII Historia Naturalis, foL ED. PR. Venet. 146Q.
PLUTARCH i Vitae, Latine, ED. PR. lloma (circa 1470).
143
GLASGOW, HUNTERIAN MUSEUM.
POGGII Facetiae, fol. absque ulla nota, (1470.)
PRISCIANI Grammatica, fol. ED. PR. cum anni nota;
(Fenet. V. de Spira,) 1470.
PROMPTORIUS Puerorum, fol. Imp. per Rich. Pynson.
1499.
> \; SALLUSTIUS, fol. ED. PR. cum anni nota; (Fenet.
Find, de Spira,) 1470.
SCOTI (Mich.) phisionomiae liber, 4to. 1477.
TAMBACO (Joan, de) Consolationes Theologize, fol.
This work, printed in imitation of MS. about 1475, has
not the printer's name or residence. It bears the date of 1 366.
TERENTIANUS (Maurus) de Litteris et syllabis etmetris
Horatii, fol. ED. PR. Medial 1497.
TEWRDANNCTH (illustria facta clarissimi Herois et Equi-
tis) Poema Germanica lingua conscriptum a Melchior Pfintz-
ing, decano Norimbergensi, cum 118 pulch. tab. ligno incisis
ornatum; (per Hans Scheffelein) impress in membr. fol.
Norimb. 1517.
This allegorical poem was composed in honour of the
( marriage of the Emperor Maximilian the First, \vith the
Princess Mary of Burgundy ; and some authors affirm that
it was written by the imperial bridegroom himself.
THESAURUS Cornucopia?, &c. Gr. fol. Fen. Aldus, 1496.
VALERIUS Maximus, fol. ED. PR. cum anni nota, Mog.
1471.
WORDE (W. de) Exornatorium Curatorum, 4to.
WORDE (W. de) The Kalendar of Shepeherdes, 4to. 1528.
WORDE (W. de) The Myracles of our blessyd Lady, 4to.
1530.
WORDE (W.de) The Ordynarye of Crysten Men, 4to,
1506.
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LONDON.-
LIBRARY
OF THE
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.
A CATALOGUE of the printed books, drawn up by
Nicholas Carlisle, Esq. secretary, was printed in
1816, in 4to.
A catalogue of the manuscripts, prepared by
Henry Ellis, Esq. secretary, is attached to the .
above volume.
a The beautiful library at the Gray Friars in London, called Christe's
Hospital, was built by the celebrated Sir Richard Whitington, thrice
Lord Mayor of London. Stow informs us, that " Richard Whiting-
ton in the yeere 1429 founded the library, which was in length one
hundred twenty and nine feete, and in breadth thirty one; all seeled
with wainscot, having 28 deskes, and eight double settles of wainscot;
which (in the next yeere following) was altogether finished in build-
ing, and within 3 yeeres after furnished with bookes, to the charges of
five hundred fifty five pound tenne shillings, whereof Richard Whit-
ington bare foure hundred pound, the rest was borne by Doctor Tho-
mas Winchelsey, a frier there: and for the writing out of D. Nicholas
de Lira his workes in two volumes to be chained there, 100 markes,"
Sec. Stow's Survey of London, 4to. 1618, p. 590.
Leland (Collect. HI. p. 52) relates that John Wallden, a learned
carmelite, bequeathed to the same library as many MSS. of approved
authors, written in capital Roman characters, as were then estimated
LONDON, LIBRARY OF THE
BARBARO (Daniel), Relazione fatta nel Serenissimo Se-
nato dopo la sua legazione d'Inghilterra, ove fu Ambasciatore
per la Serenissima Republica, in tempo del Re Odoardo vi.
nel 1551, 4to. Londra.
BLUNDELL (H.) Engravings of Statues, Busts, &c. in
the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq. 2 vols. imp. fol. 1809.
(Fid. p. 30.)
CARVE (Tho.) Lyra, sive Anacephalaeosis Hibernica ;
4to. Sulzb. 1666.
CHAUNC* b (Sir H.) The Historical Antiquities of Hert-
fordshire; with plates; fol. Lond. 1700.
at more than 2000 pieces of gold. He adds, that this library, even in
his time, exceeded all others in London for multitude of books and
antiquity of copies.
"Adjoining to the chapel (of Guildhall) on the south side, Mas
sometime a faire and large library, furnished with bookes, pertaining
to the Guildhall and Colledge. These bookes, as it is said, were in
the reign of Edward the 6. sent for by Edward Duke of Somerset,
lord protector, with promise to be restored shortly: men laded from
thence 3 carrtes with them, but they were never returned. This li-
brary was builded by the executors of R. Whithigton, and by W.
Bury." Stow (ut tupra), 494.
An account of the public and private libraries in London, in the be-
ginning of the last century, extracted from Bagford's papers in the
British Museum, may be seen in the Gent's Mag. for the months of
Sept Oct. Nov. and Dec. 1816.
In the same magazine for July, 1790, Mr. Henry Lemoine had pre-
viously communicated many of the preceding accounts, without ac-
knowledging the name of the writer.
b " In the Portledgc Library was found a proposal, dated 1697, by
four booksellers of London, for printing the above book, in which they
apologize to the nobility and gentry, that on account of the dearness of
paper, and higkprice of printing, they shall be under the necessity of
charging the subscribers twenty shillings for each book; which would
146
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.
COINS. A Book in folio, written in different hands;
chiefly relating to Coins and Coinage ; and including nume-
rous Deeds on vellum, and printed Proclamations respecting
Money. MS.
CROMWELL (Ol.) Letters, Addresses, Petitions, &c.
to Oliver Cromwell, between the years 1650 and 1654. Ori-
ginals, on Paper. At the beginning of the volume is a table
of contents, with the names of the writers and the dates of the
different letters, folio. MS.
DARNLEY (Hen. Lord). A thin volume in quarto, con-
taining an Account of an ancient Picture, representing the
Death of King Henry Darnley of Scotland, brought to Eng- ,
land by the Duke of Richmond, from his Castle of Aubign6.
At the end of the account is the signature of Martin Folkes.
P. R. S. MS.
EDWARD vi. 1. A Short Abstract of the Manner and
v/ 1
Forme of Coronation of King Edward the sixt, with the
Pompe, Services, and Ceremonies therto of Antiquitie belong-
ing and still vsed.
2. An older and more detailed Account of the Accession
and Coronation of the King: with a minute Description of
the Pageants.
3. The Order directed to be preserved in the Procession
both at the coming from the Tower and the Coronation of v
Queen Mary, folio. MS.
HENRY vm. " The ffirste Part of the Inventory of the
Juelles, Plate, Stuff, Ordenaunce, Munition, and other goods
be a large folio, on fine paper, of 110 full sheets, including five maps
and thirty-Jive elegant engravings of the seats, monuments, &c. of the
nobility and gentry of that county. Of this work 500 copies were
printed, and lately a copy was sold in London for upwards of forty
147
LONDON, LIBRARY OF THE
belonging to our late Souerayne Lorde King Henry theight,
pervsed and examyned by certeyne Commissioners apointed
by the Kinges Maiestie that nowe is by his Highnes Lettres
Patentes." 1 Edw. vi. folio. MS.
HENTZNER (Paulus), J. C. Itinerarium Germanise,
;' Gallia?, Angliaa, et Italiae; cum indice, 4to. Bresla, 1617.
HOWARD (Lord). "The Boke of dayly percellis be-
gonne the xx n yere off Kyng Edward the iiij th and the xxiij*
day of Feuerer wyche lastyth vnto the xiiij. day off Octobre in
the xxij" yere off the Rayng off the sayde Kyng Edward ; &
/also Rekenyngis for the goyng into Skotlande." Folio. An
original book of the domestic and other expences of John
Lord Howard, afterwards Duke of Norfolk. MS.
JAMES I. (K.) Ordinances for the Government and Or-
dering of the Household of King James the First. On tt-Z-
lum. An original book, signed by the king at the beginning
and the end. At the end are Declarations respecting Diett
for the different departments, folio. MS.
KEIMHAION Supellectilis Antiquariae penes Christopho-
rum Wren C ri . fil. MDCC.XXIX. quo continentur Marmora,
Statuae, Gemmae, Numismata Graeca et Romana, aliaque
Vetuslatis Monumenta. Tomi duo, folio. MS.
Ox FORD. -^-Collections relating chiefly to the University of
Oxford ; extracted from the several public libraries there by
"William Smith, senior fellow of University College, and rec-
tor of Melsonby in the county of York." Making 27 vols.
in 4to. An elaborate table of contents occurs at the begin-
ning of each volume. MS.
STATE PAPERS, various, of the time of King Charles the
First. MS.
WEEVER (John). " The Rul'd Paper Booke;" contain-
ing numerous collections from books and manuscripts in the
hand-writing of John Weever the antiquary. At the begin-
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iiing is an Index which does not appear to refer to this vo-
lume, but to Stow's Annals, &c. fol. MS.
WEEVER (John) "A Discourse of Funerall Monuments,
of Burialls, and Kind of Buriall, of the Foundation and Fall
of Religious Houses, of Religious Orders, and of other oc-
currences touched vpon in the whole passage of these intend-
ed Labours." In folio. The original MS. of Weever's Fu-
neral Monuments. Together with the rough draft for the
Index to his printed work, fol. MS.
WIN TON DOMESDAY. This volume, which is of the
small foiio size, and apparently in its original covers, is written
upon thirty-three leaves of vellum, and is divided into two
parts or portions.
The first is entitled, "Liber de terris Regis reddenti-
bus," &c. The second, " Inquisitio de terris Winton."
The former part of this MS. appears to have been com-
piled in the time of King Henry i. Prefixed to the MS.
are some remarks on its history and contents in the hand-
Writing of Bishop Lyttelton. It is also accompanied by
twenty-six leaves of vellum, the remains of a Latin Service-
Book of the Saxon period, which were taken by a former
possessor from within the ornamented covers.
This MS. is said to have been formerly in the possession
of Dr. Young, Dean of Winchester in the time of King
James I. It was afterwards purchased at the sale of the
library of James West, Esq. by Mr. Brander. MS.
WORSLEYANUM, Museum, or a collection of antique
Basso-Relievos, Bustos, &c. &c. 2vols. fol. London, 1794.
(Fid, p. 63.)
149
LONDON.
BRITISH MUSEUM: (Vid. p. 1 04.)
LONDON INSTITUTION
"WAS established in the year 1805, by the exer-
tions of a few spirited individuals ; one of the
principal objects is the formation of a valuable
and extensive library; works on the sciences, ge-
neral history, and particularly topography, are
both numerous and valuable in this collection; it
contains also many of the best authors in classical,
Italian, and Spanish literature.
A splendid edifice is now erecting in Lower
Moorfields for the purposes of this establishment;
the library is ninety-seven feet long, and forty-two
feet wide; with a gallery on each side, and light-
ed by a double range of windows.
A catalogue of the library of the London In-
stitution, arranged in alphabetical order, was
printed in 1813; it forms an octavo volume of
750 pages.
ROYAL INSTITUTION
" Was founded by the liberality of a few noblemen
and gentlemen for the immediate use of the sub-
scribers to that establishment. It contains the
best and most useful edition of every Greek and
150
LONDON, ROYAL SOCIETY.
Roman classic author, with the best translations
in English, and some in other modern languages.
The class of mathematical science, in all its
branches, is very full, with the best scientific
journals and transactions of learned and philoso-
phical societies. The historical class, particu-
larly the English, will be found very interesting.
Towards the formation of the library a purchase
was made of the entire collection of the late Tho-
mas Astle, Esq. author of the " Origin and Pro-
gress of Writing:" which library was chiefly col-
lected by the Rev. Philip Morant, author of the
y History of the County of Essex. Many of the
books are enriched with his manuscript notes,
particularly those relating to Biography." Pre-
face, p. v. to A Catalogue of the Library of the
Royal Institution of Great Britain. Methodi-
cally arranged, with an alphabetical index of au-
thors. By William Harris, keeper of the library.
8vo. 1809.
ROYAL SOCIETY.
Lord Henry Howard, afterwards Duke of/
Norfolk, and grandson of that eminent virtuoso,
Thomas Earl of Arundel, gave his noble library
to the Royal Society soon after its formation in '
1662: this gift was obtained through the influ-
ence of the celebrated John Evelyn, a most zea-
lous promoter of that establishment : it is a repo-
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LONDON, SIGN COLLEGE LIBRARY.
sitory chiefly of books of science and general li-
terature; and has been considerably enlarged by
the donations of private individuals; these are
usually reported in the annual volumes of the
Philosophical Transactions. Of this collection
no catalogue has been published since the year
1(38 l. d
SIGN COLLEGE LIBRARY
Was built about the year 1630, at the expense of
John Sympson, rector of St. Olave's, one of the
executors of Dr. Thomas White, the founder, for
the benefit of the London clergy. The books
were furnished by various benefactors, whose
names were preserved in a large vellum register;
and the library was much augmented by the re-
moval of the collection from the old cathedral of
X St. Paul's to the College in 1647.
" d Marmaduke Foster, according to Bagford, took a catalogue of
this library in 1687; but, before it was printed, it was curtailed by
some who knew nothing of the matter. This valuable library, great
part of which came out of that of Matthew Corvinus, King of Hun-
gary, at Bud&, belonged to Bilibaldus Pirkcimerus, counsellor to
Charles v. whose great learning and extensive abilities, both in the
y field and cabinet, were equal to his piety and probity. A considerable
part of the collection, particularly such books as related to their branch
of study, were given by the Duke of Norfolk to the College of Hc-
- raids in 1678, and are now in their library, marked H. D. N. Later
benefactions making a more full and perfect catalogue necessary, one
was prepared for the press, but never printed. Vid. Gougk's Topog.
1.662.
LONDON, THE TOWER.
Part of the building, with several books, being
destroyed in the great fire of London, the whole
edifice was soon afterwards rebuilt, and the col-
lection enlarged.
George, Earl of Berkeley, in 1682, bestowed
the very valuable library of Sir Robert Coke, son *.
of the lord chief justice ; and, at his death, in.
1698, he bequeathed his own library to the College.
In the year 1679, a collection belonging to the
Jesuits was seized at Holbeck, in Yorkshire, con-
fiscated to the crown, and, through the media-
tion of Archbishop Saricroft, was granted by the
king for the use of the College. Other benefac-
tors were Dr. Lawson, Mr. Thomas James, print-
er ; the Rev. Mr. Waple; Henry Compton, Bishop
of London, &c. &c.
A large proportion of the collection consists of
the sacred writings and their commentators ; ec-
clesiastical history, and polemic writers.
A classed catalogue, with an alphabetical in-
dex, compiled by Wm. Reader, Library-Keeper,
was published in folio, 1724.
THE TOWER.
The RECORDS preserved in Wakefield Tow-
er, and in the White Tower, commonly called
Caesar's Chapel, are of various kinds.
In the former are deposited the ROLLS OP
PARLIAMENT, Writs of Summons, and Returns to
LONDON, THE TOWER.
Parliament: CHARTS ANTIQUE, or Inrolments
of Grants and Charters from William i. to Hen-
ry in. These are the most ancient Records ; of
which a Calendar, with an index " Locorum"
was printed in 1772.
PAPAL BULLS and LETTERS. These begin in
the reign of King John, in the pontificate of In-
nocent in. and end in that of Martin v. who was
contemporary with Henry vi. of England.
Wakefield Tower is a magnificent room of an
octagon form, twenty-three feet in height ; the
walls are ten feet thick.
In the White Tower, or Casars Chapel, which
is sixty-four feet long, and thirty-one wide, are
deposited Sills, Answers, Depositions, and other
Proceedings in the Court of Chancery, from the
reign of Queen Elizabeth to that of Queen Anne ;
Warrants of Privy Seal, Signet Bills, fyc.
In the Office Room are placed the calendars
to the Records, amounting to 102 volumes; also
the Book of Common Prayer, or Liturgy, of the
Church of England, as established by law soon
after the Restoration, with the great seal of Eng-
land appendant thereto, and certified to be a cor-
rect copy under the hands and seals of eight
learned persons appointed by the king the first
day of November, 1662. The book is printed
on vellum, and has several corrections in manu-
script. Large folio. London, 1662.
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THE CHETHAM LIBRARY.
HUMPHREY CHETHAM, Esq. of Clayton, in 1051,
founded and endowed an hospital and library at
Manchester: a thousand pounds were given at
the commencement to be expended in the pur-
chase of books ; and considerable sums were af-
terwards bequeathed for the augmentation of the
library. The catalogue, published by Mr. Rad-
cliffe, the late librarian, in two vols. 8vo. 1791,7
consists of more than 6700 articles; the Theolo-
gical Class contains about 1900; Ancient and
Modern History, Geography, ^c. 1700; Arts and
Sciences, 1600; Poetry and Belles Lettres, 1200;
and Jurisprudence, 300. Prefixed to the cata-
logue is a portrait of the founder; he died in
1653, aged 73.
JEscHYLi Tragaediae vi. Graec, 8vo. ED. PR.
Aldus, 1518.,
ANACREON, Gr. et Lat. 4to. ED. PR. Lut. H. Steph.
1554.
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AUCTORES Classic! in usum Delphini, 58 torn. 4to. Pa-
risiis, 1674, &c.
AULUS Gellius; cum illuminalionibus, fol. Venet. Nic.
Jenson. 1472.
BACON'S (Roger) Myrrour of Alchimy, &c. 4to. Print-
ed by Creede, 1597. (Imperf. to p. 5.)
BARBARI (Francisci) De Re Uxoria liber, ad Laureu-
tium de Medicis Florentinum, cum epistola prefatoria Pog-
gii, 8vo. MS.
BONAVENTURA (S.) The Merour of the blisside Lyfe
of Jesus Chi iste, made English ; with several tracts of Rich-
ard the Hermit, 4to. MS.
CAVAZZI (Giov. Ant. di Montecuculo) Istorica Descri-
zione di Congo, Matatnba et Angola : fol. con Jig. Bologna,
1687.
DIOMEDES, Phocas, Caper, Agroetiits, &c. de Arte
Grammatica. ED. PR. cum illuminationibus, fol. sine anno
aut loco (Nic. Jenson).
DUNKELD. Records of Dunkeld, from the year 1560 to
1649 ; or (according to the printed copy), Memoirs of
Henry Guthry, late Bishop of Dunkel, in Scotland, wherein
the Conspiracies and Rebellions against Charles i. are re-
lated. This copy varies from the printed one. 8vo. MS.
GORIBAY (Estevan) D'El Compendio Historial de las
Chronicas y universal Historia de todos los Reynos de Espa-
uia XL. libros, 4 torn. fol. En Amberes, por Christ. Plan-
tino, 1571.
The best edition, superintended by the author.
HEARNE'S (Thomas) Histories and Antiquities, 59 vols,.
V^fivo. Oxon. 1709, Sec.
HOLLINGSWORTHV (Richard) Mancuniensis, or an His*
c Hollingsworth was an active Presbyterian preacher in the begin-
ning of the civil wars, author of a curious piece of divinity, called
156
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tory of the Towne of Manchester, written in the beginning of
the civil wars, fol. MS.
KNYVETTV (H.) Project for the Defence of England
against Foreign Invasions, addressed to Queen Elizabeth, 4to.
1596. MS.
KOTTERI (Christ.) Prophetia?, &c. 4to. fig. sine /oco,
Anna inchoanda hbertatis, 1657- (Vid. p. 1J3.)
KUERDEN'S ('Richard) Collections for an intended His-
tory of Lancashire, 2 vols. fol. MS.
LAN DO Relationi del' Viaggio fattodal Signer Girolamo
Lando di Venetia in Inghil terra, 4to. MS.
LINDSAY, History of Scotland from the year 1436, fol.
This is the original MS. and was given to the P. Library
at Manchester, by William Stirling, of Ereskin-House, -J
near Glasgow, Esq.
" The Holy Ghost on the Bench, and other Spirits at the Bar; or, the
Judgment of the Holy Spirit of God upon the Spirits of the Times,
1657."
f " Of this writer I can find nothing, except what he says of him-
self in his dedication of this treatise to Queen Elizabeth, (which, from
its being bound in red velvet, the illuminations of the capital letters,
and the singular beauty of the penmanship, I should judge to have
been presented to her ;) wherein he mentions, ' yett if it male please
your Ma tif - not toforgett that at the sfege of Lieth, 1 had the charge of
A hnndereth horse, and after the siege ended (where I lost both Urn and
Hood) I had the charge of two hundereth foote in the garrison of Har-
wich, which u-ere fiftie more than tJie eldest Captayne there had, and was
tu-ise after that ymployed in your Ma tis - service in Scotland under the
Lord Scroope that last died, and the Earl of Sussex, then your Majesties
President at Yorke.' From this hint I found in Ridpath's Border His-
tory of England and Scotland, p. 600, his name, which is there spelled
Knevet, mentioned among others as displaying great bravery in a i
skirmish between the English forces quartered at Barwick, and the
Scotch, being in the corps of Lord Scroope, Lord Marshall." Note by
Mr. Radcliffe.
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fl LITURGY (the first) in King Edward vi. reign, fol. Lon-
y don, 1549.
MARMOL Caravajal (Luys del) Historia del Rebellion y
castigo de los Moriscos del Reyno cle Granada, fol. En Ma-
laga, 1600.
O CAMPO (Florian) et Ambrosio de Morales, La Coro-
nica General de Espana, 4 torn. fol. Medina del Campo, fyc.
en Cordova, 1553, 1586, &c.
PEMBROKESHIRE. Visitation of, with Arms blazoned,
and pedigrees, fol. MS.
PENTATEUCHUM Hebraicum, sive Quinque Libri Mosis,
tribus voluminibus comprehensum ; charactere perpulchro,
sed ut videtur, manus recentioris, superque pellem. MS.
It does not appear to have been collated by Dr. Ken-
nicott.
PLUTARCHI Vita? Latine, 2 torn. fol. E S D. Pn. Venet.
'Nic. Jenson. 1478.
^ PRIMER, the, set furth by the Kinge's Majestic and his.
Clergie, to be taught, lerned, and red : and none other to be
used thorowout all his dominions, 8vo. Imp. at London by
Ric. Graf ton, 1546.
RAMELLI (Agostino) Le diverse et artificiose Machine ;
composte in lingua Italiana et Francese, Jig. fol. Parigi,
1588.
SAN DR ART (Joach. de) Opera, 9 torn. fol. Germanic^
ct Lat. cum Jig. Norimb. 1675, &c.
SCHEDEL (Hartman) Liber Chronicorum de Historiis
^Etatum Mundi, cum descriptione urbium, cum multis figu-
m, fol. mag. Nurimbergi, 1493.
" There is no doubt, but there was a great number of
copies printed of this book, that so the charges of the im-
pression might be the better countervail'd by the sale. They
were greedily bought up, and in a little time the book grew
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scarce, which caus'd a new edition, but in a less folio, with
worse types (notwithstanding both editions are of the black
kind) and without most of the cuts, which omission of the
cuts made this edition, therefore, much less valued by curious
and critical men than the first." Hearne's Preface to Ro-
bert of Gloucester's Chronicle, p. xxxi.
SILVII (Enee) Epistole, 4to. Noremb. Koberger; 1496.
SMITH (W.) his Visitation of Lancashire, an. 1599, fol. MS.
STRADANI (J.) Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium,
Pugna? Bestiariorum et mutuae Bestiarum depictae: edente
Philippe Galleo: fol. sine anno aut loco.
TEWRDANNCTHS, Poema Germ. Lingua conscriptum ;
fig. fol. Norib. 1517. (Fid. p. 144.)
THESAURUS Cornucopias et Horti Adonidis, Gr. fol.
J'enet. Aldus, 1496.
TYNDALL, (Wm.) John Frith, and Robert Barnes, their
whole works, fol. London, J. Day, 1573.
VISITATION of various Counties, by Flowre, and Glover
his Marshall, in 1580, and the following years, particularly
Cheshire and Lancashire, with blazons ; transcribed from a
book of parchment in the hands of Robert Cooke, Claren-
cieux King of Armes in 1583, fol. MS.
WICLEPHUS, or Wicklyff, (John) his Translation of the
New Testament, according to the Vulgate, 8vo. MS.
WYNKEN DE WORDE. Fyssher's (Johan) Byshop of
Rochester, Exposycion of the vii. penytentyal Psalmes,
vyded in Seven Sermons, 4to. 1508.
W. DE WORDE. Higden's Polycronicon in English, by
J.^Trevisa: fol. 1495.
W. DE WORDE. Rychard Whytford's Martyloge after
the use of the Chirche of Salysbury, and as it is redde in Syon,
with addycions, 4to. 1526.
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OXFORD.
ALL SOULS COLLEGE LIBRARY
Is a magnificent room 198 feet long, 32 broad,
and about 40 feet high.
The book cases, supported by pilasters of the
Doric and Ionic orders, consist of two grand
ranges ; above those in the gallery are placed the
busts of many eminent persons formerly fellows
of the College. In the area of the central recess
/ is erected the statue of Col. Christopher Codring-
ton, g the founder, who bequeathed the sum of
6000 for building this noble library, 4000 to
purchase books, and his own valuable collection,
worth not less than 6000.
Here are contained the best works upon archi-
tecture, books of prints relating to antiquities,
and works of art; numerous topographical works,
many of which are on large paper ; and an exten-
sive collection on civil law.
* Sec an account of Col. Codrington in Aubrey's Letters and Lives,
8vo. 1813, Vol. I. p. 133, note.
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OXFORD, ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM.
ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Was erected in 1682 by the University, at the re-
quest of Elias Ashmole, Esq. Windsor herald to
King Charles u. who placed here all the rarities
he had collected and purchased, particularly from
the two Tradescants. h
In this building are three small libraries ; the
first, called Ashmole's study, contains his print-
ed books and manuscripts relating to heraldry
and antiquity, and the MSS. of Sir William Dug-
dale. The second contains Dr. Martin Lister's
library. The third that of Antony a Wood, with
his laborious and learned collections, 5 relating
chiefly to this University and city. Here will be
found a numerous collection of historical and
biographical tracts, old ballads, trials, dying
speeches, &c. These are carefully preserved in
the original parchment covers, and the copies are
uncut.
h The Tradescants were horticulturists at Lambeth, and the first ,
collectors of natural curiosities in the kingdom. The contents of the
collection were described in a small volume, entitled " Museum
Tradescaiitianum," &c. with the portraits of the two John Tradescants,
father and son, engraved by Hollar. This is now a rare book. See a
notice of these botanists in Walton's Angler, by Hawkins, edit. 1808,
8vo. p. 107.
1 The papers of Anthony Wood have been examined with due at-
tention by Mr. Philip Bliss, Fellow of St. John's College, who is now
republishing the " Atlienas Oxonienses."
This gentleman is also preparing for publication the Genuine Re-
mains of Hearne, the celebrated antiquary.
OXFORD, CHRIST CHURCH LIBRARY.
BODLEIAN LIBRARY: ( Vid. p. 65 92.)
CHRIST CHURCH LIBRARY.
Cardinal Wolsey, the founder, intended, in es-
tablishing this library, to have added to it copies
of the most valuable MSS. in the Vatican : but it
does not appear that any progress was made in
this liberal undertaking. The first benefactor
wasOtho Nicholson, one of the examiners of chan-
cery at the beginning of the seventeenth century,
Mho gave 800 for books and repairs. Bishop
Fell, DeanAldrich, Dr. Mead, Dean Atterbury,
also contributed books : but the most extensive
and valuable collections were left by Charles
Boyle, Earl of Orrery, whose library amounted to
ten thousand volumes. Archbishop Wake gave
his ample collection of printed books and MSS.
and 1000 towards building anew library. The
whole of this liberal benefaction was estimated at
10,000. These important additions rendered a
new library necessary, and Peckwater Court was
chosen for the site.
The present library, 141 feet by 30, occupies
the east side of the quadrangle, and was begun in
1716, from a design by Dr. George Clarke, but it
was not completed till the year 1761.
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CORPUS CHRISTI.
The library on the south side of the quadran-
gle, is, in its ancient state, a building rather com-
modious than elegant. The screen over the door
is curiously ornamented with the arms of Richard
Fox, the founder, and at the upper and lower
ends are two ancient portraits of him. The li-
brary is enriched with a valuable collection of the
early editions of the Greek and Roman classics,
collected by the founder ; with many manuscripts
and printed books on vellum of great rarity ; and
the MSS. of Twyne and Fulman the Oxford anti-
quaries.
RADCLIFFE LIBRARY.
Dr. Radcliffe, the celebrated physician, one of
the most munificent benefactors of modern times,
left 40,000 towards the erection of this superb
building, with an endowment of 150 per annum
to the librarian, and 100 per annum for the pur-
chase of books. This magnificent structure is
140 feet high, and the cupola 100 feet in diame-
ter; it was begun in 1737, and, being completed
in 1749, was opened on the 13th of April in that
year with great solemnity. Gibbs, the architect,
published a description, with views, of the seve-
ral parts of this singular edifice ; and at his death
bequeathed to it all his books and drawings.
163
OXFORD, ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY.
The library contains a good collection of works
in natural history, medicine, books of architec-
ture and antiquities ; and some oriental manu-
scripts.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY
Consists of two spacious and handsome rooms ;
the first, or outer, library, erected in 1596, was
completed by benefactions from the Merchant
Tailors' Company, and those of several members
of the society ; besides a considerable sum from
the funds of the College itself.
The second, or inner, library was built about
the year 1635 by Archbishop Laud, \vhogave a
valuable collection of books and MSS.; and the
king bestowed timber from his forests of Shotover
and Stow: this room, by the disposition of the
richly-ornamented book-cases, forms a gallery of
some extent. The following persons were consi-
derable benefactors The Lady Mildred Bur-
leigh, widow of the lord treasurer; Dr. John
Case ; Sir Thomas Tresham ; Sir William Pad-
dy ; Dr. Richard Rawlinson; John Buckeridge,
Bishop of Ely; and Nathaniel Crynes, M. A.
who gave a most extraordinary collection of rare
and valuable books in history and philology.
This library contains many of the finest copies
of the early editions of the classics, and the old
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English chronicles, as Hollinshed, Rastell, Graf-
ton, Harding, Fabyan, Lord Berners's Froissart,
&c. &c. several productions by Caxton ; some of
the early Bibles; the publications of Hearne, and
a large collection of historical tracts.
ALEXANDRI de Ales Expositio super tres libros Aristote- /'X^ '
lisdeAnima, fol. Oxon. 1481. A ST. JOHN'S.
AMMONII Parvi Hermise comment, in Porphyrii Isago-
gen, fol. ED. PR. Venet. 1500.
A fine copy in yellow morocco ; presented by Sir Wil-
liam Paddy. ST. JOHN'S.
APOLLONIUS Rhodius, Gr. lit. maj. 4to. ED. PR. Flo-
rent. 1496. CORP. CHR.
AQUINO, (Carolus de) Sacra Exequialiain Funere Jacobi ^
ii. Mag. Brit. Regis, exhibita ab Eminent. Card. Barberino,
fol. Rom&2_ 1702.. ST. JOHN'S.
" This book was printed, and its beautiful copper-plates
engraven, at the charge of Cardinal Barberini, then Pro-
tector of the English nation at Rome ; and never published,
but given away." Rawlimojis Catalogue of Historians,
p. 542.
ARISTOPHANES, Gr. ED._PR. fol. Venet. Aldus, 1498. y-X
ALL SOULS CORP. CHR.
ARISTOPHANES, Gr. ED. PR. fol. Venet. Aldus, 1498. y, y
A fine copy presented by Sir William Paddy, 16 13.
ST. JOHN'S.
ARISTOTELIS Ethica Nicom. lat. per Leon. Arretinum,
4to. Oxon. 1479, (bound with " Expo^ S"- Jeron.") A fine
copy in blue mor. ALL SOULS.
ARISTOTELIS et Theophrasti Opera, Gr. 5 vols. ED. v.,\;
PR. Vmet. Aldus Manut. 14958. ALL SOUL! '
CORP. CHR.
165
OXFORD.
ARISTOTELIS Theophrasti et Galeni Opera, Gr. Venet.
Aldus, 1497, on vellum. CORP. CHR.
A volume wanting to complete this fine book is in the
Bodleian Library.
BASIL (St.) on vellum, an ancient Greek manuscript.
CORP. CHR.
BIB LI A Polyglotta, Waltooi, 6 torn. fol. ruled, in blue
morocco. Lond. 1655 57. Bishop Wilde's copy. ST.
JOHN'S.
BIBLIA Sacra, fol. _Lugd. Anton. J'icent. loG6, cum
jiotis MSS. copiosissitnis viri revcrendiss. GuL Laud. Ex
dono viri pranob. Comitis de Pembroke, 1729. ST. JOHN'S.
BIBLE, Histoire de la, on vellum, with fine illumina-
tions, 2 torn. fol. MS. Presented 'by Gen. Oglethorpe.
CORP. CHR.
The portrait of Cardinal Borromeo is represented in the
scene of the death of Jacob.
'$* BIBLE, by Miles Coverdale, first edition, fol. 1535.
(Wants the title.) ALL SOULS.
f^ --- -- fol. 1537, a complete copy.
V- ALL SOULS.
by Taverner, fol. printed
John Day, 1549. ALL SOULS.
BRUNONIS (Episc. Herbipol.) Psalterium ex doctorum
dictis collectum, 4to. impress, per Ant. Koburgcr, 1494.
Of extreme rarity: purchased by Mr. Cry nes from the
Harleian Collection for 15s. ST. JOHN'S.
CAXTON (W.) Descripcion of Britayne, 8cc. fol. 1480.
ST. JOHN'S.
- The Booke called Cathon, fol. 1483. ST.
JOHN'S.
- Chato Parvns, fol. no date. ST. JOHN'S.
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, fol. second edi-
tion. ST. JOHU'S.
166
ly
OXFORD.
CAXTON (W.) The Game and Playe of Chesse, fol. no
date. ST. JOHN'S.
The Chronicles of Englond, fol. 1480, (im-
perfect at the beginning). CORP. CHR.
The Chronicles of Englond, fol. 1480. ST.
JOHN'S.
The Werke, or Court, of Sapience, by John
Lydgate, fol. no date. ST. JOHN'S.
. Pilgremage of the Sowle, fol. 1483. ST.
JOHN'S.
Polycronicon, fol. 148*2. ST. JOHN'S.
Troylus and Creside, fol. ST. JOHN'S.
Virgilius, the Boke of Eneydos, fol. 14QO.
ST. JOHN'S.
CICERO de Officiis, fol. ED. PR. Mogunt. Joh. Fust, y \/
1465, in membranis. ST. JOHN'S.
CICERO de Officiis, fol. ED. PR. in memb. Mogunt.^^
1466. CORP. CHR.
v COMMON PRAYER, the Booke of, k fol. London, Robert
Barker, 1615. ^
In the original yellow morocco binding; the royal
arms and crest richly stamped on the sides and back. ST.
JOHN'S.
k At the end of this volume are five pages of manuscript containing
divers sentences from the Holy Scriptures used by King James the
First immediately before his dissolution. And last of all, the follow-
ing note in the hand-writing of Sir William Paddy:
" Beyng sent for to Thibaults butt two daies before the death of my^
soueraigne lord and master king James : I held it my Christian duetie
to prepare hym telling that ther was nothing left for me to doe (in the
afternoone before his death the next daie att noone) but to pray for
his soule. Whereupon the Archbyshop and the Lord Keeper, byshop
of Liticolne demaunded yf his Maiestie wold be pleased that they
should praye with hym, wherunto he cheerfullie accorded. And after
167
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DEFENCE of Peace: lately translated out of laten into
englysshe. With the kynges moste gracyous priuelege, fol.
London, Robert Wyer, 1535. ST. JOHN'S.
DIOSCORIDES, Nicander et Aratus, Gr. fol. Venet. Al-
dus, 1499- CORP. CHR.
/ ) FOXE (John) Acts and Monuments of these latter and
peryllous days touching matters of the Churche, bl. let. fol.
X" 1 563, first edition, (impt.) CHR. CH.
This volume, which relates chiefly to the history of mar-
tyrdom in England, was afterwards enlarged to two, and at
last to three volumes folio.
The early editions contain numerous wood-cuts ; in
some of which are real portraits. 1 This book was, by order
of Queen Elizabeth, placed in the common halls of arch-
bishops, bishops, deans, heads of colleges, &c. for the use
of the common people, who looked upon it with a vene-
ration next to the Scriptures themselves. The first edition
^yis one of the rarest books in our language.
GOWER'S (Jo.) Latin Poems, including " Vox daman-
tis" A most beautiful copy. Prefixed is a dedication in
Latin verse, addressed by Gower, when he was old and blind,
short praier theese sentences were by the Bishop of Lincolne distinctlie
puounced unto hyin, who with his eies (the messengers of his hart)
lyfted up unto heaven, att the end of euery sentence, gave to us all
therby, a godlie assurance of those graces and liuelie faith, wherwith
he apprehended the merits of our Lord and onelie Saviour Christ Je-
sus, accordinglie as in his godlie life he had often publiquelie profess-
Ced. WILL. PADDY."
1 Sir John Harrington tells us that " when Bishop Bonner was
shewn his print (whipping Thomas Hinshawe) in the Book of Mar-
tyrs, on purpose to vex him, he laughed at it, saying ' a vengeance
on the fool, how could he get my picture drawn so right ?' '' Granger's
Biog. Hitt. i. 160.
168
OXFORD.
to Archbishop Arundel. This poem exists only in MS. Fid.
Mr. Todd's Illustration of the Lives and Writings ofGow-
er and Chaucer, 8vo. 1810, p. 112. ALL SOULS.
HARBIN (Geo.) The Hereditary Right of the Crown
of England asserted, &c. folio, London, 1713. ST.
JOHN'S.
This volume was given by Dr. Rawlinson on account of
the tract to be found at the end, " A Vindication," &c.
M'hich was originally intended as a part of the work, but is
very rarely attached to it. Hilkiah Bedford has been gene-
rally reputed the author, and suffered imprisonment as such.
The introduction was written by Theophilus Downes, M. A.
of Baliol College, Oxford. ( Fid. Nichols' Lit. Anecd.
i. p. 168.)
HEY WOOD (John), The Play of the Wether, or a new
and very mery Enterlude of all maner of Weathers, 12mo. sup-
posed to be unique. ST. JOHN'S.
HIERONYMI S. Epistolae, 2 torn. fol. with illuminations,
ED. PR. Roma, 1468. CORP. CHR.
HISTORIC Augustas Scriptores, fol. ED. PR. Mediol.
Philip de Lauagna, 1475.
The first leaf highly illuminated given by Archbishop
Laud, 1638. ST. JOHN'S.
H-OMERI Opera, Gr. ED. PR. 2 torn. fol. Flor. 1488.V.X.
CORP. CHR.
JERONIMI (S.) Exposicio in Simbolum Apostoloru, 4to.
Oxonitc, 1468 (1478), (Fid. p. 82.) ALL SOULS.
LATTERBURIUS (Joh.) in Threnos Jheremie prophete,
fol. Oxon. 1482.
Ex dono vcnerabilis viri Richardi Butler Archidia-
coni Northamp. procurante R. in Christo P. Johanne
Ep. Roffens. 1613. ST. JOHN'S.
LAUD'S (Archb.) Speech in the Star Chamber at the cen- y.
OXFORD.
sure of Bastwiclc, Burton, and Prinn, Lond. 1637, reprinted
on vellum, 4to. (Fid. p. 127.)
LAW of God as it is deliuered in the fiue Bookes of Moy-
ses methodically distributed into three great classes morall, ce-
remoniall and polyticall, &c. To which are added sundry
Pictures, &c. done at Little Gidding, an. 1640.
This is one of the illustrated books executed by the nnns
V at Gidding of whom see Hearne's Chronicle of Peter
Langtoft, i. p. cxxv. and Cough's Topog. i. 436.
LUDOLPHI de Saxonia Vita Chrisli, on vellum, the ini-
tials illuminated, large fol. MS. CORP. CHB.
MARIANI Scoti-Chronicon, with rude drawings at the
end of the MS. CORP. CHR. 3 4 q
,/^MAUNSELL'S (Andr.) Catalogue of English printed
vK Bookes, both parts, fol. Lond. Jof^nWindet^.l^Qo. ST.
'
" MaunselVs Catalogue (says Hearne, Append, ad
praef. Abbatis Benedicti, p. 54,) is a very scarce, and yet
a very useful book."
ORATORES Graeci Veteres, Gr. fol. Fenet. Aldus, 1513.
CORP. CHR.
OR DO in Synodo Herbipolensi probably printed at that
place. Tom Hearne says it is very rare. ALL SOULS.
' v PLATO, Gr. ED. Pu. folio, J'enet. Aldus, 1513.
CORP. CHR.
X^ PLAUTUs,fol. ED. PR. Venet. Spira, 1472. CORP. CHR.
POSTILLES, Les, et expositions des epitres et euangilles
domlcales auecques celles des festes solleneiles enssemble
aussy celles des cinq festes de la glorieuse et tressacree vierge
marie, &,c. fol. Imprimees a Troyes par Guil. le rouge,
1492. An extremely Jine copy with the plate at the end.
ST. JOHN'S.
PRYNNE'S (Win.) Records, 3 vols fol. with the fron-
OXFORD.
tispiece, London, 1665 6 70. (Fid. p. 104.) ALL
SOULS.
PRYNNE'S (William) Records, 3 vols. folio, London,
1665670. ST. JOHN'S.
This copy was bequeathed by Mr. Crynes. Prefixed is
a letter from a Mr. William Saunders, stating that he had
been to Osborne's sale, " where I saw the three volumes
of Prynne's Records, which were bound very neat in red
turkey and gilt, as indeed they ought, according to the price
he had fix'd on 'em which is thirty pounds." This letter is
dated Nov. 6, 1737. (Fid. p. 104.)
PRYNNE (Wm.) A collection of rare Tracts, in several
volumes, in fine condition. Presented by Judge Blackstone.
ALL SOULS.
PSALTERIUM Hebreum Grecu, Arabicu, et Chaldeu, cum
interp. et glossis, fol. Medial. 1506, in membr. ST. JOHN'S. >
RHETORES Graeci, Gr. 2 torn. fol. Fenet. Aldus, 1508, 9-
CORP. CHR.
SIMPLICII comment, in decem Categorias Aristotelis, Gr.
fol. ED. PR. Fenet. 1499.
A fine copy in old yellow morocco ; presented by Sir
William Paddy. ST. JOHN'S.
SPECULUM Humana? Salvationis, with rude drawings,
MS. CORP. CHR.
SPECULUM humane vite. ad sanctissimu et beatissimu
dnm dominu Paulu secudii pontifice maximu. Sine loco aut
anno. Cum notis MSS. Gulielmi Laud. ST. JOHN'S.
STEWARDS. A Trewe Description of the nobill Race ofx
the Stewards ; succedinge lineallie to the Crown of Scotland
unto this day: and now this yeir 1603 unto the Crown of
England : with thair lyvelie portraturs, declaring exactlie what
tyme thay begane to reigne how lange thay reigned, and of
what qualities thay were. Containing the title and ten heads
171
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of the Scottish sovereigns, from Robert n. to James vi. and
his Queen Anne, foK Printed in Amsterdam, at the expense
of Andro Hart Buikseller in Edinburgh, anno 1603. ST.
JOHN'S.
This very rare book belonged to Archbishop Laud, who
has added to it seven portraits of great value : these are
1. The high and mighty monarch Charles, &.c. four
lines " Was Charles the First call'd great," &c.
2. The most renowned most mightie and most excel-
lent Henretta, &c. four lines " Copesmale to croze ned
Charles."
3. The most illustrious and renowned Prince Charles,
&c. Tho. Jenner, exc. whole length, broad brimmed hat,
right hand on a table, on which is a cloth icith the prince's
crest.
4. " The most excelent Princess Mary y e . only daugh-
ter, &c. I. V. L. sci/7. Sold by Thomas Jenner, whole
length, flowers in her hair, fan in her left hand: a bridge,
fyc. very faint in the back ground.
5. " The Purtrature of the high borne Prince James,"
&c. Sold by Tho. Jenner at the Royal Eichannge,
I. V. L. f. whole length, close cap, with a border of
lace: a ball in his hands; chairs and a stool in the back
ground.
6. " The Pourtracture of the lady Elizabeth," &c. Ro.
Vauglian, sculp, sold by Tho. Jenner; whole length, in
right hand a handkerchief, the left a rose. A squirrell
on the table.
7. "The Effigies of Lady Anna," &c. eight lines^
" What doth kingdomes happifie," fyc.
She is seated on a cushion; above are two angels hold-
ing the portrait of a child, apparently asleep, in a mail'
tie " Charles Prince of Great Britain, borne, baptized,
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and buried May if 13, 162Q." In their hands are also
suspended the obverse and reverse of a medal struck (pro-
bably) in honour of the prince.
A copy of this rare and curious book was in the y
Harleian collection. (I id. Catalogue, Vol. in. No.
348.)
TESTAMENT, N. on vellum, zcith illuminations. MS.
CORP. CHR.
THEOCRITUS, &c. Gr. ED. PB, fol. Venet. Aldus, ^y^
1495. A fine copy, in old ornamented binding. ALL
SOULS.
THOMJE (S.) Vita et Processus Sancti Thomae Cantua-
rensis martyris super libertate ecclesiastica, 4to. Paris, Joh.
Philip Alemanus, 1495. ST. JOHN'S.
WELSH Bards, the Works of, called the " Red Book,"
a large folio, on vellum. MS. JESL T S COL.
WORDE (W. de) The Contemplacyon of Synners, 4to.
1499- CORP. CHR.
m Specimens from this MS. with translations and a " Dissei-tatio de
Bardis," were published by Evan Evans in 1764 ; the copy-right of
which procured him from Dodsley ^20.
Mr. Evans translated and left behind him about 100 volumes of
"Welsh MSS. He was an excellent Greek scholar, and late in life
made a proficiency in the Hebrew language. Dr. Warren, Bishop of
St. David's, allowed him a handsome annuity ; and Paul Panton and
Thomas Pennant, Esqs. succeeded in raising an annual subscription
for his support. Mr. Panton, to secure the labours of so ingenious a
man, settled on him an annuity sufficient to secure him from absolute
want, but which he did not long enjoy. Poor Evans, in return for his
beneficence, left him his collection of MSS. Mr. E. died at his bro-
ther's house in August, 1789, aged 58. In his person he was tall,
athletic, and of a dark complexion. From his height he obtained the
appellation of Prydydd-hir, or the tall poet, by which lie was generally
known. Vid. Mey rick's Cardiganshire, 1808, 4to. p. 325.
173
OXFORD.
WORDE (W. de) Legenda Nova Anglic, fol. 1516.
ST. JOHN'S.
Purchased by Mr. Crynes for 10s. 6d. from the Har-
leian collection.
WORDE (W. de) Thordynary of Crysten Men, 4to. J50G.
A fine copy. ST. JOHN'S.
WREN'S (Sir Christ.) Original Designs for rebuilding
St. Paul's Cathedral, with the king's warrant signed H. Co-
ventrie ; Plans and Elevations for an intended palace in St.
James's Park, Greenwich Hospital, Sic. &c. in 3 large folio
volumes, bound in Russia.
These invaluable drawings were discovered by the late
Judge Blackstone, and presented by him to the library of
ALL SOULS.
Among the books destroyed, or removed, by the pious visitors of
the University in the reign of Edward vi. a groat number of classics
were condemned as anti-christian ; some of these, according to Le-
land, had been before stolen or mutilated.
la the library at Oriel College was a MS. Commentary on Genesis,
written by John Capgrave, a monk of St. Austin's Monastery at Can-
terbury ; a learned theologist of the xivth. century. The superb ini-
tial letter of the dedicatory epistle contained a curious illumination of
the author, humbly presenting his book to his patron, Humphrey Duke
of Gloucester; and, at the end, this entry in the hand-writing of the
duke:
" C'est livre est a moy Humfiey due de Gloucestre du don dc frere
.1 < hati Capgrave, quy le me fist presenter a inon nianoyr de Penshurst
le jour de Tan MCCCXXXVJII."
174
FIT
.
WESTMINSTER.
CHAPTER HOUSE.
1 HE Royal Libraries of the Kings of England,
originally existing in the old palace at Westmin-
ster, received considerable additions of valuable
MSS. on the dissolution of the monasteries in the
reign of Henry YIII. The celebrated antiquary,
John Leland, n was constituted royal librarian ''
about 1530, and ransacked most diligently the
monastic repositories: the collection of MSS. and
printed books, thus amassed, was of the most
splendid description.
Under the reign of Elizabeth, Hentzner, the
German traveller, who saw the royal library at
Whitehall in 1598, says, that it was well fur-
n John Leland had a commission from King Henry vm. to visit all
libraries whatsoever, in order to collect the records and monuments of
English history. In doing this he spent several years, and a much
longer space in compiling them. In the middle of his labours he fell
distracted, who before was esteemed the soundest head in his age.
He was committed to the care of his eldest brother, and some years
after died in that sad state.
175
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nished with Greek, Latin, Italian, and French
books, all bound in velvet of different colours,
yet chiefly red, with clasps of gold and silver,
and that the covers of some were adorned with
pearls and precious stones. Among them was a
small book in French, upon parchment, in the
hand-writing of Elizabeth, thus inscribed: " To
the most high, puissant, and redoubted prince,
Henry vin. of the name, King of England,
France, and Ireland, Defender of. the Faith
Elizabeth his most humble daughter sends health
and obedience."
Part of the royal library, which had been re-
moved to St. James's by King James i. was sold
and dispersed during Cromwell's usurpation :
many of the valuable articles that remained at
Whitehall, were destroyed by the fire that con-
sumed the old palace 5th Jan. 1698.
MANUSCRIPTS.
(Vid. Report on the Public Records, p. 37.)
ABBIES and Monasteries, Surveys of, under the value of
c200, made by commissioners 28th of Henry \ in.
DOMESDAY BOOK, in two volumes, containing a general
survey of England, made in the time of William the Con-
queror. One contains the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and
Norfolk ; and the other, all the remaining counties in Eng-
land, except Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, and
Westmoreland. It is often referred to in the oldest records
176
WESTMINSTER, CHAPTER HOUSE.
for proof of lands being ancient demesne, and for other pur-
poses, and is frequently quoted by the early historians, as well
as by the writers on our law.
The work was ordered for publication by the House of
Lords, and was completed in 1783, 2vols. folio; printed with
types resembling the original, at the press of Mr. J. Nichols.
HENRY vn. Several books respecting the foundation of
Henry viith's Chapel, magnificently covered and gilt.
HENRY vn. Instructions from, to the persons whom he
sent to treat for his marriage with the young Q. of Naples.
HENRY vin. Proceedings respecting his divorce from
Queen Catharine.
Letters and Cyphers of ambassadors and
public ministers to Hen. vn i. Car. Wolsey, and to the council.
LANDS and Manors, Surveys of, which, in different times,
have been in the possession of the crown, in the reigns of Ed-
ward vi. Queen Mary, Elizabeth, and King James i.
LIBER REG A LI s a large and curious Missal, which, by
the arms emblazoned in it, seems to have been presented by
Nicholas Lytlington, who was abbot from 1362 to 1386. Be-
sides the usual calendar, rubric, and offices of those times,
it contains an exact ordinal of the service and ceremonies then
used at the coronation of the kings and queens-consort ; toge-
ther with the chants and anthems performed on the occasion.
The illumination prefixed to this ceremonial, bearing a
near resemblance to the portrait of Richard the Second, in ^
the choir of Westminster, renders it highly probable that
this curious book was provided for the direction of the pre-
lates and nobles who assisted at that prince's coronation, July
16, 1377, and thence acquired the name of Liber Regalis.
MONASTERIES and other Religious Houses, surrenders of,
and enormities committed therein ; stated in Letters to Lord
Cromwell, temp. Hen. vin.
POPE'S BULLS a considerable number; one of Clement
2 A
WESTMINSTER, CHAPTER HOUSE.
vn. confirming the title of " Fidei Defensor" to Henry vm.
with a seal of solid gold.
ROLLS OF PARLIAMENT from 18th to 21st Edward i.
These are the most ancient and original Rolls of Par-
liament existing : they were printed under the care of the
Rev. Dr. Strachey, with all the other Rolls of Parliament.
REQUESTS, COURT OF, sometimes called the Court of
Whitehall, proceedings in, frora 9th of Henry vn. when it
was created, to 17th of Charles I. when it was discontinued.
SIGNS MANUAL, in the reigns of Henry vn. and viu.
Philip and Mary, and Elizabeth: there are others at the
Tower and in the Rolls chapel.
STAR CHAMBER Proceedings from 3rd of Henry vit.
when the court was erected, to 16th of Charles I. when the
proceedings in it ended.
TREASONS a bag so called; containing papers relating
to the insurrections in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and the Duke
of Richmond's matters in the north, in the reign of Henry vm.
TREATIES with foreign countries. The most curious of
these are printed in Rymer's Faedera. (To a treaty between
Henry vn. and Francis i. the seal is contained in a large gold
case of very curious workmanship.)
TREATIES and TRANSACTIONS with Scotland from 1st
of Richard i. 1 189, to 29th of Elizabeth, 1586; among which
are all the proceedings between Robert Bruce and other com-
petitors for the crown of Scotland, 19 and 20 Edward i.
WARDS and LIVERIES, Courts of, all the proceedings
in, from the erection of the court by statute 32 Hen. vm.
1540, to 12 Charles n. 1660, when it was abolished.
WILLS of Rich. n. Hen. v. Hen vn. and Hen. vm.
WOLSEY, (Card.) Account of Pensions to hipi from the
Pope, the French King, &c. and a Book of Enormities re-
specting him.
178
JJvtbatr lltiirauco.
THE
KING'S LIBRARY.
FROM the number and rarity of its volumes, this
great collection may be considered one of the
most distinguished of the present time. As the
private library of the sovereign, it far exceeds, in
importance and value, many of the ancient pub-
lic foundations.
In the early part of his reign, the king pur-
chased the valuable library of Mr. Joseph Smith,
the British consul at Venice, containing a consi-
derable number of the early printed books of the
fifteenth century, consequently including most of
the first editions of the classics : a detailed cata-
logue of it by Pasquali, printed at Venice in
1755, forms a thick quarto volume.
At the sale of Mr. West's fine collection in
1773, many of the best productions of our first
English printers were purchased for his majesty ;
and two years after some of the finest specimens,
from the grand classical stores of Dr. Askew,
were transferred to the royal library.
The king's munificent intention of forming a
library worthy of his name and rank, appears to
179
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
have been carried into effect with much ability and
good taste by those entrusted with his commands.
However we may deplore the awful visitation
that has denied to our venerable sovereign the
enjoyment of his mental powers, we have the sa-
tisfaction to know that the same anxious endea-
vours to improve his invaluable collection still
continue to be successfully exerted.
ABA NO, vel de Apano (Petrus de) Conciliator differen-
tiarum philosophorum et precipue Medicorum, ED. PR. fol.
Mantue, 1472.
.ZENE.S: Sylvii (postea Pii Papa? n.) Epistolae Familiares,
fol. Ed. perant. sine loco et anno (sed Colon. 1468.)
TEsopi Vita et Fabulae, Gr. 4to. ED. PR.
APOLLONIUS Rhodius, Gr. lit. maj. ED. PR. 4to. in
memb, Flor'ent. 1496.
APULEIUS, ED. PR. fol. Roma, Szceynh. et Pan. 1469.
ARETINI (Leon.) Epistolae Familiares, ED. PR. fol.
absque loci et typog. nomine (Vineg.) 1472.
ARIOSTO Orlando Furioso, da Dolce, 4to. in curta pe-
cora, Venezia, Giolito, 1542.
This copy was supposed to have been presented by
Giolito to the Dauphin of France, to whom it is dedicated.
ARTUS (le Roi) Roman, et des compagnons de la Table
Ronde, fol. Rouen, 1488.
AUFFRET Quoatqueueran. Le Catholicon ou Diction.
Breton Francoyset Latin, fol. Autreguier, 1499-
AUGUSTINUS (S.) de Civitate Dei, fol. ED. PR. (in
Monast. Sublac.) 1467.
in memb. fol. Fen.
Spira, 1470.
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
BARTHOLOMJEUS (Angl.) de Proprietatibus Rerum, fol.
goth. absque ulla nota.
BASSI (Pietro Andr.) Le Fatiche d'Ercole, ED. PR.
fol. Ferrara, Aug. Carnerius, 1475.
This exceedingly rare book has erroneously been attri-
buted to Boccaccio. Fid. " Boccacio Teseide."
BEN EDICT us Paeantius (Alex.) Diaria de bello Caro-
line, 4to. Fenet. Aldus (1496).
BERGOMENSIS (Jac. Phil.) de claris mulieribus opus,
fol. goth. fig. 170. Ferrarite, L. de Rttbeis, 1497.
BERLINGHIERI (Fr.) Septe Giornate della Geographia,
fol. Firenze, Nic. Todesco (circa 1478.)
BIBLIA Latina, 2 vols. fol. Mogunt. Guttenberg, (circa
1455.) This is the famous Mazarine Bible. (Fid. De I/C
Bure, No. 25.)
BIBLIA Latina Vulgata, 2 torn. fol. absque ulla nota, 7^ /
(sed Bamberg. A. Pfeister circa 1460.)
BIBLIA Sacra Latina, 2 torn. fol. in memb. Mogunt. Joh.
Fust et P. Schoiffer, 1462.
BIBLIA Latina, 2 torn. fol. (Argent. Eggestein circa ft J/f
1468.)
BIBLIA Hebraica, fol. Soncini, 1488, (Fid. p. 72.)
BIBLIA Pauperum,^zg. lig. 40 tabulis, fol.
BIBLIA in lengua Espanola, fol. goth. in per gam. Fer-
rara, 1553.
BIBLE, by Richard Taverner, fol. black letter, 1539.
This edition is a correction of Mathewe's Bible ; it was
dedicated to the king, and allowed to be read in churches :
but in 1543, on the death of his patron Lord Cromwell,-/
the popish bishops caused Taverner to be imprisoned iu X
Mr. George Nicol possesses a fine eopy on vellum in the original
ancient binding.
181
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
the Tower ; he was, however, soon after released, and re-
stored again to the king's favour.
BLONDI (Flav.) Italia Illustrate, sive descriptio xiv. re-
gionum Italia?, fol. ED. PR. Roma, 1474.
A copy on vellum is in the King of France's li-
brary.
JK* BOCCACCIO (Jo.) L'Amorosa Fiammetta, 4to. ED. PR.
Patav. 14J3.
The first look printed at Padua.
La Teseide, colle chiose di Pietr-An-
drea del Bassi, fol. Ferraria, Aug. Carnerius, 1475.
This copy was bought at Dr. Askew's sale, with <f //
Forze d'Ercole," for .85. Fid. Bib,. Ask. No. 684, and
Wartons Hist, of Poetry, i. 352.
This book was in the catalogue of Consul Smith's libra-
ry, but not in the collection when purchased by his ma-
jesty ; it had previously been sold to Dr. Askew.
BOCCACCIO. II Philocolo (cioe libri v. de gli amori di
Florio et de Biancifiore,) PR. ED. fol. Florent. 1472.
BOCCACII (Jo.) Genealogia Deorum gentilium, ED. PR.
fol. Fenet. V. de Spira, 147.2.
BOCCACCIUS de Montibus, sylvis, fontibus, fluminibus,
Re. fol. Fenet. (V. de Spira) 1473.
de Mulieribus claris, ED. En. fol. goth.
fig. Ulme, Jo. Czeiner de Reutlingen, 1473.
BONAVENTURJE (S.) Meditationes Vitae Domini nostri
J. Ch'\ fol. goth. Augusta, Ginth. Zeiner, 1408.
This is the first book printed at Augsburg.
Speculum B. Maria Virginis, fol. Au-
gusta:, 1476.
BONIFACII (Papae vm.) Liber Sextus Decretalium,
ED. PR. fol. goth. in membr. Mogunt. Fust et Schoijfer,
1465.
182
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
BREYDENBACH (Bern.de) Peregrinationum in raontem
Syon, opusculum, ED. PR. fol. inmembr. Mogujit. 1486.
BRUNETTO (Fr.) II Tesoro di Brunetto Latino di Fi-
renze, e parla del nascimento e della natura di tutte le cose,
fol. Trivisio, 1474.
This very scarce work was written in French about the
end of the thirteenth century, and may be considered as the
" Encyclopedia" of that time ; this Italian translation is by
Bono Giamboni.
C2ESAR, ED. PR. fol. Roma, Szceynh. et Pan. 1469. *
CALLIMACHUS, Gr. ED. PR. (Florentia circa 1494.)
CAXTON. The Fables of Esope, &c. fol. 1484.
The Arte and Crafte to knowe well to dye,
fol. 1490.
Boecius, the Boke of Consolacion of Philo-
sophic, fol. no date.
The Booke called Cathon,fol. 1483.
. Parvus Chato, fol.
The Chastysing of Goddes Chyldern, fol.
no date.
Chaucer's Works, fol. no date.
A fine and perfect copy; purchased at West's sale for
. 15s. 6d.
Chaucer's Book of Fame, fol. no date.
Troylus and Creside, fol. no date.
The Booke of the Ordre of Chyvalry, fol.
(1484.)
The Game and Playe of the Chesse, fol. 1474.
The Curial made by Maystre Alain Charre-
tier, fol. no date.
The Chronicles of Englond, fol. 1480.
' TheDictes and Sayinges of the Philosophers,
fol. 1477.
183
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
CAXTON. Directorium Sacerdotum sive ordinale secun-
dum usum Sarum, fol. no date.
The Doctrinal of Sapyence, fol. on vellum,
1489.
This book was presented to the royal library by Mr.
Bryant ; " it is the only book I ever saw or heard of print-
ed by Caxton onvellum."
At the end of this copy is a Treatise not mentioned to
be in any other, entitled, " Of the necligences happying in
the Masse, and of the remedyes :" it is finished by the
following " This chapitre tofore I durst not settle in the
Boke by cause it is not convenyent ne aparteyning that
every laye man sholde know it," et cetera. MS. note.
(Fid. Herbert's Ames, in. p. 1767, &c.)
The Book of Faits of Armes and Chyvalrye,
TbL 1489.
. Godefroy of Boloyne, fol. 1481.
The Golden Legende, fol. 1483.
Gower Confessio Amantis, fol. 1493 (1483).
Continuation of Hygden's Polychronicon, fol.
1482.
A Boke of the Hoole Lyf of Jason, without
date (1475).
. Knyght of the Toure, fol. 1483.
The Hystory of the Noble Knyght Parys,
fol. 1485.
Liber Festivalis, fol. 1483.
The Lyf of Charles the Greate, fol. 1485.
The Lyf of St.Katherin of Sene, fol. no date.
; The Lyf of our Lady made by dan John Lyd-
gate, fol. no date.
The Lyf of the holy and blessid vyrgyn Saynt
Wenefryde, fol. no date.
184
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
CAXTON The Myrrour of the Worlde, fol. 1481.
The Historye of Reynart the Foxe, &c. fol.
1481.
The Ryal Book, or a Book for a Kyng, fol.
1484.
Speculum Vite Christi, fol.
Statuta ap'd Westmonasteriu edita anno primo
Regis Ricardi tercij, fol. no date.
Recueil des Histoires de Troye, fol. without
name, place, or date. Supposed to be the first book printed
by Caxton, about 1464, and the only perfect copy known.
Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, fol. 1471.
The first book printed in the English language.
Tullius of Old Age, fol. 1481.
Virgilius, the Boke of Eneydos, fol. 1490.
CICERONIS Opera cum Oliveti, CH. MAX. 9 torn. fol.
Paris, 1740 42.
CICERONIS Epistolae ad Familiares, fol. ED. PR. Roma, y v
Sweynheim et Pannartz, 1467.
fol. in membr. Fe-
net. Jo. de Spira, 1469.
CICERONIS Officia et Paradoxa, fol. ED. PR. in membr. y- y
Mogunt. Joh. Fust, 1,465.
in membr. ib. 1466.
Tusculanarum quaestionum, libri v. 4to. in
membr. Fenet. Nic.Jenson, 1472.
CLEMENTIS v. Constitutiones, fol. in membr. Joh. Fust
et P. Schoiffer.
CLEMENTIS v. Constitutiones, ED. PR. fol. in membr.
Mogunt. Fust et Schoiffer, 1460.
CONTI (Giusto de) la bella Mano, 4to. Fenet. 1474.
CRONICLES of Englode with the Frute of Timis, fol. AV^.
printed at St. Albans (1483).
2 B
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
This is called the St. Alban's Chronicle, being compiled
by a schoolmaster of that monastery.
., DANTE, PR. ED. fol. (Foligno) Jo. Numeister, 1472.
fol. in carta pecora Medial. 1478.
di Landino, fol. Firenze, 1481.
DECOR Puellarum, zoe honoredelle Donzelle, 4to. Venet.
1461 (1471).
DIVES et Pauper, fol. Pinson, 1493.
DURANDI Rationale Divinorum Officiorum, fol. ED. PR.
Mogunt. 1459.
. ETYMOLOGICUM magnum graecum, fol. ED. PR. Te-
net. 1499-
EUCLIDIS Elementa, Latine, ED. PR. in membr. Fen.
Erh. Ratdolt, 1482.
r. EURIPIDIS Tragcedia? xvn. in membr. 2 torn. 8vo. Te-
net. Aldus, 1503.
xx EURIPIDIS Medea, &c. Gr. 4to. (Florent. ante an.
1,500).
EXEPLA sacre scripture ex utroque testameto, secund.
literaru collecta, 8vo. Impr. ap. uilla sancti Albani,
: i48i.
EYB (Alb. ab) Margarita Poetica, fol. goth. ED. PR.
Norimb. 1472.
FAZIO (Bonif.) degli Uberti; Dita Mundi, fol. PR. ED.
Ficent. Leon, de Basilea, 1474.
FIER-A-BRAS le Geant, Roman, fol. goth. PR. ED. Ge-
nev. 1483.
GNOMOLOGIA et Musaeus, 4to. Florent. (circa 1496.)
GREGORII ix. Decretalia, fol. partim in membr. Mo-
gunt. P. Schoi/er, 1473.
HERODOTUS Lat. Laur. Vallze, in membr. fol. Venet.
Jac. Rubeus t 1474.
HOMERUS, Gr. 2vols. fol. ED. PR. Florent. 1488.
186
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
HONORIUS de Imagine Mundi, Ed. Vet us, sine anno et
loco (sed Nuremb. Koburger circa 1472).
HORATIUS, ED. PR. in charact. goth. fol. sine anno 7
et loco.
This very rare book came from the Askew collection.
HORATIUS, MS. on vellum, with elegant miniatures, fol.
HORATIUS, 8vo. in membr. Venet. Aldus, 1501.
JERONIMI Exposicio in Simbolum Apostoloru, 4to.
Oxon. 1468 (1478).
Jo H ANN is (S.) Evangelistae Historia. An early speci-
men of wooden block printing, the second and the fifth edi-
tions. (Fid. Heineken, p. 334.)
JOANNIS de Janua Summa quae vocatur Catholicon, fol.
Ed. vetus sine anno, fyc.
JOANNIS de Janua Catholicon, fol. Mogunt. 1460.
JOSEPHUS, fol. in membr. auro lit. init. decor. Verona,
1480.
JUSTIN i AN i Institutiones, ED. PR. fol. Mogunt. P.
Schoi/er, 1468.
JUSTIN us, p fol. ED. PR. in membr. Venet. NIC. Jenson, y. */.
1470.
LASCARIS (Const.) Grammatica Graeca, Gr. fol. ED, PR.
Med. 1476.
LEONICENI (Omn.) Liber de octo partibus orationis,
ED. PR. in membr. 4to. Venet. 1473.
Livius, ex recognitione Joan. Andr. Episc. Aleriensis,
fol. in 3 vols. ED. PR. Srceynheim et Pannartz.
LUCANUS, fol. in membr. absque ulla nota.
LUCIANUS, Gr. ED. PR. fol. in membr. Florent. 1496. y
MARTIALIS, 8vo. in membr. Venet. Aldus, 1501.
P A copy of the first edition of Justin on vellum, slightly jmperfect,
is in the library of the Rev. Stephen Wcston.
187
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
MERLINO Istoria di Merlino e delle sue profezie, PR.
ED. fol. Venez. 1480.
MODESTUS de Re Militari, &c. ED. PR. 4to. Fenet. 1474.
MODUS (le livre du roy) et de la reyne Racio, lequel fait
mencion comment on doit diviser toutes manieres de chasses,
fol. go/A. PR. ED. Chambery, I486.
y^ OVIDII Opera, fol. ED. Pa. Bononia, 1471 (imperfect).
PETRARCA, 11 Canzoniere, MS. in per gam. di bellissimo
carattere, con mi/tiat. alprincipio scritto di mono di Andrea
da Badagio in la preson de Penexia MCCCC. In fine una
breve memoria sopra la vita di Lauro in latino, ed e le stessa
chefu stampata nelf edizione di Penezia, del 1472."
PETRARCA (Fr.) Sonetti e trionphi, PR. ED. fol. P'enet.
r. de Spira, 1470.
Another copy, on vellum, ib. 1470.
This is one of the rarest books in Italian literature.
PETRARCA le Cose Volgare (Sonetti) 8vo. in cart a pe-
cora, Finegia, Aldo, 1501.
8vo. in carta pecora, liiie-
gia Aldo, 1514.
PLATOMS Opera, Gr. et Lat. Serrani, 3 torn, fol. CH.
MAG. H. Stephanus, 1578.
PLINII Sec. Historia Naturalis, ED. PR. fol. Venet. Jo.
Spira, 1469.
fol. in membr. tenet.
NIC. Jenson, 1472.
POGGII Facetiae, fol. ed. vet. sine anno et loco.
Ps ALTER i UM Latiiie, fol. in membr. Mogunt. Joh. Fust
et P. Schoi/er, 1457- >
Tliis magnificent EDITIO PRINCEPS of the Psalter, on
vellum, and the first book printed with a date, was procured
for his majesty from the library of the University of Got-
tingen.
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
It is superbly bound in garter blue velvet, with embossed
gold corners and clasps ; the title, the royal crown and cy-
pher, in solid gold, are impressed on the sides.
PSALTERIU.M Latine, fol. in membr. Mogunt. 1459.
PTOLOM^EI (AI. Cl.) Cosmographia Lat. Bonon. J462
(1482).
RASTALL (John) The Pastyme of People. The Cro-
nicles of diners realmys and most specially of the realme of
Englond, fol. 1529' A perfect copy.
RODERICI (Episc. Zamor.) speculum vitae humana?, ED.
PR. fol. Romas, Petr. de Maxim. 1468.
SABBADINO (Giov.) Settanta Novelle, dette le Porret-
tane, fol. PR. ED. Bologna, 1483.
These tales are entitled h Porrettane because they were
written for the amusement of the ladies and gentlemen who
attended the baths of Porretta in the vicinity of Bologna.
SALLUSTIUS, fol. En. Pm. in membr. (Fenet. V. deyL,
Spira) 1470.
SAONA Rhetorica Nova fratris Laurentii Gulielmi de
Saona,4to. St. Album, 1480.
The first book printed at St. Albans. Dr. Mead's
copy was sold for two shillings.
SHAKSPEARE, second edition, fol. 1632.
In this book is the autograph of King Charles I. and X
underneath the motto, " Dum spiro spero." The volume
was presented by the king, just before his execution, to Mr.
Herbert, (author of " Travels in the East,") who attended^
him in his last moments. It was bought by Mr. Steevens,
at Askew's sale, for <o. 10s. ; and at his own sale was pur-
chased for the royal library. ( See Bibliotheca Steevensi-
ana, No. 1314.)
SKELTON'S (John) Garlande or Chapelet of Laurell, 4to.
Infpr. by Richarde Faukes. 1523.
189
THE KING'S LIBRARY.
On the back of the title is a full length portrait of the
author, with a branch of laurel in his hand. ( Fid. Biblioth.
Pearsoniana, 242 1 .)
' SOLINUS (Jul.) de Situ Orbis Terrarum, &c. fol. in
membr. ED. PR. Venet. NIC. Jenson, 1473.
STATII Sylvarum, Thebaidos, et Achilleidos libri, in
membr. 8vo. Venet. Aldus, 1502.
h/'^tU TACITUS, fol. ED. PR. (Venet. Spira circa 1468.)
% jf TESTAMENT. Nov. Graecmn, e Codice MS. Alexan-
drine, cura Woide, in membr. fol. Lond. 1786 (Vid. p. 26.)
THOM^E (S.) Secunda Secundae, fol. in membr. Mogunt.
P.Schoi/er, 1467.
VIRQILIUS, MS. on vellum, with elegant illuminations
prefixed to each book, fol.
V IRC i LI us, fol. in membr. Venet. V. de Spira, L4JQ V
VORAGINE (Jac.) aurea legenda, fol. goth. Colon. 1470
(Circa 148. .)
VOCABULARIUM Latino-Teutoiiictmi, Ed. Sec. 4to. Al-
tavilla, Nic. Beechtermuncze. 1469-
WORDE (W. de) Bemers (Jul.) The Treatyses perteyn-
ynge to Havvkynge Huntynge and Fysshynge, &c. fol. 14J
(Vid. p. 72.)
--- The Medytacyons of Saynt Bernard,
&c. 4to. 1496.
--- Dives et Pauper, fol. 1496.
-- Polycronycon, fol. 1495.
----- Vitas Patrum : or the lives of the holy
fathers, fol. 1495.
190
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART. #c.
SOHO SQUARE.
illdoii w ,> iIT
CATALOGUS Bibliothecse Historico-Naturalis Jo-
SEPHI BANKS, Regi e consiliis intimis, Baronetti,
Balnei Equitis, Regice Societatis Praesidis, &c.
Auctore JONA DRYANDER, A. M. Regise Socie-
tatis Bibliothecario.
Tomus 1. SCRIPTORES GENERALES, Londini,
Bulmer, 1798, 8vo.
II. ZOOLOGI, ib. 1796.
III. BOTANICI, ib. 1797.
IV. MINERALOGI, ib. 1799.
V. SUPPLEMENTUM et INDEX AuCTO-
RUM, ib. 1800.
In this catalogue are enumerated all the popu-
lar writers in the various branches of science and
philosophy : as an extensive private collection it
has long been eminently conspicuous; the books
are methodically classed, and numerous refer-
ences are made to the authors of memoirs and
191
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART.
papers in all the Transactions of the learned So-
cieties throughout Europe, America, and the
East; of these there appears to be a complete
collection. The number of pages and plates in
the respective volumes, beji^mdicated in the ca-
talogue, renders it particularly valuable.
The German, Swedish, and other northern
writers named in the catalogue, are extremely
rare in this country; our very confined selections,
chiefly from the Latin and English works, will
give but a very imperfect idea of this scientific
collection.
BERT (Edmund) A treatise of Hawkes and Hawking,
London, 1619, 4to.
BIRINGUCCIO (Vannoccio) De la pirotechnia libri 10,
dove ampiameute si tratta non solo la diversita delle minere,
ma anco quanto si ricerca & la prattica di esse, &c.fig. Fene-
tia, 1540, 4to.
BUTE (John, Earl of) Botanical Tables, containing the
different families of British Plants, distinguished by a few
obvious parts of fructification, ranged in a synoptical method :
some observations on the terms employed in botany, and par-
ticularly on those borrowed from the anatomical descriptions
of animals : and a glossary explaining botanical terms, 9 torn.
4to. with numerous figures.
Of this work, which is more splendid than useful, sixteen
copies only were printed. (See Dntens' Mem. 1 1. 25'J.)
CLEF des champs, pour trouver plusieurs animaux tant
bestes qu'oyseaux, avec plusieurs fleurs et fruitz. Imprimc
aux Blackefriers, (London) pour Jaques le MOYNB, dit
dc Morgues, Paintre, 1586, fol. obi.
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART.
EDEN (Rich.) The history of travayles in the West and
East Indies, and other countreys, gathered in parte, and done
into englyshe by Richard Eden ; newly set in order, augment-
ed, and finished by Richarde Willis, London, 1577, 4to.
HUBERT (Rob.) alias Forges. A Catalogue of many
natural rarities, daily to be seen, at the place called the mu-
sick house, at the Miter, near the west end of St. Paul's
Church, Lond. 1664, 8vo.
LATHAM (Simon) Faulconry, in two books, London,
1658, Svo.
LINSCHOTEN (J. H.) Discours of voyages into the Easte
and Weste Indies, Lond. 1598, fol.
MARKHAM (Gervase) Hungers prevention, or the whole
arte of Fowling by water and land, London, Svo. no date.
Another edition, 1655, Svo.
x MARTYR (Peter), The decades of the new worlde, or
West India, translated from the latine by Richarde Eden,
London, 1555, 4to.
MUSEI Imperials Petropolitani, res naturales et artificiales,
mimmi antiqui et recentiores, Petropoli, 1742 45, 2 torn,
in 6 vols. Svo.
This is a complete set, and extremely rare.
OVIEDO (Gone,. Fern.) Sumario de la natural istoria de
las Indias, Toledo, 1526, foi. lit. goth.
certeyne notable thynges gathered owte of G. F.
Oviedus his booke intiteled the summarie of his general
hystorie of the West Indies, by Richarde Eden, printed
with his translation of Peter Martyr's decades, London,
1535, 4to.
PLINII Historia Naturalis, ED. PR. Venet. Jo. Spira, y, p<
1469, fol.
SCHMIDEL (Hulder.) Vera Historia, admirandze naviga-
tionis, quam Huldericus Schmidel, ab anno 1534 usque ad
2 c
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART.
annum 1 554 in American*, juxta Brasiliam et Rio della Plata
confecit, Noribergcc, 1599> 4to.
TELLER (Balth.) Historia general de Ethiopia a Alta,
tirada deque mas largamente compos na India o P. Manoel
d' Almeida, Coimbra, 1660, fol.
TURBERVILLE (Geo.) the Booke of Falconrie or Hawk-
ing, with rcood cuts, London, 161 1, 4to.
TUSSER (Thos.) q Five hundreth points of good husbandry
united to as many of good huswiferie, first devised, and nowe
lately augmented with diverse approved lessons concerning
hopps and gardening, London, 1573, 4to.
VALENTYN (Franc.) Oud-en nieuw Oost Inclien, Dord-
recht et Amsterdam, 1724 6, 5 vols. fol.
VARTHEMA (Lud.) Itinerario ne lo Egypto, ne la Suria,
'< This old English Gcorgic, says Warton, has more of the simpli-
city of Hesiod than of the elegance of Virgil : it is without invoca-
tions, digressions, and descriptions ; no pleasing pictures of rural
imagery are drawn from meadows covered with flocks, and fields
waving with corn, nor are Pan and Ceres once named : yet it is va-
luable as a genuine picture of the agriculture, the rural arts, and the
domestic economy and customs of our industrious ancestors.
Tusser received an academical education at Cambridge ; was after-
wards retained in the family of William, Lord Paget; but being dis-
gusted with the vices, and wearied with the quarrels of courtiers, he
retired into the country and embraced the profession of a farmer in
Sussex and other places ; but having too little experience to succeed
in the business of agriculture, he returned to London ; but the plague
drove him away from town, and he took shelter in Trinity College,
Cambridge. Fuller (Worthies, p. 334) says, " that his stone, which
gathered no moss, was the stone of Sisyphus." His plough and his
poetry were alike unprofitable. He was by turns a fiddlr-r and a
farmer, a grazier and a poet, with equal success. He died very aged
in London in 1580, and was buried in St. Mildred's Church in the
Poultry. See his Epitaph in Stowe's Survey, p. 474, 1618, 4to.
194
SIR JOSEPH BANKS, BART.
lie la Arabia Deserta et Felice, ne la Persia, ne la India
(1503), Fenezia, 1517, 8vo.
WALTON (Isaak) The complete Angler, or the contem-
plative man's recreation, being a discourse of fish and fishing,
plates, London, 16,53, sm. 8vo. first edition.
The beautiful plates of this edition were supposed to
have been engraved on steel by Lombart.
WILLIAMS (Edvv.) Virgo triumphans, or Virginia richly
and truly valued, more especially the south part thereof, viz.
the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent isle of Roanoak,
London, 1650, 4to.
WORDE, W. de. Bartholomaeus de Proprietatibus Re-
rum (anglicc), folio, (Lond.)
This is a general history of nature, composed in Latin
by Bartholomew Glanvile, an English Minorite or Fran-
ciscan, of the family of the Earls of Suffolk. He flou-
rished about the year 1360, and appears to have been the
Pliny of his time. The English version was made by John
Trevisa, a Cornish man, and vicar of Barkley in Glouces-
tershire, and first printed by W. de Worde. (I id. Douce s
Illustr. ofShaksp. 11. p. 278.)
195
rif -.
-
MARQUIS OF BATH,
LONGLEAT, WILTS.
IJONGLEAT House, one of the most magnificent
structures in England, exhibits a very perfect
example of the fine style of architecture of the
time of Elizabeth. It has lately undergone con-
siderable alterations and improvements under
the direction of Mr. Jeffry Wyatt ; who, by
adapting the style and ornaments of the interior
to those of the exterior, and uniting at the same
time splendour with convenience, has rendered
this grand edifice, in its general appearance, per-
fectly uniform and accordant.
The original library, being very inconveniently
situated in the upper story, some of the more cu-
rious and valuable books have been selected and
removed from thence to the new library on the
ground floor, a spacious room forty-nine feet by
twenty-six.
A part of the collection is also placed in the
ante-library. The book-cases in the principal
196
MARQUIS OF BATH.
room are of oak, and of a moderate height;
above are several fine' old portraits. This hand-
some apartment contains but a small propor-
tion of the family library ; the remaining vo-
lumes still retain their former exalted situation
in a part of the old gallery, occupying a space of
more than one hundred feet in length, and twen-
ty-five in breadth. This gallery originally ex-
tended upwards of three hundred feet on the
south and east sides of the house.
The library contains many of the early theolo-
gical and classical writers, printed in the fifteenth
century, several of which are from the Aldine
press ; some by the first English printers, Caxton
and Wynken de Worde ; the old English chro-
nicles and monastical historians, including about
forty volumes of Hearne's pieces on large paper;
a collection of rare historical tracts and old po-
etry, published in the reigns of Elizabeth and
James i.; triumphs, masques, &c. in the time of
Charles i.; prophecies, wonderful relations, and
several curious pamphlets relating to the great
fire of London.
Many of these valuable pieces, which had long
remained neglected, have been gleaned from the
general mass, and appropriately bound up by
order of the present marquis.
MARQUIS OF BATH.
APPARITION True Relation of an Apparition in the
likenesse of a Bird with a white brest, that appeared hovering
over the death beds of some of the children of Mr. James
Oxenham, of Sale Monachornm. Devon. Gent. 4to. 1641.
ARTHUR (Kynge) The story of the most noble and wor-
thy kynge Arthur, fol. printed by William Coplande.
Asc HAM'S (Rog.) Toxophilus, the schole, or partitions
of shooting, 4to. printed by T. Marshe, 1571.
AUBREY'S (John) Natural History and Antiquities of
Surrey, 5 vols. 8vo. large paper, 1719.
AYE CJESAR, God save the Kinge the joyfull Echoes of
loyall English Hartes entertayning his majesties late arrivall
in England : with an Epitaph upon the death of her Majestic
our late Queene, 4to. 1603.
BOCHAS The tragedies gathered by Jhon Bochas, trans-
lated by John Lidgate, fol. printed by John Way land > 1558.
BOECIUS de Consolatione, translated into englesse-tongue,
emprented in the exempt monastery Tauestok in Denshyre
by me Dan Thomas Rychard monk of the sayd monastery,
4to. 1525.
BVBLE, fol. black letter, London, R. Graftoi), 1541.
CATALOGUE of the Libraries of Sir William Coventry
and the Hon. Henry Coventry, sometime Secretary of State
to King Charles n. with the prices and purchaser's names,
folio, 1687.
CAXTON. Boecius, the Boke of Consolacion of Philo-
sophic, fol. no date.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, fol. no date.
Polycronicon, fol. 1482.
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye,
fol. 1471.
The Boke of Eneydos by Vyrgyle, translated
by Wm. Caxton, fol. 1490.
CIIARTLLARIUM Glastoniense, fol. MS.
MARQUIS OF BATH.
CRONICLES of Englode with the Frute of Timis, fol.
S ttu - Albanm, (1483).
CUNIN CHAM'S (Wm.) Cosmographical Glasse, conteyn-
ing the pleasant principles of Cosmographie, Geographic,
Hydrographie, or Navigation, fol. 1559. With a portrait of '/
the author.
The map of Norwich, belonging to this book is curious
and finely executed.
ELIZABETH, Q. The Royall Passage of her Majesty
from the Tower of London to her Palace of Whitehall, with
all the Speaches and Denises both of the Pageants and other-
wise, together with her Majesties several answers, and most
pleasing Speaches to them all. JOHN BUSBY.
HALSTEAD (Rob.) Succinct Genealogies of the noble
and ancient houses of Alno, or de Alneto, Broc of Shephale,
Latimer of Duntish, Dray ton of Drayton, Vere of Adding-
ton, Fitz-Lewis of West Horndon, Howard of Effingham,
Mordaunt of Turvey, justified by public Records, ancient
and extant Charters, &c. fol. London, 1685, on thick paper.
This book was drawn up by Henry, second Earl of Pe- "
terborough, with the aid of his chaplain Mr. Rans, rector
of Turvey Co. Bedford, and printed at the charge of this
nobleman. Only twenty-four copies were printed. The
name of the compiler is fictitious. (Vid. Censura Lite-
raria, 11. 373.)
HEY WOOD (John)/ A parable of the Spider and the
Flie, 4to. Imprinted by Tho. Pozcell, 1556.
r Harrison, in his Description of Britaine, prefixed to Hollinshed's
Chronicle, has left a sensible criticism on this poem : " One hath
made a boke of the Spider and Flie, wherein he dealeth so profoundly
and bej-ond all measure of skill, that neither he himself that made it,
neither any one that readeth it, can reach unto the meaning thereof/' >
Hollingshed's Chron. fol. i. 226. (See also Warton's Hist, of Poetry,
Hi. p. 87, &c.)
199
MARQUIS OF BATH.
On the back of the title is the author's portrait : several
wooden prints of him are repeated at the beginning of each
chapter.
INTRODUCTIONS in frensche for Henry the yonge Erie of
Lyncoln (childe of great Esperaunce) sone of the moost no-
ble and excellent pryncesse Mary (by the grace of God)
quene of frauce, &c.
LUMINALIA, or the Festivall of Light, personated in a
masque at court, by the Queene's Majestic and her Ladies,
on Shrove-Tuesday Night, 4to. 1637.
LITERARUM Graecarum, Latinarum Anglo Saxonicarum
Exempla ; ad fidem vetustissimorum Codd. exscripta ab
Humfredo Wanley e Coll. Univ. Oxon. folio, MS.
MARDEN Collections concerning the Manor of Marden,
in the county of Hereford, fol. (Fid. p. 49, 50.)
MARLBURIENSIS (G. Spencer, Dux,) Gemmarum An-
tiquarum Delectus, Lat. et Gall. 2 torn. fol. Lond. 1781,
1790 (Vid. p. 50).
MORE (Sir Thos.) The Workes of Sir Thomas More,
Knyght, sometyme Lord Chauncellour of England, wrytten
in the Englyshe tonge, fol. Printed by John Cawood, 1557.
MUN DAY'S (Antony) Chrysanaleia : the Golden Fishing :
or the Honour of Fishmongers ; applauding the aduancement
of Mr. John Leman to the dignitie of Lord Maior of Lon-
don, 4to. 1616.
Mirrour of Mutabilitie, or princi-
pal part of the Mirrour for Magistrates, 4to. London, John
Allde, 1579-
w^' OLIVABIUS Prot. Parallelum Olivae necnon Olivarii Se-
renissimi, celsissimi, potentissimique Anglia3 Scotia? Hyber-
niaeq. Dei Gratia Protectoris, &.c. studio et expensis D. Lu-
dovici de Gand Domini de Brachey, et de Romccour, fok
X 1656.
200
MARQUIS OF BATH.
This book contains a fine equestrian portrait of the Pro- y
tector by Faithorne.
PASQUILLORUM, tomi duo; quorum primus versibus ac
rhythmis, alter soluta oratione, conscripti, &c. 8vo. Eleuthe-
ropoli (Basil.) 1544.
This collection contains a great number of pieces com- y
posed at different times, and by different authors, against
the popes, cardinals, &c. These PasquiHades are not a
Roman publication, but a collection made by some of the
Reformers, and supposed to have been printed by Opori- s
nus at Basil. Daniel Heinsius, in two verses written in
his copy, describes its rarity and the price it cost :
" Roma meos fratres igni dedit, unica Phoenix
" Vivo, aureisque veneo centum Heinsio."
(Fid. De Sure, No. 2868, Curios, of Lit. i. p. 359, 1807,
and Roscoe's Catalogue, 1816, No. 1494.)
PAUSANIAS, Gr. ED. PR. foL Fenet. Aldus, 1516.
PLATONIS Opera, Gr. fol. ED. PR. Fenet. Aldus, 1513.
PLOWMAN Pierce, the Visions of, 4to. 1550 (Fid. p. 87).
POLIPHILUS' Hypnerotomachia, the strife of Love in a
Dreame, translated by R. D. 4to. 1592.
SANDFORD (Fras.) Genealogical History of the Kings
and Queens of England, by Sam. Stebbing, large paper, fol.
1707.
SLATY ER (Wm.) Pala?-Albion, the History of Great
Britaine from the first peopling of this Island to the Reign of
King James, fol. 1621, in Latin and English verse, with mar-
ginal notes.
SPECULUM XPRISTIANI (Christian!), 4to. Impress,
me Will, de Machlinia.
TAYLOR'S (John) Three Weekes, three Daies, and three
Houres Observations and Travel from London to Hamburgh
in Germanie, 4to. 16.17.
2 D
MARQUIS OF BATH.
THOMJB (S.) Cantuarensis Vita et Processus, 4to. Paris,
THUCYDIDES, Gr. et Lat. cum notis Hudsoui et Wasse,
Dukeri, CH. MAG. Amst. 1731.
TURBERUILE (Geo.) The Booke of Faulconrie or Hauk-
ing, with the noble Arte of Venerie or Hunting, 4to. //.
Bynneman, 1575.
These treatises are adorned with several neat wooden cuts,
in some of which the queen is introduced on horseback.
. TYNDALL (Wm.) John Frith, and Dr. Barnes, their
whole workes, fol. Printed by John Day, 1573.
VIRG ILL'S Boke of Eneados translated by Gawin Douglas,
Bishop of Dunkel, 4to. bl. lett. 1553.
VITI (White Rich.) Basinstochii Comitis Palatini His-
toriarutn Libri ; 1. Ab origine ad Brutum. 2. Ab illo ad
Mulmutium. 3. Ab hoc ad Helium. 4. Ab isto ad
Lucium. 5. Ab eo ad Constantium, cum notis antiquitatum
Britannicarum, 12mo. Atrebati. 1597.
WORDE, (W. de) The crafte to lyue well and to dye well,
fol. 1505.
WORDE, (W. de) Cronycle of Englonde with the Frute of
Tymes, fol. 1497.
WORDE, (W. de) The Floure of the commaundements of
God, fol. 1505.
WORDE, (W. de) Polycronycon, 1495.
WORDE, (W. de) Stambrigi Vocabula, 4to. 1525.
WORDE, (W. de) Stambrigi Vulgaria, 4to.
WORDE, (W. de) Whitinton (Rob.) de octo partibus ora-
tionis, 4to.
WORSLEYANUM Museum, or a Collection of antique
Basso-Relievos, Bustos, &.c. &c. 2 vols. fol. London, 1794.
(Vid. p. 63.)
WYRLEY'S (Wm.) True Use of Armorie, 4to. 1592.
202
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FONTHILL ABBEY/ WILTS.
THIS grand edifice, from its commanding situa-
tion, excites the attention of every traveller ; being
built in the form and on the scale of a gothic ca-
thedral, it is consequently of very stately dimen-
sions. An octagon tower, two hundred and se-
venty-six feet high, and seventy feet in diameter,
stands in the centre of this immense pile; two
very extensive galleries, branching from it, form
a part of the principal library ; that extending to
the south is one hundred and forty feet long, the
ceiling is of the richest fan work, having for
corbels angels bearing emblazoned shields.
The windows of stained glass, contain armo-
rial bearings and the figures of St. Augustine,
St. Athanasius, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, St. Co-
lumba, St. Ethelreda, the Venerable Bede, and
Roger Bacon. In the spaces between the book-
cases, on each side of the gallery, are placed
twelve ebony cabinets on tables of oriental
1 Vid. A Description of Fonthill Abbey, with eight Views ; super
royal octavo, published in 1812,
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
alabaster, porphyry, and verd-antique ; these
are filled with rare books. The northern, or
King Edward the Third's gallery, is a continua-
tion of this library ; the book-cases are ranged
on the eastern side only: in this stately apart-
ment are seven lofty windows ; opposite to them
are the portraits of Henry the Seventh, Edward
the Fourth, John of Gaunt, the Constable Mout-
morency, Alphonso King of Naples, and John
of Montfort Duke of Brittany. Facing the cen-
tre window is a chimney-piece of alabaster, com-
posed of an arch resting upon columns, with
vine-leaf capitals. Above is a whole length por-
trait of Edward the Third, copied from a pic-
ture in the Chapter-House of St. George's Cha-
pel, Windsor. Near the fire-place stand two
grand cabinets of oak, richly carved ; in these are
deposited some of the precious manuscripts be-
longing to the collection.
Adjoining the first or southern gallery is a
very splendid apartment containing, amongst
other literary curiosities, a long series of Spanish
and Portuguese Chronicles. Two more prin-
cipal rooms in the second story also have dis-
tinct libraries; in the first, which is pannelled
with oak, are placed the most valuable works on
art; several folio volumes of prints of the old
masters, all choice impressions. Marc Antonio,
Julio Romano, Baccio Bandinelli, Parmegiano,
Polidoro, &c, in the Italian school ; Albert Du-
204
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rer, M. Schoen, Israel V. Meek, Kilian, Sadeler,
Wierix, &c. in the German ; Rubens, Vandyck,
Rembrandt, Flamen, Visscher, Waterloo, Swane-
velt, Breughel, in the Flemish and Dutch ; Cal-
lot, Delia Bella, Et. de Laune, Mellan, Le Sceur,
Seb. Bourdon, Sylvestre, Nanteuil, Edelinck, &c.
in the French ; Hollar, Faithorne, &c. in the
English, and Bartolozzi, Strange, Morghen, &c.
of the modern school. The glazed cabinets of
this apartment, contain a collection of Elzevir
classics, some of the rarest facetice, history, po-
etry, &c. in all languages and in the most beau-
tiful condition. Nearly adjoining is the upper
gallery, vaulted by an obtuse arch ; it is entirely
filled with those peculiarly fine and chosen copies
of Voyages and Travels which distinguish this
extensive collection.
Among the manuscripts may be particularly
noticed the splendid volumes formerly in the
possession of Shah-Aulum : they exhibit an as-
semblage of portraits of illustrious persons, cos-
tume, grand ceremonies, perspective views, &c.
Some particulars of these extraordinary speci-
mens of oriental art will be detailed under the
article " Indian miniature paintings."
The valuable Gibbon library was purchased <
some years since by Mr. Beckford : it includes
the historians of the early and middle ages, fa-
thers of the church, classical writers, lexicogra-
phers, &c.
20d
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
ACUNA (Christ, de) Nuevo Descubrimiento del gran rio
de las Amazonas, 4to. Madrid, 1641.
The author, a Spanish Jesuit, was sent on a mission to
the American Indians : but the projects expected from his
discoveries respecting the great river, were discountenanced
afterwards by the House of Braganza ; and Philip iv. or-
dered all the copies of this curious work to be destroyed,
so that for many years two only were known to exist ; one
in the Vatican library, and another in the possession of
M. de Gomberville, who translated it into French under
the title of " Relation de la riviere des Amazones" Pa-
ris, 1682, 2 vols. I2mo.
^SOPI Fabelle translate e greco a Laurentio Vallcnsi.
Subnectitur Boccatii Hist, de Guiscardi et Sigismunclse
Amore, a Leon. Aretino in latinum sermonem conversa an.
1438, edit. I a * 4to. sine anno aut loco.
AGRESTO Commento di Ser Agresto da Ficaruolo (An-
iiib. Caro) sopra la prima Ficata del Padre Siceo.
Stampata in Baldacco, per Sarbagrigia da J3engodi :
con gratia a privilegio della bizarrissima Academia de' Ver-
tuosi. et con expresso protesto loro, che tutti quelli, che la
ristamperanno, o' ristampata la leggeranno in peggior forma
di questa ; cosi stampatori, come Lettori, s'intendano infami,
et in disgratia delle puttanissime, et infocatissime Lingue, et
penne loro. Uscita fuora co' Fichi alia prima acqua
d'Agosto. I'anno MDXXXIX. 8vo. grande, IN CARTA PE-
COBA.
ANDREINI (Giov. Batt.) 1'Adamo, sacra representatione,
4to. fg. Milano, 16} 3. (The Faliere copy.)
The curious plates are by Cesare Basani.
ANGELS and Devils, a Treatise of, in the Arragouian Dia-
lect, fol. MS.
206
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ANTECHRIST La Vie du trs unique et pervers Ante-
christ et de ses horribles et hideux traffiques, lesquels il ac-
coinplira,^/zg. en bois, 8vo. Anvers, 1560.
ANTONIO (S.) Vita e li Miracoli del glorioso confessore
Sancto Antonio de Padoa, 4to. lit. got/i. absque ulla nota.
}Vith a zcood cut of the saint preaching to thejishes: the
city of Ravenna represented above.
APOCALYPSIS insignium aliquot Haeresiarcharum, in qua\
visiones et insomnia ipsis per somnia patefactae, blasphemiaa
pur inauditae, ac deliramenta Enthysiastica revelantur, cum
iconibus, 12mo. Lug. Kat. 1608.
APULEIUS, 8vo. Aldus, 1521.
A beautiful Grolier copy, with the initials illuminated;
and Thuanus's autograph.
ARETINUS (Leon.) de Bello Italico adversus Gothos, fol.
Venet. Nic. Jenson, 1471.
The first page and the initial letters finely illuminated.
ARIOSTO Orlando Furioso, con Jig. di Gir. Porro, fol.
renetia, 1584.
This fine copy, bound by Padeloup, contains the 34th
plate in a perfect state : a duplicate of the 33d is usually
substituted in its place.
AR LOTTO Facezie, Motti, Buffonerie, et Burle del Pio-
vaiio Arlotto, 12mo. Firenze, Giunti, 1568.
ARMATURA Equest. Diversarum Gentium Armatura
Equestris, ubi per Europag Asia; atq. Africa? regiones equi-
tandi ratio propria expressa est, Jig. 8vo. 1575.
ARTEMIDORI de somniorum interpretatione libri quinque,
Graece, 8vo. Venet. Aldus, 1518
First edition, the title, fyc. illuminated.
AUBRIET' (Cl.) Plantes peintes a gouache sur velin trh
blanc, et rel. en mar. r.
1 Claude Aubriet accompanied Tournefort in his voyage to the Lc-
^207
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
AUGURELLI (J. Aur.) Poemata, 8vo. Aldus, 1505.
a* -, A beautiful Grolier copy, with the initials illuminated.
BANDELLO Canti xi. composti de le lodi de la S. Lu-
cretia Gonzaga di Gazuolo, e del vero amore, col tempio di
pudicitia, e con altre cose per dentro poeticamente descritte,
Le in. Parche da esso Bandello cantate ne' la nativitd del
S. Giano primogenito del S. Cesare Fregoso, e de la S. Gos-
tanza Rangona sua consorte ; 8vo. Agen, 1545.
BARTOLI, Recueil de Peintures Antiques, 3 torn. fol.
Paris, Didot, 1783.
Printed on vellum ; the subjects finely painted,
BEMBI (Petri) de JEtna ad Angelum Chabrielem Liber;
4to. Venet. ap Aldum, 1495. The first Latin book print-
ed by Aldus in the Roman character.
BIBLIA Sacra ad LXX. Interpretum fidem diligentissime
tralata, (sic) fol. Basile<e, per Andream Cratandrum, 1526.
The initial letters delicately illuminated, the ancient bind-
ing in the style of Grolier.
In this edition the " Apocryphi" are arranged with the
canonical books ; whereas, in the Elenchus, or contents, they
are detached, and styled, " Apocryphi extra Canonem."
This very rare edition contains some remarkable read-
*
, ings.
" BOECE de la consolacion," translated from the Latin
into French, " par maistre Jehan de Mehun qui lenvoya au
Roi Phelippe le quart." MS. On vellum, 4to. with illu-
minations, in one of which the translator is presenting his
book to the king; purple velvet. SJEC. xv.
BOILEAU Oeuvres de Boileau Despreaux, avec des
eclaircissemens hist, donnez par lui-meme ; edit, augmentee
vant in 1700; and on his return was appointed king's painter in the
royal garden. The productions of this celebrated artist are rarely to
be seen except in the French royal collections.
208
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de diverses remarques (par Cl. Brossette) avec figures de B.
Picart, 2 torn. fol. GRAND PAPIER, Amsterdam, 1718.
One of the rarest books on LARGE PAPER : not more
than two copies are supposed to exist in France.
Bossn (Don.) Chronica Temporum ab orbis initio usque
ad ejus tempora, fol. Mediol. A. Zarotus, 14Q2. Containing
the genealogical-tree of the Visconti, which is often wanting.
BRACCELLI (Giov. Bat.) Bizarie di varie figure di Giovan
batista Braccelli, pittore fiorentino, 8vo. oblongo, 1624.
This most rare and singular book contains prints of hu-
man figures formed by the strangest materials, as diamonds,
hoops, bladders, pieces of carpentry, battledoors, chains,
culinary utensils, &c. &c.
These grotesque and fanciful designs might at first sight
appear to be the compositions of a disordered imagination ;
but when we observe the correctness of the delineations,
and the boldness of the attitudes, we see the hand of a
great master through the laughable whimsicality of his
subjects. A copy is in the library at Strawberry-Hill.
BRANDT (Seb.) La grant JNef des folz du monde, fol.
let. goth.Jig. en bois, Lyon, Guil. Baharin, 14Q8.
BRANDT (Seb.) Les Regnards traversans les Voyes peril-
leuses des folles fiances de ce monde, composes par Sebas-
tien Brandt, enryme francoise. lit. goth.Jig. en bois, fol. GR.
PAP. Paris, A. Verard, sans date.
BREYDENBACH (B. de) Sanctarum Peregrinationum
in montem Syon ad venerandum Christi sepulchrum in Jeru-
salem, atque in montem Syna'i ad divam virginem et martyr-
em Catharinam, opusculum Bernard! de Breydenbach. In
civitate Moguntina, 1486, fol. cum. fig. (The Valiere
copy.) (Vid. Clement Bibliotheque Curieuse, v. p. 222,
4to. 1754.)
BRUN (Le) Galerie des Peintres Flamands, Hollandais
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
et Allem. gravee d'apres les meilleurs tableaux de ces maitres,
3 torn, en 2, fol. Paris, 1792, LARGE PAPER, genu-
ine proof impressions, and extremely rare; not more than
five complete copies are supposed to exist.
BRUNO Nolaiio (Giordano) Candelaio Comedia, 12mo.
Parigi, G. Giuliano, 1582.
BRY (De) et Merian, Collectiones peregrinationum in
Indiam Orientalem et Indiam Occidentalem, 11 torn. fol.
Francofurti ad Manum, 15901634.
<d fine complete set with all the parts; collected by the
Abbe Rothelin.
BUQUOY Histoire de 1'Abbe C tCi de Buquoy ; son eva-
sion du fort 1'Eveque et de la Bastille, fr. allem. avec plu-
sieurs de ses ouvrages vers et prose et particulierement la
Game des femmes, ISmo. Se tend chez Jean de la Fran-
chise Rue de la Reforme a V Esperance a Bonnefoy,
1719. Frontispiece, View of the Bastille, superscribed
" L'Enfer des Fivans ou la Bastille.' 1
On the left a flying demon, Beelzebub, (ou d'Argenson le
president;) on the right another demon, Astharoth, (ou Ber-
naville le Gouverneur ;) over the battlements, " Puleus
Abyssi;" and underneath inscribed,
" Facilis descensus Averni" &c.
CADAMOSTO (Aloysioda) Libro de la prima Navigazione
per Oceano a la Terra de Nigri de la Bassa-Ethiopia, per
commandamento del Infanta Henrico de Portogallo, 4to.
Vicentia, 1507.
CAPO DI LISTA Itinerario de terra sea, See. 8vo. s. a.
This narrative is a journal on board a galley, commanded
by Ant. Loredano, a noble Venetian : among other great
personages on the voyage, named at page 5, is " ill - sig-
nor Conte Johanne de hosseter anglico" (John, Duke of
Exeter.)
210
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
CARRACCI (Ag.) II funerale d'Agostin Carraccio fatto in
Bologna sua patria da Gl' Incaminati Academic! del disegno.
Scritto all IIP - et R mo - Sig r - Cardinal Farnese, 4to. Bolog-
na, 1605.
The plates in this very rare book are etched by the hand
of Guido.
CARVE (Th.) Itinerarium R. D. Thorns Carve Tippe- fa
rariensis sacellani raajoris in fortissima juxta et nobillissima
legione strenuissimi Dom-Col. D. Walteri Deveroux : cum
historia Butleri, Gordon, Lesly etaliorum, 12mo. Moguntia,^
1639.
CERCEAU Du A Volume containing upwards of fifty
architectural Drawings on vellum, by Du Cerceau; very
highly finished, oblong folio.
CEREMONIALE Carmelitarum ex calceatorum conventus
Tolosani, fol. MS. on vellum, with large miniatures, and
the initial letters illuminated.
CEREMONIES et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les peu-
ples du monde, representees par des figures gravees par BER-
NARD PICART; avec des explications historiques, 9 torn, v
fol. Amst. Bernard, 1723, et an. suiv.
This extraordinary copy is upon thick large paper of
the super royal folio size, and the only one known : the
impressions are uncommonly brilliant : the supplementary
volumes published in 1743 were not printed on this paper.
CHAMP Fleury au quel est contenu 1'art et Science de la
deue et vraye Proportio des Lettres Atliques, quo dit au-
tremet Lettres Antiques et vulgairement Lettres Romaines
proportionnes selon le Corps et Visage humain, fol. Paris,
1529.
Dr. Lort's copy : a long note is extracted from Mait-
taire Annales, Vol. 11. 556, relating to this uncommon
book.
211
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CHARLES (Roy) Les Vigilles du Roy Charles ou est
cotenu conient il conquist Frace sur les Angloys, &c. left,
goth. 4to. sans date.
CHARLES ix. Entree de tres puissant, tres magnanime
et tres Chrestien Prince Charles ix. Roy de France, en sa
bonne Ville et Cite de Paris le sixiesme jour de Mars ; avec
le Couronnemeet de tres haute, et tres excellente Princesse
Madame Elizabet d'Autriche son epouse, fol. Paris, 1572.
(Thuanus's copy.)
CHESNEAU (Aug.) Orpheus Eucharisticus, cwnjig. A.
de Flamen, 8vo. Paris, 1657.
CHINESE Mythology A large folio volume exhibiting a
complete system of Chinese Mythology and Views, both ex-
terior and interior of their principal temples and bonzeries : in
one of these paintings appear the sacred swine, often men-
tioned by travellers ; and in others, colossal images of bronze
executed with the utmost truth and delicacy.
CORIO (Bern.) Historia di Milano, fol. C. GR. Me-
diol. 1503.
A superb copy, with the fine title and Repertorio added
by Legnano.
CORTESE La Narratione di Ferdinando Cortese della
Nuova Hispagna : with plan of Mexico, wood cut, V enetia,
4to. MDXXIIII.
CORYAT'S (T.) Crudities hastily gobled up in five
Moneth's Travells, in France, Savoy, Italy, &c. &c. 4to.
1611.
A presentation copy from the author to the Countess of
Bedford ; whom the Hero of Odcombe addresses in the
following bombast :
" To the most philomuse Cornelia, or rather Olympia
Fulvia Morata of this famous triangular island of England,
the most indulgent Patronesse of the nyne Castalian La-
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dies; the illustrious Lady Lucy Countesse of Bedford."
MS. by T. Coryat.
CUUTIUS, (Q.) 8vo. Venet. Aldus, 1520.
A beautiful copy of this rare book : the title, initial
letters, and the anchors are illuminated.
CUYSINE Livre fort excellet de Cuysine tres utile et
proffitable contenat en soy la maniere dhabiller toutes viandes,
avec la maniere de servires Bacquetz et festins. le tout reveu
et corrige oustre la p~miere Impressio p le grat Escuyer de
Cuysine, 8vo.
On les vend a Lyon pres iiostre dame de Confort chez
Olivier Arnoullet, 1508.
DAMHOUDERE (Josse) La Practicque et Enchiridion
des Causes criminelles, illustree par plusieurs elegantes figures,
redigee en escript, 4to. Louvain, 1554.
The elegant wood-cuts are singularly curious.
DANTE Paradise di Dante translated into French, ?cith
illuminations of extraordinary beauty to each chapter. MS.
Ceste est la troisieme partie
De la comedie de Dantes
Qui de bon sens nest departie
Ains par questions evidentes
Donne a congnoistre en ses beaulx ditz
Les joyes qui sont permanentes
Et se intitulle Paradis.
DAPPER'S Collection of Dutch Voyages, 11 vols. fol.
LARGE PAPER, Amsterdam, 1677, 8tc.
DIABLERIE Le Livre de la diablerie, compose en rone
francoise, et par personnages, par Eloy d'Amerval, fol. goth.
Jig. en bois, Paris, Michel Le Noir, 1508.
Dio DOR E Les, Troys. Premiers. Livres. de. Diodore
Sicilien. Historiographe Grec. des Antiquitez. d Egipte.
Ethiopie. et. au Tres. Pays. D'Asie. et D'Affrique. Trans-
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latez de latin en francoys par Maistre Anthoiiie macault no-
taire secretaire et valet de chambre ordinaire du roy, folio,
MS. on vellum, in the original binding; the sides strewed
with Jleurs de Us, and the initial letter F: on one side, in a
square compartment, in gold letters
DIODO Au ROY
RE FRAN
on the opposite side
Si COYS
CILIEN PREMIER.
This fine MS. formerly in the possession of Francis the
First,' appears to have been executed by his express com-
mand. Prefixed to the History, is a painting of the king
seated under a canopy powdered with fleurs de lis, sur-
rounded by his courtiers : his three sons, the Dauphin
Francis, Henry, afterwards Henry n., and Charles, Duke
of Orleans, dressed in rich habits, appear in the fore-
ground ; the king seems to direct his attention to a person
reading, dressed as an ecclesiastic, probably the translator
1 Francis I. displayed a truly royal disposition towards promoting
the good of mankind by greatly encouraging all useful learning : he
considerably augmented his own library, and founded another at Fon-
tuiuebleau, to which the celebrated Budaeus was appointed keeper.
The elegant and beautiful characters, cast by order of Francis, and
. called the King's Greek, were so well known to the learned, that the
University of Cambridge, in 1700, were desirous of some particular
fonts for their printing-house : application was made to M. Clement,
keeper of the king's library, with an offer to acknowledge the favour
in a preface to the first book they should print: the Abbe Bignon,
then charged with the direction of the Academy, acquiesced on con-
dition that they should put at the bottom of the title-page, " C/iarac-
teribus Greeds e typographeio regio Parisiensi ;'' but the University
refusing to accede to the proposal, their designs were not carried into
effect.
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of the History : a beautiful greyhound on the floor, and a
marmoset, sitting ou the table near the king's left hand, are
prominent figures in the groupe. In addition to this exqui-
site illumination the volume is enriched with numerous
large initial letters, painted with peculiar delicacy, repre-
senting occurrences described in the book ; manners of va-
rious nations, and portraits of their early emperors and
kings.
Di RECTO RIUM Humane Vite, alias Parabola? antiquo-
rum Sapientium, folio, sine anno. A translation of Bidpai,
or Pilpay's fables, by John of Capua, with rcood cuts.
DUCHESNE (Andr.) Histoire Genealogique de la Maison
de Montmorency et de Laval, with the arms emblazoned,
fol. Paris, 1624. Old morocco, tooled all over zcith the
cypher of Francois Montmorency.
DUG DALE Monasticon Anglicanum, 3 torn. fol. 1655.
" Liber Tho. Barlow (Bishop of Lincoln) e Coll. Reg.
Own. ex dono Editoris Ann. cia loc LV." MS. note on
the title.
DUG DALE'S (Sir W.) History of St. Paul's Cathedral,
zcith two original drawings by Hollar representing the ruins
of the Cathedral after the fre, fol. Lond. 1658.
ELEGIDIA et Poemata Epidictica una cum ad vivum ex-
pressis Personarum Iconibus. ISmo.impressa Upsalia, 1631.
This rare volume contains some elegant verses descrip-
tive of the several persons who distinguished themselves in
the early part of the seventeenth century : the portraits of
all these personages (thirty-one in number) are remarkably
well engraved ; among them are some eminent English
characters, as James i. Charles i. Duke of ^Buckingham,
Sir Horace Vere, &c. &c.
EMBLEM ES et Devises pour la Royne Mere du Roy, par
Mat. de St. GERMAIN, Predicateur ordinaire de sa majeste,
215
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1'an 1625. MS. on vellum, with sixty illuminations; the
royal arms blazoned on the title, 4to.
ETIENNE (Hen.) Apologie d' Herodote, 8vo. 1566.
There are two editions of this date, the first only, con-
tains the twenty-first chapter complete, the greater part
of which was suppressed/ in the subsequent edition. The
second does not bear the olive tree on the title, is
printed with a larger character, and contains 680 pages.
According to Niceron (xxxvi. p. 297) there are thirteen
different editions. This biting satire against the monks
was the last work of the illustrious and learned author.
FABRITII, Libro della Origine delli Volgari Proverbi di
Aloyse Cynthio de gli FABRITII della Poderosa et inclyta
Citta di Vinegia, Finegia, 1526, fol.
" Opera plena d'impurita, indirizzata pure al Papa
Clement e vn."
FULVII (Andr.) Illustrium Imagines, sive Imperatorum
et illustrium virorum ac mulierum vultus, ex antiquis numis-
matibus expressi, 8vo. Jig. Roma, Mazochius, 1517.
Printed on vellum : this copy was presented to George
Duke of Saxony.
GAULES La Totale et vraie description de tous les pas-
saiges par lesquels on pent passer et entrer des Gaules es
Ytalies. Et signament par ou passaret Hanibal' Julius Cae-
sar, &c. let. got h. 8vo. Paris, Toussains Denis, M.V.C.XV.
(1515.)
GILLES Proces de Gilles de Rays, marechal de Fiance
Pan 1440, MS. on paper.
GREAAL (Sainct) contenant la conqueste dudict Sainct
Greaal (faicte par Lancelot du Lac), lett. goth. Jig. en boh,
2 torn, en 1. fol. Pans, 1523.
St. Graal, or Sangreal, so called from Grasal, which
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signifies a cup in old^French, or from the Sanguis Realis,
with which it was supposed to have been filled.
This romance, originally written in Latin, was first print-
ed in French prose, in 1516, two volumes folio, by Gal-
lyot du Pr6, and afterwards 1523, folio: both of these
editions are so rare, that the Sangreal is the scarcest ro-
mance of the Round Table. (Fid. Dunlop's History of
Fiction, Vol. i. p. 220,) (second edit.) 1816.
GUIGNES de, Le Voyage a Peking, Manille et LTsle de
France dans les ann. 1784 1801. Paris, Imprim. Imper.
3 vols. 8vo. and atlas, fol.
This line copy, on vellum paper, contains a double set
of plates, one of which is beautifully coloured by the au-
thor's own hand, and a set of proofs before all letters, the
only impressions in that state, as testified by M. de
Guignes' letter attached to this copy.
Guy Histoire et description du Phoenix compose a
llionneur et louange de tres haulte et tres illustre Princesse,
Madame Marguerite de France, Soeur unique du Roy. par
Maistre Guy de la Garde, Escuyer de Chambonas, &c.
Paris, de I'Imprimerie de Regnauld Chaudiere et Claude
sonfilz, 1550, 8vo. printed on vellum.
On the first leaf are two figures of the Phoenix, finely
painted. This is the only copy of this rare book printed
on vellum; it is dedicated to Margaret of France, and
written in heroic verse. Some Latin and Greek lines ex-
plain the History of the Phoenix in a mystical sense.
HEURES de Prefond.
This inimitable MS. is enriched with forty-two illumi-
nations, executed in a very superior style : and every page
is decorated with borders of flowers, insects, and ornaments
of the most elegant and picturesque forms. The Abbe
2 9
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
Rive in his " Essai sur 1'art de verifier Vage des minia-
tures" has copied some specimens from this book.
HEURES a 1'usage d' Angers, 4to. MS. on vellum.
This venerable MS. which appears to have been exe-
cuted towards the end of the xinth century, contains thir-
ty-five large and twenty-four small miniatures ; the figures
of the twelve apostles, the full size of the page, are executed
in a style that would have done honour to Giotto : it was
successively in the D'Urfe and Soubise libraries, being es-
teemed the finest in the latter collection.
HOMERI Ilias ; in versus Graecos vulgares translata a Ni-
col. Lucano, cum fig. ligno incisis, 4to. Venet. 1526.
HOMER us Speculum Heroicum Principis omnium tem-
porum Poe'tarum Homeri id est argumenta xxuii. librorum
Iliadis in quibus veri Principis Imago poetice elegantissime
expriinitur, 4to. Traj. Bat. 1613.
The plates are by Crispin de Pass, and the translation
in French verse by le Sieur J. Hillaire S r * de la Riviere
rouennois. A beautiful portrait of the translator is pre-
fixed to the book.
HOR.E intemeratae Virginis Mariae cum calendario, 4to.
A superb MS. on vellum with fifteen large and thirty-
nine small miniatures in the finest preservation. This
book was executed in 1525 by order of Francis de Dinte-
ville, Bishop of Auxerre.
HOUTIN Histoire des Empereurs Romains depuis Jules
Caesar jusqucs a Postumus. avec toutes les Medailles, fol.
Paris, 1645.
" Hocce Jo. Haultini opus imperfectum com-
memorat Phil. Labbe in Bibliotheca Numaria, No. 66. In-
signissimam ver6 Libri raritatem arguit Bandurius, qui titulo
libri prolate, subjungit."
" In Bibliothecis hujus urbis instruct issimis frustra
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
quersivi, imo qui de eo quidquam audierit reperi neminem.
An hunc quoq. jamjam proditurum immatura autoris
mors communi luce privavitt T. C." MS. note by
Mr. Crofts.
INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS, eighteen volumes,
folio.
These splendid performances are extraordinary specimens
of the ingenuity, taste, and delicate pencilling of the orien-
tal artists ; they shew us the highest point of perfection to
which this style of painting had arrived before it was imi-
tated and adopted by the illuminators of manuscripts in
the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
The similarity that exists between the species of orna^
ments in the illuminated works at that period, and the style
in which the eastern miniatures are generally decorated, is
so striking, that little doubt remains but that the latter were
the rudiments studied, and the patterns followed by the
early Italian artists.
The subjects are executed upon Indian paper in body
water colours, surrounded by ornamental compartments of
flowers, insects, 8cc. in an inimitable style. Some of these
miniatures are so very ancient, that one among the rest is
said to have been painted by Mani, a renowned artist, as
well as heresiarch, under the reign of Sapor.
Several volumes
of the Portraits of Kings, Princes, &c. the emperors of the
Timur dynasty, Nadir-Shah, Ahmed-Shah Abdally, and other
distinguished oriental characters. ^
A LARGE FO-
LIO VOLUME containing perspective views of gardens and
palaces in Hindostan and Cashmere, with huntings, games,
and various diversions : portraits of several of the Mogul
princes, the emperor's palace and great mosque at Delhy;
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his camp, which exactly answers the description given of it by
Bernier; and the mausoleum of Taji-Mahal near Agra.
INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS. A VOLUME, sin-
gularly curious, containing the complete Raagmala, or sym-
bolical system of Indian music.
_ A LARGE FO-
LIO VOLUME, containing about thirty paintings exceedingly
curious and valuable ; the most remarkable are, the entrance
of Dara-Sheko into Delhi/; the entry of his father Shah-
Jehan into the citadel of Agra; the emperor Jehanguir in
the mosque, with his retinue and court ; the emperor Shah-
Jehan upon his throne, giving an audience ; the princess
Zaibulnissa, daughter of Aurengzeb, diverting herself on the
terraces of the palace, the night of the chabrat, or feast of the
lanthorns ; and portraits of the finest elephants belonging to
Shah-Jehan, mounted by his son Dara-Sheko.
A FOLIO VO-
LUME, containing forty beautiful miniatures executed in the
finest style of the best Indian artists ; several of ihe emperors
to whom it belonged in succession, have adorned it with their
elegant autographs : one of the paintings representing two
faquirs, and near them a man playing on a musical instrument,
is a chef-d'oeuvre in excellence of delineation, freshness of
colouring, and truth of expression.
INGHILTERRA Historia delle Cose occorse nel Regno
d'Inghilterra, in materia del Duca di Notomberlan dopo la
morte di Odoardo vi. 12mo. Nell' Academia Venetiana (da
Aldo) 1558.
This very rare volume contains a curious account of the
landing of the King of Spain at Southampton, his journey
from thence to Winchester, and of his marriage there to
Queen Mary.
JACQUES v. La Navigation du Roy d'Escosse Jacques v.
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4to. MS. on vellum. With the arms of Guise painted on
the covers.
JACQUES v. La Navigation du Roy d'Escosse Jacques
Cinquiesme du nom, autour de son Royaume. par Nicolay
d'Arfeville, with a map, Paris, 1583, fol. (De Thou's copy.)
JARRY (N.) Preces Christiana? cum parvo officio Beata?
Marias Virginis, 12mo. MS. on vellum, by the celebrated
Jarry, executed in the year l6o: the title is bordered with
a garland of flowers painted in a style of peculiar delicacy :
the arms on the last leaf, with the motto " Fortis supernatat
undas" are superbly emblazoned : this is said to be the finest
specimen ever produced by the hand of this distinguished
calligraphist.
JEAN, ST. L' Apocalypse Sainct Jean Zebedee ou sont
comprinses les visions et revelations que icelluy sainct Jean
eut en lysle de Pathmos' le tout ordonne par figures convena-
bles selon le texte de la saincte escripture. Ensemble les
cruaultez de Domicien Caesar, avec privilege, MDXLI. fol.
lett. goth. (Louis xivth's copy.)
JUSTIN IANI Institutiones, 8vo. CH. MAG. Lug. Bat.
ap. Hackium et L. Elzevirium, 1646. Large thick paper;
extremely rare.
KENNETT'S (White) Parochial Antiquities, attempted in
the History of Ambrosden, Burcester, and other adjacent vil-
lages in the counties of Oxford and Bucks. LARGE PA-
PER, 4to. 1695.
KORB (J. G.) Itinerarium Moschovia? Dom. Ignatii
Christophori Nobilis Domini de Guarient. descriptum a
Joanne Georgio Korb, cum Jig. fol. Vienna, 1700.
This work was suppressed by the court of Vienna at
the request of the Czar Peter ; u a few copies only escaped
the general prohibition.
" The cruelties committed by the Autocrat in 1683, towards the
221
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LEEMII de Lapponibus Finmarchiae eorumque lingua vita
et religione pristina commentatio. Multis tabulis amis colo~
rat. illustrata cum notis Gunneri, Lat. et Dan. CHARTA
MAGNA, 4to. Kiopenhaen, 1767.
Only five copies were printed on large paper, and no
more were published with coloured prints than were pre-
sented to the four members of the committee appointed for
propagating Christian knowledge among the Laplanders.
V LIECHTENBEKGERS (Joan.) Prognosticatio quam olim
scripsit super magna ilia Saturni ac Jovis conjunctione quae
fuit anno MCCCCLXXXHIJ. preterea ad eclipsim Solis anni
sequentis videlicet LXXXV. in annu adhuc usq' durans
MDLXVIT. Curious woodcuts, and a full length portrait
of the author in the title, 4to. Colon, ap. Petr. Quentell
XMDXXXIX.
LORENZO II Trionfante Levita Poernetto Sacro di S ;
Lorenzo da Fr. de Toschi da Bologna, 4to. Bologna, 1632.
Rare and valuable on account of the plates by J. B. Con'o-
lanus,from designs oj Guercino.
Louis, ST. La Vie, la Canonisation, et les miracles de
Saint Louis, Roi de France, 4to.
A superb MS. on vellum, dated the 7th of Sept. 1 288,
with miniatures, and curious on account of an original por-
trait of St. Louis which appears in one of the initial letters.
Luc AN us, 8vo. Venet. Aldus, 1515. A superb G roller
copy, with the initial letters illuminated.
MANDEVILLE* (Jehan) Les Voiages de, fol. goth. fg.
en bois, col. sans date.
revolted Strelitzes, are detailed in Kerb's book ; this formidable and
warlike people were, to the Muscovites, what the Janissaries are at
this day among the Turks.
x See Mr. Johncs' remarks on our traveller in the preface to Broc-
quiere's Travels, p. 38, Hafod, 1807.
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MAIERI (Mich.) Arcana Arcanissima : hoc est, Hiero-
glyphica .ZEgyptio-Graeca, vulgo necdum cognita, 4to. absque
ttlla nota.
MAIERI (Mich.) Atalanta fugiens, hoc est emblemata
nova de secretis naturae chymica, 4to. Oppenheim, 16 18.
MEDICI (Fr.) Fe.ste nella Nozze del Serenissimo Don
Francesco Medici Gran Duca di Toscana ; et della Sereniss.
sua Consorte la Sig. Bianca Cappello, composte per Gual-
terotti. Con disegni de' carri, et invenzione comparse alia
sbarra, 4to. Firenze, Giunti, 1579-
MELIADUS. Les Nobles faits d'armes du vaillant Roi
Meliadus de Leonnoys, fol. let. goth. fg. en bois, Paris,
Galliot du Pre, 1528.
MEZERAY (Franc. E.) Histoire de France depuis Pha-
ramond jusqu'a maintenant avec les Portraits au naturel des
Roys, des Reynes, et des Dauphins, 3 torn. fol. Pam,
164351.
This superb LARGE PAPER copy contains all the car-
tons described in De Bare : it likewise has (p. 322 of
Vol. i.) an additional leaf, with the medallion of Bertha
Queen of Raoul, which but few copies possess. A very
rare and curious portrait of Mary de Medicis, etched by
her own hand, forms a frontispiece to the third volume :
it is inscribed
MARIA MEDICI F.
MDLXXXVII.
MORE (Sir T.) The Workes of Sir Thomas More,
Knyght; black letter, fol. J. Cawood, 1557. In old mo-
rocco. The Colbert copy.
It has the leaf, p. 1 138, containing the address to the
Christian reader, which is often wanting.
NA.INS Le Monde plein de fols, ou theatre des Naius,
4to. fig. 1716.
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This volume, forming a collection of seventy-six gro-
tesque portraits, engraved by Folkema, his daughter, and
others, contains that of John Skinner, of Plymouth, a dwarf,
whose stature did not exceed two feet six inches ; he was
born January 3, 1663.
NATALIS (Hieron.) Adnotationes et Meditationes in
Evangelia totius anni, cum Jig. fol. Antverpice, 1595. Plates
by Wierix, Sfc.
A most superb copy in old morocco, with embossed
leaves. Unique in point of beauty, preservation, and im-
pression. From the Colbert Library.
NUNZIATA Miracoli della S. S. Nunziata, 4to. fig.
" Doppo uua ricerca di 30 anni o finalmente trovato questo
libro rarissimo." MS. note by Floncel.
OFFICIUM B. M. Virginis, 12mo. These exquisite paint-
ings are in the style of those in the li Heures de Prefond."
ORBINI (Mauro) II Regno de gli Slavi, oggi corretta-
mente detti Schiavoni, dalla 1'oro origine sin' all' anno 1370,
fol. Pesaro, 1601.
Opus admirandum, insigne, perrarum, testante Perin-
skiold in annotationibus ad xitam Theodorici, p. 309.
MS. note.
ORLEANS Description des principales Pierres Gravees
du cabinet du Due d'Orleans, 2 torn. fol. GR. PAP. Pa-
ris, 1780.
The author's own copy : it contains several curious varia-
tions in the plates which are printed on a colombier paper,
chosen expressly for the purpose by the Abbe le Blond ;
the impressions are the most exquisite imaginable.
PALLADIO, I quattro libri dell' architettura. Ed. !" fol.
Venetia, 1570. (De Thau's copy.)
There is a spurious edition, bearing the above date,
printed on modern paper.
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PAULI S. Epistola?. A precious MS. on the purest vel-
lum, with exquisite miniatures, and in the original green vel-
vet binding, with gold enamelled clasps.
PETRARCA, Sonetti et Cancione ; a superb MANU-
SCRIPT, with the commentary of Filelfo, under whose imme-
diate inspection it was executed in a style of uncommon mag-
nificence ; ornamented with xn. large illuminations ; and
enriched with numerous capital letters in gold, folio.
PETRARCHA, 8vo. Aldo, 1514.
Printed on pure vellum, title illuminated.
PHILOSTRATUS Grasce. Idem Latin Alemani Rinuc-
cini. Eusebius contra Hieroclem, Gr. et Lat. Zenob. Accioli,
fol. CH. MAG. Fenet. Aldus, 1501, 2, 4.
A beautiful G roller copy.
Pici (J. F.) Mirandulae de Auro libri tres, 4to. Venet.
1586.
Po LI PHI LI Hypnerotomachia, ubi humana omnia non
nisi somnium esse docet, Venet. Aldus, 1499, fol. (The Cro-
zut copy, in old morocco.)
The author, Francesco Colonna, a monk, has in this
work allegorically described his passion for his mistress
Polia, whose real name was Lucretia Maura, The lan-
guage is a compound of Latin and Italian, mixed with
Greek, Hebrew, &c.
The numerous and elegant wood-cuts that ornament the
volume, are by some asserted to have been designed by
Raphael ; that sublime genius, however, at the time of the
publication of the book, was but sixteen years old.
Andrea Mantegna is also conjectured to have been the
artist; and Mr. Ottley in his late work, " The History of
Early Engraving," attributes them to Benedetto Montag-
na : they were not improbably designed by the author him-
self, who, it may be observed, has shewn in his picturesque
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
descriptions, a most perfect knowledge of the fine arts.
The date (Tarvisii 1467), on the last leaf but one, de-
notes the period of the composition of the work ; but is
sometimes mistaken for that of the edition, particularly in
those defective copies that have not the table of errata, and
the imprint of Aldus.
PORTOLANO Questo e una opera necessaria a tutti li
navigati chi vano in diverse parte del mondo, comlciando da
la cita de cadex in spagna, &c.
Finito libro chiamado PORTOLANO composto per uno
gentilomo Veneciano, 4to. lit. goth. impresso in la citade
de Venexia per Bernardino Rizo 1490 adi 6 Sovembrio.
PRECES Piae, 8vo. with thirty-eight beautiful miniatures ;
the borders are most singularly fanciful ~, and the seven mortal
sins are depicted in a style of the wildest extravagance.
PRECES piae, Grace, 8vo.
A MS. on vellum, ornamented with fire miniature
paintings, and the initials in gold: this small volume is a
beautiful and rare specimen of the Greek character in MS.
PRETIOS A Margarita novella de thesauro, ac pretiosissimo
philosophorum lapide, 8vo. T'enet. Aldus, 1546. Rarely to
be seen in a perfect state.
PTOLOMJEI Cosmographia, latine reddita a Nicolao Ger-
mano, fol. Ulma, 1482. Printed on vellum, with the charts
illuminated.
RADEGONDE Vie et legende de Madame.Saincte Rade-
gonde epouse de Clothaire : with ten large paintings, fol.
MS. on vellum.
RAMELLI (Agost.) Le diverse et artificiose machine, fol.
fig. CART. GR. A Parigi, in casa del j autore, 1588.
Unique upon LARGE PAPER, and unknown to all the
bibliographers, except Brunet, who briefly notices its exist-
ence in the Mac Carthy library. This copy was recently
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purchased at the sale of that collection ; the impressions of
the plates are most brilliant. The book is so extremely
rare, that it is not to be found, in a complete state, even on
small paper, in the royal French library.
RHETORES Graeci, Venet. Aldus, 1508 9, 2 torn. fol.
The second volume, which is extremely rare, contains
several pieces that have not been subsequently reprinted.
ROMAN de la Rose, oil tout Fart d'amour est enclose;
ouvrage d'ancienne poesie francoise, commence par G. de
Lorris, et acheve par Jehan de Meung, dit Clopinel ; folio,
MS. on vellum, in red morocco.
A beautiful MS. written in the ancient batarde,? in per-
fect preservation, and enriched with 101 miniatures, and
various ornaments. SJEC. xiv. Formerly in the collection
of M. Gaignat. This volume is noticed in " Bibliogra-
phic Instructive," No. 2983.
ROMAN de la Rose, MS. on vellum, with 105 miniatures,
most exquisitely finished.
Roo (Gerardi de) Annales rerum a principibus Aus-
triacis gestarum a Rudolpho I. ad Carolum v. fol. Oeni-
ponti, 1592. " Ob impressorum paucitatem editio rarissi-
ma, testante Schelhornio." MS. note.
RUDBECKII* (Olavi) Atlantica, sive Manheim vera Ja-
pheti posterorum sedes ac patria, &c. &c. in 5 torn. & atlas
fol. Upsalia, torn. i. sine anno Idem 1675, idem 1679>
torn. n. 1689, torn. in. 1698.
A fourth volume of this very rare work was put to press
in 1 702 ; the printer had completed the third sheet of the
* A species of writing between the round and the Italian hand.
z The aim of the author, in this laborious and singular performance,
was to prove that all nations derive their origin from the North of Eu-
rope, Sweden in particular; that this latter place had been the scat of
the terrestrial paradise, and the source of all learning.
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
second alphabet, \vJien a dreadful fire at Upsal consumed
the printed copies, together with the author's MS. A small
number only of the third volume, and three or four copies
of the fourth part escaped the conflagration.
SABBADINO (Giov.) Le Porettane, 8vo. Verona, 1540.
SADELER Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum Vitae Foemina-
rum Anachoritarum per Sadeler et Collaert. All the parts
complete (Mariettas copy), oblong folio.
SANDYS'S (Geo.) Travels through Turkey, Egypt, the
Holy Land, Greece, &c. LARGE PAPER, J&15.
SANSOVINO (Fr.) L'Historia di Casa Orsina Venetia,
1565 fol.
De Gli Huomini lllustii della Casa
Orsina con rittratti ; fol. Fenet. 1565. a -
SCHEUCIIZERI (Jo. Jac.) Physica Sacra, iconibus illus-
Irata; procurante Joh. And. PfefFel. 5 torn, fol, August.
VindeL 173135.
a The following Hues, at p. 69, under the portrait of Napolconc
Orsino are curious.
NAPOLEQNE ORSINO
Gonfaloniero di S. Chicsa.
Di M. PIETRO BART.
Vivi immortale o gran Napolconc,
Poi cue 1'opcre tuc sono immoi tali.
Tu padre dc soldati, il buon Fedrigo,
Ch'i popoli domo soura il Metauro,
Destaste col tuo nome a gloria, a honore,
Et mcntrc ch'ambcduc con 1'armi illustri
Vi festi, surse in quest' alma Prouincia
La militia gik spcnta dc' Romani.
' Ti dee dunquc non pur Bcllona, e Martc,
Ma il sommo Gioue, ne' futuri tempi,
Conseruar immortal : dunquc immortale
Viui o Napoleon padre dell' armi.
WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.
The first edition in German, on fine paper ; with the
best impressions of the plates.
SILVATICI (Matth. med. de Salerno) Liber Cibalis et
medicinalis pandectarum, ex emendatione Angeli Catonis Su-
pinatis de Benevento, fol. ED. PR. Neapoli, 1474.
SIPTABINA Itinerario Asyatico di Siptabina Pesano
Poeta celeberrimo, 12mo. Jig. 1526.
SMITH'S (Capt. John) History of Virginia, fol. 1624.
LARGE PAPER, with the portraits of the Duchess of Rich-
mond and Hiatoaka, by W. and S. Pass: this copy was
presented by the author to the Duchess of Richmond, to
whom it is dedicated: the book is bound in old morocco,
beautifully tooled all over, with the duchess's arms impressed
on the sides.
TABLE RONDE Les Noms Armes et Blasons des Che-
valiers et Compagnons de la table Ronde avec figures des
harnois de teste, de corps, et de bras; d.es gantelles: la ma-
niere de lespee et de la masse, 4to. MS. on vellum, with
paintings and ornamented borders.
TABLEAUX des guerres civiles depuis 1551 jusqu'a 1581,
obi. fol. With numerous engravings in the style of Brent el.
TAILLEYAT grant cuysinier du Roy de France. (Charles
Sept) 12mo. Imprime a Paris par Guillaume Niverd.
TAMO RL AN Historia del Gran Tamorlan, fol. Sevilla,
1582.
TELLEZ (Balth.) Historia general de Ethiopia a Alta,
tirada deque mais largamente compos na India O. P. JManoel
d'Almeida, fol. Coimbra, 1660.
TERENTII Comoedia?, 4to. MS. on vellum.
Each play is decorated with a miniature, and the initial
letters are illuminated. The notes, with which several
pages are filled, are written in characters astonishingly
minute atid elegant.
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THESEUS de Coulogne Hystoire tres recreative, traictant
des faictz et gestes du noble et vaillant Chev. Theseus de
Coulogne, &c. hit. goth. Jig. 4to. Paris, Jehan Bonfons,
sans date.
" Roman estimc, recherche effort rare"
THUCYDIDES, Gr. et Lat. cum et cum anhnadvers. C. A.
Dukeri, CH. MAG. fol. Amstelod. 1731.
URRETA Historia Ecclesiastica, Politica, Natural, y mo-
ral de los grandes y remotos Reynos de la Etiopia, 4to. Va-
lencia, 1610.
VARTHEMA Itinerario nello Egypto, &c. Roma, 1510, 4to.
VERDI zoTTi b (Gio. Mar.) Cento Favole Morali de i
piu illustri antichi, e modern! autori Greci et Latini, con
fig. 4to. Venetia, '1577.
From the collection of Henry in. of France, zeith the
arms of France and Poland impressed on the sides.
WEEVER'S (John) Funeral Monuments in Great Britain,
fol. LARGE PAPER, 1631.
With the autograph of Sir Robert Naunton.
ZIEGLERI (Jac.) Terras Sanctag, quam Palestinam no-
minant, Syrise, Arabia;, JEgypti et Schondae doctissima de-
scriptio : cum tab. topogr. Terras Sanctae altera descriptio,
authore Wolffgango Weissenburgio, fol. Urgent. Wendel.
Rinelius, 1536.
Liber rarissimtis, Relando ignotus. De Autore vide
Schelhornium. Amaenit. Hist. Eccl. et Liter, torn. n.
p. 210. T. C. MS. note by Mr. Crofts.
b " G. M. Vcrdizotti, cittadino Vencto, illiistre non solo per Ic belle
lettere come per la Pittura, fft amico di Tiliano, e da quello imparo
di dijiiugerc." Ridolfi Vite de Pittori, n. 132.
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MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD,
(NOW DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH,)
WHITE KNIGHTS, BERKS.
THE Blandford Library, remaining distinct from
the great family collection at Blenheim recently
devolved to his grace, is here noticed in the or-
der in which it will probably continue to be de-
signated. A classed catalogue was privately
printed in 1812, 4to. to which considerable addi-
tions have since been made. Old romances, early
poetry, celebrated works in natural history, and
a very complete graphic series of emblems, are
its leading contents : some specimens from the
presses of Caxton and W. de Worde, rare histo-
rical tracts, early travels, accounts of royal en-
tertainments, and choice manuscripts, form no in-
considerable portion of this valuable collection;
the principal part of which is deposited in an
elegant Egyptian room 50 feet by 26. The early
romances, &c. are placed in the ante-library.
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MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD.
AYMON (Les Quatre Filz) Hystoire du noble et vaillant
Chevalier Regnault de Montaubon, &c. fol. sine anno.
BALE (Johan) A Brefe Chronycle concerning the exami-
""liationand death of Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, ISmo.
no date.
BERNERS (Juliana) Treatyses of Hawkynge, Huntinge,
and Coot Armuris, fol. first edition, Seynt Albanes, 1480^
BLUET (Bern, de) Intitulation et Recueil de tous les
Oeuvres que Bernard Bluet Darberes, Conte de permission ;
vous advertis, qu'il ne sgait, n'y lire, n'y escrire, et n'y a ja-
mais aprins, &c. 18mo. sine anno.
Livre bizarre d'un visionnaire. (voy. De Sure Bibliog.
No. 3990.)
BOCCACCIO (Giov.) II Decamerone, fol. Venet. Christ.
J'aldarfer, 1471.
This is usually styled the first edition of the Decamerone;
it has a most distinguished claim to our attention from the
circumstance of its containing the whole of the original text
unmutilated. The MS. of Boccaccio was probably used
for this edition ; subsequent editors principally followed
that in the hand-writing of Manelli.
This is the celebrated copy purchased at the sale of the
Duke of Roxburghe's library in 1812, for ,s2260 by
much the largest sum ever given for any book, either print-
ed, or in MS. (Fid. Roxbitrghe Catalogue, No. 6292.)
An imperfect copy of this edition is in the library at
Blenheim.
BOCCACCIO, II Decamerone, 4to. Firenze, Giunti, 1527.
(Fid. p. 31.)
BOCCACCIUS (Job.) De Montibus, Sylvis, &c. ED. PR.
fol. Venet. 1473.
Bo ecus (King) and Sydracke, History of, how he con-
founded his lerned men, and in ye syght of them dronkc
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stronge venym in the name of the Trinitie, and dyd hym no
hurt, translated by Hugo de Caumpeden out of frenche into
Englyshe, 4to. London, no date.
BOECE (Hector) Heir beginnis the Hy story and Croni-,
klis of Scotland, folio, Edinburgh, Thomas Davidsone.
BRUSONII (Domitii) Libri Facetiarum, fol. ED. PR. (in-
castrata) Roma, 1518.
CASAS (Fra. Bartol. de las) Relacion de la destruycion de
las Indias, (nix tracts) Sevilla, 1552. (Fid. p. 33.)
CAXTON, W. The Arte and Crafte to knowe well to dye,
fol. 1490.
. The Chastysing of Goddes Chyldern, fol.
1493.
Chaucer (Geff.) The Book of the Tales of
Cauntyrburye, first edition, fol. no date.
Chaucer's Troylus and Creside, fol. no date.
The Game and Playe of the Chesse, fol.
1474, first edition.
The Lyft' of our Lady, Mayde, Wyf and
Moder of our Lord Jhesu Christ, fol. no date.
The Pylgremage of the Sowle, fol. 1483.
Russell (Johan.) Propositio ad illustriss.
principem Karolum ducem Burgundie, super susceptione
Ordinis Garterii, &c. sine anno.
CHRONYCLE of Englond (Fructus Temporum) fol. St.^ ^
Jlbans, 1483.
DECOR Puellarum, zoe honore delle Donzelle, 4to. Nic.
Jenson. (1461) 1471.
DIRECTORIUM humane Vite, alias Parabole antiquorii
Sapientu, fol. sine anno et loco.
FiERaBras,leGeant, (Roman)fol. PR.ED. Geneve, 1478.
FLO D DEN Hereafter ensue the trewe Encountre or Bat-
ayle lately don betwene Englade and Scotlande. In whiche
2 H
MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD.
Batayle the Scottsche Kynge was slain, 4to. Lond. Rich.
Faques, no date.
GALTHERI (Phil.) Alexandi eidos Libri x. nunc primum
in Gallia gallicisque characteribus editi, 4to. Lugd. 1558.
Editio singularis, typis cursivis impressa.
GUERINO, detto Meschino. In questo libro vulgarmente
se tratta alcuna ystoria breve de re Karlo iniperatore, fol. f e-
nexia. 1477.
HOMERI Batrachomyomachia, Gr. ED. PB. 4to. Venet.
1486. (Fid. p. 46.)
HORATII Opera, MS. in membr. fol. SJEC. x.
JERONIMI (S.) Exposicioin Simbolum Apostoloru, 4to.
Oxon. 1468 (1478).
Purchased at a public sale in Feb: 1812 for .91.
LITURGY Booke of Common Prayer, fol. first editioi
1546."/ f ? I
LODGE (Thos.) Catharos. Diogenes in his singulartie,
christned by him " A Nettle for Nice Noses," 4to. 1591.
LUCRETIUS, in pergam cum lit. depictis et avro exornat.
fol. MS. S^EC. xv.
MANDEVILLE (Jhan de) Voyage de Hierusalem, 4to.
goth. Paris, sans date.
MARY of Nemegen Here begynneth a lyttell story tlu
Mas of a trewthe done in the Land of G elders, of a may(
that was named Mary of Nemegen, yt was the Dy veil's Ps
ramoure by the space of vn. yere long, 4to. Imprynted
Amcarpe by me John Dubrowghe, no date.
MASUCCIO II Novellino, fol. Fenetia, 1492.
MEDICI s A Mervaylous Discourse upon the Lyfe,
Deedes, and Behaviour of Katherine de Medicis, 12mo.
X Het/delberge, 1575.
Miss A Romana, 8vo. A beautiful MS. on vellum,
adorned with numerous illut/iinalions. SJEC. xiv.
MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD-.
This fine Missal belonged to the Count d'Angouleme ;
who, at his death, the 22nd of September, 1531, left it to
his wife Louisa of Savoy. It afterwards came into the pos-
session of her daughter, Margaret of Valois, Queen of Na-
varre ; and subsequently into the hands of Anne of Austria,
who bestowed it on Madame de Chevreuse.
Miss A Romana, on vellum, 32mo. MS.
This beautiful little Missal, by the letter and the abbre-
viations, we may conjecture was written about the middle of
the fifteenth century : being in the white letter renders it a
great curiosity. The arms on the shield at the bottom of the
first leaf after the Kalendar, favours a presumption that the
book was written for the family of our famous poet Chaucer.
MISSAL THE CELEBRATED BEDFORD MISSAL, ex-
ecuted for John, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, vid.
MISSAL under the article EDWARDS (JAMES).
MODUS Le Liure du Roy, etde la Royne Racio, lequel
fait mention comant on doit deuiser de tous lez manieres de
chasses, Jig. en bois, fol. PR. ED. Chambery, 1486.
PHYLIPPE of Spayne The copie of a Letter sent in to
Scotlande of the arrivall and landynge and most noble mar-
ryage of the most Illustre Prince Phylippe, Prince of Spayne,
to the most excellent Princes Marye, Quene of Englande,
solemnizated in the citie of Winchester, &c. 12mo. no date.
PLANTS, Drawings of, by H. C.Andrews, J. Aubriet, F.
Bauer, the Marchioness of Blandford, J. Bolton, J. Ehret,
T. Martyn, W. Miller, &c. &c. 1? vols. folio.
Drawings of, by the Native Indians, under the
direction of Dr. Bruce during a residence of nine years in In-
dia, 12 vols. folio.
PRECES Pia3, cum Calendario (Bijoux Indiscrets) MS.
on vellum. (From the library of the Duke of Orleans.)
PRIERES Chrestiennes, Fan 1640, MS. on vellum, with
miniatures. This book, written by the famous Jarry, be-
longed to Madame Royal of France.
855
MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD.
RAPPRESENTAZIONI Sacre Cento, di varie edizioni,
contenute in due volumi, Fioren. 1558, &c.
These rare pieces are detailed in the London edition of
the Pinelli Catalogue (No. 3576).
REYNARD the Fox, history of, 4to. no date.
Original Drawings by Everdingen for
the History of, oblong fol.
Etchings by Everdingen for the
same.
ROY, W. " Rede me and be not wrothe.
For I say no thynge but trothe."
:l2mo. no place or date. This is the first edition of Roy's
satire on Cardinal Wolsey.
SABBADINO (Giov.) Settanta Novelle, dette le Porret-
tane, fol. PR. ED. Bologna. 1483.
SACERDOTALE Volumen, fol. MS.
This exquisite MS. written on the finest vellum, and
adorned with an immense number of beautiful drawings,
was executed at Lisbon, in the year 1557, for John in.
King of Portugal.
SAGARD (Gab.) Le Grand Voyage du Pays des Hurons,
ou il est traictij de tout ce qui est du Pays et du Gou-
vernement des Sauvages, avec un Dictionnaire de la Langue
Huronne, 8vo. Pan's, 1632. (The Dictionary is often
wanting.)
SALTWOOD (Dan. Rob.) a comparyson betwene 4 Byrdes
the Larke, the Nyghtyngale, ye Thrushe, and the Cucko,
for theyr Syngynge, who should be Chauntoure of the Quere.
Canterbury, John Mychel, no date.
SCACCHI Libro da imparare giochare & Scacchi, 12mo.
sine anno et loco.
SOMERSET (Ed.w. Duke of) The Expedition into Scot-
lade of the most woorthely fortunate Prince, set out by way
of Diarie by William Patten, Londoner, 12mo. London,
V Ri. Graf ton f 1548.
336
MARQUIS OF BLANDFORD.
SPECULUM Humanae Salvationis, fol.
Tliis first edition of the " Speculum" may be accounted
one of the most interesting and curious, as well as one of
the rarest Xylographic books in existence. The printer,
probably Coster, evidently became acquainted with move-
able types in the progress of the impression, the text of one
third of the book being executed with blocks, and the re-
mainder with rude moveable types. (Vid. Heineken Idee
d'une Collect. d'Estampes, p. 432 et seq.)
SUCH EN (Ludolfi de) Libellus de itinere ad Terrain sanc-
tam, 4to. sine anno.
TABLE RONDE Recueil des Romans des Chevaliers de
la Table Ronde, viz. San Greal, Merlin, et Lancelot du Lac,
3 torn. fol. MS. on vellum, enriched with 747 miniatures.
Les Blasons des Chevaliers de la Ta-
ble Ronde, MS. on vellum, with the arms emblazoned.
TESTAMENT (the New) translated by W. Tyndalle,
12mo. 1528. The first edition in English.
in latin and english after the
vulgare texte, translated by Myles Couerdale, 8vo. Rich.
Graf ton, no date.
TURPIN Chronique de Turpin, contenant les provesses
et faictes d'armes du Roi Charlemaigne, et de son nepheu
Raouland, 4to. Paris, 1527.
VARIBEMO, Itinerario nelle Paesi Oriental], 12mo. lit.
goth. Roma, 1517.
VARTHEMA (Lod. de) Itinerario nella India, ISmo.
Roma, 1517-
VIRGILIUS, Thelyf and Deth of Virgilius ; the original
edition, 4to. Anrcarpe, (Vid. p. 63.)
WICKLIFFE (John) Here bigyne ye apoclips, 8vo. MS.
This MS. of the Revelations of St. John is on vellum
in English, with Saxon abbreviations, and has an inter-
MARQUIS OF BLANDl'ORD.
pretation of each chapter intermixed with the text. It is
the identical MS. from which Mr. Lewis copied the Apo-
calypse for his edition of Wickliffe's Testament, published
in 1731, and is quoted in the preface to that work.
WITHER C (Geo.) Abuses Stript and Whipt; or Satyrical
Essayes, 12mo. 16 15.
WORDE (W.de), Disputacyon or Complaint of the Herte,
thoroughe perced w ith the lokynge of the Eye, 4to. no date.
WORDE (W. de), The Life of Edward the Confessour,
Kinge of Englande, 4to. 1533.
WORDE (W.de), Fyssher (John) A Morninge Remem-
brace, had at the moneth mynde of the noble Pryncess Mar-
garete, Countesse of Rychemonde and Darbye, &c. 4to.
1509.
WORDE (W.de), Fyssher's (John) Sermon in the cathe-
drall Chyrche of Saynt Poule, the body beynge present of the
moost famouse Prynce Kynge Henry the vii. &c. 4to. 1509.
WORDE (W. de), The Kalender of Shepeherdes, 4to.
1528.
WORDE (W. de), Myrroure of Golde for the Synfull
Soule, 4to. 1526.
WORDE (W. de), The xn. Profytes of Tribulacyon, 4to.
1530.
ZAMORENSIS (Rod.) Speculum Vitaj Humanaj, ED. PR.
fol. Roma, Szveynheim et Pannartz, 1468.
c The author was imprisoned for the above popular satire, his first
M'ork : during the whole course of his life he was a persevering writer,
having generally for opponent, Taylor the water-poet. A list of his
numerous works may be seen in " Wood's Athena," n. p. 391.
238
MARQUIS OF BUTE,
LUTON-HOO, BEDFORDSHIRE.
.[HE library at Luton is divided into three noble
rooms extending one hundred and forty-six feet
in length. The collection is particularly rich in
old Italian and French poetry, classical and dra-
matic. The English drama also forms an exten-
sive class, including many of the early editions
of the plays of Shakspeare.
The volumes of topography, voyages, and tra-
vels, subjects on painting, engraving, &c. are
said to be select and numerous.
As we have not had the advantage of a per-
sonal examination of the contents of this library,
our notices of books are necessarily very limited.
ARIOSTO (L.) Orlando Furioso, 4 torn. fol. in carta pe-
cora, I enezia, Ant. Zatta, 1772.
Supposed to be the only copy struck off" upon vellum.
AUBREY'S (John) Natural History and Antiquities of
Surrey, 5 vols. 8vo. LARGE PAPER, 1719.
BERNERS (Jul.) The Bokys of Hauking and Huutyng;
&c. fol. St. Albons, I486, (imperfect.)
BOCCACCIO II Decamerone, 4to. Firenze, Giunti, 1527.
BUTE (John Earl of) Botanical Tables, 9 vols. 4to. on
common paper, and on fine paper. (Vid. p. 192.)
DUDLEO (Rob.) Del Arcano del Mare, 5 torn. fol. Fi-
renze, 1647, &c.
This very scarce work is full of schemes, charts, plans,
&c. and is chiefly valuable for the author's projects to-
MARQUIS OF BUTE.
wards the improvement of navigation and the extending of
commerce.
GEOGRAPHIC veteris scriptores graeci (et arabici) Mi-
nores, cum annot. Dodwelli Hudsoni et Wells, 5 torn. 8vo.
CH. MAG. Oxonii, 1698, 1703, 1712.
GIG ANTE A con la Nanea, 4to. Firenze, 1566.
GRANGER'S (Jas.) Biographical History of England, il-
lustrated with numerous valuable portraits, in 50 volumes,
folio.
This fine collection, originally formed by the late Richard
Bull, Esq. was sold by him to the late Marquis of Bute,
when Lord Mountstuart.
GRAZZINI (Ant. Franc.) detto II Lasca, La Guerra de'
mostri, 4to. Firenze, Manzani, 1584.
ITALY, Views in, Drawings by Zuccarelli, &c. 15 vols.
atlas folio.
PETRARCA (Fr.) Sonetti, Canzone et Trionfi, fol. Roma,
1473.
RAMUSIO (Giov. Bat.) Terza edizione delle navigation!
e viaggi raccolti gia da Gio. Bat. Ramusio, 3 vols. fol. T'e-
nezia, Giuntiy 1563-83-65.
The above invaluable work was several times reprinted :
in order to complete the best edition, a supplement from
the third volume of the year 1606, should be added; con-
taining " Viaggio di M. Cesare de' Federici" &c. p.
*386 430. Ramusio died in July 1557, and left mate-
rials for a fourth volume, but the manuscript was destroyed
^yin a fire at the printing-house of the Giunti in November
of the same year.
SANNAZARO, Arcadia, 12mo. in cart a pecora, Finegia,
Aldo, 1514.
THUCYDIDES, Gr. Lat. curd Dukeri, CH. MAG. Amst.
1731.
240
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
HERTFORD STREET.
THIS gentleman formerly acquired an important
addition to the classical part of his collection
by a purchase of the fine library of Mr. Ro-
bert Heathcote, part of which was originally
formed about thirty years since, by the late
Haughton James, Esq. who possessed at that
time the most elegant cabinet library in the king-
dom. The finest productions of the presses
of Aldus, the Giunti, and the Elzevirs, were
here to be seen in spotless perfection ; on large
paper, or on vellum, and in the chaste costume
of Grollier.
Mr. James highly regretted the loss of these
matchless treasures, which he had transferred in
a convivial moment, without a due consideration
of their true value, or the improbability of again
acquiring such inestimable volumes.
This library also contains some valuable MSS.,
fine specimens of early printing, many of the mo-
dern editions of the Greek and Roman classics
on large paper, old Italian poetry and romances,
French and English history, a complete series of
British topography, chiefly upon large paper, and
an extensive collection of works on natural history.
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
JEsciiYLi Tragaediae vn. 4to. CH. MAG. H. Stepha-
mts, 1557^-
AGRICOLA (Geo.) de mensuris et ponderibus Romano-
rum atque Graecorum, folio, Basil. Froben. 1550.
Two copies, both from the Grollier collection, one of
which belonged to Thuanus.
AN T HO LOG i A Epigrammatum Graecorum, ED. PR. in
membr. 4to. the first leaf finely illuminated, and with the
original Latin Epistle of Lascaris at the end, which is often
tcanting. Florent. 1494. Bound by Roger Payne.
ARTHUR (K.) The Story of the most noble and worthy
Kynge Arthur the whiche was fyrst of the worthyes christen,
and also of his noble and valyaunt knyghtes of the Round Ta-
ble, newly imprynted and corrected, black letter ; first leaf
emblazoned, fol. London, Will. Copland, 1557. (From
the Lansdoione collection.)
Another Copy, folio, printed by Thomas East, no date.
BALFOUR (Sir Jas.) Annals of, MS. These annals have
never been printed : another copy only exists, and which is in
the Library of the Advocates, Edinburgh.
BARNABY'S (Drunken) Four Journeys, first edition,
with a frontispiece by Marshall (circa 1640^.__
BIBLIA Graeca. Sacrae Scripture, Veteris Novasque om-
nia, grascS, fol. Venet. Aldus, 1518.
This is considered as the first edition, for the Greek text
of die New Testament to the Complutensian Polyglott,
though printed in 1514, was not published till 1520.
BIBLE, with Notes by Bishop Wilson, large paper,
6 vols. imp. 4to. Bath, Cruttwell, 1785.
BLOND (Chr. Le) Coloritto, or the Harmony of Colour-
ing in Painting reduced to Mechanical Practice, under easy
Precepts and infallible Rules, 4to. coloured plates.
BOCCACCIO, II Decamerone, 4to. Firenze, Giunti, 1527.
242
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
BRANDON (Rich.) The Confession of Richard Brandon
the hangman (upon his death-bed) his beheading his late ma-
jesty Charles i. and printed in the year of the hangman's
downfall, 1 649, with wood-cut vignette of the execution of
Charles i.
BREVIARIUM ROMANUM, 4to. MS.
This most magnificent manuscript, executed by Flemish
painters in Spain in the xvth. century, contains upwards of
600 leaves of the purest vellum, interspersed with numerous
miniature paintings most inimitably executed : the borders
of each page exhibit a variety of flowers, fruit, and grotesque
figures, in the most picturesque forms, on an opaque gold
ground. This splendid Breviary was presented by Francis
de Roias to Isabella Queen of Spain, whose portraits are
introduced in the miniatures : it was valued at the rate of
one guinea per leaf, and which sum has been refused by
the present proprietor.
BRUN (Le) Galerie des peintres flamands, hollandois et
allem. 3 torn, en 2, fol. Paris, 3792. Genuine proof
impressions on fine paper, Le Brun's copy. Not more than
four or five copies are supposed to exist in this state.
CARTER'S (Edm.) History of the County of Cambridge,
8vo. 1753.
CHANDLER (Ric.) Marmora Oxoniensia, with the ori-
ginal drawings, and some additional plates, fol. Oxon. 1763.
CHAUNCY'S (Sir H.) Antiquities of Hertfordshire, fol.
uncut t London, 1700.
CICERONIS Officiorum, lib. in. ED. PR. fol. i
partly illuminated, Mogunt. Joh. Fust, 1465.
CICERONIS Opera cura Oliveti, CH. MAX. 9 torn. fol.
Pam, 174042.
DEVONSHIRE (Duke of) Cabinet of Gems, engraved by
Gosmond, 4to. a complete copy. (Fid. p. 41.)
243
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
DICK (SirW.) The lamentable estate of the deceased Sir
William Dick, of Braid, Knight, containing an account of his
sufferings; with prints of him on horseback, arrested, and
dead in prison, engraved by Vaughan, fol. (Fid. Granger,
ii. 279.)
DRURY'S (D.) Insects; the original drawings^ on vel-
lum, 3 vols. fol.
EDWARDS'S (Sidney) Miniature Paintings of the Duck
and Swan tribe, most exquisitely finished.
EIKON Basilike, 4to. a MS. written in imitation of print-
ing by J. Thomason of Chester, 1713.
EVANGELISTARIUM ; a most beautiful and perfect ma-
nuscript, on vellum, with Jive large miniatures and numerous
small single figures most highly finished ; the capital letters
illuminated. This book was written in the tenth century,
and is supposed to be superior, in point of execution and con-
dition, to any MS. of coeval date in this country. It was
purchased from an aid-du-camp of General S. , and brought
from Paris in 1814. It was offered to the British Museum,
and rejected ; as it was supposed to have been improperly ob-
tained from the Escurial.
GALTHERi d (Phil.) Alexaudreidos libri x. 4to. Lug-
duni, 1558. Editio typis singularibus cursivis excusa.
HARRISON (Steph.) The Archs of Triumph erected in
d There arc variations in the famous disputed line in different edi-
tions of this poem. In the first, without date, (circa 1490,) possessed
also by Mr. Dent, it stands thus :
" Corruis in Syllam cupiens vitare carildim."
In the Lyons edition, noted above, AVC read
" Incidis in Scyllam wipiens vitare CharyMiin."
Pasquicr, in his " Recherches de la France," fol. 1621, p. 265, has
" Decidit in Scyllam," &c.
Vid. Steevens't note in " Merchant of Venice" Jor tin's Life of Eras-
mus, 8vo. Vol. ii. 1808, p. 285 ; and Menagiana, torn. 1. 1729, p. 173, 4.
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
honor of King James the First at his Majestie's Entrance
and Passage through his honourable Citty of London upon
the 15th day of March, 1603. Graven by William Kip; with
descriptive letter-press and a duplicate set of plates with some
variations, fol. Loud. 1604.
HOMERI Opera, Gr. cum com. Eustalhii, CH. MAG.
4 torn. fol. Roma, 154250.
HOMERI Ilias et Odyssea, Graece, 4 torn. 4to. CH. MAG. '; r \
Oxonii, 1800.
This is the splendid edition of the Grenville Homer print-
ed at the expense of three brothers of that noble family, the
late Marquis of Buckingham, Lord Grenville, and the Right*
Hon. Thomas Grenville : the late professor Person assisted
in superintending the edition. Twenty-five sets only were
printed on large paper for presents ; these contain three en-
gravings not in the small paper copies. Parson's copy.
HOMERI Odyssea, Graece, Ep. PR. in membr, Florent.
1488. (Ex Bibliotheca Laurentiana.)
IRELAND (Sam.) Vortigern and Rowena, Kynge Leare,
&c. The original forged manuscripts, drawings, the lock
of hair, and all the printed controversy.
JON SON'S (Ben) Masques at Court, Triumphs, &c. twelve
in number, original editions, 1614, &c.
JONSON'S (Ben) Works, fol. Jirst edition, Lond. 1616.
A presentation copy from the author.
KINGS of England. A Booke containing the true Por-
traiture of the countenance and attires of the kings of England
from William the Conqueror unto our Soueraigne Lady
Queene Elizabeth now raigning, with a brief account diligently
collected by T. T. 4te*-London, sold by John de Beau-
chesne, 1597, -Extremely rare.
LAMENTACIONS of Queen Catherine, bl, lett.
LA SCAR is Erotemata cum interpretatione latina, 4to. J'e-
net. Aldus, 14945.
245
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
LATHAM'S (John) Birds, with Supplement, coloured by
Miss Stone, 7 vols. 4to. 1781. Only four copies extant.
N^ LUCANUS, ED. PR. fol. Roma, Sweyn. et Pan. 1469.
LUCRETIUS cur& Lambini, CH. M. 4to. Paris, 1563.
Extremely rare on large paper ; cost the proprietor 40.
Copies on small paper are not uncommon.
LUMISDEN'S (And.) Remarks on the Antiquities of Rome,
with original drawings by Du Cros, 4to. 1797.
MAC CURTIN (H.) The Elements of the Irish Language
grammatically explained in English in fourteen chapters, by
H. Mac Curtin, 8vo. Printed at Lovain by Martin f an
Orerbeke, near the Halls, 1728.
- -> " This book is so exceeding scarce, that during the period
of thirty years 1 have never found it in any of the London or
Oxford catalogues. T. B. R." (Thomas Bryan Richards.)
MS. note.
" There is another copy of this book in the Charter House
V library, and it is not known that there is a third copy in
this kingdom, in any of the libraries, public or private.
From the information of Mr. Wilson. T.B. R." 315. note.
>< MAITTAIRE Auctores Classici cura, Maittaire, CH.
-MAG. 26 torn. 8vo. Lond. 1713, &c.
MAR DEN Collections concerning the Manor of Mar-
den, in the County of Hereford, folio, a complete copy.
(Vid. p. 50.)
MYRROU R and descrypcyon of the worlde with many mer-
uaylles. as Gramayre Rethorryke Logyke Geometrye Ars-
metryke Musyke Astronomye, &c. sm. folio, Laurence An-
drezce, no date. (From Mr. Woodhouse's collection.)
K^ NEPOS (C.) fol. ED. PR. Venet. N. Jenson, 1471.
NOR DEN'S (John) Historical and Topographical Descrip
tiou of Cornwall, 4to. on tellum, Lond. 1728.
OFFICE de la Vierge escrit par N. Jarry 1'an 1656, con-
246
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
taming 95 leaves of pure vellum, and eight beautiful minia-
tures by Petitot.
This incomparable MS. was made for Anne of Austria :
at her death it passed into the hands of the great Duke of
Burgundy, who gave it to Madame de Maintenon.
ORNITHOLOGY, a magnificent collection of, consisting of
eighteen hundred Drawings and Prints of Birds by Lewin,
Sydney Edwards, and Reinagle, in 12 large volumes folio.
From Mr. Emperor IVoodford's collection.
OVIDIUS Burmanni, 4 torn. 4to. CH. MAX. Amst. 1727.
The Books of the Metamorphoses are embellished with
fifty-seven beautiful drawings in Indian ink, executed byy
John Claudius Cock, 1704.
PHILELPHI (Fr.) Epistolas ad Familiares, fol. Fen, Greg.
de Gregoriis, 1502. A superb copy from the Grollier coll.
PLATO, Gr. 2 vols. fol. ED. PR. Venet. Aldus, 1513.
PLATO, Gr. Lat. Serrani, 3 torn. fol. CH. M. in orna-
mented binding, II. Steph. 1578.
PRYNNE'S (Wm.) Records, 3 vols. fol. LARGE PA-
PER, with frontispiece, and the printed explanation, 1665
670. (Fid. p. 104.)
PSALTERIUM, Gr. et Lat. ED. PR. 4to. Medial. 1481.>
PSALTERIUM, Gr. e Cod. MS. Alexandrine, cura H. H.
Baber, 4to. in membr. Lond. 1812.
RAPIN'S History of England with Tindal's Continuation,
4 vols. printed on large writing paper, Lond. 1743.
ROY (W.) Rede me and be not wrothe,
For I say no thynge but trothe.
12mo. no place or date. (Fid. p. 236.)
SANNAZARO (Act. Syn.) Arcadia, Sonnetti e Canzone,
8vo. Aldo, 1534. Grollier^s copy.
SANNAZARII Opera, Svo. Fenet. Aldus, 1535.
lier's copy.
247
JOHN DENT, ESQ.
SHAKSPEARE'S Seven Plays, the original editions in 4to.
. Plays, all the folio editions.
STEPHANI (H.) Thesaurus linguae Graecze, CH. M.
4 lorn. fol. //. Steph. 1572.
SUFFOLK, Sepulchral Monuments in, ancient and modern;
original drawings by Isaac Johnson, Land Surveyor, Wood-
bridge, 4to.
TABLE-RON DE Les Noms Armes et Blazons des com-
pagnons de la Table Ronde, MS. With coloured effigies of
the Knights. Supposed to be written in the time of Henry v 1 1 .
La Devise des Armes des Chevaliers
de la Table-Ronde, 32mo. lett. goth. on les vend a Paris en
la rue St. Jaques a I'enseigne de Telephant devat les Ma-
thurins.
TERENTIUS, in membr. 8vo. Fenet. Aldus, 1521.
. TESTAMENTUM Novum Graecum, e Codice MS. Alex-
andrine, cur& Woide, in membr. 4to. Lond. 1786. With
the Latin Dissertation prefixed. (Fid. p. 26.)
THUCYDIDES, Gr. Lat. Dukeri, Cn.M. fol. Amst. 1731.
VITRUVIUS de Architectura, in membr. 8vo. Florent.
Phil, de Giunta, 1513, unique.
WINSTANLEY'S (Hen.) Views of Audley End, Wimble-
don, Longford, Rycott, Tythrop, 8tc. fol.
W. DE WORDE. Jul. Beniers Bokys of Haukyng and
Huntyng, fol. 1496. (Fid. p. 71.)
W. DE WORDE. Hampole's (Richard de) Devoute Me-
dytacyons, on vellum, 4to. 1508, unique.
WORSLEYANUM Museum, or a Collection of antique
Basso-Relievos, &c. 2 vols. fol. Lond. 1794. (Fid. p. 63.)
XENOPHONde Cyri Institutione, Gr. et Lat. cura Th.
Hutchinson, Oxon. 1727. Ejusdem de Cyri Expeditione,
Gr. et Lat. cura, Th. Hutchinson, Oxon. 1735. CH. MAX.
in 4 vols. fol. Of extreme rarity on large paper. Count
Mac-Carlky's copy sold for 2550 francs.
248
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE,
DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, &c.
THE present Duke has recently made very con-
siderable additions to the old Cavendish Library;
some valuable acquisitions were obtained at the
sale of the Roxburghe collection, and a part of the
library of the late Bishop Dampier, containing
some very early editions of the classics and old
English typography, was lately purchased by his
Grace : the collection is rich in these two classes,
many of the Editiones Principes are superior co-
pies and in splendid bindings.
The Duke's liberal offer to the executors of the
late Count Mac-Carthy for his valuable library
was, unfortunately for the proprietors, rejected ; y
had the terms been accepted, his Grace's collec-
tion would have rivalled even that of his noble
relative. It is, however, pleasing to relate, that
many of the valuable and important Mac-Carthy
volumes are now in some of the best collections
in this country.
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
JEsoPi Fabulse, cum ejusdem Vita per Max. Planudem.
Gr. Lat. edente Bono Accursio, 4to. ED. PR. Mediol.
(circa 14800 Eximiee raritatis liber.
APULEIUS, ED. PR. fol. Romee, Sweynh. et Pannartz,
1469.
ARIOSTO, Orlando Furioso, con molta diligentia da lui
corretto, 4to. Ferrara, 1528.
Extremely rare, purchased at the Stanley sale for 63.
(Fid. Biblioth. Stanleiana, 1813, No. 257.)
/ AUGUSTINUS (S.) de Civitate Dei, fol. ED. PR. (tn
Monast. Sublac.) 1467.
AUGUSTINUS (S.) de Civitate Dei, fol. in membr. Fe-
net. Spira, 1470.
BIBLIA Germanica, 2 torn. fol. sine ulla nota.
BIBLIA Sacra Latina, 2 torn. fol. impress, in membr. Fe-
Kntt. Nic. Jenson, 1476.
# BIBLIA Gra?ca, fol. Fenet. Aldus, 1518.
BIBLIA Polonica, 4 Pinczowianis edita, et a Socinianis
publicata, cura et sumptibus Nicolai Radzivillii, fol. Brestic
-in Lith. 1563.
(Prince RadzivilFs Bible.)
This book, usually denominated " the Phoenix," is ex-
tremely rare even in Poland.
.ii BYBLE, translated by Mathew, fol. 1537. (Fid. p. SO.)
' ,if by Richard Taverner, fol. 1539- (Fid. p. 181.)
BOCCACCIO, L'Amorosa Fiammetta, 4to. PR. ED. Pat.
1472.
II Libro del Philocolo, &c. fol. Milano,
Domen. da Fespola, 1476.
BREYDENBACH, (Bern, de) Voyage et Pelerinage
d'oultremer au saint sepulchre de Jerusalem, jig. fol. Lyon,
1488.
250
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
CASTI (Giamb.) Novelle Galanti, in ottava rima nuova
edizione, in cartel pecora, 8vo. Lond. (Parigi) 1793.
CATONIS Ethica, seu Disticha de Moribus, fol. ED. PR.
Augusta, 1475.
CAXTON (W.) The Book of Faits of Armes and Chival-
rye, fol. 1489.
A Book for Travellers, folio, no date.
The Game and Play of the Chesse, fol.
second edition, no date.
The Chronicles of Englond, fol. 1480.
Dictes and Sayinges of the Philosophers,
translated by the Erie of Ryuers, fol. 1477. (Pid. p. 100.)
The Doctrinal of Sapyence, ryght vtile
and prouffytable to alle crysten men, translated out of frenshe
in to englysshe, fol. 1489.
The Golden Legende, fol. 1493.
Liber Festivalis, fol. 1483.
The Lyf of Saint Katherin of Senis, and
the Revelacions of Saynt Elysabeth the Kynges Doughter of
Hungarye, fol. no date.
Thymage or Myrrour of the Worlde, fol.
1480.
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye,
fol. 1471.
This matchless copy of the first book printed in the Eng-
lish language, belonged to Elizabeth Gray, Queen of Ed-
ward IV.
(From the Roxburghe collection.)
The Ryal Book, or a Book for a Kyng,
fol. 1484.
Tullius of Old Age; or, de Senectute f
fol. 1481.
CERVANTES Saavedra (Miguel de) II Ingenioso Hidalgo
251
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
Don Quixotte dela Mancha, 2 vols. 4to. PRIM. EDIC. En
Madrid, 16051615.
CICERO de Finibus bonorii et maloru, 4to. lit. goth. sine
ulla nota ; caract. Ulr. Zell.
y y^ CICERONIS Officia et Paradoxa, fol. ED. PR. Mogunt.
Joh. Fust, 1465.
DANTE La Divina Comedia, cioe Inferno, Purgatorio e
.X- Paradise, PR. ED. fol. Joh. Numeister, 1472.
DEMETRII Chalchondylae Erotemata, fol. ED. PR. ab-
sque ulla nota (sed Mediol. circa 1493).
DEVONSHIRE (Duke of) Cabinet of Gems, engraved by
Gosmond, 4to. (Fid. p. 41.)
DIALOG us Creaturarum optime moralizatus, jucundis fa-
bulis plenus, ED. PR. fol. goth. jig. Gouda, Ger. de Leeu,
1480.
DIVES et Pauper, fol. Pynson, 1493. (Fid. p. 41.)
DURANDI Rationale Divinorum Officiorum, fol. ED. PR.
in membr. Mogunt. Fust et Schoyjfer, 1459.
)C^ EUCLIDIS Elementa, latiue, fol. goth. ED. PR. Venet.
Erhard. Ratdolt, 1 482.
GALEOMYOMACHIA, tragoedia sic dicta, Gr. 4to. s. a.
(Aldus.)
GOUERNAUNCE of Kings and Princes, fol. Richard
Pynson, 1511.
HIERONYMI Epistola?, cum prcefat. Joan. Andrea? Episc.
Aleriensis, ED. PR. cum anni nota, 2 torn. fol. Roma:,
Sweynh. et Pannartz, 1468.
HISTORIC Augusta? Scriptores, 3 torn, en 1 vol. fol.
ED. PR. Mediol. Phil, de Lavagnia, 1475.
X* HOMERI Opera, Grace, ED. PR. 2 torn. Flor. 1488.
^^ HOMERI Batrachoniyomachia, Gr. 4to. Venet. Leon.
Cretensis, 1486. .(Fid. p. 46.)
^ INGHILTERRA, Historia delle cose occorse, in materiadel
252
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
Duca di Notomberlan, &c. Nell'Acad. Fenet. (da Aldo,)
1558 (Fid. p. 220).
INTRATIONUM Excellentissimus Liber, fol. Pynson,
1510.
JESUS Christ. Le Mystere de la Vengeance de Notre
Seign. J. C. 2 torn. fol. MS. sur velin decore avec beaucoup
des plus belles miniatures. Ceci est le plus superbe MS. de
ce genre.
(From the Roxburghe collection.)
JoANNisde Janua Summa quae vocaturCatholicon,2tom.
fol. Mogunt. Fust et Schoy/er, V 1460 (Fid. p. 47.)
JONES, (Inigo) Several Original Architectural Drawings
containing the studies made by him in Italy, the sketches from
which he painted the scenes for the Plays acted at the Ban-
quetting House, &c. &c.
This long-hidden treasure was recently discovered in one
of the cabinets at Chiswick.
JUSTIN us, fol. Roma, Sweynh. el Pann. 1472.
KALENDAYR of the Shyppars, folio; prentyt r parys,
1503.
LACTANTII Opera, Ep. PR. fol. In Monast. Sublac. ":' '.
1465.
LITTLETON'S Tenores, first edition, fol. printed by Let-
ton and Machlinia, (1480.)
LUCIANUS, Gr. ED. PR. fol. Florent. 1496. (Fief. A"'
p. 490
MENDO$A (Hurtado de) Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes,
y de sus fortunas y adversidades, 12mo. PRIM. EDIC. Bur-
gos, 1554.
PAINTER'S Palace of Pleasure, with plesaunt Histories
and excellent Novelles, 2 vols. 4to. 1566.
PARIS et Viena Historia de li nobillissimi amanti Paris
etVie, la) 4to. rorrft. 1488.
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
v PLINII Sec. (C.) Historia Naturalis, fol. ED. PK. T'e-
net. Jo. de Spira, 1469-
PLINII Sec. (C.) Historia Naturalis, fol. in membr. I e-
net. Nic. Jenson, 1472.
POLIPHILI Hypnerotomachia, &c. fol. in membr. Venet.
Aldus, 1499.
The only copy printed on vellum.
PRYNNE'S (Wm.) Records/ S^vols. fol. 1665, 1666,
1670. (Pid. p. 104.)
c We arc indebted to the Right Hon. Thomas Grcnville for the fol-
lowing communication respecting an additional volume of Prynne's
Records, hitherto unknown, and which exists in the library at Stowed
At page 1 of the first volume, the author says of his work " A la-
borious work, consisting of sundry volumes, not hitherto undertaken
by any ; which I intend, God willing, to preface with a large Intro-
duction (of kings and supreme magistrates soveraign ecclesiastical ju-
risdiction from the creation, till above a thousand years after our Sa-
viour's ascention) not yet compleated swelling to an entire tome."
The three volumes being described as they are found when com-
plete ; Mr. Grenville observes, " But this copy has an addition to it
J^of another volume which I have never seen except at Stowe: it is
evidently that Introduction which Prynne describes as not yet com-
^pleated stcelling toltn entire tome."
The volume has no title-page, the first leaf is not paged, but under
a wood-cut ornament begins with
ft " An exact Chronological History and full display of Popes intol-
lerable usurpations upon the anticnt just rights, liberties, of the kings,
kingdoms, clergy, nobility, commons of England and Ireland :" the
text then commences " The design of this Chronological History,"
&c. &c. The signature of this leaf is B. the next, and second leaf, is
paged p. 1, and on the middle of p. 2 begins " The first Book." That
this was intended as such cannot be doubted, for on a reference to the
first volume it will be found that the second page of the first tome be-
gins with Book n. Chap. I.
The pages of this volume arc carried on to 400 inclusive, wliit h
page of Book I. Chap. v. ends with " Coepiscpi>i tut et coma.'' Ohlys
254
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
PSALTERIUM, Gr. et Lat. Ep. JPR.^to. Medial.
PSALTERIUM Grzecum e Codice MS. Alexandrine cur&
H. H. Baber, 4to. IM membr. Lond. 1812. (Fid. p. 6.)
Seventeen copies only were printed on vellum, and one
in the folio size in the possession of Mr. Baber.
RHETORES Graeci, Gr. 2 vols. fol. Aldus, 1508 9.
SAONA (Gul. de) Rhetorica Nova, 4to. ap. Villa Sancti
Albani, 1480. (Fid. p. 189-)
Si LIL s Italicus, fol. ED. PR. Roma:, Sweynheim et Pan-
nartz, 1471.
SPECULUM Christiani, 4to. Will, de Machlinia (West's
copy).
STATII Achilleis, 4to. sine loco, 1472.
TERENTIUS, The Andrean, a Comedy, attempted in
English metre, (by Sir H. C. Englefield, Bart.) (not pub-
lished) LARGE PAPER, fol. Bulmer, 1814.
Eight copies only printed on large paper.
VALERIUS Maximus,fol. (Fenet.) Find, de Spira, 1471.
VINCENTII burgundi Speculum quadruplex, naturale,
doctrinale, morale et historiale, 10 torn. fol. Argentorati, J.
Mentel 1473.
WORDE (W. de), The moost pytefull Hystory of the No-
ble Appolyn, Kyng of Thyre, 4to. U10.
Bartholomaeus de Proprietatibus Re-
ruin (anglice) fol. (Fid. p. 195.)
in lu's British Librarian, p. 15, speaking of Prynne's Introduction to
his second volume, says, " It was to supply the want of his larger In-
troduction comprised in the first book of the first tome not yet com-
pleated and over-large to be annexed to this as he at first designed."
But neither Oldys nor any other bibliographer seems to have known
that 400 pages of this larger Introduction had been actually printed. ^
255
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.
WORDE (W. de), Berners (Jul.) The Treatyses perteyn-
ynge to Hawkynge, Huntynge, &,c. fol. 1496.
The Chorle and the Byrde, 4to.
The Coplaynte of a Lover's Lyfe, 4to.
The Contraverse bytwene a Lover and
a Jaye, by Thomas Foylde, 4to.
' The Floure of the Commaundementes
of God, &c. fol. 1521.
Hylton Scala Perfeccionis; the Lad-
der of Perfection, fol. 1494.
A Lytyll Treatise of the Horse, the
Sheep, and the Goos, by John Lydgate, 4to.
Lydgate's Temple of Glas, 4to. no
date.
The Crete Shyppe of Fooles of this
Worlde, 4to. J517.
The Noble and amerous aucyent hys-
tory of Troylus and Cresyde, by Chaucer, 4to. 1517.
Valentine and Orson, fio date.
256
MARQUIS
DOUGLAS & CLYDESDALE.
THE valuable manuscripts and printed books
collected for the Marquis of Douglas in Italy
and in various parts of the Continent, are estima-
ble from their great antiquity, rarity, and fine
condition.
The Greek and Latin manuscripts obtained by
his Lordship when on his diplomatic mission to
Russia, are unrivalled specimens of early art.
Some articles noticed in the subjoined list will
be found superior to many in the best public or
private collections in this country.
ALAIN Chartier, Poesies, MS. Kith illuminations, fol.
xv. SIE'CLE.
ALEXANDRE, Histoire du Roi ; MS. sur velin du xiv.
Siecle ; avec miniatures.
ANNE de Bretagne Entree de la Royne Anne de Bre-
tagne, et Nopces avec Charles vm, 4to. MS. on vellum,
zcith three fine illuminations.
ANNE Entree et Sacre de la Royne Anne de Bretagne,
4to. with three large miniature paintings, representing her
Entry into Paris, her Coronation } and the Banquet.
2 L
MARQUIS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE.
ANNE Les Funerailles de Anne de Bretagne Royne
de France, fol. MS. on vellum, with ten beautiful minia-
tures.
APULEIUS, fol. ED. PR. Roma, Szeeynh. et Pannartz,
< 1469.
ARETINUS (Leon.) de Bello Italico adversus Gothos,
fol. Penet.Nic. Jenson, 1471.
ASTRONOMICON Libri Macrobius in Somnium Scipi-
onis, fol. MS. SJEC. xiv.
AUGUSTIN (S.) de la Cite de Dieu, a most beautiful
MS. on vellum, with miniature paintings and illuminated
initials, 2 vols. large folio.
BEDJE (Venerab.) Historia Ecclesiastica, fol. Codex An-
tiquissimus.
BESSARIONIS Card, libri v. adversus calumniatores Pla-
tonis, 4to. a most beautiful MS. bound in crimson velvet.
SJEC. xiv.
BIBLE, traduction de Guyard des Mouiins, 1'an 1291,
2 vols. fol. MS. on vellum, with illuminations. The first
translation of the Bible into French ; it contains some curious
y readings, and was printed in 1490, in two folio volumes, by
order of Charles vin.
BIBLIA Sacra, MS. circa an. M. folio max.
BIB LI A Sacra, Italice, anno 1396, folio, with the Papal
arms on the sides, MS.
BIBLIA Sacra, Latino, in membr. Venet. Nic. Jenson,
1476.
BOCCACCIO (Giov.) L'Amorosa Fiammetta, 4to. Ep.
PR. Patav. 1472.
BOCCACCII (Jo.) Genealogia Deorum gcntilium, ED.
PR. fol. Venet. V. de Spira, 1472.
BOCCACCIUS de Montibus, Sylvis, Foutibus, Fluminibus,
&c. fol. Venet. (V. de Spira,) 1473.
258
MARQUIS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE.
BON DEL MONTH (Chr.) Insularum Venetarum Historia,
foi. MS. on cotton paper, 1420, with drawings of the is-
lands.
Only a part of this work is printed in Du Fresne " II-
lyricum Fetus et Novum."
The Epigrams in the beginning are written by various
literary men of the timej one by Bembo is in his own
hand-writing. "* $*"'
BREVIARIO Graeco, with illuminations, 4to. MS. on
vellum.
C;ESAR, fol. MS. STEC. xv.
The first leaf elegantly ornamented, and the initial let-
ters illuminated.
CARRACCI (Ag.) II funerale d'Agostin Carraccio fatto in
Bologna, &c. 4to. Bologna, 1605. (Fid. p. 211.)
CASTIGLIONE (II Conte Baldes.) II Cortegiano, PRIM.
EDIZ. fol. Venetia, Aldo, 1528.
A beautiful Grollier copy.
CECHI' de Asculis Liber, Codex super membr. fol. 1375. x
CICERONIS Epistola?, Codex, 1472, folio.
A MS. of great beauty ; on the first leaf are the arms
of Ferdinand vi.
CICERONIS (M. Tull.) Orationes, fol. MS. on vellum.
SJEC. xv.
CICERO'S various works, in several volumes, in fine pre-
servation, MS.
CNUTIONIS Magni Gesta. A MS. of great antiquity:
f The author's real name was Francesco Siabili, a native of Ascoli:
this book treats of the heavens, the elements, virtues, vices, love, ani-
mals, minerals, and religion : it contains numerous drawings of birds,
quadrupeds, &c. The writer having published a book on astrology,
was condemned by the Inquisition to bo burnt, and suffered that hor-
rible death at Florence in 1327.--'
259
MARQUIS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE.
it is dedicated to Queen Emma, the widow of Canute, and is
supposed to have been written about the year 1030 : prefixed
is a drawing of the author presenting his book to the Queen.
COLUMELLA (Jun. Mod.) de Re Rustica, folio, with
numerous miniatures in circles representing the labours of
husbandry. MS.
DANTE, with miniatures, fol. MS. SJEC. xiv.
DANTE Alighieri, La Commedia, MS. on vellum, ob-
long folio. S.EC. xv.
This fine MS. written about the year 1450, contains the
entire poem, with the exception of some Cantos of the
" Inferno." It is ornamented with eighty-eight original
designs supposed to be executed by the hand of Sandro
Botticelli) or some other eminent Florentine artist.
DANTE col commento di Christophoro Landino, Firenze,
1481, fol. gr. (Fid. p. 40.)
ECCLESI.K Concilia: CODEX ANTIO. fol.
EC H ECS, Jeu des, MS. on vellum, illuminated, 1375.
EVANGELI, Concordia degli, 1398, MS. on vellum, the
drawings, on a green ground, are elaborately finished ; at
the end of the volume are the arms and genealogy of the fa-
mily of the Gradenigi.
EVANGEX.IA Quatuor Grace : a magnificent MS. upon
vellum : the subject of each page is designated at the top in
letters of gold: it is one of the Jinest Greek manuscripts ex-
tant : bound in blue velvet Kith bronze-gilt medallions of
the birth of our Saviour and the adoration of the Magi on
the sides, fol. SJEC. x.
EVANGELIA Quatuor, LatinS, S^;c. x. 4to. A most
beautiful MS. the capital letters in gold. Bound in velvet,
with an ancient diptych in ivory of the crucifixion on the
side.
EVANGELIA Quatuor Latine, fol. S^EC. xiv.
260
MARQUIS OF DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE.
This beautiful MS. containing the four gospels in Latin,
is written on purple vellum, in capital letters of gold. It
appears from the Latin verses e prefixed to the book, that
it was transmitted to King Henry vm. by Pope Leo x.
when he conferred upon him the title of " Defender of the
Faith."
FABLIAUX et Poesies des xn. et xm. Siecles, MS. fol.
Bound in crimson velvet.
GASTON Histoire du Comte Gaston de Foix, par Ar-
naud Squerrer, MS. du xv e - Siecle. fol.
HORATIUS, S^EC. xv. A most splendid MS. executed
for Ferdinand i. King of Naples, folio.
HUON Le Roman du Loyal Comte Huonecriten 1341,
fol. MS. on vellum, with miniature paintings on everu page.
JOSEPHUS, Latine, MS. with miniature paintings, 2
vols. fol.
KORAN, The A most superb MS. enriched with bril-
liant illuminations : it was a presen 
