ness before, Misery after, his Fall. Whereunto
is added, The Praise of Nothing; Divine Ejacu-
lations; The four Ages of the world; The Birth
of Christ; Also a Century of Historical Appli-
cations; With a Taste of Poetical Fictions. By
Nicholas Billingsly then of Eaton School.-NEAT.
-London, printed for Robert Crofts, 1658.
£3. 3s.

Octavo, pp. 206. .

Dedicated "To the Right Honorable, Francis Rous, Esq.; Provost of Eaton Coll. and one of the Council to his Highness the Lord Protector:" then follows an address "To the Candid Reader," and Commendatory Verses by W. Jacob, Ed. Browne, John Stodder, John Billingsly, Jo. Swan, Fr. Taylor, Tho. Carter, and others.

54. BILLINGSLY (Nicholas).-Treasury of Divine Raptures. Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania the Divine and Heavenly Muse (by Nicholas Billingsly). -London, printed by T. J. for Thomas Parkhurst,

1667.

Octavo, pp. 240.

£3. 10s.

Dedicated "To the truly Honorable and Religious, the Lady Mary Vaughan;" after which follow acrostic addresses to the "Right Honourable Sir Edward Harley;" and to the "Right Worshipfull Sir Trevir Williames;" with an invocation, and poetical addresses to John Birch, Esq. and the Company of Haberdashers.-Billingsly in the title of this volume styles himself "Private Chaplain to the Divine and Heavenly Muse," and Daniel in one of his sonnets, calls Apollo," the clear-eyed Rector of the holy Hill." These are poetico-theological degrees!

This little work was intended as the first portion of an extensive alphabetical collection, but no more than the present ever appeared; it concludes thus:

The Post-script to the Reader.

1. Thus (Reader) have I finish'd as thou seest,
The first three Letters of Criss-cross Row,
More Grapes I have, which shall not now be prest,
How well thou wilt like these, I do not know,

If this Tast please, thou mayst command my store,
The Vineyard of my Muse can yield thee more.
2. I pray thee let my absence from the Press;
Obtain that of thee, which thy presence shall
Obtain of me, (a favour I confess)

T'amend the Errors Typographical,
So shall the Printer, and the Author too,
Be bound to serve thee in what we can do.

55. BODENHAM (John).—Bel-vedére or the Garden of the Muses. Quem referent Musæ viuet dum robora tellus, Dum cœlum stellus, dum vehet amnis aquas (one leaf manuscript).—Imprinted at London by F. K. for Hugh Astley, dwelling at Saint Magnus corner, 1600.

Octavo, pp. 274.

£25.

Underneath the motto on the title is an emblematical device of the sun (the representative of Apollo), shining upon a laurel between the bi-forked mounts of Parnassus, around which in an oval frame is the inscription: "Parnasso et Apolline Digna." Then follows an address to the Reader, in which is given a statement of the authors from whose works the extracts have been made, including all the poetical names of note during the reign of Elizabeth. On the verso of the last leaf of this address, appear the arms of the judicious compiler John Bodenham, of whom little is known, but that he was the editor of Politeuphia, or Wit's Commonwealth, 1598; of Wit's Theatre of the Little World, 1599; of England's Helicon, 1600; and of the present volume. Opposite the arms is a sonnet signed A. M. after which, sonnets by A. B. and W. Rankins, and a few lines by R. Hathway. (Mr. Malone suggests that he was probably the kinsman of Ann Hathaway, who married Shakspeare; he is however mentioned by Meres in Wit's Treasury, 1598, as among the chief dramatic poets of his time.)—The prefatory matter concludes with two sonnets addressed to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

The editor's proemium, or address to the reader, in this edition, was omitted in the second, printed in 1610.-One of the commendatory sonnets, signed A. M. which may be ascribed to Anthony Munday, is as follows:

To his louing and approoued good Friend, M. Iohn Bodenham.
To thee that art Arts louer, Learnings friend,

First causer and collectour of these floures:
Thy paines iust merit, I in right commend.
Costing whole years, months, weeks, & daily hours...

E

Like to the Bee, thou euery where didst rome,
Spending thy spirits in laborious care:
And nightly brought'st thy gather'd hony home,
As a true worke-man in so great affaire.
First, of thine owne deseruing, take the fame;
Next, of thy friends, his due he giues to thee:
That loue of learning may renowne thy name,
And leaue it richly to posterity,

Where others (who might better) yet forslow it,
May see their shame, and times hereafter know it.

A. M.

56. BODENHAM (John).-The Garden of the Muses. Quem referent Musæ viuet dum robora tellus, Dum cœlum stellas, dum vehet amnis aquas.— Printed at London by E. A. for John Tap, and are to be sold at his shop at Saint Magnus corner, 1610.

Octavo, pp. 250.

£21.

This is a re-impression of the preceding article, and with the exception of the omission of the word "Belvidere," in the title, and a prose address of seven pages to the reader, corresponds with the edition of 1600.-The present is so rare an edition that the indefatigable Oldys had never met with a copy, and many even doubted its existence.

57. BARNABY (Drunken).-Barnabæ Itinerarium, or Barnabees Journall, under the Names of Mirtilus & Faustulus shadowed: for the Travellers Solace lately published, to most apt numbers reduced, and to the old Tune of Barnabee commonly chanted. By Corymbæus. The oyle of malt and juyce of spritely nectar, Have made my Muse more valiant than Hector.-VERY NEAT.-(no place, printer's name, or date,) circa 1640. Small octavo, pp. 448.

£5.

This is the rare first edition, with the frontispiece by Marshall. Five leaves which were wanting have been reprinted to complete the volume..

58.

-Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England. In Latin

and English Verse.-Second edition, with two plates.-London, printed for S. Illidge, 1716. Small octavo, pp. 168.

15s.

59. BARNABY (Drunken).—Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England. In Latin and English Metre.-Third edition, with manuscript remarks, and four plates.-VERY NEAT.London, printed for S. Illidge, 1723.

60.

61.

Small octavo, pp. 204. . £1. 5s.

-Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England. In Latin and English Metre. Fourth edition, with six plates.-London, 1774.

Small octavo, pp. 204.

-Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England; with seven vignettes.-LARGE PAPER, ELEGANT.-London,

1805.

Octavo, pp. 192.

18s.

In the advertisement to this edition is given an account of those that preceded it, and remarks endeavouring to elucidate the author's name. Mr. Ritson regarded Barnaby rather as a real than a fictitious character.

62. BOLD (Henry).—Poems, Lyrique, Macoronique, Heroique, &c. By Henry Bold Olim è N. C. Oxon.-CALF EXTRA.-London, printed for Henry Brome, 1664.

Dedicated "To the Honourable Colonel Henry Wallop;" after which follows commendatory verses by Henry Sanderson, William Bold, Norton Bold (the author's brothers), J. Moyle, Alex. Brome, and V. Oldis.

63.

Wit a Sporting in a Pleasant Grove of New Fancies. By H. B. (Henry Bold), with fine portrait, pp. 116.—London, printed for W. Burden, 1657.-Donne's Satyr. Containing 1. A short Map of mundane Vanity. 2. A Cabinet

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of Merry Conceits. 3. Certain pleasant Prepositions, and Questions, with their merry Solutions and Answers. Being very Useful, Pleasant, and Delightful to all; and offensive to none. By Jo. Donne, with frontispiece, pp. 142.-London, printed by R. W. 1662, in one volume.

Small octavo, pp. 258. . £5. 5s.

64. BOLD (Henry).-Latine Songs, with their English and Poems. By Henry Bold, formerly of N. Coll. in Oxon, afterwards of the Examiners Office in Chancery. Collected and perfected by Captain William Bold.-London, printed for John Eglesfield, 1685.

Octavo, pp. 176.

£1. 11s. 6d.

This volume commences with an Epistle to the Reader, after which comes a metrical address "To my worthy Friend Captain William Bold, on his Collection of his Brothers Latine Songs, &c." with the initials G. H. hosp. Gray. then follows a similar address signed M. B. Oxon.

Wood, in his account of Henry Bold, attributes to him a volume entitled "Scarronides, or Virgil Travesty;" but as the only Poem bearing this title is by Charles Cotton, the friend and coadjutor of Isaac Walton, Wood's statement must be erroneous.

65. BOSWORTH (William).-The Chast and Lost Lovers lively shadowed in the persons of Arcadius and Sepha, and illustrated with the severall stories of Hæmon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista Being a Description of severall Lovers smiling with delight, and with hopes fresh as their youth, and fair as their beauties in the beginning of their Affections, and covered with Blood and Horror in the conclusion. To this is added the Contestation-betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain Sonnets of the Author to Aurora. Digested into three Poems, by Will. Bosworth, Gent. VERY NEAT.-London, printed by F. L. for Laurence Blaiklock, 1651.

Octavo, pp. 144.

£8. 13s. 6d.