605. RICHARDS (Nathaniel).Poems Sacred and Satyricall, viz. Prayers Paradice. The World. The Flesh. The Iesuite. The Devill. Mans Misery. Sinnes Infirmity. Sinnes Impudence. The Penitent Sinner. The Soules-sea-fight. The single & Married-life. Teares Tryumph. Mercies Miracle. Faith. Hope. Charity. Midnights Meditation. Virtues Pyramid. Charity and Lust. The Divine Dreame. The Divine Eccho. Deaths Masqueing Night. By Nathaniel Richards.MOROCCO.-Printed, at London, by T. Paine, for H. Blunden, at the Castle in Cornehill, 1641.

Small octavo, pp. 182. £2. 12s. 6d.

Dedicated "To the Right Worthy and Nobly disposed Thomas Soame Esquire, Alderman, and one of the Burgesses of Parliament for the Honorable City of London." At the back of the title is an acrostic on the author's name. The present copy has an engraved frontispiece, and the scarce portrait with a chaplet of laurel on the head-T. R. sculp.: also a modern print engraved in imita

tion of it.

606. RICHARDS (Nathaniel).-Another copy.-EXTRA.-London, 1641.

This copy has neither the frontispiece nor portrait, and is in no respect so good as the former.

607. RUSSELL (John).-The Two Famous Pitcht Battels of Lypsick, and Lutzen, wherein the ever-renowned Prince Gustavus the Great lived and died a Conquerour: with an Elegie upon his untimely death, composed in Heroick Verse by John Russell, Master of Arts, of Magdalene Coll. in Cambridge.-Printed by the Printers to the Universitie of Cambridge, 1634.

Quarto, pp. 94.

£2. 12s. 6d.

At the back of the title is a Latin epigram "Ad Nobilissimvm suum Patronum." To this succeeds a dedication inscribed "To the Right Noble, truely valorous, and heroick Gentleman, William Lord Craven, Baron of Hampstead, Marshall, &c." After an epistle to the reader follow commendatory verses by J. Pullen, Magd. Coll.-R. Bulkley, St. Johns Coll.-T. Riley, Trin. Coll.— Cæsar Williamson, Trin. Coll.-John Saltmarsh, Mag. Coll.—and Stephen Jones, St. Johns Coll.-The elegy upon the death of Gustavus has a distinct title, and the volume ends with an Epicedium in Latin by Russell, also "Dialogus. Umbra Gustavi Adolphi, & Fama," subscribed J. S. Magd. Coll.

608. RIPLEY (George).-The Compovnd of Alchymy. Or the ancient hidden Art of Archemie: conteining the right & perfectest meanes to make the Philosophers' Stone, Aurum potabile, with other excellent Experiments. Diuided into twelue Gates. First written by the learned and rare Philosopher of our Nation George Ripley, sometime Chanon of Bridlington in Yorkeshyre: & Dedicated to K. Edward the 4. Whereunto is adioyned his Epistle to the King, his Vision, his Wheele, & other his Workes, neuer before published with certaine briefe Additions of other notable Writers concerning the same. Set foorth by Ralph Rabbards Gentleman, studious and expert in Archemicall Artes.-London, imprinted by Thomas Orwin, 1591.

£10.

Dedicated by Rabbards "To the most High and Mightie Princesse Elizabeth by the grace of God. Qveene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, Defender of the faith, &c." (The capital E, which commences this dedication, is a fanciful design with Queen Elizabeth in the centre of it, seated on her throne.)-Next follows a preface inscribed To the right Honourable, Worshipfull, and worthy Gentlemen of England, and other learned & industrious Students in the secrets of Philosophie." Some commendatory verses succeed, in Latin, by Thomas Newton, and in English by J. D. and P. Bales.-Also in Latin, "The summe of this Worke, learnedly reduced into these few verses, by the diuine Poet Palingenius:"-" Sir E. K. (Edward Kelly) concerning the Philosophers' Stone," in eight stanzas of six lines.-"The Vision of Sir George Ripley," in twenty-four lines.-"Titulus Operis," in sixteen lines. The preliminary matter ends with "A briefe note to the Readers," subscribed R. Rabbardes.

609. RIVERs (J. A.).-Devovt Rhapsodies: in which, is treated, of Excellencie of Divine Scriptvres. Also, of God, his Attributes. Plurality of Persons. Absolute Monarchie. Of Angels, Good, Bad, their power. How the Bad fell. Tempt Man. Of Man, his Fall. Beatitude. By J; A: Rivers.-MOROCCO.-London, printed by Thomas Harper, for Daniel Frere, and are to be sold at his Shop, at the Red Bull in Little Brittaine, 1648. Quarto, pp. 88. £4. 48.

After a prose address to the reader follow commendatory verses subscribed George Fortescue, Iames Yate, George Cox (English and Latin), John Chapperline, and H. W. The rhapsodies then commence, inscribed "To the Right Honourable, Philip Herbert, Earle of Pembroke and Montgomerie; and to the Lord Philip Herbert his Son."-On the last page of the volume is a poem by Rivers, addressed “ To the truly Noble, and Virtuous Lady, Honoria, Marchionesse of Winchester."

610. RossE (Alexander).Three Decads of Divine Meditations, Whereof each one containeth three parts. 1. History. 2. An Allegory. 3. A Prayer. With a commendation of the priuate Countrey life. By Alexander Rosse his Maiesties Chaplaine in Ordinarie.-London, printed by A.M. for

Francis Constable and are to be sold at the Signe of the Crane in St. Paules Church-yeard (no date, but circa 1630.).

Quarto, pp. 38.

This scarce work is inscribed in a metrical dedication "To the Right Honovrable and Vertvovs Lady, the Lady Kinloss." Then follows a list of the subjects embraced in the three parts or decades of the Poem.

611. RIDDLES of Heraclitvs and Democritus.-EXTRA. Printed at London by Arn. Hatfield, for John Norton, 1598.

Quarto, pp. 32.

£35.

These Riddles are sixty in number, and with the exception of a few are in rhyme: the solutions of them follow in prose.-It is probable that this is the Book of Riddles to which Shakespeare alludes in the speech of Master Slender to his man Simple. Merry Wives of Windsor, act 1. scene 1.

612. RANDOLPH (Thomas).-Poems, with the Muses Looking-Glasse, and Amyntas. By Tho. Randolph M. A. and late fellow of Trinity Col. in Cambridge. The second Edition Enlarged.EXTRA.-Oxford printed by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the Vniversity, for Francis Bowman,

1640.

Small octavo, pp. 358.

£1. 78.

This volume commences with some elegiac lines by Robert Randolph "To the Memory of his deare Brother, Mr. Tho. Randolph;" next follow Latin verses by the same, and others in English (except one in Latin by Thomas Terrent) subscribed I. T. A. M. -R. Bridesake-Ed. Gayton-G. W. Ioan.-Jos. Howe-Owen Feltham-R. Gostelow-and Ric. West. Each portion of the volume has a distinct title, with separate paging, and the present copy has the frontispiece which contains a portrait of Randolph.

613.

Poems with the Muses Looking Glass, and Amyntas: whereunto is added the Jealous Lovers. By Tho. Randolph, M. A. late Fellow of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge. The Fifth Edition with several Additions, cor

T

rected and Amended. Oxford, printed for H. Bowman, and are to be sold by John Crosley, Bookseller in Oxford, 1668.

Small octavo, pp. 462...

15s.

The several additions" mentioned in the title to this edition, exclusive of the Jealous Lovers, (which is dedicated to Dr. Carliel, Vice Chancellor of Cambridge) are Aristippus, or the Jovial Philosopher; and the Conceited Pedlar.-Prefixed to the Jealous Lovers are verses addressed by Randolph to several of his friends, and commendatory verses by Edward Hide, Edward Fraunces, Richard Benefield, and James Dapert: also in Latin by Thomas Riley, Charles Fotherbie, Robert Randolph, Francis Meres, and Thomas Vincent.

614. RANDOLPH (Thomas).-Another copy of Randolph's Poems.-London, printed for F. Bowman, and are to be sold by Tho. Bowman, Book-seller in Oxford, 1664.

Small octavo, pp. 462.

18s.

This edition is also styled the fifth in the title, but although the contents correspond with that above described, it is evidently a distinct impression. Some of the titles to the different parts have the imprint "London, printed by T. N. 1662.”

615. ROBERTE THE DEUYLL.-A Metrical Romance, from an Ancient Illuminated Manuscript.-EXTRA.-London, 1798.

There are in this volume fourteen engravings copied from the drawings in the manuscript from which it was transcribed.

616.

Another copy with the plates coloured.-EXTRA.-London, 1798.

Octavo, pp. 58.

18s.

617. REYNOLDS (John).-The Flower of Fidelitie. Displaying in a Continuate Historie, the various Adventures of Three Foraign Princes. By John Reynolds, Author of that Excellent Historie entituled [Gods Revenge against Murther]-EXTRA. 1. London, printed by T. M. and A. C. for George