To the worthy persons mentioned in these papers. Mrs. Ric. Hillo, T. B. To Mr. Edmund Waller. (This compliment seems to have been undescried by the editors of Sacharissa's bard.) "A wit and poet's no reproach: to you Both titles, if to any one, are due. Your name shall be enrolled, Sir, among Best English poets, who write smooth and strong. I know a man, had rather with your wit Be th' happy author of a poem (yet He studied long by the fair stream of Ouse) Than be some potent Prince, or one o' th' House." To Mr. J. C. physician. To D. Merrett. To Mr. Alex. Weld. To Mr. F. B. To Mr. W. T. To the Critics. Herbert and Crashaw. "When into Herbert's Temple* I ascend I place, and read, that I may learn to write." "To F. A. stationer." This politic tribute makes it apparent that the name of his Worcester publisher was Francis Ash, who seems to have been a noted binder. "Franc, you admire what shou'd the meaning be, That my unknown Muse printed is for thee. Herbert's Temple, or sacred poems, were deservedly republished last year. Crashaw's Steps to the Temple had a selected reprint in 1785. Here Here in the end, thou shalt the reason find: You bind, that your books for the outside sell: My Cotswold Muse' will sell, though nothing worth: Wood remarks that Barksdale was a great admirer of Hugo Grotius, whose life he published. This appears from the frequent mention of him in Nympha Libethris: but Wood adds, that our copious versifier was a "great pretender" to poetry: and this does not appear. T.P. ART. XII. Ritson's Bibliographia Poetica. Additions and Alterations, &c. [CONTINUED FROM VOL. V. P. 136.] H. B. is also subscribed to twenty lines, in form of a dialogue, "the reader to Geffrey Chaucer;" in Speght's edition of Chaucer. JOHN BRADFORD has two or three scraps of poetry, in "A godlye treatyse of Prayer translated into Englishe by John Bradforde" [quotations from James iiij and John xvj] Colophon. Imprinted at London in Paules Church Yearde, at the sygne of the Rose, by John Wight." 8vo. no date. HENRY CHETTLE. "The Pope's pittiful lamentation for the death of his deere darling Don Ioan of Austria: and Death's answer to the same. With an Epitaphe Epitaphe upon the death of the said Don Joan translated after the French printed coppy by H. C." This is only a head title, (qu. if there is any title page? I believe not) then follows "The Pope's lamentation." 68 lines, alternate rhyme. "Death's aunswer," 76 lines, same. "Don Joan's Epitaphe," two four-line stanzas; at the end "The furst of October, 1578, L'acquis a bonde. Finis, inprinted by 1. C." Small 8vo. b... not mentioned in Herbert. GERVIS CIYPTON has a trivial scrap or two in "The Casket of Jewels:" the running title of an imperfect copy. 12mo. b. l. MILES COVERDALE. I venture to attribute to this writer the following work, having seen it in a volume, along with other pieces, to which he had put his name, and all apparently printed together. "A Christen exhortation unto customable swearers. What a ryghte and lawfull othe is; whan and before whome it ought to be. Item. The maner of sayinge grace, or gevyng thankes unto God: who so ever heareth Goddes worde, beleve it, and do there [a] fter, shall be saved." 12mo. no printer's name or date, perhaps 1547. At the end is one seven-line stanza, and “A shorte instruction to the worlde," a poem of thirteen seven-line stanzas addressed to eight different characters, the first seven in one stanza each, and the remainder" To the precsts." "A.D. In com endation of the author and his booke:" prefixed to twelve lines of alternate rhime in "The Anatomie of Abuses, contayning a discoverie or briefe summarie of such notable vices and imperfections as now reigne in many Christian countrayes of the worlde, worlde, but (especiallie) in a very famous ilande called Ailgna. Together with most fearefull examples of God's judgementes executed upon the wicked for the same; as well in Ailgna of late, as in other places else where: Verie godly to be read of all true Christians everie where, but most needeful to be regarded in Englande: made dialogue wise by Phillip Stubbes. Seene and allowed, accorded to order. Math. iii. ver. 5. Repent for the kingdome of God is at hande. Luc. xiii. ver. 5. I say unto you, saith Christ, except you repent, you shall all perish. Printed at London by Richard Jones, 1 Maij, 1583. Small 4to. Introduc tion 14 leaves; end sig. R. j. I. D. "Grounde of Artes; teachinge the worke and practise of Arithmetike, both in whole numbers and fractions, after a more easier and exacter sorte then any lyke hathe hitherto been set forth. Made by M. Robert Recorde, Doctor in Phisick, and nowe of late diligently overseene and augmented, with new and necessary ad> ditions. I. D. "That which my frende well begonne, Something herin I once redreste, And now agayne for thy behoofe, Of zeale I do, and at request Bothe mend and adde, fytte for all proofe. Of numbers use the endles might, No witte nor language can expresse, Apply and try, bothe day and night, And than this truthe thou wilt confessse." Londini, Anno Domini, 1573." Coloph. "Imprinted at London in Paules Churche-Yarde, at the signe of the Brasen-Serpent, by Reginalde Wolfe, Anno Domini M. D. L. XXIII." The usual six lines by Record, of "the bookes verdicte," at back of title; and on the last page, after printer's name, is "I. D. to the earnest Arithmeticien," prefixed to five stanzas of four lines, each in alternate rhime. This work was in such repute, and so repeatedly published, that it is probable there are other editions, as well as this, not seen by Herbert. T. D. "Canaan's Calamitie, Jerusalem's Miserie, and England's Mirror.-The dolefull destruction of faire Jerusalem by Tytus, the sonne of Vaspasian, Emperour of Rome, in the yeare of Christes Incarnation 74. Wherein is shewed the wonderful miscries which God brought upon that citie, for sinne; being utterly over-throwen and destroyed by sword, pestilence, and famine. Briefly gathered into this small volume, for the benefit of all well disposed persons; wherein they shall finde many strange and notable thinges, worthy to be regarded and had in remembrance. At London, Printed by Thomas Purfoot for Henrie Tomes, and are to be sould at his shop, neere St. Sepulchers Church at the signe of the White Beare, 1598." 8vo. Dedicated "o the Right Worshipfull M. Richard Kingsmill, Esquier, Justice of the Peace and Quorum in the Countie of Southampton, and Surveyer of her Majesties Courtes of Wardes and Liveries, all prosperitie and happinesse;" sig. "your Wor. most humbly affectionate T. D." Then "To the gentlemen readers health;" sig. "Your's in all courtesie, T. D.;" with five poems on "The Destruction of |