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I hear no coxcomb Lord, who, having climb'd
By the base arts a tool and minion loves,
Babbles his finical and frothy stuff,

And strives to legislate for all the world.
But wand'ring silent on, a gradual calm.
Spreads o'er my heart," there yet is peace for me,"
I cry; and quick my buoyant spirit springs,
And throws in scorn its load of cares away.

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ART. XVI. A Tragicall Historie of the troubles and Civile Warres of the Lowe Countries, otherwise called Flanders. Wherein is sett forthe the originall and full proceedyng of the saied troubles, and civile warres, with all the stratagemes, sieges, forceble takynges, and manlike defenses, of divers and sondrie cities, tounes, and fortresses of the same, together with the barbarous crueltie and tyrannie of the Spaniard, and trecherous Hispaniolized Wallons, and others of the saied Lowe Countries. And there withall, the estate and cause of Religion, especially from the yere 1559, unto the yere 1581. Besides many letters, commissions, contractes of peace, unions, articles and agrementes, published and proclaimed in the saied Provinces. Translated out of Frenche into Englishe, by T. S. Gent. Imprinted at London by Jhon Kyngston for Tobie Smith, dwelling in Paules Churchyarde, at the signe of the Crane. 4to. ff. 211. besides Dedication and Epistle.

The dedication of this translation to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is signed "Thomas Stocker, Lon

don,

don, 15 March, 1583." Stocker appears by many various titles in Herbert's Typography to have been a voluminous translator, principally of divinity; and though omitted in the index, this work is recorded by him in p. 841. It is mentioned also by Tanner, who misdates it 1585, and who says Stocker was sprung from a gentilitial family; and names another translation of his, mentioned also by Herbert, entitled "A right noble and pleasant History of the Successors of Alexander sirnamed the Great, taken out of Diodorus Siculus: and some of their lives written by the wise Plutarch: translated out of the French into English by Thomas Stocker." Printed by H. Troy for H. Binneman. Licensed, 1568. 4to. The original of this is dedicated "To the high, noble, honourable, and wise Lordes, my Lordes of the Estates, the Deputies, Presidentes, and Counselles, Burrough maisters, Scoutes or Marshalles, Maiors, Bailiefes, and to al other officers and ministers of the Provinces whatsoever, united to the Lowe Countreis: your most humble and obedient vassal and subject Theophile, wissheth grace, peace, and love from God through Jesus Christ his only beloved Sonne our Lord." Signed " Theophile. D. L.” The work is divided into four books.

I. "The first booke: conteyning the very originall and chiefe beginning of all those troubles, and cruell warres, which sithens have ensued."

II. "The seconde booke: in the beginning whereof shall be described and set forth, the Inquisition of Spaine, and the execution thereof: and next after, howe the banished Princes, Noblemen, Gentlemen, and others, assailed the Low Countries, both with horsemen and footemen good store, for the recoverie

of

of their enheritances, and goods, from which they were driven away by the tyrannie of the Duke of Alva."

III. "The thirde booke: wherein shal be set downe the second invasion of the Nobilitic, Gentlemen, and other fugitives, and banished men into the same."

IV. "The fourth booke: wherein shal bec set foorth the utter Revolte of all the Lowe Countries, and the union of the estates, with Holland and Zealand, and many other thynges thereon ensuying."

The paging of this fourth book commences anew.

ART. XVII. The Faire Ethiopian. Dedicated to the King and Queen, by their Majesties most humble subject and servant William Lisle. London, printed by John Haviland, at the Author's charge, and are to be sold at St. Dunstan's churchyard in Fleetstreet, and by St. Maries in both Universities. 1631.

4to.

The Epistle Dedicatory of this volume, to the Lord Admiral, is dated 1596.

Perhaps the two first lines of this long poem will satisfy the reader, as they have done the present writer, without going farther into it.

The following are the happy commencement of this work!

"About the tongues when divers with me wrangle,

And count our English but a mingle mangle." &c.

There is "A lamentable and pitifull Description of the Wofull Warres in Flaunders, since the foure last yeares of the Emperor Charles the Fifth his raigne. With a briefe rehearsall of many things done since that season, until this present yeare, and death of Don John. Written by Thomas Churchyarde, Gentleman. Imprinted by Ralph Newbery, anno 1578." 4to. Herbert, II. 906.

I presume

I presume this author is the same William Lisle, whom Ritson records to have published "The Colonies of Bartas, with the commentarye of S.G.S. Englished by Wm. Lisle," 1597, and of whom A. Wood gives the ensuing account.

"Wm. Lisle was educated at Eton school, and admitted to King's College, Cambridge, 1584, where in due time he took the degree of A. M. and became Fellow, which he vacated by succeeding to his estates at Wilburgham, in Cambridgeshire. He was afterwards a rare Antiquary, was appointed one of the Esquires Extraordinary of the King's body, and published "A Saxon Treatise concerning the Old and New Testament, written about the time of King Edgar (700 years ago) by Elfricus Abbas, thought to be the same that was afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury." &c. London. 1623. 4to. Published from an ancient copy in Sir Rob. Cotton's library, with a large and learned epistle to the readers, set before it by the said Lisle. To this book he added these things following (first found out by Joh. Josselin, servant to Matthew, Archbishop of Canterbury, which had been printed in 8vo. by Joh. Day in the reign of Q. Elizabeth): 1. Testimony of Antiquity shewing the ancient faith in the church of England, touching the sacrament of the body and blood of our Lord." It is the same with " A Sermon of the Paschal Lamb (on Easter Day), and of the sacramental body and blood of Christ," &c.; before which is a large and learned preface of about sixteen leaves in 8vo. written by the said Josselin, and reprinted by Lisle. 2. The words of Elfric Abbot of S. Albans, and also of Malmsbury, taken out of his Epistles written to Wulfsinc, Bishop of Scyrburne,"

&c.

&c. 3. "The Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and Ten Commandments in the Saxon and English Tongue." He was the same with William Lisle of Wilburgham, Esquire, of the King's body, who collected four books of Du Bartas. 1. The Ark. 2. Babylon. 3. The Colonies. 4. The Columns, or Pillars, in French and English, for the instruction and pleasure of such as delight in both languages. Lond. 1637. 4to. To which is a large commentary put by S. G. B. This William Lisle died in 1637, and was buried, as I presume, at Wilburgham, before mentioned." Wood's Fasti, I. 147.

From

ART. XVIII. The Life of Theodore Agrippa D' Aubigne, containing a succinct account of the most remarkable occurrences during the Civil Wars of France in the reigns of Charles IX. Henry III. Henry IV. and in the minority of Lewis XIII. London. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry. 1772. 8vo. pp.421, besides Introduction and Index.

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This was written by Mrs. Sarah Scott, wife of George Lewis Scott, Esq. and sister to the late Mrs. Montagu of Portman Square, and of Matthew Lord Rokeby.

Mrs. Scott died at Catton, near Norwich, in Nov. 1795. The following is an imperfect list of her numerous publications; all of which were, I think, anonymous, and many of them not now to be traced. She was an excellent historian, of great acquirements, extraordinary memory, and strong sense; and constantly

employed

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