Specimen of a proposed catalogue of a portion of the library at Britwell house, Buckinghamshire; collected by W.H. Miller [signed D.L.].1852 |
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16 leaves Alarum against Usurers Alexander Craige Anno Authors Death black letter Booke of Psalmes BULLEYN Certayne Psalmes Charteris collection Colophon CRAIGENTINNY DAVID IN METRE David Murray Daye Dedicated drawen into English Edinburgh edition Edward Raban Elegies ENGLISH METRE ENGLISH POETRY Flete Strete folio godlie Gosson Heber Henry HENRY THE MINSTREL Herbert's Ames Honour Imprinted at London imprinted by Jhon James John Day John Donne King Knight last leaf Library at Britwell LODGE London by Thomas Lord lyfe MAXWELL morocco Philip Sidney Playes Confuted Poems printed by Thomas Printer psalmes in foure Psalmes of David PSALMS IN ENGLISH Psalter of Dauid Quarto resold Roxburghe Schoole of Abuse Scoto signed Sir David Sir David Murray Small 8vo Small Octavo Song sonne STAGE PLAYS sundry new additions sygne Thomas Sternholde title-page tract translated tunes volume Whereunto whole psalmes WILLIAM HENRY MILLER William Ponsonbie woodcuts Wynkyn de Worde
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Page 9 - With Elegies on the Authors Death. To which is added Divers Copies under his own hand, Never before Printed.
Page 5 - Englands Parnassus : or the choysest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with their Poeticall comparisons.
Page 19 - The Wounds of Civill War: lively set forth in the true Tragedies of Marius and Scilla. As it hath beene publiquely plaide in London, by the Right Honourable the Lord high Admirall his Servants.
Page 8 - From youth's dross, mirth, and wit, as thy pure mind Thought (like the angels) nothing but the praise Of thy Creator in those last best days. Witness this book, thy Emblem, which begins With Love ; but ends with sighs and tears for sins.
Page 20 - Imprynted at London in Flete Strete at the Sygne of the Sonne by Wynkyn de Worde".
Page 13 - Sixpence. 3. STEPHEN GOSSON, Stud. Oxon. (1) THE SCHOOLE OF ABUSE. Conteining a pleasaunt invective against Poets, Pipers, Plaiers, Jesters, and such like Caterpillers of a Commonwealth ; Setting up the Flagge of Defiance to their mischievous exercise, and ouerthrowing their Bulwarkes, by Prophane Writers, Naturall reason, and common experience. A discourse as pleasaunt for gentlemen that fauour learning, as profitable for all that wyll follow vertue.
Page 5 - MAJESTIE both of her lawfull seate, and happy life. — With a Declaration of the manner how her Excellency was entertained by her souldyers into her Campe Royall at Tilbery, in Essex: And of the overthrow had against the Spanish Fleete ; briefly, truly, and effectually set foorth, declared, and handled, by JAMES ASKE. — Post victoriam gloria. To the Right Worshipfull, indued with all singularitie, Julius Caesar, Doctor of the Civill Law...
Page 20 - A lyttell Story that was of a trewthe done in the Lande of Gelders of a Mayde that was named Mary of Nemmegen, yt was the Dyuels Paramoure by the Space of vij Yere longe.
Page 19 - Rosalynde, Euphues Golden Legacie, found after his death in his Cell at Silexedra, bequeathed to Philautus sonnes noursed up with their father in England, Fetcht from the Canaries by TL, gent., Imprinted by T.
Page 24 - Simmes, for Mathew Law, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Churchyard, at the signe of the Fox. 1604.