WITCH.

The Wits, Or, Sport upon Sport. In Select Pieces of Drollery, Digested into Scenes by way of Dialogue. Together with variety of Humors of several Nations, fitted for the pleasure and content of all Persons, either in Court, City, Countrey, or Camp. The like never before Published.... London, Printed for Henry Marsh, at the Sign of the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane, 1662. 8°.

Collation of copy used: title, 1 leaf: To the Readers, and the Catalogue of Drolls, 2 leaves: no signature B: C-P2 in eights, the last five leaves occupied by advertise

ments.

The Wits: Or, Sport upon Sport . . Part I. London, Printed by E. C. for Francis Kirkman, ... 1672. 8°. Frontispiece, title, Catalogue of Drolls, and to the Readers, 4 leaves: no B: C-O 5 in eights.

The frontispiece is the same as occurs before Merry Drollery Compleat, 1670. The Wits, Or, Sport upon Sport. Being a Curious Collection of several Drols and Farces, Presented and Shewn for the Merriment and Delight of Wise Men, and the Ignorant: As they have been sundry times Acted in Publique, and Private, in London at Bartholomew, in the Country, at other, Faires. In Halls and Taverns. On several Mountebanks Stages, at Charing Cross, Lincolnes-InnFields, and other places. By Several Stroleing Players, Fools, and Fidlers, and the Mountebanks Zanies. With loud Laughter, and great Applause. Written

I know not when, by several Persons, I know not who; But now newly Collected by your Old friend to please you, Francis Kirkman. London, Printed for Fran. Kirkman ... 1673. 8°. The prefixes, 4 leaves A (repeated)-F in eights.

WITHER.

With the Difference between Good and Evil Angels, and a true Relation of a good Genivs. By a Pen neer the Covent of Eluthery. London, Printed by H. B. for C. Wilkinson . Tho. Archer and Tho. Burrell... 1673. 8°. A, 4 leaves; B-I in eights.

A Discourse Proving by Scripture & Reason and the Best Authors; Ancient and Modern, That there are Witches: And how far their Power extends to the doing of Mischief both to Man and Beast: And likewise the Use and Abuse of Astrology laid open.

Thou shalt not suffer a Witch to live. Exod. 22, 18. London Printed by J. M. and sold by John Weld, . . . 1686. 8o, A—I 4 in eights, A 1 and I 4 blank.

WITHALS, JOHN.

A shorte dictionarie for yonge beginners. Gathered of good authours specially of Columel, Grapald, and Plini. Anno. M.D.LXII. [Col.] Thus endeth this Dictionarie, very necessary for children: Compiled by J. Withals. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete in the Late Hovse of Thomas Berthelet. Cvm Priuilegio. 4o, black and roman letter, A–Z 3 in fours.

Sothebys, Feb. 16, 1881, No. 572. This appears to be the edition printed by Berthelet's successor, to which I refer at p. 663 of my Handbook, 1867. One, differing in collation and title, but of the same date, is noticed ibid.

A shorte dictionarie for yonge beginners. Gathered of good authours, specially of Columell, Grapald, and Plini. Anno. M.D.LXVI. [London, H. Wykes?] 4°. Bagford Papers Harl. MS. 5519 (orig. title).

A Shorte Dictionarie in Latine and English, What is added in this edition which none of the former at any time had, these markes T may sufficiently shew. . . Imprinted at London by Thomas Purfoote, . . . 1584. 4o.

The copy examined had, prefixes and A O in eights, but ended imperfectly. WITHER, GEORGE. Fidelia. London Printed by Nicholas Okes. 1615. 8°. A, 6 leaves, not reckoning A 2 and A 8, which may have been blank: B, 10 11: C, 9 11. the seventh blank. Bodleian.

Privately printed, and the only copy known. The text of the poem itself concludes on C6 verso; (C 8) and (C 9) are occupied by two separate copies of verses.

The last leaf of L and Mi are, in fact, partly duplicates, but with variations, the reverse of L 8 being occupied by the commencement of an Eclogue called Thirsis and Alexis, L8 recto bearing the catchword Thirsis; but on M1 the text follows on from L7, and the reverse of the leaf, cancelling the Thirsis and Alexis, opens with a different Eclogue.

[Withers Remembrancer: Or, Extracts out of Master Withers his Booke, called, Britains Remembrancer. Worthy of the Review and consideration of himselfe and all other men. London, Printed in the Yeare of our Lord, 1643. 8°, 7 leaves.] Opobalsamum Anglicanum: An English Balme, Lately Pressed out of a Shrub, and Spread upon these Papers, For the Cure of some Scabs, Gangreeves, and Cancers indangering the Bodie of this Common-Wealth; and, to whom it is now tendred, by the Well-Affected English, in a Double-Speech, disjunctively delivered, by one of their Fellow-ship, both to the Faithfull, and MalignantMembers of the Representative Body of this Kingdome. Penned, by the Author of Britaines Remembrancer Geo: Wither Esquire. . . . Printed in the Yeare, 1646. 4°, A-C in fours. Printed in two columns. In verse.

Vaticinivm Cavsvale. A Rapture Occasioned by the late Miraculous Deliverance of His Highnesse the Lord Protector, from a Desperate Danger. With a Noverint Universi in the Close. By Geo: Wither, Esq;... London, Printed for T. Ratcliffe, and E. Mottershed. 1655. 4o, A -B in fours, B 4 blank. In verse.

A Suddain Flash Timely Discovering, Some Reasons wherefore, the stile of Protector, should not be deserted by these Nations, with some other things, by them very considerable. It was first made visible, The fourth day, after the Author heard it reported, that the Lord Protector, had waved the Title of King. By Britans Remembrancer. . . . London, Printed for J. S. in little Britain, and are to be sold there, and at the Pile of Bibles, the corner shop of the East end of the Fish-market in the Stockes . . . 1657. 8o, A-E in eights, first and last leaves blank. In

verse.

At the end occurs this Notice: "At his [the bookseller's] Shop also, Gentlemen, Countrey-Booksellors, and Chapmen may be furnished or provided with all sorts of English and Latin Books, and of other forraign Languages as they please.'

A Cordial Confection, To strengthen

WITTIE.

their Hearts whose Courage begins to fail, by the Armies late dissolving the Parliament. It is wrapt up in An Epistolary Discourse, Occasionally written to Mr. Ro. Hamon, Merchant, by Geo. Wither, Esq; about a week after the said Parliament was dissolv'd. . . . Printed at London, by James Cottrel, 1659. 4o, A-F 2 in fours. In prose.

Verses Intended to the King's Majesty, By Major George Wither, whilst he was Prisoner in Newgate: Which being found written with his own Hand, among his loose Papers, since his Commitment close Prisoner to the Tower, are now Published, as pertinent both to his Majesty, and to Him. London, Printed in the year, 1662. 8°, 7 leaves, including a blank at end.

In verse.

Gemitus de Carcere Nantes, Or, PrisonSighs, and Supports, Being a few Broken Scraps and Crumbs of Comfort, Lately fallen from the great Kings Table, the Holy Scriptures; into the Prisoners Basket; . . . London, Printed in the Year. 1684. 4o.

WITTIE, ROBERT, M.D.

Scarbrough Spaw, or A Description of the Nature and Vertues of the Spaw at Scarbrough in Yorkshire. Also a Treatise of the Nature and Use of Waters in general, and the several sorts thereof, as Sea, Rain, Snow, Pond, Lake, Spring, and River Water, with their Original Causes and Qualities. Where more largely the Controversie among Learned Writers about the Original of Springs, is discussed. To which is added, A short Discourse concerning Mineral Waters, especially that of the Spaw. By Robert Wittie, Dr. in Physick. London, Printed for, and are to be sold by Charles Tyus, at the three Bibles on London-Bridge, and by Richard Lambert in York, neer the Minster. 1660. 8°, A-R 2 in eights, and Errata, 1 leaf.

Scarbrough-Spaw: ... York, Printed by A. Broad for Tho. Passenger, and are to be sold by Richard Lambert at the Crown in the Minster-yard. 1667. 8°, A-P in eights.

Pyrologia Mimica, Or, An Answer to Hydrologia Chymica of William Sympson... In Defence of Scarbrovgh-Spaw. Wherein the Five Mineral Principles of the said Spaw are defended.. Also a Vindication of the Rational Method and Practice of Physick called Galenicals, . . . Likewise a further Discourse about the

WIVES.

Original of Springs. By Robert Wittie Doctor in Physick. London, Printed by T. N. for J. Martyn . . . 1669. 8°. A, 8 leaves: a, 8 leaves: B-X 4 in eights. Fons Scarburgensis: Sive, Tractatus De Omnis Aquarum Generis Origine ac Usu. . . . Autore Roberto Wittie, M.D. Londini, MDCLXXVIII. 8°. Title, &c., 4 leaves: B-Q in eights, Q 8 blank. Ouranoskopia. Or, A Survey of the Heavens. A Plain Description of the admirable Fabrick and Motions of the Heavenly Bodies . . . To which is added the Gout-Raptures, Augmented and Improved. In English, Latine, and Greek Lyrick Verse. By Robert Wittie Dr. in Physick... London, Printed by J. M. for the Author... 1681. 8°. A, 2 leaves: B-L in eights, L 8 blank.

Dedicated to the Royal Society.

Fayne wolde I have a vertuous wyfe
Adourned with all modeste,
Bothe mylde and meke, of quyett lyf
Esteemynge chef her chastetye.

A ballad. Licensed to R. Jones in 1567.
Yf a Weked Wyfe may have hyr Will.
A balled. Licensed to J. Allde in 1567-8.
A ballett intituled of ij Englesshe Wyves.
Licensed to W. Griffith in 1569.

To y fayre, to ye fayre, I am a newe marryed wyfe, &c. A ballad licensed to Edward White, 19 Aug. 1579.

All men whose wyves will not love them well,

Muste carrye them into India to dwell. A ballad. Licensed to R. Jones, 19 June, 1588.

WODROEPHE, JOHN.

The Marrow of the French Tongue. Containing 1. Rules for the true pronuncia

tion of euery Letter as it is written or spoken. 2. An exact Grammar containing the nine parts of Speech of the French Tongue. 3. Dialogues in French and English, fitted to all kinds of Discourse for Courtiers, Citizens, or Countrymen, in their affaires at home, or trauelling abroad. With variety of other helpes to the Learner, as Phrases, Letters, Missiues, Sentences, Prouerbs, Theames, &c. in both Languages, So exactly collected and compiled by the great paines, and industry of M. Iohn Wodroephe, that the meanest capacity either French or Englishman. that can but reade, may in a short time by his owne industry without the helpe of Teacher attaine to the perfection any of both Languages. Ce Livre est aussi utile pour le François d'apprendre l'Anglois, que pour l'Anglois d'apprendre le François. The second Edition: Reviewed and purged of much grosse English, and divers errors committed in the former Edition printed at Dort. London, Printed for Richard Meighen, . 1625. Folio.

WOLLASTON, W.

The Design of Part of the Book of Ecclesiastes Or, The Unreasonableness of Mens restless Contentions for the present Enjoyments, Represented in an English Poem. London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard. 1691. 8o, A-L 4 in eights.

This volume was, it is said, called in by the author.

WOLLEY, HANNAH.

The Queen-Like Closet; Or, Rich Cabinet Stored with all manner of Rare Receipts for Preserving, Candying & Cookery. Very Pleasant and Beneficial to all Ingenious Persons of the Female Sex. By Hannah Wolley. London, Printed for R. Lowndes at the White Lion in Duck-Lane, near West-Smithfield, 1670. 12o. A, 6 leaves, title on A 3: B—T 4 in twelves. With a frontispiece.

Dedicated by the authoress to Mrs. Grace Buzby, Daughter to the late Sir Henry Cary, Knight Banneret; and Wife to Mr. Robert Buzby, Gentleman, and Woollen Draper of London. The imprimatur on A 2 is dated Nov. 16, 1669.

The Queen-like Closet. . . By Hannahı Wolley. The Third Edition. London, Printed for Richard Lowndes . . . 1675. 12°. A, 6 leaves, including a frontispiece and imprimatur: B R 6 in twelves the Supplement, A, 8 leaves: B-K 4 in twelves.

WOLSEY.

WOLSEY, THOMAS.

The Memoirs of that Great Favourite, Cardinal Woolsey; With Remarks on his Rise and Fall; And other Secret Transactions of his Ministry in Church and State. Together with a Memorial presented to Queen Elizabeth, by William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, . . . to prevent Her Majesty's being Engrossed by any particular Favourite: London ... 1706. 8°. A, 3 leaves: B-Q 4 in eights. With a portrait.

WOLVERSTON, ROGER.

The Latyn Euphonie, or an Easy Introduction into the true and genuine pronunciation of the Latyn tongue. Licensed to Thomas Maxie, 23 June, 1640. WOMEN.

Women beste whan they be at reste. A ballad. Licensed to John Waley and the widow Toy in 1557-8.

The prayse of the vayne beauty of women. A ballad. Licensed to John Sampson (alias Awdeley), 14 Aug. 1560.

The Woman of Canyne. A ballad. Licensed to T. Colwell in 1561-2.

The prayse of women. A ballad. Licensed to T. Colwell in 1563-4.

A ballett intituled the prayse and Dysprayse of Women very fruthfull to the Well dyspoysed mynde. Licensed to R. Serll in 1563-4.

Women to please who taketh in hande. A ballad. Licensed to W. Pickering in

1564.

Gods greate and marvelus thretenynges to Women for thayr offynding. A ballad. Licensed to A. Lacy in 1565-6.

The greate myschaunce yt happened vnto men throwe the Cruelnes of wycked Women. A ballad. Licensed to W. How in 1565-6.

A yonge womans skyll /

and how she became mistress, and ruled at hyr Wyll.

A ballad. Licensed to A. Lacy in 1567. Of the woman that was constrayned to eate hyr sonne for hunger. A ballad. Licensed to W. Griffith in 1567-8. To the prayse of good women [taken from] ye xiii chapeter of ye Proverbis. Licensed to John Allde in 1568.

A ballett intreatinge of the stadfastnes of Women. Licensed to R. Jones in 1568. Howe women be wytty and Worthy to trane. A ballad. Licensed to W. Griffith in 1568-9.

A songe to the prayse of many vertuous Women. A ballad. Licensed to T. Colwell in 1569.

The Revenge that a woman of Grece toke of hym that slewe hyr husbounde. A ballad. Licensed to John Arnolde in 1569-70.

A little booke intitled an admonition to all women to see the iust Judgement of God for the punishement of pride purtraied in a wonderfull childe [born with great ruffs.] Licensed to H. Carre, 17 May, 1587.

A glasse for gentle women to dresse themselves by. Licensed to John Bartlet, Dec. 13, 1624.

The Lawes Resolvtions of Womens Rights: Or, The Lawes Provision for Woemen. A Methodicall Collection of such Statutes and Customes, With the Cases, Opinions, Arguments and points of Learning in the Law, as doe properly concerne Women.

London; Printed by the Assignes of John More Esq; and are to be sold by Iohn Grove.. 1632. 4°. A, 4 leaves, the first blank: a, 4 leaves: B-Dd 2 in eights. Black letter.

A pleasant discourse In which one endeavoureth to proue that woemen are not Men, to which is opposed a certaine defence of the feminine sex, translated out of Latyn. Licensed to Thomas Briscoe, 8 Nov. 1638.

The Parlament of Women. With the merry Lawes by them newly enacted. To live in more Ease, Pompe, Pride, and wantonnesse but especially that they might have superiority and domineere over their husbands: with a new way found out by them to cure any old or new Cuckolds, and how both parties may recover their credit and honesty againe. London, Printed by J. O. and are to be sould by J. Wright the younger, in the old Bayly. 1640. 8°, A-B 4 in eights. In prose. With a large cut on the title.

Puttick and Simpson, April 11, 1876, No. 224. See Southey's Commonplace Book, 1st Series, p. 531.

The Parliament of Women. London, Printed for W. Wilson, and are to be sold by him in Well-yard in Little Saint Bartholomewes. 1646. 8°, A-B 4 in eights. With the same cut. B. M.

The Parliament of Women: ... London, Printed for W. W. and are to be sold by Fra. Grove, .. 1656. 8°, A-B 4 in eights. With the same cut. B. M. The Seven Women Confessors, Or A Discovery of the Seven white Divels which

liued at Queen-street in Coven-Garden. Viz. Katherine Wels, Susan Baker, Anne Parker, Katherine Smith, Elinor Hall, Mary Jones, Dorothy Marsh. Whose Articles are herein declared, and their mad pranks presented to the view of the World. Discovered by Iohn Stockden a Yeoman. Jan. 22, 1642. London, Printed for Iohn Smith. 4°, 4 leaves.

Women will have their Will: Or, Give Christmas his Due. In a Dialouge betweene Mris Custome, a Victuellers Wife neere Cripplegate, and Mris New-come, a Captains Wife, living in Reformation[Four Alley, neer Destruction-Street. lines of verse.] London: Printed by E. P. for W. G. 1649. [Dec. 12.] 8°, 8 leaves. B. M.

A Brief Anatomie of Women: Being An Invective against, and an Apologie for the Bad and Good of that Sexe. Eccles. 7. 26, 27, 28. And I find more bitter than death. London: Printed by E. Alsop. 1653 [November 30.] 4°, 4 leaves. With an address on the back of the title signed I. S. In prose. B. M.

The Accomplish'd Woman . . . The Second Edition. London, Printed for Tho. Collins and John Ford . . . 1671. 12o. A, 6 leaves: B-G 8 in twelves.

...

The Woman turn'd Bully. A Comedy. Acted at the Duke's Theatre. Hanc veniam petimus damusq. London: Printed by J. C. for Thomas Dring... 1675. 4°, A-M 2 in fours.

The Great Advocate and Oratour for Women. Or The Arraignment, Tryall and Conviction of all such wicked Husbands (or Monsters) who hold it lawfull to beat their Wives, or demeane themselves severely or Tyrannically towards them. ... A.D. 1682. 12°, A-G 6 in twelves, G 6 blank.

The Wonders of the Female World, Or a General History of Women. Wherein by many Hundreds of Examples is shewed, what Woman hath been from the first Ages of the World to these Times. With an Account of Sybils, . . . To which is added, a Plesant Discourse of Female Pre-eminence, Or the Dignity and Excellency of that Sex above the Male. London, Printed by J. H. for Thomas Malthus, . . . 1683. 12°. A, 6 leaves, besides a frontispiece: B-H in twelves. Love given over: Or, A Satyr against the Pride, Lust, and Inconstancy, &c. of Women. Amended by the Author. London, Printed for R. Bentley and J.

WOOD.

Tonson. 1686. 4o, A-B in fours. In

verse.

The Restor❜d Maiden-head. A New Satyr against Woman: Occasion'd by an Infant, who was the Cause of the Death of my Friend. [Quot. from Oldham and Horace.] Dondon [sic], Printed for H. Smith. 1691. 4°. A, 2 leaves: B-F 2 in fours.

Reprinted with Sylvia's Revenge, 12°, 1710. An Edict in the Roman Law: . . . As concerning the visiting of a Big-Bellied Woman, And the looking after what may be Born by Her. [Circâ 1700.] 4o, 2 leaves.

WONDER.

A mooste breffe treatise of the strange Wonders seen these latter yeres in the Ayer in Soundry Countryes as in Germanye, &c. Licensed to W. Copland in

1566-7.

Rayre wonders and feyrefull syghtes in earth as in heaven. Licensed to H. Denham in 1570-1.

A most straunge and miraculous wonder that happened through lighteninge and thunder. which happened in Divers places in England. A ballad. Licensed to John Danter, 22 June, 1594.

Wonders beyond the water: written dialogue wyse. Licensed to Roger Jackson, 21 September, 1608.

The Wonder of a Kingdome, Dedicated to the Iunto at Westminster [Here follow 22 lines of verse.] Printed in the Yeare. 1648. 4°, 4 leaves.

WOOD, ANTHONY.

Historia et Antiquitates Universitatis Oxoniensis Duobus Voluminibus Comprehensæ. Oxonii, E Theatro Sheldoniano. M.DC.LXXIV. Folio. Frontispiece by R. White, title, and dedication to Charles II., 3 leaves: B-6 P, 2 leaves each, besides a folded plan at p. 364. WOOD, GEORGE, a Soldier. Loyalty, The Ornament of Christianity: Or, Scripture Proofs for Monarchy. London, Printed by John Darby for the Author. 1686. 8°, A-F in eights, A with Imprimatur. In verse. Dedicated to John, Lord Churchill. WOOD, LAMBERT.

Florvs Anglicvs Or An Exact History of England, From the Reign of William the Conquerour to the Death of Charles the I. By Lambert Wood Gent. The Third Edition with Additions. London, Printed for Simon Miller. . . . 1658. 8o, A-Gg in eights. With a portrait of Charles I.