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other necessary appendices. By Henoch Clapham.—Printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1.596.

Sixteenmo, pp. 238. . . <£2. '2s.

This little volume is in two parts; the first is dedicated "To the Right Worshipful Master My-lot Esquire," after which is an address "to all young ones in Christs Schoole:" The second part is dedicated "To the Right Worshipfull, and one of her Majestie's chiefe Commissioners in causes Ecclesiasticall, M. Richard Topclyf Esquire." A prose "Direction for Prayer," finishes the work. Although this is a very little book, yet it displays great biblical knowledge.

155. Cokain (Sir A.).—Small Poems of Divers Sorts. Written by Sir Aston Cokain.—London, printed by Wil. Godbid, 1658.

Octavo, pp. 522 ,£5. 5s.

The volume commences with "The Authors Apology to the Reader," in prose, then follows commendatory verses, "To his Noble friend Sir Aston Cokain, on his Poetical composures," by Thomas Bancroft. Besides the poems, there are in this volume by the same author, with separate titles, the "Obstinate Lady," a Comedy, and "Trappolin Suppos'd a Prince," an Italian Tragicomedy.—This copy has a portrait engraved after the rare print of the author, together with manuscript illustrations.

156. Cleveland (John).—The Character of a London Diurnall: with severall select Poems: by the same Author (John Cleveland).—Extra.Printed in the yeere 1647.

Quarto, pp. 52. ... , . 18*.

157. > Poems by J. C. With

. Additions, never before printed.—Calf Extra.

Printed in the year 1654.

Small octavo, pp. 120. . . . 12s,

158.- Poems. By John Clea\~

land. With Additions, never before printed.— Very Neat.Printed for W. Shears, 1659.

Small octavo, pp. 244. . 10*. 6d.

The additions to this edition are both verse and prose; it also, has a portrait.

159. Cleveland (John).—Poems. ByJohnCleavland. With additions never before printed.— Portrait, (pp. 236.).—London, printed for John Williams, 1661.—Iter Boreale, with large Additions of several other Poems, being an exact Collection of all hitherto extant. Never before published together. The Author R. Wild, D.D. (Imprint as above.) pp. 136.—Calf Extra, in one volume.

Small octavo, pp. 372. . . £l. 9s.

160. Poems, by John Cleav

land, "with portrait.Morocco.London, printed

for W. Shears, 1662.

Small octavo, pp. 238. . . ,£l. 5$.

161. • Clievelandi Vindiciae; or

Clieveland's Genuine Poems, Orations, Epistles, &c. Purged from the many False and Spurious ones which had usurped his name, and from innumerable Errors and Corruptions in the true Copies. To which are added many additions never printed before. With an Account of the Author's Life. Portrait.Morocco.London, printed for Obadiah Blagrave, 1677.

Octavo, pp. 262. . . £l. Us. 6d.

162. The Works of Mr. John

Cleveland, Containing his Poems, Orations, Epistles, collected into one Volume, with the Life of the Author.—London, printed by R. Holt, for Obadiah Blagrave, 1687.

Octavo, pp. 546 £l. Is.

Fuller says of Cleveland that he was, "a general artist, pure latinist, exquisite orator, and excellent Poet. His style was masculine, his epistles pregnant with metaphors; his lofty fancy seemed to stride from the top of one mountain to another, thereby making to itself a constant level of continued elevation. All his poems are incomparable, so that to praise one were to detract from the rest."

163. Cocks (Roger).—Hebdomada Sacra. A Weekes Devotion; or, Seven Poeticall Meditations vpon

K

the Second Chapter of St. Matthewes GospelL Written by Roger Cocks.—At London, imprinted by Felix Kyngston, 1630.

Small octavo, pp. 78 £5.

Dedicated, in a metrical epistle, "To the Right Honorable James, Lord Strange."

164. Crown Garland of Golden Roses, Gathered out of Englands Royal Garden. Set forth in many pleasant New Songs and Sonnetts. With new Additions, never before imprinted. Divided into two parts. By R. Johnson.—iilack itcttCt.—Morocco.London, printed by J. M.

for W. and T. Thackeray, 1662. v n

Small octavo, pp. 128. . . . ,£10.

165. Chappell (Bartholomew).—The Garden of Prudence. Wherein is contained, a patheticall Discourse, and godly Meditation, most brieflie touching the vanities of the world, the calamities of hell, and the felicities of heauen. You shal also find planted in the same, diuers sweet and pleasant Flowers, most necessarie and comfortable both for body and soule. (By Bartholomew Chappell).—Printed at London, by Richard Iohnes, 1.595.

Octavo, pp. 78 £25.

Dedicated, "To the Right Honorable, the most vertvous and renowned Lady, Anne, Countesse of Warwick, B. C. wisheth in this life all prosperity, and in the life to come sempiternall felicity in the blessed Kingdome of God;" then comes an address to the reader, after which, follows the metrical part of the volume, consisting of twenty-eight pages. The prose portion is a collection of aphorisms, &c. entitled "Sweet and Pleasant Flowers."

Ritson thinks that the author of this book was perhaps the person who had some poetical altercation with Churchyard and Camel:—vide his Bibl. Poet. p. 157-—It is probably unique.

166. Collins (Anne).—Divine Songs and Medita(\ cions Composed by An Collins Extra..

London, printed by R. Bishop, 1653.

Small octavo, pp. 104. . . £18.

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After a prose address to the reader, follows a preface in nineteen seven-line stanzas; and as this volume is so rare as to be, probably, unique, an extract from the preface, detailing the cause of the poems being written, may not be unacceptable.

Being through weakness to the house confin'd,
My mentall powers seeming long to sleep,
Were summond up, by want of wakeing mind
Their wonted course of exercise to keep;
And not to waste themselves in slumber deep;
Though no work can bee so from error kept
But some against it boldly will except:

Yet sith it was my morning exercise

The fruit of intellectuals to vent,

In Songs or counterfets of Poesies,

And haveing therein found no small content,

To keep that course my thoughts are therfore bent,

And rather former workes to vindicate

Than any new concepcion to relate.

167. Cooper (Elizabeth).— The Historical and Poetical Medley, or Muses Library; being a Choice and Faithful Collection of the best Antient English Poetry, from the Times of Edward the Confessor, to the Reign of King James the First. With the Lives and Characters of the known Writers taken from the most Authentick Memoirs. Being the most valuable Collection of the kind now extant, affording Entertainment upon all Subjects whatsoever. (By Mrs. Eliz. Cooper). — Russia. 'London: printed for T. Davies, 1738.

Octavo, pp. 416 ..... ,£l. 8*.

There are some copies of this work, with the imprint, "printed for James Hodges, 1741," and others with " vol. i." on the title and last leaf; but notwithstanding these variations, no more than one volume, or one edition, was ever printed.

168. Cotgrave (John). — The English Treasury of Wit and Language, collected out of the most, and best of our English Drammatick Poems; Methodically digested into Common Places for Generall Use. By John Cotgrave Gent.—Extra.

London, printed for Humphrey Moseley, 165.5.

Octavo, pp. 320 £,3. 3s.

"Thou mayst not reasonably expect the abstracted Quintessence of betwixt three and foure hundred Poems in this small compasse (which yet may be large enough for an essay) for I find that an absolute impossibility. But I can assure thee, that what is herein couched, is a great part of the best, and generally taken out of the best."—Address to the Reader.

169. Colvil (Samuel).—The Whiggs Supplication, a Mock Poem in two parts. By S. C. (Samuel Colvil).—Edinburgh, printed by Jo. Reid, 1687. Small octavo, pp. 128. . . . 15*.

170.

The Whiggs Supplication,

Hudibras, a Mock Poem. In

or the Scotch

two parts by Sam. Colvil.—Elegant.London.,

printed for James Woodward, 1710.

Duodecimo, pp. 190. . i i 18s.

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The title is over a wood cut representation of an Owl on the bough of a tree, surrounded by six clamorous birds on the wing. After this comes a dedicatory Sonnet, "To the worthy and my most esteemed Patron Sir Walter Aston, Knight of Honorable Order of the Bath:"—then a prose address to the Reader, by Drayton, and commendatory verses in Latin, by A. Greneway.— The poem of the Owl is not contained in the edition of his Works, folio, 1748.

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