975 HERIOT (J.). An Historical Sketch of Gibraltar, with an Account of the Siege which that Fortress stood against the Combined Forces of France and Spain: including a minute and circumstantial detail of the SORTIE made by the Garrison on the Morning of Nov. 27, 1781, for the purpose of destroying the formidable works erected by the Spaniards against that Fortress.

LARGE PAPER COPY. Imperial 8vo. Bound (by Kalthoeber) for presentation to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III., in crimson morocco, ornamental gold panel on sides, gilt back, inside dentelles, watered silk end leaves, ¿. e. London, Printed by B. Millan, 1792.

976 HERODIAN. Stapylton (C. B.).

£1 10s

Herodians of Alexandria. His Im-
periall History of Twenty Roman Caesars and Emperours of his Time.
First writ in Greek, and now converted into an Heroick Poem by C. B.
Stapylton.

FIRST EDITION. Small 4to, old calf gilt.
London, Printed by W. Hunt, 1652.

£8 10s

Containing the

977 HERVIEUX (J. C.). A New Treatise of Canary-Birds.
Manner of Breeding and Coupling them, that they may have Beautiful
Young Ones. With curious remarks relating to the Signs and Causes of
their Distempers, and the Method of Curing them. Translated from the
French.

12mo, full brown levant morocco, inside dentelles, g. e., by Riviere.
London, 1718.
£1 10s

977a HESKYNS (Thomas). The Parliament of Chryste Avouching and Declaring the Enacted and receaued trueth of the presence of his bodie and bloode in the blessed Sacrament, and of other articles concerning the same, inpugned in a wicked sermon by M. Juell, Collected and sethfurth by Thomas Heskyn..

With the large full-page woodcut. Folio, old calf.

Imprinted in Antwerp, at the Golden Angell, by William Silvius, prynter to the Kynges Maiestie. 1566.

£2 10s

978 HEXHAM (Henry). A True and Historicall relation of the Bloody Battell of Nieuport in Flanders fought between Prince Maurice of Nassau and His Highnes Albert Archduke of Austria. Wonne on the second of July, 1600. Together with a Briefe Relation of St. Francis Vere of famous memorie his Parlie in Ostend, and the Assault, and repulse of the Archdukes Armie Jan. 7, 1602.

Folio, new boards. Printed in Delff, 1641.

£1 10s

979 HEYLYN (P.). A Help to English History, containing a Succession of all the Kings of England, the English, Saxons, and the Britains; the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, and the Isle of Wight. Together with the Names, and Ranks of the Viscounts, Barons and Baronets of England.

980

Small 8vo, original calf. London, 1709.

108 8d

The Historie of that most famous Saynt and Souldier of Christ Jesus, St George of Cappadocia; asserted from the fictions of the middle ages of the Church, and opposition of the present.

Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged.

With engraved title containing portraits of Edward I. and Charles I.
Small 4to, original culf.

London, Printed for Henry Seyle. 1633.

£5 5s

This book is of considerable Shakespearean interest, having an interesting allusion to" Sir John Falstolfe" and the Stage. Contains also selections from Drayton, Chaucer, Spenser, etc.

The following curious manuscript note occurs on blank fly-leaf:

"July 26, 1708. I promise to receive this book

again if it is not ye best Edition.
Jho: Egerton."

981 HEYWOOD (John). The Workes of; newlie imprinted; namely, A Dialogue, wherein are pleasantlie contrived the number of all the effectuall Proverbs in our English tongue; Compact in a matter concerning two maner of Mariages.

Together with three hundred Epigrammes upon three hundred proverbes.

Also a Fourth, Fifth and Sixth hundredth of other very pleasant, pithie and ingenious Epigrammes.

Small 4to. Black Letter. Fine copy, with the several title-pages. Full morocco gilt, g. e., by Lewis.

London, Imprinted by Felix Kingston, 1598.

£19 19s

This work is frequently referred to by Dyce in his notes on Hamlet, and by Dr. Furness
in his edition of "As You Like It."

Outside of Heywood's Plays, his most celebrated writings are his "Epigrams." Later
writers in the same style often refer to "the old English epigrammatist."
Three hundred of the six hundred epigrams are founded upon so many popular proverbs.
It has been suggested that they are probably some of Heywood's and of other people's
jokes versified; and Gabriel Harvey is cited for attributing some to Sir Thomas More.
They show genuine wit as well as humour, and indicate a certain vein of pathos. In his
Dialogue conteyning the number of effectual proverbes in the Englishe tounge.

Heywood draws upon a vast store of proverbs awkwardly inserted in a narrative dialogue. His "Proverbs." like the "Epigrams," were exceedingly popular.

982 HEYWOOD (Thomas). A Challenge for Beautie: As it hath beene sundry times Acted, by the Kings Majesties Servants: At the Blacke-friers, and at the Globe on the Banke-side.

983

FIRST EDITION.

Small 4to, half green morocco.

London, Printed by R. Raworth, 1636.

£24

The scene of this Play is laid in Spain and Portugal, King Sebastian and Queen Isabella being two of the principal characters; other characters being Spanish and English Sca Captains.

The Exemplary Lives and Memorable Acts of Nine of the most Worthy women of the World: Three Jewes, Three Gentiles, Three Christians.

FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with the series of 6 beautiful full-page portraits.

Small 4to, full calf, g. e., by Riviere (slight repair to title).
London, 1640.

Interspersed with Poetry. The "Worthy Women

are:

£10 10s

Elphleda

Queen Margaret
Queen Elizabeth

984

985

The Fair Maid of the West, or A Girle worth Gold. The First part as it was lately acted before the King and Queen, with approved liking.

FIRST EDITION.

London, 1631.

Small 4to, full calf gilt, g. e.

The Life of Merlin, sirnamed Ambrosius.

£27 10s

His Prophesies, and Predictions Interpreted; and their truth made good
by our English Annalls, being a Chronographicall History of all the
Kings, and memorable passages of this Kingdome, from Brute to the -
Reign of our Royall Soveraigne King Charles; a Subject never published
in this kind before, and deserves to be knowne and observed by all men.
Engraved frontispiece.

FIRST EDITION. Sm. 4to, full levant morocco gilt, g. e., by Riviere.
London, 1641.

Cited by Farmer in his Notes on "Hamlet."

£12 12s