Psalter-continued.

4. "The Epistle of St. Machary Hermit" (Saint Macarius).

6.

"The Sayings of the Fathers" (very similar to the collection printed by Horstmann
(pages 125ff).

THIS VALUABLE MANUSCRIPT IS WRITTEN IN A NORTHERN DIALECT
WHICH CONSIDERABLY ADDS TO ITS INTEREST.

Richard Rolle de Hampole was borne about 1290 at Thornton in Yorkshire, and died
in 1349.

Richard's ambition was to become a hermit, and give himself up to contemplation. His mode of making his profession was to construct for himself a costume from two of his sister's kirtles, one white and the other grey, which she lent to him, having borrowed also his father's rainhood, he took up his abode in a wood near his father's house. His family naturally looked upon him as out of his senses. He was provided after a time with a fitting cell, hermit's clothing, and necessaries of life, by the father of some of his Oxford friends. He is represented in the legenda as living in a spiritual world and having many conflicts with devils, in all of which he is victorious. In his de incendia amori he describes in detail the steps in which he reached the highest points of divine rapture; the process occupied four years and three months.

Rolle represented a revolt against many of the conventional views of religion in his day. He was a voluminous writer of devotional treatises or paraphrases of scripture. In his literary work he exalted the contemplative life, denounced vice and worldliness, and indulged in much mystical rhapsodising. But he was by no means wholly unpractical in his methods of seeking to rouse in his countrymen an active religious sense. He addressed them frequently in their own language. As a translator of portions of the Bible into English-the Psalms, extracts from Job and Jeremiah he deserves some of the fame subsequently acquired by Wyclif. While he was well read in patristic literature, he had no sympathies with the subtleties of the schoolmen; and when commenting on scripture avoided any mere scholastic interpretation, although he often digressed into mysticism of an original type. His popularity was so great that in after times evil men of Lollardry," as they are described in the rhyming preface to his version of the Psalms, endeavoured to tamper with his writings, with the view of putting forth his authority for their views. Therefore the nuns of the Hampole Convent kept genuine copies in chain bonds at their house.

"

Rolle wrote in both Latin and English. His English works were written in a vigorous Northumbrian dialect, but they won immediate popularity all over England, and his dialectical peculiarities were modified or wholly removed in the copies made in southern England.

1786 PURCHAS (Samuel). Hakluytus Posthumus, or Purchase his Pilgrimes. Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen, and others: of all the Circum-navigations of the Globe, all Voyages to the Cape, India, China, Japan, the Malay Archipelago, and of Travels by land in Asia, America. Wherein Gods Wonders in Nature, and Providence, The Acts, Arts, Varieties and Vanities of Men, with a world of the Worlds Rarities, are by a world of Eywitnesse Authors, related to the World adorned with pictures and

expressed in Mapps.

4 vols., folio.

Purchas His Pilgrimage, or Relations of the World and the Religions observed in all ages and places discovered from the Creation unto this present.

The Fourth (and best) Edition, much inlarged with Additions.

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Together 5 vols., original calf, rebacked.

London, 1625-6.

£40

Sabin Nos. 66682, 66683. "This is the fourth and best edition of the Pilgimage."
In this is contained the substance of over 1,200 separate narrators of the world's
explorations, telling their stories in their own language. It contains much material
that had not previously been printed. This is one of the fullest and most important
collections of voyages and travels in the English language; a part of the third, and
fifth, and all of the fourth volume, being devoted to voyages to America."
For an account of this collection see Drake's "Shakespeare and His Times," Vol I.,
page 477. Cited by Wright in his "Illustrations of King Lear."

Slightly def ctive, Vol. 1 wanting the Engraved Title. Vol. 2, Title and one leaf damaged. Vol. 3, some leaves at end of table stained. Vol. 4, has the Virginia map in facsimile. Otherwise a good sound copy.

1788 QUAKERS. A Collection of about Three Hundred Tracts and Broadsides by Members of the Society of Friends, including various pieces by Charles Bayley, George Bishop, R. Crane, J. Crooke, R. Furnworth, S. Fisher, Geo. Fox, F. Howgill, P. Livingstone, John Perrott, T. Sulthouse, and numerous others, 1654-57.

Bound in 8 vols., with an MS. Index; together 9 vols., small 4to. Panelled calf extra, inside dentelles, g. e., by F. Bedford. £150

A very valuable and interesting collection, which includes two rare pieces relating to the Persecution of the Quakers in New England. Comprises :

TRAPNEL (Anna) Report and Plea, or, A Narrative of her Journey from London into Cornwall. 1654.

FOX (George) Newes coming up out of the North Sounding towards the South. 1655. F. (R.) Witchcraft cast out from the Religious Seed and Israel of God. And the Black Art of Nicromancery Inchantments, Sorcerers, Wizards, lying Divination, Conjuration and Witchcraft discovered. 1655.

Some Papers given forth to the World to be read. 1655.

NAYLER (James) A Foole answered. 1655.

A Publike Discovery of the Open Blindness of Babels Builders. 1656.

A Discovery of the First Wisdom from Beneath. 1656.

FOX (George) Copies of several of the Papers given into the Houses of Parliament in the time of James Nayler's Tryal and Suffering. 1656.

NAYLER (James) An Answer to a Book called the Quaker's Catechism put out by
Richard Baxter. 1656.

-The Wounds of an Enemig in the House of a Friend, being a Relation of the Hard Measure sustained by Miles Halhead and Thomas Salthouse for the Testimony of Jesus. 1656

FOX (G.) The Teachers of the World Unvailed. 1656.

A Discovery of some fruits of the Religion, Profession, Ministry, Government of this Nation. (1656.)

The Woman learning in Silence. 1656.

Here all may see that Justice and Judgement is to Rule. 1656.

A Voice of the Lord to the Heathen. 1656.

A Declaration concerning Fasting and Prayer. 1656.

A Cry for Repentance unto the Inhabitants of London. 1656.

BURROUGH (Edward) The True State of Christianity truly described. 1658.

To Charles Fleetwood, etc., being Judges in the Court of Kingstone upon Thames. (1659.)

A Short Account of the Unjust Proceedings of the Court of Kingstone upon Thames. (1659.)

A Mite of Affection manifested. 1659.

CRABB (Roger) Gentle Correction for the High-flown Backslider. 1659.

-A Tender Salutation, or the substance of a Letter. 1659.