171 PRYNNE (William). A Looking-Glasse for all Lordly Prelates. Wherein they may cleerely behold the true divine Originall and laudable Pedigree, whence they are descended. Together with a double Parallel, The first betweene the Divell; The second, betweene the Jewish HighPriests, and Lordly Prelates. Printed Anno 1636. Sm. 4to, boards, leather back, £2 58.

172 QUARLES (Francis), Argalus and Parthenia. Newly perused perfected and written by Fra: Quarles. [In verse.] London, Printed for John Marriott in St. Dunstans Churchyard fleet-street, [n.d., abt. 1630]. Sm. 4to, with engraved title-page by Tho: Cecill, and leaf" The Minde of the Frontispiece" preceding it, the name "Katherine Packer" written at foot of title-page, a very clean and fresh UNBOUND copy, preserved in a cloth case, £10 10s.

Grolier Club Catalogue No. 697, issue A.

173 RAINOLDS (John), Summa Colloquii Iohannis Rainoldi cum Iohanne Harto De Capite & Fide Ecclesiæ. A Iohanne Rainoldo conscripta, convenienter compendiis illis quæ vterque scripto mandarat : examinata demum, à Iohanne Harto, atq; (post addita quædam, quædam mutata ut ipsi commodum videbatur) pro fideli narratione eorum, quæ inter ipsos in Colloquio disserebantur, habita & comprobata. Henrico Parræo, Gloucestrensi Episcopo, interprete. Londini, excudebat Iohannes Norton, 1611. Folio, title within woodcut border, boards, £2 15s.

174 RALEIGH (Sir Walter), The Prerogatiue of Parlaments in England: Proued in a Dialogue (pro & contra) betweene a Councellour of State, and a Iustice of Peace. Written by the worthy (much lacked and lamented) Sir W. R. K. deceased. Preserved to be now happily (in these distracted Times) Published, and Printed at Hamburgh, 1628. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, top of title cut into, and last leaf slightly defective, sewed, £3 18s.

At the end is "The Author's Epitaph, made by himselfe," eight lines in verse.

175 ROBSON (Charles, Preacher to the Company of our English Merchants at Aleppo), Newes from Aleppo. A Letter written to T. V. B. of D. Vicar of Cockfield in Southsex. Containing many remarkable occurrences obserued by him in his journey thither. London, Printed for M.S., 1628. Sm. 4to, a large and fine copy, with the original blank leaf Al, half brown morocco, gilt edges, by Riviere, £10 10s.

On the way to the Levant, the author visited Leghorn and Pisa.

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176 RAVENSCROFT (Tho.), The Whole Booke of Psalmes with the Hymnes Evangelicall, and Songs Spirituall Composed into 4 parts by sundry Authors, with such seuerall Tunes as haue beene, and are vsually sung in England, Scotland, Wales, Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. Also: a briefe Abstract of the Prayse, Efficacie and Vertue of the Psalmes. London, Printed by Thomas Harper for the Company of Stationers, 1633. Sm. 8vo, with the two title-pages, original calf, £9 98.

On A3 we find "The Names of the Authors which Composed the Tunes of the Psalmes into 4 parts." Among them are such well-known names as Thomas Tallis, John Douland, Thomas Morley, John Farmer, John Milton (the Poet's father) and Thomas Ravenscroft. Many of the tunes are still in use.

177 [RYVES (Sir Thomas)], Historia navalis antiqua. Londini. Apud Robertum Barker: et Hæred. Io. Billii, 1633. 8vo, with a folding leaf of woodcuts, contemporary vellum, £2 15s.

178 RYVES. The Poore Vicars Plea. Declaring that a competencie of means is due to them out of the Tithes of their seuerall Parishes, notwithstanding the Impropriations. London, 1620. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER, with the leaf marked A within a woodcut ornament before the title-page, original limp vellum gilt, with ties, £7 10s.

This work was written on behalf of the Clergy of Ireland, where Ryves at the time was holding a judicial office.

179 SALLUST.-The Workes of Caius Crispus Salustius. Containing the Conspiracie of Cateline. The Warre of Jugurth. V. Bookes of Historicall fragments. ii. Orations of Cæsar for the Institution of a Comonwealth and one against Cicero. [Rendered into English by William Crosse.] Are to be sould at the Eagle and Child in Brittaines Burse by Tho: Walkley, 1629. 12mo, with engraved title by Vaughan, side margins of two leaves cut off, but a tall fresh copy in the original vellum, £2 15s.

180 SCOTLAND.-The Confession of Faith, of the Kirke of Scotland. Imprinted at Edinburgh by Robert Young, 1638. -The Protestation of the Noblemen, Barrons, Gentlemen, Borrowes, Ministers, and Commons; subscribers of the Confession of Faith and Covenant, lately renewed within the Kingdome of Scotland, made at the Mercate Crosse of Edinburgh the 22. of September immediatly after the reading of the proclamation, dated September 9. 1638. Printed in the year of God, 1638. In 1 vol. sm. 4to, vellum, uncut, £5 5s.

181 SCOTLAND.-Certayne Matters concerning the Realme of Scotland, composed together. The Genealogie of all the Kings of Scotland, their liues, the yeres of their Coronation, the time of their raigne, the yere of their death, and maner thereof, with the place of their buriall. Whole Nobility of Scotland, their Surnames, their titles of Honour, the names of their chiefe houses, and their mariages. Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Abbacies, Priories, and Nunries of Scotland. Knights of Scotland. Description of the whole Scotland, with all the Iles and names thereof. Most rare and wonderfull things in Scotland. As they were Anno Domini, 1597. Imprinted at London for John Flasket, dwelling at the signe of the blacke Beare in Paules Churchyard. 1603. Sm. 4to, old half calf, fine copy, very rare, £25.

182 SCOTLAND.-A large declaration concerning the late tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls: together with a particular deduction of the seditious practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters. London, Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties Printer for Scotland, 1639. Folio, engraved portrait of Charles I, fine copy, in contemporary calf, with gilt centre pieces, £2 2s.

183 SCOTLAND (Church of). The First and Second Booke of Discipline. Together with some Acts of the Generall Assemblies, Clearing and confirming the same: And an Act of Parliament. [Edinburgh] Printed Anno, 1621. Sm. 4to, half morocco, gilt edges, rare, £8 8s.

184 [SCOTT (Thomas, of Utrecht)], Vox Cœli, or News from Heaven. Of a Consultation there held by the high and mighty Princes, King Hen. 8. King Edw. 6. Prince Henry, Queene Mary, Queene Elizabeth, and Queene Anne, wherein Spaines ambition and treacheries to most Kingdomes and free Estates of Evrope, are vnmasked and truly represented. Printed in Elisium, 1624. Sm. 4to, some headlines shaved, sewed, £3 10s.

Pages 8-9 treat of “The West Indyes or New Spayne.”

185 SCOTTISH ACTS.-The XXII Parliament of Our Most High and Dread Soveraine James. Halden be his M. at Edinburgh, the 28 day of June, 1617, with advise of the estates of this Realme. Folio, (no title-page), sewed, £1 1s.

186 SELDEN (John), The History of Tithes. That is, the Practice of Payment of them. The Positive Laws made for them. The Opinions touching the Right of them. A Review of it is also annext, which both Confirmes it and directs in the use of it. 1618. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, suppressed by authority, original calf, £2 158.

187 SHIRLEY (James), The Constant Maid. A Comedy. London, Printed by J. Raworth, 1640. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, a few headlines shaved, half morocco, gilt edges, £6 68.

188 SHIRLEY. The Wedding. As it was lately Acted by her Maiesties Seruants, at the Phenix in Drury-Lane. London, Printed for John Grove, 1633. Sm. 4to, slight defect in B1, and a few letters restored, half morocco, gilt edges, £5 58.

189 SIDNEY (Sir Philip), The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. Now the Sixt time published. London, Imprinted by H. L. for Matthew Lownes. 1623. Folio, woodcut border to title-page, old calf gilt, £7 7s.

On page 132 is the tale of the blind king of Paphlagonia from which Shakespeare derived the under plot of Gloster and his two sons in King Lear.

190 SKENE (Sir John), Regiam Majestatem. The Auld Lawes and Constitutions of Scotland, faithfullie collected furth of the Register and other auld authentick bukes, fra the dayes of King Malcolme the second, untill the time of King James the first, of gude memorie: and trewlie corrected in sindrie faults, and errours, committed be ignorant writers. And translated out of Latine in Scottish language, to the use and knawledge of all the subjects within this Realme. Quhereunto are adjoined twa Treatises, the ane anent the Order of proces observed before the Lords of Counsell, and Session: the other of Crimes, and Judges in criminall causes. At Edinburgh, printed by Thomas Finlason, 1609. Folio, good copy, old calf gilt, gilt edges, £7 10s.

191 SKENE. Regiam Maiestatem Scotia, Veteres Leges et Constitutiones, ex archivis publicis, et antiquis libris Manuscriptis collectæ, recognitæ, & notis Iuris Ciuilis, Canonici, Nortmannici auctoritate confirmatis, illustratæ, opera & studio Joannis Skenæi. Londini, apud Joannem Billium, 1613. Folio, fine copy, in the original calf gilt, with large gilt centre pieces on sides, £4 15s.

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192 SHELDON (Richard), A Sermon Preached at Pavles Crosse laying open the Beast, and his Marks. London, Printed by William Iones, 1625.-Christ on his Throne ; not in Popish Secrets. A Prophecie of Christ, against his pretended presence in Popish Secrets; laid open in a Sermon preached before his Maiestie at Wansted certaine yeares agoe, and since much inlarged and (vpon request) preached elsewhere. London, Printed for Humfrey Lownes, 1622. In 1 vol. Sm. 4to, contemporary vellum, £5 5s.

193 SMITH (Sir Thomas), Voyage and Entertainment in Rushia. With the tragicall ends of two Emperors, and one Empresse, within one Moneth during his being there. And the miraculous preseruation of the now raigning Emperor, esteemed dead for 18 years. Printed at London, for Nathanyell Butter, 1605. Sm. 4to, FIRST EDITION, title and last leaf slightly age-stained, mottled calf extra, gilt edges, £63.

The second book in English dealing exclusively with Russia. There is an interesting Shakespearian reference on folio Kl in the following lines: "that his fathers Empire and Gouernement, was but as the Poeticall Furie in a Stage-Action, compleat yet with horrid and wofull Tragedies: a first, but no second to any Hamlet.” Colonel Sotheby's copy sold for £120.

194 SPANISH ARMADA.-La copie d'une lettre envoyée d'Angleterre a Dom Bernardin de Mendoze Ambassadeur en France pour le Roy d'Espagne. Par laquelle est declaré l'estate du Roiaume d'Angleterre, contre l'attente de Dom Bernardin & de tous ses partizans Espagnols & aultres. Nouvellement Imprimé [à Londres par Jacquelin Vautrollier], 1588. 8vo, ruled in red throughout, a small hole in plain margin of title, half calf, £18 18s.

This edition in French is the earliest narrative of the voyage and fate of the Spanish Armada. It was printed before the English version in the same year, a fact which is proved by the date of the printer's address to the reader; in this French edition, 20th September 1588, in the English version 9th October, 1588. Jacquelin Vautrollier, the printer, was the widow of Thomas Vautrollier and married, within a year of his death, his apprentice Richard Field, SHAKESPEARE'S schoolfellow. She and her first husband were Huguenot refugees who came to England in 1562; thus it is not surprising that a French version should emanate from her press. A MOST EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND INTERESTING ITEM.