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renewed. This valuable property, with the Extinct 

 Peerages, by the same author, published in 1846, was put 

 up at 1,000/., and finally knocked down to Mr. Foi-ster at 

 4,900/. for the copyright, and 500/. for the stock. Thus 

 ended this memorable sale, in which these few copyrights 

 realised about 14,000/. 



Messrs. Sotheby & Wilkinson were occupied on the 

 21st ultimo, and two following days, in the sale of a 

 curious collection of Shakspearian, Dramatic and Philo- 

 logical Literature. The following deserve to be re- 

 corded : — 



No. 36. Buttes (Henry) Dyets Dry Dinner, consisting 

 of eight severall Courses, fruites, hearbes, flesh, fish, 

 whitmeats, spice, sauce, tobacco, all served in after the 

 order of Time universal!. Black-letter. Tho. Creede for 

 W. Wood, 1599. A curious and rare book, much of it 

 facetious. Produced 3/. 



47. Chamberlain (Robert) Jocabella, or a Cabinet of 

 Conceits, whereunto are added Epigrams and other Poems. 

 Front. Printed by R. Hodgkinson, 1640. 5/. los. 



This very curious Jest-Book contains one respecting 



Shakspeare, No. 391., not found in any other work. 

 81. Daniel (Samuel) Certaine Small Workes heretofore 

 divulged, and now againe by him corrected and aug- 

 mented. J. W. for Simon Waterson, 1607. 4/. 



An unique edition, undescribed by bibliographers. 

 271. Emblems. G. (H.) Mirrour of Mnjestie or the 

 Badges of Honour conceitedly emblazoned, with Em- 

 blemes annexed poetically unfolded. First Edition. 

 Printed by William Jones, dwelling in Red-crosse-streete, 

 1578. 20/. 10s. 



The rarest of all books of English emblems. 

 287. Gascoigne's Hundredth Sundrie Flowers, 1572. 

 3/. 12s. 



337. Greene (Robert) Fortune's Tennis Ball, or the 

 most excellent History of Dorastus and Fawnia, rendred 

 in delightful English Verse, and worthy the perusal of all 

 Sorts of People, by S. S. Gent. In verse, curious wood- 

 cut. Printed by A^ P. for Tho. Vere, at the Sign of the 

 Angel without Newgate, 1672. 4/. 



402. Jests. Comes Faciendus in Via, the Fellow Tra- 

 veller through City and Countrey, among Students and 

 Scholars, at Home and Abroad, furnished with short 

 Stoiies, and the choicest Speeches of clean and innocent 

 Wit and Mirth for Discourse or private Entertainment in 

 Recreations or Journeys. Fine copy, extremely rare, 

 1658. And 403. Jests : Mirth in Abundance set forth and 

 made manifest in many Jests upon severall occasions, full 

 of Wit and Truth, contriv'd to relieve the Melancholy and 

 rejoyce the Merry, to expell Sorrow and advance Jollity. 

 Black-letter. Printed for Francis Grove, 1659. 8/. 

 Believed to be unique. 

 407. Johnson (Richard) Golden Garland of Princely 

 Pleasures and delicate Delights, wherein is conteined 

 most pleasant Songs and Sonnets to sundry new Tunes 

 most in use. Black-letter. Printed by A. M. for Thomas 

 Langley at his shop over against the Sarazens Head 

 without Newgate, 1620. 12/. 



" A charming volume of historical songs, and most 

 interesting to a Shakespearian reader; unique most 

 probably," (MS. note by Mr. S. L. Sotheby). It is 

 not only unique, but altogether unknown to biblio- 

 graphers, and includes, amongst other ballads, the La- 

 mentable Song of the Death of King Leare and his 

 three Daughters, Titus Andronicus, " Farewell, dear 

 Love," quoted in Twelfth Night, &c. 

 409. Johnson (Thomas) Dainty Conceits, with a num- 

 ber of rare and witty inventions never before printed, 

 made and invented for honest recreation to passe away 

 idle houres. Black-letter, fine copy. HenrN' Gosson and 

 F. Coules, 1630. 5/. 15s. 



Unique. Unnoticed by all bibliographers. No work 

 of this writer's is mentioned by Lowndes, but another 

 tract by the same author, also unique, is preserved 

 in the Bodleian Library. 

 438. May (Edw.) Epigrams Divine and Morall. Printed 

 by L B. for John Grove, 1633. 16/. 10s. 

 This collection of epigrams and poems is not only 

 unique, but altogether unnoticed by bibliographers. 

 The title is somewhat a misnomer, many of the epi- 

 grams being neither divine nor moral, in any sense of 

 those words. 

 513. R. Johnson's Famous History of the Seven Cham- 

 pions of Christendom. Black-letter. 1608. The earliest 

 known edition. 71. 



525. Lanyer (^Emilia) Salve Deus Rex Judasorum, 

 containing the Passion of Christ, Eves Apologie, &c., with 

 the Description of Cookham, 1611. 10/. 10s. 



623. The Myrrour of the Worlde. No date, imper- 

 fect. 4/. 



740. Spenser (E.) Brittain's Ida, written by that re- 

 nowned Poet, Edmond Spencer. First Edition. Printed 

 for Thomas Walkley, 1628. 11/. 

 This is a poem of considerable merit, written in the 

 style of Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, and in a 

 somewhat similar strain, though differently applied. 

 The attribution of it, however, to Spenser is ex- 

 tremely doubtful. The late Mr. Bright was inclined 

 to assign the authorship of it to Shakspeare, but his 

 copy wanted the title, so that he may not have been 

 aware of the direct way in which it is there given to 

 Spenser. The present is the only perfect copy that 

 has appeared for many j-ears. 

 752. Time. A Description of Time, applied to this 

 present Time, with Time's merry Orders to be observed : 



" Men doe blame Time, while they their Time do spend 

 Unto no purpose, or to a bad end." 



Black-letter, in prose and verse. Printed by I. 0. for 

 Francis Grove, and are to he sold at his Shop on Snow 

 Hill, neare the Sarazens Head, 1638. 4/. 10s. 



This early little chap-book, of which we can trace- no 

 other copy, is full of curious allusions to the manners 

 and customs of the age. 



768. Vandernoodt ( John) Theatreof Voluptuous World- 

 lings, wherein be represented their miseries and calami- 

 ties. Black-letter, in prose and verse. H. Bynneman, 

 1569. 6/. 12s. 



Contains the first essays of the muse of Spenser. 



788. Wit for Monj', being a full Relation of the Life, 

 Actions, merry Conceits, and pretty Pranks of Captain 

 James Hind, the famous Robber, with his new Progresse 

 through Berkshire, Oxfordshire, &c. 1651. Black-letter,, 

 cur. front. : 



" I rob'd men neatly, as is here exprest ; 

 Coyne I ne'r tooke, unless I gave a jest." 



Printed for Tho. Vere, n. d. 13/. 

 Believed to be unique. 



864. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. 1637. 51. los. 



865. Shakespeare (William) Historie of Henry the 

 Fourth. Printed by John Norton. 1632. 41. 18s. 



866. Shakespeare (William) True Chronicle History of 

 the Life and Death of King Lear, and his Three Daugli- 

 ters. Printed for Nathaniel Butler. 1608. 20/. 10s. 



867. Shakespeare (William) True Tragedie of Richarde 

 Duke of Yorke. Printed at London by W. W. for Thomas 

 Millington, and are to be sold at his Shoppe under Saint 

 Peters Church in Cornewall. 1600. 63/. 



The present is the second edition. 



868. Shakespeare (W.) Much Adoe about Nothing. 

 First Edition, extremely rare. London, printed by V. S. 

 for Andrew Wise and William Aspley. 1600. G5/. 



