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grapher's general impression of its size and appearance, or it may be 

 more technically rated on the basis of the actual folding of the 

 leaves. In the present case, it seems likely that Playford and the 

 British Museum cataloguer used the technical method while the com- 

 piler of "Bibl. Ang-Poet." used the impressionistic, and that all three 

 were referring to one and the same volume, viz. the Second Edition 

 of King's "Psalms." So, on the whole, the existence of a "fourth" 

 edition may be considered to be barely possible, but not at all probable. 



III. SERMONS. 



1. "A Sermon Preached at Pauls Crosse, the 25. of November. 

 1621. Vpon occasion of that false and scandalous Report (lately 

 Printed) touching the supposed Apostasie of the right Reverend 

 Father in God, John King, late Lord Bishop of London. By Henrj- 

 King, his eldest Sonne. Whereunto is annexed the Examination, 

 and Answere of Thomas Preston, P. taken before my Lords Grace 

 of Canterbury, touching this Scandall.^ Published by Authority'. 

 At London, Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for William Barret. 

 1621." Dedication "To the Most Excellent and Illustrious Prince, 

 Charles, Prince of Wales," two leaves. Text, John xv. 20. Sermon, 

 77 pp. Address "To the Reader," 3 pp. "The Examination of 

 Thomas Preston, taken . . . Decemb. 20. 1621," 5 pp. Finally, on 

 the last page, a short list of "Faults escaped in some Copies."^ 

 [Bodleian, 4^ A, 27. Th. B.S., and a second copy 4^ K. i. Th. ; Lambeth 

 Palace, 100 G 25.] 



2. "Two Sermons. Upon the Act Sunday, being the 10 th of 

 luly. 1625. Delivered at St. Maries in Oxford. Psal. 133. i. 

 Behold how good, and hoiv pleasant if is, for brethren to dwell together 

 in unitie. [The Arms of the University.] Oxford, Printed by I. L. 

 and W. T. for WiUiam Turner. Anno Dom. 1625." Next follows 

 another title-page; — "David's Enlargement. The Morning Sermon 

 on the Act Sunday. Preached by Henry King, Inceptor in Divinity, 



^ "In some copies, this clause is wanting in the title-page." — Hannah, 

 cxxiv. The present writer has seen none such. 



2 In the description of these eleven Sermons (except in the case of the 

 2d ed. of the fifth, which he mishandles, the sixth, which he could not find, 

 and the 2d ed. of the seventh, of whose existence he was ignorant), Hannah's 

 account has been closely followed, corrected by collation with one at least 

 of the copies consulted by the present writer ; the shelf-numbers of these 

 copies have been added in brackets, with the name of the Libraries owning 

 them. 



