MYERS & Co., 59, High Holborn, London, W.C. 19 



ONLY ONE OTHER PERFECT COPY KNOWN. 



79 FLODDEN FIELD, AND OTHER FAMOUS BATTLES POLMON (John) ALL THE 



FAMOUS BATTELS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUGHT IN OUR AGE THROUGHOUT THE 

 WORLDE AS WELL BY SEA AS LANDS, set foorth at large, lively described, beautified 

 and enriched with sundry eloquent Orations, and the declaration of the causes, 

 with the fruites of them. Collected out of Sundry Good Authors, Imprinted at 

 London, by Henrye Bynncman and Francis Coldock, n.d. (1585?) blHCfe letter, 

 dedication and headlines in roman, fine engraved border to title depicting a battle 

 scene, soldiers, cannon, cross-b(nvs and other military subjects (very slightly cut into on 

 fore-margin), large woodcut initial THE SECOND PART OF THE BOOKE OF BATTAILES 

 FOUGHT IN OUR AGE : taken out of the best authors and writers in sundrie languages. 

 Published for the profit of those that practise armes, and for the pleasure of such 

 as love to be harmlesse hearers of bloudie broiles, At London, Printed for Gabriell 

 Cawood, 1587, blaCft lettCt, title preface and headlines in roman, ornamental 

 ivoodcut border to title, both parts in one vol, sm. 410, a few leaves skilfully repaired, 

 fine large copy, red morocco extra, old style, gilt edges, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, 2 1 

 EXCESSIVELY RARE, so MUCH so INDEED THAT BEYOND THE COPY IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, THE 



PRESENT ONE, AND A COPY OF THE SECOND PART ONLY, SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S ABOUT NINE YEARS 

 AGO. WE ARE UNABLE TO TRACE THE EXISTENCE OF ANOTHER. The first part is de3icated to 

 Sir Christopher Hatton. The two parts contain highly interesting accounts of the Battles of 

 FLODDEN FIELD, Ravenna, Novara, Marignano, Pavia, " MUSCLEBOROUGH FIELDE"(PINKEY), 

 St. Quentin, Gravelines, Dreux, St. Denis, Moncontour, Lepanto, Alcazar, " Saint Michaell, 

 fought at the lies of the Assores 1582," LANGSIDE, 1568, THE DEATH-BLOW TO THE HOPES OF 

 MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, and many others. 



80 FORTESCUE (SiP John) 1531 ? 1607, Chancellor of the Exchequer, LETTER 



SIGNED, i page, sm. folio, dated 20 Nov. 1601. To Mr. Ry. Stafforton, asking him 

 to bestow on his brother-in-law, Nicholas Smyth, " One doe of this season fourth oj 

 your Walke of New Lodge ( Windsor), and I will thank you and be readie to pleasure 

 you or yours wherein I mate " with seal, 2 23 

 A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE AUTOGRAPH OF A FAMOUS ELIZABETHAN. Fortescue superintended the 



Studies of the Princess Elizabeth, on whose accession he became keeper of the Great Wardrobe. 



M.P. for Wallingford in 1572. Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1582. The intimate friend ot 



Sir W. Ralegh, the Earl of Essex, Lord Burghley and Bacon. 



8 1 FREE MASONRY SMITH (W., a Free Mason} THE FREE MASON'S POCKET COM- 



PANION: containing the History of Masons and Masonry, Charges, General 

 Regulations, Manners of constituting a new Lodge, Charges given to a new 

 Brother, A COLLECTION OF FREE MASON'S SONGS, etc., Prologues and Epilogues 

 Spoken at the Theatres to entertain Free Masons, and an exact List of regular 

 Lodges, London,/. Torbuck, 1736, 8vo, engraved frontispiece after T. Worlidge,fine 

 large copy, sheep, y.e., $ 35 



The list of Regular Lodges according to their Seniority and Constitution is of great interest. It 

 is printed on one side the paper only and names Lodges in Madrid, Gibralter, Paris and 

 Antwerp in addition to those in London and the Provinces. 



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