3 6 MYERS & Co., 59, High Holborn, London, W.C. 



164 ROXBURGH CLUB A DIALOGUE, OR CONFABULATION BETWEEN TWO 

 TRAVELLERS, which treateth of Civile and Pollitike Gouvemment in dyvets 

 kingdoqjes and contries, printed from the MS. of the author William Spelman, 

 written circa 1580. Edited with notes and introduction, by J. E. Latton Pickering, 

 London, Nichols 6* Sons, 1896, 4to, with facsimiles of map 14 in " Ortclius, 

 theatrum orbit Terrarum," Antwerp, 1570, and a page of the original MS., half 

 roxburgh, uncut, t.eg., $ 35 



RARE, ONLY A FEW COPIES BEING PRINTED FOR PRESENTATION TO MEMBERS OF THE ROXBURGH 

 CLUB. Contains many interesting anecdotes and observations, both upon the state of society 

 and people on the Continent particularly in the Low Countries and also in England. In 

 the latter there is a detailed and curious account of the manner in which Bishop Hooper used 

 to pass his time. In the concluding part of the dialogue a most interesting sketch is given of 

 what the author has seen of justice and politic government in England. It abounds in quaint 

 fancies and conceits and although his father was a judge (Sir John Spelman of Marlborough. 

 Norfolk) he entertained a poor opinion both of law and lawyers. He tells of London, its 

 greatness and benefactors, discourses on the trade of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, and draws a 

 sad picture of the decay of trade, especially amongst the fishing population. 



HOLOGRAPH LETTER OF A CELEBRATED ELIZABETHAN POET AND STATESMAN. 



165 SACKVILLE (Thomas, FIRST EARL OF DORSET AND BARON BUCKHURST) 1536- 

 1608. Poet, Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons, 1561-67, Lord Treasurer, 

 1599 till death, and Lord High Steward. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, i p. folio, 

 dated "from the Court this 17 of April, 1595," addressed "To my very lovinge 

 frend Mr. Richard Staffarton, esquire" informing him that " my good lord the lord 

 treasurer and Sir John Foscue have granted me a warrant for couting trees within the 

 woods, etc., within your charge" and asking his help "for t/ic better accomplishing 

 the gdod effect thereof towards me, for the wc h I shall give you many thankes and be 

 redy as occasion shalle afford either for yourself or any frend of yours to do you the 

 best frendship I can and within my power to show you" injured by damp, jio IDS 



HOLOGRAPH LETTERS OF THOMAS SACKVILLE, ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED PERSONAGES OF 

 THE ELIZABETHAN ERA, ARE OF EXCESSIVE RARITY. He collaborated with Thomas Norton in 

 the production of the ' Tragedy of Gorboduc,' THE FIRST ENGLISH TRAGEDY IN BLANK VERSE, 

 acted in Inner Temple Hall in 1561. Planned, began, and wrote ' Induction ' for ' Myrrovre 

 for Magistrates ' (1559-63), completed by W. Baldwin and G. Ferrers. Announced to Mary 

 Queen of Scots her sentence of death and took a very prominent part in all the chief affairs of 

 that exciting period. 



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166 SELDEN (John) TITLES OF HONOR, London, W. Stanley for K. Whitakers, 1631, 

 second edition (enlarged), folio, title printed in red and black, with engravings of the 

 different degrees of English Nobility in full state dress, seals, coins, etc. Has the final 

 blank leaf completing Signature 7.2222, trifling defect in 2 leaves, very large copy, 

 original calf, rebacked, 305 



WITH THE 5 RARE PRINTS BY W. DOLLE. 



167 SETTLE (Elkanah) THE EMPRESS OK MOROCCO, A TRAGEDY, WITH SCULPTURES, 

 as it is acted at the Uuke's Theatre, London, for W. Cademan, 1673, FIRST EDITION, 

 4to, WITH THE FIVE EXTREMELY RARE COPPER-PLATES EN- 

 GRAVED BY W. DOLE, REPRESENTING SCENES IN THE TRAGEDY, BRILLIANT 

 IMPRESSIONS, slightly cut into owing to being printed on paper of larger size than 

 the book itself, CONTAINS THE VERY SCARCE SLIP OF ERRATA, pasted at the bottom of 

 the last leaf, apart from the plates a very fine large copy, full stained calf extra, old 

 style t t.e.g., by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, jf,io xos 



THE EARLIEST PLAY PRODUCED WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE PERFORMANCE. They are not only 

 of extreme rarity but of great value for the history of the drama, being the only record we have of 

 the actual appearance of the manner of acting, and of the scenic decorations of a theatre in the 

 time of Charles II. A few copies have also an exterior view of the Dorset Gardens Theatre, 

 engraved by W. Sherwin, not found in this copy. So rare that the British Museum printed 

 Catalogue only contains the second edition of 1674, which with the later edition of .1687, was 

 published without the plates. The play was held in such high esteem that it was acted at Court, 

 and the Lords and Ladies of the Bed-chamber performed in it. Contains a list of the actors and 

 their parts. 



