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Other editions, 1662, 1669, 1671, 1678, 1696, 1706 and 1720. 

 The last, edited by Skerrey, is stated by Lowndes to be the best. 



The author was a nephew of the poet Milton, traces of whose 

 master-hand are apparent in some of his works, especially in the 

 preface to the " Theatrum Poetarum, or Complete Collection 

 of the Poets," 1675; and in the criticism on Shakespeare and 

 Marlowe. Phillips published a " Life of Milton." 1694. 



32. STEVENSON (M.). The Twelve Monetiis : 

 or, A pleasant and profitable discourse of every action 

 whether of Labour or Recreation proper to each par- 

 ticular Moneth, branched into Directions relating to 

 Husbandry .... as also of Recreations, as Hunting, 

 Hawking, Fishing, Fowling, Coursing, Cockfighting, 

 etc. ByJlf. Stevenson. Hutnida solstitia atq. hiemes 

 orate serenas, Virg. London. Printed by M. S. for 

 Thomas Jenner, and are to be sold at his Shop at the 

 South Entrance of the Royal Exchange. 1 66 1 . sm. 4to. 



A very scarce and quaint little volume of 59 pp. with 12 full- 

 page engravings illustrative of the occupations of each month, in 

 one of which, September, Partridge Hawking is introduced. 

 Across each plate in large characters the Latin name of the 

 month is printed in black letter, followed by the number of days 

 in the month. 



In his address " to the Reader," the author says : " For mat- 

 ters of ... . fishing, fowling and the like exercises, I confesse 

 them somewhat out of my Road, but I assure you to pleasure 

 you and satisfie myself, I have consulted the most approved 

 Authors and given you here the creame and marrow of their 

 severall experiences in their own expresse characters." 



As a specimen of the author's style, take the following under 

 January (p. 4) : — " Now the Woodcock and the Pheasant pay 

 their lives for their feed, and the Hare after a course makes his 

 hearse in a pye .... the poor Coney is so ferreted that she 

 cannot keep in her burrough ; the curryer and the lime rod are 

 the death of the fowle, and a long peece and a good Waterspaniel 

 are no bad company. The Faulcon's bells ring the Mallard's 



