DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS. 31 



Ricoldus de Montecrucis : "' Improbatio Alcorani." Printed 

 by Stanislaus Polonus, Seville, 1500. 



English Books j^rinted before 1640. 



Hours of the Virgin according to the Sarum Use. Printed 

 by Wynkyn de Worde, London, 1519. In a contemporary 

 binding. The only copy known. 



Fewterer, John : " The Myrrour or Glasse of Christes 

 Passion." R. Redman, London, 1534. 



" The Castell of Love. Translated out of Spanish (of 

 Diego de San Pedro) into Englyshe by John Bowrchier, 

 Knyght, Lorde Bernes." John Turke, c. 1540. 



An edition hitherto unknown. 



" The Boke for a Justice of Peace " and five other law-books 

 bound together. John Waley, London, 1546. 



Twenty-nine " Year Books " containing law reports of the 

 reigns of Henry YI., Edward lY., and Richard III. Printed by 

 R. Tottell, London, between the years 1559 and 1587. This 

 acquisition raises the total number of printed " Year Books " 

 in the Library to 242 separate editions. 



Hall, John : " The Courte of Yirtue." Thomas Marshe, 

 London, 1565. 



Garter, Bernard; "The tragicall and true Historic which 

 happened betweene two English Lovers." R. Tottell, London, 

 1568. The only other copy known is in the Library of Britwell 

 Court. 



Nash, Thomas : " The Unfortunate Traveller." Printed by 

 Thomas Scarlet for Cuthbert Burby, London, 1594. 



Wanting the title-page. The only other copy known of 

 this second edition is in the Bodleian Library. 



Rowlands, Samuel : " Democritus, or Doctor Merryman." 

 John Deane, London, 1607. 



Greene, Robert: " Ciceronis Amor. Tullie's Love." J. 

 Smethwicke, London, 1608. 



Quarles, Francis : " Divine Poems." J. Marriott, London, 

 1630. 



Parker, Martin : " The Nightingale warbling forth his own 

 Disaster, or the Rape of Philomela." W. Cooke, London, 1637. 



The total number of Incunabula added to the Library during 

 the year is 33. The number of English books printed before 

 1640 is 192. 



Donatio ns.—'fh.Q Loan of the Royal Library of Music by 

 His Majesty the King, and the bequest of the late Mr. Alfred 

 H. Huth are described above. 



In addition to these the Library has been enriched by many 

 valuable donations and legacies during the course of the year. 

 Among these are : — 



