24 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



In addition to the two English Incunabula, 61 books 

 printed in England or Scotland before the year 1640 were 

 added to the Library during the year. 



The most interesting among the English and Scotch books 

 are — 



" The Book of Good Maners." Printed by William Caxton, 

 1487, In a stamped leather binding, probably the work of a 

 provincial bookbinder, perhaps at Oxford or Cambridge, not 

 long after the book was printed. Three other copies only 

 of this book are known — one in the Library of Lambeth 

 Palace, a second in the Cambridge University Library, and a 

 third in the Royal Library at Copenhagen. The present copy 

 wants six leaves, including the first and last, while several 

 others have been cropped or injured. 



" The Contemplacyon of Sinners." Printed by Wynkyn 

 de Worde, July 10, 1499. The meditations in English verse 

 are attributed to Richard Fox, Bishop of Durham. The book 

 is perfect and in good condition. 



" The Christen State of Matrymonye." Translated from 

 the Dutch of Heinrich Bullinger by Miles Coverdale, 1543. 



Coverdale, Miles : '* The Christen rule or state of all the 

 worlde," 1547. 



Lauder, William : " Ane Compendious and breue Tractate 

 concernyngye Office and dewtie of Kyngis, Spirituall Pastoris 

 and temporall Jugis." Printed by John Scot, 1556. John 

 Scot had two presses, one in Edinburgh, the other at Saint 

 Andrews ; the present book, of which two copies only are 

 known, was probably printed at Saint Andrews. 



" An Exposition after the maner of a contemplacion upon 

 the Li psalme." Printed by Thomas Marshe for Michael 

 Lobley, London, (Licensed in 1557-58.) 



Seven early English Plays and Interludes, printed between 

 1560 and 1580 : 



(1) " A newe Interlude of Impacyente poverte." 



John King, London, 1560. 

 No other copy of this book is known. 



(2) " The Enterlude of Johan the Euangelyst." 



John Waley, London, c. 1560. 

 No other copy of this book is known. 



(3) " A preaty new Enterlude of the Story of King 



Daryus." 



Hugh Jackson, London, 1577. 

 No other copy of this edition is known. 



(4) " An Enterlude called lusty Juuentus." 



John Awdeley, London, c. 1560. 

 No other copy of this edition is known. 



(5) " A pretie Enterlude called Nice Wanton." 



John Allde, London, c. 1560. 



