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AULUS GELLIUS. 
The first edition of the Attic Nichts of 
Aulus Gellius is extremely rare. Jt was 
printed at Rome, in the house of Peter de 
Maximis,1469. A discourse ,in the form of 
a letter, from Andrea, afterwards Bishop _ 
of Aleria, to Pope Paul IL. is prefixed. A 
copy of the work sold in 1792, in France, 
for 1760 livres. The Duc de la Val 
here’s, in 1784, brought only 1130 livres. 
The subsequent editions in the fifteenth 
eentury were, 
fol. 1472 
1474 
1472 
~ T4t7 
1486 
1491 
1493 
1494 
1496 
1497 
1560 
Brescia 1465 
Aulus Gellius lived at Athens about 
the hundred and thirtieth year of the 
vulgar era, under the Emperor Adrian. 
His twenty books of Attic Nights contain 
many fragments of ancient authors whose 
works have perished. ‘hey are on that 
account principally valuable. 
BALBI, 
_Fratris Johannis (Balbi) de FJanua Or- 
dinis fratrum predicatorum, Summa que 
vocatur Cathelicon. Mogunt, per Johan- 
nen Fust et Petrum Schoifier de Gerns- 
heym. anno 1460.” fol. 
A vellum copy of this cyrious work 
was sold out of the Duc de la Valliere’s 
Tabrary, in 1784, for no less than 2004 
livres. The copies on paper also are in 
request. Of these, the Duc de la Val- 
hiere’s. sold for 975 livres 19s. and ano- 
ther at the sale of the Arvenna library, 
for 1505 livres, 
The principal editions of the Catholi- 
con, during the remainder of the fifteenth 
century, were 
Rome 
Venice 
TET TT 
fol. Elteville 1467 
Ausbourg 1469 
——- Mayence 1447 
—— Nuremb. 1483 
——— Venice 1483 
——  Nuremb. 1486 
» —— Venice 14287 
—— Lyons 1489 
—— Venice 1490 | 
ass 1492 
—— Lyons 1493 
pants) VV OMICS 1495 
dteweks Lyons 14°96 
o—_- Wenice _ 1497 
+ 
Extracts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters. [April 1, 
fol. Paris 1499 
Rouen 1499. 
——— Lyons 1500 
Balbi was a Benedictine of the thir- 
teenth century. 
QUEEN ELIZABETH, 
There is a curious anecdote in Mel- 
ville’s “ Memoirs” concerning Elizabeth, 
when Queen, being surprised behind the 
tapestry by Lord Wunsdon, while she 
was playing on her virginal. Her Ma- 
jesty, 1 know not whether in a fit of 
royal prudery, or of royal coquetry ; 
suddenly rose from the imstiument 
and offered to strike his lordship; de- 
claring “ that she was not used to play 
before men, but when she was solitary to 
shun melancholy.” (Mem. Lond. 1752, 
p. 99.) Leland applauds the skill of Eli- 
zabeth, both in playing and singing. 
(Encom. p. 59, p. 125, edit. Hearne). 
Aut quid commemorem quos tu testudine 
sumpca 
Concentus referas mellifluusque modos? ¢ 
See Warton’s Hist. Eng. Poetry wal. Il. p. 393, 
LIST OF THE SEVERAL BATSLES FOUGHT 
BETWEEN: THE HOUSES OF xORK AND 
LANCASTER, si: ; ; 
1. The battle of St. Albans, between 
Richard Duke of York and King Henry ; 
in which the latter was defeated and 
made prisoner: 25d of May 14565. 
2. The Battle of Blore Heath (in Shrop- 
shire), between Richard Eari of Salisbury 
(tor York) and James Lord Audley (for 
Lancaster); in which the Jatter was de= 
feated and slain: 23d September, 1499. 
3. The battle of Northampton, be- 
tween the Earls of March and Warwick 
and King Henry, in which the King was 
again defeated and made prisoner: 10th 
July, 1460. 
4. The battle of Wakefield, between 
Richard Duke of York and: Queen Mar- 
garet; in which the former was defeated 
and slain: 380th December, 1460. 
5. The battle of. Mortimer’s Cross, 
between Edwerd Duke of York and Jas- 
per Earl of Pembroke; in which the lat- 
ter was defeated: 1460. ; 
6. The (second) battle. of St. Albans, 
between Queen Margaret and the Karl 
of Warwick; in which the latter was de- 
feated: (Shrove Tuesday) 17th of Veb,. 
1460. : ‘ag 
7. The action of Ferry-bridge, be- 
tween the Lord Cliford (for Lancaster) 
and the Lord. Fitzwater (fer York); ia 
which the latter was surprized and killed; 
48th March, 1461. Gasca 
8. The battle of Towton, between 
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