The Author subscribes himself "Yours under the cullors of your love, THOMAS DEKKER." This is in Black Letter, and in the Museum. GREEVOUS GRONES FOR THE POORE, "GREEVOUS GRONES FOR THE POORE. Done by a Well Wisher, who wisheth that the Poore of England might be so provided for, as none should neede to go a begging within this Realme. Printed for Michael Sparre. 1622." In the printed Catalogue of the British Museum this Tract is assigned to Dekker, but I know not on what authority. It is inscribed, by the Printer, to the Right Honourable, Right Worshipfull, and worthy Company of the Virginia and Sommer Iland Plantations. He calls a poore fatherless Volumne. It is of no great importance. Besides the above, I have heard of the following works assigned to this Author. "THOMAS "THOMAS OF READING, or the six worthy Yoemen of the West; now six Times corrected and enlarged, by T. D. 12mo. 1632." "JESTS TO MAKE YOU MERRY, &c. 4to. 1607." "THE DEAD TERM, or Westminsters Complaint, &c. 4to. 1608." "AKNIGHTS CONJURONS DONE IN EARNEST, DISCOVERED IN JEST. 4to. 1607." "LONDON TRYUMPHING, or Sir John Swinnerton's Lord Mayors Show. 4to. 1612." "DEKKERS MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN TO KING JAMES BY THE CITY OF LONDON. 4to. 1604." THOMAS THOMAS LODGE. I HAVE before introduced this Author to my Reader in his character of Poet, and I now proceed to give the best account I am able of his Prose productions, all of which are of the extremest rarity. 1. "ALARUM FOR USURERS." This is said, by Wood, to have been printed in 1584. I have never seen it. 2. "HISTORY OF FORBONIUS AND PRI SENIA, with Truths Complaint over England." This, according to Wood, was printed with the Alarum for Usury. 3. THE DIVEL CONJURED. 1596." This most curious Tract is in the Collection of my friend, Mr. George Chalmers. There is a copy also in the Royal Library. 4. "WITS MISERIE AND THE WORLDS MADNESSE. Discovering the Devils incarnate of this Age. 1596." I know of no other copy of this Tract but that in the possession of Mr. George Chalmers. This deserves on every account a particular description. The "THOMAS OF READING, or the six worthy Yoemen of the West; now six Times corrected and enlarged, by T. D. 12mo. 1632." "JESTS TO MAKE YOU MERRY, &c. 4to. 1607." "THE DEAD TERM, or Westminsters Complaint, &c. 4to. 1608." "AKNIGHTS CONJURONS DONE IN EARNEST, DISCOVERED IN JEST. 4to. 1607." 13 "LONDON TRYUMPHING, or Sir John Swinnerton's Lord Mayors Show. 4to. 1612." " DEKKERS MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN TO KING JAMES BY THE CITY OF LONDON. 4to. 1604." THOMAS THOMAS LODGE. I HAVE before introduced this Author to my Reader in his character of Poet, and I now proceed to give the best account I am able of his Prose productions, all of which are of the extremest rarity. 1. "ALARUM FOR USURERS." This is said, by Wood, to have been printed in 1584. I have never seen it. 2. "HISTORY OF FORBONIUS AND PRI SENIA, with Truths Complaint over England." This, according to Wood, was printed with the Alarum for Usury. 3. THE DIVEL CONJURED. 1596." This most curious Tract is in the Collection of my friend, Mr. George Chalmers. There is a copy also in the Royal Library. 4. "WITS MISERIE AND THE WORLDS MADNESSE. Discovering the Devils incarnate of this Age. 1596." I know of no other copy of this Tract but that in the possession of Mr. George Chalmers. This deserves on every account a particular description. The |