the Second Chapter of St. Matthewes Gospell. Written by Roger Cocks.-At London, imprinted by Felix Kyngston, 1630.

Small octavo, pp. 78. .

£5.

Dedicated, in a metrical epistle, "To the Right Honorable James, Lord Strange."

164. CROWN GARLAND of Golden Roses, Gathered out of Englands Royal Garden. Set forth in many pleasant New Songs and Sonnetts. With new Additions, never before imprinted. Divided into two parts. By R. Johnson.-Black Letter.-MOROCCO.-London, printed by J. M. for W. and T. Thackeray, 1662.

Small octavo, pp. 128.

£10.

165. CHAPPELL (Bartholomew).-The Garden of Prudence. Wherein is contained, a patheticall Discourse, and godly Meditation, most brieflie touching the vanities of the world, the calamities of hell, and the felicities of heauen. You shal also find planted in the same, diuers sweet and pleasant Flowers, most necessarie and comfortable both for body and soule. (By Bartholomew Chappell).--Printed at London, by Richard Iohnes, 1595.

Dedicated, "To the Right Honorable, the most vertvous and renowned Lady, Anne, Countesse of Warwick, B. C. wisheth in this life all prosperity, and in the life to come sempiternall felicity in the blessed Kingdome of God;" then comes an address to the reader, after which, follows the metrical part of the volume, consisting of twenty-eight pages. The prose portion is a collection of aphorisms, &c. entitled "Sweet and Pleasant Flowers."

Ritson thinks that the author of this book was perhaps the person who had some poetical altercation with Churchyard and Camel :-vide his Bibl. Poet. p. 157.-It is probably unique. 166. COLLINS (Anne).-Divine Songs and Meditacions Composed by An Collins.-—EXTRA.—— London, printed by R. Bishop, 1653.

Small octavo, pp. 104.

£18.

After a prose address to the reader, follows a preface in nineteen seven-line stanzas; and as this volume is so rare as to be, probably, unique, an extract from the preface, detailing the cause of the poems being written, may not be unacceptable.

Being through weakness to the house confin'd,
My mentall powers seeming long to sleep,
Were summond up, by want of wakeing mind
Their wonted course of exercise to keep;
And not to waste themselves in slumber deep;
Though no work can bee so from error kept
But some against it boldly will except:

Yet sith it was my morning exercise
The fruit of intellectuals to vent,

In Songs or counterfets of Poësies,

And haveing therein found no small content,

To keep that course my thoughts are therfore bent,
And rather former workes to vindicate

Than any new concepcion to relate.

167. COOPER (Elizabeth).-The Historical and Poetical Medley, or Muses Library; being a Choice and Faithful Collection of the best Antient English Poetry, from the Times of Edward the Confessor, to the Reign of King James the First. With the Lives and Characters of the known Writers taken from the most Authentick Memoirs. Being the most valuable Collection of the kind now extant, affording Entertainment upon all Subjects whatsoever. (By Mrs. Eliz. Cooper).--RUSSIA.-London: printed for T. Davies, 1738.

There are some copies of this work, with the imprint, "printed for James Hodges, 1741," and others with "vol. 1.” on the title and last leaf; but notwithstanding these variations, no more than one volume, or one edition, was ever printed. 168. COTGRAVE (John).-The English Treasury of Wit and Language, collected out of the most, and best of our English Drammatick Poems ; Methodically digested into Common Places for

Generall Use. By John Cotgrave Gent.-EXtra.
-London, printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1655.
Octavo, pp. 320. .
£3. 35.

"Thou mayst not reasonably expect the abstracted Quintessence of betwixt three and foure hundred Poems in this small compasse (which yet may be large enough for an essay) for I find that an absolute impossibility. But I can assure thee, that what is herein couched, is a great part of the best, and generally taken out of the best."-Address to the Reader.

169. COLVIL (Samuel).-The Whiggs Supplication, a Mock Poem in two parts. By S. C. (Samuel Colvil).-Edinburgh, printed by Jo. Reid, 1687. Small octavo, pp. 128.

170.

15s.

The Whiggs Supplication, or the Scotch Hudibras, a Mock Poem. In two parts by Sam. Colvil.-ELEGANT.-London, printed for James Woodward, 1710.

Duodecimo, pp. 190.

18s:

RAYTON (Michael).-The Owle, by Michaell Drayton Esquire. Noctuas Athenas.-EXTRA.-London, printed by E. A. for E. Whit and N. Ling: 1604.

Quarto, pp. 54. £5. 5s.

The title is over a wood cut representation of an Owl on the bough of a tree, surrounded by six clamorous birds on the wing. After this comes a dedicatory Sonnet, "To the worthy and my most esteemed Patron Sir Walter Aston, Knight of Honorable Order of the Bath:"-then a prose address to the Reader, by Drayton, and commendatory verses in Latin, by A. Greneway.The poem of the Owl is not contained in the edition of his Works, folio, 1748.

172. DRAYTON (Michael).-Poems; by Michaell Draiton Esquire.-EXTRA.-London, printed for N. Ling, 1605.

£3. 38.

This volume contains the Barons Wars; Englands Heroical Epistles; Idea; the Legends of Robert Duke of Normandy, Matilda, and Pierce Gaveston.-The Dedication is a Sonnet, addressed to the same person as the last article, but different in matter. After this follow an address to the Reader, and commendatory Sonnets by Thomas Greene, and Sir John Beaumont. The Epistles are preceded by an address to the Reader, dedicatory Verses by E. A. Gent. Thomas Hassall, William Alexander, and a prose dedication "To the excellent Lady Lucie Countesse of Bedford." Many of the Epistles are ushered in by similar Dedications to the Nobility and Gentry, and this portion of the volume ends with a Sonnet poetically describing its contents. "Idea," consists of sixty-four Sonnets, which are preceded by two, "To the Reader of his Poems." The three Legends conclude the volume.

173.

Poems: by Michael Drayton Esqvire, newly corrected by the Avthovr. -London, printed by William Stansby, for John Smethwicke (no date).

This edition corresponds in contents with the preceding article, except that it has, in addition, commendatory Verses by John Selden, and E. Heyward.

174. DRAYTON (Michael).--Poems: by Michael Drayton Esqvire, newly corrected by the Author. -London, printed for Iohn Smethwicke, 1610. Octavo, pp. 506. £1. 11s. 6d.

The contents are precisely the same as the last, although evidently a re-impression.

175.

Poems by Michael Drayton Esquyer. Newly Corrected and Augmented.-London, printed by Willi: Stansby for John Smethwick, 1630.

Octavo, pp. 476. .

£1. 5s.

The variations in the present edition from the preceding are: an engraved frontispiece; a prose dedication to Sir Walter Aston, in place of the Sonnet; the Legend of Cromwell added to the former three, and the omission of "Idea," or Sonnets. The Epistles and Legends have distinct titles.

176.

Poems by Michael Drayton Esquyer. Collected into one Volume. Newly corrected.-EXTRA.-London, printed for John Smethwick, 1637.

Duodecimo, pp. 500. . £1. 11s. 6d.

A handsome edition, with a frontispiece by Marshall, in which is introduced a portrait of Drayton :-It has the prose dedication, the Legend of Cromwell, and Idea.

177.

Poems by Michael Drayton Esquire. Collected into one Volume. With sundry peeces inserted neuer before Imprinted. -MOROCCO.-London, printed for John Smethwick, 1619.

Folio, pp. 492.

£5. 5s.

The present very complete collection of Drayton's Poems commences with the dedication to Sir Walter Aston, and the commendatory verses by Thomas Greene, Sir John Beaumont, E. Heyward, and John Selden. As there are many pieces in this volume not contained in any of those above enumerated, a list of them