This candid statement is fully confirmed by the following entry in the
Library Catalogue of the books sold, namely,
“Amores Troili et Cresseidæ. Oxonii, 1635.
“The Works of Heiwood. London, 1598.
“Virgidemiarum. London, 1602.
“Brome’s Songs. London, 1664.
“Several pieces of Poetry bound together.
“Sternhold’s Psalms. London, 1553.
“Sir W. Raleigh’s Letters to his Son. London, 1632.
“De Afflictione Captivorum sub Turcis.
“Poetical Works of James VI. Edinburgh, 1591.
“Six Treatises on Cookery.
“Bishop Earl’s Characters.
“Seven different Poetical Pieces bound together.
“Psalms set to Music, in 4 books. London, 1563.
“Poetica Stromata, by R. C. [Ric. Corbet, Bp. Norwich.] 1648,
12mo.
“Poems by Michael Drayton. London, 16—.
“Martial’s Epigrams by Fletcher. London, 1656, 8vo.
“Ten Different Pieces bound in one volume.
“Vita et Obitus Henrici VIII. & Caroli Brandon, &c.
“Visions of Peirce Plowman, by R. Crowley. Lond. 1550.
“Besides the above, some books were purchased by the Rev. T. F.
Dibdin.”
The books thus omitted to be more particularly mentioned were among
the choicest treasures of the Honeywoodian Collection. The practised
hand of Rosicrusius, extracted the ore from the dross, and converted it
into gold. The guardians of the temple slept, and Mammon prevailed. The
flowers thus culled were wreathed into a garland, quaintly denominated
the Lincoln Nosegay, which I have transferred entire to these pages,
as, although surreptitiously reprinted, its circulation was originally
limited to the author’s immediate circle.
“_The Lincolne Nosegay._”
“London. Printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland
Row. St. James’s.”
“Here begyneth a Littel Tome and hathe to name
The Lincolne Nosegay:”
“beynge a brefe table of certaine Bokes in the posession
Maister Thomas Frognall Dibdin Clerk, which bookes be to
be sold to him who shal gyue the moste for yᵉ same.”
“The Lincolne Nosegay.”
I. The Dictes and Sayinges of Philosophres. Enprynted by me William
Caxton at Westmestre the yere of our lord. M CCCC LXXVjj. Folio.
Ye shal peruse a full accounte of this boke in yᵉ new imprint of our
Typographical Antiquities, vol. i. p. 60, 72. This exemplar apereth to
be yᵉ Fyrste Edition: and hath at yᵉ end “Et sic est Finis.”
II. The Cronicles of Englond; (wherunto is joined) The Discripcion of
Britayne. Fynysshed by me William Caxton, the xviii day of August the
yere of our god M.CCCC lxxx. &c. Folio.
See yᵉ aforementioned werk: vol. i. pp. 85-100.
These be perfait and meruelouslye clene copies of these moste rare bokes,
and are bounde in one tome.
III. The Booke called Cathon. Translated oute of French into Englyssh
by William Caxton in thabbay of Westmystre the yere of our lorde
MCCCCLXXIII. &c. Folio. A parfaite and beauteous exemplar.
IV. The Newe Cronycles of Englonde and of Fraunce. Emprynted by Richarde
Pynson, prynter unto the kyngȝ noble grace. The yere of our Lord God a.
M. cccccxvi. The vii daye of the moneth of February. Folio.
Ye shal gader yᵉ aboue from ye imprynte of the boke, inasmuch as there
be no title to yᵉ same in the fyrst page or frontispiece: whyche page
containeth only the cote armor of the then kynge, and hath sign. H i
beneath it. In my werke, begunne by Maisters Ames and Herbert, at vol.
ii. p. 466, &c. ye shal finde a full and trust-worthye accounte of this
present boke; the exemplar of whiche, here offered, is of grete bulke and
beautie. It is, moreouer perfait—with some of the leauves stained—but the
cunning skil of Maister Lewis, our knowinge binder of bokes, shal quickly
clense the same. I maruel where another suche exemplar of this rare werke
shall be founde for yᵉ purchasinge?
V. The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe
Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred
with the beste translations in divers languages, &c.
Printed in Edinburgh. By Alexander Arbuthnet, Printer to the Kingis
Maiestie, dwelling at yᵉ kirk of feild. 1579. Folio.
This moche-to-be-coueted boke is perfaite, sauinge two leaves in the
O. Testamente and three leaves in the N. Test.: whiche be wanting. The
begynninge and end therof are true and perfait. Ye shall perceiue, on
looking at Maister Herbert’s labors, vol. iii. p. 1501. that he had no
knowledge of the same: ne Maister Lewis, in his werke upon Translations
of the Bible.
Hereafter folowethe sundry final werkes in metre moost rare and of
especiel note: whiche be bounde in a kiuer of parchmente.
Sundrie Smal Werkes in Metre.