A French-English Dictionary, Compil'd by Mr Randle Cotgrave: With
Another in English and French. Whereunto are newly added the
Animadversions and Supplements, &c. of James Howell Esquire. Inter
Eruditos Cathedram habeat Polyglottes. _London, Printed by W. H. for
Humphrey Robinson, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the
three Pigeons, in Pauls Church-yard._ 1650.
F^o. (12-1/2 × 8-1/2) B. 8.
Collation: a-d^4B-4V^{4}4X^2, two leaves unsigned, A-2F^{4}2G^6,
unpaged. Last leaf blank. Epistle dedicatory 'To the Nobility and
Gentry of Great Britain', signed James Howell. French grammar &c.
Epistle dedicatory to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, signed Randle
Cotgrave. French address to the reader signed 'I. L'oiseau de
Tourval, Parisien [Greek: D].' The unsigned sheet begins Part ii,
with separate titlepage: 'Dictionaire Anglois & François, pour
l'vtilité de tous ceux, qui sont desireux de deux Langues. A
Dictionary English and French; Compiled for the comodity of all
such as are desirous of both the Languages, By Robert Sherwood
Londoner. _London, Printed by Susan Islip._ 1650', within
ornamental border. Address to the reader in French, signed 'R. S.
de Londres'. Address and note to the reader in English, the former
signed. At the end, forms of address, irregular verbs, vocabularies
etc. The original edition of Cotgrave's dictionary appeared in
1611. The present appears to be the third edition. Sherwood's
portion first appeared in the edition of 1632.