Mortimeriados. The lamentable ciuell warres of Edward the second and the
Barrons. _At London, Printed by I. R. for Mathew Lownes, and are to bee
solde at his shop in S. Dunstons Churchyard._ 1596.
4^o. (7-1/4 × 5-1/4). R. 18. 3.
Collation: A-S^4T^2, unpaged. Wanting A 4 (? blank as in BM copy).
Dedicatory verses to Lucie Countess of Bedford, signed Michaell
Drayton. Verses to the same, signed E. B. This is the original form
of 'The Barons' Wars' (1603). There was another issue of this
edition, differing in the titlepage alone, which has Humfry Lownes
as bookseller and is without date.
Sinker 472. BM 498.
Poems: by Michael Drayton esquire, Newly Corrected by the Author.
_London Printed by W. Stansby for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to bee sold
at his Shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard, vnder the Diall._ 1613.
8^o. (6-1/2 × 4). Y. 2.
Collation: A^4B-2I^8, paged in part. Wanting 2I 7 and 8 (? blank).
'The Arguments' (_i.e._ list of contents). Dedicatory verses to Sir
Walter Aston, signed. Address to the reader. Commendatory verses
signed John Beaumont and Thomas Greene. 'The Barons Warres', paged.
'Englands Heroical Epistles' with fresh pagination as in the
separate edition of 1602, with addition of one epistle dedicatory
to Sir John Swinerton. Catalogue sonnet to the 'Epistles'. Two
sonnets to the reader, 'Idea' and other sonnets, and 'Legends',
unpaged. Fourth edition (_vide infra_).