Du Bartas his Deuine Weekes and Workes: With A Complete Collection of
all the other most delightfull Workes, Translated and Written by that
famous Philomusus Josuah Syluester, Gent. With Additions. _London,
Printed by Robert Young, and are to bee sold by William Hope, at the
signe of the Unicorne in Cornehill,_ 1641.
F^o. (13-1/4 × 9-1/8). A. 1.
Collation: 3 leaves unsigned, A^6B^8C-3M^6, paged. Engraved
portrait of Sylvester signed Corn: v. Dalen facing engraved
titlepage signed R. Elstracke, the inscription on which is altered
from the previous edition of 1633. The printed titlepage follows.
Anagram on James Stuart. French and Italian verses to James signed
Josua Sylvester and J. S. respectively. 'Corona Dedicatoria'. Table
of contents. Woodcut portrait of Du Bartas with verses in French
and English. Verses on Sylvester signed John Vicars. Printer's
address to the reader. Memorial to Sidney. Verses 'Indignis' and
'Optimis'. Commendatory verses in Latin signed: Jo. Bo. Miles, Car.
Fitz-Geofridus Lati-Portensis, (2 copies unsigned), E. L. Oxon., G.
B. Cantabrig.; in English signed: Ben Jonson, John Davies of
Hereford, Jos. Hall, Samuel Daniel, G. Gay-wood; also Jo. Mauldeus
Germanus (Lat.), Si. Ca. Gen. (Lat.), E. G., R. H., R. R., R. N.
Gent, and R. N. Various parts have separate titlepages, and more
dedicatory verses, etc. At sig. 2G1 begins 'A Briefe Index,
explaining most of the hardest words', preceding the 'History of
Judith'. On I 4^v is a woodcut of Eden, and after 3H 1 is inserted
a folding plate facing the titlepage of the 'Posthumi'. Mr Hazlitt
(H. 171) supposes that the first edition appeared in 1593, but only
separate portions are known of this, or of the 1598-99 edition. The
earliest of which complete copies survive is that of 1605-7. The
present is the last and most complete edition and contains some of
Sylvester's original poems.
EDWARD III, _King of England_.
The Raigne of King Edward the third: As it hath bin sundrie times plaied
about the Citie of London. _London, Printed for Cuthbert Burby._ 1596.
4^o. (6-1/2 × 4-5/8). W. 5. 1.
Collation: A-I^4K^2, unpaged. Wanting A 1 (? blank). First edition.
Sinker 794. BM 518.
The Raigne of King Edward the third. As it hath bene sundry times played
about the Citie of London. _Imprinted at London by Simon Stafford, for
Cuthbert Burby: And are to be sold at his shop neere the Royall
Exchange._ 1599.
4^o. (6-7/8 × 4-3/4). T. 7. 2.
Collation: A-I^4, unpaged. Second edition.
Sinker 816. BM 518.