STEPHENS, JOHN.

Satyrical Essayes Characters and others. Or Accurate and quick

Descriptions, fitted to the life of their Subiects.

[Greek: tôn êthôn dê phylattesthai mallon dei hê tous echeis] [_sic_].

Theophras.

Aspice & hæc: si fortè aliquid decoctius audis.

Inde vaporata Lector mihi ferueat aure: Iuuen.

Plagosus minimè Plagiarius.

Iohn Stephens. _London, Printed by Nicholas Okes, and are to be sold by

Roger Barnes, at his Shop in Saint Dunstanes Church-yard._ 1615.

8^o. (5-3/4 × 3-5/8). Z. 3. 1.

Collation: A-X^8, paged. Wanting A 1 (? blank). Epistle dedicatory

to Thomas Turner Esquire, signed I. S. Address 'To the People'.

Table of Contents. Verses headed 'A Caution'. Commendatory verses

signed Antho. Croftes. First edition; a second appearing the same

year. The author's 'New Essayes and Characters' appeared in 1631.

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