Wood in his ©Ath. Oxon.©, ed. Bliss (ii. 283) mentions an edition of
this year, which would be the 7th: see 1617 S.
38. ¬T[ipping]¬, W[illiam]. A | DISCOVRSE | _OF_ | ETERNITIE | Collected
and Composed for | _the Common good_, | [_line_] | By W. T. | [_line_,
then _device_.] |
Impr. 134: 1633: sm. 4^o: pp. [8] + 71 + [1]: p. 11 beg. _and
everlasting_: English Roman. Contents:—p. (3) title: (5–7) “To the
Christian Reader”, signed “VV. T.”: (8) “The Contents ...”: 1–71, the
work, in two books: 71, a prayer, and errata “in some copies”.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, iii. 244. There was another (anonymous)
edition Lond. 1646: the author was known after this book was issued as
“Eternity Tipping”.
39. ¬Tozer¬, Henry. A | CHRISTIAN | AMENDMENT | Delivered in a Sermon on
New-|yeares day 1631. in S^t _Martines_ | Church in _Oxford_, and | _now
published_: | [_line_] | By H. TOZER M^r of Arts and Fellow of |
_Exceter_ Colledge in _Oxford_. | [_line_, two _mottos_, _woodcuts_.] |
Impr. 85 _a_: 1633: (eights) 12^o: pp. [12] + 80 + [4]: p. 11 beg.
_And these_: Great Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–11)
Epistle dedicatory to sir Walter Pye, kt.: 1–80, the sermon, on 2 Cor.
v. 17.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, iii. 274. Sir Walter Pye jun. had been
Tozer’s pupil when at Exeter college.
1634.
1. ¬A[llen?]¬, J[ohn]. THE | YOVNGER | BROTHER HIS | APOLOGIE, | _OR_ |
_A FATHERS FREE POWER_ | disputed, for the disposition of his Lands, |
or other his Fortunes to his Sonne, Sonnes, | _or any one of them: as
right Reason, the_ | _Lawes of God and Nature, the Civill_, | _Canon,
and Municipall Laws_ | _of this Kingdome doe_ | _command_. | [_motto_,
then _woodcuts_.]
Impr. 126: 1634 [on title, 1624!]: sm. 4to: pp. [10] + 56 + [2]: p. 11
beg. _verse, with all_: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–7)
The Epistle to the Reader, signed “J. A.”: (8–10) “The principall
contents”: 1–56, the work: (1) “Mantissa”, a quotation from Salvianus,
about anonymity: (2) a colophon, consisting of a motto, large device
of the Arms of the University, and impr. 73 _b_.
This is a rare book, arguing against exclusive privileges of
primogeniture, and for the right and in some cases duty of parents to
disinherit the eldest son. Other editions were issued at Oxford in
1641 and 1671, but I do not find information about John Allen, nor the
ground for ascribing the book to one of that name. On the page
preceding the colophon is this figure:—
* I * M *
* F *
* A * M *
There is an account of the book in Oldys’s ©British Librarian© (1737),
p. 210.
2. ¬Barclay¬, John. EVPHORMIONIS | LVSININI, | _Sive_, | IOANNIS |
BARCLAII | _Partes quinq;_. | Satyricon bipartitum. L. 1 & 2. | Apologia
pro se. L. 3 | Icon Animo_{r}um. L. 4. | Veritatis Lachrymæ. L. 5. |
_Cum Clavi præfixa._ | [_line._] | _Accessit_ | Conspiratio Anglicana. |
[_line_, then _woodcuts_.]
Impr. 143: 1634: (twelves) 16^o: pp. [10] + 782 + [2]: p. 11 beg.
_tibus allatus_, 501 _Illis autem_: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p.
(1) title: (3–5) dedication by “Euphormio” to James i: (6–10) “Clavis,
nomina ignota ... exponens”: 1–156, part 1, as above: 157–310, part 2,
dedicated to lord Salisbury: 311–357, part 3, dedicated to Charles
Emmanuel I duke of Savoy, dated London, 1 Sept. 1610: 358–553, part 4,
dedicated to Louis xiii: 554–767, part 5, “Alitophili Veritatis
Lachrymæ, sive Euphormionis Lusinini Continuatio”, dedicated to Henry
of Bourbon the Dauphin: 769–782, “Series patefacti divinitus
parricidii, ... in ... Regem regnumque Britanniæ cogitati ... Nonis
ixbribus MDCV. Illo ipso Novembri scripta, nunc demum edita,” the
head-line is “Conspiratio Anglicana”.
For John Barclay (_d._ 1621) see the Dict. of National Biography, and
for the bibliography of this work Jules Dukas’s book. Part 1 was first
issued in 1603, part 2 in 1607, part 3 in 1611, part 4 in 1614, part 5
in 1625. The author is satirical on Jesuits and Puritans alike, as
well as on individuals.
3. ——. IOANNIS | BARCLAII | ARGENIS. | _Editio Novissima._ | CVM CLAVE,
HOC | est: nominum propriorum eluci-|tione hactenus nondum | edita. |
[_device._]
Impr. 144: (twelves) 16^o: pp. [30] + 705 + [9]: p. 11 beg. _sæva
consilia_, 601 _sedente, regiam_: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1)
title: (3–8) Epistola dedicatoria to Louis xiii, dated Rome 1 July
1621: (9) a sentence: (10–29) “Discursus de autore Scripti, & judicium
de nominibus Argenidæis”, head line “Discursus in Argenidem”: 1–676,
the work in five books: 677–705, “Discursus ... [headline “Clavis”] in
Argenidem ...”: (1–2) “Tabula nominum fictorum ...”: (3–9) “Index
...”.
See last item. The Argenis, which like the Satyricon is a political
satire, was written and first published in 1621. The first discursus
must have been rather out of date in this edition, for it suggests
that the satire was written by William Barclay, father of the author.
Argenis is a female character in the book, apparently representing the
hope of the house of Valois.
4. ¬Blaxton¬, John. THE | ENGLISH | VSVRER; | _OR_ | VSVRY CONDEMNED, |
_BY_ | The most learned and famous Di-|uines of the Church of _England_,
and Dedi-|cated to all his Maiesties Subiects, for | the stay of further
increase | of the same. | [_line_] | Collected | By IOHN BLAXTON,
Preacher of | God’s Word at _Osmington_, in _Dorcet-shire_. | [_line_,
then _motto_, then _line_.]
Impr. 148: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. [20] + 84: p. 11 beg. _Chap._ 3. _The
Testimony_: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (2) “The Illustration” a poem on
the frontispiece: (3) “The English Vsurer”, the frontispiece, a
picture with title and motto: (7) title: (9–12) “To the Reader”: (13)
“A Table of the Contents”: (14) a list of authorities: (15–17)
complimentary English poems by Josua Sylvester, Francis Quarles and
(in Latin) John Garbrand of Oxford: (18–19) “To the Vsurer”: 1–82, the
work: 83–84, poem by George Withers.
This book was printed in London by John Norton jun. (1633–39) for
Francis Bowman in Oxford, and does not appear to have been entered in
the Stationers’ Hall Register. The frontispiece contains a woodcut
representing a Usurer seated at his table, a small fiend behind his
head, and on a label “I say I will haue all | both Vse & principall.”
On the reader’s right are two pigs, one alive, one dead, with suitable
labels. The size of the woodcut is 4–5/16 × 5¼ in. See next entry.
5. ——. THE | ENGLISH | _USURER_. | OR, | USURY CONDEMNED, | _BY_ | The
most Learned, and famous | Divines of the Church of _England_, and |
Dedicated to all his _Ma_j_esties_ Subiects, | for the stay of further
increase | _of the same_. | [_line_] | Collected | By IOHN BLAXTON,
Preacher of | Gods Word at _Osmington_, in _Dorcetshire_. | [_line_] |
_The second Impression, Corrected by the Authour_ | [_line_, then the
same motto as before, but no line following.]
Impr. 148: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. [16] + 80: p. 11 beg. _vaine, if it_;
Pica Roman. Contents (see above):—p. (2) frontispiece: (3) “The
Illustration”: (5) title: (7–10) “To the Reader”: (11) Table: (12)
authorities: (13–14) three poems, as above: (15–16) “To the usurer”:
1–78, the work: 79–80, Withers’ poem.
See last entry.
6. ¬Browne¬, Thomas. [_woodcut_] | THE | COPIE OF THE | Sermon preached
before the | _Vniversitie at S. Maries in_ | OXFORD, | _on Tuesday the_
| XXIV. of Decem. 1633. | [_line_] | By THO. BROWNE, _One of the_
Students _of Christ-Church_. | [_line_, then _woodcut_.]
Impr. 146: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. 53 + [3]: p. 11 beg. _Edward the Sixt_:
Great Primer Roman. Contents:—p. 1, title: 3–53, the sermon, on Ps.
cxxx. 4: 53, impr. 85 _d_.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, ed. Bliss, iii. 1003. The Bidding Prayer, in
an informal style, is intercalated at pp. 9–14, between the
introductory part and the body of the sermon. See 1633 B: the British
Museum “1633” copy is absolutely identical with the above issue except
that instead of Impr. 146 with the date in Roman numerals, it has
Impr. 82 _b_ and “Anno 1634”, the woodcut having been slightly shifted
downwards in this issue.
7. ¬Butler¬, Charles. THE | ENGLISH | GRAMMAR, | OR | The Institution of
Letters, Syl[/]|lables, and Wꝏrds in the En=|glish tung. | _Wher’unto is
annexed_ | An Index of wꝏrds Lik‘ and Unlik‘ | [_line_] | _By_ | CHARLS
BuTLER, Magd. _Master of Arts_. | [_motto_, then _device_.]
Impr. 125: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. [12] + 63 + [29]: p. 11 beg. _larg‘,
sarg‘_: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3–4)
dedication to prince Charles: (5–11) “To the Reader”, dated “Wotton
Sept. 1. An. D. 1633. C. B. M.”: (12) “Ad Authorem” a Latin poem by S.
W.: 1–63, the grammar: (2–29) the Index: (29) The Printer to the
Reader.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, ed. Bliss, iii. 210, and 1633 B. The body of
the work is a reissue of the sheets of the 1633 edition, but the title
is reset, and the prefatory matter enlarged.
8. ——. THE | _Feminin‘ Monarchi‘_, | OR | THE HISTORI | OF B[EE]‘S |
SHEWING | _Their admirable Natur‘, and Propertis;_ | _Their Generation
and Colonis;_ | _Their Government, Loyalti, Art, Industri;_ | _Enimi‘s,
VVars, Magnanimiti, &c._ | TOGETHER | With the right Ordering of them
from tim‘ to tim‘: | and the sw[ee]t Profit arising ther‘of. | [_line_]
| _Written out of Experienc‘_ | By | CHARLS BUTLER, _Magd._ | [_line_,
then _motto_.]
Impr. 126: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. [16] + 182: p. 11 beg. _her, animamque_:
Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (2) engraving of a hive, with
verses: (3–4) dedication to the queen: (5–8) The preface, dated
“Wotton. Mai 11. 1623”: (8) The Printer to the leader, referring to
Butler’s English Grammar for the phonetic spelling used: (9–11)
commendatory verses by George Wither (Latin and English), and others:
(12–16) The contents of the book: 1–182, the work in 10 chapters.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, ed. Bliss, iii. 209, and 1609 B, of which
this is an enlarged edition: the preface is that of the 1623 edition.
The peculiar spelling and type are part of Butler’s system as
elaborated in his English Grammar (see 1633 B). There are a few
woodcuts, and music at pp. 78–81.
9. ¬Cosin¬, Richard. ¤ECCLESIÆ ANGLICANAE¤ | POLITEIA IN TABVLAS
DIGESTA. | ¤AVTHORE _RICHARDO COSIN_ LEGVM¤ | Doctore, olim Decano
«C»uriæ de ARCVBVS, & | ¤_Cancellario, seu Vicario Generali
Reverendiss._¤ | Patris IOANNIS Archiepiscopi | ¤_CANTVARIENSIS_¤. |
[_woodcut._]
Impr. 73: 1634: (twos) obl. 8^o: pp. [64], signn. ( )^2, ( )^2, A-O^2:
sign. B1^r beg. _TAB. I. B_: Pica Roman. Contents:—sign. ( )1^r,
title: ( )2^r-2^v, Epistola dedicatoria to king James by “Tho.
Crompton”: ( )1^r “Ad Lectorum Monitorium”: ( )1^r-1^v “Capita
tabularum”: ( )2, not seen: A1^r-O2^r, the tabulae.
For the editor (_d._ 1608) see Wood’s ©Fasti Oxon.©, ed. Bliss, i.
249. The author, a lawyer educated at Cambridge, died in 1597. The
first edition, of which this is a reprint slightly different in
arrangement, was published at London in 1604, fol.: the 3rd at the
Hague in 1661: the 4th at Oxford in 1684, fol. These tables exhibit
the whole status and administration of the Church of England in a
synoptic form. The words underlined in the above title are in red ink,
as well as _Oxoniæ_, and _anno salutis M.DC.XXIV._ in the imprint. The
book is peculiar in form. The 1604 and 1684 editions may be called
ordinary folios in shape: this one is made up of folio sheets (each
containing two folio leaves) folded once and bound oblong, the
intention being that the binder should cut through the line of folding
at foot and bind the book as if of quarto size, each oblong leaf thus
bound being again awkwardly folded once so as to lie within an
ordinary quarto binding. In the present edition the original 16 tables
are arranged to form 28, and are printed on one side of the leaf only.
10. ¬Downinge¬, Calybute. A | DISCOVRSE | OF THE | STATE
ECCLESIA-|STICALL OF THIS | _Kingdome in relation to the Civill._ |
_Considered under three_ CONCLuSIONS. | With a DIGRE_SS_ION discussing |
_some ordinary Exceptions concer-_|ning Ecclesiasticall Officers. | _By_
C. D. | _The second Edition, revised and enlarged._ | [_device._]
Impr. 147: 1634: sm. 4^o: pp. [4] + 112: p. 11 beg. _into factions_:
Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3)
dedication to lord Salisbury, signed “Calybute Downinge”: 1–112, the
work, the digression occupying pp. 31–44: 112, “Errata”.
See Wood’s ©Ath. Oxon.©, ed. Bliss, iii. 107, and 1633 D.