1589.

1. Hermaica gymnasmata. HERMAICA GYM-|NASMATA. | Literarum nobilitas, & gloria. | LITERAE ORTV CAELESTES, | genere divinæ, authoritate & gratia illustres, | studijs sapientum præclaræ, fructu saluta-|res, iucunditate præstantes. | [woodcut.]

Impr. 1a: 1589: (eights) 12o: pp. [88], signn. A-E8, F4: sign. B 1r beg. luat: aut: Pica Italic. Contents:—sign. A 1r, title: A 1v, “Tituli” of the 22 Exercises: A 2r, “Philologo”: A 3r-F 3 (“A 3”)v, the exercises: F 3v, note that the 3rd Exercise is out of its place: F 4, unknown.

Very rare. Twenty-two short anonymous exercises in Latin prose, such as would serve for College or University disputations. By a Magdalen man, the “Epitaphius” being on William of Waynfleet, cf. the Phasma, &c.

2. Hutchins, Edward. A SERMON | PREACHED AT | S. MARIES IN OXFORD | VPON THE FEAST OF EPI-|PHANY CONCERNING | THE TRVE COMFORT OF | GOD HIS CHVRCH TRVLY | MILLITANT AND APOLO-|gie of the same. | Ianuary 6. 1589. | By Edwarde Hutchins Maister | of Arts, and fellow of Brazen-|nose College in Oxford. | [woodcut.]

Impr. 6b: (1589): (eights) 12o: pp. [32], signn. A-B8: sign. B 1r beg. blessing: no: Pica English. Contents:—sign. A 1r, title: A 2r-A 2v, dedication to Thomas Egerton: A 3r-B 8r, the sermon, on Cant. iv. 7.

See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 452, where the book is divided into two, without cause.

3. Rider, John. BIBLIOTHECA | SCHOLASTICA. | A DOVBLE DICTIONARIE, | Penned for all those that would haue within short | space the vse of the Latin tongue, either to speake, or write. | Verie profitable and necessarie for Scholers, Courtiers, Lawyers and their | Clarkes, Apprentices of London, Travellers, Factors for Marchants, | and briefly for all Discontinuers within her Majesties realmes | of England and Ireland. | Compiled by Iohn Rider, Master of Artes, and preacher of Gods word. | [device.] | { First reade
{ With others c...
{ Then censure Read the Preface, Le... | [imprint] | Cum privile... |

Impr. 12: 1589: (eights) sm. 4o. pp. [12] + 1800 columns. 3 in a page + ? : col. 111 beg. Belching, 1001, Notched: Minion. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–4) dedication to sir Francis Walsingham, signed “Iohannes Riderus,” Oxford, 1 Oct. [1589], in Latin: (5) “To the Reader,” signed “Ioh. Ridir,” 30 Sept.: (6) “Directions for the Reader”: (7) “Rideri gratitudinis carmen, ad suum prænobilem Mecænatem,” acrostics “Comiti Sussexio” and “VVilielmo VVaddo”: (8–12) complimentary Latin verses to the author: coll. 1–1800, the work, English-Latin: (?)

Very rare. See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 457, Notes and Queries, 6th S. iv. 274. The above description is from a copy of the first part, with damaged title, in the Bodleian. Rider claims that the Dictionarie is the first “that hath the English before the Latine, with a ful Index of al such latine words as are in any one common Dictionarie” and that it has 4000 more words than any other. He acknowledges the pecuniary help of the earl of Sussex and Will. Waade. The book is a “retort courteous” to the Cambridge dictionary by Tho. Thomas of 1588. Several edd. were subsequently issued (see 1627. H), and Thomas Holyoke refashioned it.

4. Skelton, John. “A Skeltonicall salutation, | or condigne gratulation | and iust vexation | of the Spanish nation, | that in a bravado | spent many a crusado | in setting forth an armado | England to invado | 4to, Oxf. J. Barnes, 1589.”

So in the Catalogue of the ... library of ... Benjamin Heywood Bright ... which will be sold by auction ... 1845, art. 5276, p. 331. Extremely rare. J. Payne Collier once saw a copy (Notes and Queries, 1st S. i. 18, 1849), the imprint being nearly as No. 5b. There were copies in the Farmer sale (1798, sold to lord Spencer) and Inglis sale (1826). In Notes and Queries, ibid., p. 12 is printed a letter from John Aylmer bp. of London to the Lord Treasurer about “this foolish rime.” The London reprint, which contains a Latin version said not to be in the Oxford edition (but query?) “imprinted at London for Toby Cooke, 1589” (sm. 4o, 8 leaves), is not uncommon. See also Brydges, Censura Literaria, 2nd ed., p. 18, Ames and Herbert’s Ames.

5. Ursinus, Zacharias. THE SVMME | OF CHRISTIAN | RELIGION: | Delivered by Zacharias Vrsinvs in | his Lectures vpon the Catechisme, authori-|sed by the noble Prince Fredericke | throughout his Dominions: | Wherein are debated and resolved the Questions | of whatsoever points of moment, which haue beene, | or are controversed in Divinity. | Translated into English by Henry Parry, out of the last and | best Latine Editions, together with some supplie of | wants out of his Discourses of Divinity, and with correction | of sundry faults & imperfections, which are | as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine. | [woodcut.]

Impr. 6: 1589: (eights) 12o: pp. [16] + 966 + [10]: p. 11 beg. nister comfort, 111 might fal?, 501 father al: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–8) Epistle dedicatorie to the earl of Pembroke, signed by Parry: (9–15) “To the Christian readers,” by Parry: 1–966, the work: (1–9) “A Table ...” of contents.

See 1587. U. It is noteworthy that the change from u consonantal to v can be traced in progress by a comparison of this title with that of the first edition.