1619.
1. Bedé, Jean. THE | MASSE DIS-|PLAYED. | VVRITTEN IN FRENCH | by Mr John Bede, advocate to | the Parliament of Paris, and | now translated into | English.| [motto, then device.]
Impr. 39: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [16] + 112: p. 11 beg. signifieth to, 111 bin no small: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (3) title: (5–16) “The Preface to the Reader”, signed “E. C.”: 1–112, the work.
This is a translation of “La Messe en François, exposée par M. Iean Bedé Angevin ...”, Geneva, 1610, 8o. The translator may be Edward Chaloner, as suggested in the Bliss Sale Catalogue, for whom see Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 377.
2. Bernard, Richard. THE | FABVLOVS | FOVNDATION OF | the Popedome: | OR | A FAMILIAR CONFERENCE BE-|tween two friends to the truth Philalethes, | and Orthologvs, shewing that it can-|not be proued, That Peter was | ever at Rome. | VVHEREVNTO IS ADDED A | CHRONOGRAPHICALL DESCRIP-|tion of Pauls peregrination with Peters travells, | and the reasons why he could not be at | Rome, that so the truth in one | view may be more fully and ea-|sily be seene of e-|very one. | [two mottos, then woodcuts.]
Impr. 43: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [10] + 68 + 1 unpaged sheet, see below + [2]: p. 11 beg. Christs Vicar: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (3) title: (5–6) dedication to drs. Goodwin, Prideaux and Benefield, dated “Batcombe April 1. 1619,” signed “Richard Bernard”: (7–8) “To the Reader”, same date signed “R.
B. B”: (9–10) “A summarie of the reasons, prouing Peter neuer to haue beene at Rome”: 1–68, the work: after p. 68 a large folded folio printed sheet, printed on one side only, “A short chronographicall description ...”, signed R.
B. B, and with impr. 43. Pp. (1–2) (7–8) are an addition, wanting in some copies.
3. Crakanthorp, Richard. INTRODVCTIO | IN | METAPHYSICAM. | AVTHORE | Ri. Crakanthorp | olim Collegij Reginæ | Oxon. Socio. | [motto, then woodcuts.]
Impr. 40: 1619: (eights) 12o: pp. [16] + 96: p. 11 beg. di modum: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (3) title, within a border: (5–8) “Ad studiosos Academiæ Oxoniensis alumnos,” dated “Oxon. è Collegio Reginæ. Decemb. 7. 1619”, signed “Guiliel. Richardson”: (9–12) “Lectori benevolo,” signed “R. C[rakanthorp]”: (13–16) “Index capitum et rerum ...”: 1–96, the work.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 362. The author seems to have allowed Richardson to take the book through the press, but to have revised and prepared it himself.
4. Flavel, John. TRACTA-|TVS DE DE-|MONSTRATIONE | METHODICVS & | POLEMICVS, quatuor | libris absolutus: | antehæc in usum Iuventutis | in Collegio Wadhami | apud Oxonienses privatis | prælectionibus traditus, | à | Ioanne Flavel | Art. Mag. & ejusdem | Collegii Socio. | [device.]
Impr. 42: 1619: (eights) 12o: pp. [12] + 1 unpaged sheet + 144 + [12]: p. 11 beg. Tractatus de, 111 rantiæ suæ: Long Primer English. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–4) dedication to bp. Arthur Lake, dated “Oxonij è Coll. Wad. Kal. Martij. 1618 [1 Mar. 1618
9]”, signed “Alexander Huish”: (5–6) “Lectori ...” by Huish: (7–10) “Index capitum ...”: after p. (12) is a folded obl. sm. 4o sheet containing a conspectus of the work, printed on one side only: 1 “Prooemium”: 2–144, the work, in 4 bks.: (1–12) “Index rerum et verborum.”
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 207, and 1624 F, 1651 F. Flavel died in Nov. 1617, a Huish a co-collegian issued this volume from notes of Flavel’s pupils, preparing and editing them as he thought best.
5. Howson, bp. John. ARTICLES | TO BE ENQVIRED | OF VVITHIN THE DIO-|ces of Oxford, in the first Visitation | of the Right Reverend Father | in God, Iohn Bishop | of Oxford. | HELD | In the yeare of our Lord God 1619. in the seuen-|teenth yeare of the Raigne of our most gratious Sove-|raigne Lord, Iames, by the grace of God, King | of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland, Defender of the | Faith: &c. and of Scotland | the three & fiftieth. | [device.]
Impr. 44: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [16], signn. A-B4: sign. B 1r beg. Parents dwell: Pica English. Contents:—sign. A 1r, title: A 1v, “The ... Oath ministred to the Churchwardens ...”, and “The Charge of the Churchwardens ...”: A 2r-B 3r, the articles: B 3v, a further charge.
6. Mandevill, Robert. TIMOTHIES | TASKE: | OR | A CHRISTIAN SEA-CARD, | guiding through the coastes of a peaceable con-|science to a peace constant, and a | Crowne immortall. | Wherein I. Pastors are put in minde of their | double dutie, and how to discharge it. 1. Personall, | as watchful men. 2. Pastorall, as faithful watch-|men. II. True doctrine is advanced. III. Tradi-|tions discountenanced, & their rancour discovered. | In two Synodoll assemblies at Carliell, out of two seuerall, but | sutable Scriptures. This of 1 Timoth. 4. 16. and | that of Actes 20. 28. | Since concorporate, and couched with augmentation | vnder their prime Head: | BY | Robert Mandevill, sometimes of Queenes Colledge | in Oxford, and Preacher of Gods word at | Abbey-holme in Cumberland. | [text, then woodcut.]
Impr. 45: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 64: p. 11 beg. but Nusquam: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3) dedication to the University, signed “Rob. Magnadevilla”: (5–7) dedicatory Epistle to dr. William Goodwin, dated “In Coll: Regin: ... 8 Idus Julij ... MDCXIX,” signed “Tho: Vicars”: (8) two laudatory Latin poems: 1–64, the discourse, on 1 Tim. iv. 16, ending with a chronogram.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 251. Vicars published the book, the author having died in 1618.
7. Oxford, University. Academiæ Oxoniensis | FVNEBRIA | SACRA. | ÆTERNÆ MEMORIÆ SERENISSIMÆ REGINÆ | ANNÆ | POTENTISSIMI MONARCHÆ | IACOBI Magnæ Britanniæ, Fran-|ciæ, & Hiberniæ Regis &c. De-|sideratissimæ Sponsæ, | Dicata. | [device.]
Impr. 42: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [144], signn. A-S4: sign. B 1r beg. Quæ solita, R 1r Et obruemus: English Roman. Contents:—sign. A 1r title: A 2r, dedicatory Latin poem to King James i: A 2v-S 1v, the poems: S 2r-S 3r, “Ad ... regem ... conclusio”, a poem.
Poems on the death of queen Anne of Denmark, 1 Mar. 1618
9: all in Latin except 8 Greek and 3 Hebrew: there are also chronograms, anagrams and an acrostic.
8. Rainolds, John. “The sum of a conference” &c. Oxon. 1619, fol. So in Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 193, 1619 being an error for 1610.
9. Rawlinson, John. VIVAT REX. | A | SERMON PREACHED | at Pauls Crosse on the | day of his Maiesties happie inau-|guration, March 24o. | 1614. | And now newly published, by occasion of His | late (no lesse happy) recovery. | By | John Rawlinson Dr of Divinity, and | one of his Maiesties Chaplaines | in Ordinary. | [line, motto, line, woodcuts.]
Impr. 39: 1619: sm. 4o: pp. [6] + 40 + [2]: p. 11 beg. But let him: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–5) dedication to the King: (6) University arms: 1–40, the sermon, on 1 Sam. x. 24.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 506. Page 1 shows that the ordinary length of a Paul’s Cross sermon was two hours.