Impr. 11: 1616: sm. 4o: pp. [16] + “452” (440–443 are omitted in the numbers of pages) + [8] + “453”-“645” + [3]: p. 11 beg. mi, quibus ait, 111 Astrologum, 501 sum est illud: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–8) Epistola dedicatoria to sir Henry Wallop, dated “Ex Musæo nostro Aldingtonæ” 25 Jan. 1615 i. e. 1615
6: (9–10) “Ad lectorem”: (11–16) list of chapters in books 1–3: 1–452, the work, bks. 1–3: (1–5) dedication of bk. 4 to dr. Arthur Lake warden of New College, Oxford, dated “Ex Musæo nostro Aldingtonȩ 1 Feb. 1615” i. e. 1615
6: (6–8) list of chapters in bk. 4: 453–645, the work, bk. 4: (1) “Errata ... & prætermissa ...”.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 327, the biography in which appears to be largely founded on the preface to this book. The first edition of bks. 1–3 is Heidelberg 1612, the preface dated 1609. There is a reissue of the sheets of the present edition (Errata and all) “Londini, apud Johannem Billium. Anno 1617,” the titlepage alone being newly printed and the old one torn off. The 4th and 5th books were published at Leyden in 1622, and all reprinted in the 9th volume of the Critici Sacri (Lond. 1660).
4. Godwin, Thomas. ROMANÆ HISTORIÆ ANTHOLOGIA | [&c. exactly as 1614 G, except “Eng-|lish,” “and | divers,” “For the use of” (not italic): and after “Schoole” is added | “Editio Secunda.” |]
Impr. 2: 1616: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 193 + [19]: p. 11 beg. ved in the treasurie, 111 cense the people: Pica Roman. Contents:—exactly as 1614 G, except “Calend.” and “Godvvinus.”
See 1614 G., of which this is a verbatim and almost paginatim, but not literatim, reprint.
5. Godwin, Thomas. SYNOPSIS | ANTIQVITATVM HE-|braicarum, ad explicationem vtri-|usque Testamenti valde | necessaria. | AD FACILIOREM INTELLE-|CTVM, PLVRIMA SVNT COL-|LATA CVM REBVS HO-|DIE IN VSV. | Authore | Thoma Godwino | in Art. Magistro. | [device.]
Impr. 11: 1616: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 190 + [10]: p. 11 beg. illîc loci, 111 & inter semen: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–4) dedication to James Montague bp. of Bath & Wells, dated “Oxon. pridie Iduum Januarij”: (5–6) “Lectori ...”: (7) a table of divisions: 1–190, the work: (1) Comparative table of Hebrew and English Coins: (3–9) “Index rerum et verborum maxime insignium.”
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 52, and 1613 G note. The author was chaplain to the bp. of Bath and Wells. The Moses et Aaron of the same author (Lond. 1625 and often) covers some of the same ground, but is a distinct work and in English.
6. [Nixon, Anthony.] THE | DIGNITIE | OF MAN, | Both | IN THE PERFECTIONS | OF HIS SOVLE AND BODIE. | [line] | SHEWING AS WELL THE | faculties in the disposition of the one: as the | Senses and Organs, in the composi-|tion of the other. | By N. A | [line, then device with woodcuts, then line]
Impr. 35: 1616: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 125 + [3]: p. 11 beg. Q. How are, 111 Q. What is the: English Roman. Contents:—pp. (1–2), [not seen]: (3) title: (5–7): dedication to William Redman of Great Shelford, signed N. A.: 1–125, the work: (1–3) [not seen.]