See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 506. Page 1 shows that the ordinary length of a Paul’s Cross sermon was two hours.
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1. Day, John. DAY’S DESCANT | ON | Davids Psalmes: | OR | A Commentary vpon the Psalter, as it is vsually | read throughout the Yeere, at Mor-|ning, and Euening Prayer. | And First, | Of the First Eight Psalmes, appointed to be read, | the First Day of the Moneth. | [device, then 3 mottos.]
Impr. 39: 1620: sm. 4o: pp. [40] + 222: p. 11 beg. not in these, 111 II Destroy thou: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–8) Epistle dedicatory to archbp. Abbot, signed “John Day”: (9–40) “To the reader”: 1–220, the work, on Ps. 1–8: 221–222, “To the reader”, on the author’s orthography, with Errata.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ii. 412. The introduction contains some autobiographical matter, and treats of “Our Lady’s Psalter.”
2. Du Moulin, Pierre. A | SERMON | PREACHED | BEFORE THE KINGS | Maiesty at Greenwich the | 15. of Iune. 1615. | BY | Master Peter du Movlin, one of the Preachers | of Gods Word in the Church of Paris, and | newly translated out of French into | English, by I. V. | According to the Copy printed at Charenton | by Paris. 1620. | [device].
Impr. 46: 1620: sm. 4o: pp. [4] + 35 + [1]: p. 11 beg. to certaine fishes: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3) dedication to the Curators of the Bodleian, signed “Iohannes Vernulius, Bodleianæ Bibliothecæ hypobibliothecarius” the translator: 1–35, the sermon, on Rom. i. 16.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 221. The text, margin and headline of each page are within bounding lines.
3. Godwin, Thomas. ROMANÆ HISTORIÆ | ANTHOLOGIA. | AN | ENGLISH EXPO-|SITION OF THE RO-|MANE ANTIQVITIES, | WHEREIN MANY RO-|MANE AND ENGLISH | Offices are parallel’d, and | divers obscure Phrases | Explained. | BY | Thomas Godwin Master of Arts. | For the vse of Abingdon Schoole. | Editio Tertia. | [device.]
Impr. 48: 1620: 12o?