10. F., A. The Saints Legacies: | Or, | A COLLECTION | of certaine Promises | out of the word of God. | Collected for private vse, but pub-|lished for the comfort of Gods people. | By A. F. | [line, then mottos.]
Impr. 116: 1631: (twelves) 16mo: pp. [24] + 203 + [21]: p. 11 beg. thee with many, 111 steps shall not: Great Primer Roman. Contents:—(1) title: (3–6) “The Author to the Printer”, dated 4 Aug. 1630: (7–18) “To the Reader”: (19–23) “Rules to be observed in reading the Promises”: 1–203, the 105 Legacies: (2–4) a short conclusion: (6–17) “A table ...” or index; (18) Michael Sparke’s business mark.
The author complains of a pirated and imperfect edition, probably under another title, issued by Robert Swayne “now deceased” (printer at London, 1621–29). In C. S. Palmer’s Catalogue of Books, pt. 10 (June 1878), no. 256, this book is attributed to Anthony Farindon, for whom see Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 457. Every page is within double lines at top and outside margin. The original title was probably “Promises”, for the compositor of one side of the first sheet of the text placed that as part of the headline, while the compositor of the other side and of the rest of the work has, as the author suggests, the new title “Saints Legacies” or “Legacies”.
11. Felix, Marcus Minucius. M. MINVCII | FELICIS | OCTAVIVS. | [line, then device.]
Impr. 110: 1631: (twelves) 24mo: pp. [8] + 129 + [7]: p. 11 beg. bere; quàm, 111 dicimus; non: Pica Roman. Contents:—(3) title: (5–7) “Typographus lectori”: (8) passage from Lactantius: 1–129, the work.
See 1627 F, of which this is a reprint.
12. Florus, Lucius Annaeus. L. IVLII FLORI | rerum à | ROMANIS | GESTARVM | LIBRI IV. | A Iohanne Stadio emendati. | Editio nova singulis Neotericis purgatior & | emendatior. | SEORSVM EXCVSVS | IN EOS COMMENTARIVS | Ioan. Stadii, Historiæ & Ma-|theseos Lovanij Professoris primi: in | quo obscura in lucem proferuntur, omissa sup-|plentur, inversa restituuntur, breviter denique, | quicquid in Romana Historia dignum est | observatione annotatur; vnà cum va-|riarum lectionum & castiga-|tionum rationibus. | [device.]
Impr. 117: 1631: (twelves) 16mo: pp. 137 + [1] + 319 + [35]: pp. 11 beg. immortalium docuit and rum pleb., 301 non potuit (petebat: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. 1, title: 3–5, 2 complimentary Latin pieces: 7–137, the text of Florus: 1, a title:—“I. Stadii | IN L. IVLII FLORI | HISTORIA-|RVM LIBROS IV | COMMENTARII. | Editio nova singulis Neotericis | purgatior & emendatior. | [device, then impr. 69]: 3–16, “Ioannis Stadii ... Præfatio”: 17–319, the commentary: (2–4) “Index capitum ...”: (6–23) “Index nominum ...”: (24–31) “Index posterior rerum ...”: (31) two errata.
The first edition of Stadius’s commentary was in 1567 at Antwerp: other Oxford ones were issued in 1638, 1661 and 1669.
13. Gardyner, Richard. CONCIO | AD | CLERVM | HABITA | IN TEMPLO BEATÆ | Mariæ Oxon: Feb. 14. | PER | Richardvm Gardyner Sa: | Theol: Doct: & Eccles. Cath: | Christi Canonicum. | [woodcut.]