The Early Oxford Press / A Bibliography of Printing and Publishing at Oxford, '1468'-1640; With Notes, Appendixes and Illustrations - Falconer Madan

The author was an Italian Jesuit, who died in 1637. The first edition of this work seems to have been issued at Lyons in 1620.

31. Pemble, William. ‘Enchiridion Oratorium. Ox. 1633 “qu.” &c.’

So in Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, ii. 331. There seems to be some mistake, since no such treatise was printed among Pemble’s Collected Works: possibly Butler’s work on Oratory above has been confused by Wood: but Watt mentions the work under Pembelo as well as Pemble, as if he had been independent of Wood.

Impr. 133: 1633: (eights) 12^o: pp. [24] + 128 + 120: pp. 11 beg. forbids to and struct her children: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3–6) “The Epistle Dedicatory”: (7–8) to the reader: (9–24) analysis of Charity mistaken and the answer, as a list of contents: 1–128, 1–120, “Answer to Charity mistaken”, the work.

The work against which this was directed was written by a Jesuit named Matthias Wilson, who also employed the names of Nicholas Smith and, as in this case, Edward Knott, and was published in 1630. By Oct. 1634 this first edition was nearly sold out, and the author submitted a copy to archbp. Laud for his approval or correction, with a view to a second edition. Laud suggested the alteration of a few passages, and this was made part of the accusations against him at his trial (see Prynne’s Canterburies Doom, Lond. 1646, p. 251). The second edition thus altered was printed at London in 1634.

Impr. 137: 1633: (twelves) 16^o: pp. [12] + 173 + [37] + 209 + [39] + 198 + [34]: pp. 11 beg. Quod exemplo and honestam rem and Nam & secundum: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (3–8) preface to Maximilian grand duke of Austria, dated 1 Oct. 1587: (9–11) poems on the work: 1–173 the Classis Prima: (1–23) indexes: (24) a title:—Nicolai Reusneri Leorini | Silesii, | SYMBOLORVM | IMPERATORIORuM | Classis Secunda. | Qva continentvr symbola | Impp. Cæsarúmque Romanorum-Græco-|rum, à Fl. Constantino Magno, usque | ad Carolum Magnum, pri-|mum Cæsarem Germanicum. | OPuS AuREuM ET VERE | Politicum, ac Regium. | [device, then impr. 137]: (26–33) preface to Ernest grand duke of Austria, dated 7 Oct. 1587: (33–36) poems on the work: 1–209, the Classis secunda: (1–24) indexes: (26) a title:—Nicolai Reusneri Leorini | IC. Comitis Palat. Cæs. | SYMBOLORVM | ImperatorioruM | Classis Tertia. | Qva symbola continentvr | Impp. Cæsarúmque Romanorum-Ger-|manicorum: à Carolo Magno, pri-|mo Cæs. Germanico, usque ad | Ferdinandum II. Cæs. | Austriacum | OPuS JuCuNDISSIMÆ | Et utilissimæ lectionis. | [device: then impr. 137]: (28–32) preface to Matthias grand duke of Austria, dated 15 Oct. 1587: (33–39) poems on the work: 1–224 (224 misprinted 198), the Classis Tertia: (1–28) indexes: (29–34) not seen.

See 1638 R. This is a curious example of three parts of a volume being entirely independent of each other, there being no general titlepage, but yet being indissolubly welded together by the signatures, so that no part could be issued separately. The first edition seems to have been issued in 1587, the 4th at London in 1619. The plan of the work is to assign a motto to every emperor, and then to discuss the motto and character of the person together: so that in effect the book is largely a discussion of proverbs of the nature of Erasmus’s Adagia.