Impr. 183: 1638: (fours) 12o: pp. [8] + 224 + [2]: p. 11 beg. discerpi, 201 locum ubi: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (2) “Approbatio” by the Oxford Professor of Hebrew, and Imprimatur by the Vice-Chancellor: (3–4) Latin dedication to the dean and canons of Christ Church: (5) two Greek poems on the book by Edw. Wirley, rector of St. Ebbe’s, Oxford: (7) “Sceleton ...” of the book, a plan of contents: (8) “Admonitio ad Lectorem”: 1–224, the work in 11 chapters (120 rules), with an “Appendix de Aramæismo ...”: (1) “Nomina authorum ... ex quibus hæc Institutio est concinnata.”
Rare. See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 675. This is the first edition, the second being published at Cambridge in 1645 (the author having moved thither when the Civil War broke out) and afterwards several times, separately or with the Lyra Prophetica, in London. This is an advance on 1631 B.
5. C[aussin], N[icolas]. THE | uNFORTuNATE | POLITIQUE, | First written in French | By C. N. | Englished by | G. P. | [device.]
Impr. 185: 1638: (eights) 16o: pp. [8] + 218 + [4]: p. 11 beg. rule, by, 201 selfe so: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within a border of woodcut ornaments: (3–7) “To the courteous and ingenious reader”: 1–218, the work, bearing as a second title “The Life of Herod.”
This is a translation of the 4th book of the well-known Cour Sainte of Nicolas Caussin the Jesuit (d. 1651), entitled “De l’Impieté des Cours” or “Le Politique malheureux”, omitting the first few words: and is in fact a biography of Herod the Great, with reflections on his conduct. The translator gives no clue to his own name, but mentions the author as “the judicious and eloquent Causinus.” The Cour Sainte (first issued in 1624) was translated as a whole into English in 1631 and into Italian, German, Spanish, and other languages, but this 4th part seems never to have been issued separately in French (in Italian 1634, &c.): and this Oxford volume though not rare has escaped even the eye of Backer and his editor Sommervogel (1891), probably because concealed under initials. Some copies have 1639 on the titlepage.
6. Chillingworth, William. THE | RELIGION OF | PROTESTANTS | A SAFE VVAY | TO SALVATION. | OR | AN ANSVVER TO A | BOOKE ENTITLED | MERCY AND TRVTH, | Or, Charity maintain’d by | Catholiques, which pre-|tends to prove the | Contrary. | [line] | By William Chillingworth Master | of Arts of the University of Oxford. | [line, motto, woodcuts.]
Impr. 180 or 181: 1638: (fours) la. 8o: pp. [32] + 413 + [3]: p. 11 beg. vinced that they, 411 which remain: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3–7) epistle dedicatory to the king: (8) imprimaturs by the Vicechancellor and the two Theological Professors at Oxford, one dated 14 Oct. 1637: (9–31) “The Preface to the author of Charity maintained [M. Wilson] with an answer to his pamphlet entituled a Direction to N. N.”: 1–413, the book, which incorporates most of the text of the book answered: (1) Errata.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 91. This book (which Wood erroneously states was issued in 1636, and which was republished in 1664, 1674, 1684, 1687, 1704, 1719, 1727, 1742, 1752, 1820, 1838, 1845, 1846), was the effect and cause of considerable controversy, Chillingworth having recently reverted from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism, and the form of the book being that of an answer to part 1 of M. Wilson’s Mercy and truth or Charity maintayn’d (1634), itself an answer to Potter’s Want of Charity (see 1633 P). The controversy is well described in the Dict. of National Biography. There was a suspicion that Wilson obtained advance copies of the sheets of this book as it went through the press, see Laud’s History of the Chancellorship under the year, where are also given the archbishop’s views about the advisability of Chillingworth answering the second part also of Wilson’s book. The present volume is headed “Part i.” throughout. The issue of this volume with an imprint showing that it was published in London is said to have some slight changes, but they are not easily to be found, and in general the two issues appear to be identical. The description of the Errata and their cause shows that it was the custom, at least at Oxford, for authors to revise their proofs—which has been recently denied.
7. C[roke], dr. Ch[arles]. A SAD | MEMORIALL | OF | HENRY CURWEN | EsquIRE, THE MOST | WORTHY AND ONELY | CHILD OF Sr PatriciuS | CuRWEN Baronet of War-|kington in Cum|berland, | WHO WITH INFI-|NITE SORROW OF | all that knew him depar-|ted this life August: 21. | being Sunday: | 1636. | IN THE FOURTEENTH | yeare of his age; and lyes in|terred in the Church of | Amersham in Buc-|kinghamshire. | [line.]
Impr. 119: 1638: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 32: p. 11 beg. leeve that: Great Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within arched border: (3–4) dedication to sir Patricius and lady Curwen, signed “Ch. C.”: (5) “The Author to the Reader”: (7–8) not seen: 1–23, the sermon, on Job xiv. 2: 24–32, description of the funeral and copies of the verses upon the hearse.