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

by Falconer Madan

Impr. 11: 1592: (eights) 12^o: pp. [8] + 201 + [7]: p. 11 beg. Resp. Definitio, 111 Opponens Aliquid: Brevier Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: (2) “Ioannis Readi carmen, in dialecticam Ioannis Casi”: (3–5) Epistola nuncupatoria to Rob. Dudley earl of Leicester: (6–8) “Ad benevolum lectorem,” dated “Idibus August.”: 1–201 the work: (1–6) Index.

The first edition of this book was issued at London by Thomas Vautrollier in 1584. The text of the treatise appears to be an inaccurate reprint of the 1584 edition, but most of the complimentary verses, with Nicholas Maurice’s preface dated Sept. 1582, are here omitted: and there are other slight alterations. See 1598. C. See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., i. 686.

5. Churchyard, Thomas. A | HANDEFVL OF | GLADSOME VERSES, | giuen to the Queenes Maiesty | at Woodstocke this Prograce. | 1592. | By | Thomas Chvrchyarde. | [device.]

Impr. 2: 1592: sm. 4^o (perhaps [fours] 8^o): pp. [20]. signn. A-B⁴ C²: sign. B 2^r beg. That pleaseth: Pica English. Contents:—sign. A 1^r title, within border: A 2^r-A 2^v, dedication to the Queen: A 3^r-A 4^v, “A few volu ntary verses to the general readers”: B 1^r-C 2^r, the Handful of Verses: C 2^v “[A V]erse of variety to all those that honors the onely Phœnix of the world” i. e. the Queen.

Extremely rare: a copy is in the British Museum. Reprinted in H. Huth’s Fugitive Tracts in Verse, 1st Ser., no. xxxi (privately printed, Lond. 1875.)

6. Elizabeth, queen. [Speeches delivered | to Her Majesty this last Progress | at the Rt. Hon. the Lady Russels, at | Bissam; the Lord Chandos | at Sudeley; the Lord | Norris, at Ricott.]

[Impr. 7a: 1592]: sm. 4^o: pp. [24], signn. A-C⁴: sign. B 2^r beg. Daphnes mischance: Pica Roman. Contents:—[A 1^r, title?]: A 2^r-C 4^r, the speeches, &c.

Very rare. In the British Museum copy, the only one at present known (?), the titlepage (A 1) is lost, a transcript being supplied apparently from some other copy: also B 1 is lost. The text is reprinted in John Nichols’ Progresses ... of Queen Elizabeth, new edition, iii. (London. 1823), p. 130, but the source is not stated. A copy was sold in the Heber sale (Catal. pt. ii, p. 198, lot 3800) in 1834. Herbert’s Ames in the Additions iii. 1813 mentions the book.

7. Gager, William. MELEAGER. | Tragœdia noua. | BIS PVBLICE ACTA IN | ÆDE CHRISTI | Oxoniæ. [device.]

Impr. 11: 1592: (eights) 16^o: pp. [96], signn. A-F⁸: sign. B 1^r beg. Non leuior: Pica Italic. Contents:—sign. A 1^r title: A 2^r-A 3^r, letter dedicatory to Robert earl of Essex, 1 Jan. “1592” (1592
3?), signed “Guilielmus Gagerus”: A 3^v-A 4^r, Complimentary poems to the author, one by Albericus Gentilis: A 4^v-A 5^r, short poetical and prose account of the play by the author: A 5^v “Personae”: A 6^r-E 7^v, the play with prologues, argument and epilogues: E 8^r-F 5^v, “Panniculus Hippolyto Senecæ Tragœdiæ assutus 1591,” a short play: F 6^r “Apollo προλογίζει ad Serenissimam Reginam Elizabetham 1592,” a poem: F 6^v-F 7^r, Prologue and Epilogue to “Bellum Grammaticale.” [F 8 not seen].