Greenes Groats Worth of Witte: bought with a million of Repentance: Describing the Folly of Youth, the falshood of Make-shift Flatterers, the miserie of the negligent, and mischiefes of deceyuing Curtezans. Published at his dying request: and, Newly corrected, and of many errors purged. Fœlicem, fuisle [sic] infaustum. London, Printed by N. O. for Henry Bell, and are to be sold at his shop in Bethlem at the signe of the Sun. 1621.
B. L. 4o. (7 × 5). S. 36. 2.
Collation: A-F4, unpaged. Wanting F 3 (? blank). Address 'To Wittie Poets, or Poeticall Wittes' signed I. H. At the end is a letter purporting to have been written by Greene to his wife and 'found with this Booke after his death', signed. Also 'Greenes Epitaph' in verse, signed I. H. The first edition appeared in 1592; it does not contain the address and verses by I. H. The present is the sixth.
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Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, bought with A Million of Repentence. Describing the folly of Youth, the falshood of make-shift Flatterers, the Misery of the Negligent, and Mischieves of deceiving Curtezans. Published at his dying request, and Newly corrected and of many errors purged. Felicem fuisse infaustum. London, Printed for Henry and Moses Bell. 1637.
B. L. 4o. (75⁄8 × 53⁄4). Q. 14. 6.
Collation: A-F4, unpaged. Wanting F 4 (? blank). Contents as before. Eighth edition.
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Greenes Ghost Haunting Cony-catchers: Wherin is set downe The Art of Humouring. The Art of carrying Stones. Will. St. Lift. Ja. Fost. Law. Ned Bro. Catch, and Black Robins Kindnesse. With the merry Conceits of Doctor Pinch-backe a notable Makeshift. Ten times more pleasant than any thing yet published of this matter. Non ad imitandum, sed ad euitandum. London, Printed for Francis Williams. 1626.
B. L. 4o. (73⁄4 × 6). Q. 9. 4.
Collation: A-G4, unpaged. Wanting A 1 and G 4 (? blank). Epistle 'To all Gentlemen' etc. signed S. R. Verses to the reader. 'The Notable, Slie, and Deceitfull Prankes of Doctor Pinchback', begins with head-title on sig. F 4. The first edition appeared after Greene's death, namely in 1602, edited and possibly written by S. R., probably Samuel Rowlands. The present is the second edition.
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