HOWELL, Thomas.
Newe Sonets, and pretie Pamphlets. Written by Thomas Howell Gentleman. Newly augmented, corrected and amended. [Woodcut.] Imprinted at London in Fletestreete, at the signe of the S. Iohn Euangelist, by Thomas Colwell.
B. L. 4o. (71⁄4 × 43⁄4). S. 8. 2.
Collation: A-G4, paged (B-E only). Wanting D 3 and 4. Epistle dedicatory to Henry Lassels, signed. Verses to the same, also signed. Commendatory verses from John Keper (English and Latin), and the author's brother William Howell. Several poems by J. Keeper occur in the course of the work. The present is the only known copy. It was licensed to Colwell in 1567/8, but of what is presumably the original issue (c. 1568) three leaves only are extant, in the Huth collection. The present reprint must date between the years 1568 and 1575 when Colwell ceased printing. On A 4v occurs a device formerly used by Robert Wyer (device 2, but without name).
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HUSBAND.
The Husband. A Poeme expressed In a Compleat Man. Loripedem rectus derideat, Æthiopem albus: Iuv: sat: pri: London Printed for Lawrence L'isle, dwelling at the Tygres head in Pauls Church-yard. 1614.
8o. (53⁄4 × 35⁄8). Z. 3. 3.
Title within arabesque border, at the foot of which are the initials T C, probably those of Thomas Creede the printer. Ornament at head and foot of each page. Collation: A-F8, unpaged. A 1 blank but for signature, and F 8 blank. Epistle dedicatory to Anth. Croftes, dated, June 29, 1614. Epistle to the reader. Commendatory verses from Ben: Jonson, I. C., Ra: Wym:, Io: Calue: Ex inter: Temp:, A: H: Ex Temp: Med:, Philomus: Ex Graij: Hospi:, Robertus Vescius (Lat), R. V. (Lat.), M: Freeman. Verses from 'The Author to his præfix'd Approuers'. Argument in prose. The only other copy that can be traced was in Bibl. Anglo Poet, and Heber sale. The volume was reprinted in 1710. The author is not known. Two years later John Davies of Hereford published a similar work entitled 'A select second Husband for Sir Thomas Overburies Wife, now a matchless Widow.'
JAMES VI of Scotland.
The Essayes of a Prentise, in the deuine Art of Poesie. Imprinted at Edinbrugh, by Thomas Vautroullier. 1584. Cum Priuilegio Regali.