The Zodiake of Life Written by the Godly and zealous Poet Marcellus Pallingenius stellatus, wherein are conteyned twelue Bookes disclosing the haynous Crymes & wicked vices of our corrupt nature: And plainlye declaring the pleasaunt and perfit pathway vnto eternall lyfe, besides a numbre of digressions both pleasaunt & profitable, Newly translated into Englishe verse by Barnabæ Googe. Probitas laudatur & alget. Imprinted at London by Henry Denham, for Rafe Newberye dwelling in Fleete streate. Anno. 1565. Aprilis. 18.
B. L. 8o. (53⁄8 × 33⁄4). *. 4. 1.
Collation: *8‡4A-Y82A-2X82Y4, unpaged. Coat of arms with initials B. G. (i.e. Barnabe Googe). Commendatory verses, from Gilbertus Duke, Christoferus Carlilus, Iacobus Itzuertus, G. Chatertonus, David Bellus, Richardus Stephanus, all in Latin except the last, which is in Greek with Latin translation. Epistle dedicatory to Sir William Cecill, signed by the translator. Address to the reader. Errata. Palingenius was the pseudonym under which Manzolli wrote. Books i-iii of the translation appeared in 1560, books i-vi in 1561; the present is the first edition of the complete work.
Sinker 331. BM 1189.
MARLOWE, Christopher.
Hero And Leander.... 1637. See Musæus.
MARNIX, Philip van.
¦The Bee Hiue of the Romish Church. A worke of all good Catholikes to be read, and most necessary to bee vnderstood. Wherein the Catholike Religion is substantially confirmed, and the Heretikes finely fetcht ouer the coales. Translated into English by George Gilpin the Elder. 1. Thes. 5. 21. Proue all things, and keepe that which is good. London. Printed by Iohn Dawson. 1623.¦
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Collation: *-2*8¶-4¶85¶2A-2X82Y2, folios numbered. Wanting all before 2¶ and after 2V 1. Epistle dedicatory to Philip Sidney Esquire, signed John Stell. Address to the reader signed by the same. 'Interpretation of the Epistle of Master Gentian Haruet,' signed Isaac Rabbotenu (i.e. Philip von Marnix van Sant Aldgonde.) Epistle dedicatory to Franciscus Sonnius signed Isaac Rabbotenu of Louen, and dated Jan. 5, 1569. Argument. One leaf blank (?). Table of authors quoted. Table of doctrines. At the end of the second Table is the note 'Gathered by Abraham Fleming.' Six books of the exposition of the 'Epistle of Gentian Haruet' followed by twelve chapters of additional exposition and a postscript to the reader headed 'The locke of this Booke' occupying the verso of the last leaf. The present copy begins in the middle of the first Table and ends in the 'conclusion' to the sixth book.
BM 1281.
MASSINGER, Philip.