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2818 CLEVELAND (JOHN). THE WORKS | OF | MR. JOHN

CLEVELAND, | Containing his | Poems, Orations, Epiftles, | Collected into One Volume. | With the | LIFE | of the | AUTHOR, | LONDON. Printed by R. Holt, for Obadiah Blagrave, at the Bear and Star, over against the little | North Door in St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1687.

8vo, BEST EDITION, in the original old paneled calf, corners torn from two leaves, in one case obliterating a few words. FINE, SHARP IMPRESSION of the ENGRAVED PORTRAIT. Writing on lower blank margin of title.

2819 CLIFFORD (MARTIN). NOTES | upon | Mr Dryden's Poems | in | Four Letters. | By M. CLIFFORD, late Master of the | Charter House, LONDON. | To which are annexed fome Reflections upon the | HIND and PANTHER. By another Hand. | LONDON Printed in the Year. 1687.

4to, half roan. FINE COPY.

2820 COLYNET (ANTONY). THE | TRUE HISTORY of the | CIUILL VVARRES OF FRANCE, | betweene the French King HENRY THE 4. and | the LEAGUERS. | Gathered from the yere of our Lord | 1585, vntill this present | October. 1591. | By Antony ColynET. | Printed at London for THOMAS WOOD- | COCK, dwelling in Paules Churchyard, | at the figne of the black Beare. | 1591.

4to, Black Letter, limp vellum. VERY FINE COPY. Printed by THOMAS ORWIN.

2821 COOPERS CHRONICLE | Contenynge the vvhole discourfe | of the histories as well of thys | realme as all other countreis. | with the fuccellion of theyr | Kynges, the tyme of theyr | raign, and what notable | actes were done by the | newely enlarged and | augmented, as well | in the first parte | wyth diuers | profitable | Hiftor- | ries. | As in the latter ende wyth the whole lumme | of those thynges that Paulus Jonius | and Sleigdane hath written of late | yers that is. now lately ouerlene | and with great diligence cor- | rected and angmented vn- | to the vii yere of the | raigne of our molt | gracious Quene

Elizabeth that
nowe is.

Anno. 1565. the first day
of Auguste.

Small thick 4to, old calf, rubbed, red edges, first leaf of the Table defective and some others stained, OTHERWISE A VERY FINE COPY. With the BOOKPLATE of HENRY B. HUMPHREY.

THE FOLLOWING MOMENTOUS HISTORICAL FACT WILL BE FOUND CHRONICLED

UNDER "THE Yere of Christ, 1452."

( One named Johannes Faustius first found the crafte of printing in the city of Mens in Germanie.

2822 COPIE (THE) OF A LETTER | sent from the ROARING BOYES in ELIZIUM; | To the two arrant KNIGHTS of the GRAPE, in LIMBO, ALDER-MAN ABEL and M. KILVERT, the two great PROJECTORS | for WINE: And to the rest of the worshipfull | Brotherhood of that Patent, etc. | [LONDON]. Brought over by the same Messenger. 1641.

4to, bound in half claret levant morocco, top edge gilt. TWO PORTRAITS ON TITLEPAGE. Inner margins of leaves repaired, affecting a few words of text. OTHERWISE

A FINE COPY.

RARE. Contains two interesting references to BEN JONSON and his "Catiline" and "Sejanus."

2823 CORBET (RICHARD). CERTAIN|ELEGANT POEMS, WRITTEN | By Dr. CORBET, | Bishop | of | NORWICH. | London, Printed by R. Cotes for Andrew | Crooke at the Green Dragon in Pauls | Church-yard, 1647.

Small 8vo, FIRST EDITION, exquisitely bound in crushed crimson levant morocco, super extra, gilt back delicately tooled, inside broad gold borders, gilt edges over marble, by LORTIC.

AN UNCOMMONLY BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS RARE VOLUME. It is dedicated "To the Right Honorable THE LADY TEYNHAM: Her humble Servant N. N. wisheth eternall Beauty, both in this world, and the world to come."

2824 [CORBET (RICHARD).] POËTICA STROMΜΑΤΑ OR | A COLLECTION | of | SUNDRY PEICES | in | POETRY: | Drawne by the known and approued | Hand of | R. C. | ANNO 1648.

12mO, SECOND EDITION, old calf, paneled sides, gilt. FROM THE MITFORD COLLECTION, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH, AND INTERESTING MS. NOTES.

This edition was probably printed in either FRANCE or FLANDERS. SOME OF THE

VARIATIONS OF THE TEXT ARE AMUSING.

2825 CORBET (RICHARD). POEMS. | Written by the Right Reverend | Dr. RICHARD CORBET. LATE | Lord Bishop of Norwich. | The Third Edition, corrected and enlarged. | LONDON: | Printed by J. C. for William Crook, at the | Green Dragon, without Temple-Bar. | 1672.

12mo, old calf, gilt back. FROM THE MITFORD and HEBER COLLECTIONS. ON FLY-LEAF is WRITTEN in MR. MITFORD'S HANDWRITING, BOUGHT OF HEBER." A long ACCOUNT of BISHOP CORBET is given on two other fly-leaves, EVIDENTLY in the HANDWRITING of RICHARD HEBER. FINE COPY.

Thomas Coryate,

TRAVAILER

For the English wits, and the good of this Kingdom: To all his inferiour Countreymen, Greeting: Efpecially to the Sireniacall Gentlemen, that meet the first Friday of cuerie Moneth, at the Mermaide in Breadstreet. From the Court of the great Mogul, refident at the Towne of Almere, in the Easterne India.

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2826 CORNWALLIS (SIR WILLIAM). ESSAYES | By | SIR WILLIAM | CORNEVVALLYES | THE YONGER, Knight. | Newly enlarged. | LONDON | Printed by I. Windet for Iohn Browne, | and are to be fold at his shop in Saint | Dunstanes Church-yard in Fleete- | streete. 1610.

12mo, sheep, lacks engraved title. One or two margins slightly torn, and name written on title. BOOKPLATE of JOHN ADAIR HAWKINS.

2827 CORYAT (THOMAS).

THE | ODCOMBIAN | BANQVET: | Dished foorth | By | THOMAS THE CORIAT, | And | Serued in by a number of Noble Wits | in prayse of his CRVDITIES and CRAMBE too. | ASINVS PORTANS MYSTERIA.

Imprinted for Thomas Thorp.

1611.

4to, elegantly bound in light polished calf extra, gilt edges, top margin of some leaves closely cut, IN OTHER RESPECTS A VERY FINE CLEAN COPY.

This curious volume contains verses of some of the most eminent wits of the age in which they flourished, viz.: MICHAEL DRAYTON, SIR JOHN HARRINGTON, DR. JOHN DONNE, DR. Richard CorBET, HENRY PEACHAM, THOMAS CAMPION, JOHN DAVIES of HEREFORD, JOHN Owen, the Epigrammatist, and many whose productions might in vain be sought after in other collections.

Owen's lines "In prayse of this worthy Worke" are as follows :
"The Fox is not so full of wiles

As this booke full of learned smiles:
Come seeke, and thou shalt find in it

Th Abridgement of great Brittains wit."

2828 CORYAT (THOMAS). Thomas Coryate, | TRAVAILER | For the English wits, and the good of this Kingdom: | To all his inferiour Countreymen, Greeting: Efpe- | cially to the Sireniacall Gentlemen, that meet the first Friday of euerie | Moneth, at the Mermaide in Breadstreet. From the Court of | the great Mogul, refident at the Towne of Afmere, in the Easterne | India. | [LONDON] Printed by W. Iaggard, and Henry Fetherston. [1616].

4to, bound in brown calf, gilt back and edges, inside gilt border, by W. PRATT. Two leaves neatly repaired. Contains Curious woodcuts, one on the title repreSenting CORYATE MOUNTED UPON AN ELEPHANT. Good Copy.

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