BACON.

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The History of the Reigns of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, and Queen Mary. The First Written by the Right Honourable, Francis Lord Verulam, The other Three by Francis Godwyn, Lord Bishop of Hereford. London, Printed by W. G. for R. Scot, M.DC.LXXVI. Folio. A, 6 leaves B-Yy in fours. With a portrait of Bacon.

Francisci Baronis De Vervlamio, ViceComitis Sancti Albani, Historia Natvralis et Experimentalis ad Condendam Philosophiam: Sive, Phænomena Vniversi: Quæ est Instaurationis Magnæ Pars Tertia. Londini, In Officina Io. Haviland, [Impensis] Matthæi Lownes & Guilielmi Barret. 1622. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-T in eights, T 8 blank. Dedicated to Prince Charles.

History Naturall and Experimentall, of
Life and Death, or of the Prolongation of
Life.
[Trans-

Written in Latine

lated by W. Rawley.] London, Printed by Iohn Haviland for William Lee and Humphrey Mosley. 1638. 12o, A—V 4 in twelves, first leaf with the Imprimatur. Apothegmes New and Old. Collected by the Right Honovrable, Francis Lo. Vervlam, Viscount St. Alban. London, Printed for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whittaker, . . . 1625. Small 8vo, B— X 2 in eights, and the titlepage.

There is no preliminary matter.

Sylva Sylvarvm The second Edition. London, Printed by J. H. for william Lee ... 1628. Folio. Title and dedication, 2 leaves: A-Z 4 in sixes: the New Atlantis, a-e in fours, and f in sixes.

Sylva Sylvarvm: . . . London, Printed by J. H. for William Lee .

1631.

Folio. Portrait, frontispiece, title, and dedication, 4 leaves: A-Z in sixes: a-e in fours: f, 6 leaves.

Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honovrable, Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. Published by William Rawley, Doctor of Diuinity, one of his Maiesties Chaplaines. London, Printed by I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson

1629. 4o, A-Y in fours, including the separate titles to the pieces.

Contents: Considerations touching a War with Spain; An Advertisement touching an Holy War; An Offer of a Digest to be made of the laws of England; the History of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth (a fragment).

The Elements of the Common Lawes of

The Learned Reading of Sir Francis Bacon, One of her Majesties learned Counsell at Law, upon the Statute of Uses: Being his double Reading to the Honourable Society of Grayes Inne. Published for the Common good. London Printed for Mathew Walbancke, and Laurence Chapman. 1642. 4o, AH in fours, H 4 blank.

Resuscitatio, Or, Bringing into Publick Light Severall Pieces, of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, & Theological, hitherto sleeping; of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon By William Rawley, Doctor in Divinity London, Printed by Sarah Griffin, for William Lee . . . 1657. Folio. (a)(c) in fours: separate title to Speeches, 1 leaf: B-Qqq in fours. With a portrait. Resuscitatio, Or, Bringing into Publick Light Several Pieces of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, & Theological, Hitherto Sleping of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon . . The Second Edition, some-what enlarged. By William Rawley London . . 1661. Folio. Portrait and title, 2 leaves: a-c in fours: B-Rr in fours: Ss in sixes, besides separate title to Speeches.

The copy here used appears to be on large paper.

Baconiana Theologica: Or a few Remains of the Lord Bacon Relating to Divine Matters. London, Printed for R. C. . . . 1679. 8°, B-S in eights, no A, and S 8 blank : b—h 4 in eights: A (with the Table and Errata), 4 leaves. Letters of St Francis Bacon,. Written during the Reign of King James th First. Now Collected, and Augmented with Several Letters and Memoires . . . The whole being illustrated by an Historical Introduction . . . London, . MDCCII. 4o, (a)-(k) in fours: B-Qq in fours. [Edited by R. S. of the Middle Temple.] Memoria Honoratissimi Domini Francisci, Baronis De Vervlamio, Vice-Comitis

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BACON.

Sancti Albani Sacrum. Londini In Officina Iohannis Haviland. 1626. 4o, A— D in fours, and a leaf of E.

A collection of verses by various persons, including Herbert and Randolph, with a preface by W. Rawley. Puttick's, May 28, 1879, No. 156, modern vellum gilt, with a hog in gold on each cover.

BACON, NATHANIEL, of Gray's-Inn. An Historicall Discourse of the Uniformity of the Government of England. The First Part. From the first Times till the Reigne of Edward the third. London, Printed for Mathew Walbancke Grayes-Inne-Gate. 1647. 4o, A—Xx in fours, first leaf blank, besides the engraved frontispiece by W. Marshall.

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Dedicated to Edward Earl of Manchester and William Lenthall, Esq.

The Continuation of An Historicall Discourse . . . Vntill the end of the Reigne of Queene Elizabeth. With a Preface, being a Vindication of the ancient way of Parliaments in England. By Nath: Bacon of Grais-Inne, Esquire. London, Printed by Tho: Roycroft, for Matthew Wallbanck, and Henry Twyford .. 1651. 4o, A-Vv 2 in fours, besides the title and a blank before it.

BACON, SIR NICHOLAS, Lord Keeper. An epitaphe of my Lord Keeper [Bacon.] Licensed to R. Jones, 24 March, 1578-9. BACON, R.

The Labyrinth the Kingdom's In: With a golden thread to bring it forth into' Light, Liberty, and Peace agen. Being a brief but impartial History of the Good and Evil of the former, later, and present Power of the Nation London,

Printed in the Year, MDCXLIX. 4o, A-F

in fours.

BACON, ROGER.

Libellvs Rogeri Baconi Angli, . . . De retardandis senectutis accidentibus, Oxoniæ, Ex Officina Typographica Iosephi Barnesii, Anno Dom. 1590. 8o. *, 4 leaves: A-L 3 in eights. Dedicated by John Williams to Sir Christopher Hatton. The Mirror of Alchimy, composed by the thrice-famous and learned Fryer, Roger Bachon, sometimes fellow of Martin Colledge and afterwards of Braseм-nose Colledge in Oxenforde. Also a most excellent and learned discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of Art and Nature, written by the same Author. With certaine other worthie Treatises of the like Argument. Vino vendibili non opus est hedera. London Printed for Richard Oliue. 1597. 4o, A-L in

fours. [Col] Printed at London by Thomas Creede, for Richard Oliue. 1597.

This had been licensed to Thomas Scarlet, with the same writer's Treatise on the Philosopher's Stone, on the 26th May, 1593. See Arber's Transcript, ii. 298.

The Cure of Old Age, and Preservation of Youth. By Roger Bacon, A Franciscan Frier. Translated out of Latin; with Annotations, and an Account of his Life and Writings. By Richard Browne, M.L. Coll. Med. Lond. Also a Physical Account of the Tree of Life, by Edw. Madeira Arrais. Translated likewise out of Latin by the same Hand. London, Printed for Tho. Flesher . . . and Edward Evets... 1683. 8°. A, 8 leaves: a-b 4 in eights B-T 4 in eights. A 2 has a duplicate title, and T 4 advertisements. The history of Fryer Bacon with the merry prankes of Robin Goodfellow. Licensed to Henry Gosson, 23rd March,

1630-1.

If this was one work, it seems to have been an odd mixture.

The Most Famous History of the Learned Fryer Bacon: Shewing His Parentage and Birth.... Also, The Merry Waggeries of his Man Miles: And the Exploits of Vandermaster, a German, and Fryer Bungy,... Being all very profitable and pleasant to the Reader. London: Printed for Tho. Norris, at the Sign of the Looking-glass on London-Bridge. 4°, A-C in fours. Woodcut on title. BAGSHAW, EDWARD, M.P.

Mr. Bagshaw's Speech in Parliament February the ninth, 1640. Concerning Episcopacy and the London Petition. London, Printed for Francis Constable. 1641. 4°, 4 leaves.

BAGSHAW, EDWARD, of Christ-Church. A Letter to the Right Honourable, Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellour of England. By Edward Bagshaw, Student of Christ Church. London,

Printed for J. S. 1662. 4°, A-B 2 in fours.

A Letter to a Person of Quality, Written by Mr. Edward Bagshaw, The Day before his Commitment Close-Prisoner to the Gatehouse. London, Printed in the year, 1663. 40, 4 leaves.

BAGWELL, WILLIAM.

The Mystery of Astronomy... By W. B. an Honourer of Arts & Sciences. London, Printed for Francis Smith . . . 1673. 8°, A-K in eights, including the leaf of frontispiece and also the one of metrical explanation.

BAILEY.

BAILEY, WALTER.

A Short Discourse of the three kindes of Peppers in common vse, and certaine special medicines made of the same, tending to the preseruation of health. 1588. No place, &c. 8°, A-C in eights. Lambeth.

In this copy the dedication to the Archbishop of Canterbury is superscribed and signed by Walter Bailey in his own autograph.

BAILY, THOMAS, D.D.

The Life & Death of that Renowned John Fisher Bishop of Rochester: Comprising the highest and hidden Transactions of Church and State, in the reign of King Henry the 8th. With divers Morall, Historicall, and Politicall Animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey, Sir Thomas Moor, Martin Luther, with a full relation of Qu: Katherines Divorce. Carefully selected from severall ancient Records

. . London, Printed in the yeare, 1655. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-R 3 in eights. With a portrait of Fisher. BAILZIE, ROBERT.

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A Brief Account of the Indictment, Tryal, Conviction, and Execution of Mr. Robert Bailzie of Jerresswood, Upon the 22th, 23th, and 24th of December 1684 at His Majesties Capital City of Edinburgh, . . Where the said Mr. Robert Bailzie was hanged and afterwards Quartered for High Treason. London, Printed for W. Davies in Amen Corner, 1684. A folio leaf.

BAYNES, PAUL.

A letter of Repentance and new obedience, written by master Paule Baynes. Licensed to Nathaniel Newbery, 24 October, 1617.

Breife Directions vnto a godlie life, with most necessarie helpes therevnto, written by master Paule Baines. Licensed to Nathanael Newbery, 11 May, 1618. A thinge called Certaine letters written by master Baynes to master Jurden and his wife. Licensed to Nathaniel Newbery, 27 June, 1618.

BAKER, COLONEL.

The Blazing-Star Or, Nolls Nose. Newly
Revived, and taken out of his Tomb. By
Collonel Baker. London, Printed for
Theodorus Microcosmus. 1660 [Aug. 17.]
4°. With a cut. B. M.

BAKER, DANIEL, M.A., of Gonville and
Caius Coll., Cambridge.
Poems upon Several Occasions.
London, Printed for J. Jones . . . 1697.
8°. A, 3 leaves: B-L in eights. Dedi-

cated to Sir Ralph Hare, of Stow Hall, Norfolk.

BAKER, GEORGE.

The Composition or making of the moste excellent and vertuous Oil called Oleum Magistrale. First published by the commaundement of the King of Spain, Also the third book of Galen of curing of pricks and wounds of Sinowes. A method for curing of wounds in the ioynts, . . . A brief gathering togither of certain errours which the common Chirurgyons dayly vse... Faithfully gathered and translated into English by George Baker Chirurgian. 1574. [Col.] Imprinted at London. by John Alde. 8°, black letter, A-B in eights: C, 2 leaves: D (misprinted C)—R 4 in eights. Dedicated to the Earl of Oxford.

The newe lewell of Health, wherein is contayned the most excellent Secretes of Phisicke and Philosophie deuided into fower Bookes. . . . Gathered out of the best and most approued Authors, by that excellent Doctor Gesnerus Faith

fully corrected and published in Englishe. Printed at London, by Henrie Denham. 1576. 4o, black letter. A, 4 leaves: A-Mm 2 in eights. With woodcuts. BAKER, HUMPHREY.

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The Well springe of Sciences, which teacheth the perfect worke and practise of Arithmeticke, bothe in whole Numbers and Fractions, set forthe by Hvmfrey Baker, Londoner, 1562. And nowe once agayne perused augmented and amended in all the three partes, by the sayde Authour, whereunto he hathe also added certaine Tables of the agreement of measures and waightes, of diuers places in Europe, the one with the other by the Table folowing it may appeare. 1574. [Col.] Imprinted at London by Thomas Purfoote, dwelling in Paules Church yarde at the signe of the Lucrece. 8°, black letter, A-Ee 4 in eights, and 2 leaves between Dd and Ee marked a. BAKER, SIR RICHARD, Knight. A Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Romane Goverment unto the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King charles. Containing all Passages of State & Church. With all other Obseruations proper for a Chronicle. Faithfully Collected out of Authours, Ancient and Moderne : & digested into a new Method. By ST R. Baker Knight. London Printed for Daniel Frere. 1643. Folio. Engraved title by W. Marshall and portrait of Prince Charles

BAKER.

by Van Dalen, 2 leaves: dedication to the Prince and Epistle, 2 leaves: Catalogue of writers, 3 leaves: A-Ccccc 2 in fours, last leaf with the Errata.

A Chronicle of the Kings of England

whereunto is added, The Reign of King Charles the First, with a Continuation of the Chronicle, in this Fourth Edition, To the Coronation of His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second that now Reigneth. . . . London: Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Saubridg.

M.DC.LXV.

Folio. A, 6 leaves: (a), 4 leaves : B-Aaaa, 6 leaves each: Bbbb-Ffff in fours, last leaf blank. With a frontispiece making A.

Edited by Edward Phillips, and dedicated to Charles II.

A Chronicle of the Kings of England. ... By Sir Richard Baker, Knight. Whereunto is added, The Reign of King Charles the First .. all which Additions are Revised in this Sixth Impression.

.. London, Printed for George Sawbridge. and Thomas Williams. M.DC.LXXIV. Folio. With a portrait, and an engraved title as in the former issues.

Cronyke van Het Leven en Bedryff van alle de Coningen van Engeland. . . . tot Amsterdam, Ao. 1649. Folio. Engraved title, 1 leaf: (a)—(b), 2 leaves each: A-Dd in fours, and A-Z 1 in fours. With portraits on the letterpress.

BAKER, ROBERT.

The brefe Dyscource of Roberte Baker in Gynney India Portyngyule and Fraunce. Licensed to Francis Coldock in 1567-8. BALAAM.

Balaams Asse, Or the City Fast for Cursing the King and Blessing Oliver. With the Peoples Speech to their Independent Drivers. And the Asses Sacrifice, or good speed to Oliver. Printed in the Yeare 1649. 4°, 4 leaves. In verse. BALDWIN, WILLIAM.

The tretise of Morall Phylosophy. Newlye perused and augmented by William Baldwyn... [Col.] Imprinted at London in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne, ouer against the Counduite, by John Waylande. Cum priuilegio. . . 80, black letter, A-N in eights. BALE, JOHN, Bishop of Ossory.

The Actes of Englysh votaryes, comprehendynge their vnchast practyses and examples by all ages, from the worldes begynnynge to thys present yeare, col

lected out of their owne legendes and Chronycles By Johan Bale.... [Col.] Printed at Wesel In the Yeare Of our Lorde God. 1.5.4.6. 8°, black letter, A-K in eights, K 8 blank. B. M. (two copies.)

The Preface begins on A 2; there is no dedication.

The second part or continuacyon of the English votaries, comprehendynge theyr vnchast examples for . CC. yeares space, from the yeare a thousande from Christes incarnacyon, to the reigne of Kyng Johan, collected of theyr owne wryters by Johan Bale. [Quot, from Ezek. xvi.] Imprinted at London, for Johan Bale, in the yeare of our Lorde a M.D. & LJ. and are to be solde wythin Paules chayne, at the sygne of S. John Baptist. Cum priuilegio... 8°, black letter, A-F in eights. B. M. The first two partes of the Actes and vnchast examples of the English votaryes ... [Col.] Imprinted at Londo in saynt Andrewes Parysh. In the Waredrop, By Thomas Raynalde. M.D. XLVIIJ. Cum priuilegio. 8o, black letter. *, 4 leaves: A-L 4 in eights. B. M.

Although two parts are mentioned on the title, the edition contains only the first portion, like the Wesel edition of 1546. Dedicated to Edward VI.

The first two partes of the Actes or vnchaste examples of the Englyshe Votaryes, gathered out of theyr owne legendes and Chronycles by Jhon Bale, and dedicated to oure moste redoubted soueraigne Kyng Edwarde the syxte.. [Col.] Imprinted at London by John Tysdale, dwellynge in knyght Riderstrete nere to the Quenes Waredrop. Anno. 1560. 8°, black letter. A, 8 leaves, the last blank A (repeated)-N 4 in eights. (ii.) The second parte or continuation of the Englishe votaries, comprehendyng theyr vnchast examples, for CC. yeares space... [Col.] Imprinted at London by Jhon Tisdale. .. 8o, black letter, U in eights.

The Image of both churches... [Col.] dwelling at Aldersgate, and William Imprinted at London by Jhon Daye, Seres, dwellinge in Peter Colledge 8°, A-T in eights and A-Rr in eights, each part with a separate title.

The Thirde parte of the Image of both Churches, after the mooste wonderfull and heauenlye Revelacion of sayncte John the Euangeliste, &c. Compyled by John Bale. [Col.] Imprynted at London In Fletestrete By me John Wyer dwelling a

Illvstrivm Maioris Britanniae Scriptorvm, Hoc est, Angliae, Cambriae, ac Scotia Summariu, in quasdam centurias diuisum, cum diuersitate doctrinaru atq; annoru recta supputatione per omnes ætates a Iapheto Sanctissimi Noeh filio, ad annum domini. M.D.XLVIII. Avtore Ioanne Balaeo Svdovolca. Excvdebatvr Praesens Opvs Wesaliae, per Theodoricum Plateanum, Anno a seruatoris natiuitate. M.D.XLVIIII. Pridie Calendas Augusti. 4°.

Title, 1 leaf: dedication to Edward VI., 4 leaves: Index and Verses, 7 leaves: the Work, A-Sss in fours, Sss 4 blank.

On Qqq 4 occurs: Completum erat presens Britannicorum scriptorum opus, doctrinarum per omnes ætates ecclesie, patefaciés discrime, ac diuersitate manifestans. Excusumque fuit Gippeswici in Anglia per Ioannem Ouerton, anno a Christi incarnatione 1548. pridie Calendas Augusti. One of the preliminary leaves has a fine woodcut portrait of Wicliff.

In a second copy before me, otherwise appearing exactly to correspond, the imprint at the foot of the titlepage varies, and the place of printing, and the name of the printer, are omitted.

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Mr. De Morgan (Notes and Queries, Aug. 29, 1854) considered the issue without the name of Plateanus the prior, and that the volume was really printed at Ipswich. Scriptorvm Illustrium maioris Brytannie, quam nunc Angliam & Scotiam vocant: Catalogus á Ïapheto per 3620 annos, usq; ad annum hunc Domini 1559. ex Boroso, Gennadio, Beda, Honorio, Bostono Buriensi, Frumentario, Capgrauo, ... Ioanne Lelando, atq; alijs authoribus collectus, & XIIII Centurias continens : In quo antiquitates, origines, annales, loca, successus, celebrioraq; cuiusq; scriptoris facta, dicta, consilia,

recensentur... Autore Ioanne Baleo Sudouolgio Anglo, Ossoriensi apud Hybernos iampridem Episcopo... Basileae, Apvd Ioannem Oporinum. [Col.] Basileae, Ex Officina Ioannis Oporini, Anno Salutis humanæ. M.D.LVII. Mense Septembri. (ii.) Scriptorvm ... posterior pars, quinque continens Centurias, . . [Col.] Basileae, M.D.LIX. Mense

Februario. Folio. 2 vols. With a woodcut print of Bale on the back of each titlepage.

Vol. I. title, 1 leaf: dedication, 4 leaves: verses, table, &c., 9 leaves: a-z and A-Z, and aa-zz, and Aa-Aaa in fours, last leaf with colophon and mark. Vol. II. title, dedication, &c., 10 leaves: a-b 4 (Greek) in sixes a-z and A-T in fours, T 4 with the colophon and mark.

The vocacyon of Joha Bale to the bishoprick of Ossorie in Irelade his persecutios in ye same & finall delyueraunce. [Woodcuts of the English Christian and the Irish Papist, and quotation from ii. Cor. xi.] The colophon is: Imprinted in Rome / before the castell of S. Angell

at y signe of S. Peter / in Decembre / Anno D. 1553. 8°, black letter, A—G in eights. B. M., Bodleian, &c. BALL, ROGER.

A Short Catechisme. Contayning the Principles of Religion. Verie profitable for all sorts of People. [By Roger Ball.] The twelfth Impression. London, Printed by W. Stansby for Ed. Brewster and Rob. Bird,... 1628. 8°, A-C in eights. BALL, THOMAS, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge.

Two Books of Elegies: In Imitation of the Two First Books of Ovid de Tristibus; with part of the Third. To which is added, Verses upon several Occasions, with some Translations out of the Latin and Greek Poets. . . . London, Printed for Richard Cumberland 1697. 8°, A-L 4 in eights. Dedicated to John Harvey, of Thurly in Bedfordshire. BALL, WILLIAM.

Ball His Vindication against Bullock; Shewing, A former Narrative subscribed William Ball, to be true: And A late Printed Paper subscribed Edward Bullock, to be Notoriously false and Scandalous. Humbly Presented to the Parliament of England, By William_Ball, Esq. Printed in the Yeare, 1652 [Aug. 24.] 4°, 8 leaves. B. M. BALLADS, ANONYMOUS.

Two proper nue Balletes. No place, &c. A sheet. Black letter. F. Ouvry, Esq. (Ouvry Cat. No. 1.)

Tomorrow shalbe my fathers wake.