A Discovery of Subterraneall Treasure, viz. Of all manner of Mines and Mineralls, from the Gold to the Coale; with plaine Directions and Rules for the finding of them in all Kingdomes and Countries. And also the Art of Melting, Refining, and Assaying of them is plainly declared, . . . Imprinted at London, by J. Okes, for Jasper Emery, ... MDCXXXIX. 4o, B-K 2 in fours, and the title. Dedicated by G. Plattes to William Englebert Esquire.

PLAY.

...

PLAYFORD.

A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Musick. In two Books. The First contains the Grounds and Rules of Musick. The Second, Instructions for the Viol and also for the Treble-Violin. By John Playford, Philo-Musicæ. To which is added a Third Book, entituled, The Art of Setting . . . London, Printed for J. Playford and are sold at his Shop in the Temple in Fleetstreet. 1662. 8°. A, 4 leaves: B-K 4 in eights. With a portrait.

A Brief Introduction The Fourth Edition, much Enlarged. London, Printed by William Godbid for John Playford, 1664. 8°, A-L in eights, besides title and portrait.

A Brief Introduction to the Skill of Musick In Three Books. The First: The Grounds and Rules of Musick, The Second: Instructions for the BassViol, and also for the Treble-Violin: With Lessons for Beginners. By John Playford, Philo - Musica. The Third: The Art of Descant, or Composing Musick in Parts. By Dr. Tho. Campion. With Annotations thereon, by Mr. Chr. Simpson. London, Printed by William Godbid for John Playford,. . . 1670. 8°, A-K 4 in eights, besides the portrait, title, and dedication, 3 leaves.

On E 8 is an engraving of a performer on the Bass-viol, perhaps a portrait. An Introduction . . . The Sixt Edition Corrected and Enlarged. London, Printed by W. Godbid for J. Playford . . . 1672. 80, A-L in eights. With a portrait. An Introduction . . . The Seventh Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. London, Printed by W. Godbid for J. Playford .. 1674. 8°, A-M in eights. With a portrait.

...

Musick's Delight on the Cithren, Restored and Refined to a more Easie and Pleasant Manner of Playing than formerly; And set forth with Lessons A la Mode ... To which is added several New Songs and ayres to sing to the Cithren. By John Playford Philo-Musica. London, Printed by W. G. and are sold by J. Playford... 1666. Obl. 8°, A-G in eights. With a frontispiece representing a performer on the cithern.

The Musical Companion, In Two Books. The First Book containing Catches and Rovnds for Three Voyces. The Second Book containing Dialogves, Glees, Ayres and Songs for Two, Three and Four voyces. Collected and Published by John Playford Practitioner in Mvsick. Lon

PLINY.

don, Printed by W. Godbid, for John Playford, at his Shop in the Temple near the Church, 1673. 4°, A--Ff in fours, except that P has 6 leaves.

The Whole Book of Psalms: With the usual Hymns and Spiritual Songs... Compos'd in Three Parts, Cantus, Medius & Bassus: In a more Plain and Useful Method than hath been formerly published. By John Playford. London, Printed by W. Godbid for the Company of Stationers, 1677. 8°, A-Pp in fours, and the title.

The Second Book of the Pleasant Musical
Companion: . . . The Second Edition,
Corrected and much Enlarged. London,
Printed for John Playford, . . . 1687.
Obl. 4o, A-M in fours, first and last
leaves blank.

A Compendium of Practical Musick
The Third Edition. London, Printed by
M. C. for Henry Brome,... MDCLXXVIII.
8°, A-N in eights. With a portrait.
The Divine Companion: . . . The Third
Edition, with large Additions. London:
Printed by William Pearson, .. 1715.
8°, A-Aa in fours.

The Secrets and wonders of the world. A Booke right rare and straunge, containing many excellent properties, giuen to Man, Beasts, Foules, Fishes and Serpents, Trees, & Plants. Abstracted out of that excellent naturall Historiographer Plinie. Translated out of French into English. At London Printed for Thomas Hacket, and are to be solde at his shop in Lumberd Streete, Vnder the Popes head. 1585. 4o, black letter. A, 2 leaves: B-H in fours: I, 1 leaf.

Dedicated by the publisher to his very good friend, Master Richard Candler. The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Natvrall Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor in Physicke. London, Printed by Adam Islip, 1601. Folio. Title, 1 leaf: dedication to Sir Robert Cecil, 1 leaf: Preface and Errata, 3 leaves: T, 4 leaves: a-b in sixes: A, 8 leaves: B-3 I in sixes: 3 K, 4 leaves: The Second Tome, with a new title, A-3 P in sixes, besides the Errata, 1 leaf.

The Historie of the World: Commonly called, The Natvrall Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs.... London, Printed by Adam

Islip. 1634. Folio. Title, &c., 5 leaves : T, 4 leaves: a-b in sixes: A, 8 leaves: B-Ppp in sixes, and an extra leaf at end with An Advertisement."

PLOT.

A Machavillian Plot, Or, A Caution for England, Presented in a time when Princes were so Pious, and Iudges durst bee Valiant to declare against Vnhonest Slaverie. London, Printed Anno Dom. 1642. 4o, 8 leaves. B. M. PLOT, ROBERT, LL.D.

The Natural History of Oxford-shire, Being an Essay toward the Natural History of England. By Robert Plot, Doctor of Laws. Printed at the Theater in Oxford. 1677. Folio. Title and Imprimatur, 2 leaves: b, 4 leaves: folding map: A-Bbb 2 in fours, Yy 4 with the Errata, and last leaf blank. With plates at pp. 16, 92, 100, 104, 110, 126, 130, 142, 146, 212, 237, 244, 272, 274, 328, and 356.

The Natural History of Oxford-Shire ... By Robert Plot, L.L.D. Late Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, and Professor of Chymistry in the University of Oxford. The Second Edition, with Large Additions and Corrections: To which is prefix'd a short Account of the Author, &c. Oxford: . . 1705. Folio. Title, dedication, to the Reader, &c., 6 leaves: folding map: A-3 A in fours. With plates as before.

Both editions are inscribed to Charles II. PLUNKET, OLIVER.

The Last Speech of Mr. Oliver Plunket, Titular Primate of Ireland, Who was Executed at Tyburn on Friday the 1st of this instant July, 1681. London, Printed by N. Thompson, 1681. Folio, 2 leaves. PLURALITIES.

A Purge for Pluralities, Shewing the unlawfulnesse of men to have two Livings. Or The Downe-fall of Double Benefices. Being in the Clymactericall and fatall yeare of the proud Prelates. But the yeare of Iubilee to all poore hungerpinch'd Schollers. London, Printed for F. Coules, T. Bates, and T. Banks. 1642. 4°, 4 leaves. With a curious cut on the title.

PLUTARCH.

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes, compared together by that graue learned Philosopher, and Historiographer, Plutarke of Charonæa: Translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Arnyot, Abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of

Auxerre, one of the Kings privy counsel, and great Amner of France, and out of French into Englishe, by Thomas North. Imprinted at London by Thomas Vautroullier and Iohn Wight. 1579. [Col.] Imprinted at London by Thomas Vautrollier, dwelling in the Blacke Friers by Ludgate. Folio. *,6 leaves: A-5 F in sixes. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes. . . . Imprinted at London by Richard Field for Thomas Wight. 1595. Folio. *, 7 leaves: A-Hhhhh 4 in sixes.

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans... Cambridge. MDCLXXVI.

Folio, A-Uuuu 2 in sixes, besides the engraved title and explanation: Addi tional Lives from Thevet, a, 2 leaves: A-G in sixes: H, 4 leaves: Table, 17 leaves. With cuts and engravings, including a portrait of John Guttenberg the printer.

This is considered the best edition, but in fact it includes several more modern biographies, not belonging to the original work.

Plutarchs Lives. Translated from the Greek by Several Hands. To which is prefixt the Life of Plutarch. London, Printed for Jacob Tonson, 16831700. 8°. 5 vols. With frontispieces and plates.

The Philosophie, commonlie called, The Morals Written by the learned Philoso

PLYMOUTH.

pher Plutarch of Charonea. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke. . . . At London Printed by Arnold Hatfield. 1603. Folio. T, 4 leaves: A-6 F in sixes. Dedicated to James I. PLUTO.

Grand Plvtoes Remonstrance, Or, The Devill Horn-mad at Roundheads and Brownists. Wherein his Hellish Maiestie (by advice of his great Counsell, Eacus, Minos & Radamanthus, ) is pleased to declare. 1. How far he differs from Roundhead, Rattle-head, or Pricke-eare. 2. His Copulation with a Holy Sister. 3. His deere affection to Romish Catholikes, and hate to Protestants. 4. His Oration to the Rebells. Printed for the Catticuchlania, in the yeere 1642. 4o, 4 leaves. With a cut on title. PLYMOUTH.

The prowde mayde of Plymouthe. A ballad licensed to William Blackwall, 15 Oct. 1595.

Joyfvll Newes from Plymouth, Being An exact Relation of a great Victory obtained against the Cornish Cavaliers, by the Parliament Forces in those parts, Whereunto is annexed an Abstract of severall Letters . . . London, Printed for Edward Smith, 1643. 4°, 4 leaves.

A Continvation of the Trve Narration of the Most observable Passages in and about Plymouth, from Ianuary 26. 1643. till this present; Wherein you may observe how the Lord doth alwaies work, for that poore, and remote Garrison. Together with the Letter of Sir Richard Greenvile, with the Answer to it, as also the burning of a booke inclosed in his Letter by the hands of the Hangman, the Book being intituled, The Iniquity of the Covenant. With the discovery of a shee Traytor together with the Articles proved on oath against her at a Councell of Warre. Published by Authority. London, Printed by I. D. for Francis Eglesfield, 10. 1644. 4o, A-B 2 in fours. PLYMOUTH, NEW.

A Relation or Iournall . . . 1622.

May

Compare Hunter's Tract on New Plymouth, 8°, 1849, p. 3-5, &c., from which it would appear almost that the initials R. C. are for Richard Clifton. At any rate, R. G. do not seem to represent the name of any person concerned in the business. A Sermon Preached at Plimmoth in NewEngland December 9. 1621. In an assem

POCKLINGTON.

blie of his Maiesties faithfull Subiects, there inhabiting. Wherein is shewed the danger of selfe-loue, and the sweetnesse of true Friendship. Together with a Preface, Shewing the state of the Country, and Condition of the Savages. . . . Written in the yeare 1621. London: Printed by I. D. for Iohn Bellamin... 1622. 40, A-D 2 in fours.

POCKLINGTON, JOHN, D.D.

The Petition and Articles Exhibited in Parliament against Iohn Pocklington, Doctor in Divinity, Parson of Yelden in Bedfordshire. Anno 1641. Imprinted at London. 1641. 4°, 4 leaves. With a large cut on the title. B. M.

POEM.

A New Poem, to console the going away of his Excellency the Ambassador, from the Emperour of Fez and Morocco, to his own Countrey. By a person of Quality. . . . A sheet. Ouvry Cat. 161.

Poems, Upon several Occasions, And, to several Persons. By the Author, of the Censure, of the Rota. London: Printed by Andr. Clark for William Henzman, MDCLXXV. 8°. A, 2 leaves: B-K 2 in eights.

A Collection of 86 Loyal Poems, All of them written upon the Two late Plots, viz. The Horrid Salamanca Plot in 1678. And the Present Fanatical Conspiracy in 1683. To which is added, Advice to the Carver, Written on the Death of the late L. Stafford with Several Poems on their Majesties Coronation, Never before Published. Collected by Nathaniel] Thompson.] Printed by N. T.... 1685. 8°, A-Bb in eights.

A Collection of Poems By Several Hands. Most of them Written by Persons of Eminent Quality. [Quotation from Lord Roscommon's Essay on Translated verse.] London, Printed by T. Warren, for Francis Saunders, .. 1693. 8°, A-T 4 in eights.

POETS.

Illvstrivm Poetarvm Flores. . . . 1598,

See Hazlitt's Warton, 1871, iv. 208. The Session of the Poets, Holden at the Foot of Parnassus-Hill, July the 9th, 1696. London, Printed for E. Whitlock, ... 1696. 8o, A-D 2 in eights, besides the frontispiece.

POLAND.

A battaile foughte in Poland the xxyth of December 1587. Licensed to E. Aggas, 1 March, 1587-8.

A Declaration, Or Letters Patents of the

POMPONIUS.

Election of this present King of Poland John the Third, Elected on the 224 of May last past, Anno Dom. 1674. Containing the Reasons of this Election, the great Vertues and Merits of the said Serene Elect, Now faithfully translated from the Latin Copy. London, Printed for Brabason Aylmer,... 1674. 4o. 6 leaves.

POLE, REGINALD.

Reginaldi Poli Cardinalis Britanni, ad Henricu Octauum Britanniæ Regem, pro ecclesiasticæ unitatis defensione, libri quatuor. [Col.] Excussum Romæ, apud Antonium Bladum Asulanum. [1539.] Folio, roman letter, A-Y in sixes, Z in fours, and the title."

The seditious and blasphemous Oration of Cardinal Pole both against god & his coutry which he directed to themperour in his booke intytuled the defence of the eclesiastical vnitye, mouing themperour therin to seke the destruction of England and all those whiche had professid the gospele. Translated into englysh by Fabyane Wythers. 8°, black letter, AE 4 in eights, besides, 4 leaves. [Col.] Imprinted at London by Owen Rogers dwelling betwene both S. Bartelmews, at the Spread Eagle.

POLLINI, GIROLAMO, of the Order of Preachers.

L'Historia Ecclesiastica della Rivoluzion D'Inghilterra. Divisa in Libri Quattro.

:

In Roma... M.D. XCIV. 4°. a, 8 leaves b, 4 leaves: A-Ccc in eights: Ddd-Fff in fours, last leaf blank. Dedicated to Cardinal Allen.

POLO, MARCO.

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The most noble and famous trauels of Marcus Paulus, one of the nobilitie of the state of Venice, into the East partes of the world, as Armenia, Persia, Arabia, Tartary, with many other Kingdoms and Prouinces. No lesse pleasaunt, than profitable, Most necessary for all sortes of Persons, and especially for Trauellers. Translated into English. At London, Imprinted by Ralph Newbery Anno. 1579. ***** 2 in fours: B-X in fours. Dedicated to Master Edward Dyar Esquire by John Frampton. Lambeth. POLYXENUS.

4o.

A ballett intituled Kynge Pollicene, to the tune of Appelles. Licensed to T. Colwell in 1565-6. POMPONIUS MELA.

The worke of Pomponius Mela The Cosmographer, concerning the Situation of

POND.

the world, wherin euery parte, is deuided by itselfe in most perfect manner, A booke right plesant and profitable for all sortes of men: but speciallie for Gentlemen, Marchants, Mariners, and Trauellers, translated out of Latine by Arthur Golding Gentleman. At London, Printed for Thomas Hacket,

1585. 4o, black letter, A-O in fours, no B, and A i blank. Dedicated to Sir William Cecil.

POND, EDWARD.

Ponde. 1601. A new Almanacke and Prognostication for the yeare MDCI. . . Imprinted at London by the assignes of Iames Robertes. 8°. Bagford Papers. PONET, JOHN, Bishop of Winchester. A Shorte Treatise of politike pouuer, and of the true Obedience which subiectes owe to kynges and other ciuile Gouernours, with an Exhortacion to all true naturall Englishe men, Compyled by D. I. P. B. R. W. 1556. [Quotation from Psalm 118.] No place or printer's name, 8o, A-M 4 in eights. Chiefly italic letter.

PONTANUS, ROBERTUS.

De Vnione Britanniæ, Sev de Regnorvm Angliæ et Scotię, omniumque adiacentium Insularum Britannicarum in unam Monarchiam consolidatione. . . . Dialogvs, Per R. P. . . . Edinbyrgi Excvdebat Robertvs Charterus. . . 1604. . . . A-E in eights. POOLE, JOSHUA, M.A., of Clare Hall, Cambridge.

may

.8°,

The English Accidence. Or, A short and easy way for the more speedy attaining to the Latine Tongve: So framed that young Children bee exercized therein as soon as they can but indifferently read English, and thereby enabled to turn any sequence into pure and elegant Latine. Published by Authority; and Commended as generally necessary to be made use of in all schooles of this Common-Wealth. London Printed by F. Leach for Richard Lowndes, . . . 1655. 4o, A-I in fours. B. M.

The Youths Guide: Or, English Accidence... by Joshua Pool. . . . London, Printed by E. Okes, for Richard Lownds,

1670. 4o, A-I in fours. B. M. The English Parnassus: Or, A Helpe to English Poesie. Containing A Collection of all Rhyming Monosyllables, The Choicest Epithets, and Phrases. Together with a Short Introduction to English Poesie, by way of Preface. Lon

POPERY.

don, Printed for Tho. Johnson . . . 1657. 8°. A, 8 leaves: a, 8 leaves: B-Tt 4 in eights. With a frontispiece. Dedicated to his friend Mr. Francis Atkinson. The English Parnassus. London, Printed for Henry Brome, Thomas Bassett, and John Wright. 1677. 8°, A-Ss in eights, and a, 8 leaves. With the frontispiece as in ed. 1657.

POOR.

A ballett called have pyti on the poore. Licensed to Owen Rogers in 1558-9. A ballat intitled Remember the poore. Licensed to R. Jones, 9 November, 1578. The complaint of the poore of the weste cuntrey against the covetousness of farmers and mealemen. A ballad. Licensed to Yarath James, 1 Aug. 1586.

A newe ballad warnynge Rychemen to haue compassion of the poore. Licensed to John Wolf, 25 June, 1588.

The poores lamentacon for the price of corne with Gods Justice shewed vppon a cruell horder of corne. A ballad. Licensed to E. White, 16 Oct. 1594. Exclamatio Pavpervm: The Exclamation, Or The Out-Cry of the Poor. Against those State Gudgeons at Westminster, who have swallowed up their lively-hoods by their unlawful Taxes, . . . Printed in the Yeare, 1648. 4°, 4 leaves. B. M. Certain and Infallible Measures laid down Whereby the whole Begging-Poor of the Kingdom may be Alimated at much less charge than they are at present; And Begging intirely Supprest, &c. Edinburgh, Printed by John Reid, MDCCI. 4o, A-H 3 in fours. POPERY.

An Indulgence granted by Pope Sixtus IV. for Assistance at the Siege of Rhodes. Frater Johannes Kendale Turcipelerius Rhodi.... [W. Caxton.] 1480. A broadside on parchment. Br. Museum.

An Indulgence granted by Pope Sixtus V. for assistance against the Turks. [W. Caxton, 1481.] A broadside on parchment. St. Albans Grammar School (mutilated).

Bull of Pope Alexander

dated the

Nones of October, 1494, reciting that of his predecessor Innocent VIII. dated 6th Cal. April, 1486, confirming the marriage of Henry VII. and Elizabeth of York. No place or printer's name. A large broadside. Lambeth.

Hereaft foloweth the abreuiacon of the graces/idulgēces & staciōs which the