12. Jeanes, Henry, of Hart hall, Oxford. A TREATISE | Concerning | A CHRISTIANS | CAREFULL AB-|stinence from all ap-|pearance of Evill: | Gathered | FOR THE MOST | part out of the Schoole-|men, and Casuists: | Wherein | The Questions and Cases of | Conscience belonging unto the | difficult matter of Scandall | are briefly resolved: | By Henry Jeanes, | Mr of Arts, lately of Hart-|Hall in Oxon, and Rector of | he Church of Beere-Cro-|combe in Somerset-shire. | [line.]
Impr. 94a: 1640: 12o: pp. [4] + 151 + [1]: p. 11 beg. onely from: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3–4) dedication to Philip earl of Pembroke: 1–145, the discourse on “1 Thess. [v] 22”: 147–151, “The Postscript to the Reader”: (1) “Errata”.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 591. This book appears to be rare, and was reprinted at Oxford in 1660.
13. Oxford, University. HORTI | CAROLINI | ROSA ALTERA. | [device.]
Impr. 151: 1640: sm. 4o: pp. [108], signn. ( )2, *, **, A-E4 F2, a-c4, cc2, d-e4: sign. B1r beg. Iam meritò, b1r Prethee forbeare: English Roman & Italic. Contents:—( )1r, title, within double lines: ( )2r, poem dedicatory to the king, signed “Acad. Oxon.”, in Latin: *1r-F2v, Latin poems: a1r-e4r, English poems: e4v “The Printer to their Maiesties”, an English poem, signed “Leonard Lichfield.”
These are verses to celebrate the birth of prince Henry, 8 July 1640 (d. 1660). Most are in Latin and English, but three in Greek, two in French, one in Hebrew. The signatures as usual show the difficulty of getting the poems sent in in time and arranged in proper order.
14. Puteanus, Erycius. ErycI PuTEANI | AMOENITATVM | HuMANARuM | DIATRIBÆ DuÆ. | PRIOR | De Laconismo: | Ad Illustriss: & Excellentiss: | Ducem Arschotanum. | ALTERA, | Thyrsi | Philotesii, | SIVE | Amor Laconissans: | Ad V. Nobilem & Prudentem, | Maxim. Plouvierium. | Utraque elegantiis & acumini-|bus referta. | [two lines.]
Impr. 198: 1640: (twelves) 16o: pp. [8] + 200 + [8]: p. 11 beg. factus ita, 101 Laconismum: English Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within a line: (3–7) “Lectori benevolo ...”, signed “J. W” (estall): 1–116, 117 (misprinted 711)-195, the two diatribae: 196–200 “Sententiæ aliquot aculeatæ, è Seneca”.
These are reprints of Diatribae 7 and 8 out of the entire set of twelve which form the Amœnitates. The Thyrsi are short essays on aculei, which are pointed sentences on friendship and love. The editor (and printer) mentions the Suada Attica as “nuper excusa”: see below.
15. ——. ErycI PuTEANI | svada attica, | SIVE | ORATIONVM | SELECTARVM | SYNTAGMA. | Item Palæstra Bonæ Mentis, | prorsus innovata. | [device.]
Impr. 205: 1640: (eights) 16o: pp. [16] + 534 + [2 + ?]: p. 11 beg. ego didicerim, 501 munerúmque: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title: 3–10, dedication “Tribus ordinibus Brabantiæ”, dated “Lovanii, in Arce, Kalendis Martiis M.DC.XV”: 11–12, two quotations: 13 “Syllabus Orationum”: (14) “Character harum orationum”: (15) a quotation: 1–419, the 22 orations: 419–421, two passages from Aulus Gellius: 421 “Typographo lectori”: 422–424, “ErycI Puteani paucula de morte”: 425, a bastard title to the Palæstra: 427–429, “Ad lectorem”, dated “Lovanii”, XI. Kalend. Octobr. M.DC.XI.”: 430–512, the Palæstra, 20 exercitationes &c.: 513–534, “Syllabus exercitationum” and short pieces, ending with “... Puteanus Lectori ...”: (1–2) blank, the rest (if any) not seen.
There is no bibliography of the numerous works of Erycius Puteanus, but the Suada Attica was first published at Louvain in 1615, and the Palæstra in 1611. They contain orations and exercises delivered at Milan and Louvain. The Palæstra Bonæ Mentis is properly a hall at Louvain, where some of these were delivered, and in another sense a literary club which met there for debate, recitations and the like. See preceding article.
16. Randolph, Thomas. POEMS, | With the MuSES | LOOKING-GLASSE, | AND | AMYNTAS· | [line] | By Tho. Randolph M.A. and late | Fellow of Trinity Col. in | Cambridge. | [line.] | The second Edition Enlarged. | [woodcuts.]
Impr. 174: 1640: (eights) 16o: pp. [28] + 134 + [2] + 87 + [7] + 101 + [1]: pp. 11 beg. Africk he loaths, High as the men, and For Mopsus: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) an engraved title, see below: (3) title, as above, within double lines: (5–26) twelve poems on the author and book: 1–134, the poems: (1) title of the Muses Looking-glass, almost as in 1638 R, with impr. 174: 1–87, (1), the play: (2) title of Amyntas, nearly as in 1638 R, but “By T.R.”, with impr. 174: (4) “Dramatis Personæ”: (6–7), 1–101, the play.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, i. 565, and 1638 R. The “enlargement” in this edition is not evident. The engraved title bears a bust of Randolph on a pedestal, with Philosophia and Poesis doing him honour, and a celestial sphere and Pegasus above. On the pedestal are the words “Poems by Tho : Randolph. The 2d Edition much Enlarged.”, and below is impr. 196. Each of the three parts is separately paged, but the two plays are linked by the signatures, while the title alone connects the plays with the poems. The Cambridge 1640 edition of “The Jealous Lovers”, a comedy by Randolph, is not infrequently found bound with this volume, but has no necessary connexion with it.
17. R[ogers], H[ugh]. ΓΑΜΗΛΙΑ | On the happy marriage of the most | accomplished paire, | H. R. Esq. | And the vertuous A. B. | [device.] |
Impr. 202: 1640: sm. 4o: pp. [2] + 43 + [1]: p. 11 beg. What beauty on: Great Primer Italic and Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double bounding lines except at foot (single line): 1–43, 19 poems, of which four are in Latin.
Very rare. The only copy I have seen of this privately printed book is in the British Museum. The marriage (in 1640) was between Anne daughter of sir Edward Baynton, of Bromham (d. 1657), and Hugh Rogers esq. of Cannington. The poems are clearly by friends and relations of both parties, but are signed only with initials. A copy of the book was in the Heber sale (pt. viii, p. 49).
18. Saints’ Legacies. THE | SAINTS | LEGACIES, | OR | A COLLECTION OF | CERTAINE PROMISES | OVT OF THE WORD | OF GOD. | Collected for private use, but | published for the comfort of | Gods people. | Whereunto is now added the Saints | Support in times of trouble. | THE 6. EDITION. |
Impr. 203: 1640: (twelves) 16o: pp. [36] + 157 + [5] + 31 + [23]: pp. 11 begg. Though your, and soule, that: English Roman. Contents:—pp. (1–4) not seen: (5) title, with border within lines: (7–24) dedication to all true Believers, by the editor: (25–32) “To the Reader”: (33–35) “Rules to be observed in reading of promises”: 1–157, the 105 legacies: (1–2) “A postscript sent from the Authour”: (4) a title within a line:—“AN | EPITOME OF | PROMISES | FOR THE | SAINTS SUPPORT | IN TIME OF | TROVBLE. | [line] | The sixth Edition. | [line, motto, line]”. with impr. 204: 1–31, 31 promises: (1–4) texts: (6–9) “A Postscript, to all true Beleevers”: (10–18, 20–22) “Five Tables ...” or indexes.
This is a rare and curious book: rare, inasmuch as no ordinary library catalogue or bibliography contains any mention of any edition or copy of it; and curious, as having its two parts—which are indissolubly joined by the signatures and sections—printed by the same printer for two different London publishers, R. Royston and S. Enderby. We must suppose these two to have ventured proportionate parts in the book.
19. Sanderson, Robert. LOGICÆ | ARTIS | COMPENDIVM. | Editio Quarta. | [line] | Authore Rob. Sanderson, | Coll. Lincolniensis in almâ | Oxoniensi, quondam | Socio. | [line, then woodcuts.]
Impr. 201: 1640: (eights) 16o: pp. [8] + 239 + [1] + ...: p. 11 beg. possint esse, 201 Cap. 21.: Pica Roman. Contents:—pp. (1–2) not seen: (3) title, within a line: (5–8) “Elenchus capitum”: 1–239 the work, in three books: (the two Appendixes contain over 120 pages.)
Rare. See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 626, and 1615 S. The only copy I have seen, in Queen’s College (Oxford) Library, is interleaved, and wants the two appendixes, which probably occupied the same number of pages as in the 1631 edition.
20. [Snelling, Thomas]. THIBALDVS | SIVE | VINDICTÆ | INGENIVM. | TRAGOEDIA. | [line, motto, line, woodcut.]
Impr. 157: 1640: (eights) 16o: pp. [24] + 80: p. 11 beg. Pro morte: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, with border between lines: (3–4) “Lectori”: (5–16) six complimentary Latin poems by St. John’s College men: (17) “Dramatis Personæ”: (119–21) “Argumentum”: (23) “Errata ...”: 1–80, the play.
For the author, see Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 275. The sheets of this work were reissued in 1650 at London, with a new title Pharamus, sive Libido vindex, Hispanica tragædia, but neither Wood nor his editors have been aware of this earlier edition. Both were anonymous, and the direct evidence for the authorship (which need not be doubted) is difficult to find. Bp. Barlow wrote the author’s name on the title of his copy of Pharamus. The poems imply that the play had been written some years before 1640: the author matriculated at St John’s College, Oxford, in June 1634.
21. Tipping, William. “A Return of Thankfulness for the unexpected Recovery out of a dangerous Sickness. Oxon. 1640. Oct.”
So in Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 244.
22. Tozer, Henry. DIRECTIONS | FOR | A GODLY LIFE: | ESPECIALLY FOR | Communicating at the | Lords Table. | INTENDED FIRST FOR | private use; now published for the | good of those who desire the safty | of their owne soules, and | shall be pleased to make | use thereof. | By H. Tozer Mr of Arts, and | Fellow of Exceter Col-|ledge in Oxford. | The fifth Edition. | [motto.]
Impr. 199: (twelves) 16o: pp. [10] + 195 + [11]: p. 11 beg. Minister. 2, 101 was due: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within line and border: (3–9) Epistle dedicatory, as in 1628 T: 1–195, the directions: (2–4) “The contents of each Chapter”.
For the author and book, but not this edition, see Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 274 (and 1628 T). Each page is within a line, doubled at upper and outer margins.
23. ——. “Sermon on Joh. 18. 3. Ox. 1640.”
So in Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 274.
24. Twittee, Thomas. AD | CLERVM | PRO | FORMA CONCIO | HABITA IN TEMPLO | BEATÆ MARIÆ OXON: | MARTIJ 13. 1634. | [line] | per Tho: Twittee sanctæ | Theologiæ Bac. è Coll. Oriell. | [line, motto.] |
Impr. 157: 1640: sm. 4o: pp. [4] + 24: p. 11 beg. men hî verè: Great Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, within double lines: (3) dedication to dr. John Tolson provost of Oriel: 1–24, the sermon, on 1 Pet. iii. 8.
See Wood’s Fasti Oxon., ed. Bliss, i. 469. The dedication is of the modern kind, not an epistle dedicatory, and the printing is unusual, the first words of a paragraph being generally projections to the left, instead of indented.
25. Z[ouche], R[ichard]. DESCRIPTIO | JuRIS & JuDICII | MILITARIS | AD QVAM LEGES QUÆ | Rem Militarem, & Ordinem | Personarum. | NEC NON | JuRIS & JuDICII | MARITIMI | AD QuAM QuÆ NAVI-|GATIONEM ET | Negotiationem Maritimam | respiciunt, referuntur. | [line] | Autore R. Z. P. R. Oxoniæ. | [line.]
Impr. 157: 1640: sm. 4o: pp. [8] + 36 + [4] + 40 + [4]: pp. 11 beg. meris sunt, and quæsitum est: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (3) title, within double lines: (5–6) “Ad Lectorem”, unsigned, but “Datum ex Aula Alb. Prid. Calend. April. 1640”: (7–8) heads of chapters in division 1: 1–36, the military division, in two parts: (1) a title, within double lines: “DESCRIPTIO | JuRIS & JuDICII | MARITIMI | [&c., exactly as the main title, to its end, with woodcut and impr. 157: (3–4) heads of chapters in division 2: 1–40, “De jure maritimo & de jure nautico” in two parts: (1) “Errata”.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 511. The signatures establish a connexion between the two divisions.
26. ——. “Descr. Juris & Judicii sacri; ad quam Leges, quæ ad Religionem & piam Causam respiciunt, referuntur. Oxon. 1640. qu.”
So in Wood’s Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, iii. 511, where it is stated that the De Jure Sacro, Militari and Maritimo, were issued together. In the Leyden reprint of 1652 the De jure sacro is rather shorter than the other two. It does not seem to have found its way into the Oxford or London libraries which have published their catalogues.