CENSURA LITERARIA. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, INCLUDING SOME ORIGINAL PAPERS. ART. DCCCXVI. Additions and Alterations to "Poets of the Sixteenth Century," in Ritson's Bibliographia Poetica." JOHN ALDAY has five pieces of poetry in "Theatrum Mundi: the Theatre or Rule of the World, wherein may be sene the running race and course of every man's life, as touching miserie and felicity; wherein is contained wonderfull examples, learned devises, to the over throwe of vice and exalting of virtue: whereunto is added a learned and marvellous worke, of the excellencie of mankinde, written in the French and Latin tongues by Peter Boaystuau, and translated into English by John Alday. Imprinted at London by H. D. for Thomas Hacket, and are to be sold at his shop in Paule's Church Yarde, at the signe of the Key." Very small 8vo. not paged nor dated, bl. 1. "In prayse of the booke." 36 lines, back of the title. "Tymon's Epitaph." 4 lines, fo. 3. "Tiberius' drunken Nurse, from Euripides.". 6 lines, fo. 30. VOL. X. "Complaint of Job." 10 lines, second side, fo. 30. "A complaint of the pore. Husbandman, in meeter, made upon Da pacem Domine in diebus nostris, &c." 12 stanzas, of four lines, each having a Latin word of the sentence preceding it, except the first stanza. Another edition was printed by Henry Bynneman, 1574. JOHN BALE "A mysterye of Iniquyte, contayned within the herety call genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus, is here both dysclosed and confuted by Johan Bayle. An. M. D. xlii. &c. Emprynted at Geneva by Mychael Woode, 1545," Small 8vo. b. 1. This volume contains 38 divisions, or "Mysteries," in prose, each having a head or introduction of four or six lines of doggrel poetry. "NICHOLAS BOWYER, in commendation of this booke;" prefixed to three stanzas of six lines each, before Whetstone's Rock of Regard, 1576.* JOHN BYSHOP has twenty four lines, "The Authour unto his booke, borrowed and translated out of Martial, his Epigrammes," prefixed to "Beautifull Blossomes gathered by John Byshop from the best trees of all kyndes, divine, philosophicall, astronomicall, cosmographical, historical, and humane, that are growing in Greece, Latium, and Arabia; and some also in vulgar orchards; as well fro those in auncient time were grafted, as also from them which have with skilful head and hand beene of late yeares, yea and in our dayes, planted; * See CENSURA, volume VI. p. 10. to the unspeakeable both pleasure and profite of all such as wil vouchsafe to use them. The first tome. Imprynted at London for Henrie Cockyn, dwelling in Flete Streate, at the signe of the Elephant, a little above the Conduit. Anno 1577." 4to. 154 folios, without table, &c. "R. C. in praise of Whetstons and his Rocke of Regard," prefixed to four six-line stanzas among the induction poems of that volume; and in "the Ortchard of Repentance," fourth part of the Rock of Regard, is "R. C. answere to G. W. opinion of trade;" consisting of thirteen eight-line stanzas; also an Epitaphe uppon the death of Henrie Can"an trell of Lincolne's Inne, Gent. by his friend R. C." Four six-line stanzas, HENOCH CLAPHAM." A Briefe of the Bible, drawne first into English poesy, and then illustrated by apte annotations; together with some other necessary appendices by Henoch Clapham. Printed for Robert Waldegrave, Printer to the King's Majesties. Cum Privilegio Regio." 12mo. At the end of the volume is "A Soule's Lamentation," thirteen six-line stanzas, and "A Soule's Solace," five twelve-line stanzas. (See CENSURA, Vol. VI. p. 170, for an account of a later edition.) WILLIAM CLOWES has twelve lines in "The Epistle to the Reader," prefixed to his “A proved Practise for all young Chirurgians, concerning burnings with gunpowder, and wounds made with gun shot, sword, halbard, pyke, lance, or such other." 4to. 1588. SAMUEL DANIEL "The First Fowre Bookes of the Civill Warres betweene the two Houses of Lan caster and Yorke, by Samuel Daniel. Ætas prima canit veneres, postrema tumultus. Printed at London by P. Short, for Simon Waterson, 1595," 4to. There is another title of the same date, varying in the printer's ornaments, and the following transposition, "at London printed." It may be necessary to notice, that in Brand's Catalogue (p. 101) a copy is entered as printed in 1594; but it was a mistake for the following year. RICHARD EDEN translated Peter Martyr's "Decades of the Newe World, or West India. London, Imprinted by G. Powell, 1555," 4to. b. 1. At the end of the volume are a few lines of poetry. ABRAHAM FLEMING " upon G. Whetston's worke," consisting of four six-line stanzas, may be found at the beginning of the Rock of Regard. WILLIAM FULWOOD" The Enimie of Idlenesse. Teaching the maner and stile how to endite, compose, and write all sorts of Epistles and Letters, as well by answer as otherwise. Devided into foure bokes, no lesse plesaunt than profitable; set forth in English by William Fulwood, marchant, &c. The contents hereof appere in the table at the latter ende of the booke. An enimie to idlenesse, A friend to exercise, My practise of the prudent pen Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman, for Leonard Maylard, Anno 1568," 8vo. b. l. Induction "To the Right Worshipfull the Maister, Wardens, and Company of the Marchant Tayllors of London, W. F. wishett increase of worship, with prosperous successe and eternall felicitie," prefixed to 128 lines, rhyming alternately, signed "your Worships W. F." At the end are six pieces of poetry, each having a couplet for a title, viz. "A constant lover doth expresse His griping griefes, which still encrease." 64 lines in alternate rhyme. "A lover, pearst with Cupide's bowe, 44 lines, same measure. A secrete lover writes his will 10 stanzas of six lines each. "A lover hath his ladie's hart, 72 lines, rhyming alternately. "A lover sick for very love, ROBERT GREENE, in the title page of "The Spanish Masquerado, 4to. 1589, has the "Twelve articles of the State of Spaine," in verse. DAVID GWYN-" Certaine English verses penned by David Gwyn, who for the space of eleuen yeares and ten moneths was in most grieuous servitude in |