PREFATORY SONNET. HERE ye, who love to tear Oblivion's veil From the chill tomb, and strew fresh flowers around, Her fate obscure; and calls the lyre to sound Hark! the grave opens; the departed seer Weaves the gay fancies of his mind again: Breathe the soft tones once more, that drew the tear From melting virgins in Eliza's reign! O listen to the lore, and fan the flame, That consecrates long-buried Worth to fame ! 22 Dec. 1806. DIGESTED TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1. Stephen Hawes's Paftime of Pleafure, 1555. 2. John Heywood's Play of the Wether, 1533- 306 305 12. James Yates's Caftle of Courtefie, 1582. 175 15. George Peele's Farewell, 1589. 288 21. Henry Lok's Ecclefiaftes, or the Preacher, 1597. 22. +Devoreux, by Markham, 1597........ 23. The Legend of Duke humph/ev, by Chr. M ddleton, 1600.. 39. Springs for Woodcocks, 1613. 41. Mifchief's Mystery, by J Vicar, 1617. 42. J. Ahmore's Tranflation of certain Odes of Horace, 1621.. 45. Day's Parliament of Bees, 1640.. 46. H. More's Platonica, 1642.. 47. Sir Fr. Wortley's Characters and Flegies, 1646. 48. R. Herrick's Hefperides, 1648.. 49. James Howell's Poems, 1664.......... 50. Fleckno's Love's Kingdom, 1664. 51. Ames's Double Defcent, 1692... 52. Drummond's Polemo-Middinia, by Gibson, 1691. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 58. Weldon's Court of James I. 1630. 410 59. Sanderfon's A licus Coquinariæ, 1650. 411 60. F. Oborne's Memorials of Queen Elizabeth and King James, 1673, &c 410 61. Sir P. Warwick's Memoirs of Charles I. 1703 66. Clem. Walker's Hutry of Independency, 1661. 67. Blount's Bufcobel, 1680. 68. Idol of the Clownes, 1654. 241 270 268 69. Cavendish's Life of Cardinal Wooley, 1641, 1667. 371 103. The Book of St. Albans, by Juliana Berners, 1486. 104. Upton De Re Militari, by Bythe, 1654. 105. Legh's Accidence of Armory, 1562, &c.. 106. B fewell's Workes of Armore, 1572.. 107. Tract of Paulus Jovius, on Imprefe, by S. Daniell, 1585. 111. Wyrley's True Ufe of Armory, 1592 ...... 112. Markham's Gentleman's Academy, 1595. 122. Silvanus Morgan's Sphere of Gentry, 1661. 124. Calliope's Cabinet opened, by Salter, 1665.. 125. Philipot's Difcourfe of Heraldry, 1672.. 129. Dugdale's Ufage of Arms, 1682.... ib. 130. Payne Fisher's book of Heraldry, 1682.. 322 134. Warburton's London and Middlefex illuftrated, 1749. 135. Edmondion's Body of Heraldry, 1780... 244- Mafcall's Country-man's New Art of Planting and Graffing, 1651..... ib. 145. Standish's |