The woodcut border of four pieces with heads of Venus and Mars at the top had been used by John Byddell in Taverner's translation of the _Bible_ in 1539, by James Nicholson of Southwark, in Coverdale's _New Testament_ of 1538, and by Marsh for the edition of the _Mirror_ in 1559. There are a few ornamental initial letters at the beginning of the book, notably one at the beginning of the Epistle, a large P, with figures of children. This belongs to a series of a children's alphabet attributed to Dürer, and first used by Cervicornus, a printer of Cologne. Quarto. The second edition. Black letter. COLLATION: ¶ _and A, four leaves each; B-N, in eights; O-U, in fours; X-Z and Aa-Bb, in eights; Cc, four leaves_. HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF SURREY (1517?-1547), AND OTHERS 8. ¶ Songes And Sonettes | written by the right honorable | Lord Henry Haward late | Earle of Surrey, and | others. | Apud Richardum Tottell. | 1567. | Cum priuilegio. (Colophon) ¶ Imprinted At Lon- | Don In Fletestrete within Temple barre at the | ſigne of the hand and ſtarre, by | Richard Tottell, | Anno. 1567. | Cum priuilegio. Richard Tottel was licensed to print law-books, and his publications of that nature exhibit his best work; but this book, though not attractive in appearance, was his most popular venture. It was called "Tottel's miscellany," and it is fitting that his name should always be connected with it as a testimony to his energy and intelligence in producing a work so greatly to the "honor of the English tongue." We learn something of his energy in his desire to establish a paper-mill in England to compete with the French paper, then in general use; and his intelligence is evinced in the following extract from his address "To the reader": "That to haue wel written in verſe, yea and in ſmal parcelles, deſerueth greate praiſe, the woorkes of diuers Latins, Italians, and other, do proue ſufficiently, that our tong is able in that kinde to do as praiſe woorthelye as the reſte, the honorable ſtile of the Earle of Surreye, and the weightineſſe of the deepe wytted Syr Thomas Wyat the elders verſe, withe ſeueral graces in ſundrie good English writers, doe ſhewe abundantlye. It reſteth now (gentle Reader) that thou thinke it not euill done to publiſh to the honour of the Engliſhe tongue and for profit of the ſtudious of English eloquence, thoſe woorkes which the ungentle horders up of ſuche treaſure haue hertofore enuied thee."