Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
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Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography -- Catalogs; Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library -- Catalogs
Albions England. A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the
Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe
Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne
of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in
varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and
published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the
same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole
Historie of England. _London, Printed by Edm. Bollifant for George
Potter, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the
signe of the Bible._ 1602.
4^o. (7¼ × 5¼). R. 9.
Collation: A-2C⁸, paged. Wanting 2C 8 (? blank). Epistle
dedicatory to Henry Carey, Baron of Hunsdon, signed. Address to the
reader signed W. W. Table of contents. Text in thirteen books. ‘A
Breuiate of the true Historic of Æneas’ in prose as an addition to
Bk. ii. Epitome of the history of England with address to the
reader. The first part originally appeared in 1586. In the second
edition, 1589, a second part was added. The third edition with
continuation appeared in 1592. In 1596 appeared a fourth, revised
and enlarged, which was re-issued with a new titlepage the
following year. The present edition of 1602 was the fifth and was
the first one containing all thirteen books. A ‘Continuance’
appeared in 1606 and was incorporated in the final edition of 1612,
making sixteen books in all.
BM 1570.
WATSON, THOMAS.
An Ould facioned Loue. Or a loue of the Ould facion. By I. T. gent. _At
London Printed by P. S. for William Mattes, dwelling in fleetstrete at
the signe of the hand and plough._ 1594.
4^o. (7¼ × 5½). R. 23. 2.
Collation: A-F⁴, paged. Wanting A 1 (? blank). Epistle dedicatory
to Mistres Anne Roberts, signed I. T. Address to the reader. As
appears from this address the work is a translation of Thomas
Watson’s Latin ‘Amyntae Gaudia’. It consists of five ‘Epistles’,
some in four-line, some in six-line stanzas, with a final ‘Answer
of Phillis to Amintas by the Translator’ in six-line stanzas.
Watson’s work contained eighteen epistles in all, of which only the
first five are here translated. Watson’s work appeared in 1592.
Sinker 768.
WHETSTONE, GEORGE.
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