Notes and Queries, Number 223, February 4, 1854: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.Various
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Notes and Queries, Number 223, February 4, 1854: A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
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Questions and answers -- Periodicals
"The Several Injunctions and Articles to be enquired of through
y^e whole Realme.
"The Profitt and Benefite of the two most vendible volumes of
the New Testament in English, commonlie called Mr. Cheekes'
translation: that is, in the volume called _Octavo_, w^{th}
Annotacions as they be now: and in the volume called _Decimo
Sexto_ of the same translation w^{th}out notes, in the Brevier
English letter only.
"Provided that Mr. Barker himselfe print the sayde Testaments at
the lowest value by the direction of the Master and Wardens of
the Company of Stationers for the tyme being. Provided alwaye
that Mr. Barker do reteyn some small number of these for diverse
services in her Ma^{ties} Courtes or ... [MS. illegible] and
lastlye that nothing that he yeildeth unto by meanes aforesaide
be preiudiciall to her Ma^{ties} highe prerogative, or to any
that shall succeed in the office of her Ma^{ties} printer."
The other printers named are, Mr. Totell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. John Daye,
Mr. Newberye, and Henrie Denham.
I wish to raise a Query upon the following:
"Mr. Watkins, now Wardein, hath yeilded to the disposcion and
purpose aforesaide this that followeth: viz.
"The Broad Almanack; that is to say, the same to be printed on
one syde of a sheete, to be sett on walls as usuallie it hath
bene."
Query 1. Is this _Broad Almanack_ the original of the present
_Stationers' Almanack_?
2. When was this _Broad Almanack_ first issued?
3. When were sheet almanacks, printed on one side of a sheet, first
published?
B. H. C.
P.S.--The books enumerated in this MS., under the other printers' names,
are some of them very curious, and others almost unknown at the present
time.
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Minor Queries.
_John Bunyan._--The following advertisement is copied from the
_Mercurius Reformatus_ of June 11, 1690, vol. ii. No. 27.:
"Mr. John Bunyan, Author of the _Pilgrim's Progress_, and many
other excellent Books, that have found great Acceptance, hath
left behind him Ten Manuscripts prepared by himself for the
Press before his Death: His Widow is desired to print them (with
some other of his Works, which have been already printed, but
are at present not to be had), which will make together a Book
of 10s. in sheets, in Fol. All persons who desire so great and
good a Work should be performed with speed, are desired to send
in 5s. for their first Payment to Dorman Newman, at the King's
Arms in the Poultrey, London: Who is empower'd to give Receipts
for the same."
Can any of your readers say whether such a publication as that which is
here proposed ever took place: that is, a publication of "ten
manuscripts," of which none had been previously printed?
S. R. MAITLAND.
Gloucester.
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