The 1590, 1596, 1609 editions of _F. Q._ have been described already. In 1611 Lownes (the publisher of the 1609 _F. Q._) set about a complete edition of Spenser’s poems. But having on hand unsold copies of 1609, he incorporated parts of these under the new title-page.[13] This has happened to (6), the first part of which is identical with 1609, except for the title-page and dedication. The genuine 1611 edition of _F. Q._ I-III is represented by the first part of (14). The second part of (6), bearing date 1612, has been reset: it is identical with the second parts of (7), (13), (14), which bear date 1613. No 1611 edition of _F. Q._ IV-VII is known to me. But in the footnotes I have followed the custom of citing this ‘Second Folio’ as 1611, except where readings not found by me in editions prior to 1612-13 have been attributed to 1609 by previous editors, misled perhaps by the omission from the British Museum catalogue of the second title to (13). In the Critical Appendix on Books IV-VII I cite this Second Folio (for these Books) as 16(11)-12-13. * * * * * Subsequent editions of Spenser’s works:--The folios of 1617, 1679 (the latter said to have been overseen by Dryden); ed. J. Hughes, 1715; H. J. Todd, 1805; F. J. Child, 1855; J. P. Collier, 1862; R. Morris, 1869; A. B. Grosart, 1882-4. Separate editions of _Faerie Queene_:--ed. J. Upton, 1758; R. Church, 1758-9; Kate M. Warren, 1897-1900. Commentaries:--_Remarks on Spenser’s Poems_, by J. Jortin, 1734. _Observations on the Faerie Queene_, by T. Warton, 1754. [For the matter of this note I am largely indebted to Mr. Ostler and Mr. Percy Simpson.] FOOTNOTES: [13] From a MS. note of Malone’s I learn that Ponsonbye had played the same trick in 1596; and even of the 1617 folio Church avers that some copies are made up with sheets of the old 1611. CONTENTS. THE FAERIE QVEENE. PAGE DEDICATION TO QVEEN ELIZABETH 2 BOOK I. THE LEGENDE OF THE KNIGHT OF THE RED CROSSE, OR OF HOLINESSE 3 BOOK II. THE LEGEND OF SIR GVYON, OR OF TEMPERAVNCE 165 BOOK III. THE LEGEND OF BRITOMARTIS, OR OF CHASTITIE 342 APPENDIX. STANZAS OMITTED IN THE SECOND EDITION (1596) 517 THE FAERIE QVEENE. _Disposed into twelue bookes, Fashioning_ XII. Morall vertues. [Illustration] LONDON Printed for VVilliam Ponsonbie. 1596. [Illustration]