Title-page--Dedication pp. 2--Of humane Knowledge pp. 1-8--Of the soule of man and the immortalitie thereof pp. 9-101. A second edition appeared in 1602, whereof the following are title-page and collation:-- Nosce teipsum, _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_. 1. Of Humane knowledge. 2. Of the Soule of Man, and the immortalitie thereof. _Newly corrected and amended._ London, Printed by _Richard Field_ for _Iohn Standish_. 1602. [4to.] Title-page--Dedication pp. 2, signed 'Dauys': poem pp. 101. A third edition was issued in 1608. I give its title-page also: Nosce teipsum _This Oracle expounded in two Elegies_. 1. Of Humane Knowledge. 2. Of the Soule of Man and the immortalitie thereof. _Written by_ Sir Iohn Davis, _his Maiesties Atturney generall in Ireland_. London, Printed by Henry Ballard for _Iohn Standish_. 1608. [4to.] Collation same with the others, _supra_. The next edition known to me, bears the date of 1618, along with Orchestra and Hymnes to Astræa: and the last during the life-time of the Author, was in the sm. 8vo of 1622, which volume contained the same Poems with that of 1618. * * * * * Our text is a faithful reproduction, including the significant and suggestive italics, of the last edition published by Sir John Davies, viz., that of 1622, with the few various readings from the first and subsequent editions. The following is the title-page and collation of 1622 edn. _Nosce Teipsum_ This Oracle expounded in two _Elegies_. 1. Of Humane Knowledge. 2. Of the Soule of Man, and the immortalitie thereof. Hymnes of _Astræa_ in Acrosticke Verse. ORCHESTRA, OR, _A Poeme of Dauncing_. In a Dialogue betweene _Penelope_ and one of her Wooers. _Not finished._ * * * * * London, Printed by _Augustine Mathewes_ for _Richard Hawkins_, and are to be sold at his Shop in Chancery Lane, neere Serieants Inne. 1622. [8vo.] Title-page--Dedic^{n} pp 2--Of Humane Knowledge pp 1-8--Of the Soule of Man and the Immortalitie thereof pp 9-81. Hymnes pp 20 [unpaged]--Orchestra pp 47 [unpaged]. In my first edition of Sir John Davies' Poems in the Fuller Worthies' Library, I printed, perhaps with too hasty decision, at the bottom of each page, certain slight MS. notes written by the famous Bp. Hacket, in his copy of Nosce Teipsum (1599). When it was too late to stop progress, the mere curiosity of the jottings was perceived. I do not deem it expedient to reproduce them here; but a specimen may be acceptable, and here and there in the places, a few. I limit myself to the Dedication: Heading, 'soveraigne': Emmanuel [but Elizabeth was meant]. L. 1, 'maiestie': Elizabetha: and near it [meaningless] Richar[d] Yeorck. L. 1, 'North': Scotland [but erased], and so against 'sunne' (l. 2) James, but erased. L. 3, 'heauenly worth': Shewes for thy glory.