The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)Skelton, John
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The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 1 (of 2)
Skelton, John
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
An edition _Imprinted at London in paules churche yerde by John Wyght_,
with a woodcut of “Phyllyp Sparowes tomb” on the last page, is mentioned
in _Typogr. Antiq._ iv. 379. ed. Dibdin.
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_Here after foloweth certaine bokes cōpyled by mayster Skeltō, Poet
Laureat, whose names here after shall appere._
_Speake Parot._
_The death of the noble Prynce Kynge Edwarde the fourth._
_A treatyse of the Scottes._
_Ware the Hawke._
_The Tunnynge of Elynoure Rummyng._
Colophon,
_Thus endeth these lytle workes compyled by maister Skelton Poet
Laureat_.
_Imprynted at London, in Crede Lane, by John Kynge and Thomas Marche_.
12mo, n. d.
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_Heare after foloweth certain bokes Compiled by Master Skelton, Poet
Laureat, whose names here after doth appere._
(Enumeration of pieces as above.)
_Imprynted at London by Ihon Day._
Colophon,
_Thus endeth these litle works compiled by maister Skelton Poet Laureat_.
12mo, n. d.
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_Here after foloweth certayne bokes, cōpyled by mayster Skelton, Poet
Laureat, whose names here after shall appere._
(Enumeration of pieces as above.)
_Printed at London by Richard Lant, for Henry Tab, dwelling in Pauls
churchyard, at the sygne of Judith._
Colophon,
_Thus endethe these lytell workes compyled by mayster Skelton Poet
Laureat. And prynted by Richard Lant, for Henry Tab, dwellyng in Poules
churche yard at the sygne of Judith_.
12mo, n. d. On the fly-leaf of the copy which I used, but perhaps not
belonging to it, was pasted a woodcut representing the author, with the
words “Skelton Poet” (copied from Pynson’s ed. of _Dyuers Balettys_, &c.,
and the same as that on the reverse of the last leaf of Kele’s ed. of
_Why come ye nat to Courte_).
An edition printed _for W. Bonham_, 1547, 12mo, is mentioned by Warton,
_Hist. of E.P._ ii. 336 (note), ed. 4to.
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The various editions of these “certaine bokes” contain, besides the
pieces specified on the title-page, the following poems—
“All noble men, of this take hede,” &c. [prefixed to the eds.
of _Why come ye nat to Courte_.]
“Howe euery thing must haue a tyme.”
“Prayer to the Father of Heauen.”
“To the seconde Person.”
“To the Holy Ghost.”
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_Here after foloweth a litel boke called Colyn Cloute compyled by mayster
Skelton poete Laureate._
_Quis cōsurgat mecū adversus malignantes, aut quis stabit mecū adversus
operantes iniquitatem. Nemo domine._
Colophon,
_Imprinted at London by me Rycharde Kele dwellyng in the powltry at the
long shop vnder saynt Myldredes chyrche_.
12mo, n. d.
An edition by Kele, 4to, n. d., is mentioned in _Typogr. Antiq._ iv. 305.
ed. Dibdin: but qy.?
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_Here after foloweth a litle booke called Colyn Clout compiled by master
Skelton Poete Laureate._
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