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This edition forms the second part of a volume having the following
general title page: The Conspiracie of Catiline, written by Constancius
Felicius Durantinus, and translated bi Thomas Paynell: with the
historye of Jugurth, writen by the famous Romaine Salust, and
translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye.
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VII. ALEX. BARCLAY HIS FIGURE OF OUR MOTHER HOLY CHURCH OPPRESSED BY THE
FRENCHE KING. Pynson. Quarto.
This is given by Herbert on the authority of Maunsell's Catalogue, p.
7.
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VIII. THE LYFE OF THE GLORIOUS MARTYR SAYNT GEORGE. Translated by Alexander
Barclay, while he was a monk of Ely, and dedicated to N. West, Bp. of Ely.
Pinson [Circa 1530.] Quarto. [Herbert, 289].
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IX. THE LYFE OF SAYNTE THOMAS. Pynson. No date. Quarto. Black letter.
"¶ Here begynneth the lyfe of the blessed martyr saynte Thomas." This
title is the headline of this little treatise; at the beginning of
which is indented a small woodcut of a man in armour, striking at the
bishop, with his cross-bearer before him. It begins "The martir saynte
Thomas was son to Gylberde Bequet a burgeys of the Cite of London. And
was borne in y^e place, whereas now standeth the churche called saynte
Thomas of Akers." It concludes, "¶ Thus endeth the lyfe of the blessed
martyr saynt Thomas of Caunturbury. Jmprynted by me Rycharde Pynson,
prynter vnto the kynges noble grace." Contains eight leaves. There is a
copy in the British Museum. Assigned to Barclay on tne authority of
Wood.
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X. HAYTHON'S CRONYCLE. Pynson. No date. Folio. Black letter.
"Here begynneth a lytell Cronycle, translated & imprinted at the cost &
charge of Rycharde Pynson, by the comaundement of the ryght high and
mighty prince, Edwarde duke of Buckingham, yerle of Gloucestre,
Staffarde, and of Northamton," over a large woodcut. Colophon: "Here
endeth, [_&c_.] Imprinted by the sayd _Richarde Pynson_, printer unto
the Kinges noble grace." Date conjectured to be between 1520 and 1530.
Pynson's device, No. 5, at the end. Collation: A--E, and H, in sixes; F
and G, and I, in fours; forty-eight leaves.
On the verso of fol. 35, "Here endeth y^e boke of thistoris of thoriet
partes copyled by a relygious man frere Hayton frere of Premostre
order, sotyme lorde of court & cosyn german to the kyng of Armeny vpon
y^e passage of the holy lande. By the comaudement of y^e holy fader y^e
apostle of Rome Clemet the V. in y^e cite of Potiers which boke I
Nicholas Falcon, writ first in French ... I haue traslated it in Latyn
for our holy father y^e pope. In the yere of our lorde god M.CCC.VII.
in y^e moneth of August. Deo gras."
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