Part 9 (2/2)

Ardua ad virtutem via.

Imprinted at London in Knightrider-strete, by Henry Bynneman, for Leonard Maylard. Anno. 1568. 8vo., 72 leaves. Black letter, in verse.

Dedicated ”To the right Honorable and hys singular good Lady, Lady Anne, Coutesse Warvvicke.” There is also a metrical address to the reader, and 8 4-line stanzas by James Sanford in praise of the translator.

Freeling, 1836, No. 911, 7., bought for Mr Corser: now in the British Museum. Supposed to be unique.

VI. CRONYCLE compyled in Latyn, by the renowned Sall.u.s.t.----Pynson. No date. Folio.

”Here begynneth the famous cronycle of the warre, which the romayns had agaynst Jugurth, vsurper of the kyngdome of Numidy. which cronycle is compyled in latyn by the renowmed romayne Sal.u.s.t. And translated into englysshe by syr Alexander Barclay preest, at comaundement of the right hye and mighty prince: Thomas duke of Northfolke.” There are two editions by Pynson of this book.

I. In this edition the lower half of the t.i.tle page has a square enclosed by double lines containing the Norfolk arms, a lion rampant, holding a s.h.i.+eld in his paws, on which is another lion, a cut which also appears on the t.i.tle of The Introductory. There is a full page cut of the royal arms with portcullis, &c., on the back, followed by five pages of Table. The preface to his patron, in English,----together with a Latin dedication to Bishop Veysy, in parallel columns,----begins on the verso of signature A iiii, under a cut of the author presenting his book to him, the same as that which appears on the t.i.tle of The myrrour of good maners. [See the cut prefixed to the Notice of Barclay's life, which is confined however to a reproduction of the two princ.i.p.al figures only, two other figures, evidently of servants, and some additional ornamentation of the room being omitted.] At the end of this preface is another cut of the author, writing at a desk; also on the back of the leaf is a cut of the disembarking of an army. There are no other cuts, but the volume is adorned throughout with very fine woodcut initials. Catchwords are given irregularly at the beginning, but regularly towards the end, at the bottom of the left hand page only, but the preface has them to every column. Colophon:----”Thus endeth the famous cronycle of the war ... imprented at London by Rycharde Pynson printer vnto the kynges n.o.ble grace: with priuylege vnto hym grauted by our sayd souerayne lorde the kynge.” On the back of the last leaf is Pynson's device, No. v. The date is erroneously conjectured in Moss's Cla.s.sical Bib. to be 1511. It was probably 1519, certainly between 1519 and 1524. Contains 92 numbered leaves, and one leaf unnumbered, besides eight leaves of preliminary matter: numbering quite regular: signatures; a 8, A--O, 6 s, P, Q, 4 s. In the British Museum, Grenville Collection, the Bodleian, and the Public Library at Cambridge.

Prices: Roxburghe, 23, 12s.; Sykes, 8, 12s.; Heber, 5, 15s. 6d.; Sotheby's, 1857, 10.

II. In this edition, the t.i.tle page is the same as in the other with the exception of a semicolon for a full point after Numidy, the succeeding which having an e added, and romayne being without the e, but on the back instead of a cut of the royal arms The table commences; the preface begins on the recto of sign. a 4, under the cut of the author presenting his book to the Duke of Norfolk, and ends without the leaf of woodcuts which is appended to the preface of the first edition.

Pynson's device at the end of the book is also wanting in this edition.

It contains only fol. lx.x.xvi., with six leaves of preliminary matter; the pagination is a little irregular, xxi. and xxii. are wanting but xxiii. is given three times, and lxxvii. is repeated for lxxviii.; the British Museum copy is deficient in folios lxii. and lxv.: signatures; a 6, A--N, 6 s, and O, P, 4 s. The initials are the same as those in the first edition in the great majority of cases, but appear much more worn. There are catch-words only at the end of every signature throughout the book, except to the preface, which has them to every column. In the British Museum, and the Public Library, Cambridge.

Both editions have the Latin in Roman letter in the margins, and running-t.i.tles. Ames mentions an edition with cuts, which must be the same as the first of these.

VI._a._ CRONICLE OF WARRE. Compiled in Laten by Sal.u.s.te. Corrected by Thomas Paynell. Waley, 1557. Quarto.

”Here begynneth the famous Cronicle of warre, whyche the Romaynes hadde agaynst Jugurth vsurper of the kyngedome of Numidie: whiche Cronicle is compiled in Laten by the renowmed Romayne Sal.u.s.te: and translated into englyshe by syr alexander Barklaye prieste. And nowe perused and corrected by Thomas Paynell. Newely Jmprinted in the yere of oure Lorde G.o.d M.D.L vij.” On the verso of the t.i.tle begins Paynell's dedication--”To the ryghte honorable Lorde Antonye Vycounte Mountegue, Knyghte of the ryghte honorable order of the garter, and one of the Kynge and Queenes Magesties pryuie counsayle.” ”The prologue” begins on a 1. Barclay's preface and dedication are omitted, as well as the Latin of Sall.u.s.t. Col.: ”Thus endeth the famouse Cronicle of the warre ...

against Jugurth ... translated... by syr Alexander Barkeley, prieste, at commaundemente of ... Thomas, duke of Northfolke, And imprinted at London in Foster lane by Jhon Waley.” Signatures; H h, 4 s, besides t.i.tle and dedication, two leaves: the pagination commences on a 4, at ”The fyrste chapter,” the last folio being cxx.; xxi. is repeated for xxii., xxiii. for xxiv., xix., stands for xxix., lvii. is repeated, and lxxiv. is repeated for lxxv.

This edition forms the second part of a volume having the following general t.i.tle 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 Sal.u.s.t, and translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye.

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.

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].

IX. THE LYFE OF SAYNTE THOMAS. Pynson. No date. Quarto. Black letter.

”-- Here begynneth the lyfe of the blessed martyr saynte Thomas.” This t.i.tle 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 n.o.ble grace.” Contains eight leaves. There is a copy in the British Museum. a.s.signed to Barclay on tne authority of Wood.

X. HAYTHON'S CRONYCLE. Pynson. No date. Folio. Black letter.

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