It thus concludes:

"For me,
let just men judge, by what I show
In Acts expos'd, how much I erre or knowe;
And let not Envie make all worse then nought

With her meare headstrong and quite braineles thought:

Others for doing nothing, giving all,

And bounding all worth in her bursten gall.

The whole is wound up by a short Latin prayer in a similar spirit. It is to be observed that in his version of the Batrachomyomachia Chapman uses the Greek names given to the Frogs and Mice, inserting literal translations of them in the margin.

It is conjectured that this work was printed about 1624. Chapman was then sixty-five years old, having been born in 1559, five years before Shakespeare he died in 1634.

CHARLES THE FIRST. The true Effigies of our most Illustrious Soveraigne Lord, King Charles, Queene Mary, with the rest of the Royall Progenie. Also a Compendium or Abstract of their most famous Geneologies and Pedegrees, expressed in Prose and Verse. With the Times and Places of their Births. Printed at London for John Sweeting &c. 1641. 4to. 10 leaves.

This production contains eight portraits, viz. 1, Charles I., a kit-cat in an oval, without any engraver's name, but probably by Hollar; 2, Henrietta Maria, a kit-cat in an oval, by Hollar; 3, Prince Charles, a half-length in an oval, without any engraver's name, but dated 1641, and perhaps by Hollar; 4, Mary, Princess of Orange, a whole length, by Hollar; 5, Prince James, playing at tennis, a whole length, by M. Meisan; 6, Princess Elizabeth, a whole length, by Ro. Vaughan ; 7, Princess Anna, a whole length, with "J. v. L. f." at the

corner; 8, a plate, representing at the top the infant Prince Charles dead, and at the bottom Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester in long clothes, without the name of any engraver.

The work is without preface, dedication, or any kind of introduction, and to the verses belonging to the portraits no name is attached; in truth, they were not worth owning. The following, entitled Maria Regina, are a fair sample

of the rest:

"Within the substance of this figure here
The Graces and the Vertue[s] do shine cleare:
The Godesses, the Muses, all agree

That in her brest their residence must be.
From Juno her majestique mind she gain'd;

From Citherea beauty she attain'd;
Minerva (Pallas) hath inspir'd her heart

With courage in regarding armes and art:

Apollo with his radient rayes divine
Inclin'd hir favour to the Sisters Nine,
And for a blessing to this happy land

Shee's largely graced by th' Almighties hand

To be a fruitful vine, whose branches may
Spread gloriously, as farre as Phoebus raie.

In goodnesse, greatnesse, and in true content
May she and they be supereminent."

The verses face the portraits, with the exception of the last lines upon Prince Charles, who was born and died on the 13th of May, 1629.

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY.-The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: With the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, compiled by Jhon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly dooeth appere. 1561. fol. B. L. 388 leaves.

This edition, said to have been edited by Stow although his name is no where found in it, was printed by John Kyngston in 1561, the colophon being, "Imprinted at London, by Jhon Kyngston, for Jhon Wight, dwellyng in

Poules Churchyarde. Anno 1561." On the title-page is a large shield of Chaucer's arms, with this couplet underneath it :

"Vertue florisheth in Chaucer still,

Though Death of hym hath wrought his will."

This is followed by Thynne's dedication to Henry VIII., and the Table with

eight goodlie questions, with their answers," &c. "The Caunterburie tales," and "The Romaunt of the Rose," have distinct titles.

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY.-The Workes of our Ancient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed. &c. London, Printed by Adam Islip. Ann Dom. 1602. fol. 414 leaves. This is Thomas Speght's second edition, and his dedication to Sir Robert Cecil follows a plate headed, "The Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer," with the full length of the poet in the centre. In an address "to the Readers" Speght acknowledges his obligations to Francis Thynne, who, besides his aid in preparing the work, contributed some lines "Upon the picture of Chaucer," which precede the life. After the life comes a new general title to "The Workes of Geffrey Chaucer," &c. with the identical wood cut of Chaucer's arms which had been used by John Kyngston in 1561. On the earliest title is given a list thus headed: "To that which was done in the former Impression, thus much is now added," containing a statement of the improvements of this edition over that of 1598. The principal of these is the addition of "the Treatise called Iacke Upland," and "Chaucer's A. B. C., called La Priere de Nostre Dame."

CHETTLE, HENRY.-Englands Mourning Garment: Worne heere by plaine Shepheards, in memorie of their sacred Mistresse, Elizabeth &c. To which is added the true manner of her Emperiall Funerall. With many new additions, being now againe the second time reprinted &c. After which followeth the Shepheard's Spring-Song for entertainment of King James &c. Imprinted at London for Thomas Millington &c. 1603. 4to. 24 leaves.

The variations between the present and the first impression are not very material: the principal addition consists of a list (preceding "the Shepherd's

Spring Song") of the twelve barons who carried "bannerols" at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth. There is, however, an omission of some importance, for in the first edition (without date) on Sign. F. 3, is found a note "to the Reader," signed by the author, Henry Chettle: it relates to the errors of the press, which, being subsequently corrected, it was probably considered not necessary to reprint.

The dedication is "to all true lovers of the right generous Queene Elizabeth," and the tract commences with a dialogue in verse between Thenot and Colin, the author figuring himself under the latter name, although, as he mentions, when quoting Spenser on Sign. D., it had been borne by Spenser. A sort of laudatory historical discourse follows, and forms the principal subject; but near the centre is a very interesting poem, in which the author reproaches all the principal poets of the day with their silence in offering tribute to the dead Queen, while some of them were so eager to pay their court to the living King. Daniel, Warner, Chapman, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Drayton, and Dekker, are all distinctly pointed at, although their names are not inserted. Of Shakespeare he speaks as follows by the name of Melicert, whom, on Sign. B. 3, he had already introduced :

Chapman is spoken of as Corin "that finish'd dead Museus gracious song:" Ben Jonson is called, "our English Horace;" and Dekker, (Ben Jonson's adversary), "quick Anti-Horace:" with the last he couples "young Molibee his friend," a name not easily appropriated, and Henry Petowe, who, in 1598 had printed "the second part of Hero and Leander," and is, therefore, styled by Chettle "Hero's last Musæus." Daniel is distinguished as "the sweetest song-man of all English Swains," and Warner, author of Albion's England, as having "sung forty years the life and birth" of Queen Elizabeth. The following stanza possibly refers to Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, one of the authors of the Mirror for Magistrates, and of the early tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex, although it is not easy to determine why he should be termed "delicious sportive Musidore :" at the death of Eliza

beth he was Lord Treasurer, and had certainly "resigned his wreath of bay" long before :

"And thou, delicious sportive Musidore,

Although thou have resign'd thy wreathe of bay,
With cypresse binde thy temples and deplore

Elizae's winter in a mournfull lay:

I know thou canst; and none can better sing
Herse songs for her, and Pæans to our King."

Drayton is distinctly charged with having congratulated James on his accession, before he had deplored the loss of Elizabeth:

"Thinke 't was a fault to have thy verses seene

Praising the King, ere they had mourn'd the Queen,"

which establishes that Drayton's address To the Majestie of King James had been published previously to England's Mourning Garment. Drayton's Polyolbion is announced by Chettle as in progress nearly nine years before any part of it was printed.

"The Shepherd's Spring Song," in gratulation of James I., occupies the four last pages, and is smoothly written, but it has little other recommendation: the following is one of the earlier stanzas, where Colin is endeavouring to rouse the sleeping shepherds.

"The gray eyde morning with a blushing cheeke,
Like England's royal rose, mixt red and white,
Summons all eies to pleasure and delight.
Behold the evenings deaws doe upward reeke,

Drawn by the Sun, which now doth gild the skie

With his light-giving and world-cheering eie."

In both editions the word "blushing" in the first of these lines is printed "blustring," but it is an easy and an obvious error.

CHURCHYARD, THOMAS.-A sad and solemne Funeral of the right Honorable sir Francis Knowles knight, treasorer of the Queenes Maiesties houshold, one of her privie councell, and knight of the most honorable order of the Garter. Written by Thomas Churchyard Esquier. Imprinted at London by Ar. Hatfield, for William Holme. 1596. 4to. 4 leaves.

This unique tract is dedicated to Lord Delawarr, whom Churchyard calls the son-in-law to Sir Francis Knowles: the poet here speaks of his own "aged years," and refers to the number of distinguished persons who had died