KNAVES.-1. A Merrye meetinge: Or 'tys mery meete: Sonnettes compyled by the famous Fraternities of Knaues. Licensed to Cuthbert Burby in 1600.

2. Roome for a Mess of Knaves. Oor a Selection, or a Detection, or a Demonstration, or a Manifestation of foure Slaves. With a Narration or a Declaration, a Relation or an Explication of a strange (but true) battell fought in the little Isle (or Worlde) of Man. London printed by N. F. 1610. 4to, 14 leaves. Bridgewater House.

3. Knaves are no honest Men. Or

More Knaues yet

A couple well met.

Being a briefe Discourse Concerning the (Offices and) Humours of Quarterman and Waterton, both being Jacks out of Office

Which if they were namelesse, yet I make no doubt,

A man that hath senses may soone smell them out.

Composed by I. L. a lover of honest Men, and hater of Knaves; and Printed in the yeare of the discoverie of a Couple. 8vo, 8 leaves, black letter.

An attack on Waterton, High Constable of Wapping, and Quarterman, Marshal of the Marshalsea, by an anonymous Royalist.

4. A Cluster of Coxcombes, Or a Cinque pace of Five Sorts of Knaves and Fooles. 1642. 4to. With a woodcut.

Attributed in Freeling's Cat., No. 2229, to Taylor; it sold there for £1. 10s.

5. A Caveat for Knaves. 1648. 4to, 4 leaves. With an 8-line stanza on the title. 6. A Total Rout, Or a Brief discovery of a Pack of Knaves and Drabs, intituled Pimps, Panders, Hectors, Trapans, Nappers, Mobs, and Spanners: the description of their qualities is here set down in brief. London Printed for R. K. 1653 [Sept. 26]. A Br. sheet, containing 12 octave stanzas. Museum (King's P.). (Charles I. under 1643, Rowlands.)

KNELL (Thomas)—

An A. B. C. to the christen congregacion Or a patheway to the heavenly habitacion. Finis. Quod Thomas Knell. Imprynted at London by Rycharde Kele, dwellynge in Lombardes Street. A sheet. KNELL (T., the Younger.)-1. An Epitaph, or rather a short discourse made vpon the life & death of D. Bonner. sometime unworthy Bisshop of London, whiche dyed the v. of September in the Marshalsie. Imprinted at London at the long Shop adioyning vnto S. Mildreds Church in the Pultrie by John Allde. Au. do. 1569. Sep. 14. 8vo, 8 leaves. Subscribed at the end by T. Knell Iu. In verse. St. John's College, Cambridge. 2. An answer at large to a most hereticall, trayterous, and Papisticall Byll, in English verse, which was cast abrode in the streetes of Northamton, and brought before the

Judges at the last Assises there. 1570. Imprinted at London by John Awdelye. 8vo, black letter, 12 leaves, not numbered. On the bottom of the last page but one is, Finis. Tho. Knell Iu." St. John's Colledge Cambridge.

3. Certain true marks wherby to knowe a Papist. 2 Cor. ii. 13. Such false Apostles are deceitful woorkers and transforme themselves into the Apostles of Christe, and no mervaile for Satan himselfe is changed into the fashion of an Angell of light therefore it is no great thing though his ministers transforme themselves as though they were the ministers of righteousnes whose end shall be according to their woorkes. Imprinted at London at the long shop adioyning unto Saint Mildreds Church in the Pultrie by John Allde. 8vo, 8 leaves. beth.

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Set foorth by one that knew his life, and was with him at the howre of his death, which was the VIII. of August. Anno 1570. at the west end of Paules Churche ouer against the Bishops gate where he set up the Bul. Imprinted at London at the long shop adioining vnto Saint Mildreds Church in the Pultrie the XXIII. of August by John Allde. 4to, black letter, 9 leaves. Lambeth.

Reprinted by Mr. Collier. (Bonner.) KNEVET (Ralph).-1. Stratisticon, or a Discourse of Militarie Discipline. Shewing the necessitie thereof according to these Lond. perillous times. 1628. 4to. In

verse.

2. Rhodon and Iris, a pastorall, as it was presented at the Florists Feast at Norwich, May 3, 1631 [The Scene, Thessaly.] Lond. 1631. 4to.

3. Funeral Elegies; Consecrated to the immortall memory, of the Right Honorable the Lady Katherine Paston, late wife to the truly noble, and heroicke, William Paston of Oxned Esquire. London, Printed by T. Cotes for Andrew Crooke. 1637. 4to, 12 leaves. Br. Museum (Grenville).

KNIGHT (The) and the Beggar Wench.

Which doth a wanton prank unfold,

In as merry a story as ever was told. The Tune is, The King's delight, or TurnCoat. London, Printed for F. Coles, M. Wright, T. Vere, and W. Gilbertson. A sheet, in black letter, with three cuts. KNIGHT OF THE POST.-The Retvrne of the Knight of the Poste from Hell, with the Diuels aunswere to the Supplication of Pierce Penilesse, with some Relation of the last Treasons. Omnia præclara rara. London, printed by Iohn Windet for Nathaniel

shop, at the Royal Exchange. 1601. 4to, black letter. X x, in fours, X x 4 blank. KNIGHT OF THE SWAN.—(Helias.) +KNIGHTS OF THE BLADE.-A Notable and pleasant History of the Famous renowned Knights of the Blade, commonly called Hectors or, St. Nicholas Clerkes. Wherein Is shewed how they first came to that Name and Profession, with the manner of their Life and Conversation, and what Lawes and Rules they have made to be observed by them. Being a good Caution to all Gentlemen, Strangers, and Travellours, to know thereby, a way to discover them, and also to prevent them. Very necessary to be published in these times, for a generall good to the Common-wealth. Printed at London, for Richard Harper, at the Bible and Harpe in Smithfield. 1652. 4to, 8 leaves. Bodleian (Malone).

KNOWLEDGE.-1. The Boke of Knowledge, whether a sycke Person beynge in Peryll shall lyue or dye. Imprinted at London by me Robert Wyer. n.d. 8vo, black letter.

+KYD (Thomas).-1. The trueth of the most wicked and secret murthering of John Brewen, Goldsmith of London, committed by his owne wife through the prouocation of one Iohn Parker, whom she loued; for which fact she was burned and he hanged in Smithfield on Wednesday the 28 of Iune, 1592, two yeares after the murther was committed. Imprinted at London for Iohn Kid, and are to be sold by Edward White at the little North doore of Paules, at the sigue of the Gun. 1592. 4to, 4 leaves. With a woodcut on the titlepage of a woman burning and in prayer. Lambeth.

2. The true reporte of the poisoninge of Thomas Elliot, Tailor of London. Licensed to John Kydde, Aug. 22, 1592. Query, by T. Kyd.

3 (a) The Spanish Tragedy. Licensed to Abel Jeffes in October, 1592.

(b) The Spanish Tragedie,_ Containing the lamentable end of Don Horatio, and Belimperia with the pitifull death of olde Hieronimo. Newly corrected and amended of such gross faults as passed in the first impression. At London printed by Edward Allde, for Edward White. [1594?] 4to, 42 leaves. Br. Museum.

The second edition; of the first I have been hitherto unable to trace a copy. The earliest edition known to Mr. Collier was that of 1599, and to Mr. Halliwell, that of 1602.

(c) The Spanish Tragedie, Containing the lamentable ende of Don Horatio, and Belimperia with the pittiful death of old Hieronimo. Newly corrected and amended

of such grosse faultes as passed in the former impression. At London Printed by William White, dwelling in Cow-lane. 1599. 4to, L 2 in fours. Bridgewater House.

(d) The Spanish Tragedie: Containing the lamentable end of Don Horatio, and Belimperia with the pittiful death of olde Hieronimo. Newly corrected, amended, and enlarged, with new additions of the Painters part, and others, as it hath of late been diuers times acted. Imprinted at London by W. W. for T. Pauier, and are to be solde at the signe of the Catte and Parrats, neare the Exchange. 1602. 4to, 46 leaves. Bodleian (Malone).

The additions were by B. Jonson, who was paid 40s. by Henslowe, 25 Sept., 1601, on this account. Jonson made further additions in 1602.

(e) The Spanish Tragedie: Containing the lamentable end of Don Horatio, and Belimperia with the pittifull death of old Hieronimo. Newly corrected, amended and enlarged with new additions of the Painters part, and others, as it hath of late been diuers times acted. Imprinted at London by W. White. 1610. 4to, 46 leaves.

4.

There were many later impressions down to 1638. Some of them are enumerated in Halliwell's Dict. of Old Plays, 1860.

The First Part of Ieronimo. With The Warres of Portugall, and The Life and Death of Don Andræa. Printed at London for Thomas Pauyer, and are to be solde at his shop at the entrance into the Exchange. 1605. 4to, 24 leaves. Written about 1588. Bodleian (Malone), Br. Museum, &c.

(Garnier, and Plays under 1599.) Malone as signed to Kyd the old play of Hamlet, produced before 1587.

+KYFFIN (M.).—1. (a) The Blessedness of Brytaine, or a celebration of the Queenes Holyday, containing a breefe rehersall of the inestimable benefits generally had and

enjoyed, not only all England over, but also in forrein partes, through the gracious Bountie and incomparable blessed rule of our royall Queen Elizabeth. Composed and set foorth in due reverence and joyfull memoriall of her Majesties present entrance into the thirtieth yeere of her most triumphant raigne, with hartie prayer for the long continuing, and prosperous preserving of the same: by Maurice Kyffin. [Here follow some Latin quotations.] Published with Authoritie. London. Imprinted by Iohn Windet, dwelling in Adling Streete, at the signe of the White Beare, neere Baynardes Castell. 1587. Plura posthac. 4to, 8 leaves. In verse. Lambeth.

(b) The Blessednes of Brytaine, or A Celebration of the Queenes Holyday. Wherein is briefly discoursed the most happy Regiment of her Highnes. Newly set foorth with a New Addition Containing the late accidents and occurrents of this yeere 88, being the Thirtieth of hir Maiesties Raigne. By M. Kyffin. Published with Authoritie. London printed by John Wolfe. 1588. 4to, 16 leaves. A poem in 6-line stanzas, Dedicated to the Earl of Essex in English and Latin, in the former before the poem, and in the latter before the Continuation at Sig. C. The last page is occupied by a French Sonnet by I Eliot, addressed to the Author. Br. Museum.

Kyffin prefixed a Sonnet to Lewkenor's Re

solved Gentleman, 1594, and some verses to his translations of Contarini de Magistratibus Venetorum, 1599.

2. A Defence of the Honorable sentence and execution of the Queene of Scots: Exempted with Analogies, and diuerse presidents of Emperors, Kings, and Popes: With the opinions of learned men in the point, and diuerse

3.

reasons gathered foorth out of both Lawes Ciuill and Canon. Together with the answere to certaine obiections made by the fauourites of the late Scottish Queene. At London, Printed by Iohn Windet [1587]. 4to, 54 leaves. Title and Contents, 2 leaves; A-L 2 in fours, L 2 having the Frrata; then D-F in fours, F 4, blank. Chetham Library, Manchester.

From the circumstance that the copy of this tract before me appears quite complete as published, it might be inferred that some matter, occupying A-C in the second set of signatures, was cancelled after having been set up. Deffynniad ffydd Eglwys Loegr. Lle y ceir Gweled, a gwybod, dosparth gwir Grefydd Crist. ag anghywirbed Crefydd. Eglwys Rufain. Lond. by R. Field. 1595. 12mo. (Contarini, Terence)

KYRKHAM (W., Stationer) —

Joyfull Newes for true Subiectes to God and the Crowne:

The Rebelles are cooled, their Bragges be put
downe.

Come humble ye downe come humble ye downe,
Perforce now submyt ye to the queene and the

crowne.

Finis W. Kyrkh[am?]. Imprinted at London in Fleet streete, by Wyllyam How, for Richard Johnes. [1570.] H. Huth, Esq. A

broadside.

Entered in the Stationers' Books in 1569-70.

KYTTES (G.)-The vuluckie firmentie. In two parts. Finis, quoth G. Kyttes. 4to, 18 leaves. In verse. Bodleian (very imperfect).

The Bodleian copy contains the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th parts, beginning on B. 1, with a headline: The seconde parte ¶ And taryed for his company. And ends: Finis, quoth. G. Kyttes. The signatures run from B. 1 to D. 2, in fours.