LXVIII.

STEPHEN BATMAN.

STEPHEN BATMAN, professor in divinity, was a native of Bruton in Somersetshire; he died in 1581. Batman was the author of several prose and poetical works, among the latter of which is, "The trauayled Pylgrime, bringing newes from all partes of the worlde, such like scarce harde of before." This work was published in 1569.

LXIX.

WILLIAM BROXUP.

WILLIAM BROXUP, of whom, as well as several others in this collection, no mention is made in Ritson, wrote "St. Peter's Path to the Joyes of Heauen, wherein is described the frailtie of the flesh, the power of the spirit, the labyrinth of this life, Sathan's subtilitie, and the soule's saluation.' This work appeared in 1598.

LXX.

BARNABY GOOGE.

BARNABY GOOGE was a celebrated translator in the reign of Queen Elizabeth; he wrote some original works, among which is a work entitled "Eglogs, Epytaphes, and Sonettes,' which was published in

1563.

LXXI.

FRANCIS SABIE.

FRANCIS SABIE was the author of some sacred poems entitled "Adam's Complaint: The Old Worlde's Tragedie: Dauid and Bathseba," which appeared in 1596. He was the author also of some secular works in hexameters and blank verse.

LXXII.

ANDREW WILLET.

ANDREW WILLET was a learned divine. His works, which are numerous, are chiefly prose. Among his poetical works is one entitled Sacrorvm Emblematum, which is written in Latin and English. There is no date affixed to it, but it was written within the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

LXXIII.

C. T.

WROTE "A Short Inuentory of certayne Idle Inuentions; the fruites of a close and secret garden of great ease, and little pleasure." This work was published in 1581.

LXXIV.

HENRY WILLOBIE.

WILLOBIE was the author of a work entitled "Avissa: or the true picture of a modest maid, and of a chast and constant wife:" it was published in 1594.

LXXV.

SAMUEL DANIEL.

The

SAMUEL DANIEL was born in 1562, and was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford. He became tutor to Lady Anne Clifford, subsequently Countess of Pembroke, to whom several of his works are dedicated. poetical productions of Daniel are numerous, and the tenor of his writings is generally moral and instructive; but only one, his "Musophilos," which contains a general defence of learning, affords extracts suitable to this selection.

LXXVI.

R. D.

R. D. wrote "An Exhortation to England to ioine for defense of true religion and their natiue countrie." There is no date affixed to this work, but it bears internal evidence of having been written in the age of Elizabeth.

LXXVII.

T. PROCTOR.

THE extract from this author is from "The Gallery of Gallant Inuentions, edited by and contributed to by T. Proctor," which was published two years after "The Paradise of Dayntie Deuises;" namely, in 1578.

LXXVIII.

THOMAS CHURCHYARD.

THOMAS CHURCHYARD was a celebrated writer of prose and poetry in the age of Elizabeth. His works are chiefly of a secular character. The first specimen in these pages is transcribed from "A Mvsicall Consort of Heauenly Harmonie, compounded out of manie parts of musicke, called Chvrchyard's Charitie." This work appeared in 1595, and was dedicated "To the Right Honorable Robert Deverevx, Earle of Essex." The "Verses fit for euery one to knowe and confesse" are an extract from a rare work in Lambeth Palace library, entitled "The Wonders of the Air:" date 1602. Churchyard contributed one of the poetical translations to the Old Version of Psalms.

LXXIX.

MICHAEL COSOWARTH.

MICHAEL COSOWARTH wrote a version of some select Psalms, which is among the MSS. in the Harleian Collection at the British Museum. Complimentary verses are prefixed to this work by Richard Carey and Henry Lok, or Locke.

LXXX.

G. ELLIS.

THIS author wrote a poem, now very rare, entitled "The Lamentation of the Lost Sheepe."

LXXXI.

ELIZABETH GRYMESTON.

THIS lady was the daughter of Martin Barney, or Bernye, of Grimston, in Norfolk, and married Christopher, the youngest son of Thomas Grymeston, in the county of York. She wrote "Miscellanea: prayers, meditations, memoratiues;" in which there are seven "Odes in imitation of the seuen Poenitentiall Psalmes, in seuen seueral kinde of verse.

LXXXII.

THOMAS LLOYD.

THE selected stanzas from this writer are transcribed from a work published in 1592, entitled "Evphves' Shadow: the battle of the dances, wherein youthfull folly is set down in his right figure, and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences."

LXXXIII.

THOMAS DRANT.

THOMAS DRANT, who was more memorable as a preacher than a poet, wrote "A Medicinable Morall, that is, the two Bookes of Horace his Satyres; Englyshed according to the prescription of Saint Hierome. The Wailyngs of the Prophet Hieremiah, done into Englyshe verse. Also Epigrammes." This book was published in 1566, being "perused and allowed accordyng to the Quene's Maiestie's iniunctions."

LXXXIV.

R. THACKER.

THE "Godlie Dittie" written by this author is here reprinted from the Harleian Miscellany.

LXXXV.

ANONYMOUS.

IN 1601 was published "The Song of Mary the Mother of Christ; containing the story of his life and passion; the teares of Christ in the garden; with the description of the heauenly Ierusalem." This work was issued anonymously, and the principal poem in it bears a strong resemblance to that entitled "Mary Magdalen's Lamentation for the Losse of her Maister Jesus."

LXXXVI.

ANONYMOUS.

THIS author wrote a volume entitled "Mary Magdalen's Lamentations for the Loss of her Maister Jesus," which has been supposed by some to be the production of Sir Nicholas Breton.