45. Day's Parliament of Bees, 1640.. 46. H. More's Piatonica, 1642.. 50. Fleckno s Love's Kin dom, 1664. 51. Ames's Double Dfcnt, 1692... 52. Drummond's Pulemo-Middinia, by Gibfon, 1691. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 348 359 11. Wyrley's True Ufe of Armory, 1592 .... 112. Markham's Gent man's Academy, 1595. 144. Mafcall's Country-man's New Art of Planting and Graffing, 1651............. ib. 145. Standifh's 145. Standith's New Directions of Experience, 1614... 149. Silvanus Taylor's Common Good, 1652........ ... ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 4:5 ib. ..ib. 416 156. S nault on the Use of Paffiona, by Lord Monmouth, 1649.. 157. Markham' Cavalarice, 1617.... 158. Janes Howell's England's Tears, 1644.... 159. On the diffe ent Claffes of Denmark, A. D. 1016, by Baron Maferes. CINSURA CENSURA LITERARIA. NUMBER IX. [Being the First Number of Vol. III.] ART. I. A Mirrour for Magistrates. Wherein maye be seen by example of other, with howe grevous : plages vices are punished: and howe frayle and unstable worldly prosperity is founde, even of those whom Fortune seemeth most highly to favour. Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum. Anno 1563. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete nere to Saynct Dunstans Churche by Thomas. Marshe. 4to. folios 182. ART. II. The last part of the Mirour for Magistrates, wherein may be seene by examples passed in this Realme, with how greevous plagues, vyces are punished in great Princes and Magistrats, and how frayle and unstable worldly prosperity is founde, where Fortune seemeth most highly to favour. Newly corrected and enlarged. Folix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum. Imprinted at London in Fleetstreete, neere unto Sainct VOL. III. B Sainct Dunstanes Church, by Thomas Marsh, 1578. Cum privilegio. 4to. folios 184. OF these two volumes, which I suspect to be very scarce, particularly the last, the former belongs to the Editor, and the other to Mr. Gilchrist. They are different editions of the same work; but the words "Last part" in the title of the second require explanation.* Warton's account is not only imperfect, but erroneous; and even Ritson's is not clearly expressed. The work, which was edited by William Baldwin, was first printed by Thomas Marsh, 1559, 4to. folios 160. The above edition of 1563, was the second; and has exactly the same contents, as Warton enumerates in the first; so that I do not understand Ritson, when he says that "to this edition was added a Second Part."+ Mr. Steevens had an edition of 1571; Herbert says there was an edition in 1574, and Farmer had an edition in 1575. In this same year 1575 (or 1574, for the edition may probably be the same) John Higgins, following Baldwin's example, began a new series of Legends commencing with an earlier period, from Albanact, the youngest son of Brutus, to the Emperor Caracalla. These he published under the following title. "The first Parte of the Mirour for Magistrates, contayning the falles of the first infortunate Princes of this lande: from the comming of Brute to the incarnation of our Saviour and Redemer Jesu Christe. Ad Romanos, 13. 2. Quisquis se opponit potestati, * Mr. Park thinks it was called the last part, from containing legends posterior in point of time, to those set forth by Higgins and Blener-hasset. + But see hereafter. Warton's enumeration was probably wrong. Dei |