fair 7_s._ 6_d._

4099. A collection of Old Romances in the Dutch Language,
with wood-cuts, very fair, 1544 to 1556, folio 10 6

4169. Horace's Art of poetry, by Drant, 1567, 4to. 3 6

4234. A certayne Tragedye, &c., entitled, Freewil, wants
title, very fair and scarce, 4to. 5 0

4254. Historie of Prince Arthur and his Knights of the Round
Table, 1634, 4to. 7 6

4336. The Life off the 70 Archbishopp off Canterbury
presentlye sittinge, &c. Imprinted in 1574, 8vo., neat 10 6

A severe satire against Parker, Abp. of Canterbury, for
which 'tis said the author was punished with the loss of his
arm.

4345. Amorous Tales, by James Sanforde, very rare, printed
by Bynneman, 1567, 12mo. (or small 8vo. perhaps) 5 0

4432. Hereafter followeth a little boke whyche hath to name
Whye come ye not to court: by Mayster Skelton; printed by
Anthony Kytson, no date. A little boke of Philip Sparrow,
compiled by Mayster Skelton; printed by Ant. Veale, no date,
very fair, both 8vo. 7 6

"This is a most extraordinarily scarce edition of Skelton's
Pieces, and has besides these, some other fragments of his
by various early printers."]

But I proceed. The commotions excited in the book world, by means of
the sales of the _Bibliotheca Westiana_ and _Martiniana_, had hardly
ceased, when a similar agitation took place from the dispersion of the
_Monastic Library_ which once belonged to SERJEANT FLETEWODE;[390] a
bibliomaniac who flourished in full vigour during the reign of
Elizabeth. The catalogue of these truly curious books is but a sorry
performance; but let the lover of rare articles put on his bathing
corks, and swim quietly across this ocean of black-letter, and he will
be abundantly repaid for the toil of such an aquatic excursion.

[Footnote 390: The year following the sale of Mr. West's
books, a very curious and valuable collection, chiefly of
English literature, was disposed of by auction, by Paterson,
who published the catalogue under the following title:
"BIBLIOTHECA MONASTICO-FLETEWODIANA." "_A Catalogue of rare
books and tracts in various languages and faculties;
including the Ancient Conventual Library of Missenden Abbey,
in Buckinghamshire_; together with some choice remains of
that of the late eminent Serjeant at Law, WILLIAM FLETEWODE,
Esq., Recorder of London