together with a great variety of _Old
Plays_, and early printed books, English and Foreign, in the
black-letter." The reader has already (p. 324 ante) had some
intimation of the source to which Dr. Farmer was chiefly
indebted for these poetical and dramatical treasures; of
some of which, "hereafter followeth" an imperfect specimen:
NO. 5950. Marbecke (John) the book of Common Prayer, noted,
1550. 4to. See Dr. Burney's long account of this very scarce
book in his History of Musick, vol. ii. p. 578, &c. L2 6_s._
0_d._
6127. Skinner's Discovery and Declaration of the Inquisition
of Spayne, _imp. J. Daye_, 1569, 4to. 6128. Shippe of
Fooles, by Brant, wood cuts, _imp. Wynkyn de Worde_, 1517,
4to. 1 16 0
6194. Brunswyke's Medical Dictionary, translated by Huet,
_imp. by Treveris_, 1525. folio. 3 10 0
6195. Customs of the Citie of London, or Arnold's Chronicle,
with the Nut-Brown Mayde, _1st edition_, 1502, folio. 0 19 0
6386. Annalia Dubrensia, or Robert Dover's Olimpic Games
upon Cotswold-Hills, _with frontispiece_, 1636. 1 14 0
6387. Barley-breake, or a Warning for Wantons, by W.N. 1607,
4to. 0 5 0
6395. Britton's Bowre of Delights, by N.B. 1597. 4to. 1 13 0
6413. Byrd's (Will.) Psalmes, Sonets, and Songs of Sadnes
and Pietie made into Musicke of 5 partes. 1588. Ditto Sacrae
Cantiones, 2 parts; and various Madrigals and Canzonets, by
Morley, Weelkes, Wilbye, Bateson, &c. 4to. 0 15 0
6608. Copie of a Letter sent from the roaring Boyes in
Elizium, to the two arrant Knights of the Grape in Limbo,
Alderman Abel and M. Kilvert, the two projectors for wine;
with their portraits. 5 5 0
6785. Turbervile's (George) Epitaphs, Epigrams, Songs and
Sonets, with a Discourse of the freendly affections of
Tymetes to Pyndara his ladie, b.l. 1570, _imp. by Denham_,
8vo. 1 16 0
6804. Virgil's Aeneis, the first foure bookes, translated
into English heroicall verse, by Richard Stanyhurst, with
other poetical devises thereunto annexed; _impr. by
Bynneman_, 1583, 8vo. 2 17 0
6826. Essayes of a Prentise in the Divine Art of Poesie
(King James VI.) _Edinburgh, by Vautrollier_, 1585, 8vo. 1
13 0
6846. Fulwell's (Ulpian) Flower of Fame, or bright Renoune
and fortunate Raigne of King Henry VIII. b.l. with cur
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