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kinf^dom that he would prove the contrary ; adding that it was the practice of the preachers to busy themselves about such causes in the pulpit; but he was aware of their intentions, and would look after them. This interlude con- tinued upwards of a quarter of an hour, to the ^freat edification of the audience; after which James resumed his seat and heard the sermon to the end.— itf'Cne.

1601 . Ralph Newberv, printer and stationer, whose dwelling was in Fleet-street, a little above the Conduit. He was warden of the stationers' company in 1583, and master in 1598 and 1601, and gave a stock of books, and privilege of

Erinting, to be sold for the benefit of Christ's ospital and Bridewell. He was assignee with Henry Denham. He wasconcemed with George Bishop and others, in printing. His first book is dated 1560. In 1590 he printed in Greek types, Joannii Chrytostomi, &c., Homiliac ad popuium Antiochenum, vinginti et duae, opera el ttudio Joannii Harmari, collegii prope Wmlon wagittri informatoru.

1601. Love'i Martyr; or Rotating Complaint, allegorically ihaduwing the truth of Love, in the etnutant fate of the Phcmix and Turtle. Such is the title of " a poem, interlarded with much varietie and raritie, now first translated out of the venerable Italian of Torquato Coeliano, by R (obert) C (hester.) Lond. 1601. 4to." This is one of the rarest poetical morceaux in the English language, which produced at the Rox- burgh sale £24 ;fa. and was purchased by sirM. M. Sykes, from the Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica, at £50, and was knocked down at his sale, in 1824, at the enormous sum of £61 I9s.

1 601 . The fountaine of Self Love, or Cynthia> Revels. As it hath beene sundry times privately acted in the Black Friers, by the children of her Majestis chappell. Written by Ben Jonson.

Quod non dant Proceres dablt HMrlo ;

Hand tamen invideas rati qaem Polpita paacunt.

Imprinted at London, for Walter Burre, and are to be solde at his shop in Paules Church Yard, at the signe of the Flower de Luce and Crowne. 1601.

1602, June 22. " Lent unto Benjamy Jonson at the apoyntment of E. Alleyn and William Birde, in earnest of a boocke [play] called Richard Crook-back, and for a new adicyontiot Jeromino, the sum of x lb." — Henslowe manu- tcriptt. That tragedy, " if ever acted," was speedily withdrawn.

1602. A political pageant, called England't Joy, was represented at the Swan theatre. It was the year of a fierce histrionic paper war.

1602. William Leake, dwelling at the sign of the Holy Ghost, in St. Paul's churchyard, printed an edition of Venu* and Adonit. 16mo. 27 leaves. Only two copies are known ; one of which is in the Malone collection, now in the Bodleian libraiy. A copy of this work was sold at Mr. Stevens'^ sale for£l It. 6d.; resold at Brindley's sale for £42 ; and again at Strettel's for £26 6s.

1602, The Art of English Poesie, bv Thomas Campion, wherein it is demonstratively proved, and by example confirmed, that the English toong will receive eight leeerall hinds of numbers, proper to itselfe, which are all in this booh set forth, and were never before this time by any man attempted. Printed by Richard Field, for An- drew Wise.

This tract is a formal attack upon rhime. The author observes thus in his Preface: — " For this end have I studied to induce a true forme of versefying into our language, for the vulgar and unartificiall custome of riming hath, I know, detered many excellent wits from the exercise of English poesy."

This tract roused the indignation of Samuel Daniel, who in the very following year pub- lished A Defence of Rhyme, against a pampUet, entituled. Observations m the Art of Poesie, wherein is demonstratively proved that rymeis the fittest harmonie of wordes that comports with our language.

Among other remarks in vindication of rhyme, Daniel has the following: —

" But had our adversary taught us by his owne proceeding, this way of perfection, and therein iram'd us a poeme of that excellencie as should put downe all, and been the maister-peece of these times, we should all have admired him. But to deprave the present forme of writing, and to bring us nothing but a few loose and un- charitable epigrammes, and yet would make us believe those numbers were come to raise the glory of our language, giveth us cause to sus- pect the performance, and to examine whether this new arte, conetat sibi, or, aliquid sit dictum, quod non sit dictum prius."

1602. The bishop of Origuela, a town in the province of Murcia, in Spain, possessed a print- ing-press within the walls of his own palace ; as a little work which he caused to be printed for the use of bis clergy, entitled Synodus Oriolano seeunda, bears for imprint, Onola, in palatio episcopali per Didacum de la Torre, anno Domi- ni 1602. This book is in Trinity college, Dub- lin ; as well as another of the next year, also by the bishop, who appears to have been the cor- rector of his own press. lu this latter work b« apologizes to the reader, for his want of Greek types,and for some inaccuracies which had crept in through his own ill health and the necessary care of his diocese. Antonio, in his Bibliotheca Hispana, mentions a book printed here in 1603.

1602. The Dooke of Common Prayer, com- monly called Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book, with a portrait of the queen, and borders round each page, containing the Dance of Death.

1603, March 24. Died, Elizabeth, queen of England, who has ever been acknowledged as one of the wisest, as well as the most fortunate of our English monarchs. She possessed many of those qualities which are eminently suited to the ruler of such a kingdom as that over which she presided. The solid judgment, im- mense capacity, and deep penetration which she discovered in the choice of her ministers, the

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