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volume appears to hare been collected by Go- tard Arthus, for Sigismund Latom, and to have been printed at Frankfort, in 1605. This nas plainly^a rival work. Gallo-Belgicut was now published half yearly with a title-page and in- dex to every volume ; and was, for the first time, usefully ornamented with maps. It was written as late as the year 1605, by John Philip Abel, and was printed for the heirs of Latom, with the emperor's special privilege. The 15th volume carries GaUo-Belgicus down to the year 1630, but bow long after cannot be now ascertained.

To stuff out a peculiar dialect ;

You must not hunt for wild outlandisti terms

But let your matter run before your words.

And if at any time you ctiance to meet

Some Qallo Betgick plirase, you shall not straight

Rock your poor verse to give it entertainment.

But let it pass ; and do not think yourself

Much damnified, if you do leave it out

When not the sense could well receive It.

1604. The general Easter catalogue of Frank- fort was printed, with a permission from govern- ment, as appears by the following title : — Cata- logus universalis nundinis Prancof, de anno 1604. A catalogue of all the new books, or books im- proved and republished, which will be exposed for sale in Book-street, Frankfort, during me Easter fair, 1604. Francofuni permissu superiorum excudebat. Joh. Saur. 'lo be bad at the shop of Peter KopfT. The order of the book is the same as before.

After this the Leipsic booksellers began not only to reprint the Frankfort catalogues; but to enlarge them with many books which had not been brought to the fairs in that city. " I have seen," says Beckmann, " from professor Baldin- ger's library, Catalogus universalis pro nundinus Francofurtensibus vemalibus de anno, 1600 ; or a catalogue of all the books on sale in Book- street, Frankfort; and also of the books pub- lished at Leipsic, which have not been brought to Frankfort, with the permi3sion of his high- ness the elector of Saxony, to those new works which have appeared at Leipsic. Printed at Leipsic, by Abraham Lamberg, and to be had at his shop. On the September Catalogue of the same year, it is said that it is printed from the Frankfort copy, with additions. I find an imperial privilege, for the first time, on the Frankfort September Catalogue of 1616. Cum gratia et privilegio spedalis caes. mag. prostat. apud. J. Krungerum Augustanum. Some im- perial provisions, however, may be of an earlier date, tor I have not seen a complete series of these catalogues. — History of Inventions.

1504. Robert Dexter dwelt, or kept shop, at the sign of the brazen Serpent, in St Paurs church yard, and had for his device, a right hand pointing with the forefinger to a star, about, DEvs iMPEHAT ASTRis. Mr. Dexter gave £20 to the poor of the stationers' company. Richard Field, and Robert Robinson, printed for him.

1604. Henry Billage of St. Martin's in the Vintry, dyer, gave £52 to pay 52» yearly to the churchwardens of that parish for bread, to be

given to the poor weekly. This siun cootianei to be regularly paid by the company of stationen, under the erroneous name of Mr. Bellinyei't gift. [Mr. Bellinger was master in 1686 and 1693.]— TVJcAoi*.

1604. Miscellanea, — Meditations, — Meatora- tives. By Elizabeth Grymeston.

Non est rectum quod a Deo non est directmn.

London: printed by Melch. Biadwood, £>r Felice Norton.

This is a very rare and curious work. It is dedicated to the author's " Loving Sonne, Ber- nye Grymeston," and is a miscellaneous compo- sition of verse and prose.

The poetry is indiflferent enough, but among the Memoratives at the end are some niaxims, as good and judicious as any to be met widi in Rochefoucault, or Bruyere. As for example :

"The darts of lust are the eyes, and therefore fix 'not thy eye on that which thou mayst not desire.

"There is no moment of time spent which thou art not countable for, and therefore, when thou hearest the clocke strike, think there is no« another lioure come, whereof thou art to yeeld a reckoning.

" The end of a dissolute life is a desperate death. There was never president to the con- trary, but in the theefc in the Gospell : In one, lest any should despaire : in one alone, lest any should presume.

" Evil thoughts are the divels harbingers, for he lodgeth not but where they provide his enter- tainment.

" Indifferent equality is safest superiority.

" Where passions increase,eomplaints multiply.

"If thou givest a benefit, keepe it close; but if thou receivest one, publish it, for that invites another.

" Let thy will be thy friend, thy mind thy companion, thy tongue thy servant.

"Age may gaze at beauties blossoms; but youth climbes die tree and enjoyes the fruit.

" Time is the herald of Trueth, and Trueth the daughter of Time.

"The young man may die quickly ; but the old man cannot live long.

" There be foure good mothers have fourebad daughters: trueth hath hatred, prosperity hath pride, security bath perill, and familiarity hath contempt.

" Wisdome is that olive that springeth from the heart, bloometh on the tongue, and beareth fruit in the actions.

" Happy is that mishap, whereby we passe to better perfection.

" The soule is the greatest thing in the least continent.

"Let the limits of thy power be the bounds of thy will.

" No greater comfort than to know much : no lesse labour than to say little.

" Give a lazie clerke a lean fee."

1604. The Ant and the Nightingale, or FalJier Hubbard's Tales. Printed by T. C. for Thomas

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