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 lation of Euclid's Elements, 1570. After the tenth book of this edition of Euclid many of Dee's annotations and inventions are inserted. In 1651 Captain Thomas Rudd, chief engineer to Charles I, published the first six books of Euclid, with Dee's preface. 8. ‘Parallaticæ Commentationis Praxeosq. Nucleus quidam,’ London, 1573, 4to. 9. ‘An account of the manner in which a certayn Copper-smith in the land of Moores, and a certayn Moore transmuted silver into gold,’ 1576, Ashmol. MS. 1394, iii. 1. 10. ‘The British Complement of the perfect Art of Navigation,’ 1576, manuscript. 11. ‘General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the perfect Arte of Navigation: annexed to the Paradoxal Cumpas in Playne: now first published: 24 years after ye first Invention thereof,’ London, 1577 (anon.). Dedicated to Christopher Hatton, captain of her majesty's guard, and gentleman of the privy chamber. See Ashmol. MS. 1789, iv. The running title is ‘The British Monarchie.’ The advertisement and introduction are reprinted in Beloe's ‘Anecdotes,’ ii. 264–92, and in ‘Chetham Miscellanies,’ vol. i. 12. ‘Her Majesties title Royal to many foreign countreys, kingdomes, and provinces,’ 1578. Cf. Cotton. MS. Vitell. C. vii. 3. 13. Tract on the rules of exchange of moneys, 1578. Among the manuscripts of Captain Hervey G. St. John Mildmay, R.N., of Hazelgrove House, Somersetshire. 14. ‘Navigationis ad Cathayam per septentrionalia Scythiæ et Tartariæ littora delineatio Hydrographica,’ 1580, Lansd. MS. 122, art. 5. Cf. Cotton. MS. Otho E. viii. 77. 15. ‘A playne discourse and humble advise, for our gratious Queene Elizabeth … to peruse and consider: as concerning the needfull Reformation of the Vulgar Kalender, for the civile yeres and daies accompting or verifyeing according to the tyme truely spent,’ Ashmol. MS. 179, vii. 1789, i. This, his ablest work, though never published, has passed through the hands of several eminent mathematicians, and been frequently referred to in later times, particularly when the new style was introduced in this country. 16. ‘Calendar for the Annus Reformationis, 1583 (May–December), showing how the eleven days of excess should be cut off, the principal feasts, the places of the ☉ and ☽, the Roman reckoning,’ &c., Ashmol. MS. 1789, iii. 17. ‘The Compendious Rehearsal of John Dee his dutifull declaration, and proofe of the course and race of his studious life, for the space of halfe an hundred years, now (by God's favour and help) fully spent, and of the very great injuries, damages, and indignities which for these last nine years he hath in England sustained (contrary to her Majestie's very gracious will and expresse commandment) made unto the two honourable Commissioners, by her most excellent Majestie thereto assigned, according to the intent of the most humble supplication of the said John, exhibited to her most gracious Majestie at Hampton Court. A. 1592. Novr 9.’ Printed by Hearne in the appendix to ‘Johannis Glastoniensis Chronicon’ (pp. 497–551), from a transcript made by Dr. Thomas Smith previous to the fire in the Cottonian Library; reprinted in the ‘Chetham Miscellanies,’ vol. i. (1851), with other ‘Autobiographical Tracts’ by Dee, edited by James Crossley. The original is in Cotton. MS. Vitell. C. vii. 1; and a transcript by Ashmole in Ashmol. MS. 1788. 18. ‘Θαλαττοκρατία Bρεττανική: sive De Brytanico Maris Imperio, Collectanea Extemporanea: 4 dierum Spacio, celeri conscripta calamo. Mancestriæ, 20 Sept. 1597,’ Harl. MS. 249, art. 13; Royal MS. 7 C. xvi. 17. 19. ‘Dr. Dee's Apology, sent to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury 1594/5. Or, a Letter containing a most brief Discourse Apologiticall, with a plain Demonstration, and fervent Protestation for the lawfull, sincere, very faithfull and Christian course of the Philosophicall Studies and Exercises, of a certaine studious Gentleman: an ancient Servant to Her most Excellent Majesty Royall,’ 1599; 1604, 4to. 20. ‘Treatise of the Rosie Crucian Secrets.’ Harl. MS. 6485. 21. ‘Alchemical Collections,’ Ashmol. MS. 1486, v.; Addit. MSS. 2128, 2325, art. 1–8 and 2327. 22. His own pedigree, Cotton. Cart. Antiq. xiv. 1. 23. ‘Petition to the kings most excellent Maiestie, exhibited: Anno 1604, Junii 5 at Greenewich,’ broadside in British Museum. Reprinted in ‘European Mag.’ xxxiv. 297, and in Ellis's ‘Letters of Eminent Literary Men,’ p. 47. 24. ‘A True & Faithful Relation of what passed for many Yeers between Dr. John Dee … and Some Spirits,’ edited by Meric Casaubon, D.D., ‘with a Preface confirming the Reality (as to the Point of Spirits) of this Relation: and shewing the several good Uses that a Sober Christian may make of All,’ London, 1659, fol. The original manuscript from which this book was printed is preserved in the Cottonian collection in the British Museum, Append. xlv. 2 parts, formerly marked Addit. MS. 5007. In the printed book department of the Museum there is a copy of Casaubon's work which has been carefully collated with the manuscript, the marginal collations being in the handwriting of the Rev. William Shippen of Stockport, 1683. There is a manuscript note in this copy stating that the government thought of suppressing the book, but that it was bought up too quickly. A copy of the book with Ash-