Animaduersions vppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucers workes; (sett downe before tyme, and nowe) reprinted in the yere of oure lorde 1598 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...559, 564. Lowndes's BibL Man. ed. Bohn, 2,682. Moule's Bibl. Herald. 119, 309, 324. Noble's Coll. of Arms, 184, 188, 213. Eestituta, i. 548 Eitson's Bibl. Poet. 361. Eymer, xvi. 471. Todd's Cat. Lamb. MSS. Topogr. and Geneal. iii. 471-473, 483. Watts' Bibl. Brit. Wood's Ath. Oxon., ed. Bliss, ii. 107. 1 This lumping of authorities is an awful nuisance. When you want to verify any one statement, you may have to turn to all the authorities before you find what you seek. In one of the Bodleian copies (C. 13. 10. Line, Pamph. 124 (imperf.),) of "A / Discourse / concerning the / Basis and Original / of / Government, / with / The Absolute and Indispensable Necessity of it; / Wherein the Excellency of / Monarchy / Above any other Kind is Evidently Demonstrated. / As it was Delivered by way of Charge to the Grand-Jury, / at a Quarter-Sessions of the Peace held at Ipswich in the / County of Suffolk. / By F. T. Esq; One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the / said County, a Hebrew motto from Adag: Rabbin: London, / Printed by W, G. for Robert Littlebury, and are to be Sold at / the Signe of the Unicorn in Little-Britain, 1667. 4to. A in 2, B, C, D, E, F. in fours, p. i, ii. 1--40,--is written beneath, in a hand of that date, " Franc. Thynn Esq." Is this a Collieresque guess, or fact 1 Says "The Book-seller to the Beader. Courteous Reader, THe Publication of this Discourse hath been much Desired by several sober and judicious Persons; but such is the Modesty of the Author, that hitherto he hath had a Reluctancy thereunto, until now that by my Importunity I have prevailed with him to Expose it to Publick View for the Satisfaction of others, although not of himself.--B. L." CONTENTS F. THYNNE'S ANIMADVERSIONS. A. Proem. The Cause Of F. ...