Index of Early English Books Items on Reserve

B., Ste. Counsel to the husband: to the wife instruction. A short and pithy treatise of seuerall and ioynt duties, belonging vnto man and wife, as counsels to the one, and instructions to the other; for their more perfect happinesse in this present life, and their eternall glorie in the life to come. At London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for Richard Boyle, 1608.

The batchelars banquet: or A banquet for batchelars: wherein is prepared sundry daintie dishes to furnish their table, curiously drest, and seriously serued in. Pleasantly discoursing the variable humours of vvomen, their quicknesse of wittes, and vnsearchable deceits. Lonndon : Printed by T[homas] C[reede and others] and are to be solde by T. P[avier], 1603. [STC notes that although this book is sometimes attributed to Thomas Dekker, it is more probably by Robert Tofte.]

Bert, Edmund. An approued treatise of hawkes and hawking. Diuided into three bookes. The first teacheth, how to make a short-winged hawke good, with good conditions. The second, how to reclaime a hawke from any ill condition. The third, teacheth cures for all knowne griefes and diseases. London : Printed by T[homas] S[nodham] for Richard Moore, and are to be sold at his shop in S. Dunstans Church-yard, 1619.

Bodenham, John. Bel-vedere or The garden of the Muses. Imprinted at London : By F[elix] K[ingston] for Hugh Astley, dwelling at Saint Magnus corner, 1600.

The Booke of Common Prayer and Adminystracion of the Sacramentes, and other rytes and Ceremonies in the Churche of Englande. London: in officina Edovard Whitchurche. [c. 1590]. [Includes interesting manuscript preface noting Protestant martyrdoms during Queen Mary’s reign and reference to some later events.]

Cleland, James. The Instruction of a Young Noble-man. 1607, 1611. At Oxford [i.e. London] : Printed by Ioseph Barnes [i.e. W. White], 1612. [According to the STC, the place and publisher were false -- there could be several explanations for this intriguing deception.]

Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665. The second part of youths behaviour: or decency in conversation amongst women: containing excellent directions for the education of young ladies, gentlewomen, and other persons; and rules of advice how at the first to deport themselves, and afterwards govern the affairs of a family, together with several letters, profitable and delightful, according to the nature of the subject: vvith a bill of fare for every month in the year. By the same hand that translated the last volume of Caussins holy court. Whereunto is added a collection of select and excellent proverbs, and wise sentences, out of several languages, useful in discourse and the government of life: by the same author. With an alphabetical table to the proverbs, never before printed. 2nd edition. London : printed by S, and B, Griffin, for W. Lee, and are to be sold at the sign of the Turke-Head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter-Lane, 1672.

Cornwallis, William, Sir. Essayes. By Sir William Corne-Waleys the younger, Knight. [London]: Printed [by S. Stafford and R. Read] for Edmund Mattes, at the signe of the Hand and Plowgh in Fleet-street, 1600-1601.

The Court of Good Counsell. VVherein is set downe the true rules, how a man should choose a good wife from a bad, and a woman a good husband from a bad. Wherein is also expressed, the great care that parents should haue, for the bestowing of their children in mariage: and likewise how children ought to behaue themselues towardes their parents: and how maisters ought to gouerne their seruants, and how seruants ought to be obedient towards their maisters. Set forth as a patterne, for all people to learne wit by: published by one that hath dearely bought it by experience. London : Printed by Raph Blower, and are to be solde by William Barley at his shop in Gratious Streete, 1607.

Dalton, Michael. The Covntrey Ivstice, Containing the practice of the Ivstices of the Peace out of their Sessions. Gathered, for the better helpe of such Iustices of Peace as haue not been much conuersant in the studie of the Lawes of this Realme. Newly corrected and inlarged. London: Printed for the Societie of Stationers. An. Dom. M. DC. XIX. Cum priuilegio. [1619].

Downame, John. "A Treatise of Anger." Foure treatises, tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word. At London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston, for William Welby, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Greyhound, 1609.

Fosset, Thomas. The seruants dutie. Or The calling and condition of seruants. Seruing for the instruction, not only of seruants, but of masters and mistresses. By Thomas Fosset, preacher of the Word of God. London : Imprinted by G. Eld, 1613.

Gray, Robert. An alarum to England, sounding the most fearefull and terrible example of Gods vengeance, that euer was inflicted in this world vpon mankind for sinne: seruing generally as a warning for all people to eschew sinne, lest they partake of the like vengeance. By Robert Gray, preacher of the Word of God. London : Printed by S. S[tafford] for Iohn Budge, and are to bee sold at his shop, at the great South dore of S. Paules Church, 1609.

Hill, Thomas. The moste pleasuante arte of the interpretacion of dreames, whereunto is annexed sundry problemes with apte aunsweares neare agreeing to the m atter, and very rare examples, not like the extant in the English tongue. Gathered by the former auctour Thomas Hill Londoner: and now newly imprinted. Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate neare to S. Dunstones Church by Thomas Marsh, Anno 1576.

I., T. A vvorld of vvonders. A masse of murthers. A couie of cosonages. Containing many of the moste notablest wonders, horrible murthers and detestable cosonages that haue beene within this land. Not imagined falso to delight vaine heads ociose, not practised trans mare to breed trueth cum ambiguitate, but commited euen at home re vera, and may be prooued cum honestate. A matter moste fit to be knowen, well wayed and considered of all men. Imprinted at London : [By Abel Jeffes] for William Barley, and are to be solde at his shop in Gratiousstreat neere vnto Leadenhall gate, 1595.

Jones, William. A briefe exhortation to all men to set their houses in order. By William Iones B. of D. Preacher to the Isle of Wight. London : Printed by William Iones dwelling in Red-crosse streete, 16[37]. [Pollard & Redgrave attributed a date of 1612 to this tract, but a comparison with other surviving copies revealed they misinterpreted the date. Another edition of 1631 also survives.]

Mans arraignment, and Gods mercy in deliuering him. Imprinted at London : By Felix Kyngston, for Iohn Flasket, 1607.

Mansell, Robert, Sir. A true report of the seruice done vpon certaine gallies passing through the narrow seas: written to the Lord high Admirall of England, by Sir Robert Mansel knight, admirall of her maiesties forces in that place. At London : Printed by Felix Kingston, and are to be sold by Iohn Newbery, at his shop in Paules churchyard, 1602.

M[inshull], G[effray]. Certaine characters and essayes of prison and prisoners. Compiled by Nouus Homo a prisoner in the kings bench. London : Printed by William Iones dwelling in Red Crosse streete, 1618.

N[ewstead], C[hristopher]. An apology for vvomen: or, Womens defence. Pend by C.N. late of Albane Hall in Oxon. London : Printed by E[dward] G[riffin] for Ri. Whittakers: and are to be sold at his shop at the Kings head in Pauls Church-yard, 1620.

Perkins, William. Christian Oeconomie: or, A short survey of the right manner of erecting and ordering a Familie, according to the Scriptures. First written in Latine by the author M. W. Perkins, and now set forth in the vulgar tongue, for more common vse and benefit, by Tho. Pickering Bachelar of Diuinitie. 1609. [London]: Printed for Leonard Greene and Felix Kingstone, 1618.

The philosophers banquet: furnished with few dishes for health: but large discourse for pleasure. Dilating by table, conference [sic] of the natures and qualities of things, the alterations & changes of states, of the ingenious and acted conceitednes of men, both physically, and philosophically. Translated by W.B. Esquire. London : Printed by N[icholas] O[kes] for Leonard Becket, and are to be sold at his shop in the Inner Temple, 1609.

Powel, Gabriel. The resolved Christian, exhorting to resolution written to comfort the faint-hearted, to strengthen the faithfull, recal the worldling, and to perswade all men to run, that they may obtaine. The fourth edition, corrected and enlarged. Printed at London: For Thomas Bushell, 1603.

Pritchard, Thomas. The schoole of honest and vertuous lyfe: profitable and necessary for all estates and degrees, to be trayned in: but (cheefely) for the pettie schollers, the yonger sorte, of both kindes; bee they men or women. by T.P. Also, a laudable and learned discourse, of the worthynesse of honorable wedlocke, written in the behalfe of all (aswell) maydes as wydowes, (generally) for their singuler instruction, to choose them vertuous and honest husbandes: but (most specialy) sent writte[n] as a iewell vnto a worthy gentlewoman, in the time of her widowhood, to direct & guide her in the new election of her seconde husband. By her approoued freend and kinseman. I.R. Imprinted at London : By [William How for] Richard Iohnes, and are to be solde at his shop ouer against S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate, [1579].

Pyrrye, C. The praise and dispraise of women, very fruitfull to the well disposed minde, and delectable to the readers therof. And a fruitfull shorte dialogue vppon the sentence, know before thou knitte. Imprinted at London : In Fleetstreete, by William How, [1569].

The schoole of good manners: or, A new schoole of vertue. Teaching children and youth how they ought to behaue themselues in all companies. Also the manner of seruing and taking vp a table. With diuers godly prayers for mornings and euenings; and certaine new graces: very necessarie to be vsed both of old and young. Newly corrected and augmented, by W.F. Imprinted at London : By W. W[hite] for William Iones and are to be sold at his house at the signe of the Gunne neare Holborne Conduit, 1609.

Ballads:

"Anything for a quiet life; or the married mans bondage to a curst wife." At London printed by G. P[urslowe], [1620].

A., R. "The tragedie of Phillis, complaining of the disloyall loue of Amyntas." To a pleasant new court tune. [London] : Printed by the assignes of Thomas Symcocke, [1629]. ( Printed together with: Murray, Sir David. "The complaint of the shepheard Harpalus." [London]: Printed by the assignes of Thomas Symcocke, [1628] .)

"A Caueat or vvarning for all sortes of men both young and olde to auoid the company of lewd and wicked women." To the tune of Virginia. Imprinted at London : For H.G., [ca. 1620].

"The two loving sisters: wherein the one to the other doth shew, how Cupid in a dreame did her wooe. To a pleasant new tune." Printed at London : for E. B[lackmore., 1631].

Royal Proclamations and Speeches:

Elizabeth I. "A declaration of the Queenes Maiesties will and commaundement, to haue certaine lawes and orders put in execution against the excesse of apparell, notified by her commandement in the Starrechamber the xiij. of Februarie in the xxx. yeere of her reigne." Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 19. Martij. Anno 1587. Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

---. "By the Queene. Forasmuche as the tyme wherein common interludes in the Englishe tongue are wont vsually to be played, ... The Quenes Maiestie doth straightly forbyd al maner interludes to be playde eyther openly or priuately, except the same be notified before hande..." Imprinted at London : In Powles Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge and Iohn Cawood, Printers to the Quenes Maiestie [i.e. B. Norton and J. Bill], [ca. 1618]. [STC notes that this proclamation bears a false imprint. It seems to be a 1618 reprint of Elizabeth’s 1558 proclamation. It would be interesting to know why this edition was printed.]

---. Queene Elizabeths speech to her last Parliament. [London : ca. 1628?]

James I. "By the King a proclamation for the true working and dying of cloth." Imprinted at London : By Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, Anno Dom. 1613. [Concerns abuses of apparel laws.]

---. " By the King. A proclamation for suppressing insolent abuses committed by base people against persons of qualitie, aswell strangers as others, in the streetes of the citie and suburbes of London, with the parts adiacent." Imprinted at London : by Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, M. DC. XXI [1621].