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with othen. Eighty-two works beu his im- print, atnoDi; which are the following :
A nac booke, intituled. The blatinge o] bawdrie, daylie procured by Beldame prittciptUl broker of all iniqititie. Geven for a new yearet gyft, at well to all tuehe, in whote charge the due mnishment thereof it committed, a$ alio to all other that may reap commodytie, by lothyng their practiiet, either by reading, or hear- ing of the tame, by R. C. citizen. This book is in verse, and begins with a dialogue between the
Printer and the author. London: printed by lichard Jones, 1574. l2mo.
The excellent Comedie of two ofthemottefaith- fuUett freendet, Damon and Pithiat. Newly imprinted, as the same was showed before the queenes majestic, by the children of her graces cnappell, except the prologue, that is some- what altered for the proper use of them that hereafter shall have occasion to plaie it, either in private or open audience. Made by Maieter Edwards, then beying maister of the children. 1571.
This play, which is exceedingly curious, has been reprinted in the first volume of Dodsley's Collection of Old Playt*
XII merry jettt of Wyddow Edyth. London, imprinted by Richard Johnet, 1573, 4to.f
N. BriUand's Boure of Delights. Containing epigrams, pastorals, sonnets, &c. London, im- printed by Richard Johnes, 1597.
The Woman in the Moone, at it wai presented before her highneu. By John Lyllie, maister of artes. London, imprinted by Richard Jones for William Jones, 1597, 4tu.
Richard Jones used the above flower as his device.
1597. About this time several metrical versions were composed, of separate books of the scrip- tures, especially of the Pialmi, Solomon't Song, and EccUsiaitet. One of these versified trans- lations, of Eccletiaitei, by Henr^ Lok, presents, in the title of it, a singular opmion respecting the original design of Solomon in composing that book : Ecelesiaitet, otherwise called the Preacher. Containing Solomon's Sermont, or
- Dodder's Collection of Old Plays, at which a thiid
enlarged edition appealed Sa 1835.
t A copy of tliis cnrloDi book was disposed of at Mr. Steven's sale for ^4 I4<. M.| atItoxbiiTKhc's,forifl$ iss.; at Peny's, for £\t ; at Sir M. H. Sykes's, Ibt ie\t Its.) and at White Knight's, lot jna ii.
ComstuKlarie* upon the 40 Ptalme of David kit father. Compendiouily abridged, atid alto para- phrattically dilated in Englith poetic, according to the anaiogie of Scripture, and content of tie mott approued writers thereof. Compoted by Henri Lok, gentleman. Wheretmto are annexed lundrie Sonnett of Chrittian Pattiont heretofore printed, and now corrected, with other affection- ate Sonnett of a feeling contcience, of the tame authors. London, printed by Richard Field. 4to.*
Lok's versi6cation of the Lord's Prayer, in- cluded among his Sonnett, has been considered as one of the closest versions that has been made : we therefore copy it for the gratification of the reader.
Onr Father, which in heaven ait.
Lord < hallowed be thy name : Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
in heaven and earth the same. Give OS this day onr daily bread ;
onr trespasses forgive. As we for other men's oUteee
do freely pardon give. Into tempti&lon leade us not
bat liver as tnm ill i For thine all kiogdome, gl«y, powre
is now, and ever will.
William Hunnis, a gentleman of the chapel under Edward VI. and afterwards chapel-master to queen Elizabeth, rendered into rhyme many select Psalmt, which were printed in 1560 ; he versified the whole book of Genetit, which be called a Hive full of Honey, printed in 1578, 4to.; and under tlie title of a Handful of Honey- suckles, published Blessings out of Deutertmomit ; Prayers to Chritt ; Athanatiut't Creed; and Meditationt, in metre, with musical notes. He was also the author of other metrical works, and a contributor to the Paradise of Dainty DetiseM.
In 1597, he published the following work : — Seven tobt of a torrouful toule for tinne, &c. by William Hunnis, one of the gentlemen of her majesties honourable chappel, and maister to the children of the same. Whereunto axe also annexed his handfull of honituckles, Sec. 12mo. William Hunnis died June 6, 1597.
1597. DoMiNiCK and Mills were bookbinders of good reputation, at Oxford; and considered by the Oxonians of that period, superior to those of London. In answer to a complaint from I>r. James, the first keeper uf the Bodleian libntrjr, in 1588, we find sir Thomas Bodley writing, " I am sorry to bear of those abuses of my binder. Send me word at what price your binder will bind an ordinary book in folio." And again, "would to God you had signified wherein the imperfections of our London binding did con- sist." He also promises, if the Oxford price " is reasonable, I will send sufficient work for Donai- nick and Mills, or some others for a month or two." He afterwards appears to have employed these or other artists, for m another letter to the
- Acopy of this ran work was valued at ^S8, by Lanf(.
man and Co., in their catalogne of English poetry, ca- tiUed BiiHolkeea Anglo Poetin. 1816.
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