Contents of the First Volume
(?) The late Expedition in Scotland, made by the Kings Highness' army, under the conduct of the Right Honourable the Earl of Hertford. (1514) Sir P. SIDNEY. Syr P. S. His Astrophel and Stella. Wherein the excellence of sweet Poesy is concluded. (1581) E. SPENSER, and others. Astrophel. A Pastoral Elegy upon the death of the most noble and valorous Knight, Sir PHILIP SIDNEY. (1591) (?) The Great Frost. Cold doings in London, except it be at the Lottery. With News out of the Country. (1608) I. D. Esquire. The Secrets of Angling: teaching, the choicest Tools, Baits, and Seasons, for the taking of any Fish in Pond or River. (1613) R. PEAKE. Three to One. Being an English Spanish combat performed by a Western Gentleman of Tavistock in Devonshire, with an English quarterstaff against three Spaniards. (1625) (?) A True Relation of a brave English Stratagem practised lately upon a sea town in Galicia, one of the Kingdoms of Spain. (1626) J. TAYLOR. The Carriers' Cosmography: or a Brief Relation of the Inns, Ordinaries, Hostelries, and other Lodgings in and near London. (1637) (?) England's Joy, or a Relation of the most remarkable Passages, from His Majesty s Arrival at Dover, to His entrance at Whitehall. (1660) N. N. A Narrative of all the Proceedings in the Draining of the Great Level of Fens, extending into the Counties of Northampton, &c. (1661) (?) A Relation of the Retaking of the Island of Sta Helena and three Dutch East India Ships. (1673) Capt. R. KNOX. Nineteen Years' Captivity in the Kingdom of Conde Uda in the Highlands of Ceylon, between March 1660 and October 1679. (1681) * * * * * Capt. R. BODENHAM. Voyage to Scio in 1551 A.D.
Rev. J. BROME. Curious names of a Jury, at Huntingdon in 1619 A.D.
L. BRYSKETT. A Pastoral Eclogue
J. CAMPION. The English trade to Scio
C. COTTON. Winter
CONTENT. Sonnets after ASTROPHEL
S. DANIEL. Poems and Sonnets
J. EARLE. Character of a Child
Queen ELIZABETH. Importune me no more
Rev. J. FOX. A false fearful Imagination of Fire at Oxford University
G. GASCOIGNE. Gascoigne's arraignment at BEAUTYs bar
R. GREENE. LAMILIA'S Song
Rev. R. HAKLUYT. The Antiquity of the trade with the Levant
The Voyage of the Dog to the Gulf of Mexico, 1589 Sir W. HERBERT. The Boat of Bale
W. LAUSON. Comments on the Secrets of Angling
E. LEIGH. Hints to Travellers
T. LODGE. SIREN pleasant! foe to reason
My bonny lass! thine eye
Sir J. MENNIS or Rev. J. SMITH. King OBERONS apparel
PHILLADA flouts me
J. MILTON. Books
Sir T. MORE. A Letter to his wife ALICE
A. M[UNDAY]. Captivity of JOHN FOX of Woodbridge
T. NASH. Somewhat to read for them that list
Earl of ORFORD. Sonnets after ASTROPHEL
M. ROYDON. An Elegy
Sir W. RALEIGH. The recapture of the Island of Sark
Conclusion of his History
Conceipt begotten by the eyes
Could the Romans have resisted ALEXANDER?
Lord JOHN TALBOT compared to AEMILIUS
The Infancy and Age of Time
The last refuges of the Devil to maintain his Kingdom
The Life of Man described
W. SHAKSPEARE. Life of Man described
Sir H. SIDNEY. A very godly letter made unto PHILIP SIDNEY his son
Sir P. SIDNEY. Letter to his brother ROBERT
T. STEVENS. A Letter written from Goa
Sir J. SUCKLING. Why so pale and wan
Fourth version of CUPID's attack
The Privy Council. A Brief note on the benefits of Fish Days
THOMAS, Lord VAUX. The assault of CUPID upon the fort
E. D. VERE. What cunning can express?
T. WILSON. Eloquence first given by GOD
(?) A praise of Mistress Ryce
(?) A wilful wife
(?) An Epitaph upon Sir PHILIP SIDNEY
(?) An excellent Sonnet, wherein the lover exclaimeth against DETRACTION
(?) BEAUTY'S fort
(?) Love Posies
(?) Ranks in the British Army about 1630
(?) Report to Lord BURLEIGH of the cost of delivering wine in England
(?) The Brides "Good Morrow"
