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Charyte, and Hvmylyte. An* b efor cheldren, in Engliahe, with tylabltt. An kundreth mery talet : — the xoaye of God. The eronacle of yem, in xvj.' ^AUo sundry balladei with Mn. Toy, ▼ide ante, pa^e 324, 1556-60. "■ Etopei fablet in Engletthe. The Shipman't Calendar.' 1662-63.
- An almanacke and prognostication of John
Seeurys, for the year 1663 — of Nostradamus, for this year Anno 1663. ' The Latenye in fVehhe.' 1564-65. 'An Almanacke for xiij years from 1566.' 1665-66. 'An Almanacke and prognosti- eation of Mr. Buckmaster.' 1666-67. 'The secounde welt a daye. The Lamentynge of a younge made, who by grace ys fully stayde.' 1567-68. ' Tavemers postell vpon the Gotpelles. An almanacke and prognostication of Mychell Nostradamus for 1668.' Aug. 3, 1579. 'The second booke of Robyn Consnfence.' Octo. 6, 1680, ' iij balads : The Lord of lome and the false steward. Of going to market to buy the child shoes. Of this sillie poore man.' See other copies, declared to have been his, under his son Robert, to whom they were accordingly allowed. In 1668, his son John (as entered in the company's register) was made free by patrimony; but (adds Herbert,) as I find no farther mention of his name, I suppose it to be a mistake for his son Robert, of whom see hereafter. Mr. John Walley, for so he signed his name, died in the beginning of 1586, as appears by the following memorandum. *37JaBij. 1686.-^this day there was distributed in the hall to the poore of the companie, of the gifte and legacie of John Walley, staconner deceased the some of Fyftie shillings by Agnes Walley executrix of his testament by thandes of Robert Walley his Sonne according to the said testator's testament.' This dav of the distribution thereof being the first and next quarter day after the decease of the said John Walley.
John Walley printed the very entertaining romance of Syr Eglamour of Arloys. In the title page is a knight in complete armour, on horseback, and at full speed. His dog is run- nii^ by his side. At the end is. Imprinted at London, in Foster-lane, at the syg^e of the Harteshorne, by John Wulley. In the Garrick collection.
Robert Walley, the son of the foregoing, whom Herbert observes, was made free by patri- inony,inAug. 1668, but entered in the company's register, by mistake, under the name of John. However that be, he bound an apprentice in 1576; and was brought on the livery in 1685. He served renter in 1592. In 1594 he was taken into the court of assistants; so that probably he was fined for warden. Next year he was one of the three members who were annually appointed to dine at the lord mayor's feast, in Guildhall. His father seems to have Quitted the trade to him in 1576. In 1676. The Roche of Regard, diuided into foure paries, 4to. by George Whet- stone, gent, was printed for him. July 21, 1677, he had a reversionary license from the company for printing a book entitled, An abstract of all the penall statutes, &c. after Uie death of Raffe
Newberve, who was not to einoy it till after the death of Richard Tottell. He nad license also for printing solely the following books: Feb. 20, 1577-8. Cometographia queedam Lueis Aeiri Lampadis qua 10 die Nouemb, apparuit anno a Vergineoparlu 1677 — excudebatRobertus Walley 1578, 4to. Mar. 6, 1580-1, Articles to be enquired, with D. Squiers visitation. May 4, A true report of the strange connynge and breedinge of myse in the marshes of Dengie hundred, in Essex. Ap'il 23, 1682, A lat practise enter- prised by a papist with a younge maide in Wales, taken amongesl Catholikts for a prophetis. Sep- temb. 14, A book of Engtns for the destruction of vermyne, Crowes, and Sparrowes,gouemement of Oxon, kyen^alues, horse, shepe, hogis, mowles, and doggis. Decemb. 7, 1684, The difference betwene the Auncient phisickefirste taughte by the godly fathers, consistmqe in vnite, peace and Con- corde; And the latter phisicke proeeading from Idolatrie, &c. Septemb. 4, 1586. joindy with John Charlewood. A discourse of Englishe poetrye. March 22. 1586-7. The pathway to Militarie practise, with a kalender for the ym- batteling of men, newly tcritten by Bamabie Riche. March 1, 1690-1. Allowed vnto him these copies which were his fathers, viz. The Shepherdis Calender. Cato : Eng. and Latyn. The pro- uerbs of Solomon Jnglish. Salust, et bellum Jugurthium. Mr. Graftons computation. Esopes fables : Eng. Josephus, de bello Judico : Eng. Robyn Conscience. The 12th of October follow- ing, he assigned all of his copies to Thomas Adams. It does not appear that he printed himself, seeing most of his copies that have been found were printed for him.
1686. A PolyglotI Bible was published at Heidelberg, in two volumes, folio; printed in four columns, Hebrew, Greek, and two Latin versions, viz. St. Jerom's and those of Pagninus; with the notes of Vatablus; and in the margin are the idioms, and the radices of all the diffi- cult words. Two other dates have been seen to this edition, viz. 1599 and 1616; but Le Long, after an attentive comparison, declares them to be only different copies of the same impression; but that some of them have the Greek Testa- ment, with the addition of the Latin version of Arias Montanus.
1586. One of the scarcest books in the circle of English literature* is entitled, A Discourse of English Poetrie, together with the author's judg- ment, touching the reformation of our English verse, by William Webbe, Graduate. Imprinted at London, by John Charlewood, for Robert Walley, 1586, 4to. black letter. Dedicated "to the right worshipfuU, learned, and most gentle gentleman, my verie good master. Ma. Edward Sullard, Esq. W. W. wjsheth his harts desire."
- Two copies arc all that are known of this rare book;
one was sold at major Pearson's sale to Georgre Stevens, Esq. for £3 5s.. and at Mr. Steven's sale it was purcliased for the dake of Roxburgh for £8 St., at whose sale it was sold for ^64. At the sale of Craven Ord, Esq. 1830, a coi>T waa sold foi j^io IM.
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