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a Courtier to the Emperour Charles the fift, nephew to the Pope Paul the fourth, being married to the Duke of Nucernes daughter, and hauing by her six goodly children; at a sermon of Peter Martyrs was first touched, after by reading Scripture and other good means, was fully conuerted: laboured with his Lady, but could not perswade her. Therefore that he might enjoy Christ, and serue him with a quiet conscience, he left the lands, liuings, and honoures of a Marquesdome, the comforts of his Lady and children, the pleasures of Italy, his credit with the Emperour, his kinred with the Pope, and forsaking all for the loue of Jesus Christ, came to Geneua, and there lived a poore and meane, but yet an honourable and an holie life for fortie yeares. And though his father, his Lady, his kinseman ; yea the Emperour, and the Pope did all they could to reclaime him, yet continued he constant to the end, and liued and died the blessed seruant of God, about fifteene yeares agoe, leauing behind him a rare example to all ages.'

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"The storie itselfe, (says the translator) I first found in the exquisit library of the good Gentleman Master Gee; one that honours learning in others, and cherisheth it in himselfe; and hauing not once red it, but often perused it, I thought it great losse to our church to want so rare a iewell; and therefore could not but take the benefit of some stolne houres to put the same into our tongue.—But I wrong your honours to trouble you with these my too many and too ragged lines; and I wrong this noble Gentleman to clothe his golden story with this my rude and home-spun English style; and I

wrong you all to keepe you so long from being acquainted with this noble Marquesse. From my studie, Jan. 12. 1603. Your honours in all Christian duety, W. Crashavo.”

An address to the reader, dated Temple, September 30, 1608,. describes the translation made divers years ago and only communicated to private friends, but unavoidable reasons had given it to the public, and that the Latin story was enlarged upon as circumstances required and warranted by other stories. The work is divided into thirty chapters, and the incidents of the life of the Marquis are principally those of his communications with Peter Martyr and Calvin, and not likely to either amuse or gratify curiosity.

ART. DCCCXLVI. Certeine selected praires of divers and sondrie matters, very Godlye and necessarie to bee dailie accustomed of the reverente and right faithful Christian: to the purchacinge onto himselfe (thorowe Christ), the grace and favoure of God. MS. 12mo. 42 leaves.

THIS little Manual of prayers, from the methodical arrangement, appears to have been intended for the press, if not printed, by the dedication" to the Right Honourable and his verie good Lord the Earle of Warwicke, his humble and dailie Oratoure Thomas Pawlfreyman," wissheth the grace and favoure of Almightie God, healthe, long lyfe, honoure and prosperitie; and as the same writer published a similar work this may have also been printed,

but it is not mentioned in the Typographical Antiquities.

The prayers are twenty-one in number, on various subjects of personal and public recommendation. The language is plain and simple, often copied from the scriptures; as a specimen I shall transcribe

"A praire for the Queenes Majestie.

"O Almightie God, Kynge of Kings and Lorde of lordes whiche by thi diuine ordinaunce bast appointed rulers and gouvernoures, to rule and gouerne thi people accordinge to aquitie and justice, and to live among theim as a lovinge Father or Mother amonge theire natural childrene, for that advauncemente of the good, and sharpe ponisshement of the eeuel (as ye zealouse and faithful servaunte of God) wee most humblie beseeche thee, fauourablie to beholde thine humble seruante and ha dmaiden Elisabeth our Queene and Gouernoure: and to breath into hir Roial harte thorow thine holie spirite, that wisdome, whiche is onelie divine, abidyng for euer abought ye throne of yi high maiestie wherebie shee maie bee prouoked, mooved, and stirred, to love, feare, and serue thee: to seeke thine honoure and glorie: to banishe idolatry, supersticion and hipocricie, out of al hir Realmes and Dominions: and vnfeignedlie tadvaunce thine onelie holie and most pure religion, amongest vs hir loving subiects, vnto the moste godlye example of other forayne nations. O Lord, defende hir frome hir enemies, sende hir a long and prosperouse lyfe amongst vs and geeue her grace not onelie in hir

owne persone godlye and justelie to rule: but also tappointe suche maiestrates vnder hir, as maie bee likewise affected, bothe towardes thine heauenlie wourde, and also towardes the Comme wealthe; that wee hir subiectes lyvinge vnder hir Dominion, in al godlynes, peace, and wealthe, maie passe our time in this our shorte pilgrimage in thi feare and godlie seruice, vnto the glorie of thi moste blessed name: which alone is worthie al honoure, prayse, and immortal glorie, for euermore. J. H.

ART. DCCCXLVII.

Ame.

Two Centuries of Epigrammes: written by John Heath, Bachelour of Arts, and Fellow of New Colledge, in Oxford.

Quicquid agunt homines, votum, timor, ira, voluptas, Gaudia, discursus; nostri farrago libelli est.

London: Printed by John Windet. 1610. 12mo.

WOOD has described this author as born in 1585 at Stalls, in Somersetshire, educated in Wykeham's school, admitted Fellow of New College, Oxford, in 1607, where he took his degrees in arts, and became famous for his poetry, at least as an epi

* Athenæ, I. 403.

Heath having carped at "the unreasonable Epigrammatist of Hereford," as Fitzgeffrey charactered him, Davies retaliated in the following and in other similar jerks of wit.

"Thou lawd'st thine epigrams for being chaste;

No marvell:-for the dead are neer embrac'd.

And penal 'twere to offer light abuses

'Mong doctors, proctors, and grave heads of houses.

Scourge of Folly, p. 251."

grammatist. The above appears to have been his only publication, and is inscribed to Mr. Thomas Bilson, only son to the bishop of Winchester. The following are favourable specimens.

CENT. I.-EP. 4.

In solem occidentem.

"Oft did I wonder why the setting sunne
Should looke upon us with a blushing face;---

Is't not for shame of what he hath seen done,
Whilst in our hemisphere he ran his race?

EP. 63.

In Syllam è bello reducem.

I questioned Sylla, being all alone,

What store he slew in warre? he answer'd, ' nine.' Had he said none, as the truth was that time,

So had the tale been true, and eke the rime..

EP. 77.

In Lanionem medicum.

When Lanio heard the plague increast so sore,
Alas! good man, how he took on therefore:

Fearing, belike, if it continued still,

'Twould rid us all, and leave him none to kill.

EP. 84.

Ned will not keep the Jewish sabbath, hee,
Because the church hath otherwise ordain'd:

Nor yet the Christian, for he does not see
How alt'ring of the day can be maintain'd.

Thus, seeming for to doubt of keeping either,
He halts between them both, and so keepes neither.

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