EP. 90.

To make a face.

Wreathing the visage from his proper place,.
We commonly call making of a face;
Which, by a divers speech methinkes more fit,
Ought rather to be tearm❜d-the marring it.

EP. 95.

Will, ask't how's sick wife did-said, 'who, my Jone?
She'll come abroad ere long, I do not feare.'

And so she did, before two dayes were gone,
With her heeles forward, mounted on a biere.

CENT. II.-EP. 10.

In Chrysalum.

The miser Chrysalus will hardly spend

One crosse on his own use, much lesse will lend,
Or give ought to the poore of all his pelfe:
Blame him not, for he loves them as himselfe.

EP. 20.

In Quintum ad Academicos.

Urge Quintus with a text of any weight;-
'This text answers it selfe-' he answers straight.
If it doe soe, 'tis well:-else, all his wit,

For aught I see would hardly answer it.

EP. 44.

In Lalum.

Mark Lalus, when he doth a tale begin,

And say—whether' d'ye see'-do not come in.

* Crosses were formerly stamped on pennies. See Leake on English Money.

See or see not-all's one, what neede he feare? "Twere better for him if we did not heare.

EP. 64.

In Amorphum.

Amorphus steps not out of doors a nights,
For feare of meeting some mishapen sprights;
Whereas, saw they his face so grisly grim,
The sprights they would be more afraid of him.

EP. 73.

In Gallam.

Galla's as foul a wench, the truth to say,

As one shall light on in a summer's day ;
Yet Scylla faine would match her with his heyre;
She's rich and sickly, though she be not faire.

EP. 81.

In Rufum.

Rufus got's nose so full of fiery wheales,

By studying presently upon his meales.
You credit not this tale; I pray, Sir, why?-
It sounds not to my hearing like a lye:

For straight on meales still you may see the man
In a browne study at an ale-house can.

EP. 91.

In Linum.

Linus (what e're it is disturbs his pate)
Is, as they say, growne out of's wit a late.—
How can it be, that he should now begin
For to be out of that he ne'er was in?

T. P.

ART. DCCCXLVIII. The Treasurie of auncient and moderne times. Containing the learned collections, judicious readings, and memorable observations. Not only divine, morall and phylosophicall, but also poeticall, martiall, politicall, historicall, astrologicall, &c. Translated out of that worthy Spanish Gentleman, Pedro Mexio, and M Francesco Sausovino, that famous Italian. As also of those honourable Frenchmen, Anthonie Du Verdier Lord of Vauprivaz: Loys Guyon, Sieur de la Nauche, Counsellor unto the King: Claudius Gruget, Parisian, &c. London, Printed by W. Jaggard, 1613. Fol. 965 pages.

THERE are two dedications, the first by Du Verdier to "the magnanimous and virtuous Lord, Anne D'Urfé, Marquesse of Bauge," &c. &c. The second to "the right worshipful, learned, and most judicious gentleman, Sir Thomas Brudenell, Baronet," by his "namelesse well wisher, desirous to be known to none but yourself." The work is a collection of anecdotes, facts, events, and reasonings of all sorts. It was probably the prototype of “ Wanley's Wonders," and perhaps many of the

narratives related in that work are taken from it. But it is by no means equal to Wanley's celebrated collection in the arrangement of its matter, in which indeed it is rather deficient. It is divided into books and chapters; both modern and ancient, sacred and profane history, anecdotes, of different kinds and persons, follow each other without order or connection. It contains, however, much curious

matter, the result of various and extensive reading, related in the quaint style of that age.

P. M.

ART. DCCCXLIX. The Orthographiall Declaration: containing a briefe Aduertisement of two new inventions called Lineage and Fortage, whereby writing-paper and parchment are decently ruled and inlined, for to ingrosse or write upon, after a more dextrous and beneficiall manner than is done or performed by the ordinary way of handruling with plummet, ruler, or brasse-pen. Examples satisfactorie for paper books in quarto are annexed. Paper, parchment, and writing bookes thus Forted and Inclined, are sold in the King's Bench in Southwarke. Nulla dies sine Linea. Cum Privilegio. 1616. 4to.

"The Advertisement to the Curteous Reader.

"IN the state of innocencie (gentle reader) man was naturally indowed with singular imminencie of angel-like perfection, and vnderstanding: but since the fall of Adam, by which man lost this integritie, and therewith that clearnesse of good knowledge which was inspired by the Almightie, the same hath beene, in some small measure, recouered by man's invention and industry; and all ages haue added something for the increase of the generall knowledge: to which end new inventions, which have but the least shew of tending to the publique good, haue from time to time beene cherished in all good commonwealths; and the inventers encouraged, by being licenced and priuiledged for certain yeares, to

haue the sole producing of such arts and mysteries, as they by their studies and indeuors haue found out. Forasmuch therefore as the author hath attained vnto diuers new and profitable inventions, amongst the rest to two deuices which he calleth linage and fortage, whereof his Maiestie hath beene gratiously pleased to graunt a priviledge for yeares : the linage being an art to rule paper, parchment, and writing-bookes, in all volumes, with all manner of lines, in any colour or distance, vsefull for yoong schoolers, which learne to write, and helpefull for such as would pen any bookes faire and euen convenient and expedient also in all kinde of shoppebookes, and bookes of accompts and reckonings, which are ruled with redde lines, for the fitter distinction of the numerall places of pounds, shillings and pence and fortage being an art to strengthen, fortifie and amend all weak and spungeous paper the better to beare incke; examples of divers sorts of ruling and inlining as also bettering and amending of paper are annexed heereunto; I haue thought good to let thee vnderstand, that at the stationers and booksellers, in Paules Church-yard, and elsewhere in London, as also at chaundlers that sell and retaile writing paper, all such ruled paper, parchments and writing bookes, are, and may be sold at a reasonable rate and price: and also at the King's Bench you may have your paper and parchment ruled and impressed, after what manner and distance you please, either merely with white lines, or else with marginall incke-lines, and with white lines to write on them. But if in case you desire to see further into the nature and vse of these businesses,