spondent of NORWICH, every mark of respect and admiration is due for industry and vigour of research and command of acquirements in the most abstruse paths of literary inquiry, at an age, when the few who reach it, are generally in a second childhood. To the Rev. MONTAGU PENNINGTON, (the nephew and biographer of the celebrated Elizabeth Carter) the delicacy of an intimate friendship restrains the Editor from expressing what he feels for his continued and various aid. To Mr. HASLEWOOD it would be ridiculous to return thanks as to an occasional Correspondent. Every page almost of the latter volumes of the Bibliography displays his labours. To him almost all their curious contents are due. Coadjutor seems a word hardly strong enough. Perhaps his name ought long since to have been substituted for that of the first Editor. With his aid, that Editor still glowing with the Biblio-mania, and undamped by its fatigues and languors, has been persuaded to undertake another similar work, which he has already announced.* SAMUEL EGERTON BRYDGES. Denton, May 25, 1809. * The British Bibliographer; since completed in 4 vols. 8vo. followed by Restituta, of which two volumes were completed on Aprit 1, 1815. TABLE OF CONTENTS TO 13 Replycasion against certain young Scho- lairs.... ib. 28 Davison's Poetical Rhapsodie, 1611 29 England's Parnassus, 1600 ..... 5 Syr Degore, printed by Wynkyn de Worde 6 Hawes's Pastime of Pleasure, 1555............. 7 Roy's Satire on Cardinal Wolsey.. 8 The same Work, 1546 ...... 10 Lydgate's Proverbs, printed by Wynkyn de Worde. 54 11 Skelton's Poem, a Comely Coystrawne, &c. ........ 12 13 ib. 14 Syrs, spare youre Good, Fragment by W. de Worde 15 John Bon and Mast Person, 1548, 4to....................... ..... 32 Mirror for Magistrates, 1563, 1578, &c.... 204 33 John Heywood's Play of the Wether, 4to. b. l............... 238 34 Epigrams, 1587 |