each particular day of the moon, as he who is born on the fourth day of the moon, tractatu regni erit, on the 17th, infelix erit, on the 26th, nec dives nec pauper erit, &c. the author descants on each particular day, in old English verse, as follows: Better be feld and be fenne. Whoso be borne that day without fayle, He shall have a party travayle, He shall be a party lectour, But he shall suffer many a sharp shour, He shall well over scape all And great rychesse hym shall be, What thou thynkyst in thy dremynge, That That day is good for every man I To passe the see with marchandys. So neyther moche evel ne good. wys, 1 THE X DAY. The x daye was born Noe. The thirtieth day concludes thus: How have ye herde olde and yong, Of chafare, of dremys, of chyldren byrth, After After which follows this advertisement: "And be for to sell in Saynt Martyns Parishe, at the sygne of Saynt John Evangelyst." The last page has the printer's mark; Two unicorns supporting a mantle twined round an arrow, on which are the initials R. F. above a female head. At the bottom is "Richard Fakes" at length. RURAL RURAL SPORTS. THE British Museum possesses a volume which contains the following very rare, and not more rare than curious, tracts on the subject of Rural Sports. 1. A very ancient edition of the Book of St. Albans, by Juliana Barnes. The title page is wanting. It is in black letter. At the end is, "Imprinted at London, in Paules Church Yarde, at the sygne of the Lambé, by Abraham Vele." This edition is not mentioned by Ames. 66 2. "A JEWELL FOR GENTRIE. Being an exact Dictionary, or true Method to make any man understand all the Art, Secrets, and worthy Knowledges belonging to Hawking, Hunting, Fowling and Fishing. Together with all the true Measures for winding the HORNE. Now newly published, and beautified with all the rarest experiments that are known and practised at this day. Printed at London, for John Helme, and are to be sold at his shop, in St. Dunstanes Church Yard, in Fleet Street. 1614." This is another edition of the former work, somewhat methodized and polished. B. L. 3. "THE 3. "THE GENTLEMENS ACADEMIE, OR THE BOOKE OF S. ALBANS. Containing Three most exact and excellent Bookes. The first of Hawking, the second of all the proper termés of Hunting, and the last of Armorie. All compiled by Juliana Barnes, in the Yere from the Incarnation of Christ 1486, and now reduced into a better method, by G. M. London. Printed for Humfrey Lownes, and are to be sold at his Shop, in Paules Church Yard. 1595." G. M. I presume iş Gervase, or, as it is sometimes written, Jervase Markham. The Book of Armorie, at p. 41, seems to have been printed by a different person afterwards. The first part has no printer's name; the second has that of Valentine Sims. 4. "How TO CHUSE, RIDE, TRAINE, AND DÍET BOTH HUNTING HORSES AND RUNNING HORSES. With all the Secrets thereto belonging discovered; an Arte never heere-to-fore written by any Authour. Also a Discourse of Horsmanship, wherein the breeding and ryding of Horses for service in a briefe Manner is more methodically sette downe then hath beene heeretofore, with a more easie and direct Course for the Ignorant to attaine to the sayd Arte or Knowledge. VOL. II. R Together |