reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24o. 48. A Manuall of Directions for the Sick with many sweet Meditations and Devotions by the right reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late Lord Bishop of Winchester in 24. 49. Ten Sermons upon severall occasions preached at St. Pauls Crosse and elsewhere by the Right reverend Father in God Arthur Lake late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells in 40. 50. Six Sermons upon severall occasions preached at Court before the Kings Majesty and elsewhere by that late learned and reverend Divine Iohn Donne Dr. in Divinity and Dean of St. Pauls London in 4o. 51. Private Devotions in six Letanies with directions and Prayers for the dayes of the weeke and Sacrament for the houre of Death and the day of judgment and two daily prayers for the Morning and Evening written by Dr. Henry Valentine 24o. 52. A Key to the Key of Scripture or an exposition with notes upon the Epistle to the Romans the three first chapters by William Sclater Dr. in Divinity and Minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Somersetshire in 4o. 53. Sarah and Hagar or the sixteenth Chapter of Genesis opened in ninteen Sermons being the first legitimate Essay of the pious labours of that learned Orthodox and indefatigable Preacher of the Gospell Mr. Josias Shute B. D. and above 33 years Rector of St Mary Woolnoth in Lombardstreet in Follo ' 54. Christ's Tears with his love affection towards Jerusalem delivered in sundry Sermons upon Luke 19. v. 41 42. by Richard Maden B. D. late of Magdalen Colledge in Oam in 4o. 55 Three Sermons viz. The benefit of contentation The Affinity of the faithfull and The lost sheep found by Mr. Henry Smith 4o. 56. Ten Sermons preached upon severall Sundayes and Saints dayes by Peter Hausted Mr. in Arts and Curat at Vppingham in Rutland in 4o. 57. Eighteen Sermons preached upon the Incarnation and Nativity of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ wherein the greatest misteries of Godliness are unfolded to the capacity of the Weakest Christian by Iohn Dawson Oxon. in 4o. 58. The History of the Defenders of the Faith discoursing the state of Religion in England during the Reigns of King Henry 8. Edward 6. Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth by C. L. in 4o. 59. Christian Divinity written by Edmund Reeve Batchelour in divinity in 4o. 60. The Communion-Book Catechism expounded by Edmund Reeve Batchelour in Divinity in 4o. 61. The true and absoluce Bishop wherein is shewed how Christ is our onely shepheard and Bishop of our soules by Nicolas Darton Master in Arts in 4o. 62. A description of the New-born Christian or a lively pattern of the Saint militant child of God written by Nicholas Hunt Master in Arts in 4o. 63. Divine Meditations upon the 91. Psalm and on the History of Agag King of Amalek with an Essay of Friendship written by an honourable person 64. An Historicall Anatomy of Christian Melancholy by Edmund Gregory Oxon in 8o. 65. Lazarus his Rest a Sermon preached at the Funerall of that pious learned and Orthodox Divine Mr. Ephrim Vdall by Thomas Reeve B. D 66. The Survey of Man in a Sermon as it was delivered by Mr. John Bishop at his Fathers funerall 67. Enchiridion containing institutions Divine and Morall written by Francis Quarles 24o. Books in Divinity Lately Printed 68. THE Psalmes of David from the new Translation of the Bible turned into Meter to be sung after the old tunes used in the Churches by the Right Reverend Father in God Henry King Bishop of Chichester 12o. 69. Choice Musick for three voices and a thorough-Base composed by Mr. Henry and Mr. William Lawes brothers and servants to his late Majesty with divers Elegies set in Musick by severall friends upon the death of Mr. William Lawes 4o. 70. Letters between the Lord George Digby and Sir Kenelm Digby Knight concerning Religion 8o. 71. Essaies in Divinity by Dr. Donn D. of Saint Paul's before he entred into holy orders 12o. 72. Publike devotions or a Collection of Prayers used at sundry times by divers Reverend and godly Divines together with divine implorations and an introduction to prayer 24o. 73. The Sinners Tears in Meditations and Prayers by Thomas Fettiplace of Peterhouse Camb. 12o. 74. Quaestio Quodlibetica or a discourse whether it be lawfull to take use for mony by R. F. Knight 75. Sions Prospect in its first view presented in a summary of Divine Truths consenting with the faith professed by the Church of England confirmed from Scripture and reason composed by Mr. Robert Mossom Minister 4o. 76. Flores Solitudinis certaine rare and elegant pieces viz. Two excellent discourses 1 Of Temperance and Patience 2 Of life and death by I. E. Nierembergius The World contemned by Eucherius Bishop of Lions And the life of Paulinus Bishop of Nola collected in his sicknesse and retirement by Henry Vaughan 77. 14. Sermons on severall Texts of Scriâ—â—â—â— with a Catechism written by Willam Gay Rector of Buckland Choyce Poems with excellent Translations by the most eminent wits of this age 78. EPigrammata Thomae Mori Ingli in 16º 79. Fragmenta Aurea a collection of all the incom-Parable Pieces written by Sr. Iohn Sucklin Knight 8o. 80. Poems Songs Sonnets Elegies and Letters by Iohn Donne with Elegies on the Authors death to which is added divers Copies under his own hand never before in print 8o. 81. Juvenalls 16. Satyrs translated by Sir Robert Stapylton wherein is contained a Survey of the manners and actions of Mankind with Annotations 8o. 82. Musaeus on the loves of Hero and Leander with Leander's letter to Hero and her answer taken out of Ovid with Annotations by Sir Robert Staplyton in 12o. 83. Poems c. written by Mr. Edward Waller of Beconsfield Esq 8o. 84. Pastor Fido the faithfull Shepheard a Pastorall newly translated out of the Originall by Mr. Richard Fanshaw Esq 4o. 85. Poems with a discovery of the Civill Warrs of Rome by Mr. Richard Fanshaw Esq in 4o. 86. Europa Cupid crucified Venus Vigils with Annotations by Thomas Stanley Esq 8o. 87. Coopers Hill a Poem written by Mr John Denham Esq the 2d Edition with Additions 4o. 88. Medea a Tragedy written in Latin by Lucius Annaeus Seneca Englished by Mr. Edward Sherburn Esq with Annotations 8o. 89. Seneca's answer to Lucilius his Quaere why good men suffer misfortunes seeing there is a Divine providence Englished by Mr. Edward Sherburn Esq 8o. 90. Madagascar with other Poems by Sr. W. Davenant 91. Poems with a Masque by Thomas Carew Esq Gentleman of the Privie Chamber to his late Majestie revived and enlarged with Aditions 8o. 92. Poems of Mr. John Milton with a Masque presented at Ludâ—â—w Castle before the Earle of Bridgewater then President of Wales 8o. 93. Poems c. with a Masque called The Triumph of Beauty by James Shirley Gent. 8o. 94. The Mistriss or severall Copies of love-verses written by Mr. Abraham Cowley 80. 95. Stepps to the
of a King And because among other things Bagarrius shewed him an exceeding neat Amethyst wherein was ingraven the Countenance of Solon by the Hand of that famous Graver Dioscorides who wrought for Augustus hereupon he took occasion to teach him what was meant by those little holes in the Inscription which he shewed him in the Seale standing in this order For he said they were holes wherein little Nâ—iles had been fastened to hold Greek Letters made of mettals which did expresse the name of the Graver or ΔΙΟСΚΟΥΡΙΔΟΥ but they must be read backwards as the manner is in all Ingrossements and Seales This he made manifest when having drawn in a white paper those holes as above he drew lines between the said holes which expressed those Letters in this manner Thus he said he interpreted certain holes which were seen at Assisium in I know not what old Church For when as no man could tell what they signified he divined that it was an Inscription or Dedication made JOVI OPT. MAX. Which he demonstrated by certain lines completing the Holes after this manner So he hoped he should interpret a certain Set of Holes in the Cathedrall Church at Nismes called Domus quadrata when he had got a pattern thereof But to return to Paris there was hardly any publick monument which he did not examine of which he did not passe his Judgment For the second moneth after he came thither he sent Letters to Flayosceus in which he wrote that he had not indeed as yet seen the Monuments of the ancient Kings at Saint Denis but he had already convinced of falshood those tombes built for Clodovaus at Saint Genoveses and for Chilpericus at Saint Germins And a few daies after he said when he came to judge of those at Saint Denis I could find nothing quoth he elder then the times of St. Lewis that gave me satisfaction and I am of opinion that all those most ancient Tombes were built at one and the same time and that not long before St. Lewis And that which pleased me most is the Tombe of our Country-woman Margaret the eldest Daughter of Beatrice wife to Saint Lewis Finally commending the ancient Seales which he saw bringing their Representations away with him in the Treasuries of St. Denis St. German St. Maurus and others as wherein were contained the true Effigies of Charles the great Hludovicus pius the Emperour Hlotarius Pipin King of Aquitania Charles the bald Charles the Simple and other Kings of the second Stock or family these quoth he do sufficiently refute those tombs and Statues of these Princes made four or five hundred years ago I must likewise speake of his Study of all other things worth enquiry after for there was no wonder of art nor rare worke of nature which he heard of which he did not carefully view as Aedifices Rare works Engins Plants Animals Metals and other things dug out of the Earth In a word all things which were worthy of observation And in the mean while he kept correspondence with his friends far and near by Letters and when he had very carefully enquired of Paul Servita of Scaliger of Casaubon and of other Learned men if they knew what was become of Juvencus Caelius Callanus the Dalmatian whose Manuscript Book of the Life of Attilas he had brought with him from Venice he intended to cause it to be printed In the beginning of the Spring the year following 1606. Varius being shortly to return into Provence he obtained with small labour leave to go see England especiall being to accompany the Illustrious Antonius Boderius who was sent thither as the Kings Embassadour Nor did Varius only suffer that but praising his intention wherein Thuanus Memmius Mericus Vicus and other friends did agree with him he took upon him to procure that his Father and Uncle should approve of the Fact When he departed Peireskius would bring him on his way as far as Orleance and before he returned from thence he viewed more attently then formerly the ancient remaines of Holy-Crosse-Church which he accounted to be at least a thousand years old and likewise besides other Statues and Images both of Charles the Seventh and his little Daughter Joane he would see those which were kept as was said in the Guild-Hall and particularly he perceived that the Picture wherein the King is represented with a beard and St. Michaells Collar is not perfectly in all respects true Moreover it was now the beginning of May and Boderius departing he was cast some daies behind being forced to ride post that he might overtake him at Callis When they were at Sea there were very few in the whole Company that were not Sea-sick by reason of the Tossing of the ship and the Steam of the Sea Peireskius to prevent the same in himself left the rest of the Company and sate by the Main-mast where he was not so sick as they were The reason being asked he said there was least Agitation in that part of the ship and that therefore he withdrevv himself thither that he might not be Stomach-sick as the rest were who being in the Head or Sterne were much more rossed Being arrived in England and having after the Embassadour saluted King James he was tenderly respected by him who sent for him divers times as when he was to relate the Story of a famous drinking Match For it fell out that in a certain feast of Learned Men Doctor Torie dranke a huge Cup to Peireskius himself Whereupon he excused himself because of the largeness of the Cup because he was not wont to drink pure wine because of the weaknesse of his stomack and because he was not accustomed to drink But when no excuse would serve his turn he required at least that he might be allowed after he had pledged Dr. Torie to begin to him again as he pleased All the company consented Whereupon taking Courage as being constrained by necessity he setcht off the Lusty Bowle of wine and causing it to be replenished with water he began to Dr. Torie and as if he meant to temper the wine he drank immediately before drank it quite of again He as if he had been thunderstuck or newly dropt out of the Clouds had much ado to come to himself and because it was a bargain from which he could not go back he puft and blowed he put the cup to his mouth and took it away again so often powring out in the mean while so many Verses out of all the Greek and Latin poets that he spent the day well near ere he could get the water down his unaccustomed throat And this was the story which the King having heard from others would needs have it from his own mouth Also he was admitted into the Chamber where there was a solemne Convention or Assemby of his Majesty and the Peers and sate among the chief of the Lords As for the Learned men which he met with either at London or Oxford or
When he had put the matter out of Hazard he carefully procured a second Edition both of all the Acts and likewise of that Genealogie which without adding or taking away so much as a fyllable he reduced into an evident Scheme or Table From which it soon appeared that Wernerus Erle of Habsburg who died in the year 1096. had a Daughter named ITA de Tierstein or Homberg that is in the Language of the Genealogist who was married to Rudolphus of Tierstein or Homberg who bare Wernerus the Father of Albertus the Grandfather of Rudolphus the great Grandsire of another Albertus and the great Great-Grand-sire of another Rudolphus who was the first Emperor of that name and of the House of Austria And truly the sleight is wonderfull whereby both Franciscus Guillimanuus and Piespordius himself do in such manner dissemble that Wernerus was the Son of ITA as if he had been not Ita's but her Brothers Son of whose progeny neverthelesse there is no mention any where made as neither of Adelbert another Brother from whom the Habsburgian Succession did passe over to the family of Tierstein or Homberg But they were not ashamed to go contrary to the manifest truth of story and so to confound things that Guillimannus made Ita the Sister of Otto his Niece and Piespordius his Sister Wife Daughter in Law and Niece by the Sisters side from Wernerus of Tierstein And thus Peireskius rejoyced that he brake the neck of the designe of these flattering Genealogists and so much the more because Guillimannus said he gave great credit to those Acts of Muren aforesaid and Gaspar Scioppius two years after chose this same Guillimannus as his Author whom he would follow in that part of the Genealogie of the House of Autria I do not well remember whether it were for this or some other cause that he visited the Records of the Chapter at Rhemes the Canons being commanded by an order from the King to let him view all their Acts and Records and to shew him two peciall Instruments containing things of great moment I remember very well he was accounted most knowing in the French Histories of greatest Antiquity and that he gave a proof of his skill which I have heard both from himself and others For whereas in the moneth of March there happened a memorable fire in the Kings Court to the sight whereof he ran at midnight in the company of Jacobus Gillotus a most excellent Senatour he carried thither afterwards all the learned men well nigh in the City to contemplate the statues of the Kings the stumps whereof onely remained the rest being turned into ashes And when no body could tell whose statue that was which stood with a mangled face even before the fire happened he because of one place supernumerary argued that it was the statue of King Henry of England which Charles the seventh did onely mangle and not remove as unwilling that his own Statue should stand in the place of the Usurpers Nor was he content to undertake onely that particular labour against Piespordius and others but out of his love to the Kings Majesty and the glory of the French Nation he began from that time forwards to think of an Edition of all Authours especially those of that age who had written the Antiquities and History of France And because he knew that in divers Churches Monasteries and private Libraries many Books of that Argument were kept up unprinted he took care to search them out and because he himself was not then at leisure he acquainted Andreas Duchesnius a most diligent Historiographer with his designe who was at that time set upon the same undertaking He was then preparing an Edition of the Historians of Normandy wherefore Peireskius to testifie his sagacity and industry he sought and obtained of Sir Robert Cotton of England both a namelesse writer of the Acts of Emma Queen of England and likewise Wilhelmus Pictavinus whom he soon after annexed to his History and testified that by the mediation of Cambden They were sent to the Illustrious those are his words Nicolaus Fabricius de Petrisco Senatour in the Parliament at Aix one that is an advancer of learning and my most dearly beloved friend And because Fronto Ducaeus was at that time setting out a Greek Manuscript written with great letters containing a great part of the Bible and of so great antiquity that it was said to have been corrected by Origens own hand who averreo that it had been compared with the most ancient Tetraplus therefore Peireskius well remembering that the foresaid Cotton had a most precious Greek Manuscript written in the dayes of Theodosius in great letters likewise which cost King James a thousand Crowns therefore I say that this Edition might be more compleat he wrote and sent into England and passing his word and giving securitie that the Book should be forth coming he obtained the same and let Fronto Ducaeus have the use of it Moreover in Autumn the same year he was nominated by the King Abbot of Sancta Mariae Aquistriensis And the businesse which he had in that respect to transact at Rome was freely performed by divers Cardinals as Cobellutius Ursinius and he that was afterward Marquemontius but by none more carefully than by Maffaeus Barberinus who was afterward created and is yet living Pope For from that time forward they became acquainted and their acquaintance was strenghthened by letters frequently sent to and fro The occasion of their first acquaintance was a very elegant Ode composed by the Cardinall upon Mary Magdalex the beginning whereof was Innixa pennis versicoloribus For Peireskius having received a copy thereof from Aleander and being wonderfully delighted with it and all the learned men to whom he shewed it applauding the same he got leave by mediation of the said Aleander that it might be yet further published by printing The copies being all vended he was pleased to print the Poem again but in a larger form that it might be hung up at Sancta Balma a Rock and Hermitage famous for the penance of Saint Maudlen and other Churches and Chappels of Provence Yea and he thought good to print it the third time after he had won the said Cardinall to frame an Ode in favour of Saint Lewis King of France the beginning whereof is Objectu gemini maris and after he had made some other Odes that he could get by the stealth as it were of Aleander About the end of this year there appeared a famous Comet to the observation whereof he exhorted all the industrious men he was acquainted with Himself being destitute of fitting Instruments and not daring to trust himself in the air because of his sicklinesse made no other observation save that by the Perspective-Glasse he discerned the form of its head and hov it differed from the tail which he compared to the Sun-beams shining through a window But he was glad when he heard afterwards that such as dwelt not in
of his judgement into several Classes suitable to the variety of the Arguments he caused them being so placed in order to be bound up into fourscore and two Volumes making a Catalogue of the names of every one of them to the very least which Catalogue I do now publish having never before seen the light With which that I might not seem to do any thing negligently I have diligently compared the several Volumes or Books aforesaid that by this meanes learned men may have a Breviary of the said Manuscripts begun by Putean and finished by my self To the making of which Catalogue that most illustrious Gentleman Claudius Fabricius Baron of Rians the Son of Palavesius Brother to our Peireskius did much contribute very readily lending all the Books to that end who being renowned by the Noble Titles of his Ancestors with which the Fabrician Family is famous to this very day has added thereunto most proper and peculiar gifts of his own minde viz. sweetness of manners Candor and Ingenuity with an industrious wit thereby to augment not only the glory of his Unkle but the growing Wealth of the Literary Republick I am so far from unthankfully passing over in silence how I owe all I have done in this business to the Gentleman aforesaid that I am ready with the most officious words I am able to return him as by these presents I do all possible thanks for his favour to me in this particular Go to therefore who ever thou art that longest after mysterious and hidden secrets of Learning go to the Peireskian Fountains which do by their streames plentifully water the field of Learning you shall finde plenty wherewith to quench your thirst whether you desire caelestial things or things terrestial natural or artificial old or new And behold in these a most intent observer the Judge of most abstruse matters and celebrate the Phaenix and miracle of his Age in one word recommend to Posterity this most worthy Gentleman deceased whose Vertues while living did merit a publick Triumph Dated at Paris the last of December 1654. A CATALOGUE OF Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk and Senator of Aix his own proper Manuscripts Printed from the Original Copy of Petrus Puteanus his own hand-writing being diligently compared with the Books themselves which are at this day in the Custody of the Baron of Rians Volume I. DUkes and Peers of France Vol. 1. Dukes and Piers of France Vol. 2. II. Divers Catalogues of Manuscripts Divers Catalogues of printed Books III. Books of divers Heralds touching Coates of Arms. A Miscellanie of divers Coates of Arms some blasoned some not Certain fragments touching kingly Robes Divers Instructions concerning Heraldry The Coats of Arms of the greatest Families in Europe blazoned Figures of divers ancient Tapestries IV. England Volume 1. England Volume 2. Scotland V. Ancient Authors Greek and Latine touching weights and measures Divers Calendars Of Looking-Glasses and Spectacles for divers purposes Observations touching the Eies of Men and divers other Beasts Effects of the Sight VI. Touching Maritim affairs Of Commerce Matters appertaining to the Law VII Inscriptions and Subscriptions of Letters written by the King Queen and others as well within as without the Realm Other Memorials touching the same subject Enlogies and Epitaphs VIII Turkes Voyages A mixture of divers Papers of the same Subject IX A verbal processe touching the negotiation between Pope Sixtus Quartus and the Princes of Italy Memorials of Queen Margaret X. For the Life of St. Lewis For the Maid of Orleance Of the City of Rhemes Enchanters Sorcerers XI Memorials of the Council of Trent Assemblies of the Clergie XII Chancellours and Keepers of the Seal of France General Rules for the Houses of the King the Queens and the Parliaments XIII Genealogies of the House of Austria Letters and Passages touching the Martiage of England 1624 1625. XIIII Acts and Memorials touching Bearn Metz Toul Verdun Commercy XV. A Discourse touching the power of the Pope Touching the power of Kings Tampin Whether or no it is lawful to bear Arms for a Prince of a different Religion The English Naaman whether the Catholicks sin that live among Hereticks Vacancies and Exactions of the Pope Bishops and a Catalogue of Bishops A Treatise of the Inquisition by Father Paul XVI Ancient Statues and other Antiquities Precious Stones Of the Tripod Seals of divers sorts Pourtraits of the Princes of the House of Anjou and other Figures XVII Regencies Portions Seats of Justice held by Kings in their Parliaments Verifications of Edicts in the Chamber of Accounts and the Court of Aides or subsidies The Chamber of Justice against those of the Exchequer Receits of the Exchequer XVIII The History of the Marshal of Fleurange The History of James de Lalain Lives of the Earles de Carcez A discourse touching the Life of Monsieur Charls de Lorraine Duke of Mayenne by Cornac The Negotiations of Monsieur de Bassompiere in Spain touching the Valtelline XIX Assises or Assemblies at Hierusalem XX. The Liberty of the French Church XXI A Catalogue of the Books in the Kings Library XXII Orations and Discourses Divers Discourses and Memorials Genealogies and other historical Treatises XXIII Ancient Genalogies of the Kings of France Extracts from Chronicles and Histories French Antiquities or Extracts from divers Histories Touching the ancient History of France Titles and Acts for the History of the second Race Priviledges granted by the Popes to the Kings of France XXIIII Ancient Inscriptions Vol. 1. Ancient Inscriptions Vol. 2. New and Christian Inscriptions XXV Divers Orders of Knighthood Vol. 1. Divers Orders of Knighthood Vol. 2. XXVI Ceremonies Consecrations and Coronations Entries Receptions Te Deum Baptisms Marriages Butials Reception of the Duke de Pustrane into France The Reception of Monsieur du Mayne into Spain Memorials of divers Ceremonies A Discourse touching Seats and Places A memorial touching Places Of the Debate ' twi xt France and Spain touching Priority of Place XXVII Criminal Process or Trials of Robert Earl of Artois of Gilles de Rail Of the Constable of St. Paul Of the Duke of Montmorancy Divers criminal Arrests and criminal Processes XXVIII A Chronicle of the Metensian Bishops Chronicon Besnense Chronicon Novaticense Chronicle of Berne Divers Letters and Acts passed between the Emperors and Princes of Germany and the Kings of France Chronicles and Statues of Monpellier Divers Chronicles XXIX Legati à latere Indulgences of Cardinals The Legation of Cardinal Barberin in France and Spain XXX Italy vol. 1. Rome Urbin Parma Este Gennes Mantua Montferat and Venice Neutrality of the free County Italy vol. 2. Milaine Savoy and Piedmont Naples and Sicilie The Empire of Constantinople XXXI Of the Huguenots or Protestants from the year 1550 to the year 1619. Vol. 1. Of the Huguenots from the year 1620. to 1629. Vol. 2. XXXII Of Genealogies vol. 1. Of Genealogies vol. 2. XXXIII The General Assembly of Estates holden at Paris under King John Other Assemblies in the years