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Appendix 1: the Prose Works of Sir Walter Ralegh Appendix 1: The Prose Works of Sir Walter Ralegh The following survey of the prose works of Ralegh is intended to com­ plement the preceding chapters. It is necessary because of the absence of a modem, critical edition of Ralegh's works, and should be consulted alongside other, more substantial, bibliographical tools, such as the Index of Literary Manuscripts and the Short Title Catalogue of English Books. The original date of composition for each work is given, together with informa­ tion about subsequent editions. For each work it should be possible to ascertain the relationship between manuscript and printed texts. Selected texts receive more detailed coverage because more bibliographical information is needed for an understanding of the related chapter. This is not intended to be a definitive analysis of the prose canon. The problems facing an editor of Ralegh's work are formidable, and an entire study could be devoted to the subject. As Peter Heal, the editor of the Index of Literary Manuscripts points out, 'since so few of his works were pub­ lished in his lifetime, and since many anonymous poems and tracts were posthumously attributed to him, the canon is highly problematical' (1. ii. 365). These difficulties were no doubt responsible for the decision, taken by the Clarendon Press some years ago, to abandon the preparation of an edition of the collected works. The most recent contribution to this area of study is Sir Walter Ralegh: An Annotated Bibliography, compiled by Chris­ topher M. Armitage (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987). The texts are organised by date of writing, rather than by date of pub­ lication. M.C. selected information about surviving manuscript copies. F.P. date and form of first publication. 1591: A Report of the Trvth of the fight about the Iles of Afores, this last Sommer. Betwixt the Reuenge, one of her Maiesties Shippes. And an Armada of the King of Spaine. M.C.: None known. F.P.: 1591; anonymous pamphlet, entered in Stationer's Register, 23 November: London: J. Windet for W. Ponsonbie. First edition ascribed to Ralegh: 1599 I 1600, Richard Hakluyt, Principal Navigations. February 1592/3: On the Succession. M.C.: Hatfield House, Cecil Papers 139/139-40v, AUTOGRAPH. Only sur­ viving MS. F.P.: 1960; Pierre Lefranc, Etudes Anglaises, 13 (1960) 38-46. 1595: The Discoverie of the large, rich and bewtiful Empire of Guiana. M.C.: c.1595(?) Lambeth Palace, MS Tenison 250, ff.315a-337 (without ded­ ications). Only surviving MS. F.P.: 1596 (three editions). 179 180 Sir Walter Ralegh and his Readers Summer 1596: A Relation of the Action at Cadiz. M.C.: Dr Williams Library, MS Jones B60, pp. 1-15, directed to the Earl of Northumberland. Only one other MS. F.P.: 1700; Echard, Laurence, An Abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World in Five Books ... with some genuine remains publ. by P. Raleigh, (London: Matthew Gelliflower). 1596: Opinions Delivered by the Earl of Essex, Lord Burleigh, Lord Willoughby, Lord North, Sir William Knollys, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Sir George Carew, on the Alarm of an Invasion from Spain in the Year 1596, and the Measures proper to be taken on the occasion. M.C.: MS Tanner 235, ff.18-22. Only one other MS. F.P.: 1829; Works. c.1602-3: Considerations concerning Reprisalls. M.C.: Public Record Office, S.P. 12.253.117, AUTOGRAPH. F.P.: 1864; J. P. Collier, N.Q. 5 (1864) 208. 1603: A Discourse touching a War with Spain, and of the protecting of the Netherlands. M.C.: MS Tanner 103 and numerous other copies. F.P.: 1702; in Three Discourses of Sir Walter Ralegh as Of a War with Spain, and our protecting the Netherlands. 1608-10 (?):A Discourse of the Invention of Ships, Anchors, Compass & c. M.C.: British Library, Sloane MS 1856, ff.50v--6v. Five other copies. F.P.: 1650; Judicious and Select Essayes and Observations by that Renowned and Learned Knight Sir Walter Ralegh (London: Humphrey Moseley). 1608-10 (?): Of the Art of Warre by Sea. (fragments of plans and contents pages) M.C.: British Library, Cotton MS Titus B VIII, ff.226, 228, AUTOGRAPH: Dr. William's Library, MS Jones B60, pp. 230-4, AUTOGRAPH. F.P.: 1968; Pierre Lefranc, Sir Walter Ralegh, ecrivain (Paris: Librarie Armand). 1597--8, 1607-10 and after 1612: Observations and Notes concerning the Royal Navy and Sea-Service. (Some versions are ascribed to Sir Arthur Gorges.) Three distinct manuscript versions. M.C.: 1597--8. For Folger library (MS J.a.1, not listed in ILM) see Gossett (1987). 1608. British Library, Add. MS 9298, ff.39-54v: 'Excellent Obser­ vations and Notes, concerning the Royall Navy and Sea Service written by sr Walter Rawleigh and by him Dedicated to the most noble and illustrious Prince, Henry, Prince of Wales: H:H.' Carries no mention of the death of Prince Henry. Post-1612. Introductions written after Henry's death. MS Ballard 52, ff.125-36v (c.1640s) published by Sandison in Modem Language Association of America, ed., Essays and Studies in Honor of Carleton Brown (New York: New York University Press, 1940). Two manu­ scripts ascribed to Arthur Gorges: British Library, Harley MS 4311 and R.P. 3898 (microfiche), a presentation copy from Gorges. F.P.: 1625; Ilands Voyage printed in Purchas his Pi/grimes (London). Observations (1608 version) printed 1650 in Judicious and Select Essayes and Observations by that Renowned and Learned Knight Sir Walter Ralegh. The Prose Works of Sir Walter Ralegh 181 1609 (?): Instructions to his Son and to Posterity. M.C.: British Library, Add. MS 22587, ff.ll-16 (chapters I-IX only and letter): Inner Temple, Petyt MS 538, Vol. 18, f.215. No other MSS. F.P.: 1632; six more editions before 1636, with the addition of the Advice of a Loving Son to his Aged Father (attributed to Ralegh). Published with Maxims of State (also attributed to Ralegh) in 1642, 1650, 1651, etc. 1612 (?): Touching a Marriage between Prince Henry of England and a Daughter of Savoy (possibly a later date if it refers to Prince Charles) M.C.: 'Copy in volume of tracts owned by Ralegh' (I.L.M.). This volume is in the possession of a private collector who will not permit access. Numerous other copies including British Library, MS Carte 77, ff.89-102. F.P.: 1750; The Interest of England with regard to Foreign Alliances, explained in two discourses. 1612: Concerning a Match propounded by the Savoyan, between the Lady Eli­ zabeth and the Prince of Piedmont. M.C.: 'Copy in volume of tracts owned by R' (I.L.M.); see above. Numerous other MSS from early to mid-seventeenth century. F.P.: 1750; The Interest of England with regard to Foreign Alliances, explained in two discourses. 1610-14 (?): Notebook. M.C.: British Library, Add. MS 57555, AUTOGRAPH. F.P.: 1952-68; extracts printed in The Times, 29 November 1952; Walter Oakeshott, The Queen and the Poet, 1960; and Walter Oakeshott, 'Sir Walter Ralegh's Library', Library, 23 (1968) 285-327. 1614: The History of the World. M.C.: No manuscript copies; notes for The History appear in Notebook (see above). F.P.: 1614; anonymous publication. See John Racin, Sir Walter Ralegh as Historian, (Salzburg: Institut fiir Englische Sprache und Literatur, 1974) for further details of publication. 1615: A Dialogue between a Counsellor of State and a Justice of Peace (published in 1628 with the title The Prerogative of Parliaments in England). M.C.: There are two distinct versions of the text; one complete, the other considerably abridged. For ease of reference these will be indicated as Text 1 (complete) and Text 2 (abridged). Both Texts 1 and 2 were submitted to King James late in 1615. All manuscript copies have roughly, if not pre­ cisely, similar variants to the printed edition, unless otherwise stated. Comparison of manuscript with print version reveals such minor variants as: inversions of syntax, abbreviations of words (unto/upon becomes to/ on), plural to singular, and vice versa. More important are the infrequent changes in the sense of the text. The MS often gives a 'better' (in terms of meaning and interest) reading, although this is not always the case. Points of interest in each MS are noted in bold. Bradfer Lawrence 61, ff.148-70v. 'Copy with a few minor autograph corrections and additions in the ded­ icatory epistle to King James, in a volume of tracts owned by R. (I.L.M.)' This manuscript was until recently owned by Bradfer-Lawrence family, 182 Sir Walter Ralegh and his Readers but was then sold to a 'secretive' private collector by Quaritch. All attempts to pursue this private collector have failed. S.P. 14/85 (Text 1) Date: 1615. S.P. 14/84/44 (Text 2) Date: (December?) 1615. Marked as 'Sr Walter Ralegh Dialogue 1615'. British Library, Harley MS 6191 (Text 1) Date: late (?) seventeenth century: heavily annotated. The similar MS variants suggest there was a transmission tradition stretching into the late seventeenth century which did not refer to the printed edition. Dr William's Library, MS Jones 56, ff.36v-46v (Incomplete text 1) Date:(?) Ends at p. 17 of 1628 published edition. Port Eliot, Cornwall annotated by John Eliot. Property of Lord Eliot (Text 1) Date: 1620s. Carries Sir John Eliot's marginal annotations. Exeter College, Oxford, MS 139, ff.190v-2. (Text 1) Date: (?) early-mid-seventeenth century. In a collection of parliamentary material. Title given is: 'A Dialogue ... of the Successe of Parliam15 since the conquest to this time written in the Tower of London by Sir Walter Raleigh and dedicated to King James our soueraigne Lord.
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