p.1: Author Index. p.13: Book Index: chronological list. p.28: Ballads, broadsides. p.30: Dedications: to the Queen; p.34: miscellaneous. p.37: Diaries and Journals. p.40: Prayers and prayer-books. p.43: Queen’s poems and translations. Other women writers.

Author Index. Principally to Chronological list of Books and Verses. For plays see also ‘Court entertainments’.

Aconcio, J: Stratagematum Satanae: 1565, end; Una Essortatione: 1580 end. Adamson, P: book to be prohibited: 1566 Nov 13; verses: 1573 June 19. Agricola, G: trans. Florio, M: De Re Metallica: 1563 March 12. Agylaeus, H: law-book: 1577 Feb 5. Alabaster, William: Elisaeis: 1591 end. Verses. Allen, W: Admonition to the Nobility and People: 1588 June 24.

Anderson, A: Shield of our Safety: 1580 Dec 12. Approved...medicine against Plague: 1593 Aug 1.

Anon: Amadis de Gaule: 1569 Jan 10,14,18,19; 1582 Jan 11; 1592 Dec 8; 1601 end (Triumphs of Oriana). Anon: Ass Overladen: 1589 July 27. Anon: books favouring Jesuits: 1582 April 3. Anon: Brief Note of Ireland: 1598 Dec 24. Anon: Catechism; Confession of Faith: 1565 July 21. Anon: Cavalarie di Ferrara: 1568 Jan 1. Anon: Dover, book on: 1573 July 15. Anon: English friar’s book, from France: 1582 Jan 10. Anon: French books: 1579 Jan 19. Anon: French genealogies: 1561 Oct 7. Anon: French translation of Dr Lopez’s treasons: 1594 Nov 28. Anon: French verses, and book: 1593 Sept 14. Anon: Historia Pontifical y Catholica: 1568 April 11. Anon: lampoon on Sir William Knollys: 1601 Jan 26. Anon: ‘lewd book’ sent to Queen: 1573 June 24. Anon: Marprelate Tracts: 1588 October, end; November, end. Anon: Ode: of Cynthia: 1602 May 1. Anon: Particular Declaration, concerning condemned priests: 1581 Dec 1. Anon: Preservation of King Henry VII: 1600 Jan 12. Anon: Report of the Earthquake: 1580 April 6. Anon: Scandale de l’Angleterre: 1588 July 10, referred to by Queen. Anon: 24 Scripture books in English: 1559 Jan 1. Anon: Shrovetide verse: 1564 Feb 2. Anon: Speculum virtutis: 1588 Jan 1. Anon: Temporis Filia Veritas: 1589 end. Anon: theological works from Wurttemberg: 1564 Jan 17. Anon: theological works from Count Palatine: 1565 July 21. Anon: theological work from French printer, Etienne: 1569 Aug 11. Anon: theological work from Duke Casimir: 1581 May 23. Anon: Treatise of Treasons: 1573 June 23. Anon: Verses of Praise and Joy: 1586 end. Ariosto: trans. Harington: Orlando Furioso: 1591 Feb 26. quoted: 1563 March 20; 1582 Dec 26.

1 Aristotle: trans. Regius: Politics: 1568 March 16. trans. Hakluyt: Analysis: 1583 Sept 1; 1584 Oct 5. Ascham, R: Schoolmaster: 1563 October, end; Dec 10; 1581 March 6. Life, by Grant: 1576 Feb 16. Aske, J: Elizabetha Triumphans: 1588 Aug 8-9,12. Augustine, St: two works presented: 1563 Jan 1. trans. Freake: Love of God: 1574 end. Queen’s inscription, quoting Augustine: 1581 end. Averell, W: ‘Here end their births by her sweet death’: 1603, end. Aylmer, J: Harborowe for Faithful Subjects: 1559 April 25.

B,G: Fig for the Spaniard: 1591 end. Bacon, Francis: Apopthegms: see ‘Anecdotes’. Essays: Of Prophecies: 1595 June 3; Of Masques: 1595 Nov 22. Maxims of Law: 1597 Jan 8; Essays: 1597 Jan 24; Feb 5. Sonnet: 1599 November, start. Narrative of Earl of Essex’s ‘hearing’: 1600 June 6. Declaration of Practices and Treasons: 1601 March 16; April 14.

Baildon, J. and Beauchesne, J: Divers sorts of hands: 1580 end. Bale, J: Scriptorum...Britanniae: 1559 March 4. Bales, Peter: microscopic writing within a ring: 1575 end. Barlaam, trans. Chamber: Logistice: 1600 end. Barnaud, N: La Reveille-Matin: 1573 Nov 10. Barnes, B: Parthenophil: 1594 Aug 29. Barnfield, R: Cynthia: 1595 Jan 17; Encomium of Lady Pecunia: 1598 end. Barroclough, S: Prayers sung at Berwick: 1586 Nov 17. Bastard, Thomas: Chrestoleros. Epigrams: 1598 end. Beacon, R: Solon his Follie: 1594 end. Beale, R: Instructions for a Principal Secretary: 1592 end. Becon, T: Jewel of Joy: 1560 May 14. Bede, Venerable: trans. Stapleton: History of Church of England: 1565 June 12. Belmain, J: De la vie de la morte: 1559 Jan 1. Bell, J: ‘Account of Princess Cecilia of Sweden: 1565 end. Bellehache, O: Sacrosancta Bucolica: 1584, Jan 1. Bellot, J: French text-book: 1568 Jan 1; Jardin de Vertu: 1582 Jan 15. Bentley, T: Monument of Matrons: 1582 end. Bercher, W: ‘Nobility of Women’: 1559 end. Berkeley, Sir R: Felicity of Man: 1598 Jan 23. Beza, T: Armada verses: 1588 end; 1590 Feb 9 (another translation). Commentaries on Job: 1589 Aug 12; in translation: 1590 Feb 9.

Bible: Licence to print: 1561 Jan 8. Bishops’ Bible: 1568 Sept 22, Oct 5. English Bible: 1581 Jan 1; 1584 Jan 1. Geneva Bible: 1560 April 10. Greek and Latin Bibles presented: 1592 Sept 26. Irish Bible: Queen wants a translation in Irish: 1567 Oct 7. Latin Bibles: 1575 Sept 11; 1581 Jan 1; 1597 Jan 1. Spanish Bible, trans. De Reyna: 1569 Sept 16. Welsh Bible, trans. Morgan: 1588 Sept 22. Other Bibles presented at New Year: 1559 Jan 1; 1578 Jan 1; 1584 Jan 1; 1603 Jan 1. Greek New Testament: 1573 Aug 31; 1576, end; 1583 July 6. from Cambridge University: 1578 July 15,27. Irish New Testament, trans. Daniel: 1603 Feb 10;

2 Latin New Testament, trans. Beza: 1564 Dec 19; 1565 June 1. New Testament, Exposition of, in Latin: 1564 Jan 1. New Testament, trans. L.Tomson; with inscription by Queen: 1581 end. Syriac New Testament, trans. Tremelius: 1568 March 25. Welsh New Testament, trans. Salesbury: 1567 Oct 7.

Ecclesiastes: 1559 Jan 1; trans. Coels: 1588 Feb 10. Esther: Discourse on Book of, by Brenz, trans. Stockwood: 1584 end. Genesis: Commentaries on: by Van Eitzen: 1560 Oct 19. Isaiah: Commentaries on Prophet, by John Calvin: 1559 Jan 15. Proverbs of Solomon, trans. Tidichino: 1574 Jan 22. Wisdom of Solomon, trans. Calfhill: 1559 April 16.

Psalms, translated in Geneva: 1559 Feb 10. Psalms, translated by Beza: 1562 April 29. Psalms, by Bishop John Fisher: 1582 Jan 1. Latin. Psalms, French: inscribed by Queen: 1565 Aug 21. Psalms, French, copied by Esther Inglis: 1599 March 27. Psalms, Latin, given by Mrs Wingfield: 1563 Jan 1. Psalms, Latin, given by Ubaldini: 1565 Jan 1. Psalms, Latin, given by Lord Lumley: 1587 Jan 1. Psalms, Italian, trans. Paschali: 1592 end. Psalms, Italian, by Palavicino: 1594 Jan 1. Psalms, Italian, trans. Perrot: 1599 April 23. Psalms, translated by Countess of Pembroke: 1599 end.

Bilson, T: True Difference between Christian Subjection: 1585 end. Effect of certain sermons; Survey of Christ’s Suffering: 1601 Sept 19. Birgitta, St: ‘Revelations’: 1561 Sept 6. Bizzari, P: De Optimo Principe: 1561 Dec 25; 1565 Aug 1. Varia Opuscula: 1565 June 1; Aug 1; Annals of Genoa: 1578 Sept 23. Persicarum Rerum Historia: 1583 Feb 9. Blenerhasset, T: Revelation of True Minerva: 1582 end. Blomfild, W: Treatise on medicine and alchemy: 1574 end. Bodin, J: Republic: 1568 March 16; 1581 Feb 16 he arrived in England. Boethius, A: trans. by the Queen: De Consolatione: 1593 Oct 10. Boistuau, P: Histoires Tragiques: 1559 Oct 20. Brenz, J: De Coena Domini: 1562 Nov 22. Breton, N: Will of Wit: 1580 end; Wits Trenchmour: 1597 end. Soul’s Heavenly Exercise: 1600 end. Dialogue full of Pith and Pleasure: 1602 end. Brice, T: Compendious Register: 1559, end. Verse. Bridges, J: Supremacy of Christian Princes: 1573 end. Bright, T: Characterie: 1588 July 13; 1588 end. Shorthand. Broughton, H: Concent of Scripture: 1589 Nov 17; 1597 May 29. Epistle to Learned Nobility: 1597 May 29. Browne, W: verse epitaph on Countess of Pembroke: 1601 Jan 19.

Bruno, Giordano: arrived in England: 1583 April end. ‘Ash Wednesday Supper’: 1584 end. Italian. Four Latin Dialogues: 1585 Oct 2. Left England. Buchanan, G: Latin verses: 1562 June 17. Detection...of Queen of Scots, trans. Wilson: 1571 Nov 15. Queen of Scots wishes book suppressed: 1571 Nov 22, Dec 6.

Bull, H: Christian Prayers: 1569 end (in John Day’s book). Queen’s verse inscribed in Christian Prayers: 1570 end.

3 Bullein, W: Dialogue against the Fever Pestilence: 1578 May 22. Bullinger, H: Bullam Papisticae Refutatio: 1571 September, end; trans. Golding: 1572 Jan 10. Bunny, E: Book of Christian Exercise: 1585 Jan 1. Certain Prayers and other Godly Exercises: 1585 Nov 17. Butler, T: Latin exercises and verses: 1603 Jan 1. Byrd, W, and Tallis, T: Cantiones Sacrae: 1575 Jan 22. Byrd, W: ‘My Lady Nevell’s Book’: 1591 end. Music.

Caesar, Julius: Dialogues: 1594 Jan 1; ed. Nesbit: 1601 June 26.. Calvin, J: Commentarii in Isaiam Prophetam: 1559 Jan 15; note: 1597 Dec 14. Cambridge University verses: 1564 Aug 5,9. Camden, W: Britannia: 5th ed: 1600 end. Remains concerning Britain: quoted: 1581 Nov 17; 1596 Oct 31; 1603 end. Campion, E: ‘Challenge’: 1580 July, end; Rationes Decem: 1581 June 27. Campion, T: Observations in the Art of English Poesie: 1602 end. Carmarden, R: ‘A Caveat for the Queen’: 1582 Sept 12. Cartwright, T: Queen wishes him to confute Rheims New Testament: 1582 July 5. Case, J: Sphaera Civitatis: 1588 May 12. Castiglione, B: Courtier, in French: 1561 April, start (Dymock’s gift). trans. Clerke: The Courtier: 1571 end. Latin. Cauriana: Latin history: 1573 Nov 18. Cecil, Sir Robert, and Cecil, Sir William (Lord Burghley): see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’.

Chaloner, Sir T: In laudem Henrici octavi: 1560 end. Latin verse. Epistle: 1563 Jan 1; 1564 June 6: Latin verses. Latin verses: 1565 Jan 1; De Republica Anglorum: 1579 end. Chambers, R: Palestina: 1600 end. Chapman, George: The Shadow of Night: 1593 Dec 31. Charles V, Emperor: trans. Howard: Instructions: 1590 end. Charnock, T: book on ‘natural philosophy’: 1565 Nov 25. Chelidonius, trans. Chillester: Christian Princes: 1571 end. Chettle, Henry: England’s Mourning Garment: quoted: 1579 Aug 17. Chrysostom, St John: Homilies in Greek: 1567 May 30.

Churchyard, Thomas: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Clanricarde, Earl of: verses: 1602 Sept 18 (note). Clayton, G: Approved Order of Martial Discipline: 1591 end. Clowes, W: Treatise for Cure of the Evil: 1602 end. Constable, H: Diana: 1588 Nov 26; 1594 end. Conway, Sir J: Meditations and Prayers: 1571 end. Cooke, Sir Anthony: verses at Gidea Hall: 1568 July 13. Cooke, Robert: Books of Arms presented at New Year (MS): 1563, 1565, 1567, 1572. Cosin, R: Conspiracy for Pretended Reformation: 1591 July 16. Cradock, E: Treatise on Philosopher’s Stone. Verse. 1565 end. Cyril, St, trans. Humphrey: Commentaries: 1563 end.

Daneau, L: Orationis Dominicae Explicatio: 1584 Jan 1. Daniel, Samuel: Works: 1601 end. Daunce, E: Discourse of the Spanish State: 1589 Dec 1. Davies, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Davys, J: Cymraecae Linguae: 1592 July 12. Welsh grammar; Latin.

Day, Angel: Daphnis and Chloe: 1587 end. Day, John: Christian Prayers and Meditations: 1569 end. Day, Richard: Book of Christian Prayers: 1578 end.

4 De Backere, O: Le Trésor de la Noblesse: 1575 end. De Bonjeu, J: ‘Illustrious Ladies’: French verses: 1575 June 15. De Frégeville, J: Palma Christiana: 1593 March 5. De la Jessé: French verses: 1597 May, end. De la Motthe, G: Hymne: 1586 end. De la Noue, F: unnamed book: 1587 Aug 1. De la Primaudaye: Academie Française: 1595 Sept 25. De la Turre, Nicolas: 1567 May 30: presents Homilies of St Chrysostom; recommended to and rewarded by the Queen: 1568 Dec 12,17,19. De Villiers, U.P: Hymnes de la Deité: 1568 Oct 1.

Dee, Dr John: see ‘Diaries’. See also ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Dekker, T: The Wonderful Year: 1603 March 30; 1603 end. Deloney, T: see Ballads (1586, 1588, 1596). Delvin, Lord: Irish Primer: 1562 end. Dering, E: Works: 1570 Feb 25 (note).

Dethick, Sir Gilbert: Books of Arms presented at New Year (MSS): 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1575, 1576, 1577, 1578, 1579, 1580, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584 (died). Dethick, William: Books of Arms presented at New Year (MSS): 1585, 1588, 1589, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1597, 1598, 1599, 1600, 1603.

Devereux, Robert, Earl of Essex: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Digges, T: Humble Motives...to maintain Religion: 1601 end. Dodoens, trans. Lyte: Herbal: 1588 Nov 24. Donne, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Dousa, J: Latin odes: 1572 Oct 17; Odae Britannicarum: 1586 end. Dowland, J: Second Book of Songs: 1600 end. Drake, Sir Francis: Report: 1593 Jan 1. Published as: Sir Francis Drake Revived. Drant, T: Sylva: 1576 end. Drayton, M: The Shepherd’s Garland: 1593 April 23. Du Bartas: see Saluste du Bartas. Duplessis-Mornay: poem for Queen: 1572 Sept 2; Meditations: 1603 March 22.

Edmondes, C: Observations upon Caesar’s Commentaries: 1600 July 1. Edwards, Richard: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Edwards, Roger: Remembrances of Instructions: 1569 March 8. Eick, A: Elogium: 1586 end. Eliot, J: Fruits for the French: 1592 Dec 18. French text-book. Eleutherius, N: Triumphalia: 1588 end. Elizabeth, Queen: see: Prayers; Queen’s Poems and Translations.

England’s Helicon: 1600 end. Anthology. English Mercurie: 1588 May 20 (fake: note).

Epictetus, trans. Sanford: Manual: 1567 end. Erasmus: 1559 July 19: Paraphrases. Escorche-Messes, F: Mappe-Monde Papistique: 1567 end. Estienne, H: Stage of Popish Toys: 1581 Feb 22. Etienne: unnamed book, from France: 1569 Aug 11. Eton College verses: 1560 Aug 30; 1563 Sept 19; 1601 Aug 8. Euclid, ed. Candalle: Works: 1566 Aug 20. Eunape, trans. Junius: De Vitis Philosophorum: 1568 March 21. translation in English: 1579 May 2. Eusebe: La Reveille-Matin: 1573 Nov 10. Evans, L: Castle of Christianity: 1568 Nov 4.

5 Falkenberg, J: Ara et Focus: 1579 Jan 20. Feckenham, John: ‘Apology for a Papist’: 1571 July 21. Ferrabosco, A: Italian book: 1577 Jan 1. Ferrarius, trans. Bavand: Touching a Commonweal: 1559 Dec 20. Ferris, R: Dangerous and memorable adventure: 1590 June 24. Field, J: A Godly Exhortation: 1583 Jan 17. Fitzgeffrey, C: Sir Francis Drake: 1596 April 25. Verses. Flacius: Ecclesiasticae Historiae: 1560 May, end; 1561 May 21, July 18. Fletcher, G: Of the Russe Commonwealth: 1591 end. Florio, John: First Fruits: 1578 end. Italian text-book. Florio, Michaelangelo: see Agricola.

Foxe, John: Acts and Monuments [‘Book of Martyrs’]: 1st ed: 1563 March 20; 2nd ed: 1570 end; Gospels: 1571 end. Works of Tyndall, Frith, Barnes: 1573 end.

Fulke, W: Confutation of a Popish Libel: 1571 July 21. court sermon to be printed; 1580 April 7. Brief confutation of a Popish Discourse: 1581 March 14. Defence of Translations of holy Scriptures: 1583 end. Text of the New Testament: 1588 Dec 9.

Fuller, T: rhyme: A knight of Cales: 1596 June 21. Fuller, W: books on state of religion: 1576 Oct 7; 1585 July 2. Fulwell, U: Flower of Fame: 1575 end.

Gaebelkhover, O: Book of Physick: 1599 end. Gager, W: Latin odes: 1585 end. Garrett, R: Tale of Hemetes: 1575 Sept 4/10. trans. Gascoigne, four languages: 1576 Jan 1. Garter, B: Ballad: 1566 July 2; Joyful Receiving into Norwich: 1578 Aug 16-22. Gascoigne, George: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Gesner, C: Icones Animalium: 1560 June, end; 1561 March 7. Gibbon, C: Not so new as true: 1590 end; Watchword for War: 1596 Jan 19. Gibson, A: Woman’s Worth: 1599 Jan 26. Goldingham, H: ‘The Garden Plot’: 1575 end. Goldwell, H: Declaration of the Triumph: 1581 April 16; May 15-16. Goodman, C: How Superior Powers: 1559 April 6. Gorges, A: Verses sung to the Queen: 1599 Nov 13. Grant, E: Disertissimi viri Rogeri Aschami: 1576 Feb 16. Gray’s Inn: Gesta Grayorum: 1594 Dec 12; 1595 Jan 3,6,7, Feb 1, March 3,4. Grebner, P: ‘Book of Prophecies’: 1587 July 6, Nov 10.

Greene, R: Second Part of Cony-Catching: 1585 July 7. Gregory of Nazianzus, St: extracts, trans. Sir Anthony Cooke: 1561 Jan 7. Greville, F: Caelica: 1602 Sept 25. Grévin, J: French book: 1568 Jan 1; Deux Livres des Venins: 1568 end. Griffin, R: Latin verses: 1575 Aug 11. Guevara, A: trans. Hellowes: Chronicle of Emperors of Rome: 1576 Oct 1.

Guicciardini, F: trans. Fenton: History of Wars of Italy: 1579 Jan 7. Guicciardini, L: Descrittione de Paesi Bassi: 1580 Oct 1. Guillemeau, J: French Chirugery: 1597 end. Gwyn, D: Certain English verses: 1588 Aug 18. Gyrtens, H: book in English verse: 1577 Jan 1.

6 Habington, T: Survey of Worcestershire: quoted: 1575 Aug 18. Haddon, W: Latin verses: 1558 end; verses at Cobham, Kent: 1559 July 18. Latin Answer to Osorio: 1563 end. trans. Hartwell as: A Sight of the Portugal Pearl: 1563 end. Haersolt, A: Adversaria: 1583 March 21. Text-book on Law. Hake, E: Commemoration of the Reign: 1575 Nov 17. Oration at Windsor: 1586 Sept 7. Hakluyt, Richard: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Hales, John: book on succession to Crown: 1564 April 27, May 1. Hamppus, J: Treatise: 1573 Sept 27. Hanape, N. trans. Paynell: Ensamples of Virtue and Vice: 1560 end. Har., W: Epicedium. A Funeral Song: 1578 July 21. Harding, T: Confutation [of Jewel’s Apology]: 1565 April, start; 1567 Oct 27. Harington, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’.

Harrison, W: Description of England: quoted: 1577 Dec 20; 1587 end; 1589 Feb 15; 1598 Nov 20. Hartwell, A: Regina Literata: 1564 Aug 5. Verses. Harvey, G: Gratulationum Valdinensium: 1578 July 27; Sept 15. his books forbidden to be printed: 1599 June 1. Hayward, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’.

Herold, J: Italian verses: 1561 March 16. Hitchcock, R: A Politique Platt: 1581 Jan 1. Holinshed, R: Queen wishes the Chronicle called in: 1590 Nov 3. Holland, Thomas: sermon, with Apologetical Discourse: 1599 Nov 17. Holles, G: Memorials: 1568 Dec 10. Hollyband, C: De Pronuntiatione Linguae Gallicae: 1579 Sept 18. Homilies: 1559 Jan 1; July 19; 1569 November, end. Horace: trans. by the Queen: De Arte Poetica: 1598 Nov 3-9. Hortop, J: Rare Travels/Travels of an Englishman: 1591 Feb 9. Hosius, S: trans. Shacklock: Hatchet of Heresies: 1565 Aug 10. Howard, Sir George: ‘Office of the Armoury’: 1562 Jan 1.

Howard, Lord Henry: Regina Fortunata: 1576 end. Defensative against Prophecies: 1583 June 6. ‘Defence of Regiment of Women’: 1590 end. Emperor Charles V’s instructions, translation: 1590 end.

Howson, J: sermon In Defence of the Festivities: 1602 Nov 17. Huicke, R: Latin verses: 1559 end. Humphrey, L: Optimates, sive De Nobilitate: 1559 July 20. Translated as: Nobles, or of Nobility: 1563 end. Oration: 1572 Aug 31; Oration: 1575 Sept 11.

Hunnis, W: Handful of Honeysuckles: 1578 Dec 11. Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soul: 1578 Dec 11. Poor Widow’s Mite: 1583 end.

Ive, P: Practice of Fortification: 1597 end.

James, King: sonnet: 1585 Aug 13; complaint about Faerie Queene: 1596 Nov 12. Jenkinson, A: ‘Journey to Persia’: 1561 May 14. Jewel, Bishop John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Jobson, F: ‘Defences of Havens’: 1573 June 4. Johnson, E: Hymnus: 1594 end. For a music degree.

7 Jones, J: Art and Science of preserving Body and Soul: 1579 July 9. Jonson, Ben: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Josephus: in Greek: 1559 Jan 1.

Kemp, W: Nine Days’ Wonder: 1600 Feb 11. Kendall, T: Flowers of Epigrams: 1577 Feb 25. Kett, F: Glorious Garland of Man’s Glorification: 1585 end. Knox, J: First Blast of the Trumpet: 1559 Jan 15, April 6. Knyvett, Sir H: Defence of the Realm: 1596 April 19; June 1. Krag, N. (Danish Ambassador): Latin verses: 1598 Dec 17. Kyffin, M: Blessedness of Britain: 1587 Nov 17. Verses.

Lambarde, W: Perambulation of Kent: 1573 May 9; July 27; Aug 17. Pandecta Rotulorum: 1601 Aug 4. Langham, R: Letter on Kenilworth entertainment: 1575 July 9-27. Lanoy, C: Letter on the Philosopher’s Stone: 1565 July 14. Lant, T: Philip Sidney’s Funeral Roll: 1587 Feb 16. Catalogue of Officers of Arms: 1595 end. Latymer, W: Chronicle of Anne Boleyn: 1560 end. Lea, J. trans. from Spanish: Answer to Certain Untruths: 1589 Feb 1. Lee, Sir Henry: My golden locks: 1590 Nov 17 (in full). Lee, Thomas: ‘Declaration of Government of Ireland’: 1594 end. ‘Discovery and Recovery of Ireland’: 1599 end. Legh, G: Accedens of Armory: 1562 Jan 18 (note); 1563 Jan 1. ‘Leicester’s Commonwealth’, attrib. Charles Arundel: 1584 Sept 28; 1585 March 30; June 26. Quoted: 1568 Dec 10; 1578 Sept 21. Leius, M: Certamen Elegiacum: 1600 end. Lesley: see Ross (Bishop of). Lindhout, H: Introductio in physicam iudiciariam: 1597 end. Livy: two books, in French: 1560 Jan 1. Translated, Holland: Roman History: 1600 end.

Lloyd, L: Ballads: 1576 Nov 12; 1579 Aug 13. Certain English Verses: 1586 end. Triplicity of Triumphs: 1590 Dec 16. Brief Conference of Divers Laws: 1602 end.

L’Obel, M, and Pena: Stirpium Adversaria Nova: 1570, end. Latin Herbal. Lok, H: Sundry Christian Passions: 1593 May 2. Sonnets. Ecclesiastes: 1596 Nov 11; 1596 end (list of court ladies). Lupton, T: Persuasion from Papistry: 1581 Feb 22. Lyly, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Lyte, H: Light of Britain: 1588 Nov 24. See also Dodoens.

Machiavelli, N: trans. Whitehorne: Art of War: 1562 April, end. Magno, C: Italian sonnets: 1559 Feb 3. Maisonfleur, J: French verses for the Queen: 1573 April 9. Malliet, J: Mémoires et Procedures: 1582 Nov 13 Mardeley, J: Declaration...of the Lord’s Supper: 1558 end. Marianus Scotus, trans. Herold: History: 1559 Feb 1; his letter: 1561 March 16. Markham, G: books on horsemanship: 1600 Dec 10 (note). Marlowe, Christopher: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Marprelate Tracts: 1588 Jan 19; October, end, and November, end. 1589 Feb 13: Proclamation against; Trial of John Penry: 1593 May 25. Marten, Anthony: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Martial, J: Treatise of the Cross: 1564 Oct 12; sequel: 1565 March 7,8,12. Martin, G: Discovery of Corruptions: 1583 end. (Title-page in Fulke’s book).

8 Martyr, Peter: Defensio doctrinae veteris: 1559 March 1, Nov 5. Commonplaces, trans. Marten: 1583 May 8. Matthew, Tobias: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Maunsell, A: Catalogue of English Printed Books: 1595 May 8. Mauvissière (French Ambassador): pamphlets: 1585 June 20.

Melissus, Paul: Ode Pindarica: 1578 end. Epigrams: 1580 end; Ode Pindarica (II): 1582 July 31. Schediasmata Poetica: 1582 July 31; 1585 August, end; arrived in England: 1585 November, end; verses: 1586 Jan 20.

Merbury, C: Royal Monarchy: 1581 Nov 24. Meres, F: Palladis Tamia: 1598 Sept 7. Moffet, T: Insectorum: 1590 May 24. Monacius, J.J: Description contre la peste: 1563 end. Monings, E: Landgrave of Hessen: 1596 Oct 26. Morata, Olympia, ed. Curio: Works: 1562 Sept 1. More, G: Demonstration of God in his Works: 1597 Sept 28. Morel, J: De Ecclesia ab Antechristo: 1589 Jan 1. Morley, Thomas: Canzonets: 1593 end. his Patent: 1601 Nov 23; Triumphs of Oriana: 1601 end. Morton, T: Salomon: 1596 end. Mulcaster, R: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Munday, Anthony: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Mundy, J: Songs and Psalms: 1594 end.

Naogeorg, T: trans. Googe: Popish Kingdom: 1570 end. Nashe, Thomas: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’ . Neale, T: ‘Topographical Delineation’ of Oxford colleges: 1566 Sept 2. Needham, G: ‘Articles of Emden’: 1563 end. Nelson, T: Short Discourse of the late Treasons: 1586 Oct 6. Lord Mayor’s Pageant for John Allot: 1590 Oct 29. Newburgh, William of: Rerum Anglicarum: 1567 March 12, April 6. Nichols, J: Oration at Rome: 1581 April 22. Pilgrimage: 1581 Sept 4. Norden, John: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Norton, Samuel: ‘Key of Alchemy’: 1577 July 20. Norton, Thomas: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’.

Ocland, C: Anglorum Praelia: 1580 Aug 18. Latin verse. Council order for his book and its sequel Elizabetha to be taught in all grammar schools: 1582 April 21. Both books translated by Sharrock: 1585 end. Elizabetheis: 1589 Jan 6.

Osorio, J: Epistle: 1563 end; 1564 June 3. trans. Shacklock: A Pearl for a Prince: 1563 end; 1565 March 14. Ovid: Life and Metamorphoses. Italian: 1579 Jan 1. To be replaced in schools by Ocland’s book: 1582 April 21.

P.,W: Special Grace: 1558 end. Palavicino, Sir Horatio: Italian psalms: 1594 Jan 1. Palfreyman, T: Mirror or Clear Glass: 1560 May 7. Parker, M: De Antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae: 1572 end. various books: 1574 Nov 23. Parsons: see Persons. Paschali, C: Di Sacri Salmi: 1592 end. Italian psalms. Pasquier, E: Catechisme des Jesuites: 1602 April 18; also English trans. Patten, W: Supplication: 1572 Nov 16; Calendar of Scripture: 1575 end.

9 Paulet, W: Lord Marquis Idleness: 1586 end. Peele, George: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Pembridge, T: Latin verses: 1566 Feb 17. Pena, P. and L’Obel: Stirpium Adversaria Nova: 1570 end. Latin Herbal. Perret, C: Exercitatio alphabetica nova: 1569 end. Writing manual. Perrot, F: Salmi de David: 1599 April 23. Italian psalms.

Persons, R: Discourse why Catholics refuse to go to Church: 1580 end. Confutation, by Dr Fulke: 1581 March 14. Conference about the Succession: 1595 Sept 25; response: Nov 3.

Phillips, J: Life and Death of Sir Philip Sidney: 1586 Nov 5. Commemoration of Sir Christopher Hatton: 1591 Nov 11. Phoenix Nest: 1593 Oct 8. Anthology. Pigafetta, M: travel-book: 1582 Sept 17. Plato: book: 1565 Jan 1; French translation: 1568 March 16. trans. by Serres: Works: 1577 Oct 1; 1579 Feb 6. Pliny: Two books in French: 1599 Jan 1.

Plutarch: trans. Blundeville: Three Moral Treatises: 1561 May 11. Life: 1565 Jan 1; trans. Rainolds: De capienda: 1574 end. trans. North: Lives of Grecians and Romans: 1579 April 6. trans. by the Queen: De Curiositate: 1598 Nov 3-9. trans. North: Lives of Epaminondas, etc: 1602 end.

Poetical Rhapsody, compiled Davison: 1602 May 1,28. Pound, T: marriage verse orations: 1566 Feb 19, July 1. ‘Poetical present’: 1566 Aug 19. Pucci, F: book on the holy war: 1592 Aug 20. Italian. Puttenham, George: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’.

Ralegh, Sir Walter: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Renniger, M: De Piu Quinti: 1582 May 12: Treatise: 1586 end. Rich, B: Pathway to Military Practice: 1587 March 22. Ripley, G., ed. Rabbards: Compound of Alchemy: 1591 May 12. Rishton, E: Anglican Schism: 1585 Sept 7. Rizza Casa, G: La Fisionomia: 1588 end. Robinson, R: trans. of Harmony of King David’s Harp: 1595 Sept 29. 1595 Nov 1: Psalms presented to the Queen. His literary earnings. Rogers, T: A Golden Chain: 1579 Sept 18. A Right Christian Treatise: 1581 end (quote from Augustine). Ronsard, P: Elégies, Mascarades et Bergerie: 1565 Aug 23. Ross, John Lesley, Bishop of: book secretly printed: 1570 May 4. Oration: 1573 Oct 3; Succession and Title of Crown: 1580 July 12. Ruscelli, G: Le imprese illustri: 1566 Nov 15. Rush, A: President for a Prince: 1566 end.

Sabie, F: Pan’s Pipe: 1595 Jan 3. Sackville, Thomas: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Sacconay, Gabriel de: Regis Angliae Henrici: 1561 Sept 18; Oct 2. St Aldegonde, P: new book: 1588 July 2. Saluste du Bartas: sonnet: 1587 May 1; Hebdomas: 1591 Feb 6. Sanford, J: Hours of Recreation: 1576 end. Sansovino, F: Cento Novelle: 1560 Sept 26. Sargent, J: Sonnet upon Richard Ferris at Bristol: 1590 June 24. Savile, H: Rerum Anglicarum: 1596 end. Saviolo, V: His practise: use of rapier and dagger: 1594 Nov 19.

10 Scot, R: Discoverie of Witchcraft: quoted: 1576 March 25; 1582 May 15.

Segar, William: Blazon of Papists: 1587 March 22. Honor, Military and Civil: 1602 end; quoted: 1571 May 6; 1572 June 15; 1588 Nov 24; 1590 Nov 17.

Shacklock, R: De vera nobilitate: 1565 March 14. Shakespeare, William: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Shute, J: Architecture: 1563 June, end. Siculo, G: theological work: 1563 Aug 31. Sidney, Philip: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Silvius, G: printer of Rerum Anglicarum: 1567 March 12, April 6. Justifications: 1577 Oct 6. Smith, Sir John: Certain Discourses concerning Weapons: 1590 May 14.

Smith, Sir Thomas: 1561 April, end: Dialogues on Queen’s Marriage. Discourse of the Commonweal: 1581 end. De Republica Anglorum. 1583 end. English.

Smyth, W: Gemma Fabri: 1598 Aug 21. Soowthern, J: Pandora: 1584 June 20. Southwell, Father Robert: Humble Supplication: 1591 end. book to ‘teach poets’: 1595 Feb 20. Speed, John: History: quoted: 1597 July 25; 1603 end. Spenser, Edmund: see ‘Prominent Elizabethans’. Stubbs, J: Discoverie of a Gaping Gulf: 1579 Aug 6-7; Sept 25,27; Oct 5. Sturm, J: Antipappi: 1579 May 4.

Tacitus: trans. Savile: Four Books of Histories: 1591 end. With references by Savile and Clapham to the Queen’s translations of Tacitus. Tallis, T. and Byrd, W: Cantiones Sacrae: 1575 Jan 22. Tanner, R: Treatise for use of the Sphere: 1592 end. Tasso: trans. Gentili: Solymeidos: 1584 Jan 1; July 15. trans. Fairfax: Godfrey of Bulloigne: 1599 Nov 22. Tedder, W. and Tyrrell, A: Recantations: 1588 Dec 31. Teshe, W: ‘Divers sorts of hands’: 1580 end. Writing manual. Verses on the Garter: 1582 end. Tichborne, C: Elegy: 1586, end, in Verses of Praise and Joy. Tilney, E: Flower of Friendship: 1568 end. Tolmer, J: Naumachiae: 1588 end. Tooker, W: Charisma: 1597 Jan 1; quoted: 1592 September, start. Trollope, Thomas: book on making linen, canvas, etc: 1561 Jan 1. Turberville, G: Falconry: 1575 end. Turner, W: Herbal: 1568 March 5. Tymme, T: Portraiture of Kings of England: 1597 end.

Ubaldini, Petruccio: [in Italian, except in 1565]. 1564 Jan 1: Ceremonies of Coronation of Emperors; sonnets. 1565 Jan 1: Psalms, in Latin. 1576 Jan 1: Lives of eight ladies. 1577 Jan 1: Lives of six ladies. 1579 Jan 1: Life and Metamorphoses of Ovid. 1581 Jan 1: book on ‘complexion and physick’. 1582 Jan 1: Lives of two Greek Orators. 1584 Jan 1: Italian book. 1585 Jan 1: Pedigree. 1588 Jan 1: Italian book.

11 1589 Jan 1: Italian book. 1591 end: La Vite delle Donne. 1594 Jan 1: Italian book; June 30: memorial on Taxation. 1596 end: Rime. 1597 Jan 1: Militia di Thoscana. 1598 Jan 1: Italian book. 1599 Jan 1: Italian book.

Udall, John: seditious tract: 1588 Oct 26; Certain Sermons: 1596 end. Utenhove, C: verses: 1561 Nov 19; 1563 Jan 1. 1568 end: Xenia; 1569 Jan 13: book on Spanish Inquisition.

Van der Noot: A Theatre: 1569 May 25. With poems by Edmund Spenser. Van Eitzen: Commentaries on Genesis: 1560 Oct 19.

Vennard, Richard: Right Way to Heaven: 1601 end. England’s Joy: 1602 Jan 26. Verses. ‘England’s Joy’: hoax play: 1602 Nov 6.

Vere, Francis: Commentaries: 1598 September, end; 1601 July 11. Veron, J: Treatise of Predestination: 1561 May 11. Vesalius, trans. Gemini: Anatomy text-book: 1559 September, end.

Virgil: Aeneid, trans. Phaer: 1559 Jan 1. allusion to Aeneid: 1579 March 15. Dr Dale sent the Queen lines by Virgil: 1588 July 12. Translation for Queen: 1593 end: Churchyard’s Challenge. King James quotes Virgil to Queen: 1594 April 13. Queen objects to the quotation: 1594 May 17; James’s reply: June 5.

Waghenaer, L.J: Speculum Nauticum: 1586 Oct 31. Wateson, G: Cures of the Diseased: 1598 May 6. Watson, T: Hekatompathia or Passionate Century of Love: 1582 March 31. Meliboeus: 1590 end. Translated as: An Eclogue. Webb, E: Rare and most wonderful things: 1590 May 19. Weever, J: Agnus Dei: 1601 end. Wentworth, P: Pithy Exhortation; and A Treatise: 1598 end. Westminster School: verses: 1597 Nov 17. Whetstone, G: English Mirror: 1586 April 29. Whitney, G: Choice of Emblems: 1586 May 4. Willet, A: Synopsis Papismi: 1592 May 8. Sacrorum Emblematum: 1592 end. Wilson, Thomas: Oration on Clemency: 1567 Jan 1; Latin verses: 1569 Nov 17. Winchester College: verses: 1574 Sept 12; 1581 April 4 (on Golden Hind). Wodwall, W: ‘Acts of Queen Elizabeth Allegorized’: 1600 end. Wolfius, John: Commentaries on Esther: proposed dedication: 1571 March 10. Wolfius, Vitus: proposed dedication: 1564 May 29.

Yates, J: Castle of Courtesy: 1582 June 7. Young, J: ‘Devices for Advancement of the State’: 1559 Jan 1.

12 Book Index: chronological list. D: dedicated to the Queen; P: presented to the Queen.

1558 end: end: Haddon: Latin congratulatory poem. end: Mardeley: ‘The Lord’s Supper’. (P). end: A Special Grace. (P). Birch: Dialogue between the Queen and England. Ballad.

1559 Jan 1: Bible; from Reginald Wolfe, printer. (P). Jan 1: Books of Common Prayer and of Homilies; from Edward Whitchurch. (P). Jan 1: De la Vie de la Morte; from Jean Belmain. (P). Jan 1: Ecclesiastes; from the Duchess of Suffolk. (P). Jan 1: Josephus, in Greek; from John Cawood, printer. (P). Jan 1: Virgil, trans. Phaer: Aeneid. (P). Jan 1: ‘Devices for Advancement of the State’; from John Young. (P). Jan 1: 24 English books on Scripture; from Edward Atkinson. (P). Jan 1: song books: 13 from John Caverley; one from Thomas Kent. (P). New Year: Seneca, trans. Heywood: Tragedy...entitled Troas. (D). Jan 14: Mulcaster: The Queen’s Majesty’s Passage through London. Jan 14: Scripture book presented at Little Conduit pageant. Jan 15: Calvin: Commentarii in Isaiam Prophetam. (D). Knox’s Tract. Jan 16: Gualter: Homilies. On St John. Latin. (P). Feb 1: Marianus Scotus, trans. Herold: Latin History. (D). Feb 3: Magno: Italian sonnets. (P). Feb 10: Book of Psalms. Translated in Geneva. (D). March 1: Martyr, Peter: Defensio doctrinae veteris. (D). March 4: Bale: Scriptorum Illustria maioris Britanniae. Book-list. (D). April 6: Knox: First Blast of the Trumpet. (1558). April 6: Goodman: How Superior Powers ought to be obeyed. (1558). April 16: Solomon, trans. Calfhill: Wisdom of Solomon. Latin. (D). April 26: Aylmer: Harborowe for faithful and true subjects. July 18: Haddon’s verses at Cobham, trans. Thynne. July 19: Books of Homilies. Erasmus: Paraphrases. July 20: Humphrey: Optimates, sive De Nobilitate. (D). September, end: Vesalius, trans. Gemini: Anatomy text-book. Latin. (D). Oct 20: Boistuau: Histoires tragiques. (D). Dec 20: Ferrarius, trans. Bavand: Touching...a Commonweal. (D). 1559 end: New Ballad. ‘O dear Lady Elizabeth’. end: Awdeley: Wonders of England. Ballad. end: Brice: Compendious Register. Protestant martyrs. Verse. end: Bercher: ‘Disputation of the Nobility of Women’. (D). end: Huicke: Latin verses. (D).

1560 April 10: Bible, known as the Geneva Bible. (D). May 7: Palfreyman: A mirror or clear glass. (D). May 14: Becon: Jewel of Joy. Dedicated to Princess Elizabeth. May, end: Flacius, and others: Ecclesiasticae Historiae. (D). June, end: Gesner: Icones Animalium. Natural history: fish. (D). Aug 30: Eton College boys: Latin verses. (D). Sept 26: Sansovino: Cento Novelle. Italian. (D). Oct 19: Van Eitzen: Commentaries on Genesis. Latin. (D). 1560 end: Bale: King John. Play. end: Chaloner: In laudem Henrici Octavi. Verse. (D). end: Hanape, trans. Paynell: Ensamples of Virtue and Vice. (D). end: Ingelend: Disobedient Child. Play. end: Latymer: ‘Chronicle of Anne Boleyn’.(D). end: Nice Wanton. Play; Ballad ‘Let bonfires shine’.

13 1561 New Year: Trollope: book on making linen, cloth, canvas. (P). Jan 7: Gregory of Nazianzus, St, trans. Cooke, Anthony. Latin. (D). Jan 8: licence to print English Bibles. March 7: Queen’s displeasure at Gesner’s dedication (June 1560). March 16: Herold: Italian verses. (P). April, start: Castiglione: Courtier, given by Dymock to King Eric. April, end: Smith, Sir Thomas: Dialogues on the Queen’s Marriage. May 8: Sir William Cecil’s letter on Jewel’s Epistle and Apology. May 11: Plutarch, trans. Blundeville: Moral Treatises. (D). May 11: Veron: Treatise of Predestination. (D). May 14: Jenkinson: Journey to Persia. (P). May 21: letters about Flacius’s Ecclesiastical History. July 18: Archbishop Parker’s reply to Flacius. Sept 6: bequest from Sir James Boleyn: ‘Revelations of St Bridget’. Sept 18: Sacconay: Regis Angliae Henrici. Oct 2: Sacconay’s book suppressed in France. Oct 9: French genealogies. (P). Nov 19: Utenhove, C: Latin verses. (P). Dec 25: Bizzari: De Optimo Principe. (D).

1562 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Knights of the Garter now being’. (P). Jan 1: Howard, Sir George: ‘Office of the Armoury’. (P). Jan 24: Jewel: Apologia pro Ecclesiae Anglicanae; and translation. April 29: Psalms, trans. Beza; brought by French envoy. (P). April, end: Machiavelli, trans. Whitehorne: Art of War. (D). June 17: Latin verses (by Buchanan) from the Queen of Scots. (P). July 5: Queen’s Italian verses for the Queen of Scots. Sept 1: Olympia Morata, ed. Curio: Works. (D). Oct 31: Queen’s ‘apology’ sold in France. Nov 22: Brenz: De Coena Domini; from Duke of Wurttemberg. (P). 1562 end: Lord Delvin’s Irish Primer. (P). end: The Litany. Queen’s own copy.

1563 Jan 1: Cooke, R: ‘Arms of Gentlemen in Lincolnshire’. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Lords in Parliament’. (P). Jan 1: Book of Prayers; from Sir William Cecil. (P). Jan 1: Legh: Accedens of Armory. (P). Jan 1: Latin Psalter. (P). Jan 1: St Augustine: Works; from Sir John Mason. (P). Jan 1: Chaloner: Epistle. Latin verse. (P). Jan 1: Utenhove, C: Verses in five languages. (P). March 12: Agricola, trans. M.Florio: De Re Metallica. Italian. (D). March 20: Foxe: Acts and Monuments. (D). June, end: Shute: First and Chief Grounds of Architecture. (D). Aug 31: Siculo: Theological work. (P). Sept 19: Eton College boys: Latin and Greek verses. (D). October, end; Dec 10: Ascham: The Schoolmaster. (1570, note). 1563 end: ‘Lo here the pearl’. Broadside. end: Prayers, allegedly by the Queen: Precationes privatae. end: Humphrey: Nobles, or of Nobility. (D). end: Humphrey: Translations of St Cyril’s Commentaries. Latin. (D). end: Monacius: Description contre la peste. On the plague. (D). end: Needham: ‘Articles of Emden’. (P). end: Osorio: Epistle to the Queen. Latin. end: Haddon: Answer to Osorio. Latin. end: Osorio: Epistle. French translation. end: Osorio, trans. Shacklock: A Pearl for a Prince. end: Haddon, trans. Hartwell: A Sight of the Portugal Pearl.

14 1564 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of the Garter’. (P). Jan 1: New Testament Exposition; from Edmund Guest. Latin. (P). Jan 1: Greek book; from Sir John Mason. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Ceremonies of Coronation of Emperors. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Italian sonnets. (D). Jan 1: two books from Sir Thomas Smith. (P). Jan 17: books on Mass, etc. from Duke Christopher of Wurttemberg. (P). Feb 21: Shrovetide verses; sent from Scotland. (P). April 23: Dee: Monas Hieroglyphica. April 25: Jewel: Apologie. (P). Also Lady Bacon’s translation. April 27, May 1: Hales, J: book on succession to Crown. May 29: Wolfius, Vitus: preface to book on military matters. (P). June 3: Osorio: Epistle. French; proposed presentation by Bishop. June 6: Chaloner: Latin verses. July 14: Dee discussed Monas Hieroglyphica with the Queen. Aug 9: Cambridge University verses. (P). Oct 12: Martial: Treatise of the Cross. (D). Dec 19: New Testament, trans. Beza. Latin. (D).

1565 Jan 1: Cooke, R: ‘Pedigree of the Queen’s Majesty’. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Knights’ in the Queen’s reign. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Seven Psalms. Latin. (P). Jan 1: Life of Plutarch; translation from Plato. Latin. (P). Jan 1: Chaloner: Latin verses. (P). March 14: Osorio, trans. Shacklock: Pearl for a Prince. (P); also referred to: Shacklock’s De vera nobilitate. April, start: Harding: Confutation. (Of Jewel’s Apology). (D). April 2: Elderton: ballad lamenting the Lady Marquis. June 1: New Testament, trans. Beza. Latin. (P). June 1: Bizarri: Varia Opuscula. A collection, prose and verse. (D). June 12: Bede, trans. Stapleton: History of Church of England. (D). June 28: book on succession to Crown found in Queen’s chamber. July 14: Lanoy: letter on Philosopher’s Stone. Latin. (D). July 21: Catechism; Confession of Faith; from the Count Palatine. (P). Aug 1: Bizarri: book and Latin poems. (P). Aug 10: Hosius, trans. Shacklock: Hatchet of Heresies. (D). Aug 21: French Psalter, inscribed by Queen (note). Aug 23: Ronsard: Elégies, Mascarades et Bergerie. (D). Nov 25: Charnock: book on natural philosophy. (D). 1565 end: Aconcio: Stratagematum Satanae. (D). end: Bell: ‘Account of Princess Cecilia of Sweden’. (D). end: Cradock: Treatise on Philosopher’s Stone. Verse. (D). end: note: rhymes inscribed in books by Elizabeth.

1566 Feb 17: Pembridge: Latin verses. (D; P). Feb 19: Thomas Pound: verse oration at Earl of Southampton’s marriage. July 1: Pound: verse oration at Thomas Mildmay’s marriage. July 2: Garter, B: Strife between Appelles and Pygmalion. Ballad. Aug 19: Pound: at Kenilworth: ‘poetical present’. (P). Aug 20: Euclid, ed. Candalle. Latin. (P). Sept 2: Neale: ‘Topographical Delineation’ of Oxford colleges. (D; P). Nov 13: Adamson: Queen requests that his book be prohibited. Nov 15: Ruscelli: Le imprese illustri. Italian. (P). 1566 end: end: Rush: A President for a Prince. (D).

15 1567 Jan 1: Cooke, R: ‘Arms of Queen’s Majesty’s Progenitors’. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter installed by Edward III’. (P). Jan 1: Wilson: Oration on Clemency. Latin. (P). March 12: Newburgh: Rerum Anglicarum. (D); April 6 (P). May 30: Chrysostom, St John: Homilies on Genesis. Greek. (P). Sept 27: Jewel: forthcoming Defence; to be dedicated to Queen. Oct 7: New Testament, trans. Salesbury. Welsh. (D); also: Queen wishes for an Irish New Testament. Oct 27: Jewel: Defence of the Apology of the Church of England. (D). 1567 end: Escorche-Messes, F: Mappe-Monde Papistique. (D). end: Pickering: Horestes. Play; Sanford, trans of Epictetus: Manual. (D).

1568 Jan 1: Bellot: book with words and rules of French. (P). Jan 1: Cavalarie della citta di Ferrara; from Anthony Maria. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter in Richard II’s time’. (P). Jan 1: Grévin: French book. (P). Jan 11: Dee: Propoedeumata Aphoristica. (P). March 5: Turner: Herbal. (D). March 16: Aristotle, trans. Regius: Politiques. Also Plato. French. (P). Gabriel Harvey’s comment on Bodin and Regius, popular at Cambridge. March 21: Eunape, trans. Junius: De Vitis Philosophorum. (D). March 25: New Testament, trans. Tremelius. Syriac. (D). April 11: Historia Pontifical y Catholica. Spanish libels. July 13/17: at Gidea Hall: verse by Sir Anthony Cooke. Sept 22: ‘Bishops’ Bible’ to be presented. Oct 1: De Villiers: Hymnes de la Deité. (D). Oct 5: ‘Bishops’ Bible’ for the Queen. (P). Oct 29: Mulcaster: Lord Mayor’s Pageant for Thomas Roe. Nov 4: Evans: Castle of Christianity. (D). Dec 12,17: De La Turre offers his services; Dec 19: Queen’s reward. 1568 end: Margaret of Navarre, trans. Elizabeth: Godly Meditation. end: Fulwell: Like will to Like; Grévin: Deux livres des Venins. (D). end: Tilney: Flower of Friendship. (D). end: Utenhove: Xenia. Collection of poems. (D). end: Wager: Enough is as good as a Feast. Play. end: Wilmot and others: Gismund of Salerne. Play.

1569 Jan 1: Dethick,G: ‘Knights of Garter in reign of Henry IV’. (P). Jan 10: De Spes quoted Amadis de Gaule; complaints made: Jan 14,18,19. Jan 13: Utenhove: book on Spanish Inquisition; proposed dedication. March 8: Edwards: ‘Remembrances of Instructions’. (D; P). May 25: Van der Noot: A Theatre. With Edmund Spenser’s first poems. (D). June, end: Norton, T: Discourse touching Norfolk and Queen of Scots. (P). Aug 11: book from Etienne, French printer. (P). Sept 16: De Reyna: Bible, in Spanish; Nov 17: Wilson: Latin verses. November, end: Homily against Disobedience and Wilful Rebellion. 1569 end: Queen’s poem: ‘The doubt of future foes’. (In full). end; Day, John: Christian Prayers and Meditations. (P). end: Perret: Exercitatio alphabetica nova. Writing manual. end: Preston: Cambyses, King of Persia. end: Wager: The longer thou livest. Play; Five ballads.

1570 Feb 25: Dering: Works (1597: note). May 4: book by Bishop of Ross secretly printed; May 25: Broadside, ballad. 1570 end: Queen’s verse; Foxe: Acts and Monuments. 2nd edition. (D). end: Naogeorg, trans. Googe: The Popish Kingdom. (D). end: L’Obel and Pena: Stirpium Adversaria Nova. Latin Herbal. (D).

16 1571 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Knights of Garter in time of Henry V’. (P). March 10: Wolfius, John: Commentaries on Esther: proposed dedication. April, start: Bailly captured with books in favour of Queen of Scots. July 21: Fulke: Confutation of a Popish and slanderous libel. The libel: Feckenham: ‘Apology of a Papist’. Sept 22: Cecil, William: Carmen Gratulatorium. (P). September, end: Bullinger: Bullam papisticae...refutatio. (P). Oct 13: two treatises concerning Duke of Norfolk published. Nov 15: Buchanan, trans. Wilson: Detection...of Marie Queen of Scots. Nov 22: Queen of Scots wishes Buchanan’s book suppressed. Dec 6: French Ambassador’s audience to discuss Buchanan’s book. 1571 end: Chelidonius, trans. Chillester: Christian Princes. (D). end: Castiglione, trans. Clerke: The Courtier. Latin. (D). end: Conway: Meditations and Prayers. (D). end: Foxe: Gospels. Anglo-Saxon and modern English. (D).

1572 Jan 1: Cooke, R: ‘Arms of Kings and Nobles of Great Britain’. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter in reign of Henry VI’. (P). Jan 1: book of gold enamelled; from Sir Owen Hopton. (P). Jan 10: Bullinger, trans. Golding: Confutation of the Pope’s Bull. Aug 11: at Warwick: Griffin’s Latin verses. (P). Sept 2: Duplessis-Mornay: poem addressed to Queen. September, end: Gascoigne: masque for Montagu marriages. Oct 17: Dousa: Latin Odes. (P). Nov 16: Patten: Supplication. Latin verse. (P). 1572 end: Gascoigne: Fruits of War. end: Archbishop Parker: De antiquitate Britannicae Ecclesiae. (P). end: Symon: A pleasant Posy. Ballad.

1573 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter in reign of Richard III’. (P). April 9: Maisonfleur: French verses for the Queen. May 9: Archbishop Parker sent Burghley Lambarde’s ‘Perambulation of Kent’. June 4: Jobson: ‘Defences of Havens and Harbours’. (D). June 19: Adamson: Verses in praise of the Queen. June 23: Anon: Table of Treasons; Treatise of Treasons. June 24: Anon: ‘lewd book’ on government of England. July 15,27: Archbishop sent books on Kent to Lord Burghley. Aug 14: at Rye: ballad at Queen’s visit. Aug 31: at Sandwich: New Testament in Greek presented by Spicer. (P). Sept 27: Hamppus: A treatise. (P). Oct 3: Bishop of Ross: Latin Oration. (P). Nov 10: Barnaud: La Reveille-Matin des François. (D). Nov 18: Cauriana: Latin History. (P). 1573 end: Bridges: Supremacy of Christian Princes. (D). end: Foxe, ed: Whole Works of Tyndall, Frith, Barnes. (P).

1574 Jan 1: acrostic verses on jewel; from Earl of Ormond. (P). Jan 22: Solomon, trans. Tidichino: Proverbs. Latin. (D). Aug 14-21: Churchyard: Bristol entertainment for Queen. Sept 12: Winchester College boys: oration; verses. (D). Sept 15: book of gold: Lady Southampton’s bequest to daughter. Nov 23: Archbishop Parker’s books. (P). 1574 end: Blomfild: ‘Regiment of Life’. Treatise on alchemy. (D). end: Augustine, trans. Freake: Introduction to the Love of God. (D). end: Plutarch, trans. Rainolds: De Capienda. Latin. (D). end: Tyrwhit, Lady: Morning and Evening Prayers.

17 1575 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter in time of Henry VIII’. (P). Jan 1: six Italian books; from Dr Julio. (P). Jan 22: Letters Patent to Byrd and Tallis to print music. Byrd and Tallis: Cantiones...Sacrae. Music. (D). June 15: De Bonjeu: ‘Illustrious Ladies’. French verses. (D). June 16: Gascoigne: Noble Art of Venerie or Hunting. July 9-27: Gascoigne: Princely Pleasures at...Kenilworth. July 9-27: Langham: Letter. Describing Kenilworth entertainment. Aug 18: Hallow Park described by Habington: Survey of Worcestershire. Sept 4/10: Garrett: ‘Tale of Hemetes’. Sept 11: at Woodstock: Humphrey’s Oration; Latin Bible presented. Nov 17: Hake: Commemoration of the Reign. 1575 end: Bales: microscopic writing, within a ring. (P). end: De Backere: Le Trésor de la Noblesse. (D). end: Fulwell: Flower of Fame. end: Goldingham: ‘The Garden Plot’. Verses. end: Patten: Calendar of Scripture. end: Turberville: Book of Falconry or Hawking.

1576 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Knights of Garter of Edward VI and Mary’. (P). Jan 1: eight books; from Lady Burghley. (P). Jan 1: book of gold; from Sir Henry Lee. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Lives of eight English ladies. Italian. (P). Jan 1: Gascoigne: Tale of Hemetes. In four languages. (D). Feb 16: Ascham, ed. Grant: Disertissimi viri Rogeri Aschami. (D). May 10: Churchyard: General Rehearsal of Wars (note). Oct 1: Guevara, trans. Hellowes: Chronicle of Emperors of Rome. (D). Oct 7: Fuller: book on religion. (P). Nov 12: Lloyd: ballad lamenting Sir Edward Saunders. Dec 20: Archbishop Grindal’s ‘book’ to the Queen. 1576 end: Drant: Sylva. (D). end: Howard, Lord Henry: Regina Fortunata. (D). end: Sanford: Hours of Recreation. end: Anon: Common Conditions. Comedy.

1577 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Knights of Garter, in Queen’s reign’. (P). Jan 1: Ferrabosco: Italian book. (P). Jan 1: Gyrtens: book in English verse. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Lives of six ladies. Italian. (D). Jan 1: Gascoigne: Grief of Joy. (D). Feb 5: Agylaeus: law-book. (D). Feb 25: Kendall: Flowers of Epigrams. May 22: Bullein: Dialogue against the Fever Pestilence. July 20: Norton, Samuel: ‘Key of Alchemy’. (D). Aug 19: Dee: General and Rare Memorials...of Navigation. Oct 1: Plato, trans. De Serres: Works. Latin. (D). Oct 6: Silvius, printer: Justifications of our Estates. (P). Nov 17: Sidney: Songs for an Accession Day Tilt. Nov 22: Dee: Brytanici Imperii Limites. 1577 end: Dee: ‘Sovereignty of the Sea’. (D). end: Euripides, trans. Calamino: Phoenissae. Play. (D). end: Gascoigne’s list of court ladies in his Grief of Joy.

18 1578 Jan 1: Bible; from William Absolon. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘States in William the Conqueror’s time’. (P). Jan 1: Dodoens, trans. Lyte: A New Herbal. (D). June 25: Munday: View of Sundry Examples. July 3: Russell, J: Petition to Burghley, part in verse. July 15: Cambridge University to give Queen a New Testament. July 27: Greek New Testament; from Cambridge University. (D; P). Gabriel Harvey began to write Gratulationum Valdinensium. Nashe, T: Have with you to Saffron Walden; Strange News, of Intercepting Certain Letters. Aug 1: Churchyard: Queen’s Entertainment in Suffolk and Norfolk. Aug 16: Garter: Joyful Receiving...into Norwich. Aug 21: evening masque at Norwich: gift of ‘a Book of Wisdom’. Sept 15: Harvey: Gratulationum Valdinensium. (D; P). Sept 23: Bizarri: Annals of Genoa. Nov 15: A song for each subject that in England bears breath. Also: An anthem or song. [quoted, November 17]. Dec 11: Hunnis: Handful of Honeysuckles. 1578 end: Prayer book. Prayers in eight languages. (P). end: Borough: Maps. (D). end: Day, Richard: Book of Christian Prayers. end: Florio, John: First Fruits. For students of Italian. end: Lupton: All for Money. Comedy. end: Melissus: Ode Pindarica.(I). (D).

1579 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Book at Arms’. (P). Jan 1: book; from William Absolon. (P). Jan 1: book in Italian verse. (P). Jan 1: five song books. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Life and Metamorphoses of Ovid. Italian. (P). New Year: Puttenham: ‘Parthenaides’. Collection of poems. Jan 7: Guicciardini, trans. Fenton: History...of Wars of Italy. (D). Jan 19: French books admonishing the Queen found at Richmond Palace. Jan 20: Churchyard: Misery of Flanders. Verse. (D). Jan 22: Falkenburg: Ara et Focus. Latin verse dialogue. (D). Feb 6: Serres had no reward for translation of Plato. (Paulet). Feb 19: Sidney’s ‘Book of Arms’ for Casimir. (Leke and Greenwood’s accounts). April 6: Plutarch, trans. North: Lives of Grecians and Romans. (D). May 2: Eunape, trans. W.B: Lives of Philosophers and Orators. (D). May 4: Sturm: Antipappi. Proposed dedication. July 9: Jones: Art and Science of preserving Body and Soul. (D). July 17: Chettle: England’s Mourning Garment (1603). July 24: Report of message of Sir Christopher Hatton. Aug 6-7: Stubbs: The Discoverie of a Gaping Gulf. Aug 13: Lloyd: British Sidanen. Ballad. September, start: Sidney, Philip: Open Letter to the Queen. Sept 18: Hollyband: De Pronuntiatione. Text-book. (D). Sept 18: Rogers, T: A Golden Chain. From the Psalms, and Solomon. (D). Sept 25,27, Oct 5,30: measures taken against Discoverie of a Gaping Gulf. Dec 5: Spenser: The Shepherd’s Calendar. 1579 end: Chaloner: De Republica Anglorum. Latin verse. (D). end: Dee: De imperatoris nomine. (D). end: Saxton: County Maps.

19 1580 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms in reign of Henry II and Richard I’. (P). April 6: Descriptions of the earthquake. Anon, and by Munday. July 12: Bishop of Ross: book on Succession to the Crown. Latin. July, end: Campion, Edmund: ‘Challenge’ or ‘Brag’. Aug 18: Ocland: Anglorum Praelia. ‘England’s Battles’. (D). Ocland: Elizabetha. Both books in Latin verse, for schools. Oct 1: Guicciardini, L: Descrittioni de Paesi Bassi. Dec 12: Anderson: Shield of our Safety. 1580 end: Aconcio: Una essortatione al timor de Dio. Italian. (D). end: Breton: Will of Wit; Lyly: Euphues and his England. end: Melissus: Mele sive Odae...Epigrammata; Queen’s alleged response. end: Munday: Zelauto. The Fountain of Fame. end: Persons, under name Howlet: Why Catholics refuse to go to Church. (D). end: Teshe: ‘Divers sorts of hands’. Writing manual. (D).

1581 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of Earls, time of King John and Henry III’. (P). Jan 1: Latin Bible. (P); Jan 1: English Bible; from Queen’s printer. (P). Jan 1: English Testament; from John Bridges. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Book on man’s complexion and physic. Italian. (P). Jan 1: Hitchcock: A Politique Platt. On the fishing trade. (P). Feb 16: Bodin: arrived in England. The Republic quoted. Feb 22: Estienne: The Stage of Popish Toys. Feb 22: Lupton: A Persuasion from Papistry. (D). March 6: Mulcaster: Positions for the training up of children. (D). March 14: Fulke: Confutation of a Popish Discourse. April 16; May 15-16: Goldwell: Declaration of the Triumph. Tournament. April 22: Nichols: Oration and Sermon made at Rome. (D). May 23: theological book; from Duke Casimir. June 27: Campion, Edmund: Decem Rationes. Ten Reasons. Sept 4: Nichols: John Nichols Pilgrimage. Seven dialogues. (D). Nov 16: Elderton: York, York, for my money. Ballad. Nov 24: Merbury: A Brief Discourse of Royal Monarchy. (D). Dec 1: Particular Declaration, concerning condemned priests. 1581 end: Queen’s inscription from St Augustine in a New Testament. end: ‘Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer-Book’. Five languages. end: Elderton: Triumph for True Subjects. Broadside. end: Smith, Sir Thomas: Discourse of the Commonweal. (D).

1582 Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Book of Arms of Nobles of Edward I and II’. (P). Jan 1: Bishop Fisher’s Psalms. Latin. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Lives of two Greek orators. (P). Jan 10: book by an English friar, sent from France by Cobham. Jan 15: Bellot: Jardin de Virtu. ‘Collection of sentences’. (D). March 31: Watson: Hekatompathia or Passionate Century of Love. Sonnets. April 3: books favouring Jesuits found at Greenwich Palace. (Harvey). April 21: Council order for Ocland’s book to be read in schools. May 12: Renniger: De Piu Quinti et Gregorii Decemi Tertii. (D). June 7: Yates: The Castle of Courtesy. July 5: Queen wishes Cartwright to answer Jesuits’ books. July 31: Melissus: Ode Pindarica.(II). (D). Sept 12: Carmarden: ‘A Caveat for the Queen’. (D). Sept 17: Pigafetta: travel book. 1582 end: Queen’s poem: ‘I grieve and dare not show my discontent’. (In full). end: Bentley: Monument of Matrons. (D). Including Elizabeth’s Godly Meditation; Lady Tyrwhit’s Morning and Evening Prayers. end: Blenerhasset: Revelation of the True Minerva. Verse. end: Teshe: ‘Verses on the Order of the Garter’.

20 1583 Jan 17: Field: A Godly exhortation. Feb 9: Bizarri: Persicarum Rerum Historia. (P). Feb 26: Dee: Discourse on Reform of the Calendar. (P). March 21: Haersolt: Adversaria de actionibus. Text-book on Law. (D). May 8: Martyr, trans. Marten: Commonplaces. (D). June 6: Howard, Lord Henry: Defensative against Prophecies. July 6: bequest from Edmund Grindal: Greek New Testament. Sept 1: Aristotle, trans. Hakluyt: Analysis. Latin. (D). Dec 17: [Lord Burghley]: Execution of Justice. 1583 end: Bible. (D). end: Fulke: Defence of Translations of Scriptures into English. (D). end: Hunnis: The Poor Widow’s Mite. (D). Included in: Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soul for Sin. end: Smith, Sir Thomas: De Republica Anglorum. English.

1584 Jan 1: Bellehache: Sacrosancta Bucolica. Verse. (D; P). Jan 1: Daneau: Orationis Dominicae Explicatio. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, G: ‘Arms of noblemen in time of Richard II’. (P). Jan 1: English Bible; from Christopher Barker, Queen’s Printer. (P). Jan 1: Tasso, trans. Gentili: Solymeidos. (D; P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: unnamed book. (P). June 20: Soowthern: Pandora. With poem allegedly by the Queen. July 15: Tasso, trans. Gentili: Solymeidos. (Two books). (D). Sept 28: ‘Leicester’s Commonwealth’ reached London and court. Oct 5: Hakluyt: Discourse of Western Planting, and Analysis. (P). Oct 12: Proclamation suppressing seditious books. Nov 12: Harrington, R: Famous ditty of receiving the Queen. 1584 end: Bruno: ‘Ash Wednesday Supper’. Italian dialogues. (P). end: Munday: Watchword to England. (D). end: Stockwood: on Book of Esther. (D).

1585 Jan 1: Bunny: Book of Christian Exercise. (P). Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Arms of Knights of Garter in Queen’s reign’. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: A Pedigree. (P). Feb 28: Petition from Catholics. (P). March 30: ‘Leicester’s Commonwealth’ in French. June 20: French pamphlets by Ambassador Mauvissière. (P). June 24: True Report of Earl of Northumberland’s Treasons. June 26: Queen’s defence of Earl of Leicester to Lord Mayor. July 2: Fuller, William: book on the state of religion. (P). [refers to his proposed gifts, 1559: French Bible; New Testament]. July 7: Greene: Second Part of Cony-Catching. Aug 13: King James: sonnet. (P). August, end: Melissus: Schediasmata Poetica. 2nd ed. (D). Sept 7: Rishton: in Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism. Oct 1: Declaration of causes for aiding the Low Countries. Oct 2: Bruno: four Dialogues in Italian. (P). Oct 29: Peele: Lord Mayor’s Pageant for Wolstan Dixie. Nov 17: Bunny: Certain Prayers and other Godly Exercises. November, end: Paul Melissus arrived, with collection of poems. 1585 end: Bilson: True Difference between Christian Subjection and Unchristian Rebellion. (D). end: Gager: Latin Odes. end: Kett: Garland of Man’s Glorification. (D). end: Ocland, trans. Sharrock: Valiant Acts; Elizabeth Queen. (D).

21 1586 Jan 20: Melissus: Latin verses. April 29: Whetstone: The English Mirror. (D). May 4: Whitney: A Choice of Emblems. Aug 18: Queen’s letter to Lord Mayor after Babington Plot; and Aug 25,27. Aug 27: Deloney: A most Joyful Song. Sept 7: Hake: Oration to Windsor townspeople (published). Sept 21-22: Churchyard: Censure of a Loyal Subject; Deloney’s ballad. Oct 6: Nelson: Short Discourse of the late Treasons. Oct 31: Waghenaer: Speculum Nauticum. Sea-charts. (D). Nov 17: Barraclough: at Berwick: Prayer and Thanksgiving. 1586 end: end: Cecil, Robert: Copy of a Letter. end: De La Motthe: Hymne. French. (D); Dousa: Odarum Britannicarum. (D). end: Eick: Elogium. (D); Lloyd: Certain English Verses. (P). end: Norden: Mirror for the Multitude. (D). end: Paulet, Marquis of Winchester: The Lord Marquis Idleness. (D). end: Renniger: Treatise containing two parts. (D). end: Verses of Praise and Joy; with Tichborne’s Elegy; Ballad: A godly ditty.

1587 Jan 1: Latin Psalter; from Lord Lumley. (P). Feb 16: Lant: Funeral Roll, of Sir Philip Sidney’s funeral. March 22: Rich: A Pathway to Military Practice. (D). March 22: Segar, W: The Blazon of Papists. (D). May 1: Saluste du Bartas: sonnet, written in England. (P). July 6: Grebner: book of Prophecies for Queen; Nov 10: details. (D; P). Aug 1: De la Noue’s book sent from Paris. (P). Nov 17: Kyffin: The Blessedness of Britain. December, end: Ralegh and the Queen’s exchange of verses. 1587 end: Churchyard: Worthiness of Wales. (D); Day, Angel: Daphnis and Chloe. end: Regiomontanus: prophecy of 1588; Harrison: Description of England.

1588 Jan 1: Dethick, W: Book [of Arms] (P); Jan 1: Speculum virtutis. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: two books in Italian. (P). Feb 10: Coels: Synonyms; and Solomon’s Ecclesiastes. (P). May 12: Case: Sphaera Civitatis. June 12: Allen: Admonition to Nobility and People of England. July 2: St Aldegonde’s new book. July 10: Scandale de l’Angleterre, referred to by the Queen. July 12: Virgil’s lines quoted to the Queen. July 13: Bright’s permission to print and publish shorthand. July 22: Deloney: Joyful New Ballad. Aug 8-9: Queen at Tilbury Camp; by Aske; Deloney; and Anon. Aug 18: Gwyn: Certain English Verses. (P). Sept 2: Marten: An Exhortation to...faithful Subjects. (D). Sept 22: Bible, trans. Morgan. Welsh. (D). Oct 26: Udall, J: seditious tract. October, end: first Marprelate Tract. The Epistle. Nov 24: Lyte: The Light of Britain; presented in the procession. (D; P). November, end: second Marprelate Tract. The Epitome. Dec 9: Fulke: The Text of the New Testament. (D). Dec 30: [Lord Burghley]: A Pack of Spanish Lies. Dec 31: Tedder and Tyrrell: Recantations...at Paul’s Cross. (D). December, end: Queen’s two ‘Songs’; in full. 1588 end: Beza: Verses. On Armada Defeat. Eight languages. (D). end: Bright: Characterie. Text-book on shorthand. (D). end: Eleutherius: Triumphalia de Victoriis Elizabethae. (D). end: Rizza Casa: La Fisionomia. Italian. (D). end: Tolmer: Naumachiae. Naval battles of 1588. (D).

22 1589 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Arms of noblemen in Henry V’s time’. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: book in Italian. (P). Jan 1: Churchyard: ‘Rebuke to Rebellion’.(D); Jan 1: Morel: De Ecclesia. (D). Jan 6: Ocland: Elizabetheis. For schools. With Beza’s Armada verses. Feb 1: Lea: Answer to the Untruths published...in Spain. (D). Feb 13: Proclamation against Marprelate Tracts. Feb 23: Peele: Farewell to Norris and Drake. March 14: Brave Lord Willoughby. Ballad. April 26: Marten: A Second Sound, or Warning...unto Judgement. (D). May 28: Puttenham: Arte of English Poesie. July 27: Anon: ‘The Ass Overladen’. (P). Aug 12: Beza: Commentaries on Job. Latin. (D). With his Armada verses. Sept 1: Hakluyt: Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries. October, end: Spenser at court: Colin Clout. Nov 17: Broughton: Concent of Scripture. (D; P); and Epistles to Queen. Dec 1: Daunce: Discourse of the Spanish State. (D). 1589 end: Anon: Temporis Filia Veritas. Truth the Daughter of Time. (D). end: Segar, Jane: ‘Divine Prophecies’. Verses, part in shorthand. (D).

1590 Jan 23: Spenser: Faerie Queene. (D). Feb 9: Beza, anon. translation: Job Expounded. (D). With Armada verses. May 14: Smith, Sir John: Certain Discourses...of Weapons. To be suppressed. May 19: Webb: Rare and most wonderful things. (D). May 24: Moffet: Insectorum. (D). June 24: Ferris: Dangerous and Memorable Adventure. June 24: Sargent: Sonnet upon arrival of Richard Ferris at Bristol. July 14: Marten: Reconciliation of Pastors and Clergy. (D). Oct 29: Nelson: Lord Mayor’s Pageant for John Allot. Nov 3: Queen orders Holinshed’s Chronicle to be called in. (Cancelled). Nov 17: Peele: Polyhymnia. Verse description of Tournament. Nov 17: Segar, W: Honor Military. Prose description, with Lee: My golden locks. Dec 16: Lloyd: Triplicity of Triumphs. (D). 1590 end: Gibbon: Not so new as true. (D). end: Howard, Lord Henry: ‘Defence of Regiment of Women’. (D). end: Howard, Lord Henry: Emperor Charles V’s instructions. (D). end: Watson: Meliboeus. Latin; translated by Watson as An Eclogue. end: Wilson, R: Three Lords and Three Ladies of London. Play.

1591 Jan 1: Inglis, Esther: ‘Discours de la Foy’. Verses. (D). Feb 6: Saluste du Bartas: Hebdomas. Latin. (D). Feb 9: Hortop: Rare Travels.(D). Revised as: Travels of an Englishman. (D). Feb 26: Ariosto, trans. Harington: Orlando Furioso. (D). May 12: Ripley, ‘set forth’ by Rabbards: Compound of Alchemy. (D). Aug 14-20: Cowdray Entertainment; Sept 20-23: Elvetham Entertainment. Oct 29: Peele: Lord Mayor’s Pageant for William Webb. Nov 11: Phillips: Commemoration of Sir Christopher Hatton. Verse. Dec 27: Spenser: Colin Clout’s Come Home Again; with list of court ladies. 1591 end: Alabaster: Elisaeis. Latin verses. (D). end: G.B: A Fig for the Spaniard. end: Byrd: ‘My Lady Nevell’s Book’. Music. end: Clayton: Approved Order of Martial Discipline. (D). end: Fletcher: Of the Russe Commonwealth. (D). To be suppressed. end: Norden: A Progress of Piety. (D). end: Tacitus, trans. Savile: Four books of Histories. (D). end: Southwell: Humble Supplication to her Majesty. end: Spenser: Complaints: Tears of the Muses; Mother Hubberd’s Tale. end: Ubaldini: Le Vite delle Donne Illustri. Italian. (D).

23 1592 May 8: Willet: Synopsis Papismi...a general view of Papistry. (D). July 12: Davys: Cymraecae Linguae. Welsh grammar. Latin. (P). Aug 12: Bisham Entertainment. Aug 20: Pucci: book on the holy war. Italian. (P). Aug 26: Countess of Pembroke: Dialogue between two Shepherds. Sept 9-13: Sudeley Entertainment. Sept 18: Churchyard: A Handful of Gladsome Verses. (D; P). Sept 26: Greek and Latin Bibles, from Oxford University. (P). Sept 28-Oct 2: Rycote Entertainment. Dec 18: Eliot: Fruits for the French. French text-book. 1592 end: Beale: Instructions for a Principal Secretary. end: Gager: Meleager. Latin tragedy. end: Nashe: Summer’s Last Will and Testament. Comedy. end: Paschali: De Sacri Salmi. Psalms. Italian. (D). end: Ralegh: Cynthia. end: Tanner: Treatise for the ready use of the Sphere. (D). end: Willet: Sacrorum Emblematum centuria una.

1593 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Knights of Garter in time of Henry VII’. (P). Jan 1: Churchyard: Pleasant Conceit plainly set out. (P). Jan 1: Drake: Epistle. (D). In Sir Francis Drake Revived. March 5: De Frégeville: Palma Christiana. Latin. (D). April 23: Drayton: The Shepherd’s Garland. May 2: Lok: Sundry Christian Passions...in two hundred Sonnets. (D). June 23: Peele: The Honour of the Garter. Aug 1: Anderson: Approved medicine against the deserved Plague. Sept 14: Frenchman’s verses, and book on France. (P). Sept 21: Shakespeare: Venus and Adonis (letter by Reynolds). Oct 8: The Phoenix Nest. Anthology. Nov 17: Churchyard: verse to the Queen; also attributed to Spenser. Dec 7: Greene: Orlando Furioso. Play. Dec 31: Chapman: Shadow of Night. Two poems. 1593 end: Churchyard: Churchyard’s Challenge. Lists his books for the Queen. end: Morley: Canzonets or Little Short Songs.

1594 Jan 1: Caesar: Dialogues. (P); Jan 1: Dethick, W: Book of Arms. (P). Jan 1: Latin poets, 12 books; from George Bishop, stationer. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Italian book. (P). Jan 1: Churchyard: Pleasant Conceit colourably set out. (D; P). Jan 1: Palavicino: Italian psalms. (P). Feb 19: seditious libel in verse. May 14: Greene: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay. June 10: Henry Walpole confessed to translating an irreverent book. June 30: Ubaldini: Memorial on taxation. Italian. Aug 29: Barnes: Parthenophil. Verses. Nov 19: Saviolo: His practise...use of rapier and dagger. Nov 28: French translation of Dr Lopez’s treasons. Dec 12: Gesta Grayorum. Description of Gray’s Inn Revels. 1594 end: Beacon: Solon his follie. On reforms in Ireland. (D). end: Constable: Diana. Sonnets. end: Greene and Lodge: Looking Glass for London. Play. end: Johnson: Latin hymn for a music degree. end: Lee, Thomas: ‘Declaration of Government of Ireland’. (P). end: Mundy: Songs and Psalms. end: Norden: The Pensive Man’s Practice. end: Peele: Battle of Alcazar. Play. end: True Tragedy of Richard the Third. Play.

24 1595 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Progeny of English Monarchs’. (P). Jan 3: Sabie: Pan’s Pipe, three pastoral eclogues. Jan 17: Barnfield: Cynthia; Jan 26: Davies, John: Epithalamion. Feb 20: Southwell: book ‘to teach poets’. May 8: Maunsell: Catalogue of English Printed Books. (D). Sept 23: Earl of Essex’s sonnet ‘sung before the Queen’. Sept 25: Persons: Conference about the next Succession. Sept 25: De la Primaudaye: Academie Française. Vol 3. (D). Sept 29: Robinson, trans. of Harmony of King David’s Harp. (D). Sept 29: ‘Golden Pen’ contest between writing-masters. Nov 1: Robinson’s Psalms presented to the Queen. Nov 17: Peele: Anglorum Feriae. English verse description of Tournament. Dec 16: Ballad: Cry of the Poor. 1595 end: Lant: Catalogue of Officers of Arms. (P). end: Mercator: Atlas. (D); Norden: Speculum Britanniae. (D). end: Ralegh: poem ‘The Lie’. end: Spenser: Amoretti; Anon: Locrine. Play.

1596 Jan 19: Gibbon: A Watchword for War. Jan 20: Spenser: Faerie Queene. Second Part. (D). March 15: Ralegh: Discovery of the...Empire of Guiana. April 5: Norden: A Christian Familiar Comfort. (D). April 19: Knyvett: ‘Defence of the Realm’. (D). June 1. (P). April 25: Fitzgeffrey: Sir Francis Drake. Elegy in verse. June 15: Davies, John: epigram against Bishop Fletcher’s marriage. June 21: Fuller, T: rhyme A knight of Cales. Sept 1: Spenser: Four Hymns of Love, Beauty. Oct 30: Harington: Metamorphosis of Ajax. (Invention of water-closet). Oct 31: Camden’s anagrams. Nov 8: Spenser: Prothalamion, or A Spousal Verse. Nov 11: Lok: Ecclesiastes. Solomon’s commentaries on Psalms. (D). Nov 12: King James’s complaint about Spenser’s Faerie Queene. 1596 end: Davies, John: Orchestra. On dancing. Verse. end: Morton: Salomon. Treatises on Israel, and the Church. (D). end: Savile: Rerum Anglicarum. Latin chronicles of England. (D). end: Ubaldini: Rime. Italian. (D); Udall, J: Certain Sermons. end: Lok’s list of court ladies.

1597 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Knights of Garter elected in Queen’s reign’. (P). Jan 1: Latin Bible; from George Bishop, stationer. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Militia...di Thoscana. (D; P). Jan 1: Tooker: Charisma. On the gift of healing. (D). Jan 8: Bacon: ‘Maxims of the Common Law’. (D). Jan 24, Feb 5: Bacon: Essays. May 2: Elizabeth: Godly Meditation; translated into Welsh. May 29: Broughton: Epistle to Learned Nobility; refers to Concent of Scripture. May, end: De la Jessé: French verses. July 18: Donne: Verse letters: The Storm, The Calm. Sept 28: More: A Demonstration of God in his Works. (D). October, start: Norden to be aided with his topographical works. Nov 17: Westminster School verses. Latin and Greek. (D). 1597 end: Breton: Wits Trenchmour; Donne: Satire 4. end: Guillemeau: French Chirugery. Surgery. (D). end: Ive: The Practice of Fortification. (D). end: Lindhout: Introductio in physicam iudiciariam. (D). end: Lyly: The Woman in the Moon. Play. end: Tymme: Book containing Portraiture of Kings of England.

25 1598 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Arms of Noblemen at Parliament, 1597’. (P). Jan 1: Ecclesiastical Histories. French. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: book in Italian. (P). Jan 23: Berkeley: A Discourse of the Felicity of Man. (D). May 6: Wateson: Cures of the Diseased. (D). Aug 21: Smyth: Gemma Fabri. Biblical extracts in Latin. (D). Sept 7: Meres: Palladis Tamia, Wits Treasury. Nov 17: Harington: verse epigram against an Accession Day sermon, Bath. Dec 17: Danish Ambassador, Dr Krag: Latin verses. (P). Dec 24: ‘A Brief Note of Ireland’. By settlers in Ireland. (P). 1598 end: Barnfield: Lady Pecunia: or The Praise of Money. Verses. end: Bastard: Chrestoleros. Epigrams. end: Norden: Speculum Britanniae: Hertfordshire. (P). end: Wentworth: Pithy Exhortation; with A Treatise on the Succession. end: Mucedorus. Play.

1599 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Book of Arms’. (P). Jan 1: Pliny: two books. French. (P). Jan 1: Ubaldini: Italian book. (P). Jan 9: Hayward: Life of King Henry IV. Jan 26: Gibson: A Woman’s Worth. March 27: Inglis, Esther: Psalms. French. (D). April 14: Davies, John: Nosce Teipsum. Philosophical poem. (D). April 23: Perrot, F: Salmi de David. Psalms. Italian. (D). June 1: Order concerning prohibited books; June 4: many books burnt. July 14,18: Esther Inglis’s book: letters from her husband. Aug 28: Boazio: Map of Ireland. (D). November, start: Bacon’s sonnet; Queen incensed with Hayward’s book. Nov 13: at Chelsea: Gorges: Verses sung to the Queen by a Mermaid. Nov 17: Davies, John: Hymns of Astraea in Acrostic Verse. Nov 17: Holland, Dr T: sermon published with Apologetical Discourse. Nov 22: Tasso, trans. Fairfax: Godfrey of Bulloigne. (D). Nov 23: Jonson, Ben: verse epitaph on Margaret Radcliffe. Dec 27: Dekker: Old Fortunatus. Play. 1599 end: Gaebelkhover: Book of Physick. (D). end: Lee, Thomas: ‘Discovery and Recovery of Ireland’. end: Psalms, trans. Mary, Countess of Pembroke.

1600 Jan 1: Dethick, W: ‘Heraldry of Knights of the Order this year’. (P). Jan 1: Livy: two books. French. (P). Jan 12: Anon: Preservation of King Henry VII. (D). Feb 11: Kemp: Nine Days’ Wonder. Morris dance London-Norwich. May 10: Earl of Essex’s Apology printed. (Whyte and Whitgift). June 6: Bacon’s description for the Queen of Essex’s ‘hearing’. July 11: John Hayward examined on his 1599 Life of Henry IV. July 13: Hayward sent to Tower; printer examined; July 22: evidence. Nov 17: Ring out your bells. Ballad. Dec 19: Harington, John: Collection of Epigrams. 1600 end: England’s Helicon. Anthology. end: Breton: Soul’s Heavenly Exercise. end: Camden: Britannia. Latin. 5th edition. (D). end: Chamber, trans of Barlaam: Logistice. Latin. (D). end: Chambers: Palestina. Biblical allegorical romance. (D). end: Dowland: Songs; Jonson: Every Man out of his Humour. end: Leius: Certamen Elegiacum. Latin verse. (D). end: Livy, trans. Holland, P: The Roman History. (D). end: Wodwall: ‘The Acts of Queen Elizabeth Allegorized’. Verse.

26 1601 Jan 19: Browne: verse epitaph on Countess of Pembroke. (1623). Jan 26: Anon: lampoon on Sir William Knollys. March 16: Queen commanded Francis Bacon to write on Essex’s treasons. April 14: Bacon’s book on Essex sent to printer. June 26: Nesbit: Caesar’s Dialogue. Aug 4: Lambarde: Pandecta Rotulorum. (P). Aug 8: Eton College boys: Latin song. (D). Sept 19: Bilson: Effect of certain Sermons, and Survey of Christ’s Suffering. Nov 23: holders of licences to print various books. 1601 end: Daniel, Samuel: Works. (D). end: Digges: Humble Motives...to maintain Religion. end: Jonson: Cynthia’s Revels. Play. end: Morley: Triumphs of Oriana. Madrigals. end: Vennard: Right Way to Heaven. (D). end: Weever: An Agnus Dei. (D). Verse.

1602 Jan 26: Vennard: England’s Joy. Poem. April 18: Pasquier: Catechisme des Jesuites; and translation. (P). May 1: Anon: Ode. Of Cynthia. Sung before the Queen. May 28: Davison, compiler: A Poetical Rhapsody. Anthology. July 28: Chiswick entertainment. July 31: Davies, John: Harefield entertainment. Sept 18: Cecil, Robert: Verses sung to the Queen; Clanricarde’s poem. Sept 25: Greville: poem from Caelica. Sept 26: Ballad lamenting Earl of Essex. Nov 2: Anon: ‘Song to the Queen’ at a masque at court. Nov 6: Vennard: ‘England’s Joy’. Play advertised (hoax). Dec 6: Davies, John: two Dialogues, at Cecil House. Dec 18: Harington, Sir John: Tract on Succession to Crown. 1602 end: Breton: Dialogue full of Pith and Pleasure. end: Campion: Observations in the Art of English Poesie. end: Clowes: Treatise for Cure of the Evil. end: Davies, John: three poems. end: Lloyd: Brief Conference of Divers Laws. (D). end: Plutarch, trans. North: Lives of Epaminondas (etc). (D). end: Ralegh: poem ‘Now we have present made’. end: Segar: Honor, Military and Civil. (D). end: Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor. end: Histriomastix. Play. end: Liberality and Prodigality. Play.

1603 Jan 1: Dethick, W: Insignia Armorum. (D; P). Jan 1: Bible; from Robert Barker, Queen’s Printer. (P). Jan 1: Butler, T: Latin exercises and verses. (D). Feb 10: New Testament, trans. William Daniel. Irish. (D). March 22: Duplessis-Mornay: Meditations read to Queen. March 30: Dekker: On the Queen’s last remove. Verse. April 28: Funeral: Clapham; Speed; Stow. April, end: Averell: ‘Here end their births by her sweet death’. Verse. end: Dekker: ‘The report of her death’, from The Wonderful Year. end: Camden: Remains concerning Britain. end: Speed: History of Great Britain. end: Maid of Honour’s poem: Gone is Elizabeth. end: Henry VIII: final scene. end: Sir George Buc’s praise. end: John Donne; John Chamberlain; Sir Edward Coke. end: Verses in London churches.

27 Ballads, Broadsides. Anonymous, unless stated. Some are lost except for their titles.

1558 end: Birch: Dialogue between the Queen and England. [quoted].

1559 end: O dear Lady Elizabeth. [quoted]. Wonders of England. [quoted].

1560 end: Let bonfires shine. [quoted].

1562 June 4: Description of a monstrous child.

1563 end: Lo here the pearl. [Broadside, quoted].

1565 April 2: Elderton: In praise of my Lady Marquis. [quoted].

1566 July 2: Garter: Strife between Appelles and Pygmalion. [quoted].

1569 Jan 14: verse ‘Epitaph’ for Lady Knollys. [quoted]. 1569 end: Awdeley: A godly ditty...Preserve thy servant, Lord. [quoted]. Elderton: Ballad: A new Well a day. [quoted]. The Plagues of Northumberland. [quoted]. Ballad rejoicing the sudden fall. [quoted]. Kirkham: Joyful news for true subjects. [quoted].

1570 May 25: Disclosing of the great Bull. [Broadside, quoted]. The brainless blessing of the Bull. [Ballad, quoted].

1572 end: John Symon: A pleasant Posy. [quoted].

1573 Aug 14: The first anointed Queen I am. [quoted].

1576 Nov 12: Lloyd: Epitaph on Sir Edward Saunders. [Ballad, quoted].

1577 Nov 10: Ballad ‘of the new blazing star’. Nov 17: O holy, holy, holy Lord.

1578 April 9: A Song of Rejoicing. June 23: Lamentable Confession of Margaret Dorington. June 25: Tragical memory of the plagues of adultery.

1579 Feb 14: Ballad ‘of the wonderful great snow’. July 24: Discourse of Thomas Appletree’s offence. True report of message of Sir Christopher Hatton. [quoted]. Aug 9: Two ballads concerning Thomas Appletree. [quoted]. Aug 13: Lloyd: Ballad of British Sidanen. [quoted].

1580 April 7: Godly new ballad moving us to repent. After the earthquake. April 8: Come from the play, come from the play. April 8: Churchyard: A warning for the wise.

1581 end: Elderton: Triumph for True Subjects. [Broadside, quoted].

1582 Nov 16: Elderton: York, York, for my money. [quoted].

1584 Nov 12: Harrington: Famous ditty of receiving the Queen. [quoted].

28 1586 Aug 24: Ballad of rejoicing for revealing the Queen’s enemies. Aug 27: Deloney: A most Joyful Song. [quoted]. Sept 22: Deloney: A proper new Ballad, on executions of traitors. Nov 21: Ballad of the Commons cry of England. 1586 end: A godly ditty...All English hearts. [quoted].

1587 Feb 6: Ballad of thankful hearts of the poor Commons. Feb 6: Ballad of people’s rejoicing for the orders for their relief. Feb 27: Excellent ditty...for the cutting off the Scottish Queen. Dec 11: Oration of Neptune to Jupiter. 1587 end: Ralegh and the Queen’s verse-exchange became a ballad. [quoted].

1588 June 29: Ditty of encouragement to English men. July 9: Ballad of encouragement to English soldiers. July 22: Deloney: A joyful new ballad. After capture of Spanish ship. Aug 3: Excellent new song of prayer and prowess. Aug 4: A joyful sonnet of the readiness of the shires. Aug 8-9: Joyful song of the royal receiving of the Queen. [quoted]. Aug 8-9: Deloney: Queen’s visiting of the Camp. [quoted]. Aug 23: An excellent song of breaking up of the Camp. Aug 28: Ballad of the Companies of horsemen and footmen. Sept 7: Martial shows of horsemen at St James. Sept 28: Ballad of the wonderful distress of the Spanish Navy. Oct 7: Ballad of thanksgiving unto God. Nov 3: Ballad of the glorious victory of Christ Jesus. Nov 3: Ballad of the happy victory over the Spaniards. Nov 4: A song of the treachery of the wicked. Nov 12: Ballad of Cavendish’s ship The Desire before the Queen. Nov 14: Ballad of the royal entrance of the Queen to London. Nov 25: Joyful song of the royal receiving of the Queen. Nov 26: Excellent ditty of the Queen’s coming to Paul’s Cross. Nov 27: Ballad of triumphs of Christian princes beyond the seas, and the Jousting at Westminster on Coronation Day.

1589 March 14: Brave Lord Willoughby. [quoted].

1591 Jan 5: Rare and due commendation of the Queen. Jan 25: Arraignment of Arnold Cosby for murdering Lord Bourke. Jan 26: Tragical murder of Lord Bourke. 1592 Aug 14: Sad sonnet of Thomas Crow, Yeoman of the Guard. 1593 Nov 21: The honour of the Tilt, 17 Novembris. 1594 Feb 19: Seditious ‘ballad or rhyme’. [quoted]. Nov 15: Ballad of the triumphs at the Tilt, 17 November. Nov 15: Joyful new ballad showing the happiness of England.

1595 Nov 18: Ballad of the Running at Tilt at Whitehall. Nov 19: Triumphant new ballad in honour of the Queen’s Majesty. Nov 20: Ballad entitled England’s Triumph. Dec 16: Cry of the poor for Death of Earl of Huntingdon. [quoted]. 1596 July 25: Lord Mayor took action against Deloney’s new ballad. 1596 end: Scott of Buccleuch and the ‘Ballad of Kinmont Willie’.

1600 Nov 17: A pleasant new ballad. Ring out your bells. [quoted]. 1601 Dec 13: Her Majesty’s most princely answer. To Parliament.

1602 Sept 26: Lamentable new ballad upon the Earl of Essex. [quoted]. Nov 3: A comfortable song or thanksgiving.

29

Dedications to the Queen.

Aconcio, Jacopo: Stratagematum Satanae: 1565 end; Una Essortatione: 1580 end. Agricola: De Re Metallica, trans. Michaelangelo Florio: 1563 March 12. Agylaeus, H: law-book: 1577 Feb 5. Alabaster, William: Elisaeis: 1591 end. Anon: Temporis Filia Veritas: 1589 end. Anon: Preservation of King Henry VII: 1600 Jan 12. Verse. Ariosto: Orlando Furioso, trans. John Harington: 1591 Feb 26. Aristotle: Analysis, trans. Richard Hakluyt: 1583 Sept 1. Ascham: Life, by Grant: 1576 Feb 16. Augustine, St: Love of God, trans. Edmund Freake: 1574 end.

Bacon, Francis: ‘Maxims of the Common Law’: 1597 Jan 8. Bale, John: Scriptorum Illustria: 1559 March 4. Barlaam of Calabria: Logistice, trans. John Chamber: 1600 end. Barnard, Nicolaus: Le Reveille-Matin: 1573 Nov 10. Beacon, Richard: Solon his follie: 1594 end. Becon, Thomas: Jewel of Joy (to Princess Elizabeth): 1560 May 14. Bede, Venerable: History, trans. Thomas Stapleton: 1565 June 12. Bell, James: Account of Princess Cecilia of Sweden’: 1565 end. Bellehache, Oger: Sacrosancta Bucolica: 1584 Jan 1. Bellot, Jacques: Jardin de Virtu: 1582 Jan 15. Bentley, Thomas: Monument of Matrons: 1582 end. Bercher, William: ‘Disputation of Nobility of Women’: 1559 end. Berkeley, Sir Richard: Felicity of Man: 1598 Jan 23. Beza, Theodore: Armada verses: 1588 end; Commentaries on Job: 1589 Aug 12; English translation: 1590 Feb 9.

Bible: Geneva Book of Psalms: 1559 Feb 10. Wisdom of Solomon: translated by Calfhill: 1559 April 16. Geneva Bible: 1560 April 10. New Testament, in Latin, translated by Beza: 1564 Dec 19. New Testament, in Welsh, translated by Salesbury: 1567 Oct 7. New Testament, in Syriac, translated by Tremelius: 1568 March 25. Solomon’s Proverbs, translated by Tidichino: 1574 Jan 22. New Testament, Greek, from Cambridge University: 1578 July 27. Bible, newly translated: 1583 end. Bible, in Welsh, translated by Morgan: 1588 Sept 22. New Testament, in Irish, translated by Daniel: 1603 Feb 10.

Bilson, Thomas: True Difference between Christian Subjection: 1585 end. Bizzari, Pietro: De Optimo Principe: 1561 Dec 25; Varia Opuscula: 1565 June 1. Blomfild, William: Treatise on Alchemy: 1574 end. Boazio, Baptisto: Map of Ireland: 1599 Aug 28. Boistuau, Pierre: Histoires Tragiques: 1559 Oct 20. Borough, William: Maps: 1578 end. Brenz, Johan: Discourse on Book of Esther, trans. Stockwood: 1584 end. Bridges, John: Supremacy of Christian Princes: 1573 end. Bright, Timothy: Characterie. Shorthand. 1588 end. Broughton, Hugh: Concent of Scripture, and other works: 1589 Nov 17. Bullinger, Heinrich: Confutation of Pope’s Bull, trans. Goldring: 1572 Jan 10. Butler, Thomas: Latin exercises: 1603 Jan 1. Byrd, W. and Tallis, T: Cantiones Sacrae: 1575 Jan 22.

30 Calvin, John: Commentaries on Prophet Isaiah: 1559 Jan 15. Camden, William: Britannia: 1600 end. Carmarden, Richard: ‘Caveat for the Queen’: 1582 Sept 12. Castiglione: The Courtier, Latin trans. by Clerke: 1571 end. Chaloner, Sir Thomas: In laudem Henrici Octavi: 1560 end; De Republica Anglorum: 1579 end. Chambers, Robert: Palestina: 1600 end. Charnock, Thomas: On natural philosophy: 1565 Nov 25. Chelidonius: Christian Princes, trans. Chillester: 1571 end.

Churchyard, T: Misery of Flanders: 1579 Jan 20; Worthiness of Wales: 1587 end; Rebuke to Rebellion: 1589 Jan 1; Gladsome Verses: 1592 Sept 18; Pleasant Conceit: 1594 Jan 1.

Clayton, Giles: Martial Discipline: 1591 end. Conway, Sir John: Meditations and Prayers: 1571 end. Cradock, Edward: Treatise on Philosopher’s Stone: 1565 end. Cyril, St: Commentaries, trans. Laurence Humphrey: 1563 end.

Daniel, Samuel: Works: 1601 end. Daunce, Edward: Discourse of Spanish State: 1589 Dec 1. Davies, John: Nosce Teipsum: 1599 April 14. De Backere, Otto: Trésor de la Noblesse: 1575 end. De Bonjeu, Jacques: ‘Illustrious Ladies’: French: 1575 June 15. De Frégeville, Jean: Palma Christiana: 1593 March 5. De la Motthe, Georges: Hymne: 1586 end. De la Primaudaye, Pierre: Academie Française: 1595 Sept 25. De Villiers, Ubert: Hymnes de la Deité: 1568 Oct 1.

Dee, John: Sovereignty of the Sea: 1577 end; De imperatoris nomine: 1579 end. Dering: Works (1597): 1570 Feb 25 (note). Dethick, William: Insignia Armorum: 1603 Jan 1. Dodoens: New Herbal, trans. Henry Lyte: 1578 Jan 1. Dousa, Janus: Odarum Britannicarum: 1586 end. Drake, Sir Francis: Epistle: 1593 Jan 1. Drant, T: Sylva: 1576 end.

Edwards, Roger: ‘Remembrances of Instructions’: 1569 March 8. Eick, Arnold: Elogium: 1586 end. Eleutherius, N: Triumphalia: 1588 end. Epictetus: Manual, trans. James Sanford: 1567 end. Escorche-Messes, F: La Mappe-Monde Papistique: 1567 end. Eton College boys’ verses: 1560 Aug 30; 1563 Sept 19; 1601 Aug 8. Eunape: De Vitis Philosophorum, trans. Junius: 1568 March 21; Lives of Philosophers and Orators, trans. W.B: 1579 May 2. Euripedes: Phoenissae, trans. Calamino: 1577 end. Evans, Lewis: Castle of Christianity: 1568 Nov 4.

Falkenburg, Jacob: Ara et Focus: 1579 Jan 22. Ferrarius: Touching a Commonweal, trans. Bavand: 1559 Dec 20. Flacius, Matthias: Ecclesiasticae Historiae: 1560 May, end. Fletcher, Giles: Of the Russe Commonwealth: 1591 end. Foxe, John: Acts and Monuments: 1563 March 20; 2nd ed: 1570 end. Gospels: 1571 end. Fulke, W: Defence of Translations of Scriptures: 1583 end. Text of the New Testament: 1588 Dec 9.

31 Gaebelkhover, Oswald: Book of Physick: 1599 end. Gascoigne, George: Tale of Hemetes: 1576 Jan 1; Grief of Joy: 1577 Jan 1. Gesner, Conrad: Icones Animalium: 1560 June, end. Gibbon, Charles: Not so new as true: 1590 end. Grebner, Paul: ‘Book of Prophecies’: 1587 Nov 10. Gregory of Nazianzus: Theodania, trans. Sir Anthony Cooke: 1561 Jan 7. Grévin, Jacques: Deux livres des Venins: 1568 end. Guevara, Antonio de: Emperors of Rome, trans. Hellowes: 1576 Oct 6. Guicciardini, F: History of Wars of Italy, trans. Fenton: 1579 Jan 7. Guillemeau, Jacques: French Chirugery: 1597 end.

Haersolt, Arnoult de: law book: 1583 March 21. Hanape, N: on Virtue and Vice, trans. Paynell: 1560 end. Harding, Thomas: Confutation of Jewel’s Apology: 1565 April, start. Harvey, Gabriel: Gratulationum Valdinensium: 1578 Sept 15. Hollyband, Claud: De Pronuntiatione: 1579 Sept 18. Hortop, Job: Rare Travels/Travels of an Englishman: 1591 Feb 9. Hosius,S: Hatchet of Heresies, trans. Richard Shacklock: 1565 Aug 10. Howard, Lord Henry: Regina Fortunata: 1576 end; ‘Defence of Women’: 1590 end. Emperor Charles V’s instructions: 1590 end. Huicke, Robert: Latin verses: 1559 end. Humphrey, Laurence: Optimates: 1559 July 20; trans. as Nobles: 1563 end. Hunnis, William: Poor Widow’s Mite: 1583 end.

Inglis, Esther: ‘Discours de la Foy’: 1591 Jan 1; French Psalms: 1599 March 27. Ive, Paul: Practice of Fortification: 1597 end.

Jewel, John: Defence of the Apology of the Church of England: 1567 Oct 27. Jobson, Sir Francis: ‘Havens and Harbours’: 1573 June 4. Jones, John: Art of preserving Body and Soul: 1579 July 9. Kett, Francis: Garland of Man’s Gratification: 1585 end. Knyvett, Sir Henry: ‘Defence of the Realm’: 1596 April 19.

Lanoy, Cornelius: Letter on Philosopher’s Stone: 1565 July 14. Latymer, William: ‘Chronicle of Anne Boleyn’: 1560 end. Lea, James: Answer to Untruths in Spain: 1589 Feb 1. Leius, Matthias: Certamen Elegiacum: 1600 end. Lindhout, Henricus: Physicam iudiciariam: 1597 end. Livy: Roman History, trans. Philemon Holland: 1600 end. Lloyd, Lodowick: Triplicity of Triumphs: 1590 Dec 16; Conference of Divers Laws: 1602 end. Lok, Henry: Sundry Christian Passions: 1593 May 2; Ecclesiastes: 1596 Nov 11. L’Obel and Pena: Latin Herbal: 1570 end. Lupton, Thomas: Persuasion from Papistry: 1581 Feb 22. Lyte, Henry: Light of Britain: 1588 Nov 24.

Machiavelli: Art of War, trans. Peter Whitehorne: 1562 April, end. Margaret of Navarre: Godly Meditation, trans. Elizabeth; dedicated by James Cancellar: 1568 end. Marianus Scotus: Latin History, trans. John Herold: 1559 Feb 1. Marten, Anthony: Exhortation to faithful subjects: 1588 Sept 2; A Second Sound: 1589 April 26; Reconciliation of Pastors: 1590 July 14. Martial, John: Treatise of the Cross: 1564 Oct 12. Martyr, Peter: Defensio Doctrinae Veteris: 1559 March 1. Commonplaces, trans. Anthony Marten: 1583 May 8. Maunsell, Andrew: Catalogue of Printed Books: 1595 May 8.

32 Melissus, Paul: Ode Pindarica (I): 1578 end; Ode (II): 1582 July 31; Schediasmatica Poetica: 1585 August, end. Merbury, Charles: Royal Monarchy: 1581 Nov 24. Mercator, Gerard: Atlas: 1595 end. Moffet, Thomas: Insectorum: 1590 May 24. Monacius, J.J: Description contre la peste: 1563 end. Morata, Olympia: Works, ed. C.S.Curio: 1562 Sept 1. More, George: Demonstration of God in his Works: 1597 Sept 28. Morel, Jean: De Ecclesiae: 1589 Jan 1. Morton, Thomas: Salomon: 1596 end. Mulcaster, Richard: Positions for Training up of Children: 1581 March 6. Munday, Anthony: Watchword to England: 1584 end.

Naogeorg: Popish Kingdom, trans. Barnaby Googe: 1570 end. Neale, Thomas: ‘Topographical Delineation’ of Oxford: 1566 Sept 2. Newburgh, William of: Rerum Anglicarum, trans. Silvius: 1567 March 12. Nichols, John: Oration and Sermon at Rome: 1581 April 22; Pilgrimage: 1581 Sept 4. Norden, John: Mirror for the Multitude: 1586 Dec 5; Progress of Piety: 1591 end; Speculum Britanniae: 1595 end; Christian Familiar Comfort: 1596 April 5. Norton, Samuel: ‘Key of Alchemy’: 1577 July 20.

Ocland, Christopher: Anglorum Praelia: 1580 Aug 18; trans. Sharrock as Valiant Acts: 1585 end.

Palfreyman, Thomas: Mirror or Clear Glass: 1560 May 7. Paschali, G.C: De Sacri Salmi: 1592 end. Paulet, William: Lord Marquis Idleness: 1586 end. Pembridge, Thomas: Latin verses: 1566 Feb 17. Pena and L’Obel: Latin Herbal: 1570 end. Perrot, François: Salmi de David: 1599 April 23. Persons, Robert: Why Catholics refuse to go to Church: 1580 end. Plato: Works, trans. Jean de Serres: 1577 Oct 1. Plutarch: Moral Treatises, trans. Blundeville: 1561 May 11; De Capienda, trans. Rainolds: 1574 end; Lives, trans. Thomas North: 1579 Apr 6; Further Lives, trans. North: 1602 end.

Renniger, Michael: De Piu Quinti: 1582 May 12; Treatise containing two parts: 1586 end. Rich, Barnaby: Pathway to Military Practice: 1587 March 22. Ripley, George: Compound of Alchemy, trans. Ralph Rabbards: 1591 May 12. Rizza Casa, Georgio: La Fisionomia: 1588 end. Robinson, Richard: Harmony of King David’s Harp: 1595 Sept 29. Rogers, Thomas: A Golden Chain: 1579 Sept 18. Ronsard, Pierre: Elégies: 1565 Aug 23. Rush, Anthony: A President for a Prince: 1566 end.

Saluste du Bartas, Guillaume de: Hebdomas: 1591 Feb 6. Sanford, J: Hours of Recreation: including poems to Queen: 1576 end. Sansovino, Francisco: Cento Novelle: 1560 Sept 26. Savile, Henry: Rerum Anglicarum: 1596 end. Segar, Jane: ‘Divine Prophesies’: 1589 end. Segar, William: Blazon of Papists: 1587 March 22; Honor, Military and Civil: 1602 end. Seneca: Troas, trans. Jasper Heywood: 1559 New Year. Shute, John: Architecture: 1563 June, end. Smith, Sir Thomas: Discourse of the Commonweal: 1581 end.

33 Smyth, William: Gemma Fabri: 1598 Aug 21. Spenser, Edmund: Faerie Queene: 1590 Jan 23; 2nd Part: 1596 Jan 20. Stockwood: on Book of Esther: 1584 end.

Tacitus: Histories, trans. Henry Savile: 1591 end. Tallis, T. and Byrd, W: Cantiones Sacrae: 1575 Jan 22. Tanner, Robert: Treatise for Use of Sphere: 1592 end. Tasso: Solymeidos, trans. Scipio Gentili: 1584 Jan 1; July 15. Godfrey of Bulloigne, trans. Edward Fairfax: 1599 Nov 22. Tedder, W, and Tyrrell, A: Recantations: 1588 Dec 31. Teshe, William: ‘Divers sorts of hands’: 1580 end. Tilney, Edmund: Flower of Friendship: 1568 end. Tolmer, Joannes: Naumachiae: 1588 end. Tooker, William: Charisma: 1597 Jan 1. Turner, William: Herbal: 1568 March 5.

Ubaldini, Petruccio: Sonnets: 1564 Jan 1; Lives of Six Ladies: 1577 Jan 1; Illustrious Ladies: 1591 end; Rime: 1596 end; Militia di Thoscana: 1597 Jan 1.

Utenhove, Charles: Xenia: 1568 end.

Van der Noot, Jan: A Theatre: 1569 May 25. Van Eitzen, Paul: Commentaries on Genesis: 1560 Oct 19. Vennard, Richard: Right Way to Heaven: 1601 end. Veron, Jean: Treatise of Predestination: 1561 May 11. Vesalius, on Anatomy, trans. Thomas Gemini: 1559 September, end.

Waghenaer, L.J: Speculum Nauticum. Sea-charts: 1586 Oct 31. Wateson, George: Cures of the Diseased: 1598 May 6. Webb, Edward: Rare and wonderful things: 1590 May 19. Weever, J: Agnus Dei: 1601 end. Westminster School boys: Latin and Greek verses: 1597 Nov 17. Whetstone, George: English Mirror: 1586 April 29. Willet, Andrew: Synopsis Papismi: 1592 May 8. Winchester College boys: 1574 Sept 12.

Dedications: miscellaneous. Books and dedications particularly referring to or connected with the Queen.

1559 Jan 16: Gualter: Homilies on Apostle John. To King Edward VI (1553). April 26: Aylmer: An Harborowe. To Earl of Bedford and Lord Robert Dudley. 1559 end: Brice: Compendious Register. To Marquis of Northampton.

1561 May 11: Blundeville’s translation of Plutarch’s Moral Treatises: To John Astley and John Harington.

1563 Dec 10: Ascham: The Schoolmaster. To Sir William Cecil (1570).

1564 April 23: Dee: Monas Hieroglyphica. To the King of the Romans.

1566 Aug 20: Euclid, ed. Candalle. To King Charles IX.

1570 Jan 8: Thomas Drant: court sermon. To Thomas Heneage. Nov 12: William Fulke: court sermon. To Ambrose Earl of Warwick.

34 1571 July 21: Fulke: Confutation of a Libel. To Lady Margaret Strange. Sept, end: Bullinger: Confutation of Bull. To Archbishop and Bishops. 1571 end: Clerke’s translation of The Courtier. To Lord Buckhurst.

1572 Jan 10: Golding’s translation of Bullinger. To Earl of Leicester. 1572 end: Gascoigne: Fruits of War. To Thomas Lord Grey of Wilton.

1575 June 16: Gascoigne: Noble Art of Hunting. To Lord Clinton. Nov 17: Hake: Commemoration of the Reign. To cousin, Edward Eliot. 1575 end: Turberville: Book of Falconry. To Earl of Warwick.

1576 May 10: Churchyard: General Rehearsal of Wars. To Hatton (1579). 1576 end: Drant: Sylva. To Bishop Grindal, and Earl of Leicester. 1576 end: Sanford: Hours of Recreation. To Christopher Hatton.

1577 Feb 25: Kendall: Flowers of Epigrams. To Earl of Leicester.

1578 c.Sept 15: Harvey: Gratulationum Valdinensium. Verses to the Queen, and also to Earl of Leicester, Lord Burghley, Earl of Oxford, Sir Christopher Hatton, Philip Sidney. 1578 end: Florio: Florio his First Fruits. To Earl of Leicester.

1579 May 2: Eunape: Lives of Philosophers. To Sir Thomas Bromley. 1579 Dec 5: Spenser: Shepherd’s Calendar. To Philip Sidney.

1580 Aug 18: Ocland: Elizabetha. To Mildred, Lady Burghley. Oct 1: Guicciardini: Description of Low Countries. To King Philip II. Dec 12: Anderson: Shield of our Safety. To Bishop of London, Aylmer. 1580 end: Lyly: Euphues and his England. To Earl of Oxford.

1581 Feb 22: Estienne: Stage of Popish Toys. To Sir Christopher Hatton. March 6: Mulcaster: First Part of Elementarie. To Earl of Leicester (1582).

1582 March 31: Watson: Hekatompathia. Sonnets. To Earl of Oxford. 1582 end: Blenerhasset: Revelation of true Minerva. To Lady Leighton. 1582 end: Teshe: Verses on the Order of the Garter. To Earl of Bedford.

1583 Feb 9: Bizarri: History of Persia. To Duke Augustus of Saxony. June 6: Howard: Defensative against Prophecies. To Francis Walsingham. 1583 end: Hunnis: Seven Sobs of a Sorrowful Soul. To Countess of Sussex.

1584 June 20: Soowthern: Pandora. To Earl of Oxford. 1584 end: Bruno: ‘Ash Wednesday Supper’. To French Ambassador, Mauvissière.

1586 May 4: Whitney: Choice of Emblems. To Earl of Leicester. Oct 6: Nelson: Short Discourse on Treasons. To Sir Owen Hopton. Oct 31: Anthony Ashley’s translation of Waghenaer’s sea-charts: The Mariner’s Mirror. To Sir Christopher Hatton (1588).

1588 May 12: Case: Sphaera Civitatis. To Sir Christopher Hatton. July 2: St Aldegonde: book. To the Church.

1589 Sept 1: Hakluyt: Principal Navigations. To Sir Francis Walsingham.

35 1590 May 28: Arte of English Poesie. To Lord Burghley (printer’s epistle). June 24: Ferris: The most dangerous adventure. To Sir Thomas Heneage. Nov 17: Peele: Polyhymnia. To Lord Compton. 1590 end: Hondius: Map. To Earl of Essex. 1590 end: Watson: Meliboeus. To Thomas Walsingham. Translated by Watson as An Eclogue. To Lady Sidney, widow of Sir Philip.

1591 Dec 27: Spenser: Colin Clout’s Come Home Again. To Sir Walter Ralegh. 1591 end: G.B: A Fig for the Spaniard. To Courteous Gentlemen Readers. 1591 end: Spenser: Tears of the Muses. To Lady Strange. Spenser: Mother Hubberd’s Tale. To Lady Compton and Mounteagle.

1592 end: Gager: Meleager. To Earl of Essex. 1592 end: Willet: Sacrorum Emblematum. To Earl of Essex.

1593 April 23: Drayton: Shepherd’s Garland. To Master Robert Dudley. June 23: Peele: Honour of the Garter. To Henry 9th Earl of Northumberland. Aug 1: Anderson: Against the Deserved Plague. To Lady Scudamore. 1593 end: Churchyard’s Challenge. To Sir John Wolley.

1594 Nov 19: Saviolo: His practise: use of rapier. To Earl of Essex. 1594 end: Constable: Diana. To the Queen’s Maids (by R.Smyth).

1595 May 8: Maunsell: Catalogue of Printed Books. Part 2. To Earl of Essex. Sept 25: Persons: Conference on Succession. To Earl of Essex. Sept 29: Robinson: Harmony of King David’s Harp. Separate volumes. To Earl of Warwick, Sir Christopher Hatton, Sir John Puckering.

1596 Jan 19: C.G: Watchword for War. To Mayor and Aldermen of King’s Lynn. April 25: Fitzgeffrey: Sir Francis Drake. To Lady Elizabeth Drake. Sept 1: Spenser: Four Hymnes. To Countesses of Cumberland and Warwick. 1596 end: Davies: Orchestra. To Richard Martin.

1597 Jan 24: Francis Bacon: Essays. To Anthony Bacon, brother. May 29: Broughton: Epistle to the Learned Nobility of England. 1597 end: Breton: Wits Trenchmour. To William Herbert, of Wales.

1598 end: Bastard: Chrestoleros. To Lord Mountjoy. Norden: Speculum Britanniae. Hertfordshire. To Earl of Hertford.

1599 Jan 9: Hayward: Life of Henry IV. To Earl of Essex. Jan 26: Gibson: A Woman’s Worth. To Maids of Honour, and others. 1599 end: Lee: ‘Discovery and Recovery of Ireland’. To Sir Robert Cecil.

1600 Feb 11: Kemp: Nine Days’ Wonder. To a Maid of Honour. July 1: Edmondes: Observations on Caesar’s Commentaries. To Sir Francis Vere. Dec 19: Harington: Collected Epigrams. To wife, and mother-in-law. 1600 end: Breton: Soul’s Heavenly exercise. To Lord Mayor of London. Camden: Britannia. First four editions to Lord Burghley.

1601 June 26: Nesbit: Caesar’s Dialogue. To ‘all sound members’ (of the Church). Sept 19: Bilson: Survey of Christ’s Suffering. To King James (1604). 1601 end: Morley: Triumphs of Oriana. To Earl of Nottingham.

1602 May 28: Davison: Poetical Rhapsody. To Earl of Pembroke. 1602 end: Campion: Observations in English Poesie. To Lord Buckhurst.

36 Diaries and Journals.

Cecil, Sir William (later Lord Burghley) (c.1520-1598): ‘Diary’: many references, 1558-1596; notes made by Cecil, known as Burghley’s Diary, printed by Murdin, 747-811; collated with MS (on microfilm). Almanac: 1581 Sept 11. Diary (1592): 1592 Jan 2, and other notes in 1592. Diary (1594): 1594 Jan 2, and other notes in 1594.

Clifford, Lady Anne (1590-1676): Diary: 1602 Sept 18; Christmas; 1603 March 21,24,26.

Dee, Dr John (1527-1609): Compendious Rehearsal: 1559 Dec 5; 1564 July 14; 1565 Dec 5; 1568 Jan 11; Feb 16; 1571 July, end; 1575 March 10; 1577 Nov 22; 1578 Oct 16; Nov 4; 1580 Sept 17; Oct 3, 10; 1583 July 31; 1590 Nov 27; 1592 Nov 9.

Diary: 1577 Aug 19; Nov 22; 1578 Sept 25; Oct 8,16; Nov 4; 1579 June 18; 1580 Feb 16; April 6; June 7,8; June, end; Oct 3-4,10; Dec 1,6. 1581 Feb 23; July 12; Nov 16; 1582 Dec 22. 1583 Jan 13; Feb 11,26; March 18; April 18; May 13,18 (Alasco); June 15,19; July 30; Sept 21,27. (Dee was abroad until November 1589). 1589 Nov 22; Dec 9. 1590 March 15; Nov 10,27; Dec 2,4,6,14,16. 1592 Nov 22; Dec 1-2; 1593 Jan 27; Feb 15. 1594 May 3, 29; June 3,29; Dec 7; 1595 April 18; July 31. 1596 Feb 20; Aug 20 (note); 1597 Aug 8 (note).

De Maisse, André Hurault de (1539-1607): French Ambassador: Journal: 1597 Nov 22 (described); Nov 28,30; Dec 2-5, 7-10, 13-14,19,21-22,24,26-27,30-31; including full accounts of audiences with the Queen; 1598 Jan 2,4.

Ferrers, Henry (1549-1633): Commonplace book, with notes on 1578 progress: 1578 July 26; Aug 1,2,5,7,9,11,14,16,22,27.

French Marriage Commissioners: Journal: 1581 April 16,20,24,25,27,29,30; May 1,4,7,21; June 13.

Henslowe, Philip: theatre owner: Diary: see ‘Court Entertainments’: Players.

Hentzner, Paul: German traveller: Journal: 1598 Aug 21,27,29; Sept 5.

Hertford, Edward Seymour, Earl of: Journal: 1580 Jan 21,27.

Hoby, Sir Thomas (1530-1566): Journal: 1560 Aug 30; November, start. Hoby, Lady Margaret (1571-1633): Diary: 1600 Nov 13; Dec 5; 1601 Feb 28; 1603 March 16.

Kiechel, Samuel: German traveller: Journal: 1585 Sept 19; Oct 8,10.

Krag, Dr Nicolas: Danish Ambassador: Diary: 1598 Dec 17; 1599 Jan 6; April 15.

37 Machyn, Henry (c.1497-1563), Londoner: Diary: 1558 Nov 17 (2), 19,20,23,28; Dec 5,9,25. 1559 Jan 14,15,17; Feb 8-25 (Lent sermons); March 21; April 23,25; May 1,12,24-26,28; June 11,24,25; July 1-3; 10,11; Aug 5-7,17; Sept 9; Oct 5,8,12,19,27; Nov 5; Dec 31. 1560 Jan 1,6,12,21,30; March 3-April 7 (sermons); April 10,11,21,26,28; May 4,14; July 29; Aug 7; Nov 30; Dec 10. 1561 Feb 17; Feb 19-March 23 (sermons); March 26; April 23; May 11; June 16; July 4,10(2), 13,14,16; Sept 5,15,22; Oct 3,4,10,18,25,28; Dec 27,28. 1562 New Year (O’Neill); Jan 15,18; Feb 1,10; Feb 11-March 31 (sermons); Feb 14; March 11; April 20,23; June 4,5,14; Sept 3; Nov 9,26; Dec 26. 1563 Feb 10,17; March 21; June 14,19. (Machyn died in November 1563).

Madox, Richard (1546-1583): Diary: 1582 March 3,18 (described), 25; April 1,2.

Magno, Alessandro: Venetian traveller: Journal: 1562 August, end (described). Also quoted: 1561 July 10; 1565 Oct 29.

Malliet, Jean: Genevan envoy: Journal: 1582 Nov 13; 1583 April 21,24; Sept 2,4.

Manningham, John (c.1575-1622): Diary: 1593 Nov 17 (rhyme); 1598 Sept 12; 1601 March 1. 1602 April 2; Aug 1 (Lottery); Oct 10,28; Nov 2 (Song), 6,14; Dec 9. 1603 Jan 27; February, end; March 23,24; April 4,8. See also: ‘Anecdotes’ (Hatton).

Mompelgart, Count: German traveller: Journal: 1592 Aug 17,18,19,20. Also quoted: 1587 July 10/17 (Theobalds). As Duke of Wurttemberg: his envoy Baron Breuning’s description: 1595 March 27; April, start; April 6,23,26; May 6,10,15-17.

Munck, Levinus (c.1568-1623): Sir Robert Cecil’s secretary: Journal: 1596 April 25; June 13; Aug 29; Sept 30; 1597 July 27; Sept 20. 1598 Jan 4; May 17; Aug 16,29; Sept 3,17,20; Oct 22; Nov 11; Dec 17. 1599 April 9,19,22; May 20; Aug 20. 1600 June 1,5; Aug 18,31; Sept 7,27; Oct 19; Dec 1,14. 1601 Jan 9,10; Feb 4,8,17,25; March 21; Aug 24; Oct 2. 1602 Jan 19; Sept 19.

North, John (c.1557-1597), son of Roger 2nd Lord North: Diary: 1578 July 28; Aug 2,14,30; Sept 1,3; 1579 Jan 24; July 2; Sept 1.

Parliamentary Journals: omitting anonymous journals: 1571: John Hooker: April 2,4, May 29. 1572: Thomas Cromwell: June 30. 1576: Thomas Cromwell: March 14. 1581: Thomas Cromwell: Jan 16,20,23,24; March 18. 1584: Sir William Fitzwilliam: Dec 21; 1585 Feb 27; March 2. 1585: Thomas Cromwell: March 25,27. 1593: Roger Wilbraham: April 10. 1597: Hayward Townshend: Oct 24; 1598: Feb 9. 1598: Roger Wilbraham: Feb 9. 1601: Hayward Townshend: Oct 27,30; Nov 25,30. 1601: Roger Wilbraham: Dec 19.

38 Platter, Thomas: Swiss traveller: Diary: 1599 Sept 8,16,17; Oct 7,10.

Rogers, Daniel (c.1538-1591): Journal: 1576 Jan 2,3,7,9; May 3,10; June 6,20.

Ross, John Lesley, Bishop of: Diary: 1571 April, start; May 13,14; Aug 8,14,17; Oct 16.

Russell, Sir William (c.1553-1613): Lord Deputy of Ireland: Journal: 1594 June 25; Nov 17 (in Dublin).

Stettin-Pomerania, Duke of: German traveller: Diary: 1602 Sept 12,26.

Stonley, Richard (c.1520-1600): Teller of the Exchequer: Diary: 1581 Dec 1; 1582 Nov 17; 1598 March 20.

Throckmorton, (Sir) Arthur (c.1557-1626): Diaries: 1578 Dec 21 (described). 1579 Jan 6,9,10,11,12,13,14,17,18; Feb 1,2,3,4,11,13,23; March 2,11,22,29,30; April 12,23; May 10,12; Aug 15,17 (2),28; Dec 6,7,12,15. 1580 Jan 14,16, 27-Feb 11; Feb 15; March 7,10; May 27; July 1. (Abroad to 1582). 1581 Feb 3; 1582 Feb 2 (returned to England). 1583 April 25-30 (Alasco’s arrival); June 9,10,13; July 14,30; Aug 3,13,25,30,31; Sept 6,8,12,21; Oct 4,14; Nov 16. 1584 Jan 5; May 30; July 8; Nov 8; Dec 3. 1585 April 21; May 19; June 14,20; July 20; Aug 31; Sept 3; Oct 8. 1586 Feb 13; Nov 27; Dec 2,5,6,20,30. 1587 Feb 9; April 27; Sept 21; 1588 Aug 15,31; Sept 16,30. 1590 Jan 20; Dec 2,21. 1591 Oct 10; Nov 17,19; Dec 24,30. (Arthur’s sister married Ralegh, 1591). 1592 Feb 28; March 29; April 10,27; May 6,16,19,21,24,28,30,31; June 2-12; Aug 7; Sept 15; Dec 22,26.

Unton, Sir Henry (c.1558-1596), twice Ambassador to France: Journal: 1591 July 23,26,27,30. Journal: 1595 Dec 17,18,19,21,22,27; 1596 Jan 28. (Died March 23).

Von Wedel, Lupold: German traveller: Journal: 1584 Oct 18, 28; Nov 11,12,17,23; Dec 6,27; 1585 April 29.

Waldstein, Baron: German traveller: Diary: 1599 Aug 16; 1600 June 20,29,30; July 16,25.

Walsingham, (Sir) Francis (c.1532-1590): Queen’s Secretary: Journal: Referred to frequently, primarily for the Queen’s movements, and dates of audiences of ambassadors: January 1574-June 1578; March 1580-1583 April.

Wilbraham, Roger: Journal: 1587 Sept 19; 1593 April 10,29; 1597 Sept 5; 1598 Feb 8,14; April 23,24,30; 1599 Dec 4; 1602 Jan 26; 1603 Feb 21; March 20.

Yelverton: anonymous journal (BL Add MS 48023). 1559 Feb 22; Sept 7; Oct 5; Dec 25. 1560 Feb 25; March 31; May 7; June 29; Sept 17; Oct 1; November, start; mid. 1561 Jan 22; March 24; May 24; June 16; July 10,11; Aug 30; Oct 4,28; Dec 4,26. 1562 Jan 6,18,21; January, end; March, start; March 11,13,29; April 14,24,28,29; June 4,10,30; July 11,19; Aug 4,7,25; Oct 1,17.

39 Prayers and Prayer-books. For prayers purchased for individual churches see Subject Indexes: ‘Churchwardens’ accounts’. November 17: Accession Day.

1559 Jan 1: Book of Common Prayer and Homilies given to Queen. Jan 14: Queen’s prayer on departure from the Tower (quoted).

1562 end: Litany. (Queen’s copy).

1563 Jan 1: prayer-book given by Sir William Cecil. Aug 1: Prayer and Order of Public Fast, during the plague. Aug 21: Form of Meditation, during the plague. Dec 21: Psalm and Prayer, after abatement of the plague. December, end: Precationes privatae. Queen’s private prayers published.

1564 Jan 22: Form of Thanksgiving for cessation of the plague.

1565 July 23: Prayers for Malta, invaded by Turks. July 29: Form of prayer for Malta. Nov 4: Prayers of Thanksgiving for Malta.

1566 July 22: Form of Prayer, for countries invaded by Turks.

1568 July 21: prayers for the Queen (note).

1569 end: Christian prayers and meditations. Published by John Day. A godly ditty or prayer...Preserve thy servant, Lord. The Plagues of Northumberland. Ballad, with prayer. Ballad rejoicing the sudden fall. With prayer. Joyful news for true subjects. Ballad, with prayer.

1570 January, end: Prayer and Thanksgiving. After Northern Rising. 1570 end: Queen’s verse inscribed in a copy of Henry Bull’s Christian Prayers and Holy Meditations.

1571 Nov 9: Thanksgiving and prayers after victory at Lepanto. 1571 end: Sir John Conway: Meditations and Prayers.

1572 Oct 27: Form of Prayer, for present time and state. 1572 end: Symon: A pleasant posy. With prayer.

1574 Aug 15: Queen composed prayer at Bristol (quoted). 1574 end: Lady Tyrwhit: Morning and Evening Prayers.

1575 end: Peter Bales: Prayers in microscopic writing presented to Queen.

1576 Nov 17: Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving.

1577 Nov 17: A prayer and also a thanksgiving unto God.

1578 Oct 3: Psalm or song of praise. Nov 17: An anthem or prayer for preservation of the Church. Nov 17: Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving. 1578 end: Prayer-book presented to Queen; numerous languages. 1578 end: A Book of Christian Prayers. Published by Richard Day.

1579 Sept 18: Thomas Rogers: A Golden Chain.

40 1580 April 6: Report of the Earthquake, with prayers. April 22: prayers are requisite after the earthquake. April 23: Archbishop appointed prayers. April 30: Order of Prayer. With many payments for prayers.

1581 Jan 21: Commons voted for fast and preaching. Jan 23,24,25: Queen’s response to Parliament. 1581 end: ‘Queen Elizabeth’s Prayer-book’. Five languages.

1582 end: Bentley: Monument of Matrons; with numerous prayers. Including the Queen’s Godly Meditation, and Lady Tyrwhit’s Prayers.

1583 Dec 7: Prayers for the Queen at Antwerp.

1585 Jan 1: Edmund Bunny: Book of Christian Exercise. Feb 14: Prayer and Thanksgiving used at Winchester. Feb 18: Prayer for all Kings (etc). Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Queen; Prayer used in the Parliament. April 21: Prayers for the Queen in all churches in Holland. Sept 30: Prayers for the Queen at Brill. Nov 17: Edmund Bunny: Certain Prayers and other Godly Exercises.

1586 Aug 22: ‘A prayer meet to be said’. English and French. Aug 25: Order of Prayer and Thanksgiving. After Babington Plot. Aug 31: at York: Thanksgiving. Oct 6: Thomas Nelson: Short Discourse; with a Godly Prayer. Nov 17: at Berwick: Barraclough: Prayer and Thanksgiving [quoted].

1587 Nov 14: Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Queen.

1588 July 10: Form of Prayer, for the present time. July 23: Archbishop of Canterbury to order public prayers. July 31: Anthony Marten: A godly prayer. Aug 21: Psalms of invocation upon God. August, end: Psalm and Collect of Thanksgiving. Sept 2: Anthony Marten: An Exhortation with Prayers. Nov 11: Bishop of Chester’s Directions for Prayers. Nov 19: Day of Thanksgiving after defeat of Spanish Armada.

1589 Sept 20: Form of Prayer for Army in France.

1590 March 15: Form of Prayer; and Certain Prayers for French King. June 24: Sargent: New Sonnet. With prayer for the Queen. Aug 21: Prayer used in Queen’s house and chapel. Nov 17: Form of Prayer with Thanksgiving.

1591 Aug 6: Queen had sent ‘a divine prayer’ to Earl of Essex. 1591 end: John Norden: A Progress of Piety. With numerous prayers.

1593 April 23: St George’s Day Garter ceremony prayers. July, start: Certain Prayers. During the plague.

1594 March, start: Order of Prayer and Thanksgiving in dangerous times. June 13: at Theobalds: prayer-book presented at Queen’s visit. 1594 end: John Norden: Pensive Man’s Practice. With prayers.

41 1595 Dec 16: Cry of the poor for Death of Earl of Huntingdon. With prayer.

1596 May 31: Queen’s prayer at departure of Fleet (in full). May 31: Anthony Ashley’s praise of the Queen’s prayer. June 4: Prayer for prosperous success of her Majesty’s Forces. June 7: Lord North’s praise of the Queen’s prayer. July 3: Prayer of Thanksgiving. Dec 30: Hunsdon heirlooms. Queen’s miniature prayer-book.

1597 June 21-24: Certain prayers for Forces and Navy. July 11: Queen wishes her prayer removed from printed prayers.

1598 Nov 13: Order for Prayer and Thanksgiving. With an Admonition.

1599 April, start: Prayer for forces in Ireland. Aug 2: Archbishop asks if Queen wishes for special prayers.

1600 end: Breton: Soul’s Heavenly Exercise: Lord Mayor’s prayer.

1601 February, end: Certain Prayers fit for this time.

1602 end: Breton: Dialogue of Pith and Pleasure.

1603 March 15: Prayer for Queen by the Bishop of Chichester (in full).

Prayers for the Queen, in plays. All the prayers are quoted.

1560 end: John Bale: King John. Thomas Ingelend: The Disobedient Child. Anon: Nice Wanton.

1567 end: John Pickering: Horestes.

1568 end: Ulpian Fulwell: Like will to Like. William Wager: Enough is as good as a feast.

1569 end: Thomas Preston: Cambyses, King of Persia. William Wager: The longer thou livest, the more fool thou art.

1576 end: Anon: Common Conditions.

1578 end: Thomas Lupton: All for Money.

1590 end: Robert Wilson: Three Lords and Three Ladies of London.

1594 end: Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge: A Looking Glass for London and England.

1595 end: Anon: Locrine.

1598 end: Anon: Mucedorus.

42 Queen’s Poems and Translations. A selection of works attributed to the Queen.

1565 end: rhymes inscribed by Elizabeth in two books. 1567 end: Seneca: translation given to John Harington, elder. Other translations referred to by Thomas Heneage and Sir John Harington. 1568 end: Margaret of Navarre, trans. Princess Elizabeth from French: new edition of Godly Meditation. 1569 end: Poem ‘The doubt of future foes’ (in full).

1570 June 1: alleged Latin verses on the Papal Bull. 1570 end: verses inscribed in Bull’s Christian Prayers. 1579 end: Tully (Cicero): Epistle; given to John Harington, younger.

1580 end: Melissus’s epigram, and the Queen’s alleged response. 1582 end: Godly Meditation reprinted in Bentley’s Monument of Matrons. Poem ‘I grieve and dare not show my discontent’ (in full). 1584 June 20: alleged sonnet, translated from Philippe Desportes. 1587 end: verse-exchange with Sir Walter Ralegh (quoted). 1588 Sept 26: epitaph for Sir Amias Paulet; by E.R. December, end: two ‘Songs’ made in Armada year (in full). 1589 May 28: Puttenham’s fulsome praise of the Queen’s writing; she ‘exceedeth all the rest’.

1591 end: Tacitus: Annals: translations referred to in Henry Savile’s own translation, and by John Clapham. 1591 end: Spenser: Tears of the Muses: Queen is ‘a peerless Poetess’. 1592 Sept 18: Elizabeth’s verses at Woodstock, pre-Accession. Sept 28: at Oxford the Queen translated Cicero: De Marcello. 1593 Aug 24: Earl of Essex praised Queen’s translations (letter to Bacon). Oct 10-November: translation of Boethius: De Consolatione. 1597 Dec 14 (note): translation from Calvin, 1545. 1598 Nov 3-9: translation of Horace: De Arte Poetica; Plutarch: De Curiositate.

Other women writers.

1562 Sept 1: Olympia Morata’s Collected Works were dedicated to the Queen. 1564 April 25: Lady Bacon: translation of Jewel’s Apology for the Church of England.

1572: Charlotte d’Arbaleste, who married Philippe Duplessis-Mornay, who was several times in England as refugee and Ambassador. Her Memoirs quoted in translation: 1572 Sept 2; 1577 April, end; 1578 Aug 17; 1581 September, end; 1591 December, end.

1574 end: Lady Tyrwhit: Morning and Evening Prayers. 1582 end: new edition of Lady Tyrwhit’s Prayers, in Monument of Matrons. 1589 end: Jane Segar: Divine Prophecies of Ten Sibyls.

1591 Jan 1: Esther Inglis: Discours de la Foy. 1592 Aug 26: Countess of Pembroke: Dialogue between two Shepherds (quoted). 1599 March 27: Esther Inglis: ‘Livre des Pseaumes’. July 14: letter concerning the above book of Psalms in French. 1599 end: Countess of Pembroke: translations of the Psalms. 1600 Jan 1: Lady Rich’s letter to Queen; May 23,28: printed. 1601 July 8: Countess of Hertford: verse-epistle. 1603 end: Maid of Honour’s poem sewn on a sampler (in full).

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