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Authors and Books 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; 1583 end; 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; 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.
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