A'r a M t n the Coun cil of the am n S i t ee i g of C de oc e y, held at No . 25 a am nt St t stm nst on u s a t , P rli e ree , We i er, Th r d y he 9th A ri 1 40 p l, 8 , TH M ' O AS Es . Dm nc ron I N T HE H AMYOT, q , C AI R, IT W A S SO RE LVED, That the thanks of the Council be given to the Most Noble the MA a au nss or SA L I SB U RY for the courtesy and kindn ess with h his s to the u st the un to be whic Lord hip acceded req e of Co cil, m tt to use the . um nta ns the ina per i ed MS Vol e, which co i orig l of ’ N n s n ss orde Descriptio of E ex . the un By order of Co cil, WI T u s L LI A M . n o J , Secretary . C O UN C IL 0 ? THE C MDE N S E Y A O CI T , C D E LE TE MA Y 2 , 18 40 . H S E N M . ON LO RD AN P. THE RIGHT . FR CI GERTO , . s S MAS AM ES F R. s . .A Q. S . Tre . Dir tor THO YOT, ec . LES D. N ELL ES M A Q . A. P CH R FRE BAR W , , . S .A. D THE . HON. D L B A F . RT RICHAR OR R YBROOKE, . S A. ES . F S .A . Tr asurer . JOH N BRUCE, Q . e S F N A N LLIE E . S .A . JOH P Y E CO R, Q . P N E ES F. S . A. C . URTO COOP R, Q. HON . O MAS PE E INE O NA RT. TH R GR C URTE Y. ’ ‘ CROF I ON E ES Q . T. CROK R, . E ND D E THE REV AL XA ER YC . H N ELLIS K . SIR Sec . S .A . HE RY , , REV E HE . S T N F S. A . JO PH HU TER, . E I M . D D F . A D N . H R S S . SIR K . F. FRE R CK A E , , M S S L N ESQ . E. S .A. THO A TAP ETO , ILLI M MS ESQ. F. S. A. S r tar . W A J . THO , ec e y H M S I G ES . F.S .A . T O A WR HT, Q M A , I N T R O D U C T I O N. Ta n art ula s of the if n N n as far as ar p ic r l e of Joh orde , we e ac ua nt d t t m are an d n th s as stat his q i e wi h he , few, eve o e, ed by a s not all ta n . Ant n 5 assu s u s was biogr pher , cer i ho y Wood re he f u at at x and ta s him for the sam erson who was ed c ed O ford , ke e p aut of n o f t an fifte n t nal s s m hor ewer h e devo io piece , o e of which ’ ” n t th u h man and one ns Man s a t we ro g y, , The Pe ive Pr c ice, 1 59 1 th u h f t ti n s . an t u ht t s s in , ro g or y edi o Gr ger ho g he e book t n to an th s n ssi his fat r . divini y belo ged o er per o , po bly he The at s as num at a t s n t d e , however, e er ed by Wood, ex c ly corre po d wi h the period over which the topographical production s extend ; and we have no actual kn owledge of any other writer of both his nam es . N n as n a nt fam but in hat Wood describes orde bor of ge eel ily, w unt un ss in W ts u not t ll: u h sa s a ut co y, le il , he co ld e Go g y bo 4 b mm n a t a x in 1 5 8 . He was admitted a co o er of H r H ll, O ford, ’ 5 Brit. To r. vol. i. 266. h . ii 001. 2 . o At ena. Oxon Bliu s edit. vol. 79 p g p b cu m. soc . 9 . lNT RO DUOT I ON . " c d M A. 26 5 4 z becam . A. 1 1 1568 z an . 1 6 e B Feb , Feb , - 1 5 72 3 . num rate fr m oo in a nc se f m the We shall first e e o W d, co i or , na s ascri e to N r n . are titles of the dev otio l work b d o de They , ’ i ul Man s Solace 8m. 8vo . L n . 1585 . S nf , o d ultitude. 8v c L n . 1 586 . Mirror f or the M . o d Antithesis or Contrariet between the Wicked and Gofl , y y, setf or th in f orm of a p air of Gloves fit f or every man to wear . Lo n . 158 d 7. ’ M ° P ensive an s Practice. 12 L n 1 59 1 . rti th m s o d. Fo e i pre ° s n 12 L n 1 629 . io , o d . ’ M ° P oor an s Bes t. Ei t e t 1 2 L n 1620. gh h di . o d. o o P iet 12° Lo n P r gress f y . d . Christian Comf ort and Encouragement unto an English ma at t sub e t t to dis he S anish Th t . 8v L n . j c s no y p rea s o. o d 1 596 . H 4 ° n 1 Mirror o onour . L . 5 f o d 97. ° Interchan eable Variet o Thin s 4 n . 16 . g y f g . Lo d 00 ’ ’ The La b rinth Man s L e or Vir tue eli 4 ° D ht. s n . y of if , g Lo d 16 14 . m at to o t a Ea l of A poe dedic ed R ber C rr, r m So erset. Loadst ° one o a S iritual e 16 L n . 16 14 . f p Lif . o d P ’ ° en e l s el 1 2 n . 161 5 . siv Sou D ight. Lo d ° An E e to H av i th 1 2 L n . 161 9 . y e en n E ar . o d 6’ ' th. F -ti A Oxon . ut su r. s co 8 18 . p , l. 1 1 . lbid . col. 9 ' s m onuc rxos . xi Hel to true Bless dn ss p e e . ° P athwa to P ati nc n all manner o A ctions 8 L n . y e e i f fi . o d 1 626 . ’ As a t a are m ta n N n s opogr pher, we ore cer i of orde productions . 1 S e u ri annia the B ret P ar t . his t . p cul m B t , e An oricall and M h choro ra hi ll d ri tion iddleeew. 4 L n 159 . g p ca esc p of o d . 8 The t n u n a t l dedica io to Q ee Eliz be h , fo lowed by an Address to Lord The Harleian volume 570 contains a manuscript account of Middlewx ' i Norden s handwritin which from the e asu es and alterati ns n g, , r r o , seems to h ve been his first draft to which s Des i tion of Surre as the titl e , cr p y, e in forms us was to have been add d. The P eface is dated Nov embe , e r r, then ' altered to December and then to Jauusr 1592. It diflers from , y the pub lhhed w in m emen is more dilated in the refntor matter m d hu py g g p y , l d v n s w p m m pu sages which seem to bs e bee tm ck out. In t o or three rifi correcti in the han writ n rd ur insh nees it hss t ing ons d i g of ln B ghley. Norden mentions good stom osf swans upon the river Len in this manu scriph m d enlsrges more than in the printed work upon the prefm nce at iv to wheet rown sbom Heston the severel re thxt time g en g ; p bends of St. ' - Paul s in Middleee are slso enumeteted. Then follows s section omitt g , ed rin in the p t, on “ w M d l d li The meanes most musll ho the people of y d esex oe ve. “ Not medlh ge with the higbfl som 1 0bwfl e this in the mesnen and rste of m s n the Thm b the hve e ther b tbe hnrd e fi che a enhsbyte m e y y y g , b the wberr or ferr e b the sculler or b fishin e all which liv e well y ye, y , y y g , lentifull e i t o s releve their fsmel es.