Three hundred notable books added to the Library of the British Museum under the keepership of Richard Garnett 1890-1899.

Date:
1899
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Credit: Three hundred notable books added to the Library of the British Museum under the keepership of Richard Garnett 1890-1899. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S. R., Gent. The Court of ciuill Courtesie. Fitlie furnished with a pleasant port of stately phrases and pithy precepts: assembled in the behalfe of all young Gentlemen, and others, that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates, at all times, and in all companies. Therby to purchase worthy praise of their inferiours: and estimation and credite among their betters. Out of the Italian, by S. R. Gent. Imprinted at London by Richard I hones. 1591. quarto. Dedicated by the printer ‘To the flourishing Youthes and curteous young Gentlemen of England ’; and with a further dedication, as of the supposed Italian original, headed ‘ Benga- lasso del Monte Prisacchi Retto, vnto Seig. Princisco Ganzar Moretto, For his behauiour.’ A long letter about this copy appeared in the AthencBU7n for Jan. 29, 1898. Mr. Huth’s is the only other known. Bought in 1898. HAR., W. Epicedium. A Funerall Song, vpon the vertuous life, and godly death, of the right worshipfull the Lady Helen Branch. Virtus sola manet, caetera cuncta ruunt. [Creed’s device.] London, Printed by Thomas Creede. 1594. quarto. W. Har. has been identified with William Herbert, or Harbert, author of ‘ A Prophecy of Cadwallader.’ Shakespeare’s ‘ Lucrece ’ was published in the same year, and the ‘ Epicedium ’ is chiefly noteworthy for the reference to it (a little spoilt by the needless dragging in of Kyd’s ‘ Cornelia ’!) in the opening stanza :— You that to shew your wits haue taken toyle In registring the deeds of noble men : And sought for matter in a forraine soyle (As worthie subiects of your siluer pen). Whom you haue rais’d from darke obliuions den. You that haue writ of chaste Lucretia, Whose death was witnesse of her spotlesse life : Or pen’d the praise of sad Cornelia,