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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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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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    therefore is, that within twelue dayes after the receipt hereof you will cause the summe of [Thirtie poundes] to bee delmered to [Sir Robert Gardiner Knight] whom we haue appointed to be our Collector in our Countie of [Suffolke], etc. Giuen under our Priuie Seale at our Palace of West- minster the last day of luly in the second yeere of our reigne of England, etc. broadside. A demand for a loan of Thirty Pounds until 24 March 1605, with MS. receipts for payment, dated 16 Oct. 1604, and, what is much more remarkable, of repayment, dated 7 May 1608. Printed in caractere de civility. Bought in 1890. BRETON, Nicholas. Honest Counsaile. A Merrie fitte of a Poeticall Furie: Good to read, better to follow. Imprinted at London by JV. JV. for William lones dwelling at the signe of the Gunne neare Holborne Conduit. 1605. QUARTO. Dedicated ‘to the right wor. my very good friend and loving father, lames Dackham of Steepleton in the countie of Dorset, Esquier.’ Only one other copy known. Bought in 1894. From the Heber collection. SOUTHWELL, Robert. Foure-fould Meditation, of the foure last things: viz. Shewing the estate of the Elect and Reprobate. Composed in a Diuine Poeme. By R. S. The author of S. Peters complaint. Imprinted at London by G. Eld: for Francis Burton. 1606. QUARTO.