"This piece [the Crown] which has about the edge a motto from Terence, "Has nisi periturus "mihi adimat nemo," sold, credite posteri! at the late Mr. West's sale for sixty-eight pounds." This is not the fact, for Mr. West's whole set of these coins, consisting of the Crown, Halfcrown, Shilling, and proof Six-pence, sold for five pounds seven shillings and sixpence. Mr. G. I find afterwards qualified the assertion. INSCRIPTIONS, Selected from rare Portraits in the Cracherode Collection from the time of Henry the VIIth. JOHAN ALCOCK, BYSSHOP OF ELY. An exhortacyon made to relygyous systers in the tyme of theyr consecracyon by hym. I aske the banes betwyx the hyghe and moost myghty Prynce, Kyng of all Kynges, Sone of Almyghty God and the Virgyn Mary, in humanyte Cryste Jesu of Nazareth, of the one partye, and A. B. of the thother partye, that yf ony man or woman can shewe any lawfull impedyment, other by any precontracte made on corrupcyon corrupcyon of body or soule of the sayd A. B. that she ought not to be maryed this daye unto the sayd mighty Prynce Jesu, that they wolde accordynge unto the lawe shewe it, SIR THOMAS WYATT, From the original Wood Cut by Hans Holbein, prefixed to the Nania, on the Death of Sir T Wyatt. Holbenus nitida fingendi maximus arte Effigiem expressit graphice, sed nullus Apelles. FISHER, BISHOP OF ROCHESTER, AND Engraved on the same Plate. JOHANNES FISCHERE prior Roffensis imago, Oh quem carnificis vos percutit una securis, CARDINAL CARDINAL WOLSEY. Non secus unda mari paulatim accrescit et unda SKELTON POETA. Eterno mansura dic dum sidera fulgent, From the back of the title page to "A ryght delectable treatyse upon a goodly garlande or chapelet of laurell by Mayster Skelton Poete Laureat, studyously dyvysed at Sheryfhetten Castell, in the forcste of Galtres, where in ar cōprysyde many and dyvers solacyons and ryght pregnant allectyves of syngular pleasure as more at large it doth apere in the pees followynge. "Ymprynted by me Rycharde Faukes, dwellyng in Duram Rent or els in Powlys Chyrche Yarde, at the sygne of the A B C. The yere of our Lorde God, M.CCCCXXIII. The 111 day of Octobre." 4to. B. L. EDWARD EDWARD VI. The true portaicture of King Edward the 6th, with the prayer that hee made to himselfe, his eyes being closed, thinking none had heard him, three howers before his death, in the 7th year of his raygne and 16th of his age, ye 6 of Jul. A° 1553. LORD GOD deliver me out of this miserable and wretched life, and take mee amonge thy chosen howbeit not my will but thy will be done. LORD, I commit my spirit to thee. Oн LORDE thou knowest howe happye it were for me to be with thee, yet for the chosen's sake, send me life and health, that I may truely serve thee. Oh my LORD GOD, blesse thy people, and save thyne inheritaunce. Oh LORD GOD, save thy chosen people of Englande. Oh my LORD GOD, defend this realme from Papystrye, and maynetayne the true Religion, that I and my people may prayse thy holy name. Witnesse hereof present were Sir Thomas Wrott, Sir He. Sidney, 2 of y cheefe gentl. of y Privie Chamber, Doct. Owen, Doct. Wendye, Christopher Salmon, Groome. 1# BISHOP BISHOP LATYMER. This inscription is principally introduced to Inform the curious reader that it accompanies a very rare head of Latymer, prefixed to his Sermons, printed in 1635. Thus while he lived grave Latimer was seenes MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. I have here no inscription to give the reader; but the collector of prints may not be displeased at the information, that perhaps the rarest of all similar engravings is the head of Mary Queen of of Scots, by Huret. Earl Spencer, who wanted one for a particular purpose, was obliged to give forty guineas for a copy. It is of octavo size. On the top is Conscius meus in excelsis. JOB xvi. 20. ! In the back ground is observed the ceremony of the Queen's execution. On the left side is Huret f. The Queen is represented with her right hand on her breast, whilst her left hand, which hangs down, has a cross in it. At the bottom is Mariæ Stuartæ Franc. et Scot. Regine. vera Effigies. SIR |