A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library

Fabyan (Robert) [The Chronicle of Fabyan...nowe newely printed], 2 parts in 1, double column, black letter, title to part 2 within woodcut archite...

Melanchthon (Philipp) A Newe Work Concerning both Partes of the Sacrament to be Receyved of the Lay Peple, Gothic letter, a few instances of ink l...

Lutheranism.- Joye (George) The Letters whyche Johan Ashwell Priour of Newnham Abbey besydes Bedford, sente secretly to the Bishope of Lyncolne, i...

[Lanquet (Thomas)] [An epitome of cronicles...now finished and continued to the reigne of our soueraine lorde kynge Edwarde the sixt by Thomas Coo...

Bible, Latin. Biblia Sacra ad optima quaeque veteris, ut vocant, tralationis, collation: A8 a-z8 aa-zz8 A-Z8 Aa-Hh8, double column, title within o...

Sleidanus (Johannes) A Famouse Cronicle of oure time, called Sleidanes Commentaries, concerning the state of Religion and common wealth, during th...

Brunschwig (Hieronymus) A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye or homely physick booke for all the grefes and diseases of the bodye, fir...

Puritanism.- Vestments controversy.- Briefe Examination for the Tyme (A), of a certaine declaration, lately put in print in the name and defence o...

Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, translated by Sir Henry Billingsley, preface by Joh...

Whitgifte (John) An answere to a certen Libel intituled, An admonition to the Parliament, first edition, title within typographical border, mostly...

[Whittingham (William)] A Brieff Discours off the Troubles begonne at Franckford in Germany, printed in black letter, title cropped, laid down and...

Law.- Fitzherbert (Sir Anthony) La Graunde Abridgement, Collecte par le Iudge tresreuerend mo[n]sieur Anthony Fitzherbert..., 2 parts in 1, black ...

Luther (Martin) Special and Chosen Sermons, translated by William Gace, black letter, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-...

Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, collation: *4 **-***8 A-Z8 a-u8 a-l4, title within ornate engraved architectural border, and two similar divis...

Dictionary.- Cooper (Thomas) Thesaurus Linguae Romanae & Britannicae, title with "Bear and Ragged Staff" device, text in double column, lacking in...

Law.- [Phayer (Thomas)] A Booke of Presidents exactly written in maner of a Register, newlye corrected..., lacking final preliminary blank before ...

Nicolay (Nicolas de) The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, collation: ¶4 A-X8 Y2, printed in ro...

Heraldry.- Ferne (John) The Blazon of Gentrie: Devided into two parts..., first edition, woodcut armorial illustrations, with blank Z4 and final b...

France.- [Hurault (Michel)] A Discourse upon the present state of France, first edition in English, title with large woodcut printer's device, lac...

Mascall (Leonard) A Booke of Engines and traps to take Polecats, Buzardes, Rattes, Mice and all other kindes of Vermine, part 2 only, first editio...

Curtius Rufus (Quintus) The Historie...conteyning the Actes of the great Alexander, translated by John Brende, partially printed in black letter, ...

Plat (Sir Hugh) Diuerse new sorts of Soyle not yet brought into any publique vse..., first edition, collation: A-G4, H², woodcut title, C4 small h...

Italy.- Florence.- Macchiavelli (Niccolò) The Florentine Historie, first edition in English, translated by Thomas Bedingfeld, title within woodcut...

Mendoza (Bernardino de) Theorique and Practice of Warre. Written to Don Philip Prince of Castil, translated by Sir Edward Hoby, title with woodcut...

Skene (John) De verborum significatione, The Exposition of the Termes and Difficill Wordes, conteined in the Foure Bvuikes of Regiam Majestatem, f...

Aristotle. Politiques, or Discourses of Government, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut decorations and initials, lacking i...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Works of our Antient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed, edited by Thomas Speght, black letter, doubl...

Lomazzo (Giovanni Paolo) A Tracte containing the Artes of Curious Paintinge, Carvinge & Buildinge, first edition in English, translated by Richard...

Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de) Diana of George of Montemayor: Translated out of Spanish into English by Bartholomew Yong, first e...

Bilson (Thomas) The Effect of Certaine Sermons Touching the Full Redemption of Mankind by the death and bloud of Christ Jesus, largely printed in ...

Daniel (Samuel) Musophilus: containing a generall defence of learning, title within fine woodcut border, marginal restoration to 4 leaves, foxing ...

Gabelkover (Oswald) The Boock of Physicke...Most of them selected, and approued remedyes, for all corporall diseases, and sicknesses, which out of...

Livius (Titus) The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, large woodcut device on title, woodcut portrait of Q...

[Tasso (Torquato)] Godfrey of Bulloigne, or the Recoverie of Jerusalem. Done into English Heroicall verse, by Edward Fairfax, first edition, secon...

G[odwin] (F[rancis]) A Catalogue of the Bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this Island..., first edition, black...

[Botero (Giovanni)] Observations vpon the liues of Alexander, Caesar, Scipio. Newly Englished, only edition, title with woodcut printer's device, ...

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Workes, double column, black letter, title within woodcut architectural border, engraved portrait (fore-margin extended and...

Warner (William) Albions England: A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, title with typographic decoration, with final blank f., B1 and I1 wit...

Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de) The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, 3 parts in 1, first edition in English...

Sidney (Sir Philip) The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia...Now the Fourth Time Published, title within elaborate woodcut pictorial border (frayed an...

Alexander (William) The Monarchicke Tragedies; Croesus, Darius, The Alexandraean, Julius Caesar, woodcut devices on titles, woodcut decorations an...

[Wilkinson (Robert)] The Merchant Royall. A Sermon Preached at White-Hall before the Kings Maiestie, at the Nuptials of the Right Honourable the L...

Cattan (Christophe) The Geomancie...with the Wheele of Pythagoras, second edition, mostly black letter, woodcut device to title, woodcut initials,...

Du Bartas (Guillaume de Salluste) Bartas His Devine Weekes & Workes, translated by Josuah Sylvester, engraved architectural title by W. Hole (smal...

[?Cleaver (Robert)] A Godlie Forme of Householde Government: for the Ordering of Private Families...the severall duties of the Husband towards his...

Wickedness.- Knight (William) A Concordance Axiomaticall, Containing a Survey of Theologicall Propositions: With their Reasons and uses in holie S...

Spenser (Edmund) The Faerie Queen: The Shepheards Calendar: Together with the Other Works of England's Arch-Poët, Edm. Spenser, general title with...

Ireland.- Davies (Sir John) A Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely Subdued...untill the Beginning of his Maiesties happie ...

Pomarius (Petrus) Enchiridion Medicum: containing an Epitome of the Whole Course of Physicke, 2 parts in 1, 'the second impression', title with ma...

Theological and Philosophical Treatise of the nature and goodnesse of Salt (A), first edition, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and decor...

Military.- Dallington (Sir Robert) Aphorismes Civill and Militarie: Amplified with Authorities, and exemplified with Historie, out of the first Qu...

Duelling.- James I (King of England) A Publication of His Ma'ties Edict, and Severe Censure against Private Combats and Combatants..., first editi...

Huth copy.- Lydgate (John) The Life and Death of Hector, title within woodcut border incorporating female embodiments of wisdom and science, shiel...

Raleigh (Sir Walter) The History of the World, first edition, initial "The Minde of the Front" f. (lower-margin extended), engraved allegorical ti...

[Mocket (Richard), attributed to]. God and the King: or, A Dialogue..., A4 blank, with full-page woodcut illustration at end (laid down) but lacki...

Levant.- Sandys (George) A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610...Containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Aegypt, of the Holy Land...

Botero (Giovanni) Relations of the most famous Kingdoms and Commonweales thorough the World, head of title torn away losing all of woodcut decorat...

Surveying.- Rathborne (Aaron) The Surveyor in Foure bookes, first edition, fine engraved title by William Hole, 2 engraved portraits, woodcut diag...

Sheldon (Richard) A Survey of the Miracles of the Church of Rome, prouing them to be Antichristian, woodcut head-pieces and initial, D3 with a nea...

Linguistics.- Minsheu (John) Hegemon eis tas Glossas [graece], id est Ductor in Linguas, The Guide Into Tongues, 2 parts in 1, first edition, titl...