Ariostos seven Planets gouerning Italie. Or his Satyrs in seven famous discourses, shewing the estate 1. Of the Court, and Courtiers. 2. Of Libertie and the Clergy in general. 3. Of the Romane Clergie. 4. Of Marriage. 5. Of Soldiers, Musitians, and Louers. 6. Of Schoolemasters and Schollers. 7. Of Honour, and the happiest life. Newly Corrected and Augmented, with many excellent and note worthy notes, together with a new Addition of three most excellent Elegies, written by the same Lodovico Ariosto, the effect whereof is contained in the Argument. Qui te sui te sui. London, Printed by William Stansby for Roger Jackson, dwelling in Fleete streete neere the Conduit. 1611. This translation is claimed by Robert Tofte in a note upon the Blazon of Jealousie, and wherein he states it to have been, unknown to him, "set forth in another man's name.' There is no difference in the two editions of the Satires, except in the titles. To the last are appended three elegies, with a new pagination. The following is the address "To the Reader. "Gentle Reader, the vertuous, with their owne, hauing alwaies regard to another's good, do painfully bestow houres, dayes, and yeares, to make that easie to others, which they with great labour haue obtained; in their places, vsing all meanes, to reclaime all persons from all manner vices, and to furnish them with such gifts of grace, as to make the possessors all ioyntly happy. From the man of experience, which hath learning and wisedome, thou mayst bee sure to receiue good instruction. I know my selfe vnable to give the Author of this booke his due commendation: if I were, and did, yet should I seeme to some to flatter; to others, not to haue said enough wherefore for thy contentment, let this suffice thee: the Author had his education with the learned, his liuing among the greatest concourse of people, and his life vnreproouable. For his gifts, the world hath already had sufficient experience, in that famous worke of Orlando Furioso. Whoeuer thou art, I dare assure thee, thou mayest in this discourse (as in a glasse) see thy present estate, and so not misse to judge rightly of thy end. In reading thou shalt finde pleasure both in the matter and forme, by considering thou shalt be be able to instruct thy selfe and others; but by practising as thou ought, thou shalt finde setled happinesse. Let the example of others be thy instruction, to Aye that euil which hath beene their ouerthrow, and to embrace that good which was their aduancement. Be thankfull first to God, then to the Author, and lastly to thy Country-man, who for thy sake without any other recompence, hath taken the paines in most exquisite manner, to bee thy interpreter. Vale." Then the argument of the whole worke, and the reasons why Lodouico Ariosto writ these Seauen Satyres." Some tales are introduced in the Satires as the well known one of Hans Carvels ring in the fifth Satire. The following is from the third. "William surnamed Rufus, when in hand, Now when Church-chapmen all were com'd vnto him, With all filde bagges, to make his offer best: 66 My gracious Lord (the old man did reply) To beg of him which to this place should rise, Whence Whence his rare vertues sprang so curiously, J. H. To Correspondents. We feel particularly indebted to the Gentleman who furnished several volumes for inspection, through the medium of Mr. Triphook. The not giving excerpts from his interesting Collection of Manuscript Poems, has arisen from not being able to appropriate so large a space as the nature of the Collection was entitled to. An intelligent friend suggests, that at p. 103, 1. 5, for bowgyt we should read bowgty, i. e. booty; and at p. 115, 1.6 from the bottom, thoil means toil. Acheley, T. author of verses, 1 Angler, a limb of an upright man, 293 Anonymous verses from Bannatyne MS. Answer to Lincolnshire rebels, 281 Caveat for common Cursetors, 291 Chapman, George, author of funeral song Charles, prince, infant of Albion, dedica- Archery, Dedication to first edit. of Toxo- Chaunt of R. Sheale, the minstrel, 100; philus, 206 Aristophanes, a character, 234 of, 229-30; extracts from, 231—3, MS. 107 Batman's, Stephen, Golden book of Bion, description of, 26 Bernardino's tale, by R. Greene, 164 Buc, Sir Geo. eclogue by, 365 nets, I his farewell, 105 Chess, 149 Chevy Chase, author of ascertained, 97 209 Chronicles of England, a metrical one Commendation of Cock-fighting, 318 Cotton, Charles, verses by, 137 Cypress garland, by Hugh Hollaud, 168 Davenant's Entertainment at Rutland Declaration against the Scots, 285 Derby, Countess of, an epilogue upon her Buckingham, D. of, dedication to, 168 VOL. IV. Dictes and sayings, 237 Dudley, a great scholar, 61; EE Diogenes, Diogenes, a character, 234 Drama, Heywood's play of Johan the Dumb Lover, poem, 125 Fusty bandyas, term of merriment, 90 Genings, N. a counnterfiet crank, 292 Giant, address of one, 276 108 God's omnipotency, verses upon, 297 Golden Book of the Leaden Gods, 40 Grafton, W. owner of Our Lady, 50 Durer's, Albert, designs copied for Chris- Graphice, by W. Sanderson, 220 tian prayers, by Day, 209 Elyot, Knight, Sir Thomas, sermon on Elizabeth, Q383; mercy to the Scotish Great Britain's Mourning Garment, 37 Farewel to folly, 1595 -, Planetomachia, 338 England, Chronicles of, 76-80, 110-Hawks, from Norway, in estimation, zá 14, 132 Heneage, Sir T. dedication to, 173 Ephemerides of Phialo, by S. Gosson, 289 Henry, Prince of Scotland, his baptism, Epigrams by S. Kendall, 154-7 Epitaph on Sir T. Wyatt, 316 Evans, W. the great porter, address to, 279 to the Muse, 311 Farewell of the Minstrels, 105 Hastings, 135 Flecknoe's, R. travels, 143 Fortunate Farewell, by Churchyard,345 Fulce's, W. Goudly Gallery, 384 313 - Elegy upon, the VIII. Dedication to, 206 bility, 270 Gentilness and no- Higgons, Sir Thomas, lines by, 136 Holbein, Hans, his book of crayons, 228 Hume's, Alex. sacred songs, 294 Johna |