93 THE MERRY TALES of the Wise Men of Gotham, edited by JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, Esq. F.S.A., post 8vo. 1s

These tales are supposed to have been composed in the early part of the sixteenth century, by Dr. Andrew Borde, the well-known progenitor of Merry Andrews. "In the time of Henry the Eighth, and after," says Ant.-à- Wood, "it was accounted a book full of wit and mirth by scholars and gentlemen."

94 A SELECTION of Latin Stories from MSS. of the XIIIth and XIVth Centuries, edited by T. WRIGHT, post 8vo. pp. 280, 68 (Percy Soc.) 95 THE SEVEN SAGES, in English Verse, from a MS. at Cambridge, edited by T. WRIGHT, post 8vo. 48 (ib.)

One of the most remarkable collections of Stories current during the Middle Ages. 96 JACK OF DOVER, his Quest of Inquirie, or his Privy Search for the veriest Foole in England, a collection of Merry Tales, 1604, edited by T. WRIGHT, post 8vo. 28 6d (Percy Soc.)

This tract is exceedingly curious, as forming one of the links between the wit of the middle ages and that of modern times. There is scarcely one of the "merry tales" contained in it which has not its counterpart among the numerous Latin stories of the monks, which were popular in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

97 PLEASANT Conceites of Old Hobson, the Merry Londoner, full of humourous Discourses and witty Merriments, whereat the quickest wittes may laugh, and the wiser sort take pleasure, 1607, edited by J. O. HALLIWELL, post 8vo. 28 (Percy Soc.) 98 ROBIN GOODFELLOW; his Mad Pranks and Merry Jests, full of honest mirth, 1628, edited by J. P. COLLIER, post 8vo. 28

(ib.) 99 HISTORY of Reynard the Fox, from Caxton's edition in 1481, with Notes and Literary History of the Romance, edited by W. J. THOмS, post 8vo. 98

(ib.) 100 FOOLS AND JESTERS, with a Reprint of ROBERT ARMIN'S Nest of Ninnies, 1608, edited by J. P. COLLIER, 8vo. cloth, 4s 6d (Shakespeare Soc.) 101 TARLTON'S JESTS, and News out of Purgatory; with Notes, and some account of the Life of Tarlton, by J. O. HALLIWELL, 8vo. cloth, 4s 6d (ib.) 102 ILLUSTRATIONS of the Fairy Mythology of Shakespeare, by J. O. HALLIWELL, thick 8vo. cloth, 7s 6d (ib.) 103 THE NOBLE and Renowned History of Guy, Earl of

Warwick, containing a full and true uccount of his many famous and valiant actions, 12mo. new edition, with woodcuts, cloth, 28 6d

104 ANECDOTES and Traditions, illustrative of Early English History and Literature, desived from MS. sources, edited by W. J. THOмs, small 4to. cloth, 158

(Camden Soc.)

105 A CONTEMPORARY Narrative of the Proceedings against Dame Alice Kyteler, prosecuted for Sorcery in 1324, by RICHARD de LEDREDE, Bishop of OssORY, edited by T. WRIGHT, Small 4to. cloth, 4s 6d (Camden Soc.)

This volume affords a curious picture of the turbulent state of Ireland in the reign of Edward II., and an interesting chapter in the history of English Superstition.

106 DIALOGUE concerning Witches and Witchcrafts, by GEORGE GIFFORD, Vicar of Maldon, 1603. Edited by T. WRIGHT, post 8vo. 4s 6d (Percy Soc.)

This dialogue was thought to merit reprinting, both as being an excellent specimen of the colloquial language of the Reign of Elizabeth, and for the good sense with which the writer treats a subject on which so many people ran mad, and the curious allusions which it contains to the superstitions of the age.

107 TRIAL of the Witches at Bury St Edmunds, before Sir M. HALE, 1604, with an Appendix by CHARLES CLARK, Esq. of Totham, Essex, 8vo. 18

"The most perfect narrative of anything of this nature hitherto extant."-Preface.

108 WONDERFUL Discovery of the Witchcrafts of Margaret and Philip Flower, daughters of Joan Flower, near Bever (Belvoir), executed at Lincoln for confessing themselves actors in the destruction of Lord Rosse, son of the Earl of Rutland, 1618, 8vo. 1s

One of the most extraordinary cases of Witchcraft on record.

109 ACCOUNT of the Trial, Confession, and Condemnation of Six Witches at Maidstone, 1652; also the Trial and Execution of Three others at Faversham, 1645, 8vo. 1s

These transactions are unnoticed by all the Kentish historians. 110 A FAITHFUL RECORD of the Miraculous Case of Mary Johnson, by W. REID CLANNY, M.D. of Sunderland, 8vo. 1s 6d

The second edition of a most extraordinary narrative, which caused great sensation in the North of England.

MEDIEVAL HISTORY.

111 A MANUAL of the History of the Middle Ages, from the Invasion of the Barbarians to the Fall of Constantinople; with Genealogical Tables of the Imperial Houses of Germany, of the Three French Dynasties, and of the Norman-Angevin Kings of England, translated from the French Work of DES MICHELS, by T. G. JONES, 12mo. cloth, 2s 6d (pub. at 6s 6d)

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112 CHRONICA Jocelina de Brakelonda, de Rebus Gestis Samsonis Abbatis Monasterii Sancti Edmundi : nunc primum typis mandata curante J. GAGE-ROKEWODE, small 4to. cloth, 10s 6d (Camden Soc.)

"There is one publication which the Society may well be gratified at having been the means of adding to the materials of the History of England, the Chronicle of Josceline de Brakelond, a work edited with singular care and judgment, and unique in its character, as affording an illustration of monastic life more vivid and complete than can be found in any work with which the Council are acquainted."

Report of the C. S. 1841. 113 ECCLESIASTICAL DOCUMENTS: viz.-1. A Brief History of the Bishoprick of Somerset to the year 1174. 2. Curious Collection of Charters from the Library of Dr. Cox. Macro, now first published, by the Rev. Joseph HUNTER, Small 4to. cloth, 38 (Camden Soc.) 114 CHRONICLE of William of Rishanger of the Barons' Wars -The Miracles of Simon de Montfort, edited from MSS. by J. O. HALLIWELL, small 4to. cloth, 58 (ib.) 115 THE BARONS' WAR, including the Battles of Lewes and Evesham, by W. H. BLAAW, F.S.A., thick small 4to, many plates, cloth, (an interesting volume,) 15s

116 A FRENCH Chronicle of London, from the 44th of Henry III. to the 17th of Edw. III., with copious English notes, by J. G. AUNGIER, small 4to. cloth, 68 (Camden Soc.) 117 ABBREVIATA CHRONICA, ab anno 1377, usque ad annum 1469. Edited by the Rev. J. SMITH, 4to.fac-simile, 3s (Camb. Antiq. Soc.) 118 HISTORIE of the Arrival of Edward IV. in England, and the finall recoverye of his Kingdoms from Henry VI. 1471. Edited by J. BRUCE, small 4to. cloth, 98 (Camden Soc.) 119 CHRONICLE of the First Thirteen Years of the Reign of Edward IV., by JOHN WARKWORTH, now first printed, and edited by J. O. HALLIWELL, small 4to. cloth, 38 (ib.) 120 POLYDORE VIRGIL'S History of the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III., now first printed in English from a MS. in the British Museum, by Sir H. ELLIS, Small 4to. cloth, 6s 6d

(ib.)

121 DICTIONARY

PHILOLOGY.

of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, &c. from the Reign of Edward I.; forming a complete Key for the reader of the works of our Ancient Poets, Dramatists, and other Authors, whose works abound with allusions of which explanations are not

to be found in ordinary dictionaries and books of reference, by J. O. HALLIWELL, F.R.S., &c. 8vo. Vol. I. containing 480 pages, closely printed in double columns, cloth, £1. Is (To be completed in 2 vols.)

"It forms a most comprehensive glossary to all our old English writers, from the beginning of the fourteenth century to the time of the Stuarts, including the earlier chroniclers, the writings of Wycliffe, and a long range of poets, from Piers Ploughman, Chaucer, Gower, Lydgate, &c. to Spenser and his contemporaries, with Shakespeare and the dramatists of that age. Most of the words of the Dictionary are illustrated by examples, selected not only from printed authorities, but from the numerous early English MSS. scattered through public and private libraries, and these are extremely numerous and valuable. In addition to the obsolete portion of our language, this work may be said to be a complete dictionary of the local dialects of the present day, and is one which will be an acceptable addition to every library." Morning Herald.

122 ON THE Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages; containing an examination of M. Raynouard's Theory on. the Relation of the Italian, Spanish, Provençal, and French, to the Latin, by GEO. CORNEWALL LEWIS, 8vo. cloth, 128 reduced to 78 6d

123 RELIQUES of Irish Jacobite Poetry, with Interlinear Translations, and Biographical Sketches of the Authors, and Notes by J. DALY; also English Metrical Versions by E. WALSH, 8vo. Parts 1 and 2 (all yet published), 28

124 POPULAR ERRORS in English Grammar, particularly pointed out, by GEORGE JACKSON, 12mo. third edition, with a coloured frontispiece of the "Sedes Busbeiana" 6d

125 PROMPTORIUM Parvulorum sive Clericorum, Lexicon Anglo-Latinum princeps, autore Fratre Galfrido Grammatico Dicto e Predicationibus Lenne Episcopi, Northfolciensi, A.D. 1440, olim e prelis Pynsonianis editum, nunc ab integro, commentariolis subjectis, ad fidem codicum recensuit ALBERTUS WAY, tomus prior, small 4to. cloth, 108 6d (Camden Soc.)

126 HISTOIRE Litteraire, Philologique et Bibliographique des Patois, par PIERQUIN de GEMBLOUX, 8vo. Paris, 1841, 88 6d

127 GROSE'S (Francis, F.S.A.) Glossary of Provincial and Local Words used in England, with which is now first incorporated the SUPPLEMENT by SAMUEL PEGGE, F.S.A., post 8vo. elegantly printed, cloth, 4s 6d

The utility of a Provincial Glossary to all persons desirous of understanding our ancient poets is so universally acknowledged, that to euter into a proof of it would be entirely a work of supererogation. Grose and Pegge are constantly referred to in Todd's "Johnson's Dictionary."

128 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL List of all the Works which have been published towards illustrating the Provincial Dialects of England, by JOHN RUSSELL SMITH, post 8vo. 1s "Very serviceable to such as prosecute the study of our provincial dialects, or are collecting works on that curious subject. We very cordially recommend it to notice."-Metropolitan.

129 SPECIMENS of Cornish Provincial Dialect, collected and arranged by Uncle Jan Treenoodle, with some Introductory Remarks and a Glossary by an Antiquarian Friend, also a Selection of Songs and other Pieces connected with Cornwall, post 8vo. with curious portrait of Dolly Pentreath, cloth, 48

"Vether it's worth while goin' through so much, to learn so little, as the Charity-boy said ven he got to the end of the alphabet, is a matter o' taste. I rather think it isn't," Quoth Old Weller.

130 EXMOOR Scolding and Courtship in the Propriety and Decency of Exmoor (Devonshire) Language, with Notes and a Glossary, post 8vo. 12th edition, 18 6d

"A very rich bit of West of Englandism.”—Metropolitan.

131 POEMS of Rural Life, in the Dorset Dialect, with a Dissertation and Glossary, by WILLIAM BARNES, royal 12mo. cloth, 10s

A fine poetic feeling is displayed through the various pieces in this volume; according to some critics nothing has appeared equal to it since the time of Burns; the 'Gent.'s Magazine' for Dec. 1844, gave a review of the volume some pages in length.

132 A GLOSSARY of Provincial Words and Phrases in use in

Wiltshire, showing their Derivation in numerous instances from the Language of the Anglo-Saxons, by JOHN YONGE AKERMAN, Esq., F.S.A. 12mo. cloth, 3s

133 A COLLECTION of Fugitive Pieces in the Dialect of Zummerzet, edited by J. O. HALLIWELL, post 8vo. only 50 printed, 28

134 DICK AND SAL, or Jack and Joan's Fair, a Doggerel Poem, in the Kentish Dialect, 3d edition, 12mo. 6d

135 TOM CLADPOLE'S Journey to Lunnun, told by himself, and written in pure SUSSEX Doggerel, by his Uncle Tim, 12mo. 5th thousand, 6d

136 JAN CLADPOLE'S Trip to 'Merrricur in Search for Dollar Trees, and how he got rich enough to beg his way home! written in Sussex Doggerel, 12mo. 6d

137 JOHN NOAKES and Mary Styles, a Poem, exhibiting some of the most striking lingual localisms peculiar to Essex, with a Glossary, by CHARLES CLARK, Esq. of Great Totham Hall, Essex, post 8vo. cloth, 28

"The poem possesses considerable humour." Tait's Mag.-" A very pleasant trifle." Lit. Gaz.-"A very clever production." Essex Lit. Journal.-" Full of rich humour." Essex Mercury.- "Very droll." Metropolitan.-" Exhibits the dialect of Essex perfectly." Eclectic Review." Full of quaint wit and humour." Gent.'s Mag. May, 1841. "A very clever and amusing piece of local description." Archæologist.