■,i]i'.>/- • I '*'': rw Ifctt Hi '<(•., Mh- >b i^' ! ;;,'• I 1 =;,i /i., fit). 1 'n'^::;"";!.;^ HANDBOUND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS * s(,4l of the nit tfie 3ilotr$(Hi)iful Comtian^ of <&tationeirv\et-'i' Ccw^ipatv^y ^ A TRANSCEIPT OF THE HtgtBkrs OF THE Worshipful Company of Stationers; FROM 1640—1708 A.D. 0; In Three Volumes. VOLUME II. 1655—1675. n ^^n^ Pii/K^TA'Zy PRINTED. LONDON : 1913. Year 100th lOlst Date 4 July 1655—6 July 1656 . 7 July 1656—27 February 1656 Matter and Wardens H.W.U.y.{|-.|fJPlien..;. R.Meade.{f;.g^,"»-} Pages 1-70 71-115 lOlst 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th 2 March 1656—6 July 1657 9 July 1657—8 July 1658 . 12 July 1658—8 July 1659 . 13 July 1659—3 July 1660 . 4 July 1660—16 July 1661 . 29 July 1661—15 July 1662 . 16 July 1662—3 July 1663 . 2 July 1663—8 July 1664 . 9 July 1664—1 July 1665 . 21 August 1665—28 June 1666 19 July 1666—21 July 1667 . 25 July 1667—4 July 1668 . 18 July 1668—27 June 1669 . 6 July 1669—29 June 1670 . 5 July 1670—30 June 1671 . 11 July 1671—24 June 1672 . 10 July 1672—1 July 1673 . 8 July 1673— 3 July 1674 . 10 July 1674—3 July 1675 . R.«eade.lf;?g«r"-} . 116-135 H.Seyle.{g^-^Si,„o„.: . 136-186 -•---iSIX"" • . 187-231 V^.I-{l:Mfey,l . 232-272 P. Stephens. (K;g.«rt^oj;} . 273-299 H.Eobin.on. {^T^».'5"''"'; . 300-312 'D. Pakeman.' . 313-325 M.Fle.h.,.{A.Or«,ke.} . 326-345 ^•"'"''•iSi^ilri . 346-359 '^-'^^^■{I:¥^} . 360-367 ^•''""'^'•{|:S;';.'i.j . 368-378 H.,R.byn..„.{|.5'W^^; . 379-388 T.Davi..{a; Smith.} . . 389-402 T.D.vi,..{|:8|5^th.} . . 403-413 ^•I-»k.{Ii»'-} . 414-427 ^•'^y>"''E:^S'on."'i . 428-444 E.S.iU,.{A.B.pe_,. j . 445^63 E.E,y.t.„.{^-^^-j . 464-484 K.E.y.ton.j?;^yi„te.^J . 485-512 [l;lfJ?S,r}H.Wall.y. 4—6 July 1655.] blaster: looser Uovton \ ISHarl^end [Page 379] Master Henry Seile. 4tb Of 3ttl» 1655 Entred for his copie under the hand of Master Norton warden a booke entituled Some inspectiong made into the carriage & consults of the late Long Pari' &c. By James Howell, Esq' vj° Master Abell Boper. 4tb of 3Jttl» 1655 Entred . . . (und the hand of Master Norton warden) a booke entituled The Covenant sealed, or a treatise of the sacrament of both covenants polemicall & practicall, especially of the sacraments of the covenant of grace, by Thomas Blake M.A. pastor of Tamworth in the counties of Stafford & Warwick ........... vj* James Cotterell. John Field and Henry Hills. 4tb of Sttlu 1655 Entred . . . (und the hand of Master Norton warden) a booke en- tituled A short epitome of Turkish customes, rites & ceremonies, written by Bartholomeus Georgieviz, pilgrim. Made English by Tho: Skinner, Esq'' vj° 5tb Of aittlj) Entred . . . By his Highnes. A proclamation for relief of Godly ministers agt suits & molestations by psons sequestred, ejected or not approved ........... vj* [Page 380] Master Richard Tbrale. 5tb Of Sttlw 1655 Entred . . . und the hands and seales of Thomas Ewster and Joane his wife late administratrix of the goods and chattells of Robert Young her father not administered of before a booke or copie entituled Paradisus Terrestris, or the garden of pleasant flowers by Jlf' John Parkinson, & entred heretofore to the sd M'' Young To wch the hand of Master Noeton warden is subscribed vj* 6tb of mau 1655 Master W"' Hope. Entred ... a booke entituled The triumphant arch, erected & conse- crated to the Olory of the Feminine sexe by Mons. de Scudery. Englished by John Leetlub, gent. vj" ^ [6—10 July 1655. H.W.ll.y.{|;|fJ{*r] 60 aittlif 1655 Edward Dod, Entred for his copie (und the hand of Master Norton, warden) a booke entituled America, or an exact descripcon of the West Indies, more especially of those provinces which are under the dominion of the King of Spaine. By Thomas Peake vj id Henry Hills and Jotm Field. 9tb of 3ttl» 1655 Entred . . . By the Protector. A proclamacdn comanding all persons who have bene of the late Kings partie or his sonnes, to depart out of the eitties of London & Westmr & late lynes of cmnunicacbn on or before Thursday the 12'* day of July instant VJ" lOtb Of 3ttl2 1655 [Page 381] Entred . . . (under the hand of Master Norton, warden) a booke Master entituled Ok/xfiia Awfiara or an Almanack & Prognosticacon for theyeare of George Bawbrldge. o«r Lord God, 1656, being Bissextile or leape years & from, the Creation of ye World 5605. Wherein is contained the state of the whole yeare, the Eclipses, Lunations, Conjunctions & Aspects of the Planets, wth the Southing, rising & setting of the Sun, Moone & fixed starres evie day in the yeare. Together wth short direccons to find the houre of the day & night alt all times without instrumt, with other observacons very requisite for men of all sorts. Calculated according to Art &c, by Vincent Wing, Matheinat. VJ" lOtb Of Sttlu 1655 Master Entred . . . (und ye hand of Master Norton warden) a booke oeorge sawondge. entituled Daniell 1656. An almanack for the yeare of mans redemption 1566, being the Bissextile or Leape yeare shewing the various habitudes, passions & configurations of ye celestiall bodies, wth sundry phisicall observacons rules of husbandry, &c. Also a most rationall conjecture of the weather, &c Composed by Humph. Daniell, Mathematician VJ" lOtb of 3Jttl» 1655 Master Entred . . . (und the hand of Master Norton warden) a booke George Bawbrldge. entituled Pigott, 1656. The Countreymans Calendar, or A plaine Almanack for the yeare of our Lord Ood, 1656. Rectified for ye meridian & latitude of the ancient and quondam fioiirishing towne of Ludlow in Shropshire, &c. Calculated & composed by Francis Pigott VJ id lOtb of Slllij 1655 [Page 382] Entred . . * . (under the hand of Master Norton, warden) a booke Master entituled Bade, 1656. A new almanack & prognostication in wch you may Oeorge Sawbridge. lehM the state of this yeare of our Lord Ood 1656, wth phisicall obser- vacons of %\x^mi 1655 Robert Gibbs. Entred . . . under the hand of Master Stephens warden a booke entituled The vanity of glorying in the flesh, opened in a sermon preached at the funerall of Kingsmell Lucy, Esq' by Tho: Case VJ" [Page 387] Master Giles Calvert. 6tb Of ^tigttSt 1655 Entred ... a booke entituled The state of Christianity examined un- folded & charactered, &e. To wch is added The more excellent way, or a briefe discourse of that noble principle in wch all worthy actions are wrought VJ" * The words "his Highnes" appear to have been struck out, but whether intentionally or not it is difficult to say. [7—15 August 1655. H.W.lley.{|-.ar] Jtb Of august 1655 Rich. Boiston. Entred for his copie a booke entituled Anglicisme Latinized, or English proprielies rendred into prop Latin e, for the -use & benefite of Grammar schollers, &c, by T. Willis vj* Ricb. RoUton. 7tb of August 1655 Entred a booke called The disarmers dexterities examined in a second defence of the treatise of schism, by H. Hammond, D.D. VJ id 7tb of SluguSt 1655 Rich. Roiston. Entred ... a booke called The baptizing of infants reviewed