quarto*, without date or name of the printer, but probably from the press of Berthelette or Rastell. The PLAY of Love. The PLAY of the WEATHER, or a new and a very mery ENTERLUDE of all maner of WEATHERS, printed in quarto by William Rastell, 1533, and again by Robert Wyer. A mery PLAY betweene the PARDONER and the FRERE, the CURATE, and neybour PRATTE, in quarto, by William Rastell, dated the fifth day of April, 1533. The PLAY of Genteelnes and Nobilitie, in two parts, at London, without date. The PINNER of Wakefield, a COMEDIE. Philotas Scotch, a COMEDIE. A mery PLAY betweene JOHAN the husband, TYB the wife, and syr JOHAN the preeste, by William Rastell, in quarto, 1533. His EPIGRAMS, six hundred in number, are probably some of his jokes versified‡; and perhaps were often extemporaneous sallies, made and repeated in company. Wit and humour are ever found in proportion to the progress of politeness. The miserable drolleries and the contemptible quibbles, with which these little pieces are pointed, indicate the great want of refinements; not only in the composition but in the conversation of [* Reprinted in Dodsley's collection of Old Plays, from an edition sine anno vel loco. Herbert says it was printed by J. Alde in 1569, and by W. Middleton without date. Typog. Ant. p. 576. -PARK.] b In duodecimo. No date. Pr. "Jupiter ryght far so far longe as now were to recyte." [Langbaine expressed a confident belief that Philotas and the Pindar of Wakefield were not Heywood's compositions, and Mr. Reed fully coincided in the same belief.-PARK.] с See three hundred Epigrammes on three hundred Proverbes. Pr. "If every man mend one," London, without date, but certainly before 1553. Again, 1577. -1587.-1598. The first hundred Epigrammes. Pr. "Ryme without reason. Lond. 1566.-1577.-1587. 4to. The fourth hundred of Epigrammes, Lond. without date. Again, 1577.-1587.1597. 4to. Pr. PROL. "Ryme without reason, and reason.' The fifth and sixth hundredth of Epigrammes. Pr. "Were 33 it as perillous to deal cards as play." Lond. 1566.-1577.-1587.-1597.4to. See JOHN HEYWOODES WOORKES, Anno domini 1576. Imprinted at London in Fleete-streate, etc. by Thomas Marshe. In quarto. The colophon has 1577. This edition is not mentioned by Ames. [The earliest edition I have seen was dated 1562, and this included the six centuries of Epigrammes, and both parts of the dialogue on proverbs,-PARK.] [Gabriel Harvey in a note on Speght's Chaucer, (penes Bp. Percy) says that some of Heywood's epigrams are supposed to be conceits and devices of pleasant Sir Thomas More.-PARK.] [Heath well observed in his first Century of Epigrams, 1610, that Heywood the old English epigrammatist Had wit at will, and art was all he mist: But now adaies we of the modern frie Have art and labour with wits penurie. Puttenham had some time before remarked with critical discrimination, that "Heywood came to be well benefited for our ancestors. This is a specimen, on a piece of humour of Wolsey's Fool, A saying of PATCH my lord Cardinal's FOOLE*. Maister Sexton, a person of unknowen witte, Drinke none, sayd my lord, for that sore leg of thyne: For my leg: for I drinke on the tother side. f The following is rather a humorous tale than an epigram, yet with an epigrammatic turn. Although that Foxes have been seene there seelde, Yet was there lately in Finsbery Feelde A Foxe sate in sight of certaine people, Nodding, and blissing, staring on Poules steeple. But the Weathercocks wit is not so weake To lacke winde-the winde is ever in his beake. For lacke of winde that Weathercocke will not die." Who hath ever heard, at any season, And while she preysed the Foxes wit so, Which if I may get, this tale is made goode, It is mery in hall, when beardes wagge all. Alas! poore verdingales must lie in the street, t Our author was educated at Broadgate-hall in Oxford, so called from an uncommonly wide gate or entrance, and since P cross herself. १ began to steal off. r pike, i.e. spire, or steeple. The FIRST HUNDRED. Epigr. 10. There are six more lines, which are superfluous. * EPIGRAMMES on PROVERBES. Epigram 2. u enter in. WIN is probably a contraction for go in. But see Tyrwhitt's GLOSS. Ch. See vol. i. p. 168. noteq.] FIFTE HUNDRED. Epigr. 55. converted into Pembroke college. These EPIGRAMS are mentioned in Wilson's RHETORIKE, published in 1553*. Another of Heywood's works, is a poem in long verse, entitled, A DIALOGUE contayning in effect the number of al the PROVERBES in the English tongue compact in a matter concerning two marriagest. The first edition I have seen, is dated 1547*. All the proverbs of the English language are here interwoven into a very silly comic tale. The lady of the story, an old widow now going to be married again, is thus described, with some degree of drollery, on the bridal day. In this late olde widow, and then olde newe wife, Her lust was as yong, as her lims were olde. The day of her wedding, like one to be solde, *["The English proverbes gathered by Thon Heiwoode helpe well in this behaulfe (allegory), the whiche commonlie are nothyng els but allegories and darke devised sentences," fol. 90. a. Again, "for furnishing similitudes the proverbes of Heiwoode helpe wonderfull wele for thys purpose," fol. 96. b.--1562.—1566.-1576.-1587.-1598. PARK.] [The following anecdote relating to this work has been transmitted among some "witty aunsweres and saiengs of Englishmen" in Cotton MS. Jul. F. x. "William Paulett, Marques of Wynchester and highe treasurer of Engelande, being presented by John Heywoode with a booke, asked him what yt conteyned? and when Heywoode told him All the proverbes in Englishe '— What, all?' quoth my Lorde; 'No, Bate me an ace, 'quoth Bolton,' is that in youre booke?' No, by my faith, my Lorde, I thinke not,' aunswered Heywoode." But the neatest replication of this professed court-wit seems to be recorded in Camden's Remaines, 1605, p. 234. Heywood being asked by Queen Mary "What wind blew him to the court?" He answered, "Two specially: the one to see your Majestie." thank you for that," said the Queen; "but, I pray you, what is the other?" "We "That your Grace," said he, "might see me. Sir John Harrington has an Epigram on a witty speech of Heywood to the Queene, another on young Heywood's answer to Lord Warwick, and a third on old Heywood's sons.-PARK.] * In quarto. Others followed, 1549. 4to. She set out herself in fyne apparell: She was made like a beere-pot, or a barrell. A crooked hooked nose, beetle browde, blere eyde, Her waste to be gyrde in, and for a boone grace, She smirkt and she smilde, but so lisped this las, For all the town talkt of her hie and low. Gup with a gald back, Gill, come up to supper, And now mine olde hat must have a new band, &c. a The work has its value and curiosity as a repertory of proverbs made at so early a period. y I do not understand this, which is marked for a proverb. [The phrase occurs in Skelton's Punnyng of Elynour Rummin : And gray russet rocket With symper the cocket.-PARK.] Nor was the plan totally void is used in Wilson's ARTE OF RHETORIKE, "I knewe a priest that was as nice as a Nunnes Hen, when he would say masse he would never saie DoMINUS VOBISCUM, but Dominus Vobicum." fol. 112. a. edit. 1567. 4to. a SECOND PART. ch. i. |