which was afterwards verfified by Abraham Fraunce in 1591, is dedicated to Edward earl of Oxford. The knights and dames of chivalry, fir Triftram and Bel Ifoulde, now began to give place to new lovers and intrigues: and our author published the Excellent biftorie of Thefeus and Ariadne, most probably suggested by Ovid, which was printed at London in 1566*.

The ELEGIES of Ovid, which convey the obscenities of the brothel in elegant language, but are seldom tinctured with the fentiments of a ferious and melancholy love, were tranflated by Christopher Marlowe belowmentioned, and printed at Middleburgh, without date. This book was ordered to be burnt at Stationers hall, in 1599, by command of the archbishop of Canterbury and the bishop of London".

Ovid's REMEDY OF LOVE had an anonymous translator in 1599'. But this verfion was printed the next year under the title of "Ovidius Nafo his REMEDIE OF LOVE, tranflated and "entituled to the youth of England, by F. L. London 1600*."

The HEROICAL EPISTLES of Ovid, with Sabinus's Answers, were fet out and tranflated by Thomas Turberville, a celebrated writer of poems in the reign of queen Elisabeth, and of whom more will be said in his proper place'. This version was printed in 1567, and followed by two editions". It is dedicated to Thomas Howard viscount Byndon". Six of the Epiftles are.

rendered in blank verfe. The reft in four-lined ftanzas. The printer is John Charlewood, who appears to have been printer to the family of Howard, and probably was retained as a domestic for that liberal purpose in Arundel-house, the seat of elegance and literature till Cromwell's ufurpation. Turberville was a polite scholar, and fome of the paffages are not unhappily turned. From Penelope to Ulyffes.

To thee that lingreft all too long

Thy wife, Vlyffes, fends:

'Gaine write not, but by quicke returne
For absence make amendes.

O that the furging feas had drencht
That hatefull letcher tho',

When he to Lacedæmon came

Inbarkt, and wrought our woe!

I add here, that Mantuan, who had acquired the rank of a claffic, was alfo verfified by Turberville in 1594 ".

Coxeter fays, that he had seen one of Ovid's Epiftles tranflated by Robert earl of Effex. This I have never seen; and, if it could be recovered, I trust it would only be valued as a curiofity. A few of his fonnets are in the Ashmolean Museum, which have no marks of poetic genius. He is a vigorous and elegant writer of profe. But if Effex was no poet, few noblemen of his age were more courted by poets. From Spenfer to the lowest rhymer he was the fubject of numerous fonnets, or popular ballads. I will not except Sydney. I could produce evidence to prove, that he fcarce ever went out of England, or even left London, on the most frivolous enterprife, without a pastoral in his praise, or a panegyric in metre, which were fold and sung in

In the Defenfative against the poyson of Suppofed prophefies, written by Henry Howard, afterwards earl of Northampton and lord privy-feal, and printed (4to.) in 1583, the printer, John Charlewood, ftyles himfelf printer to Philip earl of Arundel. And in many others of his books, he calls hime felf printer to lord Arundel. Otherwise,

he lived in Barbican, at the fign of the Half eagle and Key.

P The four firft Eclogues of Mantuan, I fuppofe in English, were entered to Binneman in 1565. REGISTR. STATION. A. fol. 151. b. And "the reft of the eg loggs of Mantuan," to the fame, in 1566. Ibid. fol. 154. b.

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the streets. Having interested himself in the fashionable poetry of the times, he was placed high in the ideal Arcadia now just established: and among other inftances which might be brought, on his return from Portugal in 1589, he was complimented with a poem, called "An Egloge gratulatorie entituled to the right honorable and renowned fhepherd of Albions Arcadie "Robert earl of Effex and for his returne lately into England'." This is a light in which lord Effex is feldom viewed. I know not if the queen's fatal partiality, or his own inherent attractions, his love of literature, his heroifm, integrity, and generofity, qualities which abundantly overbalance his prefumption, his vanity, and impetuofity, had the greater fhare in dictating these praises. If adulation were any where justifiable, it must be when paid to the man who endeavoured to fave Spenfer from ftarving in the streets of Dublin, and who buried him in Westminster-abbey with becoming folemnity. Spenfer was perfecuted by Burleigh, because he was patronised by Effex.

Thomas Churchyard, who will occur again, rendered the three first of the TRISTIA, which he dedicated to fir Christopher Hatton, and printed at London in 1580 '.

Among Coxeter's papers is mentioned the ballet of Helen's epiftle to Paris, from Ovid, in 1570, by B. G. I fufpect this B. G. to be the author of a poem called " A booke intituled a new tra"gicall historye of too lovers," as it is entered in the register of the Stationers, where it is licenced to Alexander Lacy, under the year 1563. Ames recites this piece as written by Ber. Gar.

Licenced to R. Jones, Aug. 1, 1589. REGISTR. STATION. B. fol. 246. b.

In quarto. An entry appears in 1577, and 1591. REGISTR. STATION.

REGISTR. A. fol. 102. It was reprinted, in 1568, for Griffiths, ibid. fol. 174. b. Again, the fame year, for R. Jones, "The ballet intituled the ftory of ij fayth"full lovers." Ibid. fol. 177. b. Again, for R. Tottell, in 1564, "A tragicall hif

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torye that happened betweene ij Eng"lishe lovers." Ibid. fol. 118. a. I know

not if this be "The famoofte and notable "hiftory of two faythfull lovers named "Alfayns and Archelaus in myter," for Colwell, in 1565. Ibid fol. 133. a. There is alfo "A proper hiftorye of ij Duche "lovers," for Purfoote, in 1567. Ibid. fol. 163. a. Alfo, "The mofte famous "history of ij Spanefhe lovers," to R. Jones, in 1569. Ibid. fol. 192. b. A poem, called The tragical biftory of DiDACO AND VIOLENTA, was printed in 1576.

perhaps

perhaps Bernard Gardiner. Unless Gar, which I do not think, be the full name. The title of BALLET was often applied to poems of confiderable length. Thus in the register of the Stationers, Sackville's LEGEND OF BUCKINGHAM, a part of the MIRROUR OF MAGISTRATES, is recited, under the year 1557, among a great number of ballads, fome of which feem to be properly so styled, and entitled, "The murninge of Edward "duke of Buckynham." Unless we fuppofe this to be a popular epitome of Sackville's poem, then just published". A romance, or History, verfified, so as to form a book or pamphlet, was fometimes called a ballad. As "A ballett entituled an "history of Alexander Campafpe and Apelles, and of the fayth"full fryndeshippe betweene theym, printed for Colwell, in 1565". This was from the grand romance of Alexander'. Sometimes a Ballad is a work in profe. I cannot fay whether, "A "ballet intitled the incorraggen all kynde of men to the reedyfyinge and buyldynge Poules fteeple againe," printed in 1564", was a pathetic ditty, or a pious homily, or both. A play or interlude was fometimes called a ballet, as, "A Ballet intituled “AN ENTERLUDE, The cruel detter by Wayer," printed for Colwell, in 15652. Religious fubjects were frequently called by this vague and indiscriminating name. In 1561, was published "A new ballet of iiij commandements." That is, four of the Ten Commandments in metre. Again, among many others of the fame kind, as puritanism gained ground, "A

There is, printed in 1565, "A bal"let intituled Apelles and Pygmalyne, to "the tune of the fyrft Apelles." Ibid. fol. 140. b. And, under the year 1565, “ A "ballet of kynge Polliceute [f. Polyeuc"tes] to the tune of Appelles." Ibid. fol. 133. b. Alfo, The Songe of Appelles," in the fame year. Ibid. fol. 138. a. By the way, Lilly's Campafpe, first printed in 1591, might originate from these pieces. Y Ibid. fol. 116. a. z Ibid. fol. 138. a. a Ibid. fol. 75. b.

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"ballet intituled the xvij chapter of the iiijth [fecond] boke of

Kynges "." And I remember to have seen, of the fame period, a Ballet of the first chapter of Genefis. And John Hall, abovementioned, wrote or compiled in 1564, "The COURTE OF "VERTUE, Contaynynge many holy or fpretuall fonges, fonettes, "pfalmes, balletts, and shorte fentences, as well of holy scrip"tures, as others."

It is extraordinary, that Horace's ODES fhould not have been tranflated within the period of which we are fpeaking. In the year 1566, Thomas Drant published, what he called, “A "MEDICINABLE MORALL, that is, the two bookes of Horace "his fatyres Englished, according to the prescription of faint "Hierome, &c. London, for Thomas Marshe, 1566." It is dedicated to "my Lady Bacon and my Lady Cecill fauourers of learning and vertue.' "The following year appeared, "Horace "his Arte of Poetrie, Piftles, and Satyrs Englished, and to the "earle of Ormounte by Thomas Drant addreffed. Imprinted "at London in Fleteftrete nere to S. Dunftones churche, by "Thomas Marshe, 1567"." This version is very paraphrastic,

Ibid. fol. 166. a.

For T. Marshe. Ibid. fol. 118. b. [See fupr. p. 181.]

I believe they were firft tranflated by fir Thomas Hawkins, knight, in 1625.

• That is, Quod malum eft muta, quod bonum eft prode, from his Epiftle to Rufinus.

At the end of this translation, are, "The waylings of the prophet Hiere"miah done into Englifhe verfe. Also "Epigrammes. T. Drant, Antidoti faluta"ris amator. Perufed and allowed accord"yng to the queenes maiefties iniunctions." Of the Epigrams, four are in English, and feven in Latin. This book is laid to be authorised by the bishop of London. REGISTR. STATION. A. fol. 140.b. I know not whether or no the EPIGRAMS were not printed feparate: for in 1567, is licenced to T. Marfhe, "A boke intituled "Epygrams and Sentences fpirituall by "Draunte." Ibid. fol. 165. a. The argument of the JEREMIAH, which he com