PLATO.

Axiochus, a Dialogue, attributed to Plato, by EDMUND SPENSER, 4to.

*

1592

DEMOSTHENES.

The Three Orations of Demosthenes, chiefe Orator among the Grecians, in Favour of the Olynthians, with those his fower against Philip of Macedon, &c. by THOMAS WYLSON, Doctor of the Civil Lawes, 4to.

ISOCRATES.

1570

Three Orations of moral Instructions, one to Demonicus,

and two to Nicocles, King of Salamis, translated from Isocrates, by THOMAS FORREST, 4to.

LUCIAN.

1580

Necromantia, a Dialog of the Poete Lucyen between Menippus and Philonides, for his Fantesye faynyd for a mery Pastyme, in English Verse and Latin Prose.

*This book was entered in May 1592, at StationersHall.

Toxaris,

Toxaris, or the Friendship of Lucian, by A. O. Lond.

8vo.

HERODOTUS.

1565

The Famous Hystory of Herodotus *, in nine Bookes, &c. by B. R. London 1584 N. B. This Piece contains only the two first Books, viz. the Clio and Euterpe. The Translator says in his Preface, "As these speede, so the rest will follow. 4to.

THUCYDIDES.

The Hystory writtone by Thucydides, &c. translated out of the Frenche of Claude de Seyssell, Bishop of Marseilles, into the Englishe language, by THO. NICOLLS, Citizeine and Goldsmyth of London, fol. 1550t.

POLYBIUS.

Hystories of the most famous and worthy Cronographer, Polybius, by CHRISTOPHER WATSON, 8vo. 1568 This Work consists of extracts only.

* Among the entries in the books at Stationers-Hall this appears to be one.

66

John Denham.] The famous Historye of Herodotus in Englyshe, June 13, 1581."

On the Stationers' books in 1607 either this or some other translation is entered, called "The History of Thucidides the Athenian, translated into English."

DIODORUS

DIODORUS SICULUS*.

The Hystory of the Successors of Alexander, &c. out of Diodorus Siculus and Plutarch, by THOMAS STOCKER. London, 4to.

1569

ΑΡΡΙΑΝ.

An aunciente Historie, &c. by Appian† of Alexandria, translated out of diverse Languages, &c. by W. B. 4to. London

1578

JOSEPHUS.

Josephus's History, &c. translated into English, by THOMAS LODGE, fol. London,

1602-1609, &c.

ELIAN.

Elian's Registre of Hystories, by ABRAHAM FLEMING,

4to.

1576

that "Skelton had translated Diodo

* Caxton tells us, rus Siculus, the Epistles of Tulle, and diverse other Workes ;” but I know not that they were ever printed.

In the first volume of the entries in the books of the Stationers-Company, Feb. 5, 1577, is the following: Henry Binneman.] Appianus Alexandrinus of the Romaine Civill Warres."

HERODIAN.

The Historie of Herodian, &c. translated oute of Greeke into Latin, by ANGELUS POLITIANUS, and out of Latin into Englyshe, by NICH. SMYTH. Imprinted at London, by William Coplande, 4to*.

PLUTARCH.

Plutarch's Lives †, by Sir THOMAS NORTH, from the French of Amyot, Bishop of Auxerre, fol.

1579, 1602, 1603 Plutarch's Morals, by Dr. PHILEMON HOLLAND,

16031

Plutarch of the Education of Children, by Sir THOMAS ELYOTT, 4to.

The Preceptes of that excellent Clerke and grave Philosopher Plutarche, for the Preservation of Healthe, 8vo.

1543

* Oct. 1591, Herodian in English was entered at Stationers-Hall by Adams.

+ Thus entered in the books of the Stationers-Company: "April 1579-Vantrouller-Wright, a booke in Englishe called Plutarch's Lyves."

On the Stationers' books in the year 1600 is the following entry:

"A booke to be translated out of Frenche into Englishe, and so printed, called the Morall Woorkes of Plutarque.' Again in 1602. Again in the same year, "The morral worke of Plutarque, being translated out of French into English."

ARISTOTLE.

ARISTOTLE.

The Ethiques of Aristotle, &c. by JOHN WYLKINSON. Printed by Grafton, Printer to King Edward VI. 8vo. B. L.

1547

*

The Secrete of Secretes of Aristotle, &c. translated out of the Frenche, &c. London, 8vo. 1528 Aristotle's Politiques, &c. from the French, by J. D. fol. London

1598

ΧΕΝΟΡΗΟΝ.

The eight Bookes of Xenophon, containing the Institution, Schole, and Education of Cyrus, the noble King of Persye, &c. translated out of Greek into English, by Mr. W. BERCHER, London, 12mo. 1567 & 1569 Ditto, by Dr. PHILEMON HOLLAND.

Xenophon's Treatise of House-hold right, connyngly translated out of the Greke tongue, &c. by GENTIAN HERVET, &c. 8vo. Lond.

1532, 8vo. 1534,

1544, 8vo. 1573.

*Of the Ethicks of Aristotle some more early translation must have appeared; as Sir Tho. Elyot in his Boke named the Governour, 1537, says, 66 they are to be learned in Greke; for the translations that we have, be but a rude and grosse shadowe of the cloquence and wysdome of Ari

stotle."

+ This translation is entered in the books at StationersHall.

"Adam Islip.] Aristotle's Politiques with expositions; to be translated into Englyshe by the Frenche copie, 1598.”