printed them all. Whether the words which I give be profitable, or whether they be faithful he can tell, and do thou in reading Lyttleton excuse his care and diligence in that place where thou dost see it. Farewell;" Redman took but little notice of all this, but in April 1527, he removed into St. Clement's Parish, to the sign of the George, the very house which Pynson had quitted; and in the same year, in an edition of Magna Charta, Pynson again attacked him in a similar manner. In 1532, Redman seemed to have occupied his antagonist's residence next to Saint Dunstan's Church, as his direction expresses; and Herbert supposes that Pynson thus effected a reconciliation with Redman, by retiring from business, and making over his whole stock to him. The last books printed by Pynson, are supposed to have been Bishop Longland's Convocation Sermon, and the Missal of the Holy Ghost, both in Octavo, 1531; but in the date of the former, Herbert supposes that there is an error, and that MDXXXI has been placed for MDXXIX. The Colophons of some of Pynson's books shew that he was employed by some of considerable importance as well as the Royal Family, for in that to the "Promptuarius Puerorum," 1499, he says, "Imprinted by the excellent Richard Pynson, at the charges of those virtuous men Frederick and Peter Egmont, after Easter," &c. In an edition of the "Old Tenures," he mentions, that it was printed at "the instaunce of my maistres of the company of Stronde Inne with oute tempyll barre off London."; and in "The Myrrour of Good Maners," no date, he says "whiche boke I haue pryntyd at the instance and request of the ryght noble Rychard Yerle of Kent." As in 1529, Thomas Berthellet had a Patent for the office of King's Printer, and in a book of that year he assumed the title, it has thence been concluded that Pynson died about the same time but, if the abovementioned books be received as evidence, this supposition is certainly erroneous. Lord Coleraine, in his Manuscripts concerning Tottenham, preserved in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, states that in the 11th of Henry VIII. 1519, the ManorHouse of Tottenham with the adjoining fields, (then the property of Sir William Compton), were leased for forty-one years to one Richard Pynson, Gent. but whether this were the Typographer is certainly doubtful. Mr. Rowe Mores, in his very curious work on English Founders and Founderies, speaks well both of Pynson and his types. He states that in 1496, this printer was possessed of a Double Pica, and Great and Long Primers, all clear and good, with a rude Eug. English, and English, and a Long Primer Roman. In 1499, he had an English, and a Pica Roman, of a thick appearance, but a letter which stood well in line. He had also a better fount of Great Primer English, with which he printed in 1498; Pynson was the first Typographer who introduced the Roman letter into this country. We now proceed as before, to a list of his productions; premising only, that as we advance downward in time, books which have been already described will be again brought forward; and for these we shall refer to such former description, stating only their bibliographical arrangement, without increasing our matter by multiplying extracts. 1. Diues and Pauper. fynisshed the v. day of Juyl, the yere of oure lorde god. m.cccc.lxxxxiii. Emprentyd by me Richarde Pynson at the Temple-barre. of london. Deo gracias. Folio. Wynkyn de Worde's edition of this curious volume has already been described at page 235, No. 19, ante; but the present was the Editio Princeps, and is probably the earfiest specimen of Pynson's typography with a date. The volume is printed in broad or fat letter, with large two line initials, inclining lines or virgils, and lozenge-shaped periods, but neither catchwords nor numerals. The signatures are,Table, a ii. to b 6; Dialogue of Holy Pouerty'; ii a, seven leaves; and the work itself, a to u in eights, then A to in eights, excepting the last, which has but seven; in all 242 leaves. The Colophon varies but little from Wynkyn de Worde's. 2. Sulpitii Verulani opus grammaticum. m.cccc.lxxxxiiii. 4to. 3. Idem. Impressum in ciuitate Londonio. Per Richardum Pynson: in vico dicto the Fletestrete Jn signo Georgii commorantem. Anno. m.ccccc,v. xi. die. Augusti. 4to. The following title is over a wood-cut of a man in an ecclesiastical habit, sitting at a desk, holding a book and paper:... "Grammatice Sulpitiana cum textu Ascensiano recognito & aucto; vt proximo patebit epistolio." The signatures extend to Ji 4 in sixes, but the first alphabet ends at x. Colophon :-- "Auctum atq: recognitum est hoc opus opera Ascensiana. Device No. v. on the last page. 4. The Boke calledde John bochas descriuinge the falle of Princys, &c. fynisshed the xxvij day of Janyuere. In the yere of our lord god m.ccec.lxxxxiiii. Emprentyd by Richard Pynson; dwellynge withoute the Temple barre of Prologue on the recto of sign. a ii, and the signatures extend to v in eights; after which they commence again. with A to H iii, also in eights, excepting G, which has but 6 leaves. On H iij. recto, is the Colophon :-- "Here_endith a compendious treatyse and dyalogue of John Bochas, fructuously tretinge vpon the fall of Pryncys, Princessys, and other nobles, fynysshed" &c. as above. On the reverse is l'Envoy on Boccacio; 214 leaves in all. 5. The Same Imprinted at London in Flete strete by Richarde Pynson, printer vnto the kynges noble grace, and fynisshed the xxi. day of Februarye, the yere of our lorde god. m.ccccc.xxvii. Folio. "Here begynneth the boke of Johan Bochas, descryuing the fall of princes, princesses, and other nobles: translated into Englysshe by John Lydgate monke of Bury, begynnyng atAdam and Eue, and endyng with kyng Johan of Fraunce taken prisoner at Poyters by prince Edwarde." This title is over a wood-cut enclosed with pieces, of a nobleman in a long robe, standing with several attendants, and presenting a book to a priest, who is seated on a throne. At the end of the Translator's prologue is another cut, representing him in an ecclesiastical habit, kneeling before the Wheel of Fortune, who is drawn behind it as a male figure in a long robe, crowned, and spreading his wings. The bibliographical arrangement is, nine books each with an appropriate cut; pages numbered---fol. ccxvi. Catchwords to fol. xxxviii, then only occasionally, but generally at the close of every signature. Colophon :-- Thus endeth the nynth and laste boke of John Bochas, whiche treateth of the fall of princes, princesses, and other nobles. Imprinted" &c. as before. Device No. iv, enlarged with pieces on the last leaf. 6. Synonyma M. Joan. de Garlandia cum expositione Galfridi et equiuoca iuxta Ordinem Alphabeti. per Richardum Pynson, Lond, m.cccc.lxxxxvi. Quarto. 7. Idem. Londonio impressus per Richardum Pynson, feliciter finit Anno incarnationis domini m.ccccc, Quarto. Signatures to K 4 in sixes. 8. Idem. Impressus p[er] Richardum Pynson, feliciter finit. Anno incarnationis domini. m.ccccc.ix. Quarto. Title over a large square wood-cut of a schoolmaster and his scholars. Signatures to K ii in sixes. 9. Multor, vocabulor. equiuicor. Interpretatio Magistri Johannis de Garlandia: grammatico et latini cupido, permaxime necessaria Incipit. Anno christiane redemptionis. Millesimo quingentesimo. quarto desimo [1514]. Die vii Octobris. Quarto. Title over an engraving of a student at his desk. 10. Mons Perfectionis; Otherwyse called in Englyssh The hille of Perfection. Emprynted by Rycharde Pynson, in the xiii. yere of our Souerayne Lorde, Kinge Henry the vii. [1497]. Quarto. 11. Gallicantus Johannis Alcock episcopi Eliensis ad confrates suos curatos in sinodo apud Bernwell. xxv. die mensis Septembris. Anno millesimo. cccc. nonagesimo octauo. [1498]. Quarto. Title over an upright wood-cut of a Bishop preaching, with a cock placed upon a pillar on either side of him, which is repeated on the reverse. The work commences on the recto of the next leaf with a six-line wood-cut of a black cock indented like an initial letter. The following leaf has sign. A instead of A iii, but the recto of the next is marked A iiii; and on the reverse of D iiii, the work concludes. Then follow three pages of the manner of celebrating certain feasts within his Diocese, ordained by Bishop Alcock; and on the reverse of the last page is the Device No. v. without any imprint. The volume contains xvi chapters and 26 leaves, and the contents are in Latin. John Alcock was born at Beverley in Yorkshire, and was educated at Cambridge. In 1461, he was made Rector of St. Margaret, New Fish Street, and in the following year Dean of St Stephen's Westminster, and Master of the Rolls. In 1468, he is supposed to have been a Prebendary of St. |