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  The boke named The gouernour
  Date of publication:
  1531
  

  Author(s):

  Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546
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  First edition published in 1531.
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  Discourse of Western Planting
  Date of publication:
  1584
  

  Author(s):

  Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616
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  Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616. - Discourse of Western Planting. - 1st e.d 1584
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  The Spanish tragedie
  Date of publication:
  1592
  

  Author(s):

  Kyd, Thomas, 1558-1594
  Description:
  Facsimile of ed.: London : Printed by Edward Allde, for Edward White, [1592] Reproduced from British Museum copy (shelfmark C.34.d.7)
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  Arden of Feversham
  Date of publication:
  1592
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown
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  The raigne of King Edvvard the Third
  Date of publication:
  1596
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown
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  The shoemakers' holiday
  Date of publication:
  1599
  

  Author(s):

  Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632
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  This text is created direct from the earliest printed text — the small, cheap books in quarto format sold by the booksellers of St Paul's Churchyard for around sixpence. It has not been edited, and so you ...
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  Gammer Gvrtons nedle
  Date of publication:
  1575
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  With facsimile t.-p. of the original ed. published in 1575 under title: A ryght pithy, pleasaunt and merie comedie: intytuled Gammer Gurton's nedle Formerly ascribed to John Still, Bishop of Bath and Wells, or to John ...
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  Adagia. Selections. Lat.-Engl
  Date of publication:
  1539
  

  Author(s):

  Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536
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  First ed. 1539
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  The arte of rhetorique: for the use of all suche as are studious of eloquence, sette forth in English
  Date of publication:
  1553
  

  Author(s):

  Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581
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  Resource deposited with the Oxford Text Archive.
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  Utopia
  Date of publication:
  1551
  

  Author(s):

  More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535
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  Resource deposited with the Oxford Text Archive.
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  The first part of the elementarie which entreateth chieflie of the right writing of our English tung
  Date of publication:
  1582
  

  Author(s):

  Mulcaster, Richard, 1530?-1611
  Description:
  First edition published in 1582.
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  Bible. German. trans. Luther.
  Date of publication:
  1534
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  First published 1534
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  Ovid's elegies
  Date of publication:
  1587
  

  Author(s):

  Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593 ; Ovid
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  [1580-1587]
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  The Tragedy Of Hoffman
  Date of publication:
  1599
  

  Author(s):

  Chettle, Henry,(ca. 1560-1607)
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  Recordings of the play used in some renderings are taken from a semi-staged performance at the Malone Society Conference, September 2010. ...
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  Bible. N.T. English. Rheims
  Date of publication:
  1582
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  First published at Rheims, 1582.
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  A treatise of schemes & tropes: very profytable for the better understanding of good authors, gathered out of the best grammarians & oratours
  Date of publication:
  1550
  

  Author(s):

  Sherry, Richard, ca. 1506-ca. 1555
  Description:
  Continuation of title of the original edition (1550): "whereunto is added a declamacion, that chyldren even strayt frõ their infancie should be well and gently broughte up in learnynge ; written fyrst in Latin by the most ...
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  The arte of English poesie: contriued into three bookes : the first of poets and poesie, the second of proportion, the third of ornament
  Date of publication:
  1589
  

  Author(s):

  Puttenham, George, d. 1590
  Description:
  First edition published anonymously in 1589.
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  Declaratio de pueris statim ac liberaliter instituendis. English
  Date of publication:
  1550
  

  Author(s):

  Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536
  Description:
  Originally published in 1550 with: "A treatise of schemes & tropes very profytable for the better understanding of good authors, gathered out of the best grammarians & oratours."
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  Vt hora, sic fugit vita. A commemoration on the life and death of the right Honourable, Sir Christopher Hatton, Knight, late Lord Chauncellor of England Wherin triumphant trueth reuiueth his memorie from the graue: exhorting nobilitie, gentrie, and duetifull subiects, to continue their obedience to God and her Maiestie, and to preuent by pollicie the perilous practises of euery ciuil and forrain enemy. Published by Iohn Phillips.
  Date of publication:
  1591
  

  Author(s):

  Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.
  Description:
  In verse. Printer's name from STC. Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  The wonderfull worke of God shewed vpon a chylde whose name is William Withers, being in the towne of Walsam, within the countie of Suffolke : who being eleven yeeres of age, laye in a traunce the space of tenne dayes, without taking any manner of sustenance, and at this present lyeth, and neuer speaketh, but once in twelue, or four and twentie houres, and when he commeth to himselfe, he declareth most straunge and rare thinges, which are to come, and hath continued the space of three weeks.
  Date of publication:
  1581
  

  Author(s):

  Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.
  Description:
  Running title: The childe of VValsam. Dedication signed: Iohn Phillip. Date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Signatures: A⁸(-A1) B⁷. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  The French historie, that is, A lamentable discourse of three of the chiefe, and most famous bloodie broiles that haue happened in France for the Gospell of Iesus Christ namelie, 1. The outrage called the winning of S. Iames his streete, 1557, 2. The constant martirdome of Annas Burgans one of the K. Councell, 1559, 3. The bloodie marriage of Margaret sister to Charles the 9, anno 1572 / published by A.D.
  Date of publication:
  1589
  

  Author(s):

  Dowriche, Anne, fl. 1589.
  Description:
  In verse. Signatures: A-K⁴ L². Marginal notes. Imperfect: cropped, with some loss of print. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  A sermon no lesse frutefull then famous made in the yeare of oure lord god m.CCC.lxxxviii. In these our later dayes moost necessarye to be knowen. Neyther addynge to nor diminishynge fro. Saue the olde and rude englishe therof mended here [and] there.
  Date of publication:
  1550
  

  Author(s):

  Wimbledon, Thomas. ; Wimbeldon, R., attributed name.
  Description:
  Imprint from colophon; printer's name and suggested publication date from STC. The Emmanuel College copy has the last quartersheet (F⁴) in duplicate, folded and bound as a halfsheet; i.e. one set is on leaves 1,4,5,8, the ...
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  Musica transalpina Cantus. The second booke of madrigalles, to 5. & 6. voices: translated out of sundrie Italian authors & newly published by Nicolas Yonge.
  Date of publication:
  1597
  

  Author(s):

  Yonge, Nicholas, d. 1619.
  Description:
  Six partbooks, each with separate dated title page and register. Third word of title, part 2, "Altus"; part 3, "Tenor"; part 4, "Quintus"; part 5, "Sextus"; part 6, "Bassus". Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴; [A]² B-D⁴; [A]² B-D⁴; ...
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  Lazarillo de Tormes
  Date of publication:
  1554
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  A poore mannes beneuolence to the afflicted Church
  Date of publication:
  1566
  

  Author(s):

  Pits, John.
  Description:
  Signed at end: Iohn Pits. Partly in verse. Signatures: A B⁴. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  Aggeus and Abdias prophetes the one corrected, the other newly added, and both at large declared.
  Date of publication:
  1562
  

  Author(s):

  Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.
  Description:
  By James Pilkington. Signed: Jaco. P., Ep. D. In two parts. Part 2 (formerly STC 19928) has caption title on 2B2r, reading: The vision of Abdy. Signatures: A-Z 2A-2G 2H⁴(-2H4). Some print show-through; slight print loss ...
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  A godlie exposition vpon certeine chapters of Nehemiah, written by that worthie byshop and faithfull pastor of the Church of Durham Master James Pilkington. And now newly published. In the latter end, because the author could not finish that treatise of oppression which he had begonne, there is added that for a supplie, which of late was published by Robert Some, D. in Diuinitie
  Date of publication:
  1585
  

  Author(s):

  Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576. ; Foxe, John, 1516-1587. ; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. Godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression.
  Description:
  Editor's preface by: Iohn Fox. Some's treatise is reprinted from: A godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression (STC 22910)--STC. Leaf 82 misnumbered 75. Reproduction of the original in ...
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  The last blast of the trompet of Godis vvorde aganis the vsurpit auctoritie of Iohne Knox and his Caluiniane brether intrudit precheouris &c. Put furth to the congregatioun of the Protestantis in Scotla[n]de, be Niniane Winzet, ane Catholik preist borne in Renfrew: at the desyre and in the name of his afflictit Catholike brether of ye inferiour ordoure of clergie, and laie men
  Date of publication:
  1562
  

  Author(s):

  Winzet, Ninian, 1518-1592.
  Description:
  Printer's name from STC. This is the work Scot was printing when he was arrested--STC. Title page possibly printed as leaf E4 of Winzet's "Certane tractatis" (STC 25860). Signatures: pi¹ A⁴. Imperfect; lacks all after leaf ...
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  The rekenynge and declaracion of the fayth and belefe of huldrike zwyngly byshoppe of ziiryk the chefe town of Heluitia, sent to Charles .v. that nowe is Emproure of Rome: holdynge a parlement or counsayll at Ausbrough with the chefe lordes and lerned men of Germanye, the yere of our Lorde M.D.xxx. in the moneth of July.
  Date of publication:
  1548
  

  Author(s):

  Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531. ; Joye, George, d. 1553. ; Holy Roman Empire. Reichstag (1530 : Augsburg, Germany)
  Description:
  A translation, by George Joye, of: Zwingli, Ulrich. Ad Carolum Romanorum imperatorum fidei ratio. Actual place of publication from STC; printer's name from colophon. Signatures: A-D E² . Reproduction of the original in the ...
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  Certain selected histories for christian recreations vvith their seuerall moralizations. Brought into Englishe verse, and are to be song with seuerall notes: composed by Richard Robinson citizen of London
  Date of publication:
  1577
  

  Author(s):

  Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.
  Description:
  Printer's name and publication date from STC. Signatures: a³ A-B C¹. Imperfect; lacking all after leaf C1. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  An answere vnto a wicked & infamous libel made by Christopher Vitel, one of the chiefe English elders of the pretended Family of Loue maintaining their doctrine, & carpingly answeringe to certaine pointes of a boke called the displaing of the Fam. Aunswered by I. Rogers.
  Date of publication:
  1579
  

  Author(s):

  Rogers, John, fl. 1560-1580. ; Vitell, Christopher, fl. 1555-1579.
  Description:
  Reprints and replies to a work of Vitell's, apparently no longer extant in its original publication. At foot of title: Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis. Signatures: A [par.]⁴ B-N. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian ...
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  [A notable discourse, plainelye and truely discussing, who are the right ministers of the Catholike Church written against Calvin and his disciples, ... with an offer made by a Catholike to be a learned Protestant ... .]
  Date of publication:
  1575
  

  Author(s):

  Albin de Valsergues, Jean d', d. 1566. ; Rishton, Edward, 1550-1586, attributed name. aut ; Allen, William, 1532-1594.
  Description:
  A translation of: Albin de Valsergues, Jean d'. Marques de la vraye église catholique. Title and imprint supplied from Folger Shakespeare Library Catalogue. Imprint false; actual place of publication and printer's name ...
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  A president for parentes, teaching the vertuous training vp of children and holesome information of yongmen. / Written in greke by the prudent and wise phylosopher Chœroneus [sic] Plutarchus, translated and partly augmented by Ed. Grant: very profitable to be read of all those that desire to be parents of vertuous children. Anno. 1571. Seene and allowed according to the Quenes iniunctions.
  Date of publication:
  1571
  

  Author(s):

  Plutarch. ; Grant, Edward, 1540?-1601.
  Description:
  A translation of: De educatione puerorum. Signatures: A-I K⁴. Identified as STC 20057+ in reel guide and on film. Reproduction of a photostat of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  Certayne chapters of the prouerbes of Salomon drawen into metre by Thomas sterneholde, late grome of the kynges Magesties robes
  Date of publication:
  1550
  

  Author(s):

  Hall, John, b. 1529 or 30. ; Sternhold, Thomas, 1529?-1566?, attributed name. ; Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1517?-1547. ; Case, John, d. 1600.
  Description:
  Actually edited by John Case; printer's name and suggested range of publication date from STC. A paraphrase in verse of Proverbs and certain psalms that is falsely attributed to Thomas Sternhold. The misattribution is ...
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  The lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarke of Chæronea ; translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amyot ... ; and out of French into Englishe, by Thomas North.
  Date of publication:
  1579
  

  Author(s):

  Plutarch. ; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601? ; Amyot, Jacques, 1513-1593. ; Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478. ; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.
  Description:
  Marginal notes. Signatures: [pi]⁸ A-5F⁶. Contains "The lives of Annibal and Scipio African (attributed to Donato Acciajuoli) translated into French by Charles de la Sluce, and Englished by Thomas North" (p. 1131-1172) and ...
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  The harmonie of the church Containing, the spirituall songes and holy hymnes, of godly men, patriarkes and prophetes: all, sweetly sounding, to the praise and glory of the highest. Now (newlie) reduced into sundrie kinds of English meeter: meete to be read or sung, for the solace and comfort of the godly. By M.D.
  Date of publication:
  1591
  

  Author(s):

  Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
  Description:
  "To the curteous reader" signed: Michael Drayton. Actual printer's name from STC. In verse. Signatures: A-F⁴. Some print show-through. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  [The noble history of King Ponthus.]
  Date of publication:
  1511
  

  Author(s):

  Watson, Henry, fl. 1500-1518, attributed name.
  Description:
  Title from STC. Translated by Henry Watson?--STC. Imprint from colophon. Signatures in upper case; leaf I2r last line ends: "come play you".--STC. Signatures: A (-A1,2) B⁴ C D⁴ E F⁴ G H⁴ I K⁴ L M⁴ N O⁴ P-Q. Imperfect; lacks ...
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  The true vse of armorie shewed by historie, and plainly proued by example: the necessitie therof also discouered: with the maner of differings in ancient time, the lawfulnes of honorable funerals and moniments: with other matters of antiquitie, incident to the aduauncing of banners, ensignes, and marks of noblenesse and cheualrie, by William Wyrley.
  Date of publication:
  1592
  

  Author(s):

  Wyrley, William, 1565-1618.
  Description:
  The first leaf is blank except for signature-mark "A". Includes "Lord Chandos. The glorious life and honorable death of Sir Iohn Chandos" and "Capitall de Buz. The honorable life and languishing death of Sir Iohn de Gralhy ...
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  A compendious or short treatise, gathered out of the chyefe and principall authors of phisycke conteynyuge certeyne preceptes necessary to the preseruacion of healthe, and longe continuaunce of the same: verye pleasaunte and profitable to reade.
  Date of publication:
  1551
  

  Author(s):

  Wingfield, Henry.
  Description:
  By Henry Wingfield. Imprint from colophon. Publication date conjectured by STC. Signatures: A-D E² . Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library.
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  Phillis and Flora The sweete and ciuill contention of two amorous ladyes. Translated out of Latine: by R.S. Esquire.
  Date of publication:
  1598
  

  Author(s):

  Map, Walter, fl. 1200. ; Stapleton, Richard, fl. 1595, attributed name. ; Chapman, George, 1559?-1634. Ovids banquet of sence. ; R. S., Esquire.
  Description:
  Attributed to Walter Map. R.S. = Richard Stapleton?. Printer's name from STC. In verse. Signatures: A-D⁴ (-A1, blank?). Running title reads: The amorous contention of Phillis and Flora. This translation originally published ...
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