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HOMER.

EN Bookes of the Iliades into English out of French, by Arthur Hall, Efquire. Lond. imprinted by Ralph Newberie, 4to*.

1581

The Shield of Achilles, from the 18th Book of Homer, by

Gco. Chapman, 4to. Lond.

Seven Books of the Iliades, by ditto, 4to t. Lond.

Do.

Fifteen Books of ditto, thin folio

1596

1596

1598

1600

The whole Works of Homer, by do. printed for Nath. But

ter

no date

The Crowne of all Homer's Workes, Batrachomymachia, &c. thin fol. printed by John Bill

no date ‡

In the first vol. of the books of entries belonging to the Stationers' company is the following:

"Henry Bynneman] Nov 180, lycenfed unto him under the wardens' hands tenne bookes of the Iliades of Homer." Again, Nov. 14, 1608. "Seven bookes of Homer's Iliades tranflated into Englah by Geo. Chapman." Again, April 8, 1611, "A booke called Homer's Iliades in Englishe, containing 24 Bookes." Again, Nov. 2, 1614," Homer's Odifies 24 bookes tranflated by George Chapinan."

Meres, in his Second part of Wit's Common-wealth, 1598, fays that Chapman is "of good note for his inchoate Homer.'

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In the first volume of the entries of the Stationers' company is the following:

"T. Purfoote.] The Battell of the Frogges and Myce, and certain orations of Ifocrates. Jan. 4th 1579-'

MU

MUSEU S.

Marloe's Hero and Leander, with the firft Book of Lucan,

4to.

1600

There must have been a former Edition*, as a fecond Part was

published by Henry Petowe 1598 Mufeus's Poem of Hero and Leander, imitated by Chriftopher Marlow, and finished by Geo. Chapman, 8vo. Lond.

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1606

EURIPIDES.

Jocafta, a Tragedy, from the Phoeniffa of Euripides, by Geo. Gafcoigne, and Mr. Francis Kinwelmerfhe, 4to. Lond.

PLATO.

1556

Axiochus, a Dialogue, attributed to Plato, by Edm. Spen

fer, 4to t.

DEMOSTHENES.

1592

The Three Orations of Demofthenes, chiefe Orator among the Grecians, in Favour of the Olynthians, with thofe

*This tranflation, or at least Marlow's part in it, must have been published before 1599, being twice mentioned in Nafh's Lenten Stuff, &c. which bears that date. "Leander and Hero of whom divine Mufæus fung, and a diviner mufe than him, Kit Marlow." Again, "She iprung after him, and fo refigned up her priesthood, and left worke for Mufans and Kit Marlow."

Among the entries at Stationers' hall I find the following made by John Wolfe in 1593, Sept. 8th, "A booke entitled Hero and Leander, being an amorous poem devifed by Christopher MarMarlow."

At the fame time, Lucan's first booke of the famous Cyvill Warr betwixt Pompey and Cæfar. Englished by Christopher Marlow."

Again, in 1597, "A booke in English called Hero and Leander."

Again, April 1595, "The feconde Parte of Hero and Leander by Henry Petowe." Andrew Harris enter'd it.

Again, in 1600, "Hero and Leander by Marlowe."

In 1614 an entire tranflation of Lucan was published by Sir Arthur Gorges, and enter'd as fuch on the fame books.

This book was entered in May 1592, at Stationers' hall.

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his fower against Philip of Macedon, &c. by Tho. Wylfon, Doctor of the Civil Lawes, 4to.

ISOCRATES.

1579

1534

Ifocrates's fage Admonition to Demonicus, by R. Nutthall,
8vo. Lond.
1557, 12mo. and 1585
Ifocrates's Doctrinal of Princes, by Syr Tho. Elliot, Lond.
Svo.
Ifocrates's Orat. intitled Evagoras, by Jer. Wolfe, 8vo. 1581
Three Orations of moral Inftructions, one to Demonicus,
and two to Nicocles, King of Salamis, tranflated from
Ifocrates, by Tho. Forret, 4to.

LUCIA N.

1580

Necromantia, a Dialog of the Pocte Lucyen between Menippus and Philonides, for his Fantefye faynyd for a mery Paftyme, in English Verse and Latin Profe. Toxaris, or the Friendship of Lucian, by A.O. Lond. 8vo.

HERODOTUS.

1565

1584

The famous Hyftory of Herodotus, in nine Bookes, &c.
by B. R. Lond.
N. B. This Piece contains only the two first Books, viz. the
Clio and Euterpe. The Tranflater fays in his Preface,
"As thefe fpeede, fo the rest will follow." 4to.

THUCYDIDES.

The Hyftory writtone by Thucydides, &c. tranflated out of the Frenche of Claude de Seyffel, Bishop of Marseilles, into the Englishe language, by Tho. Nicolls, Citizeine and Goldfmyth of London, fol.

POLYBIUS.

1550f

Hyftorics of the most famous and worthy Cronographer,

*

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

"John Denham.] The famous Hiftorye of Herodotus in Englyfhe, June 13, 1581."

+ On the Stationers' books in 1607 either this or fome other tranflation is enter'd, called "The Hiftory of Thucidides the Athenian tranflated into English."

Polybius

Polybius, by Chriftopher Watson, 8vo. This Work confifts of extracts only.

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DIODORUS SICULUS*.

The Hiftory of the Succeffors of Alexander, &c. out of Diodorus Siculus and Plutarch, by 1ho. Stocker. Lond. 4to.

APPIA N.

1569

An aunciente Hiftorie, &c. by Appiant of Alexandria, tranflated out of diverfe Languages, &c. by W. B. 4to. Lond.

1578

JOSEPH U S.

Jofephus's Hiftory, &c. tranflated into English, by Tho. Lodge, fol. Lond.

ELIAN.

1602-1609, &c,

Elian's Regiftre of Hyftories, by Abraham Fleming, 4to.

HERODIAN.

1576

The Hiftorie of Herodian, &c. tranfl. oute of Greeke into Latin, by Angelus Politianus, and out of Latin into Englyfhe, by Nich. Smyth. Imprinted at London, by William Coplande, 4to.

PLUTARCH.

Plutarch's Lives §, by Sir Tho. North, from the Fr. of Amyot, Bishop of Auxerre, fol. 1579, 1602, 1603

* Caxton tells us, that "Skelton had tranflated Diodorus Si"culus, the Epiftles 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."

by

O&. 1591, Herodian in English was entered at Stationers-hall
Adams.

§ Thus entered in the books of the Stationers' company. April 1579-Vautrouller-Wright, a booke in Englishe called Plutarch's Lyves."

Plutarch's

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1603*

Plutarch's Morals, by Dr. Philemon Holland
Plutarch of the Education of Children, by Sir Tho. Elyott,

4to.

The Preceptes of that excellent Clerke and grave Philofopher Plutarche, for the Prefervation of Healthe, 8vo. 1543

ARISTOTLE.

The Ethiques of Ariftotle, &c. by John Wylkinfon. Printed by Grafton, Printer to K. Edw. VI. 8vo. B. L.

1547 +

The Secrete of Secretes of Ariftotle, &c. tranflated out of
the Frenche, &c. Lond. 8vo.
Ariftotle's Politiques, &c. from the Fr. by J. D. fol. Lond.

XENOPHON.

1528

1598

The eight Bookes of Xenophon, containing the Inftitution,
Schole, and Education of Cyrus, the noble King of
Perfye, &c. transl. out of Gr. into Engi. by Mr. Wil-
liam Bercher. Lond. 12mo.

1567 and 1569

Do. by Dr. Philemon Holland.
Xenophon's Treatife of Houfe-hold right, connyngly tranf.
out of the Greke tongue, &c. by Gentian Hervet, &c.
8vo. Lond.

1532. 8vo. 15341544. 8vo. 1573

The Arte of Riding from Xenophon, &c. Lond. 4to. 1584

EPICTETUSS

The Manuell of Epictetus, tranfl. out of Grecke into French, * On the Stationers' books in the year 1600 is the following entry.

A booke to be tranflated out of Frenche into Englishe, and fo printed, called the Morall Woorkes of Plutarque." Again in "The morral worke of Plu1602. Again in the fame year, tarque, being tranflated out of French into English."

Of the Ethicks of Ariftotle fome more early tranflation must have appeared; as Sir Tho. Elyot in his Beke named the Governour, 1537, fays, "they are to be learned in Greke; for the tranflations that we have, be but a rude and groile fhadowe of the cloquence and wyfdome of Ariftotle."

This tranflation is entered in the books at Stationers-hall. "Adam Iflip] Ariftotle's Politiques with expofitions; to be tranflated into Englyfhe by the Frenche copie, 1598."

In the books of the Stationer's company, Feb. 12, 1581, Tho. Eafte entered Enchiridion in English.

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