JAMES CROSSLEY, Esq., F.S.A., PRESIDENT. REV. F. R. RAINES, M.A., F.S.A., HON. CANON OF MANCHESTER, VICE-PRESIDENT. WILLIAM BEAMONT, Esq. THE VERY REV. BENJAMIN MORGAN COWIE, B.D., F.S.A., DEAN OF MANCHESTER. THE WORSHIPFUL RICHARD COPLEY CHRISTIE, M.A., CHANCELLOR OF THE DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER, REV. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A. W. A. HULTON, Esq. THOMAS JONES, Esq., B.A., F.S.A. WILLIAM LANGTON, Esq. COLONEL EGERTON LEIGH, M.P. REV. JOHN HOWARD MARSDEN, B.D., F.R.G.S., COLLECTANEA ANGLO-POETICA: OR, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF A PORTION OF A COLLECTION OF EARLY ENGLISH POETRY, WITH OCCASIONAL EXTRACTS AND REMARKS BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL. BY THE REV. THOMAS CORSER, M.A., F.S.A., RECTOR OF STAND, LANCASHIRE; AND VICAR OF PART V. PRINTED FOR THE CHETHAM SOCIETY. M.DCCC.LXXIII. INTRODUCTION. IN N continuing our notices bibliographical and critical of some of our early English Poets, which we do under great disadvantages, not only in labouring under severe bodily and physical infirmities, but having also been compelled as a consequence to part with the working materials in the shape of our books, it becomes necessary to apologize to our readers in again coming forward with a further portion of the Collectanea Anglo-Poetica. The subject-matter of the poetical notices contained in the present Volume consists in a great degree of articles written for the most part during intervals of leisure and relaxation several years ago. The Council of the CHETHAM SOCIETY having thought it desirable that these articles should be printed as a continuation of the former four Parts, the Editor has accordingly bowed to their decision, and placed them in their hands. The Compiler is willing to hope that under these many defects and short-comings this fifth part, containing notices of Daniel, Davies of Hereford and Sir John Davies, Davison, Day, Dekker, Deloney and Donne, will not prove without attraction, and will afford some interesting particulars and pleasing reminiscences of these celebrated early writers. The reader must not now expect a regular and continuous |