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11. The Spanish Masquerado, 1589.

12. Orpharion (licensed to E White, 1589), 1599. 13. The Royall Exchange, contayning sundry aphorisms of Philosophie, 1590.

14. Greene's Mourning Garment given him by repentance at the funerals of Love, 1590, 1616.

15. Neuer too late, 1590, 1600, 1607, 1616, 1631. [n. d. Beloe.]

16. A notable discouery of Coosenage, 1591, 1592. 17. The ground work of Conny Catching, 1591.* 18. The second and last part of Conny Catching, 1591, 1592.

19. The third and last part of Conny Catching,

1592.

20. Disputation between a hee conny-catcher and a shee conny-catcher, 1592.

21. Greene's groatsworth of Wit bought with a million of repentance, n. d. 1592, 1600, 1616, 1617, 1621, 1629, 1637.+ Lately reprinted at the Lee Press.

22. Philomela the Lady Fitz-Walter's Nightingale, .n. d. 1592, 1615, 1631. Lately reprinted in Archaica.

In 1591 there was licensed to Thomas Gubbin "The Defence of Conye-Catchinge, or a confutac'on of those ij injurious pamphlets published with R. G. against the practisioners of many nymble wytted and misticall sciences." Herbert, 1354.

Ritson in the Bib. Poetica states this piece to have been edited oy I. H. initials "presumed to belong to Jasper Heywood;" an error he was led into by those initials being affixed to "Greene's epitaph," printed at the end of the work. Warton points out the publisher in Heury Chettle, which appears confirmed by the epistle before KindeHarts Dreame, where he says, "about three moneths since died M. Robert Greene, leaving many papers in sundry booke sellers' handes, among others his Groats worth of Wit." Hist. E. P. Vol. III. p. 291, 386. Reed's Shakspeare, Vol. II. p. 234.

23. A Quip for an upstart Courtier, or a dispute between velvet and cloth breeches, 1592, 1620, 1625, 1635. Harl. Mis. Vol. V. p. 371.

24. Ciceronis Amor, Tvllie's Love, 1592, 1611, 1615, 1616, 1628, 1639.

25. News both from Heaven and Hell (licensed to John Oxenbridge, 1592), 1593..

26. The Black Book's Messenger, or life and death of Ned Browne, 1592.

27. The repentance of Robert Greene, 1592.

28. Greene's vision at the instant of his death, published by Newman, n. d.

29., Mamillia, or the triumph of Pallas, 1593.

30. Mamillia, or the second part of the triumph of Pallas, 1593.

31. Card of Fancy, 1593, 1608.

32. Greene's funerals, 1594. [I believe not his. I. Reed.]*

33. The Honourable Historie of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bongay, a comedy, 1594, 1599, 1630, 1655.

34. The History of Orlando Furioso, a play, not divided into acts, 1594, 1599.†

35. The comicall Historie of Alphonsus King of Arragon, a play, 1597, 1599.

36. A looking glass for London and England, (a comedy, jointly with Lodge), 1594, 1598.

* Inserted in Steevens's list. Biog. Lit. [It is by R. B. supposed to be Rd. Barnfield.] Editor.

The author of the defence of Connycatching accuses Greene of selling this dramatic piece "to the Queene's players for twenty nobles, and when they were in the country, sold the same play to Lord Admiral's men, for as much more." It appears to have been very popular, as in 1591 it was performed by Lord Strange's men, → Henslowe's List.

37. The Scottish Historie of James the Fourthe slaine at Flodden, intermixed with a pleasant comedie, &c. 1598, 1599.

38. Penelope's Webb, n. d. 1601.

39. History of Faire Bellora, [q. date of first edition, afterwards published as] "A paire of Turtle Doves, or the tragicall History of Bellora and Fidelio. Seconded with the tragicall end of Agamio, wherein (besides other matters pleasing to the reader) by way of dispute betweene a Knight and a Lady, is described this neuer before debated question, to wit, whether man to woman, or woman to man offer the greater temptations vnto vnbridled lust, and consequently whether man or woman in that vnlawfull act, be the greater offender. A historie pleasant, delightful and witti, fit of all to be perused for their better instruction, but especiall of youth to be regarded, to bridle their follies. Printed for Francis Burton, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Flower de-luce and Crowne, 1606."

40. The debate between Follie and Love, translated out of French, 1608.*

41. Thieves falling out true men come by their goods, 1615, 1637. Harl. Mis. Vol. VIII, p. 369, 42. Greene's Farewell to Folie, 1617.

43. Arbasto, the History of Arbasto King of Denmarke, 1617, 1626.†

44. Fair Emme a comedy, 1631. [The best au

*From MS. notes by the late Dr. Wright, penes me,

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To Arbasto was added the "lovely poem" of Pyramus and Thisbe, written by Dunstan Gale. Ritson's Bibliographia Poeticu,

thorities for this article are Phillips's Theatrum Poetarum, 1675, and the re-insertion by Steevens in his list for Berkenhout. Langbaine, Mears, and others, consider the piece anonymous. It was performed by Lord Strange's men, who had the other dramas written by Greene, and the construction is similar to Orlando Furioso, not being divided into acts].

45. The History of Jobe, a play, destroyed; see Warburton's list, postea.

[The following pieces have been ascribed to Greene.]

Mihil Mumchance, his discoverie of the art of cheating in false dyce-play, n. d. [Inserted by Mr. Reed in his list, but doubtful. It forms N°. 32 in Mr. Beloe's list, though mentioned in the following page as not by Greene.]

Art of Juggling, 1612. [Reed's list.]

Greene's ghost haunting coney catchers, 1602, 1606, 1626. [“I doubt this being Greene's." I, Reed.] The Epistle Dedicatory says, to "this little pamphlet, which by a very friend came to my hands, I added somewhat of mine owne knowledge, and vpon verie credible information," concludes "your's to vse S. R." These initials are given to Samuel Rowlands, but they are more probably those of the author of the Art of Juggling.]

Greene in conceyte newe raised from his graue to wryte the tragique storye of his faire Valeria of London. (Licensed to William Jones 1597), 1598, was written by John Dickenson.

Greene's poet's vision and a Prince's glory, 1603 [No. 37, of Mr. Beloe's list, written by Thomas Greene the actor, better known by John Cook's dramatic piece of "Greene's Tu Quoque."]

The late Mr. Reed inserted an additional manuscript list of Greene's works in a copy of the Biographia Literaria; to that I have made several additions. The greater portion of the titles having been fully given in Mr. Beloe's Anecdotes of Literature made a repetition unnecessary.

J. H.

ART. CXXXIX. The Shepheard's Hunting: Being certain Eclogues written during the time of the author's imprisonment in the Marshalsey. By George Wyther, Gentleman. London, Printed by W. White for George Norton, and are to be sold at the signe of the Red Bull near Temple Bar, 1615.

GEORGE WITHER was born in 1588, at Bentworth in Hampshire, and died in 1667, aged seventynine. For a full account of him see Wood's Athenæ, II. 391, and some remarks on his poetry by Mr. Gilchrist, in Gent. Mag. vol. lxx. p. 1149.

For his "Abuses Stript and Whipt: or, Satyrical Essays," in two books, London, 1613, 1614, 1615, and 1622, in 8vo. he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea, and wrote there the above poem. This publication, Wood asserts, contains more of poetical fancy than any other of his writings.

The fourth Eclogue is addressed to his truly he

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