Mr. Collier has favoured me with the following extract from this rare tract. Rich is describing the character of Gloriosus a courtier of Epirus.

"The loftines of his lookes was much to be marveld at, but the manner of his attire was more to be laughed at. On his head, he woare a hatte without a band, like a Mallcontent, his haire hanging downe to both his shoulders, as they use to figure a hagge of hell, his beard cut peecke a deuaunt, turnde uppe a little, like the Vice of a playe."

10. "A Looking Glass for Ireland.

Oxenbridge, 1599."

London, for John

11. "A Souldier's wishe to Briton's welfare: or a discourse fit to be read of all gentlemen and souldiers, written by a captaine of Experience, 4to., London, 1604."

There is a copy in the Bodleian.

12. "The Fruites of long Experience. A pleasing view for Peace, A Looking-Glasse for Warre, or call it what you list. Discoursed betweene two Captaines. By Barnabie Rich, Gentleman. Malui me diuitem esse quam vocari. Imprinted at London by Thomas Creede, for Jeffrey Charlton, &c., 1604." 4to., b. 1.

The fruits of Rich's long experience ("forty yeares training in the warres") is here set forth, in a dialogue between Captain Pill and Captain Skill.

The dedication to Prince Henry. The only copy Mr. Collier has ever seen is in Dulwich College.

13. "Faultes Faults, and nothing else but Faultes. At London, Printed for Jeffrey Charleton, &c., 1606." 66 leaves.

Dedication addressed to Prince Henry. There is a copy in the Bridgewater Library, see Collier's Catalogue, p. 253, and another in Mr. Grenville's Library.

14. “A short survey of Ireland, truely discovering who it is that hath so armed the hearts of that people with disobedience to their Prince: With a description of the countrey, and the condition of the people. No lesse necessarye and needful to be respected by the English, then requisite and behoovefull to be reformed in the Irish. London, N. O. for B. Sutton, and W. Barenger. 1609." 4to.

There is a copy in the Bodleian, and another in the possession of the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville.

15. "Roome for a Gentleman, or the Second part of Faultes,

collected and gathered for the true Meridian of Dublin in Ireland, and may serve fitly else where about London, &c. By Barnabe Rych, Souldier, &c. London, printed by J. W. for Jeffrey Charlton, &c. 1609." 4to, 33 leaves. Dedication addressed to "Sir Thomas Ridgeway, Knight, Treasurer and Vice-Treasurer at Warres in his Majesties Realme of Ireland." There is a copy in the Bridgewater Library; (see Collier's Catalogue, p. 254,) and another in Mr. Grenville's Library.

16. "A New Description of Ireland: Wherein is described the disposition of the Irish, whereunto they are inclined.

No lesse admirable to be perused, then credible to be beleeued; neither vnprofitable nor vnpleasant to be read and vnderstood by those worthy Cittizens of London, that be now Vndertakers in Ireland: by Barnabe Rich, Gent. Malui me diuitem esse quam vocari. Printed at London for Thomas Adams, 1610.”

Dedication to Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. Copies in the British Museum, the Bodleian and the Library of Mr. Grenville.

"In the time of Sir John Parrate's Gouernment, I myself lay at Colrane, with a hundred souldiers vnder my leading, I may therefore speake something of mine owne experience.”

"One of the diseases of this age is the multitude of books."

"It is but a thriftlesse, and a thanklesse occupation this writing of bookes; a man were better to sing in a cobler's shop, for his pay is a penny a patch; but a booke-writer, if hee get sometimes a few commendations of the judicious, he shall be sure to reepe a thousand reproaches of the malicious."

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"I haue liued in Ireland of a poor pay, the full recompence of forty-seven yeares spent in my prince and countrey's seruice; I have not begged nor purchased any man's lands, rents, or reuennewes; I haue not heaped to my selfe eyther offices or church-liuinges, yet something I haue noted of the country by observation."

"For maister Stanihurste* himselfe, I knew him

* Richard Stanihurste, the poet.

many years sithence at Antwarpe, where hee professed Alcumy, and vndertooke the practise of the Philosophers stone, and when hee had multiplied lies so long that euery body grew weary of him, hee departed from thence into Spaine, and there (as it was said) he turned Physition, and whether he bee aliue or dead, I knowe not."

A New Description of Ireland was reprinted in 1624, under the title of "A New Irish Prognostication or Popish Callender. Wherein is described &c." There is a copy of this re-issue in the Bodleian, and another in the Library of Mr. Grenville. They are word for word the same, the dedications only omitted.

17. "A true and a kinde excuse, written in defence of that book intituled 'A newe description of Ireland.' Pleasant and Pleasing both to English and Irish. London, for Thomas Adams, 1612." 4to., 28 leaves.

There is a copy of this book in the Bodleian, and another in the Library of Mr. Grenville.

18. "A Catholicke conference betweene Syr Tady Mac Mareall, a popish priest of Waterforde, and Patricke Plaine, a young student in Trinity Colledge, by Dublin, in Ireland. Wherein is delivered the certayne manner of execution that was used upon a popish Bishop and a Popish priest, that for several matters of treason were executed at Dublin the first of February now last past, 1611. Strange to be related, credible to be beleeved, and pleasant to bee perused. London, for Thomas Adams, 1612." 4to.

There is a copy in the Bodleian, and another in the Library of Mr. Grenville.

19. "The Excellency of good Women. London, 1613." 4to. There is a copy in the Bodleian.

20. "Opinion Deified. Discouering the Ingins, Traps, and Traynes that are set in this age, whereby to catch Opinion. Neither Florished with Art, nor Smoothed with Flatterie. By B. R., Gentleman, Seruant to the King's most Excellent Maiestie. London, Printed for Thomas Adams. 1613." 4to.

There are two copies of this book in the British Museum, with two different dedications, the first is addressed to Prince Charles (afterwards Charles I), and the second to Sir Thomas Rydgeway, Treasurer, and Treasurer at Warres in his Maiesties Realme of Ireland. Copies of this book in the Bodleian, and in the Library of Mr. Grenville. 21. "The Honestie of this Age, proouing by good circumstance that the world was neuer honest till now. By Barnabie Rych, Gentleman, Seruant to the Kings most excellent Maiestie. Malui me diuitem esse quam vocari. Printed at London for T. A., 1614."

Rich, in the Epilogus, (p. 68 of this reprint), calls this his twenty-fourth publication. The copy in the Bodleian Library is dated 1615, and in Mr. Grenville's Library, 1616.

The edition of 1614, from which this reprint has been made, is in the British Museum.

22. “My Ladies Looking Glasse. Wherein may be discerned a wise man from a foole, a good woman from a