The eleuen Bookes of the Golden Asse ... 1596. _See_ APULEIUS, Lucius.
The Monarchicke Tragedies; Crœsus, Darius, The Alexandræan, Iulius Cæsar. Newly enlarged By William Alexander, Gentleman of the Princes priuie Chamber. Carmine dij superi placantur, carmine manes. _London Printed by Valentine Simmes for Ed: Blovnt._ 1607.
Collation: A-2D⁴2E²; a²B-M⁴N²; A-K⁴L², unpaged. K 4 in the third alphabet blank. Wanting A1 in the first (? blank). The general title is on A 2, followed by argument and personae to the ‘Alexandrian Tragedy,’ which begins on B 1. ‘Julius Caesar’ has a separate titlepage with same imprint on P 2. The rest of the volume (sig. a etc.) is the edition of the ‘Monarchic Tragedies’ of 1604 with omission of the first sheet, A. It begins with commendatory verses by Robert Ayton, which are followed by the argument and personae to ‘Croesus’ (some copies have four leaves to sheet a, the additional matter being verses to King James). Then follows the tragedy of ‘Croesus’ while ‘Darius’ has separate titlepage dated 1604. In the present copy the 1604 portion has been placed immediately after sheet A of the new portion, in order to get the plays in the order mentioned on the titlepage. This arrangement is frequently met with but leads to absurdities, since the 1604 portion must either be placed, as here, between the personae to the ‘Alexandrian Tragedy’ and the play itself, or else, as in the copy in the British Museum, in the middle of sheet A.
Aurora. Containing the first fancies of the Authors youth, William Alexander of Menstrie. _London, Printed by Richard Field for Edward Blount._ 1604.
Collation: A-M⁴, unpaged. M 4 blank. Epistle dedicatory to Lady Agnes Dowglas, Countess of Argyle. This and the ‘Paraenesis’ are inserted in the middle of the ‘Monarchic Tragedies’ at the end of the 1604 portion, but appear to be really distinct publications.
A Paraenesis to the Prince By William Alexander of Menstrie. _London, Printed by Richard Field for Edward Blount._ 1604.
Collation: A-C⁴D² unpaged. D 2 blank. The author’s initials appear at the end of the poem.
Englands Parnassus: or The choysest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with their Poeticall comparisons. Descriptions of Bewties, Personages, Castles, Pallaces, Mountaines, Groues, Seas, Springs, Riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable. _Imprinted at London for N. L. C. B. and T. H._ 1600.