PREFACE.

IN our Essay and Notes in the present Volume we so fully state such things as it seemed expedient to state on the specialties of our collection of Crashaw's Latin and Greek Poetry, in common with our like collection of his English Poetry in Vol. I., that little remains for preface here, beyond our wish renewedly to express our gratitude and obligations to our fellow-workers on the Translations now submitted. The names given at p. 4 herein, and the markings on the margin of the Contents, will show how generously my own somewhat large proportion of the task of love has been lightened by them; and throughout I have been aided and animated by the cordiality with which the friends have responded to my demands, or spontaneously sent their contributions. Preeminently I owe thanks to my 'brother beloved,' the Rev. RICHARD WILTON, M. A., Londesborough Rectory, Market Weighton.

On the text of the Latin and Greek I refer to the close of our Essay; but I must acknowledge willing and scholarly help, on certain points whereon I consulted them, from Rev. Dr. HOLDEN, Ipswich, Rev. Dr.

JESSOPP, Norwich, and W. ALDIS WRIGHT, Esq. M.A. Cambridge (as before); albeit the inevitable variety of suggested emendations, as onward, compelled me to limit myself to as accurate a reproduction as possible of the text of Crashaw himself, obvious misprints excepted.

I have now to record the various University Collections wherein Crashaw's earliest poetical efforts appeared-all showing a passionate loyalty, which indeed remained with him to the end.

() Anthologia in Regis exanthemata; seu gratulatio Musarum Cantabrigiensium de felicissime conservata Regis Caroli valetudine, 1632.

(b. Ducis Eboracensis Fasciae a Musis Cantabrigiensibus raptim contextae, 1633.

() Rex Redux; sive Musa Cantabrigiensis Voti et felici reditu Regis Caroli post receptam coronam comitaque peracta in Scotia, 1633.

(7) Carmen Natalitium ad cunas illustrissimae Principis Elizabethae decantatum intra Nativitatis Dom. solemnia per humiles Cantabrigiae Musas, 1635.

(e) Sorbia, sive Musarum Cantabrigiensium concentus et congratulatio ad serenissimum Britanniarum Regem Carolum de quinta sua sobole clarissima Principe sibi nuper felicissime nata, 1637.

() Voces votivae ab Academicis Cantabrigiensibus pro novissimo Caroli et Mariae Principe Filio emissae, 1640.

It is a noticeable fact, that Crashaw while still so young should have been invited to contribute to these University Collections along with Wren, Henry More, Edward King (Lycidas'), Joseph Beaumont, Elward Rainbow, and kindred. His pieces in each are recorded in the places in our Volumes. They invite critical comment; but our space is fully exhausted.

By the Fberality of F. MADOX-BROWN, Esq. R.A. I am enabled to furnish in the 4toy in this our Second Volume an admirable photograph, by Hollyer of London, of his cartoon for the memorial-win low in Peterhouse, Cambridge. Peterhouse is at late-last doing honour to some of her sons thus. Professor Ward, of Owens' College, Manchester, has the praise, as the pri vilege, of presenting the Crashaw portion of the fine Window. The figure is full of dignity and impressiveDess; we may accept the creation of the Painter's gening for a Portrait. The accessories are suggestive of famiHar facts in the life an 1 poetry of Crashaw. VignetteDlustrations from W. J. Listos. Esq. and Mrs. BLACKBURN again alom our volume din 4100. I regard that to the Captive Biri p. xxi, a gem. Finally, I eannot efficiently acknowledge the cultured sympathy with which Mr. CHARLES Kasos (of my Printer, cre of the 11 laamai school has expented with me in securing wormunary, To ferr is Luman' but I blere CV will be found a little blemished a mot. One misprint, Lomeren, angit for me just when one

completed Vol. I. was sent out, which troubled us as much as ever it would have done Ritson, viz. ' anchor' for arrow' in Cowley's Hope' (p. 176, 1. 23). Gentle Reader, be so good as correct this at once.

Park View, Blackburn, Lancashire,

March 4, 1873.

A. B. G.

P.S. Three small overlooked items bearing on Crashaw having been recovered from a missing Note-book, I add them here.

() The 1670 edition of the Steps,' &c. (whose title page is given in Vol. I. xliv.) was re-issued with an undated title-page as The Third Edition. London, Printed for Richard Bently, Jaroh Tonson, Francis Saunders, and Tho. Bennet? It is from the same type, and identical in every way except the fresh title-page, with the (so called) 2d Edition.'

(b) In Thomas Shipman's Carolina, or Loyal Poems' (163) there is a somewhat scurril piece entitled "The Plapiary, 1658. Upon S. C., Presbyterian Minister and Captain, stealing forty-eight lines from Crashaw's Poems, to patch up an Elegy for Mr. F. P[ierpont].' A Small pecimen must suffice:

You are arraign d for theft; hold up your hand.
Impudent theft as ever was exprest,

Not to steal jewels only, but the chest;

Not to mb bite of gold from Crashaw's lines,

But

woop whole strikes together from his mynes.'