much time, and other necessary qualifications, and has been, more than once, attempted, without success.*

Many other poets, flourished during the same period, with those who are recorded in the following list, yet no remains of their works are known; they are chiefly mentioned by Dunbar, Lyndsay, and Rolland, as, James Afflek; Clerk, of Tranent; David Drummond; Durie, sometime Bishop of Galloway; Etrik; Galbreith; Henry, a Cistercian monk; Heriot; Sir. Hew, of Eglintoun; Hutchown of the Awe Ryale; King James V.; Kendal; Kid, or, Kyd; Kynlouch; Christian Lindsay; Sir Mungo Lockhart; Quintene, perhaps Quintin Schaw; Sir John Ross; Stobs; Alexander Traill.

It is quite unnecessary here to say any thing in commendation of the Scotish poetical writers, either. during the above mentioned period, or subsequently; much remains to be done in giving a complete and correct account of several of their works, especially of Dunbar, Drummond, Henrysoun, and Douglass. Any. of these, it is likely, would answer, if done on a similar. plan with the late edition of Lyndsay, which reflects great credit to its learned editor.

The Bannatyne and Maitland collections contain the greater part of the smaller pieces of early Scotish poetry. A short account, and list of the contents of these manuscripts, will be found appended to Ancient Scotish Poems, never before in print. But now published from the MS. collections of Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, &c. By John Pinkerton. Lond. 1786. 2 vols. 8vo.

* In 1803 with the manuscripts of the library of the late Mr. Ritson, there was sold, as lot 985, "Bibliographia Scotica, anecdotes, biographical and literary, of Scotish Writers, Historians, and Poets, from the earliest account to the nineteenth century, in two Parts, intended for publication." The lot was purchased by Messrs. Longman and Co. for only forty-three guineas. It is understood to be now in the possession of Mr. G. Chalmers for completion, and we may therefore be certain, that however the publication may be wished, the tardiness will best promote that completion. To the present article I have attached some slight notes, distinguished by my initial, that our correspondent may not be answerable for their insufficiency. J. H.

+ In reference to these MSS. the abbreviation of B. for Bannatyne, and M. for Maitland, in the following list, have been used.

A valuable account of "the Bannatyne Manuscript is inserted in our present volume, p. 183.

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The

The first efforts of printing in Scotland were poetical. The only reliques of this press (which was established in Edinburgh by King James IV. in 1507), preceding the year 1536 are a vol. in 4to. containing Dunbar's Golden Terge, and Lament for the death of the Makkaris, a Gest of Robin Hude, the Knightly Tale of Golagrass and Gawane, with twelve other tracts, all (except one) in verse. Printed by Walter Chepman, and Androu Miller, in 1508. * And the Aberdeen Breviary, by the same printers, in 1509, and 1510, 2 vols. in sm. 8vo.

The principal, and indeed only collections of Scotish poetry, are A choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems, both Ancient and Modern, by several Hands, (commonly called Watson's from the printer) in three parts, Edin. 1706, &c. in 8vo. The Evergrene, being a Collection of Scots Poems, wrote by the ingenious before 1600 (inaccurately) published by Allan Ramsay, Edin. 1724, 2 vols. in 12mo. (Lord Hailes's elegant Selection of) Ancient Scotish Poems, from the MS. of George Bannatyne, Edin. 1770, 8vo. Pinkerton's Collection, above mentioned, and J. Sibbald's Chronicie of Scotish Poetry, preceding the Union of the Crowns. Edin. 1802, 4 vols. 8vo.§

April, 1813.

D. L. E.

* Some thoughts are entertained of reprinting as a fac-simile the whole volume, in a limited edition of 150 copies.

+ Part I, first printed, 1706, in 146 pages. II, 1709, contains 117 pages. III. 1711, in 120 pages, having at conclusion "the end of the first volume." The plan was never continued. In 1713 appeared the second edition of part I, which was not a verbal, though a paginary reprint. The following is from a manuscript note by Ritson. "The 2d edition of the first part was published in 1713, but without any intentional variation, except that in p. 1, instead of King James the Fifth, it has King James the First,' which is false.

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See a valuable bibliographical article upon this volume by Mr. Gilchrist in the Censura Literaria, Vol. V. p. 238.

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Mr. Pinkerton has also published another work, as Scotish Poems, reprinted from scarce editions, 3 vols. 1792, 8vo.

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To the above notices may be added the unfinished volume by the late Mr. Ritson, called The Caledonian Muse, wherein the specimens are chronologically arranged, and divided in three parts. It is my intention to attempt a conclusion of the last part, and submit the volume, within a very short period, to the candour of the sons of Caledonia, rather than suffer any relick of the accurate Ritson to be lost.

H. ANDERSON,

ANDERSON, JAMES. Minister of Collace. Ane godly treatis, calit the first and second cumming of Christ, with the tone of the wintersnycht. Edin. Robert Smyth, 1595, 16mo.; again, Edin, Andro Hart, (date cut off) 12mo.

ARBUTHNOT, ALEXANDER. Principal of King's College, Aberdeen. Five poems in M. MS.

BALNEVIS, HENRY, of Halhill. One Poem in the B. and M. MSS. "Confession of faith, conteining how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God; compiled by Mr. Henry Balnaves of Halhill, and one of the Lords of Session and Counsell of Scotland, being a prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane in the yeare 1584, Edin. Th. Vautrollier, 1584,

12mo.

BANNATYNE, GEORGE, (the compiler of Bannatyne MS.) Two Poems, in B. MS.

BARBOUR, JOHN, archdeacon of Aberdeen. Actes and Life of Robert Bruce, composed in 1375. The earliest MS. of which, that is now known, is in the advocates library, Edin. written by John Ramsay in 1489. It was first printed, Edin. Andro Hart, 1620, Sve. Various editions have been since published.*

BELLENDEN, OF BALLENTYNE, JOHN, Archdeacon of Murray, died at Rome, 1550. One poem in B. MS. (twice repeated). Vertue and Vice, as a proheme to the Cosmographical part of his translation of Hector Boece's Cronyklis of Scotland, (this translation was finished in 1530.) Edin. Thomas Davidson, 1536, again by same, 1540; and, without date, all in folio, b. 1. ; also in the B. MS. Proheme to Hector Boece, bys Cronyklis of Scotland, be the translatoure Johne Bellenden. He likewise translated the first five books of Livy "into Scots," with a poetical prologue prefixed to it and still extant in MS. BLYTHE, JOHN. Poem in the B. MS.

BROUN, WILLIAM. Poem in the B. MS.

BVREL, JOHN. Two poems, printed in (Watson's) collection, Part II, 1709.

his "

BURNE, NICOL. Translated a Latin poem of Beza's for Disputation concerning the controvertit headdis of Religion," Parise, 1581, 12mo.; also, at end of the same, Ane Admonition to the Antichristian Ministers of the deformit Kirk of Scotland, 1581.

CLAPPERTON. Poem in the M. MS.

CLERK, JOHN. Three poems in the B. MS. One of these also in the M. MS. and ascribed to Dunbar.

CULROSE. Elizabeth Melvill, Lady Culros, younger. Ane godly Dream, compiled at the request of a speciall friend,

*The Bruce was printed from the MS. of 1489, by Mr. Pinkerton, in 3 vols. 1790.

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Edin.

Edin. 1603, in 4to.-Edin. A. Hart, 1620, in 18mo.-Aberdene, E. Raban, 1644, Svo. &c.

DAVIDSON, THOMAS. The excusation of the Prentar, in five Stanzas, prefixed to Beilenden's translation of Hector Boece.

DAVIDSONE, JOHNE. Ane brief Commendation of vprichtnes, &c. in Inglis meter, Sanctandrois, R. Lekpreuik, 1573, 4to. "A Memorial of the Life and Death of two worthye Chrittians, Robert Campbel of Kinyeacleugh, and his wife Elizabeth Campbel. In English meter. Edinburgh. Printed by Robert Walde-graue, printer to the king's maiestie, 1595. Cum priuilegio Regali." 22 leaves in 8vo. The dedication is "To his loving sister in Christ, Eliz. Campbel of Kinyeacleugh," and dated" from Edin. the 24th of May, 1595. Your assured friend in Christ, I. D." Besides these two, he is author of some other works.

DOUGLAS, GAWIN, bishop of Dunkeld. Translation of Virgil's Æneis, Lond. 1553, 4to.* and with Glossary (by Thomas Ruddiman), Edin. 1710, fol. Palice of Honour, Lond. 1553, 4to.-Edin. Johne Ros, for Henrie Charteris, 1579, 4to. &c. King Hart, an Allegorycale Poeme, in the M. MS.

DUNBAR, WILLIAM. In point of number, the most ex ́tensive writer of the early Scotish poets, as his poems have been reckoned to exceed 100, which are chiefly contained in the B. and M. MSS. The late Mr. Ritson was for a con-. siderable time employed in making a collection of Dunbar's works, which he intended to have published. †

FETHY. Poem in the B. MS. (Mr. Pinkerton, describing the MS., says it is (by Selby.)

FOWLER, WILLIAM, P. (arson) of H. (awicke.) Sonnet prefixed to the Furies, by K. James VI. Two MS. vols of his poetry are in the College Library, Edinburgh, which were presented by William Drummond of Hawthornden, in 1627. The first is intituled "The Tarantula of Love," consisting of sonnets in the manner of Petrarch. The other vol. in folio, is a translation of the "Triumps of Petrarke," dedicated to Jean Fleming, Lady Thirlstane, the wife of Chancellor Maitland, dated from Edinburgh, Dec. 17, 1587. "Sonet," signed M. W. F. prefixed to Essayes of a Prentise," 1584. "Sonet to the onely royal Poet," prefixed to "His Maiesties poetical Exercises," 1591. Epitaph on Mrs. Bows. Edin. 1597. He is

This volume is noticed by Herbert, p. 356; by Warton, Vol. II. p. 281; and in Censura Literaria, Vol. III. p. 286, and Vol. VIII. p. 37. In the Athenian Mercury of Oct. 24, 1693, in reply to a question of what books of poetry one that's young should read, there is reference to "Douglas's neads (if you can get it), the best version that ever was, or ever will be, of that incomparable poem." H.

+ Select Poems of Wil. Dunbar, part first. From the M. S. of George Bannetyne. Perth, 1788. Oct.

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likewise author of An Answer to John Hamilton, Edin. 1581, 4to.

FLEMYNG. Poem in the B. MS. ascribed by Pinkerton to Kennedie.

GLENCAIRN, EARL OF. Ane epistill directed from the holy Heremite of Allareit, to his brethren the Gray Friers, (about 1566) in Knox's History of the Reformation.

H. G. probably Sir Gilbert Hay, chamberlain to K. Charles VII. of France, in 1547. Elegie translatit cut of the Frenche, in the M. MS.

HENRY, the MINSTREL. Commonly called Blind Harry. The Actis and Deidis of the Illuster and vailyend Campion Schir William Wallace, knight of Ellerslie. The oldest MS. which is now known, is in the Advocates Library, Edinburgh, written by John Ramsay, in 1488, who transcribed in the following year, Barbour's Bruce; it was published, Edin. 1570, 1594, 1601, 4to.; Edin. Andro Hart, n. d. 1611, 4to.; 1620, 12mo.; Aberdeen, 1630, 12mo.; Glasgow, 1665, 1690, 12mo; Edin. 1673, 12mo. Various editions have since been published.

HENRYSON, OF HENDERSON, ROBERT. The Morall Fables of Esope, the Phrygian. Compvled into eloquent and ornamental Meeter, by Robert Henrisoun, schoole-master of Dunfermling. Newlie revised and corrected. Edinburgh, printed by Andro Hart, 1621," 8vo. They are chiefly contained in the B. MS; also in the Harleian collection is the Morall Fabillis of Esope, compyled be Maister Robert Henryson, Scol-maister at Dunfermling, 1571," MSS. Harl. 3865. His other poems are partly in the B. and partly in M. MSS. His Testament of the Faire Creseide, with the Complaynt, was first published with Chaucer's works, 1532, fo.; afterwards, Edin 1593, 1611, 4to.

HOLLAND the Howlat, [dated from Ternoway, the seat of the earls of Moray,]supposed to have been written in the year1453. HUDSON, ROBERT. Ane uther Epitaph of the said Schir Richard (Maitland) in the M. MS." Sonet," signed R. H. prefixed to "Essayes of a Prentise," &c. 1584.

HUDSON, THOMAS. The History of Judith, in forme of a Poeme; penned in French by the noble poet G. Salust, Lord of Bartas: Englished by Thomas Hudson, Edin. T. Vautroullier, 1584 Svo. Epitaph upon Sir RichardMaitland, 1585,in the M. MS. 8vo. "Sonet," signed T. H. prefixed to "Essayes of a Pren ise," &c. 1584.

HUME, ALEXANDER. Hymnes, or Sacred Songes, wherein the right Vse of Poesie may be espied, Edin. Rob. Waldegraue, 1599, 4to.* Besides some other works in prose, he is esteemed to be the author of the Flytting betwixt Montgomery and Polwart. Ein. 1629, 4to.; Glasgow, 1665, Svo.

• See the preceding article. H.

JAMES