of
London for the releife of y^e poore of y^e saide companie
according to the discretion of the Master, Wardens, and
Assistants, or the more parte of them.

"Mr. Barker, her Ma^{ties} printer, hath yeilded unto the saide
disposition and purpose these bookes following: viz.

"The first and second volume of Homelies.

"The whole statutes at large, w^{th} y^e pamble as they are
now extant.

"The Paraphrasis of Erasmus upon y^e Epistles and Gospells
appoynted to be readd in Churches.

"Articles of Religion agreed upon 1562 for y^e Ministers.

"The Several Injunctions and Articles to be enquired of through
y^e whole Realme.

"The Profitt and Benefite of the two most vendible volumes of
the New Testament in English, commonlie called Mr. Cheekes'
translation: that is, in the volume called _Octavo_, w^{th}
Annotacions as they be now: and in the volume called _Decimo
Sexto_ of the same translation w^{th}out notes, in the Brevier
English letter only.

"Provided that Mr. Barker himselfe print the sayde Testaments at
the lowest value by the direction of the Master and Wardens of
the Company of Stationers for the tyme being. Provided alwaye
that Mr. Barker do reteyn some small number of these for diverse
services in her Ma^{ties} Courtes or ... [MS. illegible] and
lastlye that nothing that he yeildeth unto by meanes aforesaide
be preiudiciall to her Ma^{ties} highe prerogative, or to any
that shall succeed in the office of her Ma^{ties} printer."

The other printers named are, Mr. Totell, Mr. Watkins, Mr. John Daye,
Mr. Newberye, and Henrie Denham.

I wish to raise a Query upon the following:

"Mr. Watkins, now Wardein, hath yeilded to the disposcion and
purpose aforesaide this that followeth: viz.

"The Broad Almanack; that is to say, the same to be printed on
one syde of a sheete, to be sett on walls as usuallie it hath
bene."

Query 1. Is this _Broad Almanack_ the original of the present
_Stationers' Almanack_?

2. When was this _Broad Almanack_ first issued?

3. When were sheet almanacks, printed on one side of a sheet, first
published?

B. H. C.

P.S.--The books enumerated in this MS., under the other printers' names,
are some of them very curious, and others almost unknown at the present
time.

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Minor Queries.

_John Bunyan._-