Melissi Schediasmata poeticaMelissus, Paulus, 1539-1602Anno M D LXXXVI.latEliz 163: Bound in contemporary paneled calf, blind tooled on cover and spine. Ownership inscription of Martin Adelt of Smigiel on title page; ownership stamp of the Rehdiger Stadt-Bibliothek zu Breslau on verso of title page. Gift of Walter Jennings.The second edition (first, 1575).A collection of laudatory verses addressed to the most notable persons in Europe, including a great many addressed to Queen Elizabeth and others of her court.