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One person who has trod the path & probably has the resources you're seeking is Jean Brink. In fact, you might have a look at her article "Precedence and Patronage: The ordering of Spenser's dedicatory sonnets (1590)," *STUDIES IN THE LITERARY IMAGINATION* 38 (2005): 53-72. On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Cavanagh, Sheila T <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > From: Richard Malim [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 12:06 PM > To: Cavanagh, Sheila T > Subject: International Spenser Society > > Dear Professor Cavanagh, > > In my retirement I am trying to do some research on Tudor writers, and I > need to clear up certain matters raised by the 1590 edition of The Faerie > Queene. > > The authorities show that there were 17 dedicatees of the “Verses > addressed by the Author of the Faerie Queene to Various Noblemen etc.” in > the 1590 edition as repeated in the 1596, but I have ascertained that in at > least one (the Grenville copy in the British Library) , there are only six > named such persons in addition to the general Sonnet to the “gratious and > beautifull Ladies of the Court” and the long letter to Sir Walter Raleigh. > While the 17 dedicatees are shown at the beginning of the book, the > Grenville copy has them at the end , i.e. after the end of Book III > > The British Library have been able to tell me the whereabouts of (some of > the) other 1590 editions, and that there are apparently three versions or > variations of the 1590 print. I am trying to contact the Librarians of the > various institutions, but my lack of recognised qualifications (degrees > etc.) makes this a tedious business. > > I wonder if you or any of your colleagues in the International Spenser > Society have trodden this path before, and would be very grateful if you > could put me in touch appropriately. It occurs to me that the Society may > possess or may have ready access to the prints or facsimiles of the 1590 > edition which would advance my researches which I hope in due course to > turn into an Essay in which in particular the roles of Spenser and Nashe > together will be considered. > > I can tell you that any help that you or your colleagues could give will > be very much appreciated > > Yours sincerely, > > Richard Malim > The Courtyard, 45 Royal York Crescent, > Bristol BS8 4JS, U.K. > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution > or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact > the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the > original message (including attachments). > -- Joel B Davis Coordinator, MA Program in English English Department Stetson University 421 N Woodland Blvd Unit 8300 DeLand, FL 32720 386.822.7724 http://us.macmillan.com/thecountesseofpembrokesarcadiaandtheinventionofenglishliterature/JoelDavis