Billingbear Book List Page 5

Topic: Billingbear Book List Page 5

1. Verified Sourced Facts

• The local wiki page lists 11 pre-1616 books from the Billingbear library page.
• The same page lists:

“Calvin, Jean -- Institution de la religion chrestienne -- Geneva -- 1566 -- (USTC 1368)”

• The same page lists:

“Josephus, Flavius -- Les sept livres de la guerre et captivite des Juifz -- Paris -- 1553 -- (USTC 6492)”

• The same page lists:

“Raleigh, Walter -- History of the World -- London -- 1614 -- (ESTC 20637)”

• The same page lists:

“Vives, Juan Luis -- Opera, in duos distincta tomos -- Basel -- 1555 -- (USTC 667058)”

• The same page lists:

“Kromer, Marcin -- De origine et rebus gestis polonorum -- Basel -- 1558 -- (USTC 675238)”

• The same page lists:

“Livy -- Roman History -- London -- 1586”

• The same page lists:

“Sigonii -- Historiae -- Frankfurt am Main -- 1575”

• The same page lists:

“Saxo (Grammaticus) -- Danica historia -- Frankfurt am Main -- 1576 -- (USTC 626686)”

• The same page lists:

“La Popeliniere, Henri Lancelot-Voisin de -- L'histoire de France -- Paris -- 1581 -- (USTC 931)”

• The same page lists:

“Diodorus (Siculus) -- Bellum troianum diodori siculi bibliothecae historicae -- Basel -- 1578 -- (USTC 637601)”

• The same page lists:

“Ochoa de la Salde, Juan -- Primera parte de la Carolea -- Lisbon -- 1585 -- (USTC 337880)”

• A 2026-04-21 web audit found high-quality external controls for several page-5 titles. UCLA's Clark Library describes Raleigh's History of the World as first published late in 1614, dedicated to Prince Henry, immediately controversial/suppressed, and influential throughout the seventeenth century. This helps contextualize the Raleigh item but also makes clear that it is a late/post-main-composition library item, not a pre-1600 Shakespeare source.

• The working Billingbear transcription gives a direct local witness for this page at IMG_8163.png. It includes the same cluster of source-book entries, including Calvin, Josephus, Raleigh, Vives, Kromer, Livy, Sigonii, Saxo Grammaticus, La Popeliniere, Diodorus, and Ochoa de la Salde.

• Direct PNG inspection by Codex on 2026-04-21 confirms the high-importance entries on IMG_8163.png in substance, including Raleigh, Vives, Kromer, Livy, Sigonii, Saxo Grammaticus / Danica Historia / 1576, La Popeliniere, Diodorus, and Ochoa. The page is photographed sideways and the exact punctuation/bracketing should not be over-normalized without a final diplomatic transcription.

2. Ken Feinstein Twitter and Blog Information

• No Ken Feinstein Twitter/blog material is isolated in this packet at present.

3. Quoted Source Text

Billingbear Book List Page 5 wiki page

• “Calvin, Jean -- Institution de la religion chrestienne -- Geneva -- 1566 -- (USTC 1368)”
• “Josephus, Flavius -- Les sept livres de la guerre et captivite des Juifz -- Paris -- 1553 -- (USTC 6492)”
• “Raleigh, Walter -- History of the World -- London -- 1614 -- (ESTC 20637)”
• “Vives, Juan Luis -- Opera, in duos distincta tomos -- Basel -- 1555 -- (USTC 667058)”
• “Kromer, Marcin -- De origine et rebus gestis polonorum -- Basel -- 1558 -- (USTC 675238)”
• “Livy -- Roman History -- London -- 1586”
• “Sigonii -- Historiae -- Frankfurt am Main -- 1575”
• “Saxo (Grammaticus) -- Danica historia -- Frankfurt am Main -- 1576 -- (USTC 626686)”
• “La Popeliniere, Henri Lancelot-Voisin de -- L'histoire de France -- Paris -- 1581 -- (USTC 931)”
• “Diodorus (Siculus) -- Bellum troianum diodori siculi bibliothecae historicae -- Basel -- 1578 -- (USTC 637601)”
• “Ochoa de la Salde, Juan -- Primera parte de la Carolea -- Lisbon -- 1585 -- (USTC 337880)”

Working transcription, IMG_8163.png

• “Institution de Calvin _______ Genev. 1566”
• “Josephus de la Guerre des Iuifs _______ Paris 1553”
• “Raleigh's History of the World _______ London 1614.”
• “Lodovici Vivis opera (Tomus 2dus) _______ Basil 1555.”
• “Cromerus de Rebus Polonorum _______ Basil 1558.”
• “Livy's Roman History _______ London 1586”
• “Sigonii Historia _______ Franc. ad Mon 1575”
• “Saxonis Grammatici Danica ... Historia ... Franc. ad Mon 1576.”
• “L'Histoire de France 2 vols _______ 1581.”
• “Diodorus Siculus (Latinè) _______ Basil. 1578.”
• “De la Carotea ... primera Parte _______ Lisboa 1585”

Direct PNG inspection, 2026-04-21

• IMG_8163.png: the main source-book cluster is visible and matches the working transcription in substance. The Saxo / Danica Historia / 1576 line is specifically visible.

4. Citations

• “Book List Page 5.” Henry Neville Research Wiki, http://nevilleresearch.com/index.php?title=Book_List_Page_5.
• Feinstein, Ken. “Henry Neville's Library of Shakespeare Sources.” kenfeinstein.blogspot.com, 31 Aug. 2019, https://kenfeinstein.blogspot.com/2019/08/henry-nevilles-library-of-shakespeare.html.
• Feinstein, Ken. “My Discovery of Neville's Library and Shakespeare Research.” kenfeinstein.blogspot.com, 9 Sept. 2019, https://kenfeinstein.blogspot.com/2019/09/my-discovery-of-nevilles-library-and.html.
• Billingbear Book List Transcription, IMG_8163.png. Working local transcription: Billingbear_Book_List_Transcription.md. Page image: IMG_8163.png.
• Ralegh, Walter. The History of the World. First edition, London, 1614. UCLA Clark Library Chrzanowski Collection record, https://clarklibrary.ucla.edu/collections/tudor/chrzanowski/title-list/1614r/.

5. Notes on Access

• This packet now has two local text layers: the preserved wiki summary and the working transcription keyed to IMG_8163.png.
• The high-importance entries have been visually checked against the PNG image. The file still needs a final diplomatic transcription if the project wants exact punctuation, braces, and abbreviation expansion.
• Web audit result: page 5 is a very important source-book cluster, especially for Saxo/Danica historia, but the packet must keep the distinction between verified edition existence, Billingbear-list transcription, and Shakespeare-source interpretation.
• Raleigh's 1614 History of the World should remain in this page-level packet as a verified Billingbear-list item, but it should be treated as later library/provenance context rather than evidence of Shakespeare source access before the main composition period.
• The wiki page links the following public resources for the listed books:
• Calvin PDF
• Calvin British Library copy
• Josephus digital facsimile
• Raleigh ESTC entry
• Raleigh Google Books copy
• Vives digital facsimile
• Vives PDF
• Kromer Archive.org copy
• Saxo digital facsimile
• Diodorus digital facsimile
• Ochoa de la Salde Google Books copy
• Ochoa de la Salde British Library copy