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WILLIAM CAXTON.
185
€fut3 cnbctl) tljc firs't Boolt of tfjc rccitcpH or
gabrimg to geticr of ttic tji^torpcg of €ropc*
On the recto of the following' leaf, the Second Book has tliis prefix :
^icre ficgpmtctl) t|\t fccontic fioofte of tfjc rccncill of
tije i&iftorpc^ of €ropc, tljat £pcftctf) of tjjc proiucflc^
of tlje ^trongc ipcrculc^ anti of gi.O tictl) u:: .
Prom this book I have given a very copious extract, accompanying
the French text at p. 174 ante. The conclusion of this book is on the
recto of fol. 248, and will be found in the new edition of Ames and
Herbert, at vol. i. p, 19. On the recto of folio 249, exclusively of the
three preliminary leaves, the Third Book commences with tliis prefix :
3[n tijc^c ttno fioftca urcccbcntc ♦ tuc ijattc fip tfjc ijciuc
of goti trctpb of tfjc ttuo fitat bcB'truccpomt of €ropc
tuitfj tijc noBic fapte£ anb bebe£ of tijc ^tronge anb
pui&ant Ijemtlcb . tfjat ntabc anb bpbc ?o niann mcr
tiaplli^ tfjat tijc cngpnc fjttmapn of aHc rncn ougjtc to
mcruapHc. 3fnb aleo fjotu ijc glciue tijc ftjmgc Saomc
bon fictc bottn anb put ijiu cptc of tronc to ntpnc |)ofu
in tljc tijirUc anb laotc itooft gob to forc . fuc jsfjafl £aie
Ijoiu tfjc $?apii cptc iua.o fip $riamtt£ ^onc of tijc aaiti
Itpngc laomcbon rcctiifficti anti rcpaprcb morc gtrongc
anti mocc pupt&mte tljan cucr Ijit boasf ficfotc. 3fnti
aftcrfuarti ijoiu for tfjc rattpfaijcmcnt of tiamc ijcla^
pnc tupf of Itpngc flt$enilau£ of grccc . tljc £apb cptc
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£one£ £lapn iuitlj nofslefce iuptf) ottt nomfirc. a£ fjit
£fjail appcrc in tfjc procc^ of tfjc cljapitre^ ♦ ♦
The title, in red, immediately following, is given in the fac-simile
facing p. 1S3. From this book the reader is below* presented with a
* ‘ [\v]Han parys knewe tliat the quene helayne that was wyf of kynge Menelaus one of
the moste noble kynges of grcce was comen vnto this temple, He arayecl hym in the mosta
WILLIAM CAXTON.
185
€fut3 cnbctl) tljc firs't Boolt of tfjc rccitcpH or
gabrimg to geticr of ttic tji^torpcg of €ropc*
On the recto of the following' leaf, the Second Book has tliis prefix :
^icre ficgpmtctl) t|\t fccontic fioofte of tfjc rccncill of
tije i&iftorpc^ of €ropc, tljat £pcftctf) of tjjc proiucflc^
of tlje ^trongc ipcrculc^ anti of gi.O tictl) u:: .
Prom this book I have given a very copious extract, accompanying
the French text at p. 174 ante. The conclusion of this book is on the
recto of fol. 248, and will be found in the new edition of Ames and
Herbert, at vol. i. p, 19. On the recto of folio 249, exclusively of the
three preliminary leaves, the Third Book commences with tliis prefix :
3[n tijc^c ttno fioftca urcccbcntc ♦ tuc ijattc fip tfjc ijciuc
of goti trctpb of tfjc ttuo fitat bcB'truccpomt of €ropc
tuitfj tijc noBic fapte£ anb bebe£ of tijc ^tronge anb
pui&ant Ijemtlcb . tfjat ntabc anb bpbc ?o niann mcr
tiaplli^ tfjat tijc cngpnc fjttmapn of aHc rncn ougjtc to
mcruapHc. 3fnb aleo fjotu ijc glciue tijc ftjmgc Saomc
bon fictc bottn anb put ijiu cptc of tronc to ntpnc |)ofu
in tljc tijirUc anb laotc itooft gob to forc . fuc jsfjafl £aie
Ijoiu tfjc $?apii cptc iua.o fip $riamtt£ ^onc of tijc aaiti
Itpngc laomcbon rcctiifficti anti rcpaprcb morc gtrongc
anti mocc pupt&mte tljan cucr Ijit boasf ficfotc. 3fnti
aftcrfuarti ijoiu for tfjc rattpfaijcmcnt of tiamc ijcla^
pnc tupf of Itpngc flt$enilau£ of grccc . tljc £apb cptc
iuasi totallp ticutropcb J&riamu.o fjcctor anti allc fji£
£one£ £lapn iuitlj nofslefce iuptf) ottt nomfirc. a£ fjit
£fjail appcrc in tfjc procc^ of tfjc cljapitre^ ♦ ♦
The title, in red, immediately following, is given in the fac-simile
facing p. 1S3. From this book the reader is below* presented with a
* ‘ [\v]Han parys knewe tliat the quene helayne that was wyf of kynge Menelaus one of
the moste noble kynges of grcce was comen vnto this temple, He arayecl hym in the mosta