Collations

This section is included for completeness. The collations have also been incorporated into their respective texts.

p. 260. The A B C of Aristotle, Harl. MS. 1706, fol. 94, collated by Mr Brock, omits the prologue, and begins after l. 14 with, “Here be-gynnethe Arystoles A B C. made be mayster Benett.”

A, for argue not read Angre the

B, omit ne; for not to large read thou nat to brode

D, „ „ ; for not read thow nat

E, „ „ ; for to eernesful read ne curyons

F, for fers, famuler, freendli, read Ferde, familier, frenfulle

G, omit to; for & gelosie þou hate, read Ne to galaunt never

H, for in þine read off

I, for iettynge read Iocunde; for iape not to read Ioye thow nat

K, omit to and &; for knaue read knaves

L, for for to leene read ne to lovyng; for goodis read woordys

M, for medelus read Mellous; for but as mesure wole it meeue read ne to besynesse vnleffulle

N, for ne use no new iettis read ne noughte to neffangle

O, for ouerþwart read ouertwarthe; for & ooþis þou hate read Ne othez to haunte

Q, for quarelose read querelous; for weel ȝoure souereyns read men alle abowte

R, omit the second to; for not to rudeli read thou nat but lyte

S, for ne straungeli to stare read Ne starte nat abowte

T, for for temperaunce is best read But temperate euere

V, for ne &c. read ne violent Ne waste nat to moche

W, for neiþer &c. read Ne to wyse deme the

¶ for is euere þe beste of read ys best for vs

Add X Y Z x y wyche esed & per se.

Tytelle Tytelle Tytelle thañ Esta Amen.

p. 265,

The Lytylle Childrenes Lytil Boke, with part of the Advocates Library MS., fol. 84, back (collated by Mr David Laing).

l. 1, for children̄ read childur

l. 2, dele þat

l. 3 dele For

l. 6, for with mary, read oure Lady

l. 7, for arn̄ read byn

l. 9, prefix Forst to Loke

and for wasshe read wasshyd

l. 12, for tylle read to

l. 13, prefix And to Loke

l. 14, is, To he yt reweleth ye howse ye bytt

l. 16, put the that between loke and on

l. 17, for without any faylys read withowtte fayle

l. 18, for hungery aylys read empty ayle

l. 20, for ete esely read etett eysely

p. 267,

l. 25, for mosselle read morsselle

l. 26, for in read owt of

l. 30, for Into thy read nor in the

for thy salte read hit

l. 31, for fayre on þi read on a

l. 32, for The byfore read Byfore the

and dele þyne

ll. 33-4, are Pyke not yi tethe wyth yi knyfe
Whyles yu etyst be yi lyfe

The poem in the Advocates’ MS. has 108 lines, and fills 5 pages of the MS. (Wynkyn de Worde’s version ends with this, after l. 105, ‘And in his laste ende wyth the swete Ihesus. Amen. Here endeth the boke of curtesye.’)

p. 265.

The Lytylle Childrenes Lytil Boke collated with the Cambridge University MS., by Mr Henry Bradshaw. Hem is always written for him in this MS., and so with other words.

l. 2, for wrytyne read brekeyd

l. 6, for Elizabeth read cortesey

l. 7, for closide read clodyd

l. 10, for on read yn

l. 11, 12, for þou read ye

l. 14, for hous the bydde read hall þe beyt

l. 15, for þe read they

l. 16, for on read no

l. 17, for any faylys read fayle

l. 18, for aylys read heydyt

l. 19, for Ete ... hastely read yet ... hastey

l. 20, prefix Bot to Abyde

for esely read all yesley

p. 267,

l. 23, for Kerue not thy brede read Kot they bred not

l. 24, is Ne to theke bat be-tweyn

l. 25, for mosselle read mossels

for begynnysse to read dost

l. 26, for in read owt of

l. 27, for on read yn

ll. 28-30, are Ne yn they met, feys, ne fleys.
Put not thy mete yn þey salt seleyr

l. 32, is Be-fore the, that ys worschep

l. 33, for ne read nother

l. 34, for If read And

for come read comest

l. 35, for And read Seche

put the is before yn

l. 37, for Ete ... by read Kot ... yn

l. 38, prefix And to Fylle; omit done

l. 40, is Weyles thou hetys, bey they leyffe

l. 42, for þow put read take owt

l. 43, for Ne read Nether

l. 44, is For no cortesey het ys not habell

l. 45, for Elbowe ... fyst read Elbowhes ... fystys

l. 46, for whylis þat read wheyle

l. 47, is Bolk not as a bolle yn the crofte

l. 48, for karle þat read charle

for cote read cotte

l. 50, for of hyt or þou art read the or ye be

l. 51, for sterke read lowde

p. 269,

l. 52, is all of curtesy loke ye carpe

l. 53, for at read all

omit loke þou

l. 54, for Loke þou rownde not read And loke ye

l. 55, omit thy

for and read ne

l. 56, for doo read make

l. 57, for laughe not read noþer laughe

l. 58, for with moche speche read thow meche speke; for mayst read may

l. 59, for first ne read ner

and for the second ne read not

l. 60, for fayre and stylle read stere het not

l. 61, for thy read the

l. 66, omit a

l. 67, for I rede of read of j redde þe of

l. 68, for neþer read neuer

omit yn þi before drynk

l. 69, for þat read they

l. 73, for þou see read be saye

l. 76, for þou read yow

for thow art read yow ar

l. 77, for forthe read before yow

l. 78, omit þow not

l. 79, for ynto read yn

p. 271,

l. 83, for ende read hendyng

l. 84, for wasshen read was

l. 85, for worthy read wortheyor

l. 86, for to- read be-

omit &

for þi prow read gentyll cortesey

ll. 87, 88, 89, are omitted.

l. 90, for nether read not

for ne read ne with

l. 91, omit þi

for the hede read they lorde

l. 92, for hyghly read mekeley

l. 93, for togydre ynsame read yn the same manere

l. 95, for therafter read hereafter

l. 96, after that add he ys

for was heere read þere aftyr

l. 97, omit And

for dispiseth read dispise

l. 99, for Nether read neuer

l. 100, for Ner read ne

l. 101, after for add sent

l. 102, for Louyth this boke read Loren this lesen

l. 103, omit and

for made read wret

l. 106, is omitted.

p. 273,

l. 107, before vs put hem and

l. 108, for the first Amen read Sey all

for the Explicit &c. read Expleycyt the Boke of cortesey.