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Pearl, Cleanness, Patience and Sir Gawain

Title Pearl, Cleanness, Patience and Sir Gawain, reproduced in facsimile from the unique ms. Cotton Nero A.x in the British museum, with introduction by Sir I. Gollancz 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1923 



Descript'n 44 pages

., 2 l., facsim.: 37-126 numb. l., 1 l. 29 cm 
Series Early English text society. no. 162. 1923 (for 1922) 
Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; no. 162 
Note In portfolio 
Reprinted 1931, 1955 
Facsimile on both sides of leaves, except no. 125, the verso of which is on an unnumbered leaf 
Subjects English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 
Manuscripts, English -- Facsimiles 
Alt name Gollancz, Israel, Sir, 1864-1930 
British museum. Manuscripts (Cottonian Nero A.x) 
Other titles Cleanness (Middle English poem) 
Patience (Middle English poem) 
Gawain and the Grene knight 

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The book of the foundation of St. Bartholomew's church in London

Corp author London (England). St. Bartholomew's Priory 
Title The book of the foundation of St. Bartholomew's church in London, the church belonging to the priory of the same in West Smithfield. Ed. from the original manuscript in the British Museum, Cotton Vespasian B IX. By Sir Norman Moore, Bart. .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923 




Descript'n xii, 72 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 163 
Note From a manuscript formerly belonging to the Priory of St. Bartholomew by an Augustinian canon of the Priory. Of the two versions, Latin (ca. 1174-1189) and English (ca. 1400) only the English is printed here 
List of publications of the society (8 p.) at end 
Subjects Rahere, d. 1144 
St. Bartholomew's Hospital (London, England) 
Alt name Moore, Norman, 1847-1922 
Bartholomew, Saint, Apostle 

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Le morte Arthur, a romance in stanzas of eight lines

Title Le morte Arthur, a romance in stanzas of eight lines, re-edited from Ms. Harley 2252 in the British Museum, with introduction, notes, glossary and index of names, by J. Douglas Bruce 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited, 1903 





Descript'n xxx, 148 pages
Series Early English Text Society. Extra series, LXXXVIII 
Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 88 
Subjects Arthurian romances 
Alt name Bruce, J. Douglas (James Douglas), 1862-1923 
Unif title Morte Arthur 

An alphabet of tales. An English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum

Two Volumes

Title An alphabet of tales. An English 15th century translation of the Alphabetum narrationum. From Additional ms. 25, 719 of the British Museum. Edited by Mary Macleod Banks .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ltd., 1904-05 




Descript'n 2 v. front. 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 126-127 
Note Paged continuously 
Title varies: p. 2, Alphabet of tales ... once attributed to Étienne de Besançon .. 
probably by Arnoldus of Liége. cf. Catalogue of romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the Brit. Museum, v. 3, p. 423-438; The Library, Jan. 1905, p. 94-101 
No more published 
Subjects Exempla 
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 
Alt name Etienne d. 1294 
Arnoldus, of Liége, 14th cent 
Banks, Mary Macleod 
Unif title Alphabetum narrationum 

The History of the Holy Grail

Author Lovelich, Herry, fl. 1450 
Title The history of the holy grail, English, ab. 1450 A. D., by Herry Lovelich, skynner, from the French prose (ab. 1180-1200 A. D.) of Sires Robiers de Borron. Re-edited from the unique paper ms. in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society by N. Trübner & Co., 1874-1905 



Descript'n v. 22 cm 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Extra series ; 20, 24, 28, 30, 95 
Early English Text Society (Series). Extra series ; 20, 24, 28, 30, 95 
Note Cover-title 
"A translation into rhymed couplets of the French prose romance known ... as the Grand St. Graal ... made about 1450 by one Herry Lovelich [not Lonelich]"--Introd., p. vi 
Issued in 5 parts; pt. 5 with special t.-p.: The legend of the holy grail, its sources, character and development, by Dorothy Kempe. The introduction to, and pt. v of Herry Lovelich's verse History of the holy grail ... 1905 
Published with the French text, for the Roxburghe Club in 1861-83, under title; Seynt graal, or The Sank ryal 
Alt name Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910 
Kempe, Dorothy 
Other titles Grail. Legend 

Merlin; or, The early history of King Arthur: a prose romance (about 1450-1460 A.D.). Edited from the unique Manuscript

Four Volumes

Title Merlin; or, The early history of King Arthur: a prose romance (about 1450-1460 A.D.). Edited from the unique ms. in the University Library, Cambridge, by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. With an introduction containing outlines of the history of the legend of Merlin. By William Edward Mead, PH. D. (Lips.) Also, essays, on Merlin the enchanter and Merlin the bard, by D.W. Nash, F.S.A.; and Arthurian localities, by J.S. Stuart Glennie 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., ltd., 1899 



Descript'n 4 Volumes 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 10, 21, 36, 112 
Note Issued in 4 parts, 1865-99; paged continuously 
"A close and almost servile translation of the French 'Merlin ordinaire'," from a 14th century manuscript now lost, but closely resembling the Bib. nat. ms. fr. 105. cf. v. 1, p. ccxlii, etc 
Alt name Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917 
Mead, William Edward, 1860-1949 
Stuart-Glennie, John S 
Nash, David William, 1809 or 10-1876 
Unif title Merlin (Prose romance) 

Three prose versions of the Secreta Secretorum

Title Three prose versions of the Secreta secretorum. Edited with introduction and notes by Robert Steele, and a glossary by T. Henderson .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1898- 




Descript'n v. 23 cm 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Extra series ; no. 74 
Early English Text Society (Series). Extra series ; 74 
Alt name Steele, Robert, 1860
Henderson, T., M.A 
Unif title Secretum secretorum 

History of the holy rood-tree, a twelfth century version of the Cross Legend

Author Napier, Arthur S. (Arthur Sampson), 1853-1916 
Title History of the holy rood-tree, a twelfth century version of the cross legend, with Notes on the orthography of the Ormulum (with a facsimile) and a Middle English Compassio Mariae. By Arthur S. Napier .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., limited, 1894 






Descript'n lix, 86 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 103 
Note Bibliography: p. x-xi 
Subjects Ormulum 
Crosses -- Legends 
Alt name Bodleian Library. Manuscript. 343 
Other titles Compassio Mariae 

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The English Charlemagne romances 

Eight Volumes

Title The English Charlemagne romances 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by Trübner & Co., 1879-87 


Descript'n 8 Volumes 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Extra series ; no. 34-41, 43-45, 50 
Note Issued in 12 parts 
Contents pt. 1. Fierabras. Sir Ferumbras, ed. by S. J. H. Herrtage. 1879.--pt. 2. "The sege off Melayne" and "The romance of Duke Rowland and Sir Otuell of Spayne," with a fragment of "The song of Roland," ed. by S. J. H. Herrtage. 1880.--pt. 3-4. Fierabras. The lyf of the noble and Crysten prynce, Charles the Grete, tr. by William Caxton. Ed. by S. J. H. Herrtage. 1881.--pt. 5. The romaunce of the Sowdone of Babylone and of Ferumbras his sone who conquerede Rome. Ed. by E. Hausknecht, 1881.--pt. 6. The taill of Rauf Coilyear, with the fragments of Roland and Vernagu, and Otuel. Re-edited by S. J. H. Herrtage. 1882.--pt. 7-9, 12. Huon de Bordeaux ... The Boke of Duke Huon of Burdeux, done into English by Sir John Bourchier, lord Berners ... ed. by S. L. Lee. 1882-87.--pt. 10-11. Quatre fils d'Aimon ... The right plesaunt and goodly historie of the Foure sonnes of Aymon ... Ed. by Octavia Richardson. 1885 
Subjects Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814 -- Romances 
Romances, English 


Eight Volumes

Eight Volumes

The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy

Author Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent 
Title The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co., 1869 & 1874 




Descript'n lxx, 586 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 39, 56 
Note Attributed by the editors to Huchown of the Awle Ryale. "A translation, though not a close and continuous one," of Guido delle Colonne's Historia trojana, the original of which was the Roman de Troie of Benoît de Sainte-More. cf. Pref., p. viii, and Brit. mus. Catalogue of romances in the Dept. of mss., p. 35, 40 
Subjects Troy (Extinct city) -- Legends 
Alt name Huchown, of the Awle ryale, 14th cent 
Benoît, de Sainte-More, 12th cent

Donaldson
Panton, George A 

The Three Kings of Cologne. An early English translation of the "Historia trium regum" 

Author Joannes, of Hildesheim, d. 1375 
Title The three kings of Cologne. An early English translation of the "Historia trium regum" by John of Hildesheim. Ed. from the mss., together with the Latin text, by C. Horstmann 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society by N. Trübner & Co., 1886 






Descript'n 3 p. l., v-xxi, 312 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 85 
Contents Introduction.--The Cambridge ms. Univ. libr. Ee 4.32.--The Royal ms. 18A. X. f. 87, in the British Museum.--Various readings.--Readings in Wynkyn de Worde's ed., A.D. 1499.--Readings to the Royal ms. text from ms. Cott. Vesp. E. XVI.--Liber de gestis et translacionibus trium regum, from ms. Brandenburg. I. l. 176 
Alt name Horstmann, Carl, b. 1851 
Other titles Magi 

Of the orthographie and congruitie of the Britan tongue 

Author Hume, Alexander, schoolmaster 
Title Of the orthographie and congruitie of the Britan tongue 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by Trübner & co., 1865 



Descript'n 40 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 5 
Subjects English language -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800 
Alt name Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917 

 Morte Arthur; or, The death of Arthur

Title Morte Arthur; or, The death of Arthur. Ed. from Robert Thornton's ms. in the library of Lincoln cathedral, by Edmund Brock 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co., 1865 





Descript'n xix, 208 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 8 
Alt name Brock, Edmund 
Unif title Morte Arthure 

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Lancelot of the Laik 

Lancelot of the Lake

Title Lancelot of the Laik 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by Trübner & co., 1865 






Descript'n 131 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 6 
Alt name Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835
Unif title Lancelot (Prose romance) 

Sir Gawayne and the Green knight 

Title Sir Gawayne and the Green knight 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English text society, by Trübner & co., 1864 



Descript'n 124 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 4 
Alt name Morris, Richard, 1833-1894 
Arthur, King 
Unif title Gawain and the Grene Knight 

The book of the Knight of La Tour-Landry, compiled for the instruction of his daughters

Author La Tour Landry, Geoffroy de, 14th cent 
Title The book of the Knight of La Tour-Landry, compiled for the instruction of his daughters; tr. from the original French in the reign of Henry VI, and ed. for the first time from the unique manuscript in the British Museum, with an introduction and notes, by Thomas Wright .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co., 1868 





Descript'n 2 p. l., 13, [v]-xv, 227 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 33 
Note Translation of the author's "Livre pour l'enseignement des ses filles"; the parts wanting in the original supplied from Caxton's translation 
Subjects Conduct of life 
Women -- Education 
Women -- Education, Medieval 
Education, Medieval 
Alt name Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 

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King Arthur; a short sketch of his life and history in English verse

Title Arthur; a short sketch of his life and history in English verse of the first half of the fifteenth century. Copied and ed. from the Marquis of Bath's ms. By Frederick J. Furnivall .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by Trübner & Co., 1864 





Descript'n vii, 19 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 2 
Subjects Arthur, King 
Alt name Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910 

Dan Michel's Ayenbite of inwyt; or, Remorse of conscience. 

In the Kentish dialect

Author Michel, Dan, of Northgate, fl. 1340 
Title Dan Michel's Ayenbite of inwyt; or, Remorse of conscience. In the Kentish dialect, 1340 A.D. Ed. from the autograph ms. in the British Museum, with an introduction on the peculiarities of the southern dialect and a glossarial index, by Richard Morris, esq 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co., 1866 





Descript'n 6 p. l., c, 359 pages
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 23 
Note "The Ayenbite of inwyt is a literal translation of a French treatise, entitled 'Le somme des vices et de vertues' ... composed in the year 1279 ... by Frère Lorens (or Laurentius Gallus, as he is designated in Latin), of the order of Friars Preachers."--Pref 
Alt name Laurent, Dominican, fl. 1279 
Morris, Richard, 1833-1894 
Other titles Ayenbite of inwyt 

 The Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical history of the English people

Author Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735 
Title The Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical history of the English people. Ed. with a translation and introduction by Thomas Miller .. 
Publish info London, Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner and Co., 1890-98 




Descript'n v. front. (fold. facsim.) 22 cm 
Series Early English Text Society (Series). Original series ; 95-96, 110, 111 
Note Pt. 2. has also special t.-p.: A collation of four mss. of the Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical history .. 
Subjects Great Britain -- Church history -- 449-1066 
Alt name Miller, Thomas, b. 1839 

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