[Footnote 19: The MS. has no title. The one printed I have made up from bits of the text.]
[Footnote 20: Still one is truly thankful for the material in these unindexed books.]
[Footnote 21: Sharon Turner's _History of England_, vol. v. pp. 496-8.]
[Footnote 22: This is the stanza quoted by Dr Reinhold Pauli in his _Bilder aus Alt-England_, c. xi. p. 349:
"Herzog von Glocester nennen sie den Fürsten, Der trotz des hohen Rangs und hoher Ehren Im Herzen nährt ein dauerndes Gelüsten Nach Allem, was die alten Bücher lehren; So glücklich gross ist hierin sein Begehren, Dass tugendsam er seine Zeit verbringt Und trunkne Trägheit männiglich bezwingt."
The reader should by all means consult this chapter, which is headed "Herzog Humfrid von Glocester. Bruchstück eines Fürstenlebens im fünfzehnten Jahrhunderte" (Humphrey Duke of Gloucester. Sketch of the life of a prince in the fifteenth century). There is an excellent English translation of this book, published by Macmillan, and entitled "Pictures of Old England." --W. W. Skeat.]
These are given as a warning to other editors either to collate in foot-notes or not at all. The present plan takes up as much room as printing a fresh text would, and gives needless trouble to every one concerned.
Each of these Collations will be repeated in or after the appropriate selection.]
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-gynneth{ e} 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, frenfull{ e} 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 vnleffull{ e} N, _for_ ne use no new iettis _read_ ne nought{ e} to neffangle O, _for_ ouerþwart _read_ ouertwarth{ e}; _for_ & ooþis þou hate _read_ Ne othez to haunte Q, _for_ quarelose _read_ querelous; _for_ weel [gh]oure souereyns _read_ men all{ e} 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 temp{ er}ate euer{ e} V, _for_ ne &c. _read_ ne violent Ne waste nat to moche W, _for_ neiþer &c. _read_ Ne to wyse deme the