96 Bl.
a–m⁸. 2 Sp. 39 Z. Typ.
4*:100G. Init.
b. Rubr.
α.
Bl. 1 leer. Bl. 2aα m. Sign. aij
(S³)Aynt Poul docteur of veryte ſayth to vs that al thynges that ben re‑duced by wrytyng/ ben wryton to our doctryne/ … Bl. 2bα Z. 6
(T²)Henne foꝛ as moche I late had fynyſſled in enprynte the book of the noble ⁊ vyctoryous kyng Arthur fyrſt of the thre mooſt noble ⁊ woꝛ‑thy of cryſten kynges/ … Bl. 3aα m. Sign. aiij ⁌ Here begynnth the chappters ⁊ tytles of this book … Bl. 6aα
(A³)S it is redde in thyſtoryes of the troians/ After the dyſtructyon of the noble cyte of Troye/ there was a kyng … Sign. b wold taſte humanyle couena‑… Endet Bl. 95bα Z. 26 … Neuertheles who ſo vnderſtondeth wel the lettre/ ſhal wel compryſe myn endencyon/ by which he ſhal fynde nothyng but moyen foꝛ to come to ſalua‑coon/ To the whyche may fynably come alle they that wyllyn‑gly rede/ oꝛ here/ oꝛ do thys book to be redde. Amen ⁌ And by cauſe I wylliam Caxton was deſyred ⁊ requyred by a good and ſynguleꝛ frende of myn/ Maiſter wylliam dau‑ β leney one of the treſorers of the jewellys of the noble ⁊ mooſe cryſten kyng/ our naturel and ſouerayn loꝛd late of noble me‑morye kyng Edward the fourth on whos ſoule jheſu haue mercy To reduce al theſe ſayd hyſto‑ryes in to our englyſſhe tongue … Z. 22 … the whyche. werke was fynyſſed in the reducyng of hit in to en‑glyſſhe the xviij day of juyn the ſecond yere of kyng Rychard the thyrd/ And the yere of our loꝛd M CCCC lxxxv/ And enprynted the fyrſt day of de‑cembre the ſame yere of our loꝛd ⁊ the fyrſt yere of kyng Harry the ſeuenth/ ⁌ Explicit ꝑ william Caxton Bl. 96 leer.
Vorlage: London BL (Mikrofilm).
HC 4521.
Duff-Hellinga 83.
Pollard-Redgrave² 5013.
Needham: Printer Cx 81.
Pr 9659.
BMC XI 160.
Brit.Libr.Cat. 59 S. 7.IB 55090.
ISTC ic00204800.
London BL (2 Ex., 2. Ex. Fragm. Bl. 2).
Windsor RL (Fragm. 1 Bl.).
Gesamtüberlieferung: 3 Exemplare/Fragmente in öffentlichen Einrichtungen.