Title within elaborate woodcut border of the genealogies of the Houses of York and Lancaster (as in E. Halle’s ‘Union of York and Lancaster’ _q.v._). Collation: A²B-2C⁶2D-E⁴, unpaged. ‘The pistle to the reader’, signed by the editor, Robert Braham. The signature has been printed ‘Quod Robert Braham’ and an ornament has then been stamped over the ‘Quod’. Translator’s prologue in verse. Books i-v. Verses to Henry V. ‘Lenvoye’ and ‘Verba translatoris ad librum suum’ in verse. Table of contents. Lydgate’s ‘Troy-book’ is a verse rendering of the prose ‘Historia Destructionis Troiæ’ written in Latin by Guido delle Colonne. This is in its turn based on the French ‘Roman de Troie’ by Benoît de Sainte-More, the chief sources of which are the ‘De Excidio Troiæ’ the reputed work of Dares Phrygius, which may have been then extant in a fuller version than we now possess, and the ‘Ephemeris Belli Trojani’ which goes under the name of Dictys Cretensis. An earlier edition of Lydgate’s work had appeared from R. Pynson’s press in 1513. Sinker 307. BM 448. Here begynneth the boke of Iohan Bochas / discryuing the fall of prĩces / princesses / and other nobles: Translated in to Englysshe by Iohn Lydgate monke of Bury / begynning at Adam and Eue / and endyng with kyng Iohan of Fraunce / taken prisoner at Poyters by prince Edwarde. [Woodcut.] [Colophon] _Imprinted at London in flete strete by Richarde Pynson / printer vnto the kynges moste noble grace / & fynisshed the_ .xxi. _day of Februarye / the yere of our lorde god_ .M .CCCCC .xxvii. =B. L.= F^o. (10½ × 7¾). G. 2. Collation: a⁶A-X⁶2A-2O⁶2P⁸, folios numbered. Table of contents. Translator’s prologue in verse. Nine books, with woodcuts. Verses of the translator at the end. The work is a verse rendering of Boccaccio’s ‘De Casibus Virorum Illustrium’ (prose). Pynson published an edition of the work as early as 1494; the present is the second. Sinker 32. BM 239. LYLY, JOHN. Euphues. The Anatomy of Wyt. Very pleasant for all Gentlemen to reade, and most necessary to remember: wherin are contained the delights that Wyt followeth in his youth by the pleasauntnesse of Loue, and the happynesse he reapeth in age, by the perfectnesse of Wisedome. By Iohn Lylly Master of Arte. Oxon. _Imprinted at London for Gabriell Cawood, dwelling in Paules Church-yarde._ =B. L.= 4^o. (7⅛ × 4⅞). R. 17. 1.