[Footnote 33: Dunlop, "History of Fiction," 1876, p. 259.] [Footnote 34: "Latin Stories," edited by Thomas Wright. Percy Society, 1842, p. 222.] [Footnote 35: See "Gesta Romanorum," edit, by Herrtage, p. 364.] [Footnote 36: "On Two Collections of Mediæval Moralized Tales," by John K. Ingram, LL.D. Dublin, 1882, p. 137.] [Footnote 37: Muratori: "Rerum Italicarum Scriptores," t. i. p. 465.] [Footnote 38: Wright, "Latin Stories," p. 235.] [Footnote 39: "Francis of Assisi," Mrs. Oliphant. London, 1874, p. 87.] [Footnote 40: "Valerius Maximus," vi. 2, 3.] [Footnote 41: It will be sufficient here to refer for further details to the following works:--"Geschichte und Literatur des Schachspiels," von Antonius van der Linde, Berlin, 1874, 2 vols.; "Quellenstudien zur Gefchichte des Schachspiels," von Dr. A. v.d.Linde, Berlin, 1881.] [Footnote 42: This dedication is omitted in the second edition.] [Footnote 43: Second edit. reads "Thossyce of notaries/ aduocates scriueners and drapers and clothmakers capitulo iii"] [Footnote 44: Sec. edit. reads "The forme of phisiciens leches spycers and appotycaryes"] [Footnote 45: Sec. edit. "Of tauerners hostelers & vitaillers"] [Footnote 46: Sec. edit. "Of kepers of townes Receyuers of custum and tollenars"] [Footnote 47: Sec. edit. "Of messagers currours Rybauldes and players at the dyse"] [Footnote 48: "democrite" in the sec. edit.] [Footnote 49: "beclyppe" in sec. edit.] [Footnote 50: "demotene" in sec. edit.] [Footnote 51: "demostenes" in sec. edit.] [Footnote 52: "blisful" in the sec. edit.--The reading of the first edition is evidently a misprint.] [Footnote 53: Sec. edit. "buneuentayns."] [Footnote 54: sec. edit, "y nough."] [Footnote 55: sec. edit. "by the martel or hamer."] [Footnore 55: "And therfore &c." to the end, is wanting in the second edition, and, instead thereof, the treatife concludes in the following manner-- "Thenne late euery man of what condycion he be that redyth or herith this litel book redde take therby enfaumple to amende hym. Explicit per Caxton."] GLOSSARY Aas; ace. Aduocacions; Latin _advocationis_, assembly of advocates, the bar. Agaynesaynge; gain-saying. Alphyns. The alphin, or elephant, was the piece answering to the bishop in the modern game of chess. Ameruaylled; astonished. Ample, ampole; Latin _ampulla_, vessel for holding liquids. Ancellys; Latin _ancilla_, handmaids, concubines. Appertly; openly. Appetissid; satisfied, satiated. Ardautly [ardantly]; ardently. Arrache; French _arracher_, to pull, to pluck. Auenture; adventure. Axe; ask. Barate; trouble, suffering. Beaulte; beauty. Benerous; French _bénir_, blessed. Besaunt; besant, a Byzantine gold coin. Beneurte; French _bonheur_, good fortune. Bole; bull. Bourdellys; brothels, stews. Butters; freebooters. Butyn; French _butin_, plunder, spoils.