And suppose I mycht [gh]it compile and gader togedir mony Vertues and properteis that suld be in a Prince, and als mony thingis of Mysgouernaunce that he suld eschew: Bot in gude faith the Doctour sais, that he was sa irkit of wryting, that he mycht nocht as now na mare tak on hand as to put in this Buke of Bataillis; bot and God geve him lyve dayes, he sais, in his conclusioun of his Buke, he sall compile a Trety of propereteis of Gude Condiciouns bathe of Temparale men and of men of Kirk, that sall be gude and prouffitable for all men, that on lukis bathe langand the gouernaunce of thair office and digniteis, as may be compylit be the foundement of Haly Writt, and efter the Lawis writtyn. Bot here he prayis to God mekely that he send grace and gude gouernaunce to the Prince that he has compilit this wrytt for, and maid this Buke till, that is to say King Philip[20] of Fraunce, and geue him grace sa to reule his realme, and his ryall magestee and estate, that God be payit of him, and bring him till his euerlestand joye of Paradise at his ending, and all his frendis and wele willaris. IN NOMINE PATRIS, ET FILII, ET SPIRITUS SANCTI. AMEN. _Explicit Liber Bellorum, sed potius Dolorum, ut rescitat Doctor in pluribus, etc._ [Decoration] No. II. HERE BEFORE ENDIS THE BUKE OF BATAILLES, AND HERE EFTER BEGYNNYS THE BUKE OF THE ORDERE OF KNYCHTHEDE. [THIS PORTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT, FROM FOL. 85, TO FOL. 103, IS CONTAINED IN THE PRESENT VOLUME.] [Decoration] No. III. [Fol. 103. b.] HERE ENDIS THE BUKE OF THE ORDRE OF KNYCHTHEDE; AND BEGYNNIS THE BUKE CALLIT THE BUKE OF THE GOUERNAUNCE OF PRINCIS, ETC. HERE BEGYNNYS THE TABLE OF THE BUKE OF THE GOUERNAUNCE OF PRINCIS. And first of the Prolog of the first fyndyng, and interpretacioun of the said Buke out of diuerse langagis, etc. Item, Of the first Pistle fend fra Alexander till Arestotil to ask him counsale of the Gouernaunce of Perse new conquest; and of the form of the Epistle, and of his Ansuere. Item, Of ane othir of thé Ansueris of Aristotle till Alexander; and the forme of the Epistle send fra Aristotle of his opynion.