John Childs and Son, Printers. CONTENTS. TITLEPAGE. The engraving represents the seal of Great Grimsby, described in § 19 of the Preface, p. xxi. PREFACE. § 1. The former edition of 1828. § 2. The present edition. § 3. Plan of this edition. § 4. Notices of the story by Early Writers: the longer French Version. § 5. The shorter French Version. § 6. Peter de Langtoft (1307). § 7. Rauf de Boun (1310). § 8. A Brief Genealogy, Herald’s Coll. MS. (ab. 1310). § 9. Metrical Chronicle (ab. 1313). § 10. Robert of Brunne (1338); ed. Hearne. § 11. Robert of Brunne; Lambeth MS. § 12. French Prose “Brute” (1332). § 13. English Prose “Brute,” MS. Harl. 2279. § 14. Gray’s Scala Cronica (ab. 1360). § 15. Eulogium Historiarum (1366). § 16. Henry de Knyghton (1395); Warner (1586); Webster (1617). § 17. Danish traditions. § 18. Lincolnshire traditions. § 19. Seal of Great Grimsby. § 20. Sketch of the French “Lai.” § 21. Gaimar’s abridgment. § 22. Sketch of the English Lay. § 23. Possible date of Havelok’s reign. § 24. Story of “Edwin of Deira.” § 25. On the names “Curan” and “Havelok.” § 26. Description of the MS. § 27. Grammatical forms in the Poem. § 28. On the metre. § 29. On the final _-e_, &c. i EMENDATIONS, &c. liv THE LAY OF HAVELOK 1 NOTES TO “HAVELOK” 87 GLOSSARIAL INDEX 105 INDEX OF NAMES 157 [Headnotes: _The full set has been duplicated here to act as a supplementary table of contents. Headnotes separated by / were continued across facing pages._