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  hEre begynneth the volume intituled and named the recuyell of the historyes of Troye, composed and drawen out of dyuerce bookes of latyn in to frensshe by the ryght venerable persone and worshipfull man. Raoul le ffeure. preest and chapelayn vnto the ryght noble gloryous and myghty prynce in his tyme Phelip duc of Bourgoyne of Braband [et]c in the yere of the incarnacion of our lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and foure, and translated and drawen out of frenshe in to englisshe by Willyam Caxton mercer of ye cyte of London, at the comau[n]deme[n]t of the right hye myghty and vertuouse pryncesse hys redoubtyd lady. Margarete by the grace of god. Duchesse of Bourgoyne of Lotryk of Braband [et]c., whiche sayd translacion and werke was ... fynysshid in the holy cyte of Colen the. xix. day of septembre the yere of our sayd lord god a thousand foure honderd sixty and enleuen [sic] [et]c ...
  Date of publication:
  1473
  

  Author(s):

  Lefèvre, Raoul, fl. 1460. ; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
  Description:
  A translation of: Recueil des histoires de Troye. Title from ¹[A]2r, which is printed in red. Imprint from STC and Needham; see also Lotte Hellinga, "Caxton in focus", p. 38-9, 48. Signatures: [A-O¹⁰ P; A-I¹⁰ K L⁶; A-K¹⁰]. ...
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  [T]o the right noble, right excellent [and] vertuous prince George duc of Clarence Erle of warwyk and of salisburye, grete chamberlayn of Englond [and] leutenant of Irelond oldest broder of kynge Edward by the grace of god kynge of England and of frau[n]ce, your most humble seruant william Caxton amonge other of your seruantes sendes vnto you peas. helthe. ioye and victorye vpon your enemyes ...
  Date of publication:
  1474
  

  Author(s):

  Jacobus, de Cessolis, fl. 1288-1322 ; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
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  A translation by William Caxton, primarily from a French version by Jean de Vignay, of: Cessolis, Jacobus de. De ludo scachorum. Title from opening words of text, [A]2r. [A]3r opens: This booke conteyneth. iiii. traytees ...
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  Stans puer ad mensam
  Date of publication:
  1476
  

  Author(s):

  Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
  Description:
  By John Lydgate, who is named in the envoi on [A]3r. In verse. Caption title. Place of publication and printer's name from STC; publication date conjectured by Needham. Signatures: [A]⁴. "An holy salue regina in englissh", ...
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  Hic incipit paruus Catho
  Date of publication:
  1476
  

  Author(s):

  Cato, Marcus Porcius, 234-149 B.C., attributed name. ; Burgh, Benedict.
  Description:
  A loose translation into English by Benedict Burgh, with the original Latin text, of selections from the "Parvus Cato" and of the whole of "Catonis disticha". The disticha, wrongly attributed to Marcus Porcius Cato, in ...
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  The lyf so short the craft so lo[n]ge to lerne
  Date of publication:
  1477
  

  Author(s):

  Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
  Description:
  By Geoffrey Chaucer. Imprint conjectured by STC. [1]r begins: The lyf so short the craft so lo[n]ge to lerne. In verse. [17]r: Explicit the temple of bras. Quires unsigned. Imperfect: Title page and all after leaf [24] ...
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