Saturday 3d. On account of the Ab’p not havg made his
decision, I have resolved to remain another week in town.
On this account, that altho’ I may not be appointed, yet that
I may arrange with Baber relative to the Class Catalogue.
At 10oC. I set off to the Heralds’ College, to finish my transcript
of Havelok, but found Mr Young out, so walked about for
an hour, & on calling again, found him in his ###library. I
set to work, & by 5oC. finished Havelok. & nearly all I
wish from the remaining pieces. The contents of the MS. ^(No. 14) are
as follows:-
1. The Brut of Wace – similar to the one in Kings MSS. 13.A.21.
Inc. “Qui velt oir e velt saveir,” &c.
Des. “Fist mestre Gace cest romanz”.
2. fol. 93. A ## Chronicle by Gaimar, commencg with Cerdic, &
ending with Wm. Rufus. It ###########is the same ^text as
the one in 13.A.xxi. #############################
#########
Inc. Donc ont de la Nativite
Bien pres de cink ce’z anz passe.
Des. Qui ceo ne creit aut a Wincestre.
Oir porra si voir poet estre.
3. fol. 125. b. Haveloc.
Inc. Volenters dev’oit lom oir.
Et reconter & retenir
Des. Ceo fut le lai de Coarant
Qi mult fut prouz & vaillant
Explicit Haveloc.
4. fo. 133. “En icest livre trov’ez v’ escrit trestut le ꝓces de tote
la controv’sie q’ mi sire Edward Roy de Englete‘re ad suffert
pur son realm, de puis le p’mer iour de son coronement desq’s
al ior q’l se laissa morir, si co’tient xlviii chapitles”.
An exceedingly curious work in verse. The author names himself
Perol. ^i.e. Pierre de Langtoft. He quotes ### part of a satyrical ballad written on the Scots,
which I think is the same with that in Harl. MS. 2253 & printed
by Ritson. I shall refer to this again. (See also Jul. A.5. in Cott. coll.)
5. fo. 148. La lignage des Bretons &c. A mere list of Kings to Edw II.
6. fo. 150. Perceval le Galois.
Inc. Qui petit seme petit quielt
E q’ aukes recoillir vielt.
This old Romance is quite perfect, & of considerable extent, pro-
bably 6 or 7000 lines. No other copy is known in England
7. Then follows a prose treatise, which I did not examine, but
it appears to be a treatise on #####Husbandry. The title is curious:
“Ceste ditee fist Wat’ de Henleye”. [See MS Lansd. 1176]
8. A religious poem in French, in ^a hand of 15.th Centy.
I shall return to this Vol. again at some period or other. I am
delighted at #####possessing Haveloc in French, which is decidedly superior
to the English version of the story. It proved a beautiful day,
& the rain is apparently gone. No news respectg the Musm!
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