Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/seintemarheretemOOcock fintt Jflarljmtc Iflkitten ant Dftartgr, IN OLD ENGLISH. BOSTONCOLLEGELIBRARY CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. * FIRST EDITED FROM THE SKIN BOOKS IN 1862 , BY OSWALD COCKAYNE, M.A., FORMERLY OF ST. JOHNS COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, AND NOW REISSUED. LONDON: PUBLISHED FOR THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY BY TRUBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW. , MDCCCLXYI. Price Two Shillings. : TT£ ^ 111 ^ YlO . f 224333 13 LONDON PrintedbyTaylor&Francis,RedLion REVIEW. The following remarks are fe result of fe criticism which an editor passes upon his own former efforts, chastised occasionallybyfriendly or angry suggestions from wifout. Since the “Foreword” was written, Mr. James Morton, who by his publications of fe “Ancren Biwle” and “St. Catherine” de- served well of students of our old language, is deceased. Were it possible to recall any sharp expression about his scholarship, it should be done. His serviceswere far greater fan his shortcomings. Prebendary of Lincoln, Yicar of Holbeach, and Chaplain to Earl Grey, he seems to have enjoyed the respect of all around him. ETVS ANIMiE PROPITIETVR DEVS. P. viii. It has been more plainly said by a gentleman cognisant of fe facts, fat fe Trinity MS. is “'not forScoming fe more widely fis is known, fe better; for it gives more hope of restora- tion to fe owners. Mr. Beriah Botfields catalogue of the Durham Library contains, at p. 155, the story of St. Margarete in verse, by John Lidgate. A black letter edition, wifout date, of the “Lyfe of Saynt Margaret,” printed byJohnMitchell, I have not seen, except inasalecatalogue. P. 98. Cost. Add“gecostan eempan.” Cod.Exon.p. 107, 1. 21. P. 99. Cornuc, crane, is found in an unpublished glossary. P. 101. Ende, Ande,masc.plural andas occurs in not a few pas- ; sages: one offe best is in the glossary ofMoyen Moutier, “Tempe, sceaduge andas ” that is, Te/jLirr], shadowydistricts which is anun- ; , exceptionable translation. Farlac. What occurs fol. 44. a. 17 is not an example of Farlac, fear. For it may be substituted fe quotation on p. 100, under Duuelunge, and fere “ba” is correctly given from both print and MS. Mennisscleggc, Modegleggc should have been printed. On p. 102 Hendeleic is the MS. spelling. Wouleche is printed by Mr. Morton but Ha wohlac niffe culuert is found in MS. Cott. ; TitusD. xvii. 27.d. Befiac(notBeplac),AncrenB. fol. 53.b. 54.b. P. 106. Melseocel. I recall fe eprSet “hibrid.” See Surmelsc in Leechdoms. P. 108. Steap. Add Steap, brilliant, Sol. and Sat. p. 161, line 750, p. 170, line 827. P. 109. Stew. Add from Coventry Mysteries, p. 217 : Stow that harlot some erthely wyght That in advowtyre here is ffownde. P.112. Wedlac. Bead Matth. i. 18.