[The knightly tale of Golagros and Gawane].
Huchown,active 14th century.
Chrétien,de Troyes,active 12th century.
Chepman, Walter,1473?-1538?
Myllar, Androw,active 1503-1508.
Lydgate, John,1370?-1451?Rhyme without accord.
[Edinburgh] : In the south gait of Edinburgh be Walter Chepman and Androw Millar,
the viii day of ap[r]ile the yhere of god M.CCCCC. and viii. yheris [1508].
One of nine black-letter tracts printed for Walter Chepman and Androw Myllar bound together, with two other tracts, to form the volume known as "The Chepman and Myllar prints".
Anonymous: a free paraphrase of one of the continuations of Chrétien de Troyes "Perceval le Gallois", ascribed to Huchown of the Awle ryal. cf. Camb. hist. of Eng. lit., v. 2, p. 142 and 510; Weston, J.L. "Legend of Sir Perceval", v. 1, p. 283.
Includes anonymous verses beginning on p. [45], "Thingis in kynde desyris thingis lyke", under the title of "Balade". These have been ascribed to John Lydgate under the title of "Rhyme without Accord". cf. Beattie "The Chepman and Myllar prints" (E.B.S., 1950) p. x-xi.
Title and imprint taken from colophon, which reads: Heir endis the Knightly tale of Golagros/ and Gawane [etc.].
Final page contains the device of Androw Myllar.
Imperfect: wanting the first, title leaf.
A facsimile can be found in W. Beattie "The Chepman and Myllar prints" (E.B.S., 1950), and in "The knightly tale of Golagrus and Gawane and other ancient poems" D. Laing's type-facsimile of the Chepman and Myllar prints, published in 1827.
Golagros and Gawane -- Balade.
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Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
English poetry