Here begynneth the prologue or prohemye of the book callid Caton
By: whiche booke hath ben translated in to Englyssche by Mayster Benet Burgh ... ; and by cause of late com to my hand a book of the said Caton in Frensshe, whiche reherceth many a fayr lernynge and notable ensamples, I have translated it oute of frensshe in to Englysshe ...
Series: Early English Books, 1475-1640 -- 9
Publisher: William Caxton
Published: 1483
Place of publication: Westminster
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Aphorisms and apothegms; Early works to 1800; Latin Maxims; Translations into English
Other titles: Caton
Work titles: Catonis disticha English 1483
Notes: The original Latin text of the Disticha, with an anonymous prose paraphrase and commentary.

Title from caption (leaf pi2r).

The paraphrase and commentary translated in part by Benedict Burgh and in part by William Caxton.

Imprint from ISTC.

"Here fynyssheth this present book whiche is sayd or called Cathon translated oute of Frensshe in to Englysshe by William Caxton in thabbay of westmynstre the yere of oure lord M CCCC lxxxiij, and the fyrst yere of the regne of kynge Rychard the thyrd the xxiij day of decembre."--Colophon.

Signatures: pi⁶ (pi2,3 signed ij, iij respectively) a-h⁸ i¹⁰ (pi1,6, a1, i10 blank).

Initial spaces, with guide-letters.

Hain-Copinger, 4754

Proctor, 9656

GW, 6361

Goff, C-313

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1998 ed.), ic00313000

STC (2nd ed.) 4853

Ricci, S. de. Census of Caxtons, 16 (no. 29)

Needham, P. Printer & the pardoner, Cx 68

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 3990