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Morte Arthur.

EDITED FROM THE HARLEIAN MS. 2252

IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

BY

F. J. FURNIVALL, M.A. CAMB.

Editor of "Arthur," Lonelich's and De Borron's "History of the
Holy Graal," Walter Map's "Queste del Saint Graal," &c. &c.

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27271.1.10

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
MAY 1 1952

CORRIGENDA.

/. 1052, p. 45, put a semicolon at the end.

1125,

1391,

1722,

2338,

3190,

48, put a comma at the end.

53, for 'and, read and.

68, for Gah riet, read Gaheriet.

93, ouermente should be onemente, reconciliation; compare cordemente, l. 2436. The letter over the line in the

manuscript must be taken as e, and not treated as a mark of contraction.

129, put hyphens between ther-wyth-Alle.

Note (1) 7. 128, p. 6. If might is not miswritten for wight, I read the line as, And since he would not that none might know it.'

ΤΟ

ALFRED TENNYSON, Esq.

THIS EARLY VERSION

OF HIS HERO'S CLOSING DAYS

IS,

BY HIS PERMISSION,

AND WITH AFFECTIONATE ADMIRATION,

DEDICATED.

THERFOR me thynketh this present boke called La mort D'arthur is ryght necessary often to be redde. For in it shal ye fynde the gracious, knystly, and vertuous werre of moost noble knyghtes of the worlde, wherby they gate praysing contynuall. Also me semyth by the oft redyng therof, ye shal gretly desyre tacustome yourself in folowynge those gracyous knyghtly dedes. That is to saye, to drede god, & loue ryghtwisenes, feythfully & courageously to serue your souuerayne prynce. And the more that god hath yeuen you the tryumphall honour, the meker ye oughte to be, euer feryng the vnstablynes of this dysceyuable worlde.-1485. Syr T. MALEORE. Kyng Arthur, v. 2, p. 451-2. ed. 1817

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