Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose: with Glossary

From Handlying Synne. The Dancers Of Colbek / Robert Mannyng Of Brunne -- Sir Orfeo -- From Ayenbyte Of Inwyt. How Mercy Increases Temporal Goods / Michael Of Northgate -- Love Is Life ; The Nature Of The Bec ; The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Ghost / Richard Rolle Of Hampole -- From Sir Gawayne And The Grene Knight . The Testing Of Sir Gawayne -- The Pearl, Ii. 361-612 -- From The Gest Hystoriale Of The Destruction Of Troy. The Xxxi Book : Of The Passage Of The Grekys Fro Troy. From Piers Plowman. From The B-text, Passus Vi ; From The C-text, Passus Vi -- From Mandeville's Travels. Ethiopia, Of Diamonds ; Beyond Cathay -- From The Bruce . An Assault On Berwick (1319) / John Barbour -- The Translation Of The Bible ; Of Feigned Contemplative Life / John Wiclif -- Ceix And Alceone ; Adrian And Bardus / John Gower -- From Translation Of Higden's Polychronicon. The Marvels Of Britain ; The Languages Of Britain / John Of Trevisa. Political Pieces. On The Scots ; The Taking Of Calais / Minot -- On The Death Of Edward Iii -- Letter To The Peasants Of Essex / John Ball -- On The Year 1390-1. Miscellaneous Pieces In Verse. Now Springs The Spray -- Spring -- Alysoun -- The Irish Dancer -- The Maid Of The Moor -- The Virgin's Song -- Judas -- The Blacksmiths -- Rats Away. The York Play. Harrowing Of Hell. The Towneley Play. Noah. Edited By Kenneth Sisam. A Middle English Vocabulary, By J. R. R. Tolkien: P. [293]-454. Middle English Text And Glossary, English Introduction And Notes. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [xlvi]-xlvii.