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From the Press of William Caxton

GOWER (John). Confessio Amantis. i 5 leaves, folio, printed in double columns in black letter, 44 lines to the page, exclusive of headlines and signatures ; the leaves remargined at the foot and fore-edges, other margins neatly mended ; a few words towards the lower outer margins of each page skilfully restored in facsimile, the text otherwise sound Westminster, W. Caxton, 140818 First EDITION. These are the five last printed leaves of the book (folios 217-21). Fol. 221 contains the colophon on its verso: Enprynted at Westmestre by me Willyam Caxton and fynysshed the ij day of Septembre the yere of our lord a thousand, CCC, Ixxxxiij.” The date is mistakenly given as 1493, an extra Xx having been inserted. Caxton had died in 1491. As these leaves occur at the end of the book, they are of particular importance

and rarity. Many of the recorded copies lack the initial and the final leaves, these being naturally the most frequently missing in early books. 8

In 1926 a complete copy was sold by auction in the United States for 20,000 dollars (7.e. £4,000 at that time).

Duff, Fifteenth Century English Books, 166.

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wich Bron the (Parry ſwerdes poynce For boue dexedz in ſorx poynte Andy as my ere it myght knowe

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there e mare forold x tiomayh

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Of artemagique ſorcereſſe

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men dyd Heym tHe wueremer.

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Which bath fo wyſe men recbamed

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Or for ww keſe or for to wynne

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me wold thorugh his grace ſende Hime oomforte that 4 mygt amende

pon He mas which is byfalle

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An olde man ſcyld not affolfre

For as tex olden redyex

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So were le wel the more nx

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I made a lilneſſe of my ſelf Cont the ſondꝛy men hes tlwelf Wlerof the pere in his eſtate Is made ę ſtante in no debate That Cpke to other none accordeth For tof the tymes wel vecoꝛdetß And Henne at marche pf le kegyn Wan that the Cuftp rere cometh in Eyk it be paffed ſeptemk re

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Che clothed? erthe is than fare Dyſpyleledy is the ſommer fare

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23 was out of my ſwowne afrayꝛd

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Tlut boues rage was aweye

He ame & me the right were

And ſyth remeuxdꝛ tie ſotye

Of thy elbe vnwyſe fantaſ xe

y rof that 4 was wonte w playn So Hat of thylſte forp payn

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| Powe courte fro this day forth & ferue

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And nethelees as for the Cafe

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J axe an abſobucioꝝ

Of genus or that J aco

The preeſt anone was wedy the. And ſaidꝛ fone as of thy ſhrxfte Thou Pafé ful pardon ¢ ful pefte Forpete it thou g fo wl 4

My ſoly fadeꝛ graunte meꝛcy

Q uod 3 & Gym g & Le quene

. si fol on knees vyon the arene

nd tolle my leue for to wende Gut {fe Hat wolde make an ende

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As theꝛtw which was moſte able A papre of ears Glacke as fable Sk wke ¢ Hhynge myn necke aloute pon the gaudees al withortt

Was thepe of gobde pur repoſere Eo thus fe ſaid Johan gotbere

Molw thou art afte Cafte caſte

Thus laue J for th cas afte

Flint thou of loꝛte no more ſeche

Gut mp wylle is that thou beſeche

And praye herafteꝛ for the pees And chat thou make a pleyn relees

To fore lohich ta lieth litel hede

Of obde men vpon the neve

Whan chat the Cuftes den albeye

For Gp to the nys but one weye

For which wſon de thy gde

For fe map fone hxm (elf myſ gde

TPat ſeelh not He peꝛylle tofore 0

My fone be wel ware ther fore

And liepe the (entene of my lore

And fozpe thou my courte nomore

ut goo theꝛe moralle Katy dwelletg

Where ben thy bookes as men telletß Which of longe tyme thou ſuſt loepe Foꝛ this ) do the wel to wyte

PF thou thyn ele wil puzchice Shou myght not make ſuche a cHace Pyhere Hat the game is not prouable . It were a tepnae vnreſonable

A man & be fo oueꝛſexe

Foꝛ thy Take fee of that q (ox

Foꝛ in the Cathe of my commune De ke not ſhapen to comune To ſebf ei neuer after this

Mold haue 3 ſeydz al that there is Of boite as foꝛ thy fynal ende

A wlve for J mote fro the wende And grete wel chaucer wſan xe mete As my diſcyvle æ my poete

Foꝛ in the floures of his pout§e

In ſondꝛy wyſe as Ge wel couthe

Of dytees e of ſonges glade

The which he for my fake made

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Ely Conde fulfilled/ is oueꝛ alle Wherof to hym in ſpecyalle

Aboue al other 4 am moſte holde Foꝛ thy noth in his Mapes olde Thou ſhalt Gym celle this meſſage Ciné he Gon his batcer age

To ſette an ende of al his werbe As he which is myn olvne clertze Do make his teſtament of loue As thou haſt doon thx ſhryfte afore So that mx courte it may recoꝛde Madame j can me wol actore

Q uod) to telle as pe me by dde And with that worde it fo betydde Out of (page al ſodeynlye Enchleo in a ſterredꝛ (Gye

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mm tpme / a was ſorꝝ therfore Aud thus bylwfaped in my thougtzt lun al was toꝛnedꝰ in to nougge I flow ama ſodꝛ for a whyle

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J thouggt neueꝛ to torne ageyn

A nd in this Wyle ſoth © ſayn Homelba rde a ſofte paas J wente

Were as with al myn hole entente

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hard precor vpriſte poputus quo gau det iſte / Anglia ne triſte ſubeat rex umme reſiſte / Corrige quoſque fra 4

giles abſolue reatus / Onde deo gratꝰ

digeat locus iſte beatus

* E weich Within daxes ſeuen

THis targe world forthlwith the heuen

Of Gis eternal proupdend

Wath maad / e plRe intellygende

In mannes ſowle reſona ble

Dath (Gage to be perdurable

Wherof the man of his feture

Aloue al erthe l creature

After the ſowle is inmortas

To thyl le bord in ſpecial

As he which is of al thynges

The creatour ¢ of He Rpnaes

Hash the fortunes Bron fone

Dis qraw ę mercy for to fonde

pon my bare knees ) pre

TPnt be this londe in ſyker weye

Love ſette Bron good gouernauner

For vf men tabten remembraunee

What is to Cpue in vnyte

There is no ſtate in Cis degre

That ne ought & deſyre pees

Without which it is no Kes

To ſeche g kolte in to che lafte

Ther map no worldes toe kaſte Fxrſt for to lobe the elergxe

hem ought tel & iuſtefpe et

Thynge which Spfongeth to Hepe cure

As for to prape ¢ & procure

Our pres toward the heuen aboue

And ebe to ſette veſte & Hue

Emonge vs on this erthe here

For pf they throught in this manere

After the vile of charite

I hope that men ſho eden ſee

This blonde amended e ouer this

To feck & lool how it is

Touchend of the chyuakrxe

Which for to lobe in ſomme partye

Is woꝛrthy for to be commendpdy And in ſomme parte & de amended That of bez barge retenue

The Hone is ful of meyntenue Which cauſeth chat compn right

In fewe conttees (conde vp right

Extoꝛcpon / oon ceſ / rauyne With lde ben of Hat conpne

Ae day men here grete compleynte Of the dyſeaſe of the oonſtreynte Wherof Ge peple is fore oppreſſyd⸗ Sodꝛ graunte it mote be redreſſydꝛ Foꝛ of kͤnyghtſode thordre wolde Flut they deffende ¢ Repe ſholde Che comꝑn right ¢ the fraunchyſe Of holy chirche in al wyſe

So that no toycRed. man it dere And therof ſerueth (hee and ſpere ut foꝛ it goeth now otheꝛ Wey Our grac Goeth the more atbepe Andy for to loſtey ouermore

Wherof the peple pleynen ſore Tolvard the Calves of our londe ö men fay 5 trouth Hath Große Gis Soe And with Brotage is goon alben So that no man can (ee the wen Wier for to fynde right wiſneſſe Aud vf men (eRe (pRerneffe topon the Cucee of marchandye

SCompaſſement ¢ trycher

Of ſynguker prouffpte to wynne men fapn is catiſe of mochel ſꝑnne And namely of dxupſpoun Which many a noble tvun

Foo theltBe e fro proſperyte

Hath brought to grete aduerſyte So were it goodꝛ to be alone Foꝛ mockl grace therupon Con the eyttes (Bold) falle Wich mygßt auaple to Is alle PF thyſe eſtates amendedꝛ were So that the dertues ſtoden Here And that the Byes were awe me Hpnketh 3 durſt thenne (eve

Kiter ocfanns

This Hnxs grade ſholdꝰ aryſe

ut pet to loße in offer wyſe

Ther is aſtate as ye (Hal here Aboue al other on erthe here i Wich Gath He Conde in his balaund To hem hylongeth the Cpgeaune Of cler ſte of knyght of man of Calbe condeꝛ his honde al is forth dralbe The marchaunt e the Caboree

So ſtante it al in his power

Or for to ſpylle oꝛ for to ſaue

Gut though he fuck polber nue And that his mpaGtes be fo Carge

Pe Path hem nought without charge

To which that eueꝛy liyng is ſwor So there it good? that be therfore Fyrſt Into He rightwyſ nes entende Wherof that he Gym (elf amende Toward his god ¢ Lene vy Which is Be ehyef of his off od And after al the remenaunt He [Hal vpon his coucnaun€ Soueꝛne & lede in ſuche a wyſe So that there be no tyrannyſe Werof Bat he his pepe grrue Oz ele is map he nought acheue Tint longeth to his regalye Foꝛ pf a Rong wyl guſtefxe His fone ¢ hem that ben within Fyrſt at hym ſebf he muſt begyn To Rexe e rule his olbne eſtate Chat in Gym (CF be no debate Toward Gis god) for otheꝛwyſe Ther map none eꝛthely Ryne ſuffyſe Of Gis kyngdom the folRe to lede ut he the Ryne of heuen drede For what fing (ete Gym vpon pride Ad taketh his Cufé on euery fpr And wyk not goo the right wen Though god his grace caſt atvere Mo wondre is / for atte baſte De ſhal wel lupte it map not Cafte The pompe thGich Ge ſecleth here Gut what Kpng with gumble chere

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After the Catve of godꝛ eſ che lbettz The vIxces / e the bertues ſelweth His grad ſhab be ſuffxſauunt To gouerne al the vremenaunte Wich ſongeth to his duete

So that in his proſperite

Cle peple (Pal not be oppreſſyd

Wéerof his name (Gal be bleſſedꝛ For euer g be memorpalee

And now to fpeRe as in fynalle Toßwchyng that 4 vndertooſt

In engkyſſle for & make a lool Which ſtante bytlwene erneſt ¢ game S ſaue it made as thylſte fame Wgich axe for to fe excuſed⸗

And that my bok be not refufery Of Cored; men when they it (ee For backe of curpofpte

Foꝛ thyeßze ſcole of eloquende Sylongeth not to my ſcyentee pon Ge forme of rethoriſte

My wordes for to peynte g pphe As tullyus ſomtyme wrote

ut this 3 Rnolve ¢ thus 4 thote That J faue done my trewe peyne With wide woꝛdes ¢ witß pleyne In al that eueꝛ 4 couthe ¢ mpage This book co wꝛyck as 4 behyght So as feRenes it ſuffre Boley And alfo for my dapes olde

Tſut 3 am feble g Impotente

I wote not how the woꝛldy is wente So praye J & my loꝛdes alle

Mow in mpn age how fo gyfalke

That ) mote ſtonden in ep: grace

For though me Cacke to purchace De: worth Honke as Sp deſeꝛte Det tHe ſympleſſe of my poueꝛte

De ſpretß for to do pleſaunee

Co hem Inder tohoe goueꝛnaunce

I hope ſyler to abyde

Wut nolb Bon my Café tyre

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9 iber octauus

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