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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2nd s. VI. 133., July 17, '68. 



a handsome book is Parker's Handbook for Visitors to 

 Oxford. 



Of less extent, but scarcely less interest, is a work pro- 

 duced with the same profusion of illustration by the same 

 publisher, entitled The Mediccval Architecture of Cheshire, 

 by Henry J. Parker, F.S.A , with an Historical Introduc- 

 tion by the Rev. Francis Grosvenor ; illiistrated by En- 

 gravings by J. H. Le Keux, 0. Jewitt, &c. To the visitor 

 to the quaint old city, it will prove an amusing and in- 

 structive companion. 



We may here well introduce the following communi- 

 cation from M. Masson: — 



Franfois Villon (Jannet's edition, Bibl. Elz^virienne'). 



In addition to the remarks I have offered on that poet 

 in a previous number of " N. & Q.," I beg leave to 

 subjoin a f&w bibliographical statements. 



There exist thirty-two editions of Les CEnvresde Fran- 

 roys Villon, besides seven of the Repnes Franches, and 

 of other small pieces which are not generally admitted to 

 be written by that poet. Of these editions, seven are 

 amoncrst the treasures of the British Museum. 



1. (13. cf. ed. Jannet, p. xi.) "Les (Euvres de Maistre 

 Fran(;oys Villon. Le Monologue du Franc Archier de 

 Baignollet. Le Dyalogue du Seigneur de Mallepaye et 

 Baillevent. On les vend au premier pillier de la grande 

 salle du Palays, pour Galiot du Pre', jidx.xxii. (Brit. Mus. 

 1073. a 2., bequeathed by Thomas Tyrwhitt, Esq., 1786.) 



2. (16. cf. ibid. p. xii.) Les Qiuvres de Fran<;o3's Villon 

 de Paris, revues et remises en leur entier par Clement 

 Marot, Valet de Chambre du Koy. On les vent h Paris, en 

 la grant salle du Palais, eu la boutique de Galiot du Pre. 

 (Brit. Mus. 241. c. 33.) 



3. (29. cf. ibid. p. xiv.) Les CEuvres de Fran(;oys Vil- 

 lon, avec les Remarques do diverses Personnes (Eusfebe de 

 Lauriere, Le Duchat et de Formey). La Haj'e, Adr. 

 Mcetjens, 1742, 8°. (Brit. Mug. 240. i. 8.) 



4. (31. cf. ibid.) M. Prompsault's edition (Brit. Mus. 

 1464. g.) 



5. M. Jannet's edition. (Brit. Mus. 12, 234 a.) 



6. (o. cf. ib. XV.) Le Recueil des Kepues Franches de 

 Maistre Franijoys Villon et scs Compagnons. (Br. Mus. 

 c. 22. a. 44.) 



7. (28. cf. ib. xiv.) Les (Euvres de Francois Villon, 

 etc. Coastelier's edition, 1723. (Brit. Mus. 12,418. 10G5 f. 

 241 f. 17.) 



The British Museum, therefore, possesses three copies 

 of the 1723 edition, and the one catalogued 241 f. 17. de- 

 serves, as you will see, special notice. 



In the "preface to M. Jannet's excellent volume (p. 

 xiv.) I find the following remark: — 



"11 y avoit dans la bibliolheque de M. Glue de Saint 

 Port, conseiller honoraire au graud conseil, un exemplaire 

 de cette edition annot^ par La Monnoye." 



Now this annotated copy is precisely the volume 241 f. 

 17., and although the editions of MM. Prompsault and 

 Jaunet have, like it, been revised froui a collation of the 

 MS. belonging to M. de Coislin, yet the octavo I am now 

 describing contains several important readings which 

 have escaped the notice of previous commentators. 



The fresh matter just brought to liifht will be made 

 available towards a reprint of the Elzevirian edition, for 

 I have inserted all La Moniioye's marginal corrections in 

 my own cop3'. In the meanwhile I transcribe here the 

 amended title-page which this critic has left in MS. at 

 the beginning of the volume now in the British Mu- 

 seum : — 



" L'Histoire et les Chefs de la Poesie Fran^aise, avec la 

 Liste des Pofctes Provenpaux et Franijais, accompagnc'e 

 de Remarques sur le Caraclfere de leurs Ouvrages." 



" Poesies de Framjois Villon et de ses Disciples, revues 

 sur les diffe'rentes Editions, corrig^es et augmente'es sur 



le Manuscrit de M. le due de Coislin, et sur plusieurs 

 autres, et enrichies d'un grand nombre de Pifeces, avec 

 des notes historiques et critiques." Gustave Masson. 

 Harrow-on-the-Hill. 



The Kent Archteological Society will hold its first An- 

 nual Meeting at Canterbury on Friday the SOth of the 

 present month, under the Presidentship of the Marquess 

 of Camden ; and from the arrangements which have been 

 made, and the zeal of the Members, Council, and Secre- 

 taries, there is little doubt that the gathering will be 

 worthy of the count}'. 



A numerous and important meeting of Gentlemen con- 

 nected with the Newspaper and Serial Press was held at 

 Peele's Coffee House on Monday last, for the purpose of 

 organising such a united system of action as should insure 

 the repeal of the Paper Duties in the course of the coming 

 Session. That, while efforts are making on every side for 

 the spread of education, a tax which bears so heavily 

 upon the production of elementary books should continue, 

 is an anomaly which cannot long exist. The days of the 

 paper duty are numbered ; and the result of the present 

 movement will doubtless be to make paper both better 

 and cheaper. 



Lord Talbot de Malahide has introduced a Bill into 

 the House of Lords on the subject of Treasure Trove. 

 This will be good news to Archasologists, who should 

 give the Bill their best attention during the recess, that 

 when reintroduced in the next Session a perfect measure 

 may be produced. 



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