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St. Albans," in 1488, and upon its intro- 

 duction into that work by Wynkyn de 

 Worde, lie explains his motives for infert- 

 ing it in a manner which almoft eftablishes 

 that it is not the production of that cele- 

 brated woman, or of either of thofe by 

 whom fhe is suppofed to have been 

 affifted. 



" Here we fhall make an ende of the 

 mooft fpecyall thynges of the boke of the 

 lygnage of cote armurys, and how gently- 

 men shall be knowen from ungentlymen. 

 And confequently fhall follow a compen- 

 dyous treatife of fyffhynge wyth an angle, 

 whiche is right neceffary to be had in this 

 prefent volum by caufe it fhewyth afore 

 the manere of hawkynge and huntynge, 

 wyth other dyvers maters right neceffary 

 to be knowen of noble men, and alfo for 

 it is one of the dyfports that gentlymen 



