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attributed to it is about 50 years later than that of Trevisa’s, and 
therefore intermediate between it and Caxton’s print of the latter. 
A Table of specimens of the alterations which Caxton intro- 
duced is given at page lxiv of Professor Babington’s Introduction. 
Lastly, since my former notice of Trevisa was printed, the 
following additional MSS. have been brought to light :— ; 
1. A work of Trevisa’s, previously unnoticed, viz., ‘“ Nicho- 
demus treatise on the passion of Christ,’ which is to be found in the 
British Museum, Shirley's MSS., Additional, 16,156, mentioned 
by Mr. J. Rawson Lumby at p. xxviii of his Introduction to Vol. 
II. of the Master of the Rolls’ Edition of Higden; and, (2) the 
following MS. copies of books already noticed ; viz: two MSS. of 
Trevisa’s translation of Higden, in the British Museum ; the older 
one being that of Cotton MS. Tiberius, D. VII. in quarto, on 
vellum of 296 leaves, slightly illuminated, but injured by fire, and 
attributed to the close of the 14th century. It contains also the 
dialogue of Dominus and Clericus, and Trevisa’s Epistle to Lord 
Berkeley. The other MS. is Harl. 1900, of the 15th Century. 
See Babington’s Introduction to Vol. II of his edition, page 
xxxvill. Another MS. copy of Trevisa’s translation of Higden 
was discovered, by the Historical MSS. Commission, in the 
Hunterian Museum of the University of Glasgow, folio, on vellum. 
(3rd Report, p. 424). 
Those who are curious about the various readings in these 
interesting MSS. are referred to the valuable edition of Higden 
already mentioned, Vols. I. IL. Introd., and to the Reports of 
Hist. MSS. Commission. 
