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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 
[BOETHIUS 
(or Barnacles as I call them) ” from trees. This translation 
of Harrison’s was incorporated with Holinshed’s Chronicles , 
the first edition of which appeared in 1577. In the 1585 
edition, which is still Harrison’s translation, although 
attributed to Holinshed, this is altered to “ Claiks (or Barnacls 
as I call them).” 
1536. The original translation in this year has on the first leaf a large 
woodcut of the Arms of Scotland, over which it begins : 
“ Heir beginnis the hystory and croniklis of Scotland ...” and 
the vol. ends : “ Heir endis the hystory and Croniklis of Scotland 
. . . translatit laitly in our vulgar and commoun language be 
Maister Johne Bellenden, archdene of Murray. And Imprentit 
in Edinburgh be me Thomas Davidson, prenter to the Kyngis 
nobyll grace.” [n.d.] (Woodcut on reverse.) 
Collation — 1 vol. fol. Black 3Lettcr. Printed in double 
columns ; 46 11. to a full col. (Brit. Mus. copy, 187 c. 18.) Ch. 
xi. contains a passage on the birds of Scotland ; ch. xiii. “ Of 
the nature of claik geis, and of the syndry maner of their pro- 
creation,” etc. 
The “ Description ” precedes the Chronicle. 
Idem. Another edition of the History and Chronicles of 
Scotland, Translated by J. Bellenden, in the Works of Bellenden. 
Yols. I. and II. 1822. 4to. 
1577. [The Description of Scotland, written at the first by Hector Boethius 
in Latin, and afterwards translated into the Scottish speech by 
John Bellenden, Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finally into 
English, for the benefite of such as are studious in the Histories, 
by W. H. ( = W. Harrison). In] 1577. j The | Eirste Volume of 
the | Chronicles of England, Scot- | lande, and Irelande. | Con- 
teyning, | [etc., 8 lines] | Faithfully gathered and set forth, by | 
Baphaell Holinshed. | At London, | Imprinted for George Bishop 
[John Harrison]. 1 [Date at head.] 
Collation — 1 vol. sm. fol. Black Hettcr, double columns, with 
woodcut titles and figs. The Books separately paged. The 
“Description of Scotlande,” pp. iv un. + pp. 22 (no figs.), before the 
“ Historie of Scotlande ” in first vol. Ch. xi. (p. 13) contains 
4 4 Of the nature of their Claike Geese, and diverse maner of their 
procreation,” etc. Ch. viii., 44 Of the great plenty of Hares, Redde 
Dere, and other wilde beastes in Scotlande,” etc., contains a short 
account of the birds, mentioning Egles, Faucons, Goshaukes, 
Sparhaukes, Marlions, 44 Capercailze or Wilde Horse,” More 
Cockes and Hennes, Phesaunt, Gustard, Swanne, Rauen, 
Partriche, etc. 
1 Copies of the 1577 edition occur with either of these publisher’s names, which in 
the succeeding edition occur conjointly. 
