A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of pe book of quintis
essencijs in latyn, pat hermys be prophete and
kyng of Egipt, after pe flood of Noe,

fadir of philosophris, hadde by

reuelacioun of an aungil

of god to him
sende.

EDITED FROM THE SLOANE MS. 73, ABOUT 1460-70 A. D.

BY

FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL, M. A.

LONDON:

PUBLISHED FOR THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY,

BY N. TRÜBNER & CO., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW.

MDCCCLXVI.

Price One Shilling.

d: 4.

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Early English Text Society.

Committee of Management:

DANBY P. FRY, Esq.
FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL, Esq.
FITZEDWARD HALL, Esq.

RICHARD MORRIS, Esq.
H. T. PARKER, Esq.

REV. GEORGE G. PERRY.

REV. WALTER W. SKEAT.

(With power to add Workers to their number.)
Honorary Secretary:

HENRY B. WHEATLEY, Esq., 53, BERNERS STREET, LONDON, W.

Bankers:

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, REGENT STREET BRANCH, 14, ARGYLL PLACE, W.

The Publications for 1864 are:

EARLY ENGLISH ALLITERATIVE POEMS (about 1320-30 A.D.).
Edited for the first time from a unique Cottonian MS. by R. MORRIS,
Esq. 16s.

ARTHUR (about 1440 A.D.) Edited from the Marquis of Bath's unique MS.
by F. J. FURNIVALL, Esq., M.A. 4s.

3. W. LAUDER'S TRACTATE CONCERNYNG YE OFFICE AND DEWTIE OF KYNGIS, ETC. (1556 A. D.) Edited by F. HALL,

4.

Esq., D.C.L. 48.

SIR GAWAYNE AND THE GREEN KNIGHT (about 1320-30 A.D.)
Edited from a unique Cottonian MS. by R. MORRIS, Esq. 10s.

The Publications for 1865 are:

5. OF THE ORTHOGRAPHIE AND CONGRUITIE OF THE BRITAN TONGUE, a treates noe shorter then necessarie, be ALEXANDER HUME. Edited for the first time from the unique MS. in the British Museum (about 1617 A.D.), by HENRY B. WHEATLEY, Esq. 48.

6. LANCELOT OF THE LAIK. Edited from the unique MS. in the Cambridge University Library (about 1500 A.D), by the Rev. WALTER W. SKEAT, M. A. 88.

7.

THE STORY OF GENESIS AND EXODUS, an Early English Song, about 1250 A.D. Edited for the first time from the unique MS., of about 1300 A.D., in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, by R. MORRIS, Esq. 88.

8. MORTE ARTHURE: the Alliterative Version. Edited from ROBERT THORNTONE'S unique MS. (about 1440 A.D.) at Lincoln, by the Rev. GEORGE PERRY, M.A., Prebendary of Lincoln, 78.

9.

ANIMADVERSIONS UPPON THE ANNOTACIONS AND COR-
RECTIONS OF SOME IMPERFECTIONS OF IMPRESSIONES
OF CHAUCER'S WORKES, reprinted in 1598; by FRANCIS THYNNE.
Edited from the unique MS. in the Bridgewater Library, by G. H.
KINGSLEY, Esq., M.D. 48.

10. MERLIN, OR THE EARLY HISTORY OF ARTHUR. Edited for the first time from the unique MS. in the Cambridge University Library (about 1450-1460 A. D.), by HENRY B. WHEATLEY, Esq. Part I. 2s. 6d. 11. LYNDESAY'S MONARCHE. Edited from the First Edition by JHONE SKOTT, in 1552, by FITZEDWARD HALL, Esq., D.C.L. Part I. 38.

12. THE WRIGHT'S CHASTE WIFE, a Merry Tale, from the unique Lambeth MS. 306. Edited for the first time by F. J. FURNIVALL, Esq., M.A. 18. The Publications for 1864 and 1865 can still be purchased at the original subscription of one guinea for each year.

The Society's Report, January 1866, with Lists of Texts to be published in future years, etc. etc., can be had on application to the Hon. Secretary, HENRY B. WHEATLEY, Esq., 53, Berners Street, W.

The

Book of Quinte Essence

or

The Fifth Being;

That is to say,

Man's Heaven.

A tretice in englisch breuely drawe out of pe book of quintis essencijs in latyn, þat hermys þe prophete and kyng of Egipt, after pe flood of Noe,

fadir of philosophris, hadde by

reuelacioun of an aungil

of god to him
sende.

EDITED FROM THE SLOANE MS. 73, ABOUT 1460-70 A. D.

BY

FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL, M. A.

LONDON:

PUBLISHED FOR THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY,

BY N. TRÜBNER & CO., 60, PATERNOSTER ROW.

MDCCCLXVI.