Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads ...

*xx ANCIENT SONGS
In the Library of Lincoln Cathedral. K k. 3. 10. is
an old imperfect printed Copy, wanting the whole
firft meet A.
24. The Squyr of Lowe degre, is one of thofe buriefqued
by Chaucer in his R, of Thopas («)—Mr. Garrick
has a printed Copy of this, among his old plays,
K. Vol. IX. It begins
It was a fquyer of lowe degre,
That loved the kings daughter of Hungre.
24. Hiftorye of K. Richard Cure [Caw] de Lyon.
[Impr. W. de Worde, 1528. 4to.] is preserved in the
Bodleian Library, C. 39. Art. Selden. A fragment of
it is alfo remaining in the Edinburgh MS. of old
Englifh Poems ; Num. XXXVI. in 2 leaves. A large
Extract from this Romance has been given already
above, p. xv. Richard was the peculiarpatron of Chivalry,
and therefore was a favourite with the old Minftrels. See
Warton's Obferv. V. 1. p. 29. V. 2. p. 40.
26. The following I have not feen, but I believe
they may all be referred to the Clafs of Romances.
The Knight of Court efy and the Lady of Faguel (Bodl^
Lib. C. 39. Art. Seld. a printed Copy.) This Mr.
Warton thinks is the Story of Coucy's Heart, related in
Fauchet, and in Howel's Letters. [V. 1. S. 6. L. 20.
See Wart. Obf. V. 2. p. 40.] The Editor has feen
a very beautiful old ballad on this fubje& in French.
27. The four following are all preferved in the MS.
fo often referred to in the public Library at Camb.
(690. Appendix to Bp. More's MSS. in Cat. MSS.
Tom. 2. p. 394.) viz. The Erie of Thohufe. (N° 27.)
beginning
Jefu Chryfte in Trynyte.
(*) See Mr. Warton's Obfervat. Vol; 1. p. 139. note.
28. Ro-