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

AND BALLADS- xxxi
28. Roberd Kynge of Cyfyll (or Sicily) mewing the
fall of Pride. Of this there is alfo a Copy among the
Harl. MSS. 1703. (3.) The Camb. MS. begins
Princis that be prowde in prefc.
29. Le bone Florence of Rome, beginning thus
As ferre as men ride or gone.
30. Dioclejlan the Emperour, beginning,
Sum tyme ther was a noble man.
31. The two knightly brothers J?nys and Amelion
(among the Harl. MSS- 2386. § 42.) I fuppofe to be
an old Romance of Chivalry ; as alfo the fragment of
the Lady Belefam, the Duke of Lombard/s fair daughter,.
mentioned in the fame article. See the Catalog. Vol. 2.
32. In the Edinburgh MS. fo often referred to (preferved
in the Advocates Library, W 4. 1.) might probably
be found fome other articles to add to this lift,
as well as other copies of fome of the pieces mentioned
in it ; for the whole Volume contains not fewer thaa
xxxvii poems or romances, fome of them very long.
But as many of them have loft the beginnings, which
have been cut out for the fake of the illuminations
and as I have not had an opportunity of examining
the MS. myfelf, 1 mall be content to mention only the.
articles that follow f , viz.
An old Romance about Rouland (not I believe the famous
Paladine, but a champion named Rouland Louth %
quere) being in the Volume, Numb. xxvu. in 5
leaves, and wants the beginning.
Some of thefe I give, though mutilated and diverted of their
f
titles, becauf'e they may enable a curious inquirer to complete or im-
prove other copies
3 32. Another