Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope whiche were translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by wylliam Caxton at westmynstre in the yere of oure Lorde M. CCCC. lxxxiij
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- Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope whiche were translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by wylliam Caxton at westmynstre in the yere of oure Lorde M. CCCC. lxxxiij
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"Here begynneth the book of the subtyl historyes and fables of Esope whiche were translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by wylliam Caxton at westmynstre in the yere of oure Lorde M. CCCC. lxxxiij." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07095.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- life of Aesop
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fable collection - Romulus
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book - 1
- ¶ And foloweth the Regys∣tre of the fables of his fyrste booke /
- ¶ Here begynneth the preface or prologue of the fyrste book of Esope
- ¶ The thyrd fable is of the rat / and of the frogge /
- ¶ The fourth fable is of the dogge and of the sheep
- ¶ The fyfthe fable is of the dogge and of the pyece of flessh
- fable - 7
- ¶ The viij fable is of the wulf and of the crane
- fable - 11
- ¶ The xij fable is of the two rats
- fable - 15
- ¶ The xvj fable is of the lyon / of the wyld bore / of the bole & of the asse
- ¶ The xvij fable is of the asse and of the yong dogge
- fable - 18
- ¶ The xix fable is of the mylan whiche was seke and of his moder
- ¶ The xx fable maketh mencion of the swalowe / and other byrdes
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book - 2
- ¶ The second fable is of the Columbes or douues of the kyte and of the sperehawke /
- ¶ The fyfthe fable maketh mencyon of the Montayn whiche shoke
- ¶ The vj fable is of the wulf and of the lambe
- ¶ The ix fable maketh mencyon of the wulf and of the kydde
- ¶ The tenthe fable is of the good man and of the serpente
- fable - 12
- ¶ The xiij fable is of the foxe and of the storke
- ¶ The xiiij fable is of the wulf and of the dede mans hede
- fable - 15
- ¶ The xvj fable is of the mule and of the flye
- ¶ The xvij fable is of the ante and of the flye
- fable - 19
- ¶ The xx fable maketh mencion of the Oxe / and of the frog∣ge / whiche wold haue compared her to hym
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book - 3
- ¶ And after begynneth the regystre or table of the thyrd book of Esope
- ¶ The vij fable speketh of the old dogge and of his mayster
- ¶ The viij fable is of the hares and of the frogges
- fable - 10
- ¶ The xj fable is of the herte / of the sheep & of the wulf
- ¶ The xij fable is of the balled man / and of the flye /
- fable - 14
- ¶ The xv fable is of the Iaye and of the pecok
- fable - 17
- ¶ The xviij fable is of the wulf / of the foxe / and of the ape
- ¶ The xix fable is of the man and of the wesel
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¶ Here begynneth the thyrdde booke of the subtyle fables of Esope /
- table of contents
- wherof the fyrste maketh mencion / of the lyon / & of the pastour or herdman
- ¶ The second fable is of the lyon and of the hors
- ¶ The thyrd fable maketh mencion of the asse / of the hors / & of theyr fortune
- ¶ The iiij fable maketh mencyon of the beestes and of the bir∣des
- ¶ The v fable is of the nyghtyngale and of the sperehawke /
- ¶ The seuenth fable is of the foxe and of the wulf
- ¶ The seuenth fable is of the herte and of the hunter
- ¶ The viij fable maketh mencion of Iuno / of Menus / and of the other wymmen
- ¶ The nynthe fable is of the knyght and of the wydowe
- ¶ The tenthe fable maketh mencyon of the yonge man / and of the comyn woman
- ¶ The xj fable is of the fader and of the euylle sone /
- ¶ The xij fable is of the serpent
- ¶ The xiij fable is of the wulues and of the sheep
- ¶ The xiiij fable is of the man and of the wood
- ¶ The xv fable is of the wulf and of the dogge /
- ¶ The xvj fable maketh mencion of the handes / of the feet / & of the mans bely
- ¶ The xvij fable is of the Ape and of the foxe
- ¶ The xviij fable si of the Marchaunt and of the asse
- ¶ The xix fable is of the herte and of the oxe
- ¶ The xx fable maketh mencion of the fallace of the lyon / And of his conuersacion
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book - 4
- table of contents
- ¶ The fyrst fable maketh mencyon of the foxe and of the raysyns
- ¶ The second fable is of the auncyent wesel and of the rat /
- ¶ The thirdde fable is of the wulf and of the sheepherd and of the hunter
- ¶ The fourth fable is of Iuno the goddesse and of the pecok and of the nyghtyngale
- ¶ The v fable maketh mencion of the panthere and of the vylayns
- ¶ The seuenth fable is of the fawkoner and of the byrdes
- ¶ The ix fable is of the hors / of the hunter and of the hert /
- ¶ The xj fable is of the hawke and of other byrdes /
- ¶ The xij fable is of the foxe / and of the lyon
- ¶ The xiiij fable is of the hedgehogge and of thre lytyl kydddes
- ¶ The xv fable is of the man and of the lyon /
- ¶ The xvj fable is of the camel / and of the flee
- ¶ The xvij fable is of the Ant and of the sygale
- ¶ The xviij fable is of the pylgrym and of the swerd /
- ¶ The xix fable is of the sheeep and of the Crowe
- ¶ The xx fable maketh mencion of the tree and of the reed /
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book - supplemental
- ¶ The fyrste fable maketh mencion of the Mulet / of the foxe / and of the wulf
- ¶ The second fable is of the bore and of the wulf
- ¶ The thyrd fable is of the foxe and of the cocke /
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¶ The fourthe fable is of the dragon and of the
erle - ¶ The vj fable is of the hegoote and of the wulf
- ¶ The vij fable is of the wulf and of the asse
- ¶ The viij fable is of the serpent and of the labourer /
- ¶ The ix fable is of the foxe / of the wulf / and of the Lyon /
- ¶ The x fable is of the wulf whiche made a fart /
- ¶ The xj fable is of the enuyous dogge /
- ¶ The xij fable is of the wulf and of the hongry dogge /
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¶ The xiij fable maketh mencyon of the fader and of his th
children - ¶ The xiij fable is of the wulf and of the foxe
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¶ The xv fable is of the dogge / of the wulf and of the whe∣th
r - ¶ The xvj fable maketh mencyon of the man / of the lyon & of his sone
- ¶ The xvj fable is of the knyght and of the seruaunt / the whiche fond the Foxe /
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book - 1
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¶ Here after folowen somme Fables of Esope after the newe translacion / the whiche Fables ben not founden ne wreton in the bookes of the philosopher Romulus
- table of contents
- ¶ The fyrst fable is of the Egle and of the rauen
- ¶ The second Fable is of the egle and of the wesel
- ¶ The thyrdde fable is of the Foxe and of the gote
- ¶ The fourthe fable is of the catte and of the chyken
- ¶ The v fable is of the Foxe and of the busshe
- ¶ The vj fable is of the man and of the god of the wodes
- ¶ The vij fable is of a fyssher
- ¶ The eyght fable is of the catte and of the rat
- ¶ The ix fable is of the labourer and of the pyelarge
- ¶ The tenth fable is of the child / whiche kepte the sheep
- ¶ The xj fable is of the ante and of the columbe
- ¶ The xij fable is of the Bee and of Iupiter
- ¶ The xiij fable is of a carpenter
- ¶ The xiiij fable is of a yonge theef and of his moder
- ¶ The xv fable is of the flee and of the man /
- ¶ The xvj fable is of the husbond and of his two wyues
- ¶ The xvij fable is of the labourer and of his children
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fable collection - Avianus
- ¶ And after foloweth the table of the fables of Auyan
- ¶ The fyrst fable is of the old woman and of the wulf
- ¶ The second fable is of the tortose and of the other byrdes
- ¶ The thyrd fable is of the two Creuysses
- ¶ The fourthe fable is of the asse / and of the skynne of the Lyon
- ¶ The v fable is of the frogge and of the Foxe
- ¶ The vj fable is of the two dogges
- ¶ The vij Fable is of the camel and of Iupiter
- ¶ The eyght fable is of the two felawes.
- ¶ The ix fable maketh mencion of the two pottes
- ¶ The x fable is of the lyon and of the boole
- ¶ The xj fable is of the ape and of his sone
- ¶ The xij fable is of the crane and of the pecok
- ¶ The xiij fable is of the hunter and of the tygre
- ¶ The xiiij fable is of the four oxen
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¶ The xv fable is of the busshe / and of the aubyer tr
e - ¶ The xvj fable is of the fyssher and of the lytyl fysshe
- ¶ The xvij fable is of Phebus / of the Auarycious / and of the enuyous
- ¶ The xx fable was of the crowe whiche was a thurst
- ¶ The xxj fable is of the vylayne and of the yonge bole /
- ¶ The xxij fable is of the viator or palmer and of Satyre
- ¶ The xxiiij fable is of the goos and of her lord
- ¶ The xxv fable is of the ape and of his two children
- ¶ The xxvj Fable is of the wynd and of therthen pot
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exempla collection - Petrus Alphonsus
- story - 1
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¶ The second fable is of the commyssion of pecuny
money - ¶ The thyrd fable speketh of a subtyle Inuencion of a senten∣ce gyuen vpon a derke and obscure cause
- ¶ The fourthe fable maketh mencion of the sentence gyuen vp the pecuny or money whiche was found
- ¶ The v fable is of the feythe of thre felawes
- ¶ The vj fable is of the labourer and of the nyghtyngale
- ¶ The vij fable is of a Rethorycian and of a crowkbacked /
- ¶ The eyght fable is of the discyple / And of the sheep /
- ¶ The ix fable is of the wulf / of the labourer / of the foxe / & of the chese
- story - 10
- ¶ The xij fable is of a blynd man and of his wyf /
- ¶ The xiij fable is of the tayller / of a kynge / and of his seruaunte
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¶ And folowen other fables of Po∣ge the Florentyn
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¶ The fyrst fable is of the subtylyte of the woman for to d
yue her husbond - ¶ The second fable is of the woman and of the ypocryte
- ¶ The thyrd fable is of a yonge woman whiche accused her husband of coulpe or blame
- ¶ The fourthe fable is of huntynge and hawkynge
- ¶ The V fable is of the recytacion of somme monstres
- ¶ The syxthe fable is of the parsone / of his dogge / And of the Bisshop /
- ¶ The Vij fable is of the Foxe of the Cock and of the dogges
- story
- story
- story
- story
- story
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¶ The fyrst fable is of the subtylyte of the woman for to d
- colophon