Here begynneth the boke of the cyte of ladyes the whiche boke is deuyded into. iij. partes. The fyrst parte telleth howe and by whom the walle and the cloystre about the cyte was made. The second parte telleth howe and by whom the cyte was buylded within and peopled. The thyrde parte telleth howe and by whom the hyghe battylmentes of the towres were parfytely made, and what noble ladyes were ordeyned to dwell in ye hyghe palayces and hyghe dongeons. And ye fyrst chapyter telleth howe and by whom and by what mouynge the sayd cyte was made.
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Here begynneth the boke of the cyte of ladyes the whiche boke is deuyded into. iij. partes. The fyrst parte telleth howe and by whom the walle and the cloystre about the cyte was made. The second parte telleth howe and by whom the cyte was buylded within and peopled. The thyrde parte telleth howe and by whom the hyghe battylmentes of the towres were parfytely made, and what noble ladyes were ordeyned to dwell in ye hyghe palayces and hyghe dongeons. And ye fyrst chapyter telleth howe and by whom and by what mouynge the sayd cyte was made.
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Christine, de Pisan, ca. 1364-ca. 1431.
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[Imprynted at London :: In Poules churchyarde at the sygne of the Trynyte by Henry Pepwell,
In ye yere of our lorde. M.CCCCC.xxj. The. xxvj. day of October. And the. xij. yere of the reygne of our louerayne lorde kynge Henry the. viij. [1521]]
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"Here begynneth the boke of the cyte of ladyes the whiche boke is deuyded into. iij. partes. The fyrst parte telleth howe and by whom the walle and the cloystre about the cyte was made. The second parte telleth howe and by whom the cyte was buylded within and peopled. The thyrde parte telleth howe and by whom the hyghe battylmentes of the towres were parfytely made, and what noble ladyes were ordeyned to dwell in ye hyghe palayces and hyghe dongeons. And ye fyrst chapyter telleth howe and by whom and by what mouynge the sayd cyte was made." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20897.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
¶ Here begynneth the table of ye thyrde parte of this boke / the whiche speketh howe & by whome the hyghe batylmentes of ye towres of ye Cyte of Ladyes were perfourmed / & what noble ladyes were chosen for to dwelle in ye hyghe & grete pa∣lays and hyghe dongeons.
¶ The fyrst chapytre telleth howe Iustyce ledde the quene of heuen to enhabyte & lordshyp in the Cyte of Ladyes. Capitulo. Primo.
¶ Also of the systers of oure Lady and of Mary Magdaleyne. Ca. secundo.
¶ Also of saynt Katheryne. Ca. iij.
¶ Also of saynt Margarete. Ca. iiij.
¶ Also of saynt Luce. Ca. v.
¶ Also of saynt Martyne. Ca. vj.
¶ Also of another saynt Luce. Ca. vij.
¶ Of saynt Iustyne & other vyrgynes. Ca. viij.
¶ Also of the blessyd Theodosy••e / and of saynt Barbara / and saynt Doro••he. Ca. ix.
¶ Also the lyfe saynt Xp̄ine. Ca. x.
¶ Also of dyuers sayntes whiche sawe theyr chyl dren martyred before them. Ca. xj.
¶ Also of saynt Maryne the vyrgyne. C. xij.
¶ Also of the ble••syd Eu••ro••yne. Ca. xiij.
¶ Also of y• blessyd anastase & her ••elawes. ca. xiiij
¶ Of the .iij. systers vyrgynes. Ca. xv.
¶ Also of the noble Athalye. Ca. xvj.
¶ Also of saynt Affre. Ca. xvij.
¶ Of dyuers noble ladyes whiche serued & her∣boured ye apostles & other dyuers saȳtes. ca. xviij
¶ Also in ye ende of this boke Xp̄ine speketh to the ladyes. Ca. xix.
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