Middle English Bibliography Entry

"I wole be mendid …" (incipit)

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 1389
NIMEV 1389
DIMEV 2314
Manual 7.XX.97, 7.XX.209
Wells 6.23
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby 102 . (Pref. MS)
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
Twenty-Six Political and Other Poems, ed. J. Kail, vol. 1, Early English Text Society, Original Series 124 (1904; reprint 1973).
The Digby Poems : a New Edition of the Lyrics, ed. H. Barr (2009).
Twenty-Six Political and Other Poems, ed. J. Kail, vol. 1, EETS 124 (1904; reprint 1973). Opens in a new window
MED title stencils and sources:
Dgb 102
  • a1450 I wole be mendid (Dgb 102) Twenty-Six Political and Other Poems, ed. J. Kail, vol. 1, Early English Text Society, Original Series 124 (1904; reprint 1973).103-7. Note: Dated ?a1425 in E and F of print MED.
  • a1450 I wole be mendid (Dgb 102:Barr) The Digby Poems : a New Edition of the Lyrics, ed. H. Barr (2009).poem 23 (pp. 296-303). Note: Barr prefers to date the composition of the entire sequence of Digby lyrics to ca. 1413-1414. S. Horobin (2005) dates MS Dgb 102 a1425, with R. Hanna concurring.

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