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It is a matter of uncertainty, more than doubtful indeed accord- ing to some authorities, as to whether this dialogue can rightly be attributed to “fohn Heywood. It must at present suffice to say that recently discovered documents and facts tend somewhat to strengthen the supposition in favour of the attributed authorship, and to lessen the weight of the arguments drawn from differences of style and the like. ‘fohn Heywood was a far more versatile man and of superior social standing than has been generally supposed (see “‘ The Four PP”).

The example from which this facsimile is taken is in the British Museum (Press-mark C. 40, t. 16), and the Catalogue says “(The Philosopher) [By ‘f. Heywood?| . . . [London 1535]. Another copy is in the Bodleian (Ashmole) Library.

The portrait of fohn Heywood 1s pasted on a blank fly- leaf opposite the title-page of the original.

Mr. F. A. Herbert, of the Manuscript Department of the British Museum, after comparing this facsimile with the original copy, says, “ The reproduction 1s exceedingly good but for one fault in printing, viz., excess of heaviness and ‘muzziness. This nowhere amounts to actual misrepresen- tation even of a single letter, so far as I could see, but it does less than justice to the usually clear and good printing of original.”

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Ju them that be of noble blove borne

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Hien of qrete byrth vie tt mol compnlp

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pray God of bis grace put in thcy2 tipndys

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— Chus npn oppynyon haue publyhijcn

D2 any of my felowes here in this place

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