Percy Society .

EARLY ENGLISH

ENGLISH POETRY,

BALLADS,

AND POPULAR LITERATURE

OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

EDITED FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

AND SCARCE PUBLICATIONS.

VOL. IV.

LONDON

PRINTED FOR THE PERCY SOCIETY,

BY T. RICHARDS, ST MARTINS LITF

M.DCCC.XLI.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

SPECIMENS OF LYRIC POETRY, TEMP. EDW. I.

EDITED BY J. 0. HALLIWELL, ESQ. F.R.S. F.S.A, ETC.