This is the Table of the Historye of Reynart the Foxe. 2 2 5 8 In the first how the kynge of alle bestes the lyon helde The complaynt of Curtoys the hound and of the catte How Grymbert the dasse the foxes susters sone answered How the kynge sayde touchyng the complaynt. Ca- How Bruyn the bere spedde wyth the foxe. Ca. vij. The complaynt of the bere vpon the foxe. Capitulo ix. How Grymbert brought the foxe to the lawe. Capitulo xj. How the foxe was shryuen to Grymbert. Capitulo xij. How the foxe was arestid and juged to deth. Ca pitulo xiiij. How the foxe was ledde to the galwes. Capitulo xv. to fore alle them that wold here it. Capitulo xvj. How the foxe brought them in danger that wold have brought hym to deth and how he gate the grace of the kyng. Capitulo xvij. How the wulf and the bere were arestyd by the labour How the foxe sente the hares heed to the kynge by How Bellyn the rame and alle his lygnage were jugged Ca 70 How the kynge helde his feste, and Lapreel the cony complayned to hym of the foxe. Capitulo xxiij. How Corbant the roek complayned on the foxe for the deth of his wyf. capitulo xxiiij. How the kynge was angry of these complayntes. Capitulo xxv. How Grymbert warned the foxe that the kynge was How the foxe cam agayn to the court and of his shrifte. 72 How the foxe excused hym byfore the kynge. Capitulo xxviij. 89 How dame Rukenawe the she ape answerd for the foxe. A parable of a man whiche delyuerd a serpent fro deth. 103 Of them that were frendis and kyne to the foxe. Ca pitulo xxxj. 108 How the foxe subtylly excused hym of the deth of the hare and of other maters and how he gate his pees. Capitulo xxxij. How the wulf complayned on the foxe. Capitulo xxxiij. How the foxe toke vp the gloue, and the kynge sette them day and felde for to fighte. Capitulo xxxvi. How dame Rukenawe the she ape counseylled the foxe how he shold doo in the feld ayenst the wulf. Capitulo xxxij. How the foxe cam in to the feld. Capitulo xxxiij. How the foxe and the wulf foughten to gydre. Capitulo xxxix. How the foxe beyng vnder the wulf with glosyng and flateryng wordes cam to his aboue. Capitulo xl. How Ysegrym the wulf was ouercomen and the batayl fynysshyd, and how the foxe had the worship. Capitulo xlj. An example that the foxe told to the kyng whan he had wonne the felde. Capitulo xlij. How the foxe with his frendes departed nobly fro the kynge and wente to his castel Maleperduys. Capitulo xliij. 110 131 136 142 143 ibid. 146 147 151 156 158 164 HYER BEGYNNETH THYSTORYE OF REYNARD THE FOXE. In this historye ben wreton the parables, good lernynge, and dyverse poyntes to be merkyd, by whiche poyntes men maye lerne to come to the subtyl knoweleche of suche thynges as dayly ben used, and had in the counseyllys of lordes and prelates, gostly and worldly; and, also emonge marchantes and other comone peple. And this booke is maad for nede and prouffyte of alle god folke, as fer as they in redynge or heeryng of it shal mowe understande and fele the forsayd subtyl deceytes that dayly ben used in the worlde, not to thentente that men shold use them, but that every man shold eschewe and kepe hym from the subtyl false shrewis that they be not deceyvyd. Thenne who that wyll have the very understandyng of this mater, he muste ofte and many tymes rede in thys boke, and ernestly and diligently marke wel that he redeth, for it is sette subtylly, lyke as ye shal see in redyng of it, and not ones to rede it, for a man shal not wyth ones over redyng fynde the ryght understanding, ne comprise it wel, but oftymes to rede it shal cause it wel to be understande. And for them that understandeth it, it shall be ryght joyous, playsant, and prouffitable. B |