As in my former volume, I have printed in full Mr Swainson's collation of the Burney MS (B), but have only given selected readings from his other collations, with occasional additions from my own inspection of the Museum MSS. I have also given the more important readings for O U and υ collated by myself, and a full collation of the Merton MS (called ‘Oxf. o’ in the former volume, here simply. ‘Oxf.’). I have further compared any readings of Orelli's or Heindorf's MSS which, without being of sufficient importance to print under the text, were yet of interest as throwing light on the relation between different MSS, e.g. between B and Orelli's C, between Cod. Glog. (G) and H, Cod. Red. and N, above all between Oxf. and Orelli's V. In all such cases I have printed the reference to the foreign MS in square brackets. For the sake of convenience I subjoin an explanation of symbols.

1. B. Burney MS no. 148, of the 13th century.

2. H. Harleian MS 2465, late 15th cent.

3. I. Harl. MS 2511, 15th cent.

4. L. Harl. MS 4662, late 15th cent.

5. M Harl. MS 5114, latter part of 15th cent.

6. N. Additional MSS 11932, middle of 15th cent.

7. O. Additional MSS 19586, end of 14th cent.

8. C. Cambridge MS 790 Dd. xm. 2, 15th cent.

9. E. Roman edition of 1471.

10. V. Venice edition of 1471. Vt. Corrections in the Grylls copy.

11. U. Codex Uffenbachianus, 15th cent., belonging to S. Allen, Esq.

12. Y. Another 15th century codex belonging to Mr Allen.

13. Oxf. The Merton MS of the 12th cent.