A verse introduction to a prose treatise on horses — seven
couplets
Subjects: introductions, to prose texts; horses; utilitarian instructions
Versification: —
two-line —
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3.Source: London, British Library Harley 5086, f. 99
First Lines:The booke of marchaulsye here it shall bygyne
yee that wole with the
craft eny honour wyne…
Last Lines:…Tyl they ben of age and myhtfull atte nede
A knyght to ryde
vpon at euery douhty dede
Attributed Title: The boke of medycene for horses and to know of what cuntry the best horses
be bredin contaynyng 30 leves (f. 99).