• Thomas Usk, The Testament of Love, Appendix 1

doubtless the reason why Roman luxury has given them the name of "unique gems," the word unio not existing in Greece, and indeed among foreign races, who discovered this fact, the only name for them is margarita. There is also

• Orpheus and Eurydice

hairt and all thair haill curage Thair faderis steppis justly to persew, Eiking the wirschep of thair he lenage; The ancient and sadwyse men of age War tendouris to yung and insolent To mak thame in all vertewis excellent. Lyk

• Sir Orfeo: Introduction

wisdom figure, Orpheus can be found represented in ancient Greek art and literature from as early as the sixth century B.C., and the narrative can be found in a number of different ancient cultures. [4] Orpheus is also well-represented by

• 8. Hippocrates

and so it shulde alweis abide in hem. And commaunded hem that thei shulde dwelle alwey in the myddes of Greece, in thre yles, and Ypocras was of the ile of Chau, for thanne was loste the studye of the

• John Gower, Confessio Amantis, Volume 3: Introduction

(the story of the golden fleece, the secret marriage of Jason and Medea, and his victorious return from Colchos to Greece); and 2) the first four hundred lines of Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 7, from which Gower takes the basic guidelines

• John Gower, Traiti selonc les auctours pour essampler les amantz marietz

great fame for honor, Renowned of everyone in court) — Brought the young lady with him From her country into Greece, and married her. A broken marriage God will avenge. When Medea most trusted to be at peace With her

• Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar

Or who can kill a hart of greece, Five hundred foot him fro." Will Scadlock he killd a buck And Midge he killd a do, And Little John killd a hart of greece, Five hundred foot him fro. "God's blessing

• Robert Henryson, Orpheus and Eurydice

hairt and all thair haill curage Thair faderis steppis justly to persew Eiking the wirschep of thair he lenage. The ancient and sad wyse men of age Wer tendouris to the yung and insolent To mak thame in all vertewis

• The N-Town Plays: Play 23, Parliament of Hell; Temptation

4:15. Zebee and Salmana are Midianite kings from Judges 8:5. Archage is probably Arcadia in Greece. Januense could be either Genoa or Janina in Ioni­an Greece. Archas is likely Arcas, in Arabia. Aragon is in Spain, and Almonye is Germany.

• The Palis of Honoure

attention to their erudition conceive of that company; Princess (see note) her eldest daughter Clio; skilfully writes out; (see note) Ancient stories also; does her duty gentle; without cease (see note) writings about love The fourth writes Bitter; Melpomene the

• The Sqire of Low Degree

Small horses; swift Caparisoned; (see note) psaltery entertainment white Spanish and sweet wine spiced cordial; Italian white wine; (t-note) from Greece; (see note) Cretan wine; raspis (red wine) wine from Antioch; sweet Spanish wine Wine with honey; wine from Granada

• Munday's The Downfall of Robert, Earle of Huntington

781, Lord Salisbury). Warman's Cousin. Jailer of Notingham. Mistress Thomson. King Richard. Sheriff's men, Sir Doncaster's ruffians, Leicester's drum and ancient, soldiers, officers, attendants, Jailer's dog. [Scene i] 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

• 22. Galen

who believed that there is no such thing as objective knowledge or truth. The Sophists were philosophers who traveled throughout Greece teaching rhetoric. They were harshly criticized by later thinkers for charging payment for their services and for teaching persuasive

• John Metham, Amoryus and Cleopes

inflict vengeance (see note) destroy driven out hour (see note) roseate; maidenhood irks; describe I pass over them briefly strike ancient times; pagans; (see note) lack of learning (skill) sorrowful; (see note) series of events address (set right) Even though

• John Lydgate, The Temple of Glas

partial story in LGW, lines 2228–2393. For the full story, see CA 5.5551–6047. 100 Sabyns. Sabines are "a race of ancient Italy who inhabited the central region of the Apennines" (OED). Legend holds that the Sabine women were raped by

• John Gower, Confessio Amantis, Book 5

(t-note) by worthy and wise men conquests territories Apulia initiated the debate [about] knew; intended places Their; buried two repositories ancient (t-note) while they slept instruct time dreams whatever Provided that; half part Deceit he himself lay dreamed get (fetch)

• The Laste Epistle of Creseyd to Troyalus

on Mount Ida (near Troy) tending his flock on the banks of the river Scamander instead of setting sail for Greece, abducting Helen, and provoking the wrath of her husband Meneleus who embarked with over a thousand Greeks to bring

• Siege of Jerusalem

growing that could benefit their grim sores 14 Lines 45-48: Now was there one [man named] Nathan, Naym's son, of Greece, / Who often journeyed over the sea from [one] city to another, / [Who] knew many countries, many kingdoms,

• Robin Hood and the Pedlars: Introduction

seen the nineteenth-century manuscript. Selected Bibliography Robin Hood and the Peddlers. In A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode with Other Ancient and Modern Ballads and Songs Relating to this Celebrated Yeoman, to which is prefixed his history and character, grounded

• Caxton, The Game and Playe of the Chesse, Book One

and the son of Darius of Persia. In Book 7 of his Histories Herodotus describes Xerxes’ attacks on Egypt and Greece. 33–34 And therfore reherceth Valerius that there was a wyse man named Theodore Cerem. The Valerius here is Valerius