Transcriber’s Note:
Page 47, “We have few contemporary notices of the treatment children at this early age” changed to read “We have few contemporary notices of the treatment of children at this early age”.
Page 192, “the fabliaus or metrical stories;” changed to read “the fabliaux or metrical stories;”.
Page 297, “The earliest account of an English garden is given by Alexander Neckham,” changed to read “The earliest account of an English garden is given by Alexander Neckam,”.
Page 325, “R man de Berte,” changed to read “Roman de Berte,”
Obvious printer errors corrected silently.
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.