[115] Histoire de l'Imprimerie, p. 98.
[116] See Part 2, § I, no. [13].
[117] Champ fleury, 'avis au lecteur.'—See also fol. 1 verso: 'And so I will write in French according to my own humble style and mother tongue, nor fail, albeit I am of lowly and humble parents, and poor in paltry goods, to give pleasure to the devoted lovers of goodly letters. Herein it may be I shall seem a new man, for that no one has heretofore been known to teach the fashioning and quality of letters by writing in the French language; but, desirous to cast some light on our language, I am content to be the first little pointer to arouse some noble mind which shall put forth greater efforts, as did the Greeks and Romans of old, to establish and ordain the French language by fixed rules for pronouncing and speaking well. God grant that some noble lord may be pleased to offer pledges and worthy gifts to those who shall be able to do this well.'—François I himself was the noble lord referred to.
[118] See Part 2, § II, no. [4].
[119] As to this date, see no. [v] below, p. 31, and note 1.
[120] See Part 2, § I, no. [14].
[122] This volume contains also: Epistre du seigneur Elisee Calense, natif Damphrate, quil envoya a Rufin ... translatee .... par maistre Geofroy Tory de Bourges.
[123] The year 1531 did not begin until Easter Sunday, April 9.
[124] See, for other details concerning Tory's Xenophon, Part 2, § I, no. [15].