Here folowythe dyuers Balettys and dyties solacyous deuysyd by Master Skelton Laureat.
Colophon,
Cum priuilegio.
4to, n. d., and without printer’s name, but evidently from the press of Pynson. (Consisting of 4 leaves.)
On the title-page is a woodcut representing Skelton seated in his study, crowned with a laurel wreath, and over his head, “Arboris omne genus viridi concedite lauro” (see Memoir, p. xlvi. note).
It contains—
The ballad, “My darlyng dere, my daysy floure,” &c.
The verses, “The auncient acquaintance, madam, betwen vs twayne,” &c.
The verses, “Knolege, acquayntance, resort, fauour with grace,” &c.
The Latin verses, “Cuncta licet cecidisse putas,” &c., with an English translation, “Though ye suppose,” &c.