v. 663.
—— of the loue betwene
Paris and Vyene]
This prose romance was printed by Caxton in folio: Here begynneth thystorye of the noble ryght valyaunt and worthy knyght Parys, and of the fayr Vyēne the daulphyns doughter of Vyennoys, the whyche suffred many aduersytees bycause of theyr true loue or they coude enioye the effect therof of eche other. Colophon: Thus endeth thystorye of the noble, &c. &c., translated out of frensshe in to englysshe by Wylliam Caxton at Westmestre fynysshed the last day of August the yere of our lord MCCCCLXXXV, and enprynted the xix day of decembre the same yere, and the fyrst yere of the regne of kyng Harry the seuenth.
Gawin Douglas tells us in his Palice of Honour, that, among the attendants on Venus,
“Of France I saw thair Paris and Veane.”
p. 16. Bann. ed.
Page 71. v. 665. duke Hannyball]—duke, i. e. leader, lord.—So Lydgate;
“Which brother was vnto duke Haniball.”