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Excerpt from The Romans of Partenay, or of Lusignen: Otherwise
Known as the Tale of Melusine; Translated From the French of La
Coudrette (About 1500 1520 A. D.) Tiie ms. From which the present
poem has now for the first time been copied and edited, is one
belonging to Trinity College, (jam bridge (where its class-mark is
R. 3. And which is believed to be unique. It is written (on paper)
in a clear but somewhat loose handwriting of the beginning Of the
Sixteenth century, or possibly Of tlie latter part of the
fifteenth. I am inclined to guess that it may appear to be of a
somewhat later date than it really is, from the pos sibility Of its
not having been written by a professional scribe that is to sav If
we are to take literally the lines near the conclusion. About the
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