Egerton MS 2515

1. IPOMEDON and Prothesilaus. two metrical Romances in French, by Hue de Rotelande, a poet who lived at Credenhill, near Hereford; written by a scribe named Johan de Dorkingge (f. 70 b):-

The Ipomedon begins imperfectly with line 150, and is in more modern French than the older version, as found in Cotton MS. Vesp. A. vii. The scribe has also omitted most of the local allusions that occur in the poem. ff. 3-70 b. The Prothesilaus is perfect, and ends with an epilogue addressed (between the years 1174 and 1191) to Gilbert Fitz-Baderon, Lord of Monmouth. (The only other extant copy of this romance is in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Fonds Français 2169; but it is imperfect at the end.) ff. 70 b-141.

2. Romance of Lancelot: a portion of the second part of the prose romance, beginning with the adventure of Agravand the proud, and breaking off, in an unfinished state, with the words " Cele nuyt fu lancelos couchez a aise si se reposa car assez estoit." ff. 142-195. For a fuller description of the MS. see the Catalogue of Romances. Vellum; ff. 197. Early xivth cent. With an illuminated initial and border on f. 70 b. At the end, f. 195 b, is a charm for the "dolor oeulorum," 15th cent. Belonged, in the 18th century, to Philippa Leman. Large Octavo. Front the Farnborough Fund.