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Lydgate's Disguising at Hertford Castle by Derek Forbes
with Foreword by Glynne Wickham
First published by Blot Publishing, Pulborough, 1998.
Pp. xiv + 82, f'piece, and 4 plate ills.
Decorated and laminated card cover. ISBN 1 900929 03 1.
Retail price in 2000 six pounds GBP.

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Nowe folowethe here the maner of a bille by wey of supplicacon putte to
the kyng holding his noble feest of Cristmasse in the Castel of Hertford
as in a disguysing : of the Rude upplandisshe people compleyning on hir
wyves with the boystous aunswere of hir wyves devysed by lydegate at the
Request of the Countre Roullour Brys : slayne at Loviers

Most noble prynce : With support of your grace,
Ther beon entred : in to youre royal place