The Dance of Death. Douce Francis

of engraving. They are accompanied with this unappropriated mark

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      No. II. “Ordinarium beate Marie Virginis ad usum Cisterciensem impressum est caracteribus optimis una cum expensis honesti viri Symonis Vostre commorantis Parisiis in vico novo Dive Marie in intersignio Sancti Joannis Evangeliste, 1497,” 12mo. This beautiful book is on vellum, with the same Danse Macabre as in the preceding, but the other cuts are different.

      No. III. “Hore presentes ad usum Sarum impresse fuerunt Parisiis per Philippum Pigouchet Anno Salutis MCCCCXCVIII die vero xvi Maii pro Symone Vostre librario commorante, &c.” 8vo. as above.

      Another beautiful volume on vellum, with the same Danse Macabre. He printed a similar volume of the same date, for the use of Rome, also on vellum.

      A volume of prayers, in 8vo. mentioned by M. Peignot, p. 145, after M. Raymond, but the title is not given. It is supposed to be anterior to 1500, and seems to contain the same personages in its Danse Macabre, as in the preceding volumes printed by Simon Vostre.

      No. IV. “Heures à l’usage de Soissons.” Printed by Simon Vostre, on vellum, 1502, 8vo. With the same Danse Macabre.

      No. V. “Heures à l’usage de Rheims, nouvellement imprimées avec belles histoires, pour Simon Vostre,” 1502, 8vo. This is mentioned by M. Peignot, on the authority of Papillon. It was reprinted 1513, 8vo. and has the same cuts as above.

      No. VI. “Heures à l’usage de Rome. Printed for Simon Vostre by Phil. Pigouchet,” 1502, large 8vo. on vellum. With the same Danse Macabre. This truly magnificent volume, superior to all the preceding by the same printer in beauty of type and marginal decoration, differs from them in having stanzas at the bottom of each page of the Dance, but which apply to the figure at the top only. They are here given.

Pope

      Vous qui vivez certainement

      Quoy qu’il tarde ainsi danserez

      Mais quand Dieu le scet seulement

      Avisez comme vous ferez

      Dam Pape vous commencerez

      Comme le plus digne Seigneur

      En ce point honorire serez

      Au grant maistre est deu l’honneur.

King

      Mais maintenant toute haultesse

      Laisserez vous nestes pas seul

      Peu aurez de votre richesse

      Le plus riche n’a qung linseul

      Venez noble Roy couronne

      Renomme de force et prouesse

      Jadis fustez environne

      De grans pompes de grant noblesse.

Archbishop

      Que vous tirez la teste arriere

      Archevesque tirez vous près,