pryant andy said to Hym that he shold; assemble all his folk to councepff. Andy whan they were alle comen. Anthenoz faydy to hem that for to come to p peas of the grckes they mufte news pape twenty thousandy mare of gold and of good pope/ and as moche of spluer/ And also an honderd thousand quarters of whete. And this mufte Be maady rdp with m certapy terme. Andy than whan they haue this, they shall sette sexorte to holde the peas wyth out ony frawde oz inalengpne.. There it was aæpnedy how this some sholdy be leuepedy and whykis they were besp ther abowtes. Anthenoz wente to the preeft p kept the palladpum/the whiche preeft had to name Thoant / andy have to Hym a guete quantite of goldy. Andy there were they two at councill Anthenoz fardz to Hym that he sholdy take this some of gold. wherof he shold be ryche aff Hys lyf and that He fhold grue to hym the palladpum/ andy that noman sholdy knowe therof/ ffoz I haue.sayd he .grete fere and as moche dude as thou.that onp man sholdy knowe therof. And I shall sende hit to vhxes/ andy he shaff bere the blame vpon hym. andy euery man shall sape that vares shall haue stolen hpt! and we shall be qupte therof Bothe two scf.

Hoant the preeft refifted longe to the wardes of Anthenoz / But m the ende foz eouetyse of the grete fome of gold that anthenoz gaf to hpm. De confentybe that he sholdy take the palladpum andr Bere hyt away. Than Anthenos toke Hyt anone andy fente hyt vnto vires/the same nyght/And after the wpe ranne amonge the peple that vares by his fubtilite Had taken andz Bozn awape the palladyum out of trope

FACSIMILE OF A PAGE OF CAXTON'S RECUYELL.

The first book printed in English. See page 38. The passage tells how Anthenor secured the palladium from the temple in Troy. (Courtesy of the New York Public Library.)