Trevisa's Dialogus inter Militem et Clericum; Richard FitzRalph's Sermon: 'Defensio Curatorum'; Methodius: 'ye Bygynnyg of ye World and ye Ende of Worldes'

London: Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1925. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Three fascinating and very scarce early English texts by authors who had a huge influence on the development of Christianity. A first edition copy of this collection of early English texts, in a cloth library binding. Library bookplate to the front paste down. Library stamps to the verso of the title page, to the preface, and to a couple of pages in the text. John Trevisa (1342-1402 AD) translated the Polychronicon of Ranulf Higden into Middle English and added the preface 'a Dialogue on Translation between a Lord and a Clerk', which is incorporated into this volume. It presents arguments for and against translating texts from learned languages such as Latin. Richard FitzRalph (c1300-1360) was a Norman Irish Archbishop of Armagh. He kept an account of his sermons in diary form, which show his thoughts on infinity, predestination and free will, as well as his concern for Ireland's social problems. This volume includes his sermon 'Defensio Curatorum'. Written in the late 7th century, the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius hugely influenced Christian thinking in the Middle Ages. Falsely attributed to Methodius of Olympus, this work attempts to make sense of the Islamic conquest of the Near East.An introduction is included by Aaron Jenkins Perry.8 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In a cloth library binding. Externally, very smart with just some fading to the spine. The first and last couple of pages have been recently repaired or tipped in, but the rest are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean except for the odd handling mark. Very Good