November 1975

Edited from the first edition, 1483 Quattuor Sermones is often associated with Mirk’s Festial, but it is uncertain whether a connection had already been established by the time Caxton printed it is 1483.  Essentially, Quattuor Sermones is a version of the English translation of Archbishop Thoresby’s Catechism, known variously as John Gaytryge’s Sermon or the Lay Folk’s Catechism.  But it… Read More »Vol. 2 Norman F. Blake Caxton’s Quattuor Sermones