The Historye of Reynard the Foxe

The Historye of Reynard the Foxe by William Caxton

Written in 1481, loosely translated from Middle Dutch.

This is the table of the historye of reynart the foxe

original	respelled
The First Part.
Prologe	Prologue
In the first hoow the kynge of alle bestes the lyon helde his court	In the first how the king of all beasts the lion held his court
How Isegrym the wolf complayned first on the foxe	How Isegrim the Wolf complained first on the fox
The complaynt of curtoys the hound and of the catte Tybert	The complaint of Curtise the Hound and of the cat Thibert
How grymbert the dasse the foxes susters sone answerd for the foxe to the kynge	How Grimbard the Dass, the fox's sister's son, answered for the fox to the king
How chantecler the cok complayned on the foxe	How Chanticleer the Cock complained on the fox
How the kynge sayde touchyng the complaynt	How the king said, "Touching the complaint"
How bruyn the bere spedde wyth the foxe	How Bruin the Bear sped with the fox
How the bere ete the hony	How the bear ate the honey
The complaynt of the bere upon the foxe	The complaint of the bear upon the fox
How the kynge sente Tybert the catte for the foxe	How the king sent Tibert the Cat for the fox
How grymbert brought the foxe to the lawe	How Grimbard brought the fox to the law
How the foxe was shryuen to grymbert	How the fox was shriven to Grimbard
How the foxe cam to the court and excused hym	How the fox came to the court and excused him
How the foxe was arestid and juged to deth	How the fox was arrested and judged to death
How the foxe was ledde to the galwes	How the fox was led to the gallows
How the foxe made open confession to fore the kynge and to fore alle them that wold here it	How the fox made open confession tofore the king and tofore all them that would hear it
How the foxe brought them in danger that wold haue brought hym to deth And how he gate the grace of the kyng	How the fox brought them in danger that would have brought him to death, and how he got the grace of the king
How the wulf and the bere were arestyd by the labour of the foxe	How the wolf and the bear were arrested by the labor of the fox
How the wulf and his wyf suffred her shoys to be pluckyd of And how the foxe dyde them on his feet ffor to go to rome	How the wolf and his wife suffered her shoes to be plucked off, and how the fox did them on his feet for to go to Rome
How kywart the hare was slayn by the foxe	How Kyward the Hare was slain by the fox
How the foxe sente the hares heed to the kynge by bellyn the Ramme	How the fox sent the hare's head to the king by Bellin the Ram
How bellyn the ramme and alle his lynage were jugged to be gyuen to the wulf and to the bere	How Bellin the Ram and all his lineage were judged to be given to the wolf and to the bear
The Second Part.
How the kynge helde his feste / and lapreel the cony complayned to hym of the foxe	How the king held his feast, and Laprel the Coney complained to him of the fox
How corbant the roek complayned on the foxe for the deth of his wyf	How Corbant the Rook complained on the fox for the death of his wife
How the kynge was angry of these complayntes	How the king was angry of these complaints
How grymbert warned the foxe that the kynge was wroth and wold slee hym	How Grimbert warned the fox that the king was wroth and would slay him
How the foxe cam agayn to the court and of his shrifte	How the fox came again to the court and of his shrift
How the foxe excused hym before the kynge	How the fox excused him before the king
How dame Rukenawe the she ape answerd ffor the foxe	How Dame Rukenaw the She-ape answered for the fox
A parable of a man whiche delyuered a serpent from deth	A parable of a man which delivered a serpent from death
Of them that were frendis and kyn to the foxe	Of them that were friends and kin to the fox
How the foxe subtylly excused hym of the deth of the hare and of other maters / and how he gate his pees	How the fox subtly excused him of the death of the hare and of other matters, and how he got his peace
How the wulf complayned on the foxe	How the wolf complained on the fox
A parable of the foxe and the wulf	A parable of the fox and the wolf
How the wulf caste his gloue to fight with the foxe	How the wolf cast his glove to fight with the fox
How the foxe toke up the gloue / And the kynge sette them day And felde for to fighte	How the fox took up the glove. And the king set them day and field for to fight
How dame rukenawe the she ape counseylled the foxe How he shold doo in the feld ayenst the wulf	How Dame Rukenaw the She-ape counseled the fox how he should do in the field against the wolf
How the foxe cam in to the feld	How the fox came into the field
How the foxe and the wulf foughten to gydre	How the fox and the wolf fought together
How the foxe beyng under the wulf with glosyng and flateryng wordes came to his aboue	How the fox, being under the wolf, with glozing and flattering words came to his above
How ysegrym the wulf was ouercomen and the batayl fynysshyd and how the foxe had the worship	How Isegrim the Wolf was overcome and the battle finished and how the fox had the worship
An example that the foxe told the kynge whan he had wonne the felde	An example that the fox told the king when he had won the field
How the foxe with his frendes departed nobly fro the kynge and wente to his castel maleperduys	How the fox with his friends departed nobly fro the king and went to his castle Maleperduis