PUBLISHERS' NOTE.

The present reproduction of Linacre's translation of two treatises by Galen is issued as a specimen of early typography, being the sixth in order of the seven books printed by John Siberch, the first Cambridge printer, in 1521. Besides these seven, one appeared in 1522, after which date no book is known to have been printed in Cambridge until 1584. The books printed by Siberch are all very scarce; of one but a single copy is known, and of three of the books there is not a single specimen in Cambridge. In 1878, the publishers of the present volume proposed to issue the whole of the eight books, and the following are now ready, and will shortly be published:

1. Bullock, Henry. A Speech delivered at Cambridge original: "Oratio habita Cantabrigiae". 1521.
2. An Epistle of a certain faithful Christian to all Christians. Followed by Saint Augustine on the misery... of life original: "Cujuſdam fidelis Chriſtiani Epiſtola ad Chriſtianos omnes. Subſequitur et Divi Auguſtini de miſeria...vitae ſermo". 1521.
8. Papyrius Geminus of Elea, Hermathena, or of the victory of Eloquence original: "Papyrii Gemini Eleatis Hermathena, ſeu de Eloquentiae victoria". 1522.

Mr. Bradshaw, University Librarian, has compared the eight books side by side, and has thus been able to determine their relative order. He kindly allows his notes to be printed, and they will be issued with the first of the above three volumes.