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Title: A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.
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Print source: A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.
Atkinson, William, d. 1509., Gersen, Giovanni, Abbot of Vercelli, 14th cent., attributed name., Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.

[Emprynted in London: By Rycharde Pynson, in Flete strete at the sygne of the george, at the commaundement and instaunce of the right noble [and] excelle[n]t princes Margarete moder to our soueraygne lorde Kyng Henry the. vii. [and] cou[n]tesse of Rychmou[n]t [and] Derby, the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC. and. xvii. The. vii. day of October.] [1517]
Alternate titles: Imitatio Christi. English.
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Meditations -- Early works to 1800.
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¶Here begynneth the boke of Iohn̄ Gersō chaū∣celer of Paris {con}teynīg y holy doctrine of crist how e shulde folowe hym & {con}tēpne all wordly vanites.
¶ Here begynneth the .iii. boke.
¶ Here be∣ginethe the forthe boke of the folo∣wynge Ie∣su cryst & of the contēp∣nīge of the world. In prynted at the cōmaū¦demēt of the most excellēt pri∣ces Margarete: moder vnto our souereine lorde: kinge Hē∣ry the .vii. Countes of Ryche∣moūt & Derby And by the sa∣me Prynces it was trāslated out of frēche into Englysshe in fourme & maner ensuynge The yere of our lorde god M. D. iiii.