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x PREFACE quent services in the libraries of Paris; to Signor B. Nogara of Rome I owe the collation of some letters in the Vatican; to M. Jules Finet, Archiviste of the Département du Nord, the copy of a document under his care at Lille; and to Mr. W. F. R. Shilleto, reader to the Clarendon Press, most diligent supervision of my proofs and constant benefit from his knowledge of Latin literature. To these and many others for help generously given I desire to express my cordial thanks; and above all should I make grateful mention of the assistance that has been rendered to me within my own family. My sister, Miss A. M. Allen, has often laid aside her own work on Verona to copy or collate for me; and my wife, besides executing many tedious tasks, has continually aided me in every way, and by reading through all the proofs with unfailing care has saved the book from numerous blunders, till even she can hardly be conscious of how much it owes to her. In conclusion, I would appeal for further aid in the gathering of unprinted letters to and from Erasmus. I have printed below a list of manuscript letters which are known to have been in existence recently, but of which I am unable to trace the originals. Any information which will enable me to find them or which will bring to my notice letters not known to me, or autographs of letters already printed, I shall always most gratefully acknowledge. P. S. ALLEN. LONGWALL COTTAGE, OXFORD. 26 May 1906.
