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13. A man strangling another, Death assisting. "Vitaquid est hominis nisi res vallata minis."

14. A man at the gallows, Death standing by. "Est caronostra cinis modo principium modo finis."

15. A man about to be beheaded, Death assisting." Quid sublime genus quid opes quid gloria prestant."

16. A king attended by several persons is struck byDeath with his dart. " Quid mihi nunc aderant hec mihinunc abeunt."

17. Two soldiers armed with battle-axes. Death piercesone of them with his dart. " Ortus cuncta suos : repetuntmatremque requirunt."

18. Death strikes with his dart a woman lying in bed" Et redit in nihilum quod fuit ante nihil."

19. Death aims his dart at a sleeping child in a cradle,two other figures attending. "A, a, a, vado mori, nil valetipsa juventus."

20. A man on the ground in a fit. Death seizes him.Others attending. " Mors scita sed dubia nee fugiendavenit."

21. Death leads a man, followed by others. "Non sumsecurus hodie vel eras moriturus."

22. Death interrupts a man and woman at their meal."Intus sive foris est plurima causa timoris."

23. Death demolishes a group of minstrels, from one ofwhom he has taken a lute. " Viximus gaudentes, nuncmorimur tristes et flentes."

24. Death leads a hermit, followed by other persons."Forte dies hec est ultima, vado mori."

This Dance is also found in the Horae printed by Godar,Vostre, and Gilles Hardouyn, but with occasional variations,as to size and other matters, in the different blocks whichthey respectively used. The same designs have also beenadopted, and in a very singular style of engraving, in awork printed by Antony Verard, that will be noticedelsewhere.

Some of the cuts, for they are not all by the same artist,in this very rare and beautiful volume, and not foundin others printed by or for Simon Vostre, may be veryjustly compared, in point of the delicacy of design andengraving, though on wood, with the celebrated pax of