Transcriber's note: Until recently this work was attributed to JohnLydgate, but now most scholars consider that the author is unknown. Thefirst mention of Lydgate's authorship of this work was made by StephenHawes in 1505 as one of Lydgate's seven major works. But many scholarshave doubted over the years that this poem was written by Lydgate,because the style used doesn't greatly resemble the style of Lydgate'sother works, and the vocabulary is somewhat more modern than Lydgate isknown to have used. Modern scholars believe that this work was writtenbetween 1478 and 1483 (about forty years after Lydgate's death).Analysis of style and vocabulary have led scholars to conclude that theauthor might have been a woman. For further information about this poemplease see The Assembly of Gods, edited by Jane Chance, published byMedieval Institute Publications, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1999, ISBN:1580440223, which is also available online atRochester University.

The book from which this e-book was transcribed is a fascimile reprintof the third printing of this book, made by Wynkyn de Worde circa 1500.The book was printed in blackletter font known as Wynkyn de Worde's type3, and uses many abbreviations, which I have expanded and rendered in italics. The abbreviationsused in this book are:

• , ,, ,—Macron over the letter. The most common one, usually meaningmissing "n" or "m" after the letter. But in some cases might also meanmissing "e", "er" or "re" after the letter. This happens usually when p, q orr have macrons.
• —Little e over Middle-English thorn, meaning "the."
• —Little t over Middle-English thorn, meaning "that."
• —Little u over Middle-English thorn, meaning "thou."
• —Little t over w, meaning "with."
• —Middle-English yogh, representing "gh."
• —Superscripted 9 after letter, meaning missing "us." Used only at theend of the word.
• —Superscripted 2 after letter, meaning missing "e", "er" or "re." Usedonly at the end of the word.
• —Stretched s, looking like integral sign, meaning missing "e" or "i"before letter
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