For many of the foréign cradle-songs we are in-
debted to the kind researches of friends.

Great pains have been taken to make the illustra-
tions as appropriate in charaéter, and as true to
local colour, as possible.

The musical side of the songs it has not been sought
to present; partly because examples of this have
already been brought before the public, and partly
because many of these lullabies are sung to primitive
and monotonous chants, so that the words would often
seem more worthy of notice than the music.

Atma STRETTELL.

MS Bodl Misc. 2by. A D 1338/2344