Chapter XI The Character of the Medieval Library, and the Extent of Circulation of Books
“Some ther be that do defye
All that is newe, and ever do crye
The olde is better, away with the new
Because it is false, and the olde is true.
Let them this booke reade and beholde,
For it preferreth the learning most olde.”
A Comparison betwene the old learnynge and the newe (1537).508