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London, British Library Sloane 2578

Thomas of Erceldoune’s Prophecy, in three ‘Fyttes’ — in quatrains or five-line stanzas, or others irregular

A political prophecy — one cross-rhymed quatrain

A late Merlin prophecy — alliterative lines in various stanzas, quatrains abab, 8-line stanzas, six-line stanzas. nine-line stanzas

The First Scottish Prophecy — in alliterative cross-rhymed quatrains

The Second Scottish Prophecy, the A Text — in couplets

On the Abuses of the Age — five lines (aaabb)

A political prophecy according to the throw of the dice — in couplets

An English prophecy — eleven quatrains

‘The Prophisies of Rymour, Beid, and Marlyng’ — 628 lines in 8-line stanzas

A ‘Prophecy’, attributed sometimes to Chaucer and sometimes to Merlin — six lines — four 8-line stanzas (same three rhymes throughout).

A political prophecy according to the throw of the dice — in couplets

The Second Scottish Prophecy, the A Text — in couplets

William Langland, Vision of Piers Plowman, the ‘B’ text

The First Scottish Prophecy — in alliterative cross-rhymed quatrains