Although not translated into English until 1549, Erasmus's most famous work, the , has an English provenance as the product of his friendship with Thomas More. The text of the original translation, by Thomas Chaloner, appears here for the first time in a fully annotated, modernised edition. It is presented alongside a selection from the English , a central text of the Edwardian Reformation; translations of two pacifist works, the and , the second of which is constructed as an oration, like and the essay on the adage .