470.

E. yifte; rest yiftes. N.B. Section 470 follows 474 in Hn. Pt.; see note.

482.

E. om. good.

485.

E. om. foule. E. om. 1 st and 3 rd goost.

486.

Cm. hardynesse ( twice ).

487.

E. speche ( for spece); Hn. spece; rest spice. E. malice ( and so Selden MS., rightly ); rest enuye.

497.

parfey] E. pardee.

500.

E. om. or after catel.

502.

E. Hn. enoynte; Cm. Hl. anoynted; Pt. ennoynted.

506.

E. seruauntz. Cm. lefful; Pt. Hl. leeful.

507.

E. comaundementz.

511.

Cm. scornynge as whanne a man sekyth occasioun to anoyen his; rest scornynge of his ( merely ).

515.

this] E. the love] E. louynge.

516.

E. espiritueel.

517.

E. om. bothe.

520.

E. entissyng.

521.

E. Hn. Vnderstoond.

524.

wronges] E. thinges.

525.

E. om the.

529.

Ln. Hl. parforme; Pt. perfourme.

532.

E. paas; Hl. p ar t; rest pas.

533.

Hn. Pt. Ln. om. a bef. matere.

547.

E. spiritueel.

549.

E. natureelly.

551.

E. fire.

553.

E. in ( for al).

554.

E. encreesseth.

555.

E. toonges.

558.

Hl. om. swete.

560.

E. espiritueel.

562.

E. om. that he hath loved.

564.

E. spiritueel.

565.

E. spiritueel.

565.

Pt. Hl. an homicide.

566.

E. the ( for 2 nd they).

568.

E. crueel. Hl. Ln. schipe. E. vsures.

570.

Hl. om. him before conseil.

572.

Hl. him ( for in his).

576.

E. Cm. venenouse; Hl. venenous. Hl. place.

577.

-self] E. child.

is it] E. it is.

582.

E. releessed.

585.

E. conplecciou n.

588.

Christchurch MS. Nolite—omnino; and in margin of E.; rest om.

589.

Ln. throne.

592.

E. ( in margin ) Iurabis—iusticia; Chr. ( in text ); rest om.

593.

Hl. wonder ( for wounde!).

595.

E. and for declaracioun; Chr. for declaracioun; Cm. Pt. Ln. Hl. for declarynge.

597.

Cm. c°; Hl. ca° (i. e. capitulo ); rest om.

599.

E. horriblely.

601.

E. it ( for this).

603.

E. Nigromanens.

604.

E. damnablely.

605.

Cm. Pt. dyuynalis. Hl. crakking; Ln. crakkeynge; E. Cm. Cp. Pt. crakynge.

607.

E. Pt. om. may.

609.

E. and ( for or); Pt. either.

610.

Selden, Pt. lesinge is; rest om. is. All but Selden, Pt. Ln. om. 2 nd Another lesinge.

615.

E. the ( for they).

616.

All 7 MSS. om. god . . . bitraysen. E. hise.

618.

E. flarie ( for flaterye).

623.

E. in disclaundre; rest and desclaundered.

624.

E. taak.

625.

Ln. mayme; Cm. Pt. maym.

626.

E. om. thou holour.

628.

or] E. and.

629.

E. espiritueel. Hn. deslaue; Cm. Ln. Hl. dislaue; Pt. disselaue.

630.

Cm. Selden, behoue; rest byhoueth (!).

632.

E. manye.

634.

E. om. as . . god. E. Colonienses; Cm. Colonienes; Hn. P:. Colonisenses; Ln. Clonicenses; Hl. Colocenses.

639.

E. om. 2 nd for.

640.

All lyuynge (levyng, leueyng); after which Selden ( alone ) adds man. Selden, Ln. Hl. this; rest his.

641.

E. Hn. om. ne of folk

643.

E. been; Hl. ben ( before aboute); rest is.

644.

E. speeke (1 st time ); Hn. Hl. speke; Cm. spoke; Pt. speken; Ln. spake.

647.

E. natureel.

651.

Hl. Pt. Ln. Suche iapes.

652.

E. adds woordes ( after holy)

654.

Cm. ( only ) that Ihon de Bonania clepith debonayretee.

659.

E. Ln. it is a; rest is a.

668.

E. baar. Cm. Ln. cros.

669.

Hl. Pt. Ln. guerdoun; E Cm. gerdoun; Hn. gerdon. E. p er durale.

670.

Hn. scourge; E. scoure with; rest scoure(!).

671.

Cm. Hl. to do; E. do. Pt. Ln. what wil ye do.

677.

Selden, Pt. Ln. sinnes; rest synne. E. om. a after herte of. E. wrawful; Pt. wrowe; rest wrawe.

678.

E. Hl. om. a. E. troubled.

683.

E. om. the.

685.

sinne] E. swyn. E. temporeel ( for temporel).

687.

E. om. as . . . Iohan.

688.

E. delicaat.

691.

E. anye.

696.

E. sheweth.

698.

E. om. that seith . . . recreant Hl. recreaunt ( for creant).

700.

E. a man nat; Pt. a man not. Hl. as vp-on; rest than vp-on. Hl. Selden, nynety and nyne; rest 90 and 19 (!).

702.

All but Seld. Ln. om. capitulo. Seld. Pt. Ln. on me.

706.

E. Seld. sloggy; Ln. slogge.

707.

E. om. the morwe.

711.

E. wheither.

715.

Hl. tryfles; Seld. triflis.

718.

Cm. Pt. Ln. Hl. so ( for to). E. Cm. laterede; Hl. Seld. latrede; Pt. lattred; Ln. latred.

722.

E. spiritueel; temporeel. E. Pt. of a man.

723.

E. om. so. blent] Ln. blonte; Hl. blunt.

724.

E. slough ( for slow).

725.

Cm. swich as; Hl. such as; E. which as.

727.

E. Cm. of man; Seld. of men; rest of a man.

728.

E. anoyouse; Cm. noyouse; rest noyous.

729.

E. Cm. vigerous.

730.

E. fieble. Hl. conuenables.

731.

E. Magnificence ( by error; with Of Magnanimitee in the margin ).

732.

E. wesely ( for wysely).

736.

E. om. that he hath bigonne. E. gerdo u n.

737.

E. chiere.

739.

Pt. Capitulo; rest om.

743.

E. vnderstoond.

748.

E. Hl. om. in after is; Pt. hath more hope in his thraldome; Ln. is thral. No MS. has the precise reading given; but it is clear that in has been dropped.

752.

E. Am er cimentz ( twice ); whice ( sic ).

753.

E. temporeel.

757.

E. natureel; om. for.

758.

E. temporeel.

765.

E. vnderstoond; tirauntz.

767.

to (1)] E. in.

771.

E. lough; om. and in his degree.

774.

E. subgetz.

777.

Ed. 1550, two; MSS. manye.

781.

E. Espiritueel ( twice ).

782.

E. irreguleer.

783.

E. temporeel.

784.

E. vnderstoond; beyeth; espiritueel.

791.

E. sacramentz.

793.

Hl. raueynes; Pt. ravanys; Cm. rauynesse; Ln. rauynges.

794.

E. Cm. om. whyles . . . craft.

798.

E. heeste; om. that; corporeel. Hl. Pt. Ln. and; rest or. E. espiritueel.

799.

Hl. Corporel; rest om.

801.

E. Espiritueel. Title. Hl. Remedium ( for Releuacio).

806.

Cm. Ln. sterid.

811.

E. temporeel.

813.

E. oughten.

816.

Seld. droupy ( for drovy).

820.

Pt. Ln. thei; rest om. Hl. Pt. Ln. saueren; rest deuouren.

821.

E. hoord.

823.

Cm. woned.

827.

Cm. forȝetefulnesse.

828.

E. delicaat.

835.

E. delicaat.

838.

Cm. stonys; Ln. stones; Hl. stoones ( for staues).

839.

Pt. Ln. diluve; Hl. diluue ( for diluge). E. thonder-leyt; Hl. -layt; rest -light.

841.

Pt. in fuyre for lechery in bremstone; Hl. In fuyr for the leccherie in brimston; Ln. for licherye in brimstone ( om. in fyr); E. Cm. omit.

848.

Pt. Ln. drieth.

853.

Hl. as a basiliskoc.

857.

Hl. dotard fooles holours. Cm. and smatere hem thow they may nat doon.

858.

Tyrwhitt has bushes; E. Seld. Ln. beauteis; Cm. beauteis; Hl. beautes; Pt. bewtees.

869.

After fructus, Hl. adds secundum Ieronimum contra Iouinianum.

881.

Hl. Pt. horribly; E. Cm. horrible.

882.

E. Actour ( error for Auctour).

884.

E. Hl. om. ther-of. E. ocupien.

887.

E. Vnderstoond. E. Pt. Ln. Hl. Seld. gladly; Cm. om. E. comandementz.

891.

Pt. Hl. or deken; Ln. deken; Cm. dekene; E om.

894.

E. meignee; Ln. Hl. meyne. E. Cm. om. to preye . . . to the peple; the clause occurs in Pt. Ln. Selden, and partly in Hl.

897.

Seld. Pt. Ln. Hl. Belye ( for Helye); Cm. Belyal.

900.

Cm. helde; rest holde.

903.

E. cristiene; Hl. cristian; Cm. cristene; rest cristen.

908.

Pt. Ln. Parentela; Hl. parenteal.

909.

E. espiritueel.

911.

Pt. myxen; Cm. myxene; E. Mixne; Seld. Ln. mexen; Hl. dongehul.

912.

E. Poluciou n.

E. Cm. iij; rest iiij.

913.

Pt. feblesse; E. fieblesse; Cm. febillesse; Ln. Hl. feblenesse.

914.

Cm. muste ( for moste). E. greously (!).

917.

E. boond.

921.

E. Cm. om. This is. E. natureel.

923.

E. no ( for mo) before men.

927.

Hl. disaray; Pt. Ln. disaraye.

931.

E. Cm. that is wyf; Hl. that is a wif.

935.

Cm. Pt. be; Hl. to ben; Ln. bue; E. om.

941.

E. om. merite of chastitee.

942.

E. om. of.

947.

E. om. moste be . . . . mesurable.

954.

E. leyt; Pt. Ln. leyte; Cm. lyght.

960.

Pt. Hl. the circumstances that; Ln. the circumstance that ( for that that).

961.

E. seculeer.

964.

E. dedicaat.

965.

E. Cm. om. til . . . bishop

967.

wil] E. shal.

968.

dampnacioun] E. Cm. temptacioun.

970.

E. fieble.

973.

Pt. Ln. Hl. whiche; rest om.

983.

All Ezekiel; read Ezekias (Isaiah xxxviii. 15).

985.

E. ther-of; rest her-of.

986.

E. Ln. puplican.

993.

E. teeris.

1000.

Pt. Ln. Seld. is in; rest om.

1005.

E. stidefast; Cm. Hl. stedefast.

1008.

E. curaat.

1009.

E. curaat.

1011.

E. curaat.

1021.

Cm. Pt. wexe; E. Hl. woxe.

1023.

E. om. 2 nd thee.

1028.

E. toolde.

1031.

Hl. keep; Pt. Ln. kepe; E. Cm. om.

1033.

E. temporeel.

1039.

E. espiritueel; temporele.

1047.

vyces (3)] E. vertues; Cm. vertu.

1051.

E. espiritueel.

1052.

or by] E. and by.

1053.

nat . . . bitter] E. Cm. thee nat.

sikernesse] Pt. Ln. Hl. swetnesse.

1058.

weneth] E. demeth.

1059.

E. crueel; peynes.

1061.

ashamed (1)] E. shamed.

1065.

E. om. the.

1069.

E. perpetueel ( twice ).

1078.

E. fieble.

1080.

E. espiritueel; om. deeth and.

1086.

E. Pt. xxv; Ln. xv; Ill. 29; read nynetene.

N.B.—Hl. = Harleian MS no 7334 ( taken as the foundation of the text ); Harl. = Harleian MS. no. 1758; Cp. = MS. Corp. Chr. Coll. Oxford; Ln. = Lansdowne MS. no. 851; Pt = Petworth MS.; Rl. = MS. Royal 18 c. ii; Sl. = MS. Sloane, no. 1685. Note that Cp. and Ln. are next in value to Hl., and often agree with it as against the rest.

1.

Cp. lesteneth; Sl Ln. listeneth; Hl. lestneth. Cp. herkeneth; Rl Sl. herkenyth; Hl. herkneth.

2.

Cp. schulle; Ln. schullen; Hl. schul. Hl. a talkyng; rest om.

3.

Hl. right; rest om.; read righte.

4.

Hl. ynough; rest om.

5.

Cp hadde; Rl. Sl. Pt Ln. had; Hl. om.

14.

Cp. Rl. hadde; Hl. had ( and in l. 16).

15.

Cp. Ln. wolde; Hl. wold. Hl. amonges; rest among; see l. 36.

16.

Hl. might.

17.

Cp. Sl. Rl. Pt Ln. sente; Hl. sent. So in l. 19, where the MSS. wrongly have sent.

21.

Hl. ther; rest that.

27.

Hl. Cp. lengere; Ln. longer; rest lenger.

29.

Sl. Cp. Ln. herde; Hl. herd.

30.

Harl. Pt. ne; rest om.

36.

Hl. thre.

37.

Hl. And sires; rest om. sires

44.

Hl. schuld; Cp. scholde.

46.

Pt. londe; Ln. lande; rest lond.

48.

Hl. might; read mighte.

50.

Hl. come aȝein; rest omit aȝein, and read comen, camen, co m men.

51.

Hl. anon right; rest anon, anoon.

56.

Hl. Pt om. right.

59.

Hl. fyf; rest fyue; see l. 57.

60.

Read righte; MSS. right.

61.

Ln. and of ledes.

64.

Cp. bequeste.

66.

Hl. bed; Cp bedde; see l. 24.

69.

Hl. And anon; rest om. And.

71.

Hl. as his ( for and his).

73.

Hl. fed; rest fedde.

76.

Cp. aboughte; Ln. abouhte; rest abought, abowght.

79.

Rl. Sl. old, bold; rest olde, bolde.

80.

Rl. Sl. old, bold; rest olde, bolde.

83.

Ln. þouhte; rest om. the final e; see l 88.

85.

Hl. byreeued; rest om. by-.

103.

Rl. Sl. Pt. Harl. om. for.

109.

Hl durst; Cp. durste; Ln. dorste.

112.

Cp. lere; Hl. Ln. leren, rest lerne.

119.

Hl a staf had; rest hadde (had) a staf.

120.

Hl. anon; rest om.

121.

Hl. seyh.

123.

Hl of foot; rest om.

124.

Hl. Ln. on; rest sone on.

128.

Hl. the; rest his.

129.

Hl. eyȝe, pleyȝe; rest eye, pleye.

130.

Hl. eyȝe, pleyȝe; rest eye, pleye.

131.

Hl. how; rest om.

133.

MSS. omit final e in soughte.

137.

Hl. Rycher.

138.

Hl. Whil.

140 c.

Hl. the.

146 c.

Hl. the.

150 c.

Hl. the.

143.

Cp. hadde. I had, Hl. had I hadde.

144.

Hl. he; rest thei.

148.

Harl Ln. if; Pt. wher; rest or.

150.

Hl Cp. Ln. Of; Harl. Of oo; Rl. Of a; Sl. Of o; Pt. Of oon.

151.

Ln. fel, pestel; rest felle, pestelle.

152.

Ln. fel, pestel; rest felle, pestelle.

154.

Hl. I; rest I it.

157.

Hl. whil.

161.

Hl. Cp. laye; Rl. leie; Sl leye; Pt Ln. ley

164.

Cp. þoughte; rest om. final e. Hl eek, rest om. Hl. Cp. Ln. of; rest on

165.

For knight, Hl. wrongly has king. MSS omit e in thoughte.

166.

Pt Harl. wente, rest went. Hl. kist; rest kissed; see l. 168

169.

Rl. lysteneth; Cp. lesteneth; Pt listeneth; Hl. lestneth

171.

Hl. wrastlyng; Cp. wrasteling; Rl. wrastelynge; Pt. wrastelinge.

172.

Hl. sette ( wrongly ); see l 184.

173.

Hl. good wil; Ln. wil; rest wille.

177.

Hl. Pt. spore; rest spores.

178.

Hl. byside; so in 183

179.

Hl. seyd; rest have final e.

180.

Hl. the the.

181.

For coursers, Hl. wrongly has course.

183.

Pt. wrasteling; Ln. warsteling; rest wrastlyng, wrastlynge.

184.

Hl. vp; rest om.

189.

Hl. set; Ln. sete; rest sette. Hl. om. 1 st the.

191.

Hl. ride; rest riden, reden. Hl Ln. at the; Cp Pt. atte; rest at. All gate ( wrongly ); and thate ( for that) in next line.

192.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

194.

Pt. wrestelinge; rest wrastlyng, wrastlinge, wrestlinge.

197.

Hl. syng, wryng.

198.

Hl. syng, wryng.

206.

Cp. handelen; Hl. handil.

211.

Hl. anon; rest om.

213.

Hl. Cp. Ln. the place; rest om. the. Hl. the.

217.

Hl. Pt. durst; rest durste, dorste.

218.

All but Hl. ins. a bef. champioun.

219.

Hl. raply and; rest rapely ( omitting and).

222.

Rl. Harl. Sl. here.

224.

Hl. whil, Whiles.

225.

Hl. whil, Whiles.

227.

Hl. al; rest om.

232.

Hl. fynd; rest fynde, finde.

234.

Hl. the.

236.

Hl. gon to; Cp Ln. gonne; rest gon.

242.

Hl. tuo.

243.

Hl. Ln. smartly; Rl. Pt. smertely; see l. 187.

245.

All kast or kest. All left, lift; read lefte. Hl. thre

247.

Hl. smertly; see l. 243.

249.

Hl. seyd; rest have final e.

250.

Hl. Ln. comes; rest cometh; read it as comth.

260.

Hl. seyd; rest have final e.

253.

Hl. seyd; rest have final e.

254.

Hl. the.

255.

Hl. well e.

256.

Hl a lither; Cp. oure alther; rest alther. For fel, all have felle or fell e.

258.

Hl. Cp. Ln. my; rest in my. Rl Pt. Ln. handeled; Hl. Sl. Cp. handled.

260.

Hl. eny; rest om.

Hl. seyd; rest have final e.

267.

ther were that] Pt that; rest om.

273.

Hl. brouk; Cp. Ln. brouke; Pt. broke.

274.

Hl beyeth; rest byeth, bieth.

279.

Pt. wrasteling; Ln. warstelinge; Rl. wrastlinge; rest wrastlyng.

282.

Cp. beste; Hl. Ln. best; rest om. ll. 281, 282.

287.

Hl. ful; rest om.

288.

Rl. Harl. sterte; rest stert.

289.

Hl. lestneth; Pt. l.stneþ; rest lesteneth, listenythe, listeneth, lysteneyth. Pt. Ln. ȝonge; rest yong, ȝong.

293.

All yate, gate, and in the next line ther-ate.

295.

Hl. berd.

300.

and] Hl. Cp. he.

304.

Hl. Cp. gert; rest girt.

306.

Hl. Cp. fadmen; Pt. fadme; Rl. Sl. fadame; Ln. faþem; Harl fadome.

312.

Hl. maner men; rest om. Hl has 2 nd in, rest om. Hl. Rl Pt. wold, Cp. Ln. wolde.

317.

Hl. that; rest om

318.

Hl. while. Hl thrynne; Cp thrinne, Sl. Pt þ er -inne; Ln þ e re-inne.

323.

Hl. nyggou n; Rl. Sl. nygon; Pt. nigon; Cp. Ln. negon.

328.

Hl. myrth and; rest om. Hl that was; rest om. that ( as being understood ).

330.

Hl Cp durst; rest dorst.

334.

Hl. y-dronke; rest omit y- Pt. Ln brouke; Rl browke; Hl. brouk

335.

Hl. he, rest om.

337.

Hl wold Hl lenger abide; rest dwelled lenger.

339.

Pt feest, Hl. fest. MSS. brought, broght.

340.

Hl. gestys; see l 336. Hl. took, Ln. had take; Cp. tok e; Sl to ( sic ); rest toke

341.

Hl. lestneth; Pt. listen; rest lesteneth, listenyth.

343.

Hl. herkneth; rest Herkeneth, Herkenyth, Harkeneth.

346.

MSS. thought.

350.

Hl. I-take; rest taken. Cp Ln. harde; rest hard.

351.

Cp Rl Ln. false; rest fals. Hl. selleer; Cp. sellere; Ln. selere; rest solere ( rightly; cf. toret in l. 329).

360.

Pt. dethes; rest deth; see l. 24.

363.

Rl. Sl. Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

365.

Hl. Cp. Ln. geten heir (heer, here); rest heir (heire, here) geten.

367.

Hl. sayd; rest have final e.

376.

Hl. forsworn; but see l. 380.

381.

Hl. might; read mighte; rest vary.

382.

Sl. Ln. hadde; Cp. hadden; rest had, hadd.

383.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

384.

Cp. sente; Sl. sende; rest sent.

386.

Hl. Rl. told; Ln. tolden; rest tolde.

388.

Hl. ther; rest om. Cp. lokeden; rest loked; read lokede.

394.

Hl. the; rest om.

400.

All the ( for thee).

405.

All the ( for thee).

407.

Hl brouk; Cp. Pt. Ln. brouke.

414.

Hl. Sl. hold; rest holde, halde. After w[Editor: illegible letter]l Cp. ins. lose, and Harl. helpe.

417.

Hl. hand; Cp. handes; rest hondes.

424.

Hl. Cp. rapely and; rest om and.

430.

Hl. Wher; Ln. Where; Cp. For; rest Or.

432.

All the ( for thee).

434.

Ln. sonondaye; Hl. and rest sonday; read sonnenday or soneday.

437.

Pt. Ln. Harl. bound fast; rest hond-fast ( rightly ).

438.

All but Hl. ins that bef. awey.

439.

Hl. waisschen; rest wasschen, wasshen.

443.

Hl. vnto; rest to.

450.

Hl. I; rest we.

453.

Ln. twynke; Hl. Cp. twynk; rest wynke, winke, wynk.

456.

Hl. ȝeuyng; Cp. yeuyng; rest yeuen, ȝeuen, or ȝiuen.

457.

Hl. thanne; rest om.

460.

Hl. lest; Cp. leste.

461.

This is Zupitza’s emendation; MSS. as they atte halle dore comen in.

463.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

464.

Hl. wer; rest were.

467.

or] Hl. other.

471.

Ln false; rest fals.

478.

All but Hl. ins to bef. bringe.

486.

Hl. seyde; Pt. Ln Harl seiden. Hl were; Cp. Ln. weren.

488.

All but Hl. ins. sorwe and bef. scathe.

489.

Hl brouk; rest brouke, browke, broke.

495.

MSS thought, brought; against grammar.

496.

MSS thought, brought; against grammar.

498.

Ln keste; rest cast.

504.

Ln. fellen; rest felle, fell.

505.

Hl. lewede; Pt. Ln. lewe; rest lewed, lewid.

507.

Hl. besyde; Rl. by-siden; Sl. bisiden; Cp. besyden.

512.

Pt. Ln. ne; rest om. Hl. him; rest hem ( twice ). Sl. Cp. quitte; Hl. quyt.

516.

Hl. schan; rest shal, schal

520.

Hl. Cp. Ln. om. that.

531.

Hl. om. we.

532.

Hl. Pt. Ln. omit second with.

536.

Cp. gerte, rest gert, girt, gerd.

540.

Hl. colyn; Cp. coole; Ln. coly; rest colen.

543.

Rl. Sl. Pt. Harl. insert her (here) before awe; Hl. Cp. Ln. omit.

545.

Hl. a; rest om.

550.

I supply was; the two Cambridge MSS. have come; which the rest omit; see ll. 240, 785.

551.

Hl. lestneth; Cp. lesteneth. Hl. goode.

555.

Rl. Sl. Pt. Harl. by her (here) fay; Cp. be way; Hl. Ln. away.

563.

Hl. y-steke; rest om.

573.

Cp. Ln. Harl. wente; rest went.

576.

Cp. schulle; Hl. schul. Hl. na ( for nat); rest not, nouht.

588.

Hl. den; Pt. fenne; rest fen.

589.

Cp. Ln. wente; rest went.

594.

Hl. fle; rest to fle (flee).

602.

Hl. comth; rest cometh.

603.

So Hl; rest sayde to

606.

Hl vs; rest om.

608.

Hl. tuo; rest om.

609.

Hl. coursers; but see l. 617

611.

Hl. adoun; rest doun.

614.

Hl. sent; Cp. Sl. sente.

615.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

618.

Cp. likede; Ln. loked; rest liked.

621.

Hl. for; rest om.

625.

Hl. And; rest om.

627.

Hl. loked.

Hl. the; rest om.

640.

Cp. Pt Harl. sende; rest send. Hl. non but; rest om.

642.

Hl. loked.

643.

Hl. ȝe; rest om.

652.

Hl Cp. They; Rl. Thei; Sl Ln. Though.

654.

Hl alle; rest om.

655.

Hl sayd; rest add e. Hl vnto; rest to

663.

Hl. heende; Cp. kynde; rest hende.

664.

Hl. an ( for 1 st and).

665.

Hl. seyd, Ln seid; rest add e

666.

Hl. auntre; rest auenture me Hl. Cp. Ln. to the dore; rest om.

673.

Hl for; rest om.

674.

Hl. with; rest om.

679.

Hl. ther; rest om. Hl. adoun; rest doun.

681.

Hl. sete and; rest om.

682.

Hl seyd; rest add e. Hl. Pt Ln. that oon . . . other; rest on to an other.

688.

Hl. tho, rest om

689.

Hl. I-made; Cp. Sl maad; rest made.

690.

Hl. tho, rest om

694.

Cp. Maad; rest Made ( badly ). Cp. Ln here; rest her

697.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

699.

Rl Sl. glad, rest glade, gladde

700.

Sl. Cp maad, rest made, maade

703.

Hl. how; rest om.

704.

So Hl Cp. Ln.; rest and alle his.

712.

Hl. om 2 nd I.

713.

Hl. hem; rest om. Harl boþe housbonde; rest myn housbondes.

715.

Hl. came; see l 717.

718.

Rl Sl. Cp. putte; rest put.

719.

Hl. alle; rest om

722.

Hl me; rest do me.

723.

Cp. thoughte the false; rest thought the fals.

724.

MSS. most, the e being elided.

725.

Rl. Sl. Cp. laste, faste; rest last, fast.

726.

Rl. Sl. Cp. laste, faste; rest last, fast.

728.

Hl. Cp. heende; rest hende.

729.

Hl. ther; rest om.

730.

Hl. Cp. told; rest tolde.

734.

Hl. anon right; Ln. ful sone; rest right sone.

737.

Rl. Cp. beste; rest best.

739.

Pt Ln. false; rest fals

741.

Hl anon; rest om.

744.

Hl Cp. maymp ri s. Hl Sl Ln. graunt; rest graunte. Hl. him; Cp. Ln. to; rest om.

747.

Hl. forthward; rest forward.

749.

Hl if; rest om.

754.

Hl. Cp. dwelleden; Ln. dwelden; rest dwellide, dwellid, dwelled.

755.

Hl. Cp. heende; Rl. hynde; rest hende.

761.

MSS. sitte, except Hl. sitt in l 766. Here sitte is subj.; but in l. 766 sit=sitteth.

765.

Hl. hold; Rl. hold me; rest holde me.

Hl. witt, sitt.

766.

MSS. sitte, except Hl. sitt in l 766. Here sitte is subj.; but in l. 766 sit=sitteth.

Hl. witt, sitt.

769.

Hl lestneth; Cp. lesteneth; Rl. Pt. listeneth.

770.

Rl. Sl Cp hadde; rest had. Hl Pt. al; rest om.

771.

Hl. aȝein; rest om.

773.

Hl. Cp Ln. ȝonge; rest [Editor: illegible letter]ong.

774.

Hl mery; rest om.

775.

Hl. talked; Rl. Pt. talkeden; Sl. talkiden.

779.

Sl. Cp. Ln. hadde; Rl. hade; rest had.

782.

MSS might; the e being elided.

784.

Cp. false; rest fals.

789.

Hl. thought, see l. 791.

794.

Hl. sitt.

800.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

804.

Hl. his; rest om.

805.

MSS. sette, spette ( wrongly ).

806.

MSS. sette, spette ( wrongly ).

807.

Cp. wente; rest went.

808.

Hl gret; rest grete.

811.

Hl. felaws; rest felawes, felowes.

816.

Ln. brouht it; Hl. om. it; rest it broughte; but read broughte him.

818.

Rl. Sl. Pt. mote; Ln. mot; Hl. Cp most.

819.

Cp. reed; Hl red; rest rede.

822.

Hl. Pt lat; rest late.

826.

for to in MS. Camb. Mm. 2. 5; rest om. for.

828.

Hl. on; rest om

829.

Rl. bade; rest bad.

837.

Hl. beende; Cp. Pt. Ln. bende.

838.

Hl. Cp heende; rest hende.

843.

Hl. om. the. Hl. Iugges; rest Iugge, Iuge.

845.

Cp Thanne; rest Than.

850.

I supply a-two.

851.

Hl. arm; rest armes.

854.

Rl. Harl. ferd; Pt feerd; Hl. Cp. fered; Ln. ferde.

855.

MSS. sete.

857.

stede] Hl. Rl. Cp. sete ( wrongly ).

859.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

861.

Cp. hadde; Rl. hade; Hl. had (2 nd time ).

Hl. rest, quest; see ll 871, 872.

862.

Hl. rest, quest; see ll 871, 872.

864.

Hl. Cp. Ln he; Rl. Pt. him; Harl. (1758) hym.

866.

Cp. feteren; Hl. fetere.

872.

Hl. om. good.

877.

Hl. tarie; rest om.

878.

Rl. Pt. Harl. quest; rest queste.

879.

Cp. beþ, rest bothe, both.

880.

Hl. om. the before ropes. Hl Rl. Cp. wynd; rest wynde, winde.

883.

Cp. Ln. false; rest fals.

884.

Cp hadde, Ln. hade; rest had.

885.

Hl. Pt nek; rest necke, nekke.

886.

Rl. Cp. hadde, rest had.

888.

Hl. They; rest om Hl. freendes. Hl. euen to; Rl. Harl and passeden to; Pt and passed to, Cp and passed with; Ln. and pesed with.

892.

Hl. al; rest om.

896.

Cp. Pt quitte; Hl. quyt.

902.

Ln bringe, rest bryng, bring.