7180.

And] Both That. that] Both to.

7189.

G. orribilite; Th. horriblete.

7190.

Th. booke; G. book.

7196.

G. Petre.

7200.

G. Petres.

7205.

G. thilk.

7217.

Th. Empresse; G. Emperis.

7221.

Both worthy; see 7104. Both mynystres.

7234.

G. iye.

7236.

Th. recketh; G. rekke.

7243.

Both may us ( om. may).

7244.

G. om. hem.

7254.

Th. hem; G. hym; supply it.

7255.

Th. hem; G. hym.

7257.

G. steight (!).

7258.

Th. graye; G. grey.

7260.

G. high.

7262.

Th. ryuelyng; G. reuelyng.

7263.

G. dyuyse.

7272.

The] G. To.

7292.

Both shulde.

7303.

G. forwordis.

7304.

G. Yhe. Th. hence; G. hens.

7307.

Th. ayenst; G. ayens.

7316.

Both slayn; see note.

7317.

G. alto defyle.

7325.

G. Myn; Th. My. G. streyneth (!).

7331.

Both Without.

7336.

Th. Thankyng.

7355.

G. countynaunce.

7358.

G. heelde.

7362.

Th. laste; G. last.

7368.

G. gracche; Th. gratche. G. bygynne; Th. bygyne.

7371.

Th. psaltere; G. sawter.

7380.

G. ony.

7386.

Th. made.

7389.

Th. shappe; denysed.

7394.

tho] Th. to.

7409.

Had] Th. And.

7429.

Th. humbly.

7432.

Th. remeued.

7435.

Th. thought.

7444.

I supply as.

7458.

Th. Frere.

7460.

Supply that.

7463.

Th. al.

7464.

Th. greet.

7471, 72.

Th. sopheme, enueneme; F. sophime, envenime.

7473.

Th. hath hadde the.

7488.

Th. doughty (!); F. poudreus; read dusty.

7494.

Th. herborowe.

7504.

Th. sir.

7513.

Th. styll.

7532.

Th. styl.

7533.

Th. she nat herselfe.

7546.

Th. sothe.

7548, 50.

I supply for, wel.

7553.

Th. thought harme.

7560.

Th. her.

7568.

Th. Without.

7582.

Th. herbered; G. herberd.

7585.

Both herbegere.

7590.

Both sothe. Th. sawe; G. saugh.

7600.

Both where. G. ony.

7625.

I supply he.

7626.

G. saloweth.

7628.

Th. comynge.

7630.

Supply that.

7637.

G. I ner er (!).

7653.

G. wole; Th. wol; read wolde.

7662.

doth] F. fait; both wot.

7663.

Th. we ( for ye); G. om.

7666.

Both giltles.

7678.

Both repent.

7686.

Th. tymes; G. tyme.

7693.

So Th. ( but with for to for to); G. To reden in diuinite.

7694.

G. And longe haue red ( wrongly ); here G. abruptly ends.

7697.

Th. abode. Colophon. G. Explicit, following And longe haue red ( see note to 7694); Th. Finis. Here endeth the Romaunt of the Rose.

1.

C. Almihty; queene.

3.

L. B. sorwe; F. Jo. sorowe; the rest insert of before sorwe.

4.

C. Gloriowse.

6.

C. releeue; mihti.

8.

Jo. Venquist; Gg. Venquyst. Read m’hath. C. cruelle.

10.

C. bee.

11.

F. B. werne.

12.

C. helpe.

14.

C. Hauene; refute.

15.

C. Loo; theeves sevene; mee.

16.

C. briht.

17.

C. ladi deere.

18.

C. loo.

19.

C. ouhten; thi; appeere.

20.

C. greevous.

21.

C. riht.

22.

C. riht þei mihten; susteene.

23.

C. wurthi.

24.

C. queene.

25.

C. Dowte.

26.

C. merci heere.

27.

C. Gl. Gg. saf; Jo. saff; L. F. saufe; B. sauf. C. thoruh; L. F. þurgh. Gl. F. B. tacorde; C. L. to accorde.

28.

C. crystes; mooder deere.

29.

C. maneere.

31.

C. rihtful; heere.

32.

C. thoruh; Jo. L. F. B. thurgh.

33.

C. Euere. C. refuit; Gl. refuyt; Gg. refut; rest refute.

35.

C. resceyued.

36.

C. merci ladi.

37.

C. shule.

39.

wel is supplied from the Sion MS.; nearly all the copies give this line corruptly; see note.

40.

C. riht; wole.

41.

C. Fleeinge; thi.

42.

C. tempeste; dreede.

43.

C. Biseeching yow.

44.

C. Thouh; neede.

45.

C. ben. Jo. wille; C. wil.

46.

C. thi.

47.

C. Thin; ladi; heede.

49.

C. Gloriows; mooder; neuere.

50.

C. eerthe.

51.

C. euere.

54.

C. eerthe.

55.

C. bee.

56.

C. wole.

57.

C. saaf; F. B. sauf; L. saufe; Jo. saffe; Gl. Gg. saf.

58.

C. Bicomen; oure.

59.

C. wrot.

61.

C. criaunce; Gg. cryaunce; rest creaunce.

62.

C. ladi briht.

63.

C. Thanne.

64, 65.

C. oure.

66.

C. bowntee.

69.

C. Thanne.

73.

C. Kalendeeres enlumyned.

74.

C. thi.

75.

C. yow; rihte.

77.

C. sithe.

78.

C. seeche.

79.

C. vntame; Sion, vntaame ( wrongly ); rest entame.

80.

C. resyne; Gl. B. resigne.

81.

C. kan.

82.

C. greevous.

84.

C. oure.

85.

C. hise lystes.

86.

C. bouht.

87.

C. oure.

88.

C. thi; cleere.

89.

C. sauh; F. B. saugh. C. flawmes.

93.

C. holigost.

94.

C. a fyir.

95.

C. fyir; Gl. fyr. C. deufende ( sic ).

96.

C. eternalli.

97.

C. neuere; peere.

98.

C. bee.

99.

C. mooder deere.

100.

C. noon ooþer.

101.

C. oure.

102.

C. wole.

103.

C. yee.

107.

C. tresoreere.

108.

F. chees; C. ches. C. mooder.

109.

C. the.

110.

C. eerthe; oure; beede.

111.

C. euere; thi.

112.

C. neuere; neede.

113.

Gg. F. B. tenquere; C. to enquere.

114.

C. whi; holi; souhte.

115.

C. Sion, vn-to; rest to.

116.

C. wunder wrouhte.

117.

C. bouhte.

118.

C. Thanne needeth; wepene.

119.

C. oonly. Jo. F. B. did; C. diden. C. ouhte.

120.

C. Doo; merci.

123.

C. wurthi.

125.

C. thi; bee.

126.

C. thi-.

128.

C. miht.

129.

C. mooder.

130.

F. Fadres; B. fadrys; C. faderes; Jo. fader.

131.

C. nouht.

132.

Gg. F. B. is his; rest it is. C. rihful ( sic ).

133.

C. Mooder; merci.

135.

C. euere.

136.

C. eche; wole; biseeche.

137.

C. granteth; F. graunteth.

140.

C. vicair; Gg. F. vicaire; Gl. B. Sion, vicayre.

141.

C. gou er nowresse; Gl. Gg. gouerneresse.

143.

C. thi wil.

144.

L. crowned; Gg. crou n nyd; C. Jo. F. corowned. C. rial.

146.

C. misbileeued. Jo. L. pryued; rest depriued.

148.

C. Resceyve; ferþere.

149.

C. venymous.

150.

C. eerthe.

151.

C. ( alone ) om. so.

156.

C. thi ( twice ).

157.

Gg. Al; B. C. All. C. ben.

158.

C. Ladi.

159.

Sion MS. fresshe; Gg. frosche ( sic ); the rest wrongly omit the final e.

160.

C. merci; euere.

167.

C. wole.

171.

C. rouhte.

172.

C. Riht soo thi. C. lust; rest list, liste.

173.

C. ladi; merci; yow.

174.

C. Sithe; merci.

177.

C. yow; opene.

179.

C. ouht.

180.

C. thi.

181.

C. ladi. Gg. bryȝt; which the rest omit. C. Gg. sithe; F. B. sith. Harl. 2251 supplies bothe after thou.

183.

Sion MS. alone supplies So; Jo. supplies And. MS. Harl. 2251 has un-to; rest to.

184.

Gl. penytentz; C. penitentes, Jo. Penitence ( for penitents). C. merci.

1.

F. agoo.

2.

F. hert.

3.

F. worlde; woo.

5.

F. purpose.

8.

F. be; B. Sh. T. by. F. certeyne.

9.

Sh. Ha. a tyme sought; rest sought a tyme ( badly ).

10.

F. bespreynte.

11.

F. prayen. Sh. Ha. wreke; rest awreke.

14.

F. fonde; dede.

15.

F. Adovne. Ha. alone supplies that.

16.

F. Dede; stone; while. T. ( and Longleat) a; rest om.

17.

F. roose; coloure.

18.

F. petously; B. pitously. B. yen; F. eyen; after which all but Sh. and Ha. insert I.

19.

Sh. Ha. to; which the rest omit.

20.

Sh. shoope; rest shope. F. prey; Sh. preye.

21.

For nas, the MSS. wrongly have was; in both places. F. lorne; sey.

22.

F. slayne; dede.

23.

Tn. shulde; F. shuld.

24.

F. hold; hede.

25.

All but Sh. and Ha. ins. now bef. any. F. eny.

26.

F. caste. Sh. Ha. sleen; F. slee.

27.

F. folke redelesse.

30.

F. dede.

31.

F. mony.

32.

F. B. omit she; the rest have it. Only Sh. and T. retain so.

33.

F. besely. For ever, Ten Brink reads ay.

34.

Only Sh. gives this line correctly; so Ha. ( but with any for mannes). F. Sith I hadde firste witte or mynde.

35.

F. dede. Sh. Ha. that; rest omit.

36.

F. there; lustely.

38.

F. Bounte.

39.

F. beaute; iolyte.

40.

F. honeste.

41.

F. Wisdome. F. B. estaat; rest estate; Ten Brink rightly supplies and after Estat ( sic ). F. drede.

43.

Ha. hadde; Sh. hade; rest had. F. honde.

44.

Sh. Ha. For; rest omit. F. pittee.

45.

F. when. F. fonde.

46.

Sh. wolden; F. wolde.

47.

F. helpe; helde. Sh. Ha. compleynt; T. cause; rest pleynte or pleynt.

48.

F. folke. F. withoute; B. without; Ha. withouten.

49.

F. pitee. Ha. may; Sh. ne may; rest ther may.

50.

Sh. Ha. þanne leve I alle þees vertues sauf pitee; F. B. Then leve we al vertues saue oonly pite; Tn. Ff. T. Then lene all vertues saue onely pite.

51.

F. Kepynge; herde.

52.

F. Cofedered ( sic ). Sh. alle by bonde of ( Ha. om. alle); F. Tn. B. Ff. by bonde and by; T. by bound and.

53.

Sh. that; rest when.

54.

F. complaynt.

55.

F. Foes; Tn. foos.

57.

F. highest.

59.

F. youre rialle.

60.

F. Youre; durst.

61.

Sh. whiche he is Inne falle; rest in which he is falle: Thynne has yfal; read y-falle.

62.

F. oonly.

64.

The MSS. insert that after thus, except Sh. and Ha. Sh. contraire; rest contrary.

65.

Sh. ageynst; F. ayenst.

66.

F. beaute.

67.

The MSS. omit ne. F. shulde.

68.

F. bounte.

69.

Sh. nowe; which the rest omit.

70.

Sh. heghte ( for highte); Ha. hight; Tn. is hye; F. B. T. is hygh. F. beaute apertenent. The MSS. ( except Sh. and Ha. ) insert your after to.

71.

F. kyndely; youre.

72.

Most MSS. be; Ha. been; read been ( and in l. 75).

73.

F. verrely; youre.

75.

F. beaute.

76.

Tn. Ff. Ha. wante; rest want; read wanten. F. these tweyn.

77.

F. worlde. For nis, all have is. F. seyn.

78.

F. Eke.

79.

F. yow.

82.

F. Wherfore.

86.

F. fordoo. Sh. than; rest omit.

87.

F. wete well; rest omit well; Tn. wyte.

88.

F. Tn. B. Ff. T. insert euer after that, which Sh. rightly omits. Sh. Ha. shoulde be; rest is falle.

89.

Sh. thanne; rest also. F. youre.

90.

F. youre.

91.

Sh. sechen to, B. sekyn to; Tn. Ff. T. seken; F. speken to ( for seken to).

92.

Tn. F. B. Ff. herenus; T. herem us; Sh. vertuouse (!).

93.

F. yow; tendirly.

94.

B. som; F. som m e. F. streme. Sh. Ha. youre; which the rest omit.

95.

Sh. ay; rest euer. Sh. Ha. om. the.

96.

F. sothely, Sh. the hevy sore; Ha. the sore; rest so sore ( which gives no sense ).

97.

F. kunnynge.

98.

F. goddis.

100.

F. lyke.

101.

F. Sh. setteth; Ha. set; rest settith; see note. F. hert.

102.

F. Eke. F. sydes; rest side, syde. F. where so; goo.

103.

Sh. Ha. wo; rest insert my before wo.

104.

F. vnsoghte.

105.

All omit ne; see note.

107.

F. woo.

109.

F. wote. Sh. al-jaughe; rest though, thogh.

110.

F. B. where; rest whether.

111.

All but Sh. and Ha. needlessly insert yet before my.

114.

F. soo; rest foo, fo.

115.

F. spirite.

116.

F. youre; eny.

117.

B. yet ( sic ) be ded; F. Tn. Ff. T. ye be yet ded ( which will not scan ); Sh. Ha. have a different line —Now pitee þat I haue sought so yoore agoo.

1.

Tn. gret; F. grete. Th. by; F. Tn. be.

5.

Tn. Th. defaute; F. defaulte.

6.

All take no kepe.

8.

Tn. Th. lefe ( read leef); F. leve.

9.

Tn. Th. good; F. goode.

10.

Tn. Ioye; F. Ioy.

11, 12.

F. no thynge, thynge.

14.

All sorwful ( badly ); read sory.

15.

F. hooly.

16.

F. woote; Th. B. wote; Tn. wotte; read wite.

19.

For To perhaps read Unto. F. ertherly ( miswritten ).

21.

All be.

22.

Th. Tn. B. ne (2 nd time ); F. no.

23.

All this.

24.

All drede.

25.

Th. Tn. Defaute; F. Defaulte.

26.

Th. slayne; Tn. slain; F. omits.

27.

F. loste. Tn. omits ll. 31-96; F. has them in a later hand ( the spelling of which I amend ).

32.

F. nathles whoe.

33.

F. trewly.

34.

F. tell.

35.

Th. sothe; F. southe (!) F. trewly.

36.

F. hold it; Th. holde it; read hold-ë hit. F. sicknes.

38.

F. boote.

39.

Th. F. For ther. (phisicien = fízishén). F. one.

40.

F. heale; done.

41.

F. vntill efte.

42.

F. mote. Th. nede; F. nedes. F. lefte.

43.

F. mater.

44.

Th. So whan; F. Soe when. F. sawe.

45.

Th. Tyl nowe late; F. Til now late; but probably corrupt.

46.

F. sate.

47.

F. bade one. F. booke.

48.

F. it; Th. he it. F. toke.

50.

F. thought; beter.

51.

F. play; Ten Brink reads playen.

52.

F. written.

53.

F. had.

56.

F. While. Th. of; F. in ( copied from line above ).

57.

F. boke. Th. spake; F. speake ( read spak).

58.

F. kings.

59.

Th. smale: F. smalle.

60.

Th. al; F. all. F. fonde.

61.

F. thought.

62.

F. There.

63.

F. hight. Th. Seys; F. Seyes. F. had. F. wife.

64.

Th. beste; F. best. F. might beare lyfe.

65.

F. hight.

66.

F. Soe it befill thereafter.

67.

F. woll; Th. wol.

70.

Perhaps read gan aryse.

71.

F. brake. (hir = their ). F. maste; fal.

72.

Th. her; F. ther ( see line above ). F. dreint; all.

73.

Th. F. founde ( error for founden).

74.

F. Borde.

75.

Th. Seys; F. Seyes. F. life.

76.

Th. F. Now for to speke of Alcyone his wyfe; read: Now for to speken of his wyf. F. wife.

79.

Th. F. Home; it.

80.

Th. Anon; F. Anone. Th. F. began ( error for gan). Th. F. yerne ( error for erme); see note.

81.

F. thought.

82.

F. It; wele; thought soe. Both her thought so, caught from l. 81; read he dwelte (delayed).

83.

F. soe.

84.

F. it.

85.

F. tell. Th. hertely; F. hartely. F. life.

86.

Th. F. she had; I omit she, and supply alas from l. 87.

87.

Th. and F. insert alas after him.

88.

F. Anone; sent.

91.

F. where.

92.

Th. nyl; F. will. F. eate breede.

94.

Th. lorde; F. Lord.

95.

F. toke.

96.

F. trewly; booke.

97.

The older hand recommences in F. F. had; Tn. I Had. F. suche ( twice ). F. pittee.

100.

F. And aftir; but Th. Tn. B. omit And.

101.

All this lady ( for she; badly ).

102.

F. myght; lorde.

103.

F. ofte; sayed.

104.

F. woode.

105.

F. rede.

106.

F. doune; sate.

107.

All wepte ( read weep). F. pittee.

109.

Th. to; which F. Tn. omit.

110.

F. Helpe; B. Help.

112.

F. Soone. Tn. B. wite; F. Th. wete.

114.

F. yowe.

116.

Th. Tn. B. good wyl; F. good wille (wil is here a monosyllable ).

117.

F. wilte.

118.

Tn. Send; Th. F. Sende.

119.

Th. som; F. som m e.

120.

Th. through; F. thorgh. F. knowe.

121.

F. lorde; quyke; ded.

122.

F. worde; henge; hed.

123.

Th. Tn. fel; F. felle ( see l. 128). F. A swowne, Tn. a swowe ( for a-swowen = a-swown); Th. in a swowne. F. colde; Tn. cold.

124.

F. kaught; anoon.

127.

Tn. dede; F. ded. All slepe.

128.

F. tooke. All kepe.

129.

Th. Through; F. Through. F. herde.

130.

I supply for.

131.

Th. Tn. prayde; F. prayede; after which all insert right ( but see next line ).

134.

F. come.

137, 138.

All slepe, kepe. F. vnder-stonde; take.

141.

Tn. B. all e; F. al.

142.

Th. He; F. Tn. That he. F. kynge.

144.

Tn. B. Bid; F. Bud.

145.

Th. Alcyone; F. Tn. Alchione.

146.

Th. alone; F. allone.

149.

After speke all insert right ( see next line ).

150.

All woned.

151.

Tn. on; F. a.

152.

F. hye the.

153.

F. toke; went.

154.

Th. he ( for ne). F. stent.

155.

Tn. com; F. come. F. valey.

156.

Th. bytwene; F. betwex; Tn. betwix. F. twey.

157.

F. corne.

158, 159.

All noght ( for nothing). F. oughte.

162.

F. dedely; Th. deedly; Tn. dedli.

166.

F. There these; lay.

167.

Th. F. B. Eclympasteyre ( as in text ); Tn. Etlympasteyr e ( with t for c).

168.

Tn. heir e; F. eyre.

169, 170.

F. werke, derke.

171.

Tn. pit; F. pitte.

173.

F. To envye; Tn. Th. vie.

175.

Tn. slepte; F. slept; see 177. Th. heed; F. hed. B. Tn. I-hid; Th. yhed; F. yhedde.

176.

All lay. F. Tn. bedde.

177.

F. slepe; Th. Tn. slepte.

178.

F. com. Tn. flyyng; F. fleynge; Th. rennyng.

179.

F. Tn. O how; Th. ho ho. F. awake.

180.

F. there.

181.

F. Awake; lythe.

182.

F. horne. Tn. B. ere; F. heere.

184.

Tn. oon; F. on. F. ye; Th. eye; Tn. eiȝe.

185.

Th. Tn. Cast; F. Caste. All ins. and after up.

191.

Th. wente; F. went. F. sayede; Tn. seide.

192.

F. a-brayede; Tn. abraied.

195.

F. Tooke; dreynt; see Cant. Ta. B. 69.

196.

F. bare. Th. Alcione; F. Tn. Alchione.

197.

F. wife.

199.

Th. her; F. Tn. hys. F. fete; see note.

200.

All hete.

201.

F. sayede; wyfe.

202.

F. Awake; lyfe.

203.

F. there; rede.

204.

I put nam; all have am. F. dede.

206.

I supply look, for the sake of sense and metre; read —But good swet’ hert-ë, look that ye.

207.

All for suche; read at whiche.

210.

F. pray; youre.

211.

F. while oure.

213.

All allas ( for A).

214.

F. deyede; Tn. deid.

215.

F. sayede. Tn. swow; Th. B. swowe; F. sorowe (!).

216.

F. nowe.

219.

Tn. told; F. tolde. F. thynge.

220.

Th. Alcione; F. Tn. Alchione. F. kynge.

221.

All say. Tn. wel; F. welle.

222.

Tn. eueridel; F. euerydelle.

223.

F. thorgh. Tn. defaute; F. defaulte. All slepe.

224.

Th. F. ne had ( read nad); Tn. hade. Tn. red; F. redde. All take kepe.

226.

F. omits I ( by mistake ).

228.

F. redde.

229.

F. kynge.

230.

Th. goddes; F. Tn. goddis.

231.

Tn. red; F. redde.

233.

F. thoght.

234.

Tn. herd; F. herde.

235.

F. goddis.

236.

I supply the former for.

237.

I ne = I n’.

238.

F. sayede.

239.

F. pley.

240.

F. dey.

241.

F. Thorgh defaulte. Tn. sleping; F. slepynge.

244.

Tn. sum; F. som m e. F. ellis. F. roght; Th. Tn. rought.

245.

Tn. som; F. some.

247.

F. Yifte. F. abode.

248.

B. on warde; rest onwarde.

251.

F. yif ( see l. 246). Tn. fethirbed; F. feder bedde.

252.

Tn. cled; F. cledde.

253.

Tn. fyn; F. fyne. Th. doutremere; Tn. dout er mere; F. de owter mere.

254.

Tn. pilow; F. pelowe.

257, 8.

F. fallys, hallys.

264.

All ins. quene after goddesse. Th. Alcione; F. Tn. Alchione.

267.

All wanne (!).

269.

F. payede.

270.

Tn. woord; F. worde. F. y-sayede.

271.

Th. Tn. B. as; which F. omits. Tn. told; F. tolde.

273.

Tn. lust; F. luste. F. tooke.

274.

F. booke.

275.

F. evene.

276.

F. swevene.

277.

Tn. ȝit; F. yitte.

278.

Th. trowe; F. trow; Tn. trov.

281.

Th. Tn. B. he; F. ho. F. red; Th. Tn. rad ( but read redde or radde).

282.

F. metynge.

283.

B. leste; F. lest.

285.

Tn. wrot; F. wrote.

286.

F. kynge.

288.

Th. Suche meruayles fortuned than; F. Tn. B. omit this line.

291.

F. thought.

292.

F. dawnynge. Th. there; rest om.

294.

All And ( for I).

295.

Tn. gret; F. grete.

296.

All insert my before slepe; it is not wanted.

297.

F. Thorgh; swettenesse; songe.

298.

Th. as; F. Tn. B. al ( badly ). F. amonge.

299.

F. roofe.

300.

All ouer al; but omit ouer.

301.

All songe, song.

304.

F. herde. Tn. B. som; F. so m me. Tn. song; F. songe ( it can be singular ).

305.

Tn. Som; F. Som m e. F. high.

306.

F. att.

307.

F. harde; Tn. I-herd.

308.

F. thynge.

309.

F. soune. Th. Th. entunes; F. entewnes.

310.

F. tewnes; Th. Tewnes; Tn. twnes.

311.

F. herde.

313.

F. Thorgh syngynge.

315.

F. nowhere herde; halfe.

316.

F. halfe.

318.

Tn. ich; rest eche.

319.

F. wrongly inserts of after out. F. notys.

320.

F. throtys.

321.

F. soothe.

323.

F. y-glasyd.

324.

F. hoole y-crasyd.

326.

Tn. hoolly; F. holy. Tn. storie; F. story.

327.

F. glasynge.

328.

All and of king.

329.

All repeat of king before Lamedon; the words were caught from l. 328.

330.

All insert And eke before Of Medea.

331.

All and of ( for and).

332.

Tn. colours; F. colouris.

334.

All And; read Of.

335.

Th. weren; F. were. Tn. shet; F. shette.

336.

F. throgh.

337.

F. bryght.

338.

F. gilde; Th. B. gyldy; Tn. gilti; read gilden.

339.

F. eke. F. welken; Th. Tn. welkyn. All faire.

340.

F. ayre.

341.

Th. atempre; F. Tn. attempre.

342.

All ins. to bef. cold. F. colde; hoote. Th. nas; F. Tn. was.

343.

F. welkene; Th. welkyn; Tn. walkyn.

345.

F. thoght.

346.

F. Tassay; horne.

347.

Tn. B. hors; Th. F. horse.

348.

All insert And at the beginning of the line; but read I herd-e. F. Th. goynge; Tn. goyng; after which all insert bothe ( which is not wanted ).

350.

F. Th. speke; Tn. spake; but read speken.

355.

F. huntynge.

357.

I supply I. F. Tooke; forthe; went.

358.

F. stent.

359.

F. come; felde.

360.

F. ouertoke; grete.

361.

F. eke; foresterys.

362.

F. lymerys.

364.

Th. I; which F. Tn. omit. For at the perhaps read atte.

366.

F. felowe whoo. All hunte ( read hunten).

367.

All answered (-id).

369.

F. here fast.

370.

Read goddes as god’s.

373.

F. didde.

374.

F. huntynge fille.

375.

F. fote hote.

376.

F. blewe; mote.

377.

F. vncoupylynge; Th. vncouplynge.

378.

F. Withynne; while; herte. Th. F. founde; Tn. found; read y-founde.

380.

All and so; om. so.

381.

F. Tn. B. rused; Th. roused. F. staale.

383.

Th. ouer-shot; F. ouershette; Tn. ouershet. Tn. hem; F. hym ( wrongly ).

384.

Tn. on; F. vpon. Tn. defaute; F. defaulte.

386.

F. Blewe. Th. Tn. forloyn; F. forleygne. Perhaps read atte for at the.

388.

F. went; came.

389.

F. whelpe. Th. fawned; F. Favned. F. stoode.

390.

F. goode.

391.

F. come. All have crepte ( wrongly ); read creep.

392.

Tn. hade; F. had.

393.

B. Hild; F. Hylde; Tn. Held. Th. heed; Tn. hed; F. hede. F. erys.

394.

F. herys.

395.

All haue; read han.

396.

Tn. fledde; F. fled.

397.

F. forthe went.

398.

F. went.

399.

All swete ( correctly ).

400.

All fete; see 199.

402.

Tn. bothe; F. both.

404.

All made; read mad or maad. F. dwellynge.

406.

F. therthe; Th. the erthe.

408.

F. moo; swche ( sic ).

409.

Th. welken; F. walkene. F. sterris.

411.

F. thorgh.

412.

All suffre.

414.

F. woode.

415.

All made.

416.

All nede eke.

417.

F. Where there.

419.

F. stoode.

420.

Tn. ten; F. tene. Th. foote; F. fete; Tn. om. Th. or; F. Tn. fro other ( repeated ).

422.

Th. Tn. B. Of; F. Or. Th. or; rest om. F. fedme; Th. fedome; Tn. fedim; read fadme.

424.

Th. brode; F. Tn. bothe ( wrongly ). F. eke.

426.

Tn. B. shadwe; F. shadewe.

427.

Tn. hert; F. herte.

429.

Th. fawnes; F. Tn. fovnes. F. Tn. sowres; Th. sowers.

429, 430.

B. doys, roys.

430.

Tn. wode; F. woode.

431.

Th. squyrrels; F. sqwirels; Tn. squirels; B. squyrellys ( three syllables ).

432.

F. high.

433.

F. festys.

434.

F. bestys.

435.

Th. Tn. countour; F. counter ( and so in l. 436).

437.

F. Tn. rekene; Th. reken ( caught from above ); read rekened. F. figuris.

438.

F. figuris. F. mowe; B. mow; Th. Tn. newe ( reading doubtful ). All have al ken; see note.

440.

B. telle; rest tel. F. thinge.

441.

F. evene.

442.

F. swevene.

443.

All ins. right bef. wonder.

444.

F. Doune; woode.

446.

Th. sate; F. Tn. sete. Tn. Iturned; F. turned.

447.

F. ooke.

448.

Th. Tn. thought; F. thogh (!).

450.

F. went.

451.

Tn. fond; F. founde.

452.

F. farynge.

454.

All but B. insert ryght before yong. Tn. ȝung; F. Th. yonge.

455.

All yere; read yeer.

456.

All heere, here; read heer.

457.

Th. blacke; F. blake.

458.

Tn. bakke; F. bake.

459.

F. stoode.

460.

F. sawe.

461.

Tn. heng; F. henge. Th. heed; Tn. hed; F. hede.

462.

Tn. dedly; F. dedely.

463.

Th. Tn. twelue; F. twelfe.

464.

Th. Tn. selue; F. selfe.

465.

Tn. pite; F. pitee.

468.

All suffre; read suffren.

469.

F. suche. Th. deed; F. Tn. ded.

470.

Tn. pitous; B. pitouse; F. petuose. Tn. nothing; F. no thynge. Th. reed; F. Tn. red.

471.

F. sayed; Tn. said.

471, 2.

Tn. song; F. songe.

473.

B. alone supplies it (= hit); all insert ful before wel.

475.

F. grete; Tn. gret. All wone; read woon.

476.

F. Ioy; none.

477, 8.

Read brighte, mighte?

479.

Th. deed; F. ded. After l. 479 Thynne inserts And thus in sorowe lefte me alone; it is spurious; see note. [Hence there is no l. 480.]

481.

Koch supplies o. Tn. deth; F. dethe.

483.

Tn. that; which F. Tn. omit.

484.

F. faire. F. freshe; Tn. fressh.

485.

All se; but read y-see.

486.

F. goodenesse.

487.

All made. Th. B. complaynte; F. complaynt.

488.

F. sorwful. Th. herte; F. hert. Th. B. faynte; F. faynt.

489.

F. spiritis.

490.

Tn. blood; F. bloode.

491.

Th. herte; F. hert. All warme.

492.

Th. herte; F. hert. All harme.

493.

B. wite; F. wete. All eke.

498.

All insert ther before no. F. noo bloode. All is; but read was.

499.

Th. lymme; B. Tn. lyme; F. hym (!).

500.

B. saw; F. saugh.

501.

F. Th. there; Tn. for. All sete (fete is dat. pl. ).

502.

F. went; stoode.

503.

All spake ( wrongly ).

504.

Th. Tn. owne; F. ovne.

506.

F. Th. lyfe; Tn. life.

507.

F. thought.

509.

F. throgh. B. sorwe; Tn. sorov; F. sorwes.

511.

Tn. lost; F. loste.

512.

F. inserts the before god; Th. Tn. omit.

513.

F. wrothe.

514.

Th. laste; F. last. F. sothe.

515.

F. stoode.

516.

All did. F. hoode.

517.

All had ygret; Lange proposes grette ( e unelided).

519.

F. wrothe.

520.

F. sothe.

521.

B. saw; F. sawgh. F. trewly.

522.

Tn. goode; F. good.

523, 4.

F. oughte, thoughte.

526.

F. thamendys.

527.

F. lyeth; Tn. lith.

528.

F. There. All myssayde.

529.

Th. goodly; F. goodely. All spake (!). Th. knyght; F. knyghte.

530.

B. ben; rest be.

531.

F. towgh.

532.

F. sawe; aqueynt.

533.

F. fonde.

535.

F. thoght.

537.

F. oughte.

538.

F. knowynge; thoughte.

541.

F. These huntys konne.

543.

F. there on; dele ( Tn. del).

544.

Tn. Bi; Th. By; F. Be. F. oure lorde; wele ( Tn. wel).

545.

B. thinketh; F. thenketh.

547.

F. grete.

548.

Ins. good; see 714, 721. Th. Tn. if; F. yif.

550.

F. wys; Th. wyse; Tn. wisse.

554.

Th. al; F. alle; Tn. om.

556.

B. ese; F. ease.

560.

Tn. frend; F. frende.

564.

All fal.

565.

F. vnderstondynge lorne.

566.

F. borne.

568.

F. Th. ins. al ( Tn. of) before the.

570.

All ins. his after with.

571.

All ins. no after may.

573.

Th. Tn. houres; F. oures.

574.

All assay.

575.

B. Th. herte; F. Tn. hert.

577.

F. wrechch; Tn. wrecch; Tn. wretche ( for wrecche). All made.

578.

F. al; Th. Tn. al the; B. all e ( read al-le).

579.

B. all e; rest al.

581.

All lyfe. F. loothe.

582.

F. wroothe ( it is plural ).

583.

All ins. ful after so. F. foo.

584.

All That; read Thogh. F. soo.

586.

For the former hit, all have him; but see line above.

587.

Th. reed; F. rede.

588.

F. deynge. Th. deed; F. dede.

589.

F. B. Thesiphus; Tn. Tesiphus; Th. Tesyphus. ( The two latter are miswritten for Cesiphus = Sesiphus). Tn. lithe; F. Th. lyeth.

591.

Th. Tn. al; F. alle. Th. by; F. Tn. be.

592.

Tn. hade; F. had.

594.

Tn. feenli ( sic ); Th. F. fendely.

596.

Tn. met; Th. F. mette (!); read y-met.

598.

B. telle; rest tel.

599.

For song, F. Th. have sorowe, and Tn. has sorov, which are absurd; the reading is obviously song, the ng being altered to rowe by influence of l. 597, which the scribes glanced at. Tn. pleyny n g; F. pleynynge.

600.

Tn. laughter; F. lawghtre. Tn. weping; F. wepynge.

601.

F. thoghtys.

603.

All eke.

604.

Th. Tn. good; F. goode. All harme.

605.

Th. playeng; F. pleynge.

606.

F. sorwynge.

607.

Tn. sekenes; F. sekeenesse ( sic ).

609.

Tn. liȝt; F. lyghte; Th. syght.

610.

Tn. wit; F. wytte. Th. Tn. nyght; F. nyghte.

611.

All slepe. Tn. waking; F. wakynge.

612.

Tn. fasting; F. fastynge.

614.

Tn. abaved ( sic ); Th. F. abawed. All where so.

617.

Tn. boldnes; Th. F. boldenesse. ( Perhaps read y-turned.)

618.

F. pleyde; Th. played; Tn. pleied.

619.

F. Atte the ( wrongly ); Th. Tn. At the. Tn. ches; Th. F. chesse.

621.

Tn. halt; F. Th. halte (!).

622.

Tn. goth; Th. gothe; F. gethe (!). Th. halte; Tn. is halt; F. is halte.

627.

Th. wrien; rest varien (!).

628.

Th. Tn. monstres; F. Mowstres. Th. heed; F. Tn. hed.

629.

B. filth; rest fylthe. Th. Tn. ystrowed.

630.

F. worshippe. Th. Tn. floures; F. B. flourys; read flour is.

632.

Tn. feith; F. feythe.

633.

F. lawghynge.

634.

Tn. oon; Th. F. one. Th. eye; Tn. eiȝ; F. yghe; B. ye. F. wepynge.

635.

Th. set; F. sette.

637.

F. flateyrynge; Tn. flateryng.

639.

Th. Tn. amyd; F. amydde.

640.

Th. he; F. hyt; Tn. it.

642.

F. thenvyouse; Tn. thenvious; Th. the enuyous.

644.

Th. false; F. Tn. fals.

645.

F. no thynge.

647.

Th. Ful; rest For. F. thus she; Tn. Th. she thus.

649.

Th. nat; F. Tn. not.

650.

Th. false; F. Tn. fals. Th. F. thefe; Tn. knaue.

651.

F. oure lorde; the sey.

652.

All At the; Atte is better. Tn. ches; Th. F. chesse. F. pley.

653.

Th. Tn. false; F. fals.

654.

F. staale; toke. F. Tn. fers; Th. feers.

655.

F. sawgh. B. a-waye; rest away.

656.

B. pleye; Th. F. play; Tn. pley.

657.

All farewel (farewell); and in l. 658.

660.

All insert the after in ( badly ).

661.

F. povne; Tn. pou n; Th. paune. Tn. erraunt; F. errante.

663.

Tn. Athalaus.

664.

Tn. ches; Th. F. chesse.

666.

B. I-koude; Th. Tn. Iconde (!); F. y-konde (!); see l. 667.

667.

Tn. Grek; F. Greke. Th. Pithagores; F. Tn. Pictagoras.

668.

Tn. pleyd; F. pleyde.

670.

Tn. though; Th. thoughe; F. thought ( sic ). F. trewly.

671.

F. holde; wysshe.

675.

All eke. B. las; F. lasse; Tn. lesse.

676.

F. -selfe.

677.

Th. had I ben; F. as I be ( wrongly ).

678.

F. oght.

681.

All she my fers; read my fers she (Koch). All kaught, read caughte; and draughte in ll. 682, 685.

683.

Tn. wis; F. wys.

684.

Th. she; F. Tn. B. he. F. tooke.

685.

F. through; draught; lorne.

686.

F. borne.