Skip to main content- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Textual Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Textual Notes
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Textual Notes
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Headnote
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Explanatory Notes
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Textual Notes
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624) - Headnote
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624) - Explanatory Notes
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Headnote
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Explanatory Notes
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Textual Notes
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Headnote
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Explanatory Notes
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Textual Notes
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Headnote
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Explanatory Notes
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Textual Notes
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Headnote
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Explanatory Notes
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Textual Notes
- La Danse macabre - Headnote
- La Danse macabre - Explanatory Notes
- La Danse macabre - Textual Notes
- Bibliography
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne)
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905)
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905)
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387)
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387)
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624)
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624)
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454)
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454)
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000)
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000)
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104)
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104)
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956)
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956)
- La Danse macabre
- La Danse macabre
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden) - Textual Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne) - Textual Notes
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Headnote
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Explanatory Notes
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905) - Textual Notes
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Headnote
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Explanatory Notes
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387) - Textual Notes
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624) - Headnote
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624) - Explanatory Notes
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Headnote
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Explanatory Notes
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454) - Textual Notes
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Headnote
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Explanatory Notes
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000) - Textual Notes
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Headnote
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Explanatory Notes
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104) - Textual Notes
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Headnote
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Explanatory Notes
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956) - Textual Notes
- La Danse macabre - Headnote
- La Danse macabre - Explanatory Notes
- La Danse macabre - Textual Notes
- Bibliography
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: A Version (Selden)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne)
- John Lydgate, Dance of Death: B Version (Lansdowne)
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905)
- John Lydgate, "Death's Warning to the World" (DIMEV 4905)
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387)
- "Three Messengers of Death" (DIMEV 5387)
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624)
- "A Warning Spoken by the Soul of a Dead Person" (DIMEV 3624)
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454)
- "A Mirror for Young Ladies at their Toilet" (DIMEV 3454)
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000)
- "The Ressoning betuix Deth and Man," Ascribed to Robert Henryson (DIMEV 4000)
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104)
- "The Dawnce of Makabre" (DIMEV 4104)
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956)
- "Can Ye Dance the Shaking of the Sheets" (DIMEV 956)
- La Danse macabre
- La Danse macabre
Incipit Verba translatoris. All speaker markers in S are written in red. In RV this heading appears at line 17.↩back to note source2 the. RV: this.↩back to note source have. RV: yeue.↩back to note source5 se. Cov: seene.↩back to note source aforn. RV: afore; Warren: aforne.↩back to note source6 Of. Cov: O.↩back to note source ben. So Warren. Cov: art; S, RV: be.↩back to note source8 yong and olde. RV: olde and younge.↩back to note source lowe and hy. RV: high nor low.↩back to note source9 not. Cov: nothir.↩back to note source lowe ne hy. RV: hie and low.↩back to note source10 Popes. N: Pepes.↩back to note source emperours. N: emprours.↩back to note source11 thei. RV: thay.↩back to note source in felicité. RV: in thaire felicite.↩back to note source12 fresshnes of her flours. Cov: fressheness of her flouris.↩back to note source13 The. Warren: ther.↩back to note source clipsen with his shours. Cov: clipsinge with her shoures.↩back to note source14 Make. Cov: Maken.↩back to note source her. Warren: theire.↩back to note source17 Considerith this. Cov: Considereith; RV: Consideryng this.↩back to note source ben. So Warren. Cov, N, S: be.↩back to note source18 enprentith. RV: emprenteth.↩back to note source19 the exawmple. So Warren. Cov: to þe ensaumple; S, N: thensaumple.↩back to note source20 in. RV: vpon; Warren: on.↩back to note source21 notably. Cov: notable; Warren: notabely.↩back to note source22 takyng. Cov: taken.↩back to note source23 translatyn. Cov: translate.↩back to note source24 Machabres. Warren: Macabrees.↩back to note source17–24 Considerith this . . . Machabres Daunce. In RV and in Huntington Library MS EL26 A 13 (the base text for Warren), this stanza is marked verba translatoris.↩back to note source25 whos. N: what.↩back to note source avys. Cov: avice; RV: advis.↩back to note source atte the leste. Cov, W: atte leste; RV: at the leste.↩back to note source26 Thorugh. Cov: Through; N: Thurght; RV: Thurgh; N: Thurh.↩back to note source steryng. Cov: strength. ↩back to note source her2. RV: thaire.↩back to note source27 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source28 playn. W: pleyne.↩back to note source30 that ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: þat be; RV: ben.↩back to note source31 toforn. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: to fer; S: tofor.↩back to note source in. Cov: ne.↩back to note source32 Her. RV: Theire.↩back to note source cleerly. Cov: clerkli; RV: clerely.↩back to note source33 By. Cov: Bi her; RV: By this.↩back to note source exaumple. RV: ensample.↩back to note source her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source34 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source36 Portreied. N: portreyd.↩back to note source surplusage. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: surpluage.↩back to note source38 Yeven. So Warren. Cov, RV: youen; N: yove; S: ȝove.↩back to note source lyves. Cov: lifis.↩back to note source39 declare. RV: deliuer.↩back to note source40 wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: wole. N: woll.↩back to note source41 ben. N, S: be.↩back to note source42 desiring. Cov: deservinge.↩back to note source wiche is. Cov: whiche; RV: whiche that is.↩back to note source43 se. Warren: sene.↩back to note source46 shul. Warren: schulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source48 ne2. RV: nor.↩back to note source50 goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source51 toforn. Cov: to fore.↩back to note source53 eche. Cov: euery.↩back to note source lowly. Cov: loweli; Warren: lowely.↩back to note source54 not. Cov: noþere.↩back to note source royal. Cov: riall.↩back to note source55 Eche. Cov: euerie.↩back to note source56 o. N: a.↩back to note source49–56 This stanza is absent in RV.↩back to note sourceBefore 57 Deeth to the Pope. Cov, Warren, RV, and S all include speaker markers. Cov, S, and W all follow the same format throughout, e.g. “Dethe to the Pope” and “The Pope” (although the word “pope” has been expunged from Cov by a later reader in both speaker markers, as well as at line 10); in RV the speaker markers give the identity of the speaker only in the response stanza, as in line 73: Dethe and line 81: The Emperour.↩back to note source57 O yee. Cov, N: Ye.↩back to note source ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: be.↩back to note source dignité. Cov: degree.↩back to note source58 alle estatis. N: astates.↩back to note source59 soverenité. Cov, RV: soverainte. Warren: soverente.↩back to note source61 ye firste. Cov: ye; RV: firste.↩back to note source64 of lordship. RV: lordship.↩back to note source honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source65 First. Cov: Frist.↩back to note source67 perillous. RV: perlious.↩back to note source ho. RV: who.↩back to note source68 dignité. Cov: dingnite.↩back to note source69 al for. Warren, RV: for all.↩back to note source70 other. N: oþer odyr.↩back to note source71 honour. Warren: honoure.↩back to note source who. Cov: he.↩back to note source prudently. Warren: prudentely.↩back to note source72 dothe. Warren: doth.↩back to note source75 must. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source your. Cov: the.↩back to note source77 Behinde. RV: behynde you.↩back to note source ricchesse. Cov: your richesse.↩back to note source79 Agein. Warren: Aȝens; Cov: Ayenst. N: Aȝen.↩back to note source is worth. RV: worth is.↩back to note source80 Adamis. RV, N: Adams; Cov, Warren: Adames.↩back to note source mosten. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: must; S: moste.↩back to note source81 not. So Warren. Cov, S: note.↩back to note source may. RV: may me.↩back to note source83 gein. Cov: gynne; RV: bote.↩back to note source86 visage. Cov: my vesage.↩back to note source87 Therupon sore I may compleine. RV: And thervpon I may me sore compleyn.↩back to note source88 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source litel. RV: so litel.↩back to note source89 ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: be; RV: been.↩back to note source90 shewith. Cov, RV: semeth.↩back to note source by. W: be.↩back to note source91 shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source93 bileven. RV: ye leue; Warren: beleue.↩back to note source95 rekenyd. Cov: I rekened.↩back to note source yfere. N: I fere; RV: in fere.↩back to note source96 honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source98 ben. So Warren. Cov, S: bene; RV: be.↩back to note source greetly. Cov: greteli; W: gretli.↩back to note source99 Sithen. So Warren. Cov: sethen; S: seth; N, RV: sith.↩back to note source100 That I shal nevere heraftir clothed be. This line omitted in RV.↩back to note source101 ne. W: ner.↩back to note source RV inserts an additional line after line 101, replacing its missing line 100. This inserted line reads: alle myn aray to leue behynde me.↩back to note source102 My. RV: myn; Cov: myne.↩back to note source103 lerned. So Warren. Cov: levid; N, S: lyved; RV: conceyued.↩back to note source104 Howe that al. RV: That worldly.↩back to note source107 somtyme had. RV: had somtyme.↩back to note source enviroun. Warren: envroun.↩back to note source109 al youre grete. RV: for all your.↩back to note source hynes. Cov: hevinesse.↩back to note source110 shul. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source113 aforn. Cov, RV: afore.↩back to note source114 in sooth. Cov: of sothe.↩back to note source footyng. Cov: fote; N: foot.↩back to note source116 or. Cov: ne.↩back to note source118 Greet. RV: Bothe grete.↩back to note source119 Who. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: ho; N: He.↩back to note source he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source120 we. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: he.↩back to note source asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source121 alle. RV: with al.↩back to note source122 quite. Cov: quiteth.↩back to note source ne2. RV: for.↩back to note source124 al youre dignité. Cov: youre dingnite.↩back to note source127 shal. S: shulle; Warren: shul.↩back to note source130 Have. So RV, Warren. S: han; Cov: hath.↩back to note source131 ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: be.↩back to note source to. Cov: into.↩back to note source132 vailith it. RV: availleth.↩back to note source suche. N: shull.↩back to note source134 oute of. Cov: without.↩back to note source136 berthen. Cov: berden; RV: birthen; Warren: burdoun.↩back to note source hym. Cov: hem.↩back to note source ofte. Cov: offten.↩back to note sourceBefore 137 Constable. RV: Knyght constable.↩back to note source137 my right. RV: right.↩back to note source to. Cov: you to.↩back to note source reste. Cov: areste.↩back to note source yow constreine. Cov: constrene.↩back to note source138 Sir. W: sire.↩back to note source Constable. Warren: Conestable.↩back to note source139 strong. RV: strenger.↩back to note source Charlemayne. Cov: Chalemain.↩back to note source140 aforced. Cov, RV: enforced.↩back to note source141 ne. Cov: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source this is. RV: is.↩back to note source142 armure. N: arm[ou]re.↩back to note source plates. Cov: plate.↩back to note source143 folkes. Cov: folke.↩back to note source144 luste. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: lest.↩back to note sourceBefore 145 The Constable answerith. RV: knyght constable.↩back to note source146 To assaille. RV: to haue assailed.↩back to note source mighty forteresses. RV: forteresses. Cov: myghtilie to recesse; N: myghty to recesse.↩back to note source147 unto. Cov: to.↩back to note source148 seke. Cov: seche.↩back to note source fame. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: and fame.↩back to note source149 worldly. Warren, N: wordli.↩back to note source prowesses. Cov, N, RV: prowesse.↩back to note source151 him. N: hym hym.↩back to note source sorwe. Cov, N, Warren: sorowe; RV: sorow.↩back to note source swetnesses. Cov, RV: swetnesse; Warren: swetenesses.↩back to note source152 agein. Cov: ayen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source founded. Cov, N, S, Warren: founden; RV: founde.↩back to note source153 yow. RV: so.↩back to note source155 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source to. RV: vnto.↩back to note source156 contrarie. Cov: constreine.↩back to note source were. So RV, Warren. Cov: neve; S: nere; N: ware.↩back to note source not but. RV: but.↩back to note source157 for day by day. Cov: ffro daie to daie.↩back to note source is noon othir geyn. Cov: is nis noo noþer.↩back to note source158 at. So RV, Warren. Cov: atte; S, N: at the.↩back to note source159 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source agein. RV: ayene; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source160 counten. RV: compten.↩back to note source her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source161 woote. N: wate.↩back to note source partie. N: p[ar]tis.↩back to note source162 For drede of Dethe I have so grete distresse. Cov: Dethe hath in erþe noo ladie me maistresse.↩back to note source163 ascape. Cov: escape.↩back to note source167 chaumbres. Cov: chambir.↩back to note source168 must. Warren: mote.↩back to note source169 lordis. RV: ladyes.↩back to note source barouns. Cov: barones.↩back to note source170 Hav. Cov, S: han. RV: haue.↩back to note source171 trumpetis. RV: trompette.↩back to note source youre clariouns. Cov: clariones; N: youre clairons; RV: youre clarion.↩back to note source174 daunce. Cov: dauncen.↩back to note source176 o. N: a.↩back to note source177 sithe. RV: tymes.↩back to note source auctorised. N: aucorised.↩back to note source179 thanke. N: thonke.↩back to note source181 Ne. Cov: no.↩back to note source182 court. Cov: courtes.↩back to note sourceBefore 185 Lady of Grete Astate. RV: Princesse.↩back to note source186 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source187 Nowt. So Warren. Cov, S: not. RV: noght.↩back to note source188 beauté. Cov: grete beaute.↩back to note source greet plesaunce. Cov: plesaunce.↩back to note source190 so many holde. RV: holde so many.↩back to note source on. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: an.↩back to note source192 Ye. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: þe.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note sourceBefore 193 The Lady answerith. RV identifies this speaker as princesse.↩back to note source194 lady ne. N: lady no. ↩back to note source Deeth hath in erthe no lady ne maistresse. Cov: ffor drede of dethe I haue so grete distresse.↩back to note source195 his. Cov: this.↩back to note source muste. Cov: mot; RV, Warren: moste.↩back to note source I. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: ye.↩back to note source196 nys. RV: is.↩back to note source contesse ne duchesse. Cov: duchesse ne Countesse.↩back to note source197 beauté. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: bounte.↩back to note source198 Deeth. RV: right.↩back to note source mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source199 youre. RV: our.↩back to note source countirfeet. Cov, Warren: counterfete. RV: contrefete.↩back to note source fresshnesse. Cov: fairnesse.↩back to note source200 Owre. So Warren. Cov, S: youre.↩back to note source rympled. RV: riveled.↩back to note source age. Cov: face.↩back to note source202 I ensure. Cov: I you ensure.↩back to note source203 For al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source205 the. N: ȝe.↩back to note source gostli dredeful. So RV, Warren. Cov, S, N: dredly goostly.↩back to note source207 acounte. RV: accompte.↩back to note source shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source209 My. Cov: Myne.↩back to note source is. Cov: nys.↩back to note source nouther. RV: nothing; N: nowether.↩back to note source210 tidinges. N: tithings.↩back to note source ye bring. RV: ye me bringe.↩back to note source211 festis. Cov, RV: feste is.↩back to note source into. So Cov, Warren. RV, S: into a.↩back to note source ferye. N: fayres.↩back to note source212 list nothing syng. Cov: lust noo lenger sing.↩back to note source syng. RV: to syng.↩back to note source213 contrarie nowe. Cov: is contrarie.↩back to note source to. So RV, Warren. Cov, S, N: unto.↩back to note source me in. RV: my.↩back to note source215 parting. Cov: departing.↩back to note source216 And al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source217 right fresshe of. Cov: fresshe in. RV: right fressh in.↩back to note source222 wil. Cov: wol.↩back to note source224 fro. Cov: from.↩back to note source225 Sithen. RV: Sith.↩back to note source that Dethe. RV: dethe.↩back to note source his. N: þis.↩back to note source226 pace. RV: passe.↩back to note source227 adieu nowe. RV: adieu.↩back to note source228 Adieu. Cov: Adewe nowe.↩back to note source229 beuté. Cov: now.↩back to note source solace. Cov: all solace.↩back to note source231 Thinketh. Cov, RV: Thenke.↩back to note source232 wote. N: wate.↩back to note source234 abaisshed. N: abasshed is.↩back to note source though. N: is þogh.↩back to note source235 hede. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: hood.↩back to note source236 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source237 Leveth. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: leve vp.↩back to note source239 Who. Cov: he.↩back to note source that is fattest. RV: is moste fatte.↩back to note source have hym. Cov: have hit hym.↩back to note source240 In his grave shal. RV: Shal in his graue.↩back to note source putrefie. Cov: purify.↩back to note source241 thretis. Cov: tretis.↩back to note source have I. RV: I have.↩back to note source242 nowe leve. N: leve now.↩back to note source al. Cov: all þe.↩back to note source245 nor. Cov: ne.↩back to note source247 axe I. RV: I ask; N: aske I.↩back to note source248 Though. Cov: For.↩back to note source too late men. Cov: men to late.↩back to note source hem avise. N: avyse.↩back to note source249 lady gentil. Cov: gentil ladie.↩back to note source250 mantels. Cov: mantelle.↩back to note source251 passinge of. Cov: of. ↩back to note source Youre veile, youre wymple passinge of greet richesse. This line is inserted in the margin in N.↩back to note source252 mote. RV: most.↩back to note source leie. Warren: leyne.↩back to note source aside. N: on syde.↩back to note source253 shal. RV: moste.↩back to note source255 provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source256 man. RV: wight.↩back to note source258 it not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source262 to. Cov, N: for to. ↩back to note source to walke atte large. In Selden, this line breaks off after ful ofte and space is left for the remainder, along with absent lines 263 and 264, which are supplied here from Warren’s edition.↩back to note source263 Thus cruel Dethe dothe al estates fyne. This line is omitted in N. Cov: To make þe worlde to me encline.↩back to note source264 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source265 knowen. Cov: knowest; RV: know; Warren: knewe.↩back to note source266 rightwisnes. Cov: of right wisnesse; RV: rightwisnesse.↩back to note source267 must. RV, Warren: moste.↩back to note source269 ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: be.↩back to note source somonyd. Cov: somned; N: somenyd; RV: somond; Warren: sommened.↩back to note source bit. Cov: bytte; RV: biddeth.↩back to note source270 yelde. RV: yeue; Warren: ȝefe.↩back to note source acountes. RV, Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source wole. RV, W: wil.↩back to note source272 owne. RV: oune.↩back to note source273 this. RV: that.↩back to note source274 whiche. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: suche.↩back to note source aforne. So RV, Warren. Cov: a forme; N, S: a fourme.↩back to note source tooke. Cov: take; Warren, RV, N: toke.↩back to note source275 chaunge. Warren: chaunce.↩back to note source276 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source277 by. Cov, RV: for.↩back to note source for. N: be.↩back to note source278 rescuse. So Cov, RV, Warren. N, S: rescws.↩back to note source by. RV: ne.↩back to note source280 Agein. Cov: Ayenne; RV: Ayenst; Warren: Aȝen.↩back to note source vaille. Cov, RV: availle.↩back to note source281 loken. Cov: lokest.↩back to note source282 instrumentis. RV, N: Instruments.↩back to note source285 Sethen of. Cov, N, S: Sethen. RV: Sith that of; Warren: Sith of.↩back to note source alle. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: and alle.↩back to note source286 ferst. Cov: frist.↩back to note source walke. Cov: walken.↩back to note source287 dooth areste. RV: aresteth.↩back to note source seith. Warren: seieth.↩back to note source theologie. S: Thelogie.↩back to note source289 or. RV: and.↩back to note source291 serche oute no. Cov: serche oute ne; RV: seche no.↩back to note source292 domefiynge. Cov: doome feynynge; RV: demonstring.↩back to note source ne. Warren: nor.↩back to note source293 Safe. Cov, RV: saue.↩back to note source296 Who. Cov: He þat; RV: But who.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note source298 aver. Cov: honour; N: haver; RV: haueur.↩back to note source youre greet. Cov: greet.↩back to note source299 straunge. N: stronge.↩back to note source300 mote yow. Cov: mote; RV: moste you.↩back to note source302 cam. N: com; RV: come.↩back to note source303 bysynes. Cov: a besynes.↩back to note source305 Certis. Cov: Sertes.↩back to note source306 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source308 fordothe. RV: destroieth.↩back to note source309 wys is. Cov: right wise is; N: is wise.↩back to note source310 moot. RV: moste.↩back to note source311 The worlde it lente. Cov: To the worlde is lent; N: þe worldus lente.↩back to note source wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: mot.↩back to note source recovere. Warren, RV: recure. Cov: rekeuere.↩back to note sourceBefore 313 Chanoun. RV: The Canon prebended.↩back to note source313 many. RV: many a.↩back to note source grete prebende. Cov: prebende.↩back to note source316 For there. RV: There.↩back to note source319 dilacioun. Cov: delacioun.↩back to note source320 ay. RV: euer.↩back to note source321 benefices. Cov: benefice.↩back to note source a personage. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: personages; S: personage.↩back to note source322 lite. RV: litel.↩back to note source comforte. N: conforth.↩back to note source323 of. N: on.↩back to note source324 not. Cov: nat nowe.↩back to note source325 Amys of grys. Cov: amyses of greie.↩back to note source wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: wole.↩back to note source agein. Cov, RV: ayen; Warren: aȝen.↩back to note source328 shulde. Cov: sholde.↩back to note source329 marchaunt. N: marchand.↩back to note source mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source330 ful many. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: many.↩back to note source divers. RV: a divers.↩back to note source333 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source yeve. RV: ye; N: ȝefe.↩back to note source334 now. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: yow.↩back to note source336 No more coveite. So Cov. In S, a superscript y is inserted between more and coveite. RV: Nomore covet; Warren: None more coueite; N: No more covytt.↩back to note source than. Cov: I þan.↩back to note source have. Cov: han.↩back to note source338 my marchandise. In S, my is inserted in superscript. Cov, N: marchandise.↩back to note source340 iles. Cov: londis.↩back to note source341 My. Cov: mennes; RV, Warren: myn.↩back to note source herte. Cov: hertis.↩back to note source fret. Cov: freteth.↩back to note source342 doth me. So W. Cov, N: me; RV: me dothe; S: doith me.↩back to note source constreine. Cov: constreineth.↩back to note source343 seie. RV: see.↩back to note source344 enbraceth. RV: embraceth.↩back to note source shal restreine. Cov: he restreineth.↩back to note source345 Yeve. W: Gefe.↩back to note source346 longe. Cov: of longe.↩back to note source347 Chartereux. Cov: Chartereus.↩back to note source and youresilfe. Cov: and your selue; N: ȝoursilf.↩back to note source349 agein. RV: ayen; N, Warren: aȝen.↩back to note source350 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source351 as in. Cov, RV: in.↩back to note source353 the. RV: this.↩back to note source354 my1. RV: myn.↩back to note source357 flesshly. Cov: flossheli.↩back to note source359 from dampnacioun. RV: dampnacion.↩back to note source360 bene. RV: men ben.↩back to note source today. RV: this day.↩back to note source shulle. RV, Cov: shal.↩back to note source be. N: ben.↩back to note source363 Not. Cov: nat; RV: Noght.↩back to note source365 pele. Cov, RV: appele.↩back to note source367 champioun. Cov: a champioun.↩back to note source368 another. RV: dethe.↩back to note source369 dare this Dethe. Cov: dare thus dethe; RV: durst thou sette.↩back to note source370 That am. Cov: That.↩back to note source371 west and este. RV, Warren: este and weste.↩back to note source372 ful surquidous of. RV: with surquidous.↩back to note source374 though I. N: y.↩back to note source375 and. RV: or.↩back to note source377 Sir Monke. Catchword ir monke appears in bottom right-hand corner of fol. 153v.↩back to note source378 no. RV: not.↩back to note source sojour. N: ȝour soiour.↩back to note source379 is. RV: may.↩back to note source that may yow here. RV: here you.↩back to note source380 Agein. Cov: Ayen; N: Aȝen; RV: Ayenst; Warren: Aȝein.↩back to note source for to do. So Warren. S: for to. Cov: to. RV: to doo.↩back to note source381 mote acounte. RV: moste accompte.↩back to note source382 have spent it. Cov: han spent it; RV: haue spendid.↩back to note source in dede worde. RV: worde dede.↩back to note source384 of nought. N: noȝt.↩back to note source385 the. RV: my.↩back to note source be. RV: to be.↩back to note source388 vice. Cov: wise; Warren: vise.↩back to note source389 dissolut. Cov, RV: desolate.↩back to note source391 to. Cov: is to.↩back to note source392 be. Warren: ben.↩back to note source se. Warren: seen.↩back to note source393 Thou. RV: O thou.↩back to note source394 you. Cov, N: þu; RV: that.↩back to note source thi. Cov, RV: thy.↩back to note source396 thrust. Cov: therst; RV: thurst; N: thursse.↩back to note source397 you. RV, Warren: thou; Cov, N: þu.↩back to note source402 greet grevaunce. Cov, RV: greuance.↩back to note source404 ne. Cov: and.↩back to note source chevesaunce. Cov: cheveshance; RV: chevissance; Warren: cheuisshaunce.↩back to note source405 thorugh. Cov: through; N: thrught; RV: thurgh; Warren: thrugh.↩back to note source abit. RV: abideth; N: habit; Warren: abitte.↩back to note source parveaunce. Cov: paruiance; RV, Warren: purviance.↩back to note source406 look. RV: see.↩back to note source407 happith. RV: it happeth.↩back to note source408 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source see. Warren: seen.↩back to note source411 borwith. Cov: boroweth; N: borowith.↩back to note source412 lent. Cov: leueth.↩back to note source414 acountes. Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source sette. Cov, Warren: fette.↩back to note source416 man. N: man man.↩back to note source N has rubric in margin apparently anticipating an additional stanza following poem’s usual dialogue format: The poor man aswerith.↩back to note source409–16 Usuré to God . . . bihinde of dette. This stanza is omitted in RV. N misidentifies this stanza as Deth to þe poor man.↩back to note source417 on. RV: in.↩back to note source418 agein. Cov, N: aȝen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝenne.↩back to note source419 medicine. N: medcyne.↩back to note source420 Al. RV: And alle.↩back to note source422 Agein. Cov: Ayen; N: Aȝene; RV: ayenst; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source423 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source424 Good. Cov: A goode.↩back to note source recure. Cov: cure.↩back to note source425 agon. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: agoo.↩back to note source427 also in. RV: in.↩back to note source428 gete. Cov: geten.↩back to note source thorugh. Cov: through; RV, Warren, N: thurgh.↩back to note source429 agens. Cov: ayenst; RV: aenst; N, Warren: aȝens.↩back to note source430 Preservatives. N: Preseruatykes.↩back to note source432 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note sourceBefore 433 Amerous Squire. Cov: Þe Squier; RV: the Galant Squyer.↩back to note source433 be. RV: ben.↩back to note source gentil. Cov: so gentil.↩back to note source amerous. Cov: so amerous.↩back to note source434 grene. Cov: yonge.↩back to note source435 free of herte. RV: free and of hert.↩back to note source and eke desirous. So Cov, W. RV: desirous; N, S: eke desirous.↩back to note source437 of visage. RV: visage.↩back to note source438 asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source439 bewté. RV: youre beaute.↩back to note source442 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note source provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source445 service. Cov: the service.↩back to note source446 so fressh so wel besein. N: so flessh so well beseyn; RV: so wele and fressh beseyn.↩back to note source447 agein. Cov, RV: ayen.↩back to note source448 gon. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: goo; N: go.↩back to note sourceBefore 449 The Gentilwomman Amerous. Cov: þe Gentilwoman.↩back to note source450 holde. Cov: ye holde.↩back to note source451 Polycene. Cov: Pollicene; RV: Pollixene.↩back to note source452 Penolope. N, RV, Warren: Penelope.↩back to note source453 wente. Warren: wenten.↩back to note source454 shulle. Cov, RV: shall.↩back to note source youre. Warren: ȝow.↩back to note source455 hath. RV: haue.↩back to note source456 Arestid. RV: Arest.↩back to note source455–56 Though daunger longe . . . chaunge of doubilnesse. Lines 455 and 456 are transposed in N. This error is corrected in the margin.↩back to note source459 hast. Cov: has.↩back to note source yseide. Cov, N, RV: seid.↩back to note source462 a man. RV: man.↩back to note source to have. RV: have; W: to a.↩back to note source463 fool. RV: fole.↩back to note source sentement. RV: sentence.↩back to note source464 assurid. Cov: ensured.↩back to note sourceBefore 465 the Man of Lawe. RV: the Advocate.↩back to note source466 Ye. N: I ȝe.↩back to note source highe Juge. RV: Iuge.↩back to note source470 availe may. RV: may availle.↩back to note source472 Tofore. RV: Before.↩back to note source474 cannot. RV: can.↩back to note source agein. Cov, RV: ayen; N: aȝen.↩back to note source475 me kepe. Cov: kepe me.↩back to note source ne. N: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source478 Nothing. RV: man.↩back to note source479 Ageins. Cov: Ayenst; N: Aȝens; RV: Ayen; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source resistence. RV: no resistence.↩back to note source480 quite. Cov: quiteth; RV: quyteth.↩back to note source481 that at. Cov: that atte. N: þat.↩back to note source assise. RV: assises.↩back to note source482 atte. N: had.↩back to note source doste. RV: diddest.↩back to note source483 londe. Cov: londis; RV: land.↩back to note source devise. RV: devises.↩back to note source486 cowdest. RV: kewde.↩back to note source folkes. Cov, Warren: folke.↩back to note source487 lete. RV: lat.↩back to note source488 thou canst. Cov: canst thou; Warren: thou cannest.↩back to note source490 bellewedir. Cov: bellwethir; N: belwedur; RV: belwether.↩back to note source was. Cov, RV: is.↩back to note source491 Nought. Cov, N, RV, Warren: Not.↩back to note source lowe and hie. Cov, RV: hie and low.↩back to note source492 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source493 And hange. Cov: And honge; RV: Hange.↩back to note source respite. Cov: acquite.↩back to note source494 lad. Cov, RV: ledde.↩back to note source497 mynstral. RV: ministral.↩back to note source canst. Warren: cannest.↩back to note source498 do. Cov: done.↩back to note source499 I shal anoone. RV: soone I shal. Warren: anoone I shal.↩back to note source thee. N: þi.↩back to note source500 other. N: oder.↩back to note source goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source501 neither avoidaunce. Cov: noo voidaunce; Warren: nowther avoydaunce.↩back to note source504 maister. Cov: þat maister.↩back to note source shewe. RV: shal shew.↩back to note source science. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: sentence.↩back to note source505 newe. RV: new.↩back to note source506 passingly. Cov: passinge.↩back to note source508 sithes. RV: tymes.↩back to note source509 to me is. Cov: is to me.↩back to note source511 tarie. Cov: vary.↩back to note source512 Ofte. RV: Ofte tyme.↩back to note source of. RV: at.↩back to note source513 Rikele. Cov: van rikell; RV: Rykel.↩back to note source514 Harry. Cov, N: herry; RV: Henry.↩back to note source Engelond. N: ynglong.↩back to note source516 sleightes. N: slightnes.↩back to note source517 must. RV, W: moste.↩back to note source this. Cov: and this.↩back to note source to undirstond. Cov: undirstond.↩back to note source518 Nought. Cov: Nat.↩back to note source519 nouther. RV: neith.↩back to note source on. Cov: in.↩back to note source ne. RV: and.↩back to note source520 nought. Cov: nat; RV, Warren, N: not.↩back to note source none. N: noo.↩back to note source522 Or any. N: Of my.↩back to note source524 of the hevene. RV: of heven.↩back to note source al the influence. Cov: the influence.↩back to note source525 Ageins. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens. ↩back to note source stonde at defence. Cov: stonden atte defence.↩back to note source526 Legerdemeyn. N: Largerdemeyn.↩back to note source528 Deth moo. Cov: dethe yitte moo; RV: dethe hath moo.↩back to note source yit than. Cov, RV: than.↩back to note source hath. Cov, RV: haue.↩back to note source529 bene. Cov: art.↩back to note source nowe here. RV: here; Warren: here now.↩back to note source535 Like. Cov: Like to.↩back to note source536 And. RV: As.↩back to note source537 must. Cov: mot; RV: most; Warren: moste.↩back to note source538 lifly. N: lufly; Cov: liffeli; RV: lyvely.↩back to note source541 tithis and. RV: my tithe.↩back to note source542 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source counte. Cov: account; RV: compte.↩back to note source543 make. Cov: to make.↩back to note source544 he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source545 Thou. RV: O thou.↩back to note source546 lad. RV: ladde.↩back to note source547 Thou. N: ȝow.↩back to note source moste. Cov, N: must.↩back to note source eke. RV: now.↩back to note source548 if. Cov, RV: thogh.↩back to note source550 oonly. Warren: wonli.↩back to note source this from thee. Cov: for me the; RV: this the.↩back to note source551 The. RV: ffro the.↩back to note source that can so folke. Cov: that so folke; RV: that can folkes.↩back to note source faile. N: failly.↩back to note source552 fool. RV: foole.↩back to note source553 wisshed. Cov: wesshid.↩back to note source554 be that. Cov: be it.↩back to note source have. Cov: han.↩back to note source555 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source leyn. Cov: leien.↩back to note source556 reyn. Cov: in reine.↩back to note source and2. RV: to; Cov: I.↩back to note source at. RV: at the; Cov, Warren: atte.↩back to note source557 and2. RV: have.↩back to note source558 Dolve. Cov: Delfe.↩back to note source diched. Cov: dike; RV: dyked.↩back to note source the carte. Cov, W: atte carte.↩back to note source561 myn. RV, Warren: my.↩back to note source563 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source itaught. RV: taught.↩back to note source564 Howe that. RV: how.↩back to note source am. N: may.↩back to note source gastful. RV. gastly.↩back to note source forto drede. Cov: in dede.↩back to note source566 is ther. Cov: þer is.↩back to note source ne. N: nor.↩back to note source567 dare reste. Cov, RV: areste.↩back to note source561–68 Sir Cordeler . . . present and redy. Ink fading at bottom of fol. 156v.↩back to note source570 sureté. RV: seurte; Warren: seuerte.↩back to note source571 Strengthe. Warren: strengh.↩back to note source what so. RV: what.↩back to note source572 Worldly. Warren: wordly.↩back to note source574 fro. Cov, RV: from.↩back to note sourceBefore 577 the Childe. RV: the younge Childe.↩back to note source577 borne. So RV, Warren. Cov: ibore; S: yborn.↩back to note source579 must. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source here toforn. Cov: heretofore.↩back to note source580 Be lad. Cov, RV: Be ledde.↩back to note source fatal. Cov: sharper.↩back to note source581 goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source on. Cov, RV: vpon; N: to.↩back to note source582 in soth. Cov: for soth.↩back to note source583 every. Cov: oueri.↩back to note source584 moost. RV: moste.↩back to note source585 o. RV: omitted; Warren: a.↩back to note source I cannot. Cov: can I nat.↩back to note source586 bore. Cov, RV: born.↩back to note source587 be. Cov: ben.↩back to note source wreke. RV: awreke.↩back to note source588 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source lenger. Cov: longer.↩back to note source589 cam. RV: come.↩back to note source590 no tale. Cov: tales.↩back to note source591 wil. RV: wille.↩back to note sourceBefore 593 the Clerke. RV: The younge beneficed Clerk.↩back to note source593 O ye Sir. Cov: O sir; RV: O ye.↩back to note source594 or. Cov: on.↩back to note source defende. Cov: to defende.↩back to note source595 wende have. Cov: wend han; RV: haue.↩back to note source unto. Cov: up onto.↩back to note source596 benefices. RV: benefice.↩back to note source or. Cov: of.↩back to note source greet prebende. Cov: prebende.↩back to note source597 hiest. RV: hie.↩back to note source598 agens. Cov: ayens; N: aȝens; RV: ayenst.↩back to note source600 ponissheth. RV: punysshet.↩back to note source602 bettir. N: bett; Warren: bette.↩back to note source603 no1. Warren: noon.↩back to note source geyn. Cov: gynne.↩back to note source ne. Cov: no.↩back to note source bettir. Cov: lenger.↩back to note source604 sure. RV: seure.↩back to note source606 bene. RV: be.↩back to note source611 Atte. So Cov, Warren. N, RV; S: At the.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note source Signature in left margin: Thomas Holt.↩back to note source613 agein. Cov: aȝenne; N: aȝen; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source is. RV: may be.↩back to note source615 this. Cov: his.↩back to note source616 this. RV: in this.↩back to note source here is. RV: is.↩back to note source618 agein. Cov: ayenne; N: aȝen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source no respite. RV, Warren: respite noon.↩back to note source619 our. RV: steven.↩back to note source doth. RV: deth.↩back to note source not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source620 welcome be. Cov: welcome.↩back to note source627 al his herte. RV: hert.↩back to note source628 Seth. Cov: Sethen.↩back to note source629 deserve. Cov: disserueth; RV: serue.↩back to note source quit. Cov: quiteth.↩back to note source630 To. RV: The.↩back to note source632 sure to. RV: seure.↩back to note source N has rubric: þ(e) armytt answerith.↩back to note sourceBefore 633 The Kyng ligging dead and eten of wormes. Cov: A kynge lienge deede and eten with wormes; RV: A kyng liggyn in his grave; N: þe kyng liggyng ded & eten with wormes.↩back to note source633 folke. Cov: folkis.↩back to note source portrature. Cov: portatrure.↩back to note source634 the estates. So Cov, Warren. RV: estates; S: the states.↩back to note source635 Seeth. Cov, RV: Sethe.↩back to note source636 not. Cov: & nat.↩back to note source638 I. So Cov, RV, Warren, N. S: ȝe.↩back to note source kyng. RV: a king.↩back to note source640 fyne. Cov: ende.↩back to note sourceBefore 641 Machabre the Doctour. RV: The wordes of the Doctour Machabre.↩back to note source641 not. Cov: nat; Warren: nowght.↩back to note source642 wiche. Cov: that.↩back to note source643 whether. N: wedur.↩back to note source he. Cov: ye.↩back to note source645 Remembringe ay. Cov: remembreth.↩back to note source bet. Cov, RV: better.↩back to note source646 at the. Cov, Warren: atte.↩back to note source647 shul. RV: shal.↩back to note source648 that maketh in hevene. RV: in heuen that maketh.↩back to note source651 helle none ne. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: hell none nor.↩back to note source655 lyve wel. N: lyve.↩back to note source take this. RV: take.↩back to note source best. So Warren. Cov, RV, N: the best.↩back to note source656 Is. Cov: It is.↩back to note source shul. Cov: shullen.↩back to note source pace. RV: passe.↩back to note sourceBefore 657 Lenvoye de Translator. RV: Verba Translatoris.↩back to note source657 my lordis. RV: maisters.↩back to note source maistres. RV: folkes.↩back to note source659 myn. RV, N: my.↩back to note source661 aske. So RV, Warren. N, Cov, S: axe.↩back to note source662 goodly. RV: godely.↩back to note source this. N: his.↩back to note source663 to sowpouaile drede. Cov: subhope away drede; N: sowpowayle; RV: suppowel drede; Warren: soupewaile.↩back to note source664 Benignely. So RV; Cov: Benyngli; Warren: Benyngneli.↩back to note source665 drewe. Cov: drowe; RV: drow; Warren: drowe.↩back to note source666 by. RV: for.↩back to note source667 Engelonde. RV: England.↩back to note source670 Have. RV: Holde.↩back to note source my name is John Lidgate. In Cov, the name of the author is omitted and a blank space is left.↩back to note source671 her. RV: thare.↩back to note source672 Her. RV: thaire.↩back to note sourceExplicit Here endith the Daunce of Deeth. N: Laus tibi sit christe etc Finis; RV: Explicit.↩back to note source Incipit Verba translatoris. All speaker markers in S are written in red. In RV this heading appears at line 17.↩back to note source2 the. RV: this.↩back to note source have. RV: yeue.↩back to note source5 se. Cov: seene.↩back to note source aforn. RV: afore; Warren: aforne.↩back to note source6 Of. Cov: O.↩back to note source ben. So Warren. Cov: art; S, RV: be.↩back to note source8 yong and olde. RV: olde and younge.↩back to note source lowe and hy. RV: high nor low.↩back to note source9 not. Cov: nothir.↩back to note source lowe ne hy. RV: hie and low.↩back to note source10 Popes. N: Pepes.↩back to note source emperours. N: emprours.↩back to note source11 thei. RV: thay.↩back to note source in felicité. RV: in thaire felicite.↩back to note source12 fresshnes of her flours. Cov: fressheness of her flouris.↩back to note source13 The. Warren: ther.↩back to note source clipsen with his shours. Cov: clipsinge with her shoures.↩back to note source14 Make. Cov: Maken.↩back to note source her. Warren: theire.↩back to note source17 Considerith this. Cov: Considereith; RV: Consideryng this.↩back to note source ben. So Warren. Cov, N, S: be.↩back to note source18 enprentith. RV: emprenteth.↩back to note source19 the exawmple. So Warren. Cov: to þe ensaumple; S, N: thensaumple.↩back to note source20 in. RV: vpon; Warren: on.↩back to note source21 notably. Cov: notable; Warren: notabely.↩back to note source22 takyng. Cov: taken.↩back to note source23 translatyn. Cov: translate.↩back to note source24 Machabres. Warren: Macabrees.↩back to note source17–24 Considerith this . . . Machabres Daunce. In RV and in Huntington Library MS EL26 A 13 (the base text for Warren), this stanza is marked verba translatoris.↩back to note source25 whos. N: what.↩back to note source avys. Cov: avice; RV: advis.↩back to note source atte the leste. Cov, W: atte leste; RV: at the leste.↩back to note source26 Thorugh. Cov: Through; N: Thurght; RV: Thurgh; N: Thurh.↩back to note source steryng. Cov: strength. ↩back to note source her2. RV: thaire.↩back to note source27 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source28 playn. W: pleyne.↩back to note source30 that ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: þat be; RV: ben.↩back to note source31 toforn. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: to fer; S: tofor.↩back to note source in. Cov: ne.↩back to note source32 Her. RV: Theire.↩back to note source cleerly. Cov: clerkli; RV: clerely.↩back to note source33 By. Cov: Bi her; RV: By this.↩back to note source exaumple. RV: ensample.↩back to note source her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source34 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source36 Portreied. N: portreyd.↩back to note source surplusage. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: surpluage.↩back to note source38 Yeven. So Warren. Cov, RV: youen; N: yove; S: ȝove.↩back to note source lyves. Cov: lifis.↩back to note source39 declare. RV: deliuer.↩back to note source40 wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: wole. N: woll.↩back to note source41 ben. N, S: be.↩back to note source42 desiring. Cov: deservinge.↩back to note source wiche is. Cov: whiche; RV: whiche that is.↩back to note source43 se. Warren: sene.↩back to note source46 shul. Warren: schulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source48 ne2. RV: nor.↩back to note source50 goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source51 toforn. Cov: to fore.↩back to note source53 eche. Cov: euery.↩back to note source lowly. Cov: loweli; Warren: lowely.↩back to note source54 not. Cov: noþere.↩back to note source royal. Cov: riall.↩back to note source55 Eche. Cov: euerie.↩back to note source56 o. N: a.↩back to note source49–56 This stanza is absent in RV.↩back to note sourceBefore 57 Deeth to the Pope. Cov, Warren, RV, and S all include speaker markers. Cov, S, and W all follow the same format throughout, e.g. “Dethe to the Pope” and “The Pope” (although the word “pope” has been expunged from Cov by a later reader in both speaker markers, as well as at line 10); in RV the speaker markers give the identity of the speaker only in the response stanza, as in line 73: Dethe and line 81: The Emperour.↩back to note source57 O yee. Cov, N: Ye.↩back to note source ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: be.↩back to note source dignité. Cov: degree.↩back to note source58 alle estatis. N: astates.↩back to note source59 soverenité. Cov, RV: soverainte. Warren: soverente.↩back to note source61 ye firste. Cov: ye; RV: firste.↩back to note source64 of lordship. RV: lordship.↩back to note source honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source65 First. Cov: Frist.↩back to note source67 perillous. RV: perlious.↩back to note source ho. RV: who.↩back to note source68 dignité. Cov: dingnite.↩back to note source69 al for. Warren, RV: for all.↩back to note source70 other. N: oþer odyr.↩back to note source71 honour. Warren: honoure.↩back to note source who. Cov: he.↩back to note source prudently. Warren: prudentely.↩back to note source72 dothe. Warren: doth.↩back to note source75 must. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source your. Cov: the.↩back to note source77 Behinde. RV: behynde you.↩back to note source ricchesse. Cov: your richesse.↩back to note source79 Agein. Warren: Aȝens; Cov: Ayenst. N: Aȝen.↩back to note source is worth. RV: worth is.↩back to note source80 Adamis. RV, N: Adams; Cov, Warren: Adames.↩back to note source mosten. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: must; S: moste.↩back to note source81 not. So Warren. Cov, S: note.↩back to note source may. RV: may me.↩back to note source83 gein. Cov: gynne; RV: bote.↩back to note source86 visage. Cov: my vesage.↩back to note source87 Therupon sore I may compleine. RV: And thervpon I may me sore compleyn.↩back to note source88 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source litel. RV: so litel.↩back to note source89 ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: be; RV: been.↩back to note source90 shewith. Cov, RV: semeth.↩back to note source by. W: be.↩back to note source91 shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source93 bileven. RV: ye leue; Warren: beleue.↩back to note source95 rekenyd. Cov: I rekened.↩back to note source yfere. N: I fere; RV: in fere.↩back to note source96 honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source98 ben. So Warren. Cov, S: bene; RV: be.↩back to note source greetly. Cov: greteli; W: gretli.↩back to note source99 Sithen. So Warren. Cov: sethen; S: seth; N, RV: sith.↩back to note source100 That I shal nevere heraftir clothed be. This line omitted in RV.↩back to note source101 ne. W: ner.↩back to note source RV inserts an additional line after line 101, replacing its missing line 100. This inserted line reads: alle myn aray to leue behynde me.↩back to note source102 My. RV: myn; Cov: myne.↩back to note source103 lerned. So Warren. Cov: levid; N, S: lyved; RV: conceyued.↩back to note source104 Howe that al. RV: That worldly.↩back to note source107 somtyme had. RV: had somtyme.↩back to note source enviroun. Warren: envroun.↩back to note source109 al youre grete. RV: for all your.↩back to note source hynes. Cov: hevinesse.↩back to note source110 shul. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source113 aforn. Cov, RV: afore.↩back to note source114 in sooth. Cov: of sothe.↩back to note source footyng. Cov: fote; N: foot.↩back to note source116 or. Cov: ne.↩back to note source118 Greet. RV: Bothe grete.↩back to note source119 Who. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: ho; N: He.↩back to note source he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source120 we. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: he.↩back to note source asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source121 alle. RV: with al.↩back to note source122 quite. Cov: quiteth.↩back to note source ne2. RV: for.↩back to note source124 al youre dignité. Cov: youre dingnite.↩back to note source127 shal. S: shulle; Warren: shul.↩back to note source130 Have. So RV, Warren. S: han; Cov: hath.↩back to note source131 ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: be.↩back to note source to. Cov: into.↩back to note source132 vailith it. RV: availleth.↩back to note source suche. N: shull.↩back to note source134 oute of. Cov: without.↩back to note source136 berthen. Cov: berden; RV: birthen; Warren: burdoun.↩back to note source hym. Cov: hem.↩back to note source ofte. Cov: offten.↩back to note sourceBefore 137 Constable. RV: Knyght constable.↩back to note source137 my right. RV: right.↩back to note source to. Cov: you to.↩back to note source reste. Cov: areste.↩back to note source yow constreine. Cov: constrene.↩back to note source138 Sir. W: sire.↩back to note source Constable. Warren: Conestable.↩back to note source139 strong. RV: strenger.↩back to note source Charlemayne. Cov: Chalemain.↩back to note source140 aforced. Cov, RV: enforced.↩back to note source141 ne. Cov: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source this is. RV: is.↩back to note source142 armure. N: arm[ou]re.↩back to note source plates. Cov: plate.↩back to note source143 folkes. Cov: folke.↩back to note source144 luste. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: lest.↩back to note sourceBefore 145 The Constable answerith. RV: knyght constable.↩back to note source146 To assaille. RV: to haue assailed.↩back to note source mighty forteresses. RV: forteresses. Cov: myghtilie to recesse; N: myghty to recesse.↩back to note source147 unto. Cov: to.↩back to note source148 seke. Cov: seche.↩back to note source fame. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: and fame.↩back to note source149 worldly. Warren, N: wordli.↩back to note source prowesses. Cov, N, RV: prowesse.↩back to note source151 him. N: hym hym.↩back to note source sorwe. Cov, N, Warren: sorowe; RV: sorow.↩back to note source swetnesses. Cov, RV: swetnesse; Warren: swetenesses.↩back to note source152 agein. Cov: ayen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source founded. Cov, N, S, Warren: founden; RV: founde.↩back to note source153 yow. RV: so.↩back to note source155 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source to. RV: vnto.↩back to note source156 contrarie. Cov: constreine.↩back to note source were. So RV, Warren. Cov: neve; S: nere; N: ware.↩back to note source not but. RV: but.↩back to note source157 for day by day. Cov: ffro daie to daie.↩back to note source is noon othir geyn. Cov: is nis noo noþer.↩back to note source158 at. So RV, Warren. Cov: atte; S, N: at the.↩back to note source159 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source agein. RV: ayene; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source160 counten. RV: compten.↩back to note source her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source161 woote. N: wate.↩back to note source partie. N: p[ar]tis.↩back to note source162 For drede of Dethe I have so grete distresse. Cov: Dethe hath in erþe noo ladie me maistresse.↩back to note source163 ascape. Cov: escape.↩back to note source167 chaumbres. Cov: chambir.↩back to note source168 must. Warren: mote.↩back to note source169 lordis. RV: ladyes.↩back to note source barouns. Cov: barones.↩back to note source170 Hav. Cov, S: han. RV: haue.↩back to note source171 trumpetis. RV: trompette.↩back to note source youre clariouns. Cov: clariones; N: youre clairons; RV: youre clarion.↩back to note source174 daunce. Cov: dauncen.↩back to note source176 o. N: a.↩back to note source177 sithe. RV: tymes.↩back to note source auctorised. N: aucorised.↩back to note source179 thanke. N: thonke.↩back to note source181 Ne. Cov: no.↩back to note source182 court. Cov: courtes.↩back to note sourceBefore 185 Lady of Grete Astate. RV: Princesse.↩back to note source186 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source187 Nowt. So Warren. Cov, S: not. RV: noght.↩back to note source188 beauté. Cov: grete beaute.↩back to note source greet plesaunce. Cov: plesaunce.↩back to note source190 so many holde. RV: holde so many.↩back to note source on. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: an.↩back to note source192 Ye. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: þe.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note sourceBefore 193 The Lady answerith. RV identifies this speaker as princesse.↩back to note source194 lady ne. N: lady no. ↩back to note source Deeth hath in erthe no lady ne maistresse. Cov: ffor drede of dethe I haue so grete distresse.↩back to note source195 his. Cov: this.↩back to note source muste. Cov: mot; RV, Warren: moste.↩back to note source I. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: ye.↩back to note source196 nys. RV: is.↩back to note source contesse ne duchesse. Cov: duchesse ne Countesse.↩back to note source197 beauté. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: bounte.↩back to note source198 Deeth. RV: right.↩back to note source mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source199 youre. RV: our.↩back to note source countirfeet. Cov, Warren: counterfete. RV: contrefete.↩back to note source fresshnesse. Cov: fairnesse.↩back to note source200 Owre. So Warren. Cov, S: youre.↩back to note source rympled. RV: riveled.↩back to note source age. Cov: face.↩back to note source202 I ensure. Cov: I you ensure.↩back to note source203 For al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source205 the. N: ȝe.↩back to note source gostli dredeful. So RV, Warren. Cov, S, N: dredly goostly.↩back to note source207 acounte. RV: accompte.↩back to note source shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source209 My. Cov: Myne.↩back to note source is. Cov: nys.↩back to note source nouther. RV: nothing; N: nowether.↩back to note source210 tidinges. N: tithings.↩back to note source ye bring. RV: ye me bringe.↩back to note source211 festis. Cov, RV: feste is.↩back to note source into. So Cov, Warren. RV, S: into a.↩back to note source ferye. N: fayres.↩back to note source212 list nothing syng. Cov: lust noo lenger sing.↩back to note source syng. RV: to syng.↩back to note source213 contrarie nowe. Cov: is contrarie.↩back to note source to. So RV, Warren. Cov, S, N: unto.↩back to note source me in. RV: my.↩back to note source215 parting. Cov: departing.↩back to note source216 And al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source217 right fresshe of. Cov: fresshe in. RV: right fressh in.↩back to note source222 wil. Cov: wol.↩back to note source224 fro. Cov: from.↩back to note source225 Sithen. RV: Sith.↩back to note source that Dethe. RV: dethe.↩back to note source his. N: þis.↩back to note source226 pace. RV: passe.↩back to note source227 adieu nowe. RV: adieu.↩back to note source228 Adieu. Cov: Adewe nowe.↩back to note source229 beuté. Cov: now.↩back to note source solace. Cov: all solace.↩back to note source231 Thinketh. Cov, RV: Thenke.↩back to note source232 wote. N: wate.↩back to note source234 abaisshed. N: abasshed is.↩back to note source though. N: is þogh.↩back to note source235 hede. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: hood.↩back to note source236 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source237 Leveth. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: leve vp.↩back to note source239 Who. Cov: he.↩back to note source that is fattest. RV: is moste fatte.↩back to note source have hym. Cov: have hit hym.↩back to note source240 In his grave shal. RV: Shal in his graue.↩back to note source putrefie. Cov: purify.↩back to note source241 thretis. Cov: tretis.↩back to note source have I. RV: I have.↩back to note source242 nowe leve. N: leve now.↩back to note source al. Cov: all þe.↩back to note source245 nor. Cov: ne.↩back to note source247 axe I. RV: I ask; N: aske I.↩back to note source248 Though. Cov: For.↩back to note source too late men. Cov: men to late.↩back to note source hem avise. N: avyse.↩back to note source249 lady gentil. Cov: gentil ladie.↩back to note source250 mantels. Cov: mantelle.↩back to note source251 passinge of. Cov: of. ↩back to note source Youre veile, youre wymple passinge of greet richesse. This line is inserted in the margin in N.↩back to note source252 mote. RV: most.↩back to note source leie. Warren: leyne.↩back to note source aside. N: on syde.↩back to note source253 shal. RV: moste.↩back to note source255 provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source256 man. RV: wight.↩back to note source258 it not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source262 to. Cov, N: for to. ↩back to note source to walke atte large. In Selden, this line breaks off after ful ofte and space is left for the remainder, along with absent lines 263 and 264, which are supplied here from Warren’s edition.↩back to note source263 Thus cruel Dethe dothe al estates fyne. This line is omitted in N. Cov: To make þe worlde to me encline.↩back to note source264 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source265 knowen. Cov: knowest; RV: know; Warren: knewe.↩back to note source266 rightwisnes. Cov: of right wisnesse; RV: rightwisnesse.↩back to note source267 must. RV, Warren: moste.↩back to note source269 ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: be.↩back to note source somonyd. Cov: somned; N: somenyd; RV: somond; Warren: sommened.↩back to note source bit. Cov: bytte; RV: biddeth.↩back to note source270 yelde. RV: yeue; Warren: ȝefe.↩back to note source acountes. RV, Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source wole. RV, W: wil.↩back to note source272 owne. RV: oune.↩back to note source273 this. RV: that.↩back to note source274 whiche. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: suche.↩back to note source aforne. So RV, Warren. Cov: a forme; N, S: a fourme.↩back to note source tooke. Cov: take; Warren, RV, N: toke.↩back to note source275 chaunge. Warren: chaunce.↩back to note source276 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source277 by. Cov, RV: for.↩back to note source for. N: be.↩back to note source278 rescuse. So Cov, RV, Warren. N, S: rescws.↩back to note source by. RV: ne.↩back to note source280 Agein. Cov: Ayenne; RV: Ayenst; Warren: Aȝen.↩back to note source vaille. Cov, RV: availle.↩back to note source281 loken. Cov: lokest.↩back to note source282 instrumentis. RV, N: Instruments.↩back to note source285 Sethen of. Cov, N, S: Sethen. RV: Sith that of; Warren: Sith of.↩back to note source alle. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: and alle.↩back to note source286 ferst. Cov: frist.↩back to note source walke. Cov: walken.↩back to note source287 dooth areste. RV: aresteth.↩back to note source seith. Warren: seieth.↩back to note source theologie. S: Thelogie.↩back to note source289 or. RV: and.↩back to note source291 serche oute no. Cov: serche oute ne; RV: seche no.↩back to note source292 domefiynge. Cov: doome feynynge; RV: demonstring.↩back to note source ne. Warren: nor.↩back to note source293 Safe. Cov, RV: saue.↩back to note source296 Who. Cov: He þat; RV: But who.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note source298 aver. Cov: honour; N: haver; RV: haueur.↩back to note source youre greet. Cov: greet.↩back to note source299 straunge. N: stronge.↩back to note source300 mote yow. Cov: mote; RV: moste you.↩back to note source302 cam. N: com; RV: come.↩back to note source303 bysynes. Cov: a besynes.↩back to note source305 Certis. Cov: Sertes.↩back to note source306 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source308 fordothe. RV: destroieth.↩back to note source309 wys is. Cov: right wise is; N: is wise.↩back to note source310 moot. RV: moste.↩back to note source311 The worlde it lente. Cov: To the worlde is lent; N: þe worldus lente.↩back to note source wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: mot.↩back to note source recovere. Warren, RV: recure. Cov: rekeuere.↩back to note sourceBefore 313 Chanoun. RV: The Canon prebended.↩back to note source313 many. RV: many a.↩back to note source grete prebende. Cov: prebende.↩back to note source316 For there. RV: There.↩back to note source319 dilacioun. Cov: delacioun.↩back to note source320 ay. RV: euer.↩back to note source321 benefices. Cov: benefice.↩back to note source a personage. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: personages; S: personage.↩back to note source322 lite. RV: litel.↩back to note source comforte. N: conforth.↩back to note source323 of. N: on.↩back to note source324 not. Cov: nat nowe.↩back to note source325 Amys of grys. Cov: amyses of greie.↩back to note source wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: wole.↩back to note source agein. Cov, RV: ayen; Warren: aȝen.↩back to note source328 shulde. Cov: sholde.↩back to note source329 marchaunt. N: marchand.↩back to note source mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source330 ful many. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: many.↩back to note source divers. RV: a divers.↩back to note source333 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source yeve. RV: ye; N: ȝefe.↩back to note source334 now. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: yow.↩back to note source336 No more coveite. So Cov. In S, a superscript y is inserted between more and coveite. RV: Nomore covet; Warren: None more coueite; N: No more covytt.↩back to note source than. Cov: I þan.↩back to note source have. Cov: han.↩back to note source338 my marchandise. In S, my is inserted in superscript. Cov, N: marchandise.↩back to note source340 iles. Cov: londis.↩back to note source341 My. Cov: mennes; RV, Warren: myn.↩back to note source herte. Cov: hertis.↩back to note source fret. Cov: freteth.↩back to note source342 doth me. So W. Cov, N: me; RV: me dothe; S: doith me.↩back to note source constreine. Cov: constreineth.↩back to note source343 seie. RV: see.↩back to note source344 enbraceth. RV: embraceth.↩back to note source shal restreine. Cov: he restreineth.↩back to note source345 Yeve. W: Gefe.↩back to note source346 longe. Cov: of longe.↩back to note source347 Chartereux. Cov: Chartereus.↩back to note source and youresilfe. Cov: and your selue; N: ȝoursilf.↩back to note source349 agein. RV: ayen; N, Warren: aȝen.↩back to note source350 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source351 as in. Cov, RV: in.↩back to note source353 the. RV: this.↩back to note source354 my1. RV: myn.↩back to note source357 flesshly. Cov: flossheli.↩back to note source359 from dampnacioun. RV: dampnacion.↩back to note source360 bene. RV: men ben.↩back to note source today. RV: this day.↩back to note source shulle. RV, Cov: shal.↩back to note source be. N: ben.↩back to note source363 Not. Cov: nat; RV: Noght.↩back to note source365 pele. Cov, RV: appele.↩back to note source367 champioun. Cov: a champioun.↩back to note source368 another. RV: dethe.↩back to note source369 dare this Dethe. Cov: dare thus dethe; RV: durst thou sette.↩back to note source370 That am. Cov: That.↩back to note source371 west and este. RV, Warren: este and weste.↩back to note source372 ful surquidous of. RV: with surquidous.↩back to note source374 though I. N: y.↩back to note source375 and. RV: or.↩back to note source377 Sir Monke. Catchword ir monke appears in bottom right-hand corner of fol. 153v.↩back to note source378 no. RV: not.↩back to note source sojour. N: ȝour soiour.↩back to note source379 is. RV: may.↩back to note source that may yow here. RV: here you.↩back to note source380 Agein. Cov: Ayen; N: Aȝen; RV: Ayenst; Warren: Aȝein.↩back to note source for to do. So Warren. S: for to. Cov: to. RV: to doo.↩back to note source381 mote acounte. RV: moste accompte.↩back to note source382 have spent it. Cov: han spent it; RV: haue spendid.↩back to note source in dede worde. RV: worde dede.↩back to note source384 of nought. N: noȝt.↩back to note source385 the. RV: my.↩back to note source be. RV: to be.↩back to note source388 vice. Cov: wise; Warren: vise.↩back to note source389 dissolut. Cov, RV: desolate.↩back to note source391 to. Cov: is to.↩back to note source392 be. Warren: ben.↩back to note source se. Warren: seen.↩back to note source393 Thou. RV: O thou.↩back to note source394 you. Cov, N: þu; RV: that.↩back to note source thi. Cov, RV: thy.↩back to note source396 thrust. Cov: therst; RV: thurst; N: thursse.↩back to note source397 you. RV, Warren: thou; Cov, N: þu.↩back to note source402 greet grevaunce. Cov, RV: greuance.↩back to note source404 ne. Cov: and.↩back to note source chevesaunce. Cov: cheveshance; RV: chevissance; Warren: cheuisshaunce.↩back to note source405 thorugh. Cov: through; N: thrught; RV: thurgh; Warren: thrugh.↩back to note source abit. RV: abideth; N: habit; Warren: abitte.↩back to note source parveaunce. Cov: paruiance; RV, Warren: purviance.↩back to note source406 look. RV: see.↩back to note source407 happith. RV: it happeth.↩back to note source408 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source see. Warren: seen.↩back to note source411 borwith. Cov: boroweth; N: borowith.↩back to note source412 lent. Cov: leueth.↩back to note source414 acountes. Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source sette. Cov, Warren: fette.↩back to note source416 man. N: man man.↩back to note source N has rubric in margin apparently anticipating an additional stanza following poem’s usual dialogue format: The poor man aswerith.↩back to note source409–16 Usuré to God . . . bihinde of dette. This stanza is omitted in RV. N misidentifies this stanza as Deth to þe poor man.↩back to note source417 on. RV: in.↩back to note source418 agein. Cov, N: aȝen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝenne.↩back to note source419 medicine. N: medcyne.↩back to note source420 Al. RV: And alle.↩back to note source422 Agein. Cov: Ayen; N: Aȝene; RV: ayenst; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source423 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source424 Good. Cov: A goode.↩back to note source recure. Cov: cure.↩back to note source425 agon. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: agoo.↩back to note source427 also in. RV: in.↩back to note source428 gete. Cov: geten.↩back to note source thorugh. Cov: through; RV, Warren, N: thurgh.↩back to note source429 agens. Cov: ayenst; RV: aenst; N, Warren: aȝens.↩back to note source430 Preservatives. N: Preseruatykes.↩back to note source432 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note sourceBefore 433 Amerous Squire. Cov: Þe Squier; RV: the Galant Squyer.↩back to note source433 be. RV: ben.↩back to note source gentil. Cov: so gentil.↩back to note source amerous. Cov: so amerous.↩back to note source434 grene. Cov: yonge.↩back to note source435 free of herte. RV: free and of hert.↩back to note source and eke desirous. So Cov, W. RV: desirous; N, S: eke desirous.↩back to note source437 of visage. RV: visage.↩back to note source438 asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source439 bewté. RV: youre beaute.↩back to note source442 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note source provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source445 service. Cov: the service.↩back to note source446 so fressh so wel besein. N: so flessh so well beseyn; RV: so wele and fressh beseyn.↩back to note source447 agein. Cov, RV: ayen.↩back to note source448 gon. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: goo; N: go.↩back to note sourceBefore 449 The Gentilwomman Amerous. Cov: þe Gentilwoman.↩back to note source450 holde. Cov: ye holde.↩back to note source451 Polycene. Cov: Pollicene; RV: Pollixene.↩back to note source452 Penolope. N, RV, Warren: Penelope.↩back to note source453 wente. Warren: wenten.↩back to note source454 shulle. Cov, RV: shall.↩back to note source youre. Warren: ȝow.↩back to note source455 hath. RV: haue.↩back to note source456 Arestid. RV: Arest.↩back to note source455–56 Though daunger longe . . . chaunge of doubilnesse. Lines 455 and 456 are transposed in N. This error is corrected in the margin.↩back to note source459 hast. Cov: has.↩back to note source yseide. Cov, N, RV: seid.↩back to note source462 a man. RV: man.↩back to note source to have. RV: have; W: to a.↩back to note source463 fool. RV: fole.↩back to note source sentement. RV: sentence.↩back to note source464 assurid. Cov: ensured.↩back to note sourceBefore 465 the Man of Lawe. RV: the Advocate.↩back to note source466 Ye. N: I ȝe.↩back to note source highe Juge. RV: Iuge.↩back to note source470 availe may. RV: may availle.↩back to note source472 Tofore. RV: Before.↩back to note source474 cannot. RV: can.↩back to note source agein. Cov, RV: ayen; N: aȝen.↩back to note source475 me kepe. Cov: kepe me.↩back to note source ne. N: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source478 Nothing. RV: man.↩back to note source479 Ageins. Cov: Ayenst; N: Aȝens; RV: Ayen; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source resistence. RV: no resistence.↩back to note source480 quite. Cov: quiteth; RV: quyteth.↩back to note source481 that at. Cov: that atte. N: þat.↩back to note source assise. RV: assises.↩back to note source482 atte. N: had.↩back to note source doste. RV: diddest.↩back to note source483 londe. Cov: londis; RV: land.↩back to note source devise. RV: devises.↩back to note source486 cowdest. RV: kewde.↩back to note source folkes. Cov, Warren: folke.↩back to note source487 lete. RV: lat.↩back to note source488 thou canst. Cov: canst thou; Warren: thou cannest.↩back to note source490 bellewedir. Cov: bellwethir; N: belwedur; RV: belwether.↩back to note source was. Cov, RV: is.↩back to note source491 Nought. Cov, N, RV, Warren: Not.↩back to note source lowe and hie. Cov, RV: hie and low.↩back to note source492 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source493 And hange. Cov: And honge; RV: Hange.↩back to note source respite. Cov: acquite.↩back to note source494 lad. Cov, RV: ledde.↩back to note source497 mynstral. RV: ministral.↩back to note source canst. Warren: cannest.↩back to note source498 do. Cov: done.↩back to note source499 I shal anoone. RV: soone I shal. Warren: anoone I shal.↩back to note source thee. N: þi.↩back to note source500 other. N: oder.↩back to note source goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source501 neither avoidaunce. Cov: noo voidaunce; Warren: nowther avoydaunce.↩back to note source504 maister. Cov: þat maister.↩back to note source shewe. RV: shal shew.↩back to note source science. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: sentence.↩back to note source505 newe. RV: new.↩back to note source506 passingly. Cov: passinge.↩back to note source508 sithes. RV: tymes.↩back to note source509 to me is. Cov: is to me.↩back to note source511 tarie. Cov: vary.↩back to note source512 Ofte. RV: Ofte tyme.↩back to note source of. RV: at.↩back to note source513 Rikele. Cov: van rikell; RV: Rykel.↩back to note source514 Harry. Cov, N: herry; RV: Henry.↩back to note source Engelond. N: ynglong.↩back to note source516 sleightes. N: slightnes.↩back to note source517 must. RV, W: moste.↩back to note source this. Cov: and this.↩back to note source to undirstond. Cov: undirstond.↩back to note source518 Nought. Cov: Nat.↩back to note source519 nouther. RV: neith.↩back to note source on. Cov: in.↩back to note source ne. RV: and.↩back to note source520 nought. Cov: nat; RV, Warren, N: not.↩back to note source none. N: noo.↩back to note source522 Or any. N: Of my.↩back to note source524 of the hevene. RV: of heven.↩back to note source al the influence. Cov: the influence.↩back to note source525 Ageins. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens. ↩back to note source stonde at defence. Cov: stonden atte defence.↩back to note source526 Legerdemeyn. N: Largerdemeyn.↩back to note source528 Deth moo. Cov: dethe yitte moo; RV: dethe hath moo.↩back to note source yit than. Cov, RV: than.↩back to note source hath. Cov, RV: haue.↩back to note source529 bene. Cov: art.↩back to note source nowe here. RV: here; Warren: here now.↩back to note source535 Like. Cov: Like to.↩back to note source536 And. RV: As.↩back to note source537 must. Cov: mot; RV: most; Warren: moste.↩back to note source538 lifly. N: lufly; Cov: liffeli; RV: lyvely.↩back to note source541 tithis and. RV: my tithe.↩back to note source542 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source counte. Cov: account; RV: compte.↩back to note source543 make. Cov: to make.↩back to note source544 he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source545 Thou. RV: O thou.↩back to note source546 lad. RV: ladde.↩back to note source547 Thou. N: ȝow.↩back to note source moste. Cov, N: must.↩back to note source eke. RV: now.↩back to note source548 if. Cov, RV: thogh.↩back to note source550 oonly. Warren: wonli.↩back to note source this from thee. Cov: for me the; RV: this the.↩back to note source551 The. RV: ffro the.↩back to note source that can so folke. Cov: that so folke; RV: that can folkes.↩back to note source faile. N: failly.↩back to note source552 fool. RV: foole.↩back to note source553 wisshed. Cov: wesshid.↩back to note source554 be that. Cov: be it.↩back to note source have. Cov: han.↩back to note source555 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source leyn. Cov: leien.↩back to note source556 reyn. Cov: in reine.↩back to note source and2. RV: to; Cov: I.↩back to note source at. RV: at the; Cov, Warren: atte.↩back to note source557 and2. RV: have.↩back to note source558 Dolve. Cov: Delfe.↩back to note source diched. Cov: dike; RV: dyked.↩back to note source the carte. Cov, W: atte carte.↩back to note source561 myn. RV, Warren: my.↩back to note source563 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source itaught. RV: taught.↩back to note source564 Howe that. RV: how.↩back to note source am. N: may.↩back to note source gastful. RV. gastly.↩back to note source forto drede. Cov: in dede.↩back to note source566 is ther. Cov: þer is.↩back to note source ne. N: nor.↩back to note source567 dare reste. Cov, RV: areste.↩back to note source561–68 Sir Cordeler . . . present and redy. Ink fading at bottom of fol. 156v.↩back to note source570 sureté. RV: seurte; Warren: seuerte.↩back to note source571 Strengthe. Warren: strengh.↩back to note source what so. RV: what.↩back to note source572 Worldly. Warren: wordly.↩back to note source574 fro. Cov, RV: from.↩back to note sourceBefore 577 the Childe. RV: the younge Childe.↩back to note source577 borne. So RV, Warren. Cov: ibore; S: yborn.↩back to note source579 must. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source here toforn. Cov: heretofore.↩back to note source580 Be lad. Cov, RV: Be ledde.↩back to note source fatal. Cov: sharper.↩back to note source581 goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source on. Cov, RV: vpon; N: to.↩back to note source582 in soth. Cov: for soth.↩back to note source583 every. Cov: oueri.↩back to note source584 moost. RV: moste.↩back to note source585 o. RV: omitted; Warren: a.↩back to note source I cannot. Cov: can I nat.↩back to note source586 bore. Cov, RV: born.↩back to note source587 be. Cov: ben.↩back to note source wreke. RV: awreke.↩back to note source588 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source lenger. Cov: longer.↩back to note source589 cam. RV: come.↩back to note source590 no tale. Cov: tales.↩back to note source591 wil. RV: wille.↩back to note sourceBefore 593 the Clerke. RV: The younge beneficed Clerk.↩back to note source593 O ye Sir. Cov: O sir; RV: O ye.↩back to note source594 or. Cov: on.↩back to note source defende. Cov: to defende.↩back to note source595 wende have. Cov: wend han; RV: haue.↩back to note source unto. Cov: up onto.↩back to note source596 benefices. RV: benefice.↩back to note source or. Cov: of.↩back to note source greet prebende. Cov: prebende.↩back to note source597 hiest. RV: hie.↩back to note source598 agens. Cov: ayens; N: aȝens; RV: ayenst.↩back to note source600 ponissheth. RV: punysshet.↩back to note source602 bettir. N: bett; Warren: bette.↩back to note source603 no1. Warren: noon.↩back to note source geyn. Cov: gynne.↩back to note source ne. Cov: no.↩back to note source bettir. Cov: lenger.↩back to note source604 sure. RV: seure.↩back to note source606 bene. RV: be.↩back to note source611 Atte. So Cov, Warren. N, RV; S: At the.↩back to note source mote. RV: most.↩back to note source Signature in left margin: Thomas Holt.↩back to note source613 agein. Cov: aȝenne; N: aȝen; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source is. RV: may be.↩back to note source615 this. Cov: his.↩back to note source616 this. RV: in this.↩back to note source here is. RV: is.↩back to note source618 agein. Cov: ayenne; N: aȝen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source no respite. RV, Warren: respite noon.↩back to note source619 our. RV: steven.↩back to note source doth. RV: deth.↩back to note source not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source620 welcome be. Cov: welcome.↩back to note source627 al his herte. RV: hert.↩back to note source628 Seth. Cov: Sethen.↩back to note source629 deserve. Cov: disserueth; RV: serue.↩back to note source quit. Cov: quiteth.↩back to note source630 To. RV: The.↩back to note source632 sure to. RV: seure.↩back to note source N has rubric: þ(e) armytt answerith.↩back to note sourceBefore 633 The Kyng ligging dead and eten of wormes. Cov: A kynge lienge deede and eten with wormes; RV: A kyng liggyn in his grave; N: þe kyng liggyng ded & eten with wormes.↩back to note source633 folke. Cov: folkis.↩back to note source portrature. Cov: portatrure.↩back to note source634 the estates. So Cov, Warren. RV: estates; S: the states.↩back to note source635 Seeth. Cov, RV: Sethe.↩back to note source636 not. Cov: & nat.↩back to note source638 I. So Cov, RV, Warren, N. S: ȝe.↩back to note source kyng. RV: a king.↩back to note source640 fyne. Cov: ende.↩back to note sourceBefore 641 Machabre the Doctour. RV: The wordes of the Doctour Machabre.↩back to note source641 not. Cov: nat; Warren: nowght.↩back to note source642 wiche. Cov: that.↩back to note source643 whether. N: wedur.↩back to note source he. Cov: ye.↩back to note source645 Remembringe ay. Cov: remembreth.↩back to note source bet. Cov, RV: better.↩back to note source646 at the. Cov, Warren: atte.↩back to note source647 shul. RV: shal.↩back to note source648 that maketh in hevene. RV: in heuen that maketh.↩back to note source651 helle none ne. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: hell none nor.↩back to note source655 lyve wel. N: lyve.↩back to note source take this. RV: take.↩back to note source best. So Warren. Cov, RV, N: the best.↩back to note source656 Is. Cov: It is.↩back to note source shul. Cov: shullen.↩back to note source pace. RV: passe.↩back to note sourceBefore 657 Lenvoye de Translator. RV: Verba Translatoris.↩back to note source657 my lordis. RV: maisters.↩back to note source maistres. RV: folkes.↩back to note source659 myn. RV, N: my.↩back to note source661 aske. So RV, Warren. N, Cov, S: axe.↩back to note source662 goodly. RV: godely.↩back to note source this. N: his.↩back to note source663 to sowpouaile drede. Cov: subhope away drede; N: sowpowayle; RV: suppowel drede; Warren: soupewaile.↩back to note source664 Benignely. So RV; Cov: Benyngli; Warren: Benyngneli.↩back to note source665 drewe. Cov: drowe; RV: drow; Warren: drowe.↩back to note source666 by. RV: for.↩back to note source667 Engelonde. RV: England.↩back to note source670 Have. RV: Holde.↩back to note source my name is John Lidgate. In Cov, the name of the author is omitted and a blank space is left.↩back to note source671 her. RV: thare.↩back to note source672 Her. RV: thaire.↩back to note sourceExplicit Here endith the Daunce of Deeth. N: Laus tibi sit christe etc Finis; RV: Explicit.↩back to note source