I am grateful to the ongoing support of Thomas Hahn and Russell A. Peck for introducing me to this text and encouraging my pursuit of this edition, as well as for their sage guidance and friendship. Kristi J. Castleberry and Kara L. McShane, two colleagues and friends at the University of Rochester, read through this work and offered insightful advice and welcome enthusiasm. Alan Lupack read a later version and offered many improvements. The Middle English Texts Series would not be possible without generous support from the National Endowment of the Humanities. Martha M. Johnson-Olin and Pamela M. Yee prepared the volume for the press. My thanks also go to Patricia Hollahan, managing editor of Medieval Institute Publications, and her staff for expertly reading the text and bringing it to print. Finally, I am especially grateful to my wife, Francine, for her patience and support as I worked long hours and rambled on about medieval English culture, language, and textual habits in preparing this edition.