Skip to main content- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare - Textual Notes
- - Headnote
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare
992 Goldon. So MS. D&A: golden.↩back to note sourceBefore 978–1026 Tercia bellatrix . . . and bataile. Omitted in C, A, R (anti-Lancastrian view).↩back to note source1035 his. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source1037 cohortatioun. So MS, C. A: chcohortatioun. R: cohortacion.↩back to note source1046 groweth. So MS, C, A. R: goowith.↩back to note source1056 hath. So MS, C, A. R: hadI hath.↩back to note source1063 slough. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: shough.↩back to note source1066 of vitaile. So MS, A. C: amongof vitaile (eye skip to amonge in line 1065, above). R: of bataile.↩back to note source1067 turne. So MS, C, A. R: tonturne.↩back to note source1073 chivalerys. So MS. C: chyvalry. A: chivalry. R: chevalery.↩back to note source1075 Is1. So MS, C, A. R: As.↩back to note source1079 no. So MS, C, A. R: of no.↩back to note source1102 ever it. Ful. So MS. C: ever hit. Ful. A: ever hit. Full. R: it ever. Full Full.↩back to note source be. So MS, C, R. A: bybe.↩back to note source1114 is. So MS, C. A: his (h erased).↩back to note source The colde fyer of indigence is hoote. Omitted in R (error).↩back to note source1115 theron. So MS, C, A. R: thertoon.↩back to note source1119 the. So MS. C, A: thy. R: your.↩back to note source1123 tak. So MS. C, A: take. R: etake.↩back to note source1127 progressioun. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: progeressioun.↩back to note source1130 within, and enmytee abowte. So MS. C, A: withinne, and enmytee abowte. R: withinne withinne then was withoute with and emite abowte inserted above the line (eye skip to then was withoute in line 1131, below).↩back to note source1131 is then. So MS, C, A. R: then was.↩back to note source1132 withoute an. So MS, C, A. R: with.↩back to note source1133 sle. So MS, C, A. R: fle.↩back to note source1134 Forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: For this.↩back to note source1140 to strengthes. So MS. C: to strenghis. A: of strenghis with to inserted above the line. R: strenghtis(?).↩back to note source1141 lyves. So MS, C, A. R: lvlives.↩back to note source1161 swere grete, ye. So MS. C: grete swere ye. A: grete swer(?) ye. R: grete swere the.↩back to note source1162 ye. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source1166 preef. So MS, C, A. R: preff. D&A: pref.↩back to note source1168 opon. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1170 Com. So MS, C, A, R. D&A: cum.↩back to note source1174 Sumtyme. D&A mistakenly mark this as the folio start; it begins at line 1167.↩back to note source1182 wer. So MS, C, A. R: had.↩back to note source1185 hoom. So MS. C: hom. A: home. R: homward.↩back to note source sers. So C, A, R. MS: srs. D&A: sirs.↩back to note source1188 when. So MS. C, A(?), R: wher.↩back to note source1189 his. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1194 tech. So MS. C, R omit. A: teche inserted above the line.↩back to note source1199 a. So MS, C, A. R: many a.↩back to note source men. So MS, C, A. R: to and me men.↩back to note source1200 a myghti. So MS. C, A: myghty. R: myghtyly.↩back to note source1206 a. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source1209 he. So MS, C, A. R: the he.↩back to note source1210 is. So MS. C, A, R: of.↩back to note source1211 is. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1217 the. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1228 hym. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1235 rejecte. So MS, C. A: reject. R: j(?) rejecte.↩back to note source1236 to. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1241 folk. So MS, C. A: folke. R omits.↩back to note source1244 the. So MS, C, A. R: this.↩back to note source1246 deme. So MS, C, A. R: demdem.↩back to note source1248 Yet. So MS, C. A: Yit. R: It.↩back to note source1249 oost. So MS, C, A. R: e(?) oste.↩back to note source1255 sikerly. So MS, A. C: sykerly. R: surely.↩back to note source1260 evermore. So MS, C, A. R: overmore.↩back to note source1261 of. So MS, C, A. R: inof.↩back to note source1267 pipe. So MS, C, A. R: n(?) pipe.↩back to note source1269 the. So MS, C, R. A: thothe.↩back to note source1275 place. So MS, C, A. R: space.↩back to note source1282 blewe up. So MS. C: belleth with vel blew up inserted above the line. A: bellith with vel blow up inserted above the line. R: belleth.↩back to note source1285 the. So MS, C, R. A: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1292 his. So MS, C, A. R: de his.↩back to note source1303 mad. So MS, C. A: made. R: makemade.↩back to note source1309 is. So MS, A. C: is is. R: ther is (eye skip to ther is in line 1308, above).↩back to note source resistence. So MS, C, A. R: the resistiance.↩back to note source1313 theron oonly ther bowe. So MS. C, A: oonly theron ther bowe. R: oonly theron bowe theron (on inserted above the line).↩back to note source1316 by. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1321 journal. So MS, A. C: joo jojournal. R: jornall.↩back to note source1323 Wheryn have he. So MS. C: Theryn have he. A: Therin have he. R: Therin hath been.↩back to note source1328 is. So MS, C, A. R: as to is.↩back to note source wise. So MS, C, A. R: a(?) wise.↩back to note source1333 on. So MS, C, A. R: won.↩back to note source1335 of. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1339 Whethour. So MS, C. A, R, D&A: Whethor.↩back to note source1341 and2. So MS, A, R. C: of.↩back to note source1342 to. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source1344 perfit. So MS, R. C: perfyt. A: parfyt. D&A: parfit.↩back to note source1345 he. So MS, C, A. R: to.↩back to note source1346 forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: therfor.↩back to note source1348 simpilnesse. So MS. C: symplenesse. A: simplenesse. R: symples.↩back to note source1349 goth. So MS, A, R. C: thgoth.↩back to note source1350 be. So MS, A, R. C: bebe.↩back to note source1354 the. So MS. C, R: thy. A: thi(?).↩back to note source1358 swere. So MS, C. A: sweru(?). R: sure.↩back to note source1361 wightest. MS, D&A: wightiest. C: wyghtest. A: wyghtist. R: wightist. ↩back to note source1363–2300 In a maner . . . and mon. Omitted in A (lost leaves).↩back to note source1377 withal. So MS, C. R: with that.↩back to note source1378 the. So MS. C, R: thy.↩back to note source falle on. So MS. C: fal on. R omits.↩back to note source1379 it. So MS, C. R: toit.↩back to note source1380 abide. So MS, C. R: to abide.↩back to note source1382 beforn. So MS, C. R: aforne.↩back to note source1389 make. So MS, R. C: maymake.↩back to note source1401 it. So MS. C: it corrected from is. R: that.↩back to note source1402 to. So MS, C. R omits. ↩back to note source And to bewar that slough viage or floodis. This line mistakenly written at the end of the stanza in MS, corrected with marginal notation.↩back to note source1411 o. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1413 An. So MS, C. R, D&A: And.↩back to note source1418 her. So MS. C: wher. R: here.↩back to note source1423 of. So MS, C. R: therof.↩back to note source1425 over-hede. So MS. C: over-hod-heed. R: over-hed.↩back to note source1428 is. So MS, R. C: is is (uncancelled dittography).↩back to note source1430 Ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1431 wher. So C, R. MS: where.↩back to note source by2. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1433 It. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1441 festeying calle. So MS, C. R: festyeing call. D&A: festeyng call.↩back to note source1452 men. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1456 therof to breke. So MS. C: therof to breek. R: to brek therof.↩back to note source plye. So MS. C: plie. R: pls(?) plie.↩back to note source1457 Benethe. So MS. C: Beneth. R: Bennneyth.↩back to note source1462 it1. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1467 ynough it is. So MS, C. R: it is inough.↩back to note source1470 better. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1472 With. So MS, R. C: AnWith (eye skip to And in line 1473, below).↩back to note source1473 tabil. So MS, C. R: cable.↩back to note source1479 up. So MS, C. R: uup.↩back to note source1480 there. So MS. C: ther. R: therein.↩back to note source1481 vitaile. So MS. C: vitayle. R: bataile.↩back to note source1482 Now. So MS, C. R: NowNow.↩back to note source1490 ayer, and. So MS. C: ayre, and. R: or of.↩back to note source1491 Holsom be. So MS. C, R: Be holsome.↩back to note source1492 For man and hors, and woode ynough at honde. This line mistakenly written at the end of the stanza in MS, corrected with marginal notation.↩back to note source1503 and. So MS, C. R: and herdeand.↩back to note source1504 Up. So MS, C. R: UpUp.↩back to note source1506 fote. So MS. C: foot. D&A: foote.↩back to note source1507 be, not herfore. So MS. C: be, not therfore (t struck out). R: it be therfore.↩back to note source1508 Turf. So MS, C. R: TherforTurf.↩back to note source1512 to dwelle heryn. MS: dwelle written over an erasure. C: to dwell heryn. R: herin to stand dwell.↩back to note source1518 dich. So MS, C. R: dike.↩back to note source1527 it. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1530 werk. So MS, R. C: castell werk (eye skip to castel in line 1528, above).↩back to note source1534 not. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source perfit. So MS. C: parfyt. R, D&A: parfit.↩back to note source1536 himself. So MS. C: hymself. R: hymeselfselff (l inserted above the line).↩back to note source1539 on foote. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1542 for. So R. MS, C: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1544 thei. So MS. C omits. R: it.↩back to note source nothing. So MS, C. R: onthing.↩back to note source1546 set. So MS, C. R: fexe.↩back to note source1551 is had to picch. So MS. C: is to picch. R: is picch is had to picch (is had inserted above the line).↩back to note source1554 deperted. So MS, R. C, D&A: departed.↩back to note source1558 horsed men. So MS, C. R: horsmen.↩back to note source1568 for. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1572 Ye. So MS, C. R: The.↩back to note source1579 on. So MS, C. R: uppon.↩back to note source uppon. So MS, C. R: agayn.↩back to note source1582 prince. So MS, C. R: prnceprince.↩back to note source1585 him. So MS. C: hym. R omits.↩back to note source1597 her2. So R, D&A. MS, C: he.↩back to note source1600 or. So MS, C. R: than.↩back to note source1601 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1603 Wher. So MS, C. R: Whethir.↩back to note source1610 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1611 balaunce. So MS, C. R: a ballaunce (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source1612 is2. So MS, C. R: to.↩back to note source1619 that. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source1620 ner. So MS, C. R, D&A: nor.↩back to note source1624 Receyved. So MS, C. R: Reytayned.↩back to note source1625 croune. So C, R. MS: coroune. ↩back to note source1634 alle men. So MS. C: al men. R: alle all men (all inserted above the line).↩back to note source1651 of. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1662 ar. So MS. C, R, D&A: or.↩back to note source1684 of2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1685 til now was ther no werre. So MS, C. R: ther was no warre till now.↩back to note source1689 their. So MS, C. R: yow.↩back to note source1693 the. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source1699 mad newe. So MS. C: newee mad. R: made newe.↩back to note source1708 o Lord, this day. So MS. C: o Lorde, this day. R: this day, o Lorde.↩back to note source1715 prince is. So MS. C: prynce is. R: princis.↩back to note source1719 let. So MS. C: lete. R: so let.↩back to note source1721 citee. So MS, C. R: in cite.↩back to note source1724 to. So MS, C. R: to with to inserted above the line.↩back to note source1732 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1739 bataile. So MS. C: b bataile. R: batayle.↩back to note source1740 yet. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1744 thei ha be shake. So MS. C: they have shake. R: that thay have shall.↩back to note source1751 siker. So MS. C: syker. R: sure.↩back to note source1752 comyng. So MS, C. R: com comyng (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1753 a. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source1757 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1761 cleef. So MS. C: chef(?). R: chefe.↩back to note source1763 Ereither. So MS, C. R: E Arayether.↩back to note source1764 Ereither. So MS, C. R: Other.↩back to note source1765 wynde to fight. So MS. C: to fight wynd. R: to fight wynd.↩back to note source1767 so. So MS, C. R: so so.↩back to note source1768 they her. So MS. C: he his. R: he is.↩back to note source1770 And1. So MS, R. C: Wil And (eye skip to wil at line 1773, below).↩back to note source1773 as. So MS, R. C: a as (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1775 he. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1783 is. So MS. C, R: it.↩back to note source1784 foon. So MS, C. R: soon.↩back to note source1790 a principaunt. So MS, C. R: a per a principaunt (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source1802 a. So C, R, D&A. MS omits.↩back to note source pace. So MS, C. R: foot pace.↩back to note source1803 DC. So C, R(?). MS, D&A: CC. See Explanatory Note to this line.↩back to note source1807 so. So MS, R. C: s so.↩back to note source1816 hem. So MS, C. R: ther.↩back to note source1817 reere. So MS. C: rere. R: ver.↩back to note source1825 grete. So MS. R: gret. C: g grete.↩back to note source1826 is sette. So MS, C. R: sett is.↩back to note source1832 Wight. So MS, C. R: With.↩back to note source1835 keste. So MS, R. C: caste keste.↩back to note source1851 colveryne. So MS, C. R: on colveryne.↩back to note source1853 faughte. So MS. C: faughte (e inserted above the line). R: faught.↩back to note source1864 reperatioun. So MS. C, D&A: reparatioun. R: reparacioun.↩back to note source1868 to fight — it to se. So MS (with punctuation). C: the sight it is to se. R: the sight it is to see.↩back to note source1873 veer. So MS. C, R: beer.↩back to note source1883 double londe. So MS, R. C: threfold space with double inserted above the line.↩back to note source1886 podisme. So C, R. MS, D&A: pidisme.↩back to note source1891 and2. So MS, C. R: or.↩back to note source1892 rangis. So MS. C: eggis with vel raungis inserted above the line. R: eggis.↩back to note source1894 is brede. So MS. C: brede is brede. R: is bred.↩back to note source1905 be. So MS, R. C: b be (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1924 on. So MS, R. C: of on.↩back to note source1927 sharre. So MS. C, R: sharpe.↩back to note source1931 or wynge. So MS (inserted above the line in different ink), C, R.↩back to note source1932 hem. So MS, C. R: of hem.↩back to note source1939 mad. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1948 ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1950 fier. So MS. C: foyr fier. R: fire.↩back to note source1961 that. So MS, R. C: a foote that (eye skip to o foote in line 1962, below).↩back to note source1962 t’abide. So MS. C: taby. R: to abide.↩back to note source1968 God. So MS, C. R: good Gode.↩back to note source1980 it. So MS, R. C: is.↩back to note source1984 It. So MS, C. R: Yet.↩back to note source1990 his. So MS, R. C: his (h inserted above the line).↩back to note source1991 Their. So MS, C. R: Ther. D&A: Then.↩back to note source yfere. So MS, C. R:jo fere.↩back to note source so. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source horribil. So MS, C. R: horibbe(?) horible.↩back to note source1992 incredibil. So MS, C. R: credible.↩back to note source2004 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2005 on eny. So MS. C: in eny (meny?). R: many.↩back to note source2011 Omnipotens. So MS, R. C: Omnipotens Lord.↩back to note source2012 loveth. So MS, R. C: loved loveth.↩back to note source sapience. So MS, C. R: dispence sapence (eye skip to dispence in line 2013, below).↩back to note source2013 justice to. So MS, C. R: is justice and. ↩back to note source2023 noo. So MS. C, R, D&A: no.↩back to note source2025 fle. So MS, C. R: flee.↩back to note source2026 if. So MS. C: yf. R omits.↩back to note source2041 and. So MS, C. R: is and.↩back to note source2043 also fewe. So MS, C. R: with few also.↩back to note source2046 Now moste. So MS. C: Now most. R: Most now.↩back to note source2057 other. So MS. C: their. R: either.↩back to note source2059 myghtiest. So MS, C. R: the myghtiest.↩back to note source2063 are. So MS. C: ar. R: as.↩back to note source a. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source2071 hold it. So MS. C: holde hyth hit. R: it.↩back to note source2075 circuyte. So MS, C. R: the circute.↩back to note source bringe. So MS. C: bryng. R: a bryng.↩back to note source2077 do. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2080 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source bede. So MS, R. C: boode bede.↩back to note source2092 al putte. So MS, C. R: put all.↩back to note source2093 D. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2099 and2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2108 his. So MS, C. R: thy.↩back to note source2112 retrete. So C, R, D&A. MS: retretrete.↩back to note source2139 turneth. So MS. C: turnyth. R: knyght.↩back to note source2152 the. So MS, C. R: te the.↩back to note source2160 resoun. So C, R. MS: reasoun. ↩back to note source2165 everywhere. So MS. C: ever everywhere. R: everywher.↩back to note source2170 do3. So MS. C: doos. R: doo.↩back to note source2175 to fight a knyght unexercised. So MS. C: to fight a knyght unexercise unexercised. R: a knyght to fight unexcercissid.↩back to note source2178 untrested. So MS, C. R: understand untrested.↩back to note source2182 to fight then lengthe. So MS. C: to fight then lengh. R: thyn fight in lengh(?).↩back to note source2183 in stoor to have. So MS, C. R: to have in storre.↩back to note source2185 Fende. So MS, C. R: Fend. D&A: Sende.↩back to note source2186 wightly. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2197 Aforn the. So MS, C. R: Afroforne the. D&A: Aforn thi.↩back to note source2202 oon. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2204 cleef. So MS, C. R: chefe.↩back to note source Espie. So MS, C. R: To espye.↩back to note source2207 for. So MS, C. R: forth.↩back to note source2209 stele. So MS, C. R: away stell.↩back to note source2215 not to. So C, MS (to inserted above the line). R: nor to.↩back to note source2222 I here. So MS. C: here I. R: her I.↩back to note source - Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics - Textual Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare - Explanatory Notes
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare - Textual Notes
- - Headnote
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Proem
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part I: Recruitment and Training
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part II: The Military Structure
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part III: Field Tactics
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare
- Of Knyghthode and Bataile, Part IV: Urban and Naval Warfare
992 Goldon. So MS. D&A: golden.↩back to note sourceBefore 978–1026 Tercia bellatrix . . . and bataile. Omitted in C, A, R (anti-Lancastrian view).↩back to note source1035 his. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source1037 cohortatioun. So MS, C. A: chcohortatioun. R: cohortacion.↩back to note source1046 groweth. So MS, C, A. R: goowith.↩back to note source1056 hath. So MS, C, A. R: hadI hath.↩back to note source1063 slough. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: shough.↩back to note source1066 of vitaile. So MS, A. C: amongof vitaile (eye skip to amonge in line 1065, above). R: of bataile.↩back to note source1067 turne. So MS, C, A. R: tonturne.↩back to note source1073 chivalerys. So MS. C: chyvalry. A: chivalry. R: chevalery.↩back to note source1075 Is1. So MS, C, A. R: As.↩back to note source1079 no. So MS, C, A. R: of no.↩back to note source1102 ever it. Ful. So MS. C: ever hit. Ful. A: ever hit. Full. R: it ever. Full Full.↩back to note source be. So MS, C, R. A: bybe.↩back to note source1114 is. So MS, C. A: his (h erased).↩back to note source The colde fyer of indigence is hoote. Omitted in R (error).↩back to note source1115 theron. So MS, C, A. R: thertoon.↩back to note source1119 the. So MS. C, A: thy. R: your.↩back to note source1123 tak. So MS. C, A: take. R: etake.↩back to note source1127 progressioun. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: progeressioun.↩back to note source1130 within, and enmytee abowte. So MS. C, A: withinne, and enmytee abowte. R: withinne withinne then was withoute with and emite abowte inserted above the line (eye skip to then was withoute in line 1131, below).↩back to note source1131 is then. So MS, C, A. R: then was.↩back to note source1132 withoute an. So MS, C, A. R: with.↩back to note source1133 sle. So MS, C, A. R: fle.↩back to note source1134 Forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: For this.↩back to note source1140 to strengthes. So MS. C: to strenghis. A: of strenghis with to inserted above the line. R: strenghtis(?).↩back to note source1141 lyves. So MS, C, A. R: lvlives.↩back to note source1161 swere grete, ye. So MS. C: grete swere ye. A: grete swer(?) ye. R: grete swere the.↩back to note source1162 ye. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source1166 preef. So MS, C, A. R: preff. D&A: pref.↩back to note source1168 opon. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1170 Com. So MS, C, A, R. D&A: cum.↩back to note source1174 Sumtyme. D&A mistakenly mark this as the folio start; it begins at line 1167.↩back to note source1182 wer. So MS, C, A. R: had.↩back to note source1185 hoom. So MS. C: hom. A: home. R: homward.↩back to note source sers. So C, A, R. MS: srs. D&A: sirs.↩back to note source1188 when. So MS. C, A(?), R: wher.↩back to note source1189 his. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1194 tech. So MS. C, R omit. A: teche inserted above the line.↩back to note source1199 a. So MS, C, A. R: many a.↩back to note source men. So MS, C, A. R: to and me men.↩back to note source1200 a myghti. So MS. C, A: myghty. R: myghtyly.↩back to note source1206 a. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source1209 he. So MS, C, A. R: the he.↩back to note source1210 is. So MS. C, A, R: of.↩back to note source1211 is. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1217 the. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1228 hym. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1235 rejecte. So MS, C. A: reject. R: j(?) rejecte.↩back to note source1236 to. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1241 folk. So MS, C. A: folke. R omits.↩back to note source1244 the. So MS, C, A. R: this.↩back to note source1246 deme. So MS, C, A. R: demdem.↩back to note source1248 Yet. So MS, C. A: Yit. R: It.↩back to note source1249 oost. So MS, C, A. R: e(?) oste.↩back to note source1255 sikerly. So MS, A. C: sykerly. R: surely.↩back to note source1260 evermore. So MS, C, A. R: overmore.↩back to note source1261 of. So MS, C, A. R: inof.↩back to note source1267 pipe. So MS, C, A. R: n(?) pipe.↩back to note source1269 the. So MS, C, R. A: thothe.↩back to note source1275 place. So MS, C, A. R: space.↩back to note source1282 blewe up. So MS. C: belleth with vel blew up inserted above the line. A: bellith with vel blow up inserted above the line. R: belleth.↩back to note source1285 the. So MS, C, R. A: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1292 his. So MS, C, A. R: de his.↩back to note source1303 mad. So MS, C. A: made. R: makemade.↩back to note source1309 is. So MS, A. C: is is. R: ther is (eye skip to ther is in line 1308, above).↩back to note source resistence. So MS, C, A. R: the resistiance.↩back to note source1313 theron oonly ther bowe. So MS. C, A: oonly theron ther bowe. R: oonly theron bowe theron (on inserted above the line).↩back to note source1316 by. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1321 journal. So MS, A. C: joo jojournal. R: jornall.↩back to note source1323 Wheryn have he. So MS. C: Theryn have he. A: Therin have he. R: Therin hath been.↩back to note source1328 is. So MS, C, A. R: as to is.↩back to note source wise. So MS, C, A. R: a(?) wise.↩back to note source1333 on. So MS, C, A. R: won.↩back to note source1335 of. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source1339 Whethour. So MS, C. A, R, D&A: Whethor.↩back to note source1341 and2. So MS, A, R. C: of.↩back to note source1342 to. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source1344 perfit. So MS, R. C: perfyt. A: parfyt. D&A: parfit.↩back to note source1345 he. So MS, C, A. R: to.↩back to note source1346 forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: therfor.↩back to note source1348 simpilnesse. So MS. C: symplenesse. A: simplenesse. R: symples.↩back to note source1349 goth. So MS, A, R. C: thgoth.↩back to note source1350 be. So MS, A, R. C: bebe.↩back to note source1354 the. So MS. C, R: thy. A: thi(?).↩back to note source1358 swere. So MS, C. A: sweru(?). R: sure.↩back to note source1361 wightest. MS, D&A: wightiest. C: wyghtest. A: wyghtist. R: wightist. ↩back to note source1363–2300 In a maner . . . and mon. Omitted in A (lost leaves).↩back to note source1377 withal. So MS, C. R: with that.↩back to note source1378 the. So MS. C, R: thy.↩back to note source falle on. So MS. C: fal on. R omits.↩back to note source1379 it. So MS, C. R: toit.↩back to note source1380 abide. So MS, C. R: to abide.↩back to note source1382 beforn. So MS, C. R: aforne.↩back to note source1389 make. So MS, R. C: maymake.↩back to note source1401 it. So MS. C: it corrected from is. R: that.↩back to note source1402 to. So MS, C. R omits. ↩back to note source And to bewar that slough viage or floodis. This line mistakenly written at the end of the stanza in MS, corrected with marginal notation.↩back to note source1411 o. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1413 An. So MS, C. R, D&A: And.↩back to note source1418 her. So MS. C: wher. R: here.↩back to note source1423 of. So MS, C. R: therof.↩back to note source1425 over-hede. So MS. C: over-hod-heed. R: over-hed.↩back to note source1428 is. So MS, R. C: is is (uncancelled dittography).↩back to note source1430 Ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1431 wher. So C, R. MS: where.↩back to note source by2. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1433 It. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1441 festeying calle. So MS, C. R: festyeing call. D&A: festeyng call.↩back to note source1452 men. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1456 therof to breke. So MS. C: therof to breek. R: to brek therof.↩back to note source plye. So MS. C: plie. R: pls(?) plie.↩back to note source1457 Benethe. So MS. C: Beneth. R: Bennneyth.↩back to note source1462 it1. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1467 ynough it is. So MS, C. R: it is inough.↩back to note source1470 better. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1472 With. So MS, R. C: AnWith (eye skip to And in line 1473, below).↩back to note source1473 tabil. So MS, C. R: cable.↩back to note source1479 up. So MS, C. R: uup.↩back to note source1480 there. So MS. C: ther. R: therein.↩back to note source1481 vitaile. So MS. C: vitayle. R: bataile.↩back to note source1482 Now. So MS, C. R: NowNow.↩back to note source1490 ayer, and. So MS. C: ayre, and. R: or of.↩back to note source1491 Holsom be. So MS. C, R: Be holsome.↩back to note source1492 For man and hors, and woode ynough at honde. This line mistakenly written at the end of the stanza in MS, corrected with marginal notation.↩back to note source1503 and. So MS, C. R: and herdeand.↩back to note source1504 Up. So MS, C. R: UpUp.↩back to note source1506 fote. So MS. C: foot. D&A: foote.↩back to note source1507 be, not herfore. So MS. C: be, not therfore (t struck out). R: it be therfore.↩back to note source1508 Turf. So MS, C. R: TherforTurf.↩back to note source1512 to dwelle heryn. MS: dwelle written over an erasure. C: to dwell heryn. R: herin to stand dwell.↩back to note source1518 dich. So MS, C. R: dike.↩back to note source1527 it. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1530 werk. So MS, R. C: castell werk (eye skip to castel in line 1528, above).↩back to note source1534 not. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source perfit. So MS. C: parfyt. R, D&A: parfit.↩back to note source1536 himself. So MS. C: hymself. R: hymeselfselff (l inserted above the line).↩back to note source1539 on foote. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1542 for. So R. MS, C: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1544 thei. So MS. C omits. R: it.↩back to note source nothing. So MS, C. R: onthing.↩back to note source1546 set. So MS, C. R: fexe.↩back to note source1551 is had to picch. So MS. C: is to picch. R: is picch is had to picch (is had inserted above the line).↩back to note source1554 deperted. So MS, R. C, D&A: departed.↩back to note source1558 horsed men. So MS, C. R: horsmen.↩back to note source1568 for. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1572 Ye. So MS, C. R: The.↩back to note source1579 on. So MS, C. R: uppon.↩back to note source uppon. So MS, C. R: agayn.↩back to note source1582 prince. So MS, C. R: prnceprince.↩back to note source1585 him. So MS. C: hym. R omits.↩back to note source1597 her2. So R, D&A. MS, C: he.↩back to note source1600 or. So MS, C. R: than.↩back to note source1601 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1603 Wher. So MS, C. R: Whethir.↩back to note source1610 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source1611 balaunce. So MS, C. R: a ballaunce (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source1612 is2. So MS, C. R: to.↩back to note source1619 that. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source1620 ner. So MS, C. R, D&A: nor.↩back to note source1624 Receyved. So MS, C. R: Reytayned.↩back to note source1625 croune. So C, R. MS: coroune. ↩back to note source1634 alle men. So MS. C: al men. R: alle all men (all inserted above the line).↩back to note source1651 of. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1662 ar. So MS. C, R, D&A: or.↩back to note source1684 of2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1685 til now was ther no werre. So MS, C. R: ther was no warre till now.↩back to note source1689 their. So MS, C. R: yow.↩back to note source1693 the. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source1699 mad newe. So MS. C: newee mad. R: made newe.↩back to note source1708 o Lord, this day. So MS. C: o Lorde, this day. R: this day, o Lorde.↩back to note source1715 prince is. So MS. C: prynce is. R: princis.↩back to note source1719 let. So MS. C: lete. R: so let.↩back to note source1721 citee. So MS, C. R: in cite.↩back to note source1724 to. So MS, C. R: to with to inserted above the line.↩back to note source1732 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1739 bataile. So MS. C: b bataile. R: batayle.↩back to note source1740 yet. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1744 thei ha be shake. So MS. C: they have shake. R: that thay have shall.↩back to note source1751 siker. So MS. C: syker. R: sure.↩back to note source1752 comyng. So MS, C. R: com comyng (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1753 a. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source1757 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1761 cleef. So MS. C: chef(?). R: chefe.↩back to note source1763 Ereither. So MS, C. R: E Arayether.↩back to note source1764 Ereither. So MS, C. R: Other.↩back to note source1765 wynde to fight. So MS. C: to fight wynd. R: to fight wynd.↩back to note source1767 so. So MS, C. R: so so.↩back to note source1768 they her. So MS. C: he his. R: he is.↩back to note source1770 And1. So MS, R. C: Wil And (eye skip to wil at line 1773, below).↩back to note source1773 as. So MS, R. C: a as (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1775 he. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1783 is. So MS. C, R: it.↩back to note source1784 foon. So MS, C. R: soon.↩back to note source1790 a principaunt. So MS, C. R: a per a principaunt (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source1802 a. So C, R, D&A. MS omits.↩back to note source pace. So MS, C. R: foot pace.↩back to note source1803 DC. So C, R(?). MS, D&A: CC. See Explanatory Note to this line.↩back to note source1807 so. So MS, R. C: s so.↩back to note source1816 hem. So MS, C. R: ther.↩back to note source1817 reere. So MS. C: rere. R: ver.↩back to note source1825 grete. So MS. R: gret. C: g grete.↩back to note source1826 is sette. So MS, C. R: sett is.↩back to note source1832 Wight. So MS, C. R: With.↩back to note source1835 keste. So MS, R. C: caste keste.↩back to note source1851 colveryne. So MS, C. R: on colveryne.↩back to note source1853 faughte. So MS. C: faughte (e inserted above the line). R: faught.↩back to note source1864 reperatioun. So MS. C, D&A: reparatioun. R: reparacioun.↩back to note source1868 to fight — it to se. So MS (with punctuation). C: the sight it is to se. R: the sight it is to see.↩back to note source1873 veer. So MS. C, R: beer.↩back to note source1883 double londe. So MS, R. C: threfold space with double inserted above the line.↩back to note source1886 podisme. So C, R. MS, D&A: pidisme.↩back to note source1891 and2. So MS, C. R: or.↩back to note source1892 rangis. So MS. C: eggis with vel raungis inserted above the line. R: eggis.↩back to note source1894 is brede. So MS. C: brede is brede. R: is bred.↩back to note source1905 be. So MS, R. C: b be (uncancelled error).↩back to note source1924 on. So MS, R. C: of on.↩back to note source1927 sharre. So MS. C, R: sharpe.↩back to note source1931 or wynge. So MS (inserted above the line in different ink), C, R.↩back to note source1932 hem. So MS, C. R: of hem.↩back to note source1939 mad. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source1948 ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source1950 fier. So MS. C: foyr fier. R: fire.↩back to note source1961 that. So MS, R. C: a foote that (eye skip to o foote in line 1962, below).↩back to note source1962 t’abide. So MS. C: taby. R: to abide.↩back to note source1968 God. So MS, C. R: good Gode.↩back to note source1980 it. So MS, R. C: is.↩back to note source1984 It. So MS, C. R: Yet.↩back to note source1990 his. So MS, R. C: his (h inserted above the line).↩back to note source1991 Their. So MS, C. R: Ther. D&A: Then.↩back to note source yfere. So MS, C. R:jo fere.↩back to note source so. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source horribil. So MS, C. R: horibbe(?) horible.↩back to note source1992 incredibil. So MS, C. R: credible.↩back to note source2004 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2005 on eny. So MS. C: in eny (meny?). R: many.↩back to note source2011 Omnipotens. So MS, R. C: Omnipotens Lord.↩back to note source2012 loveth. So MS, R. C: loved loveth.↩back to note source sapience. So MS, C. R: dispence sapence (eye skip to dispence in line 2013, below).↩back to note source2013 justice to. So MS, C. R: is justice and. ↩back to note source2023 noo. So MS. C, R, D&A: no.↩back to note source2025 fle. So MS, C. R: flee.↩back to note source2026 if. So MS. C: yf. R omits.↩back to note source2041 and. So MS, C. R: is and.↩back to note source2043 also fewe. So MS, C. R: with few also.↩back to note source2046 Now moste. So MS. C: Now most. R: Most now.↩back to note source2057 other. So MS. C: their. R: either.↩back to note source2059 myghtiest. So MS, C. R: the myghtiest.↩back to note source2063 are. So MS. C: ar. R: as.↩back to note source a. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source2071 hold it. So MS. C: holde hyth hit. R: it.↩back to note source2075 circuyte. So MS, C. R: the circute.↩back to note source bringe. So MS. C: bryng. R: a bryng.↩back to note source2077 do. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2080 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source bede. So MS, R. C: boode bede.↩back to note source2092 al putte. So MS, C. R: put all.↩back to note source2093 D. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2099 and2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2108 his. So MS, C. R: thy.↩back to note source2112 retrete. So C, R, D&A. MS: retretrete.↩back to note source2139 turneth. So MS. C: turnyth. R: knyght.↩back to note source2152 the. So MS, C. R: te the.↩back to note source2160 resoun. So C, R. MS: reasoun. ↩back to note source2165 everywhere. So MS. C: ever everywhere. R: everywher.↩back to note source2170 do3. So MS. C: doos. R: doo.↩back to note source2175 to fight a knyght unexercised. So MS. C: to fight a knyght unexercise unexercised. R: a knyght to fight unexcercissid.↩back to note source2178 untrested. So MS, C. R: understand untrested.↩back to note source2182 to fight then lengthe. So MS. C: to fight then lengh. R: thyn fight in lengh(?).↩back to note source2183 in stoor to have. So MS, C. R: to have in storre.↩back to note source2185 Fende. So MS, C. R: Fend. D&A: Sende.↩back to note source2186 wightly. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2197 Aforn the. So MS, C. R: Afroforne the. D&A: Aforn thi.↩back to note source2202 oon. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source2204 cleef. So MS, C. R: chefe.↩back to note source Espie. So MS, C. R: To espye.↩back to note source2207 for. So MS, C. R: forth.↩back to note source2209 stele. So MS, C. R: away stell.↩back to note source2215 not to. So C, MS (to inserted above the line). R: nor to.↩back to note source2222 I here. So MS. C: here I. R: her I.↩back to note source