Incipit Verba translatoris. All speaker markers in S are written in red. In RV this heading appears at line 17.↩back to note source

2 the. RV: this.↩back to note source

have. RV: yeue.↩back to note source

5 se. Cov: seene.↩back to note source

aforn. RV: afore; Warren: aforne.↩back to note source

6 Of. Cov: O.↩back to note source

ben. So Warren. Cov: art; S, RV: be.↩back to note source

8 yong and olde. RV: olde and younge.↩back to note source

lowe and hy. RV: high nor low.↩back to note source

9 not. Cov: nothir.↩back to note source

lowe ne hy. RV: hie and low.↩back to note source

10 Popes. N: Pepes.↩back to note source

emperours. N: emprours.↩back to note source

11 thei. RV: thay.↩back to note source

in felicité. RV: in thaire felicite.↩back to note source

12 fresshnes of her flours. Cov: fressheness of her flouris.↩back to note source

13 The. Warren: ther.↩back to note source

clipsen with his shours. Cov: clipsinge with her shoures.↩back to note source

14 Make. Cov: Maken.↩back to note source

her. Warren: theire.↩back to note source

17 Considerith this. Cov: Considereith; RV: Consideryng this.↩back to note source

ben. So Warren. Cov, N, S: be.↩back to note source

18 enprentith. RV: emprenteth.↩back to note source

19 the exawmple. So Warren. Cov: to þe ensaumple; S, N: thensaumple.↩back to note source

20 in. RV: vpon; Warren: on.↩back to note source

21 notably. Cov: notable; Warren: notabely.↩back to note source

22 takyng. Cov: taken.↩back to note source

23 translatyn. Cov: translate.↩back to note source

24 Machabres. Warren: Macabrees.↩back to note source

17–24 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 source

25 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 source

26 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 source

27 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source

28 playn. W: pleyne.↩back to note source

30 that ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: þat be; RV: ben.↩back to note source

31 toforn. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: to fer; S: tofor.↩back to note source

in. Cov: ne.↩back to note source

32 Her. RV: Theire.↩back to note source

cleerly. Cov: clerkli; RV: clerely.↩back to note source

33 By. Cov: Bi her; RV: By this.↩back to note source

exaumple. RV: ensample.↩back to note source

her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source

34 her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source

36 Portreied. N: portreyd.↩back to note source

surplusage. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: surpluage.↩back to note source

38 Yeven. So Warren. Cov, RV: youen; N: yove; S: ȝove.↩back to note source

lyves. Cov: lifis.↩back to note source

39 declare. RV: deliuer.↩back to note source

40 wille. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: wole. N: woll.↩back to note source

41 ben. N, S: be.↩back to note source

42 desiring. Cov: deservinge.↩back to note source

wiche is. Cov: whiche; RV: whiche that is.↩back to note source

43 se. Warren: sene.↩back to note source

46 shul. Warren: schulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source

48 ne2. RV: nor.↩back to note source

50 goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source

51 toforn. Cov: to fore.↩back to note source

53 eche. Cov: euery.↩back to note source

lowly. Cov: loweli; Warren: lowely.↩back to note source

54 not. Cov: noþere.↩back to note source

royal. Cov: riall.↩back to note source

55 Eche. Cov: euerie.↩back to note source

56 o. N: a.↩back to note source

49–56 This stanza is absent in RV.↩back to note source

Before 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 source

57 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 source

58 alle estatis. N: astates.↩back to note source

59 soverenité. Cov, RV: soverainte. Warren: soverente.↩back to note source

61 ye firste. Cov: ye; RV: firste.↩back to note source

64 of lordship. RV: lordship.↩back to note source

honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source

65 First. Cov: Frist.↩back to note source

67 perillous. RV: perlious.↩back to note source

ho. RV: who.↩back to note source

68 dignité. Cov: dingnite.↩back to note source

69 al for. Warren, RV: for all.↩back to note source

70 other. N: oþer odyr.↩back to note source

71 honour. Warren: honoure.↩back to note source

who. Cov: he.↩back to note source

prudently. Warren: prudentely.↩back to note source

72 dothe. Warren: doth.↩back to note source

75 must. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source

your. Cov: the.↩back to note source

77 Behinde. RV: behynde you.↩back to note source

ricchesse. Cov: your richesse.↩back to note source

79 Agein. Warren: Aȝens; Cov: Ayenst. N: Aȝen.↩back to note source

is worth. RV: worth is.↩back to note source

80 Adamis. RV, N: Adams; Cov, Warren: Adames.↩back to note source

mosten. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: must; S: moste.↩back to note source

81 not. So Warren. Cov, S: note.↩back to note source

may. RV: may me.↩back to note source

83 gein. Cov: gynne; RV: bote.↩back to note source

86 visage. Cov: my vesage.↩back to note source

87 Therupon sore I may compleine. RV: And thervpon I may me sore compleyn.↩back to note source

88 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source

litel. RV: so litel.↩back to note source

89 ben. So Cov, Warren. N, S: be; RV: been.↩back to note source

90 shewith. Cov, RV: semeth.↩back to note source

by. W: be.↩back to note source

91 shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source

93 bileven. RV: ye leue; Warren: beleue.↩back to note source

95 rekenyd. Cov: I rekened.↩back to note source

yfere. N: I fere; RV: in fere.↩back to note source

96 honour. Warren: honowre.↩back to note source

98 ben. So Warren. Cov, S: bene; RV: be.↩back to note source

greetly. Cov: greteli; W: gretli.↩back to note source

99 Sithen. So Warren. Cov: sethen; S: seth; N, RV: sith.↩back to note source

100 That I shal nevere heraftir clothed be. This line omitted in RV.↩back to note source

101 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 source

102 My. RV: myn; Cov: myne.↩back to note source

103 lerned. So Warren. Cov: levid; N, S: lyved; RV: conceyued.↩back to note source

104 Howe that al. RV: That worldly.↩back to note source

107 somtyme had. RV: had somtyme.↩back to note source

enviroun. Warren: envroun.↩back to note source

109 al youre grete. RV: for all your.↩back to note source

hynes. Cov: hevinesse.↩back to note source

110 shul. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source

113 aforn. Cov, RV: afore.↩back to note source

114 in sooth. Cov: of sothe.↩back to note source

footyng. Cov: fote; N: foot.↩back to note source

116 or. Cov: ne.↩back to note source

118 Greet. RV: Bothe grete.↩back to note source

119 Who. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: ho; N: He.↩back to note source

he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source

120 we. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: he.↩back to note source

asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source

121 alle. RV: with al.↩back to note source

122 quite. Cov: quiteth.↩back to note source

ne2. RV: for.↩back to note source

124 al youre dignité. Cov: youre dingnite.↩back to note source

127 shal. S: shulle; Warren: shul.↩back to note source

130 Have. So RV, Warren. S: han; Cov: hath.↩back to note source

131 ben. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: be.↩back to note source

to. Cov: into.↩back to note source

132 vailith it. RV: availleth.↩back to note source

suche. N: shull.↩back to note source

134 oute of. Cov: without.↩back to note source

136 berthen. Cov: berden; RV: birthen; Warren: burdoun.↩back to note source

hym. Cov: hem.↩back to note source

ofte. Cov: offten.↩back to note source

Before 137 Constable. RV: Knyght constable.↩back to note source

137 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 source

138 Sir. W: sire.↩back to note source

Constable. Warren: Conestable.↩back to note source

139 strong. RV: strenger.↩back to note source

Charlemayne. Cov: Chalemain.↩back to note source

140 aforced. Cov, RV: enforced.↩back to note source

141 ne. Cov: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source

this is. RV: is.↩back to note source

142 armure. N: arm[ou]re.↩back to note source

plates. Cov: plate.↩back to note source

143 folkes. Cov: folke.↩back to note source

144 luste. So Cov, RV, Warren. S, N: lest.↩back to note source

Before 145 The Constable answerith. RV: knyght constable.↩back to note source

146 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 source

147 unto. Cov: to.↩back to note source

148 seke. Cov: seche.↩back to note source

fame. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: and fame.↩back to note source

149 worldly. Warren, N: wordli.↩back to note source

prowesses. Cov, N, RV: prowesse.↩back to note source

151 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 source

152 agein. Cov: ayen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source

founded. Cov, N, S, Warren: founden; RV: founde.↩back to note source

153 yow. RV: so.↩back to note source

155 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source

to. RV: vnto.↩back to note source

156 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 source

157 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 source

158 at. So RV, Warren. Cov: atte; S, N: at the.↩back to note source

159 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

agein. RV: ayene; Warren: aȝeyne.↩back to note source

160 counten. RV: compten.↩back to note source

her. RV: thaire.↩back to note source

161 woote. N: wate.↩back to note source

partie. N: p[ar]tis.↩back to note source

162 For drede of Dethe I have so grete distresse. Cov: Dethe hath in erþe noo ladie me maistresse.↩back to note source

163 ascape. Cov: escape.↩back to note source

167 chaumbres. Cov: chambir.↩back to note source

168 must. Warren: mote.↩back to note source

169 lordis. RV: ladyes.↩back to note source

barouns. Cov: barones.↩back to note source

170 Hav. Cov, S: han. RV: haue.↩back to note source

171 trumpetis. RV: trompette.↩back to note source

youre clariouns. Cov: clariones; N: youre clairons; RV: youre clarion.↩back to note source

174 daunce. Cov: dauncen.↩back to note source

176 o. N: a.↩back to note source

177 sithe. RV: tymes.↩back to note source

auctorised. N: aucorised.↩back to note source

179 thanke. N: thonke.↩back to note source

181 Ne. Cov: no.↩back to note source

182 court. Cov: courtes.↩back to note source

Before 185 Lady of Grete Astate. RV: Princesse.↩back to note source

186 muste. RV, Warren: most.↩back to note source

goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source

187 Nowt. So Warren. Cov, S: not. RV: noght.↩back to note source

188 beauté. Cov: grete beaute.↩back to note source

greet plesaunce. Cov: plesaunce.↩back to note source

190 so many holde. RV: holde so many.↩back to note source

on. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: an.↩back to note source

192 Ye. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: þe.↩back to note source

mote. RV: most.↩back to note source

Before 193 The Lady answerith. RV identifies this speaker as princesse.↩back to note source

194 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 source

195 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 source

196 nys. RV: is.↩back to note source

contesse ne duchesse. Cov: duchesse ne Countesse.↩back to note source

197 beauté. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: bounte.↩back to note source

198 Deeth. RV: right.↩back to note source

mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

199 youre. RV: our.↩back to note source

countirfeet. Cov, Warren: counterfete. RV: contrefete.↩back to note source

fresshnesse. Cov: fairnesse.↩back to note source

200 Owre. So Warren. Cov, S: youre.↩back to note source

rympled. RV: riveled.↩back to note source

age. Cov: face.↩back to note source

202 I ensure. Cov: I you ensure.↩back to note source

203 For al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source

205 the. N: ȝe.↩back to note source

gostli dredeful. So RV, Warren. Cov, S, N: dredly goostly.↩back to note source

207 acounte. RV: accompte.↩back to note source

shulle. Cov, RV: shal.↩back to note source

209 My. Cov: Myne.↩back to note source

is. Cov: nys.↩back to note source

nouther. RV: nothing; N: nowether.↩back to note source

210 tidinges. N: tithings.↩back to note source

ye bring. RV: ye me bringe.↩back to note source

211 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 source

212 list nothing syng. Cov: lust noo lenger sing.↩back to note source

syng. RV: to syng.↩back to note source

213 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 source

215 parting. Cov: departing.↩back to note source

216 And al. RV: Alle.↩back to note source

217 right fresshe of. Cov: fresshe in. RV: right fressh in.↩back to note source

222 wil. Cov: wol.↩back to note source

224 fro. Cov: from.↩back to note source

225 Sithen. RV: Sith.↩back to note source

that Dethe. RV: dethe.↩back to note source

his. N: þis.↩back to note source

226 pace. RV: passe.↩back to note source

227 adieu nowe. RV: adieu.↩back to note source

228 Adieu. Cov: Adewe nowe.↩back to note source

229 beuté. Cov: now.↩back to note source

solace. Cov: all solace.↩back to note source

231 Thinketh. Cov, RV: Thenke.↩back to note source

232 wote. N: wate.↩back to note source

234 abaisshed. N: abasshed is.↩back to note source

though. N: is þogh.↩back to note source

235 hede. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: hood.↩back to note source

236 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

237 Leveth. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: leve vp.↩back to note source

239 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 source

240 In his grave shal. RV: Shal in his graue.↩back to note source

putrefie. Cov: purify.↩back to note source

241 thretis. Cov: tretis.↩back to note source

have I. RV: I have.↩back to note source

242 nowe leve. N: leve now.↩back to note source

al. Cov: all þe.↩back to note source

245 nor. Cov: ne.↩back to note source

247 axe I. RV: I ask; N: aske I.↩back to note source

248 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 source

249 lady gentil. Cov: gentil ladie.↩back to note source

250 mantels. Cov: mantelle.↩back to note source

251 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 source

252 mote. RV: most.↩back to note source

leie. Warren: leyne.↩back to note source

aside. N: on syde.↩back to note source

253 shal. RV: moste.↩back to note source

255 provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source

256 man. RV: wight.↩back to note source

258 it not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source

262 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 source

263 Thus cruel Dethe dothe al estates fyne. This line is omitted in N. Cov: To make þe worlde to me encline.↩back to note source

264 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

265 knowen. Cov: knowest; RV: know; Warren: knewe.↩back to note source

266 rightwisnes. Cov: of right wisnesse; RV: rightwisnesse.↩back to note source

267 must. RV, Warren: moste.↩back to note source

269 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 source

270 yelde. RV: yeue; Warren: ȝefe.↩back to note source

acountes. RV, Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source

wole. RV, W: wil.↩back to note source

272 owne. RV: oune.↩back to note source

273 this. RV: that.↩back to note source

274 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 source

275 chaunge. Warren: chaunce.↩back to note source

276 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source

277 by. Cov, RV: for.↩back to note source

for. N: be.↩back to note source

278 rescuse. So Cov, RV, Warren. N, S: rescws.↩back to note source

by. RV: ne.↩back to note source

280 Agein. Cov: Ayenne; RV: Ayenst; Warren: Aȝen.↩back to note source

vaille. Cov, RV: availle.↩back to note source

281 loken. Cov: lokest.↩back to note source

282 instrumentis. RV, N: Instruments.↩back to note source

285 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 source

286 ferst. Cov: frist.↩back to note source

walke. Cov: walken.↩back to note source

287 dooth areste. RV: aresteth.↩back to note source

seith. Warren: seieth.↩back to note source

theologie. S: Thelogie.↩back to note source

289 or. RV: and.↩back to note source

291 serche oute no. Cov: serche oute ne; RV: seche no.↩back to note source

292 domefiynge. Cov: doome feynynge; RV: demonstring.↩back to note source

ne. Warren: nor.↩back to note source

293 Safe. Cov, RV: saue.↩back to note source

296 Who. Cov: He þat; RV: But who.↩back to note source

mote. RV: most.↩back to note source

298 aver. Cov: honour; N: haver; RV: haueur.↩back to note source

youre greet. Cov: greet.↩back to note source

299 straunge. N: stronge.↩back to note source

300 mote yow. Cov: mote; RV: moste you.↩back to note source

302 cam. N: com; RV: come.↩back to note source

303 bysynes. Cov: a besynes.↩back to note source

305 Certis. Cov: Sertes.↩back to note source

306 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source

308 fordothe. RV: destroieth.↩back to note source

309 wys is. Cov: right wise is; N: is wise.↩back to note source

310 moot. RV: moste.↩back to note source

311 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 source

Before 313 Chanoun. RV: The Canon prebended.↩back to note source

313 many. RV: many a.↩back to note source

grete prebende. Cov: prebende.↩back to note source

316 For there. RV: There.↩back to note source

319 dilacioun. Cov: delacioun.↩back to note source

320 ay. RV: euer.↩back to note source

321 benefices. Cov: benefice.↩back to note source

a personage. So Cov, RV, Warren. N: personages; S: personage.↩back to note source

322 lite. RV: litel.↩back to note source

comforte. N: conforth.↩back to note source

323 of. N: on.↩back to note source

324 not. Cov: nat nowe.↩back to note source

325 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 source

328 shulde. Cov: sholde.↩back to note source

329 marchaunt. N: marchand.↩back to note source

mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

330 ful many. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: many.↩back to note source

divers. RV: a divers.↩back to note source

333 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

yeve. RV: ye; N: ȝefe.↩back to note source

334 now. So RV, Warren. Cov, S: yow.↩back to note source

336 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 source

338 my marchandise. In S, my is inserted in superscript. Cov, N: marchandise.↩back to note source

340 iles. Cov: londis.↩back to note source

341 My. Cov: mennes; RV, Warren: myn.↩back to note source

herte. Cov: hertis.↩back to note source

fret. Cov: freteth.↩back to note source

342 doth me. So W. Cov, N: me; RV: me dothe; S: doith me.↩back to note source

constreine. Cov: constreineth.↩back to note source

343 seie. RV: see.↩back to note source

344 enbraceth. RV: embraceth.↩back to note source

shal restreine. Cov: he restreineth.↩back to note source

345 Yeve. W: Gefe.↩back to note source

346 longe. Cov: of longe.↩back to note source

347 Chartereux. Cov: Chartereus.↩back to note source

and youresilfe. Cov: and your selue; N: ȝoursilf.↩back to note source

349 agein. RV: ayen; N, Warren: aȝen.↩back to note source

350 not. Cov: nat.↩back to note source

351 as in. Cov, RV: in.↩back to note source

353 the. RV: this.↩back to note source

354 my1. RV: myn.↩back to note source

357 flesshly. Cov: flossheli.↩back to note source

359 from dampnacioun. RV: dampnacion.↩back to note source

360 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 source

363 Not. Cov: nat; RV: Noght.↩back to note source

365 pele. Cov, RV: appele.↩back to note source

367 champioun. Cov: a champioun.↩back to note source

368 another. RV: dethe.↩back to note source

369 dare this Dethe. Cov: dare thus dethe; RV: durst thou sette.↩back to note source

370 That am. Cov: That.↩back to note source

371 west and este. RV, Warren: este and weste.↩back to note source

372 ful surquidous of. RV: with surquidous.↩back to note source

374 though I. N: y.↩back to note source

375 and. RV: or.↩back to note source

377 Sir Monke. Catchword ir monke appears in bottom right-hand corner of fol. 153v.↩back to note source

378 no. RV: not.↩back to note source

sojour. N: ȝour soiour.↩back to note source

379 is. RV: may.↩back to note source

that may yow here. RV: here you.↩back to note source

380 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 source

381 mote acounte. RV: moste accompte.↩back to note source

382 have spent it. Cov: han spent it; RV: haue spendid.↩back to note source

in dede worde. RV: worde dede.↩back to note source

384 of nought. N: noȝt.↩back to note source

385 the. RV: my.↩back to note source

be. RV: to be.↩back to note source

388 vice. Cov: wise; Warren: vise.↩back to note source

389 dissolut. Cov, RV: desolate.↩back to note source

391 to. Cov: is to.↩back to note source

392 be. Warren: ben.↩back to note source

se. Warren: seen.↩back to note source

393 Thou. RV: O thou.↩back to note source

394 you. Cov, N: þu; RV: that.↩back to note source

thi. Cov, RV: thy.↩back to note source

396 thrust. Cov: therst; RV: thurst; N: thursse.↩back to note source

397 you. RV, Warren: thou; Cov, N: þu.↩back to note source

402 greet grevaunce. Cov, RV: greuance.↩back to note source

404 ne. Cov: and.↩back to note source

chevesaunce. Cov: cheveshance; RV: chevissance; Warren: cheuisshaunce.↩back to note source

405 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 source

406 look. RV: see.↩back to note source

407 happith. RV: it happeth.↩back to note source

408 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source

see. Warren: seen.↩back to note source

411 borwith. Cov: boroweth; N: borowith.↩back to note source

412 lent. Cov: leueth.↩back to note source

414 acountes. Warren: accomptes.↩back to note source

sette. Cov, Warren: fette.↩back to note source

416 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 source

409–16 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 source

417 on. RV: in.↩back to note source

418 agein. Cov, N: aȝen; RV: ayenst; Warren: aȝenne.↩back to note source

419 medicine. N: medcyne.↩back to note source

420 Al. RV: And alle.↩back to note source

422 Agein. Cov: Ayen; N: Aȝene; RV: ayenst; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source

423 have. Cov: han.↩back to note source

424 Good. Cov: A goode.↩back to note source

recure. Cov: cure.↩back to note source

425 agon. So RV, Warren. Cov, N, S: agoo.↩back to note source

427 also in. RV: in.↩back to note source

428 gete. Cov: geten.↩back to note source

thorugh. Cov: through; RV, Warren, N: thurgh.↩back to note source

429 agens. Cov: ayenst; RV: aenst; N, Warren: aȝens.↩back to note source

430 Preservatives. N: Preseruatykes.↩back to note source

432 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note source

Before 433 Amerous Squire. Cov: Þe Squier; RV: the Galant Squyer.↩back to note source

433 be. RV: ben.↩back to note source

gentil. Cov: so gentil.↩back to note source

amerous. Cov: so amerous.↩back to note source

434 grene. Cov: yonge.↩back to note source

435 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 source

437 of visage. RV: visage.↩back to note source

438 asshes. Cov: asshen.↩back to note source

439 bewté. RV: youre beaute.↩back to note source

442 Agens. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note source

provide. Cov: purveie.↩back to note source

445 service. Cov: the service.↩back to note source

446 so fressh so wel besein. N: so flessh so well beseyn; RV: so wele and fressh beseyn.↩back to note source

447 agein. Cov, RV: ayen.↩back to note source

448 gon. So Cov, RV, Warren. S: goo; N: go.↩back to note source

Before 449 The Gentilwomman Amerous. Cov: þe Gentilwoman.↩back to note source

450 holde. Cov: ye holde.↩back to note source

451 Polycene. Cov: Pollicene; RV: Pollixene.↩back to note source

452 Penolope. N, RV, Warren: Penelope.↩back to note source

453 wente. Warren: wenten.↩back to note source

454 shulle. Cov, RV: shall.↩back to note source

youre. Warren: ȝow.↩back to note source

455 hath. RV: haue.↩back to note source

456 Arestid. RV: Arest.↩back to note source

455–56 Though daunger longe . . . chaunge of doubilnesse. Lines 455 and 456 are transposed in N. This error is corrected in the margin.↩back to note source

459 hast. Cov: has.↩back to note source

yseide. Cov, N, RV: seid.↩back to note source

462 a man. RV: man.↩back to note source

to have. RV: have; W: to a.↩back to note source

463 fool. RV: fole.↩back to note source

sentement. RV: sentence.↩back to note source

464 assurid. Cov: ensured.↩back to note source

Before 465 the Man of Lawe. RV: the Advocate.↩back to note source

466 Ye. N: I ȝe.↩back to note source

highe Juge. RV: Iuge.↩back to note source

470 availe may. RV: may availle.↩back to note source

472 Tofore. RV: Before.↩back to note source

474 cannot. RV: can.↩back to note source

agein. Cov, RV: ayen; N: aȝen.↩back to note source

475 me kepe. Cov: kepe me.↩back to note source

ne. N: and; RV: nor.↩back to note source

478 Nothing. RV: man.↩back to note source

479 Ageins. Cov: Ayenst; N: Aȝens; RV: Ayen; Warren: Aȝeyne.↩back to note source

resistence. RV: no resistence.↩back to note source

480 quite. Cov: quiteth; RV: quyteth.↩back to note source

481 that at. Cov: that atte. N: þat.↩back to note source

assise. RV: assises.↩back to note source

482 atte. N: had.↩back to note source

doste. RV: diddest.↩back to note source

483 londe. Cov: londis; RV: land.↩back to note source

devise. RV: devises.↩back to note source

486 cowdest. RV: kewde.↩back to note source

folkes. Cov, Warren: folke.↩back to note source

487 lete. RV: lat.↩back to note source

488 thou canst. Cov: canst thou; Warren: thou cannest.↩back to note source

490 bellewedir. Cov: bellwethir; N: belwedur; RV: belwether.↩back to note source

was. Cov, RV: is.↩back to note source

491 Nought. Cov, N, RV, Warren: Not.↩back to note source

lowe and hie. Cov, RV: hie and low.↩back to note source

492 list. Cov, RV: lust.↩back to note source

493 And hange. Cov: And honge; RV: Hange.↩back to note source

respite. Cov: acquite.↩back to note source

494 lad. Cov, RV: ledde.↩back to note source

497 mynstral. RV: ministral.↩back to note source

canst. Warren: cannest.↩back to note source

498 do. Cov: done.↩back to note source

499 I shal anoone. RV: soone I shal. Warren: anoone I shal.↩back to note source

thee. N: þi.↩back to note source

500 other. N: oder.↩back to note source

goo. Cov: gone.↩back to note source

501 neither avoidaunce. Cov: noo voidaunce; Warren: nowther avoydaunce.↩back to note source

504 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 source

505 newe. RV: new.↩back to note source

506 passingly. Cov: passinge.↩back to note source

508 sithes. RV: tymes.↩back to note source

509 to me is. Cov: is to me.↩back to note source

511 tarie. Cov: vary.↩back to note source

512 Ofte. RV: Ofte tyme.↩back to note source

of. RV: at.↩back to note source

513 Rikele. Cov: van rikell; RV: Rykel.↩back to note source

514 Harry. Cov, N: herry; RV: Henry.↩back to note source

Engelond. N: ynglong.↩back to note source

516 sleightes. N: slightnes.↩back to note source

517 must. RV, W: moste.↩back to note source

this. Cov: and this.↩back to note source

to undirstond. Cov: undirstond.↩back to note source

518 Nought. Cov: Nat.↩back to note source

519 nouther. RV: neith.↩back to note source

on. Cov: in.↩back to note source

ne. RV: and.↩back to note source

520 nought. Cov: nat; RV, Warren, N: not.↩back to note source

none. N: noo.↩back to note source

522 Or any. N: Of my.↩back to note source

524 of the hevene. RV: of heven.↩back to note source

al the influence. Cov: the influence.↩back to note source

525 Ageins. Cov, RV: Ayenst; N: Aȝens.↩back to note source

stonde at defence. Cov: stonden atte defence.↩back to note source

526 Legerdemeyn. N: Largerdemeyn.↩back to note source

528 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 source

529 bene. Cov: art.↩back to note source

nowe here. RV: here; Warren: here now.↩back to note source

535 Like. Cov: Like to.↩back to note source

536 And. RV: As.↩back to note source

537 must. Cov: mot; RV: most; Warren: moste.↩back to note source

538 lifly. N: lufly; Cov: liffeli; RV: lyvely.↩back to note source

541 tithis and. RV: my tithe.↩back to note source

542 mote. RV: moste.↩back to note source

counte. Cov: account; RV: compte.↩back to note source

543 make. Cov: to make.↩back to note source

544 he is. Cov: hym.↩back to note source