992 Goldon. So MS. D&A: golden.↩back to note source

Before 978–1026 Tercia bellatrix . . . and bataile. Omitted in C, A, R (anti-Lancastrian view).↩back to note source

1035 his. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source

1037 cohortatioun. So MS, C. A: ch cohortatioun. R: cohortacion.↩back to note source

1046 groweth. So MS, C, A. R: goo with.↩back to note source

1056 hath. So MS, C, A. R: had I hath.↩back to note source

1063 slough. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: shough.↩back to note source

1066 of vitaile. So MS, A. C: among of vitaile (eye skip to amonge in line 1065, above). R: of bataile.↩back to note source

1067 turne. So MS, C, A. R: ton turne.↩back to note source

1073 chivalerys. So MS. C: chyvalry. A: chivalry. R: chevalery.↩back to note source

1075 Is1. So MS, C, A. R: As.↩back to note source

1079 no. So MS, C, A. R: of no.↩back to note source

1102 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: by be.↩back to note source

1114 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 source

1115 theron. So MS, C, A. R: thertoon.↩back to note source

1119 the. So MS. C, A: thy. R: your.↩back to note source

1123 tak. So MS. C, A: take. R: e take.↩back to note source

1127 progressioun. So C, A, R, D&A. MS: progeressioun.↩back to note source

1130 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 source

1131 is then. So MS, C, A. R: then was.↩back to note source

1132 withoute an. So MS, C, A. R: with.↩back to note source

1133 sle. So MS, C, A. R: fle.↩back to note source

1134 Forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: For this.↩back to note source

1140 to strengthes. So MS. C: to strenghis. A: of strenghis with to inserted above the line. R: strenghtis(?).↩back to note source

1141 lyves. So MS, C, A. R: lv lives.↩back to note source

1161 swere grete, ye. So MS. C: grete swere ye. A: grete swer(?) ye. R: grete swere the.↩back to note source

1162 ye. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source

1166 preef. So MS, C, A. R: preff. D&A: pref.↩back to note source

1168 opon. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1170 Com. So MS, C, A, R. D&A: cum.↩back to note source

1174 Sumtyme. D&A mistakenly mark this as the folio start; it begins at line 1167.↩back to note source

1182 wer. So MS, C, A. R: had.↩back to note source

1185 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 source

1188 when. So MS. C, A(?), R: wher.↩back to note source

1189 his. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1194 tech. So MS. C, R omit. A: teche inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1199 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 source

1200 a myghti. So MS. C, A: myghty. R: myghtyly.↩back to note source

1206 a. So MS, C, A. R: the.↩back to note source

1209 he. So MS, C, A. R: the he.↩back to note source

1210 is. So MS. C, A, R: of.↩back to note source

1211 is. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1217 the. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1228 hym. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1235 rejecte. So MS, C. A: reject. R: j(?) rejecte.↩back to note source

1236 to. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1241 folk. So MS, C. A: folke. R omits.↩back to note source

1244 the. So MS, C, A. R: this.↩back to note source

1246 deme. So MS, C, A. R: dem dem.↩back to note source

1248 Yet. So MS, C. A: Yit. R: It.↩back to note source

1249 oost. So MS, C, A. R: e(?) oste.↩back to note source

1255 sikerly. So MS, A. C: sykerly. R: surely.↩back to note source

1260 evermore. So MS, C, A. R: overmore.↩back to note source

1261 of. So MS, C, A. R: in of.↩back to note source

1267 pipe. So MS, C, A. R: n(?) pipe.↩back to note source

1269 the. So MS, C, R. A: tho the.↩back to note source

1275 place. So MS, C, A. R: space.↩back to note source

1282 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 source

1285 the. So MS, C, R. A: inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1292 his. So MS, C, A. R: de his.↩back to note source

1303 mad. So MS, C. A: made. R: make made.↩back to note source

1309 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 source

1313 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 source

1316 by. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1321 journal. So MS, A. C: joo jo journal. R: jornall.↩back to note source

1323 Wheryn have he. So MS. C: Theryn have he. A: Therin have he. R: Therin hath been.↩back to note source

1328 is. So MS, C, A. R: as to is.↩back to note source

wise. So MS, C, A. R: a(?) wise.↩back to note source

1333 on. So MS, C, A. R: w on.↩back to note source

1335 of. So MS, C, A. R omits.↩back to note source

1339 Whethour. So MS, C. A, R, D&A: Whethor.↩back to note source

1341 and2. So MS, A, R. C: of.↩back to note source

1342 to. So MS, C, A. R: a.↩back to note source

1344 perfit. So MS, R. C: perfyt. A: parfyt. D&A: parfit.↩back to note source

1345 he. So MS, C, A. R: to.↩back to note source

1346 forthi. So MS. C, A: forthy. R: therfor.↩back to note source

1348 simpilnesse. So MS. C: symplenesse. A: simplenesse. R: symples.↩back to note source

1349 goth. So MS, A, R. C: th goth.↩back to note source

1350 be. So MS, A, R. C: be be.↩back to note source

1354 the. So MS. C, R: thy. A: thi(?).↩back to note source

1358 swere. So MS, C. A: sweru(?). R: sure.↩back to note source

1361 wightest. MS, D&A: wightiest. C: wyghtest. A: wyghtist. R: wightist. ↩back to note source

1363–2300 In a maner . . . and mon. Omitted in A (lost leaves).↩back to note source

1377 withal. So MS, C. R: with that.↩back to note source

1378 the. So MS. C, R: thy.↩back to note source

falle on. So MS. C: fal on. R omits.↩back to note source

1379 it. So MS, C. R: to it.↩back to note source

1380 abide. So MS, C. R: to abide.↩back to note source

1382 beforn. So MS, C. R: aforne.↩back to note source

1389 make. So MS, R. C: may make.↩back to note source

1401 it. So MS. C: it corrected from is. R: that.↩back to note source

1402 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 source

1411 o. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1413 An. So MS, C. R, D&A: And.↩back to note source

1418 her. So MS. C: w her. R: here.↩back to note source

1423 of. So MS, C. R: therof.↩back to note source

1425 over-hede. So MS. C: over-hod-heed. R: over-hed.↩back to note source

1428 is. So MS, R. C: is is (uncancelled dittography).↩back to note source

1430 Ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source

1431 wher. So C, R. MS: where.↩back to note source

by2. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1433 It. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1441 festeying calle. So MS, C. R: festyeing call. D&A: festeyng call.↩back to note source

1452 men. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1456 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 source

1457 Benethe. So MS. C: Beneth. R: Bennneyth.↩back to note source

1462 it1. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1467 ynough it is. So MS, C. R: it is inough.↩back to note source

1470 better. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1472 With. So MS, R. C: An With (eye skip to And in line 1473, below).↩back to note source

1473 tabil. So MS, C. R: cable.↩back to note source

1479 up. So MS, C. R: u up.↩back to note source

1480 there. So MS. C: ther. R: therein.↩back to note source

1481 vitaile. So MS. C: vitayle. R: bataile.↩back to note source

1482 Now. So MS, C. R: Now Now.↩back to note source

1490 ayer, and. So MS. C: ayre, and. R: or of.↩back to note source

1491 Holsom be. So MS. C, R: Be holsome.↩back to note source

1492 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 source

1503 and. So MS, C. R: and herde and.↩back to note source

1504 Up. So MS, C. R: Up Up.↩back to note source

1506 fote. So MS. C: foot. D&A: foote.↩back to note source

1507 be, not herfore. So MS. C: be, not therfore (t struck out). R: it be therfore.↩back to note source

1508 Turf. So MS, C. R: Therfor Turf.↩back to note source

1512 to dwelle heryn. MS: dwelle written over an erasure. C: to dwell heryn. R: herin to stand dwell.↩back to note source

1518 dich. So MS, C. R: dike.↩back to note source

1527 it. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1530 werk. So MS, R. C: castell werk (eye skip to castel in line 1528, above).↩back to note source

1534 not. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

perfit. So MS. C: parfyt. R, D&A: parfit.↩back to note source

1536 himself. So MS. C: hymself. R: hymeselfselff (l inserted above the line).↩back to note source

1539 on foote. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1542 for. So R. MS, C: inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1544 thei. So MS. C omits. R: it.↩back to note source

nothing. So MS, C. R: onthing.↩back to note source

1546 set. So MS, C. R: fexe.↩back to note source

1551 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 source

1554 deperted. So MS, R. C, D&A: departed.↩back to note source

1558 horsed men. So MS, C. R: horsmen.↩back to note source

1568 for. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1572 Ye. So MS, C. R: The.↩back to note source

1579 on. So MS, C. R: uppon.↩back to note source

uppon. So MS, C. R: agayn.↩back to note source

1582 prince. So MS, C. R: prnce prince.↩back to note source

1585 him. So MS. C: hym. R omits.↩back to note source

1597 her2. So R, D&A. MS, C: he.↩back to note source

1600 or. So MS, C. R: than.↩back to note source

1601 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1603 Wher. So MS, C. R: Whethir.↩back to note source

1610 the. So MS, C. R: inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1611 balaunce. So MS, C. R: a ballaunce (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source

1612 is2. So MS, C. R: to.↩back to note source

1619 that. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source

1620 ner. So MS, C. R, D&A: nor.↩back to note source

1624 Receyved. So MS, C. R: Reytayned.↩back to note source

1625 croune. So C, R. MS: coroune. ↩back to note source

1634 alle men. So MS. C: al men. R: alle all men (all inserted above the line).↩back to note source

1651 of. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1662 ar. So MS. C, R, D&A: or.↩back to note source

1684 of2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1685 til now was ther no werre. So MS, C. R: ther was no warre till now.↩back to note source

1689 their. So MS, C. R: yow.↩back to note source

1693 the. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source

1699 mad newe. So MS. C: newee mad. R: made newe.↩back to note source

1708 o Lord, this day. So MS. C: o Lorde, this day. R: this day, o Lorde.↩back to note source

1715 prince is. So MS. C: prynce is. R: princis.↩back to note source

1719 let. So MS. C: lete. R: so let.↩back to note source

1721 citee. So MS, C. R: in cite.↩back to note source

1724 to. So MS, C. R: to with to inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1732 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1739 bataile. So MS. C: b bataile. R: batayle.↩back to note source

1740 yet. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1744 thei ha be shake. So MS. C: they have shake. R: that thay have shall.↩back to note source

1751 siker. So MS. C: syker. R: sure.↩back to note source

1752 comyng. So MS, C. R: com comyng (uncancelled error).↩back to note source

1753 a. So MS, R. C omits.↩back to note source

1757 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1761 cleef. So MS. C: chef(?). R: chefe.↩back to note source

1763 Ereither. So MS, C. R: E Arayether.↩back to note source

1764 Ereither. So MS, C. R: Other.↩back to note source

1765 wynde to fight. So MS. C: to fight wynd. R: to fight wynd.↩back to note source

1767 so. So MS, C. R: so so.↩back to note source

1768 they her. So MS. C: he his. R: he is.↩back to note source

1770 And1. So MS, R. C: Wil And (eye skip to wil at line 1773, below).↩back to note source

1773 as. So MS, R. C: a as (uncancelled error).↩back to note source

1775 he. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source

1783 is. So MS. C, R: it.↩back to note source

1784 foon. So MS, C. R: soon.↩back to note source

1790 a principaunt. So MS, C. R: a per a principaunt (a inserted above the line).↩back to note source

1802 a. So C, R, D&A. MS omits.↩back to note source

pace. So MS, C. R: foot pace.↩back to note source

1803 DC. So C, R(?). MS, D&A: CC. See Explanatory Note to this line.↩back to note source

1807 so. So MS, R. C: s so.↩back to note source

1816 hem. So MS, C. R: ther.↩back to note source

1817 reere. So MS. C: rere. R: ver.↩back to note source

1825 grete. So MS. R: gret. C: g grete.↩back to note source

1826 is sette. So MS, C. R: sett is.↩back to note source

1832 Wight. So MS, C. R: With.↩back to note source

1835 keste. So MS, R. C: caste keste.↩back to note source

1851 colveryne. So MS, C. R: on colveryne.↩back to note source

1853 faughte. So MS. C: faughte (e inserted above the line). R: faught.↩back to note source

1864 reperatioun. So MS. C, D&A: reparatioun. R: reparacioun.↩back to note source

1868 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 source

1873 veer. So MS. C, R: beer.↩back to note source

1883 double londe. So MS, R. C: threfold space with double inserted above the line.↩back to note source

1886 podisme. So C, R. MS, D&A: pidisme.↩back to note source

1891 and2. So MS, C. R: or.↩back to note source

1892 rangis. So MS. C: eggis with vel raungis inserted above the line. R: eggis.↩back to note source

1894 is brede. So MS. C: brede is brede. R: is bred.↩back to note source

1905 be. So MS, R. C: b be (uncancelled error).↩back to note source

1924 on. So MS, R. C: of on.↩back to note source

1927 sharre. So MS. C, R: sharpe.↩back to note source

1931 or wynge. So MS (inserted above the line in different ink), C, R.↩back to note source

1932 hem. So MS, C. R: of hem.↩back to note source

1939 mad. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

1948 ye. So MS, C. R: the.↩back to note source

1950 fier. So MS. C: foyr fier. R: fire.↩back to note source

1961 that. So MS, R. C: a foote that (eye skip to o foote in line 1962, below).↩back to note source

1962 t’abide. So MS. C: taby. R: to abide.↩back to note source

1968 God. So MS, C. R: good Gode.↩back to note source

1980 it. So MS, R. C: is.↩back to note source

1984 It. So MS, C. R: Yet.↩back to note source

1990 his. So MS, R. C: his (h inserted above the line).↩back to note source

1991 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 source

1992 incredibil. So MS, C. R: credible.↩back to note source

2004 hem. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2005 on eny. So MS. C: in eny (meny?). R: many.↩back to note source

2011 Omnipotens. So MS, R. C: Omnipotens Lord.↩back to note source

2012 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 source

2013 justice to. So MS, C. R: is justice and. ↩back to note source

2023 noo. So MS. C, R, D&A: no.↩back to note source

2025 fle. So MS, C. R: flee.↩back to note source

2026 if. So MS. C: yf. R omits.↩back to note source

2041 and. So MS, C. R: is and.↩back to note source

2043 also fewe. So MS, C. R: with few also.↩back to note source

2046 Now moste. So MS. C: Now most. R: Most now.↩back to note source

2057 other. So MS. C: their. R: either.↩back to note source

2059 myghtiest. So MS, C. R: the myghtiest.↩back to note source

2063 are. So MS. C: ar. R: as.↩back to note source

a. So MS. C, R: and.↩back to note source

2071 hold it. So MS. C: holde hyth hit. R: it.↩back to note source

2075 circuyte. So MS, C. R: the circute.↩back to note source

bringe. So MS. C: bryng. R: a bryng.↩back to note source

2077 do. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2080 to. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

bede. So MS, R. C: boode bede.↩back to note source

2092 al putte. So MS, C. R: put all.↩back to note source

2093 D. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2099 and2. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2108 his. So MS, C. R: thy.↩back to note source

2112 retrete. So C, R, D&A. MS: retretrete.↩back to note source

2139 turneth. So MS. C: turnyth. R: knyght.↩back to note source

2152 the. So MS, C. R: te the.↩back to note source

2160 resoun. So C, R. MS: reasoun. ↩back to note source

2165 everywhere. So MS. C: ever everywhere. R: everywher.↩back to note source

2170 do3. So MS. C: doos. R: doo.↩back to note source

2175 to fight a knyght unexercised. So MS. C: to fight a knyght unexercise unexercised. R: a knyght to fight unexcercissid.↩back to note source

2178 untrested. So MS, C. R: understand untrested.↩back to note source

2182 to fight then lengthe. So MS. C: to fight then lengh. R: thyn fight in lengh(?).↩back to note source

2183 in stoor to have. So MS, C. R: to have in storre.↩back to note source

2185 Fende. So MS, C. R: Fend. D&A: Sende.↩back to note source

2186 wightly. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2197 Aforn the. So MS, C. R: Afroforne the. D&A: Aforn thi.↩back to note source

2202 oon. So MS, C. R omits.↩back to note source

2204 cleef. So MS, C. R: chefe.↩back to note source

Espie. So MS, C. R: To espye.↩back to note source

2207 for. So MS, C. R: forth.↩back to note source

2209 stele. So MS, C. R: away stell.↩back to note source

2215 not to. So C, MS (to inserted above the line). R: nor to.↩back to note source

2222 I here. So MS. C: here I. R: her I.↩back to note source