[It may be observed, once for all, that the expression in to repeatedly occurs where we should simply use in; and one to is in like manner put for unto. The ending -ith (for -ed) is frequent in the past tense, and -it (also for -ed) in the past participle, though this distinction is not always observed. Astill more noticeable ending is -ing (for -en) in the infinitive. Observe further that the letters v, u, and w are perfectly convertible, and used quite indiscriminately; so that wpone means upon; vthir means uthir, i.e., other: our is put for over; vounde signifies wound, etc.]Page 1, line 1. The soft morow. This nominative case has no verb. Asimilar construction occurs in the first lines of Books II. and III. 4. Uprisith—his hot courss, Upriseth in his hot course; chare, chariot. 6. sent, sendeth; so also stant, standeth, l.326. 8. valkyne, waken. 10. gyrss, grass. 11. assay, assault. 13. wox, voice. 17. frome I can, from the time that I did. 18. It deuit me, it availed me. Jamieson gives “Dow, 1.to be able; A.S. dugan (valere), to be able. 2.to avail; Teut. doogen.”P. 2, l. 23. hewy ?erys, heavy years. 24. “Until that Phoebus had thrice gone through his full circuits” (lit. spheres). See the peculiar use of “pas” in other places. 26. “So, by such a manner, was my lot fated;” see l.41. 28. carving can, did cut. 30. be the morow, by the morn. 36. neulyngis, newly, anew. 43. walkith, walked. 50. I-clede, y-clad, clad. Ch. has clede. 54. “No one within thought he could be seen by any wight outside.”P. 3, l. 56. clos it, enclose it; the MS. has closit. 57. alphest. This reading of the MS. is an error for alcest. See Chaucer, Prologue to Legend of good women, l.511: “The grete goodnesse of the quene Alceste, That turned was into a dayesye,” Alceste being the contracted form of Alcestis. 59. Wnclosing gane, did unclose. 60. “The bright sun had illumined the spray, and had updrawn (upwarped) into the lusty air the night’s soft (sober) and moist showers; and had made the morning soft, pleasant, and fair.” With this difficult passage we should compare l.2477. 66. Quhill, until. 67. till ony vicht, to any wight. 69. Bot gladness til the thochtful, euer mo, etc., “But, as for gladness to the melancholy man, evermore the more he seeth of it, the more wo he hath.” 73. represent, represented (accented on the second syllable). 74. Al day gan be sor, etc., “All the day, my spirit began to dwell in torment, through sorrow of thought;” be sor, by sorrow (A.S. sorh). 77. Ore slep, or how I wot, “Or sleep, ere I knew how.” 83. A-licht, alighted. 84. levis in to were, livest in doubt.P. 4, l. 91. be morow, by morrow; at early morn. 99. set, although. 103. weil accordinge, very fitting. 105. long ore he be sonde, (It is) long ere he be sound. 108. seith, for to consel, saith, that as for concealing or shewing, etc. 109. althir-best, lit. best of all; see Chaucer’s use of alderfirst, alderlast.P. 5, l. 127. lat be thi nyss dispare, let be thy nice (foolish) despair. 128. erith, earth. 134. schall hyme hating, shall hate him. The termination -ing is here the sign of the infinitive mood after the verb shall. 140. Set, although. 146. tak one hand and mak, undertake and compose; trety, treatise; vnkouth, unknown, new. 151. belevis, believe will please thy lady. 160. yis, this.P. 6, l. 161. troucht, truth. 163. discharge, release. 170. spir, sphere. 171. “At command of a wise (god from) whose vision,” etc. We sometimes find in old English the adjective “awise” used absolutely for “awise man.” See “Le Morte Arthur,” ed. F.J. Furnivall, l.3318. 175. tynt, lost. 177. be this worldis fame. Here again, as in many other passages, “be” expresses with relation to, as regards. 185. yaim, them. 191. demande, demur.P. 7, l. 198. Quhill, until. 200. conten, treat; lit. contain. 202. Lancelot is here called the son of Ban, king of Albanak; so again in l.1447. 204. redis, read. 214. “I will not waste my efforts thereupon.” 219. wnwyst, unwist, unknown. 225. nome, name. 226. Iwondit to the stak, very deeply wounded; but there is no doubt about the origin of the phrase. See Glossary. 228. astart, get rid of it, escape it.P. 8, l. 240. dedenyt to aras, deigned to pluck out. 244. hurtare, hurter. 245. Iwond, wounded. 248. ful wicht, full nimble. 251. of quhome, by whom. 253. send, sent. 257. pasing vassolag, surpassing prowess. 260. “Passed down into the fell caves.” 264. tane, taken. 266. cwre, care.P. 9, l. 267. gart be maid, caused to be made. 271. awoue, vow. 275. in to that gret Revare, in that great river. 284. o gret confusione of pupil and knychtis, al enarmyt, agreat medley of people and knights, all fully armed. Stevenson actually reads unarmyt! 294. I wil report; both here and in l.320 we should almost expect to find “Inil report;” i.e. Iwill not tell. It must mean, “Iwill tell you why I omit to mention these things.” Compare lines 266, 320. 297. thing, think.P. 10, l. 305. veris, wars. 306. be the wais, by the ways. 307. Tuex, betwixt; accorde, agreement. 314. mot, must. 316. stek, concluded. 319. most conpilour, very great composer. 320. “As to whose name I will only say, that it is unfit,” etc. 326. stant, standeth. 328. yroung, rung. 330. beith, shall be; observe the future sense of beith in this place. 331. suet, sweet. 332. “His soul in bliss preserved be on that account.” 334. and this endit. Whether endit here refers to inditing or ending is perhaps doubtful. NOTES TO BOOK I. P. 11, l. 336. If by aryeit is here meant the sign, not the constellation of Aries, the day referred to is April 1 or2, according to Chaucer’s “Astrolabie.” 338. bewis, boughs. 340. makyne gone, did make. 341. in ther chere, after their fashion. (For chere, see Glossary.) 345. auerding to, belonging to. 351. Anoit, annoyed. 352. For why, wherefore; so also for-thi, therefore. 354. can, began. 355. sende, sent. 358. heryng, hear (infin. mood). In the next line it occurs as a present participle. 362. to pas hyme, to go, depart. 364. meit, to dream of; aperans, an appearance, apparition.P. 12, l. 365. hore, hair. 375. vombe, womb; hence bowels. 377. stert, started. 384. gert, caused. 390. traist, trust. 397. demande, demur, delay. 398. at, that.P. 13, l. 407. whill, until. 408. the, they. 410. to viting, to know. 412. shauyth al hall, sheweth all whole. 414. chesith, chooseth. 422. shire, sir. 424. fore to awysing, in order to take counsel. 432. All this about astronomy (i.e. astrology) should be compared with Gower; Conf. Amantis, lib. vii; ed. Pauli, vol. 3, pp.133, 134. Arachell, Nembrote, Moises, Hermes are there mentioned as astrologers. 433. The MS. has “set” (not with a long s). Mr Stevenson has “fet,” which would seem right.P. 14, l. 435. nembrot, Nimrod; see Genesis and Exodus (E.E.T.S.), l.659. 436. herynes, miswritten for herymes, i.e. Hermes. 439. “The which they found were wondrously evil set.” 440. his sweuen met, dreamed his dream. 443. waryng in to were, were in doubt. 444. danger, power to punish; compare Shakspere’s use of the word. 457. but delay, without delay. 459. stondith heuy cherith, stood heavy-cheered, was sad in his demeanour. 465. fundyng, found. 466. depend to, depend upon.P. 15, l. 475. tone, taken. 478. assey, test. 481. record, to tell out, speak. 487. preseruith It allan, is preserved alone. 499. affy in-tyll, rely upon. 500. failye, fail. 504. there clergy, their science.P. 16, l. 519. “Through the watery lion, who is also faithful, and through the leech and eke the water also, and through the counsel of the flower.” It is very possible this passage is partly corrupt; l.520 should certainly be (as may be seen from lines 2010, 2056), “And throuch the leich withouten medysyne.” The meanings of lion, leech, and flower are fully explained, however, in lines 2013-2120. 524. weyne, vain. 527. passid nat his thoght, left not his thoughts. 531. rachis, braches, dogs. 533. grewhundis, grayhounds. 536. This purely conjectural line is merely inserted to carry on the sense. It is imitated from line 3293. In the next line we should read “grewhundis,” rather than “grewhund.” 538. Befor ther hedis, before their heads.P. 17, l. 545. “All armed, as was then the fashion.” 546. salust, saluted. 548. kend, known. 549. leuyth, liveth. 552. The rime requires “land,” as in l.638. 553. yald hyme our, yield him over. 554. if tribut, give tribute. 566. recist, resist; mone bee, must be. 568. be, by. 569. day moneth day, ere this day month; comp. l.1162.P. 18, l. 577. fairhed, fair-hood, beauty. 587. magre myne entent, in spite of my intention. 591. nome, took. 593. Inquere at, inquire of. 596. wes, was. 599. rase, rose. 605. accordith, agree thereto. 606. recordith, belongith. 607. visare, wiser.P. 19, l. 621. This spek I lest, this I list to speak. 622. varnit, warned. 626. “Though the season of the year was contrary.” 627. atte, at the. 629. the ilk, that (Scotch thilk). 632. Melyhalt, the name both of a hill, and of the town built upon it. 636. affray, terror. 642. wnconquest, unconquered. 643. cwre, care.P. 20, l. 649. nemmyt, named. 652. were, war. 654. or than to morn, earlier than to-morrow. 660. our few, over few. 677. northest, north-east.P. 21, l. 686. fechteris, fighters. 688. holde, held. 691. presone, prison. 697. peite, pity. 699. The metre of Lancelot’s lament is that of Chaucer’s “Cuckoo and Nightingale,” and was very possibly copied from it. Qwhat haue y gilt, what crime have I committed. 702. ago, gone. 703. nat, naught; me glaid, gladden me. 706. til haue, to have. 709. Sen thelke tyme, since that time.P. 22, l. 718. of remed, for a remedy. 719. sesith, ceaseth. 723. with this lady, by this lady. 728. laisere, leisure. 731. diuerss wais sere, divers several ways. 733. bur, bore. 735. cher, car. 740. dout, to fear. 745. but were, without doubt. This expression often occurs.P. 23, l. 751. few menye, small company; an oddly sounding expression to modern ears. 753. cold, called. 754. hot, hight, was named. 755. but in his cumpany, unless he had with him. 757. He saith; the speaker is the captain of the hundred knights, called in l.806 Maleginis. 768. als fell, just as many. 777. hard, heard. 781. clepit, called. P. 24, l. 793, as he wel couth, as he well knew how. 796. sen, seen. 800. sen, since. 806. was hot, was hight, was named. 809. In myde the borde and festinit in the stell, In the midst they encounter, and fastened in the steel. See l.850. 812. Rout, company. 815. ferde, fourth. 817. sauch thar latter batell steir, saw their last division stir.P. 25, l. 820. gane his mortall fell. A word seems here omitted; if after mortall we insert strokis, the sense will be, “His enemies began his mortall strokes to feel.” 825. worth, worthy. It would improve the metre to read worthy (l.875). 828. In to were, in war, in the strife. 829. hyme bure, bore himself. 839. to-for, heretofore. 841. Atour, i.e. at over, across. 842. assall, assault. The rime shews we should read assaill, as in l.855. 849. socht atour, made their way across. The use of seke in Early English is curious.P. 26, l. 861. setith his payn vpone, devotes his endeavours to. 868. al to-kerwith, wholly cutteth in pieces. 880. dirk, dark. 883. tan and slan, taken and slain.P. 27, l. 895. It frequently occurs in the MS. that a space is left at the beginning of a line, and the first letter of the line is omitted. It is evident that the intention was that the first letter should be illuminated, and that this, after all, was not done. Here, for instance, the T is omitted, as indicated by the square brackets. So also in l.1083, etc. 897. pasing home, go home. 899. was vent, had gone. 905. dulay, delay. So also duclar for declare. 907. comyne, came. 908. ill paid, displeased. 909. homly, humbly. Stevenson reads hourly, but this is wrong; see l.914. 911. carful, full of care, unhappy. 912. withouten were, without doubt. 914. lawly, lowly. 918. wight, with (unusual, and perhaps wrong).P. 28, l. 924. leife, live. 929. eft, after. 933. thar longith, there belongeth. 943. I was for til excuss, I had some excuse. 944. “Because I did behove (to do it), out of very need.” 946. lefe it but, leave it without. 953. ma, make. 954. ga, go. 955. of new, anew. 958. But if that deth or other lat certan, “Except it be owing to death or other sure hindrance.”P. 29, l. 960. be hold, be held. MS. behold. Stevenson suggested the alteration, which is certainly correct. 961. withthy, on the condition that. 965. promyt, promise; als fast as, as soon as. 973. ferd, fourth. 982. “Where we shall decide the end of this war.”P. 30, l. 997. cag, cage, prison. 999. amen, pleasant. 1000. vodis, woods. 1004. lust, pleasure (Ch.). But the line is obscure; unless we read “diuersitee.” 1009. “His spirit started (owing to the) love (which) anon hath caught him,” etc. 1012. at, that. 1014. “(As to) whom they know not at all.” 1019. sen at, since that. 1022. the dewod, devoid thee. 1024. and, if. 1026. be ony mayne, by any mean.P. 31, l. 1027. y red, I advise. 1035. To warnnyng, to warn. 1040. our the furdis, over the fords. 1044. oyer. So in MS.; the y representing the old th (Þ); other. 1046. hufyng, halting. 1050. worschip, honour. “It were more expedient to maintain your honour.” 1058. wonk, winked. 1062. vare, aware.P. 32, l. 1064. The meaning of “ferst-conquest” is “first-conquered” (conquest being Old Fr. for conquered). It is explained in l.1547 as having been a title given to the king whom Galiot first subdued. 1067. ferss, fierce. 1070. suppos, although. 1073. he; viz. the shrew. 1077. The MS. has “?ched.” 1080. ymen, I mean. 1095. tais, takes.P. 33, l. 1109. Galyot put for Galiotes, the genitive case-ending being often omitted, after a proper name especially. 1110. prewit, proved, tried. 1129. traist, trust. 1131. that euery thing hath cure, that (of) everything hath care.P. 34, l. 1135. “Aye from the time that the sun began to light the world’s face, until he was gone.” 1137. o forss, perforce. 1141. taiis, takes. 1142. hecht, promised. 1151. fail?eis, fail. 1154. fet, fetched. 1156. stant, standeth. 1162. resput, respite. 1166. very knychtis passing, weary knights go.P. 35, l. 1170. till spere, to inquire. 1177. ne wor his worschip, had it not been for his valour. 1187. qwheyar, whether. 1191-4. “And fond,” etc. These four lines are now for the first time printed. They were omitted by Stevenson, evidently by accident. 1196. Per dee. Fr. par Dieu: an oath common in old ballads, generally in the form pardy. 1197. vsyt, used. 1198. “I advise that we go unto his arms” (armour). 1203. haill, whole.P. 36, l. 1207. abwsyt, abused, i.e. made an ill use of. 1208. vsyt, used. 1209. suppos the best that lewis, even though (it were) the best that lives. 1217. on slep, asleep. The prefix a- in English is due to the Saxon on. 1221. al to-hurt, etc. See note in Glossary on the word To-kerwith. 1225. sauch, saw; rewit, rued, pitied. 1233. one syd a lyt, a little on one side. 1236. our mekill, over much.P. 37, l. 1240. yarof, thereof. 1241. ruput, repute, think. 1242. ablare, abler, readier. 1253. Insert a comma after thret, and destroy that after lowe. The meaning perhaps is, “But what if he be appealed to and threatened, and (meanwhile) his heart be elsewhere set to love.” Observe that and is often the third or fourth word in the sentence it should begin. See l.2833. 1258. ?he tyne yowr low, you lose your love. 1260. conclusit, ended. 1265. mokil, much. 1268. of new, anew, again. 1273. pan, pain. NOTES TO BOOK II. P. 38, l. 1279. thocht, anxiety. 1284. apperans, i.e. vision, as in l.364. 1295. aqwynt, acquainted; Burns uses acquent. 1297. com, coming. P. 39, l. 1316. “So far out of the way you go in your course.” Compare l.1797. 1317. “Thy ship, that goeth upon the stormy surge, nigh of thy revels (i.e. because of thy revels) in the gulf it falls, where it is almost drowned in the peril.” 1321. “In the wretched dance of wickedness.” See the curious uses of the word “daunce” in Chaucer. 1323. the son, thee soon. 1330. powert, poverty; as the-selwyne wat, as thyself knows. 1334. in to spousag, in wedlock.P. 40, l. 1343. The word diuerss is required to complete the line; cf. l.731. 1352. suppriss, oppression. 1354. wedwis, widows. 1367. that ilke, that same. 1369. sufferith, makest to suffer.P. 41, l. 1379. Eccles. iv. 9, 10. 1387. yow mone, thou must. 1392. her-efter leif, hereafter live. 1401. A comma is scarcely needed after “sapiens.” It means “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Prov. ix. 10.P. 42, l. 1409. to ryng wnder his pess, to reign under His peace, by His permission. Roquefort gives pais, licence, permission. 1420. arour, error. 1427. leful, lawful.P. 43, l. 1447. Ban, king of Albanak, was Lancelot’s father. See l.202, 1450. 1474. The MS. has “a??it.”P. 44, l. 1491. tak the bak apone themself, turn their backs. 1500. yewyne, given. 1504. till, to; redundant. 1506. stand aw, stand in awe. So also in l.2684. The same expression occurs in The Bruce, iii. 62, ed. Pinkerton, p.42, ed. Jamieson; and also in Havelok, l.277, where the word in, supplied from conjecture, should be struck out.P. 45, l. 1537. throw his peple, by his people. 1541. Thus falith not, etc., “Except wise conduct falleth to a king.” 1546. It may be right to retain the spelling of the MS.—“kinghe;” for, though strange and unusual, it occurs again in l.2527.P. 46, l. 1556. wende, weened. 1560. in to his contrare, against him. 1568. trewis, truce. 1575. his powar, his chief army. 1576. by the yhere, by the ear, privately. 1579. cold, called; as in l.753.P. 47, l. 1597. home fair, go home. 1608. And; redundant in modern English. For many of the precepts given by Amytans the author must have been indebted to Gower, or, at any rate, to the author of the Secreta Secretorum. See Gower; Conf. Amantis; ed. Pauli, lib. vii; vol. 3, pp.152-159. And cf. Tyrwhitt’s note to the Canterbury Tales, l.16915; and Warton’s Hist. Eng. Poetry.P. 48, l. 1628. lest, least; low, law. It requires care to distinguish the two meanings of low, viz. love and law. 1633. Iug, judge.P. 49, l. 1660. sar, sorely. 1666. A line omitted. The inserted line is purely conjectural.P. 50, l. 1704. pupelle, people. 1708. Inwyus, envious. 1716. longith, belongeth. 1717. the lykith, it likes thee, thou art pleased.P. 51, l. 1724. betak til hyme, confer upon him. 1730. essy, easy. 1736. for the nonis, for the occasion. See White’s Ormulum. 1739. vn to the vorthi pur yow if, unto the worthy poor thou give. 1742. set nocht of gret substans, though not of great value. 1754. alowit, approved of.P. 52, l. 1761. tynith, loseth. 1763. atonis, at once. 1771. resawe, receive. 1773. with two, also.P. 53, l. 1791. well less, al-out, much less, altogether. The punctuation hereabouts in Stevenson’s edition is very wild. 1795. wys, vice; the wrechitness, thy miserliness. 1797. pass the courss, go thy way. 1808. vrech, wretch; but here used instead of miser. 1812. viss, vice. 1814. ben y-knawith, are known (to be) (?). 1815. dant, daunt. 1822. the ton, the one.P. 54, l. 1832. beis var, beware. 1834. colde, cool. 1852. onys, once. 1855. whar-throw, through which, whereby.P. 55, l. 1864, awn, own. The metre requires the more usual form awin. 1879. dispol?eith, despoileth. 1881. For-quhi, wherefore. In this line the MS. has “scrikth.”P. 56, l. 1899. most nedis, must needs. Ye = the; i.e. The one, He. 1909. Mot, might. 1917. in should be into, as elsewhere.P. 57, l. 1940. havith, hath. 1950. hot, hight, is called.P. 58, l. 1966. wnepwnist, unpunished. 1990. omend, amend; spill, destroy.P. 59, l. 2011. ayre, are. 2012. duclar, declare; so also dulay for delay. 2017. the god werray, the Very God.P. 60, l. 2036. For-quhi, wherefore. 2040. mad, made. 2041. clergy, science. 2062. be the mycht dewyne, by the might divine.P. 61, l. 2069. far, fare. 2079. helyth frome the ground, heals from the bottom; i.e. effectually. 2100. not sessith, who ceaseth not.P. 62, l. 2107. Ne war, were it not for; hartly, hearty; it occurs again four lines below. 2135. yneuch, enough. He means he will ask but one question more.P. 63, l. 2148. To passing home, to go home. 2162. the xxiiij day. The first i in the MS. is like a “v” smudged over; we should read “xxiiij,” as in l.2155. The contraction is to be read four and twentieth, not twenty-fourth; so also in l.610.P. 64, l. 2190. hal dure, hall door. 2192. o iorne most for to comend, a journey most to be commended. 2194. lowith, love.P. 65, l. 2212. the fewar eschef thay, the less they achieve. 2229. “For no adventure will prove so great, that ye shall not achieve it.” 2241. whill, until.P. 66, l. 2247. galot; so in MS. 2265. grant mercy, great thanks; Fr. grand merci. 2267. quhy, because.P. 67, l. 2279. thithingis, tidings; probably an error of the scribe for tithingis. Stevenson has chichingis! 2284. al-out, altogether. 2304. oft syss, oft-times. See Glossary (Syss). 2306. dante, dainty. 2310. tithandis, tidings; compare l.2279.P. 68, l. 2323. aw, owe. 2328. fantessy, fancy, notion. 2334. for no why, for no reason. 2337. mon I fair, must I go. 2338. our son It waire, over soon it were. 2342. For-quhy, because.P. 69, l. 2352. nor has the force of but. 2366. be ony men, by any means. 2368. on of tho, one of them. 2375. chen of low, chain of love. 2376. and if ?he may deren, an if you may declare.P. 70, l. 2409. hartly raquer, heartily require. 2416. gar ordan, cause to be provided.P. 71, l. 2428. prewaly disspone, privily dispose. 2436. ellis-quhat; I suppose this means, “he was on fire elsewhere.” 2448. hamlynes, homeliness. 2452. fest throw al the ?her eliche, feast through all the year alike.P. 72, l. 2469. commend, commended. 2470. he drywith, he driveth, pursueth. The reading is not drawith, as in Stevenson. NOTES TO BOOK III. P. 73, l. 2471. This line is too long, and the sense imperfect; but there is no doubt about the reading of the MS. 2474. Awodith, expels. 2475. doune valis, falls down; for it is evident that valis is an error for falis, the mistake having arisen from confusion with the succeeding line. 2480. cled, clad. 2487. bygown, begun. In the next line Stevenson has sown; but the true reading is Rown, run; as in l.2820. 2492. barnag, baronage, nobility.P. 74, l. 2522. but dulay, without delay; the, they. 2524. thar com, their coming. 2530. in the dogre, in its (due) degree.P. 75, l. 2545. Or that, ere that. 2552. he and hate, high and hot. 2558. the can, they began.P. 76, l. 2574. hyme mak, prepare himself; or perhaps simply, make (for the field), go. 2582. helmys last; last clearly means laced; see l.2250. 2594. ?hit, although. 2599. dout, fear. 2600. is assemblit, made an attack. The peculiar use of assemble must always be borne in mind. 2601. erd, earth.P. 77, l. 2612. found till gwyans, go to Gwyans. 2614. til esquyris thei sewyt, after Esquyris they followed. 2619. one to the melle socht, made their way to the mÊlÉe. 2627. don bore, borne down. 2630. Fifty thousand. It would appear that Galiot had 40,000, of whom 10,000 were held in reserve; so that in l.2632 only 30,000 are mentioned. See l.2569, 2647.P. 78, l. 2646. ten, sorrow, vexation. 2656. resauf, receive. 2663. at thar come, at their coming; led, put down. 2670. biding one the bent, abide on the grassy plain.P. 79, l. 2679. “That, despite their efforts, they must needs retire.” 2684. stud aw, stood in awe; see note to l.1506. 2693, 4. These lines do not rime. But we should certainly read felde, erde having slipped in from confusion with l.2691. The knight of Galloway goes to the field, i.e. joins battle. P. 80, l. 2712. On ayar half, on either side. The MS. omits to. 2713. of, off. 2714. noiss, nose. 2731. Bot nocht forthi, But not on that account.P. 81, l. 2754. harmys, loss. 2761. aucht to ses, ought to cease. 2765. at, that. 2768. my lef, my leave, permission. 2770. in to cage, in prison.P. 82, l. 2802. commandit, commended.P. 83, l. 2819. one athir half, on either side. 2820. rown, run. 2821. howyns; an ungrammatical form; perhaps howyng is meant. 2827. one hycht, on height; i.e. aloud. 2829. sterith, stirreth. 2833. “The lady of Melyhalt made (her way) to him, and immediately caused his couch to be placed before a window.” Mr Stevenson reads, “Of Melyhalt the lady to hyme maid Incontinent his couche, and gart he1 had,” etc. i.e. “The lady immediately made his bed for him,” etc. 2841. wencust, vanquished. After this word we should perhaps insert “at,” as in l.3336.P. 84, ll. 2877-2880. These lines were printed by me for the first time, four lines having been here again omitted by Mr Stevenson. 2880. but weyne, without doubt. 2884. to led and stere,to lead and direct.P. 85, l. 2893. Endlong, along. 2894. weryne, were. 2913. let, hinder.P. 86, l. 2925. dulay, delay; as in several other places. 2938. fek, effect. 2944. ?ude, went. 2947. fair, welfare.P. 87, l. 2964. Whill, until. 2970. ho, stop, pause. 2971. veryng In affray, were in terror. 2972. rovm, room. 2978. socht, made his way. 2984. disponit, intends; but we must insert “not,” to complete the sense and the metre.P. 88, l. 2998. eschevit (used passively), is achieved. 3003. o knycht, a single knight. 3005. tais, takes. 3006. fays, foes. 3013. onys or the nycht, once ere the night. 3015. that ?he have gilt to mend, to amend that in which ye have trespassed.P. 89, l. 3052. Do at I may, Do that which I can.P. 90, l. 3065. This line is printed by Mr Stevenson, “Curag can [ ] encresing in2 his hart”; but it is not clear that a word is wanting, for the metre is as complete as in many other lines; whilst, as regards the sense, “the knycht” is probably a nominative without a verb, and l.3065 means, “Courage did increase in his heart.” Or the reader may, if he pleases, insert “fele.” Compare l.3058. 3066. lap, leaped. 3079. Observe the omission of the word “neither” in this line. 3080. persit, pierced. 3086. onan, anon. A.S. on-Án. P. 91, l. 3093. In samyne will, with like intent. 3100. bet axampil, better example. 3104. bot, unless; me fall, befall me. 3108. one vthir, another. 3120. send, sent. 3121. lewit one, left one. 3122. but mercy, without mercy.P. 92, l. 3134. deliuer besynes, clever readiness. 3136. aray, livery. 3140. Ee, eye. 3146. the morow new, the early morning. 3160. deith, dead. 3162. Suppos, although.P. 93, l. 3178. Nor; we now use but. 3184. ward; see Glossary. tho, then.P. 94, l. 3200. relewit, relieved. 3201. diuerss placis sere; as sere = diuerss, one of these words is redundant. So in l.3266. 3207. ewil awysit, ill advised. 3217. “And if it so happen, that they be discomfited.”P. 95, l. 3240. leuch, laughed; sarues, service. 3246. al haill, all whole. 3248. x thousand mo, ten thousand, and more. 3259. abaid, delay. 3263. aucht, eight. 3265. petws for til her, piteous to hear.P. 96, l. 3297. dreuch, drew. 3299. fellit, fallen. 3304. levyng, leave.P. 97, l. 3307. sest, ceased. 3321. askit at, asked of. 3331. Wencussith, vanquisheth. 3340. in to one, continually; which is sometimes the sense of A.S. on-Án.P. 98, l. 3353. to fillyng, to fulfil. 3357. soght, came on; see Glossary. 3359. Ne war, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.” 3364. ralef, relieve. 3368. fellith, feeleth.P. 99, l. 3384. virslyng, wrestling, i.e. entangled with; astrong expression! 3385. assal?eing, assail. 3390. rowmyth, roometh, emptieth. 3403. departit, parted. 3404. dout, fear.P. 100, l. 3412. left, failed. 3423. The lord, i.e. Galiot, as I suppose; Mr Stevenson has, “The Lord.” 3430. stere, to stir, move, come.P. 101, l. 3450. pretendit, endeavour. 3457. occupye, employ. 3461. For one hour, etc., “On account of suffering distress for one hour.” 3470. the well less, much less; see l.1791. 3471. berd, beard. 3473. o woyss, one voice. 3475. eschef frome yhow, not, win from you; but, withdraw himself from you. See Glossary.P. 102, l. 3481. wend thai var no mo, thought they were no more. 3487. And sich enconter, and such encounter. These three words are written at the bottom of the page as a catchword. The rest of the MS. is wanting. 1 But the MS. has “be;” also “melyhat” instead of “Melyhalt.” 2 MS. has “to.” |
  |
