Surrye or Russye, indifferent which. Cambuscan is Caius canne. “That may not saye naye,” better than “there may no wighte say naye.” Theophraste, not Paraphraste. The wife of Bath’s Prologue taken from the author of Policraticon. Country, not Couentry. Maketh, not waketh. Hugh of Lincoln. “Where the sunne is in his ascensione,” a good reading. Kenelm slain by Queen Drida. Master Speight mistaketh his almanack. The degrees of the signe are misreckoned, not the signe itself. Mereturicke is a corruption of Merecenrycke, or the kingdom of Mercia. Pilloures of silver borne before Cardinalls. Liketh best the old reading of “change of many manner of meates.” And also the old reading of “myters” more than one or two for the sake of the meter. The lordes sonne of Windsore is in the French Romant of the rose, but is there spelled Guindesores. Master Thynne knoweth not clearly why the Baron should be called of Windsor. The ordeal was not tryall by fier only, but also by water, nor for chastity only, but for many other matters. The fyery ordeal was by going on hote shares and cultors, not going through the fyre. The mother of Edward confessor passed over nine burnynge shares. The ordeal taken away by the court of Rome, and after by Henry III. The stork bewrayeth not adultery but wreaketh the adultery of his owne mate. The plowman’s tale is wrong placed. Chaucer’s proper works should be distinguished from those adulterat and not his. There were three editions of Chaucer before William Thynne dedicated his to Henry VIII. The first editions being very corrupt, William Thynne augmented and corrected them. Master Speight hath omytted many auctors vouched by Chaucer. It should be Harlottes, and not Haroldes. The king of Ribalds or Harlottes, an officer of great accompt in times past. Johannes Tyllius maketh mention of a Rex Ribaldorum. Also Vincentius Luparius maketh him an honourable officer. The Rex Ribaldorum was like unto our Marshall. The Marshalls duties and his powers over Harlotts and lost men. Master Thynne being a herold liketh not that false semblance should be thought one. Hate was a Moueresse or stirrer of debate, not a minoresse. Molinet calleth Hate a Ducteress, or leader.] +Chaucer.+ ANIMADUERSIONS uppon the Annotacions and correct{i}ons of some imperfect{i}ons of impress{i}ones of Chaucer’s workes (sett downe before tyme and nowe) reprinted in the yere of our lorde 1598 Sett downe by FRANCIS THYNNE. “Sortee pur bien ou ne sortee rien.” Now Newly Edited from the MS. in the Bridgewater Library by G. H. KINGSLEY, M.D., F.L.S. LONDON: Published for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co., 60, Paternoster Row. MDCCCLXV.