Thus (withe hartye prayer comendinge
[both versions have extra open bracket/parenthesis]
I will passe over all those matters scito pede
[both versions have “scito”: error for “cito”?]
The lordes sonne of Windsore.)
[both versions missing open bracket/parenthesis]
by a mathesis or transpositione [shared error for “metathesis”]
Textual differences, with 1876 reading shown in brackets:
p{ar}soune and plowmane [p{ar}sonne]
Under the tytle of chaucers countaye,[4] [countrye, no footnote]
H. Regis patris nostri [Henrici Regis]
apud West {minsteriu}m [Westm{onasterium}] 316
In whiche are two unperfect{i}ons. [imperfect{i}ons]
thus sett downe to the forthe daye of februarye
[... in the ferthe daye ...]
with the daye when and where they presented her
[_“with de daye” with footnote “MS. plainly de”_]
apud Eboru{m} in comitatiua [Ebor{ac}u{m}]
the laude fulfilled is ouer all [lande] 346
For in truth yo{u}r armes of this S^r Johne Gower [{th}e armes]
an ensigne of his poetrye [one]
for he was an olde manne [one]
Ric. de la Poole [Ric{hard}]
continentem iij^c lxx^li xviij^s 1^d [I^d (capital Eye for One)]
factum ad Scaccariu{m} computator [computator{is}]
iiij^c marc. [marc{as}]
(a magistrate of greate welthe in Hull,) [a marchante]
Walsingham (who wroote longe after) [w{hic}he wroote]
by reasone of others mens dealinge
[_“othere mens dealing{es}” with footnote “MS. others”_]
and, as some have yt
[and, [printinge,] as some have yt]
In the title of the augmente [argumente]
w{hic}h Chaucer w{i}th muche of that matter omytted
[w{i}th Chawcer,]
[_footnote “? _for_ which Chaucer englisht”_]
In the expositione of the olde wordes
[_Footnote: “+of+ of” with first “of” boldface_]
to oure nowe vnderstandinges [vnderstandinge]
beinge an indiffynyte speache [one]
an olde coyne of france [one]
I will produce twoo auctorauctors [twoo Auctors]
written in Gothyshe rymynge verse [verses]
That dame abstinence streyned
[_“weyned” with footnote (MS) “streyned”_]
And ganne her gratche as a Bygin.
[_footnote (MS) “graithe”_]
A large cover-cherfe of Thredde [cover-cheife]
whiche is true, for a gowshawke
[_“goshawke”, with footnote “MS. gowshake”_]
with her byll or talons [talentes]
an engine not muche vnlyke to the catapulte [one engine]
a Ramme to batter wales [wal[l]es]
Wherein yo{u} mistake the valewe of the florens [a florens]
the same Walsingha{m} in another place [in other place]
within the price of ij^s. x^d. [QR]
--ij^s. x^d. [QR] de quibus florenis regal{ibus}
[_in both passages, 1865 has the “QR” symbol while
1876 expands to “q{uad}r{anta}”_]
as were her younge and grene yeres [was]
yo{u} wolde haue us to reade [haue us reade]
save onlye the intellecte or vnderstandinge [his intellecte]
And twenty fadome of breedth, armes straughte [breed th’armes]
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