§ 9. SOME EMENDATIONS. In constructing the text, a good deal of emendation has been necessary; and I have adopted many hints from Willert's edition above mentioned; though perhaps I may be allowed to add that, in many cases, I had arrived at the same emendations independently, especially where they were obvious. Among the emendations in spelling, I may particularise _misdemen_ (92), where all the authorities have _mysdeme_ or _misdeme_; _Dispyt_, in place of _Dispyte_ (96); _barfoot_, for _barefoot_ or _barefote_ (98); _proces_ (as in P.) for _processe_, as in the rest (251); _delyt_, _profyt_, for _delyte_, _profyte_ (309, 310); _sleighte_ for _sleight_ (462); _brighte_[7], _sighte_, for _bright_, _sight_ (503, 504); _wighte_, _highte_, for _wight_, _hight_ (739, 740); _fyn_, _Delphyn_ (as in Cx.), for _fyne_, _Delphyne_ (1005, 1006); _magyk_, _syk_, for _magyke_, _syke_ (1269, 1270); _losenges_, for _losynges_ (1317), and _frenges_ (as in F.) for _frynges_, as in the rest (1318); _dispyt_ for _dispite_ (1716); _laughe_ for _laugh_ (Cx. _lawhe_, 1809); _delyt_ for _delyte_ (P. _delit_, 1831); _thengyn_ (as in Th.) for _thengyne_ (1934); _othere_ for _other_ (2151, footnote). These are only a few of the instances where nearly all the authorities are at fault. The above instances merely relate to questions of spelling. Still more serious are the defects in the MSS. and printed texts as regards the sense; but all instances of emendation are duly specified in the footnotes, and are frequently further discussed in the Notes at the end. Thus, in l. 329, it is necessary to supply _I_. In 370, _allas_ should be _Eneas_. In 513, Willert rightly puts _selly_, i.e. wonderful, for _sely_, blessed. In 557, the metre is easily restored, by reading _so agast_ for _agast so_. In 621, we must read _lyte is_, not _lytel is_, if we want a rime to _dytees_. In 827, I restore the word _mansioun_; the usual readings are tautological. In 911, I restore _toun_ for _token_, and adopt the only reading of l. 912 that gives any sense. In 1007, the only possible reading is _Atlantes_. In 1044, Morris's edition has _biten_, correctly; though MS. F. has _beten_, and there is no indication that a correction has been made. In 1114, the right word is _site_; cf. the Treatise on the Astrolabe (see Note). In 1135, read _bilt_ (i.e. buildeth); _bilte_ gives neither sense nor rhythm. In 1173, supply _be_. Ll. 1177, 1178 have been set right by Willert. In 1189, the right word is _Babewinnes_[8]. In 1208, read _Bret_ (as in B.). In 1233, read _famous_. In 1236, read _Reyes_[9]. In 1303, read _hatte_, i.e. are named. In 1351, read _Fulle_, not _Fyne_. In 1372, adopt the reading of Cx. Th. P., or there is no nominative to _streighte_; and in 1373, read _wonderliche_. In 1411, read _tharmes_ (= _the armes_). In 1425, I supply _and hy_, to fill out the line. In 1483, I supply _dan_; if, however, _poete_ is made trisyllabic, then l. 1499 should not contain _daun_.