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 or 2, 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.