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.