[262] Nought. N. [263] Before, eyther since. 1559. Or since. N. [264] Most false fayth. 1578. [265] Marcht. N. [266] Thus hoysted high on fortune’s whyrling wheele. 1578. [267] For whan fortune’s flud ran with. 1559, 63. [268] I beynge a duke discended of kinges. 1559, 63. [269] In. 1559, 63. [270] Esperaunce. 1559, 63, 71. Assurance. 1578. [271] All, omitted. N. [272] To appoynt. 1559, 63. [273] And for to settle others in their place. N. [274] So, omitted. N. [275] On a bell. N. [276] Or. 1559, 63. [277] Haply, omitted. N. [278] For doyng on. 1559, 63. On, omitted. N. [279] A sore checke. 1559, 63. I vnaduised caught a cruell checke. N. [280] Renown’d. N. [281] For the tale of the rats, whence originates the proverbial observation, “Who shall bell the cat?” see the vision of Pierce the Plowman, by Crowley, ed. 1550, fol. iii. by Dr. Whitaker, 1813, p. 9. [282] Expound. N. [283] To curb. N. [284] ’Bout. N. [285] T’obay. N. [286] It fits not a subiect t’haue. N. [287] Thys by wurde. 1559, 63. [288] And, omitted. N. [289] Erle. 1559, 63. [290] We by our power did call a parlament. N. [291] With our. N. [292] Playnely we depriued him of. 1559, 63. [293] T’vnderstand. N. [294] Thus wrought. 1578. [295] By subiectes thus in bondage to bee brought. 1578. [296] His. 1559, 63. [297] Former cause of rancour to. 1578. [298] Accoumpt. 1578. [299] Were by me. 1559, 63. [300] In the twentyest yere kynge Rycharde dide holde a grete feeste at Westmestre. Att whyche feest aryued the souldyours that hadde kepte Breste, and satte att dyner in the halle. And after dyner the duke of Glocestre sayd to the kynge: “Syre, haue ye not seen those fellowes that sate at dyner in your halle.” And the kinge demaunded who they were. And he sayde: “Thyse ben your folke that haue serued you, and ben come from Breste. And now wote not what to doo, and haue ben euyl payed.” Thenne the kynge sayde that they sholde be payed. Thenne answered the duke of Gloucetre in a grete furye: “Syre, ye oughte fyrste to put your body in deuoyre to gete a towne, or a castell by fayte of warre vpon youre enmyes, er ye sholde selle or delyuer ony townes that your predecessours, kynges of Englonde, haue goten and conquered.” To the whyche the kynge answerde ryght angrely: “How saye ye that?” Thenne the duke his vncle sayd it agayne. Thenne the kynge beganne to wexe wrothe, and sayd: “Wene ye that I be a marchaunte or a foole to sell my londe. By saynt Iohnne Baptyst naye: but trouthe it is that our cosyn of Brytayne hath rendred and payd to vs the somme that my predecessours had lent vppon the sayd towne of Breste, and syth he hath payd, it is reason that this towne be delyuered to hym agayne.” Thus beganne the wrath bitwene the kynge and his vncle. _Polychronicon._ [301] To claime entertainment the town beyng solde. 1559, 63. To clayme their wages. 1578. [302] Of hate in hys hert hourded a tresure. 1559, 63. Fulfyld his hart with hate. 1578.