With some hesitation it has been decided
to restore them to the positions they should apparently occupy, noting
all cases in which they are a line or more out in the original. Lastly
it may be remarked that in the speeches which aim at imitating foreign
languages the apparent readings of the very indistinct original have
been scrupulously reproduced, and no attempt has been made, even in the
subjoined list, to suggest any corrections.
In the last sheet some of the pages are cropt at the foot. In most cases
nothing more than the catchword has disappeared, and although between
lines 768 and 769 something seems to be lost, it is doubtful whether
this is due to the cropping, since D1^v has already one line too many.
The original is printed in the ordinary black letter of the period, of
the body known as English (20 ll. = 94 mm.).
Irregular and Doubtful Readings.
Tit. att his
5. tcowe
7. fleepe(?)
13. nof
24. Weith
25. Iam
27. ofcomparison
29. so (too?)
38. yeth
41. dyspayre (dysprayse)
50. marualufly
52. iu
54. ts
57. stander ... nowe
58. selte
62. Inlykewise
63. Wh en (?) (no catchword)
66. desyred
70. thouart
74. answerrd
75. wellh
76. thou' fagetyue (or ?tagetyue)
80. Thai
84. benefites
95. welth hatg ... freasure
98. stands (the 's' doubtful)
100. cempetent
105. Ye
107. otherwelth
109. Euerywise
110. dtsposicions
127. saue (the 'e' doubtful)
134. woth
137. stealeth
144. hit
149. a wreke
150. nf
159. (no catchword)
164. nhw indifferenily
165. me
168. Weith
177. tryasure
178. yfthey
191. (no catchword)
195. please youto
197. libert
201. werwhy (me, why?)
207. feloweh
214. shalde
216. crow
224. beholde (be bolde)
234. wyse (the 's' doubtful)
ifye (if he?)
237. yllibert
238. notfore
249. lubstaunce
250. werr
251. whyce
253. lust (lusty)
257. lybertye
258. H elth (?)
267. ran
270. loboure
275. ofliberty ... suter
278. alytle
286. acquanted
289. Dryue (the 'y' doubtful)
290. Wy ll (?) ... C (I)
294. [H]ealth
306. Christ
312. kindes
315. Arquaintance
318. fo
319. lybertyeis
320. lyberfye, wili
bebolde (be bolde)
322. Thyrfore
324. lybrtye
328. ano
337. pas (past)
364. ther
367. let hym (hem)
373. Wytte (Will)
379. felfe
383. caa
386. thought (sought)
391. srhon (?)
397. be gins
398. sleminge
400. slemminges
wilmar (?)
405. icvell
408. lonck
410. ic compte hore
414. Nae
424. ssaunders
425. sleminges
426. theris
433. deuose
440. ftyll (?)
443. shred wet
445. Wyll ... cun
447. thing
450. geeat actortty
452. hach
453. lust (iust) ... indifference
460. shalbe (the 's' doubtful)
470. berter
473. mayay (or ? nayay, reading very doubtful; may say?)
475. Forfoth ... vrother
479. in (the 'n' doubtful)
485. wel ... slye (flyt?)
498. you
501. vegyled
502. councelll
507. Wy ll (?)
508. fhe (?)
509. chat ... alw ay
511. meaneth (the 't' doubtful)
520. [Liberty?]
531. oardon
534. am be(?) ... well
545. Gngland
547. renlmes
548. thy (they)
551. rm
553. apart ... aceoritie
554. R[e]md[i]
558. for (the 'f' doubtful)
561. prefercing (?)
567. ehis
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