[1340] _his_] MS. “this.” [1341] _Neyther erle ne duke_] MS. “Nowther _erle_ nor _duke_.” [1342] _Permytted? by_] MS. “Now _by_.” [1343] _wonderous warke_] MS. “wonder _warke_.” [1344] _talke of such vncouthes_] MS. “tell veritatem.” [1345] _Agaynst all spirituall_] MS. “Ayenste _spiritual_.” [1346] _hap_] MS. “dothe _happe_.” [1347] _do_] MS. “they.” [1348] _And_] Not in MS. [1349] _In your convenire_] Not in MS. [1350] _stande sure and fast_] MS. “stonde _faste_.” [1351] _take_] MS. “make.” [1352] _And_] Not in MS. [1353] _those that stande_] MS. “thyse _that_ stondyth.” [1354] _But_] MS. “_But_ as for.” [1355] _after_] MS. “on.” [1356] _Take nowe vpon_] Eds. “_Take vpon_.” MS. “I _take nowe vppon_.” [1357] _Thus_] MS. “Thys.” [1358] _I do it for_] So MS. (“hyt”). Eds. “_I do it_ not _for_.” [1359] _rude_] MS. “bothe _rude_.” [1360] _vertuous_] MS. “vertu.” [1361] _those_] MS. “they.” [1362] _I_] MS. “_I_ do.” [1363] _Nor_] MS. “_Nor_ no.” [1364] _I escrye_] Marshe’s ed. “of the clargy.” [1365] _yette_] So MS. Not in eds. [1366] _them that do_] MS. “suche as dothe.” [1367] _rebellyng_] MS. “in raylyng.” [1368] _Churche_] MS. “chyrche.” [1369] _agaynst_] MS. “agayne.” [1370] _despytyng_] Eds. (with various spelling) “despysyng.” MS. gives the line thus, “_To_ cawse suche dysputyng.” [1371] _be_] Not in Marshe’s ed. [1372] _Agaynst_] MS. “Ayenste.” [1373] _gramed_] Eds. “greued.” MS. “grevyd.” See notes. (_Gremed_ is nearer the trace of the old letters, but Skelton elsewhere has the former spelling.) [1374] _can_] So Marshe’s ed. and MS. Other eds. “can _not_.” [1375] _or_] MS. “and.” [1376] _of_] Not in MS. [1377] _That_] Not in MS. [1378] _And feleth_] MS. “Or fele.” [1379] _to_] MS. “for _to_.” [1380] _thynketh_] MS. “thynkes.” [1381] _ydeottes_] MS. “Idolles.” [1382] _any_] MS. “no.” [1383] _But they wold, &c._] This line the MS. gives thus, “_But_ yet _they wolde_ haue _no blame_,” and omits the following line. [1384] _But_] MS. “And.” [1385] _rod_] MS. “rede.” [1386] _That nothyng is_] MS. “Whyche _ys nothyng_.” [1387] _euyll_] MS. “yll.” [1388] _daunt_] MS. “teche.” [1389] _theyr_] MS. “_theyr_ grete.” [1390] _losell_] MS. “pollshorne.” [1391] _Deuyas_] Kytson’s ed. “deuyrs.” Marshe’s ed. “dyuers.” [1392] _of_] MS. “on.” [1393] _maters_] Kytson’s ed. “matter.” MS. “medlyng.” [1394] _darest_] MS. “dar.” [1395] _darest thou, losell_] MS. “dar _thow_ lorell.” [1396] _Agaynst ... counsell_] MS. “Ayenste ... prevy _councell_.” [1397] _Auaunt_] MS. “_Avante_ avante.” [1398] _wardeyne_] Kele’s ed. “wadeyne.” Other eds. and MS. “warden.” [1399] _hym_] MS. “them.” [1400] _vyllayne_] MS. “polshorne.” [1401] _fre_] Not in MS. [1402] _sayes that we are_] MS. “seythe _we_ be.” [1403] _mercylesse_] MS. “graceles.” [1404] _insaciate_] MS. “incessant.” [1405] _Agaynst vs dothe_] MS. “Ayenste _vs_ he _dothe_.” [1406] _And Saynt Mary_] MS. “Or at _Saynte_ Marys.”