[1407] _They set not by_] MS. “_Sett_ nowghte _by_.” [1408] _whystell_] MS. “shetyll,”—which, at least, is a better rhyme. [1409] _for_] MS. “all.” [1410] _And_] Not in MS. [1411] _carpe vs_] MS. “clacke of _vs_.” [1412] _wyll rule_] MS. “ren.” [1413] _or_] MS. “and.” [1414] _parcyalyte_] Kele’s ed. “paryalyte.” Other eds. and MS. (with various spelling) “parcialite.” [1415] _into_] Marshe’s ed. and MS. “to.” [1416] _be_] MS. “ar.” [1417] _By the ryght of_] MS. “Be hyt _ryghte_ as.” [1418] _To be, &c._] This line not in MS. [1419] _thys_] So MS. Eds. “thus.” [1420] _Ye_] MS. “The.” [1421] _And_] So MS. Not in eds. [1422] _As noble, &c._] This line and the following one stand thus in MS.; “_As nobyll_ Isay _was_ _The holye prophete_ ozeas.” [1423] _some_] MS. “and _som_.” [1424] _rule_] MS. “rayle.” [1425] _our_] So MS. (“ower”). Eds. “your.” [1426] _of Cyuyll_] MS. “wyll.” [1427] _Diuine_] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “diuinite.” The line in MS stands thus; “Or _of_ domynicke _or doctour_ oryll.” [1428] _rough_] Not in MS. [1429] _Renne God, &c._] This line thus in MS.; “Ryn _god_ or ryn _devyll_.” [1430] _Renne ... renne_] MS. “Ryn ... ryn.” [1431] _take all the rest_] MS. “them _take_ there _reste_.” [1432] _We_] MS. “For _we_.” [1433] _to_] Not in MS. [1434] _Saduces_] Kele’s ed. “seduces.” Other eds. “saducies.” MS. “Adasayes,” omitting the following line. [1435] _Whiche_] MS. “Wyttes.” [1436] _determyned_] So MS. Eds. (with various spelling) “determyne.” [1437] _semeth_] MS. “semys.” [1438] _wyll_] MS. “_wyll_ not.” [1439] _ne_] MS. “nor yet.” [1440] _scrolles_] Not in MS. [1441] _As well, &c._] This line not in MS. [1442] _it_] Not in MS. [1443] _Of_] MS. “And.” [1444] _And_] So MS. Eds. “That.” [1445] _stere_] So MS. Eds. “pere.” [1446] _salu_] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “sauel.” [1447] _and_] MS. “_and_ to.” [1448] _that_] Not in MS. [1449] _Amen_] Not in Marshe’s ed. In MS. the word is followed by “quod Collyn Clowte.” [1450] _perfecto_] After this MS. has “qd Sceltonyus lawreatus.” [1451] _Colinus Cloutus, &c._] These verses, not in eds., follow the poem of _Colyn Cloute_ in the Harleian MS. The corruptions in the second and third lines (distinguished by Roman letter) have baffled the ingenuity of the several scholars to whom I submitted them. [1452] _mea_] MS. “mori.” [1453] _stultis_] MS. “stulte.” [1454] _flamine flatis_] MS. “flamina faltis.” Compare p. 223, last line but one. [1455] _refert_] MS. “referte.” [1456] _Laurus_] MS. “lauruus.” [1457] _torpet_] MS. “tropet.” A RYGHT DELECTABLE TRATYSE VPON A GOODLY GARLANDE OR CHAPELET OF LAURELL,[1458] BY MAYSTER SKELTON, POETE LAUREAT, STUDYOUSLY DYUYSED AT SHERYFHOTTON CASTELL, IN THE FORESTE OF GALTRES, WHEREIN AR COMPRYSYDE MANY AND DYUERS SOLACYONS AND RYGHT PREGNANT ALLECTYUES OF SYNGULAR PLEASURE, AS MORE AT LARGE IT DOTH APERE IN THE PROCES FOLOWYNGE.