v. 2388. _To thanke God of his sonde_]—_his sonde_, i. e. his sending,—his providential dispensation. Page 304. v. 2392. _fote_] i. e. foot. v. 2394. _mode_] i. e. mood. v. 2398. _dyscryue_] Signifies—describe; but in the present passage it would seem to mean—discover, search, try. v. 2406. _Ye_] i. e. Yea. v. 2411. _sone_] i. e. soon. Page 305. v. 2430. _apayed_] i. e. satisfied, pleased. v. 2433. _abylyment_] i. e. habiliment. v. 2434. _aduysement_] i. e. consideration, heed. v. 2435. _confyrmable_] i. e. conformable. v. 2444. _to_] i. e. too. v. 2445. _redlesse_] See note on v. 2077. p. 268. v. 2449. _to accompte you the contynewe of my consayte_] i. e. to tell you the continuation, the rest, of my conceit, conception. Page 306. v. 2455. _sad_] See note on v. 1711. p. 264. v. 2457. _that is no nay_] i. e. that is not to be denied. v. 2458. _inhateth_] Skelton’s fondness for compound words has been already noticed (see note, p. 105. v. 31); and here most probably _inhateth_ was not intended to convey a stronger meaning than—hateth. —— _rennynge_] i. e. running. v. 2460. _ne can_] i. e. can not. v. 2465. _largesse_] i. e. liberality. v. 2467. _thorowly ingrosed_] i. e. (as the context would seem to shew) fully written out. v. 2468. _Pountes_] i. e. Pontoise. Page 306. v. 2469. _hyght_] i. e. is called. v. 2474. _to_] i. e. too. Page 307. v. 2479. _ouerthrow_] i. e. overthrown. v. 2481. _Ye_] i. e. Yea. v. 2485. _hafters_] See note, p. 107. v. 138. —— _forfende_] i. e. forbid, prohibit. v. 2493. _sentence_] i. e. meaning. v. 2494. _corage_] i. e. heart, affection. —— _flyt_] i. e. remove. v. 2499. _worshyp_] i. e. honour, dignity. v. 2500. _sadnesse_] See note on v. 1382. p. 259. Page 308. v. 2503. _I wyll refrayne you ferther, or we flyt_] i. e. I will question you farther before we remove (_refrayne_ being here, it would seem, according to Skelton’s use of such compounds, equivalent to the simple, and not uncommon word,—_frayne_). v. 2506. _processe_] i. e. relation, discourse: see notes, p. 143. v. 735. p. 146. v. 969. p. 194. v. 157, &c. v. 2507. _Syth_] i. e. Since. —— _erectyd_] See note on v. 95. p. 237. v. 2508. _aforse me_] i. e. exert myself, do my endeavour. v. 2510. _warkys_] i. e. works. v. 2513. _largesse_] i. e. liberality. —— _to_] i. e. too. v. 2517. _the nygarde nor the chyncherde_] Synonymous terms. “_Chynche_ or _chynchare_. Preparcus.” _Prompt. Parv._ ed. 1499. v. 2518. _negarship_] i. e. niggardship. v. 2522. _fumously adresse you with magnanymyte_] i. e. hotly, vigorously provide, furnish yourself with, &c. v. 2525. _affyaunce_] i. e. trust. v. 2534. _this processe_] i. e. this drama of _Magnyfycence:_ (so presently, “this interlude” v. 2548, “this treatyse” v. 2562, “this mater” v. 2576:) see note on v. 2506, above. Page 309. v. 2539. _seke[r]nesse_] i. e. security, sureness. v. 2541. _lawe_] i. e. low; as in v. 190. v. 2544. _leue_] i. e. willing.