Page 7. v. 14. _Elyconys_] i. e. Helicon’s. v. 16. _astate_] i. e. estate, high rank. v. 20. _nobles_] i. e. nobless, nobleness. v. 21. _dites_] i. e. ditties. v. 24. _hastarddis_] “i. e. perhaps, hasty, rash fellows.” PERCY.—Jamieson gives “_Hastard_. Irascible.” _Et. Dict. of Scot. Lang._ —— _tene_] i. e. wrath. v. 26. _Confetered_] i. e. Confederated. v. 27. _slee_] i. e. slay. v. 30. _ken_] i. e. know. v. 34. _karlis of kind_] i. e. churls by nature. v. 35. _slo_] i. e. slay. Page 8. v. 40. _bode_] i. e. abode. v. 41. _glose_] “i. e. set a false gloss or colour.” PERCY. v. 43. _redouted_] i. e. dreaded. v. 45. _great estates_] i. e. persons of great estate or rank. —— _lowted_] i. e. bowed, made obeisance. v. 46. _mayny_] i. e. train, company, set. v. 48. _paues_] i. e. shield (properly a large shield covering the body). v. 49. _mot_] i. e. may. v. 51. _fyll_] i. e. fell. v. 53. _agayne_] i. e. against. v. 59. _worshyp_] i. e. honour, respectability. v. 62. _againe_] i. e. against (and so in the next line). v. 63. _slee_] i. e. slay. Page 9. v. 71. _fals packing_] i. e. false dealing (_packing_ is—iniquitous combination, collusion, for evil purposes, for deceiving, &c.). v. 73. _occupied_] i. e. used: see note, p. 86, v. 52. —— _shilde_] i. e. shield. v. 78. _renyed_] i. e. refused. v. 81. _buskt them_] “i. e. prepared themselves, made themselves ready.” PERCY. Rather,—hied. Page 9. v. 81. _bushment_] i. e. ambushment. —— _baile_] i. e. sorrow, trouble. v. 82. _Againe_] i. e. Against. —— _wring_] “i. e. contend with violence.” PERCY. v. 84. _forsed_] i. e. regarded. v. 87. _Presed_] i. e. Pressed. v. 88. _faught them agagne_] i. e. fought against them. Page 10. v. 96. _whose_] i. e. whoso. v. 98. _sort_] i. e. set, band. v. 100. _wode_] i. e. frantic, wild. v. 102. _gode_] i. e. good. v. 106. _spylt_] i. e. destroyed. v. 109. _The myghty lyon_] “Alluding to his crest and supporters.” PERCY. —— _doutted_] i. e. dreaded. v. 115. _shoke_] i. e. shook. Page 11. v. 118. _mysuryd_] “i. e. misused, applied to a bad purpose.” PERCY. v. 123. _sleest_] i. e. slayest. v. 125. _enharpit of mortall drede_] “i. e. hooked, or edged with mortal dread.” PERCY. v. 126. _kit_] i. e. cut. v. 128. _aureat_] i. e. golden, excellent. —— _ellumynynge_] i. e. embellishing. v. 131. _fuyson_] i. e. abundance. v. 134. _Paregall_] i. e. Equal (thoroughly equal). v. 135. _Surmountinge_] i. e. Surpassing. v. 136. _reporte me_] i. e. refer. v. 142. _enkankered_] i. e. corroded. v. 143. _worshiply_] i. e. honourably. v. 145. _supprised_] i. e. overpowered, smitten. —— _lust_] i. e. liking, desire. Page 12. v. 151. _Tretory_] i. e. Traitory, treachery. v. 152. _holl_] i. e. whole. v. 154. _sle_] i. e. slay. v. 155. _hole quere_] i. e. whole quire. v. 160. _holy_] i. e. wholly. v. 162. _yonge lyon_] See note on v. 109. The fifth Earl of Northumberland was only eleven years old at his father’s death.