p. 16, l. 541. «werre», “war,” seems to owe its origin to the French «guerre», as it is not found in O.E. It appears for the first time in the «Saxon Chronicle»,—«he coude», “he knew, had endured.” See Mätzner’s «Grammatik», II. 262. p. 17, l. 555. It is evident that «all ane» must be a corruption. Perhaps the conjecture of the editor of the Roxb. Club edition, supposing «all rafe» to be the true reading, may be right. But he is certainly wrong to identify this «rafe» with the «rafe» in l. 866, which, being the infinitive mood of a verb, cannot be taken for an adjective or adverb, which the sense seems to require in l. 555. Halliwell, «s. v.» Raff, gives: “in raff = speedily.” There is a Danish adjective, «rap», “brisk, quick.” Cf. Skeat, «Etym. Dict.» s. v. «raffle» and «rap». p. 17, l. 570. «certaine» spoils the rhyme. The rhyme becomes perfect if we read «without faile», as in l. 322. p. 17, l. 573. «aplight», “on plight, on my word.” See Zupitza’s note to «Guy», l. 8541. It is often used as an expletive. p. 17, l. 580. «who the sowdan», etc. = who is the Sowdan. The verb of the sentence is wanting; cf. note to l. 2156. p. 17, l. 587. French text gives: “Et Guion de Bourgoyne ad a lui appelé Fils est de sa soror et de sa parenté Cosins, vous en irrés. . .” «Destr.» ll. 1179, «et seq.» p. 18, l. 613. «hight» = (1) “was called,” (2) “promised,” (3) “called” (partic. past). It is the preterite tense of «haten», «hoten», or «hat» (l. 3154). Cf. Zupitza’s note to «Guy», l. 169. p. 18, l. 614. «than» seems to be a corruption, and I think must be left out. «Florip» is the genitive of «Florip», which occurs as a nominative in ll. 2075, 1527. There is another nominative «Floripas» which forms the genitive «Floripas», ll. 1659, 2350. p. 19, l. 625. «Isres», the name of the “chief porter of the town,” who betrayed the city, only occurs in the «Sowdan»; in the «Destruction» the same treachery is committed by «Tabour», «D.» 1203. “Uns traitre del cit que del porte out les cles.” p. 19, l. 636. «bandon», literally “proclamation,” means “power, disposal.” See Skeat, «Etym. Dict.» s. v. «abandon». p. 19, l. 647. French: “Le chief al portier trenche,” «Destr.» l. 1236. p. 19, l. 648. In the «Destr.» l. 1244–5: “Dieux” fist il “te maldie, et que t’ont engendre, Kar traitour au darain averont mal dehe.” p. 19, l. 650. «met», a mistake for «mot», which we find in ll. 1582, 2334, 3170. [p108] p. 20, l. 663. Cf. the «Destr.» l. 1260: “Al moustier de saint Piere est Fierenbras alés.”