p. 76, l. 2660. «let armes» makes no sense. Read «as armes»—«As armes» = Fr. «aux armes», “to arms,” is of pretty frequent occurrence in Mid. Eng. poems; see Mätzner’s «Wörterb.», p. 112. Cf. also «Syr Ferumbras», l. 2933: “As armes,” þanne cride Rolond, “As armes everychone!” Cf. «ibidem», l. 4125. So we read in the «Destruction», l. 1460. “Ore as armes, seignours, franc chevalier membré.” Perhaps we ought to read «as armes» also in l. 491, where the reading «and armes» is somewhat suspicious, since «armes», if we regard «and armes» to be the true reading, would be the only instance of the imperative plural ending in «-es» (instead of «-eth») in the «Sowdan». p. 77, l. 2689. «Thay thanked God that thay him hadde Gyfe thaye suche grace to spede.» These lines are corrupt. I propose to read: “Thay thanked God that hem hadde Gyfen suche grace to spede.” p. 77, l. 2694. «alaye», written as one word in the MS., must be divided into two, «a» being the indefinite article, and «laye» meaning “unploughed ground, field, pasture, meadow.” Mod. Eng. «ley», «lea», «lay». See «Stratmann», s. v. «leȝe», p. 356. p. 77, l. 2698. «he», “they.” This is the only instance of «he» instead of the common «thay». But «he», which is further confirmed by the rhyme, must certainly be attributed to the author; «thay» occurs only once [p129] (l. 3021) as a rhyme, but the rhyme is not a good one, and there also it would be preferable to read «he». p. 78, l. 2706. «by my thrifte», the same as “so mote y thryve,” or, “so mote y spede” = “as (verily as) I may thrive,” “in truth.” p. 78, l. 2707. «see»; cf. Zupitza’s note to «Guy», 163. p. 78, l. 2719. «wole» : «skille». The rhyme shows that «wole» cannot be due to the author; we must read «wille» (or «welle» which occurs l. 2633). p. 78, l. 2732. «bikure» or «bykeringe», l. 2559 = “fight, battle, skirmish.” «Er durste bikure abide.» The subject is wanting, see note to l. 67. Or is there any corruption in this line? Perhaps we ought to read: “Lenger durste [thay] no bikure abyde.” Cf. ll. 3117, 2610, 2947. p. 79, l. 2748. «love.» The rhyme requires «leef» or «leeve». «leef», O.E. «leof», means “dear, beloved.” For examples of «leef» being used as a substantive, see Stratmann, p. 359. p. 80, l. 2793. «eye», “egg.” See Koch, «Eng. Gr.» II. § 582, and compare the French phrase “valoir un œuf pelé.” p. 80, l. 2797. «and his meyne.» This must be a mistake of the author himself. According to l. 2557, Richard had ventured alone on a mission to Charlemagne. There is no mention whatever made afterwards that he was joined by any one; the other poems likewise state that Richard was without any companion. p. 80, l. 2805. «lete» : «gate». The rhyme requires «late».