p. 47, l. 1337 f. This is SAINT _Nycholas de Barr_, not sir N., as the copyist has put. He was hardly a cleric, or he would have known the Boy Bishop. An English reference for S. Nicholas is Alban Butler, _Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs_, etc., vol. vii. p. 989, Dublin, 1833. His day is Dec. 6th, consequently he is not in _Acta Sanctorum_; see besides _Altenglische legenden, Neue folge_, ed. Horstmann, Heilbronn, 1881, p. 11-16, and Barbour’s _Legendensammlung_, ed. Horstmann, I. p. 229-245. _Barr_ is _Bari_ in Italy, and Barbour, I. p. 238, l. 601 f., knew it was two syllables (cf. the rhyme _þame be: Barre_). Nicholas was the patron of sailors, and churches on the sea-coast in all parts of Europe were dedicated to him. Now as Sir Torrent had been in peril at sea, he offers to him. It was customary to offer garments at such shrines. See Hampson, _Medii Ævi Kalendarium_, I. p. 72. Hence I propose for l. 1338: _A grett Erldome and a simarr_. _Simarr_ is not a common word, which makes it all the more probable here, since the uncommon words are those which are corrupted and lost. See _Prompt. Parv._, I. p. 75: ’_chymer, abella_,’ that is ‘abolla, cloak.’ M.E. _simar_, Fr. _simarre_.--HALL. I have not hesitated for a moment to introduce this sagacious conjecture into the text; also the correction of _redith_ into _tas_ I owe to Mr. Hall. p. 48, l. 1353. Cf. Kölbing’s note to _Sir Tristrem_, l. 2508. p. 48, l. 1364. We ought probably to read _she_ instead of _he_. p. 48, l. 1367 f. Cf. l. 1756 f. p. 48, l. 1378. Cf. _Sir Tristrem_, l. 2458: ‘Bi holtes and bi hille.’ p. 49, l. 1385 ff. Here he addresses the King of Portugal. In l. 1385 _the_ is superfluous, and should perhaps be struck out. p. 49, l. 1395. _fend_ = _defend_; cf. Zupitza’s note to _Guy_, l. 576. p. 51, l. 1443 f. As the existence of _fede_ = _fode_, ‘fellow’ is proved by no other passage, we ought perhaps to write _As spede me god: ffode_, or _As g. me save: knave_, instead of _As god me spede: ffede_. p. 51, l. 1445. The alteration of _fleand_, which is absurd here, into _failand_ is supported by l. 1280. p. 51, l. 1446. As to _make_ instead of _made_, cf. l. 332. p. 51, l. 1463. Cf. l. 2090 f. I am afraid neither of these passages is quite right. p. 53, l. 1518. Perhaps we ought to read: ‘And out of the valey he hyd swith.’ p. 54, l. 1531. I don’t believe that the poet used the word _tree_ thrice within these four lines; perhaps he wrote for l. 1531: _Shold not drawe it, parde_. p. 54, l. 1551. Cf. _Guy_, ed. Zupitza, l. 5430: ‘To reste þer horsys a lytull wyght,’ and Zupitza’s note to l. 419. p. 55, l. 1570. Cf. Stratmann’s note to _Havelok_, l. 1129 (_Englische studien_, I. p. 424). p. 56, l. 1592. _To the I haue full good gate_ means, ‘I am fully entitled to kill you.’ I don’t recollect to have met with any parallel passage.