LINENOTES for Poems:

[1] 12 enauant

[2] 55 enfist

[3] 87 qenvist

[4] 113 endirray

[5] 118 nenfuist

[6] 119 enmangast

[7] 120 enserroit

[8] 198 enapres

[9] 213 plustricherouse

[10] 217 agre

[11] 254 lor with erasure (prob. of a second r)

[12] 269 plusauant

[13] 276 grantement

[14] 320 plusbass

[15] 397 grantement

[16] 404 endirroit

[17] 499 enconsaillant

[18] 528(R) senparti

[19] 548 plusbass

[20] 645 nensoiez

[21] 658 enfiront

[22] 719 Enaguaitant

[23] 735 plusauant

[24] 761 Qu

[25] 808 endirra

[26] 910 plusque

[27] 927 plusqueinte

[28] 971 plusauant

[29] 998 Enascultant

[30] 1016 sentrestoiont

[31] 1092 senvait

[32] 1131 adire

[33] 1158 enprent

[34] 1183 enest

[35] 1265 enparlont

[36] 1368 enpert

[37] 1386 plusdigne

[38] 1413 endirra

[39] 1488 Surquidour

[40] 1522 endevient

[41] 1700 plusdouls

[42] 1704 endie

[43] 1715 enad

[44] 1740 plusauant

[45] 1758 enest

[46] 1896 enot

[47] 1901 plushalt

[48] 1908 plustost

[49] 1949 Enrecontant

[50] 1990 Senvante

[51] 2067 lenchastie

[52] 2072 entencant

[53] 2090 enporte

[54] 2126 la faucon ram in ras

[55] 2164 ensoit

[56] 2175 enavient

[57] 2181 enperdist

[58] 2208 enprent

[59] 2242 enporte

[60] 2284 pluspres

[61] 2292 plushalt

[62] 2348 pluspuissant

[63] 2374 ce

[64] 2391 enfuist

[65] 2418 enot

[66] 2444 plusfort

[67] 2446 Enblasphemant

[68] 2460 enpurra

[69] 2462 plusgreuable

[70] 2486 plussages

[71] 2733 plusorde

[72] 2750 adire

[73] 2760 arme ensont

[74] 2870 enoccit

[75] 2911 plusgreuousement

[76] 2955 deliurer, cp. l. 4832

[77] 2979 Plusiust plusdouls plusdebonnaire

[78] 3000 enamendant

[79] 3009 enert

[80] 3013 male bouche

[81] 3024 ensoit

[82] 3044 plushaltement

[83] 3056 enfait

[84] 3065 pluspres

[85] 3075 pluspriuez

[86] 3081 pluspriue

[87] 3160 male

[88] 3191 pluspres

[89] 3211 aderere

[90] 3233 enait

[91] 3330 enprent

[92] 3376 esbandy

[93] 3377 qensoit

[94] 3451 aderere

[95] 3471 falsemblant

[96] 3556 envoet

[97] 3624 enfait

[98] 3643 plusfortz

[99] 3671 Jose̅p̅

[100] 3676 enest

[101] 3695 ensentira

[102] 3714 aderere

[103] 3716 challon

[104] 3727 Qenfist

[105] 3739 enad

[106] 3801 plusfeloun

[107] 3809 Ensentira

[108] 3816 enest

[109] 3835 plussages

[110] 3836 plusfortz ... sa lute

[111] 3855 eny

[112] 3878 pluspres

[113] 3915 Ensubuertant

[114] 3954 pluschald

[115] 4029 endoie

[116] 4091 enpoet

[117] 4109 This line and 4116 are written over erasures, in a hand probably the same as that which appears on f. 157 vo.

[118] 4169 ensauoit

[119] 4178 enprendre

[120] 4190 on

[121] 4206 enfaire

[122] 4223 Envolt

[123] 4259 aluy

[124] 4296 ensente

[125] 4364 plusfort

[126] 4415 enpoet

[127] 4515 plusauant

[128] 4569 endevient

[129] 4632 plusseine

[130] 4639 endeuient

[131] 4660 senpleigne

[132] 4714 endoit

[133] 4745 plussoudeinent

[134] 4832 deliurer; cp. l. 2955

[135] 4856 entrouons

[136] 4860 enad

[137] 4874 Encompassant

[138] 4918 endormant

[139] 5146 plusfort

[140] 5188 enveillant

[141] 5191 Enfait

[142] 5193 encontroeuant

[143] 5338 plusfort

[144] 5386 Qal lun (cp. 5591)

[145] 5460 endoit

[146] 5464 enporte

[147] 5483 senpoet

[148] 5494 Enpert

[149] 5564 demaintenant

[150] 5576 enportera

[151] 5585 entariant

[152] 5640 landes

[153] 5651 nenprent

[154] After l. 5879 one leaf of the MS. is lost, which contained 190 lines and the title introducing the description of ‘Necligence,’ the fifth daughter of Accidie.

[155] 6076 enporte

[156] 6079 senvait.

[157] 6187 pluschiere

[158] 6191 aderere

[159] 6262 lesperner (for lesperuer)

[160] 6295 endonne

[161] 6308 Senpleint

[162] 6367 plusfortz

[163] 6368 plussage

[164] 6394 plussoubtils

[165] 6414 enfait

[166] 6464 enquide

[167] 6561 enporte

[168] 6584 enfait

[169] 6762 plusfiere et plusgrieueine

[170] 6845 plusfier

[171] 6861 plusriches

[172] 6862 enserra

[173] 6904 enest

[174] 6939 ensentont

[175] 6946 plussage

[176] 6992 ensoit

[177] 7123 endisant

[178] 7162 enfait

[179] 7181 aux in ras

[180] 7224 enrit

[181] 7258 ensoient

[182] 7275 plusprochein

[183] 7300 plusauant

[184] 7380 plushault

[185] 7433 enchaca

[186] 7440 plusauant

[187] 7454 qatat (?)

[188] 7458 ensont

[189] 7483 ensciet

[190] 7507 tenoit

[191] 7538 plusdur

[192] 7553 Plusfort

[193] 7639 enparlant

[194] 7651 sen fieurera

[195] 7670 enest

[196] 7681 enparlant

[197] 7802 pluscheris

[198] 7806 plusmeillour

[199] 7857 plusfort

[200] 7899 pourparler

[201] 8004 aderere

[202] 8021 endeuient

[203] 8024 Senpart

[204] 8083 ensuchant

[205] 8147 plussapient

[206] 8158 plusfort

[207] 8176 enparlont

[208] 8178 enest

[209] 8183 qensoit

[210] 8228 pluslarges

[211] 8251 plussot

[212] 8310 enest

[213] 8312, 8317 endeuient

[214] 8322 Enprent

[215] 8394 enest

[216] 8444 enfait

[217] 8455 senpourra

[218] 8459 devoit

[219] 8591 Mainz ainz

[220] 8598 endolt

[221] 8602 enput

[222] 8619 enad

[223] 8620 enest

[224] 8626 envoet

[225] 8683 enait

[226] 8771 qenest

[227] 8775 Enduist

[228] 8782 enparlont

[229] 8848 plusfiere

[230] 8858 enplourant

[231] 8897 autiele

[232] 8907 pluschier

[233] 8909 autiel

[234] 8974 enporte

[235] 8999 plusfrele

[236] 9049 enporte

[237] 9064 enfuist

[238] 9101 qenfait

[239] 9152 plusbelle ... plustendre

[240] 9177 enfait

[241] 9184 Cestassauoir

[242] 9269 Iourduy

[243] 9285 Enchantant

[244] 9295 ensuspirant

[245] 9296 enreguardant

[246] 9343 plusgrieue

[247] 9509 noun seint

[248] 9524 plusauant

[249] 9566 plusgrieue

[250] 9618 plusvile

[251] 9669 plusfort

[252] 9684 lenguarist

[253] 9737 plusauant

[254] 9746 autresfois

[255] 9763 enpry

[256] 9786 mettroit

[257] 9868 enfay

[258] 10012 plustost

[259] 10026 envolt

[260] 10038 plusauant

[261] 10061 qensont

[262] 10115 plussouent

[263] 10168 ensoit

[264] 10197 ensache

[265] 10292 envuillont

[266] 10300 enporte

[267] 10334 iensuy

[268] 10345 entroueras

[269] 10380 enfist

[270] 10381 enpriant

[271] 10382 ensoit

[272] 10416 enait

[273] 10435 plusbenignement

[274] 10488 enest

[275] 10499 endonner

[276] 10506 isuele

[277] 10559 Plustost

[278] 10562 plussouerein

[279] 10604 Encontemplant

[280] 10634 plusauant

[281] 10650 Enattendant

[282] 10734 enait

[283] 10746 enait

[284] 10809 plushalt

[285] 10812 plusdigne

[286] 10818 enrescoit

[287] 10882 Qenprent

[288] 10896 ensoit

[289] 10918 enfuissent

[290] 10939 plushalt

[291] 10943 au Iourduy

[292] 10954 ensont

[293] 11006 adroit

[294] 11015 plussouent

[295] 11017 enas

[296] 11053 enconseillant

[297] 11062 Maisque

[298] 11090 enprent

[299] 11155 enpoet

[300] 11191 enporta

[301] 11194 enaueront

[302] 11297 plusriche et pluspuissant

[303] 11309 enprist

[304] 11424 senpartist

[305] 11440 plusvileins

[306] 11544 enfait

[307] 11565 plusnobile

[308] 11715 plusvein

[309] 11718 plusmaluois

[310] 11742 ensoit

[311] 11835 iendirroie

[312] 11849 in rasura

[313] 11859 plussaine.

[314] 11911 enest.

[315] 11939 lenguarise

[316] 11973 pluspres

[317] 11982 ensont

[318] 12026 enot

[319] 12032 Entournant

[320] 12080 plussouerein

[321] 12094 plusgentil

[322] 12168 enmorra

[323] 12207 enporte

[324] 12232 enfesoit

[325] 12243 avenir

[326] 12291 enfesoiont

[327] 12400 plustost

[328] 12430 plusfort

[329] 12455 plussages

[330] 12468 endevient

[331] 12507 plussage

[332] 12510 Enquide

[333] 12660 Maisque

[334] 12672 Ensoit

[335] 12716 enait

[336] 12837 enferray

[337] 12880 pluspoueres

[338] 13014 endeuient

[339] 13043 enessamplant

[340] 13051 enfremist

[341] 13054 senvait

[342] 13057 plusauant

[343] 13061 ensupportant

[344] 13083 enparlera

[345] 13112 plusforte

[346] 13119 nensoit

[347] 13123 Ensoit

[348] 13126 plussouereine

[349] 13175 iensente

[350] 13185 aderere

[351] 13191 Enporte

[352] 13241 plusexcellentz

[353] 13245 enfiront

[354] 13247 plusbeneure

[355] 13303 ypuet

[356] 13347 plushaltement

[357] 13350 plusardantment

[358] 13359 plushalte

[359] 13428 plussouple

[360] 13446 Enpuissont

[361] 13503 en fin

[362] 13524 Plusque

[363] 13546 enait

[364] 13551 ienferroie

[365] 13614 pluscheri

[366] 13652 endevient

[367] 13686 enauera

[368] 13700 enlanguist

[369] 13787 au Iourduy

[370] 13788 Senvont

[371] 13801 qenapres

[372] 13864 qasercher

[373] 13882 plusauant

[374] 13883 encontemplant

[375] 13919 envait

[376] 13955 Et

[377] 14064 in ras.

[378] 14067 plusfort

[379] 14079 plusgrant

[380] 14080 plussaluage

[381] 14082 plusque

[382] 14086 envait

[383] 14143 plusfort

[384] 14219 Enprent

[385] 14228 nenquiert

[386] 14371 senvont

[387] 14436 enont

[388] 14525 Envint

[389] 14531 enfuist

[390] 14546 Pimer

[391] 14548 ensoit

[392] 14568 contemplacioun

[393] 14571 plushalte

[394] 14572 encontemplant

[395] 14575 plusvaillable

[396] 14586 pluslegier

[397] 14622 Maisque

[398] 14687 enest

[399] 14715 plusfort

[400] 14718 ensente

[401] 14721 plusprocheine

[402] 14740 qenportoit

[403] 14772 enserra

[404] 14793 enserra

[405] 14885 endie

[406] 14887 envolt

[407] 14925 par viene

[408] 14940 ensoit

[409] 14981 in ras.

[410] 14996 enfist

[411] 15012 endoy

[412] 15047 plussouent

[413] 15055 enporterons

[414] 15078 enrescoiue

[415] 15100 ensoit

[416] 15105 plusfort

[417] 15106 Plusque

[418] 15401 enert

[419] 15452 enserra

[420] 15581 Enpoet

[421] 15596 enont

[422] 15597 encuillont

[423] 15642 qadonner

[424] 15689 Ensoie

[425] 15710 entrouons

[426] 15732 aderere

[427] 15742 enas

[428] 15755 plusgreuouse

[429] 15774 entraire

[430] 15783 plussages

[431] 15813 au Iourduy

[432] 15914 plusparfit

[433] 15935 lensache

[434] 16062 enporte

[435] 16138 Sa

[436] 16142 plushalt

[437] 16152 envaldront

[438] 16156 enert

[439] 16194 entient

[440] 16290 entaste

[441] 16291 entoise

[442] 16343 endolt

[443] 16377 ensoit

[444] 16400 plusdigne

[445] 16401 plusmalnorri

[446] 16559 pluspetit et plusestroit

[447] 16585 bonne guarde

[448] 16653 plusfort

[449] 16683 bonne garde

[450] 16745 auor

[451] 16788 nensoit

[452] 16822 enait

[453] 16830 plusgente

[454] 16883 nenfuissietz

[455] 16891 delis

[456] 17037 plushalte

[457] 17039 plushaltement

[458] 17042 plusfamilier

[459] 17045 plushalt

[460] 17073 plushalteine

[461] 17093 enparloit

[462] 17238 enfist

[463] 17241 aderere

[464] 17273 enest

[465] 17323 iensuy

[466] 17351 plusauant

[467] 17358 ensoit

[468] 17363 Pluslargement

[469] 17416 entient

[470] 17441 enporront

[471] 17570 le

[472] 17626 ensoit

[473] 17632 endonna

[474] 17652 enserroie

[475] 17712 pluscheri

[476] 17735 sipres

[477] 17769 ensoient

[478] 17824 Enfaisant

[479] 17846 senvont

[480] 17882 enfaire

[481] 17902 endie

[482] 17952 plushalte

[483] 18028 plusfort

[484] 18036 enserra

[485] 18077 ensoit

[486] 18115 enad

[487] 18154 enfait

[488] 18186 endoit

[489] 18339 plusauant

[490] 18386 qenfuist

[491] 18415 plusfort

[492] 18430 plusauant

[493] 18439 lenvoit

[494] 18443 endoit

[495] 18480 plusfranc

[496] 18506 enserront

[497] 18510 Plustost enserretz

[498] 18581 plusforte

[499] 18610 Enpartira

[500] 18691 pluschere

[501] 18694 aderere

[502] 18704 enfont

[503] 18727 pluspres

[504] 18838 qenporte

[505] 18972 iendy

[506] 19023 Pluspres

[507] 19108 Dauoltire (re in ras.)

[508] After 19122 one leaf, containing 192 lines, is lost.

[509] 19400 qenparle

[510] 19454 nensoit

[511] 19498 enpoet

[512] After 19506 two leaves, containing 384 lines, are lost.

[513] 19920 senvont

[514] 19961 encompleignant

[515] 20030 plussage

[516] 20044 enont

[517] 20125 plussouent

[518] 20135 senvont

[519] 20141 plushaitez

[520] 20284 au Iourduy

[521] 20307 maisqil

[522] 20375 Souentesfois

[523] 20383 plusbelle

[524] 20442 endonneront

[525] 20527 Plusque

[526] 20555 enserras

[527] 20592 enfait

[528] 20647 au Iourduy

[529] 20648 Plusfiers ensont

[530] 20651 plusque

[531] 20668 plusfiers

[532] 20679 plusbien

[533] 20712 enboit

[534] 21017 plusfin

[535] 21043 plusauant

[536] 21129 nemye

[537] 21181 plusauant

[538] The following appears on the margin of the MS., opposite ll. 21266-78; the ends of the lines have been cut away by the binder:—

[539] 21282 Endorra

[540] 21311 senparceiuera

[541] 21396 Plusque

[542] 21400 lenvoit

[543] 21481 dist

[544] 21568 enestoit

[545] 21608 enfist

[546] 21740 denhalt

[547] 21751 enchastier

[548] After 21786 one leaf, containing 192 lines, is lost.

[549] 21998 enporras

[550] 22096 Plusque

[551] 22133 Iourduy

[552] 22168 qenot

[553] 22316 entollist

[554] 22340 ya

[555] After 22359 two leaves are lost.

[556] 22751 ensoit

[557] 22778 plusfort

[558] 22856 entroua

[559] 22874 dix

[560] 22964 ya

[561] 22974 enest

[562] 22998 enont

[563] 23003 enconteray

[564] 23060 enad

[565] 23062 envait

[566] 23086 aguarder

[567] 23114 encherra

[568] 23126 enait

[569] 23173 yad

[570] 23184 ensuffrit

[571] 23241 nenvuillont

[572] 23251 Senvait

[573] 23259 Engouernant

[574] 23264 ensente

[575] 23265 enpuet

[576] 23268 iendoie

[577] 23326 arebours

[578] 23402 plushaltain

[579] 23470 plusvil

[580] 23581 entermine

[581] 23592 (R) Cestassauoir

[582] 23727 nassiegiera

[583] 23742 enpaie

[584] 23769 cestassauoir

[585] 23820 envoet

[586] 23973 envoit

[587] 24083 enfaisons

[588] 24093 ensentent

[589] 24188 enprent

[590] 24295 engaigneront

[591] 24322 enont

[592] 24453 enprens

[593] 24456 enas

[594] 24459 plusvil

[595] 24533 couroy

[596] 24551 enpromet

[597] 24600 enporront

[598] 24623 plussage enest

[599] 24631 plusque

[600] 24648 plusforte

[601] 24657 Enpoet

[602] 24682 enad

[603] 24750 plussouent

[604] 24787 Iourduy

[605] 24870 enduist

[606] 24958, 24968 plusque

[607] 24978 ensente

[608] 25035 cestassauoir

[609] 25146 enad

[610] 25223 plusnotable

[611] 25224 alouer

[612] 25268 enad

[613] 25295 plusloigns

[614] 25395 plusriche

[615] 25397 Maisque

[616] 25454 Sibien

[617] 25464 enverra

[618] 25469 Plusnoblement

[619] 25507 plusque

[620] 25511 plusque

[621] 25513 plussouent

[622] 25542 enpoet

[623] 25563 senvait

[624] 25566 entrait

[625] 25577 Maisque

[626] 25599 plussouent

[627] 25661 Plusriche

[628] 25699 Ceste

[629] 25749 Plusque

[630] 25764 plusviels

[631] 25770 enprent

[632] 25790 Maisque

[633] 25846 autiel

[634] 25853 senfuiont

[635] 25863 senvait

[636] 25881 Plusque

[637] 25896 enpaie

[638] 25900 enpert

[639] 25982 auor

[640] 26044 qenboit

[641] 26062 envoet

[642] 26151 enert

[643] 26166 enad

[644] 26278 plussage

[645] 26315 plussouent

[646] 26321 enfalt

[647] 26378 plusfranc

[648] 26397 ensoit

[649] 26446 endoit

[650] 26507 ensoit

[651] 26530 plusvilein

[652] 26588 ensont

[653] 26635 enavient

[654] 26756 Enduist

[655] 26842 nenvoet

[656] 26848 qenporte

[657] 26866 envaldra

[658] 26867 enserront

[659] 26900 plusvaillable

[660] 26905 qensauoit

[661] 26955 fieu et mer

[662] 27093 plussufficant

[663] 27096 plusauant

[664] 27126 plushaltain

[665] 27129 en herite

[666] 27142 entolt

[667] 27147 lenporroit

[668] 27185 plusnoblez

[669] 27207 enpuet

[670] 27216 enait

[671] 27255 aviler

[672] 27283 plusloins

[673] 27341 enchantant

[674] 27364 enpense

[675] 27414 Plusord plusvil plusfals plusfrele

[676] 27426 iensuy

[677] 27475 enscieuont

[678] 27574 plusbeneure

[679] 27598 angle

[680] 27640 enont

[681] 27665 enfuist

[682] 27696 enparloiont

[683] 27780 enfaire

[684] 27798 denhalt

[685] 27841 acoustummance

[686] 27922 enfuist

[687] 27963 enlouas

[688] 28132 ensoiont

[689] 28190 acoustumance

[690] 28222 enot

[691] 28274 enot

[692] 28334 plusfort

[693] 28408 enporroit

[694] 28460 envait

[695] 28461 qenfist

[696] 28490 enfuist

[697] 28571 enpot

[698] 28627 enont

[699] 28659 aderere

[700] 28692 endoit

[701] 28727 senvait

[702] 28773 denhalt

[703] 28779 senvont

[704] 28789 enont

[705] 28917 ensoit

[706] 28923 enpensant

[707] 28936 Ensuspirant

[708] 28941 f. in ras.

[709] 28955 enes

[710] 28960 enpert

[711] 29079 Plusque

[712] 29092 Encompleignant

[713] 29109 denhalt

[714] 29127 Enas

[715] 29148 enas

[716] 29211 enas

[717] 29215 enporte

[718] 29219 enont

[719] 29220 enas

[720] 29228 enavalant

[721] 29231 senvait

[722] 29241, 29296 senvait

[723] 29265 senvont

[724] 29312 senva

[725] 29328 qensont

[726] 29344 enfuist

[727] 29371 plusfort

[728] 29395 iensuy

[729] 29454, 29476 Plusque

[730] 29493 No

[731] 29521 plussouent

[732] 29522 Denhalt

[733] 29668 enfait

[734] 29688 ensoiont

[735] 29693 Maisqen

[736] 29772 masqil

[737] 29848 enont

[738] 29886 yviens

[739] 29936 plusbelle

[740] A few leaves are lost at the end of the MS.

[741] The authority for the Balades is the MS. at Trentham Hall.

[742] II The damage to f. 12 of the MS. has caused the loss of a part of this Balade and of the next.

[743] 26-28 The ends of these lines are somewhat damaged and have been conjecturally restored.

[744] 27 Courte

[745] 21 enauerai

[746] II 4 qil ses ioiera

[747] 17 noueƚƚ

[748] III 10 tielment

[749] 13 plusforte

[750] 14, 21, 25 Enattendant

[751] IIII* In the MS. this and the preceding Balade are both numbered IIII.

[752] VII 5 Pouceo

[753] VIII 12 sibon

[754] IX 7 Qa pres

[755] 19 plussouent

[756] IX 37 poestes

[757] 41 plusbelle

[758] X 9 plussouent

[759] XI 6 plusbelle

[760] 7, 14, 21, 25 plusamerouse

[761] 15 Iieo

[762] XIII 8 al loill

[763] 17 noun suffisance

[764] 19 endevient

[765] XIIII 2 Een

[766] XIIII 15 doules

[767] XV 17 lesprees

[768] XVI 7 Com bien

[769] 11 endeuient

[770] 16 plusgrief

[771] 26 plusexcellente

[772] XVIII 12 plusdure

[773] 20 Qell

[774] XIX 1 plussalvage

[775] XIX 18 tout dis

[776] 24 Cage

[777] XXI 18 Terstout

[778] XXII 19 ensi

[779] XXIII 22 plusnoble

[780] XXV 2 plussovent

[781] 4 mout(?)

[782] 21 endoie

[783] XXVI 22 plusqe

[784] XXX 5 Le Nief] Perhaps rather Le vent

[785] 12 circes

[786] 20 Plusque

[787] XXXI 16 ales

[788] 22 enparlont

[789] XXXII 5 nuisand

[790] XXXII 9 si siqau devant

[791] XXXV 10 deson

[792] XXXVI 14 nai

[793] XXXVI 25 nai

[794] XXXVII 1 plusioiouse

[795] 3 Ruge

[796] 19 refiers

[797] XXXVIII 9 Quilnait

[798] 23 hosteƚƚ

[799] XXXIX 3 enestes

[800] XLI 18 le sciet

[801] XLII 4 plusqueinte

[802] 12 constregnte

[803] XLIII 1 Plustricherous

[804] 2 qercules

[805] 3 qeneas

[806] XLIII 19 par Tonope

[807] XLIIII 23 endie

[808] XLV 5 endevient pluspreciouse

[809] XLVI 17 endeviens

[810] XLVIII 4 e (for et)

[811] 8 La mier

[812] 11 La halt

[813] 20 fors banie

[814] XLVIII 25 touz

[815] XLIX 1 ales

[816] 19 cest

[817] L 6 plusfiers

[818] LI 7 pluscherie

[819] 15 ceƚƚ

[820] The text is that of F (Fairfax 3) with collation of S (All Souls’ 98), G (Glasgow, Hunterian Mus. T. 2. 17), and T (Trentham Hall). A full collation of B (Bodl. 294) is given for the heading and it is occasionally cited afterwards.

Heading. In G as follows: Cest vn traitie quel Iohan Gower ad fait selonc les auctours touchant lestat de matrimoine dont les amantz marietz se pourront essampler a tenir la foi de lour seintes espousailes.

S T are imperfect at the beginning.

[821] I Margin dominium possidebit] regiminis dominium possidebat B

[822] 1 Puis qil B Pvsquil F cy B englois B

[823] 2 celluy B

[824] 3 franceis B

[825] 4 vn B vne F solonc lez B pur ensampler B

[826] 5 foy B seints B

[827] 6 purront B

[828] 7 Raison ert Conestable G

[829] I 12 Du G

[830] 14, 21 Raison ert Conestable G

[831] 15 reson G

[832] II 9 The text of T begins here

[833] 11 enserra T

[834] 13 toute T

[835] III 1 plusparfit MSS.

[836] 4 The text of S begins here

[837] 5 quiert S T G quier F

[838] 7 seint S T

[839] 8 quant T

[840] 14 seint S esglise F G

[841] 21 esglise F

[842] IV Margin libidine S

[843] 1 sa queinte G

[844] 3 lui G B guiliers S T G plusqueinte T

[845] 6 com S T

[846] IV 15 sa queinte T

[847] 20 sacorde S T

[848] V 1 merveile S resoun T

[849] 3 puiss T eleccioun T

[850] 13 tressentisme T

[851] 15 lespousails T beneicoun F T beneiceon S beneicon G

[852] 16 esglise S

[853] 17 dissolucion S

[854] 20 vengance T

[855] VI 7, 14, 21 demonstre T

[856] 8 eloigne S G

[857] 9 destine S

[858] 10 sanz om. S

[859] 11 piere S G T

[860] 18 De S sont S

[861] VII Margin ammouit T

[862] 2 darrein T

[863] 4 de om. S

[864] 6 bataile T

[865] 8 celle T

[866] 10 fille T

[867] VII 16 vengee S G

[868] 19 tant om. S qil S G

[869] 20 contretaile S G T

[870] VIII 3 loos T

[871] 4 encourt S T

[872] 10 luy T

[873] 11 quell S G quelle T

[874] 15 cloos T

[875] 17 queux T en clos MSS.

[876] 18 com S T

[877] IX Margin Clemestram S T G

[878] 4 croniqe S

[879] 6 ceo] se F qil S T G

[880] 17 repentace S

[881] 18 Orestes T

[882] X 3 Estoit S

[883] 4 quoi T se om. S

[884] 5 way T

[885] 6 Quant T

[886] 7 halt T

[887] X Margin vnam S

[888] 8 Tarquinus T pensee S T G

[889] 10 nul T

[890] 12 cotell F T G coutell S

[891] 14 halt T

[892] Margin Paulinam T (by correction) G Paulinum F S

[893] 18 embastiront T

[894] 19 iuggement S T G

[895] 20 prestre S T G

[896] 21 halt T

[897] XI Margin Elmeges S Gurmundi S G Abbinique F

[898] 5 fille T

[899] 8 Ciel T

[900] 9 seintefie T

[901] 12 aillours S

[902] 18 estoiont S T G ars S

[903] 19 quot T

[904] 20 iuggement S T G

[905] XII Margin transmutatum S T B

[906] 3 auoient T

[907] 6 li T

[908] 8 resoun T G

[909] 10 proteccioun G

[910] 16 nee T

[911] 17 decoccioun T G

[912] 18 deuouree T

[913] 19 transforme T

[914] 20 qui fuist T

[915] XIII 6 enfist T

[916] 7 haut F

[917] 8 moult ... Roy T

[918] 10 coy T

[919] XIII 11 falsisine F

[920] 17 esfroi T

[921] 19 cel T

[922] XIV Margin Bersabe S sepulcro F B sepulture S T G

[923] 1 lumaine T

[924] 3 la Bible S la bible T G enseigne S

[925] 8 quil S G

[926] 9 Qil S

[927] 10 Mais quil S

[928] 12 un autre] lautre F

[929] XV Margin exremos S G

[930] XV Owing to a slight damage to the leaf the beginnings of the first ten lines and a few syllables of the marginal summary are wanting in F.

[931] 1 lestoire S G

[932] 4 de S G

[933] 6 la T

[934] 8 trust ... ffoire T

[935] 11 plusdouls F T G

[936] 12 plusque F G

[937] 14 oiseal T

[938] XVI 1 es S G B et T de F

[939] 4 condicioun T

[940] 6 Romeines T

[941] 9 endoit F T

[942] 10 poeit S

[943] XVI 11 baundoun S G

[944] 12 Agardes G comparison S G

[945] 16 plusfort MSS. professioun S

[946] 18 resoun S T

[947] 19 perfeccion S G

[948] 20 cell S

[949] XVII Margin due F

[950] 3 quant T

[951] 6 troue T

[952] 16 primere F monstre (?) T

[953] 17 Quant T

[954] XVIII Margin adinvicem T

[955] 2 cil S

[956] 4 aillours T

[957] 6 enad T

[958] 9 endroit T

[959] 12 Pourceo S T G purvoie S G

[960] 13 quil S G naid G

[961] 14 soun F son S T G

[962] 19 com T

[963] 23 Iehan S G

[964] 25 foruoie G

[965] 27 en die S endie F T G

[966] T omits the ‘Carmen de variis’ etc., ‘Est amor ... participantur ita,’ and combines the eight lines, ‘Lex docet auctorum,’ with the first piece ‘Quis sit vel qualis’. S has the title thus: Carmen quod Iohannes Gower super amoris multiplici varietate sub compendio metrice composuit.

[967] 10 tenobrosa S

[968] The last two lines are omitted in B