The complete works of John Gower, volume 2

by John Gower

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[837] 7 margin primo] prima H₁XERCL primum B₂ om. G

[838] 9 f. he ... he] it ... it XRC. W it ... he H₁GELB₂

[839] 12 enemy] euermore (euer more) H₁ ... B₂

[840] 49 mi seluen A

[841] 51 walkend(e) H₁ ... CB₂, B wawende L

[842] 62 al forlore (alle for lore) H₁, B, H₃

[843] 68 fer AJ, STΔΛ, FH₃ for M ... B₂, AdB, W

[844] 86 wolde AM

[845] 109 þat þilke AM

[846] 148 margin malencolia H₁ ... B₂

[847] 162 margin concupiscencia H₁XR ... B₂

[848] 168 Whan ... in a] Whan þat ... in SAdBTΔ Whenne ... in W

[849] 176 tawht (taught) AJ, B, F tawhte S overmore] euermore AMH₁XGRCLB₂, TΔ, W

[850] 181 in sihte (in siht) AJM

[851] 186 that] al B

[852] 200 drowe AM

[853] 254 it schal] sche schal H₁ ... B₂, Ad

[854] 286 For thee] ffor þi B

[855] 290 vnto H₁ ... B₂

[856] 313 modres (moderis, moders) H₁ ... B₂, Δ

[857] 315 baskleþ AMH₁Sn, SΔΛ basked C

[858] 331 that] þo AM, Ad, Magd hyt W

[859] 354 I may H₁ ... B₂

[860] 355 What þing nature haþ set in lawe A ... B₂, S ... Δ

[861] 390 menable H₁XG, AdΔ, F menabe J meuable (?) AMB₂, ST, H₃ mevable R moeuable EC, B mouable (movable) L, W

[862] 402 Al one] Along(e) H₁G ... B₂ All longe X

[863] 408 Save] Saufly B

[864] Latin Verses ii. 6 Vincit] Viuat H₁ ... CB₂ Viuit L

[865] 445 makeþ ... at H₁ ... B₂, BΔ

[866] 446 He] His FWKH₃ It Magd

[867] 476 yit om. AM

[868] 478 synge (sing) H₁XECB₂, AdBΛ, H₃

[869] 480 be schrewed FK

[870] 490 no þinges suche H₁XGRCB₂ no thynge suche W

[871] 504 wolde I] wolde (om. I) FKH₃ wolle I W

[872] 519 meueþ(?) JMXELB₂, W moeueþ GC

[873] 532 the] hir (hire) H₁ ... B₂

[874] 536 hire B

[875] 573 S has lost three leaves (ll. 573-1112)

[876] 581 Thus] That B

[877] 611 destrance AM

[878] 612 vnto H₁ ... B₂

[879] 619 overcomth t] ouercomeþ C

[880] 624 wich F

[881] 626 world (worlde) AM, AdTΔ, FH₃ word JH₁ ... B₂, BΛ, W

[882] 633 teche YEC, B of] in AM, H₃

[883] 639 a man to] for to B

[884] 647 assaie om. A (p. m.) to assaie M, H₃ assayed X did assai Δ

[885] 663 axex F

[886] 679 bad] bad him AM, H₃

[887] 704 Him] He H₁ ... B₂

[888] 732 teche XERCB₂

[889] 733 on] in H₁XE ... B₂, AdΔ, W of G, B

[890] 741 aborde A, FK

[891] 743 margin constituebat H₁ ... B₂

[892] 750 the cas] þis cas BΛ, W

[893] 756 hise] her B

[894] 762 were him leuere H₁ ... B₂ hadde leuer W

[895] 765 Bot] Lo H₁ ... B₂

[896] 773 many a time CL, B, W

[897] 778 it om. AJM, KH₃ hem Δ

[898] 784 margin Quia] Qualiter H₁ ... B₂

[899] 788 happe (hap) H₁ ... CB₂, W happeþ L

[900] 795 margin fuerit H₁XRCLB₂ fuerat GE

[901] 798 that] þe H₁ ... B₂, B

[902] 807 snow whyt J, B, F snowwhyt A

[903] 808 colblak A, F col blak J, B

[904] 817 the om. B

[905] 818 For] Lo H₁ ... B₂, B More W

[906] 822 god] and B

[906m] 822 margin secretam AMH₁XRCLB₂, H₃

[907] 831 margin Amans A

[908] 848 margin velud B, F

[909] 858 gadarende F

[910] 868 me] mo AM

[911] 900 thanne] þan wiþ H₁XGECLB₂, B þan in R

[912] 901 hire F

[913] 906 I schal AM, KH₃Magd

[914] 918 ouermor F eueremore (euer mor etc.) A ... B₂, AdBTΔ, WKH₃

[915] 921 finde] haue AM, KH₃Magd be put L

[916] 941 tho] þe H₁ ... B₂, AdB, W

[917] 970 þe whilom H₁XGCL

[918] 973 destruccioun AJ, B destruction F

[919] 979 margin assequentur A

[920] 982 margin proditorum H₁XRCLB₂

[921] 983 margin patroque X ... B₂ pater Δ

[922] 1005 margin Et sic quoque H₁ ... B₂

[923] 1007 margin latitantem B

[924] 1000 wolde hem AM, Δ, WH₃

[925] 1014 behihte] he hight(e) GCL, W

[926] 1028 this] my B

[927] 1029 The king B

[928] 1031 Here] His AM, H₃ Hir(e) J, T

[929] 1044 afterward B

[930] 1047 This schip H₁ ... B₂, B

[931] 1060 frenschipe A, F frenschip J frendschip B

[932] 1065 dai] tyme H₁ ... B₂, B war] what X ... B₂, B what that H₁

[933] Latin Verses iv. 1 sit] sic H₁ ... B₂, B, WH₃

[934] 1094 to drede] togidre B to geder H₁

[935] 1108 thei] þe F

[936] 1112 Bot that] But (Bot) at H₁XCLB₂

[937] 1113 S resumes

[938] 1118 ne om. MH₁L, Δ, WH₃

[939] 1119 my] me EL, W me my H₁

[940] 1122 as of] as for M, Ad of L

[941] 1123 was neuer(e) H₁, Ad, WH₃

[942] 1145 þong J, F þing BΛ, W

[943] 1164 I om. H₁XRCLB₂, H₃

[944] 1166 put AJ, F putte C, B

[945] 1171 thei tellen] to telle B

[946] 1173 jeupartie] champartie H₁ ... B₂

[947] 1174 wihssinge AJ, F wissching (wisshing) C, B

[948] 1179 I] it AM

[949] 1187 this] his H₁ ... B₂, WH₃

[950] 1190 will] wel H₁ ... B₂, WH₃

[951] 1198 evere om. H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[952] 1208 That] But B

[953] 1211 margin opponente H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[954] 1212 Wherof] Wher(e) H₁XRCB₂, H₃

[955] 1222 so] þo L, B

[956] 1241 he was SAdBTΔ

[957] 1253 king B

[958] 1258 wold(e) M ... CB₂, AdTΔ, WH₃

[959] 1276 As] Of B And W

[960] 1295 wisdom] wordes H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[961] 1296 gostly B

[962] 1307 mi] þe A

[963] 1312 This] The B

[964] 1318 How þer(e) H₁G ... B₂, H₃

[965] 1330 forto] þat þou SAdBTΔ

[966] 1331 this] þus H₁E ... B₂, H₃

[967] 1332 Semiranus E ... B₂, H₃

[968] 1336 margin ipsos H₁ ... B₂, H₃ om. Δ

[969] 1358 so om. AM

[970] 1384 the] by (be) H₁ ... B₂, H₃ a W

[971] 1394 fleigh (fleih &c.) H₁G ... B₂, H₃ flew X

[972] 1406 al fordrawe (al for drawe) H₁XRCB₂, H₃ alto gnawe L

[973] 1422 afrighte (afriht &c.) H₁G ... B₂, H₃

[974] 1430 fulhast (fulle haste &c.) AMH₁XCLB₂, Ad, W foule haste Δ

[975] 1433 As] And H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[976] 1440 miht (might) J, B, F mihte A

[977] 1448 fforþ sche X ... B₂, Δ, WH₃ And sche T

[978] 1462 art cleped L, AdBTΔ

[979] 1473 hertes H₁ ... B₂, SAdBTΔ, WH₃

[980] 1479 as for me H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[981] 1487 gret EC, SB grete AJ, F

[982] 1489 And sche H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[983] 1496 that of] of þat H₁XE ... B₂

[984] 1503 loue F

[985] 1512 was] is BT

[986] 1562 And þus daunger my fortune ladde H₁ ... B₂, H₃ (chaunce for fortune E)

[987] 1597 a om. H₁ ... B₂, BΔ, H₃

[988] 1603 so deie] to deie JH₁GE, BT, WH₃ forto deie L

[989] 1605 such (suche) YXGECLB₂, BΛ, W in such AJM, SAdTΔ, F such a H₁R, H₃Magd

[990] 1611 tell me] telle ȝe AM

[991] 1641 and om. H₁, B

[992] 1649 Schal best B Lest schal H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[993] 1661 outdrowh F out drowh (drough) AJ, B

[994] 1671 a res GEC, B ares AJ, S, F

[995] 1686 such was] þer was H₁ ... B₂, H₃

[996] 1704 margin prosecutus T, F persecutus AC, B, W

[997] 1732 me om. AML, KH₃Magd (no man so me W)

[998] 1777 margin ferourem AM

[999] 1783 margin micius] inicius H₁GECL

[1000] 1763 þe cas H₁ ... B₂

[1001] 1767 liege B

[1002] 1800 weren þer(e) H₁XE ... B₂ weren þanne G

[1003] 1806 come] nome XCLB₂

[1004] 1830 a om. H₁GECL, B

[1005] 1832 the] þo AJM, SBTΔ, K om. R

[1006] 1835 margin Nota F om. A, B

[1007] 1859 margin Nota F om. A, B

[1008] 1866 Thourgh F

[1009] 1885 at thilke] þilke B, H₃ þat ilke W of þilke L

[1010] 1893 thing] king ERL, BT

[1011] 1899 margin crudelissima seueritate A ... B₂, BT &c.

[1012] 1908 hadde B

[1013] 1913 worþi noble AM

[1014] 1914 ferste (firste) AJ, B ferst F

[1015] 1924 and om. BT

[1016] 1930 herde AJ, B herd F

[1017] 1935 and] a AM om. WMagd

[1018] 1939 Grece MH₁XGRCLB₂ Crece E

[1019] 1968 Unto] Vnto to F Grece M ... B₂ (except EC)

[1020] 1979 gan his journe] gan his money XGE gaue his money H₁RCLB₂

[1021] 1989 he om. B

[1022] 2003 of] þus B

[1023] 2005 and þan (þanne) GL, BT

[1024] 2023 Phogeus H₁ ... B₂ Phoreus TΔ Plorence W

[1025] 2041 is] was H₁ ... B₂

[1026] 2042 herd telle of þis cas H₁ ... B₂

[1027] 2044 entre] purpos H₁ ... B₂

[1028] 2046 lieged AM

[1029] 2056 þou þin (þi) AJM, SAdΛ, F þou in þin (þi) H₁ ... B₂, BΔ, W in thyn T

[1030] 2077 and to] vnto BΔΛ

[1031] 2082 herd J, SB, F herde A

[1032] 2100 false AJ, S, F fals C, B

[1033] 2107 Tho AJM, ST, F The H₁ ... B₂, AdBΔΛ, WH₃ hire] his C the H₁ om. AM

[1034] 2139 at large H₁XGECL, B, W

[1035] 2166 wiþsatt his wille X ... B₂ withsit hit wille H₁ with seith hys wille Δ, W

[1036] 2168 þei alle X ... B₂

[1037] 2177 herde AJ, B herd F

[1038] 2206f. margin Hic queritur—occidere om. B

[1039] 2207 margin hominem FWH₃ homini hominem A ... B₂, STΔΛ

[1040] 2209 to] may B om. AM

[1041] 2220 margin Seneca om. B

[1042] 2221 margin parcit] parat H₁G ... B₂

[1043] 2225 margin Apostolus—portat om. H₁ ... B₂

[1044] 2235 margin Pugna pro patria] Pugna pro patria · licitum est vim vi repellere SBT Pro patria pugna &c. Λ om. H₁

[1045] 2244 Is such an homicide good H₁ ... B₂ (In for Is R)

[1046] 2248 techeþ FWH₃Magd it techeþ A ... B₂, S ... ΔΛ

[1047] 2256 anglis C, F angelis AJ aungels B

[1048] 2259 be om. AM

[1049] 2287 and om. B

[1050] 2293 of] in AM

[1051] 2299 margin Apostolus—mors est om. B

[1052] 2318 werre H₁ ... B₂, T

[1053] 2343 herte] cause H₁ ... B₂ (line om. X)

[1054] 2346 trew S, F trewe AJ, B

[1055] 2379 margin cum om. H₁ ... B₂, B

[1056] 2382 the] þy (thi) XL

[1057] 2402 rihtwisne F

[1058] 2406 to him JH₁ ... B₂

[1059] 2412 schulde (sholde) BT

[1060] 2434 is couine JMCLB₂, Ad

[1061] 2436 ne mai] may nought (not &c.) A ... B₂, S ... Δ

[1062] 2437 To will] To him H₁ ... B₂

[1063] 2444 margin subiugauerat H₁ ... B₂, SΔ

[1064] 2443 non] nought (not) JMCB₂, B, W

[1065] 2449 wilsful F

[1066] 2460 it was quit (quite &c.) H₁ ... B₂, TΔ was hyt quyt W he was aquit M

[1067] 2474 Oghþ SAdT, F Oght (Ought &c.) AMGC, Δ, W Oweþ JH₁XERLB₂, B, H₃

[1068] 2476 othre] olde B

[1069] 2478 mihte (myght) FWH₃ mai (may) A ... B₂, S ... Δ

[1070] 2491 fei SΔ feie Ad

[1071] 2492 sei SΔ seie Ad

[1072] 2505 margin Nota AJ, F om. B

[1073] 2529 and] as AJX ... B₂, BT

[1074] 2544 manslawte F

[1075] 2556 assoiled him H₁XE ... B₂ assoileþ him G

[1076] 2568 For] Of A ... B₂

[1077] 2573 lif] world B

[1078] 2578 wold M, B

[1079] 2587 Paragraph here AJ, F

[1080] 2591 it is G ... B₂, Δ

[1081] 2624 That] But BT

[1082] 2638 And BT

[1083] 2642 Telaphus J, F Thelaphus A, SB

[1084] 2650 Bot] That H₁ ... B₂

[1085] 2671 wol B

[1086] 2684 Telaphus F Thelaphus AJ, SB

[1087] 2696 remembrance] in remembrance AM

[1088] 2723 belief FK

[1089] 2763 the] þo AJG ... B₂, SBTΔ

[1090] 2764 myn] þis B