FOOTNOTES:

[1902] The text is that of the MS. at Trentham Hall (T). Variations marked Th are those of the copy in Chaucer’s Works, ed. 1532, ff. 375 v^o-377.

[1903] No title in T Iohan Gower vnto the worthy and noble kynge Henry the fourth Th

[1904] Latin Verses placed at the end of the poem Th

[1905] 1 O Noble worthy kyng Th

[1906] 3 uppon this] here vpon Th

[1907] 4 chosen Th

[1908] 8 highe Th high T

[1909] 16 thi] the Th

[1910] 17 bounde Th

[1911] 21 this is Th goddes purueyaunce Th godespourveiance T

[1912] 30 to om. Th

[1913] 31 the om. Th

[1914] 35 unto the] in to his Th

[1915] 36 his storie Th

[1916] 42 he om. Th

[1917] 45 paynem Th

[1918] 54 as om. Th

[1919] 63 erthly Th

[1920] 71 S.... pes (erasure after S) T To stere peace Th eueriche on lyue Th

[1921] 74 lande may stande Th

[1922] 89 euer TTh

[1923] 90 al TTh

[1924] 93 that] what Th

[1925] 96 ysought Th

[1926] 108 here T her Th

[1927] 121 hast be gyde Th

[1928] 122 Ley Th Leie T

[1929] 124 sette TTh

[1930] 126 euer TTh

[1931] 127 euer TTh

[1932] 129 Lete T Lette Th

[1933] 130 put Th putte T

[1934] 148 neuer TTh

[1935] 155 and knighthode Th

[1936] 162 þenke T thynke Th

[1937] 165 the subgit] be subiecte Th

[1938] 173 But afterwarde Th

[1939] 175 Ayenst Th

[1940] 177 stighed Th

[1941] 181 neuer TTh

[1942] 183 paynyms Th

[1943] 185 erre Th

[1944] 194 paynems Th

[1945] 200 which] þat Th

[1946] 202 worthi om. Th

[1947] 203 is there Th which] that Th

[1948] 209 payne Th

[1949] 211 a] any Th

[1950] 216 how om. Th

[1951] 219 the om. Th

[1952] 227 men] people Th

[1953] 238 him selfe Th

[1954] 241 euer TTh

[1955] 251 ayenst Th

[1956] 254 is om. Th hersilf T her selfe Th

[1957] 263 helpples T helplesse Th

[1958] 269 Betwene TTh

[1959] 276 Beholde TTh

[1960] 283 Godfray and Arthus Th

[1961] 288 mai] many Th

[1962] 291 ben] is Th

[1963] 294 pes] men Th

[1964] 295 Off (for Of) T

[1965] 301 neuer TTh

[1966] 305 That is aboue al other peerles Th

[1967] 306 begete Th

[1968] 321 the pes] these Th

[1969] 329 here T her Th

[1970] 331 ther om. Th

[1971] 336 wei T way Th

[1972] 345 made Th

[1973] 350 euer TTh

[1974] 356 were TTh

[1975] 365 euer TTh

[1976] 371 loenge] legende Th

[1977] 378 and thy throne Th

[1978] 382 mor T

[1979] Explicit 3 suis Th

[1980] 4 Et nunc—exorat om. Th

[1981] Instead of the Latin lines that follow Th has here the lines ‘Electus Cristi—sponte data,’ which in T stand at the beginning, and after these without a break, ‘Henrici quarti—futura deus,’ twelve lines which are written at the end of the Trentham MS.

[1982] 10 Teque T

[1983] 39 augusti T

[1984] 48 Cuncta que T

[1985] 49 paxque T

[1986] 50 Teque T

[1987] 53 laudique T