The complete works of John Gower, volume 3

by John Gower

FOOTNOTES:

[702] 10 sette AJC, S, F set BT

[703] 13 tuo] mo B

[704] 34 wext BT, F wexit J wexþ A wexeþ C

[705] 44 As for AdBTΛ

[706] 57 a man be] for to be AdBT a man to be JB₂, Δ

[707] 59 sterte AJ, S, F stert C, BT

[708] 66 care H₁ ... B₂

[709] 69 ffro F

[710] 79 doted AdBT

[711] 86 þei ne knowe AM ... B₂ (except GE) þei knewe J

[712] 101 If] Of ERCB₂ Thouȝe X

[713] 145 newefot S, F the rest newe foot (fot)

[714] 151 a pas H₁ ... B₂

[715] 152 cuer(e) it was AdBT

[716] 160 I am H₁XERC

[717] 162 With] The AM ... B₂

[718] 172 so om. H₁ ... B₂

[719] 197 or] and AMX ... B₂, Δ

[720] 202 ȝif A, F ȝiue J, B ffor wel is me þat I haue leue H₁ ... B₂ (I om. C)

[721] 209 Vnto AdBT

[722] 215 þo hetes ST þo hertes B

[723] 235 I om. AM

[724] 241 at] al (alle) H₁E, SAdTΔ

[725] 242 hou] þat AM

[726] 262 þruste M, Δ trust(e) AdBT, W

[727] 281 wher þat AMG, H₃

[728] 285 line om. B

[729] 297 wel om. AM ... B₂

[730] 329 be falle JH₁ERB₂, BT

[731] 339 caste AdBT, H₃

[732] 354 of þe seke AM ... B₂

[733] 357 In iape AM

[734] 358 vnserued AM, W

[735] 363 drinke al H₁X, AdBT drunken (om. al) E all (om. drunke) B₂ dronke and W

[736] 367 Of louedrunke and schalt FK Of louedrunke and schal J, SAdBT, W Of louedrinke and schal AM ... B₂, Δ Of loue drunken and shal H₃

[737] 376 lest J, B, F lesþ A leeseþ C

[738] 379 which A, B, F whiche J

[739] 382 that om. AdBT

[740] 387 I wel AJM I wol(e) H₁ ... B₂

[741] 408 the] þei F

[742] 409 margin concussit A ... B₂

[743] 414 for defaute H₁ ... C, Δ, H₃ in defaute B₂, W

[744] 421 wofull] foule AdBT

[745] 434 Was] Ȝaf H₁ ... B₂

[746] 442 þe nede AM ... B₂

[747] 463 i (I) torne AM

[748] 469 So þat AdBT, W

[749] 470 margin ad potum H₁ ... B₂

[750] 488 margin contigentibus F

[751] 495 feste AJ, B fest C, F

[752] 497 margin in om. H₁ ... B₂, SBΔ, W

[753] 500 be gete] begete (bigete) AX, SAdTΔ

[754] 508 ȝoue B, F ȝeue A ȝiue J, C

[755] 513 halfwode S, F half wode (woode) AJ, B

[756] 519 On] Of B

[757] 531 þis vice A ... B₂, S ... Δ

[758] 556 margin perierunt A ... B₂

[759] 543 and of H₁ ... B₂, W

[760] 550 margin que tandem AM coclamante F

[761] 554 neuere AJ, T neuer C, SB, F

[762] 559 Sonne H₁E, B, W (sonne bright)

[763] 569 of fool] a fool AM ... C a foul B₂ of foul Ad of foli Δ

[764] 590 fille ful] fulfille (ful fille) H₁XRCB₂ fulle M fille W

[765] 599 I rede þe H₁ERCB₂, Ad I rede þou X (I rede þe M corr.)

[766] Latin Verses ii. 6 fatur H₁ ... B₂, B

[767] 621 margin molliciis A ... B₂

[768] 623 margin quoque AMH₁XB₂, W

[769] 620 is Past of] his past of AJ is past(e) as BT his past is Ad

[770] 633 Richesse AMH₁, H₃ Riches W

[771] 647 For bot] But if AdBT

[772] 653 who that] who so AM ... B₂

[773] 664 Vsance A ... B₂

[774] 665-964 ins. after 1146 SAdBTΔΛ These copies proceed here with l. 965

Vsage is þe seconde kinde

In loue als wel as oþer weie, &c.

[775] 673 nou om. AM

[776] 681 His honour AM

[777] 686 But if BT

[778] 715 a goodly JH₁RCB₂, AdBT, H₃ a gladly W one goodly Δ

[779] 734 ful paast AM

[780] 746 Of fieding(e) AM, AdΛ, H₃ If feding(e) H₁ ... B₂ (not G) Tho fedyng W

[781] 751 of herte] and herte AJM

[782] 762 he hire] to hir(e) AdBT

[783] 784 myn] his AM ... B₂

[784] 785 schapþe S, F the rest schape (schappe &c.)

[785] 827 Paragraph at l. 830 in MSS.

[786] 838 seith] seie MC, AdΔ, W (say)

[787] 841 is also] seiþ also AdBT

[788] 856 and all(e) þe spices M ... B₂, W

[789] 892 for tacompten B

[790] 899 as I þe seye B

[791] 906 fode] þoughtes B om. AdT flode B₂

[792] 927 toforn AdBT

[793] 928 on] of EB₂, AdBT

[794] 946 I do] to do AM

[795] After 964 Als wel be reson as be kinde etc. (1149 ff.) SAdBTΔΛ

[796] 973 To] In AM ... B₂

[797] 979 margin gesta B

[798] 988 eek he was C, Δ

[799] 993 As] And AdBT stood al H₁ ... B₂, Ad, W

[800] 998 he] be AMXRB₂

[801] 1004 þis p. S ... Δ

[802] 1006 þe p. S ... Δ

[803] 1008 ffor AdBT

[804] 1010 these] þe AM ... B₂, H₃

[805] 1023 Habrahammes J, F rest Abrahames (Abrahams &c.): so 1039, 1046, 1073

[806] 1027 the] þis H₁ ... B₂

[807] 1030 Vnto þe helle BT In to helle JRB₂, Δ, W

[808] 1048 margin Salomon. Qui obturat aures suas ad clamorem pauperum, ipse clamabit et non exaudietur SBTΔ

[809] 1085 I drye] þey drye B

[810] 1089 his] þis (this) H₁, AdBTΔ (his S)

[811] 1098 hou om. S ... Δ

[812] 1100 Habraham JX, F rest Abraham

[813] 1105 wold(e) M, B, W

[814] 1107 Than eny AH₁ Themeny M (p. m.)

[815] 1109 of lyue X ... B₂, Ad, H₃ on liue Δ

[816] 1112 be holde JH₁RB₂

[817] After 1146 SAdBTΔΛ have the following six lines (omitting the two 1147 f.), and then insert the passage 665-964. The text here is that of S:—

Bot now a dai a man mai se

The world so full of vanite,

That noman takþ of reson hiede

Or forto cloþe or forto fiede,

Bot al is sett vnto þe vice

To newe and changen his delice.

And riht so etc. (as 665 ff.)

[818] 1151 That man X ... B₂ (not G), W

[819] 1155 margin minus om. B

[820] 1186 let C, BT lete AJ, S, F

[821] 1209 non] anon EC, AdBT

[822] 1230 it is AM ... B₂

[823] 1233 Alþough B As þough AdT Thogh W

[824] 1245 no] þe B₂, AdBT þat M

[825] 1254 is] as A ... B₂

[826] 1257 wol(e) AH₁ ... B₂

[827] 1267 he] it G, B

[827m] 1267 margin Sortilegio SBTΔΛ Sacrilegio AX ... B₂, FH₃ sacrilegis H₁ sacri legis M (Latin om. J, Ad, W)

[828] 1289 som men] somme (some &c.) A ... B₂

[829] 1293 margin et de] et BT

[830] 1294 pikkes AdBTΛ

[831] 1312 of] to AM

[832] 1317 Ne] The B

[833] 1319 and] of B

[834] 1320 Chenbal B₂, SΔ Geubal AM Glenball H₃ Thenballe W

[835] 1359 red S, F rede AJC, B

[836] 1388 whilom how þerof AMX ... B₂ hou somtyme þ. J whilome therof how H₁

[837] 1391 whiche SB which AJC, F

[838] 1419 which B

[839] 1432 of hem AdBT

[840] 1437 And] That AM ... B₂ (not G)

[841] 1442 schope S ... Δ

[842] 1444 And ȝit AM ... B₂

[843] 1479 a om. AJMXGERCL

[844] 1481 was om. AdBT

[845] 1489 þe world AM ... B₂

[846] 1510 on] of AMG, H₃ in Δ

[847] 1513 margin Omina T, F

[848] 1516 in pes AdBTΔ (in his pes S)

[849] 1518 al om. AdBT

[850] 1520 ther] he AM

[851] 1524 statue A ... B₂, B

[852] 1536 þat place BT

[853] 1567 margin Multi multa sciunt AH₁XGECLB₂ Latin om. JMR, AdB, W

[854] 1567 seiþ SBT

[855] 1581 As S ... Δ

[856] 1598 þe cas JM, Δ þa cas A

[857] 1602 He] His F He charged hem þei scholde harde H₁ ... B₂ (but warde E)

[858] 1631 hath] had (hadde) AM ... B₂, W

[859] 1645 mihte (might) S ... Δ

[860] 1669 Which A

[861] 1680 and to þrete JH₁CB₂, Δ, WK

[862] 1691 al om. AM

[863] 1695 out] forþ H₁, AdBT

[864] 1696 nyh] right AdBT for wroth] and wroþ AM ... B₂ (except C), W wroþ T for worþ J

[865] 1700 and] but AdBT

[866] 1716 I wolde AMX ... B₂

[867] 1718 good skile] and skile S ... ΔΛ

[868] 1733 þe pensel G, B

[869] 1735 badd S bad A, B bed J badde F

[870] 1746 kest J, SB, F keste T kiste AC

[871] 1786 into] in A ... B₂ vnto W

[872] 1787 it so AM

[873] 1793 margin de Egipto BT

[874] 1794 margin fugiturus BT

[875] 1806 margin ex] pro BT

[876] 1815 thei] he B

[877] 1817 toke (took &c.) A ... B₂

[878] 1828 to beholde (be holde) H₁, AdTB

[879] 1847 þe pleine AdBT

[880] 1875 And] He AdBT

[881] 1879 al] so S ... Δ

[882] 1883 leue R, AdBT

[883] 1931 thing] king B

[884] 1939 such AJC, B suche S, F

[885] 1954 wher þat A ... B₂ (except E) ther as W

[886] 1993 fasteby J, F faste by AC, SB

[887] 1996 he om. AdBT

[888] 2016 als (as) wel XCLB₂, Δ(?), WK

[889] 2030 Towardes (Toward) god AdBT

[890] 2041 ȝe schol (schul) not of him AdΔ ye ne shalle of him H₁ I ne schal of him AM

[891] 2046 mihte AJ, S miht F might C, B

[892] 2055 and he makþ BT and makeþ Ad

[893] 2061 the om. AM ... B₂, Δ

[894] 2062 putte AC, B put J, F

[895] 2071 wolde AJ, SB wold F

[896] 2083 noght misdo om. B

[897] 2089 and of cheualerie (chiualrie &c.) AM ... B₂, AdΔ, W

[898] 2091 that] þe AM

[899] 2136 Anoþer charme H₁ ... B₂

[900] 2141 hem B, K

[901] 2145 þer inne AdBT

[902] 2149 tho] so AdBT

[903] 2155 Wher þat AM ... B₂

[904] 2156 what] þat AM

[905] 2212 he om. B

[906] 2226 bifore (biforn &c.) M ... B₂ afore (aforn) Δ, W

[907] 2231 he wolde AdBT

[908] 2244 vnto AdBT

[909] 2247 sih (sigh, seyh) A, SB sihe F sye J

[910] 2255 schal] had H₁, AdBT

[911] 2257 no om. B

[912] 2299 apposeþ AMGB₂, W

[913] 2301 schold(e) SAdBT

[914] 2303 hast F

[915] 2314 of H₁GEC, S ... Δ, W if AJMXRLB₂, FK

[916] 2331 that om. AM ... B₂, WK

[917] 2345 dieules S, F dieueles A deueles J, B

[918] 2355 caste] caughte B

[919] 2357 S has lost a leaf 2357-vii. 88.

[920] 2376 that om. AM

[921] 2383 An ende BT, F And ende AJMERL, Ad, K And þende CL And the ende H₁ And sende X The ende B₂, W At ende Δ

[922] 2385 margin Nota de Saule et Ph. om. AM, Δ

[923] 2403 so me A ... B₂, AdΔ euer me W

[924] 2417 But B

[925] 2433 Philophie F

[926] 2435 bokes AdBT, W