FOOTNOTES:
[259] loot = let.
[260] tae = toe.
[261] spier = ask.
[262] reet = root.
[263] hallow seat = holy man’s or hermit’s cave.
[264] stown = stolen.
[265] stratlins =? stragglings.
[266] yate = gate.
[267] ben = further in.
[268] blint = blinded.
[269] boun = go.