6861. Bigyns, Beguines; these were members of certain lay sisterhoods in the Low Countries, from the twelfth century onwards.
6862. palasyns (F. dames palasines), ladies connected with the court. Allied to F. palais, palace; cf. E. palatine.
6875. Ayens me, in comparison with me.
6887-6922. See Matt. xxiii. 1-8.
6911. burdens, repeated from ll. 6902, 6907, is clearly wrong. Perhaps read borders; F. 'philateres.'
6912. hemmes, borders of their garments, on which were phylacteries.
6948. our alder dede, the action of us all.
6952. parceners, partners; see Partner in my Etym. Dict.
6964. See 2 Cor. vi. 10.
6971. 'I intermeddle with match-makings.' See my note to P. Plowman, C. iii. 92 (B. ii. 87); and cf. Ch. Prol. A 212.