858. Chaucer gives Virginia golden hair; Doct. Tale, C 38. Compare the whole description of the maiden in the E. version of the Rom. of the Rose, ll. 539-561 (p. [116], above).
861. Of good mochel, of an excellent size; mochel = size, occurs in P. Plowman, B. xvi. 182. Scan the line—
'Simpl' of | good moch | el noght | to wyde.'
894. 'In reasonable cases, that involve responsibility.'
908. Somewhat similar are ll. 9-18 of the Doctoures Tale.
916. Scan by reading—They n' shóld' hav' foúnd-e, &c.
917. A wikked signe, a sign, or mark, of wickedness.
919. Imitated from Machault's Remède de Fortune (see Trial Forewords, p. 48):—
'Et sa gracieuse parole,
Qui n'estoit diverse ne folle,