this man: 'Comprensam [sc. stellam] in numeris uictor habebat.'
[16]. highteth, adorns; 'ornet.' Prob. from the sb. hight, hiht (A. S. hyht), joy, delight.
[17]. fleteth, flows (i.e. abounds); 'grauidis influat uuis.'
[20]. empted: 'Nunc iacet effeto lumine mentis.'
[22]. fool, i.e. foolish, witless, senseless; 'stolidam.'
Prose 2. [6]. armures, i.e. defensive armour; 'arma.'
[8]. in sikernesse: 'inuicta te firmitate tuerentur.'
[14]. litargie; better letargye, i.e. lethargy. Cf. Troil. i. 730.
[19]. yplyted, pleated into a wrinkle; 'contracta in rugam ueste.'
Metre 3. [1]. discussed, driven away; 'discussâ ... nocte.'