Prose 6. [10]. by fortunous fortune: 'fortuitis casibus.' Not well expressed.
[14]. the same ... thou, thou didst sing the same thing. See Met. v. 22.
[17]. owh! an exclamation of astonishment: Lat. 'papae.'
[18]. why that thou: 'cur in tam salubri sententiâ locatus aegrotes.'
[20]. I not ... what: 'nescio, quid abesse coniecto.'
[22]. with whiche governailes, by what sort of government.
[28]. the strengthe, the strength of the gaping stockade discloses an opening: 'uelut hiante ualli robore.' The corruption of chyning to schynyng in MS. A. makes sad nonsense of the passage.
[42]. they may nat al: 'sibique totum extirpare non possint.'
[55]. or elles the entree: 'uel aditum reconciliandae sospitatis inueni.'
[56]. For-why, for, Because, since. for-thy, therefore.