[154]. wal, wall, defence; yerde, rod, scourge, as in bk. i. 740.

[167]. From Le Rom. de la Rose, 5684-6:—

'Lucan redit, qui moult fu sages,

C'onques vertu et grant pooir

Ne pot nus ensemble veoir.'

Cf. Lucan, Phar. i. 92.

[236]. Withoute, excepting sweethearts; or, excepting by way of passionate love. The latter is the usual sense in Chaucer.

[273]. 'Therefore I will endeavour to humour her intelligence.'

[294]. so well bigoon, so well bestead, so fortunate. Cf. Parl. Foules, 171.

[318]. Which ... his, whose; cf. that ... his, Kn. Ta. A 2710.