[1487]. Broken, ship-wrecked. 'The ships were broken' 1 Kings xxii. 48; cf. Jonah i. 4. Oght wo begoon, in any way distressed. Note resemblances to the tale of Dido.
[1488]. Lodesmen, pilots; see note to Ch. Prol. 403. 'Lodesman of a shippe, pilotte'; Palsgrave.
[1509]. Cf. Valerius Flaccus, Arg. ii. 351:—
'Praecipueque ducis casus mirata requirit
Hypsipyle; quae fata trahant, quae regis agat uis.'
[1514]. Los; spelt loos in MS. Tn.; for the o is long. It means 'praise' or 'renown,' and occurs six times in Ho. Fame (1620, 1621, 1626, 1722, 1817, 1900). Los, with short o, means 'loss.'
[1515]. Read th'áventúres, in four syllables.
[1528]. Prof. Corson cites some parallel passages, viz:—
'And therto he was hardy, wys, and riche'; Squi. Ta., F 19.
'Hardy, and wyse, and riche, and therto free'; Ship. Ta., B 1366.