6226. ne serroit partie, ‘should not be a party interested in the suit.’ The conditional is used for subjunctive, as often.
6253 ff. Cp. Conf. Am. v. 2015 ff.,
‘Bote as the Luce in his degre
Of tho that lasse ben than he
The fisshes griedili devoureth,’ &c.,
where the author is speaking, as here, of ‘Covoitise.’
6303. The ‘lot,’ as a measure of wine, is about half a gallon.
6313 ff. Cp. Conf. Am. v. 2859 ff., where Coveitise has two especial counsellors, Falswitness and Perjurie.
6315. ‘Chalenge’ (Lat. calumnia) is a claim or accusation against a person in a court of law, usually in a bad sense.
6328. falt ... pour retenir, ‘it is necessary to retain’: ‘pour’ is often used by our author instead of ‘de’ or ‘a,’ representing perhaps the English ‘forto’: cp. ll. 7650, 10639, 29078, Bal. iv*. 1, xlv. 1, 2, &c.