‘For thanne is ther non other lawe,
Bot “Jacke was a good felawe.”’
8533. Senec. Ep. lx. 2, ‘Una silva elephantis pluribus sufficit: homo et terra et mari pascitur.’
8553. Cp. Conf. Am. vi. 60, ‘And seith, “Nou baillez ça the cuppe.”’
8559. 1 Cor. vi. 13.
8581 ff. This stanza is a repetition, with slight variations, of 8041-8052.
8815. conivreisoun. The dictionaries quote no examples of ‘conniver’ or ‘connivence’ earlier than the sixteenth century.
8853. si de vo teste noun, cp. 6496.
8869. The bird meant is no doubt the lapwing: see note on Trait. xii. l. 19.
8905. ce que chalt: cp. 3367.