24325. Qui, like ‘Quique’ in 24313, ‘Whosoever may have to pay, these will get exemption, if they can.’
24326. appaier. I take this to be for ‘a paier,’ like ‘affaire’ for ‘a faire’: ‘estovoir’ is used with or without ‘a,’ cp. l. 42.
24338. volt, imperf. subj., cp. 327.
24362. encharné. The metaphor is from hounds being trained for hunting, as we see from ‘quirée,’ ‘courre,’ ‘odour,’ &c., in the succeeding lines.
24379. Cp. Vox Clam. vi. 251,
‘Si cupit in primo, multo magis ipse secundo,’
i.e. ‘in primo gradu,’ which is that of ‘Apprentis,’ the second being that of ‘Sergant.’
24398. Matt. xix. 29, but the quotation is not quite accurate.
24435. Sur son sergant: the double meaning of ‘sergant’ is played upon, as in ‘Qui sert au siecle,’ 24415.
24440. coronne: alluding to the French coin so called from the crown upon it.