[Page 38.] v. 383. Of by the harde arse] Compare the Interlude of the iiii Elementes, n. d.;

“Ye but yet I seruyd another wors

I smot of his legge by the hard ars

As sone as I met hym there.”

Sig. E i.

v. 384. trauarse] i. e. thwarting contrivance.

[Page 39.] v. 386. makys our syre to glum] i. e. makes our lord (Wolsey) have a gloomy or sour look.

v. 391. go or ryde] See note, p. 125. v. 186.

v. 397. frayne] i. e. ask, inquire.