v. 434. vndermynde] i. e. undermine.
v. 435. sleyghtes] i. e. artful contrivances.
v. 438. coarted] i. e. coarcted, confined.
v. 440. nutshales] i. e. nutshells.
v. 444. taken in gre] i. e. taken kindly, in good part: see note, p. 95. v. 68.
v. 449.
He bereth the kyng on hand,
That he must pyll his lande]
—bereth on hand, i. e. leads on to a belief, persuades.
“Lordings, right thus, as ye han understond,