Which men the viii dedly syn call]
Snapper is commonly explained—stumble; but Palsgrave makes a distinction between the words: “I Snapper as a horse dothe that tryppeth, Ie trippette. My horse dyd nat stumble he dyd but snapper a lytell, Mon cheual ne choppyt poynt il ne fit que tripetter vng petit.” Lesclar. de la Lang. Fr., 1530. fol. ccclxv. (Table of Verbes.)—Compare the following lines;
“Not say y this but wel parcas that y
In pevisshe synne myght happe me ī aseven
Which is the viii synne to synnes vii.”
Poems by C. Duke of Orleans,—MS. Harl. 682. fol. 145.
Page 15. v. 6. prendergest] A word (probably the origin of the surname Prendergast) which I am unable to explain.
v. 8. bayardys bun] i. e. horse-loaf, a sort of bread formerly much used for feeding horses: bayard is, properly, a bay horse.
v. 9. sumdele] i. e. somewhat.