“I pretende [i. e. intend] therefore to leape ouer the hatche.”
The Triall of Treasure, 1567. sig. E ii.
v. 34. By theyr conusaunce knowing how they serue a wily py] Conusaunce is cognizance,—a badge worn by servants; py is magpie: there seems to be some allusion to armorial bearings.
v. 36. It can be no counsell that is cryed at the cros] i. e. It can be no secret that is proclaimed at the market-place.
v. 38. furst] i. e. first.
—— los] May mean loss, but, rather, it would seem, “Loos or bad name. Infamia.” Prompt. Parv. ed. 1499.
v. 39. warke] i. e. work.
Qd] i. e. Quod, quoth.
Page 25. v. 3. Corage wyth lust] See notes, p. 98. v. 23., p. 99. v. 19: but the whole stanza is very obscure.
v. 7. surmountyng] i. e. surpassing.