—— hardely] i. e. confidently.
v. 88. Auaunce] i. e. Advance.
v. 89. chaffer] i. e. merchandise.
v. 90. I auyse you to speke, for ony drede] i. e. I advise you to speak, notwithstanding any dread you may feel. Compare Lydgate;
“And for al strengthe that gad yaf hym [Samson] before,
Thei hym captived.”
The prohemy of a mariage, &c.,—MS. Harl. 372. fol. 48.
Page 33. v. 92. quod] i. e. quoth.
Page 34. v. 94. And this an other] i. e. And this is another reason.
v. 95. not worth a bene] Bene (bean) is frequently used by our early poets to express any thing worthless: