v. 233. fayne] See note, p. 95. v. 53.
v. 234. foxe] i. e. fox-skin.
v. 235. Sythe I am no thynge playne] i. e. Since I, &c.—the commencement of some song.
v. 236. pykynge] i. e. picking, stealing.
—— payne] i. e. difficulty.
v. 239. sadde] i. e. grave, serious.
v. 243. auowe] See note on v. 199.
v. 245. and ye wolde it reherse] i. e. if you would recite it.
Page 40. v. 252. Heue and how rombelow] A chorus of high antiquity, (sung chiefly, it would seem, by sailors):
“They sprede theyr sayles as voyde of sorowe