v. 412. the snyte] i. e. the snipe.
v. 415. His playne songe to solfe] See note, p. 95, v. 48: solfe, i. e. solfa.
v. 418.
The woodhacke, that syngeth chur
Horsly, as he had the mur]
—woodhacke, i. e. woodpecker. “Wodehac or nothac byrde. Picus.” Prompt. Parv. ed. 1499: mur, i. e. a severe cold with hoarseness. Compare Lydgate;
“And at his feete lay a prykeryd curre
He rateled in the throte as he had the murre.”
Le Assemble de dyeus, sig. b i. n. d. 4to.
v. 420. lusty] i. e. pleasant.