Howe the douty Duke of Albany, &c. v. 297. vol. ii. 76.
v. 187. brag] i. e. proud, insolent.
v. 189. kyt ... to large] i. e. cut ... too large.
v. 190. Suche pollyng paiaunttis ye pley] i. e. Such plundering pageants, thievish pranks, you play. The expression to “play a pageant”—to play a part,—has before occurred, see note, p. 88. v. 85. With the present passage compare: “This one pageant hath stayned al other honest dedes ... flagitium.” Hormanni Vulgaria, sig. N v. ed. 1530. “That was a wyly pageaunt ... commentum.” Id. sig. N vi. “Thou gatest no worshyp by this pageant ... facinore.” Id. sig. P v. “He had thought to playe me a pagent: Il me cuyda donner le bont.” Palsgrave’s Lesclar. de la Lang. Fr., 1530. fol. cccxvii. (Table of Verbes). “A felowe which had renued many of Robin Hodes Pagentes.” Fabyan’s Chron. vol. ii. fol. 533. ed. 1559. “After he had plaied all his troublesome pageants,” &c. Holinshed’s Chron. (Hen. viii.) vol. iii. 830. ed. 1587.
v. 191. poynt] i. e. appoint, equip.
—— fresche] i. e. smart.
v. 192. he] i. e. Godfrey; see note on title of the second of these poems, p. 180.
v. 193. rowllys] i. e. rolls.
v. 194. sowllys] i. e. souls.
v. 197.