The hymn Vexilla regis prodeunt, &c. may be seen in Hymni Ecclesiæ e Breviario Parisiensi, 1838, p. 71. I ought to add that the present poem is not a translation of it.
v. 3. onfelde is playd] i. e. is displayed on field.
v. 4. nayd] i. e. denied.
v. 11. thees] i. e. thighs.
v. 13. pyne] i. e. pain.
v. 14. spylt] i. e. destroyed, put to death.
v. 17. dong] i. e. dung, struck.
Page 145. v. 25. fote] i. e. foot.
v. 31. Syth] i. e. Since.
v. 33. chere] i. e. spirit,—or reception.