Tyrwhitt explains “gery—changeable.” Gloss. to Chaucer’s Cant. Tales. Richardson observes that in the present passage of Skelton “it seems to be giddy (sc.) with turning round.” Dict. in v.
v. 69. the rode loft] A loft (generally placed just over the passage out of the church into the chancel,) where stood the rood,—an image of Christ on the cross, with figures of the Virgin Mary and Saint John on each side of it: compare v. 126 of the present poem;
“His hawke then flew vppon
The rode with Mary and John”.
v. 70. perkyd] i. e. perched.
v. 71. fauconer] i. e. falconer.
—— prest] i. e. ready.
v. 72. dow] i. e. pigeon.
v. 73. And cryed, Stow, stow, stow!] So Fansy, in our author’s Magnyfycence, exclaims to his hawk,
“Stowe, byrde, stowe, stowe!