v. 127. The rode with Mary and John] See note on v. 69. p. 206.
v. 128. fon] i. e. fool.
v. 129. daw] i. e. simpleton; see note, p. 113. v. 301.
v. 137. hawkis bels] i. e. the bells attached to the feet of the hawk.
v. 138. losels] i. e. good-for-nothing fellows,—the same as lorels, which has several times occurred before (see note, p. 132. v. 488, &c.): “Lorell or losell or lurdeyn.” Prompt. Parv. ed. 1499. “Lorrell or losell.” Palsgrave’s Lesclar. de la Lang. Fr., 1530. fol. xlv. (Table of Subst.).
v. 142. snappar] i. e. stumble; but see note, p. 92. v. 4.
v. 144. loke] i. e. look.
Page 160. v. 146. bokis] i. e. books.
v. 149. mayden Meed] See the allegorical account of Meed in Pierce Plowman; where we find,
“That is mede the maid, quod she, hath noyed me full oft.”