v. 938. Mary] i. e. By the Virgin Mary.
Page 256. v. 940. Ye] i. e. Yea.
v. 947. spere] i. e. spire, shoot,—stripling. So in our author’s third poem Against Garnesche, “But a slendyr spere.” v. 41. vol. i. 121.
v. 953. mo] i. e. more.
v. 954. in the dyuyls date] See note, p. 116. v. 375.
v. 956. he playeth the state] i. e. he playeth the person of consequence.
v. 957. pyke out of the gate] “I Pycke me forth out of a place or I pycke me hence, Ie me tyre auant.” Palsgrave’s Lesclar. de la Lang. Fr., 1530. fol. cccxvi. (Table of Verbes).
v. 962. out of consayte] i. e. out of good opinion, favour.
v. 964. a praty slyght] i. e. a pretty trick, contrivance.
v. 971. Cockes harte] i. e. God’s heart: see note on v. 518. p. 243.