v. 830. bestad] i. e. bested, circumstanced.
v. 833. gabyll rope] i. e. cable-rope. “A Gable, Rudens.” Coles’s Dict.
v. 835. beseke] i. e. beseech.
—— Countes of Surrey] See note on v. 769. p. 317.
v. 838. reconusaunce] i. e. acknowledgment.
v. 841. astate] i. e. estate, state.
v. 842. honour and worshyp] Terms nearly synonymous: worshyp, i. e. dignity.
—— formar] i. e. first, highest: see Todd’s Johnson’s Dict. in v. Former.
v. 843. Argyua] i. e. Argia.
v. 844. Polimites] i. e. Polynices;