v. 1239. the Walshemannys hoos] See note, p. 289. v. 780.
v. 1240. vmblis] i. e. parts of the inwards of a deer. “Noumbles of a dere or beest entrailles.” Palsgrave’s Lesclar. de la Lang. Fr., 1530. fol. 1. (Table of Subst.). And see Sir F. Madden’s note, Syr Gawayne, &c. p. 322.
———— the botell of wyne,
To fayre maistres Anne that shuld haue be sent]
Such a present seems to have been not uncommon;
“Beddes, brochys, and botelles of wyen he to the lady sent.”
Lydgate’s Ballad of A Prioress and her three Wooers,—MS. Harl. 78. fol. 74.
The “maistres Anne” here mentioned is doubtless the lady to whom the lines in vol. i. 20 are addressed.
v. 1242. wrate ... praty] i. e. wrote ... pretty.
v. 1246. longyth] i. e. belongeth.