v. 488. apon] i. e. upon.

—— suche pyllyng and pollyng] i. e. such stripping and plundering (exactions of various kinds).

v. 489. reson and skylle] See note, p. 238, v. 106.

v. 496. So myche sayntuary brekyng] See note on v. 126. p. 342.

v. 497. lyerd] i. e. learned.

v. 498. ryghte of a rammes horne] See note, p. 298. v. 1201.

v. 501. lokes ... dysdayneslye] i. e. looks ... disdainfully.

v. 503. ffylty gorgon] i. e. filthy Gorgon. See note ad loc.

v. 506. loselles ... lewde] i. e. worthless fellows, scoundrels ... bad, evil, (or perhaps, lascivious).

v. 507. myday sprettes] i. e. mid-day sprites.