63, 64. Copied from Ch. HF. 305-10.
67. they, i.e. women; cf. l. 58. So also in l. 68.
68. ye, i.e. ye men; so also you in l. 69.
70-81. Expanded from Ch. HF. 332-59; observe how some phrases are preserved.
91. 'Faciamus ei adiutorium simile sibi'; Gen. ii. 18.
92. this tree, i.e. Eve, womankind. So in l. 96.
100. 'What is heaven the worse, though Saracens lie concerning it?'
111. dames, mothers; cf. Ch. Boeth. bk. ii. met. 6. 1-9.
114. way, path; it lightly passe, easily go along it.