159. perrey, precious stones, jewellery; see Perree in the Glossary (vol. vi). The old text has pyrrey.
162. gown, an obvious correction; old text, gold, repeated from l. 161. For 'grene gownes,' see l. 925 below.
178. This line seems to be corrupt.
186. crallit, curled, twisted; cf. crulle in Chaucer; see New E. Dict.
187. gold-mastling is a compound word, and should have been printed with a hyphen. It means the same as latoun, unless latoun was an imitation of an older and richer alloy. Thus, in Wright's A.S. Vocabularies, we find: 'Auricalcum, goldmæslinc,' col. 334, 10; 'Auricalcum, goldmestling,' col. 550, 34; 'Auricalcum, Anglice latoun,' col. 567, 5. As to latoun, see note in vol. v. p. 270. Cf. A.S. mæstling, G. Messing; words of uncertain origin.
193-4. Cf. 1 John, iv. 3. admirall, prince, chief.
198. demed; an easy correction; old text, done, which will not scan.
201. All-holyest, i.e. Sanctissimus (l. 230); a title given to the head of a religious order.
208. 'The very thing which Christ forbad to the apostles.'
212. 'They regard him (the pope) as wholly omnipotent.'