[533.] grewhundis, grayhounds.
[536.] This purely conjectural line is merely inserted to carry on the sense. It is imitated from line 3293. In the next line we should read “grewhundis,” rather than “grewhund.”
[538.] Befor ther hedis, before their heads.
[P. 17], [l. 545]. “All armed, as was then the fashion.”
[546.] salust, saluted.
[548.] kend, known.
[549.] leuyth, liveth.
[552.] The rime requires “land,” as in [l. 638].
[553.] yald hyme our, yield him over.
[554.] if tribut, give tribute.