[P. 25], [l. 820]. gane his mortall fell. A word seems here omitted; if after mortall we insert strokis, the sense will be, “His enemies began his mortall strokes to feel.”
[825.] worth, worthy. It would improve the metre to read worthy ([l. 875]).
[828.] In to were, in war, in the strife.
[829.] hyme bure, bore himself.
[839.] to-for, heretofore.
[841.] Atour, i.e. at over, across.
[842.] assall, assault. The rime shews we should read assaill, as in [l. 855].
[849.] socht atour, made their way across. The use of seke in Early English is curious.
[P. 26], [l. 861]. setith his payn vpone, devotes his endeavours to.
[868.] al to-kerwith, wholly cutteth in pieces.