[42]. lihten se lahe, descend so far: comp. 176/20, 199/79, 206/306; ‘loke þenne her bi hwa se of hire maidenhad lihteð in to wedlac; bi hu moni degrez ha falleð duneward,’ HM 23/24; ‘liht to ure lare,’ SK 1011.
[44]. hehest i Rome: comp. 128/2. heh reue: ‘praefectus.’
[46]. lette: supply as subject, Keiser.
R 35. ⁊ te riche riden in, and to ride in his domain: an addition necessitated by the mistake in ‘tur.’ tuhen: the subject heo is to be supplied.
[47]. ouertild, canopied.
[48]. purpres ⁊ pelles, purple cloths and rich stuffs: a frequent combination for gorgeous clothing: comp. ‘ischrud ⁊ iprud ba wið pel ⁊ wið purpre,’ SK 1449; here used of a canopy. ciclatuns: see 133/51. cendals: sendal is a thin silken stuff, mostly red.
[49]. As þe ꝥ: comp. 128/1.
[50]. rihten ⁊ to readen: comp. 121/141; 147/158.
[54]. iswechte is explained in Specimens as pp. wearied, descending from OE. geswenct, geswenced, pp. of geswencan: the disappearance of n would be difficult to account for; it might be due to the analogy of þencan: in any case the word is for iswecht + te, thyself. wreaðe &c.: see 34/86.
[56]. leauen þe lahen: comp. ‘ant leaue alle þe lahen ꝥ tu list inne,’ SJ 24/3.