[168]. wid, against: see [48/299 note].
[169]. wite . . . were: comp. 118/50 note. witere, make wise, teach. In R 134, ant witen is to be altered into ant were.
[170]. liues lattow, life’s guide: OE. lātþēow, lāttēow.
[171]. hauene of heale: ‘salutis portum,’ see [5/12 note]. In R 135 with lestinde, understand lif.
[173]. ⁊ tu, thou too, even so do thou &c. folkes feader: see 141/57.
[174]. to drif, drive away; usually means, drive asunder, dispel.
[176]. ȝet goes with iseon.
[177]. schrenchen ⁊ schunchen, deceive and terrify: an uncommon combination. of, out of, from: comp. ‘wrenchen sum rihtwis of þe weie,’ SJ 43/5.
[178]. wið, see 82/118, 117/5.
[179]. crefti crokes: see 129/42. crechen, scratch; if it be a form of cracchen: in NED said to be for crochen, catch with hooks or claws, from F. crocher: comp. ‘crefti crokes,’ 129/42; ‘crokinde creftes,’ 131/87.