[1245] dree = last, endure.
[1246] plain = complain.
[1247] batts = beating.
[1248] grit = great i. e. his heart swelled so.
[1249] dought to = could.
[1250] mends = amends.
[1251] tied wi’ St Mary’s knot = hamstrung.
[1252] jack = short coat of mail.
[1253] laigh = low.
[1254] blan = checked, stopped.