and weoren alle twiræde."

And Brutus did very evilly

all his behests,

and all were of two counsels.

—(Laȝ. ii. 392.)

[3274] helden, an error for holden. [3275] a morgen quile, a morrow while, a minute. [3282] weken seems to be an error for wreken, taken (see l. [3148].)

P. 94. l. [3292] pert = apert, open, clear. [3300] wlath, the reading of the MS., = lað, loathsome. But wlach = brackish, properly warm; cp. luke-warm. [3301] a funden (discovered) trew = a tree which he found. [3310] bred wantede, bread failed.

[3315]

Bet us were in egipte ben,

It were better for us in Egypt to be.