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255. _Perhaps read_ On ... to falle. 256. _Both om._ ful. 259. Th. shamful; G. shynful. 261. _Both_ or by his prowesse. 264. Th. chaunce; G. chaunge. 266. G. trouth. 271. G. farede; Th. fared. 273. _Both_ male talent; _see_ 330.

275. G. hath; Th. hate. _I supply_ wo. 276. _Read_ melt'th _or_ melt. 277. _Both_ so (_for_ to-). 278. Th. people; G. puple. 282. _Both_ best. 291. G. Th. awrie. 292. G. -thart; Th. -twharte, _misprint for_ -thwart. 293. _I supply_ eek. G. _om._ a foul. 296. G. hir eien; Th. her one eye.

298. _Both_ se. 299. _So_ Th.; G. fairer or worthier. 303. G. seyn; Th. sene. 305. _Both_ to haue; _read_ hav-ë. Th. iaundice. 307. _I supply_ as. 310. Th. yelowe; G. yolare.

324. _Both_ rent. 333-380. _Lost in_ G; _from_ Th. 334. Th. had sene. 340. Th. rechelesse. 341. Th. rought. 342. _I supply_ of.

344. Th. luste; play. 349. Th. contrarie. 352. Th. might. 356. Th. for hore.

367, 368. Th. went, potent. 370. Th. restlesse. 379. _Supply_ er (Kaluza). 381. G. _begins again_. 382. _Both_ may neuer. 387. _Both_ frette. Th. shal; G. shalle. 388. Th. al; G. alle. 389. Th. al; G. alle. 390. _Both_ al.

398. _Both_ myght. 401. _Both_ witte; pithe; in. 404. _Both_ faire. 408. Th. cappe.

421. Th. symple; G. semely. 435. G. ne fresh; Th. _om._ ne. 436. _Both_ to be.

442. _Both_ ay (_giving no sense_); _read_ shal. 444. _Both_ grace (_for_ face). 446. G. _om._ hem. 448. G. _om._ eek. 452. _I supply_ that. 455. G. wedir; Th. wether. 456. G. deyd; Th. dyed. 462. _Both_ had.

466. G. pouer. 467. G. shamefast; dispised. 471. G. ony pouere; fedde. Th. yfedde. 472. G. cledde; Th. ycledde. 478. Th. were; G. newe. 479. _Both_ Square. 480. Th. ybarred; G. barred. 483. _Both_ wrought. 485. G. laddris; Th. ladders; _read_ laddre; _see_ 523.

489. _Both_ As was in. 492. G. yeer; Th. yere; _read_ yerd; _see_ 656. 494. Th. Therin; G. Therynne. 498. _Both_ ought. 501. Th. hundred; G. hundreth. _Both_ wolde (_by confusion_). 503. _Both_ be. 505. _Both_ kepe it fro care; _a false rime_. 506. _Both_ ware; _a false spelling_. 510. _Both_ weymentyng.

512. _Both_ into. 516. _Both_ where; _read_ o-where. 517. _Both_ myght. 520. _Both_ For; _read_ Ful. G. angwishis; _see_ F. text. 532. _I supply 1st_ so.

535. G. and of herknyng; Th. al herkenyng. 536. G. ony; Th. any; _read_ a. 537. G. _om._ the. 540. G. ony; Th. any. 541. _I supply 1st_ as. 542. _Both_ bent. 546. _Both_ as is a; _omit_ is _or_ a. 558. G. snawe; Th. snowe. G. snawed; Th. snowed.

560. G. neded; Th. neden. 564. _Some lines lost?_ 567. _I supply_ in honde. 568. Th. tressour; G. tresour; (_cf._ Gawain, 1739). 569. _Both_ queyntly; _see_ l. 783. 570. _Both_ fetously; _see_ l. 577.

583. _Both_ but if; _om._ if. 586. _Both_ may; _see_ l. 538. 587, 588. _Both_ myght, hyght. 592. G. answeride; Th. answerde. 603. G. hidre be; Th. hyther be. _Both_ fette. 604. G. sette; Th. ysette.

605. _Both_ hight. 606. _Both_ sight. 617. Th. therin; G. therynne. 623. Th. playen in; G. pleyn ynne.

631. Th. Than; G. Thanne. 645, 653. Th. in; G. Inne. 654. _Both_ thought.

655. Th. byrde; G. bridde; _read_ brid. 660. _Both_ places (_badly_). 661. _Both_ might. 668. _Both_ That (_for_ These). 673. Th. whan; G. that. Th. herde; G. herd. 676. _Both_ myght.

684. _Both_ clepe. 688. Th. But; G. For. _Both om._ hir. 699. Th. gardyn; G. gardyne. 700. G. inne; Th. in.

701. G. hens-; wrought. 702. _Both_ thought. 709. _Both_ wrought. 716. Th. her; G. their. Th. iargonyng; G. yarkonyng. 718. Th. ispronge; G. spronge. 720. Th. reuelrye; G. reuerye; _see_ French. 724. Th. in; G. inne.

728. _Both_ sight (_wrongly_). 732. Th. faste; G. fast. _Both_ without. 739. Th. whence; G. whenne. _Both_ might. 741, 2. _Both_ sight, bright. 743. Th. These; G. This. 745. _Both_ hyght. 746. _Both_ blisfull. Th. and lyght; G. and the light; _see_ 797. 749. _Both add_ couthe _before_ make.

760. _I supply_ ther. 761. _Both_ made (_for_ make). 770. Th. saylours; G. saillouris. 773. _Both_, hente; _I supply_ hem.

776. G. damysels; Th. damosels. 782. _Both_ lieth. 783. _Both_ queyntly; _see_ l. 569. 791. _Both_ bode; _read_ bede; _see_ note. 798. _Both_ pray to God.

801. _I supply_ neer. 806. _Both_ it to me liked. 811. _Both_ right blythe; _om._ right. 812. Th. Than; G. Thanne. 819. Th. appel; G. appille.

834. _Both_ first. 836. _Both_ samette. 837. _Both_ beten ful; _om._ ful. 844. _Both_ drury. 845. Th. rosen; G. rosyn.

848. _Both_ gladnesse. 859. G. seye; Th. sey (_for_ say_n_). 860. G. pleye; Th. pley (_for_ pley_n_). 861. _Both_ Bent. 863. _Both_ laugheden. 865. _Both_ I wot not what of hir nose I shal descryve (_eleven syllables_). 866. _Two lines lost._

869. Th. orfrayes. 870. Th. whiche; G. which. Th. sene; G. seyen. 873. Th. samyte; G. samet. 875, 6. Th. werde, ferde; G. werede, ferede. _Both ins._ hir _bef._ herte. 877. Th. on; G. in. 879. _Both_ Love, and as hym likith it be. 887. Th. prise; G. preyse. 890. Th. ycladde; G. clad. 891. G. and in; Th. _om._ in. 892. _From_ Th.; G. _om._

893. Th. losenges; G. losynges. 897. Th. Ypurtrayed; G. Portreied. Th. ywrought; G. wrought. 900. Th. Yset; G. Sett. 902. Th. moche; G. mych. 903, 4. _Both_ peruynke, thynke. 906. G. -melled; Th. -medled; _see_ l. 898.

923. _Both_ Turke bowes two, full wel deuysed had he (_too long_). 928. Th. any; G. ony. 929, 930. Th. plante, warante; G. plant, warant. _Both_ Without. 932. G. Treitys; Th. Trectes. _Both ins._ ful _after_ of. 933. G. twythen; Th. thwitten (_printed_ twhitten). 936. _I supply_ ful. 939. Th. helde; G. hilde.

942. Th. aryght; G. right. 944. G. peynted (!). 945. Th. sharpe; G. sharp. Th. wele; G. welle. 946. Th. stele; G. steelle. 948. Th. Out take; G. Outake. 953. G. lasse; Th. lesse. 958. Th. companye; G. compaigny. 959. _Both_ shoten; _see_ l. 989. 960. _For_ right _read_ nigh (K.).

964. _Both_ leest. 969. Th. soner; G. sonner. 970. Th. Hys; G. Hir. Th. ought be; G. ought to be. 973. _Both_ for to telle. 984. _Both_ on; _read_ of (K.).

991. _Both_ And contrarye. 998. Th. booke; G. book. 1007. G. Th. And; _read_ As was; F. _Ainsinc cum_. 1010. _I supply_ is.

1015. _For_ As _read_ And (K.). 1017. _Both_ smale. 1018. _Both_ wyntred; _see_ l. 1020. 1026. _Both_ thought; _read_ thinketh (K.). 1031. _Both_ Sore (!); _read_ Wys (?). 1034. _Both_ And hight (!).

1037. _Both_ in werk (!). 1043. G. and the; Th. _om._ the. 1045. Th. weren; G. were. 1058. Th. But; G. And. Th. prill; G. prile; _prob. error for_ prike, _or_ prikke.

1062. Th. and wyse; G. ywys. 1063. G. haue do; Th. and ydon. 1065. Th. And maketh; G. Haue maad. 1066. G. _om._ as. _Both_ ought. 1068. Th. aryued; G. achyued. 1071. G. purpur; Th. purple. 1073. Th. it; G. hir. 1080. Th. amyled; Speght, ameled; G. enameled. 1082. G. shete; Th. shette.

1089. _Both_ durst (!); _read_ thurte _or_ thurfte. 1092. Th. mannes; G. man. 1098. G. _om._ of. _Both_ tothe. 1101. Th. thylke; G. thilk. 1102. _Both_ myght.

1109. _Both_ light. 1111. Th. he; G. she. 1112. _Both_ deuyse. 1116. Th. the; G. that. 1117. _Both_ ragounces (!). 1125. Morris _supplies_ tho. 1132. G. mych.

1134. Th. loued wel to haue; G. loued to haue well. 1137. Th. an; G. ony. 1139. Th. ben; G. be. 1141. Th. Was; G. And. 1142. Th. or defence; G. of diffense. 1144. Th. dispences; G. dispence. 1146. Th. for to spende; G. for to dispende; _see_ 1157. 1147. Th. lackynge; G. lakke. 1150. Th. sette; G. settith.

1162. G. _om._ wys. 1166. Th. craftely; G. tristely. 1172. Th. nygarde; G. nygart. 1176. G. _om._ him. 1178. Th. wyl; G. wille. 1182. Th. adamant; G. adamaund.

1187. Th. fresshe; G. fresh. 1188. G. sarlynysh; Th. Sarlynyssche. 1199. _Both_ sibbe. Th. Arthour; G. Artour. Th. Breteigne; G. Britaigne. 1200. Th. enseigne; G, ensaigne. 1201. _Both_ gousfaucoun. 1205. _Both_ newly. 1206. Th. tourneyeng; G. tourneryng.

1207. Th. There; G. The. 1210. _Both_ He caste. 1214. Th. yfallen; G. falle. 1219. Th. on; G. of. 1221. _Both_ durst. 1227, 8. _Both_ bistadde, adradde. 1230. Th. taswage.

1233. Th. hempe; G. hempe ne (_for_ hempene). 1235. G. ridled; Th. ryddeled. 1236. G. _om._ nat. _Both_ a; _read_ oo. 1238. Th. yclothed; G. clothed. 1243; _see_ 1235. 1244. _Both_ Bitokeneth. 1247, 8. _Both_ hight.

1255. Th. _om._ right. 1259. G. and of; Th. _om._ of. 1261. G. _om. 1st_ no. 1263. G. wenaunt (!). 1265. G. _om._ were. 1274. _Both_ fast. 1275. _Both_ without.

1282. _Both_ And she; _read_ Youthe; _see_ 1302. 1288. Th. yonge; G. yong. Th. wel; G. wole. 1303. _Both_ that; _read_ thus; _see_ 1310.

1307. _Both_ faire; truly (truely). 1308. _Both_ were. 1313. G. loreyes; Th. Laurelles. 1315. Th. ended; G. eended (=y-ended?). 1323. _Both_ myght. 1324. _Both_ durst (_for_ thurte). 1326. _Both_ As to haue.

1332. _Both_ she (_for 2nd_ he). 1334. _Both_ hadde (_for_ bad); bent; _om._ it. 1335. _I supply_ it. _Both_ an (_for_ on). 1339. _Both_ sittith. 1340. _Both_ he kepe me; (_om._ he). 1341. G. hadde me shette; Th. had me shete. 1342. G. mette; Th. mete. 1343. _Both_ had me greued. 1348. _Both_ hadde in all the gardyn be.

1359. G. of gret; Th. _om._ of. 1360. Th. nuttes. 1363. _Both_ almandres. 1365. Th. weren; G. wexen. 1366. _Read_ Throughout the yerd? 1369. Th. Gyngere; G. Gyngevre. _Both_ Parys (!). 1375. Th. plommes. Th. chesteynis; G. chesteyns. 1376. G. Cherys; Th. Cheryse. G. which.

1379. Th. laurer; G. lorey (!). 1381. G. olyuers; Th. olyueris. 1384. _Both_ oke. 1386-1482. _Lost in_ G. 1397, 8. Th. knytte, sytte; _see_ Parl. Fo. 628. 1399. Th. myght there noon. 1400. _I supply_ it.

1403. Th. bowe; Speght, bough (_twice_). 1404. Th. Connes. 1405, 6. Th. clapers, maners. 1411, 2. Th. wel, tel. 1413, 4. Th. deuyse, condyse 1423. Th. the erthe; _see_ 1428. 1424. Th. wel.

1425. Th. Spronge; _see_ l. 1419. 1428. Th. suche. 1429. Th. hath. 1431. Th. vyolet. 1440. Th. dilectable. 1445, 6. Th. lefte. 1447. Th. garden; _read_ yerde in (K.); cf. 1366 (note). 1448. Th. efters (!).

1452. Th. beest. 1453. Th. shoten; _read_ shete. 1453. Th. goodmesse; _see_ 3462. 1456. Th. Besydes. 1474. Th. that hight; (_om._ that).

1482. Th. feirs. 1483. G. _begins again_. 1485. G. _om._ hir. 1486. Th. hert. 1488. Th. without. 1489. Th. deyde; G. dide. 1495. _Both_ might to; _I omit_ to. 1496. Th. Than; G. And that. Th. shulde he; G. he shulde. 1498. G. velaynesly; Th. vilaynously.

1500. Th. ferme; G. forme. 1503. G. resten; Th. rest. G. that; Th. the. 1508. G. heet; Th. herte (_for_ heete). 1510. _Both_ wel. Th. y-comen; G. comen. 1515. G. he straught; Th. out-straught. 1516. _Both_ draught. 1517, 8. G. seen, sheen; Th. sene, shene. 1520. Th. had; G. was.

1527. _Both_ musede so. 1528. Th. _om._ al. 1534: _Both_ comforte.

1550. G. scathles; Th. scathlesse. 1552. Th. abasshen; G. abaisshen. 1553. _From_ Th.; _not in_ G. 1561, 2. _Both_ bright, hight. 1563. _Both_ Aboute.

1573, 4. _Both_ sight, bright. 1581. _Both_ foule. 1583. _Both_ you to; _I omit_ to. 1585. _Both_ mirrour. 1586. G. stondith; Th. stondeth. 1591. _Both_ entrees. 1593, 4. _Both_ ye (_for_ he).

1601, 1605. _Both_ mirrour. 1604. _So_ Th.; G. swithe to ligge. 1605. Th. loke; G. loketh. 1608. _Both_ laughyng (!); _read_ loving. 1609. G. _om._ a. 1610. Th. Y-blent; G. Blent. 1617. Th. sowen; G. sowne.

1621, 2. _Both_ panters, bachelers. 1638. G. fast; Th. faste. 1641. _I supply_ have. _Both_ sighed (_for_ syked). 1642, 9. _Both_ mirrour.

1644. Th. vertue; G. vertues. _I supply_ the. _Both_ strengthes; _read_ strengthe. 1646. _Both_ had. 1648. G. bitrisshed; Th. bytresshed. 1649. Th. thylke; G. thilk. 1652. Th. enclos; G. enclosid. 1655. G. att (_for_ and). 1663. Th. G. me; _read_ be (F. _fusse_). 1666. _So_ Th.; G. Me thankis. G. wole; Th. wol; _read_ wolde.

1668. _Both_ bere. 1671, 2. _Both_ -thought, wrought. 1673. _Both_ ther were; _both_ wone. 1674. Th. ware; G. waxe; _both_ Rone. 1679. Th. faste; G. fast. 1683. G. will_e_; Th. wyl. Th. fresshe; G. fresh. 1687. _Both_ myght haue. 1688. G. lief; Th. lefe. 1689. _I supply_ a.

1694. G. it in; Th. _om._ it. 1695. G. enlomyned. 1698. _Both_ hath; _om._ wel? 1700. _Both_ roses. 1701. Th. rysshe; G. rish. 1705. Th. dyed (_for_ dide; _wrongly_). 1705, 6. _A false rime_; l. 1705 _is incomplete in sense, as the sentence has no verb. Here the genuine portion ends._ L. 1706 _is by another hand_.

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