How hit was writen ful of names Of olde tyme, and yit they were 1155 As fresshe as men had writen hem there The selve day right, or that houre That I upon hem gan to poure. But wel I wiste what hit made; Tho gan I up the hille to goon, And maketh al my wit to swinke So that the grete craft, beautee, The cast, the curiositee Ne can I not to yow devyse, My wit ne may me not suffyse. But natheles al the substance I have yit in my remembrance; For-why me thoughte, by Seynt Gyle! (70) 1160 1165 (80) 1170 1175 (90) 1180 Bothe castel and the tour, 1185 And eek the halle, and every bour, 1154. F. B. folkes; rest folk. rest they. 1173. I supply be. cast, in Cx. Th. P. (Willert). Th. P. ins. the before castel. 1156. Cx. Th. P. there; F. B. here. 1155. F. tymes; rest tyme. F. there; 1162. F. om. that. 1177. Supply craft from l. 1178, where it occurs, after 1178. F. To; the rest The. 1185. Cx. 1189. F. Rabewyures or Rabewynres; B. Rabewynnes; Cx. As babeuwryes; Th. As babeuries; P. Babeweuries. F. om. of. sowned. 1197. 1202. F. B. sowneth; rest 1195. F. B. om. stoden. 1201. F. B. vpon; rest on. P. Eaycides; Cx. Th. Gacides. P. Bretur; F. gret. 1206. F. Eaycidis ; 1208. B. bret; Th. Briton; Cx. Bryton; 1210. F. Saten; B. Sate; Cx. Th. Sat; P. Sett; read 1210, 1, 2, 4. F. hym (for hem); P. hym (in 1210 only); B. him 1211. Cx. Th. P. gape; F. iape; B. yape. (in 1211, 2, 4). Ther saugh I famous, olde and yonge, To lerne love-daunces, springes, Reyes, and these straunge thinges. Tho saugh I in another place Ther herde I trumpen Messenus, (130) 1220 1225 (140) 1230 1235 (150) 1240 1245 (160) 1250 1221. F. B. riede; rest rede. 1227. F. Atiteris; B. 1220. F. Cx. Th. B. to pipe; P. om. to. 1222. Cx. Th. P. brede; B. Bryede; F. bride. Atyterys; Cx. Th. dan Cytherus; P. an Citherus. F. B. transpose lines 1227 and 1228. 1228. F. Pseustis; B. Pseustys; Cx. Th. proserus; P. presentus. 1233. F. B. fames; rest famous. 1234. F. B. of alle; Th. of al; P. Cx. of. F. om. the. 1236. Cx. Th. Reyes; P. Reyps; F. B. Reus. 1241. F. And clerkes eek, which conne wel That craftely don hir ententes, Upon a table of sicamour Pleye an uncouthe thing to telle; I saugh him carien a wind-melle Under a walsh-note shale. What shuld I make lenger tale 1265 (180) 1270 1275 (190) 1280 1255. Cx. Th. P. as now not; F. B. not now. 1259. Th. pleyeng; rest 1269. 1271. All the. 1274. 1275, 6. From 1278. Th. Syca 1273. So in all. pley; read pleyen. 1262. F. wrecches (wrongly); for wicches. Of this yates florisshinges, Ne of compasses, ne of kervinges, But, lord! so fair hit was to shewe, 1295 (210) 1300 1305 (220) 1310 P. for; rest more. 1287. Cx. P. eft; 1293. F. B. to; rest forth. F. oft; B. all; 1299. Cx. 1301. B. this; rest these; see 1294. 1303. F. how they hat; B. how they hate; Cx. how the hackyng; P. Th. how the hackynge. 1304. Cx. Th. P. As corbettis(-es) and ymageries; B. As corbettz, full of ymageryes; F. As corbetz, followed by a blank space. hold (holde). 1309. F. hald; rest |