1. a goteheard: E.K.

3. straying heard: E.K.

3. shrowde: shelter

4. rancke: dense; arrogant

8. als: E.K.

9. shield: forbid

11. reede is ryfe: 'the saying is well-known'

12. great clymbers: E.K.

14. the trode . . . tickle: ‘The path is not so treacherous’.

16. mickle: E.K.

17. the Sonne: E.K.

21. Lyon: E.K.

24. pyne: distress

26. couerture: refuge

28. ouerture: E.K.

29. to holden chat: E.K.

31. what: e.g., information.

33. thous: thou art (you are)

33. loord: lout

34. rekes . . . swinck: E.K.

41. S. Michels . . . coste: E.K.

45. con . . . skill: have knowledge

46. sayne most what: mostly say

49. Pan: E.K.

68. spill: destroy, ruin, despoil

69. foresayd: excluded; forbidden

71. For . . . weene: ‘For this reason I believe’.

73. Of Synah . . . more: E.K.

77. Faunes . . . Syluanes: E.K.

77. resourse: resort (or recourse); renewal

78. haunten rathe: promptly resort

84. meynt: E.K.

85. Melampode: black hellebore

85. Melampode . . . Teribinth: E.K.

86. Teribinth: turpentine tree

87. madding: frenzied.

89. nigher heuen: E.K.

91. leuin: E.K.

95. borrell: E.K.

97. narre: E.K.

98. old sayd sawe: ancient proverb

101. Alsoone: as soon

107. hale: E.K.

109. yede: E.K.

111. Or: either

116. han . . . yore: ‘have died of old’

117. forewent: E.K.

118. goe: gone

119. sample: example

120. als we mought: ‘we might also’

124. why . . . disease?: ‘why do we disturb or trouble them?’

131. eche degree: every respect

133. hys keepe: E.K.

137. lowted: E.K.

141. the brethren: E.K.

148. But nothing . . . ill agree: E.K.

148. to: too

151. ouerlayd: overwhelmed, overpowered

152. tway: two

154. Argus: E.K.

160. place: presence

161. his name: E.K.

163. not so true: E.K.

164. that . . . hote: ‘that I mentioned (or named) earlier’

165. lowe: humble

170. amend: amended

171. nighly wore: sparingly worn

174. blist: blessed

177. belts: E.K.

177. glitterand: E.K.

179. Theyr Pan . . . sold: E.K.

181. Palinode: E.K.

184. misusage: abuse, corruption

185. leade: lead their lives; behave themselves

188. chippes: parings of bread crust;chere: proper food

192. file: defile

193. thriftye stockes: thriving livestock

197. wisards: E.K.

197. weltre: E.K.

199. kernes: E.K.

199. knaues: male attendants, boys

201. Sike mister men: E.K.

201. misgone: gone astray

203. syrlye: E.K.

206. lacke of telling: ‘inadequacy or defect in the telling’

207. clatter: chatter

208. melling: E.K.

211. rancke: abundant, corrupt

213. Algrin: E.K.

214. bynempt: E.K.

215. gree: E.K.

216. ypent: locked up

227. stroke: blow

8. Decidunt . . . lapsu: ‘lofty things suffer a heavier fall’

101. meanenesse: lowliness

128. cote: profession