1. her: him

1. god: good

2. missaye: am mistaken, speak incorrectly

5. wightly: E.K.

6. at earst: already; at once, suddenly

10. at mischiefe: through misfortune

11. leefe: E.K.

13. ripeth: rips

17. eath: E.K.

21. measured: E.K.

24. astate: estate, condition

25. wasted: strayed; destroyed, diminished

25. wae: E.K.

26. of yore: of old

30. store: possessions

30. eeked: E.K.

33. being: way of life, livelihood;truely mene: honestly intentioned or inclined

37. Mart: market

39. baytes: baits, traps

39. her: their

40. cote: shelter, shed

41. caruen: E.K.

42. ken: E.K.

44. bate: fed

45. cragge: E.K.

45. state: E.K.

46. cranck: boldly, briskly

47. stanck: E.K.

49. And nowe: E.K.

50. souereigntee: supremacy

52. vnder: under the shelter of

54. a mocke: E.K.

57. lorne: E.K.

58. Wel-away: alas

60. vncouth: E.K.

63. here by there: E.K.

65. sterued: dead, dying

65. pyne: distress, pangs of hunger

66. Hardly my selfe: even I with difficulty

68. fon: foolish (man)

74. wote ne: know not

76. But sicker . . . sich: E.K.

79. sich: such

81. ledde of: lead by

83. casten to compasse: attempt to devise or achieve

83. emprise: E.K.

84. more bene fraight: most are fraught, laden

86. conteck: E.K.

89. drench: drown

91. vndersaye: counter, contradict

92. troade: E.K.

93. balk: miss by error or by heedlessness

95. paund: pawned

96. Marrie: by Mary (an expletive);that: that which;borrow: pledge, guarantee

97. blacke: E.K.

100. gange: E.K.

100. a: in

101. brewed: caused, contrived

102. dirke: darkly, enigmatically, riddlingly

103. myster: E.K.

103. to: too

103. mirke: E.K.

104. shepheards most what: ‘what is most pertinent to shepherds’

105. flatt: plain

106. garres: makes

106. missay: speak ill of

108. war: E.K.

111. All for: because

112. sticke not: do not hesitate

113. graseth: feeds

114. casten . . . care: ‘Make too much of worldly concerns’.

116. encheason: E.K.

117. reeking: smoking

118. ligge: lie

119. crumenall: E.K.

120. steads: farmsteads

122. pricke: the bull’s-eye (in archery)

123. other: others

124. brace: E.K.

127. mought little boote: would do little good

128. liker: likely

130. wagmoires: quagmires

130. ouergrast: E.K.

131. galage: E.K.

132. wind: draw in twisting movements

132. swinck: labor, struggle

134. of: off

135. leese: lose

138. cleanly couer: conceal

139. forced: imposed by force

140. creepe: manage, get by

146. had be better: would be better for them

149. All for they nould: ‘Because they would not’.

149. buxome and bent: E.K.

151. Saxon king: E.K.

154. soth: truth

156. gang: go;wise: manner

158. widely: at large

159. raungers: forest rangers, gamekeepers

160. prolling: prowling

161. Enaunter: E.K.

162. Or priue or pert: ‘Whether clandestinely or openly’.

163. Bandogs: bloodhounds

169. mayntenaunce: bearing, behavior

173. him betight: befall him

174. merciable: merciful

175. conuenable: consistent

176. selfe: self-same, own

180. marke: note

182. Thilk same . . . same euen: E.K.

183. and if but: if only, but if

186. repayre: go

187. Welkin: E.K.

190. ball: bawl

198. weanell wast: E.K.

202. practise: stratagem

206. counterfect: counterfeit

208. affraye: frighten

210. wesand: windpipe

210. widder: wider

211. hidder and shidder: E.K.

224. steuen: E.K.

226. God shield: God forbid

227. All for: because

227. deuoyr: duty

227. beliue: E.K.

229. behold: watch; restrain

232. sittes not: it is not befitting

240. What euer . . . at best: E.K.

240. chaungeable rest: periodic rest

243. forhaile: E.K.

251. froward: contrary

251. auaile: lower

256. vetchy: E.K.

259. lite: light upon, meet

11. vsurped of: used by

17. Northernly: Northern, Scots.