TEXTUAL NOTES

 

BOOK 1

CHAPTER 1
a. mysgouernaūce.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 2
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf Egerton 615.
b. cōne.
c. qd.
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 3
a. Left out in Caxton. cf. Egerton 615.
b. cōpany.

CHAPTER 4
a. thēne.
b. wōderful.

CHAPTER 8
a. Unclear in text.
b. defendaūt.

CHAPTER 9
a. coūseyl.
b. cōmytted.

CHAPTER 10
a. lyeutenaūt.
b. þ.
c. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
d. remenaūt.
e. pligryms.

CHAPTER 11
a. yo self.
b. yo self.
c. cōpany.

CHAPTER 13
a. bylgōeth.

CHAPTER 15
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf Egerton 615.
c. they.
d. lett.
e. Unclear in text.
f. pytaūce.

CHAPTER 16
a. iij.

CHAPTER 17
a. Not in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. Caxton has in.Emended to my. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 18
a.Unclear in the text.
b.vnsuffysaūce.
c. she emended to he.

CHAPTER 19
a. gōmes.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 20
a. qd.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 23
a. Omitted in the text. But the epistle of Grace is listed in the contents as chapter 23.
b. pouce.

CHAPTER 24
a. auaūtith.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 25
a. daūger.

CHAPTER 27
a. Cap^o.

CHAPTER 30
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. qd.
c. obeisaūce.
d. iugemēt.
e. qd.
f. raūson.
g. seruaūt.
h. punishemēt.
i. seruaūt.
j. raūsond.
k. sōwhat.
l. sōwhat.
m. mēnes.
n. seruaūt.
o. qd.
p. thēne.
q. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
r. execute.
s. thought.
t. qd.
u. qd.
v. qd.

CHAPTER 31
a. Cap^o.
b. seruaūt.
c. punysshemēt.
d. affectiō.
e. þ.
f. chastisemēt.
g. thaffection.
h. thēne.
i. punisshemēt.
j.  þ.
k. punisshemēt.
l. þ.
m. wōde.
n. thēne.
o. receiuyd.
p. yō.
q. seruaūt.
r. punysshemēt.
s. thēne.
t. thēne.
u. testamēt.
v. withstādith

CHAPTER 32
a. cōsentith.
b. þ.
c. balaūce.

CHAPTER 34
a. balaūcer.

CHAPTER 35
a. Chapter number omitted in the text, though it is listed as chapter 37 in the contents.

CHAPTER 36
a. yō.

CHAPTER 37
a. balaūcer.

CHAPTER 38
a. qd.
b. balaūce.

CHAPTER 39
a. qd.
b. coūterfeted
c. coūceyl.


BOOK 2

CHAPTER 2 (41)
a. Illegible in text. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 4 (43)
a. iugemētes.
b. Caxton has pausen. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 7 (46)
a. wōder.
b. semblaūt.

CHAPTER 8 (47)
a. xlii.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. qd.
d. qd.

CHAPTER 9 (48)
a. Unclear in the text.
b. mānes.

CHAPTER 10 (49)
a. Unclear in text.
b. &.
c. þ.
d. sacramēt.
e. þ.
f. auaūced.
g. þ.

CHAPTER 11 (50)
a. pylgrymse.

CHAPTER 12 (51)
a. Cap^o.
b. Intitial T lacking.
c. grāted.

CHAPTER 13 (52)
a. qd.
b. þ.
c. mysconceysed.
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. egerton 615.
e. qd.
f. þ.
g. tormēted.
h. la³ar.
i. cōmaūdementes

CHAPTER 14 (53)
a. cōforte.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 15 (54)
a. Cap^o.
b.þ.
c..þ.
d..þ.
e. þ.
f.. þ.
g. passiō.
h. innocētes.
i. saluaciō.
j. þ.
k. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
l.  ibid.
m. thēne.
n.  Caxton has was as the first word on 44v as well. I have left it out.

CHAPTER 16 (55)
a. Cap^o.
b. cōfession.
c. waūton.
d. coūceylle
e. Left out in Caxton. cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 17 (56)
a. boūden.

CHAPTER 18 (57)
a. auaūtage.

CHAPTER 19 (58)
a. qd.
b. cōforten.
c. iugemēt.
d. Also numbered xlvi in Caxton.
e. accordaūt.

CHAPTER 21 (60)
a. ref (sic).
b. plesaūce.
c. coūtre.
d. þ.

CHAPTER 24 (63)
a. thēne.
b. boūden.
c. gouernāce.
d. plesaūce.


BOOK 3

CHAPTER 1
a. no.
b. releuē thē.
c. closē.
d. þ.
e. dāpned.
f. Caxton has whan. For makes more sense. Cf Egerton 615.
g. legaūce.
h. Left out in Caxton. Cf. egerton 615.

CHAPTER 2
a. þ.
b. wōder.
c. thēne.

CHAPTER 3
a. mēbres.
b. parlemēt.
c. oùlong.
d. thēne.
e. þ
f. hāgyng.
g. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
h. stādyng.

CHAPTER 4
a. þ cōpas.
b. þ.
c. werē.
d. coūceyll.
e. tormēt.
f. cōsystoryes.

CHAPTER 5
a. Cābyses.
b. iugemēt.
c. Left out in Caxton. cf. Egerton 615.
d. gouernāce.

CHAPTER 6
a. cōparison.

CHAPTER 7
a. foūden.

CHAPTER 8
a. inpacy.
b.vegeaūce.
c. displesaūce
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 10
a. repentaūce.
b. þ.
c. foūde.
d. wōder.
e. qd.
f. vnderstādyng.
g. iugemēt.
h. acoūtid.
i. tormēt.
j. qd.
k. displesaūce.
l. disobeisaūce.
m. enchaūgeable.
n. penaūce.
o. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
p. &.
q. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
r. chaūgeable.
s. tormēt.
t. thāk.
u. affectiō.
v. þ.
w. þ.
x. ayēst.


BOOK 4

CHAPTER 2
a. braūche.
b. Caxton has for. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. couersaunt.

CHAPTER 3
a. Unclear in the text. Cf. Egertron 615.
b. braūche.
c. Salomō.
d. þ.
e. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
f. semblaūt.

CHAPTER 5
a. he changed to she.

CHAPTER 6
a. suffysaūt.

CHAPTER 8
a. suffysaūt.
b. þ.
c. depēdent.

CHAPTER 13
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. In Caxton, this folio is numbered, like the previous one, lxiii.

CHAPTER 15
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 20
a. that he.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 23
a. Cap^o.
b. semblaūt.

CHAPTER 24
a. habādoune.
b. disc..rdaūt.

CHAPTER 25
a. gouernaūce
b. þ.
c. mouē.

CHAPTER 26
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 27
a. quātite.
b. vnderstādyng.

CHAPTER 28
a. This entire chapter is not in
b. vnderstādyng.
c. þ^t.
d. thēne.
e. notwithstādyng.
f. cōtrariosite
g. substāce.
h. māly.
i. qd.
j. cōtrarious.
k. cōtinuel.
l. qd.
m. sēblaūce.
n. trāsformed
o. chaūged.
p. mē.
q. &.
r. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
s. graūtid.
t. qd.
u. wōder.
v. thēne.
w. qd.
x. resēblaūce.
y. þ.
z. resēblāces.
aa. forsokē.
ab. þ.
ac. thy.
ad. wōderful.
ae. cōclusion.
af. foūden.
ag. Left out in Caxton. cf. Egerton 615.
ah. cōnyng.
ai. ploūged.

CHAPTER 29
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. qd.
c. suffysaūt.
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
e. gouernaūce.
f. Cōstantyn.

CHAPTER 30
a. ordenaūce.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. qd.
d. qd.
e. coūtre.
f.  Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
g. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
h. coūtre.
i. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
j. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
k. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
l. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 31
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. discōfortable.

CHAPTER 32
a. sōtyme.

CHAPTER 33
a. vnderstāde.
b. coūceylour.
c. chaūceler.
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
e. straūgeours.
f. suffysaūt.
g. coūtre.
h. þ.
i. coūceyllours.
j. disclaūdred.
k. coūceylour.
l. coūceyll.

CHAPTER 34
a. wōbe.

CHAPTER 35
a. coūtrees.
b. auaūtage.
c. coūtre.

CHAPTER 36
a. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
b. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
c. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
d. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
e. yōge.
f. cōtre.

CHAPTER 37
a. plaūtes.
b. wōbe.

CHAPTER 38
a. coūtrees.
b. straūge coūtre.
c. qd.
d. foūden.
e. graūted.
f. cōpany.
g. Left out in Caxton. Cf. egerton 615.
h. stādynge.
i. cōpanye.
j. coūceyll.
k. qd.
l. valyaūt.
m. cōtrary.
n. stādeth.

BOOK 5

CHAPTER 1
a. No initial in the text.
b. moūten.
c. conuersaūt
d. &.
e. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
f. entrecoūted.
g. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
h. qd.
i. remēbre.
j. qd.
k. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
l. þ.
m. þ.
n. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
o. &.
p. þ
q. &.
r. nōbre.
s. amōg.
t. boūte.
u. was.

CHAPTER 3
a. transparaūt.

CHAPTER 4
a suffisaūce.

CHAPTER 5
a. his was. Cf Egerton 615.
b. cōteynynge.

CHAPTER 6
a. coūterfeten.
b. other.
c. Unclear in the text. Cf. Egerton 615.
d. ordynāce.

CHAPTER 8
a. þ þ.
b. þ.
c. stodē.
d. herē.
e. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.

CHAPTER 9
a. cōfort.

CHAPTER 11
a. þ
b. glorio9.
c. cōcepcion.
d. obseruaūce.
e. Left out in Caxton. Cf Egerton 615.
f. Caxton has mortal. Cf. Egerton 615.
g. wōder.


CHAPTER 14
a. mākynd.
b. þ.
c. þ.
d. Unclear in the text. Cf. Egerton 615.
e. braūche.
f. cōueyen.
g. of.
h. ut.
i. f..shers.
j. bl..dysshing.
k. gap in text. Cf. Egerton 615.
l. gap in text. Cf. Egerton 615.
m. gap in text. Cf. Egerton 615.
n. roūd.
o. roūd.
p. Left out in Caxton. Cf. Egerton 615.
q. roūd.
r. substaūce.
s. stādeth.
t. qd.
u. cōnymg.
v. qd.
w. present.
x. substaūce.
y. thā.
z. substaūce.
aa. substaūce.
ab. sōne.
ac. sōne.
ad. cōsydered.
ae. roūdenes.