Explicit Liber Primus
LINENOTES:
213 1 strecchen vp to h. EC, Δ strecche vp to h. XB₂
(vt)
214 8 fforþi (ffor þy) AJME₂E, ΔΛ, FKH₃ ffor H₁YXR
... B₂, B, W
215 10 thing is] þinges E₂H₁Y ... B₂, B noght so]
more YX
216 13 margin intendit] intendit eciam ERCL
intendit et H₁B₂
217 23 margin crebre H₁E ... B₂
218 26 margin diffundetur B
219 37 evere him lest] himself lest (list) H₁YERB₂,
B (lust)
220 50 aboute is went ACL is aboute went Δ
221 51 grace H₁XGERB₂, BΔ
222 54 And H₁YERB₂, B
223 76 now B.
224 80 is him AG
225 Latin Verses ii. 5 Deuius AJME₂, ΔΛ, FKH₃
Denuus (?) H₁Y Demum XGEC, B Deinque L Deui B₂Sn Veni R
226 7 Me] Aere H₁Yp.m.ERB₂, B
227 102 take CL, B
228 107 S resumes
229 109 forsake B
230 110 Vnto ... I gan tofare F And to ... forth
is he fare CL And to ... gan I to fare Y To ... I gan fare R
To ... I made me ȝare B₂ Vnto ... my way gan take B line
om. SnD
231 116 oþere A
232 120 wisshide FK wisschide S wisshid H₃
al. wissched
233 130 wismam FK
234 160 scheo FK al. sche
235 161 Ma dame I sayde Iohn Gowere E, B And I
answerde wiþ drery chiere C And I answerd wiþ ful myld chere L
line om. RB₂SnD
236 162 What wolde ȝe wiþ me my l. d. ERLB₂ What
wolde ȝe wiþ me l. d. XGC, B
237 163 or elles] or schal I C or L
238 164 tell (telle) me H₁YE ... B₂, BΛ, W
239 165 of which] which þat CL where of W
240 183 þan wolde C þan wold A, B þanne wold S, FK
241 200 Prest om. B
242 208 thee] be Y, B, Magd.
243 213 and with] wiþ good B wiþ XC as wiþ Λ
244 224 schal] þat A
245 227 beleft FK
246 232 tome F al. to me
247 234 sone sone F am om. B
248 264 I ne conne] I now can (conne) ECLB₂, B I ne
now can XR ne can nowe H₁
249 266 awise FK
250 277 laste (last) JYRCL, BΔΛ
251 278 vice H₁ ... B₂, B
252 281 aman F
253 288 The] þo B
254 293 the] þer F
255 294 tome FK al. to me awise F wise AEC, B
256 295 scholde (schuld) me H₁ ... B₂, B
257 298 mispended XR, FWKH₃ so myspended B₂
258 310 manye suche S manye such F many suche AC
259 318 Haþ M ... RLB₂, B
260 334 margin exemplum om. AM
261 335 whilon FK
262 339 Vp sette S, F Vpsette AC, B
262m 339 margin spaciaret B
263 349 atide FK
264 353 floures freische H₁ ... B₂, B
265 355 Trostle FK
266 357 wher was] in to (into) H₁ ... B₂, B
267 365 many nimphes Sn, B many Nimphe YEC many
simphe RLB₂ mani a maiden Δ
268 368 for anger þerof swal(l) H₁EXG, B for anger
þerfor swal YR for anger þerof schall CLB₂ therefore for anger
schall DAr
269 370 and the] in to CL in þe B₂
270 371 taken] in fourme L om. B₂
271 374 aroute F
272 377 hondes FK
273 388 and seiþ RCLB₂ and says W
274 391 and hadde CLB₂, W
275 397 bore] boþe FWKH₃Magd.
276 423 he, as it fell] as it befel (om. he)
C as it fel L, W
277 425 These] þis A
278 430 Haþ B, W
279 441 wel AJE₂C, S, FKH₃ wil (wille) YXGERLB₂, BΔ,
W wol(e) MH₁, Magd.
280 447 and om. B.
281 454, 458 aman FK
282 470 margin aspidis B
283 476 margin firmissimo H₁GRCLB₂
284 481 oþre SB, F rest oþer
285 488 womman A a womman MXGCLB₂
286 491 bereþ XRCLB₂, B
287 505 tho] þe JE₂H₁ ... B₂, B, W H₃Magd. so ΔΛ
288 522 atte (at) laste XEC, B
289 531 myht S might AC, B myhte F
290 549 yhe B
291 Latin Verses v. 1 Aquilaque F
292 8 sub latitante J, S, F sublatitante AC, B
293 582 margin primitus declarat A ... B₂, S
... Δ
294 580 ferste C, S ferst A, F first B
295 584 I om. FKH₃
296 593 be knowen FK
297 604 toforn Y, B, W
298 608 margin Ipocrisis Relig. om.
AM, B
299 610 word L, B
300 610 margin Ipocr. eccles. om. A
301 626 gan AM schal R
302 627 þe JE₂H₁ ... B₂, B, W
303 630 That] þay (þai) X ... B₂, B
304 656 and of] and AM and seynt H₁
305 674 margin Hic tractat—innocentes
om. A.
306 704 bereþ (berþ) lowest seil AH₁ ... B₂, B,
Magd.
307 723 tomy F
308 732 put A, SB, F putte C
309 756 the hit like W it be like H₁L it be liking C
310 773 margin domini se esse fingens
ME₂ domini se esse fingentes A
311 775 Ther(e) AM
312 776 stonde RCLB₂ stant H₁GE
313 782 Duck A, F Duk (duk) SB Duke C
314 820 he] the B, W that H₁
315 834 ffeigned AMH₁XLB₂, W (ffeignet) þey feigned
C
316 837 seyt vs B p.m. Prestes] present B
317 876 lofte H₁ ... B₂
318 884 biddeþ B
319 886 al om. B
320 893 wolde AM
321 896 hath] þat B
322 903 to H₁ ... L vnto B₂
323 924 al to] for to A
324 975 me om. B
325 1013 put SB, F putte AC
326 1015 a] o C, B
327 1023 seid A, S seyd B seide F
328 1027 diustres A
329 1036 haþ hem AME₂H₁L, W (has hem) be schrewed FK
330 1059 veniance XRCLB₂
331 1067 menable AJYXG, SAdΔ, F meuable (moeuable)
ELB₂, B, WH₃ doubtful MH₁RC, Magd.
332 1068 al tobroken (al to broke &c.) AMERCB₂, Ad,
FH₃Magd. alto brosten E₂L
333 1079 it] hem H₁ ... ECLB₂, B he R
334 1083 margin inter virum et virum] inter
virum H₁E ... B₂ inter viros XG
335 1090 margin hoc om. AM
336 1093 margin in templo om. H₁ ...
B₂
337 1099 margin deuastarunt] demonstrarunt A
338 1115 stood in a cord B
339 1118 þus M ... R, BAd, WH₃Magd.
340 1125 ȝiuen A
341 1145 tosmale F
342 1162 token] toke(n) her(e) CLB₂
343 1165 trossen ECL trussen H₁R tuossen B₂
344 1172 Symon H₁CLB₂, FWH₃Magd. mad om. AM
345 1197 the wordes that] þe which B
346 1210 margin Confessor om. A
347 1216 thi] þe XR, B
348 Latin Verses vi. 4 reflectat H₁ ... CB₂
ne flectat L
349 1252 margin Confessor om. S, F
350 1257 schat F
351 1263 ne] me H₁ ... B₂, BΛ (l. 1263 om.
Ad)
352 1273 f. margin Opp. Conf. Resp. Am.
om. A
353 1280 myhte A myht S, F
354 1286 pourchace A
355 1303 is] þis AME₂, þis is Δ, W
356 1304 point] ioint GCLB₂, W
357 1310 For ofte] fful ofte (ffulofte) H₁ ... B₂, B
358 1314 other] anoþer (an oþer) H₁XRLB₂, BΔ
359 1336 treweliche in oþre A
360 1338 Touchend vnto H₁ ... B₂, B Touchende of
(Touchand of) SAdΔ,H₃
361 Latin Verses vii. 4 munere B
362 1345 compleingte F
363 1347 margin deseruiunt A, SB deseruiant
FK
364 1376 margin Amans om. A
365 1378 Compleingte F
366 1384 Of ... of YXE ... L, B Of ... or GB₂ ...
and (om. Or) H₁
367 1396 margin Confessor om. A
368 1396 and] as B
369 1403-6 These four lines in third recension
only: the others have two, given thus in A,
And in ensample of þis matiere
A tale I fynde, as þou schalt hiere.
Below this in A, Exemplum super eodem.
370 1408 knyht om. A
371 1416 for to] wold he B
372 1417 margin amoris que A ... B₂, Λ
373 1420 margin transformauit A
374 1440 despitesoun A
375 1464 line om. B
376 1479 in loue Sn, B of loue W
377 1483 Wher as] þer as AME₂XG
378 1492 thei om. AM
379 1500 an oþre S, F
380 1505 Such o þing ME₂, S, FH₃ Suiche one
þing Δ Such a þing AJH₁ ... B₂, BAd, W
381 1509 in to E ... B₂, B to H₃
382 1555 That AM
383 1573 haue A
384 1578 put SB, F putte AC
385 1626 þunsemylieste FK þunsemelieste B
386 1632 acord B
387 1648 Ȝiue AC, B Ȝif F
388 1652 þe AMH₁, Ad, H₃
389 1693 proferþ H₁, Ad, F profurt W
rest profreþ, profereþ
390 1704 Canele] þe Canele YG ... B₂, B
391 1755 hid] it MYX ... CB₂, B diȝt L
392 1768 cleped X ... B₂, B cleput W
393 1770 entent(e) þe wedde X ... CB₂, BΛ entent was
wedde I, Δ, W
394 1785 on] of X ... B₂, BΛ fole F
395 1793 ben] beþ RCLB₂ buþ AM
396 1809 seide (sayde) for to X ... B₂, B saide þat
for to W
397 1822 ȝe lust AM thu liste H₁ þou list Δ ȝe wyl
Sn, W (wille)
398 1839 Bot] Boþ(e) H₁ ... B₂, BΔΛ, W
399 1881 f. om. SAdΔΛ
400 1889 alle þing B, W al þis þing M
401 1891 him] it AM
402 1895 þurghsoght S þurgh-soght F
403 1906 good YXERCB₂, H₃
404 1931 noman] no womman YXGERB₂, B
405 1934 me noght] not (nouȝt) me X ... B₂, BΔ
406 1940 þis cas B
407 1958 a om. MGERCB₂, B
408 1960 For] But B wold(e) JX ... B₂, B
409 1966 Thanne F Than AC, B
410 2005 strengthe] triste (truste) X ... B₂, B
411 2009 wil B
412 2017-20 For these four lines SAdΔ have
two,—
Wherof þou miht þiselue lere,
I þenke telle, as þou schalt hiere.
413 2026 moone (mone) XGR, B
414 2041 pilgrimis (pilgrims &c.) AJMXRLB₂ peregrins
B pilgrins H₁
415 2043 Thei] That H₁, FWKH₃Magd.
416 2049 pur charite MX ... B₂, BΔ, W
417 2054 his lordes XGECB₂, B
418 2078 beleft FK belefte A
419 2088 hire] his H₁ ... B₂, B, W
420 2105 An F
421 2122 which was E, B which is G and was L
422 2159 Hire FK
423 2171 Sherte F
424 2173 go biseche B
425 2179 schortes M, FK rest schertes
(shirtes &c.)
426 2181 hanged(e) AMH₁, Δ, W (honget)
427 2191 become FK
428 2208 wot] not AM
429 2224 mai] haþ B
430 2234 am I] a man C, B
431 2251 And] as B
432 2260 som ensample] by som weie B
433 2261 in om. XE ... B₂
434 2265 f.
To man in any maner side
He may wel nowher þan abide R
To man in eny maner side
It may to him nouȝt wel betide B₂
CL combine the above with the reading of the text.
435 2267-74 Eight lines found thus in copies of
the third recension, FWKH₃ &c., and also in H₁.
The rest have four, given as follows by S,
fforþi eschuie it I þe rede
ffor in Ouide a tale I rede
How þat a man was ouertake
Wherof þou myht ensample take.
436 2293 margin pronus] proulis XE ... B₂
437 2294 to om. B, W
438 2299 The grete] A grete AM, W
439 2300 vpon AJ, Ad, FH₃ on þe XERC, B vpon the H₁
440 2302 margin poterat B
441 2332 neuer mighte B
442 2335 a ferr J, SB, F aferr A
443 2343-58 Sixteen lines found only in third
recension copies, FWKH₃ &c., and in H₁
444 2369-72 third recension and H₁
only
445 2379 And X ... B₂, B
446 2380 and preie] I preie (prey) XGECLB₂, B I
seigh R
447 2386 euermo JMH₁XGRLB₂, BΔ, W
448 2396 aplace AM
449 2398 al om. H₁, FH₃
450 2410 wynd] hunt(e) H₁YX ... L, B haunt B₂
451 2416 margin verecundia M ... B₂, Ad
vecundia W
452 2421 tok (took) J, B, F toke AC
453 2423 Of JX ... B₂, B, W
454 2457 myht (might) JC, B myhte A, S, F
455 2460 ferste S ferst A, B, F
456 2473 margin testum H₁ ... B₂ (E
corr. testam)
457 2488 dwelled JMEB₂, Δ, W (dwellet) duelleþ XGRCL
458 2489 margin statim] statum G statutum XE
... B₂
459 2497 agrieued B
460 2501 ate] of þe B
461 2511 Embroudred F rest Embrowded
(Embroudid &c.)
462 2544 is] was H₁ ... B₂, B
463 2569 had C, SB, F hadde A haþ J
464 2611 thi] þe JH₁ ... B₂, BΛ
465 2622 Hath mad] Made H₁ ... B₂, B
466 2658 he] who AM
467 2669 ȝe me wole] ȝe wol (wil) me L, Δ ȝe wol(e)
AM me wol H₃
468 2687 þerfor AM, W þer on Ad alite A, SB, F, &c.
469 2705 margin Salomon. Amictus—eo in
third recension only.
470 2713 f. This text only in copies of third
recension, F(in ras.)WKH₃ &c. The rest have,
So ouerglad þat purgatoire
Ne myhte abregge his veine gloire
471 2751 nam] am H₁ ... B₂, W on] an AJ
472 2770 þou þenkeþ (þenkþ) AXRCLB₂ þou þenke M ȝe
þenke (þinke) H₁Sn, Δ ȝe thenketh (ye þinketh) Ad, W
473 Latin Verses xi. 5 immunis H₁XGECLB₂, B
474 2789 in the orient Δ, WH₃
475 2796 margin subito transmutauit A ... B₂,
S ... Δ
476 2801 good FKH₃ godd (god) A ... B₂, S ... Δ, W
477 2812 a foretokene K a fortoken W aforetokne S,
F afortokene R a fore tokne (token) JXEC, H₃ afore tokne (-en)
AMH₁GLB₂, BAdΔ
478 2835 defoule] do foule X ... B₂ doune falle H₁
479 2836 do] to H₁XE ... B₂
480 2839 his Pride] þis pride H₁ ... CB₂ þis tre L
481 2847 be om. H₁ ... B₂, H₃ þurghknowe A, F
þurgh knowe J, SB
482 2863 it om. H₁XERCB₂ that L, W
483 2869 his B þe MX
484 2874 As] And H₁ ... L
485 2885 wode B
486 2891 al] of H₁ ... B₂ (ofte R)
487 2898 a rodd AJ, B arodd S, FK
488 2903 falle H₁ ... B₂, W
489 2905 The A
490 2953 weie] wele H₁ ... B₂
491 2988 blew(e) M, B
492 2990 Such] Which H₁ ... B₂
493 2997 for] þe H₁ ... B₂ of KH₃ om. W
494 3000 fulwoful A, F ful woful J, B
495 3010 the riche om. B
496 3011 wight B, F wiht AJ, S
497 3023 and speche JH₁L, FWH₃ of speche AM ... CB₂,
S ... Δ
498 3027 braieth] preieþ (prayeþ) H₁ ... B₂, W
499 Latin Verses xii. 5 eum] enim B
500 3078 margin habitantibus H₁ ... B₂, BΛ
501 3080 margin valencie meritum] meriti H₁
... B₂, BΛ
502 3108 he om. KH₃
503 3120 his] þis X ... B₂
504 3126 schal AM
505 3155 ne my] ne to my GRB₂, AdΔΛ, W (nor to my)
and my H₁
506 3183 helas A, S, F A las J allas B &c.
507 3185 a om. E, B
508 3187 told SB, F tolde AJ
509 3188 seid (seyd) B, F seide AJ he ne cowþe
H₁XGRCLB₂
510 3195 pray yow of BΔ o þing B
511 3201 I wole XERCB₂
512 3209 þought þat þer was XGRCLB₂
513 3245 pointes (pointz) which(e) H₁ ... B₂, B,
WKH₃ (pointes which as L)
514 3249 hath lest nede] haþ most nede R han most
nede XEC han lest nede B₂
515 3261 And] Of H₁ ... B₂, B
516 3264 of þe erþe AMB₂, Δ
517 3285 to] in AM
518 3300 into] to AM
519 3301 grete (gret) cost MH₁G, B
520 3313 costeþ H₁XLB₂, BΔ, H₃ costs W
521 3357 seled F
522 3361 euermore MX ... B₂, B, W
523 3363 as] and H₁ ... B₂, B
524 3369 it mot ben] mot (mote) nede be H₁ ... B₂,
BΛ
525 3374 mad a Pier] an Erl(e) hier H₁ ... B₂, Λ
526 3379 that] which H₁ ... B₂, B
527 3381 maide] place H₁ ... B₂, BΛ
528 3396 His doughtres (doghter) name Peronelle H₁
... B₂, Λ
529 3398 sene (seene) A, B scene S, F schene
(om. was) J
530 3403 myht] may H₁ ... B₂
531 3412 be] schal be H₁ ... B₂
532 3414 worþy and no prise X ... CB₂ worth and no
prise H₁ worþy and of no prise LSn, Λ worth and of no reprise W
533 3416 And it is alway debonaire H₁ ... B₂, Λ
stond J, S, F stonde A, B
534 3443 to misdo] of þing misdo H₁ ... CB₂ of
nothing mysdo L
535 3445 as] as I AJL, Λ, W