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The complete works of John Gower, volume 3

Chapter 4: FOOTNOTES:
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This collected volume of Middle English poetry presents an extended framed narrative composed of moralizing tales, together with a shorter encomium on peace. The central sequence arranges exempla as instruction on love and conduct, drawing on classical, biblical, and popular sources to probe virtues and vices such as avarice, justice, and the responsibilities of rulers. Narrative stories alternate with explicit moral commentary, and the poems combine learned allusion and vivid anecdote to teach ethical lessons and reflect on social order.

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1 Latin verses iii. 4 tibi AM ... B₂, AdBT
2 1973 his AM ... B₂
3 1976 margin cupiditatis RCLB₂
4 1978 þauantage (þe auantage) E ... B₂, W þe vantages MH₁XG
5 1979 that om. RCLB₂
6 1981 That on om. B And that oon H₁ hald S, F halt A, B haltd J
7 1988 tofare S, F
8 1992 while] Mile AM
9 2002 he his wille wolde AMH₁E ... B₂
10 2020 ffor him E ... B₂
11 2030 thou schalt it] as þou schalt BT
12 2050 seeþ H₁XG seiþ AM
13 2057 knyhthod S knithod F knyhthode AJ in] on E ... B₂ vp on Δ
14 2059 non oþre AJ, S, F non oþer C, B
15 2068 tho] þat E ... B₂
16 2074 matier(e) to trete H₁L, AdBT, W
17 2079 cophres AC, F cofres (coffres) J, SB
18 2098 ech AJ, B eche F
19 2108 beleft F
20 2114 faste by A, F fasteby J, B
21 2150 unto] it to BT to Δ
22 2157 scholde (schuld &c.) M ... B₂, TΔ, W
23 2162 And þus A ... B₂, W Al þis S ... Δ
24 2177 a slepe B, F aslepe AJ
25 2202 goldringes JE, S, F gold ringes A, B
26 2208 Of þe comuns E ... B₂ (þo EC) Of þe bomeins (?) M Of Romayns W
27 2226 the] his XCB₂, Ad
28 2278 margin eorum om. AMH₁
29 2288 and als so] anon als B and als (as) X, WH₃
30 2291 þe cas S ... Δ
31 2297 lich J, S, F liche A, B
32 2328 vnauanced (vn auanced) ȝe be E ... B₂
33 2350 faute E ... B₂
34 2352 his chois AM ... B₂, BT
35 2357 be falle] byfalle A
36 2405 margin sorte om. A ... B₂
37 2411 He] And BT
38 2412 man] a man AMH₁ men WH₃
39 2417 seeþ B
40 2433 he richesse (om. hath) E ... B₂ richesse he haþ Ad
41 2453 ynowe] I trowe BT
42 2465 Bot] So BT
43 2477 Somon F
44 2482 to] of BT
45 2488 forsakeþ sche is b. BT forsaketh he shal be b. H₃
46 2500 My fader G ... B₂
47 2508 that] þan (þanne) XG, B þough E ... B₂
48 2513 al A, S, F alle J, B
49 2526 hem om. RCB₂ he L
50 2540 for J, FH₃ fro AM ... B₂, S ... Δ, WMagd.
51 2546 Yaf] Of E ... B₂
52 2550 to Hector BT
53 2551 recousse F
54 2554 also] as AM ... B₂, Ad, W
55 2563 he] I (y) BT
56 2564 his] hir X ... B₂, T
57 2571 some] of some A ... B₂, B
58 2573 protectioun (?) F
59 2574 and] of B
60 2579 þe gold is in her cofre AdBT her(e) gold is in her(e) E ... B₂ ther ... her H₁
61 2587 schulde E ... B₂, W hire a pris BTΔ, F hir(e) apris (appris) AJMXERLB₂, W here a pris C her(e) apris H₁, Ad, H₃
62 2591 of] to AJMXG vnto H₁E ... B₂ as Δ
63 2627 To take E ... B₂
64 2637 ensample AM ... B₂, W
65 2658 conseil upon] to conseil in AM ... B₂
66 2666 The B
67 2671 his maister E ... B₂
68 2682 the om. E ... B₂
69 2685 al the] alle (all) XE ... B₂
70 2690 hire] he hir(e) A ... B₂, S ... Δ
71 2694 f.
Whan þat sche was but of ȝong age
ffor good

E ... B₂ (was of L)

72 2696 And lucre E ... B₂
73 2714 Ther was RCLB₂, W Wher was E
74 2735 tolde J, S told A, B, F
75 2737 hath him preid] to him preide B with him p. T
76 2738 seyde BT
77 2740 bidde] didde AM
78 2752 a weie MC, T aweie AJ, B, F
79 2761 faste by AJ, B fasteby F
80 2771 nyh om. E ... B₂
81 2773 þis wise JR, BT, W
82 2776 The stiward BT Theward J seide no þing so B
83 2779 hire fette to] hire fette vnto C ȝou fette vnto B
84 2780 wold(e) H₁E ... B₂, W
85 2793 that om. AdB
86 2816 þe same E ... B₂, S ... Δ, WH₃
87 2836 outher] oþer (oþir) M ... B₂, AdBT, W eiþer Δ
88 2856 wold(e) RCLB₂, W
89 Latin Verses iv. 2 vere A ... CB₂ vero L verba W
90 4-7 om. B
91 7 laudando E ... B₂
92 2863 margin super illis] semper de illis E ... B₂
93 2863 ferst J, S, F ferste A
94 2866 Periurie J, F Periure AC, B
95 2867 margin tam cupiditatis EC causa cup. RLB₂ tam in cupiditate H₁
96 2868 be wroth] wroth AMH₁
98 2878 and] of BT in XE, W
99 2900 line om. B
100 2904 suche J, SB such A, F
101 2906 hire AR, F procurous B, F
102 2932 saluely S, F sauely AJ, B
103 2937 euere BT
104 2940 bewreie C, SB be wreie J, F by wreie A
105 2942 of] for BT on W
106 2951 put AJ, S, F (?) putte C, BT
107 2964 as] and BT, H₃
108 2966 And AM ... B₂, W
109 2967 in] of BT
110 2975 this] his AMH₁X
111 2996 hir(e) lady H₁ ... B₂, B, W (here l. G)
112 3004 it] he S ... Δ
113 3026 he] sche E, BT
114 3032 hir B riht] ful E ... B₂
115 3045 put AJ, S, F putte C, B
116 3046 wiþ þat Dedamie RCLB₂
117 3054 the om. AMGRLB₂ alle (maner of man) H₁
118 3058 wolde EL, BT
119 3090 his werk E ... B₂, Δ the werke W
120 3110 burned as þe siluer E ... B₂ b. was with s. W b. was of s. H₃
121 3119 topseilcole ACL, SAd, FH₃ topseil cole (coole) MH₁XGERB₂, BT top seile cole Δ to pseilcole J to Pheilcole W to pleiseil cole Λ
122 3145 Al (Alle) lusti wommen AMH₁ A lusty womman ECLB₂ Of women lusti Ad þat route E ... B₂
123 3152 this] þe BT
124 3158 a contre] þe contre BTΔ
125 3169 the om. B
126 3192 in a Cronique AMH₁RCLB₂, AdΔ, H₃
127 3197 thei] he X, BT
128 3209 whos] which AMH₁XG
129 3210 now a day X, B, WH₃
130 3217 Wher] þer BT
131 3225 Periurie J, B, F Periure AC
132 3237 hertes XL, S ... Δ
133 3241 vnto B of T
134 3246 Who þat wol rede it þer may wite E ... B₂
135 3261 margin illam senectam E ... B₂, BT illa senecta MH₁
136 3281 þerto what þing A ... B₂
137 3290 that] þis B
138 3295 was ful AMH₁XG
139 3300 tok (took) AJ, SB, F toke C, Ad, H₃ (token leue H₁)
140 3304 have mad] to make BT
141 3306 But (Bot) of his lond E ... B₂
142 3311 this] þe B þese X
143 3311 f. gregeis (Gregeis): curteis J, S, F Gregois (gregois): curtois (courtoys) AC, B
144 3321 which þanne (þan) was þe k. E ... B₂ which was the k. H₁, W which was þer k. X
145 3340 tho] þe AM ... B₂
146 3365 thes] þis MXGEC
147 3376 speke(n) AM ... B₂, B, W
148 3393 made AJ, B mad S, F
149 3422 rise RCLB₂, T, W
150 3437 þe same day XE ... B₂, BTΔ
151 3440 he om. E ... B₂
152 3465 lost is l. AYEC, S
153 3472 And nought þer of haþ fro him hid E ... B₂ ben wel MH₁X
154 3481 aschamed A, SB a schamed J, F
155 3482 hire tale AJMXE
156 3484 sette BT
157 3490 departe AMXG
158 3517 the] þo ERC, SBT
159 3533 dethes] hasty E ... B₂
160 3534 leid] brought B
161 3545 and] of BT
162 3582 name RCLB₂, T which AJ, S, F whiche B
163 3599 enoynt J, S, F anoynt AC, B So 3601
164 3619 such(e) wise XGE, B
165 3647 Of swoune RCLB₂, BT Inne swone W uppe nam] vp þo nam E ... B₂ vpon name H₁
166 3665 he om. E ... B₂, BT, W
167 3668 of hem CL on him W
168 3669 vndern ERL, BT, H₃ vndorne X vndur CB₂, W
169 3671 abreide] he breide E ... B₂, BT, H₃
170 3678 was wonder wo] þan was ful wo YE ... B₂, BTΛ
171 3688 ore on] oore in RLB₂, Δ sore in EC, BT (And forþ with all his wey he fongeþ X)
172 3691 set AJ, S, F sette C, B
173 3705 ne] and BT, W
174 3706 þe serpent XB₂, BT, W
175 3720 his plough YE ... B₂, BT the plogh W
176 3742 whan (when) AJC, B whanne F
177 3744 a (ha) lord al is y wonne (al is wonne) YE ... B₂, BTΛ ha lord al now is w. MH₁XG
178 3747 on londe E ... B₂, BTΔ, W
179 3751 he om. AM
180 3765 cried (criede) RCLB₂, Δ
181 3772 to talen] talen B of talen M of tales H₁ to talkan W
182 3791 as tho] also AM ... B₂, BT
183 3796 sche] he H₁, BT
184 3798 al om. AMH₁, H₃W
185 3814 the] þo EC, B
186 3822 mad AJ, S, F made C, B
187 3823 seide ... seide AC, B seid ... seide S, F seid ... seid J
188 3847 of om. E ... B₂, BT
189 3851 ffor if it be E ... B₂, BT, But if hit be W
190 3879 slepte] slep (sleep) YE, B
191 3883 him AH₁XR
192 3888 in compaignie AM ... B₂, BT
193 3914 wolde (wold) M ... B₂, BTΔ, WH₃
194 3956 telle a gret partie B, W tellen it a parti Δ
195 3960 it wiste] wiste CLB₂, BTΔ ne wist(e) MH₁X
196 3962 in euery side E ... B₂, BT
197 3964 Hir heed BT
198 3966 and on] vpon BT
199 3975 dreechinge honde J drenching(e) onde YXGEC, BTΛ drenching(e) hond(e) AH₁RLB₂ dremchinge honde M
200 3990 An F
201 3992 bothe] by þe E, BTΛ but H₃
202 4006 Spertheidos XECB₂, BT
203 4008 and of þe AM ... B₂, BTΔΛ, W
204 4020 To make wiþ þis medicine B line om.
205 4024 His AMRC, T