The Complete Works of John Gower, Vol. 3

FOOTNOTES:

1902 The text is that of the MS. at Trentham Hall (T). Variations marked Th are those of the copy in Chaucer’s Works, ed. 1532, ff. 375 v^o-377.

1903 No title in T Iohan Gower vnto the worthy and noble kynge Henry the fourth Th

1904 Latin Verses placed at the end of the poem Th

1905 1 O Noble worthy kyng Th

1906 3 uppon this] here vpon Th

1907 4 chosen Th

1908 8 highe Th high T

1909 16 thi] the Th

1910 17 bounde Th

1911 21 this is Th goddes purueyaunce Th godespourveiance T

1912 30 to om. Th

1913 31 the om. Th

1914 35 unto the] in to his Th

1915 36 his storie Th

1916 42 he om. Th

1917 45 paynem Th

1918 54 as om. Th

1919 63 erthly Th

1920 71 S.... pes (erasure after S) T To stere peace Th eueriche on lyue Th

1921 74 lande may stande Th

1922 89 euer TTh

1923 90 al TTh

1924 93 that] what Th

1925 96 ysought Th

1926 108 here T her Th

1927 121 hast be gyde Th

1928 122 Ley Th Leie T

1929 124 sette TTh

1930 126 euer TTh

1931 127 euer TTh

1932 129 Lete T Lette Th

1933 130 put Th putte T

1934 148 neuer TTh

1935 155 and knighthode Th

1936 162 þenke T thynke Th

1937 165 the subgit] be subiecte Th

1938 173 But afterwarde Th

1939 175 Ayenst Th

1940 177 stighed Th

1941 181 neuer TTh

1942 183 paynyms Th

1943 185 erre Th

1944 194 paynems Th

1945 200 which] þat Th

1946 202 worthi om. Th

1947 203 is there Th which] that Th

1948 209 payne Th

1949 211 a] any Th

1950 216 how om. Th

1951 219 the om. Th

1952 227 men] people Th

1953 238 him selfe Th

1954 241 euer TTh

1955 251 ayenst Th

1956 254 is om. Th hersilf T her selfe Th

1957 263 helpples T helplesse Th

1958 269 Betwene TTh

1959 276 Beholde TTh

1960 283 Godfray and Arthus Th

1961 288 mai] many Th

1962 291 ben] is Th

1963 294 pes] men Th

1964 295 Off (for Of) T

1965 301 neuer TTh

1966 305 That is aboue al other peerles Th

1967 306 begete Th

1968 321 the pes] these Th

1969 329 here T her Th

1970 331 ther om. Th

1971 336 wei T way Th

1972 345 made Th

1973 350 euer TTh

1974 356 were TTh

1975 365 euer TTh

1976 371 loenge] legende Th

1977 378 and thy throne Th

1978 382 mor T

1979 Explicit 3 suis Th

1980 4 Et nunc—exorat om. Th

1981 Instead of the Latin lines that follow Th has here the lines ‘Electus Cristi—sponte data,’ which in T stand at the beginning, and after these without a break, ‘Henrici quarti—futura deus,’ twelve lines which are written at the end of the Trentham MS.

1982 10 Teque T

1983 39 augusti T

1984 48 Cuncta que T

1985 49 paxque T

1986 50 Teque T

1987 53 laudique T