Book 3 — NOTES TO BOOK III.
Reading edition
P. 73, l. 2471. This line is too long, and the sense imperfect; but there is no doubt about the reading of the MS.
2474. Awodith, expels.
2475. doune valis, falls down; for it is evident that valis is an error for falis, the mistake having arisen from confusion with the succeeding line.
2480. cled, clad.
2487. bygown, begun. In the next line Stevenson has sown; but the true reading is Rown, run; as in l. 2820.
2492. barnag, baronage, nobility.
P. 74, l. 2522. but dulay, without delay; the, they.
2524. thar com, their coming.
2530. in the dogre, in its (due) degree.
P. 75, l. 2545. Or that, ere that.
2552. he and hate, high and hot.
2558. the can, they began.
P. 76, l. 2574. hyme mak, prepare himself; or perhaps simply, make (for the field), go.
2582. helmys last; last clearly means laced; see l. 2250.
2594. Ȝhit, although.
2599. dout, fear.
2600. is assemblit, made an attack. The peculiar use of assemble must always be borne in mind.
2601. erd, earth.
P. 77, l. 2612. found till gwyans, go to Gwyans.
2614. til esquyris thei sewyt, after Esquyris they followed.
2619. one to the melle socht, made their way to the mêlée.
2627. don bore, borne down.
2630. Fifty thousand. It would appear that Galiot had 40,000, of whom 10,000 were held in reserve; so that in l. 2632 only 30,000 are mentioned. See l. 2569, 2647.
P. 78, l. 2646. ten, sorrow, vexation.
2656. resauf, receive.
2663. at thar come, at their coming; led, put down.
2670. biding one the bent, abide on the grassy plain.
P. 79, l. 2679. “That, despite their efforts, they must needs retire.”
2684. stud aw, stood in awe; see note to l. 1506.
2693, 4. These lines do not rime. But we should certainly read felde, erde having slipped in from confusion with l. 2691. The knight of Galloway goes to the field, i.e. joins battle.
P. 80, l. 2712. On ayar half, on either side. The MS. omits to.
2713. of, off.
2714. noiss, nose.
2731. Bot nocht forthi, But not on that account.
P. 81, l. 2754. harmys, loss.
2761. aucht to ses, ought to cease.
2765. at, that.
2768. my lef, my leave, permission.
2770. in to cage, in prison.
P. 82, l. 2802. commandit, commended.
P. 83, l. 2819. one athir half, on either side.
2820. rown, run.
2821. howyns; an ungrammatical form; perhaps howyng is meant.
2827. one hycht, on height; i.e. aloud.
2829. sterith, stirreth.
2833. “The lady of Melyhalt made (her way) to him, and immediately caused his couch to be placed before a window.” Mr Stevenson reads,
“Of Melyhalt the lady to hyme maid Incontinent his couche, and gart he1 had,” etc.
i.e. “The lady immediately made his bed for him,” etc.
2841. wencust, vanquished. After this word we should perhaps insert “at,” as in l. 3336.
P. 84, ll. 2877-2880. These lines were printed by me for the first time, four lines having been here again omitted by Mr Stevenson.
2880. but weyne, without doubt.
2884. to led and stere, to lead and direct.
P. 85, l. 2893. Endlong, along.
2894. weryne, were.
2913. let, hinder.
P. 86, l. 2925. dulay, delay; as in several other places.
2938. fek, effect.
2944. ȝude, went.
2947. fair, welfare.
P. 87, l. 2964. Whill, until.
2970. ho, stop, pause.
2971. veryng In affray, were in terror.
2972. rovm, room.
2978. socht, made his way.
2984. disponit, intends; but we must insert “not,” to complete the sense and the metre.
P. 88, l. 2998. eschevit (used passively), is achieved.
3003. o knycht, a single knight.
3005. tais, takes.
3006. fays, foes.
3013. onys or the nycht, once ere the night.
3015. that ȝhe have gilt to mend, to amend that in which ye have trespassed.
P. 89, l. 3052. Do at I may, Do that which I can.
P. 90, l. 3065. This line is printed by Mr Stevenson,
“Curag can [ ] encresing in2 his hart”;
but it is not clear that a word is wanting, for the metre is as complete as in many other lines; whilst, as regards the sense, “the knycht” is probably a nominative without a verb, and l. 3065 means, “Courage did increase in his heart.” Or the reader may, if he pleases, insert “fele.” Compare l. 3058.
3066. lap, leaped.
3079. Observe the omission of the word “neither” in this line.
3080. persit, pierced.
3086. onan, anon. A.S. on-án.
P. 91, l. 3093. In samyne will, with like intent.
3100. bet axampil, better example.
3104. bot, unless; me fall, befall me.
3108. one vthir, another.
3120. send, sent.
3121. lewit one, left one.
3122. but mercy, without mercy.
P. 92, l. 3134. deliuer besynes, clever readiness.
3136. aray, livery.
3140. Ee, eye.
3146. the morow new, the early morning.
3160. deith, dead.
3162. Suppos, although.
P. 93, l. 3178. Nor; we now use but.
3184. ward; see Glossary. tho, then.
P. 94, l. 3200. relewit, relieved.
3201. diuerss placis sere; as sere = diuerss, one of these words is redundant. So in l. 3266.
3207. ewil awysit, ill advised.
3217. “And if it so happen, that they be discomfited.”
P. 95, l. 3240. leuch, laughed; sarues, service.
3246. al haill, all whole.
3248. x thousand mo, ten thousand, and more.
3259. abaid, delay.
3263. aucht, eight.
3265. petws for til her, piteous to hear.
P. 96, l. 3297. dreuch, drew.
3299. fellit, fallen.
3304. levyng, leave.
P. 97, l. 3307. sest, ceased.
3321. askit at, asked of.
3331. Wencussith, vanquisheth.
3340. in to one, continually; which is sometimes the sense of A.S. on-án.
P. 98, l. 3353. to fillyng, to fulfil.
3357. soght, came on; see Glossary.
3359. Ne war, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
3364. ralef, relieve.
3368. fellith, feeleth.
P. 99, l. 3384. virslyng, wrestling, i.e. entangled with; a strong expression!
3385. assalȝeing, assail.
3390. rowmyth, roometh, emptieth.
3403. departit, parted.
3404. dout, fear.
P. 100, l. 3412. left, failed.
3423. The lord, i.e. Galiot, as I suppose; Mr Stevenson has, “The Lord.”
3430. stere, to stir, move, come.
P. 101, l. 3450. pretendit, endeavour.
3457. occupye, employ.
3461. For one hour, etc., “On account of suffering distress for one hour.”
3470. the well less, much less; see l. 1791.
3471. berd, beard.
3473. o woyss, one voice.
3475. eschef frome yhow, not, win from you; but, withdraw himself from you. See Glossary.
P. 102, l. 3481. wend thai var no mo, thought they were no more.
3487. And sich enconter, and such encounter. These three words are written at the bottom of the page as a catchword. The rest of the MS. is wanting.