>> Entre ces boutons en eslui Ung si très-bel, qu'envers celui Nus des autres riens ne prisié, Puis que ge l'oi bien avisié: Car une color l'enlumine, Qui est si vermeille et si fine, Com Nature la pot plus faire. Des foilles i ot quatre paire 1670 Que Nature par grant mestire I ot assises tire à tire. La coe ot droite comme jons, Et par dessus siet li boutons, Si qu'il ne cline, ne ne pent. L'odor de lui entor s'espent; La soatime qui en ist Toute la place replenist. 1678

G. = Glasgow MS.; Th. = Thynne's ed. (1532).

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1-44. _Lost in_ G.; _from_ Th. 3. Th. some sweuen; _but the pl. is required_. 4. Th. that false ne bene. 5. Th. apparaunt. 6. Th. warraunt. 12. Th. els; _om._ a. 13, 14. Th. fal, cal; fole.

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23. Th. folke; went. 25. Th. slepte. 26. Th. suche. 27. Th. lyked; wele. 28. Th. dele. 29. Th. afterwarde befal. 30. Th. dreme; tel; al. 31. Th. Nowe; dreme. 35. Th. there. 37. Th. Howe; _om._ that _and_ the. 38. Th. hatte; _read_ hote.

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39. Ed. 1550, Romaunte. 40. Th. arte. 42. Th. graunt me in; _omit_ me. 45. _Here begins_ G. 46. Th. to be; G. _torn_. 47. Th. G. ought. 49. G. Th. thought. 55. G. Th. bene. 56. G. Th. wrene. 59. G. erth. G. Th. proude. 61. G. Th. forgette. 62. G. Th. had; sette.

66. G. Th. had. 69-72. _Imperfect in_ G. 72. G. so; Th. ful. 73. Th. grylle; G. gryl. 73, 74. G. Th. sight, bright. 76. Th. herte; G. hertis. G. sich. 80. G. _om._ a. 81. G. _om._ the. 82. Th. yonge; G. yong. 84. Th. sauorous; G. sauerous. 85. Th. his herte; G. the hert.

89. G. blesful; Th. blysful. 91. G. affraieth; Th. affirmeth. G. Th. al. 96. G. wisshe; hondis. 97. Th. nedyl. G. droughe; Th. drowe. 98. Th. aguyler; G. Aguler. G. ynoughe; Th. ynowe. 101. Th. sowne; G. song. 102. Th. on; G. in. _Both_ buskes. 103. G. _om._ the. G. swete; Th. lefe. 107. Th. That; G. They. G. _om._ a. 109. Th. Iolyfe; G. Ioly.

110. _Both_ gan I. 111. G. herd; fast. 113. _Both_ ryuere. 114. _Both_ nere. 117-120. _Imperfect in_ G. 121. _Perhaps om._ that. 123, 4. G. Th. ryuere, clere. 126. Th. botome ypaued. 132. G. walk thorough.

138. G. Th. Enclosed was; _see_ l. 1652. 139. Th. hye; G. high. 142. G. the ymages and the peyntures; Th. the ymages and peyntures. 146. G. haue in; Th. _om._ in. 147. Th. Amydde; G. Amyd. 149. _Both_ mynoresse; _French_, moverresse. 154. _Both_ wode. 155. G. _om._ Y-.