Page 6. v. 4. _Of the bloud royall descending nobelly_] “The mother of Henry, first Earl of Northumberland, was Mary daughter to Henry E. of Lancaster, whose father Edmond was second son of K. Henry iii. The mother and wife of the second Earl of Northumberland were both lineal descendants of K. Edward iii. The Percys also were lineally descended from the Emperour Charlemagne and the ancient Kings of France, by his ancestor Josceline de Lovain (son of Godfrey Duke of Brabant), who took the name of Percy on marrying the heiress of that house in the reign of Hen. ii. Vid. Camdeni Britan., Edmondson, &c.” PERCY.
Page 7. v. 14. _Elyconys_] i. e. Helicon’s.
v. 16. _astate_] i. e. estate, high rank.
v. 20. _nobles_] i. e. nobless, nobleness.
v. 24. _hastarddis_] “i. e. perhaps, hasty, rash fellows.” PERCY.—Jamieson gives “_Hastard_. Irascible.” _Et. Dict. of Scot. Lang._
v. 34. _karlis of kind_] i. e. churls by nature.
v. 41. _glose_] “i. e. set a false gloss or colour.” PERCY.
v. 45. _great estates_] i. e. persons of great estate or rank.
—— _lowted_] i. e. bowed, made obeisance.
v. 46. _mayny_] i. e. train, company, set.
v. 48. _paues_] i. e. shield (properly a large shield covering the body).
v. 59. _worshyp_] i. e. honour, respectability.
v. 62. _againe_] i. e. against (and so in the next line).
Page 9. v. 71. _fals packing_] i. e. false dealing (_packing_ is—iniquitous combination, collusion, for evil purposes, for deceiving, &c.).
v. 73. _occupied_] i. e. used: see note, p. 86, v. 52.
v. 81. _buskt them_] “i. e. prepared themselves, made themselves ready.” PERCY. Rather,—hied.
Page 9. v. 81. _bushment_] i. e. ambushment.
—— _wring_] “i. e. contend with violence.” PERCY.
v. 88. _faught them agagne_] i. e. fought against them.
v. 109. _The myghty lyon_] “Alluding to his crest and supporters.” PERCY.
Page 11. v. 118. _mysuryd_] “i. e. misused, applied to a bad purpose.” PERCY.
v. 125. _enharpit of mortall drede_] “i. e. hooked, or edged with mortal dread.” PERCY.
v. 128. _aureat_] i. e. golden, excellent.
v. 134. _Paregall_] i. e. Equal (thoroughly equal).
v. 135. _Surmountinge_] i. e. Surpassing.
v. 145. _supprised_] i. e. overpowered, smitten.
Page 12. v. 151. _Tretory_] i. e. Traitory, treachery.