v. 2370. _dysease_] i. e. uneasiness, pain.
v. 2387. _gommes goostly_] i. e. gums ghostly, spiritual.
v. 2388. _To thanke God of his sonde_]—_his sonde_, i. e. his sending,—his providential dispensation.
v. 2398. _dyscryue_] Signifies—describe; but in the present passage it would seem to mean—discover, search, try.
Page 305. v. 2430. _apayed_] i. e. satisfied, pleased.
v. 2434. _aduysement_] i. e. consideration, heed.
v. 2435. _confyrmable_] i. e. conformable.
v. 2445. _redlesse_] See note on v. 2077. p. 268.
v. 2449. _to accompte you the contynewe of my consayte_] i. e. to tell you the continuation, the rest, of my conceit, conception.
Page 306. v. 2455. _sad_] See note on v. 1711. p. 264.
v. 2457. _that is no nay_] i. e. that is not to be denied.
v. 2458. _inhateth_] Skelton’s fondness for compound words has been already noticed (see note, p. 105. v. 31); and here most probably _inhateth_ was not intended to convey a stronger meaning than—hateth.
v. 2467. _thorowly ingrosed_] i. e. (as the context would seem to shew) fully written out.
Page 306. v. 2469. _hyght_] i. e. is called.
Page 307. v. 2479. _ouerthrow_] i. e. overthrown.
v. 2485. _hafters_] See note, p. 107. v. 138.
v. 2494. _corage_] i. e. heart, affection.
v. 2499. _worshyp_] i. e. honour, dignity.
v. 2500. _sadnesse_] See note on v. 1382. p. 259.
Page 308. v. 2503. _I wyll refrayne you ferther, or we flyt_] i. e. I will question you farther before we remove (_refrayne_ being here, it would seem, according to Skelton’s use of such compounds, equivalent to the simple, and not uncommon word,—_frayne_).
v. 2506. _processe_] i. e. relation, discourse: see notes, p. 143. v. 735. p. 146. v. 969. p. 194. v. 157, &c.
v. 2508. _aforse me_] i. e. exert myself, do my endeavour.
v. 2517. _the nygarde nor the chyncherde_] Synonymous terms. “_Chynche_ or _chynchare_. Preparcus.” _Prompt. Parv._ ed. 1499.
v. 2522. _fumously adresse you with magnanymyte_] i. e. hotly, vigorously provide, furnish yourself with, &c.
v. 2534. _this processe_] i. e. this drama of _Magnyfycence:_ (so presently, “this interlude” v. 2548, “this treatyse” v. 2562, “this mater” v. 2576:) see note on v. 2506, above.
Page 309. v. 2539. _seke[r]nesse_] i. e. security, sureness.