This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...edition in the University Library, Cambridge, and of Marshe's edition of Skelton's Worhes (1368). W. de Worde's edition in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, reads wrythe. (D.) Dyce suggests wyte, to blame. 35. Powers Keye. "Key, a Place or Wharf, to Land or to Ship off Goods at; the Number of which in England is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...edition in the University Library, Cambridge, and of Marshe's edition of Skelton's Worhes (1368). W. de Worde's edition in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, reads wrythe. (D.) Dyce suggests wyte, to blame. 35. Powers Keye. "Key, a Place or Wharf, to Land or to Ship off Goods at; the Number of which in England is settled by Act of Parliament, or appointed by the King." Dictionarium Rusticum, 1726. 36-38. Dyce quotes from Wordsworth's Sonnets: A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant from a haven broad; And lustily along the bay she strode, Her tackling rich, and of apparel high." Si. Saunce-pere, peerless, from O. F. sauni and pert. Cf. Bale Kynge Johan (ed. Collier), p. 32, " sance pere Sedycyon." 67. Garder. Marshe's ed. reads Garde. (D.) Dyce suggests Gardez. 69. Daunger. disdain. Cf. The Romaunt of the Rose, 1524, "Of daunger and of pryde also." 94. And this another--i.e. is another reason. 95. Not worth a bene. Cf Chaucer, Troilus, III. 1167, "Swich arguments ne been nat worth a bene." To reck, or count, a bean is a common phrase in Chaucer. 134. Fauell, the personification of flattering and deceitful speech, a prominent character in Piers the Plowman, where he is described as having "faire speche" (II. 41), "fikelspeche" (II. 78), and riding on " a flaterere " (II. 165). 138. Haruy Hafter. Cf. Why come ye nat to Courte, 94, "Hauell and Haruy Hafter." In Piers the Plowman, v. 189, Avaricia is called "sire Heruy." Dyce quotes from Hormanni Vulgaria (1530), "A flaterynge hafter. Sedulus captator." "Subtyle hafters. Callidi.' 173. coh wattes. Cf. Skelton, Against venemous tongues, "Than ye may commaunde me to gentil Cok wat." Ma...
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