H. stands for Hill's MS. at the bottom of the pages, O. for the Oriel
MS. on the even pages. Cot. is for Cotgrave's Dictionary.
Absolom with dissheveled hair, l. 460.
Amyse, l. 376, amice. Fr. _amict_, an Amict or Amice, part of a massing
priest's habit. Cot. From L. _amicire_, to throw round; _am_ and
_jacere_. Mahn.
Annoy no man, l. 170.
Apayer, l. 399 H., appeyre, O., worsen, impair.
Apish, don't let your dress be, l. 486.
Appose, l. 519, question. _See_ Oppose.
Avale, l. 457, lower, take off.
Ave Maria, say, l. 27, 77.
Avoyde, l. 271, emptying.
Austin, St, tells men how to behave at table, l. 158.
Author is old, l. 414-18.
Authors, the right ones to read, l. 323, 335, 351, 365, 393.
Bearing, men praised or blamed for their, l. 153.
Belch not, l. 202.
Beware of ruskyn, l. 451.
Birds and beasts, don't throw stones at, l. 64.
Blow not in your drink, l. 190.
Brecheles, l. 300, without breeches, of flogging.
Breth, l. 203, wind.
Capron, H., chappron, O., l. 457. O. Fr. _Chaperon_, "habillement de
tête." Roquefort. Provençal, _capayron,_ from Lat. _caput_. Skeat.
_Chaperon_ ... any hood, bonnet ... _Vn Chaperon fait à i'en veux_, A
notable whipster or twigger; a good one I warrant her. Cotgrave. 'Capron
hardy' must then be 'a bold or saucy young scamp.'
Cantelmele, l. 409, piecemeal: _cantel_, a corner, bit.
CHAUCER, read his works full of pleasance, l. 335-350.
Chere, l. 131, face, expression on it.
Childly, _adj._ l. 523, O., childy, H., fitted for children.
Children are like wax, l. 6.
Church, how to behave at, l. 71-98.
Clappe, l. 80, noise.
Claw not your visage, l. 194.
Comb your head, l. 36.
Communicative, be, l. 316.
Compace, l. 469. Fr. _compas_, a compasse, a circle, a round.
Constaunce, l. 102. Fr. _constance_, stabilitie, firmenesse. Cot.
Couenable, l. 487. Fr. _convenable_, apt, fit, meet for, beseeming,
seemlie, &c. Cot.
Crede, say it, l. 77.
Cross yourself on rising, l. 25.
Cumpenable, l. 151. Fr. _compagnable_, companable, friendlie, sociable.
Cunning, (knowing) men, take heed to them, l. 478, l. 498-504.
Cup, soil not yours, l. 186.
Dancing, right for a child, l. 305.
Deprave, l. 157, backbite, run down. Fr. _despraver_, spoyle, marre,
make crooked, wrest, wry to bad purposes. Cot.
Detraction, the vice of, l. 163.
Disauayle, l. 290, harm, damage.
Discreue, l. 392, describe.
Disculede, l. 460, O., dissheveled.
Disteyne, l. 407, stain, spot.
Dogs, don't irritate them, l. 67.
Dress, to be manerly, l. 47, 52; to be reasonable, l. 485.
Ears, clean yours, l. 37.
Entredet, l. 524, O., entretyde, H., taught.
Envy, keep clear of, l. 528.
Estate, l. 122, lord noble.
Exercyse, excersyf, l. 318, _?_ practised, able to handle a subject. Fr.
_exercer_, to handle, manage. Cot.
Eye, cast not yours aside, l. 101.
Face, have no spots on it, l. 38.
Farsyone, l. 186, H., stuffing: _farse_ (or _ferce_, 1. 191), to stuff;
_farsure_, stuffing. Cp. Chaucer's _ferthyng_, of the Prioress, _Prol.
Cant. T._, and the Oriel text.
Fetis, l. 443, O., fashions. Fr. _faict_, feat, pranke, part. Cot.
Fewe, l. 171, little, few words.
First place, don't take it, l. 493.
Follow virtue, l. 481.
Founders of our language; revive their praise, l. 431.
Fulsom, l. 257, _?_ full, satisfied; or helpful, A.S. _fylst_, help,
assistance.
Fulsomnes, l. 401, fulness, plenty. 'Fulnesse or plente (fulsu_m_nesse,
K.H.P.) _Habundancia, copia_.' Promptorium.
Games, play only at proper ones, l. 296.
Girdle, don't loose yours at table, l. 197.
Glaynes, l. 412, O., gleynes, l. 422, O., gleanings. Fr. _glane_, a
gleaning; also the corne thats gleaned or left for the gleaner. Cot.
Gluttonous, don't be, l. 180.
Good cheer, make it serve for a scanty table, l. 253-5.
GOWER'S moral writings, read them, l. 323; and his _Confessio Amantis_,
l. 325.
Halke, l. 124, generally means corner; A.S. _heal_, an angle, a corner;
but another _heal_ is a hall, place of entertainment, inn, which may be
the meaning here.
Hands, wash yours, l. 43; wash 'em clean at table, l. 262-5.
Hanging, the servant that deserves it, st. 65, O.
Harping recommended, l. 304.
Head, don't scratch it at table, l. 194.
Holy water, l. 72.
Humanite, l. 497, Fr. _humanité_, courtesie, ciuilitie, gentlenesse.
Cot.
Inhaunce, l. 433, put forward, up. Lat. _in antea_, Prov. _enansar_, to
advance, exalt. Wedgwood.
Interrupt no man's talk, l. 275, 283.
Is, l. 386, O., his.
Iubiter, l. 371, 378, God.
Jangelynge, l. 80, chattering.