5107. Read _herberedest_; see Lounsbury, Studies in Chaucer, ii. 14.
Pronounce it as _herb'redest_. F. 'hostelas,' from the verb _hosteler_.
5123, 4. As these lines are not in the original, the writer may have taken
them from Chaucer's Hous of Fame, ll. 1257, 8. The converse seems to me
unlikely; however, they are not remarkable for originality. Cf. note to l.
5486.
5124. _recured_, recovered; see examples in Halliwell.
5137. _That_ refers to _love_, not to the _sermon_; and _hir_ refers to
Reason.
5162. The sense is doubtful; perhaps--'Then must I needs, if I leave it
(i. e. Love), boldly essay to live always in hatred, and put away love from
me, and be a sinful wretch, hated by all who love that fault.' Ll. 5165, 6
are both deficient, and require filling up.
5176. 'He who would not believe you would be a fool.' The omission of the
relative is common; it appears (as _qui_) in the F. text. The line is
ironical. Cf. ll. 5185-7.