5702. _yeten_, poured; a false form; correctly, _yoten_, pp. of _yeten_, to
pour (A. S. _g[=e]otan_, pp. _goten_).
5710. _Seyne_; F. 'Saine'; the river Seine (at Paris).
5739-5744. Not in the F. text, but inserted as a translation of some lines
by Guiot de Provins, beginning: 'Fisicien sont apelé Sanz _fi_ ne sont-il
pas nommé.' See La Bible Guiot de Provins, v. 2582, in Fabliaux et Contes,
édit. de Méon, tom. ii. p. 390. We must spell the words _fysyk_ and
_fysycien_ as here written. A mild joke is intended. These words begin with
_fy_, which (like E. _fie!_) means 'out upon it'; and go on with _sy_ (=
_si_), which means 'if,' and expresses the precariousness of trusting to
doctors. Cf. Lounsbury, Studies in Chaucer, ii. 222.
5749. 'Because people do not live in a holy manner.' This is ironical. The
word 'Her' refers to 'tho that prechen,' i. e. the clergy; F. 'devins.' But
the F. text has--'_Cil_ [i. e. the preachers] ne vivent pas loiaument.' See
ll. 5750-1.
5759. Proverbial. F. 'Deceus est tex decevierres.' See Reves Ta. A 4321; P.
Plowman, C. xxi. 166, and the note.
5799. _yeve_, gave, i. e. were to give; past pl. subjunctive.
5810. This answers to l. 5170 of the original; after which there is a gap
of some 6000 lines, which are entirely lost in the translation. L. 5811
answers to l. 10717 of the F. text. The last portion, or part C, of the E.
text (ll. 5811-7698) may be by a _third_ hand. Part C is considerably
better than Part B, and approaches very much nearer to Chaucer's style;
indeed, Dr. Kaluza accepts it as genuine, but I am not myself (as yet)
fully convinced upon this point. See further in the Introduction.