109-11. 'I <well> believe that there is great courtesy and charity among
you.' The construction of the next line (which conveys an apology, cp.
l. 62) is not clear owing to the following gap in the MS.; nor is it
easy to guess the missing rime word, as _emong_ can rime with OE.
_-ung-_ (e.g. with _ȝonge_, ll. 114, 175), or with OE. _-ang-_; see
the note to XVII 400.
116. _stronge_ may be adj. 'violent' with _worlde_, but is more likely
adv. 'severely'.
124-5. Note the cumulation of negatives. _cowþeȝ_ has a double
construction: 'You never knew how to please God nor pray to Him, nor
<did you know even> the Paternoster and Creed.' The Lord's Prayer and
the Apostles' Creed were prescribed by the Church as the elements of
faith to be taught first to a child.