217. _worthy_, probably 'wealthy'; or else, 'respectable.' Cf. l. 68.

219. The word _mór-e _occupies the fourth foot in the line; cf. n. to l.

320. It is an adj., with the sense of 'greater.'

220. _licentiat._ He had a licence from the Pope 'to hear confessions, &c.,

in all places, independently of the local ordinaries.'--T. The _curate_, or

parish priest, could not grant absolution in all cases, some of which were

reserved for the bishop's decision. See Wyclif's Works, ed. Arnold, iii.

394.

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