2321-2. Cf. Rom. de la Rose, 10131-2:--

'Cerchant prés et jardins et gaus,

Plus envoisiés que papegaus.'

See also above, B. 1559, 1957.

2335. _plyt_, condition. 'An allusion to the well-known vulgar error about

the longings of pregnant women.'--Bell.

2355. By confusion with l. 2357, MS. Harl. alters _agayn his sighte_ to

_his sight agayn_, and then misses ll. 2356, 7.

2365. From Ovid; see B. 2167, and the note.

2367. _store_, bold, rude, audacious, impudent; lit. 'great.' A. S.

_st[=o]r_, great; Icel. _stórr_, great, rough, strong, proud. _Stronge_

must here have a similar sense:--'O bold rude lady.' _Strong-e_ and

_stor-e_ both have final _e_, as being vocatives.

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