413. _encense_, offer incense to; see note to l. 395.

414. _they._ Over this word is written in MS. E.--'scilicet Ministres.' The

Latin original says that Cecilia converted as many as 400 persons upon this

occasion. Hence the expression _o voys_ (one voice) in l. 420.

417. _withouten difference_, i. e. without difference in might, majesty, or

glory.

430. _lewedly_, ignorantly. The 'two answers' relate to her rank and her

religion, subjects which had no real connexion.

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