838. _Ascaunce_, possibly, perhaps; lit. 'just as if.' See note to D. 1745.

846. _Al conne he_, whether he know. The use of _al_ at the beginning of a

sentence containing a supposition is common in Chaucer; see Prol. 734. Cf.

_al be_, Prol. 297; Kn. Tale, 313 (A. 1171). And see l. 861 below.