224. _whyl he couthe go_, whilst he was able to go about.

230. _a moche schrewe thou were_, thou wast a great doer of mischief.

Gamelyn retorts that he is now _a more_, i. e. a still greater doer of

mischief. _Moche_ is often used of size. In Havelok, l. 982, _more than the

meste_ = bigger than the biggest.

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