532. 'It had been better for us.' Cf. l. 621.

533. This is ironical, and refers, as Mr. Jephson rightly says, to the

_laying on of hands_, whereby Gamelyn made his victims deacons and priests

after a new fashion of his own.

543. _here love_, love of them; _here awe_, awe of them. _Here_ = A.S.

_hira_, gen. pl. of _h[=e]_, he. Hence _here_ also means 'their,' as in l.

569.

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