Poetry. John Skelton

And crepe in at my gore

      Kitson’s ed.;

      “And often at my spayre

      And gape in at my gore.”

[361] his] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “this.”

[362] on] Marshe’s ed. “an.”

[363] a] Not in Marshe’s ed.

[364] Softly] Marshe’s ed. “Loftly.”

[365] bitter] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “better.”

[366] Menander] See notes.

[367] the] So other eds. Not in Kele’s ed.

[368] is] Not in other eds.

[369] gaunce] Other eds. “gaunte.”

[370] cormoraunce] Other eds. “cormoraunte.”

[371] The route and the kowgh] See notes.

[372] wilde] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “wynde.”

[373] water hen] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “wather hen.”

[374] puffin] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “pussyn.”

[375] No] Kitson’s ed. “Nor.”

[376] doth freat] So Marshe’s ed. Other eds. “so great.”

[377] Ga] Marshe’s ed. “Fa.”

[378] cought] Other eds. “caught.”

[379] tought] Other eds. “taught.”

[380] nightly] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “nyghly.”

[381] summes] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “sumes.”

[382] a] Not in other eds.

[383] reflary] Qy. “reflayre?”

[384] eyre] Other eds. “ayre.”

[385] to] Not in Marshe’s ed.

[386] Whyles, &c.] So, perhaps, Skelton wrote: the line is imperfect in eds.

[387] the] Eds. “thye” and “thy.”

[388] gerfawcon] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “grefawcon.”

[389] the] Not in other eds.

[390] holy water] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “holy wather.”

      [391] eis] I may just notice that here Skelton quotes literatim the Off. Defunct.

[392] re] So Kitson’s ed. Not in other eds.

[393] Tyll] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “Thyll.”

[394] desteny] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “destey.”

[395] to mynde] Kitson’s ed. “to mi mynde.”

[396] That] So Marshe’s ed. Other eds. “Thay” and “They.”

[397] comyne] Other eds. “commen” and “common.”

[398] Amund] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “Emund.”

[399] then] So Marshe’s ed. Other eds. “than.”

[400] of] Not in other eds.

[401] though] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “thought.”

[402] Hannyball] Other eds. “of Hannyball.”

[403] That] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “What.”

[404] unmerciful] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “mercyfull.”

[405] the] So other eds. Kele’s ed. “tha.”

[406] sweat] Eds. “smart.”

[407] Or]