The Poetical Works of John Skelton (Vol. 1&2). John Skelton
target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="#ulink_59c43e2b-9477-52e3-b862-817a3b46f218">[487] as a gose] So eds. of Day, and Marshe. Eds. of Kynge and Marche, and of Lant, “as she gose.”
[488] blanket] So Lant’s ed. (Rand’s ed. “blanked.”) Other eds. “blauket.”
[489] Ouer the falowe] Not in eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand.)
[490] dwelt] Qy. “dwels?”
[491] port sale] So Lant’s ed. Ed. of Kynge and Marche, “pore sale.” Day’s ed. “poore sale.” Marshe’s ed. “poorte sale.” (Rand’s ed. “pot-sale.”) See notes.
[492] on] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “of.”
[493] vnlased] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “vnbrased.”
[494] Some huswyues, &c.] This line not in eds. of Day, and Marshe. (Rand’s ed. “And some all unlaced.”)
[495] It … it] Qy. “That … that?”
[496] My] Lant’s ed. “Myne.”
[497] hogges] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “dogges.”
[498] His rumpe, &c.] This line not in eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand).
[499] Agaynst] Day’s ed. “Againe.”
[500] dyrt] So Lant’s ed. (and Rand’s ed.) Other eds. “drit.”
[501] into] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “in.”
[502] mytyng] Eds. of Kynge and Marche, and of Lant, “nytyng.” Day’s ed. “nittinge.” Marshe’s ed. “nittine.” (Rand’s ed. “mittine.”) See notes.
[503] fonny] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “fanny.”
[504] Instede of coyne, &c.] In Skelton’s Workes, 1736, the passage is thus exhibited:
“Some instede of coine and monny
Will come and brynge her a conny
Or else a pot with honni
Some a knife and some a spone
Some brynge their hose, some ther shone.”
[505] ran] Rand’s ed. “run,”—rightly, perhaps.
[506] Start] So Rand’s ed. Other eds. “Some start,” the eye of the original compositor having caught the word “Some” from the preceding line.
[507] haruest] So Day’s ed. Other eds. “heruest,” “hernest,” “harnest.”
[508] Layde] So Lant’s ed. Other eds. “Laye,” and “Lay.”
[509] Some brought, &c.] This line not in eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand.)
[510] sallowe] So Lant’s ed. (and Rand’s ed.) Other eds. “swallowe.”
[511] stale] Eds. “stare.” See notes.
[512] met] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, “meate.”
[513] sayne] Lant’s ed. “sayde.”
[514] the peace] Eds. “the dronken peace” (except Rand’s ed., which has “a drunken,” &c.): but no doubt the word “dronken” crept into the original edition by a mistake of the compositor, his eye having caught it in the following line. See notes.
[515] fyll] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “fell.”
[516] bones] Day’s ed. “bornes.”
[517] fylly] Marshe’s ed. (and Rand’s ed.) “silly.” See notes.
[518] brought] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, “brought vp.”
[519] stubbed] So Lant’s ed. Other eds. “stubbled.”
[520] walnuttes] So Lant’s ed. (Rand’s, “walnuts.”) Other eds. “walnutes” and “waluntes.”
[521] stynkes] So other eds. Ed. of Kynge and Marche, “stynges.”
[522] Burdeou] Eds. of Kynge and Marche, and of Lant, “burde on.” Eds. of Day, and Marshe, “bourde on.” (Rand’s ed. “bord on.”)
[523] She] Eds. of Day, and Marshe, (and Rand), “Some.”
[524] They] Day’s ed. “The.”
[525] wretchockes] Day’s ed. “wrethockes.” Marshe’s ed. (and