Page 329. v. 469. _Ptholome_] See note, p. 133. v. 503.
v. 474. _pretendynge_] Equivalent to—portending.
“What misfortune, aduersitie, or blame, Can all the planets to man or childe _pretende_, If God most glorious by his might vs defende?”
Barclay’s _Ship of Fooles_, fol. 129. ed. 1570.
Here Skelton seems to allude to Wolsey; and from these lines (called in the Lansdown MS., see note _ad loc._, “The profecy of Skelton”) perhaps originated the story of our poet having prophesied the downfal of the Cardinal.
Page 330. v. 489. _bruted_] i. e. reported, talked of.
v. 492. _wrest vp_] i. e. screw up: see note, p. 238. v. 137.
v. 493. _twynkyng_] i. e. tinking, tinkling.
v. 498. _the lay fee_] i. e. the laity: see note, p. 234. v. 267.
Page 331. v. 523. _resydeuacyon_] i. e. recidivation, backsliding.
v. 533. _fore top_] i. e. (as the context shews) simply,—head, pate.
v. 535. _knowe and ken_] A pleonasm,—unless _ken_ be explained—see.
_And some haue a smacke_ _Of Luthers sacke_]
Concerning the wine called _sack_ (about which so much has been written) see Henderson’s _Hist. of Anc. and Mod. Wines_, p. 298.
Page 332. v. 549. _carpe_] i. e. talk, prate.
v. 551. _Called Wicleuista_] From Wicliffe.
v. 553. _Hussyans_] i. e. followers of Huss.
v. 554. _Arryans_] i. e. followers of Arius.
v. 555. _Pollegians_] i. e. Pelagians,—followers of Pelagius.
Page 332. v. 564. _tryalytes_] i. e. three benefices united.
“Then yf this lorde haue in him fauour, he hath hope To haue another benefyce of greater dignitie, And so maketh a false suggestion to the pope For a _tot quot_, or els a pluralitie.”
Page 333. v. 572. _persons and vycaryes_] i. e. parsons and vicars.
v. 576. _loselles_] See note, p. 209. v. 138.
v. 577. _lewdely_] i. e. wickedly, vilely.
v. 578. _sely_] i. e. silly, simple, harmless.
v. 582. _so dysgysed_] See note, p. 205. v. 22.
v. 602. _iauell_] See note, p. 271. v. 2218.
v. 606. _kayser_] See note, p. 247. v. 796.
v. 619. _connyng_] i. e. knowledge, learning.
Page 335. v. 624. _dykes_] i. e. ditches.
“Where the blinde leadeth the blinde, both fall in the _dyke_.”
Heywood’s _Dialogue_, &c.—_Workes_, ed. 1598, sig. G 2.
v. 625. _Set nothyng by_] i. e. Value not, regard not.
Page 336. v. 654. _mamockes_] See note, p. 268. v. 2035.