66827185 plusnoblez66927207 enpuet67027216 enait67127255 aviler67227283 plusloins67327341 enchantant67427364 enpense67527414 Plusord plusvil plusfals plusfrele67627426 iensuy67727475 enscieuont67827574 plusbeneure67927598 angle68027640 enont68127665 enfuist68227696 enparloiont68327780 enfaire68427798 denhalt68527841 acoustummance68627922 enfuist68727963 enlouas68828132 ensoiont68928190 acoustumance69028222 enot69128274 enot69228334 plusfort69328408 enporroit69428460 envait69528461 qenfist69628490 enfuist69728571 enpot69828627 enont69928659 aderere70028692 endoit70128727 senvait70228773 denhalt70328779 senvont70428789 enont70528917 ensoit70628923 enpensant70728936 Ensuspirant70828941 f.in ras.70928955 enes71028960 enpert71129079 Plusque71229092 Encompleignant71329109 denhalt71429127 Enas71529148 enas71629211 enas71729215 enporte71829219 enont71929220 enas72029228 enavalant72129231 senvait72229241, 29296 senvait72329265 senvont72429312 senva72529328 qensont72629344 enfuist72729371 plusfort72829395 iensuy72929454, 29476 Plusque73029493 No73129521 plussouent73229522 Denhalt73329668 enfait73429688 ensoiont73529693 Maisqen73629772 masqil73729848 enont73829886 yviens73929936 plusbelle740A few leaves are lost at the end of the MS.741The authority for the Balades is the MS. at Trentham Hall.742IIThe damage to f. 12 of the MS. has caused the loss of a part of this Balade and of the next.74326-28The ends of these lines are somewhat damaged and have been conjecturally restored.74427 Courte74521 enauerai746II 4 qil ses ioiera74717 noueƚƚ748III 10 tielment74913 plusforte75014, 21, 25 Enattendant751IIII*In the MS. this and the preceding Balade are both numberedIIII.752VII 5 Pouceo753VIII 12 sibon754IX 7 Qa pres75519 plussouent756IX 37 poestes75741 plusbelle758X 9 plussouent759XI 6 plusbelle7607, 14, 21, 25 plusamerouse76115 Iieo762XIII 8 al loill76317 noun suffisance76419 endevient765XIIII 2 Een766XIIII 15 doules767XV 17 lesprees768XVI 7 Com bien76911 endeuient77016 plusgrief77126 plusexcellente772XVIII 12 plusdure77320 Qell774XIX 1 plussalvage775XIX 18 tout dis77624 Cage777XXI 18 Terstout778XXII 19 ensi779XXIII 22 plusnoble780XXV 2 plussovent7814 mout(?)78221 endoie783XXVI 22 plusqe784XXX 5 Le Nief]Perhaps ratherLe vent78512 circes78620 Plusque787XXXI 16 ales78822 enparlont789XXXII 5 nuisand790XXXII 9 si siqau devant791XXXV 10 deson792XXXVI 14 nai793XXXVI 25 nai794XXXVII 1 plusioiouse7953 Ruge79619 refiers797XXXVIII 9 Quilnait79823 hosteƚƚ799XXXIX 3 enestes800XLI 18 le sciet801XLII 4 plusqueinte80212 constregnte803XLIII 1 Plustricherous8042 qercules8053 qeneas806XLIII 19 par Tonope807XLIIII 23 endie808XLV 5 endevient pluspreciouse809XLVI 17 endeviens810XLVIII 4 e (foret)8118 La mier81211 La halt81320 fors banie814XLVIII 25 touz815XLIX 1 ales81619 cest817L 6 plusfiers818LI 7 pluscherie81915 ceƚƚ820The text is that ofF (Fairfax3)with collation ofS (All Souls’98), G (Glasgow, Hunterian Mus.T. 2. 17),andT (Trentham Hall).A full collation ofB (Bodl.294)is given for the heading and it is occasionally cited afterwards.Heading.InGas follows: Cest vn traitie quel Iohan Gower ad fait selonc les auctours touchant lestat de matrimoine dont les amantz marietz se pourront essampler a tenir la foi de lour seintes espousailes.S Tare imperfect at the beginning.821IMargindominium possidebit] regiminis dominiumpossidebat B8221 Puis qil B Pvsquil F cy B englois B8232 celluy B8243 franceis B8254 vn B vne F solonc lez B pur ensampler B8265 foy B seints B8276 purront B8287 Raison ert Conestable G829I 12 Du G83014, 21 Raison ert Conestable G83115 reson G832II 9The text ofTbegins here83311 enserra T83413 toute T835III 1 plusparfit MSS.8364The text ofSbegins here8375 quiert S T G quier F8387 seint S T8398 quant T84014 seint S esglise F G84121 esglise F842IVMarginlibidine S8431 sa queinte G8443 lui G B guiliers S T G plusqueinte T8456 com S T846IV 15 sa queinte T84720 sacorde S T848V 1 merveile S resoun T8493 puiss T eleccioun T85013 tressentisme T85115 lespousails T beneicoun F T beneiceon S beneicon G85216 esglise S85317 dissolucion S85420 vengance T855VI 7, 14, 21 demonstre T8568 eloigne S G8579 destine S85810 sanzom.S85911 piere S G T86018 De S sont S861VIIMarginammouit T8622 darrein T8634 deom.S8646 bataile T8658 celle T86610 fille T867VII 16 vengee S G86819 tantom.S qil S G86920 contretaile S G T870VIII 3 loos T8714 encourt S T87210 luy T87311 quell S G quelle T87415 cloos T87517 queux T en clos MSS.87618 com S T877IXMarginClemestram S T G8784 croniqe S8796 ceo] se F qil S T G88017 repentace S88118 Orestes T882X 3 Estoit S8834 quoi T seom.S8845 way T8856 Quant T
66827185 plusnoblez
66927207 enpuet
67027216 enait
67127255 aviler
67227283 plusloins
67327341 enchantant
67427364 enpense
67527414 Plusord plusvil plusfals plusfrele
67627426 iensuy
67727475 enscieuont
67827574 plusbeneure
67927598 angle
68027640 enont
68127665 enfuist
68227696 enparloiont
68327780 enfaire
68427798 denhalt
68527841 acoustummance
68627922 enfuist
68727963 enlouas
68828132 ensoiont
68928190 acoustumance
69028222 enot
69128274 enot
69228334 plusfort
69328408 enporroit
69428460 envait
69528461 qenfist
69628490 enfuist
69728571 enpot
69828627 enont
69928659 aderere
70028692 endoit
70128727 senvait
70228773 denhalt
70328779 senvont
70428789 enont
70528917 ensoit
70628923 enpensant
70728936 Ensuspirant
70828941 f.in ras.
70928955 enes
71028960 enpert
71129079 Plusque
71229092 Encompleignant
71329109 denhalt
71429127 Enas
71529148 enas
71629211 enas
71729215 enporte
71829219 enont
71929220 enas
72029228 enavalant
72129231 senvait
72229241, 29296 senvait
72329265 senvont
72429312 senva
72529328 qensont
72629344 enfuist
72729371 plusfort
72829395 iensuy
72929454, 29476 Plusque
73029493 No
73129521 plussouent
73229522 Denhalt
73329668 enfait
73429688 ensoiont
73529693 Maisqen
73629772 masqil
73729848 enont
73829886 yviens
73929936 plusbelle
740A few leaves are lost at the end of the MS.
741The authority for the Balades is the MS. at Trentham Hall.
742IIThe damage to f. 12 of the MS. has caused the loss of a part of this Balade and of the next.
74326-28The ends of these lines are somewhat damaged and have been conjecturally restored.
74427 Courte
74521 enauerai
746II 4 qil ses ioiera
74717 noueƚƚ
748III 10 tielment
74913 plusforte
75014, 21, 25 Enattendant
751IIII*In the MS. this and the preceding Balade are both numberedIIII.
752VII 5 Pouceo
753VIII 12 sibon
754IX 7 Qa pres
75519 plussouent
756IX 37 poestes
75741 plusbelle
758X 9 plussouent
759XI 6 plusbelle
7607, 14, 21, 25 plusamerouse
76115 Iieo
762XIII 8 al loill
76317 noun suffisance
76419 endevient
765XIIII 2 Een
766XIIII 15 doules
767XV 17 lesprees
768XVI 7 Com bien
76911 endeuient
77016 plusgrief
77126 plusexcellente
772XVIII 12 plusdure
77320 Qell
774XIX 1 plussalvage
775XIX 18 tout dis
77624 Cage
777XXI 18 Terstout
778XXII 19 ensi
779XXIII 22 plusnoble
780XXV 2 plussovent
7814 mout(?)
78221 endoie
783XXVI 22 plusqe
784XXX 5 Le Nief]Perhaps ratherLe vent
78512 circes
78620 Plusque
787XXXI 16 ales
78822 enparlont
789XXXII 5 nuisand
790XXXII 9 si siqau devant
791XXXV 10 deson
792XXXVI 14 nai
793XXXVI 25 nai
794XXXVII 1 plusioiouse
7953 Ruge
79619 refiers
797XXXVIII 9 Quilnait
79823 hosteƚƚ
799XXXIX 3 enestes
800XLI 18 le sciet
801XLII 4 plusqueinte
80212 constregnte
803XLIII 1 Plustricherous
8042 qercules
8053 qeneas
806XLIII 19 par Tonope
807XLIIII 23 endie
808XLV 5 endevient pluspreciouse
809XLVI 17 endeviens
810XLVIII 4 e (foret)
8118 La mier
81211 La halt
81320 fors banie
814XLVIII 25 touz
815XLIX 1 ales
81619 cest
817L 6 plusfiers
818LI 7 pluscherie
81915 ceƚƚ
820The text is that ofF (Fairfax3)with collation ofS (All Souls’98), G (Glasgow, Hunterian Mus.T. 2. 17),andT (Trentham Hall).A full collation ofB (Bodl.294)is given for the heading and it is occasionally cited afterwards.Heading.InGas follows: Cest vn traitie quel Iohan Gower ad fait selonc les auctours touchant lestat de matrimoine dont les amantz marietz se pourront essampler a tenir la foi de lour seintes espousailes.S Tare imperfect at the beginning.
Heading.InGas follows: Cest vn traitie quel Iohan Gower ad fait selonc les auctours touchant lestat de matrimoine dont les amantz marietz se pourront essampler a tenir la foi de lour seintes espousailes.
S Tare imperfect at the beginning.
821IMargindominium possidebit] regiminis dominiumpossidebat B
8221 Puis qil B Pvsquil F cy B englois B
8232 celluy B
8243 franceis B
8254 vn B vne F solonc lez B pur ensampler B
8265 foy B seints B
8276 purront B
8287 Raison ert Conestable G
829I 12 Du G
83014, 21 Raison ert Conestable G
83115 reson G
832II 9The text ofTbegins here
83311 enserra T
83413 toute T
835III 1 plusparfit MSS.
8364The text ofSbegins here
8375 quiert S T G quier F
8387 seint S T
8398 quant T
84014 seint S esglise F G
84121 esglise F
842IVMarginlibidine S
8431 sa queinte G
8443 lui G B guiliers S T G plusqueinte T
8456 com S T
846IV 15 sa queinte T
84720 sacorde S T
848V 1 merveile S resoun T
8493 puiss T eleccioun T
85013 tressentisme T
85115 lespousails T beneicoun F T beneiceon S beneicon G
85216 esglise S
85317 dissolucion S
85420 vengance T
855VI 7, 14, 21 demonstre T
8568 eloigne S G
8579 destine S
85810 sanzom.S
85911 piere S G T
86018 De S sont S
861VIIMarginammouit T
8622 darrein T
8634 deom.S
8646 bataile T
8658 celle T
86610 fille T
867VII 16 vengee S G
86819 tantom.S qil S G
86920 contretaile S G T
870VIII 3 loos T
8714 encourt S T
87210 luy T
87311 quell S G quelle T
87415 cloos T
87517 queux T en clos MSS.
87618 com S T
877IXMarginClemestram S T G
8784 croniqe S
8796 ceo] se F qil S T G
88017 repentace S
88118 Orestes T
882X 3 Estoit S
8834 quoi T seom.S
8845 way T
8856 Quant T