FOOTNOTES:1902The text is that of the MS. at Trentham Hall(T).Variations markedThare those of the copy in Chaucer’s Works, ed.1532, ff. 375 vo-377.1903No title inT Iohan Gower vnto the worthy and noble kynge Henry the fourth Th1904Latin Verses placed at the end of the poemTh19051 O Noble worthy kyng Th19063 uppon this] here vpon Th19074 chosen Th19088 highe Th high T190916 thi] the Th191017 bounde Th191121 this is Th goddes purueyaunce Th godespourveiance T191230 toom.Th191331 theom.Th191435 unto the] in to his Th191536 his storie Th191642 heom.Th191745 paynem Th191854 asom.Th191963 erthly Th192071 S.... pes (erasure afterS) T To stere peace Th eueriche on lyue Th192174 lande may stande Th192289 euer TTh192390 al TTh192493 that] what Th192596 ysought Th1926108 here T her Th1927121 hast be gyde Th1928122 Ley Th Leie T1929124 sette TTh1930126 euer TTh1931127 euer TTh1932129 Lete T Lette Th1933130 put Th putte T1934148 neuer TTh1935155 and knighthode Th1936162 þenke T thynke Th1937165 the subgit] be subiecte Th1938173 But afterwarde Th1939175 Ayenst Th1940177 stighed Th1941181 neuer TTh1942183 paynyms Th1943185 erre Th1944194 paynems Th1945200 which] þatTh1946202 worthiom.Th1947203 is there Th which] that Th1948209 payne Th1949211 a] any Th1950216 howom.Th1951219 theom.Th1952227 men] people Th1953238 him selfe Th1954241 euer TTh1955251 ayenst Th1956254 isom.Th hersilf T her selfe Th1957263 helpples T helplesse Th1958269 Betwene TTh1959276 Beholde TTh1960283 Godfray and Arthus Th1961288 mai] many Th1962291 ben] is Th1963294 pes] men Th1964295 Off (forOf) T1965301 neuer TTh1966305 That is aboue al other peerles Th1967306 begete Th1968321 the pes] these Th1969329 here T her Th1970331 therom.Th1971336 wei T way Th1972345 made Th1973350 euer TTh1974356 were TTh1975365 euer TTh1976371 loenge] legende Th1977378 and thy throne Th1978382 mor T1979Explicit3 suis Th19804 Et nunc—exoratom.Th1981Instead of the Latin lines that followThhas here the lines‘Electus Cristi—sponte data,’which inTstand at the beginning, and after these without a break, ‘Henrici quarti—futura deus,’twelve lines which are written at the end of the Trentham MS.198210 Teque T198339 augusti T198448 Cuncta que T198549 paxque T198650 Teque T198753 laudique T
1902The text is that of the MS. at Trentham Hall(T).Variations markedThare those of the copy in Chaucer’s Works, ed.1532, ff. 375 vo-377.
1903No title inT Iohan Gower vnto the worthy and noble kynge Henry the fourth Th
1904Latin Verses placed at the end of the poemTh
19051 O Noble worthy kyng Th
19063 uppon this] here vpon Th
19074 chosen Th
19088 highe Th high T
190916 thi] the Th
191017 bounde Th
191121 this is Th goddes purueyaunce Th godespourveiance T
191230 toom.Th
191331 theom.Th
191435 unto the] in to his Th
191536 his storie Th
191642 heom.Th
191745 paynem Th
191854 asom.Th
191963 erthly Th
192071 S.... pes (erasure afterS) T To stere peace Th eueriche on lyue Th
192174 lande may stande Th
192289 euer TTh
192390 al TTh
192493 that] what Th
192596 ysought Th
1926108 here T her Th
1927121 hast be gyde Th
1928122 Ley Th Leie T
1929124 sette TTh
1930126 euer TTh
1931127 euer TTh
1932129 Lete T Lette Th
1933130 put Th putte T
1934148 neuer TTh
1935155 and knighthode Th
1936162 þenke T thynke Th
1937165 the subgit] be subiecte Th
1938173 But afterwarde Th
1939175 Ayenst Th
1940177 stighed Th
1941181 neuer TTh
1942183 paynyms Th
1943185 erre Th
1944194 paynems Th
1945200 which] þatTh
1946202 worthiom.Th
1947203 is there Th which] that Th
1948209 payne Th
1949211 a] any Th
1950216 howom.Th
1951219 theom.Th
1952227 men] people Th
1953238 him selfe Th
1954241 euer TTh
1955251 ayenst Th
1956254 isom.Th hersilf T her selfe Th
1957263 helpples T helplesse Th
1958269 Betwene TTh
1959276 Beholde TTh
1960283 Godfray and Arthus Th
1961288 mai] many Th
1962291 ben] is Th
1963294 pes] men Th
1964295 Off (forOf) T
1965301 neuer TTh
1966305 That is aboue al other peerles Th
1967306 begete Th
1968321 the pes] these Th
1969329 here T her Th
1970331 therom.Th
1971336 wei T way Th
1972345 made Th
1973350 euer TTh
1974356 were TTh
1975365 euer TTh
1976371 loenge] legende Th
1977378 and thy throne Th
1978382 mor T
1979Explicit3 suis Th
19804 Et nunc—exoratom.Th
1981Instead of the Latin lines that followThhas here the lines‘Electus Cristi—sponte data,’which inTstand at the beginning, and after these without a break, ‘Henrici quarti—futura deus,’twelve lines which are written at the end of the Trentham MS.
198210 Teque T
198339 augusti T
198448 Cuncta que T
198549 paxque T
198650 Teque T
198753 laudique T