avant: avant, identical rhyme; cf

185. contredire. Note that as in Modem French contredire governs the dative (404, 632) or ace. (185, 239, 340).

226. gringalet ; cf. the notes of Paris ^ and Focrster ^ on this word.

268. a bien pou que; cf. J. du Bellay : ^ " A peu que je ne leur fay la response, que feit Virgile à un quidam Zoile, qui le reprenoit d'emprunter les vers d'Homère.'^

276-277. The évident corruption originated frora the scribe's writing tantost twice by mistake. As the subject is changed in 1. 276, li osie (1. 455 shows that oste was probably the nominative form used by the author) is needed. Notice that the host has already taken his daughter's hand (1. 264).

416-420. For other occurrences of this proverb see Tobler, Li Proverbe au Vilain, Leipzig, 1895, p. 6, no. 12 ; Z.F.S. L. XTV,

I, p. 154, no. 1 ; XX, 2, p. 126 ; XXI, 1, p. 6, no. 65, p. 7, no. 136, p. 12, no. 325 ; Paul Meyer, Documents manuscrits .... dans les Bibliothèques de la Grande Bretagne ; in Archives des Missions sci. et lit, 2«sé. vol. y, p. 175.