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56 23 — Elle a vu le poulet : Poulet, love-letter (dérivation

very much disputed).

57 23 — Conte-lui dextrement : Dexterously ; cf. adroitement, which cornes from the same root, as shows the former spelling, adextre. See, for instance, Villon, “ Ballade de la belle Haulmière 1"

Et vous, la gente saulcissière,

Qui de dancer estes adextre.