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Editorial Notes

9 golde] stonys Laud 683; Ashmole 59, Cambridge H.h.4.12, Trinity R.3.19, and Rawlinson C.86 all replace stonys with golde. While the other manuscripts were not available to us to confirm, the collation printed in Henry Noble MacCracken's edition indicates that all other manuscripts also contain 'golde.' Within a list of specific 'attyres' of great value, it seems odd to use the generic word, 'stonys.' Not only does 'golde' fit the discussion of jewelry, but it also carries forward the motif from line 5. 

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12 by] but Laud 683; All other manuscripts contain 'by' which makes better sense in the line describing the 'heuenly influence' of the jewels. 



17 remembreth] rembreth Laud 683

23 T'exemplyfie] Texemplyfie Laud 683



29 preſence​​​] prſence​ Laud 683



30 man] ma Laud 683



31 with] wt Laud 683



Lenuoye, Expliat] These indicators appear in Laud 683 in a different hand than the rest of these texts (though it is possibly the same hand that added the caesurial markings]. Both words appear in all manuscripts we have available, and MacCracken's collation indicates that all other manuscripts contain them except Jesus College 56. 



45 aduertence] adurtence Laud 683



59 davidis] david is Laud 683



66 neuere] neure Laud 683

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© 2013 Nichole Peña and Craig A. Schmidt

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