Geoffrey Chaucer

“ These stars are described by the commentators on Dante as being situate in the end of the sign of Aquarius and the beginning of Pisces; and answer (sufficiently well) to the stars now named θ Pegasi, α Aquarii, π and γ Aquarii, and lastly, ζ and η Aquarii. For help as to this matter I am indebted to Sir R. Ball; also, for the reference to Dante (which Cary long ago noticed) , to Mr. A. J. Butler. ”

“ To this list of early editions of separate works of Chaucer, add:—Boethius, edited by Caxton, before 1479.
P. 35; l. 9. Alain Chartier, if born (as some say) as early as 1386, was fourteen years old at Chaucer's death. This does not affect the argument or the result. (Make a similar correction in note 2 on p. 28) .
P. 39; l. 8. Delete the words—A sixth is in MS. Harl. 7333, in the British Museum.
P. 78; last line. Read is well spelt, nor is either
P. 80; l. 6 from bottom, for y-seen read y-seyn.
P. 95; l. 47. Insert a comma after 'oughte'
P. 98; l. 114. Omit the comma at the end of the line. ”

“ Kittredge rejects the explanation of goddes in 16. 15 by 'goddess'; and argues that it is merely the pl. of god. 'All the seven gods (l. 3) may be regarded as feeling the blasphemy against one of their number; or if this will not do, this goddes may perhaps refer to Cupid and Venus.' Of course this can mean 'these'; but, if the form be plural, I would rather read the goddes, as in the rest, than this goddes (or goddis) , as in MS. F.
P. 127. Hierdesse, l. 2. Prof. Kittredge, in his Observations on Troilus, p. ”

“ Kittredge, Obs. on Troilus, p. 424.
ERRATA IN VOLUME II.
P. xxiv; l. 6 from bottom. For alienae read alieni.
Pp. lvii-lx. These extracts from Guido may well be compared with Caxton's Recuyell of The Historyes of Troye, as reprinted by O. Sommer, pp. 604, 608, 610, 613, 633.
P. lxxvi; l. 21. For have been read has been.
I. Boethius.
*P. 8; Book I, met. 4. l. 8. For thonder-light a better reading is thonder-leit; see p. xliii, and the note (p. 422) .
P. 26; Book II, met. 1. l. 11. For proeueth read proeveth
P. 29; Book II, pr. 3. l. 3. Delete the comma after wherwith
*P. 48; Book II, pr. 7. ”

“ P. 479; note to Book III. 797. 'That Horaste = Orestes, is evident from Gower's Conf. Amantis, bk. iii (I. 352) , where the forms Horestes and Horest (elided) occur. Chaucer merely uses the name without intending an allusion to the classical Orestes.'—G. L. Kittredge, Observations on the language of Troilus, p. 347.
*P. 479, last line; and p. 480, first line. For represents the Pers ... karn, horn—read represents the Arab, zū'lkarnayn, lit. two-horned; from Arab. zū, lord of, hence, possessing, and the dual form of karn, horn.
Notes to Book I. 948, 951; II. 36, 1335; III. 1219. Dr. ”

“ P. 255; l. 7437. Supply a comma at the end of the line.
P. 258; l. 7665. Insert a comma after 'helle'
P. 269; l. 145. The stop at the end should be a comma.
*P. 270; l. 163. I now think that 'suffred' is correct; but that 'his herte' has been wrongly put for 'him,' by confusion with l. 164. Moreover, 'pighte' must be an error for 'prighte'; see the Glossary. I am convinced that the right reading is—
And suffred eek, that Longius him prighte,
Compare Cant. ”

“ P. 626; footnotes; last line. For E. Seld. Ln. beauteis; read E. Seld. Ln. beautees;
P. 634. I 955. For Daniel read David. [N. B. MSS. E. Cm. Danyel; the rest, Dauid. Probably Chaucer wrote 'Danyel' at first, and afterwards corrected it, by the original, to 'Dauid.' Nevertheless, 'Daniel' is a good reading.]
ERRATA IN VOLUME V.
P. 73; l. 10 from bottom. Delete the comma after Thornton
P. 144; l. 5 from bottom. Delete quotation-mark after westi.
P. 252; l. 4. For Bruton's read Burton's
At p. xxviii. of this volume will be found notes on C 60 and G 1171. At pp. ”