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Benjamin Minor, cap. 72.

The MSS. have: "men clepen."

So the MSS., which agrees with the Latin, ordinati affectus (Benjamin Minor, cap. 3); Pepwell has "ardent feelings."

So Pepwell, which accords with the Latin: cum tante importunitate. The MSS. read: "unconningly," i.e. ignorantly.

So Harl. MS. 674 and Pepwell; Harl. MS. 1022, ed. Horstman, reads: "forthe," i.e. offer. The Latin is: "Et Zelphae quidem sitim dominae suae copia tanta omnino extinguere non potest" (Benjamin Minor, cap. 6).

The Latin has simply: "vinum quod Zelpha sitit, gaudium est voluptatis" (ibid.).

Harl. MS. 1022, ed. Horstman, reads: "in our soul."

Pepwell gives the modern equivalent, "ordinate" and "inordinate," for "ordained" and "unordained," throughout.

Ps. cxi. 10 (Vulgate cx.).

Pepwell adds: "and high Judge."

Filius visionis.

Gen. xxix. 32 (Vidit Dominus humilitatem meam, Vulgate).

Gen. xxix. 33.

Exauditio.

Matt. v. 4.

Ezek. xxxiii. 14.

Made humble.

Ps. li. 17 (Vulgate l.).

Additus, vel Additio.

Added. Cf. Gen. xxix. 34.

Ps. xciv. 19 (Vulgate xciii.).

Gen. xxix. 34.

Gen. xxix. 35 (Vulgate): Modo confitebor Domino.

Confitens.

Learning.

Ps. cvi. 1, cvii. 1 (cv., cvi., Vulgate).

Pepwell reads: "the true goodness of God."

Pepwell reads: "conning."

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