BOOK II

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*42.[36] Forthy men seyn, ech contree hath his lawes.--B. ii. pr. 7. 49-51. (This case is doubtful. Chaucer's phrase--_men seyn_--shews that he is quoting a common proverb. 'Ase fele thedes, as fele thewes, quoth Hendyng.' 'Tant de gens, tant de guises.'--Ray. So many countries, so many customs.--Hazlitt).

526. O god, that at thy disposicioun Ledest the fyn, by Iuste purveyaunce, Of every wight. B. iv. pr. 6. 149-151.

766-7. And that a cloud is put with wind to flighte Which over-sprat the sonne as for a space. B. i. met. 3. 8-10.

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