485 castin is from Chepman and Myllar. 491 on is from Asloan. 497 foull . 498 doun is from Chepman and Myllar and Asloan. 503 craving .
Wood emends to craving .
Playis apon the harp of conscience . These lines are omitted in the Chepman and Myllar print and the Asloan manuscript. Along with two subsequent passages, this passage has been the subject of speculation by Smith and Wood. The lines may have been written by Bannatyne himself. However, Fox makes a significant point that these lines are unlike others of Bannatyne's authorship.