Figure descriptions
An old woman and a young woman (Fairy May) stand together. The old woman stands behind
the young woman and grabs her arm. She
glares at the young woman and holds her left arm out behind the young woman’s body,
reaching toward a man who occupies the inhabited
initial to the right of this illustration. The young woman stands with her left hand
on her hip as she grasps her skirt with her
right hand. She appears unbothered by the old woman’s anger. 1/12 page.
Decorated initial letter “C” from the poem’s first word, “Come.” A man leans out from
the centre of the letter and reaches
towards the women depicted in the first illustration. He holds the upper half of the
letter with his right arm and kneels on the
lower half with his left knee. 1/24 page.
Two men and two women gather in the outdoors. They are depicted in a perspective that
makes them appear short and squat. Two
men stand at the centre of the illustration. One of the men holds a bow in his left
hand; he holds his right arm back, having just
shot an arrow. The second man stands behind him, carrying his arrow bag. A woman stands
at the right side of the illustration
holding a large shield that reads “FANCY FREE.” The shot arrow ricochets off her shield.
The second woman stands at the left side of
the illustration, gesturing toward the group. 1/4 page.
