While questioning Thorpe, Arundel observes: "Pou coueitist to haue azen pe Sauter pat I made [caused] to be taken fro pee at Cauntirbirie, forpi pat [because] pou woldist
gadere out pereof and recorde scharpe verses azens vs." (45) Middle English "scharpe" here is equivalent to our modern adjective "pointed"--acute, incisive, or trenchant.