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Neif: fist. II. iv. p. 80. Neighbour confines: neighbouring borders. IV. v. p. 145. New-dated: of recent date. IV. i. p. 109.

Nice: effeminate. I. i. p. 82; trivial. IV. i. p. 117. Nine worthies: i.e. three Gentiles (Hector, Alexander, Julius Cæsar), three Jews (Joshua, David, Judas Maccabæus), and three Christian Kings (King Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon). II. iv. p. 81. Noble: a gold coin 68. 8d.; "twenty nobles" £6 13s. 4d. II. i. p. 59.

Noise: band of musicians. II. iv. p. 72, V. iv. p. 168. Nut-hook: a contemptuous vari. ant of catch-pole. V. iv. p.

168.

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ference. IV. iv. p. 133. O'er posting: escaping, getting clear of. I. ii. p. 42. Offer: menace. IV. i. p. 118. Offices: stores and servants' apartments. I. iii. p. 48. Omit: neglect. IV. iv. p. 183. One: score. II. i. p. 53. Opposite: opponent. I. iii. p. 49, IV. i. p. 109.

Orchard: garden. V. iii. p. 161.

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Ostentation: manifestation. II. ii. p. 63.

Ousel: black bird. III.ii. p. 95. Out: "will not "will not

fail you. V. iii. p. 164. Overlive: outlive, survive. IV. i. p. 109.

Overscutched: (?) over. scotched, whipped. Taking the abusive sense of 'huswife,' Ray plausibly suggested 'overswitched huswives' strumpets. III. ii. p. 107. Overween : exhibit arrogance. IV. i. p. 115. Owches: ornaments. II. iv. p.

74. Pantler: servant in charge of the pantry. II. iv. p. 82. Parcel-gilt: partly gilt (the raised ornamentation of goblets was often gilt). II. i. p. 56. Parcels: particulars, details. IV. ii. p. 121.

Part: depart, disperse. IV. ii. p. 122; characteristic action. IV. v. p. 142. Particular: 66 every course in "all the incidents set forth in detail and sequence. IV. iv. p. 136. Passing surprisingly.

his

p. 123. Pawned

125.

IV. ii.

pledged. IV. ii. p.

Peasant: country, provincial. Induc. p. 25.

Peascod-time: when the peapods are formed but not ripened. II. iv. p. 88. Persistency: stubborn persistence in evil ways. II. ii. p. 63. Peruse: review, observe. IV. ii. p. 124.

Picking: petty, trifling, fanciful. IV. i. p. 117.

Point: a tagged lace used to support the hose. I. i. p. 28; trumpet-blast as a signal.

i. p. ill.

IV.

Points: laces; mark of his commission. II. iv. p. 77.

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Quean: hussy. II. i. p. 54.
Queasiness: qualms, nausea. I.
i. p. 35.

Quit: safe. III. ii. p. 104.
Quittance: requital, return. I.
i. p. 31.

Quiver: nimble. III. ii. p. 106.
Quoif: "sickly,
"head
bandage or cap worn in illness.
I. i. p. 32.
Quoit: shore. II. iv. p. 80.
Ragged: rugged. Induc. p. 25.
Ragged and forestalled re-
mission: beggarly pardon
granted prematurely because of
my importunity. V. ii. p. 156.

Ragged'st: roughest. I. i. p. 83.
Rampallian: an abusive epithet,
usually applied to a woman.
II. i. p. 54.

Rascals: orginally, lean deer not
worth hunting. II. iv. p. 73.
Rash: explosive. IV. iv. p.

134.
Recordation to: memory of. II.
iii. p. 71.

Red wheat: a late wheat. V. i.
p. 151.
Remembered: reminded you,
mentioned to you. V. ii. p. 160.
Remembrance: injunction. V.
ii. p. 159.
Rendered: reported, related. I.
i. p. 27.

Reputation: position. II. i. p.
58.
Resolved correction: the pun-
ishment determined upon. IV.
i. p. 119.

Respect: consideration. I. 1. p.

24.
Rheumatic: probably Mistress
Q.'s blunder for 'splenetic' =
choleric. II. iv. p. 74.
Rigol: circle. IV. v. p. 140.
Ripe: mature. IV. i. p. 109.
Rood: cross. III. ii. p. 94.
Rotten opinion: soiled reputa-
tion. V. ii. p. 160.
Roundly: without ceremony.
III. ii. p. 95.

Routs: gangs. IV. i. p. 110.
Rowel-head: the axis of the
revolving spiked tip.
I. i. p.

28.

Royal-faiths: loyalty, fidelity
to the King. IV. i. p. 117.
Sad serious. V. i. p. 153.
Sadly seriously, soberly. V. ii.
p. 160. (See Notes.)
Samingo: San Domingo, the
adopted patron-saint of topers.
V. iii. p. 164. (See Notes.)
Satisfy pay. II. i. p. 58.
Saving your manhoods:
variant of saving your rever-
ence,' a deferential phrase. II.
i. p. 53.

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Scab: a low epithet [(?) punning
on 'wart']. III. ii. p. 106.

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Seven stars: the Pleiades (i.e.
spent nights together). II. iv.
p. 80.
Shadows:

bogus names (for
which the recruiting officer
would receive pay). III. ii. p.
100.
Sherris-sack: sherry, so named
from the town of Xeres in
Spain (sack, used as general
name for Spanish wines).
iii. p. 130.

IV.

II.

Shot: marksman. III. ii. p. 106.
Shove-groat: a game consisting
of shoving the coin towards
marked spots on a board.
iv. p. 80.
Shrove-tide: the uproarious last
days of carnival time, im-
mediately before Lent. V. iii.
p. 162.
Sights: eye-holes. IV. i. p. 114.
Single: feeble, silly. I. ii. p. 48.
Slops: wide loose trousers (gen-
erally called 'French slops').
I. ii. p. 37.
Smooth-pates: sleek-headed
fellows. I. ii. p. 37.
Sneap: rebuke, snub. II. i. p.

57.

Soft silencing: gently rebuk-
ing. V. ii. p. 159.
Soon at night: this very night.
V. v. p. 173.

Sort: manner. IV. v. p. 148.
South: south wind (all kinds of
plagues and diseases were be-
lieved to be borne upon the
south wind). II. iv. p. 87.
Stand my good lord: favour
me. IV. iii. p. 129.

Stand upon: demand. I. ii. p.

37.

"that kingly

State: " your
capacity. V. ii. p. 159.
State of floods: the majesty of
the ocean. V. ii. p. 160.
Stewed prunes: a common
article of diet at brothels. II.
iv. p. 78.

Still continually. Induc. p. 24.
Still-discordant: ever-
discordant. Induc. p. 24.
Stomach: appetite. IV. iv. p.
137.

Strange-achieved: amassed but
set aside for their sons' use. IV.
v. p. 142.
Stratagem: amazing and ter-
rible deed. I. i. p. 26.
Strond: strand. I. i. p. 29.
Studied: inclined. II. ii. p. 61.
Success of mischief: a succes-
sion of calamities. IV. ii. p.

121.

Successively : by right of
succession. IV. v. p. 148.
Sufferance: suffering. V. iv. p.
168.

Suggestion: instigation. IV. iv.
p. 134.

Supplies: reserves. IV. ii. p. 121.
Surecard: an old name for
'boon-companion.' III. ii. p.

98.

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Tempering: becoming impres-

sionable as wax. IV. iii. p. 181.

Tester sixpence. III. ii. p.

106.

Theme: matter, business. I. iii.
p. 47.

Thews: sinews. III. ii. p. 105.
Thick: rapidly, abruptly. II.
iii. p. 69.

Three-man beetle: a wooden
mallet for driving piles, wielded
by three men. I. ii. p. 45.
Tidy used as in modern slang,
without any precise meaning.
II. iv. p. 82.

Tiring on riding furiously.
Induc. p. 25.

Tirrits: Mistress Q.'s blunder for
'terrors. II. iv. p. 80.
Toward: 'brewing," preparing.
II. iv. p. 80.

Toys: trifles, idle fancies. II. iv.
p. 79.

Traverse march. III. ii. p.

106.

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Warder: staff of command. IV.
i. p. 114.

Wassail candle: a large candle
used at feasts. I. ii. p. 42.
Watch-case: sentry-box. III. i.
p. 90.
Water-work: painting in water-
colours, as substitute for tapes-
try hangings. II. i. p. 58.
Well conceited: smartly con-
ceived, cleverly imagined. V.
i. p. 152.

Well encountered: fortunately
met. IV. ii. p. 119.

Well said: well done. V. iii. p.
61.

What the good-year! probably
corrupted from Fr., goujère, a
disease. II. iv. p. 74.
Wheeson: Whitsuntide. II. i.
p. 56.
Whipping-cheer: whipping
fare. V. iv. p. 167.

Winking: blindly, closing his
eyes. I. iii. p. 48.

Withal: with. IV. ii. p. 124.
Within a ken: within sight.
IV. i. p. 115.

Witnessed usurpation : wit-
nesses of its usurpation.
p. 29.

I. i.

Worst: "the" i.e. which-
ever may be the worst. V. ii.
p. 155.
Wrought the mure: worn away
the wall (the flesh). IV. iv. p.
137.

Yeoman the sheriff's officer, an
under-bailiff. II. i. p. 52.
Zeal of God: (?) seal of God.
IV. ii. p. 120.

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