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THE COMPLETE WORKS

THOMAS NASHE.

VOL. VI.

THE TRAGEDIE OF DIDO. 1594.

SUMMERS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. 1600.

GLOSSARIAL-INDEX, ETC.

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" Having awakened to life from the night of unconsciousness, the
will finds itself as an individual in an endless and boundless world,
among innumerable individuals, all striving, suffering, erring ; and, as
though passing through an uneasy dream, it hurries back to the old
unconsciousness. Until then, however, its desires are boundless, its
claims inexhaustible, and every satisfied wish begets a new one. No
satisfaction possible in the world could suffice to still its longings, put a
final end to its craving, and fill the bottomless abyss of its heart. Con-
sider, too, what gratifications of every kind man generally receives : they
are, usually, nothing more than the meagre preservation of this existence
itself, daily gained by incessant toil and constant care, in battle against
want, with death for ever in the van. Everything in life indicates that
earthly happiness is destined to be frustrated, or to be recognised as an
illusion. The germs for this lie deep in the nature of things. Accord-
ingly, the life of most of us proves sad and short. The comparatively
happy are usually only apparently so, or are, hke long-lived persons,
rare exceptions, — left as a bait for the rest."

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CONTENTS.

PAGE

Memorial-Introduction— Critical. By the Editor. i *'

The Tragedie of Dido i i^'

The Comedie of Summers Last Will and Testa-
ment 8i \^

Glossarial-Index, including Notes and Illus-
trations 171 i^

Index of Names, etc. 257

Curiosities of Folk Lore, etc 260

Errata et Corrigenda, etc 262

' He took the suffering human race :

He read each wound, each weakness clear ;
He struck his finger on the place,
And said, 'Thou ailest here and here.' "

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION—
CRITICAL.

In our 'Memorial-Introduction — Biograpliicar (Vol. I.,
pp. xi — Ixxi) we furnished the 'little all' that has
come down to us of the outward life of Thomas Nashe
— its main landmarks, — as so frequently, — having
been his books lesser and larger. I am under bond to
add to the ' Biographical ' a ' Critical ' Introduction.
I must fulfil my promise, albeit it was perchance too
hastily given ; for as one turns back upon the now
completed Works, one feels that the Man is too
shadowy and unrevealed, and the Writings too hasty
and unsubstantive, for anything like elaborate criticism
or estimate. And yet the very remarkable things in
these hitherto scattered and forgotten books suggest
a good deal as to the Elizabethan-Jacobean period,
which will reward the stydent-reader if he take pains
to master them. I propose, as briefly as may be, to
indicate certain points and to gather up others, leaving
it to those who have a mind to follow along our lines,
and mark out (it may be) as many more.

Turning back upon the Man and the Writer alike,
and trying to express summarily a ' critical ' estimate,

viii MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL.

three things strike us ; and these I would, in the
outset, state and put : —

(a) His feverish unrest. From the escapades of
his academic career — slightly known as it is — to his
youthful rushing at an opportunity to associate him-
self with the ' glory ' of Sir Philip Sidney, and from
his taking up of the wider Mar-Prelate controversy to
his personal quarrels with DR. GABRIEL HARVEY,
everything has the stamp of heat and hurry. There
is no repose, no poising of thought or phrasing, no
meditativeness. Contrariwise, even when most serious
— and he is o' times serious to solemnity, as though
his (probably) Puritan home-memories overshadowed
him — he speaks off-hand rather than writes deliber-
ately. The impression left is that of a task begun
on impulse, and so long as the impulse lasted con-
tinued joyously, but the impulse very soon self-
evidencingly ebbing out. Even in his quarrels he
hates by fits and starts. He is ' nothing long.'

{b) His polemical violence. Elsewhere I have con-
ceded the provocation and the intolerable baseness
and black-hearted malignancy of Harvey ; so that
■ served him right ' is the inevitable verdict and
enjoyment of every 'indifferent' reader. But the
sorrow is that in his attacks on the Puritans, and
all who sought the slightest ' Reformation ' in either
the ecclesiastical or political world, he imported all
Harvey's ghoul-like prying into private character
and circumstance, and equally his foul, unwholesome,
pseudo-gossip or manufactured ' evil reports.' As a
consequence, his truculence, his ribaldry, his coarse-
ness, his insinuation of a non-existent ' more behind '

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL. ix

neutralizes his unquestionable argumentative poten-
tiality. Not one of his ecclesiastical books but is
marred and stained by his licentiousness of polemic
violence. His ' Christ's Teares ' itself startles by its
astonishing personality of abuse and the boldness of
its accusations.

(i:) His carelessness of style. He was extremely
wroth that he was likened to Robert Greene. He
disowned the (not ' sweet ' or ' soft,' but treacherous)
' impeachment ' ; and claimed to have made his
own style. Nor can it be questioned that he did
so. There is a dash and ring and swing in his
sentences, a straight-hitting directness of speech, and
a vocabulary so full and fluent, as to mark him out
from all contemporaries. Nevertheless, he writes
again and again with unscholarly inaccuracy, with
uncultured flabbiness, and with irritating syntax.
The same holds of Greene — Master of Arts of both
Universities — and the two are typical of the edu-
cation and scholarship of the time. Perhaps one
secret of it is that, associating as both did with the
low and vulgar and tap-house rude, they were
' subdued ' into their mode of speaking, and took
it into their writing semi-unconsciously.

Over-against these ' critical ' Faults I would place
FOUR Merits.

(a) His vigour. Take his ' Epistles ' alone, and
compare them with those of most Elizabethan books,
and their strength is noteworthy. Euphuism, with
its platitudes of thought and sentiment, and feeble
fantastique of 'hunting the phrase,' is separated by
a gulf from Nashe's terse, home-speaking, manly

X MEMORIAL-INTROD UCIION-CMITICAL.

addresses to ' gentle and simple.' And so in nearly
all his productions, save when, as in his 'Christ's
Teares/ he feels bound to fill up a tale of leaves, or
when, as in his ' VnfortuHate Traueller,' he has got
hold of stories that he must forsooth ' put into print.'
But, regarded broadly, these are vigorous, strong,
effective books. His English is powerful. His
sarcasm is like lightning flash and stroke. His rage
is splendid. His consciousness of superiority of
resource {e.g., with Gabriel Harvey, D.C.L. !) is fine.
His momentum is terrific. He is a man every inch
of him.

[b) His graphic picturesqueness. In the second half
of his 'Christ's Teares,' and, indeed, in nearly all
his books, there are such word-photographs of the
London and England of his day as your (so-called)
dignified Historians would do well to master. He
saw much, and forgot nothing that he saw. He heard
more, and forgot nothing that he heard. One con-
sequence is that whoever came beneath his eyes and
ears, there and then had his portrait taken. City-life,
tavern-life, poor scholar's life, gaming-life, sporting-
life, the life of the residuum, not without glimpses of
the higher, even the highest of the sixteenth century,
are pictured imperishably by Nashe. For insight into
men and manners commend me to the writings of
this " free lance " of our literature. His abandon, his
rollicking, vociferous communicativeness, his swift
touch, his audacity, his strange candour, unite in such
portraitures as are scarcely to be found elsewhere.

(c) His humanness. He is "All hail fellow, well
met," with anybody and everybody. There is nothing

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL. xi

of the pedant, nothing of the arrogance of the ' read '
man, nothing of pretence in him. Wherever he haps
on a mortal man (or woman), he has hand-grasp and
cordial as ready greeting. He discerned " a soul
of goodness " in the worst. He had Burns's pity for
"the Devil himself." I fear he was licentious, drunken,
shifty, spendthrift ; but somehow he emerges clean
and never writes pruriently or sardonically. Some of
his 'preachings ' in ' Christ's Teares' are of the poorest
and most spun-out ; but other of his present-day
applications reveal a fine humanity as well as a
penetrative perception of the woes and mysteries of
this "unintelligible world." I have noted already
some things notable in ' Christ's Teares ' (Vol. IV.,
pp. ix — xxi). I like especially his softened speech
wherever the name of ' Kit Marlowe ' comes up.

(d) His vocabulary. Than our Glossarial-Index I
doubt if there be a more noteworthy contribution to
our great National Dictionary of the Philological
Society. His fecundity, his variety, his originality,
his freshness, his ebullience, his readiness, his droUness,
the student-reader will find abundantly illustrated.
No contrast could be greater than between him and
his grotesquely-learned antagonist Gabriel Harvey.
With the ' Doctor ' all or most is laboured, lumbering,
pedantic, curiously out of date and place ; with Nashe
the words run on wheels, and the wheels burn in their
course. Or, to change the metaphor, we have in these
books the language of the ' brave translunary things '
of the wit-combats of the ' Mermaid.' For his vocabu-
lary alone, and that still more when linked-on to his
men and manners painting, Thomas Nashe in any

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'critical' estimate of our Elizabethan- Jacobean litera-
ture ought to hold a foremost place. I limit my
praise to his words or vocabulary; for there are few
of those phrases in him 'five words long' that glitter
on the stretched fore-finger of Time, few of those
conquering thoughts or sentiments that have gone
into men's memories for ever. The fugitive and
polemical nature of most of his writings accounts for
this.

It is a singular phenomenon that is brought
before us in men like Marlowe and Thomas
Nashe. For in them we have men of indubitable
intellectual capacity, not to say genius, of academic
training and culture, unattached to any profession or
' calling,' and left to live (or starve) by their wits.
One asks wistfully, could no ' post ' have been found
for such men in the commonwealth of England ?
Was it a necessity that such men should have been
flung on society? The same spectacle is witnessed
under Queen Anne as under Elizabeth. ScOTT has
made immortal the tragedy of John Dryden, impelled
(if not compelled) to earn " daily bread " by writing
the ' Plays ' he wrote. Whichever age be regarded, it
is matter for national humiliation, though individual
genius must share the blame — id est, in almost any
such case the man of genius broke away by self-
indulgent choice from the ordinary highways of life.
It is doubtful, by what one discovers when one goes
beneath the surface, if the phenomenon is of the Past.
Scantiest-recompensed literary (copyists and the like)
workers to-day make frantic and manifold appeals
for employment ; and one's heart is sore in refusing

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL, xiii

the many and necessarily choosing the one or two
only. At no time does Thomas Nashe appear to
have had a regular or stated or certain income. He
was, I suspect, largely a ' hack ' for the theatres and
in 'pamphleting'; but the wonder is how he contrived
to keep body and soul together, with a ' public ' so
limited for book-reading. Eheu ! the 'lamp' blazed
out all too soon. He was most probably in only
his thirty-third year when Death put his handful of
dust in his voluble mouth. I have still failed to trace
when (exactly) he died, or where, or where he lies
buried. My mottoes from Schopenhauer (pp. ii, vi)
' point the moral ' of his strangely-mingled career.

Such is all I deem it needful to submit by way of
' critical ' estimate of Thomas Nashe as Man and
Writer. I would next proceed to fulfil engagements
made in various places in the progress of the Works,
taking them in their order.

I. The Martin Mar-Prelate books. I have promised
(Vol. I., p. xlix) to discuss the whole matter of the
authorship of the ' Mar-Prelate ' tractates. I regret
that the ' will ' to do so must be accepted for ' the
deed.' I have in the interval read and re-read the
whole series and related literature. But I must
frankly confess that personally I feel unable to dis-
tribute the authorship of these fiery fly-leaves. On
neither side is the authorship positively known.
Certes I cannot go beyond what I have written (as
above, pp. xlvii — liii) in so far as Nashe's part is
concerned. My intention to have given quotations
and 'proofs' from the Martin Mar- Prelate books is
superseded by a discovery made almost as soon as

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my words were issued — viz., that in the following
truly great American work the full story is told with
ample learning and finest sympathies with the true
and right and good : " The Congregationalism of the
Last Three Hundred Years. As Seen in its Litera-
ture: with Special Reference to certain Recondite,
Neglected or Disputed Passages. ... By Henry
Martyn Dexter" (New York, 1880). I cannot go all
the length with Dr. Dexter in finding in Henry
Barrow rather than in John Penry the chief author ;
but the details of the section — exclusive of many
scattered references — will guide the reader to far more
than I could ever have found him : " Martin Mar-
Prelate, p. 131 ; illustration of Punch and the old
schoolmaster — startling effect of Martin's appearance,
131, 132; torpid state of the general English mind
— no idea of thinking for themselves on religious
subjects — to arouse them seemed almost a hopeless
task, 133 ; satire hardly yet known in English litera-
ture — had been used effectively in Latin by Erasmus,
Beza, and others, 133-6; first use in English as a
religious weapon, 137-8; pioneer of the Mar- Prelate
series, 1 39-42 ; the genuine inimitable Martin suddenly
challenges attention, 142 ; two books by two bishops
the objects of his keen ridicule, 142-5 ; Martin's a
hard production to describe — characterized in seven
particulars, 145-5S ; it produces intense excitement —
determined efforts of the authorities to discover and
punish the author and printer, 155, 156; four bishops
put their heads together to answer the book, but
have not finished it when another black-letter Martin
appears, as bold and as keen as the first, 156-8 ; the

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL, xv

answer of the bishops issued in a quarto of 253 pages
— a weak defence, 158-60; a third Martin shortly
appears ; and a fourth, reviewing the bishops' book,
160-3 ; a new opponent enters the field in a Latin
quarto entitled Anti-Martinus, 164-5 ; attempts made
to ridicule Martin by low comedies upon the stage —
short lived, 165, 166 ; all persistent efforts to discover
author or printer vain for more than a year — ingenious
expedients for concealment — the press and the half-
printed sheets of some books at last seized and
destroyed, and two workmen arrested, 166-7 > the
author, himself undiscovered, contrives to issue
another — a little i2mo of 32 pages, 168, 169 ; two
rhymesters enter the lists against him, 170-2 ; Martin
sends out two more pamphlets, 172-6 ; seven Martins
in seven months no trivial work in the circumstances
— silenced at length by the loss of means of speaking
— a multitude of attacks are poured upon him —
specimens from these, 177-82; one more Antimartinist
pamphlet, 183, 184; another, often but falsely, regarded
as a part of this controversy, 184, 185 ; three more
serious attempts to neutralize the influence of Martin's
books, 185, 186; strange misapprehensions and mis-
representations of Martin's writings, even on the
part of writers in sympathy with his great object —
vindication, 186-92; who was Martin? — Penry, the
publisher, not the author — hypothesis that sufficient
indications point to Henry Barrowe as the man —
influence of the book powerful and wholesome, 192
— 201." Unfortunately the author of this masterly as
massive 'History' betrays his unacquaintance with
Nashe's books save in a superficial way. I would

xvi MEMORIAL-INTROD UCTION— CRITICAL.

further refer the * critical' investigator to Samuel
Hopkins' "Puritans" (Boston, 3 vols. 8vo, i860)— a
matterful and able 'History.' Either makes Maskell's
miserably partisan and meagre 'account' paltry.
Specifically I would also refer to the memoir of
Barrowe in the New National Biography.

It is difficult to account for a man of the origin,
early training and character of Nashe, taking the
side he did in this memorable controversy. It was
(I fear) mainly to ' please ' the ' ruling powers/ and
for ■ a piece of bread.' Our Glossarial-Index, under
almost any opprobrious word used in the Martin
Mar-Prelate controversy, will introduce the reader
to those ' proofs ' of his wicked as slanderous denun-
ciations of the ' Martinists ' in their opposition to the
remainders of Popery left in the 'Reformed' Church
of England, which he did his bitter uttermost to
transmute into ' high treason ' against Elizabeth, held
in reserve earlier (Vol. I., p. li) — a detestable ' dodge '
(if the vulgarism be allowable) used in other appli-
cations against the Roman Catholics in the same
reign, and later, with deadly and infamous indis-
crimination.

2. The quarrel with Harvey. It is scarcely neces-
sary to add to what I have already said (Vol. I.,
p. liii) on the slight 'occasion' rather than cause of
this absurdly vehement and exaggerate 'quarrel'
— viz., Robert Greene's semi-playful, semi-satirical
allusion to the paternal Harvey. With Harvey's
Works completed (in our Huth Library 3 vols.), and
now Nashe's, the whole writing on both sides is readily
accessible. The Glossarial-Index dipped into, under

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL, xvii

any one of their bandied terms, will yield information
on the origin, progress, and outcome of the quarrel.
En passant, the promised contemporary poem on the
'Trimming' of Thomas Nashe (Vol. I., p. xvii) is given
in Harvey's Works (Vol. III., pp. xxix — xxxiii).
It shows that one at least sided with the Pedant, cis
did Sir John Harington. Palpably young Nashe was
dreaded by his brethren of the pen. Robert Greene
all but certainly meant him by "Young Juvenal" of
his pathetic dying appeal. (See Glossarial-Index in
Robert Greene, j.«.)

3. Personal allusions in 'Lenten Stuffe' (Vol. V.,
p. 188). Once more the Glossarial-Index will easily
enable the student-reader to glean these in this
singularly characteristic production — and also in the
' Vnfortunate Traveller' (Vol. V.). Perhaps no single
thing more directly illustrates the change that has
come over our national literature than present-day
public sentiment in regard to private matters being
intruded into a writer's books. We have still, of
course, such writers — as EDMUND Yates and Sala
— who wear their hearts upon their sleeves and grow
delightfully confidential on the most personal matters;
but the rule is reticence. It is not merely that the
England (and London) of Victoria is so very much
larger than the EUzabethan-Jacobean, but it goes
against the grain to find a man communicative of
things that interest only himself— at least while he is
a ' living Author.' It is startling to come on the many
extremely private and personal data worked into
Elizabethan-Jacobean literature generally, and into
Nashe's books in particular. Sometimes these are of

N. VI. I,

xviii MEMORIAL-INTROD UCTION— CRITICAL.

historical-biographical interest — e.g., Nashe's account
of the lost Play of the 'He of Dogs' (Vol. I., p. lix :
V. 200. With reference to this Play, I venture to
suggest that the splendid, and I believe unique,
recognition of the qualities of the DOG, must have
been a purple patch fetched by its author from the
' He of Dogs.' It is introduced by head and shoulders
into Summer's Last Will and Testament (Vol. VI.,
pp. 115-18). The most curious personal revelations of
' Lenten Stuffe ' are of what Nashe ate and drank, of
the persons and places visited, and the like. It has
a peculiar look to us in this late day to discover that
'the public' cared to know such things. It reveals
how small and (in a sense) provincial London must
then have been. Nor is the characteristic altogether
gone. ' Cockney ' opinion, even when represented by
'our leading newspapers,' when large national questions
are to the fore, is often childishly local and purblind.
The silence of Shakespeare about himself is not more
striking in itself than in comparison <with the mode.

4. Letter of Nashe to Sir Robert Cotton (Vol. I.,
p. Ixi). Once suspect, suspect in everything. Hence
the uncertainty with which I regarded any MS. printed
by the late Mr. J. Payne Collier, accustomed as
he was to foist into even our public collections (e.g.,
Dulwich Papers) his own forgeries. In the present
instance the letter appears to be genuine. I do not
know, however, that it is worth while saying more
about it. I have been disappointed in finding other
(expected) letters of Nashe.

5. Pierce Penilesse his Svpplication to the Diuell
(Vol. II., p. 2). Our Glossarial-Index again lays open

MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL, xix

the treasure-trove of this most quick and original
of all its writer's books. For graphic power, for
riotous spirit, for telling satire, for vivid portrayal
of men and things, for shrewd insight and for wealth
of observation combined with fugitive yet real re-
flection on permanent truths, this ' Svppllcation '
stands alone in our literature. I regret extremely
that, though aided right willingly by M. Taine and
Mr. George Saintsbury, I have utterly failed to trace
a surviving exemplar of the contemporary French
.translation of 'Pierce Penilesse.' It is in none of
the public libraries of France ; nor is it noticed in
French bibliographies. It is much to be desired
that a book which Nashe himself testifies to having
been published were recovered. Should any reader
of these words hap upon it, perhaps (if I be still
alive) he will communicate with me, that somehow
and somewhere account may be given of it. Dutch
translations were more common than French of
Elizabethan-Jacobean books.

6. Astrological books. Since the ' Note ' was
written (Vol. II., p. 140), I have read most of
the ' astrological ' and almanac productions of the
Harveys. One cannot do so without discerning
the ' Roman hand ' of the renowned Gabriel, more
especially in the ' Epistles ' and certain narratives.
The following books will supply pabulum to the
' curious reader,' and more than confirm Thomas
Nashe's uttermost scorn and ridicule : —

(«) 'A Discoursive Probleme concerning Prophesies,
how far they are to be valued, or credited . . . Devised
especially in abatement of the terrible threatenings

XX MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL.

. . . denounced against the kingdoms of the world,
this present . . . yeare 1588. supposed the Great and
Fatall yeere of our Age. By J. H[arvey] Physition.'
1588 (4to).

(6) 'An Astrological Discourse Upon the . . .
Conjunction of . . . Saturne & Jupiter which shall
happen the 28. day of Aprill 1583. With a . . .
Declaration of the effectes, which the late Eclipse
of the Sunne 1582. is yet heerafter to woorke.' 1583
(8vo). [By Richard Harvey.J (EdzHo secundaisSs.)

(c) ' A Theologicall discourse of the Lamb of God
and his Enemies ... By R[ichard] H[arvey] . . .'
1590 (4to).

(d) ' Philadelphus : or a Defence of Brutes and the
Brutans History. Written by R[ichard] H[arvey].'

1593 (4to).

The whole of these will be found in the British
Museum and the Bodleian. The last is not without
a certain ability. . There were others by the two
brothers ' intermeddling ' with matters astrological.
The 'scare' caused by earthquakes and eclipses in
the Elizabethan age has been matched in our own
time, when Proctor (humorously I suppose) inci-
dentally pictured our earth being struck by an
approaching comet. There has always been an
irreducible stratum of abject superstition among
Englishmen. 'The Terrors of the Night' (Vol. III.,
pp. 209-82) might be reproduced in this living
present.

7. Uaue with you to Saffron- Walden. As before,
our Glossarial-Index must be consulted on this most
substantive of Nashe's Harvey-Greene tractates. Its

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freshness and dan, its drollery and roguery, its flashes
of wit and out-of-the-way gossip, must always be as
a preserving salt to hand it down to posterity. The
'vocabulary' is of the fullest and quaintest and
raciest. Yet, after all, it is of the oddest things
imaginable that Elizabethan England should have
been so ' held ' by a quarrel so contemptible and
narrow.

8. Chrisfs Teares ouer lerusalem. I must again
ask the student-reader to turn to the Glossarial-
Index, with its many references to this notable book.
I recur to it that Nashe may have the benefit of each
reader studying the original ' Epistle ' and its substi-
tute. No one can read either without admiring
the victorious controversialist's magnanimity toward
Harvey or condemning Harvey's imbecile stupidity
in not availing himself of the golden bridge of escape
built for him. I make bold to ask that the ' Intro-
duction' to ' Christ's Teares' (Vol. HI., pp. ix — xxi)
be read by all who would understand Nashe.

It only remains that I notice the two Plays re-
produced in the present volume. •

I. Dido (pp. 2-3).

Bearing as it does on the title-page these words
— "Written by Christopher Marlowe and Tkomas
Nash Gent.," this 'Tragedie' presents a fine op-
portunity to your modern dissector of the Eliza-
bethan-Jacobean Drama, not excluding Shakespeare.
I am not of this rash and dogmatic School. I
have no faith in reckoning up (so-called) returning

xxii MEMORIAL-INTRODUCTION— CRITICAL.

traits, or in judging rhythm, by tips o' fingers.
As a rule my experience is that all of soul
vanishes in the mechanical processes of so arriving
at authorship. I dare not, consequently, attempt
to separate between the Marlowe and Nashe por-
tions of 'Dido.' Broadly, I would state that the
•vocabulary' and phrasing of Nashe are so marked
in this 'Tragedie' — as our Glossarial-Index demon-
strates — and that of Marlowe is so slightly illustrated,
that in my judgment very little of it was left by
Marlowe for Nashe. His 'mighty line' is scarcely
once found ; nor even his choice epithets except in
a very few cases, and even these few so mixed up
with Nashe's self-evidencing bits as to be doubtful :
e.g., one might have set down a passage in ' Dido '
as almost certainly Marlowe's, but in it occurs a so
singularly used Nashe word as to certify it to have
been hjs. See Glossarial-Index, under 'Attract'
And so throughout. The pity is that the (alleged)
introductory 'Elegy' to 'Dido' by Nashe has dis-
appeared. It might have informed us of how far
Marlowe wrote, and how far Nashe completed.

I would bring together here certain Notes that
could not be so well put in the Glossarial-Index.

I. In reading ' Dido ' the student must keep in
habitual recollection that, though printed in full, such
phrases as ' I would have ' were spoken as though
= ' I'd have '. This is absolutely necessary, to reduce
many lines to rhythm. This applies to all the con-
temporary Drama. So, too, such words as ' oar' and
the like must generally have been pronounced as
dissyllabic.

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2. Lines 554-5 —

" Then from the nauell to the throat at once
He ript old Priam ..."

This is a complete justification of "from the navel
to the chaps" of Macbeth I. ii. 23, at which critics
have needlessly stumbled, having supposed that the
wound was made when Macdonwald was alive and
standing. Shakespeare in all probability intended
it as a degradation or punishment of a traitor, the
disembowelling ; the fixing of his head on the battle-
ments being a second and after punishment.

3. I. 727, " Instead of musicke I will heare him
speake," etc. Cf. Love's Labour Lost iv. 2, "thy
voice ... is music," and other passages.

4. 1. 728, " His lookes shall be my only librarie,"
etc. Cf. Love's Labour Lost iv. 2 : and also 3,
" women's eyes . . . the books," etc. Both this and
the previous conceit seem to have been common-
places of the times.

5. 1. 810, 'speake.' Thinking that the compositor's
eye had caught the ' speake ' ending the previous
line, Dyce reads 'Come.' But the necessity is not
obvious ; less so if we punctuate it (as we have done)
as another incoherent and broken sentence.

6. 1. 817, 'furie.' I have printed ' furie[s] ' — the
more readily that 'fates' is misprinted 'face.' Perhaps
also, as Mitford suggests, we should omit ' the ' before
' fauorite,' though the writer may have scanned it
" Th'heir of j Furies." Inadvertently left in our text.

7. 1. 940, ' that man of men.' The ' that,' as it seems
to refer to some forespoken person, reads suspiciously,
but the whole line (" Dido except ") betrays that hasty

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carelessness, which was a characteristic of Nashe and
Greene, earlier noticed.

8. 1. 1 1 20, 'is straightway fled.' Again the haste, or
more, with which ' Dido ' was put together is shown
by this, that ^neas had not fled, and that three lines
lower Jove is asked to "warn him to his ships." Some
of these slips must be laid on the double ajithorship.

9. 1. 1294, 'king.' Were these 'divine rights'
merely Dido's passion, or the thoughts of the writer .'

10. 1. 1306, 'Hues.' Though preferring 'Hues' (Dyce's
correction), I now feel disposed to retain 'loues': for
it is sufficiently good sense if we understand him to
say that he will do this for ' loue ' of Troy, of Priam,
and of his kinsmen slaughtered, as well as for the
sake of the thousand ' guiltless soules.'

11. 1. 1499, 'new rigg'd.' Here we have evidence,
as in the story generally, of the double time — viz.,
the stage time, and the historic or actual time. Our
inserted stage directions explain and vindicate them-
selves in accord with this.

12. 1. 1521, 'let me go.' This line is corrupt, but
there is little sense and less courtesy in Dyce's
' farewell ' [none]. The context clearly warrants " Let
me go I , farewell | [or none] | I must | from hence."

13. 1. 1572, 'this long.' This has been altered to
'thus long,' but cf. 1. 1457.

14. 1. 1584, 'thou shalt perish ' — an instance where
in this century we should write "[that] thou wilt
perish."

15. 1. IS9S, 'turn from me.' I have inserted ['turns
away'] as a stage-direction : for this alone explains —
" is he gone ?" The careful reader will always add

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appropriate action, but especially to the words of
Dido in such scenes as the present.

i6. 1. 1601, 'And see.' Here, as before, Dido sees
in fancy what does not occur.

17. 1. 1602, ' But he shrinks.' This line — its clauses
transposed — occurs again, 1. 1672 — another mark of
haste, albeit the Elizabethan dramatists did not mind
repetitions.

18. 1. 1633, ' keend.' This has been altered badly
to 'keen.' It might — remembering Dido's incoherent
sorrow and rage, be an error for 'kind.' Dyce
suggests — and perhaps to be prefelred — ^that it is
an error for ' kenned ' = known.

19. 1. 1691, 'How long,' etc. Not even the exag-
gerations of a lover can defend this from being an
instance of double time.

20. 1. 169s, ' larbas.' In order to correct the scansion
Mitford would substitute 'Oh' for this name. But,
she speaking the first portion of the line hastily, we
might scan —

* larbas | talk not of | .^ne | as let | him go,'
or —

' larbas | talk not | of .^ne | as let | him go.'

21. 1. 1707, ' lye.' Here Dyce, as elsewhere, would
read 'lye[s].' But, with Colonel Cunningham, I
apprehend the change is unnecessary, and indeed for
the worse. The sword was not there, but she places
it there — ' Here let the sword lie,' etc. See second
and fourth lines after.

22. 1. 17 18, 'conqueror.' Though the gods dispersed
this in air, she here utters a prophecy, which was
partly carried out in Hannibal.

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23. Going back on the scenes, the non-Shake-
spearian conduct of the play is shown in this of
Achilles, ^neas relates with the greatest detail a
scene that he could not have witnessed, and which
it was most improbable could have been related to
him by eye or ear witness. See 11. 420-58.

II. Summer's Last Will and Testament.

I owe my very best thanks to my good friend
Dr. Brinsley Nicholson, of London, for the following
thorough discussion of certain points in this Play.
I print his paper exactly as it has reached me by his
kindness, agreeing as I do (substantially) with its
conclusions.

I. When was it acted f

(a) In what year ? In Mr. J. P, Collier's ' Dodsley '
(vol. ix., p. 1 5), it is said that " it was written and
probably acted in the autumn of 1592" — this being
apparently founded on the fact that Elizabeth's
progress to Oxford was made in that year. In his
"Chronological Order" (in vol. xii.) he also gives the
same year-date ; but at p. yy, in a note on the song
line "The want of term," etc., he tells us that this
fixes very exactly when it was performed — viz., during
Michaelmas Term 1 593, and he then quotes Camden's
testimony. That it was written and played in 1593
is proved also by the various references to the plague,
which all writers concur in saying occurred in 1593
and not in 1592.

(d) At what time of the year .' The mention of
this Michaelmas law term, held as it was at St. Albans,

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sufficiently shows that it was acted in autumn. But
there are superabundant proofs of this. Both the title
and scope of the piece show it. Again, Harvest is
introduced, and gives an account of his success. He
and his followers were dressed also in suits covered
with ripe corn and corn-ears, for which "they will
have to pay goodman Yeoman." Their rustic songs
apply only to the finishing of the harvest, as does
their cry for ' largesse.' Then, after Harvest, Bacchus
is introduced, and tells us of the poor vintage they
have had. Lastly comes the will of Summer and its
various bequests. Autumn and Winter are appointed
his executors, and he says : —

" This is the last stroke my tongue's clock must strike.
*****

Silence must be your master's mansion.
Slow marching, thus descend I to the fiends :
Weep heavens ! mourn earth ! here Summer ends."

As also, before this, he has had a doleful ditty sung
complaining his near approaching death, so after it
he — who at the first entered feebly — is carried out
to the dirge of a funeral song.

if) To complete our date-list, we may add a note
on the time of day when it was acted. This time of
day proves to be somewhat of an Irishism, for it was
acted not in the daytime, as was the use on common
stages, but about nine in the evening. Will Summers,
or rather Toy, on entering, tells us that it is * night';
and, as a grievance, that 'he has not yet supped.'
So commenting on Sol's prolixity, he exclaims, " Out
of doubt the poet is brib'd of some that have a mess

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of cream to eat before my lord go to bed yet." Now,
in Elizabethan England, the time at which the upper
classes had supper was about nine. Catesby says to
King Richard (Ric III., V. iii. 47-8) :—

" It's supper-time, my lord ;
It's nine o'cloct."

So, too, in the Merchant of Venice, Lorenzo will slink
away to receive the runaway Jessica "in supper-time"
(II. V.) ; and the abduction occurs just before Antonio
says : " 'Tis nine o'clock."

2. Where was it acted ?

Clearly, at Croydon ; as shown first by Summer
leaving —

'• My pleasant open air and fragrant smells "

to that town — which by the way, I think, required
them ; and then by the song "Fled is poor Croydon's
pleasure," by the mention of "Duppa's hill," the
highest ground about there, and by that of Streatham,
near it. But where in Croydon was it acted .' My
Shakespearian friends, P. A. Daniel and W. G. Stone,
independently suggested to me that it was at the
archiepiscopal palace ; nor of this can there be the
slightest doubt. The chief person spoken of as
witnessing it is " My Lord " [Whitgift] ; in the epilogue
mention is made of "your Grace's frowns"; and, in
addition to the words quoted above as to Croydon,
the funeral song not only says that " London mourns,"
but that—

" Lambeth is quite forlorn ; "

evidently because, in addition to the other causes of

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the decay of trade, the Archbishop and his household
had, on account of the plague, migrated from Lambeth
Palace to Croydon. It is also clear that Nashe knew
the house where his play was acted. Toy having
borrowed Ned fool's — the household fool's — clothes,
would also borrow his chain and fiddle. This
shows that he knew the peculiarities of Ned fool.
Then he speaks of the fox that ran 'tame (but in a
chain) about the house, and of young Sixpence (evi-
dently a nickname), his master's best page. So too
the room where it would be acted was known to
be the hall, and a hall paved with tile stones.
When Solstitium would enter Vertumnus calls out,
"... without, peace there below: make room for
Master Solstitium." This is exactly explained by
the Palace hall ; it, though on the ground floor, is
raised after the manner of houses with a basement or
semi-basement story, and therefore the persons ' with-
out ' would be ' below.' Again, in the dirge are these
lines having reference to its sickly site, —
" This low-built house will bring us to our ends

From winter, plague, and pestilence, good Lord,
deliver us."

Now, the Palace is built on one of the lowest, if not
on the lowest, spot in Croydon, and as quoted to me
by a Croydon-living antiquarian, J. Corbet Anderson,
"I was by," observes Morice, "when Otford and Knol
wer given him [K. Henry VIII.]. My lord [Cran-
mer] minded to have retained Knol unto himself,
said that it was too small a house for his Majesty.
' Marry,' said the King, ' I had rather have it than this
house [Otford], for it standeth on a better soil. This

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house standeth low and is rheumatick, like unto
Croydon, where I could never be without sickness.'"

All things therefore, including all the allusions, are
explainable on the supposition that it was played in
the archiepiscopal palace, and the supposition be-
comes, it may be said, a certainty. It is also the
more likely, in that Nashe had been one of the anti-
Martinist writers, and was thus known to and favoured
by Whitgift, and would not improbably seek his house
^ a refuge from the plague, more especially as he was
in almost if not in utter want of money. Lastly,
there was only one other nobleman then residing at
Croydon — the Lord High Admiral, Lord Howard
of Effingham. But he was a Roman Catholic ; one,
therefore, whom Nashe was not likely to know except
by sight, and with whose house or its inmates he
most certainly would not have been thus acquainted.
Neither was his house a low-built one, inviting sick-
ness and pestilence, but high-built, on a hill side.

3. By whom was it acted f

Not by the 'common stage.' It has been sug-
gested to me that the actors were the Archbishop's
domestics : I find however, no proof of this, nor see
any likelihood ; but various proofs that they were
some among 'the little eyasses' who at one time
outrivalled 'the common stages.' Toy, the quasi spec-
tator and critic, was apparently an exception, and full
grown. He has, supposedly, borrowed Ned fool's
clothes to play in, and these in the course of the
piece are so saturated with liquor that a Dutchman
would claim kindred with him. Bacchus gives him a
quantum of full ' weight and measure,' such a quan-

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turn that Toy, himself an imbiber, demurs. I say
■an imbiber,' for he confesses that 'he a sinner as
others ' must not say much in favour of sobriety. The
Epilogue boy, too, having unsuspiciously led up to it,
exclaims, as a final cutting joke — "The great fool Toy
hath marr'd the play " ; whereupon Toy, in revenge,
takes him up under his arm, threatens him, and carries
him off. Lastly, G. Harvey, speaking against Greene,
a grown-up man, says in his third Letter, "They
wrong him much with their epitaphs and solemn
devices, that entitle him not at the least the second
Toy of London, the stale of Pauls."

But the other actors — that is, the actors proper —
were young lads, and the Epilogue a little boy. Of
some of the satyrs and wood nymphs attending on
Summer — probably of the two chief singers — Toy
says, " A couple of pratty boys if they would wash
their faces, and were well breeched an hour or two."
Afterwards he says, " Pergite porro, my good
children," speaking generally of the actors ; and
again, "that stripling Harvest"; and once more
at the end, "Do you think these youths worthy of
a plaudite for praying for the Queen and singing
of the litany 'i " It is true that their vocation might
be said to have been that of pages to the Archbishop
(or other), because Toy also says, "Learn of him
[Sixpence] you diminutive urchins . . . take not up
your standings in a nut-tree, when you should be
waiting on my Lord's trencher." But what proof is
there that he was then addressing the actors ? On
other occasions he addresses the spectators, and here,
having quoted Sixpence and the fox, inmates of the

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house, but neither of them on the stage, he takes
occasion to address the associates of Sixpence, his
fellow pages, attendants on his Grace (and on another
personage), and spectators of the Show. That many
youthful spectators were present is shown by his very
first speech : " As it is the nature of the serpent to
hiss, so childhood and ignorance would play the
gosling, contemning and condemning what they
understood not. Their censures we weigh not whose
senses are not yet unswaddled. The little minutes
will be continually striking, though no man regard
them. Whelps, etc., etc." — a speech which reads like
' a retort courteous ' to their known impertinencies,
and in which, while Nashe apparently censures the
boy portion, he cleverly excuses his Shew from the
censures of his grown-up and august spectators
unused to censure. Moreover, in further proof that
these were boy actors who had been in the habit
of acting. Toy tells us they are ' novices,' who
" have ceased to tune any music of mirth to your
ears this twelvemonth " on account of the plague, and
possibly through some ' inhibition ' then brought in
against them, as it was afterwards against their full-
grown rivals, ' the tragedians of the city.' Their
Epilogue, indeed, calls them " a number of rude
Vulcans, unwieldy speakers, hammer-headed clowns."
But while this may have been a modest likening
of themselves to the artizan clowns of Midsummer
Night's Dream, it must be remembered that it was
a tiny little boy who spoke the epilogue, and also
that he especially adds, " for so it pleaseth them in
modesty to name themselves " — words which the

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children of Pauls, etc., might well think fit to use in
contrasting their position with that of their gentle
and august spectators. Neither could such terms
have been applied by themselves or by any other
to the Archbishop's pages, sons of gentlemen — it
may be of esquires and noble gentlemen. Finally,
let me add that the domestics and pages lived in
the house; but the epilogue apparently plays on
their ' travelling ' and ' travailing,' saying, " a whole
litter of young asses of them here at once, that have
travelled thus far in impudence, only in hope to sit
a sunning in your smiles." And Toy says, " You
may do well to warm your hands with clapping
before you [the spectators] go to bed, and send them
[while the spectators were going to ded] to the tavern
with merry hearts." Could better proof be given
that they were in reality outsiders ?

4. On what occasion was it played?

Dignitaries of the Church had plays played before
them, but there is nothing to lead us to suppose that
Whitgift was one who ordinarily indulged in such
amusements. But, more especially, why should he,
a man of piety and intelligence, have thought it
fitting to have this Show played before him when
the plague was raging in London and its vicinity,
and at a time when he himself had apparently fled
from Lambeth on account of it.' Could he, at
such a time, have engaged Toy, the noted clown,
have brought down a company of boy actors from
London, and engaged Nashe to write a piece specially
for the occasion, merely for his own amusement and
that of his household >. The true answer, is, I think,

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given clearly, more than once, in the Show itself.
Summer, in his first words, says : —

" Summer I was : I am not as I was

* * * *

And died I had indeed unto the earth,
But that Eliza, England's beautious Queen,
On whom all seasons prosperously attend.
Forbad the execution of my fate
Until her joyful progress was expired.
For her doth Summer live, and linger here,
And wisheth long to live to her content"

Were this the only passage, it would be most im-
probable, all but impossible, that these lines were
brought in, she not being present. Let the age have
been as adulatory as you please, the lines are excres-
cences, out of place, and absolutely senseless, unless
she were present. Indeed, it might be said that the
more adulatory the age was the less likelihood there
would be of her not being present. Collier fixed
upon these lines as proof that they were written
when she was on her progress from Oxford in 1592.
But there is no record that she then visited Croydon ;
and her stoppings — her progress being an official one
— were marked out and known, while the plague was
not in England in the autumn of 1592. Besides, it
is proved — and Collier himself insists on one of the
proofs — that the play must have been written as well
as acted in 1593.

But there are more proofs that Elizabeth was
present. Summer indirectly gives her counsel, and
addresses her when he says : —

" If you be wise you monarchs of the earth."

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And there is a more marked instance just before.
Solstitium is spoken of by Summer as a pattern to
' princes ' : —

" How to weigh all estates indifferently,
The spiritualty and temporalty alike ; "

the point of the last line lying in this, that at that
time Elizabeth's rule over the spiritualty had been
attacked in print by the Puritans. But still more
plainly does Summer speak of her presence, when
dying, he bequeaths his wishes and commands to his
executors. Autumn and Winter, commanding them
to be serviceable to her, thus proving that Autumn
had only just arrived : —

" And finally — O words, now cleanse your course —
Unto Eliza, that most sacred dame.
Whom none but saints and angels ought to name.
All my fair days remaining I bequeath
To wait upon her till she be returned.
Autumn I charge thee, when that I am dead.
Be prest and serviceable at her beck.
Present her with thy goodliest ripen'd fruits

>e. ^ yf. yp.

Touch not a tree thou think' st she may pass by.
And Winter * * " *

Thou never look'st on such bright majesty.

* * * *

On seas let wind make war, not vex her rest :
Quiet enclose her bed, thought fly her breast."

Again I say it is impossible that these words
should have -been introduced, she not being present.
Nor does he end here. For the first time through-
out the play — his reverence and love seeming to

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carry him away beyond himself— Nashe addresses her
directly, continuing thus, —

" Ah gracious Queen, though Summer pine away.
Yet let thy flourishing stand at a stay !
First droop this universals aged frame,
Ere any malady thy strength should tame.
Heaven raise up pillars to uphold thy hand,
Peace may have still his temple in thy land."

So again the Epilogue indirectly excuses himself
for not addressing her directly — "Gentlemen (for
kings are no better)." Had no reigning prince
been present, 'noblemen,' not 'king,' would have been
the appropriate word ; and it is only on the sup-
position that the Queen was present that we can
understand this oblique use of the word 'king.'

In view of such direct proofs, all cavilling as to
there being nothing known of such a progress or visit,
or concerning her not being more than once — and that
through apparently unrestrainable fervour — addressed
instead of ' my Lord,' may court investigation, but
cannot weigh except as difficulties which more
knowledge will disperse. Our want of knowledge of
any such visit in 1593 may be, and probably is, mere
ignorance, and must not lead us, as it did Mr. Collier,
into contradicting unyielding facts adduced by our-
selves. The fact that the Queen was present, though
not — except by an apparent lapse — supposed to be,
gives us a clue to its explanation ; and some unnoticed
facts — facts, that is, unnoticed as bearing on this point
— confirm the explanation. In one word, Elizabeth
made no public or official progress in 1593, but, like
the Archbishop, had fled from Windsor with a dimin-

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ished train, on account of the plague. We have a
later example of her being about to do this. In
Nichols' "Progresses" we find — "August 1st, 1593,
the Queen with her court was at Windsor," and con-
tinued there [he believes] till November ; on the 2ist
of which month, Mr. Standen informs Mr. Bacon '
" that the death of a page of Lady Scroop (so near
the Queene's person as of her bedchamber) of the
sicknes the last night, and that in the Keep within the
Castle, had caused a great alteration there'; so that it
was not to be doubted but that her Majesty would
remove within a day or two at the farthest, though
it was not resolved whither, but the Earl of Essex
thought to Hampton Court." Two days after, he
adds from Windsor, " that the Lords and Ladies,
who were accommodated so well to their likings, had
persuaded the Queen to suspend her removal from
thence till she could see some other effect ; so that,
though carts were warned to be ready for the
Monday following, yet it was constantly believed
that her Majesty would not remove till after Christ-
mas " (Birch's " Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth," vol. ii.,
pp. 153-4). But this, while showing the Queen's fear
of infection, merely says, without adducing any
authority, that she was at Windsor from August 1st
to November 21st. But there are some statements
which seem to show that she had left Windsor on
account of the plague earlier than November. In
the " Calendar of State Papers " (Domestic) are these
three entries : —

" Sth July, 1593 (so). Th. Philippes to Mr. Stirrell,
Gains Park, Epping. The plague is hot [misprinted

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'not'] in London and other places; cannot come so
much at the court which is in out places, and a great
part of the household cut off, and therefore cannot
write so often."

" 3 Aug'. Sir Th. Fludd and Wm. Sedley to Lord
Cobham as to the composition to be paid by Kent
for the service of her household. Think Essex better
able." [This looking as though she had been both
in Essex and Kent]

" 9 Aug'. Memorial (by Lord Burleigh) for dimi-
nution of the excessive number at Windsor. A book
to be made . . . Also to cause the Mayor of Windsor,
with the harbingers and deputies of the Marshal, to
survey the town of Windsor, so as to ascertain how
many persons lodge there who are not attending
upon the Queen's household [a great part of the
household having been cut off by the Queen while
she was in out places, as says extract of Sth July],
how many houses are infected, where they are situ-
ated, and how provided for [etc.]."

These seem distinctly to assert that the plague was
at Windsor in August, and most probably in July
also, and that the Queen was away and with a small
retinue at out places, apparently in Kent and Essex.
This being allowed, we can understand the more that
her then "progress," as Nashe euphemiously terms it,
though it was indeed her flight, was necessarily un-
official or private. We know, too, that so great was
her appreciation of Whitgift that, as says Iz. Walton
in his life of Hooker, she ' very often ' dined with
him at Lambeth. She visited him also at Croydon
on August 14th, 1600, and probably, say some, at

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another time, possibly at this time in 1593. She was
also there before Whitgift's time, in 1567, 1573, and
1574. Such an informal visit as I have spoken of
would account for her not being directly noticed as
the chief personage present. Shorn of her usual train
and state she sat as a lady of rank attended by her
ladies, the guest of the Archbishop. In fact, she was
Royalty incog., and in our days would be respected
as the Queen but probably addressed as the Countess

of . Once, however, as has been said, by a

calculated and ingenious lapse into forgetfulness, she
was addressed as, " Ah, gracious Queen ... let thy
flourishing stand at a stay." Such an informal and,
so to speak, sudden visit agrees also with the style
and peculiarities shown in this 'Shew.'

Among other signs of rapidity of composition may
be instanced the lengthy bit on the good qualities of
dogs, which while very unusual is wholly irrelevant,
and seems brought in to help to make this ' Shew'
the ordinary length of a Play.

Looked at, too, as a dramatic representation, it may
be called dreary, or even very dreary; and I fancy
that Eli/abeth had much this impression on retiring
for the night, though the dreariness may have been
counterbalanced by the not infrequent compliments
paid to herself, and by the well-brought-in allusion to
her spiritual power — a power of which she was most
tenacious. But this may be said by us, that it was
not a truly dramatic representation, but what Nashe
tells us it was — 'a Shew,' a piece of 'occasion.'

Alexander B. Grosart.

XIV.

THE

TRAGEDIE OF DIDO.

1594.

N. VI.

NOTE.

For the exemplar of ' Dido,' I am again indebted to the Duke of
Devonshire, of whose famous Kemble Collection of Plays it forms a
part. As with ' Summer's Last Will and Testament,' there are a
considerable number of self-correcting misprints and mispunctuations.
The most are noted in the places. See also 'Glossarial Index' for
Notes and Illustrations under the several words ; also ' Memorial- Intro-
duction— Critical,' in the present volume.

In the Malone collection (133) of the Bodleian, a second exemplar of
' Dido' is preserved. Prefixed to it (among others on other things) are
the following Notes by Malone on the ' Play,' and the (still) missing
(alleged) Elegy on Marlowe : —

" The tragedy of Dido is one of the scarcest plays in the English
language. There are but two copies known to be extant, in the
possession of Dr. Wright and Mr. Reed.

"Mr. Warton speaks in his Hist, of Eng. Poet, (iii., p. 435) of an
elegy being prefixed to it on the death of Marlowe ; but no such is
found in either of those copies. In answer to my inquiries on this
subject, he informed me by letter that a copy of this play was in
Osborne's catalogue in the year 17745 that he then saw it in his shop
(together with several of Mr. Oldys's books that Osborne had pur-
chased), and that the elegy in question ' on Marlowe's untimely death '
was inserted immediately after the title-page ; that it mentioned a play
of Marlowe's entitled The Duke of Guise, and four others ; but whether
particularly by name, he could not recollect. Unluckily he did not
purchase this rare piece, and it is now God knows where.

" Bishop Tanner likewise mentions this elegy in so particular a
manner that he must have seen it. 'Marlovius (Christopherus),
quondam in academia Cantabrigiensi musarum alumnus ; postea actor
scenicus ; deinde poeta dramaticus tragicus, paucis inferior. Scripsit
plurimas tragedias, sc. Tamerline — Tragedie of Dido Queen of Car-
thage. Pr. Come gentle Ganymed. Hanc perfecit & edidit Tho.
Nash Lond. 1594, 4to — Petowius in prsefatione fid Secundam partem

NOTE. 3

Herois et Leandri multa in Marlovii commendationem adfert ; hoc
etiam facit Tho. Nash) in Carmine Ekgiaco tragedies Didonis prcefixo
in oliitum Christop. Marlovii, ubi quatuor ejus tragediarum mentionem
facit, nee non et alterius de duce Guisio.' — Bib. Britan. 1748.

"I suspect Mr. Warton had no other authority than this for saying
that this play was left imperfect by Marlowe, and completed and
pubUshed by Nashe ; for it does not appear from the title-page that
it was not written in conjunction by him and Marlowe, in the lifetime
of the former. Perhaps Nashe's elegy might ascertain this point.
Tanner had, I believe, no authority but Philips's, for calling Marlowe
an actor.

"There was an old Latin play on the subject of Dido, written by
John Rightwise, and played before Cardinal Wolsey, and again before
Queen Elizabeth in 1564. There is also another Latin play on this
subject: ' Zli/o, tragedia nova ex quatuor prioribus (potis[si]mum primo
& quarto) libris ^neidos Virgilii desumpta, etc. Antwerpiae, 1559.'"

' Dido,' as coming first chronologically, is placed before ' Summer's
Last Will.'

A. B. G.

THE

Tragedie of Dido,

^ueene of Carthage ;

Played by the Children of Her
Maiejiies Chappell.

Written by Chriftopher Marlowe, and
Thomas Nafli. Gent.

Adors

lupiter.

Ajcanius,

Gammed.

Dido.

Venus.

Anna.

Cupid.

Achates.

luno.

Ilioneus.

Mercurie, i

TT

larias.

Hermes.

Cloanthus,

j^neas.

Sergeflus.

By Peace Plenty. By Wisdome Peace.

AT LONDON,

Printed, by the Widdowe Orwin for Thomas Woodcocke, and

are to be folde at his (hop in Paules Church-yeard, at

the figne of the blacke Beare. 1594.

/arias is throughout the text wrongly spelled larlus. Cloanthes in
title-page and in I. 2 is of course Cloanthus, as rightly given in II. i,
IV. 3, and V. i. Corrected. G,

The Tragedie of Dido Queene
of Carthage.

[ACTUS I. SCENA I.]

Here the Curtaines draw : there is difcouered

lupiter dandling Ganimed vpon his knee,

and Mercury lying ajleepe.

lup. Come gentle Ganimed and play with me,
I loue thee well, fay luno what ihe will.

Gan. I am much better for your worthies loue.
That will not fhield me from her fhrewifh blowes :
To day, whenas I fild into your cups.
And held the cloath of pleafance whiles you dranke.
She reacht me fuch a rap for that I fpilde lo

As made the bloud run downe about mine eares.

lup. What ? dares fhe ftrike the darling of my
thoughts ?
By Saturnes foule, and this earth threatning [h]aire.
That, fhaken thrife, makes Natures buildings quake.

8 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

I VOW, if fhe but once frowne on thee more.
To hang her, meteor-like, 'twixt heauen and earth.
And bind her, hand and foote, with golden cordes.
As once I did for harming Hercules.

Gan. Might I but fee that prettie fport a-foote,
O, how would I with Helens brother laugh, 20
And bring the Gods to wonder at the game :
Sweet lupiter, if ere I pleafde thine eye.
Or feemed faire, walde in with Eagles wings,
Grace my immortal] beautie with this boone,
And I will fpend my time in thy bright armes.

lup. What is't, fweet wagge, I lliould deny thy
youth ?
Whofe / face reflefts fuch pleafure to mine eyes,
As I, exhal'd with thy fire-darting beames,
Haue oft driuen backe the horfes of the night,
Whenas they would haue hal'd thee from my fight :
Sit on my knee, and call for thy content, 31

Controule proud Fate, and cut the thred of time :
Why, are not all the Gods at thy commaund.
And heauen and earth the bounds of thy delight ?
Vulcan fhall daunce to make thee laughing fport.
And my nine daughters fing when thou art fad ;
From lunos bird He pluck her fpotted pride,
To make thee fannes wherewith to coole thy face ;
And Venus fwannes fiiall flied their filuer downe,
To fweeten out the {lumbers of thy bed : 40

Hermes no more fhall fliew the world his wings.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 9

If that thy fancie in his feathers dwell,
But as this one, He teare them all from him,

[Plucks one out]
Doe thou but fay, their colour pleafeth me :
Hold here, my little loue, thefe linked gems,

[Giving them]
My luno ware vpon her marriage day.
Put thou about thy necke, my own fweet heart.
And tricke thy armes and fhoulders with my theft.

Gan. I would haue a iewell for mine eare,
And a fine brouch to put in [to] my hat, 50

And then He hugge with you an hundred times.
lup. And fhalt haue, Ganimed, if thou wilt be
my loue.

Enter Venus.

Venus. I this is it, you can fit toying there.
And playing with that female wanton boy.
Whiles my Mneas wanders on the Seas,
And refts a pray to euery billowes pride.
luno, falfe luno in her Chariots pompe,
Drawne through the heauens by Steedes of Boreas

brood,
Made Hebe to direft her ayrie wheeles
Into the windie countrie of the clowdes ; 60

Where, finding Molus intrencht with ftormes,
And / guarded with a thoufand griflie ghofts,

1. 52, ' ftialt'— 'fhair in original.

10 DIDO, QV££NE OF CARTHAGE.

She humbly did befeech him for our bane.

And charg'd him drowne my fonne with all his

traine.
Then gan the windes breake ope their brazen

doores.
And all Molia to be vp in armes :
Poor Troy muft now be fackt vpon the Sea,
And Neptunes waues be enuious men of warre ;
Epeus horfe to Mtnas hill transformd.
Prepared ftands to wracke their woodden walles ; 70
And Molus like Agamemnon founds
The furges, his fierce fouldiers, to the fpoyle :
See how the night, ^/y^j-like, comes forth,
And intercepts the day as Dolon erft :
Ay, me ! the Starres fupprifde, like Rhefus Steedes,
Are drawne by darknes forth Aftraus tents.
What fhall I doe to faue thee my fweet boy ?
Whenas the Waues doe threat our Chryftall

world.
And Proteus, raifing hils of flouds on high,
Entends ere long to fport him in the fkie. 80

Falfe lupiter, rewardfl: thou vertue fo ?
What ? is not pietie exempt from woe ?
Then dye, Mneas, in thine innocence.
Since that religion hath no recompence.

lup. Content thee Cytherea, in thy care.
Since thy Mneas wandring fate is firme,
Whofe wearie lims fhall fhortly make repofe.

DIDO, QVE£NE OF CARTHAGE. ii

In thofe faire walles I promift him of yore :
But firft in bloud muft his good fortune bud.
Before he be the Lord of 'Turnus towne, 90

Or force her fmile, that hetherto hath frownd :
Three winters fhall hee with the Rutiles warre,
And, in the end fubdue them with his fword.
And full three fommers likewife fhall he wafte, ,
In mannaging thofe fierce barbarian mindes ;
Which once performd, poore Troy, fo long

fuppreft.
From forth her afhes fhall aduance her ,head.
And flourifh once againe that erft was dead :
But / bright AJcanius beauties better worke,
Who with the Sunne deuides one radiant fhape, 100
Shall build his throne amidfl thofe fliarrie towers.
That earth-borne Atlas, groning, vnderprops :
No bounds, but heauen, fhall bound his Emperie,
Whofe azured gates enchafed with his name.
Shall make the morning haft her gray vprife,
To feede her eyes with his engrauen fame.
Thus in ftoute HeShrs race three hundred yeares
The Romane Scepter royall fhall remaine.
Till that a PrincefTe priefl; conceau'd by Mars,
Shall yeeld to dignitie a dubble birth, no

Who will eternifh 'Troy in their attempts.

Venus. How may I credite thefe thy flattering
termes,
When yet both fea and fands befet their fhips.

12 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And Phcsbus, as in ftygian pooles, refraines
To taint his trefles in the Tyrrhen maine ?
lup. I will take order for that prefently :
Hermes, awake, and hafte to Neptunes realme.
Whereas the Wind-god warring now with Fate,
Befiege[s] the ofspring of our kingly loynes,
Charge him from me to turne his ftormie powers.
And fetter them in Vulcans fturdy brafle / 121
That durft thus proudly wrong our kinfmans peace,
Venus farewell, thy fonne fliall be our care ;
Come, Ganimed, we muft about this geare.

Exeunt lupiter cum Ganimed.
Venus. Difquiet Seas, lay downe your fweUing
lookes.
And court Mneas with your calmie cheere,
Whofe beautious burden well might make you

proude,
Had not the heauens, conceau'd with hel-borne

clowdes,
Vaild his refplendant glorie from your view.
For my fake, pitie him Oceanus, 130

That erft-while iffued from thy watrie loynes.
And had my being from thy bubling froth :
Triton I know hath fild his trumpe with Troy,
And therefore will take pitie on his toyle.
And / call both Thetis and Cymothoe
To fuccour him in this extremitie.

1- I3Sj ' Cymothoe' or ' Cymodoce' — ' Cimodoa-' in original.

DIDO, Q_VE-ENE OF CARTHAGE. 13

Enter ^Eneas, with Afcanius, [Achates,] with
one or two more.
What, doe I fee my fonne now come on ftioare ?
Venus, how art thou compaft with content.
The while thine eyes attract their fought-for ioyes :
Great lupiter, ftill honourd maift thou be, 140

For this fo friendly ayde in time of neede.
Here in this bufh difguifed will I ftand.
Whiles my JEneas fpends himfelfe in plaints.
And heauen and earth with his vnreft acquaints.

yEn. You fonnes of care, companions of my
courfe,
Priams misfortune followes vs by fea.
And Helens rape doth haunt ye at the heeles.
How many dangers haue we ouer paft ?
Both barking Scilla, and the founding Rocks,
The Cyclops fhelues, and grim Ceranias feate, 150
Haue you oregone, and yet remaine aliue ?
Pluck vp your hearts, fince fate ftill refts our friend.
And chaunging heauens may thofe good daies re-

turne.
Which Pergama did vaunt in all her pride.

Acha. Braue Prince of Troy, thou onely art our
God,
That, by thy vertues, freeft vs from annoy.
And makes[t] our hopes furuiue to coming ioyes :
Doe thou but fmile, and clowdie heauen will cleare,

1. 147, ' ye' — ' thee ' in original : I. 157, ' coming ' — ' cunning ' il/id.

14 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Whofe night and day defcendeth from thy browes :

Though we be now in extreame miferiej 1 60

And reft the map of weatherbeaten woe :

Yet fhall the aged Sunne fhed forth his [h]aire,

To make vs liue vnto our former heate.

And euery beaft the forreft doth fend forth.

Bequeath her young ones to our fcanted foode.

AJca. Father I faint, good father, giue me meate.

Mn. I Alas fweet boy, thou muft be ftill a while.
Till we haue fire to drefle the meate we kild :
Gentle Achates, reach the Tinder boxe.
That we may make a fire to warme vs with, 170
And roft our new found viftuals on this fhoare.

Venus. See what ftrange arts neceffitie findes out ;
How neere my fweet Mneas art thou driuen ?

Mn. Hold, take this candle and goe light a fire :
You fhall haue leaues and windfall bowes enow
Neere to thefe woods, to roft your meate withall :
Afcanius, goe and drie thy drenched lims.
Whiles I with my Achates roaueabroad.
To know what coaft the winde hath driuen vs on.
Or whether men or beafts inhabite it. 1 80

Acha.The. ayre is pleafant, and the foyle moft fit
For Cities, and focieties fupports :
Yet much 1 maruell that I cannot finde.
No fteps of men imprinted in the earth.

Venus. Now is the time for me to play my
Hoe yong men, faw you as you came, [part : —

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. J5

Any of all my Sifters wandring here ?
Hauing a quiuer girded to her fide,
And cloathed in a fpotted Leopards fkin.

Mn. I neither faw nor heard of any fuch ; 1 90
But what may I, faire Virgin, call your name ?
Whofe lookes fet forth no mortall forme to view.
Nor fpeech bewraies ought humaine in thy birth ;
Thou art a Goddefle that delud'ft our eyes.
And fhrowdes[t] thy beautie in this borrowd fhape :
But whether thou the Sunnes bright Sifter be.
Or one of chaft Dianas fellow Nimphs ;
Liue happie in the height of all content.
And lighten our extreames with this one boone,
As to inftrud vs vnder what good heauen 200
We breathe vs now, and what this world is calde
On which, by tempefts furie, we are caft.
Tell / vs, O tell vs, that are ignorant.
And this right hand ihall make thy Altars crack.
With mountaine heapes of milke-white Sacrifize.

Venus. Such honour, ftranger, doe I not affedt ;
It is the vfe for Turen maides to weare
Their bowe and quiuer in this modeft fort.
And fuite themfelues in purple for the nonce,
That they may trip more lightly ore the lawndes.
And ouertake the tufked Bore in chafe. 2 1 1

But for the land whereof thou doeft enquire.
It is the punick kingdome, rich and ftrong,

1. 201, ' us ' is ' vs ' in the original.

i6 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Adioyning on Agenors ftately towne,

The kingly feate of Southerne Libia.,

Whereas Sidonian Dido rules as Queene,

But what are you that afke of me thefe things ?

Whence may you come, or whither will you goe ?

Mn. Of 'Troy am I, Mneas is my name, —
Who, driuen by warre from forth my natiue world.
Put failes to fea to feeke out Italy, — 221

And my diuine defcent from fceptred hue :
With twife twelue Phrigian fliips I plowed the

deepe.
And made that way my mother Venus led :
But of them all fcarce feuen doe anchor fafe.
And they fo wrackt and weltred by the waues,
As euery tide tilts twixt their oken fides ;
And all of them, vnburdened of their loade.
Are ballafed with billowes watrie weight.
But haples I, God wot, poore and vnknowne, 230
Doe trace thefe Libian deferts all defpifde,
Exild forth Europe and wide Afta both.
And haue not any couerture but heauen.

Venus. Fortune hath fauord thee, whatere thou
In fending thee vnto this curteous Coaft : [be,

A Gods name on, and haft thee to the Court,
Where Dido will receiue ye with her fmiles :
And for thy ftiips, which thou fuppofeft loft.
Not one of them hath periflit in the ftorme.
But /are ariued fafe, not farre from hence : 240

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 17

And fo I leaue thee to thy fortunes lot,
Wifhing good lucke vnto thy wandring fteps.

\Exit.
Mn. Achates, tis my mother that is fled :
I know her by the mouings of her feete :
Stay, gende Venus, flye not from thy fonne ;
Too cruell, why wilt thou forfake me thus ?
Or in thefe fhades deceiuft mine eye fo oft?
Why talke we not together hand in hand ?
And tell our griefes in more familiar termes ?
But thou art gone, and leauft me here alone, 250
To dull the ayre with my difcourfiue moane.

\Exeunt}

[SCENA II.]

Enter [lurhas, followed by] Illioneusa»^ Cloanthus^
\_and Sergeftus].

Illio. Follow, ye Troians, follow this braue Lord,
And plaine to him the fumme of your diftrefle.

lar. Why, what are you, or wherefore doe you
fewe?

Illio. Wretches of Troy, enuied of the windes.
That craue fuch fauour at your honors feete.
As poore diftrefled miferie may pleade.
Saue, faue, O faue our fhips from cruell fire, 259
That doe complaine the wounds of thoufand waues ;

' ' Exeunt ' — ' Exit ' in original. ' ' Cloanthus ' — ' Cloanthes ' in
original, and so throughout. See verso of title-page.

N. VI. 2

i8 DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And {pare our liues, whom euery fpite purfues.
We come not, we, to wrong your Libian Gods,
Or fteale your houfhold lares from their ftirines :
Our hands are not prepar'd to lawles fpoyle,
Nor armed to offend in any kind :
Such force is farre from our vnweaponed thoughts,
Whofe fading weale, of vidtorie forfooke,
Forbids all hope to harbour neere our hearts.

lar. But tell me, Troians, Troians if you be,
Vnto what fruitfuU quarters were ye bound, 270
Before that Boreas buckled with your failes ?

Cloan. There is a place, Hefperia term'd by vs.
An ancient Empire, fainoufed for armes.
And fertile in fair Ceres furrowed wealth.
Which / now we call Italia, of his name
That in fuch peace long time did rule the fame.
Thither made we ; —
When, fuddenly, gloomie Orion rofe.
And led our fhips into the fhallow fands ; 279
Whereas the Southerne winde, with brackifh breath,
Difperft them all amongft the wrackful Rockes ;
From thence a fewe of vs efcapt to land.
The reft, we feare, are foulded in the flouds.

lar. Braue men at armes, abandon fruitles feares.
Since Carthage knowes to entertaine diftrefle.

Serg. I, but the barbarous fort doe threat our
ftiips.
And will not let vs lodge vpon the fands :

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 19

In multitudes they fwarme vnto the fhoare,

And from the firft earth interdift our feete, 289

lar. My felfe will fee they fhall not trouble ye :
Your men and you fliall banquet in our Court,
And euery Troian be as welcome here.
As lupiter to fillie Baucis houfe :
Come in with me, Ik bring you to my Queene,
Who fliall confirme my words with further deedes.

Serg. Thankes, gentle Lord, for fuch vnlookt
for grace ;
Might we but once more fee Mneas face.
Then would we hope to quite fuch friendly turnes,
As fliall furpafl'e the wonder of our fpeech.

Adtus 1. [Scena i.] 300

Enter ^neas. Achates, and Afcanius.

Mn. Where am I now? thefe fhould be Car-
thage walles. [amazde?
Acha. Why ftands my fweete Mneas thus
Mn. O my Achates^ Theban Niobe,
Who, for her fonnes death, wept out life and

breath.
And drie with griefe, was turnd into a fl;one
Had not fuch paflions in her head as I.
Me thinkes, that towne there fliould be Troy, yon
Idas hill,

1. 293, 'Baucis ' — Vau/is in original.

20 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

There Zanthus ftreame, becaufe here's Priamus,

\^ pointing to a ftatue\
And / when I know it is not, then I dye.

Ach. And in this humor is Achates to[o] : 310
I cannot choofe but fall vpon my knees.
And kifle his hand ; O where is Hecuba ?
Here Ihe was wont to fit, but fauing ayre
Is nothing here ; and what is this but ftone ?

Mn. O yet this ftone doth make Mneas weepe ;
And would my prayers (as Pigmalions did)
Could giue it life, that vnder his condudt
We might faile backe to 'Troy, and be reuengde
On thefe hard harted Grecians, which reioyce
That nothing now is left of Priamus : 320

O, Priamus is left, and this is he !
Come, come abourd, purfue the hatefull Greekes.

Acha, What meanes jEneas ?

jEn. Achates, though mine eyes fay this is ftone.
Yet thinkes my minde that this is Priamus :
And when my grieued heart fighes and fayes no.
Then would it leape out to giue Priam life : —
O were I not at all, fo thou mightft be. —
Achates, fee, King Priam wags his hand ;
He is aliue, Troy is not ouercome. 330

Acha. Thy mind, Mneas, that would haue it fo.
Deludes thy eyefight ; Priamus is dead.

Mn. Ah Troy is fackt, and Priamus is dead,
And why ftiould poore Mneas be aliue ?

DIDO, QVSENE OF CARTHAGE. 21

AJca. Sweete father, leaue to weepe, this is not
For were it Priam, he would fmile on me. [he :

Acha. Mneas fee, here come the Citizens ;
Leaue to lament, left they laugh at our feares.

Enter Cloanthus, Sergeftus, lUioneus \with others'].

^n . Lords of this towne, or whatfoeuer ftile
Belongs vnto your name, vouchfafe of ruth 340
To tell vs who inhabits this faire towne,
What kind of people, and who gouernes them :
For / we are ftrangers driuen on this fhore.
And fcarcely know within what Clime we are.

Illio. I heare jEneas voyce, but fee him not,
For none of thefe can be our Generall.

yicha. Like IlUoneus fpeakes this Nobleman,
But Illioneus goes not in fuch robes.

Serg. You are Achates, or I [am] deciu'd.

Jcha. MneaSy fee Sergeftus, or his ghoft ! 350

Illio. He names Mneas ; let vs kifle his feete.

Chan. It is our Captain, fee AJcanius !

Serg. Liue long Mneas and AJcanius !

Mn. Achates, fpeak for I am ouerioyed.

Acha. O, Illioneus, art thou yet aliue ?

Illio. Bleft be the time I fee Achates face.

Cloan. Why turnes Mneas from his truftie
friends .''

Mn. Sergeftus, Illioneus, and the reft,

1. 351, 'names' — ' meanes ' in original.

22 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Your fight amazde me : O what deftinies 359
Haue brought my fweete companions in fuch
O tell me, for I long to be refolu'd. [plight?

lllio. Louely Mneas, thefe are Carthage walks.
And here Queene Dido weares th' imperiall Crowne;
Who, for 'Troyes fake, hath entertaind vs all,
And clad vs in thefe wealthie robes we weare.
Oft hath flie alkt vs vnder whom we feru'd.
And when we told her, flie would weepe for griefe.
Thinking the fea had fw allowed vp thy fhips ;
And now fhe fees thee, how will fhe reioyce ! 369

Serg. See, where her feruitors pafTe through the
Bearing a banket ; Dido is not farre. [hall

lllio. Looke where fhe comes : Mneas, view
her well.

Mn. Well may I view her, but fhe fees not me.

Enter Dido and her traine \with larbas].

Dido, What flranger art thou, that doeft eye

me thus ?
Mn. Sometime I was a Troian, mightie Queene ;
But Troy is not : what fhall I fay I am ?
lllio. Renowmed Dido, tis our Generall, warlike

Mneas.
Dido. Warlike Mneas, and in thefe bafe robes ?
Goe fetch the garment which Sicheus ware : 379
Braue Prince, welcome to Carthage, and to me,

'• 373) ' view ' — ' viewd ' in original.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 23

Both happie that Mneas is our gueft :

Sit in this chaire and banquet with a Queene ;

Mneas is Mneas, were he clad

In weedes as bad as euer Irus ware.

Mn. This is no feat;e for one thats comfortles :
May it pleafe your grace to let Mneas waite ;
For though my birth be great, my fortunes meane.
Too meane to be companion to a Queene.

Dido. Thy fortune may be greater then thy birth :
Sit downe Mneas, fit in Didos place, 390

And if this be thy fonne as I fuppofe,
Here let him fit, — be merrie louely child.

Mn. This place befeems me not ; O, pardon me.

'Dido. He haue it fo, Mneas, be content.

AJca. Madame, you ftiall be my mother.

Dido. And fo I will, fweete child : be merrie
man,
Heres to thy better fortune and good ftarres.

\Drinks.\

Mn. In all humilitie, I thanke your grace. 399

Dido. Remember who thou art, Ipeake like thy
Humilitie belongs to common groomes. [felfe;

Mn. And who fo miferable as Mneas is?

Dido. Lyes it in Didos hands to make thee bleft,
Then be afTured thou art not miferable.

Mn. O Priamus, O 'Troy, Oh Hecuba !

Dido.. May I entreate thee to difcourfe at large.
And truely to[o], how Troy was ouercome ?

24 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

For many tales goe of that Cities fall,

And fcarcely doe agree vpon one poynt :

Some fay Jntenor did betray the towne.

Others report twas Sinons periurie : 410

But all in this, that 'Troy is ouercome.

And Priam dead : yet how, we heare no newes.

yEn. A woful tale bids Dido to vnfould,
Whofe / memorie, like pale deaths ftony mace,
Beates forth my fenfes from this troubled foule.
And makes Mneas finke at Didos ittXs..

Dido. What, faints Mneas to remember Troy,
In whofe defence he fought fo valiantly !
Look vp, and fpeake. 4 1 9

Mn. Then fpeake ^neas, with Achilles tongue.
And Dido, and you Carthaginian Peeres,
Hear me, but yet with Mirmidons harfh eares
Daily inur'd to broyles and Maflacres,
Left you be mou'd too much with my fad tale.
The Grecian fouldiers, tired with ten yeares warre.
Began to crye, let vs vnto our fhips,
Troy is inuincible, why ftay we here ?
With whofe outcryes Atrides being apal'd.
Summoned the Captaines to his princely tent :
Who, looking on the fcarres we Troians gaue, 430
Seeing the number of their men decreaft.
And the remainder weake and out of heart,
Gaue vp their voyces to diflodge the campe.
And fo in troopes all marcht to Tenedos ;

DIDO, Q VEENE OF CARTIIA GE. 25

Where, when they came, Vlyjfes on the fand

Aflayd with honey words to turne them backe :

And as he fpoke, to further his entent.

The windes did driue huge billowes to the ihoare,

And heauen was darkned with tempeftuous clowdes:

Then he alleag'd the Gods would haue them ftay,

And prophecied 'Troy fliould be ouercome : 441

And therewithal! he calde falfe Sinon forth,

A man compaA of craft and periurie ;

Whofe ticing tongue was made of Hermes pipe.

To force an hundred watchfull eyes to fleepe :

And him, Epeus hauing made the horfe.

With facrificing wreathes vpon his head,

Vlyjfes fent to our vnhappie towne :

Who, groueling in the mire of Zanthus bankes,

His hands bound at his backe, and both his eyes

Turnd / vp to heauen, as one refolu'd to dye, 45 1

Our Phrigian fhepherd[s] haled within the gates.

And brought vnto the Court of Priamus ;

To whom he vfed adtion fo pitifull,

Lookes fo remorcefull, vowes fo forcible.

As there withall the old man, ouercome,

Kift him, imbraft him, and vnloofde his bands,

And then, — O Dido, pardon me. 458

Dido. Nay, leaue not here, refolue me of the reft.

^n. O, th[e] inchaunting words of that bafe
Made him to thinke Epeus pine-tree Horfe [flaue,

1. 460, ' th[e] ' — ' th' ' in original.

26 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

A facrifize t'appeafe Mineruas wrath ;
The rather, for that one Laocoon,
Breaking a ^eare vpon his hollow breaft,
Was with two winged Serpents ftung to death.
Whereat agaft, we were commanded ftraight.
With reuerence, to draw it into 'Troy.
In which vnhappie worke was I employd ;
Thefe hands did helpe to hale it to the gates,
Through which it could not enter, twas fo huge.
O, had it neuer entred, Troy had ftood ! 47 1

But Priamus, impatient of delay,
Inforft a wide breach in that rampierd wall,
Which thoufand battering Rams could neuer pierce.
And fo came in this fatall inftrument :
At whofe accurfed feete, as ouerioyed.
We banquetted, till, ouercome with wine.
Some furfetted, and others foundly flept.
Which Sinon viewing, caufde the Greekifh fpyes
To haft to Tenedos, and tell the Campe : 480

Then he vnlockt the Horfe, and fuddenly
From out his entrailes, Neoptolemus,
Setting his fpeare vpon the ground, leapt forth,
And after him a thoufand Grecians more ;
In whofe fterne faces fhin'd the quenchles fire.
That after burnt the pride of AJia.
By this the Campe was come vnto the walles.
And / through the breach did march into the
ftreetes.

DIDO, QVEEUE OF CARTHAGE. 27

Where, meeting with the reft, kill, kill, they cryed.
Frighted with this confufed noyfe, I rofe, 490

And looking from a turret, might behold
Yong infants fwimming in their parents bloud ;
Headles carkaffes piled vp in heapes ;
Virgins, halfe dead, dragged by their golden haire,
And with maine force flung on a ring of pikes ;
Old men with fwords thruft through their aged
Kneeling for mercie to a Greekifh lad ; [fides.

Who, with fteele Pol-axes, daflit out their braines.
Then buckled I mine armour, drew my fword.
And thinking to goe downe, came HeSlors ghoft :
With afhie vifage, blewifli fulphure eyes, 501

His armes torne from his fhoulders, and his breaft
Furrowd with wounds, and that which made me

weepe.
Thongs at his heeles, by which Achilles horfe
Drew him in triumph through the Greekifti Campe ;
Burft from the earth, crying, Mneas, flye,
Troy is afire, the Grecians haue the towne.

Dido. O Hector ! who weepes not to heare thy
name ?

Mn. Yet flung I forth, and defperate of my life.
Ran in the thickeft throngs, and with this fword.
Sent many of their fauadge ghofts to hell. 511
At laft came Pirrhus, fell and full of ire.
His harnefl'e dropping bloud, and on his fpeare
The mangled head of Priams yongeft fonne ;

28 DIDO, Q_VEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And, after him, his band of Mirmidons,
With balles of wilde fire in their murdering pawes ;
Which made the funeral flame that burnt faire Troy :
All which hemd me about, crying, this is he.

Dido. Ah, how could poore Mneas fcape their
hands ? 519

Mn. My mother Venus., iealous of my health,
Conuaid me from their crooked nets and bands ;
So I efcapt the furious Pirrhus wrath :
Who then ran to the pallace of the King,
And, at loues Altar, finding Primnus,
About /whofe witherd necke hung Hecuba,
Foulding his hand in hers, and ioyntly both
Beating their breafts, and falling on the ground.
He with his faulchions poynt raifde vp at once.
And with Megeras eyes ftared in their face, 529
Threatning a thoufand deaths at euery glaunce.
To whom the aged King thus trembling fpoke ;
Achilles fonne, remember what I was.
Father of fiftie fonnes, but they are flaine ;
Lord of my fortune, but my fortunes turnd :
King of this Citie, but my Troy is fired.
And now am neither father. Lord, nor King :
Yet who fo wretched but defires to Hue?
O, let me Hue, great JSleoptolemus !
Not mou'd at all, but frailing at his teares, 539
This butcher, whil'fl: his hands were yet held vp.
Treading vpon his breaft, flrooke off his hands.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 29

Bido. O end, Mneas^ I can heare no more.

Mn. At which the franticke Queene leapt on
his face.
And in his eyehds hanging by the nayles,
A little while prolong'd her hufbands life :
At laft, the fouldiers puld her by the heeles.
And fwong her howling in the emptie ayre,
Which fent an eccho to the wounded King :
Whereat he lifted vp his bedred lims, 549

And would haue grappeld with Achilles' fonne.
Forgetting both his want of ftrength and hands ;
Which he, difdaining, whilkt his fword about.
And with the wind thereof the King fell downe ;
Then from the nauell to the throat at once
He ript old Priam : at whofe latter gafpe
loues marble ftatue gan to bend the brow.
As lothing Pirrhus for this wicked aft :
Yet he, vndaunted, tooke his fathers flagge
And dipt it in the old Kings chill cold bloud.
And then in triumph ran into the ftreetes, 560
Through which he could not pafTe for flaughtred
So, leaning on his fword, he flood ftone ftill, [men ;
Viewing the fire wherewith rich Ilion burnt.
By this, I got my father on my backe.
This young boy in mine armes, and by the hand
Led faire Creuja, my beloued wife ;
When thou Achates, with thy fword mad'fl way,

). 553i ' wind ' — ' wound ' in original. ■

30 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And we were round inuiron'd with the Greekes.
O there I loft my wife : and had not we
Fought manfully, I had not told this tale. 570
Yet manhood would not ferue ; of force we fled,
And as we went vnto our fhips, thou knoweft

\to Achates\
We faw CaJJandra fprauling in the ftreetes.
Whom Aiax rauifht in Dianas Fane ;
Her cheekes fwolne with fighes, her haire all rent :
Whom I tooke vp to beare vnto our fliips ;
But fuddenly the Grecians foUowd vs,
And I alas, was forft to let her lye.
Then got we to our fhips, and, being abourd,
Polixena cryed out, Mneas ftay, 580

The Greekes purfue me, ftay, and take me in,
•Moued with her voyce, I lept into the fea,
Thinking to beare her on my backe abourd :
For all our fliips were launcht into the deepe.
And, as I fwomme, flie, ftanding on the flioare.
Was by the cruell Mirmidons furprifd.
And after that by Pirrhus facrifizde.

Dido. I dye with melting ruth ; ^neas, leaue.

Anna. O what became of aged Hecuba ?

lar. How got Mneas to the fleete againe? 590

Dido. But how fcapt Helen, flae that caufde this
warre ?

jEn. Achates, fpeake, forrow hath tird me quite.

1. 574, ' Fane ' — ' fawne ' in original : 1. 587, ' after by that,' ibid.

DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 31

Acha. What happened to the Queene we cannot
fhewe ;
We heare they led her captiue into Greece :
As for JEneas, he fwomme quickly backe.
And Helena betraied Deiphobus,
Her Louer, after Alexander dyed.
And fo was reconcil'd to Menelaus.

Dido. I O, had that ticing ftrumpet nere been
borne ! —
'Troian, thy ruthfull tale hath made me fad. 600
Come, let us thinke vpon fome pleafing fport.
To rid me from thefe melancholly thoughts.

\Exeunt omnes.

Enter Venus [with Cupid] at another doore^ and
takes Afcanius by the Jleeue.

Venus. Faire child, ftay thou with Didos waiting
maide.
He giue thee Sugar-almonds, fweete Conferues,
A filuer girdle, and a golden purfe.
And this yong Prince fhall be thy playfellow.

AJca. Are you Queene Didos fonne ?

Cupid. I, and my mother gaue me this fine bow.

AJca. Shall I haue fuch a quiuer and a bow?

Venus. Such bow, fuch quiuer, and fuch golden
fhafts, 610

1. 596, 'Deip/wl/us' — ' Diiphobus' va ou^naX.

32 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Will 'Dido giue to fweete AJcanius.
For T)idos fake I take thee in my armes.
And fticke thefe fpangled feathers in thy hat ;
Eate Comfites in mine armes, and I will fing.

Now is he faft afleepe, and in this groue,

Amongft greene brakes He lay AJcanius,

And ftrewe him with fweet-fmelling Violets,

Blufhing Rofes, purple Hyacinthe :

Thefe milke-white Doues fhall be his Centronels,

Who, if that any feeke to do him hurt, 620

Will quickly flye to Cythered s fift.

Now Cupid, turne thee to AJcanius fhape.

And goe to Dido, who, inftead of him,

Will fet thee on her lap, and play with thee :

Then touch her white breaft with this arrow head.

That fhe may dote vpon Mneas loue ;

And by that meanes repaire his broken fhips,

Vidtuall his Souldiers, giue him wealthie gifts.

And he, at laft depart to Italy,

Or els in Carthage make his kingly throne. 630

Cupid. I will, faire mother, and fo play my part
As euery touch fhall wound Queene Didos heart.

Venus. Sleepe, my fweete nephew, in thefe cool-
ing ihades.
Free from the murmure of thefe running ftreames.
The crye of beafts, the ratling of the windes,

1. 621, ' Cythercai ' — ' Citheidas ' in original.

DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE. ^i

Or whilking of thefe leaues ; all fliall be ftill.

And nothing interrupt thy quiet fleepe,

Till I returne, and take thee hence againe. Exeunt.

ACTUS 3. SCENA I.

Enter Cupid 70/aj \as Afcanius].

Cupid. Now Cupid, caufe the Carthaginian
Queene 640

To be inamourd of thy brothers lookes.
Conuey this golden arrowe in thy fleeue.
Left (he imagine thou art Venus fonne ;
And when Ihe ftrokes thee foftly on the head.
Then fhall I touch her breaft and conquer her.

Enter larbas,^ Anna, and Dido.

lar. How long faire Dido, ftiall I pine for thee ?
Tis not enough that thou doeft graunt me loue.
But that I may enioy what I defire :
That loue is childifti which confifts in words.

Dido. larhas, know, that thou of all my wooers,
(And yet haue I had many mightier Kings) 651
Haft had the greateft fauours I could giue :
I feare me. Dido hath been counted light.
In being too familiar with larbas :
Albeit the Gods doe know, no wanton thought
Had euer refidence in Didos breaft.

1. 638, 'Exeunt' — 'Exit' in original: ' 'larbas' — 'larbus' ibid.,
passim.

N. VI. -?

34 DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

lar. But Dido is the fauour I requeft.

Dido. Feare not, larbas. Dido may be thine.

Anna. Looke fifter, how Mneas little fonne
Playes with your garments and imbraceth you. 660

Cupid. No, Dido will not take me in her armes ;
I / fhall not be her fonne, fhe loues me not.

Dido. Weepe not, fweet boy, thou flialt be
Didos fonne ;
Sit in my lap, and let me heare thee fing,

[Cupid Jings.'l
No more, my child, now talke another while.
And tell me where learnft thou this prettie fong.

Cupid. My cofin Helen taught it me in Troy.

Dido. How louely is Afcanius when he fmiles !

Cupid. Will Dido let me hang about her necke?

Dido. I, wagge, and giue thee leaue to kifle her
to[o]. 670

Cupid. What will you giue me ? now He haue
this Fanne.

Dido. Take it, Afcanius, for thy fathers fake.

lar. Come Dido, leaue Afcanius, let vs walke.

Dido. Goe thou away, Afcanius fhall ftay.

lar. Vngentle Queene, is this thy loue to me ?

Dido. O ftay, larbas, and He goe with thee.

Cupid. And if my mother goe. He follow her.

Dido. Why ftaieft thou here ? thou art no loue
of mine ?

lar. larbas, dye, feeing fhe abandons thee.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CAR2HAGE. 35

Dido. No, liue larbas : what haft thou deferu'd.
That I fhould fay thou art no loue of mine ? 681
Something thou haft deferu'd : — away, I fay,
Depart from Carthage — come not in my fight.
lar. Am I not King of rich Getulia ?
Dido. larbas, pardon me, and ftay awhile.
Cupid. Mother, looke here.
Dido. What telft thou me of rich Getulia ?
Am not I Queene of Libia ? then depart.

lar. I goe, to feed the humour of my Loue,
Yet not from Carthage for a thoufand worlds. 690
Dido. larbas.

lar. Doth Dido call me backe ?

Dido. No, but I charge thee neuer looke on me.
lar. Then pull out both mine eyes, or let me

dye. Exit larh.

Anna. Wherefore doth Dido bid larbas goe?
Dido. Becaufe his lothfome fight offends mine
eye.
And in my thoughts is fhrin'd another loue :
O Anna, didft thou know how fweet loue were.
Full / foone wouldft thou abiure this fingle life.
Anna. Poore foule I know too well the fower
of loue :
O that larbas could but fancie me ! 700

Dido. Is not Mneas faire and beautiful! ?
Anna. Yes, and larbas foule and fauourles.
Dido. Is he not eloquent in all his fpeech .?

36 DIDO, QVEENS OF CARTHAGE.

Anna. Yes, and larbas rude and rufticall.
Dido. Name not larbas ; but, fweete Anna fay.
Is not Mneas worthie Didos loue ?

Anna. O fifter, were you Emprefle of the world,
Mneas well deferues to be your loue.
So louely is he, that where ere he goes.
The people fwarme to gaze him in the face. 710
Dido. But tell them, none ftiall gaze on him but I,
Left their grofle eye-beames taint my louers cheekes.
Anna, good fifter Anna, goe for him.
Left with thefe fweete thoughts I melt cleane away.
Anna. Then, fifter, youle abiure larbas loue ?
Dido. Yet muft I heare that lothfome name
againe ?
Runne for Mneas, or He flye to him. Exit Anna.
Cupid. You fhall not hurt my father when he

comes.
Dido. No, for thy fake, He loue thy father well.
O dull conceipted Dido, that till now 720

Didft neuer thinke Mneas beautifuU :
But now, for quittance of this ouerfight.
He make me bracelets of his golden haire ;
His gliftering eyes ftiall be my looking glafle ;
His lips an altar, where He offer vp
As many kifles as the Sea hath fands :
In ftead of muficke I will heare him fpeake.
His lookes ftiall be my only Librarie,
And thou Mneas, Didos treafurie.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 37

In whofe faire bofome I will locke more Wealth 730
Than twentie thoufand Indiaes can affoord :
O here he comes : loue, loue, giue Dido leaue
To be more modeft then her thoughts admit,
Left I be made a wonder to the world.

\Enter Achates, Sergeftus, Illioneus, Cloanthus,
and ^neas lafty^
Achates, j how doth Carthage pleafe your Lord ?

Acha. That will Mneas fhewe your maieftie.

Hido. Mneas, art thou there ?

Mn. I vnderftand your highnefle fent for me.

Dido. No, but now thou art here, tell me in
In what might Dido highly pleafure thee. [footh

Mn. So much haue I receiu'd at Didos hands.
As, without blufhing, I can afke no more : 74a
Yet, Queene of AfFricke are my ftiips vnrigd.
My Sailes all rent in funder with the winde.
My Oares broken, and my Tackling loft.
Yea, all my Nauie Iplit with Rockes and Shelfes :
Nor Sterne nor Anchor haue our maimed Fleete ;
Our Mafts the furious windes ftrooke ouer bourd :
Which piteous wants if Dido will fupplie.
We will account her author of our hues. 7 50

Dido. Mneas, He repaire thy Troian ftiips,
Conditionally that thou wilt ftay with me,
And let Achates faile to Italy :

' ^neas must enter last. See Dido's address to Achates, not seeing,
or affecting not to see iEneas, as shown by her question.

3S DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

He giue thee tackling made of riueld gold,

[To Achates i]
Wound on the barkes of odoriferous trees,
Oares of maffie luorie, full of holes.
Through which the water fhall delight to play :
Thy Anchors fhall be hewed from Chriftall Rockes,
Which, if thou lofe, Ihall fhine aboue the waues ;
The Mafts, whereon thy fwelling failes Ihall hang.
Hollow Pyramides of filuer plate ; 761

The failes of foulded Lawne, where ihall be wrought
The warres of ^roy, but not Troyes ouerthrow ;
For ballace, emptie Didos treafurie ;
Take what ye will, but leaue Mneas here.
Achates, thou fhalt be fo meanly clad.
As Seaborne Nymphes fhaJl fwarme about thy fhips.
And wanton Mermaides court thee with fweete fongs.
Flinging in fauours of more foueraigne worth
Then 1'hetis hangs about Afolloes necke.
So that JEneas may but ftay with me. 770

^n, I Wherefore would Dido haue Mneas ftay ?

'Dido. To warre againft my bordering enemies.
Mneas, thinke not Dido is in loue ;
For if that any man could conquer me,
I had been wedded ere Mneas came :
See where the piftures of my fuiters hang :
And are not thefe as faire as faire may be .?

Acha, I faw this man at Troy^ ere Troy was fackt.

' See 11. 765-6. 1. 766, ' meanly ' — see Glossarial-Index, s.v.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 39

[A Lord] I this in Greece, when Paris ftole faire
Helen. 779

Illio. This man and I were at Olymfus games.

Serg. I know this face : he is a Perfian borne :
I traueld with him to Mtolia.

Chan. And I in Jthens, with this gentleman,
VnlefTe I be deceiu'd, difputed once.

Dido. But fpeake Mneas : know you none of
thefe ?

Mn. No Madame ; but it feemes that thefe are
Kings.

Dido. All thefe, and others which I neuer fawe,
Haue been moft vrgent fuiters for my loue ;
Some came in perfon, others fent their Legats,
Yet none obtaind me ; I am free from all ; — 790
And yet, God knowes, intangled vnto one.
This was an Orator, and thought by words
To compafle me ; but yet he was deceiu'd ;
And this a Spartan Courtier, vaine and wilde ;
But his fantaftick humours pleafde not me :
This was Alcion, a Mufition :
But, playd he nere fo fweet, I let him goe :
This was the wealthie King of TheJJaly ;
But I had gold enough, and caft him off :
This, Meleagers fonne, a warlike Prince ; 800

But weapons gree[d] not with my tender yeares :
The reft are fuch as all the world well knowes ;

1. 779, 'A Lord ' — 'Mn.' in original.

40 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Yet now I fweare by heauen, and him I loue,
I was as farre from loue as they from hate.

Mn. O happie fhall he be whom Tiido loues.

T>ido. Then neuer fay that thou art miferable,
Becaufe, it may be, thou fhalt be my loue :
Yet / boaft not of it, for I loue thee not, —
And yet I hate thee not : — O if I fpealce
I fhall betray my felfe : — Mneas, fpeake ; — 8io
We two will goe a hunting in the woods ;
But not fo much for thee, — thou art but one —
As for Achates, and his followers. Exeunt.

[SCENA II.]
Enter luno to Afcanius, ajleefe.
luno. Here lyes my hate, Mneas curfed brat,
The boy wherein falfe deftinie delights.
The heire of furie[s], the fauourite of the Fates,
That vgly impe that fhall outweare my wrath.
And wrong my deitie with high difgrace :
' But I will take another order now, 820

And race th'eternal Regifler of time.
'troy fhall no more call him her fecond hope.
Nor Venus triumph in his tender youth ;
For here, in fpight of heauen, He murder him.
And feede infection with his let out life :

1. 803, 'now' — 'how' in original: 1. 8 1 7, we read 'furies' and
omit 'the 'before 'fauourite,' as Mitford suggests, albeit ' Th'heir of /
Furies, would scan ; ' Fates ' — ' face ' in original : 1. 825, ' let ' — ' left '
ibid.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 41

Say Paris, now fhall Venus haue the ball ?

Say vengeance, now fhall her Afcanius dye ?

O no, God wot, I cannot watch my time.

Nor quit good turnes with double fee downe told !

Tut, I am fimple without mind to hurt, 830

And haue no gall at all to grieue my foes !

But luftfull loue, and his adulterous child.

Shall finde it written on confufions front.

That only luno rules in Rhamnufe towne.

Enter Venus.
Venus. What fhould this meane ? my Doues are
back returnd.
Who warne me of fuch danger preft at hand,
To harme my fweete Afcanius louely life. —
luno, my mortall foe, what make you here ?
Auaunt, old witch, and trouble not my wits.
luno. Fie Venus, that fuch caufeles words of
wrath, 840

Should ere defile fo faire a mouth as thine :
Are / not we both fprong of celeftiall rafe.
And banquet, as two Sifters, with the Gods ?
Why is it then difpleafure fhould difioyne,
Whom kindred and acquaintance counites .''

Venus. Out, hatefull hag, thou wouldft haue
flaine my fonne.
Had not my Doues difcou'rd thy entent :

I. 830, ' mind ' (or ' might ') — ' made ' in original : ' Mind ' Dyce's.

42 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

But I will teare thy eyes fro forth thy head,
And feaft the birds with their bloud-fhotten balles.
If thou but lay thy fingers on my boy. 850

luno. Is this then, all the thankes that I fhall

haue,
For fauing him from Snakes and Serpents ftings.
That would haue kild him, fleeping, as he lay ?
What though I was offended with thy fonne,
And wrought him mickle woe on fea and land.
When, for the hate' of Troian Gammed,
That was aduanced by my Hebes fhame.
And Varis iudgement of the heauenly ball,
I muftred all the windes vnto his wracke.
And vrg'd each Element to his annoy : 860

Yet now I doe repent me of his ruth.
And wifh that I had neuer wrongd him fo ;
Booties, I fawe it was to warre with fate.
That hath fo many vnrefifted friends :
Wherefore I chaunge[d] my counfell with the

time.
And planted loue where enuie erft had fprong.
Venus. Sifter of loue, if that thy loue be fuch
As thefe thy proteftations doe paint forth.
We two, as friends, one fortune will deuide :
Cupid fhall lay his arrowes in thy lap, 870

And, to a Scepter, chaunge his golden ftiafts ;
Fancie and modeftie fhall Hue as mates.
And thy faire peacockes by my pigeons pearch :

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 43

Loue my Mneas, and defire is thine ; [thine.

The day, the night, my Swannes, my fweetes, are

luno. More then melodious are thefe words to
That ouercloy my foule with their content : [me,
Venus, fweete Venus, how may I deferue
Such / amourous fauours at thy beautious hand ?
But that thou maifl: more eafilie perceiue 880

How highly I doe prize this amitie,
Harke to a motion of eternall league.
Which I will make in quittance of thy loue :
Thy fonne, thou knoweft, with Tiido now remaines.
And feedes his eyes with fauours of her Court ;
She, likewife, in admyring fpends her time.
And cannot talke nor thinke of ought but him :
Why fhould not they then ioyne in marriage.
And bring forth mightie Kings to Carthage towne.
Whom cafualtie of fea hath made fuch friends ? 8 90
And Venus, let there be a match confirmd
Betwixt thefe two, whofe loues are fo alike ;
And both our Deities, conioyn'd in one,
Shall chaine felicitie vnto their throne. [meanes ;

Venus. Well could I like this reconcilements
But much I feare my fonne will nere confent ;
Whofe armed foule alreadie on the fea.
Darts forth her light to [the] Laumia\n\ ihoare.

luno. Faire Queene of loue, I will deuorce thefe
doubts,

1. 898, ' Lauinias ' — see note in Glossarial- Index, s.v.

44 DIDO, Q.VEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And finde the way to wearie fuch fond thoughts :
This day they both a hunting forth will ride 901
Into the woods, adioyning to thefe walles ;
When in the midft of all their gamefome fports,
He make the Clowdes diflblue their watrie workes,
And drench Siluanus dwellings with their fliowers ;
Then, in one Caue, the Queene and he fhall meete.
And interchangeably difcourfe their thoughts,
Whofe fhort conclufion will feale vp their hearts,
Vnto the purpofe which we now propound.

Venus. Sifter, I fee you fauour of my wiles : 910
Be it as you will haue [it] for this once.
Meane time, Afcanius fhall be my charge ;
Whom I will beare to Ida in mine armes,
And couch him in Adonis purple downe. Exeunt.

[SCENA III.]

Enter Dido, Mntzs, Anna, larbas. Achates,
[Cupid as Afcanius,] and followers.

Dido. yEneas, thinke not but I honor thee,
That thus in perfon goe with thee to hunt :
My princely robes, thou feeft, are layd afide,
Whofe glittering pompe Dianas ftirowdes fupplies.
All fellowes now, difpofde alike to fporte ; 920
The woods are wide, and we haue ftore of game.
Faire Troian, hold my golden bowe awhile,

1. 902, ' the ' — ' thefe ' in original.

DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 45

Vntill I gird my quiuer to my fide :
Lords, goe before, we two muft talke alone.

lar. Vngentle, can fhe wrong larbas fo ?
He dye before a ftranger haue that grace :
We two will talke alone — what words be thefe ?

Dido. What makes larbas here of all the reft ?
We could haue gone without your companie.

Mn. But loue and duetie led him on perhaps,
To prefle beyond acceptance to your fight. 930

lar. Why, man of TVoy, do I offend thine eyes ?
Or art thou grieude thy betters prefle fo nye ?

Dido. How now Getulian, are ye growne fo
braue.
To challenge vs with your comparifons .''
Pefant, goe feeke companions like thy felfe.
And meddle not with any that I loue : —
JEneas, be not moude at what he fayes ;
For otherwhile, he will be out of ioynt.

lar. Women may wrong, by priuiledge of loue :
But fhould that man of men (Dido except) 940
Haue taunted me in thefe opprobrious termes,
I would haue either drunke his dying bloud.
Or els I would haue giuen my life in gage ?

Dido. Huntfmen, why pitch you not your toyles

apace, [laire ?

And rowfe the lightfoote Deere from forth their

Anna. Sifter, fee, fee AJcanius in his pompe.
Bearing his huntfpeare brauely in his hand.

46 DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Dido. I Yea, little fonne, are you fo forward now ?

^Jca. I, mother, I fhall one day be a man, 950
And better able vnto other armes ;
Meane time, thefe wanton weapons ferue my

warre.
Which I will breake betwixt a Lyons iawes.

Dido. What, dareft thou looke a Lyon in the
face?

Afca. I, and outface him to[o], doe what he can.

Anna. How like his father fpeaketh he in all !

Mn. And mought I liue to fee him facke rich
'Thebes^
And loade his fpeare with Grecian Princes heads.
Then would I wifh me with Anchijes Tombe,
And dead to honour that hath brought me vp. 960

lar. And might I liue to fee thee fhipt away.
And hoyft aloft on Neptunes hideous hilles.
Then would I wifli me in faire Didos armes.
And dead to fcorne that hath purfued me fo.

jEn, Stoute friend Achates, doeft thou know
this wood?

Acha. As I remember, here you fhot the Deere
That fau'd your famiiht fouldiers liues from death.
When firft you fet your foote vpon the fhoare ;
And here we met faire Venus, virgine like.
Bearing her bowe and quiuer at her backe. 970

jEn. O how thefe irkfome labours now delight
And ouerioy my thoughts with their efcape :

DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 47

Who would not vndergoe all kind of toyle,
To be well ftor'd with fuch a winters tale ?

Hido. Mneas, leaue thefe dumpes, and lets away.
Some to the mountaines, fome vnto the foyle.
You to the vallies, — thou \to larbas] vnto the
houfe. Exeunt omnes : manet ^ \Iarbas\

lar. I, this it is which wounds me to the death.
To fee a Phrigian, far fet o'er the fea,
Preferd before a man of maieftie : 980

O loue ! O hate ! O cruell womens hearts.
That imitate the Moone in euery chaunge.
And, like the Planets, euer loue to raunge !
What fhall I doe thus wronged with difdaine ?
Reuenge / me on Mneas, or on her ?
On her? fond man, that were to warre gainft

heauen.
And with one fhaft prouoke ten thoufand darts :
This Troians end will be thy enuies aime,
Whofe bloud will reconcile thee to content.
And make loue drunken with thy fweete defire ; —
But Dido^ that now holdeth him fo deare, 991
Will dye with very tidings of his death : —
But time will difcontinue her content,
And mould her minde vnto newe fancies fhapes :
O God of heauen, turne the hand of fate
Vnto that happie day of my delight ;
And then, — what then ? — larhas fhall but loue :

' ' manent ' in original. 1. 979, misprinted ' to ' in original.

48 DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

So doth he now, though not with equall gaine.
That refteth in the riuall of thy paine,
Who nere will ceafe to foare till he be flaine. looo

Exit.

[SCENA IV.]

The fiorme. Enter ^Eneas and Dido in the Caue,
at Jeuerall times.

Dido. Mneas I

Mn. Dido I

Dido. Tell me, deare loue, how found you out
this Caue ?

^n. By chance, fweete Queene, as Mars and
Venus met.

Dido. Why, that was in a net, where we are
loofe ; —
And yet I am not free : oh, would I were !

^n. Why, what is it that Dido may defire
And not obtaine, be it in humaine power? 1009

Dido. The thing that I will dye before I afke.
And yet defire to haue before I dye.

Mn. It is not ought Mneas may atchieue ?

Dido. Mneas I no ; although his eyes doe pearce.

Mn. What, hath larbas angred her in ought ?
And will Ihe be auenged on his life ?

Dido. Not angred me, except in angring thee.

Mn. Who then, of all fo cruell may he be.
That fhould detaine thy eye in his defefts?

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 49

Dido. I The man that I do eye where ere I am ;
Whofe amorous face, like Pean, fparkles fire, 1020
When as he buts his beames on Floras bed.
Prometheus [now] hath put on Cupids fliape.
And I muft perifh in his burning armes :
JEneas, O Mneas, quench thefe flames !

Mn. What ailes my Queene ? is fhe falne ficke
of late ?

Dido. Not ficke my loue ; but ficke, — I muft
conceale
The torment, that it bootes me not reueale ;
And yet He fpeake, — and yet He hold my peace : —
Doe fhame her worft, I will difclofe my griefe,
Mneas, thou art he : — what did I fay ? 1030

Something it was that now I haue forgot.

Mn. What meanes faire Dido by this doubtfull
fpeech ?

Dido. Nay, nothing, but Mneas loues me not.

Mn. Mneas thoughts dare not afcend fo high
As Didos heart, which Monarches might not fcale.

Dido. It was becaufe I fawe no King like thee,
Whofe golden Crowne might ballance my content ;
But now, that I haue found what to arfFeft,
I followe one that loueth fame for[e] me.
And rather had feeme faire [in] Sirens eyes, 1040
Then to the Carthage Queene, that dyes for him.

1. 1022, [now] in contemporary MS. : — accepted ; 1, 1026, original
' lone ' : 1, 1038, ' affed ' — ' effeft ' in original.

N. VI. 4

so DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Mn. If that your maieftie can looke fo lowe
As my delpifed worths, that fhun all praife,
With this my hand I giue to you my heart.
And vow, by all the Gods of Hofpitalitie,
By heauen and earth, and my faire brothers bowe,
By Paphos, Capys, and the purple Sea,
From whence my radiant mother did defcend,
And by this Sword, that faued me from the Greekes,
Neuer to leaue thefe newe vpreared waUes, 1050
Whiles Dido liues and rules in lunos towne,
Neuer to like or loue any but her.

Dido. What more then delian muficke doe I

heare.
That calles my foule from forth his liuing feate.
To moue vnto the meafures of delight ?
Kind / clowdes that fent forth fuch a curteous

ftorme.
As made difdaine to flye to fancies lap !
Stoute loue, in mine armes make thy Italy,
Whofe Crowne and kingdome fefts at thy com-

mande :
Sicheus, not Mneas, be thou calde ; 1060

The King of Carthage, not Anchi/es fonne :
Hold, take thefe lewels at thy Louers hand
Thefe golden bracelets, and this wedding ring,
Wherewith my hufband woo'd me yet a maide,
And be thou king of Libia, by my guift.

Exeunt to the Caue.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 51

Actus 4. Scena I.

Enter Achates, [Cupid as\ Afcatiius, larbas,
and Anna.

Acha. Did euer men fee fuch a fudden ftorme ?
Or day fo cleare, fo fuddenly orecaft ?

lar. I thinke fome fell InchantrefTe dwelleth
here,
[One] that can call them forth when as fhe pleafe.
And diue into blacke tempefts treafurie, 107 1

When as ftie meanes to malke the world with
clowdes,
Anna. In all my life I neuer knew the like ;
It haild, it fnowde, it lightned all at once.

Acha. I thinke it was the diuels reuelling night,
There was fuch hurly-burly in the heauens :
Doubtles, Apollos Axel-tree is crackt,
Or aged Atlas fhoulder out of ioynt.
The motion was fo ouer violent.

lar. In all this coyle, where haue ye left the

Queene? 1080

Afca. Nay, where's my warlike father, can you

tell?
Anna. Behold, where both of them come forth

the Caue.
lar. Come forth the Caue ! can heauen endure
this fight ?
larbas^ curfe that vnreuenging hue.

52 DIDO, QVEENE OP CARTHAGE.

Whofe flintie darts flept in Tiphosus den,
Whiles thefe adulterers furfetted with finne :
Nature, why mad'ft me not fome poyfonous beaft,
That, with the fharpnes of my edged fting,
I / might haue ftakte them both vnto the earth,
Whilfl: they were fporting in this darkfome Caue?

[Enter ^neas and Dido]

^n. The ayre is cleare, and Southern windes
are whift : 1091

Come Dido, let vs haften to the towne.
Since gloomie Molus doth ceafe to frowne.
Dido. Achates and AJcanius, well met.
Mn. Faire Anna, how efcapt you from the

fhower ?
Anna. As others did, by running to the wood.
Dido. But where were you larbas all this while?
lar. Not with Mneas in the vgly Caue.
Dido. I fee Mneas fticketh in your minde ;
But I will foone put by that Humbling blocke, 1 100
And quell thofe hopes that thus employ your cares.

Exeunt.
[Scena IL]
Enters larbas, to Sacrifize.

lar. Come feruants, come ; bring forth the
Sacrifize,

1. 1085, ' Tiphceus ' — ' Tiphous ' in original,
1. nor, • cares' — 'eares,' ibid.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 53

^hat I may pacifie that gloomy hue,
Whofe emptie Altars haue enlarg'd our illes. —
Eternall hue, great mafter of the Clowdes,
Father of gladnefle, and all froUicke thoughts,
That with thy gloomie hand corredts the heauen.
When ayrie creatures warre amongft themfelues :
Heare, heare,0 heare larbas' plaining prayers, mo
Whofe hideous ecchoes make the welkin howle.
And all the woods Eliza ^ to refound !
The woman — that thou wild vs entertaine.
Where, ftraying in our borders vp and downe.
She crau'd a hide of ground to build a towne.
With whom we did deuide both lawes and land,
And all the fruites that plentie els fends forth, —
Scorning our loues and royall marriage rites,
Yeelds vp her beautie to a ftrangers bed ; [fled :
Who, hauing wrought her ihame, is ftraightway
Now, if thou beeft a pitying God of power, 1 1 2 1
On whom ruth and compaflion euer waites,
Redrefle thefe wrongs, and warne him to his ihips.
That now afflifts me with his flattering eyes^
Enter / Anna.

Anna. How now larbas I at your prayers fo hard?

lar. I, Anna : is there ought you would with me ?

Anna. Nay, no fuch waightie bufines of import.
But may be flackt vntill another time :
Yet, if you would partake with me the caufe

' = Elissa,

54 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Of this deuotion that detaineth you, 1 130

I would be thankfull for fuch curtefie.

lar. Anna, againft this Troian doe I pray,
Who feekes to rob me of thy Sifters loue.
And diue into her heart by coloured lookes.

Anna. Alas poore King, that labours fo in vaine.
For her that fo delighteth in thy paine :
Be rul'd by me, and feeke fome other loue,
Whofe yeelding heart may yeeld thee more reliefe.

lar. Mine eye is fixt where fancie cannot ftart :
O leaue me, leaue me to my filent thoughts, 1 140
That regifter the numbers of my ruth.
And I will either moue the thoughtles flint.
Or drop out both mine eyes in drifling teares,
Before my forrowes tide haue any ftint.

Anna. I will not leaue larbas, whom I loue.
In this delight of dying penfiuenes :
Away with Dido ! Anna be thy fong :
Anna, that doth admire thee more then heauen,

lar. I may nor will lift to fuch loathfome
chaunge.
That intercepts the courfe of my defire : — 1 1 50
Seruants, come fetch thefe emptie veflels here ; —
For I will flye from thefe alluring eyes.
That doe purfue my peace where ere it goes. Exit.

Anna. larbas, ftay, louing larbas, ftay.
For I haue honey to prefent thee with :
Hardhearted, wilt not deigne to heare me fpeake ?

niDO, QVEENE OP CARTHAGE. 55

He follow thee with outcryes nere the lefle.
And ftrewe thy walkes with my difcheueld haire.

Exit.
[Scena III.]

Enter / JEneas alone.

Mn. Carthage, my friendly hoft, adue, 1 1 60
Since deftinie doth call me from thy Ihoare.
Hermes this night, defcending in a dreame.
Hath fummond me to fruitfull Italy :
loue wils it fo, my mother wils it fo.
Let my Phenifla graunt, and then I goe —
Graunt (he or no, Mneas mufl: away ;
Whofe golden fortunes clogd with courtly eafe,
Cannot afcend to Fames immortal! houfe.
Or banquet in bright honors burnifht hall,
'Till he hath furrowed Neptunes glaffie fieldes, 1 1 70
And cut a paflage through his toples hilles.
Achates, come forth ! Sergejius, Illioneus,
Cloanthus, hafte away 1 Mneas calles.

Enter Achates, Cloanthus, Sergeftus, and Illioneus.
Acha. What willes our Lord, or wherefore did

he call .''
Mn. The dreames (braue mates) that did befet
my bed.
When fleepe but newly had imbraft the night,

1. 1 161, ' thy ' — ' the ' in original.
1. 1 175, 'dreame' — 'dreames,' ibid.

56 DIDO, Q VEENE OF CARTHA GE.

Commaunds me leaue thefe vnrenowmed reames,

Whereas Nobilitie abhors to ftay.

And none but bafe jEneas will abide :

Abourd, abourd, fince Fates doe bid abourd, 1 1 80

And flice the Sea with fable coloured ftiips.

On whom the nimble winds may all day waight.

And follow them, as footemen, through the deepe :

Yet Dido cafts her eyes, like anchors out.

To ftay my Fleete from loofing forth the Bay :

Come backe, come backe, I heare her crye afarre.

And let me linke thy bodie to my lips.

That tyed together by the ftriuing tongues.

We may as one faile into Italy. ,^

Acha. Banifh that ticing dame from forth your
mouth.
And follow your forefeeing ftarres in all; 11 91
This / is no life for men at armes to liue.
Where daliance doth confume a Souldiers ftrength.
And wanton motions of alluring eyes
Effeminate our mindes, inur'd to warre.

Illio. Why, let vs build a Citie of our owne.
And not ftand lingering here for amorous lookes :
Will Dido raife old Priam forth his graue.
And build the towne againe the Greekes did burne ?
No, no, fhe cares not how we finke or fwimme.
So fhe may haue Mneas in her armes. 1201

1. 1 1 77, ' reames ' = realms, misprinted 'beames' in the original:
1. 1187, ' thy bodie ' — 'my bodie,' ibid.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 57

Chan. To Italy, fweete friends, to Italy,
We will not ftay a minute longer here.

Mn. Troians, abourd, and I will follow you —

[£«■. the rejf\
^'^ I faine would goe, yet beautie calls me backe : —
To leaue her fo, and not once fay, farewell.
Were to tranfgrefle againft all lawes of loue ; —
But, if I vfe fuch ceremonious thankes
As parting friends accuftome on the fhoare.
Her filuer armes will coll me round about, 1210
And teares of pearle crye"ftay, Mneas, ftay:
Each word fhe fayes will then containe a Crowne,
And euery fpeech be ended with a kifle : ^
I may not dure this female drudgerie ;
To fea Mneas, finde out Italy. Exit.

[Scena IV.] '
Enter Dido and Anna.
Dido. O Anna, runne vnto the water fide ;
They fay Mneas men are going abourd ;
It may be he will fteale away with them :
Stay not to anfwere me, runne Anna, runne. 1220

foolifh Troians, that would fteale from hence.
And not let Dido vnderftand their drift :

1 would haue giuen Achates ftore of gold.
And Illioneus gum and Libian fpice ;

The common fouldiers rich imbrodered coates.
And filuer whiftles to controule the windes,

58 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Which Circes fent Sicheus when he liued :

Vnworthie / are they of a Queenes reward.

See, where they come, — how might I doe to chide ?

Enter Anna, with ^Eneas, Achates, Illioneus, and
Sergeftus.

Anna. Twas time to runne, Mneas had been
gone ; 1230

The failes were hoyfting vp, and he abourd.

Dido. Is this thy loue to me ?

^n. O, princely Dido, giue me leaue to fpeake ;
I went to take my farewell of Achates.

Dido. How haps Achates bid me not farewell ?

Acha. Becaufe I feard your grace would keepe
me here.

Dido. To rid thee of that doubt, abourd againe ;
I charge thee put to fea, and ftay not here.

Acha. Then let Mneas goe abourd with vs.

Dido. Get you abourd, Mneas meanes to ftay.

Mn. The fea is rough, the windes blow to the
fhoare. 1241

Dido. O falfe Mneas, now the fea is rough.
But when you were abourd, twas calme enough ;
Thou and Achates ment to faile away. [fonne ?

Mn. Hath not the Carthage Queene mine onely
Thinkes Dido I will goe and leaue him here .^

Dido. Mneas, pardon me, for I forgot
That yong Afcanius lay with me this night :

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 59

Loue made me iealous ; but to make amends,
Weare the Emperiall Crowne of Libia, 1 250

\Flaces it on his head, and gives thejceptrei]
Sway thou the Punike Scepter in my fteede.
And punifti me, Mneas, for this crime.

Mn. This kiffe fhall be faire Didos punifhment.

Dido. O how a Crowne becomes ^neas head !
Stay here jEneas, and commaund as King.

^n. How vaine am I to weare this Diadem,
And beare this golden Scepter in my hand ?
A Burgonet of fteele, and not a Crowne,
A Sword, and not a Scepter, fits Mneas.

[Offers to return them.]

Dido. O, keepe them ftill, and let me gaze my
fill : 1260

^Now lookes yEneas like immortall loue ;
O / where is Ganimed, to hold his cup.
And Mercury, to flye for what he calles .''
Ten thoufand Cupids houer in the ayre.
And fanne it in Mneas louely face :
O that the clowdes were here wherein thou fledft,
That thou and I vnfeene might fport our felues :
Heauen enuious of our ioyes, is waxen pale ;
And when we whifper, then the ftarres fall downe.
To be partakers of our honey talks. // 1270

Mn. O Dido, patronefle of all our Hues,

1. 1266, 'fledft'— 'fleeft' in original.
1. 1268, ' Heaueir'^-' Heauens ' idid.

6o DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

When I leaue thee, death be my puniftiment !
Swell, raging feas ! frowne, wayward deftinies !
Blow, windes ! threaten, ye Rockes and fandie

flielfes !
This is the harbour that Mneas feekes ;
Lets fee what tempefts can anoy me now.

liido. Not all the world can take thee from mine
Mneas may commaund as many Moores, [armes ;
As in the Sea are little water drops :
And now, to make experience of my loue, 1280
Faire lifter Anna, leade my louer forth.
And feated on my Gennet, let him ride
As Didos hufband through the punicke ftreetes ;
And will my guard, with Mauritanian darts.
To waite vpon him as their foueraigne Lord.

Anna. What if the Citizens repine thereat ?

Tiido. Thofe that diflike what TUdo giues in
charge,
Commaund my guard to flay for their offence :
' Shall vulgar pefants ftorme at what I doe ? 1289
The ground is mine that giues them fuftenance.
The ayre wherein they breathe, the water, fire.
All that they haue, their lands, their goods, their

Hues,
And I the Goddefs of all thefe, commaund
Mneas ride as Carthaginian King.

Acha. Mneas, for his parentage, delerues
As large a kingdome as is Libia.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 6i

Mn. I, and vnlefle the deftinies be falfe,
I fhall be planted in as rich a land.

Dido. I Speake of no other land, this land is thine,
Dido is thine, henceforth He call thee Lord : 1300
Doe as I bid thee, fifter ; leade the way.
And from a turret He behold my loue.

jEn. Then here in me fhall flourifh Priams race.
And thou and I Achates, for reuenge.
For 'Troy, for Priam, for his fiftie fonnes.
Our kinfmens Hues, and thoufand guiltles foules,
Will leade an hofte againft the hatefull Greekes,
And fire proude Lacedemon ore their heads.

[Exeunt ^ ^neas, Anna, and Trojans^

Dido. Speakes not Mneas like a Conqueror }
O bleffed tempefts that did driue him in, 13 10

happie fand that made him runne aground :
Henceforth you fhall be [of] our Carthage Gods.
I, but it may be he will leaue my loue,

And feeke a forraine land, calde Italy :

O, that I had a charme to keepe the windes

Within the clofure of a golden ball !

Or that the Tyrrhen fea were in mine armes, •

That he might fufFer fhipwracke on my breaft.

As oft as he attempts to hoyfl vp faile !

1 mufl preuent him, wifhing will not ferue ; —
Goe bid my Nurfe take yong AJcanius, 132 1

1. 1306, ' Hues ' — ' loues ' in original (Dyce).
' ' Exeunt, etc. ' — ' Exit ' in original.

62 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And beare him in the countrey to her houfe,
Mneas will not goe without his fonne :
Yet, left he fhould, for I am full of feare,
Bring me his oares, his tackling, and his failes, —

\Exit a Lord.']

What if I finke his fhips ? O he will frowne !

Better he frowne, then I fhould dye for griefe.

I cannot fee him frowne, it may not be ;

Armies of foes refolu'd to winne this towne.

Or impious traitors vowde to haue my life, 1330

Affright me not, onely Mneas frowne

Is that which terrifies poor Didos heart ;

Not bloudie fpeares appearing in the ayre,

Prefage the downfall of my Emperie,

Nor blazing Commets threatens Didos death ;

It / is Mneas frowne that ends my dales :

If he forfake me not, I neuer dye.

For in his lookes I fee eternitie ;

And heele make me immortall with a kiffe. 1339

[i?(?-] Enter a Lord \with Attendants].

[Zor^.] Your Nurfe is gone with yong Afcanius ;
And heres Mneas tackling, oares, and failes.

Dido. Are thefe the failes that in defpight of me,
Packt with the windes to beare Mneas hence ?
He hang ye in the chamber where I lye ;

1, 1326, ' he will ' — ' heele ' in original.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 63

Driue if you can my houfe to Italy :

\tears the Jails\
lie fet the cafement open, that the windes
May enter in, and once againe confpire
Againft the life of me, poore Carthage Queene : —
But though he goe, he ftayes in Carthage ftill ; —
And let rich Carthage fleete vpon the feas, 1341
So I may haue Mneas in mine armes.
Is this the wood that grew in Carthage plaines.
And would be toyling in the watrie billowes.
To rob their miftrefle of her Troian gueft ?
O, curfed tree, hadft thou but wit or fenfe.
To meafure how I prize Mneas loue.
Thou wouldft haue leapt from out the Sailers hands.
And told me that Mneas ment to goe :
And yet I blame thee not, thou art but wood. 1350
The water, which our Poets terme a Nimph,
Why did it fufFer thee to touch her breaft,
And fhrunke not backe, knowing my loue was
The water is an Element, no Nimph. [there ?

Why fliould I blame Mneas for his flight ?
O Dido, blame not him, but breake his oares ;

\breaks them\
Thefe were the inftruments that launcht him forth.
Theres not fo much as this bafe tackling too.
But dares to heape vp forrowe to my heart.
Was it not you that hoyfed vp thefe failes.? 1360
Why burft you not, and they fell in the feas ?

64 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

For / this will Dido fye ye full of knots,
And fheere ye all afunder with her hands ;

\knots and cuts them]
Now ferue to chaftize fhipboyes for their faults.
Ye fhall no more offend the Carthage Queene.
Now let him hang my fauours on his mafts,
And fee if thofe will ferue in fteed of failes ;
For tackling, let him take the chaines of gold.
Which I beftowd vpon his followers ;
In fteed of oares, let him vfe his hands, 1370

And fwim to Italy ; He keepe thefe fure : —
Come beare them in. Exit.

[SCENE v.]
Enter the Nurfe with Cupid for AJcanius.

Nurje. My lord AJcanius, ye muft goe with me.

Cupid. Whither muft I goe ? He ftay with my
mother.

ISurJe No, thou fhalt goe with me vnto my
houfe.
I haue an Orchard that hath ftore of plums,
Browne Almonds, Seruifes, ripe Figs and Dates,
Dewberries, Apples, yellow Orenges ;
A garden where are Beehiues full of honey, 1380
Mulk-rofes, and a thoufand fort of flowers ;
And in the midft doth run a filuer ftreame.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 65

Where thou fhalt fee the red gild fifhes leape,
White Swannes, and many louely water fowles ;
Now fpeake Afcanius, will ye goe or no ?

Cupid. Come, come, He goe ; how farre hence is
your houfe ?

Nurfe. But hereby, child, we fhall get thither
ftraight.

Cupid. Nurfe, I am wearie, will you carrie me ?

Nurfe. I, fo youle dwell with me, and call me
mother. 1389

Cupid. So youle loue me, I care not if I doe.

Nurfe. That I might Hue to fee this boy a man !
How pretilie he laughs : [He toys with her'\ goe

ye wagge,
Youle be a twigger when you come to age.
Say Dido what fhe will, I am not old ;
lie be no more a widowe, I am young.
He haue a hulband, or els a louer.

Cupid. I A hufband and no teeth !

Nurfe. O what meane I to haue fuch foolifh
Foolifh is loue, a toy. — O facred loue, [thoughts !
If there be any heauen in earth, tis loue; — 1400
Efpecially in women of your yeares.
Blufh, blufh for fhame, why fhould'ft thou thinke

of loue .''
A graue, and not a louer, fits thy age : —
A graue, why .? I may Hue a hundred yeares,
Fourfcore is but a girles age : loue is fweete : —

N. VI. 5

66 DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

My vaines are withered, and my finewes drie ;
Why doe I thinke of loue now I fliould dye ?
Cupid. Come Nurfe. [fpeede ;

Nurfe. Well, if he come a wooing he ihall
O how vnwife was I to fay him nay ! 1410

Exeunt.
Adtus 5. [Scene I.]

Enter iEneas, with a paper in his hand, drawing
the platforme of the citie, with him Achates,
[SergeftuSjJ Cloanthus, and Illioneus.
Mn. Triumph, my mates, our trauels are at end :
Here will Mneas build a ftatelier Troy,
Then that which grim Atrides ouerthrew.
Carthage fhall vaunt her pettie walles no more.
For I will grace them with a fairer frame.
And clad her in a Chryftall liuerie.
Wherein the day may euermore delight ;
From golden India, Ganges will I fetch,
Whofe wealthie ftreames may waite vpon her
towers, 1420

And triple wife intrench her round about :
The Sunne from Egypt fhall rich odors bring.
Wherewith his burning beames, like labouring Bees,
That loade their thighes with Hyblas honeys fpoyles.
Shall here vnburden their exhaled fweetes.
And plant our pleafant fuburbes with her fumes.
Acha. What length or bredth fhal this braue
towne cotaine ?

DIDO, QVEENE OP CARTHAGE. 67

Mn. Not paft foure thoufand paces at the moft.
IlUo. But what fhall it be calde ? Troy, as before ?
Mn. That haue I not determinde with my felfe.
Chan. Let it be term'd Mnea^ by your name.
Serg. Rather Afcania, by your Httle fonne. 1432
Mn. Nay, I will haue it calde Anchijaon,
Of my old fathers name.

Enter Hermes with Afcanius.

Hermes. Mneas ftay, hues Herald bids thee ftay.

JEn. Whom doe I fee, hues winged meflenger ?
Welcome to Carthage new ereded towne. [here,

Hermes. Why, cofin, ftand you building Cities
And beautifying the Empire of this Queene,
While Italy is cleane out of thy minde? 1440

To[o], too forgetfull of thine owne aiFayres,
Why wilt thou fo betray thy fonnes good hap ?
The king of Gods fent me from higheft heauen.
To found this angrie meflage in thine eares :
Vaine man, what Monarky expeftfl: thou here ?
Or with what thought fleepft thou in Libia ftioare.''
If that all glorie hath forfaken thee.
And thou defpife the praife of fuch attempts :
Yet thinke vpon AJcanius prophefie.
And yong lulus, more then thoufand yeares, 1450
Whom I haue brought from Ida, where he flept.
And bore yong Cufid vnto Cyprejfe He. [Queene,
Mn. This was my mother that beguild the

68 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And made me take my brother for my fonne ;
No maruell Dido, though thou be in loue,
That dayhe danleft Cupid in thy armes. — [long ?
Welcome, fweet child ; where haft thou been this
Afc. Eating fweet Comfites with Queene Didos
maide,
Who euer fince hath luld me in her armes. 1459

^n. Sergeftus, beare him hence vnto our fhips,
Left Dido, fpying him, keepe him for a pledge,
Hermes. Spendft thou thy time about this little
boy,
And giueft not eare vnto the charge I bring ?
I / tell thee, thou muft ftraight to Italy,
Or els abide the wrath of frowning loue. [Exit]

Mn. How fliould I put into the raging deepe.
Who haue no failes nor tackling for my fhips?
What, would the Gods haue me, Deucalion like,
Flote vp and downe where ere the billowes driue ?
Though ftie repairde my fleete and gaue me ftiips,
Yet hath fhe tane away my oares and mafts, 147 1
And left me neither faile nor fterne abourd.

Enter to them larbas.

lar. How now, Mneas, fad ! what meanes thefe

dumpes ?
Mn. larbas, I am cleane befides my felfe ;
loue hath heapte on me fuch a defperate charge.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 69

Which neither art nor reafon may atchieue,
Nor I deuife by what meanes to contriue.

lar. As how, I pray : may I entreate you, tell ?

^n. With fpeede he bids me faile to Italy ;
When as I want both rigging for my fleete, 1480
And alfo furniture for thefe my men.

lar. If that be all, then cheare thy drooping
lookes.
For I will furnifli thee with fuch fupplies :
Let fome of thofe thy followers goe with me.
And they fhall haue what thing fo ere thou needft.

^n. Thankes, good larbas, for thy friendly
Achates and the reft ftiall waite on thee, [ayde,
Whil'ft I reft thankfull for this curtefie.

Exit larbas and Mneas traine.
Now will I hafte vnto Lauinian fhoare.
And raife a new foundation to old Troy. 1490

Witnes the Gods, and witnes heauen and earth,
How loth I am to leaue thefe Libian bounds.
But that eternall lupiter commands.

Enter Dido and iEneas [Jeverally.\

Dido. I feare I fawe ^neas little fonne.
Led by Achates to the Troian fleete :
If/ it be fo, his father meanes to flye.
But here he is ; now Dido, trie thy wit.
Mneas, wherefore goe thy men abourd ?
Why are thy ftiips new rigd } or to what end, 1 499

70 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Launcht from the hauen, lye they in the Rhode ?
Pardon me, though I afke ; loue makes me aflce.

Mn. O pardon me, if I refolue thee why :
Mneas will not faine with his deare loue ;
I muft from hence : this day, fwift Mercury,
When I was laying a platforme for thefe walles.
Sent from his father loue, appeard to me.
And in his name rebukt me bitterly.
For lingering here, neglefting Italy. ^S^S

'Dido. But yet jEneas will not leaue his loue ?

^n. I am commaunded, by immortall loue.
To leaue this towne and pafle to Italy,
And therefore muft of force. [heart.

Dido. Thefe words proceed not from Mneas

Mn. Not from my heart, for I can hardly goe ;
And yet I may not ftay : Dido, farewell.

Dido. Farewell ! is this the mends for Didos loue?
Doe Troians vfe to quit their Louers thus ?
Fare well may Dido, fo Mneas ftay ;
I dye, if my Mneas fay farewell. 1 5 20

Mn. Then let me goe and neuer fay farewell : —
[O] let me goe, — farewell, — I muft from hence.

Dido. Thefe words are poyfon to poore Didos
foule :
O fpeake like my Mneas, like my loue. [been

Why look'ft thou toward the fea? the time hath
When Didos beautie chaind thine eyes to her :

1. 1526, 'chaind ' — 'chaungd ' in original.

DIDO, Q_VEENE OF CARTHAGE. 71

Am I lefTe faire then when thou fawft me firft ?
O then, MneaSy tis for griefe of thee :
Say thou wilt ftay in Carthage with thy Queene,
And Didos beautie will returne againe, 153°

Mneas, fay, how canft thou take thy leaue ?

\He kijfes her]
Wilt thou kirte Dido ? O, thy lips haue fworne
To ftay with Dido : canft thou take her hand ?
Thy / hand and mine haue plighted mutuall faith.
Therefore, vnkind jEneas, muft thou fay,
" Then let me goe, and neuer fay farewell." [blacke,
Mn. O Queene of Carthage, wert thou vgly
Mneas could not choofe but hold thee deare :
Yet muft he not gainfay the Gods beheft.

Dido. The Gods, what Gods be thofe that feeke
my death ? i ^40

Wherein' haue I offended lupiter.
That he ftiould take Mneas from mine armes ?
O no, the Gods wey not what Louers doe ;
It is j^neas calles jEneas hence.
And wofull Dido, by thefe blubbred cheekes.
By this right hand, and by our fpoufall rites,
Defires Mneas to remaine with her ;
Si iene quid de te merui, fuit aut tibi quidquam
Duke meum, mijerere domus labentis : &" ij}am
Oro,Ji quis adhuc precibus locus, exue mentem. 1550

1. 1529, 'thy Queene'^' my Queene' in original; but 'my' yields
a good sense: 1. 1S36,. " " added— cf. 1. 1521 : 1. 1550, 'adhuc'^
• adhmc ' Hid: 11. 1548-50, ^n. iv. 317 : 11. 1551-2, ^». iv. 360, etc.

72 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Mn. Define meque tuts tncendere teque querelis, —
Italiam non Jponte Jequor.

Dido. Haft thou forgot how many neighbour
kings
Were vp in armes, for making thee my loue ?
How Carthage did rebell, larbas ftorme.
And all the world calles me a fecond Helen,
For being intangled by a ftrangers lookes ?
So thou wouldft proue as true as Varis did.
Would, as faire 'Troy was, Carthage might be fackt.
And I be calde a fecond Helena ! 1560

Had I a fonne by thee, the griefe were lefTe,
That I might fee JEneas in his face :
Now if thou goeft, what canft thou leaue behind.
But rather will augment then eafe my woe ?

JEn. In vaine my loue, thou fpendft thy fainting
breath.
If words might moue me, I were ouercome.

Dido. And wilt thou not be mou'd with Didos
words ?
Thy mother was no Goddefle, periurd man !
Nor Dardanus the author of thy ftocke ;
But thou art fprung from Scythian Caucafus, 1 570
And / tygers of Hircania gaue thee fucke.
Ah foolifti Dido, to forbeare this long !
Waft thou not wrackt vpon this Lilian flioare.
And cam'ft to Dido like a Fiftier fwaine ?
Repairde not I thy ftiips, made thee a King,

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 73

And all thy needie followers Noblemen ?

Serpent, that came creeping from the ihoare,
And I for pitie harbord in my bofome ;

Wilt thou now flay me with thy venomed fl;ing,
And hilTe at Dido for preferuing thee? 1580

Goe, goe, and fpare not ; feeke out Italy :

1 hope, that that which loue forbids me doe.
The Rockes and Sea-gulfes will performe at large
And thou flialt perifli in the billowes waies,

To whom poore Dido doth bequeath reuenge :
I, traytor, and the waues fliall caft thee vp.
Where thou and falfe Achates firft fet foote ;
Which, if it chaunce. He giue ye buriall,
And weepe vpon your liueles carcafes,
Though thou nor he will pitie me a whit. 1590
Why flar'ft thou in my face ? if thou wilt ftay,
Leape in mine armes, mine armes are open wide ;
If not, turne from me, and He turne from thee :
For though thou haft the heart to fay, farewell,
I haue not power to ftay thee : [turns away] is he
gone ?

[Exit jEneas.']
I, but heele come againe, he cannot goe ;
He loues me to[o] too well to ferue me fo :
Yet he that in my fight would not relent.
Will, being abfent, be obdurate ftill : ,
By this is he got to the water fide ; 1600

!• IS99> ' obdurate' — 'abdurate ' in original.

74 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

And fee, the Sailers take him by the hand.
But he fhrinkes backe ; and now remembring me,
Returnes amaine : welcome, welcome, my loue !
But wheres ^Eneas ? ah hees gone, hees gone !

\_Enter Anna.]

Anna. What meanes my fifter, thus to raue and
crye?

Dido. O Anna ! my Mneas is abourd.
And leauing me, will faile to Italy.
Once / did'ft thou goe, and he came backe againe ;
Now bring him backe, and thou fhalt be a Queene,
And I will liue a priuate life with him. i6io

Anna. Wicked ^neas.

Dido. Call him not wicked ; fifter, fpeake him
faire.
And looke vpon him with a Mermaides eye :
Tell him, I neuer vow'd at Aulis' gulfe
The defolation of his natiue 'Troy,
Nor fent a thoufand fliips vnto the walks,
Nor euer violated faith to him ;
Requeft him gently {Anna) to returne,
I craue but this — he ftay a tide or two.
That I may learne to beare it patiently : 1620

If he depart thus fuddenly, I dye ;
Run Anna, run, ftay not to anfwere me.

Anna. I goe, fair fifter; heauens graunt good
fuccefle. Exit Anna.

DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 75

Enter the Nurfe.
Nurfe. O Bido, your little fonne AJcanius
Is gone ! he lay with me laft night.
And in the morning he was ftolne from me :
I thinke fome Fairies haue beguiled me.

Dido. O curfed hagge and falfe diffembling
wretch !
That flayeft me with thy harfh and hellilh tale.
Thou, for fome pettie guift, haft let him goe, 1630
And I am thus deluded of my boy :
Away with her to prifon prefently,
Traytorefle too, keend and curfed Sorcerefle.

Nurfe. I know not what you meane by treafon, I,
I am as true as any one of yours.

Exit^ the Nurje.
Dido. Away with her, fufFer her not to fpeake. —
My fifter comes ; I like not her fad lookes.

\_Re-'\Enter Anna.
Anna. Before I came, JEneas was abourd.
And, fpying me, hoyft vp the failes amaine ;
But / 1 cride out, ^Eneas, falfe Mneas, ftay : 1 640
Then gan he wagge his hand, which, yet held vp.
Made me fuppofe, he would haue heard me fpeake :
Then gan they driue into the Ocean ;
Which, when I viewd, I cryde, Mneas^ ftay.
Dido, faire Dido wils Mneas ftay :

' ' Exit ' — ' Exeunt ' ibid.

76 DIDO, QVEENE OF CARTHAGE.

Yet he, whofe heart['s] of adamant or flint.
My teares nor plaints could mollifie a whit:
Then carelefly I rent my haire for griefe :
Which feene to all, though he beheld me not,
They gan to moue him to redrefle my ruth, 1650
And ftay a while to heare what I could fay ;
But he, clapt vnder hatches, faild away.

'Dido. O Anna, Anna, I will follow him.

Anna. How can ye goe, when he hath all your
fleete ?

Dido. He frame me wings of waxe, like Icarus,
And ore his fhips, will foare vnto the Sunne,
That they may melt, and I fall in his arrnes ;
Or els He make a prayer vnto the waues.
That I may fwim to him, like 'Tritons neece :
O Anna, \Anna'^ fetch Arions Harpe, 1660

That I may tice a Dolphin to the fhoare.
And ride vpon his backe vnto my loue !
Looke fifler, looke louely Mneas fhips ;
See, fee, the billowes heaue him vp to heauen.
And now downe falles the keeles into the deepe :
O fifter, fifter, take away the Rockes ;
Theile breake his Ihips. O Proteus, Neptune, loue,
Saue, faue Mneas ; — Didos leefefl loue !
Now is he come on flioare fafe, without hurt ;
But fee. Achates wils him put to fea, 1670

And all the Sailers merrie make for ioy ;

1. 1660, ' Arion' — ' Orion' in original.

DIDO, qVEENE OF CARTHAGE. 77

But he remembring me, fhrinkes backe againe :
See where he comes ; welcome, welcome, my loue.

Anna. Ah fifter, leaue thefe idle fantafies :^
Sweet fifter ceafe ; remember who you are.

Dido. Dido I am, vnlefl"e I be deceiu'd ; —
And / muft I raue thus for a runnagate ?
Muft I make fhips for him to faile away ?
Nothing can beare me to him but a fhip,
And he hath all my fleete : what fhall I doe, 1680
But dye in furie of this ouerfight ?
I, I muft be the murderer of my felfe : —
No, but I am not, — yet I will be ftraight.
Anna be glad, now haue I found a meane
To rid me from thefe thoughts of Lunacie :
Not farre from hence
There is a woman famoufed for arts.
Daughter vnto the nimphs Hejperides,
Who wild me facrifize his ticing relliques :
Goe Anna, bid my feriiants bring me fire. 1690

Exit Anna.
Enter larbas.

lar. How long will Dido mourne a ftrangers
flight.
That hath diftionord her and Carthage both ?
How long fliall I with griefe confume my daies.
And reape no guerdon for my trueft loue ?

Dido. larbas, talke not of jEneas, let him goe ;

1. 1680, ' my ' — original ' thy.

78 DIDO, QVEEl^E OF CARTHAGE.

Lay to thy hands, and helpe me make a fire,
That fhall confume all that this ftranger left ;

\Iarbas helf5\
For I entend a priuate Sacrifize,
To cure my minde that melts for vnkind loue.

lar. But afterwards will Dido graunt me loue ?

Tiido. I, I, lar has, after this is done, 1701

None in the world fliall haue my loue but thou ;
So, leaue me now, let none approach this place.

Exit larbas.
Now Dido, with thefe reliques burne thy felfe.
And make Mneas famous through the world.
For periurie and flaughter of a Queene :
Here lye the Sword that in the darkfome Caue
He drew, and fwore by, to be true to me :
Thou flialt burne firfl:, thy crime is worfe then his :
Here lye the garment which I cloath'd him in 17 10
When firfl: he came on fhoare : perifh thou to[o].
Thefe letters, lines, and periurd papers all,
Shall / burne to cinders in this pretious flame,
And now ye Gods, that guide the fl:arrie frame.
And order all things at your high difpofe,
Graunt, though the traytors land in Italy,
They may be ftill tormented with vnrefl:.
And from mine aflies, let a Conquerour rife,
That may reuenge this treafon to a Queene,
By plowing vp his Countries with the Swordy 1720
Betwixt this land and that be neuer league,

DIDO, Q_VEENE OF CARTHAGE. 79

Lit tor a littoribus contraria,flu£ribus vndas
Imprecor : arma armis .- pugnent ipjiq. nepotes :
Liue, falfe Mneas ! trueft Dido dyes ;
Sic,Jic iuvat ire Jub vmbras.

[Stabs her/elf and throws her/elf into the flames^
[Re-^ Enter Anna.
Anna. O helpe larbas. Dido, in thefe flames,
Hath burnt her felfe : aye me, vnhappie me !

[i?^-] Enter larbas running,
lar. Curfed larbas, dye to expiate
The griefe that tires vpon thine inward foule : ,
Dido, I come to thee: aye me Mneas. 1730

\kills him/elf^
Anna. What can my teares or cryes preuaile me
Dido is dead, [now ?

larbas flain ; larbas, my deare loue,
O fweet larbas : Annas fole dehght ;
What fatall deftinie enuies rne thus,
To fee my fweet larbas flay himfelfe ?
But Anna now fliall honor thee in death.
And mixe her bloud with thine : this fliall I doe.
That Gods and men may pitie this my death.
And rue our ends, fenceles of life or breath : 1740
Now, fweet larbas ftay, I come to thee.

[kills herjelf^
FINIS. /

1. 1722, Aitt. iv. 628 : 1. 1725, ^n. iv. 660.

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XV.

SUMMERS LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT.

1600.
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N. VI.

NOTE.

For my exemplar of ' Summers Laft Will and Teftament ' I owe
thanks to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. For Notes and Illus-
trations see under the successive words and things, in the ' Glossarial
Index' ; also 'Memorial-Introduction — Critical' in the present volume.
As in 'Dido,' there are many obvious misprints and mispunctuations.
Most are recorded as above. G.

A PLEASANT

Comedie, called

Summers laft will and

Tejiament.

Written by Thomas Najh.

AVT NUNC AVT NUNQUAM.

Imprinted at London by Simon Stafford,

for Walter Burre.

1600.

SVMMERS

laft will and Teftament.

Enter Will Summers in his fooles coate but
halfe on, camming out.

I OSfem peccatis, ^ fraudibus obiice
nubem. There is no. fuch fine
time to play the knaue in, as
the night. I am a Goofe, or a
Ghoaft at leaft; for what with
turmoyle of getting my fooles
apparell, and care of being perfit, I am fure I
haue not yet fupt to night. Will Summers Ghoft lo
I fhould be, come to prefent you with Summers
laft will, and Teftament. Be it fo, if my coufin
Ned will lend me his Chayne and his Fiddle.
Other ftately pac't Prologues vfe to attire them-
felues within : I that haue a toy in my head,
more then ordinary, and vfe to goe without
money, without garters, without girdle, without
a hat-band, without poynts to my hofe, without

1. 3, Herace, Ep. I,, xvii. 62.

86 THE PROLOGUE.

a knife to my dinner, and make fo much vfe of
this word without in euery thing, will here dreffe 20
me without. Dick Huntley cryes. Begin, begin :
and all the whole houfe. For fhame come away ;
when I had my things but now brought me out
of the Lawndry. — [My Lord has entered] — God
forgiue me, I did not fee my Lord before ! He
fet a good face on it, as though what I had talkt
idly all this while, were my part. — [Addrefles the
audience more formally] — So it is, boni viri, that
one foole prefents another ; and I, a foole by
nature, and by arte, do fpeake to you in the oq
perfon of the Idiot our Playmaker. He like a
Foppe & an Afle, muft be making himfelfe a
publike laughing ftock, & haue no thanke for
his labor ; where other Magijierij, whofe inuen-
tion is farre more exquifite, are content to fit ftill^
and doe nothing. He fhew you what a fcuruy /
Prologue he had made me, in an old vayne of
fimilitudes : if you bee good fellowes, giue it the
hearing, that you may iudge of him thereafter.

The Prologue. .q

AT a folemne feaft of the 'Triumuiri in Rome,
it was feene and obferued, that the birds
ceafed to fing, & fate folitarie on the houfe tops,
by reafon of the fight of a paynted Serpet fet

THE PROLOGUE. 87

openly to view. So fares it with vs nouices, that
here betray our imperfeftions : we, afraid to looke
on the imaginary ferpent of Enuy, paynted in
mens afFe6tions, haue ceafed to tune any mufike
of mirth to your eares this tweluemonth, thinking,
that as it is the nature of the ferpent to hiffe, fo 50
childhood and ignorance would play the goflings,
contemning, and condemning what they vnder-
ftand not. Their cenfures we wey not, whofe
fences are not yet vnfwa'dled. The little minutes
will be continually ftriking, though no man regard
them. Whelpes will barke, before they can fee,
and ftriue to byte, before they haue teeth. Poli-
tianus fpeaketh of a beaft, who, while hee is cut
on the table, drinketh, and reprefents the motions
& voyces of a liuing creature. Such like foolilh 60
beafts are we, who, whileft we are cut, mocked,
and flowted at, in euery mans common talke, will,
notwithftanding, proceed to fhame our felues, to
make fport. No man pleafeth all, we feeke to
pleafe one. Didymus wrote foure thoufand bookes,
or as fome fay, fix thoufand, of the arte of
Grammar. Our Authour hopes it may be as
lawfuU for him to write a thoufand lines of as
light a fubied. Socrates (whom the Oracle pro-
nounced the wifefl: man of Greece) fometimes 7°
daunced : Scifio and Lelius by the feafide played
at peeble-ftone. Semel injaniuimus omnes. Euery

88 THE PROLOG UE.

man cannot, with Archimedes, make a heauen of
brafle ; or dig gold out of the iron mynes of the
lawe. Such odde trifles, as Mathematicians ex-
periments, be Artificial! flyes to hang in the ayre
by themfelues, daunfing balles, an egge-fhell that
fliall clyme vp to the top of a fpeare, fiery breath-
ing boares, Poeta nofier profefTeth nqt to make.
Placeat ftbi quijq. ; licebit — What's a foole but his
bable? Deepe reaching wits, heere is no deepe
flreame / for you to angle in. Moralizers, you
that Wreft a neuer meant meaning out of
euery thing, applying all things to the prefent
time, kaepe your attention for the common Stage :
for here are no quips in Charadters for you to
reade. Vayne glozers, gather what you will.
Spite, fpell backwards what thou canft. As the
Parthians fight, flying away : fo will wee prate
and talke, but fl:and to nothing that we fay. 9°

[End of Prologue.]

How fay you, my matters, doe you not laugh
at him for a Coxcombe ? Why, he hath made
a Prologue longer then his Play : nay, 'tis no Play
neyther, but a fliewe. He be fworne, the ligge of

1. 79, ' boares ' in the original misprinted ' goares.' It may have been
meant for 'goates.' Both used to be forms of firework figui-es. 'Poeta'
misprinted in original 'Poeta.'

SUMMERS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT. 89

Rowlands God-fonne, is a Gyant in comparifon
of it. What can be made of Summers laft will
& Teftament? Such another thing, as Gyllian of
Braynfords will, where fhee bequeathed a fcore
of farts amongft her friends. Forfooth, becaufe ^oo
the plague raignes in moft places in this latter
end of fummer. Summer muft come in ficke : he
muft call his officers to account, yeeld his throne
to Autumne, make Winter his Executour, with
tittle tattle Tom boy. God giue you good night
in Watling ftreet. I care not what I fay now :
for I play no more then you heare ; & fome of
that you heard to[o] (by your leaue) was ex-
tempore. He were as good haue let me had
the befl: part; for He be reueng'd on him to the no
vttermoft, in this perfon of Will Summer, which
I haue put on to play the Prologue, and meane
not to put off, till the play be done. He fit as
a Chorus, and flowte the Actors and him, at the
end of euery Sceane : I know they will not inter-
rupt me, for feare of marring of all : but looke
to your cues, my matters ; for I intend to play
the knaue in cue, and put you befides all your
parts, if you take not the better heede. ASors,
you Rogues, come away, cleare your throats, 120
blowe your nofes, and wype your mouthes e're
you enter, that you may take no occafion to fpit
or to cough, when you are non plus. And this

90 SUMMERS LAST WILL

I barre ouer and befides. That none of you ftroake
your beardes, to make adbion, play with your cod-
piece poynts, or ftad fumbling on your buttons,
when you know not how to beftow your fingers.
Serue God, and adt cleanly ; a fit of mirth, and an
old fong firft, if you will.

Enter / Summer, leaning on Autumnes and Winters
Jhoulders, and attended on with a trayne of
Satyrs, and wood-Nymphs, Jinging [Vertumnus
alfo following him].

Fayre Summer droops, droope men and beajis there- '3°

So fay re afummer looke for neuer more : \,fore, —

All good things vanifh, lejfe then in a day.

Peace, plenty, fleqfure,fodainely decay.

Goe not yet away, bright foule of the fad year e,
"The earth is hell when thou leau'Ji to appeare.

What, fhall thoje flowres that deckt thy garland erji,

Vpon thy graue be waflfully difperji ?

O trees, confume your Jap in forrowes fourfe ;

Streames, turne to teares your tributary courje.

Goe not yet hence, bright Joule of the Jad yeare, 14°
l!he earth is hell, when thou leaufi to appeare.

The Satyrs and wood-Nymphs goe out Jinging, and
leaue Summer and Winter and Autumne [with
Vertumnus] on the flage.

AND TESTAMENT. 91

Will Summer. A couple of pratty boyes, if
they would wafh their faces, and were well
breecht an houre or two. The reft of the greene
men haue reafonable voyces, good to fing catches,
or the great lowben by the fires fide, in a winters
euening. But let vs heare what Summer can fay
for himfelfe, why hee fhould not be hift at.

Summer. What pleafure alway lafts? no ioy
endures :
Summer I was, I am not as I was ; i cq

Harueft and age haue whit'ned my greene head ;
On Autumne now, and Winter muft I leane.
Needs muft he fall, whom none but foes vphold ;
Thus muft the happieft man haue his blacke day :
Omnibus vna manet nox, ^ calcanda femel via leti :
This month haue I layne languiftiing a bed.
Looking eche houre to yeeld my life, and throne ;
And dyde I had in deed vnto the earth.
But that Eliza, Englands beauteous Queene,
On whom all feafons profperoufly attend, jgQ

Forbad the execution of my fate,
Vntill / her ioyfull progrefle was expir'd.
For her doth Summer Hue, and linger here.
And wifheth long to Hue to her content :

1. 142, not a misprint for 'pretty' : it is repeated I. 203 — a dialectal
form.

1. 144, Collier and Hazlitt misprint ' breecht in.'

1. 155, misprinted in original ' IcethV Horace, 1, i. carm. 28; but
' Sed^ out of place, and therefore filled up with -bus.

92 SUMMERS LAST WILL

But wiflies are not had when they wifh well ;

I muft depart, my death-day is fet downe :

To thefe two muft I leaue my wheaten crowne.

So vnto vnthrifts, rich men leaue their lands.

Who in an houre confume long labours gaynes.

True is it that diuineft Sidney fung, 170

O, he is mard, that is for others made.

Come neere, my friends, for I am neere my end.

In prefence of this Honourable trayne.

Who loue me (for I patronize their fports)

Meane I to make my finall Teftament :

But firft He call my officers to 'count.

And of the wealth I gaue them to difpofe,

Know[n] what is left, I may know what to

giue.—
Vertumnus then, that turnft the yere about.
Summon them one by one to anfwere me ; 1^0

Firft Ver, the Spring, vnto whofe cuftody
I haue committed more then to the reft :
The choyfe of all my fragrant meades and

flowres,
And what delights foe're nature affords.

Vertum. I will, my Lord. Ver^ lufty Fer, by
the name of lufty Ver, come into the court ! lofe
a marke in iflues.

1. 165, (.) in original ; so also 11. 179, 193.

AND TESTAMENT. 93

Enter Ver with his trayne, ouerlayd with fuites of
greeni moje, reprejenting Jhort grajfe.ftnging.

The Song.

Spring, the fweete Jpring, is the yeres pleajant King,
ihen bloomes eche thing, then maydes daunce in a 19°
Cold doeth not fting, the pretty birds doe fing, [ring,
Cuckow, iugge, iugge, pu we, to witta woo.

The Palme and May make countrey houfes gay.
Lambs frijke and play, the Shepherds pype all day.
And we heare aye, birds tune this merry lay,
Cuckow, iugge,. iugge, pu we, to witta woo.

The \ fields breathe fweete, the dayzies kiffe our feete,
Toung louers meete, old wiues a funning fit.
In euery ftreete, thefe tunes our eares doe greete,
Cuckow, iugge, iugge, pu we, to witta woo. 200

Spring the fweete fpring. /.

Will Summer. By my troth, they haue voyces
as cleare as Chriftall : this is a pratty thing, if it
be for nothing but to goe a begging with, [bent.

Summer. Beleeue me, Ver, but thou art pleafant
This humor fhould import a harmlefle minde ;
Knowft thou the reafon why I fent for thee ?

1. 205, printed in original ' Summers! and so it is ' Will. Summers '
and ' Will, Summer ' elsewhere.

94 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Ver. No faith, nor care not whether I do or no.
If you will daunce a Galliard, fo it is : if not,
Falangtadoj Falangtado, to weare the blacke and

yellow : 2 1 o

Falangtado, Falagtado, my mates are gone. He

followe.
Summer. Nay ftay a while, we mufl: confer and
talke :
Ver, call to mind I am thy foueraigne Lord,
And what thou haft, of me thou haft and holdft.
Vnto no other end I fent for thee.
But to demaund a reckoning at thy hands.
How well, or ill, thou haft imployd my wealth,

Ver. If that be all, we will not difagree ;
A cleane trencher and a napkin, you ftiall haue
prefently.
Will Summer. The truth is, this fellow hath bin 220
a tapfter in his daies.

Ver goes in, and fetcheth out the Hobby horfe

£5? the morris daunce, who daunce about.
Summer. How now? is this the reckoning we

ftiall haue ?
Winter. My Lord, he doth abufe you : brooke

it not.
Autumne. Summa totalis, I feare will proue him

but a foole.
Ver. About, about, liuely ! put your horfe to it,

11. 2 10- 1 1 printed as prose in original.

AND TESTAMENT. 95

reyne him harder, ierke him with your wand, fit
faft, fit faft, man ! foole, hold vp your bable there.

Will Summer. O braue hall ! O well fayd,
butcher. Now for the credit of Wofterlhire.
The fineft fet of Morris-dauncers that is betweene
this and Stretham. Mary, me thinks there is one / 230
of them dauceth like a Clothyers horfe, with a
wool-pack on his backe. You friend with the
Hobby-horfe, goe not too faft, for feare of wear-
ing out my Lords tyle-ftones with your hob-nayles.

Ver. So, fo^ fo; trot the ring twife ouer, and
away. May it pleafe my Lord, this is the grand
capitall fumme ; but there are certayne parcels
behind, as you ihall fee.

Summer. Nay, nay, no more ; for this is all too
much.

Ver. Content your felfe, we'le haue variety. 240

Here enter 3. Clownes, £5? 3. maids, Jinging
this Jong, daunfing.

'Trip and goe, heaue and hoe,
V-p and downe, to and fro.
From the towne to the groue.
Two, and two, let vs roue
A Maying, a flaying ;
Loue hath no gainjaying ;
So merrily trip and goe.

1. 226, misprinted in original ' ladle.'

96 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Will Summer. Befhrew my heart, of a number
df ill legs, I neuer fawe worfe daunfers : how bleft
are you, that the wenches of the parifh doe not fee ^5°
you !

Summer. Prefumptuous Ver, vnciuill nurturde
Thinkft I will be derided thus of thee ? [boy,

Is this th' account and reckoning that thou mak'ft ?

Ver, Troth, my Lord, to tell you playne, I can
giue you no other account: nam qua habui, per-
dldi ; what I had, I haue fpent on good fellowes,
in thefe {ports you haue feene, which are proper
to the Spring ; and others of like fort, (as giuing
wenches greene gownes, making garlands for 2°°
Fencers, and tricking vp children gay) haue I
beftowde, all my flowry treafure, and fiowre of
my youth.

Will Summer. A fmall matter. I knowe one
fpent in leffe then a yere, eyght and fifty pounds
in muftard, and an other that ranne in det, in
the fpace of foure or fiue yeere, aboue fourteene
thoufand pound in lute firings and gray paper.

Summer. O monftrous vnthrift, who e're heard
the like ?
The feas vaft throate in fo fhort trad of time, 270

Deuou / reth nor confumeth halfe fo much.
How well mightft thou haue liu'd within thy
bounds !

Ver. What, talke you to me, of liuing within

AND TESTAMENT. 97

my bounds? I tell you, none but AfTes liue
within their bounds : the filly beafts, if they be
put in a pafture that is eaten bare to the very
earth, & where there is nothing to be had but
thiftles, will rather fall foberly to thofe thiftles,
and be hunger ftaru'd, then they will offer to
breake their bounds ; whereas the lufty courfer, 280
if he be in a barrayne plot, and fpye better grafle
in fome pafture neere adioyning, breakes ouer
hedge and ditch, and to goe, e're he will be pent
in, and not haue his belly full. Peraduenture the
horfes, lately fworne to be ftolne, carried that
youthfull mind, who, if they had bene Afles,
would haue bene yet extant.

Will Summers. Thus we may fee, the longer we
liue, the more wee ftiall learne: I ne're thought
honeftie an afle, till this day. 290

Ver. This world is tranfitory, it was made of
nothing, and it muft to nothing: wherefore, if
wee will doe the will of our high Creatour (whofe
will it is, that it paffe to nothing) wee muft helpe
to confume it to nothing. Gold is more vile then
men : Men dye in thoufands, and ten thoufands,
yea, many times in hundreth thoufands, in one
battaile. If then the beft huftjand bee fo liberall
of his beft handyworke, to what ende ftiould we
make much of a glittering excrement, or doubt 300
to fpend at a banket as many pounds as he fpends

N. VI. 7

98 SUMMERS LAST WILL

men at a battaile? Me thinkes I honour Get a
the Romane Emperour, for a braue minded fellow ;
for he commaunded a banket to bee made him of
all meats vnder the Sunne ; which were ferued in
after the order of the Alphabet ; and the Clarke
of the kitchin, following the laft difh (which was
two mile ofF from the formoft) brought him an
Index of their feuerall names. Neyther did he
pingle when it was fet on the boord, but for the 5^°
fpace of three dayes and three nights neuer rofe
from the Table.

Will Summers. O intolerable lying villayne, that
was never begotten without the confent of a whet-
ftone!

Summer, / Vngratious man, how fondly he ar-
gueth !

Ver. Tell me, I pray, wherefore was gold lay'd
vnder our feete in the veynes of the earth, but
that wee ftiould contemne it, and treade vpon it,
and fo confequently treade thrift vnder our feete? 320
It was not knowne, till the Iron age, donee facinus
inuaftt mart ales, as the Poet fayes ; and the Scythians
alwayes detefted it. I will proue it, that an vnthrift,
of any, comeS neereft a happy man, in fo much as
he comes neereft to beggery. Cicero {a\th,/ummum
bonum confiftes in omnium rerum vacatione, that it
is the chiefeft felicitie that may be, to reft from
all labours. Now, who doeth fo much vacare a

AND TESTAMENT. 99

rehus,-^\vo refts fo much? who hath fo little to doe,

as the begger ? ^ 330

Who can ftngjo merry a note.

As he that cannot change a groate ?

Cui nil eft, nil deeft : hee that hath nothing, wants
nothing. On the other fide, it is faid of the Carle,
Omnia habeo, nee quicquam habeo : I haue all things,
yet want euery thing. Multa mihi vitio vertunt,
quia egeo, faith Marcus Cato in Aulus Gellius,
at ego illis, quia nequeunt egere : Many vpbrayde
me, fayth he, becaufe I am poore : but I vpbrayd
them, becaufe they cannot Hue if they were poore. 340
It is a common prouerbe, Diuefq ; mijerq ;, a rich
man, and a miferable : nam natura faucis cotenta,
none fo contented as the poore man. Admit that
the chiefefl: happines were not reft or eafe, but
knowledge, as Herillus, Alcidamas, & many of
Socrates followers affirme ; why faupertas omnes
perdocet artes, pouerty inftruds a, man in all arts,
it makes a man hardy and venturous ; and there-
fore it is called of the Poets, Paupertas audax,
valiant pouerty. It is not fo much fubied to in- 3 50
ordinate defires, as wealth or profperity. Non
habet, vnde Juum paupertas fa/cat amorem : pouerty
hath not wherewithal! to feede luftL All the Poets

1. 336, misprinted ' MulH ' in original : a badly-remembered quotation
from Noct. Att. xiii. 23 ; and 11. 351-2, 'Non,' etc.. Rem. Am. i. 749.

100 SUMMERS LAST WILL

were heggers : all Alcumifts, and all Philofophers
are beggers : Omnia mea mecum porta, quoth Bias,
when he had nothing, but bread and cheefe in a
letherne bagge, and two or three bookes in his
bofome. Saint Frauncis, a holy Saint, & neuer
had any money. It is madnes to dote vpon
mucke. That young man of Athens, (Aelianus j6o
makes mention of) may be an example to vs, who
doted / fo extremely on the image of Fortune, that,
when hee might not inioy it, he dyed for forrow.
The earth yelds all her fruites together, and why
fhould not we fpend them together ? I thanke
heauens on my knees, that haue made mee an
vnthrift.

Summer. O vanitie it felfe ! O wit ill fpent !
So ftudie thoufands not to mend their Hues,
But to maintayne the finne they moft affedt.
To be hels aduocates 'gainft their owne foules. jyo
Ver, fince thou giu'fl fuch prayfe to beggery.
And haft defended it fo valiantly.
This be thy penance ; Thou fhalt ne're appeare,
Or come abroad, but Lent fhall wayte on thee.
His fcarfity may counteruayle thy wafte.
Ryot may flourifh, but findes want at laft.
Take him away, that knoweth no good way,
^nd leade him the next way, to woe and want.

Exit Ver.

1. 371, misprinted ' againft ' in original.

AND TESrAMENl. loi

Thus in the paths of knowledge many ftray, j8o

And from the meanes of life fetch their decay.

Will Summer. Heigh ho ! Here is a coyle in
deede to bring beggers to ftockes. I promife you
truely, I was almofl: afleep ; I thought I had bene
at a Sermon. Well, for this one nights exhorta-
tion, I vow (by Gods grace) neuer to be good
hufband while I Hue. But what is this to the
purpofe ? Hur come to Fowl (as the Welfhman
fayes) and hur pay an halfepenny for hur Jeat,
and hur heare the Preacher talge, and a talge very 350
well by gis ; but yet a cannot make hur laugh :
goe to a 'Theater, and heare a ^ueenes Fice, and
he make hur laugh, and laugh hur belly-full. So
we come hither to laugh and be merry, and we
heare a filthy beggerly Oraytion in the prayfe of
beggery. It is a beggerly Poet that writ it ; and
that makes him fo much commend it, becaufe hee
knowes not how to mend himfelfe. Well, rather
then he fhall haue no imployment but licke difties,
I will fet him a worke my felfe, to write in prayfe 400
of the arte of ftouping, and howe there was neuer
any famous Threfher, Porter, Brewer, Pioner, or
Carpenter, that had ftreight backe. Repayre to
my chamber, / poore fellow, when the play is done,
and thou flialt fee what I will fay to thee.

Summer. Vertumnus, call Solflitium.

Vertum. Solflitium, come into the court : —

102 SUMMERS LAST WILL

without, peace there below! make roome for
mafter Solftitium.

Enter Solftitium like an aged Hermit^ carrying
a fayre of ballances, with an houre-glajfe in
eyther of them ; one houre-glaffe white, the
other hlacke: he is brought in by a number
of fhepherds, flaying vpon Recorders.

Solftitium. All hayle to Summer, my dread
foueraigne Lord. 411

Summer. Welcome, Solftitium, thou art one of
To whofe good hufbandry we haue referr'd [them.
Part of thofe fmall reuenues that we haue. [in ?
What haft thou gaynd vs .'' what haft thou brought

Solftitium. Alas, my Lord, what gaue you me
to keepe.
But a fewe dayes eies in my prime of youth ?
And thofe I haue conuerted to white hayres ;
I neuer lou'd ambitioufly to clyme,
Or thruft my hand too farre into the fire.
To be in heauen, fure, is a blefled thing ; 42.0

But Atlas-like to proppe heauen on ones backe.
Cannot but be more labour then delight.
Such is the ftate of men in honour plac'd ;
They are gold veflels made for feruile vfes ;
High trees that keepe the weather from low houfes.
But cannot ftieild the tempeft from themfelues.
I loue to dwell betwixt the hilles and dales ;

AND TESTAMENT. 103

Neyther to be fo great to be enuide,

Nor yet fo poore the world fhould pitie me.

Inter vtrumq. tene, medio tutijfimus ibis. 430

Summer. What doeft thou with thofe ballances
thou bearft ?

Solfiitium. in them I weigh the day and night
alike :
This white glafle, is the houre-glafle of the day.
This blacke one, the iufl meafure of the night ;
One more then other holdeth not a grayne ;
Both / ferue, times iuft proportion to mayntayne. ^

Summer. I like thy moderation wondrous well ;
And this thy ballance wayghingj the white glafle
And blacke, with equall poyze and ftedfaft hand,
A patterne is to Princes and great men, 440

How to weigh all eftates indifferently.
The Spiritualty and Temporalty alike.
Neyther to be too prodigall of fmyles.
Nor too feuere in frowning without caufe.
If you be wife, you Monarchs of the earth,
Haue two fuch glafles ftill before your eyes ;
Thinke as you haue a white glaffe running on,
Good dayes, friends fauor, and all things at beck.
So this white glafl"e run out, (as out it will), 449
The blacke comes next, your downfall is at hand : ,

1. 430, 'Inter, &c., a mixing of two lines in Ovid, Met. ii. 137.

1. 438, punctuation of original corrected — id est, (,) removed here after
' ballance ' and placed after ' wayghing,' and so onward ; , for : after
' indifferently ' and . for , after ' alike. '

104 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Take this of me, for fomewhat I haue tryde ;
A mighty ebbe followes a mighty tyde. —
But fay Soljiitium, had'ft thou nought befides ?
Nought but dayes eyes and faire looks, gaue I thee ?

Soljiitium. Nothing my Lord, nor ought more
did I afke. [my fight,

Summer. But hadft thou alwayes kept thee in
Thy good deferts, though filent, would haue alkt.

Solji. Deferts, my Lord, of ancient feruitdurs.
Are Uke old fores, which may not be ript vp :
Such vfe thefe times haue got, that none muft beg, 460
But thofe that haue young limmes to lauifh faft.

Summer. I grieue no more regard was had of
A little fooner hadft thou fpoke to me, [thee :

Thou hadft bene heard, but now the time is paft ;
Death wayteth at the dore for thee and me :
Let vs goe meafure out our beds in clay ;
Nought but good deedes hence ftiall we beare away.
Be, as thou wert, beft fteward of my howres.
And fo returne vnto thy countrey bowres.

Here Soljiitium goes out with his mujike, as he
comes in.

Will I Summer, Fye, fye, of honefty, fye ! Sol- 470
ftitium is an afl"e, perdy, this play is a gally-
maufrey ; fetch mee fome drinke, fome body. —
What cheere, what cheere, my hearts? are not
you thirfty with liftening to this dry fport ? What

AND TESTAMENT. 105

haue we to doe with fcales, and hower-glafles,
except we were Bakers, or Clock-keepers ? I
cannot tell how other men are addided, but it is
againft my profeffion to vfe any fcales, but fuch
as we play at with a boule, or keepe any howers
but dinner or fupper. It is a pedanticall thing, 480
to refped times and feafons : if a man be drinking
with good fellowes late, he muft come home, for
feare the gates be ihut : when I am in my warme
bed, I muft rife to prayers, becaufe the Bell rings.
I like no fuch foolifti cuftomes. Adors, bring now
a black lack, and a rundlet of Renifti wine, dis-
puting of the antiquity of red nofes ; let the
prodigall childe come out in his dublet and hofe
all greafy, his ftiirt hanging forth, and ne're a
penny in his purfe, and talke what a fine thing aqq
it is to walke fummerly, or fit whittling vnder
a hedge, and keepe hogges. Go forward, in grace
and vertue to proceed ; but let vs haue no more
of thefe graue matters.

Summer. Vertumnus, will Sol come before vs ?

Vertumnus. Sol,Jol ; vt, re, mi, fa, fol,

Come to church, while the bell toll.

Enter Sol, verie richly attirde, with a noyfe of

Muftcians before him.
Summer. I manie, here comes maieftie in pompe,

1. 486, 'of repeated in error m original.

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Refplendent Sol, chiefs planet of the heauens !
He is our feruant, lookes he ne're fo big. 500

Sol. My liege, what crauft thou at thy vaflals
hands ?

Summer. Hypocrifie, how it can change his
fliape !
How bafe is pride from his owne dunghill put !
How I haue raif'd thee, Sol, I lift not tell,
Out of the Ocean of aduerlitie,
To fit in height of honors glorious heauen.
To be the eye-fore of afpiring eyes ;
To / giue the day her life, from thy bright looker
And let nought thriue vpon the face of earth.
From which thou fhalt withdraw thy powerful
fmiles. 511

What haft thou done deferuing fuch hie grace ?
What induftrie, or meritorious toyle,
Canft thou produce, to proue my gift well plac'de ?
Some feruice, or fome profit I expedt ;
None is promoted but for fome refpe<5t.

Sol. My Lord, what needs thefe termes betwixt
vs two ?
Vpbraiding, ill befeemes your bounteous mind ;
I do you honour for adua'ncing me.
Why, t'is a credit for your excellence.
To haue fo great a fubiedt as I am : 520

This is your glorie and magnificence.
That, without ftouping of your mightinefle,

AND TESTAMENT. 107

Or taking any whit from your high ftate.
You can make one as mightie as your felfe.

Autumne. O arrogance exceeding all beliefe !
Summer, my Lord, this fawcie vpftart lacke,
That now doth rule the chariot of the Sunne,
And makes all ftarres deriue their light from him,
Is a moft bafe inflnuating flaue,
The fonne of parfimony, and difdaine ; 5J0

One that will fhine on friends and foes alike ;
That vnder brighteft fmiles, hideth blacke Ihowers ;
Whofe enuious breath doth dry vp fprings and

lakes,
And burns the grafle, that beaftes can get no foode.

Winter. No dunghill hath fo vilde an excrement.
But with his beames hee will forthwith exhale ;
The fennes and quag-myres tithe to him their filth ;
Foorth pureft mines he fuckes a gainefull droffe ;
Greene luy bufhes at the Vintners doores
He withers, and deuoureth all their fap. 540

Autumne. Lafciuious and intemperate he is :
The wrong of Daphne is a well knowne tale, —
Eche euening he defcends to 'Thetis lap
The / while men thinke he bathes him in the fea :
O, but when he returneth whence he came ^
Downe to the Weft, then dawnes his deity.
Then doubled is the fwelling of his lookes;

!• S38 (,) after ' came ' in original makes nonsense — removed. The
punctuation of tlie original throughout is bad.

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He ouerloades his carre with Orient gemmes.
And reynes his fiery horfes with rich pearle ;
He termes himfelfe the god of Poetry, 550

And fetteth wanton fongs vnto the Lute, [at will,

Winter. Let him not talke ; for he hath words
And wit to make the baddeft matter good.

Summer. Bad words, bad wit ! oh, where dwels
faith or truth ?
Ill vfury my fauours reape from thee,
Vfurping Sol, the hate of heauen and earth.

Sol. If Enuy vnconfuted may accufe.
Then Innocence muft vncondemned dye.
The name of Martyrdome offence hath gaynd.
When fury ftopt a froward ludges eares. 560

Much lie not fay (much fpeech much folly ftiewes)
What I haue done, you gaue me leaue to doe.
The excrements you bred, whereon I feede
To rid the earth of their contagious fumes :
With fuch groffe carriage did I loade my«beames.
I burnt no grafle, I dried no fprings and lakes,
I fuckt no mines, I withered no greene boughes.
But when, to ripen harueft, I was forc'ft
To make my rayes more feruent then I wont.
For 'Daphnes wrongs, and fcapes in Thetis lap, 570
All Gods are fubied to the like mifhap.
Starres daily fall (t'is vfe is all in all)

1. 563, punctuation in original (,) after 'feede' and ; after fumes and ,
after ' beames ' — altered.

AND TESTAMENT. 109

And men account the fall but natures courfe.

Vaunting my iewels, hafting to the Weft,

Or rifing early from the gray ei'de morne,

What do I vaunt but your large bountihood.

And fhew how liberall a Lord I ferue ?

Mufique and poetrie, my two laft crimes.

Are thofe two exercifes of delight.

Wherewith / long labours I doe wearie out. 580

The dying Swanne is not forbid to fing.

The waues of Heber playd on Orpheus ftrings.

When he (fweete mufiques 'Trophe) was deftroyd.

And as for Poetry, words eloquence,

(Dead Phatons three lifters funerall teares

That by the gods were to EleSirum turnd,)

Not flint, or rockes of Icy cynders fram'd.

Deny the fourfe of filuer- falling ftreames.

Enuy enuieth not poetryes vnreft ;

In vaine I pleade ; well is to me a fault, 590

And thefe my wordes feeme the flyght webbe of

arte.
And not to haue the tafte of founder truth.
Let none but fooles be card for of the wife ;
KnowIedge['s] owne children, knowledge moft

defpife.
Sumer, Thou know' ft too much to know to
keepe the meane ;

1. 582, = Hebi-us. 1. 584, misprinted in original ' woods.'

1. 5S9, misprinted ' outcryes ' and by Collier and Hazlitt ' Envy enjoyeth.'

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He that fees all things, oft fees not himfelfe.
The "Thames is witnefTe of thy tyranny,
Whofe waues thou haft exhauft for winter fhowres.
The naked channel! playnes her of "thy fpite,
That laid'ft her intrailes vnto open fight : 600

Vnprofitably borne to man and beaft.
Which like to Nilus yet doth hide his head.
Some few yeares fince thou let'ft o're flow thefe

Walks,
And in the horfe-race headlong ran at race.
While in a cloude thou hid'ft thy burning face.
Where was thy care to rid contagious filth.
When fome men wetftiod, (with his waters) droupt ?
Others that ate the Eeles his heate caft vp,
Sickned and dyde, by them impoyfoned. 609

Sleep'ft thou, or keep'ft thou then Admetus fheepe.
Thou driu'ft not back thefe flowings to the deepe ?

Sol. The winds, not I, haue floods and tydes in
chafe :
Diana, whom our fables call the moone.
Only commaundeth o're the raging mayne ;
Shee leads his wallowing offpring vp and downe ;
Shee / wayning, all ftreames ebbe ; in [moft] the

yeare
She was eclipft, when that the Thames was bare.

Summer. A bare conied:ure, builded on perhaps :
In laying thus the blame vpon the moone.
Thou imitat'ft fubtill Vithagoras, 620

AND TESTAMENT.- in

Who, what he would the people fhould beleeue.

The fame he wrote with blood vpon a glafle.

And turnd it oppofite gainft the new moone ;

Whofe beames refleding on it with full force,

Shewd all thofe lynes, to them that ftood behinde,

Moft playnly writ in circle of the moone ;

And then he faid, Not I, but the new moone,

Faire Cynthia, perfwades you this and that.

With like collufion fhalt thou not blind mee ;

But for abufing both the moone and mee, 630

Long fhalt thou be eclipfed by the moone.

And long in darknefle liue, and fee no light. —

Away with him, his doome hath no reuerfe !

Sol. What is eclipft, will one day fhine againe :
Though winter frownes, the Spring will eafe my

paine.
Time, from the brow, doth wipe out euery ftayne.

Exit Sol.

Will Summer. I thinke the Sunne is not fo long
in paffing through the twelue fignes, as the fonne
of a foole hath bin difputing here, about had I
wift. Out of doubt, the Poet is bribde of fome 640
that haue a meffe of creame to eate, before my
Lord goe to bed yet, to hold him halfe the night
with riffe, rafFe, of the rumming of Elanor. If I
can tell what it meanes, pray god, I may neuer
get breakfaft more, when I am hungry. Troth

1.628, (.) for (;) inserted.

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I am of opinion, he is one of thofe Hieroglificall
writers, that by the figures of beafts, planets, and
of ftones, exprefle the mind, as we do in A. B. C. ;
or one that writes vnder hayre, as I haue heard
of a certaine Notary Hifiiaus, who following 650
Darius in the Perfian warres, and defirous to
difclofe fome fecrets of import to his friend
Ariftagoras, that dwelt afarre oft, found out this
meanes. He had a feruant that had bene long /
ficke of a payne in his eyes, whom, vnder pretence
of curing his maladie, he fhau'd from one fide of
his head to the other, and with a foft penfill wrote
vpon his fcalpe (as on parchment) the difcourfe
of his bufines, the fellow all the while imagining,
his matter had done nothing but noynt his head 660
with a feather. After this, hee kept him fecredy
in his tent, till his hayre was fomewhat growne,
and then wil'd him to go to Ariftagoras into the
countrey, and bid him fhaue him, as he had done,
and he fhould haue a perfit remedie. He did fo ;
Ariftagoras fhau'd him with his owne hands, read
his friends letter, and when hee had done, wafht
it out, that no man fhould perceyue it elfe, and
fent him home to buy him a night- cap. If I
wift there were any fuch knauery ; or Peter Bales 670
Brachigrafhy, vnder Sols bufhy hayre, I would

1. 647, queiy — ' plants ' ? but sic in the original.
1. 650, misprinted in the original ' Hiflions.'

AND TESTAMENT. 113

haue a Barber, my hofte of the Murrions head,
to be his Interpretour, who would whet his rafor
on his Richmond cap, and giue him the terrible
cut, like himfelfe, but he would come as neere
as a quart pot, to the conftruftion of rt. To be
fententious, not fuperfluous, Sol fhould haue bene
beholding to the Barbour, and not the beard-
mafter. Is it pride that is fhadowed vnder this
two-leg'd Sunne, that neuer came neerer heauen, 680
then Dubbers hill? That pride is not my finne,
Slouens Hall where I was borne, be my record.
As for couetoufnes, intemperance, and exadion,
I meet with nothing in a whole yeare, but a cup
of wine, for fuch vices to bee conuerfant in. Per-
gite forrOy my good children, and multiply the
finnes of your abfurdities, till you come to the
full meafure of the grand hifle, and you fhall
heare how we will purge rewme with cenfuring 690
your imperfeftions.

Summer. Vertumnus, call Orion.

Vertum. Orion, Vrion, Arion ;

My Lord thou muft looke vpon :
Orion, gentleman dogge-keeper, huntfman, come
into the court : looke you bring all hounds, and
no bandogges. — Peace there, that we may heare
their homes blow.

1. 678, in the margin ' Imberbis Apollo, a beardless poet.'
N. VI. 8

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Enter Orion like a hunter, with a home about his
necke, all his men after the fame fort hallowing,
and blowing their homes.

Orion. / Sirra, waft thou that cal'd vs from our
game?
How durft thou (being but a pettie God) 700

Difturbe me in the entrance of my fports ?

Summer. 'Twas I, Orion, caufd thee to be calde.

Orion. 'Tis I, dread Lord, that humbly wUl
obey.

Summer. How hapf't thou leftft the heauens, to
hunt below ?
As I remember thou wert Hyr\i~\eus fonne.
Whom of a huntfman loue chofe for a ftarre,
And thou art calde the Dog-ftarre, art thou not ?

Autumne. Pleafeth your honor, heauens circum-
ference
Is not ynough for him to hunt and range, 709
But with thofe venome-breathed curres he leads,
He comes to chafe health from our earthly bounds :
Each one of thofe foule-mouthed mangy dogs
Gouernes a day, (no dog but hath his day)
And all the daies by them fo gouerned.
The Dog-daies hight ; infedtious fofterers
Of meteors, from carrion that arife
And putrified bodies of dead men
Are they ingendred to that ougly Ihape

AND TESTAMENT. 115

Being nought els but preferu'd corruption.
T'is thefe that in the entrance of their raigne 7 20
The plague and dangerous agues haue brought in.
They arre and barke at night againft the Moone,
For fetching in frefh tides to cleanfe the ftreetes.
They vomit flames, and blaft the ripened fruites ;
They are deathes meflengers vnto all thofe,
That ficken while their malice beareth fway.

Orion. A tedious difcourfe, built on no ground ;
A fillie fancie, Autumne, thou haft told,
Which no Philofophie doth warrantize.
No old receiued poetrie confirmes. 730

I will not grace thee by confuting thee ;
Yet in a ieft (fince thou raileft fo gainft dogs)
I le fpeake a word or two in their defence.
That creature's beft that comes moft neere to

men ;
That dogs of all come neer^ft, thus I proue :
Firft, they excell vs in all outward fence.
Which no one of experience will deny ;
They heare, they fmell, they fee better then we.
To come to fpeech, they haue it queftionlefTe,
Although we vnderftand them not fo well ; 740
They barke as good old Saxon as may be,
And that in more varietie then we ;
For they haue one voice when they are in chafe,

1. 719, modern editors needlessly print '[ill] preserv'd'; ' cor-rup-ti-
on ' to be read.

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Another, when they wrangle for their meate.
Another, when we beate them out of dores.
That they haue reafon, this I will alleadge,
They choofe thofe things that are moft fit for them,
And fhun the contrarie all that they may ;
They know what is for their owne diet beft.
And feeke about for't very carefully. 750

At fight of any whip they runne away.
As runs a thiefe from noife of hue and crie.
Nor Hue they on the fweat of others browes.
But haue their trades to get their liuing with, —
Hunting and conie-catching, two fine artes :
Yea, there be of them, as there be of men.
Of euerie occupation more or lefle ;
Some cariers, and they fetch ; fome watermen.
And they will diue and fwimme when you bid

them ; 759

Some butchers, and they worrie iheep by night;
Some cookes, and they do nothing but turne fpits.
Chrifipfus holds dogs are Logicians,
In that by ftudie and by canuafing.
They can diftinguifh twixt three feuerall things ;
As when he commeth where three broad waies

meet,
And of thofe three hath ftaied at two of them
By which he gefleth that the game went not.
Without more paufe he runneth on the third ;
Which, as Chrifippus faith, infinuates

AND TESTAMENT. 117

As if he reafon'd thus within himfelfe : 770

Eyther / he went this, that, or yonder way.

But neyther that, nor yonder, therefore this.

But whether they Logicians be or no,

Cynicks they are, for they will fnarle and bite ;

Right courtiers to flatter and to fawne ;

Valiant to fet vpon the[ir] enemies ;

Moft faithfuU and moft conftant to their friends.

Nay, they are wife, as Homer witnefTeth,

Who, talking of Vlijfes comming home,

Saith, all his houfhold but Argus his Dogge, 780

Had quite forgot him ; I, his deepe infight.

Nor Pallas Art in altering of his fhape.

Nor his bafe weeds, nor abfence twenty yeares.

Could go beyond, or any way delude.

That Dogges Phificians are, thus I inferre ;

They are ne're ficke, but they know their difeafe.

And finde out meanes to eafe them of their griefe ;

Speciall good Surgions to cure dangerous wounds ;

For flirucken with a ftake into the flefh.

This policie they vfe to get it out : 790

They traile one of their feet vpon the ground.

And gnaw the fle/h about, where the wound is.

Till it be cleane drawne out ; and then, becaufe

Vlcers and fores kept fowle, are hardly cur'de.

They licke and purifie it with their tongue.

And well obferue Hipocrates old rule,

I. 781, original misprints ' and ' after ' I ' = ay.

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'the onely medicine for the foote is reft ,
For if they haue the leaft hurt in their feet, 798
They beare them vp, and looke they be not ftird ;
When humours rife, they eate a foueraigne herbe.
Whereby what cloyes their ftomacks, they caft vp ;
And' as fome writers of experience tell.
They were the firft inuented vomitting.
Sham'ft thou not^ Autumne, vnaduifedly
To flander fuch rare creatures as they be ?

Summer. We cal'd thee not, Orion, to this end.
To / tell a ftorie of dogs qualities.
With all thy hunting, how are we inricht?
What tribute payeft thou vs for thy high place ?

Orion. What tribute fliould I pay you out of
nought? 810

Hunters doe hunt for pleafure, not for gaine.
While Dog-dayes laft, the harueft fafely thriues ;
The funne burnes hot to finifh vp fruits grouth :
There is no bloud-letting to make men weake :
Phyficians with their Catapojia,
[And all thei]r little^ Elin^dria
Mafticatorlflum and Catapla/mata ;
Their Gargarifmes, Clifters, and pitcht clothes.
Their perfumes, firrups, and their triacles,
Refraine to poyfon the ficke patients, 820

And dare not minifter till I be out.
Then none will bathe, and fo are fewer drownd.

1. 816, misprinted in original 'r. tittle.' — qy. Electuaria?

AND TESTAMENT. 119

All lufl: is perilfome, therefore lefle vf'de.
In briefe, the yeare without me cannot ftand :
Summer, I am thy ftafFe, and thy right hand.

Summer. A broken ftafFe, a lame right hand I
If thou wert all the ftay that held me vp. [had,
Nihil violentum perpetuum.
No violence that liueth to old age.
Ill gouern'd ftarre, that neuer boad'ft good lucke, 830
I banilh thee a twelue-month and a day.
Forth of my prefence ; come not in my fight,
Nor fhewe thy head, fo much as in the night.

Orion. I am content : though hunting be not
We will goe hunt in hell for better hap. [out,

, One parting blowe, my hearts, vnto our friends.
To bid the fields and huntfmen all farewell :
Tofl!e vp your bugle homes vnto the ftarres ;
Toyle findeth eafe, peace followes after warres.

Exit.

Here / they goe out, blowing their homes,
and hallowing, as they came in.

Will Summer. Faith, this Sceane of Orion, is 840
right prandium caninum, a dogs dinner, which as
it is without wine, fo here's a coyle about dogges,
without wit. If I had thought the fiiip of fooles
would haue ftayde to take in frefli water at the
He of dogges, I would haue furnifht it with a
whole kennell of colledbions to the purpofe. I

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haue had a dogge my felfe, that would dreame,
and talke in his fleepe, turne round like Ned foole,
and fleepe all night in a porridge pot. Marke
but the Ikirmifh betweene fixpence and the foxe, 850
and it is miraculous, how they ouercome one
another in honorable curtefy. The foxe, though
he weares a chayne, runnes as though hee were
free, mocking vs (as it is a crafty beafl) becaufe
we, hauing a Lord and matter to attend on, runne
about at our pleafures, like mafterles men. Young
fixpence, the beft page his mafter hath, playes a
little, and retires. I warrant he will not be farre
out of the way, when his mafter goes to dinner.
Learne of him, you deminitiue vrchins, howe to 860
behaue your felues in your vocation ; take not
vp your ftandings in a nut-tree, when you fliould
be waiting on my Lord's trencher. Shoote but
a bit at buttes, play but a fpan at poyntes. What
euer you doe, memento mori : remember to rife
betimes in the morning.

Summer. Vertumnus, call Haruefi.

Vertumnus. Harueft, by weft, and by north, by
fouth and fouth-eaft, fliewe thy felfe like a beaft.
Goodman Haruefi, yeoman, come in and fay what 870
you can. Roome for the fithe and the ficcles
there !

1. 869, modern editors print 'by south and byeaft.' See 'Glossarial-
Index,' s.v.

AND TESTAMENT. 121

Enter Harueji with a Jythe on his neck, &* all his
reapers with Jiccles, and a great black bowle with
a pojfet in it, borne before him: they come in
finging.

The / Song.

Merry, merry, merrv, cheary, cheary, cheary,

'Trowle the black bowle to me ;
Hey derry, derry, with a foupe and a lerry.

He trowle it againe to thee.
Hooky, hooky, we haue Jhorne, and we haue bound ;
And we haue brought Harueft home to towne.

Summer. Harueji, the Bayly of my hufbandry.
What plenty haft thou heapt into our Barnes ? 881
I hope thou haft fped well, thou art fo blithe.

Harueft. Sped well or ill, fir, I drinke to you on
the fame :
Is your throat cleare to helpe vs to fing hooky, hooky ?

Heere they all Jing after him.

Hooky, hooky, we haue Jhorne and we haue bound;
And we haue brought harueft home to towne. '

Autumne. Thou Coridon, why anfwer'ft not

diredt?
Harueft. Anfwere ? why friend, I am no tapfter,
to fay. Anon, anon, fir : but leaue you to moleft

1. 878, = 'we've,' and so onward.

122 SUMMERS LAST WILL

me, goodman tawny leaues, for feare (as the 890
profierbe fayes, leaue is light) fo, I mow oiF all
your leaues with my fithe.

Winter. / Mocke not, & mowe not too long you
were beft ;
For feare we whet not your fythe vpon your pate.

Summer. Since thou art fo peruerfe in anfwering,
Harueft, heare what complaints are brought to me.
Thou art accufed by the publike voyce.
For an ingrofler of the common ftore ;
A Carle, that haft no confcience, nor remorfe,
But dooft impouerilh the fruitfull earth ooo

To make thy garners rife vp to the heauens.
To whom giueft thou ? who feedeth at thy boord ?
No almes, but vnreafonable gaine
Difgefts what thy huge yron teeth deuoure : [cry,
Small beere, courfe bread, the hynds and beggers
Whileft thou withholdeft both the mault and

flowre,
And giu'ft vs branne, and water, (fit for dogs.)

Harueft. Hooky, hooky ! if you were not my
Lord, I would fay you lye. Firft and formoft,
you fay I am a Grocer. A Grocer is a citizen : 910
I am no citizen, therefore no Grocer. A hoorder

1. 893, modern editors misinsert ' not ' after ' beft.' The thought is
' Moclce not and mowe not too long,' as the best for you to do.

1. 894, ibid, remove ' not ' after ' whet ' — in misapprehension of the
(plain) sense.

AND TESTAMENT. 123

vp of graine : that's falfe ; for not fo much but
my elbows eate wheate euery time I leane on
them. A Carle : that is as much to fay, as a
conny-catcher of good fellowfhip. For that one
word, you Ihall pledge me a caroufe : eate a fpoon-
full of the curd to allay your choller. My mates
and fellowes, fing no more. Merry, merry ; but
weep out a lametable hooky, hooky, and let your
Sickles cry, 920

Sicke, ficke, and very ficke,
& ficke, and for the time ;
For Haruefl your majier is
Abujde, •without rea/on or rime.

I haue no confcience I ! lie come neerer to you,
and yet I am no fcabbe, nor no loufe. Can you
make proofe where euer I fold away my Con-
fcience, or pawnd it ? doe you know who would
buy it, or lend any money vpon it ? I thinke I
haue giuen you the pofe : blow your nofe, mafter 930
conftable. But to fay that I impouerilh the earth,
that I robbe the man in the moone, that I take a
purfe on the top of Paules fteeple ; by this ftraw
and thrid I fweare you are no gentleman, no
proper man, no honeft man, to make mee fing, O
man in de/peration,

1. 912, modem editors misprint 'for.'
1. 913, ibid, 'upon.'
1. 914, ibid, drop 'as.'

124 'S' UMMERS LA ST WILL

Summer, j I muft giue credit vnto what I
heare ;
For other then I heare, attradl I nought.
Harueft. I, I ; nought feeke, nought haue :
An ill hufband is the firft fteppe to a knaue. 94°
You obieft I feede none at my boord. I am fure,
if you were a hogge, you would neuer fay fo : for,
furreuerence of their worfhips, they feed at my
ftable table euery day. I keepe good hofpitality
for hennes & geefe : Gleaners are opprefTed with
heauy burdens of my bounty :

They rake me, and eate me to the very bones.
Till there be nothing left but grauell and ftones.
And yet I giue no almes, but deuoure aU ! They
fay when a man can not heare well, you heare S^o
with your harueft eares : but if you heard with
your harueft eares, that is, with the eares of corne
which my almes-cart fcatters, they would tell you,
that I am the very poore mans boxe of pitie, that
there are more holes of liberality open in haruefts
heart then in a fiue, or a duft-boxe. Suppofe you
were a craftsman, or an Artificer, and fliould come
to buy corne of mee, you ftiould haue buftiels of
mee ; not like the Bakers loafe, that ftiould waygh
but fixe ounces, but vfury for your mony, thou- 960
fands for one : what would you haue more ? Eate

1. 938, modern editors misprint 'detract.' See ' Glossarial-Index,'
s.v,, for a similar use of ' attract ' in ' Dido,' and its significance.

AND TESTAMENT. 125

mee out of my apparell if you will, if you fufpeft
mee for a mifer.

Summer. I credit thee, and thinke thou wert
belide.

But tell mee, hadft thou a good crop this yeare ?

Harueji. Hay, Gods plenty, which was fo fweete
and fo good, that when I ierted my whip, and faid
to my horfes but Hay, they would goe as they
were mad.

Summer. But hay alone thou faift not ; but hay-

ree. 97°

Harueft. I fing hay-ree, that is, hay and rye :
meaning, that they fhall haue hay and rye their
belly-fulls, if they will draw hard. So wee fay,
wa hay, when they goe out of the way : meaning,
that they fhall want hay, if they will not doe as
they fhould doe.

Summer, How thriue thy oates, thy barley, and
thy wheate.?

Harueji. My oates grew like a cup of beer that
makes the brewer rich ; my rye like a Caualier,
that weares a huge feather in / his cap, but hath 980
no courage in his heart; hath a long ftaike, a
goodly hufke, but nothing fo great a kernell as
it was wont : my barley, euen as many a nouice,
is crofTe bitten as foone as euer hee peepes out of
the fhell, fo was it froft-bitten in the blade, yet

1. 981, misprinted in original 'had.'

125 SUMMERS LAST WILL

pickt vp his crummes agayne afterward, and bade,
" Fill pot, hoftefle," in fpite of a deare yeere. As
for my Peafe and my Fetches, they are famous,
and not to be fpoken of.

Autumne. I, I, fuch countrey button'd caps as
you, 990

Doe want no fetches to vndoe great townes.

Harueft. Will you make good your words, that
wee want no fetches ?

Winter. I, that he fliall.

Harueft. Then fetch vs a cloake-bagge, to carry
away your lelfe in.

Summer. Plough-fwaynes are blunt, and will
taunt bitterly.
Harueft, when all is done, thou art the man,
Thou doeft me the beft feruice of them all :
Reft from thy labours till the yeere renues, 1000
And let the huft)andmen fing of thy prayfe.

Harueft. Reft from my labours, and let the
huftjandmen fing of my prayfe? Nay, we doe
not meane to reft fo ; by your leaue, we'le haue a
largefle amongft you, e're we part.

All. A largefle, a largefl"e, a largefle !

Will Summer. Is there no man will giue them a
hifle for a largefle .''

Harueft. ^o, that there is not, goodman Lundgis:

1. looi, modern editors first misprint by leaving out ' of,' and to correct
their own mistake fill in ' all ' before ' sing.'

AND TESTAMENT. 127

I fee, charitie waxeth cold, and I thinke this houfe 10 10
be her habitatio, for it is not very hot ; we were
as good euen put vp our pipes, and fing Merry,
merry, for we fliall get no money.

Here they goe out all finging.

Merry, merry, merry, cheary, cheary, cheary,

Trowle the blacke bowk to me ;
Hey / derry, derry, with a poupe and a lerrie

He trowle it againe to thee.

Hookie, hookie, we haue Jhorne

And we haue bound.
And we haue brought haruefi 1020

Home to towne.

Will Summer. Well, go thy waies, thou bundle
of ftraw ; He giue thee this gift, thou flialt be a
Clowne while thou liu'ft. As luftie as they are,
they run on the fcore with Georges wife for their
poflet, and God knowes who fhal pay goodman
Yeomans, for his wheat iheafe : They may fing
well enough

'Trowle the blacke bowle to mee,

Trowle the blacke bowle to mee : 1030

for, a hundreth to one, but they will bee all

1. 1031, modern editors misprint 'all be.'

128 SUMMERS LAST WILL

drunke, e're they goe to bedde. Yet, of a flauering
foole, that hath no conceyte in any thing but in
carrying a wand in his hand with commendation
when he runneth by the highway fide, this ftripling
Harueji hath done reafonable well. O that fome
bodie had had the wit to fet his thatcht fuite on
fire, and fo lighted him out : If I had had but
a let ring on my finger, I might haue done with
him what I lift ; I had fpoild him, I had tooke 1040
his apparrell prifoner ; for, it being made of
ftraw, & the nature of let, to draw ftraw vnto it,
I would haue nailde him to the pommell of my
chaire, till the play were done, and then haue
carried him to my chamber dore, and laid him
at the threfhold as a wifpe, or a piece of mat,
to wipe my fhooes on, euerie time I come vp
durtie.

Summer. Vertumnus, call Bacchus.

Vertum. Bacchus^ Baccha, Bacchum, god Bacchus,
god fatbacke, 1050

Baron of dubble beere, and bottle ale.

Come in & fhew thy nofe that is nothing pale.

Backe, back there [that] god barrell-bellie may
enter.

1. 1037, modern editors drop the second 'had' inadvertently, but
disastrously.

1. 1040, ibid, print 'had I,' with an odd note that 'I had' is the
original reading — making nonsense.

AND TESTAMENT. 129

Enter Bacchus riding vpon an AJfe trapt in luie,
himfelfe dreft in Fine leaues, and a garland of
grapes on his head : his companions hauing all
lacks in their hands, and luie garlands on their
heads : they come in Jinging.

The / Song.

Mounjieur Mingo, for quaffing doth furpajfe.
In Cuppe, in Canne, or glajfe.
God Bacchus, do^e mee right.
And dubbe mee knight,

Domingo. 1060

Bacchus. Wherefore didft thou call mee, Ver-
tumnus? haft any drinke to giue mee? One of
you hold my Afle while I light : walke him vp
and downe the hall, till I talke a word or two.

Summer. What, Bacchus ? ftill animus in patina,
no mind but on the pot ?

Bacchus. Why, Summer, Summer, how would'ft
doe but for rayne ? What is a faire houfe without
water comming to it ? Let mee fee how a fmith /

can worke, if hee haue not his trough ftanding by 1070
him. What fets an edge on a knife ? the grind-
ftone alone ? no, the moyft element powr'd vpo it,
which grinds out all gaps, fets a poynt vpon it,
& fcowres it as bright as the firmament. So, I

1. 1057, modern editors strangely misprint 'corn.'
1. 1065, misprinted ' patinis' in the original.
N. VI. p

130 SUMMERS LAST WILL

tell thee, giue a foldier wine before he goes to
battaile ; it grinds out all gaps, it makes him
forget all fcarres and wounds, and fight in the
thickeft of his enemies, as though hee were but
at foyles amongft his fellows. Giue a fcholler
wine, going to his booke, or being about to inuent ; 1080
it fets a new poynt on his wit, it glazeth it, it
fcowres it, it giues him acumen. Plato faith, vinum
ejje fomitem quedam, et incitabilem ingenij vir-
tutijque. Ariftotle faith, Nulla eft magna Jcientia
ab/que mixtura dementia. There is no excellent
knowledge without mixture of madnefle. And
what makes a man more madde in the head then
wine? ^ui bene vult poyein \Troieiv\, debet ante
pinyen [iriVeiv] : he that will doe well, muft drinke
well. Prome, prome, potum prome: Ho butler, a 1090
frefh pot ! Nunc eft bibedum, nunc pede libera terra
puljanda : a pox on him that leaues his drinke
behinde him. Hey Rendouow ^Rendezvous'].

Summer. It is wines cuftome, to be full of
words.
I pray thee Bacchus, giue vs viciffitudinem loquendi.

Bacchus. A fiddlefticke ! ne're tell me I am full
of words. Fcecundi calices, quem non fecere defertum :
aut epi Imbibe] aut abi ; eyther take / your drinke,
or you are an infidell.

Summer. I would about thy vintage queftion thee, uoo

1. 1091-2, Horace, 1. i., c. 37.

AND TESTAMENT. 131

How thriue thy vines? hadft thou good ftore of
grapes ?

Bac. Vinum quaji venerium, wine is poyfon to a
ficke body ; a fick body is no found body ; ^rgo,
wine is a pure thing, & is poyfon to all corruption.
Try-lill, the huters hoope to you : ile ftaiid to it,
Alexander was a braue man, and yet an arrant
drunkard.

Winter, Fye, drunken fot, forget'fi: thou where
thou art ?
My Lord afkes thee, what vintage thou haft made .''

Bac. Our vintage, was a ventage, for it did not 1 1 20
work vpon the aduantage, it came in the vauntgard
of Summer,

And winds and ftormes tfiet it by the way.
And made it cry, Alas and welladay.

Summer. That was not well, but all mifcarried
not.?

Bac, Faith, fhal I tel you no lye.'' Becaufe
you are my coutryman, & fo forth ; and a good
fellow, is a good fellow, though he haue neuer a
penny in his purfe. We had but euen pot-luck,
a little to moyften our lips, and no more. That 11 jo
fame Sol, is a Pagan and a Profelite ; hee fhinde
fo bright all fummer, that he burnd more grapes
then his beames were worth, were euery beame
as big as a weauers beame. A fabis abjlimndum :

132 S UMMERS LAST WILL

faith, he fhould haue abftaind; for what is flefh
& blud without his liquor ?

Autumne. Thou want'ft no liquor, nor no flefh
and bloud.
I pray thee, may I aflce without offence.
How many tunnes of wine hafl in thy paunch ?
Me thinks, that [paunch] built like a round church, 1 140
Should yet haue fome of lulius C^fars wine :
I warrant, 'twas not broacht this hundred yere.

Bacchus. Hear'fl thou dow-belly ! becaufe thou
talkfl, and talkfl, & dar'fl not drinke to me a
black lack, wilt thou giue me leaue, to broach
this little kilderkin of my corps, againfl thy backe ?
I know thou art but a mycher, & darft not fland
me. A vous, moufieur Winter, a. frolick vpfy freefe ;
crofTe, ho ! /uper nagulii.

Winter, Grammercy, Bacchus, as much as though

I did. "5°

For this time thou muft pardon me perforce.

Bacchus. What, giue me the difgrace ? Goe to,
I fay, I am no Pope, to pardo any man. Ran, ran,
tarra, cold beere makes good bloud. / S. George
for Englad ! fomewhat is better then nothing. Let
me fee, haft thou done me iuftice ? why fo : thou
art a king, though there were no more kings in
the cards but the knaue. Summer, wilt thou
haue a demy culuering, that fhall cry hufty, tufty,
and make thy cup flye fine meale in the Element? 11 60

AND TESTAMENT. ■ 133

Summer. No, keepe thy drinke, I pray thee, to
thy felfe.

Bacchus. This Pupillonian in the fooles coate,
Ihall haue a caft of martins, & a whiffe. To the
health of Captaine Rimcerotry ! looke to it, let him
haue weight and meafure.

Will Summer. What an afle is this ! I cannot
drinke fo much, though I fhould burft,

Bacchus. Foole, doe not refufe your moyil
fuftenance ; come, come, dogs head in the pot,
doe what you are borne to. 1170

Will Summer. If you will needs make me a
drunkard againfl; my will, fo it is ; ile try what
burthen my belly is of.

Bacchus. Crouch, crouch on your knees, foole,
when you pledge god Bacchus.

here Will Sumer drinks , £3" they ftng about him.,
Bacchus begins.

AIL Mounfieur Mingo for quaffing didjurpajfe
In Cup, in Can, or glaffe.

Bacchus. Ho, wel fhot, a tutcher, a tutcher :
For quaffing 'Toy doth pajfe
In cup, in canne, or glajfe. 1 180

All. God Bacchus doe him right.

And dubbe him knight.

Here he dubs Will Summer with the black lacke.

134 S UMMERS LA ST WILL

Bac. Rife vp Sir Robert Tofpot.

Sum. No more of this, I hate it to the death;
No fuch deformer of the foule and fence,
As is this fwynifh damn'd-borne drunkennes.
Bacchus, for thou abufeft fo earths fruits,
Imprif'ned Hue in cellars and in vawtes.
Let none commit their counfels vnto thee :
Thy wrath be fatall to thy deareft friends ; °

Vnarmed runne vpon thy foemens fwords ;
Neuer feare any plague, before it fall :
Dropfies, and watry tympanies haunt thee,
Thy lungs with furfeting be putrified.
To caufe thee haue an odious ftinking breath ;
Slauer and driuell like a child at mouth.
Bee / poore and beggerly in thy old age, [playn'ft,
Let thy owne kinfmen laugh, when thou cbm-
And many teares gayne nothing but blind fcofFes.
This is the guerdon due to drunkennes ; ^ ^°°

Shame, ficknes, mifery, followe excefle.

Bacchus. Now on my honor, Sim Summer, thou
art a bad member, a Dunfe, a mungrell, to dis-
credit fo worfhipfuU an arte after this order. Thou
haft curft me, and I will blefle thee : Neuer cup
of Nifitaty in London, come neere thy niggardly
habitation. I befeech the gods of good fellowfhip,
thou maift fall into a confumption with drinking

1. 1186, modem editors misprint ' horn.'
I. 1205, Ibid. ' cap.

AND TESTAMENT. 135

fmal beere ! Euery day maift thou eate fifh, and
let it fticke in the midft of thy maw, for want 1210
of a cup of wine to fwim away in. Venifon be
Venerium to thee : & may that Vintner haue the
plague in his houfe, that fels thee a drop of claret
to kill the poyfon of it. As many wounds maift
thou haue, as Cal'ar had in the Senate houfe, and
get no white wine to wafh them with : And to
conclude, pine away in melancholy and forrow,
before thou haft the fourth part of a dramme of
my luice to cheare vp thy fpirits.

Summer. Hale him away, he barketh like a wolfe; 1 220
It is his drinke, not hee, that rayles on vs.

Bacchus. Nay foft, brother Summer, back with
that foote : here is a fnuflFe in the bottome of the
lack, inough to light a man to bed withall ; wee'le
leaue no flocks behind vs whatfoeuer wee doe.

Summer. Goe dragge him hence, I fay, when I
commaund.

Bacchus. Since we muft needs goe, let's goe
merrily: Farewell, Sir Robert Tofle-pot. Sing
amayne, Mounjieur Myngo, whileft I mount vp my
Alle. J 2JO

Here they goe out ftnging, Mounfieur Myngo,
as they came in.

Will Summer. Of all gods, this Bacchus is the

1. 1223, modern editors misprint 'fool.'

136 SUMMERS LAST WILL

ill-fauourd'ft miffhapen god that euer I fawe. A
poxe on him, he has criftned me with a newe
nick name of Sir Robert Tofle-pot, that will not
part fro me this twelmonth. Ned fooles clothes
are fo perfumde with the beere he powr'd on me,
that there fhall not be a Dutchma within ao. mile,
but he'le fmel out & claime kindred of / him.
What a beaftly thing is it, to bottle vp ale in a 1240
mas belly ; whe a man muft fet his guts on a
gallo pot laft, only to purchafe the alehoufe title
of a boom companion ? Carowfe, pledge me and
you dare ! S'wounds, He drinke with thee for all
that euer thou art worth. It is eue as 2 men
fhould ftriue who fhould run furtheft into the fea
for a wager. Me thinkes thefe are good houlhold
termes : Wil it -pleaje you to be here, fir ? I
comend me to you : Jhall I be Jo bold as trouble you ?
fauing your tale I drink to you. And if thefe were
put in praftife but a yeare or two in tauernes, 1250
wine would foone fall from fix and twentie pound
a tunne, and be beggers money a penie a quart,
and take vp his Inne with waft beere in the almes
tub. I am a finner as others : I muft not fay
much of this argument. Euerie one when hee is
whole, can giue aduice to them that are ficke.
My mafters, you that be .good fellowes, get you
into corners, and foupe off your prouender clofely :

1. 1242, modern editors drop ' a.'

AND TESTAMENT. i37

report hath a blifter on her tongue : open tauerns

are tel-tales. Non feccat, quicun^ ; fotejl peccajfe 1 260

negare.

Summer. He call my feruants to account, faid I ?
A bad account : worfe feruants no man hath.
^os credis fidos effuge, tutus eris :
The prouerbe I have prou'd to be too true,
Totidem domi hoftes habemus, quotjeruos.
And that wife caution of Democritus,
Seruus necejfaria pojfejfio, non autem dulcis :
No where fidelitie and labour dwels.
Hope ! — yong heads count to build on had I wifi. 1 270
Confcience but few refped, all hunt for gaine :
Except the Cammell haue his prouender
Hung at his mouth he will not trauell on,
Tyrejias to Narcijfus promifed
Much profperous hap and many golden dales.
If of his beautie he no knowledge tooke.
Knowledge breeds pride, pride breedeth difcontent :
Blacke difcontent, thou vrgeft to reuenge :
Reuenge opes not her eares to poore mens praiers.
That dolt deftrudtion is fhe without doubt, 1280

That / hales her foorth, and feedeth her with

nought.
Simplicitie and plainnefle, you I loue :
Hence, double diligence, thou mean'fl; deceit.
Thofe that now ferpent-like creepe on the ground,

1. 1270, modern editors miscorrect ' Hope ' into ' How.'

ijS SUMMERS LAST WILL

And feeme to eate the duft, they crowch fo low ;

If they be difappointed of their pray,

Moft traiteroufly will trace their tailes and fting.

Yea, fuch as, like the Lapwing, build their nefts

In a mans dung, come vp by drudgerie.

Will be the firft, that like that foolifh bird, 1 290

Will follow him with yelling and falfe cries.

Well fung a fhepheard (that now fleepes in {kies)

' Dumb fwannes do loue, and not vaine chattering

In mountaines. Poets fay, Eccho is hid, [pies.'

For her deformitie and monftrous fhape :

Thofe mountaines are the houfes of great Lords,

Where Stentor with his hundreth voices founds

A hundreth trumpes at once with rumor fild.

A woman they imagine her to be,

Becaufe that fex keepes nothing clofe they heare : 1300

And thats the reafon magicke writers frame,

There are more witches women, then of men ;

For women generally, for the moft part.

Of fecrets more defirous are then men.

Which, hauing got, they haue no power to hold.

In thefe times had Ecchoes firft fathers liu'd.

No woman, but a man fhe had beene faind.

(Though women yet will want no newes to prate.)

For men (meane men) the fkumme & drofle of all,

1. 1293, misprinted 'fwaines' in the original: Sidney's 'Astrophel
and Stella,' son. liv.
1. 12<)T, ibid. 'Scenter.' 1. 1304, ibid, 'of.'

AND TESTAMENT. 139

Will talke and babble of they know not what, ijio

Vpbraid, depraue, and taunt they care not whom :

Surmifes pafTe for found approued truthes :

Familiaritie and conference,

That were the finewes of focieties.

Are now for vnderminings onely vfde.

And nouell wits, that loue none but themfelues,

Thinke / wifedomes height as falfhood flily couch't.

Seeking each other to o'rethrow his mate.

O friendfhip ! thy old temple is defac't.

Embrafing euery guilefull curtefie 1320

Hath ouergrowne fraud-wanting honeftie.

Examples Hue but in the idle fchooles :

Sinon beares all the fway in princes courts.

Sicknes, be thou my foules phifition ;

Bring the Apothecarie death with thee.

In earth is hell, true hell, felicitie,

Compared with this world, the den of wolues.

Aut. My Lord, you are too paffionate without
caufe.

Winter. Grieue not for that which cannot be
recal'd :
Is it your feruants carelefneffe you plaine ? 1 330

'Tullie by one of his owne flaues was flaine.
The hufbandman clofe in his bofome nurft
A fubtill fnake, that after wrought his bane.

Autumne. Seruos fideles liberalitas facit ;

1. 1320, modern editors miscorrect ' every ' to 'envy.'

HO SUMMERS LAST WILL

Where on the contrane, /eruitutem :

Thofe that attend vpon iUiberal Lords,

Whofe couetize yeelds nought els but faire lookes,

Euen of thofe faire lookes make their gainfull vfe.

For as in Ireland, and in Denmarke both

Witches for gold will fell a man a wind, 1340

Which in the corner of a napkin wrapt.

Shall blow him fafe vnto what coaft he will ;

So make ill feruants fale of their Lords wind.

Which wrapt vp in a piece of parchment,

Blowes many a knaue forth danger of the law.

Summer. Inough of this ; let me go make my
Ah, it is made, although I hold my peace ; [will.
Thefe two will fhare betwixt them what I haue.
The fureft way to get my will perform'd,
Is to make my executour my heire ; I'X'^o

And he, if all be giuen him, and none els,
Vnfallibly will fee it well perform'd.
Lyons / will feed, though none bid them go to.
Ill growes the tree afFordeth ne're a graft.
Had I feme iflue to fit in my throne, [grone.

My griefe would die, death fhould not heare mee
But when, perforce, thefe muft enioy my wealth
Which thanke me not, but enter 't as a pray,
Bequeath'd it is not, but cleane caft away. —
Autumne be thou fucceflbr of my feat : [for it ! i j6o
Hold, take my crowne : — ^looke, how he grafpes

1. 135s, modern editors misprint ' on.'

//

AND TESTAMENT. 141

Thou fhalt not haue it yet : — but hold it too ; —
Why fliould I keep that needs I muft forgo ?

Winter. Then (dutie laid afide) you do me
'' I am more worthie of it farre then he. [wrong :
He hath no fkill nor courage for to rule,
A weather-beaten banckrout afle it is,
That fcatters and confumeth all he hath :
Eche one do plucke from him without controll.
He is nor hot nor cold, a fillie foule, 137°

That faine would pleafe eche party, if fo he might.
He and the Spring are fchollers fauourites ;
What fchollers are, what thriftles kind of men.
Your felfe be iudge, and iudge of him by them./<
When Cerberus was headlong drawn e from hell.
He v^oided a blacke poifon from his mouth.
Called Aconitum, whereof inke was made :
That inke, with reeds firfl: laid on dried barkes,
Seru'd men a while to make 'rude workes withall.
Till Hermes, fecretarie to the Gods i ■] 80

Or Hermes 'Trifmegijius, as fome will,
Wearie with grauing in blind charafters,
And figure [s] of familiar beafts and plants,
Inuented letters to write lies withall.
In them he pend the fables of the Gods,
The gyants warre, and thoufand tales befides.
After eche nation got thefe toyes in vfe,

1. 1370, modern editors, "not hot.'
1. iyji,ibid, miscorrect to 'part.

142 SUMMERS LAST WILL

There grew vp certaine drunken parafites,

Term'd / Poets, which for a meales meat or two.

Would promife monarchs immortalitie : 139°

They vomited in verfe all that they knew.

Found caufes and beginnings of the world,

Fetcht pedegrees of mountaines and of flouds.

From men and women whom the Gods transform 'd :

If any towne or citie, they paff'd by.

Had in compaflion (thinking them mad men)

Forborne to whip them, or imprifon them.

That citie was not built by humane hands,

T'was raifde by mulique, like Megara walles :

Apollo, poets patron founded it, 1400

Becaufe they found one fitting fauour there :

Mufaeus, Lynus, Homer, Orpheus,

Were of this trade, and thereby wonne their fame.

Will Summer. Fama malum, quo non \aliud'\
velocius vllum.

Winter. Next them, a company of ragged knaues.
Sun- bathing beggers, lazie hedge-creepers.
Sleeping face vpwards in the fields all night,
Dream'd ftrange deuices of the Sunne and Moone;
And they like Gipfies wandring vp and downe,
Told fortunes, iuggled, nicknam'd all the ftarres, 1410
And were of idiots term'd Philofophers :
Such was Pithagoras the filencer,

1. 1392, modern editors miscorrect lo ' Feyn'd.'
1. 1404, ^n. iv. 174.

AND TESTAMENT. )43

Prometheus, Thales, Milefius,

Who would all things of water fhould be made :

Anaximander, Anaximenes,

That pofitiuely faid the aire was God ;

Zenocrates, that faid there were eight Gods :

And Cratoniates [and] Alcmeon too, [gods :

Who thought the Sun and Moone, & ftars were

The poorer fort of them that could get nought, 1420

Profeft, like beggerly Francifcan Friers,

And the ftrid: order of the Capouchins,

A voluntarie wretched pouertie,

Contempt of gold, thin fare, and lying hard.

Yet / he that was moft vehement in thefe,

Diogenes the Cinicke and the Dogge,

Was taken coyning money in his Cell,

JVil. Summer. What an olde Afle was that?
Methinks, hee fhould haue coyned Carret rootes
rather ; for as for money, he had no vfe for['t] 143°
except it were to melt, and foder vp holes in his
tub withall.

Winter. It were a whole Olimpiades worke to tell,
How many diuillifh, ergo, armed arts.
Sprung all as vices, of this Idelnefle :
For euen as fouldiers not imployde in warres.
But liuing loofely in a quiet ftate, —
Not hauing wherewithall to maintaine pride.
Nay fcarce to find their bellies any foode, —
Nought but walke melancholic, and deuife 1440

144 SUMMERS LAST WILL

How they may coufen Marchats, fleece young

Creepe into fauour by betraying men, [heires,

Robbe churches, beg wafte toyes, court city dames,

Who fhall vndoe their hufbands for their fakes :

The bafer rabble how to cheate and fteale,

And yet be free from penaltie of death.

So thofe word warriers, lazy ftar-gazers,

Vfde to no labour, but to louze themfelues,

Had their heads fild with coofning fantafies.

They plotted had to make their pouertie, '45°

Better efteemde of, then high Soueraignty : [earth,

They thought how they might plant a heaue on

Whereof they would be principall lowe gods ;

That heauen they called Contemplation,

As much to fay, as a moft pleafant flouth ;

Which better I cannot compare then this.

That if a fellow licenfed to beg.

Should all his life time go from faire to faire.

And buy gape-feede, hauing no bufinefle elfe.

That contemplation like an aged weede, 1460

Engendred thoufand fe6ls, and all thofe feds

Were / but as thefe times, cunning fhrowded rogues.

Grammarians fome : and wherein differ they

From beggers, that profefTe the Pedlers French ?

The Poets next, flouvinly tatterd flaues.

That wander, and fell Ballets in the ftreetes.

Hiftoriographers others there be,

And the like lazers by the high way fide,

AND TESTAMENT. 145

That for a penny, or a halfe-penny.

Will call each Knaue a good fap'd Gentleman, 1470

Giue honour vnto Tinkers, for good Ale,

Preferre a Cobler fore the Blacke prince faire.

If he beftowe but blacking of their fhooes :

And as it is the Spittle-houfes guife,

Ouer the gate to write their founders names.

Or on the outfide of their walles at leaft, '

In hope by their examples others moou'd.

Will be more bountifuU and liberall.

So in the forefront of their Chronicles,

Or Peroratione operis, 1480

They learning's benefadtors reckon vp, [fchoole.

Who built this coUedge, who gaue that Free-

What King or Queene aduaunced SchoUers moft,

And in their times what writers flourifhed ;

Rich men and magiftrates whileft yet they liue,

They flatter palpably, in hope of gayne.

Smooth-tounged Orators, the fourth in place.

Lawyers, our common-wealth intitles them,

Meere fwafh-bucklers, and ruffianly mates,

That will for twelue pence make a doughtie fray, 1400

Set men for flrawes together by the eares.

Skie-meafuring Mathematicians :

Golde-breathing Alcumifl:s alfo we haue,

Both which are fubtill-willed humorifls.

That get their meales by telling miracles.

Which they haue feene in trauailing the fkies.
N. VI. 10

146 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Vaine boafters, lyers, make-fhifts, they are all,

Men / that remoued from their inkehorne termes.

Bring forth no aftion worthie of their bread.

What fhould I fpeake of pale phyficions ? 1500

Who as Fi/menus non nafatus was,

(Vpon a wager that his friend had laid)

Hir'de to Hue in a priuie a whole yeare :

So are they hir'de for lucre and for gaine.

All their whole life to fmell on excrements,

WiL Summer. Very true, for I haue heard it for
a prouerbe many a time and oft. Hum os fostidum,
fah, he ftinkes like a phificion.

Winter. Innumerable monftrous pradlifes,
Hath loytring contemplation brought forth more, 15 10
Which t'were too long particuler to recite :
Suffice, they all condupe vnto this end.
To banifh labour, nourifh flothfulnefle.
Pamper vp luft, deuife newfangled finnes.
Nay I will iuftifie there is no vice, - [in,

Which learning and vilde knowledge brought not
Or in whofe praife fome learned haue not wrote.
The arte of murther Machiauel hath pend :
Whoredome hath Ouid to vphold her throne :
And Aretine of late in Italie, 1520

Whofe Cortigiana teacheth baudes their trade.
Gtuttonie, Epicurus doth defend.
And bookes of th'arte of cookerie confirme :
Of which Platina hath not writ the leaft.

AND TESTAMENT. 147

Drunkenneffe of his good behauiour

Hath teftimotiiall from where he was borne :

That pleafant worlce de arte bibendi,

A drunken Dutchman fpued out few yeares fince :

Nor wanteth floth (although floths plague bee want)

His paper pillers for to leane vpon ; 1 530

The praife of nothing pleades his worthinefle,

Follie Erafmus fets a flourifh on.

For baldnefle, a bald afle, I haue forgot,

Patcht / vp a pamphletarie periwigge.

Slouenrie Grobianus magnifieth :

Sodomitrie a Cardinall commends.

And Ariftotle neceffarie deemes.

In briefe all bookes, diuinitie except.

Are nought but tales of the diuels lawes,

[Rank] poyfon wrapt vp in [fweet] fugred words, 1 540

Mans pride, damnations props, the worlds abufe :

Then cenfure (good my Lord) what bookemen are.

If they be peftilent members in a ftate ;

He is vnfit to fit at fterne of ftate.

That fauours fuch as will o'rethrow his ftate :

Bleft is that gouernment where no arte thriues.

Vox pofuli, vox Dei :

The vulgars voice, it is the voice of God.

Yet Tully faith, Non efi concilium in vulgos,

Non ratio, non di/crimen, non differentia. i < <o

The vulgar haue no learning, wit, nor ferice.

Themiftocles hauing fpent all his time —

148 SUMMERS LAST WILL

In ftudie of Philofophie and artes.

And noting well the vanitie. of them,

Wiflit, with repentance for his follie paft,

Some would teach him th'arte of obliuion,

How to forget the arts that he had learnd.

And Cicero, whom we alleadg'd before,

(As faith Valerius) ftepping into old age,

Defpifed learning, lothed eloquence. irgc

Nafo, that could fpeake nothing but pure verfe.

And had more wit then words to vtter it.

And words as choife as euer Poet had,

Cride and exclaimde in bitter agonie,

"When knowledge had corrupted his chafte mind,

Dijcite quijapitis non hac quajcimus inertes,

Sed trepidas acies, ^ fera bellajequi.

You that be wife, and euer meane to thriue,

O ftudie not thefe toyes we fluggards vfe.

But / follow armes, and waite on barbarous warres. i^yc

Young men, yong boyes, beware of Schoolemafters,

They will infedt you, marre you, b'leare your eyes:

They feeke to lay the curfe of God on you,

Namely confufion of languages.

Wherewith thofe that the towre of Babel built,

Accurfed were in the worldes infancie.

Latin, it was the fpeech of Infidels.

Logique, hath nought to fay in a true caufe.

Philofophie is curiofitie :

U. 1566-7, cf. Ovid, Amor, iii., 8.

AND TESTAMENT. 149

And Socrates was therefore put to death, 1580

Onely for he was a Philofopher :

Abhorre, contemne, defpife, thefe damned fnares.

Will Summer. Out vpon it, who would be a
Scholler ? not I, I promife you : my minde alwayes
gaue me, this learning was fuch a filthy thing, which
made me hate it fo as I did : when I fliould haue
beene at fchoole, conftruing Batte, mi fill, mi fili,
mi Batte, I was clofe vnder a hedge, or vnder a
barne wall, playing at fpanne Counter, or lacke in
a boxe: my mafter beat me, my father beat me, 15 9°
my mother gaue me bread and butter, yet all this
would not make me a fquitter-booke. It was my
deftinie, I thanke her as a moft courteous goddefle,
that fhe hath not caft me away vpon gibridge. O,
in what a mightie vaine am I now againft Home-
bookes ! Here, before all this companie, I pro-
fefle my felfe an open enemy to Inke and paper.
He make it good vpon the Accidence, body [of
me] that In [his] fpeech is the dduels Pater nofter :
Nownes and Pronounes, I pronounce you as 1600
traitors to boyes buttockes, Syntaxis and Profodia,
you are tormenters of wit, & good for nothing
but to get a fchoole-mafter two pence a weeke.
Hang copies, flye out phrafe books, let pennes
be turnd to picktooths : bowles, cards & dice,
you are the true liberal fcieces. He ne're be Goofe-
quil, gentlemen, while I Hue.

150 SUMMERS_LAST WILL

Sumer. Winter y with patience, vnto my griefe,
I haue attended thy inuedtiue tale.:
So much vntrueth wit neuer fhadowed : 1610

Gainft her owne bowels thou Art's weapons turn'ft:
Let / none beleeue thee, that will euer thriue :
Words haue their courfe, the winde blowes where

it lifts;
He erres alone, in error that perfifts.
For thou gainft Autumne fuch exceptions tak'ft,
I graunt his ouer-feer thou ftialt be.
His treafurer, prote6lor, and his ftafFe,
He ftiall do nothing without thy confent ;
Prouide thou for his weale, and his content.

Winter. Thanks, gracious lord : fo He difpofe of 1620
As it ftiall not repent you of your gift. [him,

Autumne. On fuch conditions no crowne will I
I challenge Winter for my enemie, [take.

A moft imaciate miferable carle,
That, to fill vp his garners to the brim.
Cares not how he indammageth the earth :
What pouerty he makes it to indure !
He ouer-bars the chriftall ftreames with yce.
That none but he and his may drinke of them :
All for a fowle Back-winter he layes vp ; ' 630

Hard craggie wayes, and vncouth flippery paths
He frameSj that paffengers may Aide and fall :
Who quaketh not, that heareth but his name }
O, but two fonnes he hath, worfe then himfelfe.

AND TESTAMENT. 151

Chriftmas the one, a pinch-back, cut-throate churle.

That keepes no open houfe, as he fhould do,

Delighteth in no game or fellowfliip,

Loues no good deeds, and hateth talke.

But fitteth in a corner turning Crabbes,

Or coughing o're a warmed pot of Ale : 1 640

Back-winter th'other, that's his none fweet boy,

Who hke his father taketh in all points ;

An elfe it is, compact, of enuious pride,

A mifcreant, borne for a plague to men,

A monfter, that deuoureth all he meets :

Were but his father dead, fo he would raigne :

Yea, he would go goodneere, to deale by him.

As / Nabuchodonozors vngratious fonne,

Euilmerodach by his father dealt :

Who, when his fire was turned to an Oxe, 1650

Full greedily fnatcht vp his foueraigntie.

And thought himfelfe a king without controwle.

So it fell out, feuen yeares expir'de and gone,

Nabuchodonozor came to his fliape againe.

And difpofleft him of the regiment :

Which my yong prince no little greeuing at.

When that his father fhortly after dide.

Fearing left he fhould come from death againe.

As he came from an Oxe to be a man,

Wil'd that his body fpoylde of couerture, 1660

Should be caft foorth into the open fieldes.

For Birds and Rauens, to deuoure at will ;

152 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Thinking if they bare euery one of them,

A bill full of his flelh into their nefts,

He would not rife, to trouble him in hafte.

Will Summer. A vertuous fonne, and He lay my
life on't, he was a Caualiere and a good fellow.

Winter. Pleafeth your honor, all he fayes is
falfe.
For my owne parte I loue good hufbandrie, 1 670

But hate difhonourable couetize.
Youth ne're aspires to vertues perfeft growth,
Till his wilde oates be fowne : and fo the earth,
Vntill his weeds be rotted, with my frofts.
Is not for any feede, or tillage fit.
He muft be purged that hath furfeited :
The fields haue furfeited with Summer fruites ;
They muft be purg'd, made poore, oppreft with

fnow.
Ere they recouer their decayed pride.
For ouerbarring of the ftreames with Ice, jggQ

Who locks not poyfon from his childrens tafte ?
When Winter raignes, the water is fo colde.
That it is poyfon, prefent death to thofe
That wafh, or bathe their lims, in his colde ftreames.
The / flipprier that wayes are vnder vs.
The better it makes vs to heed our fteps.
And looke e're we prefume too rafhly on.
If that my fonnes haue mift)ehau'd themfelues,
A Gods name let them anfwer't fore my Lord.

AND TESTAMENT. 153

Autumne. Now I befeech your honor it may be fo.

Summer. With all my heart : Vertumnus, go for
them. 1690

Wil Summer. This fame Harry Baker is fuch a
neceflary fellow to go on arrants, as you fhall not
finde in a country. It is pitty but he Ihould haue
another filuer arrow, if it be but for croffing the
ftage, with his cap on.

Summer. To wearie out the time vntill they come.
Sing me fome dolefull ditty to the Lute,
That may complaine my neere approching death.

The Song.

Adieu, farewell earths blijfe, 1 700

'This world vncertaine is.

Fond are lifes luflfull ioyes,

Death ■proues them all hut toyes :

None from his darts can flye,

I amjick, I mufi dye :

Lord haue mercy on vs !

Rich men, truft not in wealth.

Gold cannot buy you health ;

Phijtck himjelfe mufi fade.

All things to end are made, ijio

The plague full fwift goes bye:

lamftck, I mufi dye:

Lord, haue mercy on vs !

154 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Beaut ie / is but a flowre.
Which wrinckles will demure ;
Brightnejfe falls from the ayre ; ^^
dueenes haue died yong and fair e,
Dufi hath clofde Helens eye :
I am fick, I mufi dye.

Lord haue mercy on vs ! 1720

Strength ftoopes vnto the graue,
Wormes feed on Hedlor hraue.
Swords may not fight with fate^
Earth fiill holds ope her gate.
Come, come, the bells do crye,
I am ftck, I mufl dye.

Lord haue mercy on vs !

Wit with his wantonnejfe,

Tafieth deaths bitternejfe :

Hels executioner, ^73°

Hath no ear es for to heare

What vaine art can reply.

I amfick, I mufi dye :

Lord haue mercy on us.

Hafie therefore eche degree
'To welcome deftiny :
Heauen is our heritage.
Earth but a players Jiage,

AND TESTAMENT. iS5

Mount wee vnto the Jky :

T am ftck, I mujt dye : 174°

Lord haue mercy on vs I

Summer. Beflirew mee, but thy fong hath moued

mee.
Will Summer. Lord haue mercy on vs I how
lamentable 'tis !

Enter Fertumnus with Chriftmas
and Backwinter.

Vertumnus, I haue difpatcht, my Lord, I haue
brought you them you fent mee for.

Will Sumer. What faift thou ? haft thou made
a good batch ? I pray thee giue mee a new loafe.

Summer. Christmas, how ch3,uce thou com'ft not
as the reft,
Accompanied with fomemufique, or fome fong? 1750
A merry Carroll would haue grac't thee welj;
Thy anceftors haue vf 'd it heretofore.

Chriftmas. I, antiquity was the mother of igno-
rance : this latter world that fees but with her
fpedacles, hath fpied a pad in thofe fports more
then they could.

Summer. What, is't againft thy confcience for to
fing?

Chriftmas. No nor to fay, by my troth, if I may
get a good bargaine. 1760

156 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Summer. Why, thou fhould'ft fpend, thou
fhould'ft not care to get :

Chriftmas is god of hofpitality.

Chrijimas. So will he neuer be of good hus-
bandry. I may fay to you, there is many an old
god that is now growne out of fafliion ; So is the
god of hofpitality. [be left ?

Summer. What reafon canft thou giue he fliould

Chriftmas. No other reafon, but that Gluttony
is a finne, & too many dunghils are infeftious. A
mans belly was not made for a poudring beefe 1770
tub: to feede the poore twelue dayes, & let them
ftarue all the yeare after, would but ftretch out
the guts wider then they fhould be, & fo make
famine a bigger den in their bellies, then he had
before. I Ihould kill an oxe, & haue fome fuch
fellow as Milo to come and eate it vp at a mouth-
full ; Or / like the Sybarites, do nothing all one
yeare but bid gheftes againft the next yeare. The
fcraping of trenchers you thinke would put a man
to no charges? It is not a hundreth pound a 1780
yeare would ferue the fcullions in difhclouts. My
houfe ftands vpon vaults, it will fall if it be ouer-
loden with a multitude. Befides, haue you neuer
read of a city that was vnderminde and deftroyed
by Mowles ? So, fay I, keepe hofpitalitie, and a
whole faire of beggers, bid me to dinner euery

1, 1785, punctuate ' So say, — I = so say, [that] I keep.'

AND TESTAMENT. i57

day : what with making legges, when they thanke
me at their going away, and fetling their wallets
hatidfomly on their backes, they would ihake as
many lice on the ground, as were able to vnder- lygo
mine my houfe, and vndoe me vtterly. It is their
prayers would build it againe, if it were ouer-
throwne by this vermine, would it? I pray,
who begun feafting, and gourmandize firft, but
SardanapduSy Nero, Heliogabalus, Commodus ? tyrats,
whoremafters, vnthrifts ! Some call them Emperours,
but I refped: no crownes, but crownes in the purfe.
Any ma may weare a filuer crowne, that hath
made a fray in Smithfield, & loft but a peece
of his braine pan : And to tell you plaine, your 1 800
golden crownes are little better in fubftance, and
many times got after the fanie fort.

Summer. Grofle-headed fot, how light he makes
of ftate !

Autumne. Who treadeth not on ftars when they
are fallen ?
Who talketh not of ftates, when they are dead ?
A foole conceits no further then he fees.
He hath no fcence of ought, but what he feeles.

Chrijlmas. I, I, fuch wife men as you, come to
begge at fuch fooles doores as we be.
^Autumne. Thou fhutft thy dore, how fhould we

beg of thee? 18 10

No almes but thy fincke carries from thy houfe.

158 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Wil Summer. And I can tell you, that's as
plentiful! almes for the plague, as the fheriffes
tub to them of Newgate.

Autumne. For feafts thou keepeft none, cankers
thou feedft :
The wormes will curfe thy flefli another day,
Becaufe it yeeldeth them no fatter pray,

Chriftmas. What wormes do another day I care
not, but He be fworne vpon a whole Kilderkin of
fingle Beere, I will not haue / a worme-eaten nofe 1820
like a Purfiuant, while I Hue, Feafts are but
puffing vp of the flefh, the purueyers for difeafes ;
trauell, coft, time, ill ipent. O, it were a trim
thing to fend, as the Romanes did, round about
the world for prouifion for one banquet. I muft
rigge fhips to Sanios for Peacocks, to Paphos for
Pigeons, to Auftria for Oyfters, to Phajis for
Phefants, to Arabia for Phasnixes, to Meander
for Swans, to the Or cades for Geefe, to Phrigia
for Woodcocks, to Malta for Cranes, to the Ifle 1830
of Man for Puffins, to Ambracia for Goates, to
Tartole for Lampreys, to Egypt for Dates, to
Spaine for Cheftnuts, — and all for one feaft !

fVil Summer. O fir, you need not, you may buy
them at London better cheape.

Chriftmas. Liberalitas liber alitate perit ; loue
me a little and loue me long : our feete muft

1. 1815, modern editors misprint 'feast.' 1. 1837, ibid, drop 'a.'

AND TESTAMENT. 159

haue wherewithal! to feede the ftones ; our backs,
walles of wooll to keepe out the colde that be-
fiegeth our warme blood; our doores mull haue 1840
barres, our dubblets muft haue buttons. Item,
for an olde fword to fcrape the ftones before the
dore with : three halfe-pence for ftitching a
wodden tanckard that was burft. Thefe Water-
bearers will empty the conduit and a mans coffers
at once. Not a Porter that brings a man a letter,
but will haue his penny. I am afraid to keepe
paft one or two feruants, leaft, hungry knaues,
they ftiould rob me : and thofe I keepe I warrant
I do not pamper vp too lufty; I keepe them 1850
vnder with red Herring and poore lohn all the
yeare long. I haue dambd vp all my chimnies
for feare (though I burne nothing but fmall cole)
my houfe ftiould be fet on fire with the fmoake.
I will not dine, but once in a dozen yeare, when
there is a great rot of flieepe, and I know not
what to do with them ; I keepe open houfe for
all the beggers in fome of my out-yardes ; marry
they muft bring bread with them, I am no Baker.

, Wil Summer. As good men as you, and haue i860
thought no fcorne to ferue their prentiftiips on the
pillory.

Summer. Winter, is this thy fonne .'' hear'ft how
he talkes?

1. 1855, misprinted ' deny ' in original.

i6o SUMMERS LAST WILL

Winter. I am his father, therefore may not
But / otherwife I could excufe his fault. [fpeake,

Summer. Chriftmas, I tell thee plaine, thou art a
fnudge.
And wer't not that we loue thy father well.
Thou fhouldft haue felt, what longs to Auarice.
It is the honor of Nobility

To keep high dayes and folemne feftiuals ; 1 870

Then, to fet their magnificence to view.
To frolick open with their fauorites.
And vfe their neighbours with all curtefie ;
When thou in huggar mugger fpend'ft thy wealth.
Amend thy maners, breathe thy rufty gold :
Bounty will win thee loue when thou art old.

Wil Summer. I, that bounty would I faine
meete, to borrow money of; he is fairely bleft
now a dayes that fcapes blowes when he begges.
Verba dandi ^ reddendi, goe together in the 1880
Grammer rule : there is no giuing but with con-
dition of reftoring :

Ah, Benedicite,

Well is he hath no neceflitie

Of gold ne of fuftenance :

Slowe good hap comes by chance ;

Flattery beft fares ;

Arts are but idle wares ;

Faire words want giuing hads,

AND TESTAMENT. i6i

The Leto begs that hath no lands ; 1 890

Fie on thee thou fcuruy knaue.

That haft nought, and yet goeft braue :

A prifon be thy death bed,

Or be hang'd, all faue the head.

Summer. Back-winter, ftand foorth,

Vertum. Stand forth, ftad forth ; hold vp your

head, fpeak out.
Back-winter. What, fhould I ftand, or whether

ftiould I go .?
Summer. Autumne accufeth thee of fundry crimes.
Which heere thou art to cleare, or to confefle.
Back-winter, With thee, or Autumne, haue I
nought to do ; 1900

I would you were both hanged, face to face.

Summer. Is this the reuerence that thou ow'ft

to vs.?
Back-winter. Why not ? what art thou } Shalt

thou always Hue }
Autumne. It is the verieft Dog in Chriftendome.
Winter. That's for he barkes at fuch a knaue as

thou.
Back-winter. Would I could barke the funne
out of the fky,
Turne Moone and ftarres to frozen Meteors,
And / make the Ocean a dry land of Yce !
With tempeft of my breath turne vp high trees,
^f. VI. II

i62 SUMMERS LAST WILL

On mountaines heape vp fecond mounts of fnowe.
Which, melted into water, might fall downe, 1 91 1
As fell the deluge on the former world.
I hate the ayre, the fire, the Spring, the yeare.
And what fo e're brings mankinde any good.
O that my lookes were lightning to blaft fruites !
Would I with thunder prefently might dye.
So I might Ipeake in thunder to flay men.
Earth, if I cannot iniure thee enough.
He bite thee with my teeth. He fcratch thee thus ;
He beate down the partition with my heeles, 1920
Which, as a mud-vault, feuers hell and thee.
Spirits, come vp, 'tis I that knock for you.
One that enuies the world farre more then you :
Come vp in millions, millions are to[o] few
To execute the malice I intend.

Summer. Ofcelus inauditum, O vox damnatorum!
Not raging Hacuba, whofe hollow eyes
Gaue fucke to fiftie forrowes at one time.
That midwife to fo many murders was ;
Vfde halfe the execrations that thou dooft. 1930

Back-winter. More I wil vfe, if more I may
preuaile :
Back-winter comes but feldome foorth abroad,
But when he comes, he pincheth to the proofe ;
Winter is milde, his fonne is rough and fterne.
Quid could well write of my tyranny.
When he was baniflit to the frozen Zoane.

AND TESTAMENT. 163

Summer. And banifht be thou fro my fertile
Winter, imprifon him in thy darke Cell, [bounds.
Or with the windes in bellowing caues of braffe,
Let fterne Hippotades'^ locke him vp fafe, 1940

Ne're to peepe foorth,but when thou faint and weake
Want'ft him to ayde thee in thy regiment.

Back-winter. I will peepe foorth, thy kingdome
to fupplant :
My / father I will quickly freeze to death.
And then, fole Monarch will I fit, and thinke.
How I may banifh thee, as thou dooft me.

Winter. I fee my downefall written in his browes:
Conuay him hence, to his affigned hell.
Fathers are giuen to loue their fonnes too well.

\_Exit Back-winter. 1

Wil Summer. No by my troth, nor mothers 1950
neither : I am fure I could neuer finde it. This
Back-winter playes a rayling part to no purpofe ;
my fmall learning findes no reafon for it, except
as a Back-winter, or an after winter is more raging
tempeftuous and violent then the beginning of
Winter, fo he brings him in ftamping and raging
as if he were madde, when his father is a iolly,
milde, quiet olde man, and ftands ftill and does
nothing. — The court accepts of your meaning. —
You might haue writ in the margent of your i960

' Collier corrected thus the misprint of original 'Hipporlatos.'

1 64 SUMMERS LAST WILL

play booke, — ' Let there be a few rufties laide in
the place where Back-winter Ihall tumble, for feare
of raying^ his cloathes' : or fet downe, 'Enter
Back-winter, with his boy bringing a brulh after
him, to take off the duft if need require.' But
you will ne're haue any ward-robe wit while you
liue. I pray you holde the booke well [that] we
be not non plus in the latter end of the play.
Summer. This is the laft ftroke my toungs clock
muft ftrike.
My laft will, which I will that you performe. 1 970
My crowne I haue difpofde already of.
Item, I giue my withered flowers and herbes,
Vnto dead corfes, for to decke them with.
My fliady walkes to great mens feruitors,
Who in their matters fhadowes walke fecure.
My pleafant open ayre, and fragrant fmels.
To Croyden and the grounds abutting round.
My heate and warmth to toy ling labourers.
My long dayes to bondmen, and prifoners.
My fhort[eft] nights ^ to young [new] married

foules, 1980

My drought and thirft to drunkards quenchleffe

throates ;
My fruites to Autumne, my adopted heire.
My murmuring fprings, muficians of fweete fleepe,

' Modern editors erroneously state that it is spelled ' wraying.'
^ Ibid, miscorrect 'night[s]' — it is ' nights ' in original.

AND TESTAMENT. 165

To murmuring male-contentSj whofe well tun'd

cares/
Channel'd / in a fweete falling quaterzaine.
Do lull their eares ^ afleepe, liftning themfelues.
And finally, — O words, now clenfe your courfe ! —
Vnto Eliza that moft facred Dame,
"Whom none byt Saints and Angels ought to name ;
All my faire dayes remaining, I bequeath 1990
To waite vpon her till ftie be returnd.
Autumne, I charge thee, when that I am dead,
Be preft and feruiceable at her beck,
Prefent her with thy goodlieft ripened fruites ;
Vnclothe no Arbors where flie euer fate,
Touch not a tree, thou thinkft ihe may pafle by.
And Winter, with thy wrythen froftie face,
Smoothe vp thy vifage, when thou lookft on her.
Thou neuer lookft on fuch bright maieftie :
A charmed circle draw about her court, aooo

Wherein warme dayes may daunce, & no cold

come ;
On feas let winds make warre, not vexe her reft.
Quiet inclofe her bed, thought flye her breft.
Ah, gracious Queene, though Summer pine away.
Yet let thy flouriftiing ftand at a ftay !
Firft droupe this vniuerfals aged frame,
E're any malady thy ftrength ftiould tame :

' Modern editors miscorrect to ' eares.'

^ Modern editors miscorrect ' cares.' See Glossarial Index, s.v.

1 66 SUMMERS LAST WILL

Heauen raife vp pillers to vphold thy hand.

Peace may haue ftill his temple in thy land.

Loe, I haue faid ! this is the totall fumme, 2010

Autumne and Winter, on your faithfulnefle

For the performance I do firmely builde.

Farewell, my friends. Summer bids you farewell.

Archers, and bowlers, all my followers,

Adieu, and dwell with defolation ;

Silence muft be your matters manfion :

Slow marching thus, difcend I to the feends.

Weepe heauens, mourne earth, here Summer ends.

Heere the Satyres and Wood-nimphes carry him
outffinging as he came in.

The / Song.

Autumne hath all the Summers fruitefull treajure ; 2020
Gone is our Jfort, fled is poore Croydens pleqfure !
Short dayes, Jharpe dayes, long nights come on a pace,
Ah, who Jhall hide vs from the Winters face ?
Colde dooth increqfe, the ficknejje will not ceafe.
And here we lye, God knowes, with little eaje :

From Winter, plague, i^ peftilence, good Lord
deliuer vs /

London dooth mourne, Lamhith is quite forlorne.
Trades cry. Woe worth, that euer they were borr^e :

AND TESTAMENT. 167

l!he want of Terms, is towne and Cities harme.
Clofe chambers we do want, to keep vs warme, 2030

Long banijhed mufl we Hue from our friends :
This lowe built houfe, will bring vs to our ends.
From winter, plague, ^ pefiilence, good Lord
deliuer vs !

Wil Summer. How is't ? how is't ? you that be
of the grauer fort, do you thinke thefe youths
worthy of a Plaudite for praying for the Queene,
and finging of the Letany ? they are poore fellowes
I mufl: needes fay, and haue befl:owed great labour
in fowing leaues, and grafTe, and flrawe, and mofle
vpon caft fuites. You may do well to warme your 2040
hands with clapping before you go to bed, and
fend them to the tauerne with merry hearts. \_Enter
a little Boy with an Epilogue.^ Here is a pretty
boy comes with an Epilogue : to get him audacity,
I pray you fit fl:ill a little, and heare him fay his
leflbn without booke. — It is a good boy, be not
afraide ; turne thy face to my Lord. Thou and
I will play at poutch, to morrow morning for a'
breakfafl:. Come and fit on my knee, and He
daunce thee, if thou canfl: not indure to fl:and. 2050

' Modem editors drop 'a.'

i68 SUMMERS LAST WILL

'The / Epilogue

T/'LiJfes a DwarfFe, and the prolocutor for the
Grecians, gaue me leaue, that am a Pigmee,
to doe an Embaflage to you from the Cranes.
Gentlemen (for Kings are no better) certaine
humble Animals, called our Aftors, commend
them vnto you; who, what offence they haue
committed, I know not (except it be in purloyning
fome houres out of times treafury, that might
haue beene better imployde) but by me (the agent 2,060
for^ their imperfeftions) they humbly craue pardon,
if happily fome of their termes haue trodde awrye,
or their tongues ftumbled vnwittingly on any mans
content. In much Corne is fome Cockle ; in a
heape of coyne heere and there a peece of Copper ;
wit hath his dregs as well as wine; words their
wafte, Inke his blots, euery fpeech his Parenthefis :
Poetical fury, as well Crabbes as Sweetings for his
Summer fruites. Nemojafit omnibus horis. Their
folly is deceafed, their feare is yet liuing. Nothing 2070
can kill an Afle but colde : colde entertainement,
difcouraging fcoffes, authorized difgraces, may kill
a whole litter of young AfTes of them heere at

' Modern editors correct ' of,'

AND TESTAMENT. 169

once, that haue traueld thus farre in impudence,
onely in hope to fit a funning in your fmiles.
The Romanes dedicated a Temple to the feuer
quartane, thinking it fome great God, becaufe it
fhooke them fo : and another, to 111 fortune in
Exquilliis a Mountaine in Roome, that it fhould 2080
not plague them at Cardes and Dice. Your
Graces frownes are to them fhaking feuers, your
leaft disfauours, the greateft ill fortune that may
betide them. They can builde no Temples, but
themfelues and their beft indeuours, with all
proftrate reuerence, they here dedicate and offer
vp, wholy to your feruice. Sis bonus, falixque
tuis} To make the gods merry, the cceleftiall
clowne Vulcan ~tun'de his polt foote, to the
meafures of Jpolloes Lute, and daunft a limping
Gallyard in loues ftarrie hall. To / make you 2090
merry that are the^ Gods of Art, and guides
vnto heauen, a number of rude Vulcans, vn-
weldy fpeakers, hammer-headed clownes (for fo
it pleafeth them in modeftie to name themfelues)
haue fet their deformities to view, as it were in
a daunce here before you. Beare with their
wants, lull melancholie afleepe with their abfurdi-
ties, and exped: hereafter better fruites of their
induftrie. Little creatures often terrifie great
beafts: the Elephant flyeth from a Ramme, the 2100

' Virgil, Eel. v. 64. ^ Modern editors drop ' the.'

170 SUMMERS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

Lyon from a Cock and from fire ; the Crocodile
from all Sea-fifh, the Whale from the noyfe of
parched bones; light toyes chafe great cares. —
The great foole Toy hath marde the play. Good
night. Gentlemen ; I go.

\L.et him be carryed away.

Wil Summer. Is't true lackanapes, doo you
ferue me fo ? As fure as this coate is too fliort
for me, all the Points of your hoafe for this are
condemnde to my pocket, if you and I e're play
at fpanne Counter more. Valete, /pe£tatores, pay 2110
for this Iport with a Plaudite, and the next time
the wind blowes from this corner, we will make
you ten times as merry.

Barbarus hie egofum, quia non
intellizor vlli.

FINIS. /

GLOSSARIAL INDEX,

INCLUDING

NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

NOTE.

The vocabulary of Nashe is so abundant, rich, varied and vivid, as to
have stretched out this Glossarial Index far beyond the estimated extent.
Few more weighty contributions to word-collectors have been furnished
for many a day. Because of this, I have been enforced to rest satisfied,
in most cases, with recording the occurrences of the words — id est, I
have allowed my Notes and Illustrations in other works, and Nares,
Halliwell-Phillipps, Wright, Davies, Skeat, etc., etc., etc., to be con-
sulted, limiting myself to such specialities of words and things as seemed
to demand elucidation or illustration. I owe hearty thanks to ' mine
ancient friend ' Dr. Brinsley Nicholson for his painstaking co-operation
in perfecting ' Dido ' and ' Summer's Last Will and Testament,' and
for many contributions toward the Notes. I have — as on former
occasions — to acknowledge with a fresh sense of obligation, my deep
indebtedness to my bookish and admirable friend George H. White, Esq.,
Glenthorne, Devonshire, who grudged no toil or irksomeness in aiding
me in drawing up the vast Glossarial Index-proper. The ordinary
reader has small idea of the labour involved in such work — and Robert
Greene's Glossarial Index looms portentously in the (near) future, con-
temporaneous with that for Edmund Spenser ! The critical student
of our Literature may be counted on to appreciate what has been
achieved and what may soon be expected. The following are my
signs : n. — noun ; a. = adjective ; adv. = adverb ; v. = verb ; int.
= interjection ; tr. — transitive, intr. intransitive.

A. B. G.

I. GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

A (a per se), iii. 66

A God's name, vi. l6

A. b. c. (past their), i. 152

Ab ovo, V. 261

Abaddon, i. 157

Abbie-lubbers, i. 14

Abbreviatly, v. 245

Abearing, «., ii. 193

Abhorainable, i. 108, ii. 2l8, iii.

192
Abhominably, ii. 223
Abhomination, ii. 296, iv. 34
Abhorrs, v., abhors from, i. 66
Abhorrence from, ii. 251
Abide, v., ii. 195
Abjected, v., v. 185
Abjectest, a., ii. 196
Abortive, iv. 184
Aboundant, ii. 61
Abourd, vi. 56

Above-boord (to play), iii. 254
Abrased, v., iv. 117
Abreviated, u., iv. 91
Abscedarie priest, i. 35
Absolute, a., v. 87
Absolutest, a., ii. 260, iv. 204
Absonisme, ii. 263
Abstinencie, i. 56
Abstracts, n., iv. 245
Absurdifie, v., ii. 255
Abusion, iv. 258
Abusive, i. 12

Accompany vrith, v., iv. 187
Accoustrements, v. 67
Accustome, vi. 57
Ace (an ace lower), iii. 115

Aconitum (oyle of), ii. 52

Acquite, v., acquited, i. loi, 123

Acre ('one acre of performance'),
iii. 187

Actors, vi. 89, description of
ways of.

Adamant, n. = loadstone, iv. 32

Adamantine, a,, iv. 108

Adamantinest, a., 229

Addicted, vi. 105

Addises (= adzes, tools), \. 47

Addoulce, a., ii. 189, 190, 263

Addresse, v., addrest, ii. 106, loS

Adelantado, n., v. 294

Adequate, v., v. 226

Adequated with, v., iv. 70

Adequation, i. 71

Adiaphorall, iii. 63 '

Admirablest, a., v. 113

Admonitionative, iii. 197

Adulterized, a., iv. 211

Adumbrate, v., v. 307

Adust, a., ii. 166, iii. 137

Advantageable, ii. 250, v. 34, 236

Advantaging, v., v. 200

Advertiser, «., v. 149

Advertized, v., i. 7, ii. 55, v. 209

Advertized of, v., ii., 7, 187

Advisedlie, i. 149

Advousion, i. 192, iv. 159

Aenulatum ( ' the golden Aenulatum
of the Church'), i. 95

.^olia, vi. 10 — an otherwise un-
known name for the region of
the winds governed by ^olus.

Aequivocations, iv. 200

174

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Affect = lovCj vi. 49, 100

Affianst, v., iv. 98

Affixes, K., i. 138

Affluent, a. , i. 52

A foote, vi. 8

Afreshly, iv. 112

Africa, i. 160

Afrightment, iv. 182

Agasted, v., iii. 262

Agasting, a., iv. 257

Agastment, iii. 262

Aggreavance, ii. 248

Aglets, «., ii. 23

Agrippse, i. 53

Ajaxes, iii. 15

Alabaster, a., iv. 74, v. 102

Alacke and weladay, iii, 54

Alam water, v. 168

Alarumd, v., iv. 83

Alarums, n., iii. 231

Albumazar, iii. 123

Alcheronship, 'v. 258

Alchimists, iv. 7

Alchoron, iii. 165

Alchumist, iii. 66, vi. loo

Alchumize, ii., v. 153

Alchumy, v. 300

Alchymicall, a,, iv. 219.

Alcoran, i. 191

Alcumie, alcumy, ii. 1 76, iii. 228,

V. 84, 102 .
Alcumists, ii. 184, 219, iii. 33,

252, vi. 14s
Alebench, i. 164, ii. S7
Ale-crammed, ii. 67
Ale cunners, ii. 146, 166
Ale-dagger, i. 80
Aledgments, iv. 91
Ale-house daggers, ii. 83
Ale-house knight, ii. 194
Ale-house passions, iii, 201
Ale-house talk, i. 33
Ale-house wispe, iii. 123
Ale-knight, i. 34, ii. 146
Ale-wife, wives, ii. 91, v, 147
Alexander = another name for

Paris, vi, 31
Alexandrian Library, iii. 50
Alie, a., v, 16
All and some, v, 44

All to, ii, 23, iv. S3, v, 235

AUectives, «,, iii. 66

AUoune, iii. 163

Allowed, «., iii. 193

Allowed, v., 1. 5

Allude, V. to, iv, 99

Allusive, a., iii, 275, iv. 258

Almanack makers, v, 43

Almes boxe, ii, 248

Almes, plentiful, vi, 158 — the
medical treatises (Lodge, etc.)
and other authorities show, that
filth was then inveighed against
as one cause at least of the
plague, as now.

Almond-tree, i. 253

Alonely, i, 7

Alpha, V, 210

Alphabet of faces, ii, 25

Alphabet of Idiots, ii. 186

Alphabet, Order of, vi. 98

Amalthzeas home, iii. 176

Amate, u., amated, iv. 219, 261

Ambages, v, 80

Amber-greece, iii, 273

Ambidexteritie, iii, 63

Ambodexter, »., ii, 16, iii, 156,
V.273

Ambodexter, a., ii, 219

Ambracia, vi. 158 = Ambratia,
a part (afterwards) of Epirus

Ambry, v. 278

Ambuscado, iv. 00

Ames ace, v, 9

Amitie, vi, 43

Amomum, iii. 273

Amorous, vi, 49, 56

Amphibologies, iv, 200, v, 70

Anabaptists, i, 96, 126, 165, ii, 31

Anabaptisticall, v. 46

Anagram, iiL 123

Anagramatize, iv, 5

Anatomie, i, 55, 72, 123

Anatomic = dissection, v. 151, 152

Anatomize, v.,\. II, 27, iv, 109,
V. 103

Anatomizing, »., ii, 66

Anchor-hold, v, 204

Angelship, ii. 84

Angina, i. 230

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

'75

Angle = corner, iii. 30, 50
Angle-hookes, ii. 23
Animadvertised of, v., v. 214
Animadvertiser, iii. 5, 205
Animate, v., v. 26
Anker (to come to), i. 250
Annotation, v. 65
Anone, Sir, v. 18
Anotomie, i. 77
Answerable, i. 235
Antartick, v. 238
Antecedence, v. 209
Anthropophagiz'd, v., iv. 109
Antichristian rable, i. 182
Anticke, «., iv. 122
Anticke work, iii. 258
Antick-woven, iv. 208
Antidicomariatans, iv. 200
Antient, »., ancient = flag, v. 146,

230
Antienter, a., i. 71
Antigonist, iii. 45, iv. 6
Antipast, k., iii. 33, v. 37
Antipodes, v. 230
Antiquaries, i. 11
Anvile, n., ii. 104, iv. 53
Anvilde, v., iii. 199
Anviling, »., v. 232
Ape, »., ii. 267, V. 100
Ape drunke, ii. 81
Aphorisme, iii. 63
Apish trickes, iii. 280
Apocrypha, ii. 276
Apollo, vi. 113

Apoplexie, i. 112, ii. 154, iii. 15
Apostacie (literally used), v. 214 —

' the apostacie of the sands from '
Apostata, ii. ill, iii. 79, iv. 49 —

see Herrick, s.v. (Dr. Grosart's

edition)
Apostatisme, iii. 205
Apostolique ship, v. 284
Apothecarie death, vi. 139
Apothecarie shop, ii. 52
Apothecarie termes, iii. 207
Apothegs, »., ii. 70, iii. 32, 206
Apothegmaticall, iii. 53
Apparell, vi. 125 — said with a

gesture, his ' apparell' being

ears of corn, etc.

Appariter, ii. 198

Appealed, v., iii. 246

Appendix, v. 13

Apple squire = pander, etc., iii. 79,

v. 157
Apple-wife, v. 267
Appliable, iii. 248
Appose, v., iii. 22
Approve, v., v. 289
Appurtenances, i. 150, 190
Apron-squires, iv. 240
Apuleyan, a., i. 34
Aqua celestis, v. 15
Aqua fortis, ii. 64, iii. 181, v. 168
Aqua vitse, ii. 79, 83, iii. 249,

V. 160, 1 68
Arch patriarch, v. 241
Arch-patrons, iii. 66
Areopage, iii. 63
Aretine's Cortigiana, vi. 146
Aretinish, ii. 263
Argent, iii. 142, v. 231, 288
Argentine, v. 231
Argosie, iii. 259, v. 230
Argued of, v., i. 62
Argument with, w., iv. 44

Argus, his dog, vi. 117

Argute, iii. 97

Armada, iii. 90
Armour-wise, v. 47

Arrants, vi. 153

Arre, vi. 115 = to snarl — "R, is
the dog's name" — Romeo and
Jtdiet, ii. 4

Arrearages, ii. 279

Arreard, v. — reared up, v. 117

Arsedine, n. , iii. 60, v. 278

Arsemetrique, «., iii. 64

Arse-worme, iii. 161

Arte-enamel, v., iv. 187

Artick, V. 238

Article, v., articled, ii. 218, iii. 40,
iv. 50

Articulate, v., v. 238 \

Artificialitie, ii. 263

Artillerie-house, iv. 69

Artire, «., iii. 97

Artlesse, i. 67

Arts-vanishing, iv. 2io

Ascribe, v., v. 6

176

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Ase = ace, ii. 249
Ashen bough, ii. 56
Ashie, a., v. 153
Askance — regard, iv. 82
Aspen (' thy aspen selfe'), iii. 167
Aspisses, «., iv. 212
Asse-headed, ii. 40, v. 24
Asse in presenti, ii. 213
Assertained, i)., v. 31
Asse-trology, ii. 144
Asse-tronomy, ii. 141
Ass-ignes, i. 7S; title-page
Astoineth, z/., ii. 133
Astonied, v., astoniest, i. 7, iv. 31,

V. 137

Astrseus, vi. lo — a Titan, father
of three of the winds and of the
stars. (See Hesiod, Theogony,
11. 381-2.— BuUen.)

Astrologicall, ii. 66, 143, 163, 241,

Astrologie, astrology, u. 149, v. 201

Astronomers, ii. 154, iv. 260

Astronomicall, iii. 102

Astronomic, ii. 66

Atheisme, iv. 172, 173, 183, 19S

Athens ( ' a whole Athens of facun-
dity '), V. 308

Atlassed, v., iii. 205

Atomi, iv. 172

Attached, v., i. 61

Attone, iv. 79

Attonement, iii. 156, iv. 79

Attract, vi. 13, 124 = draw to or
on. Had it not thus occurred
twice, and independently, we
might have suspected error for
' attrect,' from ' attrecto,' I
handle. (See ' Memorial-Intro-
duction II. — Critical.')

Audit (to keep audit), iii. 220

Auglet, «., V. 40

Augurate, w., v. 296

Auncetry, i. 50

Auntientest, a., ii. 260

Aurum potabile, iv. 206

Avouched, v., i. 77, 103, 114,
ii. 224

Avoyded, v., iii. 272

Awrie, i. 242, ii. 187

Aydefull (aydeful), v. 273

Ayrie, a., iii. 267

Ayrie-bodied, iv. no

Azur'd, a., iii. 272, iv. 182

Babies, ii. 184, iii. 232, iv. 148

Babilonially, v. 246

Babilonian, a,, i. 151, iii. 52

Bable, i. 146, 191, iv. 5

Bable bookmungers, i. 14

Babling, a., i. 34, ii. 59, v. 49

Babling, «., i. 156

Baboune, ii. 65, 193

Bacchinal, v. 172

Bace (bid the) ; and see ' Base,'
i. 215

Bacchus, Baccha, Bacchum, vi. 128

Backbited, v., ii. 45

Backbyting, i. 31

Back-friends, v. 273

Backside (verso), ii. 24

Back-slyding, «., iv. 147

Backwater, v. 205

Back winter, v. 2i8, vi. 150, etfreq.
in S. L. W. and T.

Baddest, vi. loS

Bad-fated, iv. 109

BaffuU, v., ii. 60, iii. 45, 183

Baft, v., V. 255

Baggagerie, i. 165

Bag-pipes, i. 120

Bag-pudding, iii. 49, 145, v. 236

Baild about, v., v. 121

Baile, «., ii. 287

Bailwick, v. 251

Baily, ii. 288

Baineful, vi. 107 — as noted, in the
original it reads 'gainefuU ' ; but
albeit 'gainefuU' is used by
Nashe (see s.v.), the change is
self-vindicating, being suggested
by the previous line, and especi-
ally by 'filth,' while it is a
greater contrast in the line it-
self and a greater discredit to
the sun that he should draw
' baleful dross ' or ' baineful!
drosse ' from ' pure mines,' It
would be rather a credit to him
to gain ' gaineful dross ' from
' purest mines.'

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

177

Baker, Harry, vi. 153 — another
proof that Nashe wrote for a
Company whose names he knew.
Baker, as Vertumnus the mes-
senger, seems to have borne a
silver arrow as his badge, and
W. S. remarks ironically upon
his want of politeness
Baker's dozen, iii. 1 1
Baker's loafe, vi. 124
Baid, a., i. 39, 65, vi. 147
Balderdash, iii. 15, v. 209
Baldnesse, vi. 147 — Dekker in the
same way makes Horace (Ben
Jonson) speak in verse against
baldness, and Crispinus (Mars-
ton) in an after-scene in praise
of it.
Balductum, a., ii. 162, iii. 64
Balductum, n., ii. 263
Bales, Peter, ' Brachigraphy,' vi.
112 — a writing master men-
tioned in Holinshed. Evelyn
gives the invention of shorthand
to him, but its inventor was Dr.
Timothy Bright, and Bales im-
proved upon it (Collier).
Balies, v. 215, 249, 251
Balist, v., ii. 49, iv. 222, v. 205
Balist, K., ii. 29
Ballace = ballast, vi. 38
Ballad-singing, iv. 109
Ballased = ballasted, vi. 16
Ballat-makers, ballet, ii. 59, 189,

iii. 197, 229
Balled out, v., iv. 72
Ballet, i. 33, 34
Balletry, iii. 132
Balletting, a., iii. 123
Balm of India, iii. 250
Baloune, v. 235
Balsamum, iii. 250, v. 154
Baltrop (goodman), v. 238
Ban, v., banne, ii. 10, iv. 78
Banckrouptes, i. 83, 122, vi. 141
Bandettos, v. 118, 125, 176
Bandie, v., bandy, i. 114, ii. 53,

iii. 216, V. 167
Eandogge, i. 80, vi. 113
Bandyings, «,, iii. 134, v. 251

N. VI.

Bane, n., i. 179, 202
Bangd, v., i. 175, ii. 223
Bangingest, a., iii. 205
Banke-rout, a., v. Z03
Bankes his horse, iii. 30
Bannings, n., iv, 196
Banqueroute, v., iv. 102
Banquerout consciences, iii. 279
Banquerouts, ii. 168, v. 160
Banshin, «., v. 40
Barbarie purses, iv. 13
Barbarisme, i. II, 156, ii. 192,

264
Barbarous, vi. 18
Barbed horse, i. 127
Barbed steed, iii. [2
Barber, n. (about to shave the

Bible), i. 128 ; vi. 113
Bard, a;, i. 45

Barefoote penitentiaries, v. 247
Barefoote rimes, ii. 189
Bare-legd, a., iv. 93
Bargd it, v., v. 214
Barketh, z/. (' the sea barketh '), iv.

SS
Barking, Scilla, vi. 13 ; cf. .(Eneid,

i. 200-3
Barlady, ii. 204
Barley kurnell, kernell, ii. 224,

V. 217
Barme, n. = yeast, iii. 276
Barnacle, ii. 178
Barnardines, ii. 178, iv. 227
Barrayning, v. , iv. 227
Barrell-bellie, vi. 128
Barreld up, v., iv. 123
Barres (within the), i. 249
Barrowist, barowist = follower of

Henry Barrow (see ' New

National Biography,' s. n.), i.

126, ii. 32, 162
Bartlemew-tide, v. 223, 252
Basebidding, a., iv. 109
Base, bidding base, v. 274
Base-Court, v. 283
Basilico, iii. 150
Basiliskes, iv. 2ii
Basso, iv. 130
Bastardship, v. 167
Basted, v., v. 43

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178

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Bastinado, v. 289

Basting, v. (in cookery), iii. 263,
V. 41

Basting paper, iii. 19

Bastings, »., ii. 39

Batcli, »., i. 125, iii. l6l, vi. 155 —
a pretended mishearing of ' de-
spatcht.'

Bate (to make bate), i. 177

Bate, V. (' to bate an ace '), v. 220

Bate, V. (' to bate an inch '), v. 97

Batte, etc., vi. 149

Battledore, ii. loi

Battledore ('say B to a Battle-
dore'), V. 197

Battles, V , iii. 95

Baudes, vi. 146

Baudy, ii. 200

Baule, v., bawle, i. 66, ii. 35

Bavines, iv. 206

Bawdy Courts, ii. 201

Bawlingest, a., iii. 201

Baw-wavf , v. 286

Bay, v., i. 211

Bayards, ii. 202

Bayly, vi. 121

Bayte ( = refreshment), i. 79

Beades, n., i. 25

Bead-roll, rowles, v. 187, 228

Beads-man, iii. 62, 130, 215, v.
247

Beadsmanry, v. 24

Beads- women, v. 171

Beamy, iv. 205

Beanes (in her grandames), v. 173

Beard-brushes, iii. 135

Beard-master, vi. 113

Beare (good beare), ii. 249
1 Bear-ward, iii. 1 79, v. 29 : beares,
vi. 88

Beastlie, adv., i. 154

Beastly, a., i. 156, 168

Beating brains, iii. 247

Beau-desert, iii. 6$

Beauty-creasing, a., iv. 109

Beaver, v. 107

Bebangeth, v., v. 236

Because ( = in order that), ii. 13, IJ

Beck, vi. 165

Beck, n., becke, iv. 43, v. 249

Becollier, v., v. 256
BecoUow, V. 256
Bedde-intercepting, iv. 108
Bedde-wedded, a., iv. 224
Bedlam hatmaker's wife, v. 288
Bedlem, »., i. 182, 192, 198, ii.

239
Bedrid, v. 247
Bedrid-lazar, iii. 266
Bedrid stuff, iii. 51
Bee ('say bee to a Battledore'), v.

197
Beechen coles = charcoal from

beech wood, iii. 83
Beefe-witted, a., = heavy, doltish,

iii. 257
Beefe-trayes, v. 244
Beere-bathing, v., ii. 91
Beere, dubble, vi. 128 ; small, vi.

135
Beerimes, v., v. 235
Beetle, i. 136, v. 29
Beetle (eyes of a), v. 299
Befiltht, v., iv. 168
Beggars bush, ii. 151
Begger, beggery, vi. 98, 99
Beggerlie, ii. 76
Beggerliest, a., v. 170
Beggereth, v., ii. 28
Beggers, noble, v. 226 ; money,

vi. 136
Begrimed, v., v. 267
Behemoth, iii. 125
Behighted, z'., v. 267
Beholding to, ii. 264
Belched forth, v., iii. 39
Belching, v., 1. 78, v. 244
Beldam, Ii. 47, iii. 134, 254, v. 270
Bel-frie, belfree, i. 150, 153, v. 263
Belide, vi. 125
Belked, v., i. 193
Belked out, v., i. 193
Bell, to beare the, iii. 20
Bell, book and candle, ii. 185, v.

280
Bellerophon, v. 251
Bellowing, a., iv. 249, v. 232
Bellowes, i. 120, v. 121
Bells, vi. 153
Bell-weather, ii. 69

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

179

Belly (' you may command his heart
out of his belly'), ii. 37

Belly full, V. 17, 265

Belly gods, ii. 77

Bel-mettal, v. 204

Belshangles, the water bearer, iii. 49

Belzabub, v. 258

Bemasketh, iii. 232

Bemayled, v., iii. 271

Bemudded, v. 233

Bench whistlers, i. 152

Bended, v., i. 45

Benedicite (under), iii. 108, vi. 160

Benefactresse, v. loi

Ben-venue, v. 233

Bepisse, v., bepist, ii. 184, v. 83

Bepitch, v., i. 196

Beponyarded, v., iv. 123

Bepuddled, v., i. 6.

Bepuzled, v., v. 207

Bequeath, vi. 14 — the 'shall' of
1. 162 being understood

Be-rascald, iii. 193

Beray, v., ii. 232, 268, iii. 55

Bergomast, »., v. 87

Beruffianizd, u., iii. 193

Bescratcht, v., iii. 64

Besette, v., iv. 207

Beshackled, v., v. 273

Beshrew, etc., vi. 96 — probably the
dancers, being clowns, acted up
to their character and danced as
it were rustically and awkwardly,
for the better amusement of the
spectators.

Besides (cleane), etc., vi. 68, 89

Beslavering, ii. 249

Beslive, v., iii. 47

Besmeare, v., ii. 211

Besonian, «., ii. 86

Besotted, v., i. 45

Bespangled, v., iv. 206, v. 107

Bespiced, v., iii. 59

Bespraying, »., iv. 99

Best, vi. 122

Best-betrust (Sir John), ii. 19

Besteaded, v., iii. 139

Bestellein, «., iii. 11

Bestialnesse, iv. 258

Betasseld, o., ii. 23

Betided, v. 152

Betouse, ii. 211, iii. 216

Betrapt, iv. 4, 138

Better cheape, ii. 208, 222, v. 1 19,

vi. 158
Betuggeth, v., ii. 203
Beverage, iii. 267
Bewray, v., bewraying, i. 92, 134,

ii. 125, iii. 246
Bezer, v. 24S
Bezzle, n., ii. 40
Biace, »., i. 96
Bias, out of his, v. 282
Bias bowle, ii. 285
Bibber, v. 202
Bibbing, n., ii. 80
Bicker, v., iv. 100
Bickerers, v. 247
Bid, vi. 58 = bidded or bade — the

verb ending in d
Biefe-pots, iv. 184
Big-boand, iii. 125, 140
Bigge-garbd, a., v. 236
Biggin, ii. 17
Bilbo blades, v. 250
Bilbowes, iii. 255
Bile, «., ii. 213
Bill, »., i. 135

Billetted, v., biletted, iii. 226, v. 207
Bill of parcels, iii. 220
Birdes of a feather, v. 273
Bird eyed, 1. 234
Birdlike, iii. 273
Biscanisme, iii. 78
Bishop of the fields, i. 175
Bitter-sauced, o., iii. 26
Blab, -u., ii. 204
Black-amores, v. 240
Blackebooke, ii. 8, iii. 219, v. 300
Blacke browd, a., v. 164 -^

Black gowne, ii. 17
Black jacks, ii. 154, 165, v. 14, 41
Black puddings, iii. 53
Black sanctus, i. 156
Black sant, saunt, iii. 204, 280,

iv. 186, V. i6i
Black tooth, i. 95
Bladder, «., ii. 231, iii. 243, iv. 178
Bladders, </., ii. 133, 213
Bladed, v., iii. 1 14

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX..

Blaines, «., i. 146, 218

Blandishment, v. 300

Blank, a., iii. 103

Blanke paper, i. 93

Blankt, v., iii. 85

Blasted forth, v., v. 183

Blazing, «., i. 14

Blazing starre, iv, 261

Bless from, v., ir. 90

Blest (into), v., i. 93

Blewjellied, u., v. 267

Blinde, u., v. 5

Blinde bayard, v. 299

Blinde street, v. 1 74

Blindmans holiday, v. 263

Blind jest, i. 164. 184

Blind playing house, i. 1 79

Blind prophecies, iii. 245

Blistered, v., ii. 39

Blistering, n., v. 265

Blocke, n., i. 96, 151, ii. 202, 261,

iv. 184, 189
Block-heads, i. 35, iii. 14, iv. 202,

255
Block-houses ( = block-heads),

ii- 35
Blood (to let blood), h. 16
Blood-boyling, a., iv. 107
Blood hunter, ii. 104
Blood letting, vi. 118
Blood shot, v., iv. 108
Blood-shotten, vi. 42
Blood springing, a., iv. 216
Blood sprinkling, iv. 90
Blood streamers, iii. 233
Blood suckers, iv. 144
Bloods-guilt, iv. ill
Blue coat, iii. 104, 199
Blue coat corrector, iii. 29
Blunderers, v. 292
Blunderkins, iii. 14
Blurred, v., i. 10
Blurt out, v., iii. 67
Bo ('to say Bo to'), v. 286 — a

frequent Elizabethan saying.
Boadst, vi. 119
Boan-act, ii. 45
Boarish, iv. 169
Bob, n., i. 138
Bobd, v., i. 146, 167, 202, iii. 201

Bodge up, v., iv. 164

Bodie-wasting, iv. 134

Bodkin, i. 23 — Hamlet has en-
nobled the word.

Body of me, ii. 229, vi. I49

Body-traffiquers, iv. 225

Body-wanting, v. 103

Bogarian, «., iii. 25

Bogs, n,, ii. 81

Boistrous, boystrous, ii. 238, 274,
ii' I7i S9i iv- 6> ^- 69, 206

Bolings (nautical), iii. 270

Bolne, a., v. 105

Bolne, v.,v. 181

Bolonian sawsedge [Bologna —
still famous], iii. 162

Bolsterer, ii. 205

Bolstred, v., i. 107

Bolstred out, v., ii. 232

Bolstred up, v., ii. 00
" Bolstring, n,, v. 252

Bolt, »., 1. 9, 152, iii. 254

Bolted out, V. 24

Bombard-goblin, iii. 167

Bonaroba, bonarobaes, iii. 52, 272,
V. 152

Bonaventure, ii. 210

Bondslave, i. 105, ii. 243

Bone-ache, v. 185

Bone-walled, iv. 107

Bones, to gnaw on, ii. 88

Bones, to make no, iii. 112, v 267

Bonnie, «., v. 243

Booke-beare, ii. 185

Booke-men, vi. 147

Book mungers, i. 14

Booke oathes, ii. 237

Booke, without, vi. 167

Books (very far in her), iii. 88

Bookt, v., V. 25

Boone-companionship, ii. 1 76,
vi. 136

Boone-grace, iii. 87

Boone-voyage, ii. 50

Boord-wages, v. 189, title page

Boore, ii. 78

Boorish, v. 133

Bootes, vi. 49

Boot, v., boote, i. 129

Boot-halers, v. 156

GLOSS ARIAL INDEX.

boot-lialing, ii. 25

Booties, vi. 42

Bopeepe, v. 264

Bordering = neighbouring, vi. 38

Boroughs, »., = burrows, i. 83

Boske, «., iii. 273

Botch, v., iii. 42, 247

Botcher, ii. 166, iii. 162, 217,

V. 47- 59
Botches, i. 146
Botcht up, v., iii. 276
Bots (' a bots on you '), ii. 271
Bottle-ale, ii. 91, 164, v. 193,

vi. 128
Bottom (of thread), v. 47
Botts and glanders, iii. 15
Boult, v., = sift, ii. 24
Eoulting out, V. , v. 268
Bounce, v., iv. 186
Bouncer, iii. 140
Bouncing, a., i. 153
Bounds = income, limits, vi. 96,

97. "4
Bounse, v., bounsing, iv. 00, v. 18,

72, III
Bounse ! int. , i. 244
Bounden, a., ii. 288
Bounzing, a., v. 227
Bountihood, iv. 13, v. 61, vi. 109
Bouse, n., i. 198
Bousing, v., iv. 250
Bousing houses, v. 68
Bow bell ('within hearing of),

iv. 143
Bowcase, i. 151, ii. 23, v. 47
Bowd, a., iL 24
Bowed, v., iv. 171
Bowe (crosse-bow), i. 152
Bowe (long bow), i. 152
Bowell-clinging, iv. 98
Bowels ('breake into the'), iii. 20
Bowlsterers, i. 84
Bownd = constipated, i. 177
Bowts, «., bowte, i. 119, 161,

ii. 59, 179
Bowzing, 2/., ii. 91
Box-keeper, ii. 84
Boystrous: see 'Boisterous.'
Brabantine, n., v. 236
Brabblements, ii. 55, iv. 199

Brable, »., i. 100

Braccahadochio, v. 38

Brachet, v. 24

Brachmannicall, iii. 67

Bracke, «., v. 264

Brackish, v. 263

Bragart, ii. 37, 39

Braggadochio, iv. 5

Bragganisme, iii. 162

Braggardous, iii. 168

Bragging, a., i. 103

Braggs, v., i. 103

Braine-pan, vi. 157

Brainlesse, i. 12, ii. 203

Brainsicke, i. 28, 107, ii. 203

Brainsicke Bedlam, iii. 109

Brain-tossing, a., v. 221

Bratche, or bitch foxe, iii. 180

Bratt, «., i. 168, 199, ii. 40

Braue, vi. 161

Braule, z/., i. 213

Bravadoes, iii. 278

Braverie, bravery of dress, i, 49

Braverie of banquets, i. 56

Bravery, ii. 51, iv. 215

Brawned, ». , iii. 258

Brawne-falne, iii. 222

Brazen-forehead, iv. 136

Bread-parings, iv. 160

Breakes, v. , = fails, iv. 142

Break with, v., iii. 250

Breast-embolning, iv. 249

Breath, v. (to rest, to take breath),
iii. 254

Breath-choking, iv. 214

Breath-strangling, iii. 85

Breeches (to wear the), ii. 15S

Breeches (to take down the), i. 139

Breecht(new-breecht), well, iii. 235,
vi. 90 = flogged. By ' a couple '
(1. 151) he refers to the two
principal, and evidently by his
reference to washing to two of
the Satyrs.

Brewage (March brewage), v. 232

Brewers cow, v. 47

Brewesse, ii. 68

Brickel, v., iii. 203

Brick-walling, v., iii. 20

Brides, v., ii. 278

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Bridewell, i. 192, ii. 57

Bridewell-house, i. 80, 109

Bridge of gold, v. 32

Bridling, «., iii. 103

Briery, iv. 59, v. 109

Brimse, »., i. 213

Bristles, n., i. 196

Britches, n. (to play for the), iii. 180

Britching, n,, v. 149

Broach, n. — spit, iii. 25S

Broach, v., i. 113, ii. 106

Broacht, vi, 132

Broad-waked, v., iv. 235

Broccing, a., v. 69

Broche, v., iv. 30

Broken-winded, ii. 242

Brokerie, ii. 89

Brokerly, ii. 28, iv. 132

Broking, a., i. 9

Broode (of hell), i. 248

Brooke, v., i. 178, ii. 237, v. 158,
vi. 94

Broome-staffe, iii. 199

Broone boyes (broome boyes),
ii. 211

Brouch, vi. 9 = brooch. At this
time, and in the time of Shake-
speare's earlier comedies (Z. Z.
ZosifV. ii. 106), itwas the fashion
to wear these ornaments in hat
or cap. Many portraits of the
period show them.

Brown-bill, v. 47, 195, 235, 294

Brown-bread, iv. 188

Brownist = followers of Robert
Browne (see New National
Biography, s.n.), i. 126, ii. 162

Brues, «., i. i8c

Bruing, n., v. 229

Brute, n. = bruit, iv. 60, v. 202

Bruted, v., v. 297

Bubbling, n., v. 287

Bubbly, a,, v. 209

Bubling scum or froth, iii. 234

Bucking tub, i. 136

Buckled, vi. 18

Buckler up, v., iii. 243

Buckram bagge, ii. 17

Buckram giants (cf. Merry Wives),
ii. 131

Budge, «., ii. 17, v. 40, 42

Budgely, v. 260

Budget, i. 100, 109, 112, ii. 130,
V. 97 .

Buffets, «., i. 77

Bufifianisme, iii. 1 17

Bug-beare, a., iii. 224

Bug-beares, ii. no

Bugge, n., i. 77, 250

Bugges (' by no bugges '), iii. 130

Bugges word, ii. 254

Bulbegger, ii. 268

Bulk, n., iii. 149

Bulke, v., V. 207

Bumbast, n. , ii. 179

Bumbast, v.. bumbasted, ii. 23,
V. 215, 254, iv. 222

Bumbasted, a., iii. 145

Bumseage, v., i. 180

Bunch (' in the bunch '), i. 15

Bunched, v., iv. 138

BungerUest, a., iii. 114

Bungle, v., iv. 164

Bungled up, v., ii. 277

Bunglers, ii. 277

Bung up, v., ii. 77, iii. 124, iv, 16,
v. 247

Burdeil, iii. 165

Burdenous, iv. 147, 165

Burghomaster, ii. 34, lor

Burgonet, vi. 59 = a helmet or
morion. The name, and espe-
cially its French form Bourgig-
notte, suggest it to be, as Nares
calls it, a Burgundian casque.

Burliboand, ii. 39, v. 29

Burning glasse, v. 93

Burning-sighted, v. 106

Bursten-belly, v. 68

Bursten-bellied, ii. 43, 71

Bush, K., iv. 207

Bush (to beat the), v. 92

Bush (to go about the), iii. 1 7

Bushes of hair, iv. 207

Buskie, a., v. 294

Buskind, a., v. 246

Bustled, v., V. 213

Butcher, vi. 95 — 'Said' was used
sometimes in an idiomatic sense
(now disused) ; here it seems to

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

183

be = assayed. The ' Butcher '
was probably one who in the
Morris dance (composed by the
attendants on Robin Hood) was
dressed as such.

Butchering, «., iv. 109

Buts, vi. 49

Butte (a fish), v. 274

Buttered, ii. 198

Buttered roots, iii. 139

Butterflie, i. 137

Butterfly pamphlets = temporary,
iii. 193

Butterie, buttery, ii. 25, 186, 275,

V. 43

Buttery hatches, i. 151

Buttes, vi. 120

Button (' a button lower '), iii. 8

Button ('a button-hole lower'),
ii. 77

Button (' not a button '), i. 29

Buttond cap, iii. 230

Button-holes, v. 269

Butts, i. 152

Buz, bu2ze, v., i. 102, ii. 105, 108

Buzzards, i. 12

Buzzed, v., V. 20, 48

By = against, ii. 235, 274, 282

By-glances, iii. 84

By-matters, v. 217

By-os, iv. 69

Byrladie, ii. 29

Cabalisticall, iv. 120

Cabalizers, iv. 120

Cacodzemon, iii. 267

Cade, v., v. 301

Cade of herrings, iii. 52, v. 301

Cading, «., v. 301

Cadwallader herring, v. 265

Cage, »., ii. 83

Caitifes, i. 182, v. 45

Calabrian ilood, i. 47

Calander, v. 294

Calentura, iii. 55, iv. 130

Calever, caleever, iii. 90, v. 58

Calitnunco, ii. 283

Calinos, v. 235

Calles, vi. 72 — the ' were ' and
*did rebell' render Dyce's read-
ing as 'call'd' reasonable, but

— especially in her thoughts —
the world could well continue
to call her Helen. Hence I
retain original. Dyce is much
too finical in his tinkering, and
forgets the style of the period.

Calmie, vi. 12

Camelionized, v. , v. 275

Cammell, vi. 137

Canaries (dance), ii. 33

Candle, 00

Candle (to the devil), ii. 181

Candles end, iii. 103, v. 245

Candle file, iv. 68

Canibals, iv. 242

Canicular, a., ii. 262

Canker, i. 82, v. 185

Canker-eaten, v. 220

Canker-worms, ii. 90, 250, iv. 146

Cankers, vi. 158

Cannas, v. 239

Cannazado, v. 274

Canniball words, iii. 150

Canoas = canoes, v. 243

Canonicall, i. 114, ii. 107, 176

Canonized, a., iv. 13

Canonrored, v. , v. 285

Cans, «., V. 14

Cantharides, iv. 212

Canuasing, vi. 116

Canvases, «. , i. 105

Canvasse, v., canvaze, i. 194, ii.
197, iii. 14, iv. 5

Canvaze, n., v. 275

Cap, u., V. 141

Cap and knee, ii. 36

Cap and thanks, ii. 130

Caparizon, i. 96

Capcase, ii. 57, 223

Cape a pee, iii. 121

Capt and kneed, ii. 68

Caper. «., iv. 193

Capering, a., v, 194

Capitulated, v., iii. loi

Capouch, ii. 23

Capuchinisme, ii. 77

Capys = father of Anchises, vi. 50

Carbonading, «., v. 281

Carbonadoed, v., iii. 24

Carcanets, iv. 212

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Carcase of reason, v. 287

Carded ale, iii. 123

Cardinal!, a., Iv. 1 14

Cards (shuffle the), i. 161

Cards (' must bring better cards '),
V. 287

Care-crazed, iv. 12

Cares, vi. 165 — Collier's change of
' cares ' for ' eares ' and ' eares '
for ' cares ' makes nonsense.
Their 'cares' are made into a
' quaterzaine ' (as in Bamabe
Barnes), and ' sung ' by them.
I have ventured to read ' whose '
for ' with their,' seeing that this
not only gives the proper num-
ber of syllables to the line, but
renders it more rhythmic.

Cariere, i. 118

Carionized, v., iv. 75

Carle, «., iv. 159, vi. 99, 122, 150

Carman, ii. II

Carminicall arte, ii. 180

Carminist, ii. 1 75

Carper, ii. 246

Carpet devices, i. 8

Carpet knights, ii. 219, iii. 231,
V. 147

Carpet munger, v. 193

Carpet peere, ii. 86

Carreeringest, a., v. 244

Carriage, ii. 132

Carriage-able, v. 133

Carriche, iii. 1^3

Carrion, i. 194, 197

Carrionly, a., v. 134

Carrol, vi. 155

Cart (' to go to cart '), v. 267

Carter, i. 33

Carter of Charles' Wain, i, 172

Carter's logique, ii. 274

Carterly, a., ii. 14, iii. 186, v. 211,
290

Carterly, adv., ii. 249

Carts tail, iv. 159

Carthusian friars, v. 245

Carver (to be his own carver), v. 83

Cashierd, v., iv. 158, v. 41, 60

Caskt, V. (in lead), iii. 204

Cast, v., iii. 85

Cast, V. = to vomit, i. 222

Cast, V. (to cast water), iii, 166

Cast, n. (at dice), i. 47 ; of martins,
vi. 133 = a cant term for a
draught or draughts, possibly
founded on the fact that the
' martin' is a species of ' swallow.'

Castalian fountaines, v. 307

Casters, i. 181

Caster of dice, i. 162

Cat (' turn the cat in the pan '), ii.
286

Cat a mountain, iii. 73

Cataphlusie, ii. 168

Cataplasmata, vi. 118 = poultices
of boiled herbs — not, as now,
simply mustard cataplasms.

Cataposia, vi. llS ^ KaraTrotnc, a
swallowing, but the medieval
Latin is catapocium (pi. a.), "a
pill or receit to be swallowed
without chewing" (Holyoke's
Rider).

Catars, «., iv. 6

Catastrophe, i. 195

Catch, «., a boat, v. 249

Catchpowle, iii. 13

Cater cosens, cousins, i. 157, v.
222

Caterpillars, ii. 145, 146, 162, iv.
146, 159

Caterwawld, &., v. 284

Catilinaries, ii. 263

Cats-meat, cattes. ii. 180, iii. 1 8 1,
182

Cauteles, «., ii. 263

Cautelous, ii. 263

Cavaleering, v., iii. 279

Cavaliere, and good fellow, vi.
1 52 — the latter phrase was used
in a good sense and also as = a
debauched fellow. The secon-
dary exact sense of ' cavalier '
I don't know, but its use here
with ' good fellow ' goes to ex-
plain why those of Charles I.'s
party were dubbed ' cavaliers '
— and it is significant.

Cavaliero, i. 95, 108, 253, v. 115

Xavaliership, iii. 153, v. 60

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

185

Caveat, ii. 151, iv. 208

Cawle-vizarded, iv. 209

Caytives. n., iv. 60

Censoriall, ii. 197, iii. 5

Censorical, i. 1 1 3

Censure, v., i. 10, 14, 71, vi. 147

Censures, »., i. 29. 117, ii. 145

Centronels = sentinels, vi. 32 —
Dyce sliows it is an old spelling.
BuUen has this note : " The form
' centronel ' (or ' sentronel ')
occurs in the Tryal of Chevalry
(1605), i. 3 — 'Lieutenant, dis-
charge Nod, and let Cricket
stand Sentronell till I come.' "

Centurions, iii. 66

Cephalagies, ii. 160

Cerberus, i. 155

Ceremonious, vi. 57

Cesterne, iv. 87

Chafe, 00

Chaffe, «., iv. 253

Chaffers, zj., iii. 253

Chalke up, iii. 76

Chamber-fellow, ii. 234

Chambling, a., ii. 266

Championesse, iii. 163

Chancel, i. 153

Chance-medley, v. 173

Chancerie sute, iii. 262

Changeling, ii. 265, iv. 210

Chaos, i. 12, ii. 50, 241

Chap, «., iv. 103, V. 42

Chape, «., i. 80

Chaplenship, i. 138

Chapman, ii. 134, 245, v. 279

Chapmanable. iii. 249, v. 239

Charnell house, v. 220

Charret, 00

Charons Naulum ( = fee), iii. 49

Chastising, n., iv. 251

Chat ('to hold chat'), iii. 141

Chat-mate, v. 263

Chaucerisme, ii. 175

Chaulke, v. , ii. 144

Chawlke (may not beare the price
of cheese), i. 237

Chayre, k., i. 56, iv. 127

Cheanes, v. 219

Cheape, better, vi. 158

Cheary, vi. 127

Checkmate, ii. 33, 148

Check-roule, iii. 215

Check stone, v. 265

Cheek by jole, i. 150, /. 252

Cheere, «., i. 56

Cheques, «., iv. 141

Cherishment, iv. 1 14, 216

Cherries, ii. 32

Cherry-blusht, ii. 43

Cherry pit — ^gaihe, ii. 45

Chevala = qui va la? iii. 241

Cheverell, «., iv. 5

Chidingly, iv. 46

Child (' in child with '), iv. 51

Child-bed (to lie in), iii. 217

Chiliarkes, iii. 66

Chill, vi. 29 — query = chilling,
thickening (as ice does water) ?
iii. 66

Chillingly, iii. 241

Chimera, v. 294

Chimicall, «., v. 254

Chimnie-sweeping, a., v. 256

Chin-bone, ii. 39

Chin-bound, iii. 21

Chinklen kraga, iii. 121

Chip of ill-chance, i. 138

Chipping, »., chypping, ii. 68,
iii. 114, iv. 105, v. 153.

Chirurgion, i. 222, ii. 168.

Cholerike — choUericke, a., i. 11,
iii. 137, V. 256.

Cholericke diseases, i. 233

Chop oh, v., iii. 133

Chopping and changing, i. loi

Chopt, v., V. 271

Chrisome, iii. 160

Christ-crosse alphabet, v. 248

Christendome, ii. 233, iii. 103,
v. 211-21, 287

Christmas, vi. 150, et freq., as one
of the later characters in Sum-
mer's Last Will, etc. — a hint at
avarice, and a back-blow at
Puritanism.

Chronographers, ii. 62, v. 234

Chronographicall, v. 212

Chuffe, «., ii. 18, iv. 161, v. 286

Chuff headed, ii. 34

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Churched, v., iii. 140

Church apparel, i. 100

Church booke, v. 262

Church livings, iv. 177

Church man, ii. 86, 148

Church robbers, i. 212

Church round, vi. 132 — doubtless
Nashe recalled that in Cam-
bridge

Churle, ii. 36, 72, 151, vi. 150

Chyme, iii. 59

Ciclops, V. 244

Cindry, a., iv. 52, v. 168

Cinicall, a., v. 54

Cinque ace, v. 243

Cinque ports — cynque, v. 215, 221,

243
Ciphars, ii. 245
Cipresse, n., v. 108, 171
Circumducted, v., v. 283
Circumquaque, ii. 128, v. 237
Circumventers, iii. 258, iv. 118
Citterning, ii., i. 8
Cittizinizd, a., iv. 231
Citty — sodoming trade, iv. 230
Civilians, n., i. 192
Civilitie, i. 26
Clacke, n. (clacke or gabbling),

v. 251
Clang ('to cry clang'), v. 251
Clap, «., iii. 97
Clap ('at a clap'), clappe, i. 147,

iii. 196
Clap (in the mouth), iii. 251
Clap (' caught a clap '), i. 197
Clap up, v., iii. 32, v. 224
Clapper-claw, i. 244
Claret spirit, iii. 201
Clarifie, v., i. 24
Clarke, «., v. 26
Clarklie, a., i. 118
Clarkly, Oiiv., v. 86
Clattered, v., i. 218
Clawed, v., i. 95
Clawe off, v., i. 146
Claw by the elbows, ii, 16
Clay-balls, iii. 20
Cleane (' to carry cleane'), i. 138 —

cleane-out, vi. 67
Cleaving beetle, v. 29

Cleopatrean, a., v. 248
Cleped, v., iv. 96
Clientrie, v. 123
Clinke, «., i. 198
Glisters, vi. 118
Cloake bagge, i. 67
Cloak for the raine, v. 159
Cloak of pleasance, vi. 7 = a fine

napkin
Clocked, v., clocketh, iv. 62
Clodderd, a., doddered, ii. 250,

iv. 28, v. 153
Clod-mould, v. 210
Closely = secretly, vi. 136
Close-iDrison, iii. 18
Close stoole, i. 202, ii. 38
Closet, iv. 178
Closure, vi. 61
Cloth-breeches, ii. 191, 197
Clottered, a., v. 59
Cloud-crowned, v. 245
Clout, v., clouted, iv. 133, 186,

V. 70
Clout-crushed, a. (crushed), v. 238
Clouted shoes, v. 245
Clouting leather, i. 196
Cloven-tongue, iv. 20
Clowde-begetting, iv. 194
Clowde-climing, a., v. 72
Clowde-dispersing, iv. 249
Clowted shoe, shoon, i. 126, ii.

74
Clowted, a. (new clouted), ii. 187
Cloyance, iv. 61
Club ('sure as a club '), iii. 107
Club-fisted, ii. 89
Club-headed, i. 9
Clubs, ii. 74
Cluckt, v.. iv. 84
Clue, »., iii. 202
Clumme ('asredasafoxclumme'),

v. 257
Clumperton, a., iv. 6
Clunged, v., i. 162
Clusterd (clustered), a., iv. 194
Cluster-fistes, v. 247
Clustred, v. ( = congested), v.

210
Coales (' to bear coales '), iii. 77
Coapted, v., v. 105

GLOSS ARIAL index.

187

Coate (of cards), i. 161

Coate ('one of his coate'), ii- 103

Coateth, u., i. 114

Cobbes, cobs, ri,. v. 14, 286

Cobbing, a,, v. 286

Cobble up, v., iii. 42

Cobbles, «., V. 243

Coblers, «., iii. 217

Coblers cutte, v. 299

Cobs (herring cobs), ii. 163

Cock-boat, iii. 153, 266, v. 240

Cocke-crowing, v. 265

Cock-fight, iii. 43

Cock-horse, iii. 70, v. 269

Cockadoodling codes, v. 272

Cockatrices, iv. 211

Cockering, v., i. 65, iii. ^2

Cockes body, ii. 211

Cockescombes, i. 65, iii. 17

Cocking, v., v. 234

Cockle, i. 117, iii. 261

Cockledemoy, iii. 79

Cockney (a young Heyre, or

cockney), ii. 29
Cockolding, v., iv. 228
Codpiece, codpisse, ii. 25, 57,

iii. 162, 191, 243
Codpisse poynt, v. 235, vi. 90
Codshead, i. 201, iii. 17
Coessence, v., iii. 257
Cofferers, «., iv. 54
Cogd, V. (dice), i. 161
Cogge, v., V. 143
Cogged, a., i. 13
Cohibite, v., iv. 256
Coile (to keep a), v. 92
Coinguination, ii. 258
Cokish, a., i, 117
Colde comfort, ii. 18, iii. 273
Cold-fits, i. 131
Cole (to draw a face in cole),

iii. 76
Cole-carriers, iii. 76
Cole-house, ii. 25
Cole-pit, iii. 76
Coll = embrace round the neck,

vi. 57
Collachrymate, i*., iii. 117
CoUachrymate, v., iv. 51
CoUachrymation, v. 152

Colleagued, v., v. 125, 273

CoUeagued with, v., iii. 247

CoUedge, ii. 29

CoUian, ii. 89

Colliers, iii. 76

CoUimot cuts, iii. 76

CoUoging, n., iii. 136

CoUop, n., i. 123

Colloquium, iii. 32

Collusion, vi. ill

Colourable, a., iii. 246, iv. 25

Coloured = false, vi. 54

Colted, v., iii. 142

Combust, ii. 147, 149

Comedizing, v., iii. 168

Comets, iii. 233

Comfits, comfittes, iii. 232, v. 233,

vi. 32, 68
Comfortative. «., v. 15S
Comfronter, v. 245
Coramacerate, v., iii. 41, v. 296
Commensement, ii. 271, v. 208
Commented, v. 220
Commentors, ii. 182
Comminalty, ii. 61, 103
Comminations, iv. 28
Commiserate, a., iv. 248
Commissionated, v. 216
Commixture, iv. 168
Common places, i. 108
Common sense, ii. 255
Commonweale, i. 83, 105
Commons = good, provisions, ii.

185, iii. 104, 130
Commons = lands, iv. 148
Commons = common people, ii.

148
Commotion, v., v. 259
Communalty, iv. 165, v. 21
Compact, ii. 38, vi. 25, 151
Compacture, iv. 183
Compasement, iv. 134, 215
Compendiate, a., iv. 178, v. igi
Compiling, »., i. 27
Complaine, vi. 153
Complement-mongers, iii. 243
Complexiond, a., iv. 136
Complots, »., iii. 252
Complotment, v. 24
Complotted, v., v. 262

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Compounders, iv, 7
Compt, iii. 162
Concealed lands, ii. 231
Concealments, iii. 175
Conceipt, «., ii. 132
Conceipted, a. (well-conceipted),

iv. s
Conceit, n., i. IIO) 116, 179
Conceit, v., ii. 234
Concelebrating, v., v. 207
Concertation, ii. 240
Concloutments, iv. 191
Conclusive, a., v. 1 85
Conclusively, v. 220
Condecorate, v., v. 231
Condigne, iii. 264
Condiscend, v., v. 76, 113
Condole, v. tr., v. 85
Condolement, iv. 12
Conduce, vi. 146
Conduciblenesse, v. 235
Conducted, v., iv. 54
Conducts, n., v. 152
Conduit pipe, i. 45
Conduit pipt, v., v, 121
Confection, i. 83
Confectionaries, v. 233
Configurate, v., v. 226
Confiners, n. , v. 208
Confirmed, v., iv. 25
Conflicted, v, tr.,v. 215
Congemmed, u., iv. 258
Congested, v., iv. 246, v. 210
Congested, a., iii. 125
Congestion, iv. 40
Conglobest, v., iv, 178
Conglomerate, a., iii. 233
Conglomerate, v., iv. 254
Congresse, «. (' to have congresse '),

ii. 97
Congrulty, v. 282
Conie-catching = hare hunting,

vi. 116
Conjecturallie, i. 26
Conjecturalls, «., iii. 122
Conjectures, ii. 16
Conjunction, Copulative, iii.,121
Conjuration, i. 116
Connicatchers, ii. 178
Connivence, iii. 20

Connycatch, v., iii. 158
Connycatching, n,, ii. 178, iv. 143
Connycatching, a., iii. 246
Conny-skins (market of), ii. 184
Consanguinitie, v. 147, 246
Conscience (' to make a conscience

of), iii. 37
Conserve, 7i., v. 153
Consistorians, v. 249
Consort, n. (' to keep consort'), v.

ZI4
Consort, n. = company
Consorted, v., ii. II
Constellate, v., iii. 121
Conster, v., iii. 20, 93
Constrainment, iv. Ill
Constraintively, iv. 15
Consultatively, v. 208
ConsUltively, v. 263
Conswapped, v., iii. 44
Contemptiblenesse, iv. 130
Contemptiblest, a., iv. 220
Content, n., ii. 110
Contentioner, iv. 202
Contentive, iv. 232, v. 148
Contexted, v., v. 222
Continence, i. 26
Continent, iii. 263, iv. 233
Continenst, o., i, 13
Continuate, a., ii. 133
Contrarie, vi. 140 = illiberality on

the contrary produces only such

work as slavery must perform.
Contrarious, iii. 256
Contras, «., iii. 66
Controlment, i. 121, 148
Conundrum, iii. 199
Conveiances, conveyances, ii. lOO,

iv. 240, V. 5
Conveighance, i. 138
Conveighed, v., iii. 262
Conventicles, i. 32
Conversation, i. 71
Converst, v., ii. 259
Convert, v., v. 231
Convictment, iv. 114
Convince, v., i. 10
Convinced, v. = convicted, v. 295
Convocation, v. 76
Cony-catching (see ' Conny ').

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Cooke's roome (of a ship), ii. 25

Cooling card, iii. 7S

Coopt up, iii. 150

Cooquerie, iv. 106

Coosenages, ii. go

Coosener, ii. 245

Coosned, v., 1. 13

Coosning, vi, 144

Copesmates = associates, iii. 1 55)

V. 88
Copie; »., iii. 73
Coppie, «., i. 216
Copy-holder, iii. 87
Coquery, v. 233
Coquet, V. 265
Coram, i. 27
Corke up, v., iii. 21
Cormogeons = misers, iv. 245
Cormorants, i. 52, ii. 20, 22, 77)

V. 14
Come cutters, ii. 211
Corner cap, i. l8l
Cornets, 00

Cornish diamonds, v. 222
Coronels, i. 120
Corpulencie, iii. 51
Corpulent volumes, v. 202
Correlative, a,^ v. 226
Corrigidore, ii. 225
Corroborate, v., iv. 79
Corruptive, iv. 107, 253
Corsives, k., iv. 221, 222
Coruscant, a., iv. go
Cosmography, iii. 32
Cosmologizd, v., iii. 21
Cosmopoli, V, 248
Cosonage, iv. 143
Cosset, iii. 181

Costard mungers, ii. 165, iv. 7
Costive, i. 176
Coteth, «/., i. 154
Cot-queane = licentious, ii. 238
Cotten-coate, i. 109
Couche, »., iv. 70
Couch, v., i. 131, 234
Coult, K., ii. 211
Countable, iii. 141
Counter, the (prison), ii. 143
Counterbuffe, v., iii. 40
Counterbuffe, «., iii. 182

Countercheclte, v., v. 140

Countercuffe, «., i. 77, g2, 134

Counterfeitly, ii. 233

Counterfet, «., i. 11, ii. 44

Counterfet, a., i. 32, 34

Counterfet, v., i. 65

Countermure, »., ii. 251

Counterpaine, n., iii. zoo

Counterpoyseth, v., iii. 52

Counterpoyson, v. 245

Countervailes, »., v. 231, vi.
100

Countervaylement, iii. 267

Countie pallatine, v. 14

Countrey buttoned, vi. 126 — every
one has seen the cap buttoned
on the crown, and I think I
have seen some buttoning on
the rim so as to fit the head
more tightly.

Couple, vi. gi — I presume he
refers to the two chief singers
among the wood-nymphs.

Course, vi. 122

Court, vi. 163 — possibly a refer-
ehce to the presence of the
Queen, but qy. used meta-
phorically for the judges who
sat there ?

Court chimney, ii. 25

Court-cup, ii. 17

Court-hoUie-bread, ii. 15

Court it, v., i. 253

Courtly, adv., ii. 240, iii. 112

Courtship, v. 87

Cousnage, ii. 100

Cousning, a., iii. 25^

Covert, i, 86, gg

Coverture, ii. 108, vi. 151

Covetise, ii. 100, iv. 162, 246, vi.
140, 152

Cowbaby, iii. 162

Cowbaby bawlers, iv. 186

Cowre, v., ii. 33

Cowsharde, cowsheard = dung,
ii. 18, 185, iii. 182, V. 295

Cowthring, v. 305

Coxecombe, i. 166, iSo, 191,
ii. 28

Coying, v., iii. 172

190

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Coyle, ii. 6, 72, vi. loi — in the
latter ■= longwindedness, and so
much like our use of ' a coil of
a rope,' rather than bustle and
tumult, vi. 119

Coyle (' to keep a coyle '), iii. 243

Coystrell, a., v. 37

Coystrells, ii. 34

Crabbe, crabbes, i. 121, vi. 151 =
roasting appleswhich were after-
wards put into the ' warmed
ale.'

Crabbed, 3., ii. 249, v, 109

Crabbedly, iv. 194

Crab lice, v. 37

Crab-tree fac't, v. 234

Crack-stone (captain), iii. IJO

Crackt, v. (credit), ii. 195

Cradlehood, v. 212

Crafts-maister, iv. 141.

Craggy, ii. 237

Crake, v., iii. 172

Crankled, u.,y. 121

Crannies, n., iv. 33

Crash (' a crash more ')> v. 299

Cravenst, a., v. 256

Cravin, i. no

Craw, n., iii. 148

Creake out, v., i. 185

Creake (' to cry creake '), iii. 49

Creased, v., iii. 237

Crediblest, a., i. 34

Creditor-crazd, iv. 95

Creple, a., ii. 229

Crepundio, iii. 257

Crie (' out of all crie'), i. 175

Crimpled, v., iii. 258

Cringe, v. 146

Crinkle, n. iii. 61

Crinkled, v., 249

Crocodile tears — the indestructible
myth, vT. 15s

Croking, «., i. 120

Cropshin, «., v. 293, 294, 296,

2§8

Crosse, crosses (coins), iii. log,

V. 34
Crosse, i, 151, ii. 21
Crosse, a., ii. 13
Cross-blow, i. 246

Crosse-creepers, v, 247

Cross-gagd, v. 245

Crosse haps, v. 169

Crosse poynts, v. 306

Comparisons, vi. 145

Conceau'd by = made to conceive
by, vi. II. Cf. vi. 12, 128

Conduct, n., = guidance, vi, 20

Conserues, vi. 31.

Counites, vi. 41

Counture, vi. 16

Coyle = confusion, commotion, vi.
126

Crosse rowe, i. 151.

Crossing, a., iv. 79

Crost, v., iii. 109

Croutchant friers, v. 247

Crow, «., i. 246

Crow ( ' pluck a crow '), v, 302

Crowe's skip, v. 205

Crow-trodden, v. 67

Crow-trodden asse, ii. 222

Crowner, iii. 7

Crowners, v. 220

Crownes, in the purse, vi. 157 —
he is speaking of the silver or
gold plate used to cover a part
deprived of its skull plate by
an accident or by trepanning.

Croyden, vi. 164, l66

Crue, n., i. 152, 164, 183

Cruel, a. (woollen fabric), iii. 14

Crumbs, «., cnnnmes, crums (to
pick up your), iii. 248, iv. 181,
V. 148

Crusty, a., v. 202

Crutchet friars, v. 247

Cubbe, «., iii. 203

Cuckow, vi. 93 — the note 'to witta
woo ' is in Shakespeare's folio
of 1623, ' tu whit to who' —
imitative alike of cuckoo and
owl, from this to Coleridge's
' Christabel.'

Cue, K., cues, ii. 65, iii. 104, 126,
253, V. 238, vi. 89— the "knave
in cue " is = the knave in
humour or temper — still in dia-
lectal use. Sometimes it is

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

igi

Opticke Glasse of Humors, or
llic Touchstone of a Golden
Temperature, or, the Philoso-
pher's Stone to make a Golden
Temper. By T. W., 1664,'
we read: — "Acvminatio erat
capite, ' his Head was like a
broch steeple, sharp and high-
crownd, which, amongst all
Phisiognomers imports an iU-
afifected Mind. Who is ignorant
that men of greatest size are
seldom in the right Qu, in the
witty vein? Who knows not
that little eyes denotate a large
cheveril conscience?'" (p. 41).

Cuffe, n., i. 145, 146, 166

Cufife ('Captain Cuffe'), i. 153

CufSng, v., i. 145

CuUions, iv. 125

CuUises, iv. 207

Cumber, «., i. 67, iv. 61

Cum-twangs, «., v. 202

Cunninger, a., v. 200

Cun thanke, ii. 96

Cup and can, v. 70

Cupping glasses, v. 91

Curiositie, i. 32, 39

Curiousest, a.^ v. 285

Curlings, «., iv. 207

Curmogionly, a., iii. 253

Currant, a., v. 83

Curried over, v., v. 278

Currishly, v. 131

Curry favour, v., v. 29S

Currying, v., iii. 135, v. 287

Curst, a., v. 112

Curstlie, adv., curstly, i. I7S> '•

243
Curtaild, a. = docked, v. 229
Curtail, v., iii. 23, 150
CurtoU, v., i. 129
Curvetting, v., v. 265
Curvetto, i. 81
Cushion (beside the), i. 121
Cushion (to miss the), ii. 135
Custard (as open as a), iii. 182
Custard crownes, v. 227
Customably, i. 57, ii. 105
Cut = carved, vi. 87

Cut, «. = a horse with tail cut,
V. 44

Cut ('a nearer cut'), iii. 215

Cut (' of the old cut '), ii. 179

Cut and longtaile, ii. 215, iii. n,
iv. 8

Cut back =to run back, iii. 115

Cutte (a right cut), i. 234

Cut over, v., i. 79

Cut-purse names, Ji. 20

Cut-purse, a., iv. 228

Cut-throat, «., ii. 100, vi. 150

Cutter, n., cutters, i. 152, iii. 253,
V. 42

Cuttle-bone, v. 279

Cymess (a sheeiD-louse), v. 116

Cymothoe, vi. 12 — Dyce thinks
Cyraodoce comes nearer the
trace of the erroneous Cimodoae
of the original. But Virgil, who
in this play is constantly fol-
lowed, gives Cymothoe = daugh-
ter of Nereus and wife to
Neptune : Cymodoce = daugh-
ter of Oceanus and Tethis
[Tethys] (Th. Cooper's ' Thes.
Ling. Rom.,' 1578).

Cypresse, vi. 67 — Th. Cooper,
in his 'Thes. L. Lat.,' gives the
speUing " Cypres," immediately
before the notice of " Cyprus."
Batman also, in his catalogue,
though not in his text, gives
"Cypris."

Cyret, a., iii. 273

Cytherea, vi. 10 — "Parce metu,
Cytherea, etc.," Virg., ^n.
i. 257,258

Dad, n., daddes, i. 47, 204

Daemon, iv. 149

Dag, «., iii. 12

Dalliance, iv. 211

Dallyingly, iii. 22

Dambd up, vi. 159

Damme, v., v. 16

Damme up, v., iv. 1S6

Damnation's props, vi. 147

Damn'd-borne, vi. 134

Damne, v., i. 173

Dampe, «., ii. 128

192

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Dances, «., i. 129

Dandiprat, iii. 130, v. 17

Dandling by-os, iv. 69

Danger-glorifying, iv. 108

Danlest = dandiest, vi. 68

Danske, ii. 143

Danted, a., v. 185

Dapper, a., iii. 55, v. 9

Dapper Jacke, ii. 27

Dappert, a., iii. 76, 249, v. 246

Dappert Dickie, ii. 236

Dash, n. (' at first dash '), iii, 21,

249
Dash over the face, i. 107
Dash over the head, iii. 9
Dash, v., dasht, ii. 253, 274
Dastarded, i/., iv. 114
Dated ('never dated '), ii. 62
Daubed, o., iv. 186
Daubd up, iii. 158
Daubers, «. , v. 231
Daunceth upon a lyne, i. 241
Dawber, ii. 271
Dawbing, i. 167, ii. 207
Dawes crosse, iii. 16
Day-diversifying, iv. 107
Dayes eies, vi. 102, 104
Dayzies, vi. 93
Dazeling, «., dazling, i. 250,

iii. 23s
Dead, v., deaded, iv. 12, v. 109,

178
Dead beere, ii. 210, iii. 144
Dead fiesh, iv. 221, 222
Dead lift, v. 26
Dead-March, iv. 89
Dead payes, iii. 158, v, 37
Dead wine, ii. 35
Death-cold, iv. 199
Deaurate, a., v. 254
Debatefully, v. 154
Debonaire, v. 250
Decipher, z'. , decypher, i. 166,

ii. 70, iii. 265, V. 108
Decipherer, decypherer, iv. 5,

30, 296
Decretals, iii. 176, iv. 202
Decustate, v., v. 193
Deducted, v., iv. 286
Defacing, «., i. 149

Defame, ii. 205, v. I7i

DefiBie, a., i. 109

Deflectings, «., iv. 79

Defloure, z/., iv. 71

Deformedly, iii. 258, v. 58

Deformedst, a., v. 293

Deft, a., iii. 76

Deftest, V. 252

Degenerates, n., iv. 41

Dehortment, v. 63

Deintie, i. 196

Delaterye, a,, ii. 27

Delectablest, a., v. 206

Delegatory, a., v. 274

Delicates, n,, ii. 151, v, 259

Delicatest, a., iii. 113

Delinearaent, iv. 93

Delineated, v., v. 120

Delinquishment, iv. 78

Delphinicall, a., v. 159

Delve, v., iv. 78

Demerits, n., iv. 195

Demi-doctor, ii. 286

Demie divine, ii. 185

Demilance, iii. 6, v. 272

Deminutive, vi. 120 — it may be
doubted whether he be address-
ing the actors in words drawn
from what he has just been
saying. More probably he is
addressing the pages of his
grace who are part of his au-
dience.

Demi souldier, v. 45

Demurring, n., iv. 259

Demy culuering, vi. 132 = demi-
culverin, the ordinary large
ordnance of the times ; hence
= a large cup.

Demy, n., v. 261

Denier = coin, iii. 129, v. 17

Denominated, v., iv. 78, v, 211

Denomination, iii. 123

Denudation, ii. 256

Denunciated, 00

Deplorement, iv. 30

Deposed, v., v. 140

Depraved, v., i. 232

Depure, v., v. 193

Deraine, v., v. 273

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

193

Descant, i. 152, 238, iii. 150

Descend = had her origin, i.e.
lineage or descent. Oddly
enough, as if it were descend v.
ascend, Mr. A. H. Bullen prints
' ascend,' and annotates — " Old
ed. ' descend ' (which Dyce and
Cunningham strangely retain)."

Descriptionate, a., iv. 232

DesertfuU, iii. 264

Desertive, a., iii. 156

Desolated, v., iv. 72

Desolating, «., iv. 73

Desolative, iv. 89

DespairefuUy, iii. 219

Despatchers, ii. 277

Desperatest, a.,i. 17

Despiteous, iv. 211

Destining, a., i. 24

Destinate, v., iv. 263

Destitute, v., ii. 229, iv. 37, 71

Detrimentes, »., 1. 231

Devident, «., iv. 234

Devilling, v., iv. 225

Devilship, »., ii. 35

Devils secretarie, iii. 251

Devils tongue, i. II2

Devise, v., i. 45

Devoire, «., devoyre, ii. 262,
iii. II

Devolution, v. 82

Devorce, vi. 43

Dewberries, vi. 64 — fruit of Rubus
csesius, a briar.

Dewse-ace, dense-ace, iii. 44, 105

Diabolicall, i. 112

Diagonizd (?), iv. 183

Dialoguizing Dicke, iii. 12$

Diameter, n., v. 201

Diameter, a. (?), iv. 41

Diamond Dick, iii. n

Diamond rocke, v. 6

Diaper-napkin, i. 109

Dice, v., iii. 278

Dicers, «., i. 161

Bicing house, ii. 83

Dick, «., Dicks, i. 201, iii. 6

Dicker, iii. 6

Dick of the cow, iii. 6

Dick swash, iii. 6

N. VI.

Dickie (dappert dickie), ii. 236
Dictionarie custome, iii. 12$
Dido, tragedie of, vi. I seq.
Didopper, ii. 177, v. 262
Didymus, vi. 87 — a grammarian

of Alexandria in time of

Augustus.
Diego Spanyard, v. 219
Differenced, ■v., iv. 210
Dilatement = delay, hindrance,

ii. 276, iv. 130
Dild (' God dild you '), ii. 278
Diminutivest, a., v. 248
Ding a ding, iii. 168
Dint, «., iii. 214, iv. 209, v. 268
Dintes of my fingers, v. 25
Diocese, iii. 23
Diogenicall, iv. 165
Dipt, V. ('dipt his bread'), ii. 27
Dirges, iv. 243
Dirige, ii. 218
Disabling, «., iii. 27, 188
Disalowed, a., iv. 184
Disanimate, v., iv. 261
Disasterly, iv. 140, v. 6
Disbalasd, v., iii. 63
Disburdened, a., v. 39
Discalendred, iv. 71
Discend, v., ii. 78, iv. 81
Discentive, &., v. 208
Discemance, ii. 121
Discheveld, a., iv. 87, vi, 5S
Discituate, a., iv. 117
Discoloured, a., iv. 211
Disconsolation, iv. 86
Discoverie (letters of), v, 20
Discruciament, iv. 255
Disfraughted, v., v. 36
Disfumish, v., ii. 133
Disgest, v., ii. 31, iv. 3, 75
Disgestion, i. 60, iii. 137, iv.

•OS
Disgrace, vi. 132
Disgraded, a., iv. 73
Disgregate, v., iv. 188
Dish, n. (' to cast in one's dish '),

iii. 79, V. 220
Dish cloath, v. 146
Dish clout, iii. 79
Dishclouts, vi. 156

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194

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Dish lickers, ii. 128
Dish wash, ii. 97
Dishearten, iii. 246
Dishonested, v., v. 135
Dishumored, a., v. 204
Disinheriting, «., iv. 23
Disjunct, v., V, 212
Disjune, «., v. 265
Dislorated, v., v. 212
Dismembring, «. , iv, 1 14
Dismes, «., iv. 160
Disornamenting, iv. 94
Disparradiz'd, v., iv. 121
Disparted, v., iv. 40
Dispence, i. 13
Dispersingly, iii. 237
Displeasant, v. 208
Displed, v., iv. 139
DispUng, »., iii. 266
Disport, n., i. 43
Dispose, vi. 78
Dispossirs, «., iv. 76
Disprofite, n., iv. 74
Disproveable, ii. 256
Dissemblingly, iv. 99
Dissociate, ii. 115
Dissolvejoyned, v., v. 59
Distaffe, 00
Distemperance, ii. 160
Distemperature, ii. 159, iii. 25S,

270
Distenanted, a., v. 23
Disterminated, w., v. 209
Distill, v., ii. 60
Distillations, iii. 228
Distraughteth, v., iv. 75
DistressfiiUy, iv. 75
Divastation, iv. 76
Divells breeches, ii. 31
Devil monger, ii. 252
Devilship, ii. 95
Divinitiship, ii. 255, iii. I20
Divorced, z/., iv. 210
Dizards, iii. 16
Doale, «., V. 161
Docke, «., V. 37
Doctorly, a., iii. 190, v. 67
Doctorship, ii. 206, 209, 241
Documentized, v., v. 230
Dodipoule, ii. 177

Dodkin, ii. 209, v. 154
Doe — query ' two ' ? vi. 24
Doe him right, vi. 133 — this was
a phrase used by drinkers either
when they pledged one another
or when they asked the company
to drink freely with them, i.e.
glass for glass. In Massinger's
Bondman, ii. 3, Pisander would
work up his guests and say —

' When our low blood's wound up a
little higher,
I'll offer my design ; nay, we are cold

yet ;
These glasses contain nothing : — do me
right*

[taking up one of the bottles
that he has provided' for the
purpose].

Dogbolt, i. 186

Dog-daies, vi. 1 14

Dog-fish, V. 295

Dogge (' an old dogge at '), iii. 8 :
defence of the, vi. 1 15-18. See
our ' Memorial- Introduction II.
—Critical.'

Doggedaies effects, i. 28

Dogged, a., i. 113, 232, iv. 165,
196, V. 54

Doggednesse, iv. 26

Dogge's-meat, dogs, ii. 180, iii.
i8i, 182 : head in pot, vi. 133

Dogge sicke, ii. 203

Dog-house, iv. 4

Dog-killer, ii. 198

Dogrell, »., ii. 203, iii. 93

Dog-starre, vi. 114 — Nashe has
not so much blundered here in
his mythology and astronomy as
taken advantage of the neigh-
bourhood of the two to enable
Summer to hit at Orion. Of
course Orion is a constellation,
and the dog-star Sirius in the
constellation Canis Major, near
Orion.

Dog-whippes, ii. 127

Doit, «., doyts, ii. 40, iii. 53, v, 17

Dole, K. , iii. 221, v. 23

Doleful ditty, vi. 153

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

1 55

Dolon, vi. 10 — one of Homer's

Trojans, very swift of foot.
Dolor, iv. 19
Dolt, »., doltes, i. 39, 67, ii. 7,

201

Doltage, ii. 233

Doltish, i. 202

Dolt-sicke, ii. 203

Domesticall, i. 17, 19

Donatists, i. 112, ii. 155

Donatives, v. 214

Donge, V,, iv. 99

Donsell, ii. 21

Donzett Dick, iii. 15

Doome, iv. 77, 108

DoomefiiU, ii. 280

Doomesday, domesday, v. 170, 212

Doore naile (dead as a), ii. 180,
iii. 182, V. 269

Doores ('to sit in the doores of
everie month '), i, 131

Dorbell, iii. 192

Dorbellicall, ii. 68

Dorbellisme, iv. 188

Dorbellists, v. 194

Dormative, iv. 231

Dormise, iv. 137

Dorpe or hamlet, v. 210

Dorter staires, ii. 77

Dosse out, v., i. 124

Dottrell-ship, iii. 170

Double beere, v. 23, 207

Double beere oration, v. 69

Doughtie, vi. 145

Douking on all foure, v. 283

Dousel herrings, v. 244

Dowbelly, vi. 132 = dough-belly.

Downe, vi. 44

Dowsets, iii. 19

Doxes, n. (cf. Bums's ' Jolly Beg-
gars ), iii. 38

Drabbe, »., i. 95

Drabbe, v., iii. 278

Drabled, a., v. 206

Draffe, n., iv. 149, v. 72, 211

Draggeltaile, iii. 180

Dragons, iii. 233

Drawer, ii. 84

Drawlacketh, v., v. 286

Dreariment, iv. 19, v. 20

Dredged, v., ii. 59

Dreggie, a., iii. 261

Dreggy lees, iv. 96

Dribbled forth, v., ii. 196

Dribblements, v. 221

Dtibd forth, v., v. 302

Drie (' drawn so drie '), i. 1 75

Drie-beaten, i. 175

Drie-fatte, »., drifat, ii. 197, iii. 5'

Drifte, «.= purpose, i. 162, ii. 90,

229, V. 88, vi. 57
Dripping pans, v. 47
Drisling = dropping, vi. 54
Driveld, v., ii. 250, v. 264
Driven, «., v. 16
Driven snow, i. 186
Drizled, v., iii. 56
Droane, »., ii. 13, 86, 242
Dromidote, a., ii. 218
Drones, «., iii. 229
Droppings of the minte, v. 192
Dropsie, a., iv. 149
Drossie, a., iii. 269, v. 102
Drudge, v., iv. 135
Drudging, »., iv. 135
Druggier, »., iii. 137, 250, iv. 3
Drum, v., to drum on, v. 185
Drum (' a cleare drum '), v. 96
Drum ('Jack Drum'), v. 26
Drumble-bee = humble bee, ii.

242, iii. 54
Drumbler, v. 216
Drumbling, «., iii. 41, v. 27
Drumbling, a., iii. 79, 254
Drunkenness, severe denunciation

of, vi. 134
Dryades, iii. 222
Dry-braind, iii. 79
Dry-fats (and see ' Drifat '), ii. 77
Dubber's hill, vi. 113 — an easy
familiar corruption of what is
properly Dubba's hill, near the
Archiepiscopal Palace. Though
it is a little hill, it is the highest
there, with a green flat top bare
of treeSj and giving a good view
of the surrounding country.
Dubble geldings, i. 232
Dubble stitch, v., iii. 62
Dubd, v., i. 75

196

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Ducke, v.y V. 219

Ducke (to play at Friarducke),
iii. 114

Ducking water spaniel, v. 262

Duckling, «., iii. 198

Duckt, V. (in water), iii. 26

Dudgen, a., iii. 216, v. 202

Dudgen-olde, iv. 95

Dudgen sonnet, ii. 202

Dudgion dagger, ii. 176

Duke Humfrey, ii. 18, 165

Duld, v., ii. 242

Dullards, iv. 255

Dull braine, a., v. 94

Dull-headed, ii. 59, iii. 16, iv. 184

Dull pated, v. 202

Dummerell, iii. 63

Dumpish, iv. 133, vi. 47 — gene-
rally = sadness or melancholy,
but here 'musings.' Cf. Min-
sheu, S.V., 68

Dumpt, v., V. 267

Dunce, «., i. 39, ii. 13, l86

Duncerie, duncery, i. 1 1, 39, iii. 51,
iv. 191

Dunge, v., i. 98, iv. 191, v.
233

Dung, V. (' to dung and stale '), iii,
2o5

Dung'd up, v., iii. 51

Dungeonly, a., iv. 73

Dunghill, »., ii. 13, 35

Dunghill papers, ii. 128

Dunghill-rags, iv. 133

Dung-voiding, ii. 246

Dung wet, v. 305

Duns, «., iii. 192

Dunsified, a., v. 59

Dunsing, v., iii. 108

Dunsivall, «., ii. 250

Dunstable, a., ii. 162

Dunstable tale, v. 92

Dunsticall, ii. 60, v. 68

Dunstically, ii. 223, iii. 20, v. 48

Durance, »., v. 294

Dure = endure, vi. 57
Durt dawbers, v. 59

Durt-kneading, a., iii. 85
Dusked, v., iv. 109
Dusky, V. 222

Dust-died, a., iv. 99

Dust-heape, v. 220

Dutch butter, ii. 48

Dutch hoy, iii. 51

Dutchman, vi. 136

Dwarfish, a., v. 174

Eagle-borne, ii. 132

Eagle-soaring, v. 247

Eare-agonizing, iv. 84

Eare-rentingly, iv. ICX)

Eare-wig brains, v. 306

Eares : see under ' Cares.'

Eares ('to tie the eares'), ii. 60

Eares (' together by the eares '),
i. 239, ii. icxi, V. 98

Eamest-pennie, iv. 283, v. 37

Earstwhile, iii. 25S

Earthlings, iv. 180

Earth-plowing, a,, iii. 230

Earthwormes, ii. 24

Eaves-dropper, v. 29

Eche one do, vi. 141 — this gram-
matical error may be a copyer's
or printer's, but this singular
plural use, though far less com-
mon than the singular-plural,
is yet met with then.

Eeking, v., ii. 286

Effectuate, v., ii. 263

Effeminate, v., effeminated, iii.
261, iv. 236

Efficient, «., i. 6

Eftsoones, i. 28, iv. 181, v. 230

Egge, z/., i. 20, v. 26, 166

Eglantine, v. 171

Eg-pyes, iii. 191

Egregious, ii. 262, iii. 5

Egregiously, ii. 59

Egresse, »., v. 284

Egshel, a., V. 242

Ela, iii. 62, iv. 188, v. 98, 253

Elanor, vi. 111= Skelton's ' The
Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng '
(Collier).

Elbow (pluck by the), -J. 96

Elbowes (out at the), v. 15

Elbows itch for joy, v. 257— but
my elbows, vi. 123 = even my
elbows : alludes probably to his
dress sprinkled with ears of

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

197

corn, and possibly also to the
amount of grain he has gathered
in.

Eld, n., elde, ii. 47, v. 220

Elder-gun, iii. 90

Eleotrum, vi. 109 = amber.

Elegiacal, v. 133

Elegies, i. 44

Element, vi. 132

Elevate, a., v. 248

Elevatedly, iv. 53

Eleven-teene score, iii. 203

Elfe, n., elfes, iii. 222, iv. 122,
vi. 151

Elinctoria (Electuaria?), vi. 118 —
a linctus or lincture was a form
of medicine taken by lapping ;
but more probably an error for
' Electuaria.'

Elisium, v. 284

Eliza ( = Elissa, i.e. Dido), vi. 53
— not vifhoUy accidental. Eliza-
bethan writers used the oddest
devices whereby to compliment
Elizabeth, and even here would
suggest her : vi. 96, 165

Elizabeth de Gappes, ii. 55

Elizian, a., v. 227

Eloquious, v. 246

Eludians, «., iv. 200

Emayle, «., iii. 243

Embailing, v., v. 219

Embained, v., iv. 51

Embalme, v., iv. 52

Embarreld, «., v. 302

Embassador, v. 100

Embassage, iv. 25

Embattaild, v., iv. 39, 92

Embayling, iv. 90

Embellishtly, iii. 77

Embenched shelves, v. 2H

Emberd up, v. (embered), v. 60

Ember weeks, v. 285

Embezill, v., iii. 196

Emblazon, »., emblazoned, ii. 132,
iii. 160, iv. 90, V. 113

Embolning, iv. 54, 249

Embolstrings, «., iv. 206

Embossed, a., iii. 258

Embossed, v., v. 47

Embowdler, v. 36

Embowell, v., ii. 133, iii. 252,

v. 251
Embotched, a., iii. 59
Embrake, v., v. 294
Embrawne, v., iv. 108, v. 256
Embrion, i. 5, v. 200
Embushe, v., iv. 208
Empaire, v., v. I7S
Empalls, v., 231
Empassionment, iii. 128
Empearled, a., iii. 271
Emperiall, a., i. loi
Emperie = empire, vi. 1 1
Emperishing, a., iv. 107
Erapery, iv. 96, v. 205, 216
Emperyalles, v. 58
Empierce, v., iv. 187, v. 59
Empiercing, k., v. 134
Empoverishing, «., iv. 242
Emprese, n.^ iv. 67
Emprisoned, v., iii. 75
Empty-famisht, iv. 87
Enamell, v., v. 223
Enamorately, v. 235
Enbosome, v. = to confide, iii. 252
Encaged, z/., v. IIO
Encaptured, zi., ii. 24
Encindred, z*., iv. 100
Encloistred, v., v. 263
Encombred, z/., v. 26
Encomiasticall, iii. 67
Encomion, v. 194
Endamage, v., eridammage, ii. 48,

49, ir. Ill
Endamageable, v. 118
Endenizond, v., iii. 96
Endightment, i. 122
Enditched, v., i. 195
Endites, t^., ii. 56
Endlings, adv., iv. 100
Endom^e, z'., i. 83
Endrench, iv. 75
Endunged, v., i. 195
Endungeond, v., v. 281
Enfeofe, v., enfeoft, iii. 8, iv. 45,

253, V. 221
Enferre, i. 5
Enflanking, v., v. 219
Enfoldment, iv. 77

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Enforce, v.,\i. 113
Enforrowing, «., iv. I20
Enfranchise, v., iv. 227
Enfringed, v., iv. 256
Engarisoning, n., iii. 154
Engirting, u., engirts, v. 215, 231
Englut, v., englutteth, iii. 228,

iv. 222
Engore, v., iv. 70
Engorging, u.., iv. 222
Engorging, v., iv. 223
Engrailed, v., v. 109
Engraine, v., iv. 211
Engraspe, v., iv. 77, 179
Engrating, a., v. 237
Engrossers (of come), iv. 238
Enhabitauntes, v. 224
Enhabiteth, w., iv. 195
Enkindled, v., v. 229
Enlisted, z/., = bounded, v. 192
Enliveth, v., iv. 225
Enranged, v., v. 250
Enranked, a., v. 105
Enrobe, v., iv. 72
Ensaint, v., iii. 77, v. 285
Ensainting, «. , v. 285
Ensheathed, v., iv. 83
Ensnarle, v., ensnarled,. iv. 211,

V. 266
Ensparkle, v., iv. 206
Enstileth, v. 305
Ensueth, v., i. 129, 189
Entailed, v., v. 221
Entanglement, iv. 140
Entelechy, ii. 190, 263, iii. 23,

62, 72
Entending, v., iii. 252
Enterchangably, ii. 56, 104
Entercourse, iv. loi
Enterlace, v., i. 34, iii. 101
Enterleagued, z/., iv. 96
Enterlined, iii. 253
Enterluders, iii. 275
Enterprise, v., i. 41, 70, ii. 133
Enterview, «., iii. 250
Enthrill, v., iv. 256
Enthronizing, v., iii. 280
Entilements, v. 275
Entrails, n., v. 37
Entrancedly, iii. 213

Entrappe, v., v. 148
Entrapper, n., iv. 256
Entreatest, v., iv. 42
Enundation, i. 40
Envenom, v., iv. 181
Envie, «., iv. 55, 59, vi. 42, 47
= hatred ; w., vi. 79, 87. With
reference to the last, ' envy ' is
used as frequently, contemp-
tuously for hate or dislike, iut
while Nashe's company may
have ceased playing on account
of the plague, the nm of the
sentence seems to point to some
temporary discomfiture of the
"little eyeasses," who a little
later discomfited in their turn
or bore away the palm from
Shakespeare's company.
Enuied, vi. 17 = hated, as fre-
quently.
Enwidened, v., enwyden, iv. 42,

V- 137
Enwrappe, v., iii. 245, iv. 148
Enwrapped, a., v. iig
Epeus, vi. 10, 25— the artificer
of Sinon's wooden horse, as
onward.
Ephemerides, ii. 143, iii. 102
Ephori, V. 231
Epicurely, adv., v. 303
Epicures, iv. 144, 257, v. 146
Epicurising, n., v. 147
Epilogue, vi. 167 — I have put
period (. ) after ' Epilogue ' and
comma (,) after audacity, instead
of the reverse = don't move from
your seats or talk with one
another, for so you vrill be sure
to dash the courage of one so
young. Evidently, from W. S.'s
final words, the boy was in-
structed to look frightened.
Epistle, v., iii. 127, 170
Epistler, ii. 179, 265, iii. loi
Epistling, »., iii. 23, 48, 89
Epitapher, ii. 222
Epitasis, v. 283
Epithites, ii. 195
Epitomize, iii. 23, v. 174, 262

GLOSS ARIAL INDEX.

199

Equalize, v., iv. 214

Equipage, v., iii. 66

Ergonist, ii. 218

Errant, 71., i. 24

Erra Paters Almanacks, v. 294

Erimanthian, a., v. 295

Eschew, v., i. 63

Eschewed, a., i. 31

Eschewing, «., i. 67

Especialest, adv., v. 206

Espialls, V. 167

Essentiate, z-., iv. 40

Essex calfe, v. 255

Estival, ii. 164

Estridge, estrich, ii. 122, v. 88

Estritch-like, v. 257

Etemish, v., vi. 1 1

Eternize, u., i. 7, ii. 13, v. 64

Eternizing, «., iv. 13

Ethiope, a., v. 242

Ethiopian, a., i. 24, iv. 80

Ethnick, a., iv. iSiJ

Ethnicks, «., iv. 123, 158, 188,

V. 291
Euclionisme, v. 203
Everted, v., v. 273
Evidencer, iv. 50
Euilmerodach (2 Kings xxv. 27,

etc.) — Hazlitt transmutes it into

'Foul-'.
Eviscerating, «., v. 304
Excellentest, i. 22, 71
Excelsis (garret or excelsis), v.

27s
Excelsitude, v. 191, 232
Exceptioning, «., iv. 259
Exceptionlesse, v. 114
Exchange, ii. 31
Exchequer, iii. 93
Exclamatory, iv. 77
Excommunicate, i. 194
Excorse, v., iv. 156
Excrement, n., i. 29, 216, ii. 239,

iii. 231, iv. 52
Excrementall, ii. 250, iii. 15, 238,

iv. 225
Excrementary, ii. 128
Excruciament, v. 295
Excruciate, v., i. 69, ii. 247, iv. 5Sj

107, 219

Excruciating, a., v. 295

Execrator, ii. 95

Exhal'd = drawn out [of mjrself],

i.e. excited — an odd use, vi. 8.
Exhalingly, iv. 72
Exhaust = ed,vi. 109— and the 'for'

= in order to furnish, or perhaps

' for[e] ', i.e. before there were

winter showers to keep up its

flow.
Exhibition, i. 53, iii. 104, K7, 189
Exitat, v., ii. 14S
Exorcised, v., v. 62
Exercisers, iii. 253
Exordium, iii. 21 ;
Exornations, iii. 275, v. 237
Expatiated, v., iv. 183
Expedite, iii. 134
Expeditely, v. 280
Expenses, iv. 76
Experience, vi. 60 = proof.
Expiate, vi. 79
Expire, v, tr., expyred, ii. 286,

iii. 266, V. 19
Expletement, iv. 118
Explicate, »., v. 258
Exposition, iii. 257
Expostulate, v., iii. II, iv. 25
Expulst, v., iii. 119
Exquilliis, vi. 169 — an Elizabethan

mode of spelling Esquiliis.
Exquisite, vi. 86
Extancy, ii. 256
Extant, a., v. 171, vi. 97
Extemporall, ii. 69, iii. 42, v. 78
Extempore, ii. 260, iii. 23, iv. 7,

V. 48
Extend, v., v. J, 156, 161
Extent, n. ('to make extent'

ii. 22
Extenuate, iv. 181
Extermination, v. 233
Extraught, v., iii. 236, iv. 77
Extrinsical, ii. 256
Extrumperie, i. 156
Extrusion, iii. 265
Eye, v., vi. 49
Eye-banqueting, iv. 214
Eye-outbraving, iv. 71
Fabler, v. 254

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Faburden, faburthen, iii. 97, v.
108

Factor, i. 164, ii. 72, 265

Fadge, »., ii. 215, v. 280

Fah ! ii. 1 17, vi 146

Faigne = feign, vi. 70

Faire (' day after the faire '), iii.
205, V. 286 : Blacke Prince, vi.
145 — qy. named after some Lon-
don hotel?

Fairies, iii. 222, vi. 75

Fairie circles, iii. 138

Faith-founders, ii. 31

Fall, «. (' cost me a fall '). iii- I '7

Falangtado, vi. 94 — Falanta yfos.
the burden of a song: see Har-
vey's ' Notable Letters,' etc.; but
whether these lines virere or
were not a part of some known
song is — though probable — a dif-
ferent question (Collier altered).

Falling sickness, iii. 7, v. 258

False, &., V. 261

False gallop, ii. 202

False key, v. 107

Famely lovists, i. 165

Familiars, »., ii. 268, v. 230

Familie of love, i. 96, 126

Familists, ii. 31

Famoused, v., ii. 62, 221, vi. 18, 77

Famousest, a., iii. 77

Fancie = love, vi, 42, 50, 54, et
alibi

Fangles, «., i. 65

Fanne, vi. 34 — evidently the
' fanne ' was carried in her
bosom, for Dido immediately
shows the effect of the arrow
by "for thy father's sake."

Fantasie, v., iv. 174

Fantasticalitie, ii. 237, 263

Farewell, vi. 70 — this line has been
by all the editors pronounced
corrupt, but Dyce's emendation

. of ' farewell [none] ' is nonsense.
Either we might read — as in
text — '[O] let me go,' or, ' Let
me go, I farewell or none | I
must from home.'

Farfetcht, ii. 252

Farme, «., ii. 21

Farthing- worth, ii. 177

Fast and loose (play at), ii. 234

Fasted, v. (to be fasted), v. 278

Fast-fortified, iv. 84

Fat (' fedde him fat '), ii. 230

Fat (' lick the fat from '), v. 194

Fat-backe, vi. 1 28

Fatherlie, adv., i. 130

Fatty, u.., iv. 211

Faults escaped, iii. 206, v. 243

Fauorles, vi. 35

Faussets, v. 23

Fawne-gueste, a.., ii. 189, iii. 185

Fawnes, »., iii. 222

Fawn-guest, n., iii. 185

Feareblast, v., printed ' seareblast,'

evidently a misprint, ii. 271
Feare-benum, v., iii. 261
Feare-blasted, a., iv. 1$
Feare-dropped, a., v. 98
Feares, vi. 21— Bullen says, "per-
haps a misprint for ' tears ' " —
not unlikely.
Feathers (to pull), i. 85
Feather ('of the first feather'), ii.

78
Feather-driver, ii. 265

Features, v. 106

Feaver, quartan, v. 13, 197

Fee farme, v. 226

Fee simple, v. 212

Feed the stones — see under
' Stones.'

Feeding, n., i. 240

Fellowes in feelde, i. 157 ; good,
vi. 136

Fellowship (of fellowship), i. 92

Fells, «.. ii. 23

Felt-makers, v. 41

Fenes, i. 131

Fennie, a., ii. 81, v. 212

Fennie vapours, iii. 232

Ferrets, «., i. 83

Ferrited, v., iii. 115

Fertilenes, iii. 134

Fervence, ii. 227

Ferventest, adv., iii. 71, v. 287

Fescue, i. 150

Festinate, v., iii. 134

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Festred, v., iii. 71

Fetches, vi. 126 = sleights, con-
troversies.

Fet far, vi. 47 = far-fetched.

Fether, v., i. 185

Fethered, a., ii. 42

Fethermongers, v. 274

Few (in few), i. 67

Fice, Queen's, vi. loi^doubt-
ful meaning, as there was no
" Queen's Company" then. Pro-
bablj' meant simply to caricature
an ignorant Welshman new to
London

Fico, n., iv. 250

Fictionate, a., ii. 219

Fiddle (right as a), iii. 168

Fiddle out, v., i. 187

Fiddlestick, iii. 204, vi. 130

Fidled up, a., iv. 122

Field (going into the), iv. 164

Field mice, ii. 285

Fiery-armed, a., iv. 76

Fi fa fum, iii. 53

Fifteenes, «., iv. i6o

Fight devill, fight dragon, iii. 92

Figure (to cast a), ii. 260

Figure, n. (astrological), i. 146

Filche, v., filcht, ii. 36, iii. 15,
249

Filch-man, i. 80

Filcht-forth, v., v. 95

Fild, V. (to file the tongue =
smooth), V. 164

File, V. = defile, v. 299

Filop, i. 125

Fil-pot, a., ii. 34

Finger ('put finger in eye'), i. 184,
ii. 82

Finger('with awet finger'), i. 233

Fingers ('at fingers' end'), i. 34

Finicaldo, iii. 117

Finicalitie, ii. 199, v. 38

Finicall, ii. 33, iii. 20, 61, III

Finigraphicall, iii. 5, v. 37

Finnic, a., v. 239

Fire-darting, vi. 8

Firie facias, v. 44

Firie streamers, iii. 233

Firing-yifise, v. 121

Firking, v., iii. 17. v. 24S

Firking, a., iii. 117, v. 70

Firmament-propping, iv. 70

Fisgigging, v., v. 70

Fisher swaine, vi. 72— this tells
us the attire which he first
wore, and which concealed him
at first from his followers

Fishman, ii. 74

Fish- wife, wives, i. 84, 156

Fistuloe, fistula, i. 223, v. 295

Fit-meale, adv., iv. 107

Five and a reache, iii. 151

Flaberkin face, ii. 39

Flame-feeding, iv. 211

Flantado, v. 70

Flanting, a., v. 269

Flantitanting, .iii. 87

Flappe, n., ii. l86

Flappe in the mouth, i. 128

Flap with a foxe taile, i. 186

Flaring, a., iv. 21 13

Flash, v., iv. 206

Flat, a. ('aflat lie'), i. 171

Flat bill of sale, iii. 253

Flat stab, v. 25

Flatly, V. 22

Flaunting, a., i. 173, iii. 61

Flaunting, v., iii. 17

Flaw, n., i. 220, v. 232

Flaxe shops on head = hair, iii. 232

Flaxe wife, iii. 16

Flayle-driving, a., ii. 108

Flea (in ear), iii. 55, v. 279

Flea, V. = flay, flead, iii. 55, v. 261

Flea-byting, »., iv. 247

Plearing, a., v. 142

Fledst, vi. 59 — ^Eneas had fled
twice when encompassed by a
cloud : once, according to clas-
sical story, when wounded by
Diomed ; once, according to
the play, at the recapture of
Troy. Hence it would seem
possible that Dido used ' fleest '
in the sense of accustomed to
flee. But as she cannot well
be supposed to have heard the
Diomed story, and as otherwise
she is not likely to have used an

202

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

expression reflecting ignobly on

her lover, I have accepted Dyce's

'fledst.'
Fleece, v., fleec'd, ii. 242, iv. 158
Fleecing, «., iv. 140
Fleered, v., and geered, v. 273
Fleering, «., i. 180
Fleete, v., vi. 63 = float about, etc.
Fleete-bound, ii. 239
Fleeting, ii. 239
Flegmaticke, a., iii. 229, 230
Flesh budgets, ii. 72
Flesh-eating, ii. 73
Flesh-hooks, iii. 64
Flesh-manured, a., iv. 94
Flesh-meat, v. 254
Flesh pots, ii. 74
Flesh rinde, iv. 1 73
Fleshly-minded, ii. 73
Fleshly surfetting, v. 283
Flesht, v., ii. 103, v. 273
Fleugmatike, ii. 157, 160
Flickering, a., v. 105
Flim flam, i. 174
Fling at, v., ii. 211
Fling, n. (' a fling at '), iii. 25
Flinging, n., ii. 274
Flinty, a., v. 231
Flipt flapt, v., V. 255
Flocked together, v., v. 282
Flockes (in beere), ii. 81, vi. 135
Flout, V , flouted, flowteth, ii. 244,

iii. 118, 269, iv. 194, v. 305,

vi. 87
Fluctuous, v. 212
Flud bickerers, v. 247
Fluddy, a., v. 232
Plundering, a., ii. 73
Flung, vi. 27
Flurt, «., ii. 69
Flurt, v., ii. 211
Flurting, n., ii. 274
Fluttered, a., i. 29
Fluxes, ii. 167
Fly-blowne, ii. 34, v. 24S
Fly-boate, flie, i. 225, ii. 224
Flyes, artificiall, vi. 88
Flynging about, v., i. 213
Fo ! foh ! iii. 25, 74, v. 281
Foare-curbers, v. 247

Fceculent, iii. 269

Foggie-braind, iii. 232

Foggy fume, v. 283, 300

Foile, «., V. 49

Foist, v., V. 44

Folded up, v., i. 249

Folders, «., iv. 170

Fome-painted, v., iv. 99

Fond = foolish, vi. 44, 1 53

Fondlings, i. 49

Fondnesse, iv. 257

Foole, what's a, vi. 88 — intended
as the English equivalent of the
Latin.

Foole (fraternity of), ii. 29

Foole-catchers, v. 39

Foole-taker, ii. 117

Fooles apparel, vi. 85 — he tells us
onward that Ned fool's clothes
are perfumed by the beer that
Bacchus has poured upon him,
and we have also, ' turn round
like Ned fool.' Here he will
be perfectly dressed if he only
gets his cousin Ned's ' chayne
and fiddle.' Now there is no
other fool, N ed or otherwise, in
the play. Hence, contrary to
CoUier, I believe that 'Ned
fool ' was the household fool of
'my lord,' whose clothes he
is supposed to borrow to per-
form the part of W. Summer
in. Cardinal Wolsey had two
fools. Martin Marprelate, in
his Epistle, says of this very
Whitgift : " Some man in the
land (say they) weareth a
wooden dagger and a coxcombe,
as for example, his grace of
Canterburie's foole, doctor
Femes cosen, and yours : you
presbyter John Catercap, are
some man in the land. There-
fore by this reason, you weare
a wooden dagger and a cox-
combe " (p. 44).

Fooles('vicarof St.Fooles'), i. 13

Fooles bolt, ii. 196, v. 259

Fooles coate, i. 166, iii. 33, vi. 85

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

203

Fooles Paradise, iii. 157, v. 258

Fooles motley, i. 184

Foolerie, i. 14, 166, 179, iii. 259

Foote, vi. 135 — Summer threatens
him with his foot ; or is he
speaking metaphorically of the
attendant, who advances, as
Prospero says, ' my foot my
tutor ' ?

Footebald, v., v. 268

Foot-cloaths, ii. 72, iii. 1 15,
V. 70

Footmanship, v. 106

Fopperly, a., v. 261

Forasrauches, «., iii. 45

Forbod, iii. 99

Force of = compelled, vi. 30, 70

Forcingly, iv. 248

Fore = before, vi. 49 (misprinted
' for ' in original).

Fore-casting, a., iii. 45

Fore-doome, w., iii. 257

Forefend, v., forfend, i. 167,
ii. 228

Forefront, ii. 6

Foregallant, »., i. 109

Fore-horse, ii. 223

Fore-horse nosegay, ii. 192

Forelockes, «., iii. 112

Forepassed, a., i. 29

Foreseeing, vi. 56

Foreskinne clippers, v. 156

Fore-slowers, iv. 235

Forespoke, o., forespoken, iv. 197,
V. 212

Forestaller, ii. 184

Foretokening, v., iii. 122

Fore-unexamined, ii. 279

Forewearied, a., ii. 134

Fore-welke, v., iv. 214

Forewritten of, a., v. 214

Forke (silver), i. 134

Forkers, «,, i. 155

Forme, «., i. 165

Forme, n. (printing), iii. 190

Forme-shyfting, iv. 225

Fornicatress, iv. 226

Forrage, v., iv. 73

Fortune-wrights, iii. 205

Fosterment, iv. 106

Foulded, vi. 18— qy. = folded
gathered or ' fouled ' = entan-
gled (as in sea-weeds)? vi. 38
= folded or made up ?

Foundred, a., ii. 242

Foxe, vi. 120 — clearly one kept
in the house

Foxed, v., i. 123

Fox-drunk, ii. 82

Foyles, vi. 130

Foyst, «., ii. 204

Foysted in, v., foist, ii. 91, 229

Foystes, n. (vessels), v. 246

Fraction, »., iii. 178 ,

Frampold, a,, v. 265

Franck merchant, i. 81

Fraud- wanting, vi. 139

Fraught, n., i. 97, v. 20, 227

Fraught, a. ('full fraught'), v. 107

Fraughted, u., v. 303

Freckled, v., v. 257

Freckle-imitating, a., iv 90

Freeze jerkin, v. 43

Frenchery, ii. 224

Frenchified, u., ii. 78

Frequentance, iv. 230

Fresh-man, ii. 65

Frets, «., iii. 138, iv. 206

Frie, »., i. 153

Frierly aimals, v. 228

Frigges, iii. 200

Fripler, iii. 89

Friskes, «., iv. 133

Friskin, «., iii. 181, v. 197

Friskt it, v. 211

Frizled, v., iii. 15

Froes, »,, i. 127

Frost (bitten with the), i. 235

Frost-bitten, iii. 267, iv. 181, v. 244

Frounzed, a., iv. 211

Frown-imitating, iv. 109

Frowningly, v. 279

Fruit-fostering, a,, iv. 258

Fruite-yardes, iv. 147

Frumping, a., i. 158, iii. 66

Fuelled, v., iii. 43

Fukars, i. 180

Fulde fubs, iii. 68

Full butt, iv. 94, V. 160

Ful-hand, a., iv. 76, v. 97

204

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Ful-saild, a., sayled, v. 13, 204

FuUams, n., v. 27

FuU-stomacht, a., iv. 186

Full-streamed, a., iv. 121

Fulsome, iii. 278

Fulsomly, v. 285

Fumadoes, v. 257

Fumbling, z/., iii. 60, vi. go

Fume, n., fumes, i. 60, ii. 233,
V. 283, vi. 66 — Mr. A. H.
Bullen annotates here — "In the
Athenceum for loth May, 1884,
Dr. Karl Elze makes the
plausible emendation, ' and scent
our pleasant suburbs with per-
fumei ' " — doubtful, very. Elze
rightly discards Cunningham's
notion that 'her' .is Hybla.
But this ' her ' is certainly
' Egypt,' and there does not
seem need for change — the less
so that at that time the influence
of the sun was thought to be
necessary in the co-begetting
even of man.

Fumed, v., v. 285

Fuming, a., iii. 233

Fumish, a., v. 204

Fundament, iii. 61, v. 168,

Fundamentive, v. 94

Funeralls, i. 168

Funnell up, v., iii. 128

Funnels out, v. 125

Furbishing, v., iii. 136

Furd, v., ii. 23

Furibundall, iii. 167

Furicanos, iii. 28, v. 252

Furies, heire of, vi. 40 — I change
to ' Furies ' as agreeing with
'Fates,' especially as the latter
is misprinted 'face.' Cunning-
ham seeks to read ' heire of
Troy ' — inadmissible.

Furred, v., iv. 99

Fury-haunted, iv. 83

Fustian, »., iii. 248

Fustie, a., fusty, ii. 50, iv. 187

Fygnient, i. 37

Gabbardine, iii. 185

Gabbling, «., v. 251

Gabrielisme, iii. 23

Gabrill, n., iii. 78

Gadde, v., gadder, gadding, i. 24,
127, V. 70

Gaffer, ii. 219

Gag-toothed, ii. 47

Gage, vi. 45

Gaggle, v., i. 122

Gain-coping, iii. 215

GainefuU, iv. 229 : see under
' Bainefull.

Galdbacke, a., ii. 242

Galeaze breeches, iii. 51

Galenists, iii. 249

Galemafrier, ii. 265

Galimafries, v. 72

Galingale, v. 233

Galleasses, v. 206

Galley-foists, ii. 50

Galliard, ii. 86, v. 306, vi. 94

Gallimafrey, ii. 93, iii. 61, 236,
vi. 104 = mingle-mangle, hodge-
podge (hotch-pot).

Gallon pot, ii. 79

Gallops in, v., iii. 165

Gally-gascoines, ii. 31 '

Gallyard, vi. 169

Galpogas, ii. 270

Gamash, «., iii. 59

Gamesome, i. 193, vi. 44

Gamut, iii. 33

Gander (to shoe the)— in the old
oak carving from Whalley Abbey
now in the parish church is a
grotesque piece of a smith shoe-
ing a goose — one of the local
sights, v. 42

Gangs, K., v. 213

Gape-seed, vi. 144 = yawn and
lounge about.

Garbadge, ii. 128, 250, iii. 183

Garboyles, i. 100

Gardant, «., iv. 76

Garde, v., iii. 275

Gargantuan, iii. 49, v. 206

Gargarismes, v. 155, vi. 1 18

Garish, ii. 258, iii. 232, iv. 209

Garishly, iv. 213

Garisonment, iv. 76

Garnish, i. 22

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

205

Garnished, v., i. 66, 71
GaiTison-towne of, ii. 79
Gascoynes (article of dress), ii. 14,

V. 145
Gashes, k., i. 246
Gate, i. 215, ii. 237
Gatehouse, v. 225
Gaule, v., iii. 85
Gaue me, vi. 149
Gavell Icinde, v. 221
Geare, »., geere, ii. 179, 284, iii.

133, 183, vi. 12
Gehenna, v. 131, 161
Gelde, »., gelte, i. 128, v. 39, 55
Gennet, vi. 60
Gentilitie, ii. 257
Gentillisme, iii. 245
Gentles, ii. 62
Gentlewoman, iii. 147, 166
Gentrie, i. 197
Geremumble, »., ii. 270
Geremumble, v., v. 281
Gesture, v., i. 67
Gethleniaca, v. 221
Getulian, «., iii. 168
Ghost (give up the), v. 59
Ghost (surrender the), iii. 268
Ghostly, «., iv. 157, 216
Giantly, a., v. 258
Gibbet, gibbets, i. 201, 203, iii. 64
Gibridge, iii. 6, v. 68, vi. 149
Gidumbled, v., iii. 56
Gigges, »., 1. 234
Gill, v., v. 239
Gillian Draggle taile, iii. 180
Gimnosophist, iii. 30
Gimpanado, ii. 185 •,
Ginacum, v. 234
Gipson, i. 170
Gird, v., girds, girding, i. 202,

ii. 249, v. 307
Girds, n., ii. 268, iii. 186
Girdling, v., v. 219
Girting, a., v. 91
Gis = by Jesus, or from I.H.S.
Glanders, iii. 15
Glazeth, vi. 130
Gleamy, a., iv. 207
Glib, a., V. 18
Glickes, «., iii. 280

Glicking, «., iii. 65

Glickt, v., ii. 197

Glimmering, «., i. 217, iii. 235

Glisteringly, iv. ZI9

Glistring, a., ii. 132

Gloasing, «., ii. 100

Gloate, v., i, 213

Glose, «., i. 31, iii. 213

Glosers, vi. 88

Gloomy loue, vi. 53 — Mr. A. H.
BuUen annotates — ' ' The epithet
'gloomy' here and 1. 1104 con-
trasts oddly with "Father of
gladness and all frolic thoughts."
But it is = angry, indicated by
frowning or glooming.

Gloriosos, iii. 243

Glosse, «., glosses, i. 85, 118

Glosse ('to set a glosse on'), v. 215

Glove (to take up), i. 79

Gnarle, v., iii. 129

Gnathonicall, ii. 99

Gnathonically, iii. 206

Goate drunke, ii. 82

Goates jumpe, i. 81

Gobbe (' at a gobbe '), v. 261

Gobbets, i. 154

Godamercy, ii. 215

God give you, vi. 89 — criminals
were hung in Watling Street,
and the phrase is therefore equi-
valent to — Go and be hanged.

Godsonne, Rowlands, vi. 89

Godwote, iv. 123

God's a name, vi. 152

God's plenty, iii. 82, v. 288, vi. 125

Goe, to, vL 97 — a then idiomatic
way of saying emphatically —
' and will go despight of ob-
stacles, and helter skelter.'

Gogges wounds, v. 33

Goggle-eyde, a., iii. 197

Gogghng, z/., i. 113

Gogmagog, gogmagogues, iii. 51,
?. 248

Gold, vi. 97, 98

Gold-breathing, vi. 141;

Gold, dig = lawyers, vi. 88

Gold-falsifiers, ii. 184

Gold-finers, ii. 34

206

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Golde-florisht, iv. 214

Golias, iii. 125

Gomorian, a., ii. 277

Gonorrian, v. 255

Good fellow (to play the), iii. 253

Goodman, ii. 72, 208

Goodman reader, iii. 216

Goodman wandrer, ii. 49

Goodman Webbe, i. Ji

Goodman exorcisers, iii. 253

Good-neare, vi. 151

Good- wife, ii. 71

Goose ('to play the goose'), i. 185

Goose-cap, i. 186, ii. 212

Goose gyblets, ii. 128, iii. 16

Goosequil, a., v. 38, vi. 149

Goosequil (spawne of a), v. 307

Goose turd greene, ii. 222

Gorbellied, a., iii. 51, iv. 246

Gorbolone, iii. 196

Gorgon-like, i. 22

Gormandizing, a., iii. 190

Gormandizing, v., v. 258

Gospellers, iv. 237

Gospelly, adv., iii. 19

Gossips, i. 189, 196

Gossipship, iii. 203

Gotchie, a., iii. 59

Gothamists, i. 13

Gourmandize, vi. 157

Goutie, «., iii. 275

Gouty bagd, v. 24.9

Gownes, greene, vi. 96 — originally
and properly throwing them on
the (grassy) ground, but as this
was not always the end of the
romp, it was often used to
express more.

Graces, vi. 169 — this may refer to
the Archbishop or to Q. Eliza-
beth, or to both.

Gradationately, v. 262

Grafting, «., v. 159

Gramercy, ii. 247, vi. 132

Grammer knowledge, i. 35

Grampoys = whales, v. 273

Grandame, ii. 177, iii. 241

Grandame (' in her grandame's
beanes'), v. 173

Grandeloquentest, a., ii. 253

Granges, «., iv. 246

Grasierly, a., v. 194

Graspes, «., i. 227

Grasse ('turn to grasse'), iii. 143

Grasse champers, v. 236

Grave-digger, iv. 4

Graveldi v., gravelled, iii. II 9,
iv. 12, v. 48

Graveld up, v., v. 210

Gravesend barge full of newes,
iii. 48

Gray-beard, a., iii. 41

Gray-beard proverb, ii. 247

Gray-eide, vi. 108

Gray-headed, iv. 84

Gray-headed foxes, ii. 99

Gray paper, ii. 128

Great (' by the great '), ii. 66, 72,
v. 17

Great grandmother, iv. 124, 206

Gree[d], vi. 39

Greene, a., ii. 95

Green cheese, iii. 50

Green-heads, i. 81

Greene sicknesse, iii. 166

Greene sleeves (a song), iii. 153

Greenwoodians, «., ii. 32

Griding, c, iv. 255

Griefe-yielding, a., iv. no

Grieves, re., iv. 122

Grievousest, a., iv. 197

Grimde, v., ii. 18

Griped, v., i. 132

Gripings, «., ii. 160

Grizlie, a., iii. 17, vi. 9, etfreq.

Groaning stoole, iii. 196

Groate (Edward groate), v. 227

Grocer, vi. 122— of course a
humourous mis-hearing of * en-
grosser.'

Grogeran, n., iv. 146

Groomes == servile men, vi. 23

Groome, ii. 86

Grosse-braind, i. 56, ii. 12, iv. 12

Grosse-pencild, iv. 230

Ground, v., i. 79, ii. 146

Groundedly, ii. 283

Groutheails, v. 258

Grummell seed, v. 231

Grutcht, v., V. 174

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

207

Gubbins, «., v. 305

Gub-shites, iii. 16

Gudgeon-dole, v. 288

Guegawes, ii. 46

Guerdon, vi. 77

Gull, «., iii. 257, iv. 3

Gull (stale), iii. 50

Gull, v., iv. 260, V. 32, 288

Gulliguts, V. 206

Gulping, V. 68

Gunpowder, ii. 117

Gunne powder house, ii, 72

Gunshot, i. 113

Gunshot (out of), iv. 220

Gurmandise, ii. 72, iv. 170

Guts and garbage, iii. 183

Gyllian of Braynford, vi. 89 — a
woman then noted as a witch,
and on whom some humourous
publication seems to have been
written after her death. See
Nashe's Epistle before Greene's
'Menaphon' for another allusion
to her.

Gymmes, «., iv. 91

H. Hs and P. Ps, i. 176

Haberdasher, ii. 72

Haberdasher's shop, v. 80

Haberdashery, iv. 144

Haberdine, ii. 29, 30, v. 196

Habiliments, iv. 72, 215

Hackle, v., i. 159

Hackney, »., iv. 231

Hackney-men, ii. 34, iii. 140

Hacksters, ii. 45, v. 88, 184

Had I wist, ii. 37, 42, v. 298,
vi. 137

Haddocks meat, v. 266

Haft, «., iii. 173

Haggard-like, iv. 256

Haile fellow well met, iii. 113

Haile-shotte, iv. i88

[HJaire, earth - threatening = a
comet, vi. 7, 14 = radiant tresses.
So before. In other books we
have hit = it, as still pronounced
— the only ' h ' used thus in
Scotland, as distinguished from
England, and specifically Cock-
neydom.

Haire (against the), i. 188, iii. 77,

under, vi. 112
Haire ('not a haire the worse'),

iii. II
Haire-braind, iii. 10
Haire's-breadth, iii. 12
Haire-cloth, iii. 8
Haire-loome, iii. 7
Halcyons, v. 243
Halfe-eid, a., iii. 267
Halfe-fac'd, a., i. 154, ii. 210
Halfe souse (sou, a coin), v. 17
Halfe stakes (to bear), v. 61
Halfepenny ale, iii. 247
Halfepenny honour, v, 29
Halfe-penny, vi, 145
Haling, «., iii.
Hall, brave, vi. 95 = dance — the

cry for preparing for a dance

being "A hall, a hall ! "
Hall, v., haled, i, 82, 231, v. 277,

vi. 8
Hallowing = holloaing, vi. 1 14
Halperd, v., halpering, iii. 105,

V. 279
Halter ('swinge in his owne hal-
ter '), iii. 30
Halves ('is halves with me'), iii.

203
Halves ('to take to halves with'),

iv. 121
Hamadryades, iii. 222
Hammer, z/., v. 53
Hammer-heads, v. 53 ; headed,

vi. 169
Hammering, a., v. 232
Hammer-proofe, v. 52
Hammer upon, v., iii. 52
Hamper, k., iii. 184
Hamper, v. , iv. 4, v. 294
Hams, »., hammes, v. 98, 145
Hand ('it stands you in hand'),

ii. 178
Hand-gun, iii. 90
Handkercher, iii. 74
Hand over head, iv. 243
Hand-smooth, i. 186, ii. 211, 275,

iii. 119
Handsome, iii. 138
Handsomer, adv., iii. 55

208

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Haudsomly, iii. 56

Handycrafts, handle, ii. 42, v. 47

Hangby, hangbies, i. 153, iii. 196

Hanger on, iv. 199

Hangers (article of dress), v. 145

Hangman, ill. 165

Hangtelow, 11. 251

Hankin booby, ill. 92

Hansen, v., v. 249

Hap hazard (at), iV. 21

Happily = haply, vi. 168

Harbing, v., v. 251

Harbinged, v., iii. 113

Hard meate, v. 39

Hare, «., ill. 164

Harebralnd, braynd, ii. 53, iv. 136

Harping yrons, ill. 45

Harpt upon, v., iii. 182

Harry ('in old King Harrie sin-
cerity '), iii. 8

Harrying, v., v. 255

Hart at tongues end, ii. 53

Hart-bleeding, «., iv. 248

Hart-griping, iii. 267

Hartned, v., v 240

Harvest eares, vi. 124 — i.e., he
does not hear, being so busily
occupied with other things of
more importance.

Hat-band, vi. 85

Hatches, clapt under, vi. 76 =
clapped himself under hatches.

Hatch, v., 1. 65, 247

Hatch over, v., v. 233

Hauke, v., iii. 109

Haune, «., i. 43

Have, I would, vi. 9 — either this,
as frequently in our old plays,
should be pronounced as ' I'd
have,' making the line a four-
foot one, or we must suppose
that there has been an omission,
adopting some such word as
Dyce suggested ' haue [too].'
It is to be noted that in ' Dido'
four-foot lines occur. Cf. vi. 18,
24, et alibi.

Hawking (humming and hawking),
i. 67

Hay, hay-ree, vi. 125

Hay-cromes, v. 260

Hayes (dance), i. 85

Hay gee, ii. 233

Hayle fellow well met, v. 214

Haylsing, v., iii. 127

Haymakers in a man's belly, iii. 250

Hayned, v., v. 217

Hazard point, iii. 128

He, vi. 63, 1. 1340 — Mr. A. H.
BuUen changes to 'ye,' but not
admissible. In her passionate
incoherence (and it is vital to
remember that the writer in-
tended this wild incoherence)
she for the moment thinks of
accompanying ^neas. Other-
wise, and it may be with a loss
of force, we must read ' they '
or ' ye goe.' More than one
meaning can be given to this
clause ; but looking to the suc-
ceeding line, the more probable
one seems to be that, gazing on
the sails lately furnished from
her own stores, she. suddenly
exclaims, ' ' Even if he does go,
he still remains in Carthage,
for all his equipment is Cartha-
ginian, and deeper still, he him-
self will remain in her." Then
with another wild burst she
exclaims, " Let all Carthage
fleete, etc."

Head (' over head and ears '),i. 114

Head (' by the head and ears '), i.
231

Head (' grown to a head '), i. 163

Head-brushes, iii. 135

Headlong, ii. 108

Head-man, iii. 5

Head-tire, iv. 209

Hearneshaw, iv. 260

Heart at grasse, ii. 159

Heart (eate out the), v. 96

Heart-scalding, v. 65

Hearts, my, vi. 104, 119

Heathenish, ii. 206

Heave, «. ('heave and shoove'),
i. 1 80

Heave-shouldred, v. 230

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

209

Heave and hoe, vi. 95 — now only
used, so far as I know, by sea-
men when hauling at a large
rope or cable.

Heaven, of brass = orrery, vi. 88

Heaven-gazing, iv. 84

Heaven-relapsing, iv. 121

Heavie-gated, ii. 271

Heavie-headed, v. 292

Heaving up, n., i. 31

Hecatombe, iv. 72, v. 294

Hector's ghost, came, vi. 27— As
we have at 1. 506 ' burst from
the earth,' Mr. P. A. Daniel
would read ' brave Hector'.s
ghost.' But a writer may, as it
were, repeat his phrase after
a parenthetical description of
six lines in length. I have
punctuated 1. 500 with : for , and
1.505;for(.).

Hector's race, vi. n. See jSneid
i. 272-3 (BuUen).

Hecuba, vi. 162

Hedge rakt up termes, iii. 38

Hedge-creeper, v. 29

Hedge wine, iii. 267

Heeles (' at the hard heeles '), ii.
204

Heeles (show a fair pair of), iii. 150

Heeles (' toppled up their heeles '),
v. 2i8

Heeles (to turn up), i. 198, ii. 77,
V. 96

Heggledepegs, iii. 28

Heigh ! iii. 28

Heighing, v., iv. 133

Heigho, V. 269

Heigh passe, v. 11, 86

Heild ('his purse is in the heild'),
V. 193

Heilding Dicke, iii. 123

Helhood, ii. 22

Helen's brother, vi. 8 — this can
hardly be Castor or Poly-
deuctes; probably he meant
Hermes, then lying asleep before
him.

Heliconists, n,, iii. 65

Hell ('tailor's hell '),i. 185

N. VI.

Hell-raking, «., iv. 224
Helme (for hatchet), i. 186
Helter skelter, ii. 210
Hempen circle (dance in), v. 138
Hempen mystery, iii. 84
Hempen raile, ii. 24
Hempen string, i. 187
Hempen whood, i. 174
Herbagers, v. 236
Herb of grace, iii. 90
Hereby = by here, vi. 65
Hermaphrodite, i. 167, ii. 190
Heroicks (verses), iii. 8
Heroiqutit, v., v. 234
Herralde at armes, i. 5 1
Herring, ii. 60, 72, 81, 146, iii. 88,

V. 195, 196
Herring, proverbs relating to,

V. 302
Herring cobs, ii. 163
Herring (pickled), ii. 209, 221,

v-303

Herringmans skill, v. 240

Herring-pies, v. 303

Herring (white), v. 302

Hesperides, dauter, vi. 77 — Mr. A.
H. BuUen annotates — " ' Daugh-
ter ' is nonsense. Should we
read 'Guardian to' (or 'unto')?
Cf. Virg. Aln. iv. 484 : ' Hes-
peridum templi custos.' "

Hetherto = hitherto, vi. 10

Hexameters, ii. 206, 207, iii. 8, 14,
218, 232, 237

Hexameter-founder, v. 203

Hexameterly, adv., iii. 54

Heyderry derry, iii. 46

Hey downe and a derry, iii. 13

Hey gobbet, i. 154

Hey passe, ii. 48

Hey passe repasse, v. 147, 246

Heyre, or Cockney, ii. 29

Hibble de beane, iii. 66

Hicket, «., ii. 240

Hickocke, iii. 205

Hide, vi. S3

Hiemal, ii. 157, 158, 159

Hierarchie, i. 117

Hie-towering, iv. 121

High clearke, iii. 157

H

210

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Hilts ('up to the hard hilts'), iii. 216

Hily, a. = hilly ? iv. 121

Himpenhempen slampamp, iii. 79

Hipercriticall, ii. 269

Hippotades, vi. 163 = ^olus
(son of Hippotes) = the wind-
keeper.

Hisse, grand, vi. 113, 126

Hisses of the old Serpent, i. 222

Histsus, vi. 112 — Herodotus,
Terps. c. 35, tells the story, but
Aulus Gellius, Noct. Att. xvii.,
c. 9, was Nash's authority. —
Collier (altered).

Historiographers, i. 43, 69, iii. 16,
176, V. 117

Hived, v., iv. 96, v. 213

Hoarie beard, v. 246

Hobby-horse, iii. 106

Hobbs, i. i6i

Hobgoblin, iii. 222

Hobling, v., ii. 203

Hob-lobs, v. 211

Hob-nayles, ii. 187, v. 34, 47,
vi. 95

Hobnaylde houses, v. 290

Hoddy doddy, ii. 211

Hoddy peake, v. 92

Hoe ball hoe, i. 234

Hoflfes = Inns (and see 'Houghs'),

„"■ 'S3 .
Hogges, «., IV. 149
Hoggish, iv. 149, ISO
Hogs Academie, v. 72
Hogshead, v. 269
Hog-stie, i. 50, iii. 41, iv. 93
Hogs-trough, ii. 40
Holberde, i. 102
Holberders, i. 102
Hole (draw out of), i. 244
Holiday humours, i. 9
Holiday lie, v. 24
Holi-water sprinkles, v. 283
Holland cheese, iii. 275, v. 39
Hollanders, v. 238
Holy sister, iii. 76
Home ('to pay home'), v. 162
Homelie, adv., iv. 212
Homelies, »., play on words
(homily = home-lie), i. 151

Homer (' the Homer of women '),

i-iS

Home-spunne, iii. 275

Homicide, iv. 49

Honest, v., i. 51

Honey-moone, iii. I IS

Honie, v. intr., iv. 164

Honnie bee, iii. 66

Honnysome, iv. 187

Honorablenesse, v. 28

Hoode (two faces in a), ii. 207

Hooded, a., i. 45, v. 67

Hooky, vi. 121, 122

Hoopes in quart pots, ii. 80

Hoorder, vi. 122

Hop, v., ii. 163

Hop-bag, ii. 24

Hoppe on my thumb, v. 248

Hoppenny hoe, iii. 92

Hoppes (as thick as), i. 229

Hopping, v., ii. 237

Home-beast, i. 109

Home-booke, ii. 286, iii. 66,
vi. 149 = child's first book.

Home-book Pigmeis, v. 261

Home-mad, iii. 38

Home-plague, ii. 155

Hornets, i. 232

Horrizonant, ii. 264

Horrorsome, iv. 119

Horse-leaches, iii. 229, 250, iv. 140

Horse-play, ii. 274

Horse plum, iii. 198

Horse-takers, ii. 72, vi. 97 — the
latter evidently in allusion to
some local and then well known
incident — an allusion also that
goes to further show that Nashe
had at the time his abode there
(probably on account of the
plague), and was not merely
called down to write this Shew.

Hoste (' to be at hoste '), i. S9

Hosted, v., V. 125, 238

Hostler, ii. 11, 34

Hot breakfast, v. 22

Hotch-potch, v., iii. 95, 191

Hot-house, iii. 106, v. 41

Hot-livered, v. 68

Hot-potch, v. 293

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Hot-spirited, ii. ig6
Hot-spurres, ii. 15, 269
Hotte-spurd, a., iv. 186, v. 124,

249
Hough I ii. 210, V. 305
Hough, 11., hought, ii. 39, iii. 114
Houghs, «. = Inns (see ' Hoffes,')

V. 68
Hound, «., i. 80
How-call-ye-him, ii. 130
Howlinglasse, i. 32
Howlingly, iv. 86, v. 134
Howted, V. = hooted, ii. 95
Howting, n., iv. 229
Hoyden, ii. 251
Hoyden cut, i. 188
Hoysed, vi. 63 et alibi — the verb

was both 'hoise' and 'hoyst.'

See latter, s.v.
Hoyst = hoisted, as in verbs end-
ing in t and d : vi 47, 75
Huccle bones, v. 168
Huclfstring, a., v. 264
Huddle duddle, iii. 32, v. 202
Hudling up, v., iii. 128
Hue and crie, i. 155, iii. 154,

vi. 116
Hnfife-cappish, a., v. 306
Hufty-tufty, huftie-tuftie, iii. 106,

V. 230
Hugge with, vi. 9
Hugger mugger, iii. 181, iv. 223,

V. 19, vi. 160
Hum (Doctor Hum), iii. 110
Humblessos, v. 281
Hum drum, Iii. 14
Humiliate, o , iv. 11
Humming and hawking, i. 67
Humming or haulting, v. 96
Humor = disposition, vi. 20, 35
Humorists, ii. 47, iii. 151, vi. 145
Humorous, ii. 27
Humourously, iv. 179
Hundred-voyc't, iv. 84
Hundreth, vi. 97
Hunger-starved, a., iii. 263, v.

IS3. 305. 307, vi. 97
Hungered ('a hungered'), iv. 128
Hungerly, i. 56, v. 72
Huniades, v. 244

Hunny spottes, v. 107

Hunters hoope = whoop, ii. 78,
vi. 131

Hunting (pit), i. 187

Huntley, Oiclt, vi. 86 — probably
the prompter [Collier] or stage-
manager. The naming of Toy,
Huntley, and Harry Baker,
shows that Nashe knew who
were going to act his Shew.

Huntspeare, vi. 45

Hurle, v., i. 227

Hurliburlies, hurlie burlie, ii. 53)
165, iv. 87, V. 298, vi. 51

Hurrie currie, v. 267

Hurtled, ■v.. v. 213

Hurtlesse, a., i. 42

Husband, vi. 97, 124 = care taker,
not husband of a wife

Husbandly, adv. , iv. 141

Husbandrie, ii. l6i

Husty tusty, vi. 132

Huswiverie, ii. 239

Hutch, »., 1. 45, iv, i6l, 24s,
V. 69

Hutcht up, II., iv. 94

Hyacinthe — qy. hyacinthes ? vi.
32

Hyperborically, iii. 155

Hyrieus, vi. 114

I = aye, ii. 14, vi. 9 et frcq.

lack, black, vi. 105 = a leathern
drinking vessel.

lacke in a box, vi. 149 — query,
playing ' with ' rather than ' at ' ?

lackanapes, vi. 170.

Icarian-soaring, iv. 178

Ice, to break the, ii. 5

Ice-chylled, a., iv. 221

Ideots, idiots, i. 12, 29, 66, ii. 12,
97, 108, iii. 14

Idiot, vi. 86

Idlebies, i. 13

Idle-headed, iv. 179

lerted, vi. 125 — perhaps a pro-
vincial form, but evidently
= jerk or flick or smack.

let ring, vi. 128. See Sir Thomas
Browne's 'Vulg. Errors,' ii. 4
(Collier).

212

GLOSSAEIAL INDEX.

Ignominious, i. 1 78
Ignorant, «., i. 51, iv. 185
Hand man, i. 222
Hand tongue, iii. 112
I!e of dogges, vi. 119
lies = aisles, iii. 152
Iliades, i. 6, ii. 227
lUest, a., V. 178
Illiadiz'd, v., v. 246
Illuminarie, »., iii. 96
Illuminate, a., v. 59
Illuminatively, v. 102
Illustrate, a., iv. 11
Imaciate, vi. 150
Imaginarily, iv. loS
Imbent, a., v. 105
Imbristled, v., v. 212
Imbrodered, v., v. 107, vi. 57
Imbrument, v. 59
Imminent-overcanopy, v., iv, 103
Immoderation, ii, 176
Impannell, v., 234
Impassioned, v. iv. 51
Impe, «., iii. 143, vi. 40
Impe, v., V. 249
Impeachment, iv. 16, v. 254
Impearceable, v. 49
Impecunious, iii. 133
Impertinent, i, 69, iv. 245
Impetrable, v. 229
Imposthumate, v., ii. 277
Impreases, n., i. 109
Imprinted, v., iii. 38
Imprintingly, iii. 273
Impudencie, i. 23
Impugning, »., i. in
Imputativeiy, v. 86
Inage, v., iv. 107
Inamorately, v. 205
Inamorates, ii. 202, 219
Inamourd, vi. 33
Incarnate, i. 557
Incarnatives, n., v. 153
Incendarie, iii. 95
Inchained, a., v. I2I
Inck-dropper, ii. 128
Inck-horne, ii. 185, 190, 250, 265,

V. 38, vi. 146
Inck-horne adventures, ii. 262
Inck-horne squittrings, iii, 128

Inck-horne pads, ii. 262
Inck-horne temis, iii. 61, v. 93
Incke-hornisme, ii. 199, 262, 264,

iii. 20
Incke-worme, ii. 209
Incense, v., v. 166
Incensed, a., v. 201
Incensers, v. 167
Incensives, iii. 66
Incipients, n., i. 66
Inclinable, i. 107, ii. 264
Inclosures, i, 107
Inclusive, a., v. 259
Incommoditie, i. 21
Incomprehensible, ii. in, 260, iii.

51
Incontinencie, i. 122
Incontinent, iii. 276, iv. 238, v. 83
Incontinently, v. 279
Incorporal, ii. 120
Incorporate, a., iii. 267
Incorporationers, v. 68
Incrocher, ii. 184
Incubus, iii. 91
Inculcating, «., iv. 83
Indagation, i. 64
Indammageth, vi. 150
Indammagement, ii. 253
Indentment, v. 293
Indesinence, ii. 263
Indiaes, vi. 37

Indifferent, i. 37, ii, 187, v. 37
Indifferentlie, i. 190, ii, 194, vi. 103
Indifficultie, v. 81
Indignity, iv. 73
Indignly, iv. 195
Indited, i. 221, v. 295
Induction, v. 9
Indulgenst, v. 201
Induments, ii. 120, iii. 96
Indurance, ii. 23
Inestimable, v. 204
Infamize, v., ii. 218, iii. 45
Infatuate, i. 157
Infeaffe, v., i. 32
Infeoffed, v., ii. 1 10, 121
Infemalitie, iv. 62
Infemall, iii. 280
Infemalship, ii. 22
Inferre, z;., i. 6

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

213

Infestuous, iv. 102
Infixed, v., ii. 250
Inflamativei, ii. 147
Inflammations, inflamation, iii.

256, iv. 169
Infringe, v., iii. 238
Infringement, ii. 229
Ingender, v., v. 31, 230
Ingeny, iii. 96
Ingle, «., ii. 277
Ingle, v., V. 194
Ingram, a., iii. 181
Ingtesse, «., v. 249
Ingrosser, ii. 184, vi. 122
Inheritable, i. 189
Ink homes — see infra
Ink home orator, v. 68, vi. 146 —

learners and others then carried

horn ink-cups at their girdles.
Ink home termes, v. 93, vi. 146
Inke-pot, ii. 223
Inkindle, v., iv. 68
Inkling, iv. 5, 257
Inlincked, v., iii. 246
Inlinked, a., v. 246
Inne ('took up my inne'), v. 241
Innocent, n., iii. 149
Innovator, iv. 61
Inquisition, ii. 25
Inrinded, v., v. 120
Inritch, v., iv. 152
Inroads, «., v. 201
Inscarfte, v., v. 132
Insighted('deepeinsighted'),ii.l8l
Insinuate, v., iii. 17
Insinuative, iv. 230
Insolence, «., insolences, i. 66,

iv. 79
Insolent, ii. 27, v. 103, 141
Inspiredly, iii. 79
Instancie, iv. 83
Insue, v., ii. 159
lasultation, ii. 240
Insurrective, iv. 54, 221
Intellective, iii. 233
Intelligence, o., iv. no
Intelligencer, ii. 19, iii. 156, v. 29,

112
Intend, v., iv. 195, v. 163
Intenerate, a., v. 266

Intentively, iii. 129, 235, iv. 208
Intercessionate, v., iii. 274, iv. 156
Intercessioned, v., iv. 83
Intercessionment, iv. 262
Interchangeable, iii. 134
Interest (take up at), i. 108
Interfusest, v., li. 217
Interlocution, iii. 135
Intermeddle, ii. 88, 252
Intermedium, i. 209, title page
Intermingled, a., i. 13
Intermissive, iv. 211
Intermissively, v. 49
Interpleading, «., v. 61
Interseame, v., ii. 259
Inticements, i. 68
Intituled, v., iv. 117
Intolerablenesse, iv. 253
Intoxicate, i. 187, v. 297
Intrailes, intrayles, ii. 66, v. 94,

120, 297
Intranced, a., v. 91
Intraunced, ii. 205
Intreate of, v., ii. 252, v. 210
Intreated, i. 90
Intreaty, i. 242
Intrinsecall, v. 86
Invaluable, ii. 135
Invasive, iii. 252
Inuective, vi. 150
Inveighing, a., iii. 272
Invent, v., i. 27, vi. 130
Inventorie survay, iii. 49
Inversed, «., iii. 123
Investurings, iv. 72
Invinciblest, u,., iii. 183
Invocated, v., iii. 253
Invocating upon, v., ii. 125
Invocating, a., iii. 58
Inwardest, a,, iii. 252
Inwrapping, v., iv. 68
lo Paean Dick, iii. 125
Ipse dixit, iii. 195
Iracundious, iii. 176
Iracundiously, v. l6l
Irefulnesse, ii. 276
Irke, v., iv. 44
Irksome, a., v, 199
Irksomly, iii. 155
Iron crust, v., v. 256

214

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Iron-visaged, ii. 255

Ironicall, v. 71

Ironies, iii. 177

Irreligiousnesse, iv. 86

Irruptive, iv. 93

Ise (' broke the ise '), iv. 141

Isegrim, iii. 74

Italian ague, iii. 280

Italian figge, i. 174

Italionate, a., ii. 100, iii. 30, 79,

243, iv. 6, V. 87
Italionated, v., i. 13
Italionisme, v. 182
Itchie brainde, iii. 161
Itching, a., iii. 115
Ivy-bush, V. 15, vi. 107
Jack, jacke, i. 9, iii. 54, 100, vi.

107, 129
Jack a both sides, iii. 252
Jack a lent, ii. 158, iii. 138
Jackanapes, iii. 156, 236
Jacke daw, i. i86
Jacke Herring, v. 302
Jacke straw, iii. 158, v. 301
Jacke strawed, v., v. 301
Jacob's staffe, iii. 123, 249
Jade, n., jades, ii. 34, 242, 274
Jades tricks, v. 30
Jadish, iii. 31, 79
Jagges, n., i. 151, iv. 209
Jaggings, n., iv. 208
Jakes barreller, iii. 196
Jandies (' yellow jandies '), v. 108
Janissaries, iii. 271, v. 247
Japhy, n., iv. 117
Jarre, v., iii. 84
Jaunsling, v., i. 232
Javels, «., iii. 79
Jayle-garding, iv. 108
Jealouzie, iii. 248, v. 158
Jellied, a., iv. 99
Jeoperd, v., jeopard, ii. 207, 278
Jerke, »., i. 215
Jerker, iii. 168
Jerking, a., iii. 107
Jert out, v., V. 263
Jesting-stocke, iv. 63
Jet, v., jetteth, i. 150, v. 146
Jew, iii. 156, V. 86
Jewish, V. 286

Jewishly, v. 154, 165
Jigge, »., jigges, i. 85, 167, ii.
233, iii. 123, vi. 88— the 'jig'
was a short musical and humour-
ous entertainment performed by
the clown — Tarleton, Kemp,
or other — after the play. In
the present instance, it is to
be presumed, an unusually long
one. But he is merely running
down the ' Shew ' beforehand ;
for it is not ■ shorter than an
ordinary play.
Jobbemowle, ii. 219, v. 293
Jockies, v. 251
Jogd, v., jogges, V. 173, 303
John Careless, ballet of, iii. 153
John a Nokes, i 55, iii. 79
John a Stiles, iii. 79
John Dringle, v. 196
John Indifferent, v. 273
Jot, «., iii. 275
Joulting, a., iii. 8
Joue, vi. 35 — probably 'loue'
was intended, as it is not printed
in italics.
Jowben, vi. 91 — evidently the hero

of some well known song.
Joynd-stoole, i. 81, ii. 158
Joynt, out-of, vi. 45, 51 = out of
harmony, not fitting in with
others or himself.
Judasly, v. 82
Judiciall, »., i. 9, iii. loi
Judicial!, a., juditiall, ii. 5, 151,

iii. 15, iv. 13, V. 94
Judiciaries, iv. 166
Jugler (to play the), i. 225
Juggling, a., ii. 108, iii. 122, 272
Juggling cast, i. 112
Jugling stick, i. 138
Juice (' with my own juice '), v. 201
Julian-like, v. 182
Julus, vi. 67 — son of Ascanius, or
as some say, Ascanius himself.
The meaning is — " And the
prophesieregardingthe thousand
yeai's' reign or supremacy of the
race of yong lulus Ascanius, "etc.
Jumbling, n., iii. 121

GLOSSARIAL IN REX.

215

Jumpe, n. ('at the first jumpe'),

i. 106
Jumpe, adv., i. iii, ii. 189, iii. 114
Jumpe, v., i. 164, ii. 98, iii. 84,

256
Junckets, junkets, iv. 104, v. 170
Junos bird = peacock, vi. 8
Junguetries, v. 233
Jurie (old), v. 156
Justled, v., justling, ii. 38, iv. 70
Jygs, »., ii. 128
Kaitives, «., kaitife, i. 159, 1 84
Karnell, «., i. 43
Keeled up, v., v. 225
Keened too = too well perceived

or ' kenn'd,' vi. 75
Keisar, keysar, iv. 94, v. 15
Kemb'd out, v., v. 75
Ken ('out of ken'), v. 172
Kenimnawo, iii. 162
Kennell, i. 164
Kenneld, v., iii. 149
Kennell raker, i. 183
Kemiell-rakt up, a., iii. I J
Kentalls, n., iv. 122
Kercher, i. 109, 151
Kerry merry busse, iii. 56 (query

kerry merry bufife ? as in Kemp s

Jigge, Arber, ' Eng. Games,' vii. ,

P- 97-)
Kestrel, iv. 84
Key-cold, iii. 90
Kickshawes, v. 301
Kickshwinshes, «., v. 306
Kilcowe, ii. 37, 184
Kilderkin, ii. 25, vi. 132, 158
Kill-hog, ii. 159
Kil-prick (Sir), iii. 191
Kind, «., iv. 92, v. 58
Kings, vi. 168 — a sort of side

apology for not addressing the

Queen.
Kinks, »., iii. 191
Kiri-elosoning, v., iii. 197
Kirtles, »., ii. 24, v. 145
Kisse, immortall vnth a, vi. 62
Kissing comfits, iii. 142
Kistrelles, v. 272
Kitchen boyes, iii. 202
Kitchen stuffe, ii. 239, v. 41

Kitchen stuffe wrangler, iii. 186,

192
Kitchen-wenches, iii. 253
Knacke, «., knackes, iii. 8, v. I59>

253

Knaue, vi. 85, 14S

Knave (of cards), i. 161

Kneaded, v., iii. 158, iv. 99

Kneading trough, v. 244

Knight arrant, v. 201

Knights of coppersmiths, ii. 239

Knights of the Post, ii. 6, 7, 19, 96

Knights service, ii. 164

Knighted in Bridewell, ii. 57

Knit up, v., i. 15

Knitters, v. 223

Knitting up, a., v. 292

Knot in a bulrush, iii. 262

Knot under the ear, iv. 4

Laborinth, v. 225

Lac virginis, ii. 44

Lac'd mutton, iii. 61

Lackey, v., iii. 195

Lagman, v. 255

Lambathisme, i. 173

Lambeake, v., ii. 159, iii. no

Lambs wool (a sort of drink),
ii. 198, iii. 186, V. 70

Lambskin (fur), v. 70

Lamia, ii. 122

Lamish, ii. 68

Lanch, v., iii. 267

Land (' to espy land '), v. 304

Langourment, iv. 89

Langrets, »., v. 27

Languishers, v. 255

Lans, n., v. 2 19

Lanterneman, v. 284

Lantsgrave, ii. 53, v. 254

Lauinias, vi. 43 — Dyce suggests
here ' light[ning] ' or ' [un]to,' to
correct the metre. And as
' Lauinia's ' is not sense, he also
suggests ' Lavinian,' as onward.
But though the article may be
omitted onward, it cannot (I
think) be well omitted here. I
have ventured to think of ' [un]to
Latdniunis shore,' or 'to [the]
Lauinian shoare ' — adopting the

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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

latter in text. The original

reads, 'her light to LauinUs

shoare,' vi. 69.
Lapanta like (Lapantalike), v. 247
Lapped in sheetes, i. 194
Lappet, n., v. 227
Lapwing-like, iii. 84, vi. 138
Larded, v., 1. 16
Largesse, larges, i. 2ig, ii, 132,

iv. 61, V. 114, vi. 126
Last (of herrings), «., v. 195, 257,

27s
Latin, vi. 148
Latinlesse, ii. 63, v. 292
Launce, v., launcing, i. 77, ii. 284
Launceknights, v. 278
Launce-skippe, v. 204
Launching forth, v., v. 236
Launcht, vi. 30
Launcier, iii. 135
Launcing, v.
Laureat, »., ii. 70
Lavaltoes, iii. 124, 27 1, v. 253
Law-day daies, iv. 259, v. 217
Lawe distributers, iv. 230
Lawnds, «., ii. 104, vi. 1$ (see

Greene).
Lawne, vi. 38
Lawne-baby-caps, iv. 207
Lawne-skinned, v. 132
Laxative, ii. 167, v. 296
Lay, n., ii. 62, v. 93
Lazer, iv. 60, vi. 144
Lazy bones, iii. 62
Leache, i. 82
Leade, «., iv. 184
Leaden, a., i. 212, iii. 243, iv. 20,

86
Leaden braines, v. 62
Leaden-headed, v. 74
Leaden-heeled, ii. 271
Leafe-gold, iii. 60
Leakes, n. (in his Latin), i. 80
Leapes (into briars), i. 241
Leapes gloves (drinking custom),

ii. 78
Leasings, «., i. 33
Leather piltche laboratho, v. 239
Leathern bagges, iii. 278
Leathemly, v. 71

Leathren, a., iii. 275

Leaue'is light, vi. 122

Leaue = cease speaking, vi. 30

Leaus't, vi. 90

Leaver, «., i. 107

Lecher, v., v. 29

Ledging, «., v. 231

Leefest, vi. 76 = dearest.

Leese, v., ii. 73

Leesing, «., v. 220

Leete, n. (a court), ii. 94

Left-hand, a., iv. 120

Legacied, v., v. 185

Legate, legats, «., v. 251, vi. 39

Legerd, v., iii. 199

Legerdemaine, ii. 108

Legge (' with a low legge '), iii. 146

Legge (' best legge before ), v. 277

Legs (to make), ii. 63, vi. 157
= bending the knee, the common
courtesy salute to great ones in
these days, erroneously glossed
= bowing.

Lemmans, leman, ii. 147, v. 164,
265

Lenified, v. 155

Lent, n., ii. 23

Lenten, iii. 242, v. 200

Lenten stuffe, v. 196

Lentenlie, adv., ii. 258

Lento, vi. 161 — Italian (and
Spanish) for slow, lazy, etc.,
here used substantively (Collier).

Lenvoy, v., iii. 168, 197

Let him, etc., vi. 170, i.e. for his
saucy remark on Toy, the latter
clasps him under the arm, so
speaks his farewell speech and
goes out.

Letter-leapper, ii. 252

Letter-munger, ii. 178

Letters, vi. 159 — by porters.

Levell, «., i. 72

Levell coyle, v. 72

Lewd, leud, i. 157, 182, ii. 51,
V. 16

Lewd-tungd, ii. 280

Libeld against, v., iii. 55

Libelling on, v., iii. lOQ
Libells, K., i. 151

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

217

Libertines, n., iv. 96

Librarie, vi. 36

Licke out, v., i. 215

Licke-spiggot, v. 300

Licking himself by the glass, iii. 99

Licorous, v. 88, 279

Licourd (' new licourd '), v. 69

Lieger ( ' lay lieger '), v. 92

Lie-pot, V. 266

Liere, v. = leere, v. 86

Lieu ('in lieu of), iv. 77

Life-expedient, iv. 109

Life-famishing, «., iv. no

Lifflander, iii. 25

Lift, n. ('a lift at him '), iii. 173

Light = wanton, vi. 33

Light a love Lais, i. 14

Light-foote, a., ii. 233, vi. 45

Lighters (vessels), ii. 287

Lightened, v. = enlightened, i. 97

Lightned and thundered, i. 1 1 7

Light-winged, iv. 70

Like, «., i. 68

Likelihoods, »., iv. 181

Lilly, a., v. 132

Lilly-white, v. 278

Limbo patrum, v. 284

Lime twigs, ii. 24

Limme (of Satan), i. 1 55

Limme, v., limmed, ii. 214,

v. 112
Linceus sight, v. 297
Lineally, v. 120
Lined, v., v. 215
Ling, «,, v. 268
Lingring-lyving, a., iv. loi
Lingringly, v. 169, 185
Links of their brains, ii. 43
Linsey-wolsey, iii. 174, 229, v. 198
Lion drunke, ii. 81
Lip-labour, ii. 135
Lip-salve, v. 92
Lipsian, iii. 18
Lipsian Dicke, iii. 1 25
Liripoop, v. 159
List, vi. 106, 150
Lists (of cloth), ii. 23
Litter of fooles, i. 164
Litter of pups, ii. 135
Littour, ii. 199

Live, longer we, etc., vi. 97 — a
trite saying which is repeated
with verbal difference by Touch-
stone in As You Like It, i. 2.

Livelie, a., lively, i. 185, 211,
ii. 248, iv. 180

Livelihoods, ii. no

Liverie, i. 34, 157

Liverie coat, i. 65

Liverie (to stand at), ii. 163,
iii. 123

Loade (' lay on loade '), i. 163

Loathely, a., y. 295

Lobcocks, V. 157

Locks of wool, ii. 26

Locupleatly, v. 230

Locusts, i. 157

Lodum (play at), iii. 49

Logge, »., i. loi

Loggerhead, iii. 104, v. 281

London-stone, i. 136, 137, 253

Lonely = beloved ? vi. 22

Long-winded, ii. 77

Lord have mercy, vi. 153, 154

Lordings, «., i. 181, v. 290

Louse (' tailor's louse '), ii. 166,
vi. 123

Lousie, a., iii. 226

Louze over, v., iii. 19

Love lockes, lock, ii. 28, iii. Ii,
203, V. 261

Love me, etc., vi. 158

Love sicke, i. 91

Loving-land, v. 270

Lowe-built house, vi. 167

Low-cuntries, ii. 20

Low-flighted, ii. 227

Lowd throate, v., iii. 126

Lowsie, (i., ii. 221, 252, iii. 41,
V. 305

Lowtish, Ii., i. 241

Loytering, a., i. 174

Lozell, «., V. 35

Lubber (' to play the lubber '),
i. 241

Lubberly, adv., v. 19

Lubeck licour, v. 70

Luciferous, iv. 89

Luggage, iii. 49

Luket, n., v. 266

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Lullabies, iv. 69

Lumbarde, «., v. 286

Lumbring, a., ii. 238, iii. 275

Lumpish, ii. 82, 271, iv. 86

Lumpi.shest, a., iii. 258

Lunaticke, a., iv. 55

Lundgis, goodman, vi. 126 = a
lubber. Collier says that Todd
{s. V.) gives no authority for this.
ButBaret's 'Alveary' (1580), that
both refer to, gives this very
meaning, and Cotgrave used the
same. It seems to have been
a word of the day ; e.g.. Sir
Shorthose in Dekker's Satiro-
mastix says — "Knaves, varlets !
What Lungis ? give a dozen of
stools there," and he uses it in
his next speech.

Lurched, v., iv. 228

Lurdaine, »., lurden, i. 176,
ii. 280

Lure, »., i. 83

Lurtcht, v., lurtched, iv. 105,
V. 222

Lurtch, n. (left in the), iii. 150

Lust, v., i. 238

Lustie gallant (a dance), iii. 271

Lute strings, and gray paper, vi. 96
— a commonplace of the times.
Usurers gave part of the amount
lent in such commodities calcu-
lated at the best retail or at
fictitious prices, and which
brought in to the borrower un-
accustomed to such trading next
to nothing, albeit there is (in-
tentional) exaggeration, much
as the Yankee boaster who on
telling how many gallons of ink
his Firm used in a year, got for
answer that another's Firm
saved as much by not dotting
the i's or stroking the t's !

Luting, n., i. 8

Lycoras, iii. 158

Lymbo, ii. 53

Lyme twigges, ii. 151

Lyveries, iii. 72

Macaronicall, iii. 47

Mace, «., iii. 240, vi. 24 (' Death's
stony mace').

Machiavillian, i. 174, 182, 218,
iii. 223, 279

Machiavilisme, ii. lOO, iii. 205,
iv. 231

Machiavelists, i. 165, 198, 204

Madam Towne = metropolis?
iii. 192

Mad-braine, iv. 257

Madnesse, vi. 130

Magnificat, i. 152, v. loi

Magnifico, ii. ^\, v. 87, 165

Magnifique, v. 87

Magy, «., ii. 263

Maidenhead, v. 114

Maiden peace, v. 229

Maides water, ii. 54

Maimedly, iii. 47

Maine, «., i. 161

Main prise, ii. 287

Maistries, ii. 246

Make = be a maker, vi. 88

Make bate, i. 143, ii. 69, 197, 275,
iii. 193

Make-plaies, ii. 69, 197, 275i
iii. 193

Make-shifts, i. 33, 152, iv. 215,
vi. 146

Makes[t], vi. 13 — the copier, or
printer, has several times in this
play now omitted and now in-
serted a final d, s or t.

Malapart, i. 231

Male content, iii. 222, vi. 165

Malgre, v. 205

Malt horses, iii. 250

Malt-men, v. 147

Malt worme, mault worms, ii. 147,
215

Mammocks, v. 216

Mammonists, iv. 246

Mampudding, v. 269

Man in the moone, i. 172

Man-like, iv. 1 14

Manage, n., manages, i. 81, 119,
vi. II — with reference to the
latter instance it is used in the
equestrian sense of 'manege'
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GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

219

ence. So Tamburlaine, 1st Part,

ii. 7, and iii. i, etc.
Manage armes, v., i. 253
Managing, w., iv. 171
Mandilion, v. 261
Mandrake, ii. 94
Mangerie, «., iii. 149, v. 207
Mangie, v. 9
Mangled, v., i. 55
Mani-headed beast, ii. 84
Mannerly, adv., ii. 167
Mansions (in astrology), ii. 161
Mantleth, v., v. 246
Manumission, iii. 97
Manumit, v., manumitted, iv. 145,

V. 137
Many (' a many '), ii. 207
Map, vi. 14

Maples (scullers in), v. 192
Marchantly, a., v. 230
Marcht, to Tenedos, vi. 24 — an

odd mistake, says Dyce ; but he

quotes from Sir John Haring-

ton's Orlando —

' Now had they lost the sight of Holland
shore
And marcht with gentle gale in comely
rank."

One can understand why ships
"in comely rank," as they are
obliged to be when in such
numbers, should be said to
' march.' It would seem, how-
ever, that the writer purposely
overlooked the fact that Tenedos
was an island, though he appears
to notice it onward. Cf. p. 26,
1. 480, and onward.

Margent, vi. 164

Marish, a., iii. 276

Marishes, n., v. 224

Maritimal, a., v. 228

Mark, lose a, vi. 92 = lose a mark
in paying the price of a legal
summons or citation,

Marketshippe, v. 218

Marks, n.,\. 155

Marlowe, Christopher, co-author
of ' Dido,' and elegy (lost) on,
vi. I, 2.

Marprelate, i. 79

Marre-all, i. 169

Marrers, i. 49

Marrings, i. 167

Mart;alist, v. 45, 192

Martin, i. 82

Martin drunke, ii. 82

Martinisme, i. 85, 89, 97, 122, sq.

Martinist, i. 83, 94, ii. 31, IS4.
286 sq., iii. 67

Martlemas, v. 194

Martyrdome, vi. 108 — Construe,
' Offence hath gained the name
of Martyrdom, whenfury, etc' —
allusions to some contemporary
case doubtless.

Mary-bones, ii. 33, v. 23, 260

Masker-like, iv. 209

Masquer, iv. 215

Massacred, v., v. 138

Massacrous, iv. loi

Masse ! ii. 16

Masse (' with a masse '), v. 90

Masse-mongers, ii. 149

Mast, «., i. 197

Masterdome, i. 85, 137

Masterlesse, ii. 62, 162, vi. 120

Masterly, adv., v. 233

Mastership, i. 85, 1 14, ii. 65

Masticatorium, vi. 1 18 — a medicine
good to purge rheume. See
Holyoke's Rider, s.v., and under
' Commansuirt.'

Matachine, iii. 280

Matelesse, v. 266

Materialitie, ii. 262

Mates, i. 167, 172, 174, ii. 51

Mate shippe, iv. 96
Mathematicians, vi. 88 = such in-
ventors as Archimedes, who
worked by rule. In 1. 78 here
original, vi.- 145, mispunctuates ,
after 'he.'
Mauger, i. 80, iv. 182
Maulkin, iii. 169, 170
Manikins (' bakers manikins'), v.

23s
Mawdlen drunke, ii. 82
Mawe, i. 161
May = hawthorn, vi. 93

220

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Mayd Marian, i. 109

May-game, i. 108, 117, 175

May-lord, v. 211

May-pole, v. 246

Mazer, mazers, i. 109, v. 260

Mazer, v., iii. 198

Meacocke, «., ii. 245, iv. 185

Meale fine = froth, vi. 132

Meanders, n., v. 220

Meane-lesse, iv. 188

Meane-titled, iv. 57

Meanly, vi. 38 — Dyce (Marlowe)
changed to 'meetly,' then to
'seemly,' and Collier and Col.
Cunningham to ' newly,' while
Bullen adopts Dyce's ' seemly.'
Says my friend Dr. Brinsley
Nicholson, " used as often =
evenly [with the before-men-
tioned treasures] ; ' shalt be as
richly clad as the ship's furni-
ture is precious.' " Very in-
genious ; but in my judgment
the word ('meanly ') is used in
a semi-boastful way, as putting
it by contrast as though to one
so rich and mighty the most
lavish gifts were nothing to
speak of. We often thus use
words by way of depreciation
or deprecation of our gifts. Cf.
Greene's Alphonsus (ii. , sc. I ) —

"this same martiall knight
Did hap to hit vpon Flaminius,
And lent our King then such a

friendly blow
As that his gasping ghost to Lymbo

went " — ■

said 'friendly blow ' being just
the opposite. Again —

*'. . . . for thy friendship which

thou shewest me,
Take that of me, I frankly give it

thee" (Act iv.)--

the ' friendship ' having been
cruel enmity. By this law of
contraries ' meanely ' means
similarly, as explained, ' richly '
dressed, though lightly made of
by the giver.

Meare, «., or lake, V. 224
Meazild, a., iii. 191
Mechanicall men, ii. 97
Mechanician, ii. 263
Mechanical, a., v. 25, 70
Mechanike, a., v. 71
Median, a., ii. 267
Medium, i. 174
Medley, a, ('a medley kind of

liquor ), iii. 229
Meeterdome, ii. 224
Megeras, vi. 28 = Megsera, the

' e ' in old writers standing for

' £e ' ; walls, vi. 142 — Alcathous,

in the rebuilding of these, was

said to have been assisted by

Apollo.
Megiddo, iii. 171
Megrim, i. 246

Melancholy humor, iii. 232, 233
Mellancholicke, i. 27
Mellifluous, ii. 259
Melowed, v., iv. 61
Melting-harted, iv. 100
Memento, iv. 232, v. 21
Memorative, iii. 70
Memorize, v., ii. 259, iii. 260,

iv. 14, V. 117
Mends, vi. 70 = amends, used

licentiously for ' returns.'
Menialty, iv. 260, v. 245
Mentery, ii. 263
Mercers book, ii. 165
Merchant (to play the), iv. 240
Mercuriall-brested, a., v. 229
Mercurian, a., iii. 142
Mercury Subliinatum, v. 168
Mermaides, vi. 74 = enticing

eye.
Merry-go-downe, «., v. 195
Merry-running, a., iv. 109
Met, vi. 131 — if he meant regular,

verse should read ' did meet it.'
Metamorphizd, a., iii. 108
Metambrphozed, v., v. 62
Metaphusicall, iv. 179, igo
Metheglin, i. 109
Metrapolitane, a., iii. 231, v. 115
Mettle-brewing, a., iii. 251
Mewd, v., iii. 150

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Mice-eyed, v. 296

MickIe = much(Scottice 'muckle'),
vi. 42.

Milk-maid girds, iii. 186

Milke-soppe, iv. 250, v. 84

Milke white, v. 170

Mill sixpences, ii. 244

Millers Thombe, v. igg

Mincingly, iii. 113

Mind -ravishing, a., iv. 44

Mines, sucks purest, vi. 109 —
Batman's (or rather Trevisa's)
translation of Bartholomew
(' B. W.,' c. i., fol. 24, c. 2) says
— " Also heate by his vertue
cleaneth mettalles,and destroy eth
the ruste thereof, and other filth.
For working in the substance
of the same mettall dissolveth
it. And if it findeth anything
of drosse, eyther of ruste, it
departeth [ = divides or causes
it to depart] and destroyeth it ; "
fol. 24 verso, c. i. — " For work-
ing in the substaunce of a thing
it consumeth and wasteth the
most subtil and light parts :
and grose and ponderous parts
abide." Again, fol. 128 verso,
c. 2, of light — 'Also, though the
chinkes, holes and dens of the
earth bee not lightned ; yet the
vertue of light workelh in them,
as it is seene in oares of mettall,
and in other things that be
gerded and bred deepe within
y" earth." And Cornelius
Agrippa says of fire (Batman,
fol. 155, c.l): "Alsofirehath
vertue and kinde [ = nature] of
purging and of cleaning ; for
fire purgeth and cleaneth oft
sinder and ruste and amendeth
mettall, y' it may not waste."
So fol. 166, c. 2.

Minew, i. 216

Minge, v., v. 161

Mingle-coloured, a., iv. 99

Mingle-mangle, V. 289

Mingling, n., i. 243

Mingo, vi. 129, 133 — much not a
all to the purpose, has been
written on this song, which from
its quotation by ' Shallow' and
others seems to have been ex-
tremely popular in those days.
Its explanation seems simple.
To mingere is an ordinary result
of drinking ; and hence the
drunkard speaking in the first
person, calls himself ' Mingo.'
It was then the custom when
drinking a health, as they
did, on their knees, to dub
one a knight for the evening.
Cf. Var. Shakespeare (1821),
2 Henry IV,, v. 3. He alluding
to this says, " Dub me knight,
and then I shall be ' Do[minus] '
or Sir Mingo.' "

Miniature, »., v. 294
• Minions, v. 33

Minions and sweethearts, iii. 160

Miniver, i. 174, v. 70

Minnow, iii. 118

Minnum, ii. 246, v. 241

Minorites, v. 10

Minx, ii. 32

Mirmidons, v. 247

Mirmidonizd, v., iv. 84

Mirrouring, v., iv. 114

Misconsterers, ii. 184

Misconstruer, v. 290

Miscreants, i. 159, 184, iii. 267

Misdemeanures, n. , iv. 49

Misdiet, «., iii. 233, iv. 194

Misfashion, v., iv. 121

Misfortuned, v., iv. 116

Misinterpreters, v. 293

Mislivers, n., iv. 259

Misons, »., V. 146

Mispeake, v., iv. 191

Misnile, Lord of, v. 15

Missound, v. 261

Missounding, «., v. 291

Mistempred, a., iii. 269

Mister (= kind of), ii. 212

Mistermed, v., ii. 197

Misterming, a., i. 39

Misture, ii. 71

GLOSSARIAl INDEX.

Mithridate, iv. 3, v. 154, 234

Mitred, a., v. 240

Mitten, i. 195

Mittimus, iii. 202, v. 48

Moate, v., v. 216

Moate, «., iii. 216

Moate-catching, ii. 246

Moath-eaten, iv. 239, v. 231

Moatli-frets, ii. 95

Moderners, ii. 73

Moe, iv. 140

Molest, vi. 121

MoUifie, vi. 76

Mome-like, iv. 209

Monarch-monster, iv. 114

Monarchizd, v., monarchizing,
ii. 264, iv. 137

Monarchizing, o., ii. 114

Monarchizing, «., iii. 229

Moneths mind, months mind, i. 146,
iii. 105, v. 75, 221

Monomachies, iii. 66

Monstrousnesse, iv. loi

Monylesse, v. 16

Moone (time of the), i. 221

Moone (cast beyond the), iv. 5

Mops and mows, ii. 248

Moralizers, vi. 88 — • Dramatists
constantly hit at events or
caricatured living and known
personages, and hence at that
time would-be deep-reaching
wits found these in every cha-
racter and every expression.
Nashe is loud and frequent in
his protests against such per-
verse misapplications of his
words.

Morall, «., = model, ii. 99

Moriscoes, iii. 124

Morositie, v. 54

Mortiferous, v. 289

Mortifiedly, iv. 185, v. 185

Mortring, iii. 137

Morts, «., iii. 38

Mothe-eaten, ii. 29, 207

Mother, «. (disease), v. 172

Mother Bomby, iii. 67

Mother Bunch, ii. 34

Mother pearle, iii. 273

Mother wit, i. 55

Mother-witted, iv. 195

Motive, n., iii. 118

Motive, u.., ii. 121, iii. 213

Mott, »., mot, iv. 68, v. 56, 103,
no

Mought, vi. 46

Mould butter, iii. 276

Mould cheese, ii. 40

Moulder, »., ii. 124

Mouldinesse, iv. 239

Moundragons, iii. 161

Mounsier, iii. 249

Mountains ( ' to perform moun-
tains '), iii. 149

Mounte-bank, bancke, i. 82, ii. 6,
108, 184, iii. 16, 229, 250, V. 1 16

Mouse, n., v. 239

Mousetrap, ii. 27

Moustachios, ii. 207, iii. 5, 33, 116

Mouthing, n., iv. 7, v. 291

Moveables, «., i. 34, ii. 222

Movingest, a., v. 206

Mouings, of her feete, vi. 1 7 — ' Et
vera incessu patuit dea' (^».

i- 405)-
Mowe, vi. 122
Mowles, vi. 156
Moyle, v., iv. 135
Moyling, n., iv. 135
Moyst brains, iii. 236
Mucke, n., i. 27, iv. 61, vi. 100
Muckehills, ii. 24
Muckehill up, v., iii. 1 81
Mud-born, ii. 213
Mudded, v., iv. 52
Muddeled, v., iii. 56
Muffled, v., i. 109
MuUiegruras, v. 280
Mumbling, v., v. 281
Mumbudget (to crie), iii. 183
Mumchance, i. 161, iv. 7, v. 9
Mummianize, v., iv. 6
Mummianizd, o., iv. 7, II
Mummy, iv. 7
Mumpe, v., v. 245
Mumpes, k., ii. 78, 247
Mumping, v., mumpt, iii. 22,

V. 269
Mumping, a., iii. 255

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

223

Mumps, ». (' in his mumps'), v, 267

Mumpsimus, iv. 140

Muncheth up, v., v. 258

Mungrels, ii. 180

Mungrel, &., v. 222

Munsterian, a., v. 60

Murdred ('Sir Murdred '), iii. 191

Murdresse, iv. 108

Murre, n. (a disease), iii. 56

Murrion — also spelled Murrian,

ii. 26, vi. 113 = a head covered

with a plain steel cap without a

beaver, a morion. But query —

Maid Marian ?
Muscovian, «., ii. 228
Muscovian, a., v. 241
Mushrumpes, iii. 161
Muske, «., iii. 273
Muske-cat, iii. 73
Musket shot, v. 94
Musketiers, iii. 154
Mustachios, v. 73
Mustard, »., iii. 42, 227
Mustard pot, ii. 60, iii. 217, v. 9
Mustard-pot paper, iv. 4
Muster-master, ii. 47
Mustinesse, iv. 239
Mute forth, v., ii. 203, 268
Mutton, iii. 61
Mycher, vi. 132 — generally = a

truant, hence one who keeps

away = a flincher, as here.
Myncing, a., i. 134
Naile (' upon the naile '), iii. 59
Names — misprinted ' meanes,'

vi. 21
Naps, n. (sleep), i. 33
Nap, n. ('nappe of cloth'), ii. 70,

248
Nap, n. ( ' set a new nap on '),

iii. 247
J^aplesse, iii. 184
JNappie, ii. 210
Naturals, «., i. 33
Naule, «., i. 196
Naughtines, i. 31
Nazarite-tresses = long, as being

uncut, iv. 79
Ne, vi. i6o
Nesjpolitane shrug, v. 142

Neasty, a., v. 302

Necessariest, a., v. 256

Necessitie, vi. 14 — is this a first
form of the proverb ' Necessity
the mother of invention ' ?

Neckercher, v. 145

Neck-verse, ii. 231, iii. 14, v, 86

Neckihger, v. 80

Nectarized, a., iv. 170

Ned Foole, vi. 120, 136 — the
clothes he was supposed to
borrow in order to dress for his
part.

Needs, what, vi. 106 — though the
nominative be ' terme?,' the verb
is placed in the singular through
the ' what ' that precedes it.

Neere = had put to, vi. 14.

Neerer, vi. 123 — he probably
suited the action to the word in
his vehemence, and I suppose
Summer retiring brings out
the addition — " and yet 1 am no
scabbe, etc."

Neezeth, &., v. 258

Neezings, »., iv. 69

Nefariously, v. 284

Negromantick, a., v. 283

Neighbourhood, ii. 231

Neoterick, a., iii. 18

Nephew, vi. 32 = grandchild. In
post- Augustan Latin Nepos had
both meanings. Baret and
Minsheu give nephew as =
grandson.

Net-brayders, v. 224

Net-menders, iv. 128

Never-dated, a., iv. 204

Nevette, n. = newt, iv. 105

New-fangled, a., i. 55, ii. 47, loj,

"'• 37, 43> 44, vi. 146
Newfanglenes, «., iii. 44
Newfangles, »., iv. 213, v. 164
Newfanglest, a., v. 238
Newgate, i. 192, 198, ii. 53
Newmarket heath, ii. 15
New-skin, »., v. 192
Newsmongerie, ii. 251
Nicke, n. ( ' upon the nicke, etc. '),

iii. 60, V. 176, 221

224

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Nickacave, v. 196
Nickname, «., ii. 231, iii. 76
Nicknamed, v., v. 214
Niggardize, ii. 24, iv. 245, v. 96,

1 54

Niggardliest, «., v. 239

Niggardly, a., iii. 112, vi. 134

Night, in the, vi. 119 — an allusion
to its not rising at night until at
that time of the year : i.e., it is
at this (Autumn) season only
Orion rises at night.

Night bird, i. 194

Night geare, ii. 79

Night owle, ii. 223, iii. 280

Nigling, a., v. 203

Nilus, vi. 00

Nimph, vi. 63 — " Lat. lynipha is
the same vv-ord as Nympha "
(Bullen).

Ninnihammer, ii. 253, v. 196

Nipitaty = good strong ale, and
Nares says sometimes applied to
other strong liquors — etymology
doubtful.

Nipt (in the head), i. 166

Nit, v., iii. 19

Nit, n., iii. 75, 226

Nit (the third part of a), iii. 75

Nittie, u., ii. 28

Nittifide, v., iii. 14

No . . . cannot, vi. 14 = double
negative.

Nobles (coin), iii. 14

Noddie, i. 176, 202, iii. 198

Noddle, iii. 149

Nodgcombe, ii. 212

Nodgscombe, iii. 116

Nonage, i. 6, v. 275

None = own, vi. 151 — so 'nuncle'
for ' uncle ' (Shakespeare, etc.).

Nonpareille, ii. 265

Non plus, iii. 158

Non residents, i. 190, 232

Norse, a fish, v. 273

Nose ('bent the nose'), i. 243

Nose (bite by the), v. 270

Nose, blow your, vi. 123 — sug-
gested by the double meaning
of pose = a pozer, and a cold.

Nose (in spite of thy), i. 85

Nose (take by the), i. 115

Nose (sits not right on your face),
i. 202

Nose-magnificat, v. 235

Notarie, «., i. 32

Nothing, praise of, vi. Francisco
Copetta's burlesque piece,
' Capitolo nei quale si lodano
le Noncovelle,' 1548. Sir
Edward Dyer's tractate came
later than Nashe.

Notorie, a., iii. 18

Notting, n., iii. 18

Nought, vi. 143 — a notable in-
stance of the non-use of a
necessary ' do.'

Nought worth, «., i. 44

Noune substantive, iii. 102

Nouices, vi. 87

Novellets, ii. 263

Noverint, ii. 214

No verint- maker, iii. 214

No where ('feyned no where acts'),
i. 14

Nowne (see ' None '), i. 202

Noyance, ii. 116

Noynted, v., v. 168

Noyse, vi. 105 = several, or a
concert.

Noysome, i. 59

N ugifri volous, i. 201

Nullitie, iii. 69

Numbrous, a., v. 2 14

Nunkaes, i. 173

Nunnery, iv. 230

Nurse-clouts, iii. 21

Nustling, v., V. 122

Nutte, n. (' the nutte was crackd '),
v. 295

Nybling, v., i. 216

Nyppes, n., i. 242

Oare, n. (in another man's boat),

i. 30
Oary, a., v. 273
Oaten pipers, v. 234
Oates, wilde, vi. 152
Obdurate, vi. 73
Obdurated, v., iv. no
Obduration, iv. 27

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

225

Obits, «., iv. 81

Oblationers, iv. 76

Oblations, v. 214

Oblivion, vi. 147

ObJivionire, v., iv. 79

Observant, iii. 264

Observants, «., iv. 256

Observants (friars), v. 306

Ocamie, »., ockamie, iii. 122,
V. 257

Occasionet, iii. 63

Oddes (' by oddes '), i. 179

Offals, n. , offalles, v. 1 14, 305

Oile-greasd, a., v. 161

Oken, a., ii. 55

Okerman, ii. 43

Old dog (' an old dog against the
plague '), v. 256

Old wives tale, or fables, iii. 278,
iv. Ii8

Olimpickly, v. 248

' O man in desperation ' — a song,
vi. 123

Olivers, «. (' sweete Olivers '),
V. 306

Omega, v. 210

Ominate, v., iv. 260, v. 194

Omnidexteritie, iii. 63

Omnigatherum, iii. 46

Omniscians, iii. 66

Omniscious, iii. 21

Omnisufficiencie, iii. 22

Omnisufficient, iii. 21

One, seek to please, vi. 87
= my Lord, " the host," and
evidently from this a person of
much consequence. This is the
direct meaning, though it may
also have an indirect allusion to
Elizabeth.

Onyon-skind Jackets = tight-
fitting ? ii. 23

Oouse, ». , oous = ooze, ii. 264,
iv. 52

Ooyessed, v. (O Yes'd), v. 202

Ophir, V. 215

Opinionate, v., v. 206
Opproby, ii. 239, iii. 125
Oppugne, v., i. 53, 66, ii. 88,
iv. 76, 257

N. VI.

Oracles, iii. 31

Oraculiz'd, v., iv. 184

Orator, n., oratours, ii. 175, 288,
v. 247

Oratorship, ii. 192, 193

Ordinaries, «., ordinary, ii. 28,
iii. 40, 60

Oreloope, n. (of ship), v. 150

Orenge (civil), orenges, ii. 282,
vi. 64

Orenge-tawnie, v. 108

Organicall, a. , iii. 233

Organpipe, v. 233

Orient, a., iii. 215, iv. 209, v. 233

Oriliciall, a., v. 69

Orion, gloomie, vi. 18 — called
' gloomie ' for the same reason
that he was called ' Aquosus,'
his rising bein<; generally at-
tended with great rains and
storms; vi. 113, also Vrion,
Orion.

Orizons, »., iv. 249, v. 259

Orthodoxall, iii. 5

Orthographiz'd, v., iii. 20

Ostlers, ii. 163

Ostry presse, iii. 108

Other-while, iii. 236, 243

Ouches, i. 25

Ought, vi. 157 — 'ought 'for 'aught,'
as 'nought' for 'naught,' and
the reverse, were frequently
interchanged in those days.

Out-brother, ii. 176, v. 202

Out-brothership, iii. 130, v. 24

Outcrow, c'., V. 224

Out-dweller, v. 40

Out-facer, iii. 176

Outlandish, ii. 73, 74, iii. 243,
iv. 215, V. 186, 248

Outlandishers, v. 207

Outraged, c. intr., v. 51

Outroads, »., v. 201

Out-shifter, ii. 77, iii. 249

Out-throate, v., iv. 84

Oven, n-, iv. 186

Oven up, iii. 203

Over- Aliasing, z/., iv. 176

Over-bandied, ii. 58

Over-barres, vi. 150

15

226

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Over-hlacke, v., iv. 91
Overbourd, vi. 37
Overboyling, a., iii. 257
Overclowded, v., iv. 115
Overcloy, vi. 43
Over-cloyd, v., v. 246
Overcrow, v., ii. 185
OvercuU, v., ii. 251
Over-dredge, v., iii. 226
Overdronke, v., i. 170
Over-eye, v., iv. 258
Over-filmed, v., iv. 93
Over-gilde, v., iv. 219
Over-gorged, v., iii. 135
Overguylded, ii. 90
Over-ioy, vi 46
Overlavish, v. 244
Overlookt, v., ii. 102, 262
Over-melodied, v., iv. 61
Overpeere, v., v. 182, 224
Over-plus, iv. 135, v. 131, 245
Over-quell, iii. 229
Over-rackt, a., ii. 263, iv. 148
Overseene, v., ii. 237
Overseers, i. 192
Overshotte, v., ii. 192, 213
Oversight, «., i. 221
Overskipt, ii. 186, iii. 84
Overslippe, v., over-slip, ii. 73,

193, iv- 33. V- 37
Overswelling, a., iii. 268
Overthwart, ii. 219, iii. 40, v. 231
Over- trampling, «., iv. 93
Over-tunged, a., iii. 134
Overture, i. 137
Overweaponed, v., ii. 214
Overweening, «., i. 113, 249
Over-whart, a., iii. 138, v. 154, 211
Over-whart, v.. iv. 199
Over-wharter, iii. 119
Owle light, V. 262
O yes, iii. 192, 196
Oyle of angels, iv. 236
Oyster-men, v. 242
Oyster-mouthed, a., v. 203
Oyster whore phrase, iii. 201
P. Pss., i. 176
Pacificatorie, a., iv. 15
Packs, zi. (' packs under-boord'), i.

224

Pack-horse, a., iv. 191

Pack-horses, iii. 250

Packing, v., v. 26, 167

Packstonisme, iii. 50

Pad, pad ('blind man feeling pad,
pad') with his staffe, v. 150

Pad [in straw] = deceit, refuse
being concealed in a bundle of
hay to give it weight, much as
American bales of cotton are
utilised to-day. Christmas, as
before, is represented as now
puritanically inclined, and
gibed at accordingly : i. 233,

vi. 155

Page, v., iii. 195

Pagled, v. 268

Painfull, ii. 83, iii. 69

Painted holines, ii. 99

Pale-silver, iv. 90

Paliard, iii. 77

Pallet, V. 202

Pallet roome, iii. 62

Palme, ». (' beareth most palme'),
i. 54, iii. 257 ; vi. 93 — any kind
of vrillow was and is so called.

Palmers or pilgrims, v. 257

Palmetrie, iii. 257

Palpablest, a., iii. 257

Palpably, vi. 145

Palpabrize, v., iv. 174

Palsie ('dead palsie'), iii. 15

Palsies, ii. 154

Paltrer, n., v. 208

Paltrie, n., ii. 243

Paltripolitanes, i. 180

Pamphlagonian, iii. 132

Pamphletarie periwigge, vi. 147

Pamphleter, ii. 65, 197

Pamphleting, z'., ii. 6

Pamphleting, »., ii. 276, iii. 16, loi

Pamphlets, i. 29, 31

Panachea, v. 234

Panado, v. 235

Pandar, pandare, ii. 84, iii, 179

Panegericall, iii. 76

Panim, a., ii. 233

Panions, i. 165, iv. 205

Pannyferd, v., iii. 184

Pan-pudding, ii. 277

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

227

Tantaloun, ii. 92
Panther-spotted, iv. 77
Pantofles, pantophles, ii. 190, 208,

iii- 55. 99. v. 9. 10, etc.
Paper buckler, ii. i85
Paper dragons, iii. 173
Paper liveries, i. 93
Paper monster, ii. 16
Paper pillars, vi. 147
Paper stainer, iii. 42
Papistrie, i. 31
Papmaker, i. 221
Paracelsian, «., iii. 21, 251
Paradized, c, v. 60
Paradoxisme, iii. 97, iv. 174
Paragonlesse, v. 249
Paraliticke, a., iii. 42
Paramours, i. 1 5. 24
Paranters, n., iii. 109
Paranymplies, iii. 171
Paraphrasticall, iii. 6
Paraphrastically, v. 80
Parboyled, v., ii. 57, v. 265
Parbraked, v., iii. 203
Parenthesis, ii. 25, vi. 168
Paris garden, i. 109, ii. 211, iii. 153
Parish Clark, i. 150
Parlor-preacher, i. 100
Parmasen, parmasian (cheese), iii.

19, V. 23S
Parologized, v., v. 220
Parret, v. ('to crake and parret'),

iii. 172
Parriall, »., ii. 197
Parrock (of ground) = paddock ?

L 190
Partake = communicate to, vi. 53
Participate, v., ii. 86
Partial-eid, a., ii. 248
Particular, ' iZi/z',, vi. 146
Partie, i. 187
Partlet, v. 145
Parturient, a.^ v. 248
Pash, v., pashing, v. 129
Pashing, a., i. 41, iv. 69
Pasquil, ii. 52

Passant ('armes passant'), v. 40
Passe, V. (gaming term ?), i. i5i
Passe and repasse, i. 135
Passimative — ambitious, u., iv. 89

Passing, adv., i. 148

Passingly, adv., i. 148

Passioned, v., v. 136

Pastance, n., iii. 267

Pat, iii. 52

Patch, «., i. 182, v. 145

Patch ('by patch and by peece

meale '), v. 67
Patcht in, iv. i86 '
Patchedest, a., v. 239
Pater-noster, i. 25, iii. 244 ; devils,

vi. 149
Pates, ii. 45

Pattens (creeper upon), v. 289
Pattereth, v., i. 173
Patter- wallet, iii. 171
Paule's steeple, vi. 123
Paulin, iii. 140
Pauncht up, v.. v. 279
Pavilions, iii. 230
Pawles Crosse, Paules, i. 212,

Pawling, v., iii. 144
Pawnch (of his book), iii. 163
Payre of cards = pack, i. 25
Peace, vi. i56 — another good

example of ' that ' understood.
Peaciblier, adv., v. 228
Peacock-pluming, iii. 179
Peake, ii. 27, 215, 220, 225, 257,

iii. 9, 103, v. 145
Pean, vi. 49 = Psean, iraiav, i.e.

Apollo as healer. See under

' Megera.'
Pearch ('to turn him over the

pearch'), v. 41
Pearled, v., iv. 206
Pearse, t/., iii. 161
Peasant, pesant, ii. 13, 29, 78
Pease ('not a. pease difference'),

v. 48
Pease-cart, ii. 232
Peaze, «., i. 218
Pedagogue, English, iii. 22
Pedanticall, iv. 13
Pedantisme, ii. 180, iii. 61, 112
Pedlers' packe, v. 278 ; French,

vi. 144 = vagabond's cant.
Pedlery, iv. 142
Pedling, u., ii. 127

228

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Feeble stone, vi. 87 = skimming

sea-surface with flat stones.
Peecemeale, v. 67
Peecemeale-wise, i. 29
Peepe forth, v., iv. 185
Peeping, k., iv. 185
Peering, «., i. J 80
Peevishly, iv. 186
Peevishnesse, i. 21
Peirse, v. = to parse, iii. 93
Pelfe, V. 23
Pelican, iii. 184
Pellet, i. 172
Pellitory, iv. 245

Pell-mell, ii. 288, iii. 46, 121, v. 241
Pelt, V. (' to shave or pelt '),

iv. 158
Pelting, a., iii. 75
Pelts, v., iii. 108
Pendents, i. 138
Penetrably, iii. 274
Penitentiaries, v. 247
Penknife, i. 159
Penman, i. 65, ii. 233
Pennie-father, penny-, ii. 14, 25,

157, iv. 149, v. 202
Pennylesse Bench, ii. 148
Penny-viforth, peni-worth, i. 28,

219, ii. 177, 222, iii. go
Penny, never a, vi. 131
Pentagonon, ii. 126
Pentisse, «., pentisses, i. 31, iv.

103, V. 150
Pepper, v., peppered, i. 97, v. 265
Per se, ii. 258, 261
Perboile, v., perboyld, iii. 232,

iv. 226
Perboyld, «., iv. 113
Perbreake, v., ii. 275
Percase, iii. 108, iv. 185
Perch, w., i. 54
Percht up, v., v. 215
Perdy, vi. 104
Pereigrinate, v., iv. 93
Perfit = perfect, vi. 85
Perfunctorie, iii. 63
Perhaps, vi. no
Perilsome, perrilsome, iv. 239, v.

40, vi. 119
Period, n., i. 160

Peripatecians, iii. 124

Perish, v. tr., v. 344

Periwigs, perriwigs, i. 25, ii. 45i

133, iii. 50, iv. 208, V. 299
Pemicitie, ii. 124
Peroration, iv. 115
Perpolite, a., iii. 18
Perponder, v., v. 231, 298
Perspective glasse, v. 77
Perswade vidth, v. , iv. 24
Perticularities, iv. 143
Pertly, ti., i. 51
Perturbations, v. 96
Pesants, »., v. 19
Pester, v., pestered, i. 79, ii. 28,

160, 233, iii. l6l
Pestilence (' what a pestilence,' or

'withapestilence'), iii. 21, v. 86
Pestilenzing, a., iv. 214
Peter-pence, •j. 170
Peter pingles, iii. 161
Petigrees, i. 50, ii. 256, iii. 44, 81
Pettie, a., i. 172
Pettier, «., i. 150
Pettifogger, ii. 17
Phanaticall, iv. 5
Phantasticall, ii. 97, v. 5
Phenix nest, v. 62
Philactenes, iv, 166
Philip and Mary shilling, ii. 160
Phillip sparrow, v. 234
Philosopher's stone, i. 219
Phinifide, a., v. 38
Phisicallity, ii. 241
Phisicks, «., i. 37
Phisiognomie, iii. 257, 258
Phisnomies, phisnomy, i. 146, v.

256
Phlebotomie, v. 153
Phlebotomize, v., iii. 12
Phobetor, ii. 270
Phrenetical, i. 168
Physicke, «., i. 247
Pia mater, iv. 7

Picke thankes, v. 29, 122, 298 "
Picked, a., i. 8
Pickedly, iv. 218
Pickerdevant, ii. 179, iii. 9, 79,

V. 67
Pickle (laid in), iii. 41

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

229

Pickle (put in a), v. 200

Picknany, v. 262

Pies (birds), i. 186

Pie-wives, ii. 283

Pierce pennilesse, ii. 244

Pierian Dicke, iii. 125

Pig (of his sus minervam), iii. 131

Pigd, v., ii. 199

Piggen de Wiggen, iii. igi

Pigmies, v. 14, 261

Pigmie Braggart, ii. 65, vi. 1^8

Pigwiggen (goodman), v. 196

Pikes, «., iii. 51

Pikestaffe, v. 211

Pilchards, v. 257

Pilche ( ' leather pilche '), ii. II

Pild, a., iii. 7, Jo

Pild, v., ii. 44

Pilfery, pilfries, ii. 60, 233, iii 26

Pilgrim salve, i. $0

Pillage, v., iv, 140

Pill'd up, v., V. 261

Pilld and pould, a. , iv. 229

Pillory, pillorie, i. 156, ii. 166,

vi. 159
Pills, «., ii. go

Piltche (and see 'Pilche'), v. 239
Pimple, «., iii. 46
Pinacle rocks, iii. 263
Pinch, v., i. 238
Pinch ('at a pinch'), i. 24
Pinch-back, vi. 150
Pinch-fart, ii. 25
Pinches, «., iv. 208
Pinchers, i. 115
Pinck, «., V. 249
Pind, ■V. (to their sleeves), i. 32
Pingie, vi. 98 = eat with little

appetite.
Pinglingly, v. 162
Pining, v. tr., iv. 219
Pinkt, v., iii. 141
Pinnes point, i. 170
Pinte of butter, v. 207
Pioner, vi. loi

Pipe ('sing after their pipe'), i. 186
Pipe (dance to), ii. 108
Pipes (packt up his), v. 32, 67
Piperly, ii. 69, 197, 275, iii. 193,

V. 29

Piping hot, iii. 19, 181

Pironicks, n., iv. 174

Pish, K., iii. 251

Pish, pish, ii. 45

Pismeeres, iii. 64

Pispots, ii. 236

Pissing while, v. 234

Pistle, n., i. 84, 137, 154, 158

Pistols (pistoles — coin), iv. 6

Pitch and pay, v. 147

Pitch-bordes, v. 242

Pitch-forke, i. 94

Pitch-kettle, v. 306

Pitchie, a., iii. 239, v. 264

Pitcht clothes, vi. 118 = pitch

plasters .
Pithagoreans, v. 245
Pittifullest, a., iii. 117
Placebo, ii. 50

Placet ('to cry placet'), iii. 158
Plaie ('to keep sound plaie'), v. 46
Plaine = complain (as 1. 360, or

explain?), vi. 17, ii. 39:

plaining, vi. 53
Plaine song, iii. 150
Plaintife, a., ii. 244
Plaistered, v., playstered, ii, 45,

iv. 186, V. 201
Plaistrie, ii. 207
Plangorous, iv. 90
Plannet, v., iii. 121
Plants (of feete), iv. 93
Plashie, a., v. 211
Plashing, a., v. 211
Plat, v., iii. 85
Plate, silver, vi. 38
Platformes, ». = ground plan,

i. 105, vi. 70
Platforme, v., iv. 120
Platformer, ii. 196
Plausible, v. 216
Playfere, ii. 259
Pleasure, v., vi. 37
Plebeyans, iii. 146
Pleite, K., i. 154
Plenty-scanting, iv. 215
Pleyted, v., iii. 257
Plodded, v., iii. 25
Plodders, »., v. 74, 291
Plodding, a., i. 37

230

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Plodding, adv., iii. 20

Ploddinger, a., iv. 6

Ploddingly, adv., ii. 42

Plot, «., V. 66

Plots and models, «., i. 191

Plotters, i. 181

Plotting, v., iii. 196

Plotting, K., iv. 45

Plough-swaynes, vi. 126

Plowed, v., i. lis

Plow-jades, v. 290

Plow-land, i. 238, 239

Plowman's-whistle, ii. 233

Pluckt on, ii. 197, iv. 165

Plum, V. 88

Plumpe, n. t= heap, v. 210, 252

Plumpings, n., iv. 208

Plunge, »., i. 123

Plunge, v., iii. 132, iv. 186

Flushed, a. ('rough plushed and

woven'), V. 171
Poake, iii. 93
Poaking sticke, ii. 44
Poaringly, v. 120
Pocket up, v., i. 83, iii. 253
Pock-hole, iii. 225
Poets, venal, vi. 142
Pointing stocke, ii. 257
Points, poynts, «., i. 152 ; vi. 85,

120
Point-trussers, v. 10
Pol-axes, vi. 27
Pole-cat, iii. 73
Polimechany, ii. 263
Politianus, vi. 87
Politure, iv. 232
PoUutionate, a., iv. 93
PoUutionately, iv. 209'
Polt foote, a. = club, stumped or

lame foot, v. 34, vi. 169
Polwigge, ii. 257
Pomados, iii. 33
Pommell, vi. 128
Pontificalibus, v. 97, 124, 170
Poope, v., iii. 168
Poore John, ii. 29, iii. 249, v. 240,

vi. 159 = hake dried and

salted.
Pop, v., i. 25, ii. 278
Pop moaths (mouths), iii. 270

Pope, n. ('to play the pope'), i. 106

Pope, n. (in his bellie), i. 215

Popingay, v. 234

Popt out, v., iii. 174

Populars, iii. 75

Porknells, iii. 139

Porpentine, ii. 181

Pcrphirian, a,, iii. 119, iv. 194

Porredge, v. 142

Porredge-seasoner, iii. 137

Porrengers, ii. 24

Porringer, v. 145

Porte, n. — condition, bearing,

i. 48, iv. 204
Port (' of great port'), iv. 105
Port a helme, iii. 270
Port-cullizd, a., v. 231
Portentive, a., iii. 245
Portership, ii. 95
Portrature, v., portrayture, iv. 71,

V. 106
Portugues (coin), iv. 6
Pose, n., poses, iii. 56, 230, vi. 123
Posies, i. 13, 168
Posset, i. 44, iii. 253, vi. 123, 127

"= hot milk curdled with beer (as

in this instance) or with wine.
Poste to pillar, ii. 151
Poste-haste, iii. 128, v. 1 1 J, 288
Post over, v., iv. 239
Post sale, V. 243
Post script, V. 227
Postambles, and preambles, iii. 173
Postemes, iii. 135
Potcht egges, v. 235
Pot companions, i. 164
Pot hookes, iii. 98
Pot-hunter, ii. 242
Potluck, vi. 131
Potman, i. 45
Potshard, iv. 219, 220
Potte-Iucke, ii. 175
Potestates, »., iii. 240
Potle-pot, ii. 176
Pottle, i. 214
Poudred, powdred, v., iv. 112,

V. 238
Poudring tubs, powdering, ii. 71,

V. 161, vi. 156 = a tub or vessel

to ' cure ' beef in.

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

231

Pould, -v., iv. 229

Poulder, «., v. 225

Poulters, ii. 163

Pounce, v., pounse, iii. 19, 232,

V. 104
Pouncing, »., iv. 208
Poundage, v. 222
Pounded, z/. ( = enclosed), v. 191
Poupe and a lerry, vi. 121
Poutch, vi. 167 — query = which
pocket is it in ? (like handy-
dandy, or heads and tails).
Poutes (eeles). ii. 159
Powling, v., iii. 13, 18
Powling penny, iii. 13
Pox, vi. 130
Poynado, ii. 212, iii. 98
Poysonfullest, a., iii. 129
Poynts, vi. 120 = tagged laces or
ribbons used for tying parts of
the dress, were often played for
as trifles : here an equivoque
was meant probably, = play but
a span of time at span-counter
for points, span-counter being
where a counter, etc. , wa s thrown,
and if the second player could
throw his counter within a span
of it he won.
Prsenominate, v., iii. 255
PrsEocupated, v., ii. 275
Pranking, v., ii. 33, iii. 135
Pranking up, v., iv. 217
Prate, vi. 88
Prating bench, ii. 247
Pratty, vi. 90
Praunce, z/., v. 219
Pray = prey, vi. 9
Prayer-prospering, a., iv. 99
Preaching, »., i. 226
Preambles and postambles, iii. 173
Predestinate, a., v. 82
Predication, ii. 186
Predominant planet, iii. 221
Predominate, n., ii. 143
Preheminence, i. 48, iv. 204, v. 40
Preheminentest, a., v. 233
Prejudiciall, i. 5
Preludiately, iv. 1 1
Preludiiim, v. 225

Premisses, «., v. 194

Premonstrances, iii. 262

Premonstrate, v., iii. 262

Premunire, ii. 22, iv. 121, v. 152

Prenominations, v. 222

Premises, ii. 91, 163, 209

Prentiselike, v. 63

Prentiseship, ii. 209, v. 209,
vi. 159

Prependent, a., iv. 103

Preposterously, i. S3

Prepotent, v. 229

Presaging, «., v. 201

Presbiterie, i. 239

Presently, i. 128

Presidents, n. = precedents, i. 129,
ii. 14. 269, iii. 32, V. S3

Prest, vi. 41, 165

Prestigious, iii. 63

Prestigiously, iii. 63

Pretermit, w., i. 62, iii. 178

Preter-tense, v. 220

Pretie-piteous, iv. 113

Prevaile = avail, vi. 79

Prevent, v., i. 128

Pricke, »., i. 117, ii. 143

Pricke, »., i. 37, u8, 123

Pricke it, v., i. 2S3

Prickes (butchers'), v. 245

Prick-madam, iii. 191

Pricksong, ii. 218

Primate, iv. 192

Prime, «., iii. 27

Primer, »., ii. 206

Primero, v. 192

Primerose ('knight of primero'),
V. 192

Primmer, v. 234

Primordiat, a., v. 221

Princesse priest = princess-
priestess, 'reginasacerdos,'.^«.
i. 273 : vi.

Prince-ship, v. 275

Principalest, a., i. 109, iii. 117

Princockes, «., princocksses, i. 65,
ii. 78, iii. 161, V. 158

Prinkum prankum, iii. igi

Pritch-aule, v. 176

Privie, »., i. 39, vi. 146

Privily, (play on word,) ii. 21 1

232

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Prizes (' to play prizes'), iii. 6, 189,

V. 235

Probatums, iii. 251

Procerous, v. 219

Processioning, «., iv. 93

Proclamation-print, ii. 25

Procurement, i. 53

Prodigall childe, vi. 105 — the
' Morality ' or ' Shew ' so named.

Proditoriously, v. 284

Proeme, v. 133

Proface, «., ii. 190

Profligated, a., v. 221

Prognosticating, a., iv. 91

Progresse, v., progrest, iii. 23,
iv. 163, vi. 91 = Royal pro-
gresse.

Projected, v., iv. 222

Prolixious, iii. 5, v. 274

Prolocutor, vi. 168

Prologue, vi. 86 seg.

Prolongement, iv. 251

Promise-breach, ii. 10

Promise-founded, iv. 243

Pronouncement, iv. 78

Prooves, n. = proofs, i. 245

Propensive, a., v. 217, 259

Prophesie, Ascanius = prophecy
concerning Ascanius, vi. 67

Propinquity, v. 222

Propitiousnes, iv. 61

Proportionable, v. 92

Propounded, a,, i. 13, 54

Prorex, i. 6

Proroge, v., iv. 46, v. 182

Prospective glasses, iii. 18, 266

Prostemating, «., iv. 120

Prostituted, v, = thrown down,
iv. 118

Prostrately, v. 191

Provant, «., ii. 74i ii- 285, v. 20,

23, 37
Provant, i/., v. 207
Provendred, v., v. 303
Providitore, ii. 176, iii. 121, v. 256
Provokements, ii. 58, v. 97
Provost, V. 214
Provost marshal], v. 129
Provostship, v. 214
Prowling, v,, iii. 231

Pudding-house, iii. 118, v. 26 1,

307
Pudding pan, ii. 24
Pudding-prickes, ii. 12
Pudding- time, iii. 169
Puddings end, iii. 57
Puddle, «., iii. 232
Puddle water, ii. 41, iv. 220
Pudled, a., i. 65
Pudly, pudlie, iii. 230, iv. 164
Pue, n., iv. 204

Pue fellow, fellowes,-i. 154, iv. 88
Puffe, z-., v. 252
Puffings up, «., iv. 208
Puissant, a., v. 10
Pulcrow, a., iii. 168
Puling, a., ii. 183
Puling-fine, iv. 218
Pulings, K., i. 21
Pull, v., i. 130
Pull on, z/., V. n
PuUen, ii. 151
PuUerie, ii. 73, 101
PuUied up, v., v. 261
Pulpit-men, iv. 191
Pumps, ii. 187, 208, iii. 55, 99
Punching yron, v. 276
Puniard, iii. 266
Punicall, iii. 62
Punies, «., i. 150, iv. 228
Puny, a., iv. 164
Puppet playes, v. 292
Puppet stage, iii. 236
Puppie, V. 89
Pupilonian, vi. 132 — from Latin

fupillo = one who cries like a

peacock.
Purgation, iii. 75
Purgatorie, iii. 75
Purgatorie pills, v. 247
Puritance, «., i. 96, 178, iii. 252,

V. 34, S9-
Puritane, a.^ i. 95
Puritanisme, ii. 100
Purloyning, vi. 168
Purre (■ mingle mangle cum purre'),

V. 289
Pursevant, v. 44, vi. 158
Pursie, ii. 77, iv. ^22
Pursnet, v. 44

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

m

Purveyance, v. 207

Push at one, iii. 40

Push of battle, iii. 58

Push of pike, iii. 154

Putative, ii. 262

Put-pinne, ii. 243

Puttock, iv. 62

Pybald, a., ii. 274

Py hy, i. 198

Pynning, «., iv. 208

Pyramides, vi. 38 — a quadri-
syllable, the classic plural of
what in the singular was then
' pyramis.'

Pythagoreanly, iii. ig

Quacksalver, iii. 42

Quadrature of circle, iii. 26

Quaffing boule, ii. 179

Quag (to cry quag), iii. 145

Quagmire, quagmyre, i. 33, ii. 56,
81, iii. 49, 229, V. 45

Quantities, iv. 200

Quarrell, i. 152

Quarrie, quarry, i. 252, ii. 263

Quartane, n.,'\. 223

Quartan fever, iv. 161, v. 13

Quarten, »., v. 14

Quartering, »., iv. 112

Quarter-masters, ii. 89

Quart pots, ii. 43

Quater trey, v. 25

Quaterzaine, vi. 165

Quaveringly, v. 185

Queane, iv. 224, v. 81

Queasened, v. , v. 282

Queasie, v. Z14

Queene's English, ii. 184

Querristers, i, 151, iii. 281, v. 61, 73

Quest, H., ii. 187, iv. 7, 202

Questman, v. 239

Quick (sting to the), iii. 129

Quicke, a., iii. 88

Quicksands, i. 96

Quickset, v. 250

Quiddities, iv. 2CX), v. 258

Quietus est, iii. 40, v. 265

Quieveringly, v. 105

Quinch, zi., V. 177

Quinquagenarians, iii. 66

Quintessence, «., i. 251, iii. 261

Quintessence, v., iv. 72, v. 94, 162

Quintessencing, n., iv. ZI9

Quip, »., ii. 202, iii. 185

Quipt, v., iii. 17s

Quiresters, ii. 149

Quirke, «., i. 132

Quirke, v., quirking, iii. 50, v. 307

Quirkingly, iii. 50

Quirko, »., iii. 72

Quite, vi. 19 — requite, or quit in
the same sense.

Quittance (' to cry quittance '), v.
92, vi. 36

Quiver (Sathan's quiver), i. 223

Quods, quods ! ii. 284

Rabble, n., rable, i. 159, 182, 231,
ii. 154, vi. 144 — 'devise' under-
stood.

Rabblement, iv. m, v. 68, 236

Rabble rout, iii. 117, v. 207

Race = raze, erase, vi. 40

Rack and manger, ii. 79

Racket, «., i. 114

Rackt, v., i. 48

Radical moisture, i. 175

Ragingest, a., iii. 127

Ragman's roule, v. 244

Raile (article of dress), ii. 24

Raison of the sun, iii. 100

Rakehell, i. 159, ii. 253, 275

Rake-leane, iii. 232, iv. 103

Rakt up, v., i. 48

Ram alley, iii. 192

RamisticaU, iii. 202

Rammishly, v. 34

Rampalion, ii. 253

Rampierd, v., v. 204, vi. 26

Rampiers, »., iv. 157

Rams home rule, i. Jl

Ram verse, v., iv. 55

Ranckled, &., iii. 71

Randevowe, «., v. 242

Rantantingly, v. 220

Rap or rend, v., ii. 73

Rape, n. (of his heart), v. 295

Rappe (' reach thee a rappe '), i.
146

Rarifier, iii. 5

Rascall, «., i. 158, 183, v. 34

Rascall, a., ii. 154

234

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Rascallitie, ii. 262

Rascally, a., iii. 38

Rascally, adv., iii. 47

Rasher, »., v. 11, 14

Rashes, «., i. 55

Rat-banners, iii. 249

Rat-catcher, iii. 97

Ratifiedly, iv. 1 79

Ratling, v., v. 33

Rattles, «., iv. 148, v. 292

Raught, J/., i. 151, ii. 120, iv. 252,

V. 208
Raunching up, k., v. 251
Rauncht up, v., iv. 103
Raveld, a., v. 269
Raveld, v., v. J46
Raveling out, v., v. 221
Raven up, v., v. 274
Ravenousest, »., iii. 202
Ravingly, ii. 203, v. 183
Ravishingly, ii. 242
Ravishtlie, ravishtly, iv. 31, 236
Raw, K., i. 54
Rawbond, a., v. 287
Rawbone, a., iv. 103
Rawed, v., iv. 220, v. 168
Raw-head and bloody bones, iii.

145

Rawly, i. 150

Razing, vi. 164 = dirtying.

Readmirald, z/., v. 216

Reames = realms, vi. 56

Reaned, zi., iv. 45

Reason or rime, vi. 123

Reasonable well, vi. 128

Reasty, ii. 274

Reasty rhetorick, ii. 211

Rebate, v., rebated, iii. 75, v. 207,
238

Rebater, ii. 36, iv. 228

Rebating, »., iii. 178

Rebutment, iv. 70

Rebutted, v., iv. 193

Recantingly, iv. 173

Reckoning, »., i. 104, 115

Recluses, «., iv. 79

Recommendums, v. 306

Recordation, iii. 262, v. 205

Recorders, vi. 102 = flutes, flageo-
lets, or pipes — it is somewhat

doubtful which, or whether all
these.

Recreated, v., v. 7

Rectoresse, v. 217

Reculed, a., v. 289

Recumbentibus, v. 220

Red herring cobs, v. 14

Rednose, a,, i. 34

Red-noses (ancient order of), ii.
162,' 175

Redolentest, a., iv. 214

Redound. »., i. 34

Redshanks, v. 251

Reduced, v., iv. 36, v. 53

Redundant, iii. 266

Reede (ragged), ii. 227

Refection, v. 280

Referd over, v. , ii. 235

Reformists, iii. 66

Refragate, v., iv. 171

Refulgent, a., iv. 246

Refuse, a., ii. 259

Regiment, ii. 96, iv. 260, v. 53)
233. vi. 151, 163

Regresse, n,, v. 103, 284

Reguerdonment, v. 250

Reinold the foxe, i. 186

Relaps, «., ii. 123

Religion = piety, vi. 10

Relishsome, iv. 170

Remblere, or quidditie, v. 258

Remember, ■&. ^ to remind, iii.
82, iv. 219

Remembrance, 7>., iv. 261

Remembrancers, iii. 66

Remunerablest, a., iv. 193

Remuneration, iii. 135

Renc't, V. = rinsed, v. 259

Rendez vous, vi. 1 30. Collier
prints Rendezvous ; but as there
is no sense in this, I have printed
' Rendez vous,' supposing it ad-
dressed to the butler or attendant
who brings him the wine = ' give
it me.'

Renish wine, v. 15

Renounce, v., ii. 7

Renowme, n., iii. 264

Renowmed, a., renoumed, ii. 134,
iii. 176, v. 103, vi. 22

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

235

Rcnowmed, v., v. 99

Rent, v., iv. 20, 115

Repentant, i. 44

Replicated, v., v. 305

Repolished, v., ii. 286

Repolished, a., iii. 264

Repertory, v. 205

Reprizall, v., iv. 140

Reprobatest, «., iii. 38

Repurified, «;., ii. 250

Repurified, a., iii. 61, II2, v. 300

Resembled, a., v. 120

Resiant, a., iv. 180

Resolve, vi. 70

Resolved to water, iv. 67

Respect, vi. 106

Resplendent, iv. 71, 219

Rest, «., i. 119

Reste('setdownone'srest'),i. no

Restie, a., iii. 137

Retayler, ii. 15

Retayling, a., iv. 225

Retchles, retchlesse, ii. 85, iv. 81

Rethoricall, i. 39

Rethoricians, i. 113

Rethoi-ick, i. 66

Retranquilizd, v., iv. 109

Retrive, v., i. 81

Revell it, &., i. 8

Revelling night, vi. 51

Revengement, ii. 51

Revenues, vi. 102 — accent On
middle syllable, as then common.

Reverentlier, adv., v. 228

Reverse, vi. 161

Reverst, u., v. 238

Revolve, v., iv. 179

Rewake, v., iv. 53

Rhadamants, v. 296

Rhamnuse, vi. 41 = she will be
Nemesis. Nemesis having a
temple there, was called Rham-
nusia.

Rhenish furie, iii. 201

Rhenish wine, v. 70

Rhesus, vi. 10 — the Thracian ally
of the Trojans, whose swift
steeds were carried off at night
by Ulysses and Diomed, and
he himself slain.

Rheumes, iii. 230

Rhewme (of the heavens), v. 313

Rhode = road, vi. 7°

Ribaden, iii. 121

Ribaudrie, K., ribauldry, i. 43, 163,

181, 185
Ribauldry, a., ii. 247
Ribalds, «., ribaulds, i. 156, 198
Rib-roasted, a., v. 216
Ribbes, n. (' to save their ribbes ')>

i. 246
Richmond cap, vi. 113
Ricke of straw, i. 99
Riddled, v., iii. 138
Riding device, v. 139
Riffe-rafFe, vi. in
Rigd, v., V. 164
Ring ('ran the ring '), i. 81
Ringed, a., iv. 255, 284
Ringler, iii. 11

RingoU, or ringed circle, v. 284
Rinocerotry, vi. 133 — I presume

that W. Summers being a lean

man, he calls him so by way of

playfully drunken irony. Cf.

Armin's Nest of Ninnies, ' Capt.

Rhinoceros.'
Ripe-bending, v. 244
Rippe, rippe, rip, rip, ii. 239, iii.

186
Riveld, a., iii. 257, v. 295, vi. 38

= wrinkled : i.e., I suppose,

twisted as a chain.
Riveld, v., iv. 220
Rives, v., i. 78
Robin Goodfellowes, iii. 222
Robustious, V. 256
Rockie, a., iv. 32
Roguish, iii. 38
Roialize, v., iv. 88
Roister-doisterdome, ii. 274
Romed, v. ('people romed to

Rome '), v. 247
Romthsome, v. 263
Roome, vi. 169
Rope-haler, v. 240
Rope-retorique, iii. 21
Rotten-ripe, iii. 93
Rough cast, a., ii. 151
Rough cast, v., iv. 210

236

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Rough cast rethoricke, v. 201
Rough-enter, v., iv. 69
Rough hewen, a., ii. 35
Rough hewes, v., ii. 197
Rough plumed, a., v. 104
Rougher stringed, a., iv. 248
Rouncevall, iii. 52
Round, a., ii. 64
Round cap, ii. 176
Round hose, iii. 55
Roundelaies, i. 85
Roundels, i. 156
Roundly, i. 224, iii. 40, 133
Roust, v., — roost, iv. 95
Rovers ('shoot at rovers'), i. 161
Rowelling, v., v. 249
Rowse, »., V. 226
Rowtes, K., i. 107
Roynish, ii. 274
Rubarbe, a., v. 234
Rubarbe epitaph, v. 95
Rubbing brush, iii. 9, v. 37
Rubbing cloaths, iii. 135
Rubbes, n., rubs, i. 214, v. 244
Rubbish, a. (rubbish, chaffe, etc.),

iii. 261, V. 24s
Rubbishest, v., iii. l6i
Rubricht, v., v. 221
Ruddocks, v. 231
Ruditie, ii. 236
Rue, V. = pity, compassionate,

vi. 79
Ruffe (at cards), i. 161
Rufifianisme, iii. Ill
Ruffianly, a., iv. 224
Ruffian's hall, ii. 53
Ruffion, ii. 30

Ruffling, a., i. 48, iii. 15, <i. 230
Ruffling, v., iii. 106
Ruinate, v., ii. 155, 217
Rumatike, o., v. 16
Rumatize, v., iv. 91
Rumbling, n., iii. 237
Rumbling, a., v. 119
Ruminate, v., v. 36
Rumming, vi. Ill
Rundelays, iv. 109
Rundlet, v. 249, vi. 105
Runnagate, «., i. 156, iv. 64, v. 141,

vi. 77

Russette, a., i. 48

Russet-coat, ii. 14, iii. 279

Rusticall, vi. 36

Rustic ring, v. 19

Rustie, rusty, ii. 247, v. 54

Ruth, n. = pity and pitiful state,

iv. 20, vi. 21, 42, 53
Ruthfull, V. 67
Rutilant, a., v. 253
Rutter (sea ratter), v. 213
Ryming, «., i. 37
Rypt up, v., iv. 198
Saboth-ceased, a. , iv. 98
Sachel, v. 277

Sack (wine), ii. 152, 222, 253
Sack (cloth), i. 196
Sacks ('more sacks to the mill'),

i. 234
Sacklesse, v. 251
Sacramentatly, v. 250
Sacramentarie gods, v. 161
Sacrificatory, iv. 97
Sacrifire, vi. 52 — was a libation
alone intended ? (cf. ' empty
vessels,' 1. 1151)-
Saddle (to sit beside the), ii. 109
Sadnesse ('in sober sadnesse'),
ii. 24s

Saducean, a., iv. 173

Safeconduct, ii. 180, iv. 123, v. 249
Saffron-colourd, v. 254

Saffroned, v., v. 108

Sag, v., sagging, ii. 14, 17, 39

Sagging, a., v. 255

Sage butten cap, ii. 17

Saile-assisted, a., v. 105

Saime, v., ii. 24

St. Laurence fever, v. 30S

St. Nicolas Clarks, i. 151

Said, I have, vi. 166

Sakar, i. 226

Salamander-like, iv. 68

Salarie indulgence, iii. 27

Sallets, ii. 71

Salt fish, iii. 48

Salt humours, i. 193

Saltpeter, v. 44

Saltpeter-man, i. 147, 164, 199,
203

Salve, salved, iv. 44, v. 40, 171

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

237

Samplers, ii. 33

Sampsownd, v., ii. 177

Sance bell (and see ' Sauce bell ')>

ii. 69, 275 ?
Sance peere, v. 228
Sandie braines, i. 212
Sandy, a., ii. 265
Sanguin, «., v. 68
Sanguine, a., 212
Sans, iv. 230
Saracenly, adv., iii, 132
Saracens, ii. 73
Sarcenet, ii. 39
Sarpego, iii. 15
Satanicall, i. 250
Sathanist, i. 204
Satirisme, iv. 15
Satisfiedly, adv., iv. 17
Saturnine, iv. 109, v. 292
Satumists, ii. 60
Satyres, iii. 222
Satyricallest, a., iii, 183
Sauce, v., i. 178
Sauce bell (query sance? q.v.'),

ii. 27s
Savoured, v., i. 47
Saving, your tale, vi. 136
Savi'dust (twice sodden), ii, 261
Sayles = wings, ii. 42
Scabbe, »., i. 39, vi. 123
Scabbed, a., iii. 71, iv. 159, v. 196,

235

Scabd, v., v. 145

Scabd-hams, ii. 27

Scald, u.., ii. 7, iii. 71, v. 196

Scales, vi. 105 — In Strutt, s.v.
Kayles, is a quotation where a
dunce boasts of his skill " at
skales." Kayles is a game
where kayles, pins, or loggats
are placed in a row and thrown
at with a stick, and sometimes
with a bowl, as at ninepins.
Still played at Fairs, etc.

Scaliger, v. 260

Scallions, iii. 50

Scalp, «., iii. 50

Scand, v., i. 23 1

Scapes, «., ii. 219

Scarabes, ii. 34

Scarabe fly, ii. 185
Scar-crow, a., iii. 168, 169
Scare-bug'd, v., scarre- bugged,

iii. 168, V. 131
Scare-bugge, «., iv. 63
Scare-crowes, «. , iv. 56
Scate-fish, iii. 137
Scatteringly, i. 67, iv. 39, v. 192
Scatterings, «., ii. 27
Scepterdome, v. 212, 253
Scholies, «., i. 191
SchoUerisme,
SchoUerlike, ii. 207
SchoUership, ii. 242
Schoolemen, i. 238
Schoolemaster, two pence a weeke,
vi. 149 — we here learn the
village schoolmaster's fees. It
is at least treble (relatively) our
present-day Board-school weekly
payments.
Sciatica, iii. 15, 230
Scismatique, i. 175, iv. 203
Scisme sowers, i. 163
Scituation, ii. 98, iii. 264, v, 119

Scoard (in books), iii. 107

Scogin, iii. 68

Sconses, «., v. 236

Score and borrow, v. 147, vi. 127
= run on.

Scorpions oyle, v. 161

Scortchingly, iv. 206

Scot and lot, iii. 81, v. 212
. Scot-free, v. 113, 173

Scotch and notch, iii. 13

Scotcht, v., iii. 24

Scourde, v., i. 100

Scourge-procuring, iv. 197

Scrambled up, v., v. 221

Scrat, v.,\. 146

Scratcht, u., iii. 136

Scratch over, v , iii. 255

Scrattop, ii. 238

Scrich-owle, ii. 122

Scrimpum scrampum, iii. 171

Scripture-scorning, iv. 173

Scritch, «., V. 269

Scritching, a., ii. 223

Scrivano, iii. 131

Scriveners, i. 8, ii. 16

238

GLOSSARJAL INDEX.

Scrutinies (scrutinus, a,), v. 230

Scruzed, v., v. 185

Scuffling, n,, v. 264

Scull-crowned hat, v. 145

Scullers, V. 192

Scullions, ii. 33, vi. 156

Scullions dish-wash, v. 307

Scum off, v., ii. 263

Scummer, iii. 68

Scummerd, v., iii, 193

Scummy, iv. 240

Scuppets, V. 23

Scuppets, v., V. 241

Scurrilitiship, ii. 236

Scurvie, a., scurvy, i. 199, ii. 127)
128, vi. 86, 161

Scutchaneled, v., iii. 79

Scutchend, v., iii. 158

Scutcherie, iii. 203, 254, v. 37

Scute, »., iii. 149, iv. 6

Scuttels, V. 36

Seabiefe (stale as), iv, 4

Sea boarders, v. 268

Sea-cole, iii. 56

Sea-circled, v. 20

Seagull ('the greedy seagull Ignor-
ance'), V. 288

Sea marke, i. 96

Sea starres, v. 42

Sea wandering, a., v. 274

Scale, n., iv. 192

Seale-skind, a., v, 295

Seamlesse, i. 157

Scare, a., ii. 227, iv. 21

Seare-blast, v., query misprint for
feare-blast? ii. 271

Seathing up, «., iv. 163

Sect-master, i. 120, 249

Sedge rugge, ii. 24

Seeded, v., iv. 119

Seeded, u,., iv. 240

Seedsmen, ii. 114

Seene ('well scene in'), i. 51,
ii. 106, iii. 164, V. 57

Seiges, «., iv. 72

Seignories, n., v. 39, 293

Seiniorie, iii. 221

Seldomest, i. 23

Selfe, a., V. 258

Selie, a., iv. 119, 151

Selvage, n., iii. 61

Semblably (sembably), v. 205

Seminarie, a., ii. 112

Seminarizd, v., iv. 89

Semitorie, iii. 12

Semovedly, iv. 120

Sempiternally, v. 135

Sempiternity, v. 232

Sencelessest, a., iv. 257

Senior Sathan, iii. 254

Sensed, v., v. 294

Sente, «. = scent, 1. 212, 218

Sentineld, v., iv. 62

Sentrie (totake), i. 238

Sepia, i. 115

Sequele, ii. 193

Serene, «., iii. 278

Serpentine, a. = viperous, y. 262

Semises, vi. 64 — a fruit that re-
quires to mellow like medlars — ■
from various species of mountain
ash, pyrus domestica^ etc.

Seruitors, vi. 22. — This shows that
the scene was in the hall of
Dido's palace, and before it, as
seems also shown by the statue,
which .iEneas takes to be that
of Priam, ^neas being first in
the foreground. Neither is
there any necessity for Dyce's
supposition of a change of scene
in the middle of a scene,

Seruitors, vi. 164

Setter, ii. 178

Setting stick, i. 25

Settle, «., iii. 27

Seventeene, »., v. 16

Sextine, v. 209

Shad, «., V. 276

Shades, vi. 17. See jEneid, i.
407-8 (BuUen).

Shadie, iv. 182

Shadowed, v., shaddowed, i. 19,
V. Ill, vi. 150

Shaggy-bodied, iv. 173

Shakt off, v., iv. 128

Shall, vi. 19 — Dyce suggests 'all,'
but most needlessly : he shall
= he will, vi. 126

Shallop, V. 242

GLOSS A RIAL INDEX.

239

Shallow-braind, ii. 88

Shallow-footed, ii. 250

Shambles, iv. 49

Shamefastnes, i. 26

Shame-swolne, ii. 67

Sharker, «., iii. 270

Sharpe, n., iii. 56

Shaugh (dog), v. 243

Shave {to shave the Bible), i. 128

Shavelings, ii. 154

Sheep drunke, ii. 82

Sheepe biter, byter, i. 153, ii. 35,
iv. 148, V. 86, 255

Sheepes eye, iii. 77, 78

Sheepes trotters, iii. 139

Sheepish, ii. 68

Sheep lice, v. 116

Sheere, vi. 64

Shelfes, vi. 372

Shelves (of oysters), iii. 271

Shell (crept out of), iv. 129

Shelly snayles, iv. 209

SherifFe's tub, iv. 158 = the tub
placed outside the prison to
receive charitable doles of pro-
visions, etc., for the prisoners.
The clause before this (as do
the professional writings on the
Plague, and some of the enact-
ments) shows that our ancestors
at that time were on occasion
aware of the disease-breeding
results of filth.

Shetle, a., i. 137

Shettle, «., iv. 135

Shettle-cocke = shuttle-cock, v.

307
Shifter, ii. 245
Shifting, a.,i. 153
Shiftings, »., i. 167, ii. 282
Shifts, K., i. 26, 32
Shine, «., v. 119
Shinnes (to come over your),

i. Ill
Shinnes (' to crosse shinnes with '),

ii. 284
Shms (to cut off by the), v. 115
Shins (to crosse over the),

v. 154
Shins (break not your), iii. 173

Shipman's hose, ii. 31, 278

Ship of fooles, ii. 36, vi. 119— the
' Ship of Fooles ' of Brandt was
translated by Barclay (1570).

Shitten, a., ii. 245

Shivered, v., iv. 53

Shivers ('in shivers'), v, 185

Shoe clout, iii. 169

Sholder, v., v. 212

Shooe (' to shoe the gander '), v. 43

Shooes (over the), v. 22

Shooing horns, i. 180, ii.>8l, v. 245

Shoo-rag, v. 146

Shoot at, v., i. 185

S hoove, n. ('heave and shoove'),
i. 180

Shop-dust, ii. 24, 257, V. 116

Shop {' to set up shop '), v. 209

Shore ('to come to shore'), i. 245

Shore creepers, v. 242

Short ('the short and the long'),
i. 185

Short commons, v. 9

Short-wasted pamphlet, ii. 286

Shoulder in, z;., v. 238

Shoulders (to lay on the), i. 236

Shoulder (over the), iii. 132

Shouldring, n., iv. 204

Shraps, «., ii. 24

Shred, v., iii. 174

Shred off, v., v. 225

Shredded gamester, iii. 46

Shredder, ii. 265

Shrewes, k., ii. 275

Shrewde, i. loi, 219

Shrewes (male), ii. 160

Shrewish, iii. 42, vi. 7

Shrike, n., i. 130

Shrill-breasted, v. 120

Shrivest, v., ii. 99

Shroft-tuesday, v. 245

Shrove, v., iii. 144

Shrowdes, vi. 44 — either disguising
clothes, or the greenwood ? Not
necessarily an example of plural-
singulars ; the sea may have led
to the addition of .s to ' shrowde.'

Shrowdly, iii. 138

Shrubbing, v., v. 162

Shrucking up, w., v. 28

240

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Shrugging, v., v. 162
Shudderingly, ii. 227
Shufiie and cut, v., iii. 13
Shuffled, V. (at cards), iii. 113
Shuffling, v., i. 26, 35
Shuffling and cutting, v. 258
Shut ('to be shut of = to have

done with ?), iii, 32, 33
Shut up, v., i. 239
Sliyvering, v., i. 131
Sibbe, «., V. 222
Siclie feathers, i. 120
Side, a., ii. 162
Side cloake, iv. 177
Sidelings, ii. 263
Sidelong ('to swim sidelong '), i.

121
Sider, a., ii. 195
Sidership, v. 21
Side-wasted, o., v. 227
Sidney, vi. 92
Sifted, a., i. 95
Sight, n., i. 219
Sight-aking, iv. 224
Sight-killingly, iv. 194
Sighted, a. ('ill sighted'), v. 159
Signet, i. 251
Signiorizing, n. , iv. 89
Sillie, vi. 19 = simple, as we would

say a ' silly ' or simple peasant,

etc.
Sillogisticall, v. 247
Sillogistry, ii. 196
Sillyebubbes, ii. 165
Silvane chapels, v. 120
Silver heads, i. 253
Silver-sounding, v. 32
Silver-tongud, ii. 61
Simpered, v., v. 37
Simperingly, i. 32
Simples, «., ii. 107, iv. 7, v. 43,

IS5

Simpring, «., iii. 103

Sinckanter, iii. 21

Sinewes, vi. 66 — the word was
then used for both our " sinews"
and nerves, their anatomy pro-
bably confounding the two.
Here = nerves, as giving feeling
and motion : vi. 139

Single, money, iv. 6, 96

Singularists, iii. 66

Sinkapace, iii. 271

Sinke, n., i. 160, vi. 157 = but
such as, etc.

Sinke of contempt, iii. 40

Sinke or swimme, vi. 56

Sin-absolved, v. 161

Sin-battred, iv. 217

Sin-guilty, iii. 220

Sin-washing, a., ii. 44

Sinne-eclipsed, iv. 214

Sinne-gluttonie, iv. 79

Sinne-meriting, iv. 257

Sinne-sowed, v. 137

Sinne-soyled, iv. 214

Sinne-soyling, iv. 214

Sinne-surfetted, iv. 27

Sinnes ('to cast sinnes at dice'),
i. i6i

Sinnowed, ii. 42

Sipping, a., i. 61

Sirenize, v., iv. 179

Sirenized, a., ii. 263

Sirs, «., i. 184

Sir John, i. 234

Sir John Redcap, iv. 226

Sir John White, iv. 226

Sir Paul, i. 75

Sir Peter, i. 75

Sise, n., ii. 68

Sith, ii. 96

Sithe andsiccles, vi. 120 = Harvest,

Six and seven (at), iii. 38

Sixpence, yong, vi. izo = nick-
name of one of the pages, like
Ned Foole — both showing that
Nashe was well acquainted with
the house and its inmates.

Sixpennie, a., sixpenny, ii. 95,
iv. 224

Sixpennie hackster, v. 88

Sixpennie slave, i. 9

Size, n. (play on word), iii. 95

Size ace, v. 172

Sizing, »., iii. 104

Skie-bred, v. 272

Skiff, V. 240

Skill, V. ('to skill of), i. 152

Skill, V. (' it skills not '); ii. 88

GLOSS ARIAL INDEX.

241

Skin ('sleep in a whole skin'),

iii. 114
Skin-clipping, v. 229
Skin coat, v. 254
Skinne ( ' fight himself out of his

skinne'), ii. 40
Skinne-cases, iv. 214
Skin-plaistring painters, iv. 226
Skippers, v. 39
Skirt, »., V. 227
Skirts, ». (sit upon), iii. 23
Skie-measuring, vi. 145
Sky-perfuming, iv. 26
Sky-undersetting, iv. 120
Skyrmish, i. 225
Slabberies, «., iii. 168
Slampamp, iii. 79
Slash, v., slasht, iii. 114, v. 2l6
Slashing, «., iii. 6
Slaughterdome, iv. 33
Slaughter stock, iv. 72
Slaver, slkvered, v., iii. 216, v. 74
Slavering, a., ii. 83, vi. 128
Slaves, v., i. 65
Sleeve (smile in), i. 30
Sleeve (in my), iii. 47
Sleeve (to pluck or pull by the),

ii. 127, 193
Sleeves (to put up the), ii. 13
Sleevelesse, v. 286
Slice, vi. 56
Slic't, o., V. 216
Slight, n. = sleight, v. 53
SHke, a., v. 88
Slike-stone, v. 38
Slime, ii. 34
Slimie-ale, ii. 34

Slip, «. (' a counterfeit slip '), v. 85
Slippe (' to give the slip ), i. 242,

v. 176
Slippines, i. 93
Slips, n. — sins, i. 163
Slipstring, v. 85
Slive, «., i. 138
Slop, V. 240

Slovenrie, v. 145, 234, vi. 147
Slovens hall, vi. 113
Slovens presse, iii. 25S
Slow-spirited, ii. 60
Slow-worme, iii. 62

N. VI.

Slubberd, w., i. 35, ii. 255, v. 304

Slubberd over, v., iii. 137

Sluced, Ti., sluste, iv. 170, v. 119

Slug-pIum, iii. 62

Sluttish, iii. 71, iv. 52

Sluttisness, iv. 232

Slyced, iv. H2

Slymie, v. 211

Smacke, »., i. 120, v. 245, 270

Small ale, ii. 166

Small beere, ii. 176, 242

Smattring, a., iii. 131

Smattring, n., iv. 183

Smell, v., i. 244

Smell of, v., ii. 177, ■/. gj

Smell, ». (' to smell a feast '), i- 80

Smelling.hairs (of a cat), iii. 10

Smirk, v., iii. 21

Smirking, a., iii. 66

Smiter = a sword, ii. 202

Smithfield, iv. 224

Smoake, n. (to sell), v. 306

Smoakie societie, iii. 158

Smoaking, v., iv. 230

Smocke, n., v. 278

Smokie dreames, iii. 2SS

Smouldry, a., iv. 260

Smudge, a., iii. 138

Smudge up, v., ii. 279

Smudging, v., iii. 135, v. 239

Snaffle, «., iv. 5

Snaffles, v., iv. 182

Snap-haunce, ii. 77

Snappe, v., i. 122

Snappish, iii. 42, v. 270

Snappishly, iii. 13

Snarle, v, = to entangle, i. 22,

iv. 148
Snarle, «., iii. 241
Snarled, v. = grumbled, ii. 23, 196
Snarled, a., v. 121
Snase, n. (of a candle), iii. 203
Snatch, «., i. 173
Snayles, k., i. 245
Snayles homes, iii. 1 1
Snibd, v., v. 220
Snip snap, iii. 13
Snorting, v., snort, i. 228, ii. loi,

v. 147
Snot, »., V. 154

16

242

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Snoutes, n., snowtes, iii. 230,

iv. 171
Snow-colde, iv. 67
Snow-molded, iv. 113
Snow-resembled, iv. 207
Snudge, n. = pinch-penny, v. 22,

vi. 160
Snudgery, v. 203
Snuffe, «., ii. 83, 180, vi. 135 =

flocks, and more.
Snuffe up, v., i. 250
Soberly, vi. 97
Soder, vi. 143
Sodomitie, v. 234
Sodomitrie, v. 147
Soft-skind, iii. Ill, iv. 108
Soker, n,, ii. 242
Soldado, V. 26
Solder up, u., iii. 214
Solfaing, «., i. 151
Solstitiail, ii. 164
Some-saies, i. 171
Sommersets, iii. 33
Sonnet, o.', ii. 27
Sooth, »., iv. 8
Sooty, V. 27s
Sophister, iii. 124, iv. 16
Sophy, v. 228
Soppe, «., ii. 231
Sorbonists, iii. 124
Sorts, v., iv. 82 : sort, vi. 64 — we

should use ' sorts ' here.
Sot, K., sotte, i. 24, 35, ii. 43, 242
Souldiourizd, w., iv. 140
Soule bell, v. 214
Soule-benummed, a., iv. 173
Soule-hating, iv. 49
Soule-imitating, iv. 225
Soule-infused, a., iv. 12
Soule-surgions, iv. 120
Soules cittie, iv. 157
Sound, «., = swoon, iii. 75
Sound,!/. (' to sound the depth'),i. 70
Sounded, w., = swooned, v. 83
Sourceth, v., iii. 257
Sourding, iii. 95
Soure, v., v. i5i
Soursing from, v., v. 249
Souse, v., soust, i. 78, iii. 8, iv. 54
Souse, n. (coin = sous?), v. 17

South and south-east, vi. 120 —
why Nashe chose ' south-east'
we can't say. Collier alters it
to ' east,' but no editor is war-
ranted so to tinker.

Sow of lead (as we now say pig?),
V. 293

Sowe ('to put the sowe upon '), v.
191

Sow-gelder, iii. 169

Sower, vi. 35 — ^hitherto misprinted
' power.' Cf. 1. 597.

Sowter, n., sowters, souter, i. 82,
ii. 166, ■!, 281

Sowterly, adv., ii. 187

Soyle ('to take the soyle '), iv. 169,
vi. 47 = hunting-deer technical
for water.

Spade peake, »., ii. 27

Spade, V. (' to spade the beard '),
iii. 214

Span-broad, a., v. 226

Span-long, a., iv. 214

Spangled, v., i. 95

Spanne-counter, vi. 149

Spanish figges, v. 143

Sparage gentleman, ii. 34

Spare-ribs, iii. 59

Sparrow-blasting, i. 152

Spawld, v., V. 286

Spawnes, «., i. 115

Speculative soule, v. 300

Speech-shunning, iv. 224

Spet, v., ii. 78, 128

Spet-proofe, ii. 67

Spettle, ii. 46

Spiceries, «., v. 62

Spie-faults, ii. 251

Spigot, spiggots, V. 17, 23

Spirmer, n., iii. 239

Spirable, a., spireable, v. 282, 295

Spiritualized, a,, iv. 206

Spiritus vini, v. 173

Spirting sound, v. 121

Spitting sicknesse, v. 245

Spittle, «. (' to spend spittle '), i. 25

Spittle, n. (= hospital), ii. 179,
iii. 119, V. 177, vi. 145

Spittled, v., iii. 51

Spittle-man, iii. 63

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

243

Spittle-positions, v. 247
Splaie-footed, iii. 216
Spleene (tickled in the), v. 176
Splenative, spleanative, ii. 107,

iv. 16
Splintered, v., iv. 53
Spoken not to be of, vi. 126 — a

curious expression, used either

because they were above praise,

or were so famed that they

needed no mention.
Spouted, zf. (' to spout ink'), v. 232
Sprat-catchers, v. 242
Sprauling, vi. 30
Springed up, v., v. 286
Spring-tide, iv. 79
Sprinkles up, z/., v. 174
Sprinkling, »., iii. 247
Sprinkling glass, iii. 142
Spruce, a., ii. 221, iii. 18, 251
Spruce beere, ii. 153, v. 70
Sprucing, v., iii. 217
Spume, «., v. 209
Spunging, «., iv. 208
Spunging and sprucing, v., iii. 217
Spurgals, v., spurgalling, ii. 69,

iii. 187
Spurre, &., i. 232
Spurres, ». (' to win my spurres '),

iii. 30
Spur rials, iv. 236
Squamy, v. 239
Square, w. = to regulate, direct,

i. 16, 57, 72, ui. 19s
Square, v. (qy. = to contend?)

iv. 201
Square ('it breakes no square'),

ii, 281
Square (' to go a square '), iii. 233
Squared, a., v. 121
Squib, «., squibbe, ii. 277, v. 2S8
Squibd forth, v., iii. 184
Squinancy, ii. 155
Squinteth, v., v_ 243
Squinteyed, a., iii. 113
Squintingly, iv. 183
Squire, «., iii. 71
Squire of low degree, ii. 27
Squire, v., v. 249
Squirt, v., ii. 186

Squirting, »., ii. 92

Squitter bookes (John Day, ' Pari,
of Bees,' has squitter pulps, con-
temptuously), V. 70, vi. 149 :
he may mean one who passes
his time idly in poring on
books, but more probably one
who writes unprofitable books,
over which the readers ' squitter '
their time. I suppose = squatter.

Squittring (inck-squittring), iii. 128

Staffe ('which way the staffe
falls '), v. 27

Staffe ('set up my staffe'), v. 46

Staffe (worst end of the), v. 274

Stage passions, i. 243

Stage players, i. 28, 64, 175, 178,
vi. 154 — this in 1593, with one
or two other passages, prove
that this simile from the Fathers
was known in England before
Amiens in L. L. L. (1599) made
his celebrated speech.

Staine, «., i. 35

Stake down, v., iii. 195

Stakte, vi. 52

Stale, »., stales, i. 51, lOj

Stale, a., i. 84, 108

Stale, w. ('to dung and stale'),
iii. 206

Stale-worne, iv. 92

Stal-fed, stall-fed, ii. 77, v. 254

Stampingest, a., iii. 132

Stampingly, v. 71

Stampt, v., V. 3S

Stancht, w., iii. 6$

Stand, vi. 161 — not sure that an
equivoque was intended : the
comma after ' What, ' is retained.
FromW. S.'s after-speech, where
he tells us how the part was
acted, and from 'scratch,' etc.,
Backwinter probably sat down,
or rather obstinately threw him-
self on the ground, after saying
these words.

Standish, ii. 9, 46, 21 1, 266, iii. 27

Starboord buttocke, iii. 270

Starke dead, v. 155

Starke drunk, i. 44

244

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Starke dumb, ii. 261

Star-munger, ii. 252

Starre Chamber, i. 220

Starre-gazing, iv. 70

Starting holes, i. 103, ii. 94, iv. 230,

V-2S3
Startops, startups (shoes), ii. 187,

iv. 121
Starveling, n., v. 146
State-house, iv. 193
State man, i. 103
States, vi. 157 = estates, i.e.,

people of estate or rank
Statute merchant, ii. If, 23
Staunch, v., i. 137
Staves-aker, v. 192
Stayry, a., v. 218
Stead, n., v. 108

Steade ('market steade'), v. 278
Steale placard, iii. 120
Stearne (' sit at the steame'),iii. 265
Steede = stead, vi. 59
Steele, «. (' as true as '), i. 174
Steeled, v., iii. 254
Steepe, n. (' laid in steepe '), ii. 64
Stellified, v., iii. 184
Stept (in years), ii. 253
Sterling, iii, 67

Sterne = rudder, vi. 37, 68, 147
Steme-bearer, v. 229
Stewd-pot, iii. 174
Stibium, v. 234
Stick, v., stickt, i. 24, iii. 66
Stickle-banck ( = stickleback ?),

V. 199
Stickler, L 214
Stigmaticall, iii. 21
Stilliard, ii. 83, v. 176
Stilliard clyme, iii. ?oi
Still still, vi. 124
Stinck, »., iv. 197, 239, v. 285
Stinck-a-piss (tune of), iii. 153
Stinking stale, i. 164
Stint, v., stinted, ii. 80, iv. 154
Stint, «., iv. 144
Stinted, o., iv. 92
Stirre (' to keep a stirre '), iii. 245
Stitch up, v., i. 236
Stitch ('to go through stitch'),

ii. 205

Stitcher, i. 35

Stitches, »., ii. 160

Stitches, n. (false stitches = errata),

ii. 289
Stoape, ii. 153
Stoccado, V. 10
Stocke, n., i. 80

Stocke (' the town stocke '),ii. 202
Stock fish, V. 254
Stocke keeper, i. 109
Stockes, vi. loi
Stocking-menders, iii. 249
Stomacher, iii. 278
Stomachous, ii. 232
Stomacks, i. lOO
Stomaking, v., ii. 108
Ston-darting engines, v. 217
Stones, feed the, vi. 158 = shoes

to wear and be worn.
Stonie, iv. 31
Stoole, K., ii. 191
Storie-dresser, ii. 70
Storme-proofe, v. 49
Straddled, v., iii. 193
Straddling, «., ii. 17
Straight, o., ii. 31
Strake, v., i. 182
Strangling, n. (a disease), ii. 155
StranguUion, iv. 156
Strapardo, strappado, ii. 1 82,

V. 117, 119, 297
Strapardoing, v., iii. 134
Stratageme, stratagems, i. 83,

ii. 140, 165, V. 27
Straw and thrid, vi. 1 23 — as

straw is a plain reference to his

attire, so I suppose the taking

up some of it points to the

thread by which it was sewn

together.
Stretching torture, v. 297
Strewing-hearbs, iv. 87
String (• I have his leg in a

string), i. 238
Stripling, «., i. 157, ii. 14, iii. 143
Stroke up, v., v. 73
Strooke off, vi. 28
Strugglingly, iii. 128, v. 205
Stub, v., stubd, stubbe, i. 21, 27,

v. 109

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

245

Stubbing up, «., v. 277

Stubd tree, v. 107

Stubd up, v., iv. 96

Studie (' with great studie '), i. 125

Stuffing, »., i. 179

Stumpt up, v., V. 287

Sturgeon lips, v. 267

Sturres, «., iii. 75

Slutted, v., V. 74

Stutting, a., i. 66, ii. 63

Sty, v., iii. 159

Suavitie, iii. 268

Suberbes, »., ii. 32

Submissioners, iv. 116

Suborner, iv. 163

Suborning, «., v. 167

Substantialest, a., iv. 116

Subtill-witted, vi. 145

Succoursuers, iv. n6

Sudded, v., iv. 232

Suddes, n. ('the brackish suddes').

Suds, n. (' cast suds in the eyes '),

iii. 20
Sugar-almonds, vi. 31.
Sugar-candied, ii. 43
Sugred, v., iv. 61
Suing, »., i. 146
Suited, V. = drest, v. 1 10
Sulpherous, v. 68
Summer come, i. 43
Summer lived, a., v. no
Summerly, vi. 105
Summersetted, v., v. 255
Summer's Will, Last Will and

Testament, vi. 81 seq.
Summ tot, iii. i6o
Sumners, ii. 94, 166, iii. 157
Sumpathy, v. 252
Sun-bathing, vi. 142 (as in

Naples the lazmroni).
Sunne-arraied, iv. 249
Sunoniraas, v. 60
Superdelicate, iii. 134
Superficialized, v., iv. 226
Superingenious, v. 65
Superlative, ii. 260
Supernalities, v. 269
Supervise, v., iii. 198
Supplicationed, v., iv. 61
Supportance, iv. 106

Supportive, iv. 13

Supposall, iii. 188

Suppose, n., i. 172

Supprisde, vi. 10 — Col. Cunning,
ham (in loco Marlowe), shows
this is a remnant of ' surprised.'

Surcease, »., i. 213

Surcinct, iv. 223

Surfeited, vi. 152

Surfeter, i. 174

Surfeting, a., i. 58

Surfet-swolne, ii. 72

Surloyne, iii. S9 ^

Surmounted, v. = excelled, ii. 93

Surplesse, iv. 201

Surreverence, ii. 192, v. 307,
vi. 124

Sute (of cards), i. 161

Suted, V. = clad, iii. 23

Sutlers book, v. 213

Swabberly, a., iii. 25

Swadling clouts, clothes, L igo,
v. 194, 208, 253

Swads, swadds, i. 198, 201, 204

Swaggerer, iii. 270

Swaggering, a., iii. 145

Swagges, »., i. 182

Swallow (' first swallow '), ii. 79

Swaps, v., iii. 147

Swappe off, v., ii. 179

Swapping, a., i. 80

Swarmeth, z/., iii. IJO

Swarth, a., ii. 53, iii. 137

Swarthrutter, swart-rutter, ii. 71,
V. 283

Swarve, v., i. Jl, iv. 183

Swash, iii. 197

Swashbucklers = ruffians and
bullies who in their fights with
one another made much noise
with little genuine fighting, by
striking on their opponents
shields or other guarded part :
iii. 80, iv. 224, vi. 145

Sweatie, u., sweaty, iv. 75, v. 281

Sweating sickness, v. 41, 308

Sweepstake, i. l6l

Sweete, vi. 14, 19, 21 — the Shake-
spearian use as applied to a
man. Sofreq,

246

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Sweetenings, ii. 84

Sweet heart = lady love, vi. 9.

Sweetikin, sweetkin, hi. 191,

V. 249
Sweetings, vi, 168 = a kind of

sweet apples (Rider), "bitter

sweeting" (Romeo and Juliet,

ii. 4).
Swellings, «., iv. 208
Swelte, v., ii. 96
Swill, n., V. 72
Swilling, n., ii. 80
Swindge, n., v. 2i6
Swine-drunke, ii. 82
Swines-fac't, a,, iii. 199
Swine-wurrier, v. 255
Swing, «., i. 160
Swinge, v., ii. 30, v. 275
Swinging, «., v. 301
Swinish, i. 182, ii. 43
Swin-snout (Lady), ii. 27
Swizers, iv. 148, v. 236
Swound, «., v, 173
Swoundeth, v., iv. 26
S'wounds, vi. 136 *

Swomme, vi. 30, 31
Swuttie, a., iv. 182, v. 240
Sybarite, a., v. 253
Sybarites, vi. 156
Syder, n. (drink), v. 15, 16, 17, 23
Syllogizeth, v., iii, 250
Synedrion, i. 241
Ssmesian Dicke, iii. 125
Syrens, iv. 144
Syving, v., ii. 24
Tabernacles, v. 213
Table = picture, i. 10
Table-books, iii. 67
Tables, n. = note-books, v. 213
Tables, k., a game, ii. 157
Tacke up, v., v. 74
Tackling (to stand to), v. 38
Taffatie, taffaty, ii. 39, v. 146
Tailed forth, v., iv. 90
Tailors hell, i. 185
Taint, vi. 12 — this certainly is not

as Dyce would interpret it,

" dip, bathe." It may = dye ;

but in Tamburlaine i. 3 we

have —

"This lovely boy .... tilting at
a glove
Which, when he tainted with his
slender rod,"

which is = touched. Like
' attaint,' it seems to have been
a tilting term. In vi. 36 the
meaning may be either = tint,
i.e. cause to blush, or = stain,
defile.

Tainting, n. (of wounds), ii. 220

Take on, v., ii. 55

Takers ('the Queenes Takers'),
iii. 77

Taking, w. ( ' in a taking '), ii. 69

Tales, vi. 147

Talketh not, vi. 157 = not all.

Tallents = talons, ii. 90

Tallow loafe, iii. 183

Tally, «., V. 193

Tamberlaine-like, iii. 179

Tame-witted, iii. 72

Tankards, ii. 43

Tannakin, iii. 163

Tantara, i. 226, v. 159

Tap-houses, ii. 91, 153

Tapistred, j/., iv. 219

Tapping, v., i. 35

Tapsterly, a., ii. 245

Tapsters, ii. 164, v. 18, vi. 121

Tapthartharath, iii. 148

Tarbox, i, 100, ii. 44, iii. 42

Tardity, v. 248

Targetiers, iii. 154

Tarltonizing, ii. 258

Tarras, v. 75

Tartered (qy. tattered?), v. 277

Tartole = Tortola? vi. 158

Taster, v. 155

Tautologies, ii. 60, iv. 186

Taxe, v., ii. 197, iv. 175

Tayle ( ' to turn tayle '), iv. 256

Teaming, n. = teeming, v. 200

Teare-etemizers, iv. 88

Teare-stubled, a., iv. 12

Tearme, «., i. 33

Tearmes (to stand upon), ii. 78

Tearme time, ii. 127

Teatish, a., i. 20, ii. 54

Teeth (spite of), ii. 45

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

247

Teeth (to cast in), ii. 196

Teeth (to dash out), i. 241

Tell-troth, John, ii. 266

Tempe, iii. 264

Temperater, a., iii. 214

Temple-boasting, a., iv. 89

Temporaltie, ii. 74, v. 93

Temporiser, iii. 205, 206

Temporist, iii. 123

Tempred morter, i. 100

Temptresses, v. 80

Ten commandments, ii. 270

Tender, w., i. 179, iv. 63

Tender-starved, a., iv. no

Tenebrous, v. 220

Tenter-hookes, iii. 23, iv. 5, 141

Tenters ('set words on tenters'),
V. 291

Tentoes, «., ten toes, v. 60

Terlery-ginckt, v., v. 237

Term, want of, vi. 167 — Michael-
mas term (1593) was held at
St. Albans,— Collier.

Termagant, iii. 61

Termes, vi. 106

Terminate, v. = determine, i. 33

Terminated, v., v. 268

Ternados, v. 252

Terribilitie, iii. 65

Testie, a., i. 193, v. 268

Testificatory, iv. 49

Testifying, a., iii. 19

Testor, ii. loi

Text hand, v. 212

Texting, z/., v. 212

Text-pen, i. 134, iv. 11

Thalmud, i. 191, iii. 51, iv. 175

Thalmudisticall, iv. 118

Thames, vi. 109 — The striking
account of a flooded Thames
brings out several things note-
wortiiy : e.g., (l) It is clear there
was horse-racing on the banks
of the river, (2) It is equally
clear, as it is not ' drought,' but
'overflow,' he is celebrating,
that by 'his heat' is meant
(metaphorically) his bubbling
or boiling over his banks, as
does water in a saucepan or

kettle. Such overflowing would,
of course, deposit ' eeles ' and
other fish on the dry land.
(3) We have a notice of such
things and occurrences as Nash
recalls in James Short's book,
" A General Chronological
History of the Air, Weather,
Seasons, Meteors," wherein he
gives the notable meteorological,
etc., incidents, especially in
England, year by year. Under
1579 [rains and great floods,
Feb^] is this— "Thames so
flooded Westmin.?ter Hall that
fishes were left in it." This is
more to the point than Mr.
W. C. Hazlitt's noting. " ' Like
to Nilus.' I suppose ' his ' was
here used for ' her' [the Thames]
head under the influence of the
nearest noun Nilus, and that
he would say that though the
catastrophe was celebrated, the
head of the Thames, being in-
discernible, was as much un-
known as the som'ceoftheNile."

Thanke, no, vi. 86

Thatchers, v. 231

That is, vi. 128 — another example
of intended contraction-words
in speech printed in full = that's.
So ' we have ' = we've.

Theaming, a., v. 278

Theatres (of people), v. 213

Then = than, i. 132

Theses, i. 78

Thetis, vi. 12 — a Nereid, mother
of Achilles. More likely Tethys
was meant = wife of Oceanus,
or, according to others, of
Neptune, and goddess of the sea.
Certes, she was the more likply
to succour him. Elizabethan
writers transposed classical
names strangely.

Theurgie, iii. 76

Thicke ('bought up thicke and
threefold '), ii. 12

Thicke and thinne (through), v. 234

248

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Thicke shot, v. 305
Thirleth, v., 40
Thombe stall, i. 196
Thombacke, »., v. 40, 29S
Thomie, i. 21

Thorow-stayning, v., iv. 216
Thorow-stitch, thorough, iii. 46,

iv. 97
Thought, vi. 165 = worrying,

anxious thought. Cf. Auth.

Vers. St. Matthew vi. 25, 27,

28, 31, 34, etc., etc.
Thought-exceediug, iv. 61
Thraso, ii. 31, 205
Thrasonisme, iii. 200
Threapes, v., iii. 192, v. 247
Thresher, vi. loi
Thripping, v., thript, v. 72, 73
Throate (' lay out my throate '),

i. 212
Throat-boule, »., iv. 105
Throat-hole, v. 154
Throneships, v. 214
Through-stitch (and see ' Thorow'),

V. 27
Throwes, n. = throes, v. 200
Thrumbd, »., ii. 39
Thrumd, v., thrumming, ii. 24,

V. 25
Thumb (blowes over the), iii. 185
Thundred, v., i. 117
Thurified, v., v. 294
Tibalt — to be noted, iii. 74
Tibornes consequence, ii./l48
Tibume, i. 205

Tibume (' Sir T. Tibume '), ii. 162
Tice, v., iv. 146, v. 161, vi. 76
Ticing = enticing, vi. 25, 31, 56, 77
Tickle, &., tickleth, i. 8, iv. 127,

164
Tickled, -u. intr., i. 118
Tickle cob, v. 230
Tickle up, v., ii. 224
Tickling, a., iii. 46, 66
Tide (' time and tide '), v. 271
Tike (a dog), v. 243
Tilsman, i. jl
Timber ('vaster timber men'),

v. 242
Timonists, iv. 139

Timpanies, «., tympany, ii. 150,

258, iv. 71
Timpaniz'd, v., iv. 172, v. 268
Tincture, i. 244, iii. 257, v. 233
Tinde, v., or enkindled, iv. 68
Tinkers, vi. 145
Tinne, n., iv. 184
Tinsel, iii. 60
Tintemelling, «., iv. 109
Tiny-sample, v.
Tippet, i. 173, I7S
Tippmg, v., V. 75
Tipple, v., i. 164
Tips (of our thoughts), iii. 257
Tipsie, i. 66
Tiptoe, d., iv. 122
Tiptoes, iii. 8, 95
Tiptoes ('Timothy Tiptoes'), ii.

205
Tirarmize, v., iv. 6
Tire, v., tiring, iii. 78, v. 255,

280, vi. 79 = feed, the hawking

technical for ' falling on and

rending.'
Tirleriwhisco, ii. 270
Tithe, v., tithing, iv. 69, v. 63,

114
Title point, i. 151
Titmouse, iii. 197
Tittle est amen, iii. 251
Tituling, v., ii. 155
Toad-like, iv. 52
Toad-stooles, iv. 61
Tobacco, iii. 46, v. 9, 193, 235,

299
Tobacco, knight of, iii. 158
Tobacco merchant, v. 193
Tobacconists, v. 191
Tobacco pipe, iii. 199
Tobacco-taker, ii. 44, v. 240
Toe (' turned on the toe '), v. 36
Toers, «., v. 258
Tom thumbe, ii. 12
Tongue-man, v. 69
Tong-slaying, a., iv. 108
Too too, iv. 58
Tooth and naile, v. 297
Tooth (kept for his), i. 93
Tooth (provides for his), i. 205
Tooth-pikes, iii, 55

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

249

Toothlesse, ii. 203

Tooting, v., toote, iii. 122, 198

Top-gallant, v. 233, 246

Topickes, i. 79, v. 233

Toplesse, v. 274, vi. 55

Toppled up, v., V. 218

Tosse over, v., i. 14, ii. 275

Tosspot, Sir Robert, vi. 134

Tosted cheese, i. 134

Tosted tumes, v. 236

Touch-stone, i. 229, iv. 82

Tounge-tied, iii. 47

Towarduess, iii. 171

Towe (' towe to her distaff'), v. 215

Townesman, ii. 90

Toy, toies, i. 39, 43, ii. S,
vi. 85, 146, 170 — the two latter
= Robert Toy, the name of
the actor of W. Summers. See
onward a little ; also Epilogue,
and Harvey's ' Four Letters '
(3rd letter), vi. 148

Toy, to mocke an ape, v. 287

Toyish, a., iii. 232

Trace, v., i. 239

Trace, «., i. 250, vi. 138 = serpent-
like turn back on the trace or
track of their tails, and sting.

Tract, a. ('the tract path '), i. 32

Tract, n., iii. 164

Tractate, i. 13, ii. 199

Traded, v., v. 228

Tragedizing, v., v. 269

Traine, v., trained, i. 83, ii. 10

Trained and accompanied, iv. 24

Traines, «., i. 105

Trammels, iii. 273, iv. 143

Tramontain, «., iv. 184

Tramontani, «., iii. 131

Transalpine, iii. 131

Transalpiners, v. 238

Transcursive, v. 205

Transitoriness, i. 243

Translation, iii. 245

Transmutation, iv. 174

Transpercing, iv. 257, v. 287

Transplendent, iv. 209

Trappings, «., ii. 143

Trapt, v., i. 95

Trash (' good trash '), v. 239

Trattels (sheep's), iii. 59
Travailed, v. = travelled, i. 119
Travailer, n. = traveller, i. 84
Traverse, v., traversing, i. 8, 215,

V. 227
Traversing, n., i. 153
Traver-like (' traver-like antick '),

iii. 79
Trayne, v., iv. 193
Trayne, n., i. 113
Traynment, ii. 263
Treacles, «., v. 234, vi. 118

= antidotal preservatives.
Treasonous, iv. 196
Trencher-attendant, ii. 224
Trencher-carrier, ii. 143
Trencher-man, v. 192
Trencher-service, v. 27
Trentals, iv. 243, v. 284
Trestle, i. 203
Trewage, iv. 154, v. 69
Trewantship, ii. 264
Triangle- wise, i. 190
Triangle tume-coate, iii. 213
Trice (' with, or in, a trice '), iii. 7i

V.35
Trickling, a., v. 264
Trickt up, v., iv. 218
Trigge, v., v. 272
TriUild, v., v. 260
Trim, n,, trimme, i. 163, ii. 14,

vi. 158
Trimd, v. (by barber), i. 128
Trimly, i. 84, 157
Trimming, v., i. 94
Trimtram, v. 197
Trinkets, iii. 61, 248
Trip and goe, ii. 204
Triple-headed, v. 161
Trippers, v. 106
Trippings, «., iii. 273
Tripsie tray (at dice), i. 161
Triton, v. 294
Tritonly, adm., v. 229
Triumphantest, a., v. 69
Tronts, «., iii. :68
Tropologicall, iii. 59
Trotte, n. (' the toothlesse trotte '),

V. 263
Trotted, v., i. 119

250

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Trotters (sheep's), iii. 139

Troubledly, v. 233

Trouchmen, iii. 136

Trounce, v., ii. 179, 210

Trowe ye, v., i. 229

Trowld, v., ii. 190

Trowle, vi. 121

Trowle in, v., v. 237

Trowles up, v., iii. 183, v. 211

Trownse, v., v. 284

Truage, ii. 102

Truculent, iii. 59

Trudge, w., ii. 151, iii. 266

Trulies ('treacherous brother

Trulies '), v. 86
Trumpe, fil'd his, vi. 12 = sounded

the praises of Troy continually.
Trumpe, v., iii. 168
Trumpe, n. (cards), i. 161
Trumperies, i. 180
Trumps ('put them to their

trumps '), V. 240
Trunculent, v. 185
Trundle-taile, v. 243
Trunk slops, ii. 1 7
Trusse, «., trusses, ii. 31, v. 47
Trusse, v., v. 41
Trusse up, w., trust up, i. 157,

ii. 69, iii. 43, 61, iv. 223
Truthable, ii. 256
Try-lith, vi. 57
Tryton, i. 7
Tryumphancie, iv. 88
Tse-tse, i. 198
Tuberon (' a sharke or Tuberon '),

V. 271
Tuffi, n. , iii. 197
Tuft-mockados, v. 236
Tuft taffata, v. 294
Tuition, ii. 283, iv. 83, v. 122
Tumble, v., tumbling, i. 153, 237
Tumbler (dog?), iii. 156
Tumbrell, iii. 65
Tumpe, »., ii. 186
Tunde, v. (turmed ?), i. 35
Tune, V. 76
Turan, vi. 15 = Tyrian. With

some hesitation this has been

retained as a possible formation

of the writer from Ti/p, he not

having altered the v into y,
as usual, albeit even then the
Greek adjective is Ivpios.

Turbanto, v. 158

Turffe ground, v. 210

Turke, ii. 186

Turmoyled, v., iv. 179

Turn-broach, a., iii. 160

Tume-coat, iii. 203

Tuscanisme, ii. 232, iii. 72, go

Tuske, z/.,i. 117

Tut tut, iv. 161

Tutch, «., iii. 141

Tutcher, vi. 133

Twang (' to cry twang '), ii. loi

Twange, n., v. 159

Twatleth, v., iii. 204

Twatling, a., i. 180

Twelue dayes, vi. 136 = from
Christmas Eve to Twelfth
Night.

Twelue month and a day, vi. 119"

Twigger, vi. 65 = wanton lover —
used of women fond of men in
' Pasquill's Night-Cap,' 1. 858
(Grosart's ed.). Not impro-
bably by metaphor from one who
uses limed twigs to catch birds.

^wilted, v., iii. 203, v. 47

Twilted, a,, v. 46

Twilt up, v., ii .257

Twinckling, a., iii. 183

Twinlike, a., v. 226

Twitch, «., ii. 192, iii. 169, v. 225

Twitching, v., ii. 237

Twitted, z/., ii. 242, iii. 85

Twittle cum twattles, iii. 77

Twittle twattle, iii. 84, iv. 56

Two-hande, a., v. 49

Two pennie Catichismes, i. 30

Tybume (' St. Tybume '), ii. 53

Tyde-gate, v. 210

Tydiest, a., iii. 177

Tyle-stones, vi. 95 — hence the
piece was performed in the
great entrance hall. So
Bacchus' ass is led up and
down in it.

Tympanic, v. 134, vi. 134

Tympanize, v., iv. 6

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

251

Typtoe-nice, iv. 218
Tyred, v., iv. 102
Tythes, v., iii. 261
Unanimately, v. 272
Unapt, v., iv. 222
Unbowell, v., ii. 198
Unbraced, v., iv. 71
Unbroken colt, iv. 1 70
Unbumbast, iii. 49
Unbuskt, iii. 178
Uncased, v., v. 261
Uncaske, w., v. 69
Uncessant, i. 7, ii 288, iiL 242
Uncessantly, ii. 240, iii. 31, iv. 21 1
Uncircumcised, a., ii. 233, iii. 71
Uncoapt with, v., v. 58
Uneonceiving, a. , ii. 253
Uncongeale, v., iv. 246
Unconscionable, iii. $1, v. 58
Unconstancie, ii. 117, v. 118
Unconstant, ii. 107, iii. 228
Unconversable, ii. 180
Uncountably, v. 240
Uncouth, ii. 168, 251, iii, 232
Uncredible, v. 114
Uncurable, v. 289
Uncustomed, a., v. 5
Undefeasably, v. 205
Undefinite, i. 9, v. 137
Undeliberate, a., iv. 263
Under-^e argument, v. 52
Under-beare, v., iv. 79
Underbid, v., iv. 195
Under-earth, a., iv. 104
Underfonging, &., v. 215
Underfoote, a., ii, 284, iii, 71, v. 23
Underfoote abject, iii, 96
Underfoote ('trode underfoote'),

V, 273
Under-god, iv, 71
Underlay, v., ii, 187
Undermeale, ii. 84, v, 193, 215
Underminings, vi, 139
Underprop, v., iv, 175
Underpropping, «,, ii. 59
Undertroden, a., v, 39
Undiscreete, iii, 234
Unease, «,, iv. 51
Unestimable, i, 70, v. 69
Unevitable, i. 19, iv. 46, v. 129

Unexcusable, iv. 29
Unexileable, ii. 219
Unexistence, iv. 174
Unfallible, ii. 126, iii. 11
Unfallibly, ii. 254, iii. 223, vi. 140
Unfardled, v., v. 277
Unfatigable, a,, v. 247
Unfortunatest, a. (most), iv. 49
Unfumisht, v., i. 228
UngainefuUy, iv. 93
Ungartred, v. (ungartered), ii. 28,

v. 98
Ungentle, vi. 34, 45
Ungentlemanlike, ii. 42, 243
Ungirt, v., iv. 71
Unnabited, v., v, 63
Unhallow, iv, 14
Unhandsoming, n,, ii. 36, 255,

iii, 17
Unhouseth, v., v. 257
Unicome (of the muses), ii, 263
Uninnocencie, iv, 78
Universals, vi, 165
Unknowledge, iv. 78
Unlettered, a., ii, 161

Unlineall, ii, 251

Unloope, v., v, 266

Unlyming, «,, v. 304

Unmortalize, v., iv, 70

Unmoveably, ii. 59

Unparadized, v., iv. 258

Unperfit, i. 54

Unphisicall, iv. 230

Unpinioned, v., iv. 84

Unpluming, «., ii. 73

Unrecoverable, iii. 251

Unrefutable, iii. 267, iv. 4

Umremissable, iv. 98

Unremoveable, iv. 91

Unrenowmed, vi. 56

Umreprievable, iv. 71, 115, v, 203

Unreprievably, iii, 51, v, 6, 292

Unresisted = irresistible, vi. 42

Unrespited, u., iv, 98

Unrevenging, vi, 51

Unreverent, ii. 182

Unreverently, ii. 118

Unrighteoused, v., iv. 121

Unrip, v., iii, 49, 25 1 '

Unsatiable, iv, 102, 178

252

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Unsatiate, iii. 48

Unsaveiy, i. n

Unschooled, a., i. 8

Unseeled, v., v. 137

Unseparately, iv. 21

Unshelled, a., iii. 273

Unshelled, v., v, 230

Unskilfuller, a., iii. 252

Unslacked, a., iv. 83

Unstayednesse, v. 118

Unstringed, a., v. 232

UnsufKciency, ii, 230

Unsugred, a., ii. 217

Unswadled, vi. 87

Untemperate, ii. 98, 100

Unthrift, a., ii. 14, iv. 196, v. 15

Unthrift, «., ii. 29, 78, 219, vi. 92,
96, 98, 100

Unthrifts consistory, ii, 254

Untile, v., i. 129

Untractable, i. 163

Untraffiqu't, a., iii. 95

Untrusser, untrussing, ii. 12, 65,
iii. 55, 108

Unvifeaponed-jeopardous, iv. 176,
vi. 18

Unyoakt, v., iii. 235

Upbraidingly, iv. 196

Upholder, i. 228

Upland, a., v. 237

Upper hand, v. 231

Upsey freeze cross, ii. 78, vi. 132
— not 'drunk,' as Nares and
others explain, but drinking op
zyn Frise, i.e. after the Dutch
or German custom, turning the
cup upside down upon the
Nagel, or nail of the thumb,
to show that not a drop is left.
Professor Elze tells us in his
Chapman's Alphonsus, etc.,
that this is done still in drinking
Briiderschaft, when also they
' cross ' or pledge with arms
interlaced.

Upshot, »., i. 9, 161, V. 113

Upstart, a., i. 11, ii. 26, 182

Upstart, «., i. 51, ii. 14, iv. 215

Uranie, «., iii. l68

Urchins, ii. 265, iii. 278, vi. 120

Usury, ill, vi. 108 — the construc-
tion is — ' Usurping Sol, my
favours reap from thee, ill usury, '
viz., the hate of heaven and
earth.

Utter, a., iv. 201

Uttrest, a., iv. 38

Vagary up, v., v. 224

Vaile, v., v. 219

Vailed (bonnet), i. 241

Valure, iii. 31, 66, v. 184

Vambrasht, v., iv. go

Vanquishment, iv. 42

Vant-curriers, iii. 136

Vanted, v., i. 108

Van ward, «. (vaward), v. 23 1

Varlet, i. 150, 157, 184, v. 19

Varlet of the Chamber, iii. 158

Varnish, «., v. 233

Varnished, v., i. 189

Vamishment, iv. 210

Vassailage, iii. 266, v. 241

Vastitie, ii. 25, iv. 69, v. 17

Vauntgard, vi. 131

Vaunting, a., i. 51

Vawtes, vi. 134 — the hall of the
palace in which they played
was raised on a semi-under-
ground basement.

Velvet Breeches, ii. 191, 197, etc.

Vendible, ii. 239

Veneriall, «., i. 26, iv. 231, v. 103

Venerian, a., iii. 120

Venerie, ii. 100

Venomest, a., v. n6

Vent, n., v. 121

Venting, v., i. 35

Ventrous, i. 35

Ventage. (See under ' Vintage.')

Ventositie, i. 120

Venue, venewe, i. 79, 232

Venus swannes, vi. 8

Verament (' in verament '), v. 247

Verdit, iii. 46

Verge, n. (within the), v. 219

Verjis, ii. 44

Vermin, i. 160, ii. 165

Verse, v., v.

Verser, ii. 178

Verse-fellow, ii. 235

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

253

Vestiment, iii. lo8

Vicarly, «., iii. 9

Vice, i. 17s

Vices (actors), i. 164, 166, 198

Vice-liie, i. 184

Victorioust, &., iii. 183

Victualler, ii. 283, v. 216

Victual-scanting, iv. 95

Vie, n. ('to drop vies '), v. 227

View — misprinted ' viewd ' in 4to,
vi. 22

Vild, a., iv. 47, 134, vi. 107, 146

Villanist, iii. 65

Vinegar-bottle, ii. 45, iv, 7

Vinegar- taste, a., v. 307

Vinegar to his teeth, i. 224

Vintage, vi. 131 — should probably
be 'ventage ' ^ a blow or blown-
away sort of a thing. He seems
to be punning on all the vowels
(except " o," which may have
been included in "u"), van,
van, vin, vaun. Hence I have
printed 'ventage.'

Viperous, iii. 171

Virgin wax phisnomy,, v. 256

Visioned, v. , v. 129

Visor, i. 102

Vitre, «., V. 239

Vixen (to play the), iii. 164

Vizard, »., i. 13, ii. 234

Voided, v., i. 60, 194

Voley, »., i. 233

Volly, «., iii. 29

Votive, o., iv. 93

Voyce-crazing, iv. 249

Wa hay, vi. 125

Wade, v., i. 20

Wafting, n., v. 225

Wagge, vi. 8, 34, 165

Wagging, n. (of a straw), v. 298

Waggle, v., wagled, v. 73, 255

Waining, «., v. 41

Wainscot, a,, i. 182, iii. 265,
v. 270

Walde in, vi. 8 — Dyce aptly il-
lustrates this by referring to
Titian's (?) picture in the
National Gallery of the Rape
of Ganymede. He also refers

less aptly to "A lady wall'd
about with diamonds " in L. L,
Lost, V. ii. 3.

Walking-mate, iii. 106

Wall (' to give the wall '), "• IS7>
V. 231

Wall (' to go to the wall '), i. 235

Wall (' to take the wall '), iii. 1 12

Wallet, ii. 17

Wallets, vi. 157

Wallow away, v., v. 207

Wallowing, a., ii. 238

Wamble, v., iii. 148, v. 233

Wand, carrying a, vi. 1 28-— foppery
or conceited display, as your
' Masher ' to-day does in carry-
ing his exquisite cane.

Wantonizing, a,, v. 197

Wanze, z/. ( = to wane ?), iv. 214

Wapentakes, »., v. 207

Wappe, «., i. 33

Wardrobe wit, vi. 164

Wardrop, i. 191

Ware, v., ii. 45, 267

Warming pan, v. 200

Warp of week, v. 211

Warrantable, v. 210

Warrantize, n., iii. 258, vi. 115

Warrautized, v., iv. 189

Washeth (his brains), i. 60

Wasserman, v. 273

Waste of the people a refuse, ii. 87

Waste (too short in the), i. 234

Waste-good, ii. 29, iii. 230

Waste-paper, i. 28, ii. 60, 69, 127,
V. 9

Wasters (to play at), iii. 180

Watchet, a., v. 249

Watch-man, i. 228

Watch- words, ii. 231

Water, n. = urine, iii. 57, v. 155

Water, v. ('to water his plants')
= to weep : of. Udall's trans-
lation of Erasmus, v. 270

Water (to see into his), medical,
i. 176

Water (' have taken water '), i, 245

Water-mingled, iv. 170

Water-spaniel, v. 262

Water-tankard, ii. 77

254

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Waver, v., v. 212

Wavy, a., iv. 102

Waylement, iv. Jo

Wayne, iii. 48

Wayning, «., iv. 253

Weale publique, i. 52, v. 295

Wealth-boastingly, iv. 219

Wealthie = rich, vi. 22, 32

Weame, «., v. 264

Weapon, v., iv. 57

Weather, v., v. 230

Weatherwise, iii, 244

Weather-wizards, iii. 16

Weazell-ft.c't, a., iii. 202

Weeds = clothes, vi. 117

Ween, v., i. 171, 202

Weerish, a., v. 145, 174

Weasel, i, 183

Welked, v., iii. 258

Welke, V. (' fore-welke')i iv. 214

Welkin, vi. 53

Welladay, vi. 131

Well-vrillers, ii. 181, 234, iii. 188,

V. 19
Welsh, talk (' talge '), vi. loi.
Welte, K., ii. 197, 275, v. 15, 260
Welte of land, v. 205
Welter, weltred, iv. 54, vi. 16
Wemme, «., v. 163
Wennion (with a), iii. 77, v. 261
Wesand, «., iv. 103, v. 132
Wet comer, ii. 57
Wetshod, ii. 17S
Wetting (shrunk in the), ii. 202
Wext, v., wexeth, ii. 51, iv. 143
Wey = weigh, vi. 87
Whales bone (white as), v. 276
What-call-ye-him, ii. 130
Wheat sheafe, vi. 127, i.e. that

they have failed to make up

their dress.
Wheele, n., v. 153
Wheele, z/„ iv. 183
Wheelewise, v. 105
Wheeling, «., iii. 269
Whelpes, i. 77, 113, ii. 35
Whenas, vi. 7, 8 etfreq. = when :

printed usually 'when as,' and

so ' where as ' = where.
Whether = whither, i. 70

Whetstone, i. 157, ii. 267 : vi. 98
— this proverbial gift to the liar
need hardly be annotated. The
reason of the gift doubtless was
that he might sharpen his wits
afresh, dulled as they must be
by so great an effort.

While = till, i. 117, ii. 150

Whilome, v. 85

Whimpered, v., i. 184

Whipcord, ii. 58

Whipper (ballet of the), v. 159

Whipperginnie, v. 48

Whippet, iii. 158, v. 270

Whipping cheese, v. 131

Whipsidoxy, iii. 169

Whirligigs, i. 113, v. 237

Whirret, i. 145

Whiske, »., whisking, v. 261,
vi. 33

Whist, ii. 54, vi. 52 = still.

Whistles, siluer, vi. 57 — It is a
nautical belief that whistling
brings wind, and the landsman
is still checked for doing it. It
is doubtful if the writer under-
stood this, as he uses the word
' controule.'

Whit ('a whit'), ii. 204

White, n. = mark, v. 20, 266

White, whites (of eyes), iii. 280,
V. 20

White-liver, v. 20

White-livered, ii. 234, iii. 168

White-over, v., v. 233

White sheete (stand in a), iii. 78

Whither = whether, i. 211

Whiting-mangers, v. 242

Whood, i. 174, 188, 191

Whood-winckt, i. 155

Whoop and hajlowe, v. , i. 180

Whoop-diddle, iii. 205

Whoopt, v., iii. 52

Whorhouse, ii. 83

Whorishlie, i. 108

Whotlie, i. 155

Whust, a., i. 153

Wide-mouthd, a., v. 1 74

Wierdrawers, ii. 159

Wife (' old wife '), iii. 244

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

255

Wig, i. 190 !

Wild, »., V. 29s

Wildefire, iv. 4, 119, v. 167

Wiles, vi. 44

Wily beguily, iii. 158

Will = desire, command, vi. 60

Wimple, «., iv, 216

Winche, v., winch, iv. 171, v. 30

Wind, vi. 29— Mr. J. P. Collier's
admirable correction for
' wound ' of the 4to. He quotes
Hamlet ii. 2. Shakespeare
would seem to have borrowed
from this passage in his sup-
posititious play-speech.

Wiod (' to come in the wind of),
iii. 150, v. 230

Wind (in at that door), iii. 168

Wind-ljladder, iii. 216

Wind-blown, iv. 209

Wind-choUicke, iv. 138, v. 219

Windfall, vi. 14

Windie, i. 250, vi. 9

Windlesse, v. 242

Wind-puft, ii. 133

Wind-suckers, iii. 91, v. 272

Windowe (' open windowe to the
devil '), i. 128

Wine, laudation of, vi. 130

Winge (to strike the), i. 238

Wings (' to clap the wings '),
V. 100

Winke ('winke of dislike'),
iii. 17s

Winkmgly, v. 14O

Winse, v., i. 175, 201

Wintered, a., v. 295

Winters tale, vi. 47

Winy, u., iii, 217

Wipe over the shins, i. 232

Wispe, ii. 239, iii. 170, vi. 128

Wispe ('alehouse wispe'), iii. 123

Wist, had I, vl. 1 1 1

Wistly, V. 218

Wit-cherishing, v. 64

Witches in Ireland and Denmark,
vi. 140 = wizard, as the mascu-
line of witch was then uncommon.

Wit-craft, iii. 104, 259

With, n., ii. 55, 56

With child, iii. 149

Wither-fac'd, ii. 227

Withers (wring on), iii. 147

Without, vi. 85, 86— the Arch-
bishop's hall at Croydon is
raised above the level of the
soil.

Witlesse, i. 38, 125, ii. 155

Witness (with a), ii. 271

Wittomes, i. 44

Witty-pated, v. 274

Wizard, wyzard, iii. 241, 253

Wizardly, a., iii. 122

Woades, n., v. 239

Wodden, ii. 50

Wodden horses = ships, v. 242

Woe-enwrapped, »., iv. 87

Woe-infirmed, a., iv. 12

Woe-worth, iv. 195

Woe-wrinkle, v., iv. 97

Wolvish, ii. 49

Woman-head, iv. 212

Woodbine, v. 171

Woodcock, i. 180, 202,^ ii. 24,
iii. 23

Woodcockes bill, i. 109

Woodcocks whing (fethered with),

i- 155
Wooden dagger, i. 181
Woofe and thred, iii. ill
Woolpacks, V. 267
Woolward, ii. 158
Word-dearthing, iv. 102.
Word-warriers, vi. 144 — adopted

by Richard Baxter for title of

one of his controversial folios.
World ('it is a world'), i. 149, ii.

107, iii. 129
Worme, n. (of dog), i. 113, iii. 216
Worme, n. (in tongue), iii. 227
Worme-eaten, ii. 18, 47, 88, iii.

226, V. 7, 209
Wonne-reserved, iv. 176
Worme-spunne robes, iv. 214
Worming, v., wormd, i. 77, 175
Wormwood, v. 95
Worship, n,, i. 9, 85, 203
Worship ('of good worship '), iii.

269
WorshipfuU, i. 5, 7, 163, ii. 81

256

GLOSSARIAL INDEX.

Worshipfiiltie, i. 79

Wostershire, vi. 95 — this county
was one of those where morris
dancing survived up to the gene-
ration before this present one.
Hence it may have been cele-
brated for its morris dancing,
and W. Summer may have
simply meant — 'Now for the
credit of morris dancing ' : or, as
Nashe evidently knew who were
to act his piece, he may have
known that these dancers were
from Worcestershire, though, as
Streatham is near " this place"
(Croydon), this is the less likely
explanation.

Wrackfiil, vi. 18

Wrastling, «., iv. 156

Wrastling, »., v. 252

WreakfuU, iv. 218, v. 142

Wrest, »., iv. 132

Wrest, v., V. 295

Wrest up, v., v. 232

Wrig wrag (at), v. 262

Wriggle in, v., v. 248

Wringe, v., wringing, i. 110, 117,
177

Wringing, «., iv. 6

Wrinckle-wyzard, iii. 258

Wrinkle de crinkledum, iii. 131

Wrinkle-faced, a,, v. 270

Writhe, v., iv. 191

Writhe into, v., iv. 89

Writhen-fac'd, v. 174

Writhing, »., writhings, i. 31,
iii. 103, v. 121

Writing tables, i. 79

Wrooter up, «., v. 229

Wrooting, v., iv. 150

Wrunge, w., i. 219

Wry then, a., iii. 257, vi. 165

Wysedome, i. 26

Yalp out, v., iii. 198

Yalping, a., v. 214

Yare, iii. 270

Yarking, v., v. 159

Yarkt up, v., ii. 221

Yce-braind, iii. 257
Ye, vi. 13— the 4to 'thee' is
taken from 'y=,' the old form
of 'the' and 'thee.' The
curious interchange of 'we'
and ' y" is continued, 11. 148,
151. 152
Yeame, v. = earn, il 164
Yellow = forsaken, vi. 94
Yellow jandies, v. 108
Yeolow-fac'd, ii. 27
Yeomandry, ii. 13
Yeomans, vi. 127
Yerke over, n., v. 243
Ygilt, i. 196
Ympes, v., i. 108
Yonckster, v. 158
Yonkers, i. 163
Young youthes, i. 1 66
Youthly, a., iv. 214, 252
Yrksome, i. 21
Yron-fisted, a., v. 244
Yron-spot, v., iii. 132
Zanie, ii. 92, v. 126, 127, 139
Zoilists, iv. 6

INDEX OF NAMES, ETC.

257

II. NAMES, ETC.

*«* Classical and other commonplaces of names have not been entered.

Achymael, ii. 116

Agrippss, i. S3

Agrippa, Cornelius, iii. 259

Albadanensis AppoUonius, i, 35

Albumazar, ii. 145, iii. 123, iv. 175

Allen, Ned, ii. 93

Allington, iii. 277

Alphonsus, ii. 74

Alynach, ii. 115

Amintas, Amyntas, ii. 132, 133

Anabaptist, i. 126, 165

Anarazel, ii. 117

Andrewes, Dr., iii. 155, 158

Antidicomariatans, iv. 2CX}

Antigone, i. 15

Apuleyan, a., i. 34

Aquitanicus Prosper, i. 113

Archilochus, i. 26

Architumna, i, 15

Aretine, ii. 131, 132, iii. 185, v, 93,

vi. 146
Aripithis, i. 51
Aristippus, i. 8
Armin, Robert, ii. 210
Arrians, ii. 31
Arrius, ii. 31
Arthington, ii. 232
Artimidoms, iii. 244
Ascaroth, ii. ii8
Ascham, ii. 65, v. 241
Asmundus, ii. 119
Asuitus, ii. 119
Atheist, i. 126, 165
Atlanta, i. 15
Atlanta (Isle), i. 40
Babington, ii. 242, 243
Bacon (friar), iii. 42
Baldwin, iii. 28
Bale, John, iii. 206
Bankes, his horse, iii. 30, v. 44
Barnes, Barnabe, iii. 170
Barrow, i. 155, 190
Barrowist, i. 126
Barwell (Tom), iii. 199

N. VI.

Easkerville, Sit Thomas, iii. 158,

IS9
Battus, I. 92
Belialchodar, ii. 1 17
Bentlie, ii. 93
Benuien, Lorde de, i. 130
Beza, i. 216, ii. 60
Biblis, i. IS

Bird (Maister), ii. 223, iii. 187
Bird, Christopher, ii. 267
Bird, Valentine, iii. 196
Blunt, Charles, i. S
Bodine, iii. 91, 171, 172
Bodley, iii. 156, IS7, 158
Bolychym, ii. IIS
Brachmanicall, iii, 67
Bradford, iii. 99
Browne, i. 155, igo
Brownist, i. 126
Bucer, M., i. 215
Buchanan, iii. 193
BuUingbroke, v. 247
Bunch, Mother, ii. 34
Bunnie, Mr., ii. 279
Butler, Dr., ii. 240
Calphemia, i. 23
Camden, iii. 264, v. 277
Campanus, i. 34
Canace, i. 15
Cardan, iii. 122, 186, 244
Carey, Sir George, Kt., iii. 213,

iv. II
Carey, Mrs. Elizabeth, iii. 213
Carey, Ladie Elizabeth, iv. 1 1
Carolostadius, v. 72
Carre, Dr., ii. 65
Cartwright, Thomas, i. 133, 226
Celse, Celsus, i. 129, ii. 125
Chaucerisme, ii. 17S
Cheeke, Sir John, i. 252, ii. 65,

iii. 19
Cherillus, i. 66
Cherry-hintcn, iii. 20
I Chettle, H., iii. 194

17

2s8

INDEX OF NAMES, ETC.

Chrysippus, i. 63

Churchyard, ii. 252

Clarencius, iii. 159, 160

Clarke, Richard, ii. 249

Claudia, i. 15

Clerimont, Count de, i. 130

Cliflfe, i. 196

Clodia, i. 15

Cooper, i. 119, iii. 204, 205

Copernicus, N., iii. 139

Copland, Hugh, ii. 218

Coppinger, ii. 232

Corineus, iii. 253

Cornelius Agrippa, ii. 58, 281, iii.

2S9> V. 25
Cromwell, v. 77
Daniell, M., iii. 194
Davies, John, ii. 179
Delone, Thomas, ii. 210
Deloney, Thomas, iii. 123
Dicke Sothis, ii. 215
Didymus, vi. 87
Dike, William, i. 117, 120
Donatists, i. 112, ii. 31
Donatus, ii. 31, 155
Dove, Dr., iii. 158
Du Bartas, iii. 171, 193
Elderton, ii. 210, 211, iii. 183
Eliot, Sir Thomas, i. 58
Eludians, iv. 200
Ely, V. 204
Erasmus, vi. 147
Eritus, ii. 119
Essenians, i. 26
Essex, Earl of, ii. 227
Euphues, ii. 257
Eutydinus, i. 131, 132
Famely lovists, i. 165
Familie of love, i. 126
Fegor, ii. 117
Fen (of Coventry), i. 153
Fixe, i. 216
Fregusius or Fregevile Gautius,

iii. 201
Fulgosius, iii. 277
Fulke, Dr., iii. 119
Galeria, i. 23
Gardiner, Stephen, iii. 19
Gaziel, ii. 117
Geraldine, v. 62, 63, loi

Gertrund, i. 129

Geta, Roman emperor, vi. 98

Gipson, i. 170

Gnathonicall, ii. 99

Greenewood, i. I5S> '90

Grobianus, vi. 147

Guevara, Anthonie, iii. 49

Gyllian of Braynford, vi. 89

Haddon, Dr., ii. 65

Harbome, M., v. 227

Harvey, Dr. G3kix\A,\.,p-eqtunter,

et alibi
Hatcher, iii. 172
Herbertus, Bp. Norwich, v. 213
Hipps, i. IS
Histiaeus, vi. 112
Hortensius, i. 66
Howard, Henrie, Earl of Surrey,

v. 60, 103
Howe, ii. 7

Hundsdon, Lord of, iii. 121
Immerito, ii. 233, 234
Istrina, i. 51
John Mirandola, i. 217
John of Wales, i. 221
Jones, Mr., ii. 259
Kelen, ii. 125
Kelly, iii. 75
Kempe, Will, ii. 220
Knell, il. 93
Knox, Mr., ii. 259
Lambathisme, i. 173
Lawson, Dame, i. 109, 189, ii. 193
Lesena, i. 15
Leiden, John, v. 46, 49
Lewen, iii. 172
Licosthenes, iii. 277
Lillie, iv. 4
Lillie, Gul.,iii. 88
Lilly, M., iii. 27, 159, 193
Limbo Patrum, ii. 239
Littleton, Peter, iii. 217
Lud, King, iii. 191
LuUius, iii. 75
Machavelisme, iii. 205
Machiavell, i. 183, 191, ii. S, vi. 146
Machiavellists, i. 165, 204
Machivillian, a., i. 174, iii. 223
Machivillians, k. , ii. 37
Msecenius, i. 57

INDEX OF NAMES, ETC.

259

Mandevile, Sir John, v. 268

Manny, Sir Walter, v. 249

Mantuan, i. 15

Marcii, ii. 114

Marcus Cheronesius, ii. 119

Marlorat, ii. 60

Marlowe, Kit, iii. 125, 194, iv. 4,

V. 262
Martinist, i. 126
Massagers, i. 21
Maunsell, Andrew, iii. 183
Medea, i. 15
MeduUina, i. 15
Mengu, Lord de, i. 130
Mereris, ii. il§
Meriton, M. , ii. 259
Milo, i. 61
Molenax, iii. 271
Mongibell, iv. 254
Monox, Will, ii. 221
Mont-gibel, iii. 242
Moore's Utopia, iii. 30
More, Sir Thomas, iii. 186
Mulcaster, i. 71
Nefrach, ii. 115
Newman, i. 197
Norris, Sir John, ii. 227
Ochin, Bernardin, i. 96
Pace, ii. 5
Paget, i. 109
Pamphlagonian, iii. 133
Pancredge, ii. 77
Paracelsian, iii. 21
Paris garden, iii. 153
Parthenophil, iii. 132, 152
Paulus Jovius, iii. 94
Penry, Penrie, i. 109, 192, 221
Peripatecian, iii. 124
Feme, Dr., ii. 182, 231, iv. 4
Perseus, i. 5
Peter Martyr, i. 215
Phago, i. 61
Pisana, Marquis, ii. 80
Platina, vi. 146
Poggius, iii. 32, 185
Politianus, vi. 87
Porphirian, a., iii. 119, iv. 194
Prichard, i. 192
Protogenes, i. 30

Ramus, i. 66
Regiomontanus, ii. 285
Rhodope, i. 15
Rich, Barnabe, iii. 22
Rogers (of Bedford), i. 1 33
Roussi, Lord de, i. 130
Russell, John, v. 92, 93
St. Lawrence, v. 308
Savonarola, 1. 103, 215
Scanderbege (Barbarossa), v. 256
Shakerley, ii. 177
Silvester, Pope, iii. 42
Sleidan, iii. 27
Smith (silver-tongued), ii. 61
Smith, Sir Thomas, iii. 84
Sophisters, iii. 1 24
Sorbonists, iii. 124
Stannyhurst, ii. 238
Stubbs, Philip, ii. 210
Stukely, v. 288
Sweveland, ii. 119
Synesius, iii. 244
Tamburlaine, iv. 27
Tamburlaine-like, iii. 179
Tarlton, Dicke, ii. 55, 93, 246,

247, 267
Teceiius, friar, iii. 27
Tewksbury mustard, iii. 36
Thetforde, v. 204
Thorius, J., iii. 155, 200
Tooly, old, iii. 19
Travers, i. 107
Trosse, Jane, v. 14
Turbervile, iir. 183
Watson, Dr., ii. 65, 73
Watson, Mr. Thomas, iii. 187
Whitegift, ii. 287
Wiggenton, i. 169
Williams, Sir Roger, iii. 159
Williamson, iii. 19
Wil Sommers, i. 202
Wilson, iii. 172
Wilton, Jack, iv. 5> 6, v. 9, 13
Winkfield, M., ii. 244
Wriothsley, Lord Henrie, Earl of

Southampton, v. 5
Xiphilinus, i. 23
Zaleucus, i. 57
Zazilus, ii. Ii8

26o INDEX OF FOLK-LORE ALLUSIONS, ETC.

III. CURIOSITIES OF FOLK LORE, ETC.

Adder, iv. i6g

Africa — produces monsters, i. i6o

Asse — only cold can kill, vi. 1 68

Basiliske, i. 36, iii. 91, iv. 211

Bat, ii. 56

Bear's whelpes — only grow while
sleeping, v. 29

Blazing starre, iii. 16, iv. 261

Buck — takes soyle, iv. 168

Cantharides, iv. 212

Chamelion, i. 52

Chamelion-like, i. 97

Cockatrice, i. loi, iv. 211

Comet, iii. 233, iv. go

Crab — swims sidelong, i. 121

Cricket, iii. 239

Crocodile, iv. 170

Crocodile — weeps, ii. 48, lo5

Crocodile or dried alligator (Apo-
thecaries'), iii. 98

Cyrenaica, mountain in, iv. 8

Dreames, how to procure, iii. 88

Dreames incited by Devil, iii. 221

Dreames, significance of, iii. 244,
245, 246

Eagle and jackdaw, i. 1 86

Elephant, v. 123

Elephant — flies from the ramme,
ii. 50

Estrich — hatches eggs by rays of
her eyes, v. 106

Fairie circles, iii. 138

Fairies, ii. 265

Frogs, iii. 282

Goates — wool, v. 122

Gorgons, iii. gi

Hemlock — fattens quails, ii. 34

Henbane — swine, ii. 34

Hog, V. 135

Hyaenas, v. 122

Hyacinth, letters of, i. 69

lowben, vi. 91

Julian's Devil, iv. 173

Letters of the Hyacinth, etc., i. 69

Lucky days, etc., iii. 255

Lyon, vi. 170

Man in the moon, and carter of

Charles Waine, i. 172
Mithridate, iv. 3
Monstrous, iv. g2
Moone, time of the, i. 220, iii. 42
Moon — full Midsummer, iii. 55
Moone, spotted (ominous), «.,iv. go
Night, doleful queristers of the,

iii. 282
Nightingale — thorn, v. 110
Night urchins, ii. 265
Omens, i. 33, iv. 260, 261
Owle, iv. 86
Palmestrie, iii. 257
Panther, i. 2g, iv. 177, v. 122
Peach tree, v. 123
Peacock-feete, iv. i68
PeUcan, \i. 85, 86
Philosopher's stone, i. 219
Phisiognomie, iii. 257
Plague, iv. 25g
Rats and mice, v. 143
Raven, iii. 221, 23g, iv. go
Robbin-good-fellowes, k., iii. 222,

253
Salamander, blasts apples, v. 44
Salamander-like, iv. 68
Salomon's brazen bowle, iii. 8g
Scritch-owle, iii. 281
Sea-whale, ii. 50
Sepia fish, i. 115
Serpents — to test legitimacy of

children, iv. 144
Snake — eats toad, and vice versd.
Snakes, adders and serpents, rising

from putrid flesh, iv. 70
Spinner (qy. money-spinner ?), iii.

239
Spiders, spyders (shameful libels

on), i. 44, 125, ii. 106, iii. 239,

iv. 3, 212
Spirits, iii. 241

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261

Star-fish, or sea-starres, bum one

another, v. 42
Toade — pearl in head, i. 54, 223
Toades, swell and burst with envy,

i- 139

Toade, swells with poyson, v. 96
Toades and frogs engendered in

mud, iii. 233
Toade (' hate it as a toade '), iv.

169
Toade (' shame-swolne toade '), ii.

67

Toad-fish, v. 160

Toade-like (poor harmless, useful,

innocent toad — always welcome

in my garden), iv. 52
Unicorne, v. 122
Vipers kill their dam, i. 125
Vipers— aspen bough, ii. 56
Whale, vi. 170
Witches, wizards, iii. 241
Witches, executed in Scotland,

V. 252
Wolfe, ballasts his belly, u. 29

IV. ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA, ETC.

V0I..I., p. 5, 1. I, ' the olde Poet Perfseus ' : not Persius, but Juvenal,
Sat. ii. 24-7,
p. 6, 1. 20, ' Nigrum theta ' : " Nigrum theta et potis es
nigrum vitio prasfigere theta " — ' Pers.' iv. 13 :
" d is for Bdvaros. According to the Scholiast
here . . . the Greek dicasts declared their
verdict of condemnation by this letter, as the
Roman judices did by C (condemno)." Note
on this line in Macleane's ' Persius,' 1857,

P- 397-

p. 10, 1. I, ' the foolilh Painter in Plutarch. ' " Surely he
[a flatterer] plaieth like an unskilfuU Painter,
who had painted certaine cockes, but verie
badly : For like as he gave commandement to
his boy for to keepe away naturall and living
cockes indeed, farre ynough off from his
pictures ; so a flatterer will doe what he can
to chase away true friends, " etc. — " How a
man may discerne a flatterer from a friend,"
Plutarch's ' Morals,' tr. by Ph. Holland, 1603,
p. 104.

p. 12,1. I, read ' TroKijpoiroXis ' — ' irocij/jos ' = evil disordered.

p. 14, 11. 8-13, ' Abbie-lubbers . . . others.' Cf.
Ascham's ' Scholeraester,' 1570, ed. Arber,

362 ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA, ETC.

p. 80. "In our forefathers tyme whan Pa-
pistrie, as a standyng poole, covered and
overflowed all England, few bookes were read
in our tong, savyng certaine bookes [of] Cheual-
rie, as they sayd, for pastime and pleasure,
which, as some say, were made in Monasteries,
by idle Monkes, or wanton Chanons ; as one
for example Morte Arthure," etc.
Vol, 1., p. 34, 1. 17, ' Apuleyan ears ' = an allusion to Apuleius'
' Golden Ass ' ?
p. 52) 1. 2 from bottom, for ' no ' read ' now.'
p. 124, 1. 21, for ' fuffer ' qy. read ' fuffice ' ?
p. 150, 1. 5, for ' withair read 'with all.'
Vol. II., p. 43, 1. 22, read ' their ' for ' our.'

p. 57, 1. 16, read ' After' for ' Alter.'

p. 157, 1. I, read 'ale' for 'all' — a provoking oversight,
which the reader will please correct instantly.
p. 162, 1. 17, ' recognances ' = 'recognizances,'
p. 163, 1. 8, 'hop ' — read 'hap' = wrap,
p. 1 77, 1. 24, qy. read ' now ' for ' nor ' ?
p. 187, 1. 16, 'reprefion' = reprehenfion.'
p. 192, 1. 6, read ' are ' [not] . , .
p. 206, 1. 14, read ' will [I] bow.'
p. 240, 1. 9, qy. ' covertlie ' ?
p. 258, last line, read ' Gabriel ' of course,
p. 27 1, 1.4, for 'feareblaft'read 'feare blaft,' (drat those f 'si).

Vol. IV., p. 15, ' feare-blasted ' occurs,
p. 286, 1. 15, for 'eat' read 'cat' — another irritating over-
sight, to be corrected forthwith,
p. 288, 1. 17, read 'print' probably.
Vol. III., p. 19, last line, Williamson is correct : see p. 207.

p. 56, 1. II, ' Kerry merry buffe ' read ' Kerry merry buffe.'
Vol. IV., p. 20, 1. 8, for 'comportat' qy. read 'comfortat'?
p. 131, I. 6 from bottom, for ' got ' read ' go.'
p. 183, 1. 12, 'Diagonizd' qy. read 'Diagorizd'?
p. 203, 1. II, for ' Vanitas ' read ' Unitas' (Vnitas),
Vol, v., p. 38, 1. 3, for ' foyled ' read ' foyled ' ?
p. 59, 1. 3, ' diffolueioynd ' ?
p. 113, 1. 3, for ' God ' read ' gold.'
p. 201, 1. 7 from bottom, for ' lones ' read ' loves.'
p. 234, 1. 3, ' heroiqutit ? '

p. 261, 1. 6 from bottom, for 'found' read 'found' in
' miffound.'

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