Sir Tho. Hanmer in his gloffary, obferves, that kickfy wickfy is a made word, in ridicule, and difdain of a wife. Taylor the water poet, has a poem in difdain of his debtors, intit❜led, A kickfy winfy: or A Lerry come Twang. Works, P. 36, &c.

Act 3. fc. 1. p. 54.

Flourish. Enter the Duke of Florence, two French Lords, and foldiers.] "Enter the Duke of "Florence the two Frenchmen, with a troop of foldiers. Folio 1632.

A& 3. fc. 6. P. 61.

I, bis defpiteful Juno, fent him forth

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From courtly friends, with camping foes to live.] Alluding to Juno's jealoufy of Alcmena the mother of Hercules, and her fpiteful behaviour to him being in his cradle fhe fent two ferpents to destroy him; but he fortunately ftrangled them and after that he perform'd several other exploits, which were call'd his twelve labours, at the command of Juno, who had a design to destroy him

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Id. ib. Steward. Pardon, madam.] “don me, madam.” Folio 1632, and Sir The. Hanmer.

Sc. 7. p. 64.

Dia. Whatfoe'er he is

He's bravely taken here.] "Whatfomere he is." Folio 1632.

A&t 4. fc. 1. p. 75.

Sol. Ev'n fuch as you speak to me.] En fuch. Folio 1632.

Act 4. fc. 1. p. 76.

Parolles.

Tongue.

I must put you into fome butter woman's mouth, and buy my self another of Bajazet's mule, if it prattle me into thefe perils.] Parolles was fenfible that by his bragging, and prating too much, he had brought himself into a fcrape, upon which he says, that he will put his tongue into a butter woman's mouth, who was fubject to prate without any inconvenience to her felf. And buy himself another of Bajazet's mule. But as by the expreffion, 'tis plain he intended for the future to be filent, I think it fhould be read Bajazet's mute, as Mr. Warburton has alter'd it. The mutes or bizebani (who are born deaf and are confequently dumb) being attendants upon the Ottoman court.

See Sir Paul Ricaut's Maxims of the Turkish Polity, book 1. chap. 8.

In Twelfth Night, act 1. fc. 2.

Capt. "Be you his eunuch, and your mute

"I'll be."

Id. ib. p. 77. He will betray us all unto our felves.]

"A will betray us."

Sc. 2. p. 78.

Folio 1632.

What is not holy, that we fwear, not 'bides.] What is not holy, that we fwear not by. Folio 1632, and Sir Tho. Hanmer.

Act 4. fc 4. p. 82.

2d Lord. Bring him forth (Parolles the coward) he has fate in the ftocks all night, poor gal

lant knave.

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Bertrand. No matter, his heels have deferv'd it in ufurping bis fpurs fo long.] Alluding to one part of the ceremony in degrading a Knight for treafon, or cowardice, (a) after the publication of the knight's offence, his gilt fpurs were beaten from his heels, then his fword was taken from him, and broken; that being done, every piece of his armour was bruifed, beaten, and caft afide after all which difgraces, he was beheaded.

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"Andrew of Harklay a Knight, and Earl of "Carlisle, was in this fort degraded. He being apprehended, was by the King's commandment brought before Sir Anthony Lucye, Anno 1322, apparrell'd in all the robes of his eftate, as an Earl, and a Knight, and fo "led unto the place of judgment. Being hi"ther come, Sir Anthony Lucye faid unto him "these words. First thou fhalt lofe the or"der of knighthood, by which thou hadst all thyne honour and further all worship of

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thy bodie be brought to nought. Those "words pronounc'd, Sir Anthony Lucye com"manded a knave to hew the Knight's fpurs " from his heels, and after caufed his fword to "be broken over his head: that done he was έσ difpoil'd of his furr'd Tabord, of his hood,

of his furr'd coat, and of his girdle. Then "Sir Anthony faid unto him these words, Andrew, now thou are no knight, but a knave,

(a) Segar of honour military and civil, lib. 3. chap. 13.

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and for thy treafon the King doth will that "thou fhalt be hanged."

Spenfer feems to refer to the degradation of a Knight, in Talus's ufage of Braggadocio : [Fairy Queen, book 5. canto 3. 37, &c.] "So did he mitigate Sir Arthegal, "But Talus, by the back the boafter hent, "And drawing him out of the open hall,

Upon him did inflict this punishment : "First he his beard did fhave, and foully fhent "Then from him rent his fhield, and it r'en❝ verft,

"And blotted out his arms with falfhood blent, "And himself bafful'd, and his arms unherst

And broke his fword in twain, and, all his

"armour sperft."

Charondas a celebrated legiflator, enacted a law, (tho' lefs rigorous, yet more dishonourable)" That whoever fled from their colours,

or forfook their ranks in time of war, or re"fused to take up arms in defence of their country, fhould be drefs'd in womens cloaths, " and be publickly exposed in that drefs.”

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Id. ib. 1. Lord. Hoodman comes: portotartaroffa, he calls for the tortures.] Qu. beadfman? as 'tis in the conclufion of the scene P. 88. "You must die, come headsman off with his "head."

Id. ib.

Bert. What a paft-faving slave is this !

I Lord. You are deceiv'd, my Lord, this is Monheur Parolles, the millitarift, that was his own phrafe,

phrafe, that bad the whole theory of war in the knot of his fcarf, and the practice in the chape of bis dagger. Shakespeare in the fame fcene, calls him "the manifold linguift, and omnipotent "foldier."

The thought improv'd by Mr. William Cartwright, in a comedy, intit'led, The Ordinary, act 1. fc. 4. Hearfay of Lieutenant Slicer.

Hearfay. "But for your deeds of valour, "there is one, although I speak it to his face, "that can write a geography by his own con"quefts: he hath fought o'er Strabo, Ptolomy "and Stafford, travelled as far in arms as Lith

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gow naked born weapons, where Coriat "durst not carry a fhirt, or shoes: Jack Man"devil ne'er fail'd fo far, as he hath steer'd by "land, using his colours both for mast and "faile, one drum's his table, the other is his "mufick; his fword his knife, his colours are "his napkin, carves nourishing horse, as we tufed to do the hoftile poguim or venifon; eats gunpowder with his meat inftead of pepper, "then drinks o'er all his bandileers, and fights. Id. ib. p. 86. Parolles of Dumain.

Par. He will feal Sir an eg out of a cloyfter.] Mr. Philip Malfanger, in his tragi-comedy, intitled, A very Woman: or The Prince of Tarent, p. 39, afcribes more notable qualities to his thief.

"He's fo true a thief (fays he) that he will "steal from himself, and thinks he has got by "it: he stole out of his mother's belly being an "infant,