RAZES, roots, (?) packages, bales; II. i. 26. READ; "hath r. to me," instructed me; III. i. 46. upon REASONS, with a play REPRISAL, prize; IV. i. 118. ROAN, roan-colored horse; II. iii. 77. ROUNDLY, ROUNDLY, speak out plainly; I. ii. 25. ROYAL, a quibbling allusion to the "royal" coin (10 shillings; a "noble"= 6s. 8d.); II. iv. 333. RUB THE ELBOw, (in token of enjoyment); V. i. 77. RUDELY, "by thy violent conduct"; III. ii. 32. SACK, Spanish and Canary wines; I. ii. 3. SACK AND SUGAR, alluding to the then custom of putting sugar into wines; I. ii. 130. SAINT NICHOLAS' CLERKS, thieves, highwaymen (? due to a confusion of (1) Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of scholars, and I (2) the familiar use of "Old Nick"); II. i. 69. SALAMANDER, an animal supposed to be able to live in fire; III. iii. 57. SALT-PETER, niter; I. iii. 60. SALVATION; "upon their s.," i. e. by their hopes of salvation (Ff., "confidence"); II. iv. 10. SARCENET, a thin kind of silk, originally made by the Saracens, whence its name; here used contemptuously for soft, delicate; III. i. 256. SCANDALIZED, disgraced (Ff. 2, 3, 4, "so scandalized"); I. iii. 154. SCOT AND LOT, taxes; V. iv. 115. SEAT, estates; V. i. 45. SELDOM, rarely seen; III. ii. 58. SEMBLABLY, similarly; V. iii. 21. SERVANT, used adjectively, subject; I. iii. 19. SERVICE, action; III. ii. 5. SET A MATCH, made an appointment; in thieves' slang, "planned a robbery" (Ff., "watch"); I. ii. 124. SET OFF; "s. o. his head," "taken from his account"; V. i. 88. SETTER, the one who set the match; II. ii. 55. SEVEN STARS, the Pleiades; I. ii. 17. SHALLOW, silly, stupid; II. iii. 18. SHAPE OF LIKELIHOOD, probability; I. i. 58. "SHELTER, SHELTER," conceal yourself quickly; II. ii. 1. SHOT-FREE, Scot-free, free from charge; with play upon the word; V. iii. 30. SHOTTEN HERRING, a herring that has cast its roe; II. iv. 149. SIMILES, comparisons (Qq. 1-4 and F. 1, "smiles"); I. ii. 92. SINEW, Strength; IV. iv. 17. SINK OR SWIM, "an old English proverbial expression implying to run the chance of success or failure"; I. iii. 194. SIRRAH, generally used to an inferior; here an instance of unbecoming familiarity; I. ii. 206. SKILL, wisdom, good policy; I. ii. 247. SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE, wild, confused; III. i. 154. SKIPPING, flighty, thoughtless; III. ii. 60. SLOVENLY, battle-stained; I. iii. 44. SMUG, trim, smooth; III. i. 102. SNEAK-CUP, (probably) one who sneaks from his cup; III. iii. 104. SNUFF; "took it in snuff," i. e. took it as an offense; with a play upon "snuff in the ordinary sense; I. iii. 41. So, howsoever; IV. i. 11. SOLEMNITY, awful grandeur, dignity; III. ii. 59. SOOTHERS, flatterers; IV. i. 7. SOUSED GURNET, a fish pickled in vinegar, a term of contempt; IV. ii. 13. SPANISH-POUCH, evidently a contemptuous term drunkard; II. iv. 83. SPEED; "be your s.," stand you in good stead; III. i. 190. SPITE, vexation; III. i. 192. SPLEEN, waywardness; II. iii. 87. SPOIL, ruin, corruption; III. iii. 13. SQUIER, Square (Q. 8, “squaire”; Ff. 3, 4, "square"; the rest "squire"); II. ii. 13. SQUIRE; "s. of the night's body," a play upon "squire of the I body," i. e. attendant upon a knight; I. ii. 28. STAIN'D, Soiled, bespattered (F. 1, “strained"); I. i. 64. STANDING-TUCK, rapier set on end; II. iv. 283. START; "s. of spleen," impulse of caprice; III. ii. 125. STARTING-HOLE, subterfuge, evasion; II. iv. 301. STARVE, to starve (Ff. "staru’a"); I. iii. 159. STARVELING, a starved, lean person; II. i. 78. STARVING, longing; V. i. 81. STATE, chair of state, throne; II. iv. 432. STEAL, steal yourselves away; III. i. 93. STOCK-FISH, dried cod; II. iv. 281. STOMACH, appetite; II. iii. 48. STRAIT, strict; IV. iii. 79. STRAPPADO; "the strappado is when a person is drawn up to his height, and then suddenly to let him fall half way with a jerk, which not only breaketh his arms to pieces, but also shaketh all his joints out of joint, which punishment is better to be hanged, than for a man to undergo" (Randle Holme, in his Academy of Arms and Blazon); II. iv. 271. STRENGTH, strong words, terms; I. iii. 25. STRONDS, Strands; I. i. 4. STRUCK FOWL, wounded fowl; IV. ii. 22. SUBORNATION; "murderous S.," procuring murder by underhand means; I. iii. 163. SUDDENLY, very soon; I. iii. 294. "SUE HIS LIVERY," to lay legal claim to his estates, a law term; IV. iii. 62. SUFFERANCES, sufferings; V. i. 51. SUGGESTION, temptation; IV. iii. 51. SUITS, used with a quibbling allusion to the fact that the clothes of the criminal belonged to the hangman; I. ii. 82. SULLEN, dark; I. ii. 235. SUMMER-HOUSE, pleasant retreat, country-house; III. i. 164. SUNDAY-CITIZENS, citizens in their "Sunday best"; III. i. 261. SUPPLY, reinforcements; IV. iii. 3. "SUTTON CO'FIL," a contraction of Sutton Coldfield, a town twenty-four miles from Coventry (Q. 2, "Sutton cophill"; Ff. and Qq. 5, 6, 8, “Sutton-cop-hill"; IV. ii. 3. SWATHLING CLOTHES, Swaddling clothes (Q. 1, 2, 3, “swathling”; the rest, "swathing”); III. ii. 112. SWORD-AND-BUCKLER, the distinctive weapons of serving men and riotous fellows; I. iii. 230. TAFFETA, a glossy silken stuff; TAKE IT, Swear; II. iv. 10. you mean; II. iv. 526. TALL, strong, able; I. iii. 62. TALLOW-CATCH="tallow-ketch,” i. e. a tallow-tub, or perhaps “tallow-keech" (Steeven's conjecture), i. e. a round lump of fat rolled up by the butcher to be carried to the chandler; II. iv. 262. TARGET, shield; II. iv. 232. TARRY, remain, stay; I. ii. 167. TASK'D, taxed; IV. iii. 92. I TASKING, challenge (Q. 1, "tasking"; the rest, "talking"); V. ii. 51. TASK ME, test me; IV. i. 9. TASTE, test, try the temper (Q. 2, "taste"; Q. 1, "tast"; the rest, "take"); IV. i. 119. TEMPER, disposition, temperament; III. i. 170. TENCH; "stung like a t."; pos sibly there is an allusion to the old belief that fishes were supposed to be infested with fleas; or perhaps the simile is intentionally meaningless; II. i. 17. TERM, word (Ff. and Qq. 7, 8, "dreame"; Qq. 5, 6, "deame"); IV. i. 85. TERMAGANT, an imaginary god of the Mahomedans, represented as a most violent character in the old Miracle-plays and Moralities; V. iv. 114. THEREFORE, for that purpose; I. i. 30. THICK-EYED, dull-eyed; II. iii. 53. THIEF, used as a term of endearment; III. i. 238. TICKLE-BRAIN, some kind of strong liquor; II. iv. 452. TINKERS, proverbial tipplers and gamblers; II. iv. 22. TOASTS-AND-BUTTER, effeminate fellows, Cockneys; IV. ii. 23. TONGUE; "the tongue," i. e. the English language; III. i. 125. TOPPLES, throws down; III. i. 32. Toss, "to toss upon a pike"; IV. ii. 76. TOUCH, touchstone, by which gold was tested; IV. iv. 10. TRACE, track, follow; III. i. 48. TRADE-FALLEN, fallen out of service; IV. ii. 33. TRAIN, allure, entice; V. ii. 21. "san TRANQUILLITY, people who live at ease (Collier MS., guinity"); II. i. 87. TRANSFORMATION, change of appearance; I. i. 44. TREASURES; "my t.," i. e. tokens of love due to me from you; II. iii. 52. TRENCH, turn into another channel; III. i. 112. TRENCHING, entrenching, making furrows; I. i. 7. TRICK, peculiarity; II. iv. 460. TRIM, ornamental dress, gallant array; IV. i. 113. TRISTFUL, sorrowful (Qq., Ff., "trustful"; Rowe's correction); II. iv. 447. TRIUMPH, public festivity; III. I UNTAUGHT, ill-mannered; I. iii. 43. UNWASHED; "with u. hands," without waiting to wash your hands, immediately; III. iii. 216. UNYOKED, uncurbed, reckless; I. ii. 227. UP, up in arms; III. ii. 120. VALUED, being considered; III. ii. 177. VASSAL, servile; III. ii. 124. VASTY, vast; III. i. 53. VELVET-GUARDS, trimmings of velvet; hence, the wearers of such finery; III. i. 261. VIRTUE, valor; II. iv. 137. VIZARDS, visors, masks; I. ii. 147. WAITING; "W. in the court," i. e. "dancing attendance in the hope of preferment”; I. ii. 80. WAKE, waking; III. i. 219. WANT; "his present w.," the present want of him; IV. i. 44. WANTON, Soft, luxurious; III. i. 214. WARD, posture when on guard; tures of defense; I. ii. 218. WARM, ease-loving; IV. ii. 20. WASP-STUNG, (so Q. 1; Qq. and Ff., "wasp-tongue" or "wasptongued") irritable as though stung by a wasp; I. iii. 236. WATERING, drinking; II. iv. 19. WEAR, carry, bear (Ff., “wore") I. iii. 162. WELL, rightly; IV. iii. 94. WELL-RESPECTED, ruled by reasonable considerations; IV. iii. 10. WHAT! an exclamation of impatience; II. i. 3. WHEREUPON, wherefore; IV. iii. 42. WHICH, Who; III. i. 46. WILD OF KENT, weald of K.; II. WIND, turn in this or that di- I WORSHIP, honor, homage; III. ii. 151. WRUNG IN THE WITHERS, pressed in the shoulders; II. i. 7. YEDWARD, a familiar corruption of Edward, still used in some counties; I. ii. 154. YET, even now; I. iii. 77. YOUNKER, greenhorn; III. iii. 98. ZEAL, earnestness; IV, iii. 63. |