Id. ib. And hedg'd me by his wit to yield myself.] I almost believe Shakespeare gave it. "And hedg'd me by his will. Portia before had faid, act 1. fc. 2. p. 104. "So is the will of a living daughter "Curb'd with the will of a dead father." Anon. Sc. 2. p. 115. Enter Launcelot alone.] Enter the Clowne alone. Folio 1632. Id. ib. The Jew is the very devil incarnal.] "The very devil incarnation." Folio 1632. but wrong. Id. ib. p. 117. Laun. Well, let bis father be what he will.] What a will. Folio 1632.. Sc. 3. p. 121. Gra. Where is your mafter?] "Where's your "mafter?" Folio 1632. P. 122. Gra. Signior Bassanio bear me, If I do not put on a fober habit, Talk with respect, and fwear but now and then; Wear prayer books in my packet, look demurely Nay more, while grace is faying, bood myne eyes Thus with my hat; and figh, and fay amen.] Gratiano's character is here of the motley kind. In the first part he profeffes to be fomewhat of a Libertine. In the latter to be precife and puritanical: alluding to their graces at that time, which were not the fhorteft: as is hinted by Jasper Mayne, in his character of Mr. Scruple. City Match, a comedy, act 2. fc. 1. p. 10. "Mr. "Mr. Scruple was her schoolmaster, one "that cools a feaft with his long grace, and foon66 er eats a capon, than he bleffes it. Falstaff, First Part of King Henry IVth, act 1. fc. 2. p. 102. banters Prince Henry upon the fhortness of his grace. "God fave thy grace, majesty I should say, " for thou wilt have none.' grace Prince. "What none ?" Falft. "No by my troth, not fo much as "will be prologue to an egg and butter.” Id. ib. Shylock. What Jeffica Thou shalt not gormandize, as thou hast done with me.] The word gormandize is very antient, and took it's rife from a Danish King. The Danes towards the latter end of the ninth century, were defeated by King Alfred at Edendon in Wiltshire; and as an article of peace, Guthrum their King, commonly called Gurmond, fubmitted to be baptized, King Alfred being his godfather, who gave him the name of Athelftan, and took him for his adopted fon. During the stay of the Danes in Wiltshire," they confumed their time in pro"fuseness, and belly cheer, in idleness and sloth. "Infomuch, that as from their laziness in gene❝ral, we even to this day call them Lur-Danes; "fo from the licentioufnefs of Gurmond, and "his army in particular, we brand all luxu-: rious, and profufe people, by the name of "Gurmondizers. And this luxury, and this "laziness are the fole monuments, the only me K 3 " morials, by which the Danes have made them"felves notorious to pofterity, by lying encamped in Wiltshire." A Vindication of Stone-Heng restored, by John Webb Efq; p. 227. Ben Johnson in his Sejanus, act 1. works, vol. I. p. 320. "That great Gourmond, fat Apicius." Sc. 5. p. 125. Shy. Jeffica my girl, There is fome ill a brewing towards my reft, For I did dream of money bags to night.] He has an image of the like fort, Winter's Tale, act 4. fc. 6. 66 Autolicus. "Here's one (a ballad) to a very "doleful tune, how a ufurer's wife was brought to bed of twenty money-bags at a burthen, and "how the long'd to eat adders heads and toads "carbonaded." Mop. "Is it true, think you?" Aut. " Very true, and not a month old.” Dor. "Blefs me from marrying an usurer!" Aut. "Here's the midwife's name to't, one "Mrs. Tale-porter, and five or fix honest wives "that were prefent; why fhould I carry lies "abroad?" Id. ib. Then it was not for nothing that my nofe fell a bleeding on Black Monday laft, at fix a clock i'th' morning, falling out that year on Afb-Wednesday was four years in the afternoon.] Black Monday (as Mr. Peck obferves, Explanatory, and Critical Notes upon Shake Tho. Randolph's Jealous Lovers, act 5. fc.9. p.91. A& 3. fc. 1. p. 141. Sby. Go fee me an officer, Befpeak him a fortnight before.] "Go Tubal fee me an officer, &c." Folio 1632. A& 3. fc. 2. p. 141. Por. Beforew your eyes they have overlook'd me and divided me; one balf of me is yours, the other half yours; mine own I would say.] "One half of me is yours, the "other half is mine own I would fay." Folio 1632, and Sir Thomas Hanmer. Id. ib. p. 143. - Now be goes With no less prefence, but with much more love, To the fea monster.] Alluding to the following mythological account. When Apollo and Neptune were fallen into difgrace with Jupiter, they offered to help King Laomedon to build his city of Troy, upon condition of a reward; which not being performed, Neptune to revenge himself, with the raging waves of the sea almost drowned him and his people and Apollo fent amongst them so terrible a pestilence, that it occasioned every where great defolation and slaughter. When Laomedon perceived, to what terrible inconveniences, his perfidious dealing had fubjected him, he confulted the oracle, and was informed, that there was no other way of appeasing these angry gods, but by exposing every year |