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Sir Tho. Hanmer in his gloffary, obferves, that kickly wickly is a made word, in ridicule, and difdain of a wife. Taylor the water poet, has a poem in difdain of his debtors, intitled, A kickfy winsy: dr 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.

Act 3. fc. 6. p. 61.
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I, bis defpiteful Juno, fent him forth

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 deftroy him; but he fortunately ftrangled them and after that he perform'd feveral other exploits, which were call'd his twelve labours, at the command of Juno, who had a design to deftroy him

Id. ib. Steward. Pardon, madam.] "Par"don me, madam.' Folio 1632, and Sir The,

Hanmer.

• Sc. 7. p. 64.

Dia. Whatfoe'er be is

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

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Sol. Ev'n fuch as you fpeak to me.] En fucha

Folio 1632.

Act 4. fc. 1. p. 76.
Parolles.

Tongue. I must put you into fome butter woman's mouth, and buy my felf 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 scrape, 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 ás by the expreffion, 'tis plain he intended for the future to be filent, I think it should 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 i. 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 swear, 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 frocks all night, poor gallant knave.

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Bertrand. No matter, his heels have deferv'd it in ufurping his 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 Carlife, was in this fort degraded. He being apprehended, was by the King's commandment brought before Sir Anthony Lucye, An-` no 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 caused his fword to "be broken over his head: that done he was

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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. " and

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and for thy treafon the King doth will that thou shalt 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.1 "So did he mitigate Sir Arthegal,

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"But Talus, by the back the boaster 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 fperft."

Charondas a celebrated legiflator, enacted a law, (tho' lefs rigorous, yet more dishonourable) "That whoever fled from their colours, σε or forfook their ranks in time of war, or re"fufed to take up arms in defence of their country, fhould be drefs'd in womens cloaths,

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and be publickly expofed in that drefs."

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 headfman off with his "head."

Id. ib.

Bert. What a paft-faving flave is this!

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

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

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

Hearfay. "But for your deeds of valour, there is one, although I fpeak it to his face, that can write a geography by his own conquefts he hath fought o'er Strabo, Ptolomy 146 and Stafford, travelled as far in arms as Lith

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gow naked born weapons, where Coriat "durft not carry a fhirt, or fhoes Jack Man"devil ne'er fail'd fo far, as he hath fteer'd by

land, ufing his colours both for maft and "faile, one drum's his table, the other is his "mufick; his fword his knife, his colours are "his napkin, carves nourishing horfe, as we ufed 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.

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Par. He will feal Sir an eg out of a cloyster.] Mr. Philip Malfanger, in his tragi-comedy, intitled, A very Woman: or The Prince of Ta rent, p. 39, ascribes 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 it: he ftole out of his mother's belly being

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