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The Two Gentlemen of Verona,

d ACT I. SCENE I. P. 176.

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AL. Coy looks with heart fore fighs, one fading moment's mirth.] This verfe is too long for it's fellows by a foot. The word fad ing makes nothing to the fenfe, and may very well be difmiffed. Anon.

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Id. ib. I a loft mutton, gave your letter to her, a lac'd mutton.] Mr. Ray in his verbial phrafes, fpeaking of a wencher, fays, he loves laced mutton, he'll run at fheep, &c. Rabelais (vol. 5. p. 217.) after feveral remarka-" ble epithets for ftrumpets, calls procurers muttonbrokers.

Sc. 3. p. 182.

Julia. What fool is fbe, that knows I am a maid And would not force the letter to my view Since maids in modefty fay no to that,

Which they would have the proffrer conftrue ay.] An allufion to the English proverb," that maids "fay nay, and take it."

See Ray's proverbs; that are entire fenten

ces. M.

Sc. 3. p. 182.

Julia. Is't near dinner time?

Lucetta. I would it were.] Read

Is it near dinner time? and then Lucetta's an

fwer makes up the verfe. Anon.

Id. ib.

Id. ib. How now minion?] Read

Why, how now minion? to compleat the verse. Anon.

Ibid. Lucetta. Indeed 1 bid the bafe for Protheus.] Bidding the bafe was a country diversion not unlike what is called barly break in the North, where fome pursue others in order to take them prifoners.

"Ne was Satyrane her far behind

" But with like fiercenefs did enfue the chace: "Whom when the giant faw, he foon refign'd "His former fuit, and from them fled apace; They after both, and boldly bad him base.→→

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"Cuddy for fhame hold up thy heavy head, "And let us caft with what delight to chace "And weary this long lingring Phœbus race. "Whilom thou wont the fhepherd's lads to lead, "In rhimes, in riddles, and in bidding base.. Shepherd's calender October..

Sc. 3. p. 184.

Julia. I fee you have a month's mind to them.] A month's mind was an anniversary in times of popery [or as Mr. Ray calls it, a lefs folemnity directed by the will of the deceased. There was also a year's mind, and a week's mind. See proverbial phrafes. M.]

This appears from the interrogatories, and obfervations against the clergy, in the year 1552. vii. inter. "whether there are any month's "minds, and anniversaries? Strype's Memorial of the Reformation, vol. 2. p. 354

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Was the month's mind of Sir William Laxton, who died the laft month, (July 1556) "his herfe burning with wax, and the morrow mass celebrated, and a fermon preach'd;

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Strype's Memorial, vol. 3. p. 305.

Panthion. 'Twere good I think your lordship fent him thither, There shall be practice tilts and tournaments.] Chambers in his dictionary, fays, that tilts and tournaments were firft introduced by Geoffry Lord of Prenli about the year 1066. under the word tournaments. But Dr. Cockburn, who seems to have examined more strictly into their original, obferves, [from Munster; Cofmog. lib. 3. Simon. Mayoli dies caniculares, tom 2. coloqu. 6.] (a). "That thefe exercifes 26 were the ufual folemnities at the coronation "of kings, the births of their children, and "other times of publick rejoicing. Upon this "account they were in great cfteem, and there 26 was a great emulation to excell in them,

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among thofe who affected either the favour "of princes, or popular applaufe, for dexterity, and expertnefs in thefe exercifes did ve

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ry much recommend to both. It is alledg

ed, that they were firft fet up, or it may be "renewed, and brought in vogue, by Henry I. "Duke of Saxony, and Roman Emperor, anno

938. For he having convened all the princes (a) The Hiftory and Examination of Duels. By John Cockburn, D. D. p. 79, &c. publish'd 1720. G

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" of the Roman Empire, and obtained the af"fiftance of many other Chriftian Princes, for

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fubduing the Gaths, Vandals, Sclavians and "Ruffians and others, then infidels, who had

made an irruption into Saxony the year 934; "in memory of this war, in honour of those "who affifted in it, and to keep up a war"like fpirit among princes and their nobles, "for which there might be again occafion, I

fay, for this caufe, this emperor did infti"tute these exercises, and appoint a general "folemn rendezvous for performing them: "and that they might be Chriftian exercises,

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as well as the exercise of profeffed Chriftians; "twelve articles were agreed upon, which "made them reftraints from vice, and incite

ments to virtue as well, and as much as to " valour.

"Thefe articles, which contained the terms "and qualifications of admittance to the ho"nour of these publick exercises, were as fol"low.

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"1. Whofoever hath done, or faid any thing

against the holy Christian Faith, fhall be exclu"ded; and if any fuch fhall prefume to intrude " himself on the account of his family, and "ancient nobility, he fhall be beat and forced "back.

This firft article was pronounced by the Emperar Henry I. himself.

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2. If any, however nobly defcended, has "done, or faid any thing against the Roman

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