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"belongs to them, or has wrong'd widows or children to whom they were left guardians "shall not be admitted, but punished.

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"8. Whofoever keeps up an unreasonable "feud with another, and will not refer the "difference to law, or to a fair battle, but in-` "vades his adverfaries land, burning and spoilσε ing it, and carrying off his goods, especially, "if he has deftroyed corn, which has occafion"ed a dearth or famine, if he appear at the tournament, let him be put to death.

c6 9. Whofoever has been the author of any "new gabel or impofition in any province, city, "or other dominion without the confent of the

ແ emperor, by which means fubjects are opδε preffed, and trade and commerce with ftrangers are hindered, and difcouraged, let him "be punish'd.

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έσ 10. Whofoever is guilty of adultery let "him be punished.

Thefe five were added by other princes, and grandees who were appointed overfeers and intendants of thefe publick tournaments.

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11. Whofoever doth not live fuitably upon his lawful rents and income, but debafeth "his dignity by buying and felling, and ufing mean and fordid arts to the damage of his neighbours, and oppreffion of his tenants, "let him be beaten.

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"12. Whofoever cannot prove his nobility "for four generations at leaft by both father and mother, fhall not have the honour of being admitted to the tournaments. Thefe

These two last were propofed by Philip the Secretary of the Empire.

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And the articles folemnly published at the first institution of tournaments by this empeAnd were observed within the empire for the space of 549 years, as appear by the account published by Dr. Cockburn, p. 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.

Id. ib.

Pro. My lord, I cannot be fo foon provided, Pleafe to deliberate a day or two.] Pleafe you deliberate. Fol. 1632.

Id. ib. p. 187.

Protheus. Oh how this Spring of love refembleth.] Qu. Refembeleth of four fyllables, to make up the measure. There are many inftances of this kind, in Spenfer, Anon.

In wanton luft, and lewd embracement."

Fairy Queen, book 1. canto 2. ft. 5. Unknowen wood.. Book 2. canto iii. 43. Rugged handeling. Canto iv. 8. 33. Damozel. Canto v. 54. Turrebant. Book iv. canto xi, 28. Emperefs, Book v. canto 1. iv. Overcomen. Book v. canto ix. 4. Overblowen. Canto xi. 59. Gentery mother Hubbard's tale. Hughes's edition p. 1191. Unknowen, hymn of heavenly love. p. 1299. Fraelty, Daphneida. P. 1332.

Cyparefs. p. 1334. Withouten. Tears of the Mufes. Intendement. Ibid. And he turns words of one fyllable into two in near twenty places. And the fame in many places of Chaucer. G 3

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Act 2. fc. 1. p. 188.

Speed. Why then this may be yours, for this is but one.] We fhould strike out but I think, to mend both the fenfe and the measure.

Sc. Ibid.

Speed. But you are fo without thefe follies,

Anon.

That thefe follies are within you.] I have heard of a cavilling quaker who was filenc'd by fuch a quibble from a celebrated punster.

"Friend (fays he) thou afferteft, that thou
haft the light within.

"Yes, fays the quaker, I do affert it.
"Then friend, fays the punfter, thou art with-
out the light.

Id. ib. p. 191.

Silv. And yet I will not name it, and yet I care not.] We should read name't, on account Anon.

of the verse.

Id. ib.

Val. Madam, they are for you.] Read, "Madam, they are writ for you," to fill up the verfe. She answers, repeating the words. "Ay, ay, you writ them Sir, at my request." Anon.

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Id. ib. p. 192.

Val. How now Sir? what are you reafoning with your felf?

Speed. Nay, I was rhiming: 'Tis you that have the reafon.] The story is well known of a gentleman who brought a foolish tract in manufcript to Sir Thomas Moor, for his approbation. Sir Thomas advised him by all means to

put

put it into verfe, and bring it him again; which done, Sir Thomas looking upon him faid, "Now "it is fomewhat-like, now it is rhythm, before "it was neither rhythm nor reason." See Sir Tho. Moor's Apophthegms. Lord Bacon's

Apophthegms.

1678.

Id. ib. p. 193.

Ray's Proverbs 2d. edition

Speed. Ay, but hearken Sir tho' the camelion love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourish'd by my victuals.]

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Of this mind was Palacion, (In the Siege or Love's Convert. By Mr. W. Cartwright. A&t 1. fc. 1. p. 97.)

Pol. "We're no fuch fubtle feeders, as to "make meals on air, fup on a blaft, and think "a fresh gale fecond course."

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They neither of them could live like the Dutch virgin, by the scent of flowers. See The City Match, a comedy. Act 2. fc. 4. p. 17. By Jasper Mayne.

See the vulgar errour of the Camelion's living upon air, confuted.

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Brown's vulgar errours, book 3. chap. 21. fc. 3. c. iv. p. 196.

Silv. What angry Sir Thurio, do you change colour?

Val. Give him leave, madam, he is a kind of Camelion.

Thu. That bath more mind to feed of

than live in your air.]

The change of colour in the Camelion, is finely expreffed in the following lines.

"As the Camelion who is known "To bave no colours of his own;

"But borrows from his neighbour's hue
"His white or black, his green or blue."
Mr. Prior.

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Servant, you're welcome to a worthless mistress.] Servant for humble fervant, or lover, is frequently used in this play; as well as by most writers of romances.

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Val. With nightly tears, and daily heart-fore fighs.] This fame expreffion is made ufe of be fore, towards the beginning of the first act. "Coy looks with heart-fore fighs. Anon. Id. ib. P. 202.

Pro. Or as one nail by ftrength drives out ano ther.]

Clavum clavo pellere. Erafmi adag.

The French. Un clou pouffe l'autre.

Sc. 8. p. 204.

Launce. Why ftand under, and understand is all one.] Launce diftinguishes as well as a celebrated lawyer; who in his pleading faid, he gave himself no concern about the cofmography of the word. The judge told him, he fuppofed he intended to fay orthography. He made anfwer, there was very little difference between cofmography and orthography: and went on.

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