Truely, adv. In accordance with

assumed obligations; faithfully. 4. 361.

Trusty, a. 1. Strong; firm. 1. 211. 2. Faithful. 1. 291, 332; 2. 112,

127; 3. 424.

Try, v. To put to the test or proof.

re

vamp or upper leather, as a shoe or boot. Arch, and dial. 5. 323Varlet, n. A low fellow; a scoundrel a term of contempt or : proach. 3. 103. Venter, v. Obs. form of venture. 1. 216, et passim.

Venture, ».

+Adventure. 2. 316. +Sexual intercourse; venery. 4. 435.

Ind. 58. 'Twixt. prep. = between.

Abbrev. of betwixt Arch. 4. 106.

I. 47.

2. Phr., by the virtue of: by or through the authority of. 3. 188. Vicious, a. Virulent; malignant ; spiteful. Colloq. Ind. 134. Villainy, n. 1. Atrocious evil or wickedness. 3. 87.

2. A villainous act; a crime. 3264, 286.

Visited, ppl. a.

Vnhappy, a. 1. Full of tricks; mischievous; tricksy. 2. 288.

2. Associated with ill fortune.
486.

3.

Vnkind, a. Lacking in affection. Rare. exc. dial. 4. 288. Vnknowing, ppl. a. Ignorant. 3. 355.

Vnpeopled, ppl. a. Without inhabitants. 3. 6.

Vnthrift, n. A spendthrift; a prodigal. 4. 155. Vnthrifty, a. Wasteful; prodigal. 2. 169. Vrge, v. To press upon the attention. 2. 448. Vsage, n. Treatment. 3. 431, 478. Vsher, n. Escort, conductor.

247.

4.

Vale, interj. Farewell; adieu.

Form for the ending of a letter or other written address. Prol. Valiant. a. 1. Courageous; intrepid in danger. 1. 153.

2. Strong; powerful. 5. 168. Vamp, v. To furnish with a new

Wait, n.

tOne of a body of musicians, who played about the streets at night, especially in the seventeenth century, in England. Ind. 119.

†Wanion, ". A word found only in the phrases with a wanion, and wanions on you; generally interpreted to denote some kind of imprecation. Phr., with a wanion with a vengeance; energetically; hence in short order.

174.

2.

3. A vigil. 3. 23. Watching, vol. n. Keeping vigil. Keeping vigil. 3. 84.

=

Wee, prep. Obs. form of wi with. Cf. variants. 2. 538. Welfauourdlie, adv. In a gratifying or pleasing way; 'handsomely.' 2. 285.

Well, a. Well off.

4. 436. Well spoken, a. Given to using decorous speech. Dial. I. 267. Wench, n. A young woman. Arch. or lit. The word as current now has a deprecatory sense. 1. 303, et passim.

Were, v. Obs. form of wear. 3. 19.

When al's done, phr. After all.

Dial. 5. 249.

minded. 4. 478.

Wise, n. Manner; mode; guise. Obs. or arch. exc. in phrases like in any wise, &c. 3. 411; 5. 324. Withall, adv. Besides; likewise. Ded.; 1. 77, 118; 4. 238. †Withall, prep. An emphatic form of with, used after the object (usually a relative) at the end of a sentence or clause. 4. 12. Woeman, n. Obs. form of woman. 2. 486, et passim.

+Won, v. To dwell. 3. 256. Wood, v. Obs. form of preterite of will. 2. 586.

Wrastle, v. Obs. or dial. form of

wrestle. 3. 296. Wrought, ppl. a.

Arch. ?

2. 422.

Embroidered.

Ycleped, pp. ticiple of the obs. or arch. verb clepe to call by the name of. 3. 257. Yea, adv. †Yea, being mainly a word of assent, was formerly used chiefly in answer to questions framed affirmatively. Ind. 16. Yeeld, v. Obs. form of yield. †To repay. 1. 119; 4. 164. Yer, pron. Dial. form of your. 2. 539.

Form of past par

Yong, a. Obs. form of young. 1. 217, et passim.

A

Adam Bell, lxix, lxxiv, lxxvi.
Amadis of Gaul, relations to the
burlesque in K. of B. P., xxxvii,
xlixff., lvi, lxviii, lxix, lxxii, lxxiii;
origin of, 162; cited, 145. 163,
166, 171, 172, 191, 204, 206.
Apparel, actors', 122; soldiers', 251.
Apron, blue, of tradesmen, 146.
Archery, practice of, 267.
Arches, court of, 220.

Arthur's show, cx, 225, 253.
Artillery Gardens, practice of arms
revived in, xiii, cxii, 225.
As ye came from the Holy Land,
a ballad, 181.

Authorship of the play, xxi ff.

B

Baloo, a ballad, 184.

Barbaroso, 195.

Barber's basin, xlv, 195, 196.
Barber's pole, 195, 204.

Barber shop, description of the old-
time, 214.

Bear, pestilential effect of the breath
of the, 273.
Beaten gold, 224.

Beaumont and Fletcher, their indebt-

edness to Spanish literature, xxxiii;
their literary qualities, xxii ff.; for
citations, cf. individual works,
Coxcomb, &c.

Beer at the theatre, 218.

Beeston's Boys, xviii.

Begone, begone, my juggy, my puggy,

a song, 216.

Bell Inn, xl ff., 174.

Bells in the Morris-dance, 244.
Bevis of Hampton, lxix, lxx, lxxvi,
lxxx, 188.

Blackfriars Theatre, xiv, 122.

Candles, blue, at funerals, 233-
Captain, City, 266.

Captain, duties of a, 256, 259, 261.
Carduus Benedictus as a medicinal
remedy, cx, 202.

Casket, adventures of the, xxxix,
171.

Catch, nature of a, 180.

Caves as habitations of giants, xlix ff.,
195.

Chamberlain at an inn, 175.
Chapman, George, his satire on the
fashion of romance-reading in East-
ward Ho, xciii.

Children of the Queen's Revels, xiv,

110, 122.

Chivalric plays, lists of, lxxviii, lxxxi ;

quality and popularity of, lxxviii ff.;

G

Gallants seated on the stage, ciii,
108; their aversion to the combing
of the hair, 196; their fashion of
trimming the beard and dressing
the hair, 208; their aversion to
shorn locks, 209; their scorn of
the tradesmen, 213, 270.
Galley-foist, captain of the, 262.
Gargantua, 205.
Garters, 245.
Gaskins, 161.

Giants, conventional employment of,
in romances of chivalry, xlix, 161;
Palmerin de Oliva's conflict with,
140 ff., 198; Rosicler's conflict
with, 197; boastful manner of,
204.

Gloves given as presents at betrothals
and weddings, 134; decorations
of, 134; costs of, 135.

Go from my window, a catch, 215.
God of sleep, 187.
Gresham, Life and Death of Sir
Thomas, xcv, xcvii, 115.
Grocers, civic importance of, 114f.;
guild livery of, 127; shop dress
of, 139; hall of, 269.

Gun-flint, 258.

Guns, 246, 249.

Guy of Warwick, lxix, lxxii, lxxiii,
lxxvi, lxxxi.

H

Heads, velvet, 244.
Helmet, 172.

Her Majesty's Servants, xvii, xviii,
271.

Hermaphrodite, xiii, 200.
Heywood, Thos., The Four Prentices

of London, as an evidence of the
date of Kn. of B. P., xiii; as an
object of the burlesque, lix ff., 117,
149; as a type of the chivalric
drama, lxxxii; analysis of its plot,
lxxxii ff.; as typical of the taste of
tradesmen, xcvi; cited, 117, 149,
163, 225; If you know not me,
Xcv, xcvii, 115; Edward IV, xcv,
xcviii, 120.

Ho, ho, no body at home, a catch, 235.

Keysar, Robert, xiv, xv, 106.
King and No King, its burlesque
elements, xii, xxx; cited, 152, 206.
Knight and Shepherd's Daughter,
a ballad, 182.

Knights-errant, names of, 149; order
of, 151; vows and oaths of, 162;
duties of, 165; numerous frater-
nities and religious character of,
175; fastings of, 194; hard
couches of, 194.

Knight of the Burning Pestle, edi
tions, ii ff.; date and stage-history,
xiff.; authorship, xxi ff., 106,
107, 270, 272, 274; originality of
the conception, xxv; relationships
with the Romances of Chivalry and
Don Quixote, xxxii ff.; relation-
ships with contemporary plays and