"FAC'D IT WITH A CARD OF TEN," played the best card, the trump card; II. i. 414.

FAIR, in state, finery; II. i. 17. "FAIR BEFALL THEE," good fortune befall thee; V. ii. 111. FARDINGALES = farthingales, hoops; IV. iii. 56.

FASHIONS (a corruption of farcins), a skin disease in horses; III. ii. 53.

FAULT; "coldest f." i. e. absolute loss of scent; Induct. i. 20. FAY, faith; Induct. ii. 84. FEAR, frighten; I. ii. 214. FEARS; used equivocally, (1) is afraid of; (2) affrights; V. ii.

16.

FEW; "in a few," i. e. in a few words; I. ii. 52.

FINE, smart; IV. i. 143.

FIVES, a disease in horses; III. ii. 55. "FLORENTIUS' LOVE"; an allusion

to a story in Gower's Confessio Amantis; a Knight Florent agrees to marry an ugly hag, if she will teach him to solve

a riddle on which his life depends (cp. Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Tale); I. ii. 69. FLOUTS, mocks; II. i. 29. FOOL, a professional fool; I. i. 65.

FOR ASSURANCE, to make sure; V. ii. 65.

FOUL, ugly, deformed; I. ii. 69. FRETS, stops of the lute; II. i. 153.

FRETTING, spoiling (with a play upon "fret" in the ordinary sense); II. i. 335.

FROWARD, refractory; I. i. 69. FULL, exactly; I. i. 203. FURNITURE, dress, furnishings; IV. iii. 185.

GALLIASSES, large galleys; II. i. 380.

GAMBOLD, the old form of "gambol," growing obsolete in Shakespeare's time; hence used by Sly; Induct. ii. 142. GAMESTER, used contemptuously; II. i. 409.

GAWDS, ornaments, trifling toys; II. i. 3.

GENTLES, gentlemen; III. ii. 97. GIFTS, endowments, abilities; I. i. 106.

GIRD, gibe; V. ii. 58.

GIVE OVER, leave; I. ii. 106.
GOD-A-MERCY, God have mercy;
IV. iii. 157.

GOGS-WOUNS, a corruption of "God's wounds"; III. ii. 164. GOOD SHIPPING, a good voyage, good luck; V. i. 44.

GRACE, a kindness; I. ii. 133. GRAMERCIES, i. e. "grands mer

cies," great thanks; I. i. 41. GRATIFY, reward; I. ii. 279. GREEN; "whiles your boots are green, i. e. (?) freshly greased,

HAVE, get; Induct. ii. 40.

HAVE TO 'T, set to it; I. i. 143. HE man; III. ii. 241.

HIC IBAT SIMOIS, &c., from Ovid, Epist. Heroid. I. 33; III. i. 28-9.

HIGH-CROSS, the market-place, where formerly a cross was always erected; I. i. 136. HILDING, term of contempt, menial; II. i. 26.

HIPPED, covered to the hips; III. ii. 49.

"HIT THE WHITE"; hit the center of the target; with allusion to Bianca (white); a term in archery; V. ii. 186. HOLIDAME, halidom; "by my halidom," upon my sacred word or oath; V. ii. 99.

IDLE, absurd; Induct. ii. 14. INDIFFERENT, equally; I. ii. 183. INDIFFERENT, "garters of an indifferent knit," i. e. tied in an ordinary way, not looped conspicuously; IV. i. 98. INGENIOUS, probably "ingenuous"; Sh. uses the two words indiscriminately; I. i. 9. INGRATE, ungrateful; I. ii. 276. INTEND, pretend; IV. i. 211. INTOLERABLE = intolerably; I. ii. 90.

I wis, i. e. iwis, truly; I. i. 62.

JACK, a term of contempt; II. i. 162.

"JACK, BOY! HO! BOY!" the commencement of an old catch; IV. i. 45.

JACKS JILLS, drinkingvessels made respectively of leather and metal, with a play upon "jacks," men-servants, and "jills," maid-servants; IV. i. 53, 54.

JADE, worthless nag; I. ii. 255. JEALOUS, suspicious; IV. v. 76. JOIN'D STOOL, a kind of folding chair; II. i. 203.

JOLTHEADS, blockheads; IV. i. 176.

JUMP, agree; I. i. 195.

JUNKETS, dainties; III. ii. 255.

KATE, a play on Kate and cat;

II. i. 284.

KATED, perhaps with a play upon cat; III. ii. 252.

KATES, "Dainties are all Kates," a play on the word cates; II. i. 193. KEEP YOU WARM, referring to the proverb "To have wit enough to keep one's self warm"; II. i. 273.

KENNEL, gutter; IV. iii. 98. KINDLY, "let him come and kindly"; evidently used like the colloquial "welcome," to express indifference; Induct. i. 15; in a natural manner; Induct. i. 66. KNACK, knick-knack, trifle; IV. iii. 67.

LAMPASS, a disease in horses; III. ii. 52.

LAYING ON, laying a wager on; V. ii. 129.

LEDA'S DAUGHTER, i. e. Helen; I. ii. 250.

LEET, Court-leet, which tried those who used false weights and measures; Induct. ii. 90. 'LEGES alleges; I. ii. 28. LEWD, vile; IV. iii. 65. LIE, stay, lodge; IV. iv. 56. LIEF, gladly, willingly; I. i. 135. LIKE, likely; IV. iv. 70. LIKE OF - like; II. i. 65. LINK, a pitch torch; IV. i. 141. LODGING, chamber; Induct. i. 49. LONGLY, a great while, a long

time (? longingly); I. i. 170. LOOK BIG, angrily; III. ii. 235. LOVELY, loving; III. ii. 127. LURE, a stuffed bird used in fal

conry for training the hawk; IV. i. 200.

LUSTY, lively; II. i. 164.

MAIDENHEAD, maidenhood; III. ii. 232.

MALT-HORSE, a brewer's horse; used as a term of contempt; IV. i. 136.

MAN, tame; IV. i. 201.
MARR'D

MADE, a favorite quibble in old English literature; the two words were pronounced almost alike; IV. iii. 115-116.

MARRIED O' SUNDAY; "we will be married o' Sunday"; the burden of several popular songs, the best known occurring in Ralph Roister Doister; II. i.

331.

MART, bargain; II. i. 334. MASQUING, masquerading; IV. iii.

87.

MEACOCK, timorous, worthless; II. i. 320.

MEANER, of lower rank; I. i. 210. MERCATANTE (spelled "marcantant" in Folios and Quarto), merchant; IV. ii. 63. MERRY PASSION, merriment; Induct. i. 97.

MESS, course; IV. iv. 70. MEW UP, shut up; I. i. 87. MINION, Saucy wench; II. i. 13. MI PERDONATO (Folios "me pardonato"; Quarto "me pardinato"), me being pardoned; I. i. 25.

MODESTY, moderation; Induct. i. 68.

MOSE IN THE CHINE, a disease in horses; III. ii. 52. MOVED, angry; V. ii. 142.

NAPKIN, handkerchief; Induct. i. 27.

NEAT, Ox; IV. iii. 17.

NEWS; "what's the news?" what does this mean? I. i. 230.

few

PACKING, plotting; V. i. 127. PAIN, pains, toil; III. i. 12. PALABRIS; "paucus pallabris”; Sly's corruption of the Spanish "pocas palabras," i.e. words; Induct. i. 5. PANTALOON, an old fool; a standing character in Italian comedy; III. i. 38.

PARLE, parley; I. i. 117. PASS, convey (a legal term); IV. iv. 45; transact, IV. iv. 57. PASSING, surpassing; Induct. i. 67; II. i. 116.

PEAT, the old form of "pet"; I. i. 78.

PEDANT, Schoolmaster; IV. ii. 63. PEDASCULE, pedant, schoolmaster; III. i. 52.

PHEEZE, originally "to incite, send forth, drive away," whence probably secondary meaning "to beat," and in certain dialects "to pay a person off for an injury"; Induct. i. 1. PLASH, pool; I. i. 23. POINTS, tagged laces used for

fastening various parts of the dress; III. ii. 49.

PORRINGER, a bowl or basin; IV. iii. 64.

PORT, style of living; I. i. 208. PRACTISE, plot, play a trick; Induct. i. 36.

QUAINT, fine (used ironically); III. ii. 151; elegant; IV. iii. 102. QUANTITY, used in the sense of a very small quantity; IV. iii.

112.

RATED, driven away by scolding; I. i. 165.

RAYED, dirtied, soiled; III. ii. 54; IV. i. 3.

REBUSED, Grumio's blunder for "abused"; L. ii. 7.

RECKONING, description; IV. i.

90.

REDIME TE CAPTUM, &c., i.e. “Redeem thyself, captive, for the least sum thou canst"; quoted from Terence in Lily's Latin Grammar, whence the writer no doubt derived the line; I. i. 167.

RESTS, remains; I. i. 250. REVEREND, reverent, respectful; IV. i. 212.

RING, the prize ring; I. i. 145. ROPE-TRICKS, tricks deserving the halter; Grumio's word for "rhetoric"; (cp. the Nurse's

"ropery" for "roguery," Rom. II. iv. 154); I. ii. 112. ROUNDLY, straightway, directly;

I. i. 59; bluntly; III. ii. 221; without needless ceremony; IV. iv. 109; used with a play on the word; V. ii. 21.

RUDESBY, rude clown; III. ii. 10. RUFFLING (vide note); IV. iii. 60.

RUSHES STREWED; referring to the old custom of strewing the floors with rushes; IV. i. 50.

SACK, Spanish or Canary wine; Induct. ii. 2. SADNESS, seriousness; "in good s.," in all seriousness; V. ii. 63.

SCRIVENER, a writer of contracts; IV. iv. 59.

SEALED QUARTS, quart pots sealed as being of legal size; Induct. ii. 91.

SECRET, Confidential; I. i. 158. SEEN; "well seen," well-skilled, skillful; I. ii. 136.

"SEIZE THEE THAT LIST," i.e. let them take thee that will; III. i. 93.

SESSA, "probably a cry used by way of exhorting to swift running"; Induct. i. 6. SHEATHING, having a new sheath made for it; IV. i. 142. SHEER ALE, pure ale, unmixed ale; Induct. ii. 25.

SHOULD, when, the priest should ask, i.e. had in due course to ask; III. ii. 163.

SHREWD, bad, evil; I. i. 185.
SIMPLE, foolish; V. ii. 161.

SITH, since; I. i. 216.

SKILLS, matters; III. ii. 136. SKIPPER, used contemptuously for frivolous youth; II. i. 347.

SLIPP'D, started, let slip; V. ii.

52.

"SOCRATES' XANTHIPPE" (old eds. "Zentippe" and "Zantippe"), the famous shrew of antiquity; I. ii. 71.

SOUD, a word imitative of a noise

made by a person heated and fatigued; IV. i. 149. SORTED TO NO PROOF, proved to be to no purpose; IV. iii. 43. SO VERY SO great; I. i. 128. SPECIALTIES, special deeds; II. i. 130.

SPEED, succeed; I. ii. 253.
SPLEEN, sudden impulse of mirth,
Induct. i. 137; ill temper, III.
ii. 10.

SPOKE Spoken; II. i. 196.
STALE, laughing-stock; probably
with a quibbling allusion to
"stale-mate" in chess; I. i. 58;
decoy, bait; III. i. 92.
STAND, withstand; I. ii. 115.
STAY, restrain; Induct. i. 134.
STEAD, aid; I. ii. 272.
STILL, continually; IV. i. 215.
STOCK, Stocking; III. ii. 68.
STOMACH, perhaps a play upon
the two senses of the word, i.e.
"appetite," and "choler"; IV. i.
165.

STOOP, yield; a technical term in falconry for coming down on the prey; IV. i. 199. STRAIGHT, straightway, immediately; Induct. i. 52.

STROND (So all the old editions, except Folio 1, which reads "strand"), strand; I. i. 175. SUITS, "in all suits," in every respect; Induct. i. 106. SUPPOSES, assumed characters; (cp. Ariosto's "I Suppositi," trans. by Gascoigne as "The Supposes,"); V. i. 126.