34. 'Persons of the Hoy-day, interj. Hey-dey. 16. ing. 9. 8. Huff, n. Arrogance. 128. 23. Humor, n. A characteristic mood. 5. 13. I, interj. Aye. 14. 10; 19. 4. Iacobus, n. The current (but not official) name of an English gold coin, struck in the reign of James I; valued at about 20 s. (N.E.D.). 94. 4. Iewes trump, n. Jews' harp. 62. I. Ignorant, n. An ignorant person. 108. 17. Impertinently, adv. Contrary to reason. 87. 7. To no purpose. 101. 18. Mary, interj. The ME. form of the cloths, set the salt-cellars, cut the oath, 'marry.' 23. 20. bread, waited on the gentlemen in Maryhinchco, n. A disease of term time,' etc. (C.D.). 45. 9. horses. 55. 22 (cf. note). Meditant, a. Meditating. 9. 12. Patience, n. Sufferance. 17. 31. Patrico, n. The hedge-priest or orator of a band of gypsies or beg Melicotton, n. A large kind of gars. 51. 26. peach. 13. II. Mickle, a. [OE micel.] Great. 24. 106. 19. Mis-take, v. steal. 36. 5 (cf. Moderate, v. erator. 18. 1. Moneth, n. Month. 31. 27. Perssway, v. To mitigate. 48. Pick-packe, n. Something on To take wrongly, the back or shoulders like a pack. note). To act as mod [OE. mōnað.] Monster, n. A thing to be wondered at, a prodigy. 52. 12. Motion, n. A puppet-show; motion-man, The exhibitor. 27. 20. Mum chance, n. A game of hazard. 84. 32 (cf. note). Murther, n. Murder. 51. 30. Musse, n. A scramble, as for nuts and pennies among boys. 23. 83. Neere, adv. Nigher. 111. 22. Neighbour, ท. An intimate, companion. 103. 36. Noise, n. A company of musicians, especially of fiddlers. 62. 15. Od's foote, interj. An oath, corrupted from 'God's (Christ's) foot.' 99. 12. Of, prep. For. 77.9. On. 81.9. Offer at, v. To make an attempt at, essay. 58. 2. On, prep. Of. 5.8. For. 12.8. Ouerparted, pp. Given too difficult a part. 61. II. Painefull, a. rious. 14. 25. Pannier-man, n. 'In the inns of court, formerly a servant who laid Painstaking, labo Respectiue, a. Respectable, Roarer, n. A bully, a swaggering tavern-frequenter. 'Persons of the Play'. Roguy, a. Knavish. 22. 36. Roundell, n. One of the round holes in the stocks. IOI. 35. S'blood, interj. An oath, corrupted from 'God's (Christ's) blood'. 48. I. S'lud. 42. 23. S'lood. 86. 6. Scabbe, n. low. 122. 24. Scape, v. Spoile, n. Ruin. 106. 18. S'pretious, interj. An oath, contracted from 'God's precious (body, blood, or nails)'. 23. 16. Stain'd, pp. Impaired. 16. 5. Stale, v. To urinate: said of horses and cattle. 100. 13. State, n. An estate. 18. 9. S[t]ringhalt, n. 'An irregular, convulsive action of the muscles of the hind legs in the horse' (Billings, Nat. Med. Dict.). 55. 22. Superlunaticall, a. A mean, dirty fel- insane. 131. 17. To escape. II. 14. Extremely Sute, n. A suit. 49. 31. Scourse, v. To trade, swap. tobacco (not the seller). 48. 26. 60. 20. Tables, n. pl. A pocket tablet, A disease of horses. memorandum-book. 87. 21. Sent, n. Scent. 15. 18 (cf. note). Take, v. 22. 36. To give or deliver. Tarriar, n. A delayer. 26. 35. Thorow, prep. Through. 62. 13. Then, conj. Than. 14. 36. 73. 17. Token, n. A farthing. 39. 15 Fellow: used in anger (cf. note). Sincere, a. [L. sincerus, sound, pure.] Pure, unmixed. 56. 26. Sirrah, n. Skinke, v. or contempt. 36. I. 36. I. To, prep. For. 56. 29. Tokenworth, n. A farthing's To draw, pour out. worth. 13. 30. Touch, v. To rob. 89. 13. Trendle tayle, n. Trundle-tail; a curly-tailed dog. 45. II. Trillibub, n. Tripe; fig., anything trifling or worthless. 17. 7. Trow, v. To suppose, think. 63. 23. Vapour, n. and v. (See note on arising from a misunderstanding of 38.5). the Middle English adverb iwis, Vnder-meale, n. A time of the often written i-wis, and in the Midday. 84. 3 (cf. note). dle English manuscripts i wis, I wis, Vndertake, v. To engage with. whence it has been taken as the 127. 8. Voluntary, n. One admitted without charge. 112. 7 (cf. note). Vpon, adv. At once, anon. 5. 2. Prep. 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