Gif, 162-165, if. Gills=ghylls, 58, valleys. 'Gin, 58, begin. Gin, 57, trap. Glass, 161, 261, an hourglass. Are glozing, 130, deceiving, flattering, wheedling. Godolphin, S., 206-209, 290. Good-Ale, Sir J., 263, 268. Good-Fellow, Robin, 54- 58, a Fairy. Gower, J., 48.
He'd, 9, 296, &c., he would. Henrietta Maria, Queen, 6, 147, 289.
Henry VIII, King, 48. Her, 163, the Welshman's way of saying his. Herbert, Lord Herbert of Chirbury; E., 298–300. Herbert, Rev. G., 170-187. Herbert, Countess Pembroke; M. [Sidney, afterwards], 28.
The Gown, 64, officers of the Herbert, Earl Law.
His Grace, 288, Apollo.
I gave him no Grace,' 156, would not address the Pri- mate as Your Grace.' Greece, 24.
Greenham, Rev. R., 155. Groom Clown, 37, an un- educated man.
Gude hap, 165, good fortune. Guy of Warwick, 148.
broke; P., 236. Herbert, Earl of Pem. broke; W., 28, 115-118. Herrick, Rev. R., 270, 271. Hesiod, 51.
Heyday guise = Hay de guise, 58, a dance having a winding motion. Hied, 265, hastened. High Commission, 156, the Court of.
The Hill, Helicon in Boeotia. Holyday, B., 35, 36.
At home, 106, in one's own country.
Their answer home! 187, pat, to the point.
Homer, 14, 51, 234. Horace, 260.
Hose, 163, long stockings. Howard, Earl of Surrey; H., 48.
Hylas (W. Cartwright), 251,
Inconstant, 219, unconstant. The Indies, 234. Isk, 164, the Dutchman's pro nunciation of I.
I' th', 202, 276, &c., in the.
James I, 26, 29, 32, 33, 151. Jetting Latin, 51, strutting, proud.
Joan (Sir H. Wotton), 128. Jonson, P.L.; B., 1-30, 50,
248, 249, 270, 271, 287, 288. Jordan, T., 254, 255. Josian (Anon.), 149. Junkets, 55, sweetmeats.
I ken not, 165, I know not. Key.cold floor, 56, as cold as a key. Kickshaws, 33, is here intended for the light French cookery as compared with the plain solid English cookery. Killigrew, T., 206-208. A Young Courtier of the King's, 32, 33, that is, King James I.
Kirk, 165, Church.
Making legs, 236, bowing. Lesbia (W. Cartwright, from Catullus), 243, 244. Thorn to let me blood, 173, to make me bleed. Liefer, 75, rather. Lilla (W. Drummond), 59. Lily's Institutio, &c., a Latin Grammar; W., 257. Limns the water, 105, paints, depicts, on the water. Lips of cows, 7, cowslips. Livins, T., 204. Lombard street, London, 231. London, 84. Long-locked, 163, with long locks of hair. LOVE = CUPID. Love, the affection between individuals of the opposite sexes that are capable of intermarriage.
My Love, the Lady, or Gentleman, I love.
My love, the love I have for
that person. Lover, a man who loves a woman. Also called, Ser- vant, True Love. Loves, 166, mutual affection. Love's Feast, the Face
that did invite, 286.
Know-not-whats, 284, in- Lucan's Translator, 287.
See T. May. Lyly, J., 24, 49.
Marks, 30, coins worth 13s. 4d. each. 100 marks therefore = £66 13s. 4d. Marlow, C., 24, 49, 50. Mary Tudor, Queen, 151. Massinger, P., 127. Match with France, 6, the marriage of Charles I with Henrietta Maria. Matthews, Sir T., 289, 295. Mausolus, 262. May, T., 287.
Meander, 145, the river. Melancholy, 66, 67, 119- 122, solitary cogitations; reverie, not necessarily gloomy; day-dreaming. Mad Melancholy, 162, dejec- tion and gloom. Memnon J. Fletcher), 66. Menstry, 52.
Merchant's love, 109, bat- tered affection. Meterers, 48, Poets. Mickle, 157, 267, &c., great. Milton, J., 133-145. Misconster,
Misconst'ring = misconster- ing, 257, misconstruing. Mistress, always, in this Series, in a good sense; with its many equivalents, such as, sweet Heart! dear Joy! Saint! dearest Shepherdling! sweet Shepherdling! Sove- reign! fair Sweet! pretty Sweeting! sweet Virgin! &c., &c.
Mitre 's next the Crown, 236, referring to Archbishop Laud's power in the State at that time. Montagu, W., 287, 290. Moon-loved maze, 144, intri- cate dance by moonlight. Moult away his wings, 294, shed, cast off.
They mowed him in a mow, 266, laid him in a heap, or pile.
Murray,, 290. Murray, W., 205-208. Musæus, 51.
205, 236, on. Odelia (J. Shirley), 192. O'er, 7, 200, &c., over. O'ercome, 92, overcome. O'erpraise, 21, overpraise. O'ersee, 54, oversee. O'er-soon, 68, too soon.
Beauty's orient deep, 211, brilliant, pellucid, lustrous. Orpheus, 234, 262. O'th', 205, 236, of the. Ovidius Naso, P., 51, 278. Owe, 43, 196, 299, own, to possess.
Owe also means, not to own, to be indebted.
O, Yes! O, Yes! O, Yes! 43, Hear! Hear! Hear!
The river Pactolus, 234. Pacuvius, M., 24. Paramour, 136, Lover. Of parcels make, 8, portions. Parker, M., 226-229. Parnassus, 47, 51, 234. Passion, predilection, habi- tude. The ruling Passion strong in death.' Passion, emotion, not neces- sarily of love. It might also be of anger, grief, zeal, &c.
Passion, Passions, anxie- ties of mind and agonies of soul through love for one of the opposite sex. Passion o' me! 275, an ex clamation.
Pastora (S. Godolphin), 206-
Peard, 163, the Welshman's pronunciation of beard. Perkins, Rev. W., 155. Pest'lent fine, 272, exces- sively.
Pewter pot, 228. See VI, 281- 285.
Brown Phaie (E. Herbert, Lord Herbert of Chirbury), 298.
Phillis (Anon.), 148. Phoebe (G. Wither), 79. Phrygian Melody, 233. Pilf ring, 249, plagiarisms. Plate, 228, silver plate. Plautus, T. M., 25, 50. Play the wag, 47, to play instead of working.
A proper goodly Page, much like a pigmy, 47, is an ironical use of proper, which means, tall, well made, handsome, 164. Prop'rer Lad, 206, the taller. Prute, 163, the Welshman's
pronunciation of Brute; the mythical founder of Britain. Puck, 152, a Fairy. Pueriles, 46, the Sententia Pueriles, &c., of Leonard Culman; which was the first Latin Reading, Book of Shakespeare, and of his Age. It has almost been thumbed out of existence.
Puisne of the Inns of Court,
230, a Bencher.
The Pulley, 176, the divine
means for raising Man to the enjoyment of his Maker. Every purl, 19, ? gold lace or embroidery.
Put off, 258, defer paying. The Letter of Pythagoras, 259, the letter Y
Sam, Host of the 'Mitre'
Tavern, in Cambridge, 237. Samson, 178.
Sandys, G., 51, 287. 'Scape, 126, 232, &c., escape. 'Scaped, 36, 76, &c., escaped. Scene, 247, a part of a Play. Scenes, 24, entire Plays. Scores, 233, tavern scores. Secret Rooms, 161, the dressing-rooms in a theatre. Selden, J., 289. Selwin, -,287, 289. Seneca, L. A., 24, 50. Servant-see Lover. A Session, 146, of Parlia-
She'll, 71, She will. Shell-fish spoils, 2, pearls. Shillingsworth, -, 287. Can this be the Rev. W. Chilling. worth?
Shirley, J., 192-197. Grace shored these, 180, propped.
Shall shote, 163, the Irish- man's way of saying show it. Shuffle-board table, 32, the table on which the game of shovel-board was played. Sidney, Sir P., 28, 49. Sike a like, 165, such like. Silly thoughts, 138, harmless, innocent (not foolish). Silver Planet, 147,the Moon. Silvio (J. Fletcher), 62. Singing Men, 258, Choristers. Secretary Sis (B. Jonson), 19,
a lady's maid of the name of Cicely, or Cicelia.
Skean, 163, an Irish dagger. Slaketh, 99, quenches, ex- tinguishes.
My slay, 84, a weaver's reed. Sleighting, 118, tricks. Hath smutched it, 14, dirtied, soiled it.
Read a snake, 30, read some- thing wonderful.
Sock, 24, 39, 50, the light shoe, worn by the ancient Athenian comic actors. Hence, the symbol of Comedy. Soe'er, 27, soever. So ho! 169, a hunting cry. Dear Son of Memory, 133. Milton makes Shakespeare a brother of the Muses; who were the daughters of Mne- mosyne (Memory).
Sons of Morning, 140, the Angels.
Souse, 228, any food steeped in pickle. Spain, 154.
The spangled host, 135, the
Speckled Vanity, 140. Specular stone, 95, mica. Spenser, E., 22, 24, 49, Sphere, 147, 211, 220.
Ring out, ye crystal Spheres, 140. The allusion is to the Pythagorean doctrine of the Music of the Spheres. Sophocles, 24
House with stairs, 272, stairs outside the house, from the front door. Stafford, A., 230-233. Staffordshire, 152. Stage pieces, 46, Plays. Eat a stake, 20, unnaturally stiff and upright in one's bearing, ill at ease.
Each Star, 204, Minister of State.
St. James' tide, 265, 25th of July.
All your strain, 8, race, breed.
A stray, 43, a strayed animal. Strode, D.D.; Rev. W., 238-
Tawny = tanny (sun-burnt), | Villiers, Countess of
226, a yellowish brown.
Teen, 268, vexation. Tempe, 234. Terentius, P., 25. Th', 16, 87, &c., the. Th' art, 165, thou art. Thespian springs, 49. They're, 258, they are. Th' hast, 283, thou hast. Thirsis (G. Wither), 79. Thou'rt, 114, thou art. Tink, 163, the Irishman's pronunciation of think. 'Tis, 41, 96, &c., it is. Tisic = phthisis, 63, consump tion.
Tom (Bp. R. Corbet), 150. Holy tongue of Canaan, 155, Hebrew.
T'other, 194, the other. Townshend, A., 287.
Tract, 260, trace.
Train, 208, attendants.
By trote, 163, the Irishman's
pronunciation of troth. Trunk-hose, 31, breeches. Tublet, 163, the Welshman's pronunciation of doublet. 'Twas, 220, 253, &c., it was. Twist a Song, 184, combine. 'Twixt, 117, betwixt.
Unexpressive, 139, not cap- able of expression, inexpres- sible.
Anglesea; E. [Sheldon, afterwards], 147. Vincent (Sir J. Suckling),
272. Virgil, 257.
Visor, 36, a mask.
Thou vi'st,159,160, outbiddest. To Vulcan's tyranny be- trayed, 111, burnt.
Wake! 272, a night feast. Walking Fires, 152, Ignis fatuus, or marsh gas. Walter (?Walter Montagu, see 290), 287. Wanton-wise, 20, loving yet sagacious.
W' are, 17, 106, we are. Warner, W., 49. Warwick, 148. Was 't, 72, was it.
Wat, 296, the popular name for a hare.
Better watered stone, 2, of a purer quality. Webster, J., 102-104. Weel, 165, well. Welkin, 296, atmosphere. We'll, 232, we will. At the wells, 4, frequented by the Muses, such as Agan- nippe.
Weniman, -, 287. Whate'er, 71, 97, &c., what-
Whiffler, 36, an officer who went first in a procession. With wonder whist, 137, silenced, stilled.
Silks that whistled, 187, rustled.
Whitehall Palace, 16. White Wine, Sir W., 263.
Versing, 175, writing Poetry. Whitsun Ale, 273, a feast at
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