own marring. But to the purpose, and so If you. If you One word more, I beseech 30 31, 32. "our humble author will continue the story, with Sir John in it, and make you merry with fair Katharine in France"; Shakespeare changed his mind. "The public was not to be indulged in laughter for laughter's sake at the expense of his play. The tone of the entire play of Henry V would have been altered if Falstaff had been allowed to appear in it. Agincourt is not the field for splendid mendacity. There is no place for Falstaff any longer on earth; he must find refuge in Arthur's bosom."" But the public would not absolve "our humble author of his promise, and they were to make merry again with their favorite round about the oak Of Herne the hunter."-I. G. humble author will continue the story, with 41. "pray for the queen"; most of the ancient interludes conclude with a prayer for the king or queen. Hence, perhaps, the Vivant Rex et Regina, at the bottom of our modern play bills.-H. N. H. GLOSSARY 2 By ISRAEL GOLLANCZ, M.A. A', he; (Qq., "a"; Ff., "hee" or "he"); I. ii. 52. ABATED, "reduced to lower tem per, or as the workmen call it, let down (Johnson); I. i. 117. ABIDE, undergo, meet the fortunes of; II. iii. 36. ABLE, active; I. i. 43. ABROACH; "set a.," cause, ? set flowing; IV. ii. 14. ACCITE, summon; V. ii. 141. ACCITES, incites (Ff. 3, 4, ex..cites”); II. ii. 69. ACCOMMODATED, supplied (satir ized as an affected word); (Q., "accommodate"); III. ii. 75. ACHITOPHEL, Ahithopel, the coun selor of Absalom, cursed by David (F. 2, "Architophel"); I. ii. 43. ACONITUM, aconite; IV. iv. 48. ADDRESS'D, prepared; IV. iv. 5. ADVISED, well aware; I. i. 172. AFFECT, love; IV. v. 145. AFFECTIONS, inclinations; IV. iv. 65. AFTER, according to; V. ii. 129. AGAINST, before, in anticipation of; IV. ii. 81. AGATE, a figure cut in an agate stone and worn in a ring or as a seal; a symbol of smallness (Johnson's emendation of Ff., "agot");I. ii. 20. AGGRAVATE, Mrs. Q.'s blunder for moderate; II. iv. 181. ALL, quite; IV. i. 156. ALLOW, approve; IV. ii. 54. AMURATH, the name of the Turkish Sultans; Amurath III died in 1596, leaving a son Amurath, who, on coming to the throne, invited his brothers to a feast, where he had them all strangled, in order to prevent any inconvenient disputes concerning the succession. This is probably the circumstance which is here referred to (the allusion helps to fix the date of the play); V. ii. 48. AN, if (Q., "and"; Ff., “if”); I. ii. 63. ANATOMIZE, lay open, show distinctly (F. 4, "anatomize"; Q., "anothomize"; Ff. 1, 2, 3, “Anathomize"); Induct. 21. ANCIENT, ensign; II. iv. 76. ANGEL, with play upon angel, the gold coin, of the value of ten shillings; I. ii. 195. ANON, ANON, SIR, the customary reply of the Drawers; II. iv. 316. ANTIQUITY, old age; I. ii. 219. APPERTINENT, belonging; I. ii. 203. APPLE-JOHNS, a particular kind of apple, which shriveled by keeping; II. iv. 2. APPREHENSIVE, imaginative; IV. iii. 109. APPROVE, prove; I. ii. 225. ASSEMBLANCE, aggregate, tout ensemble (Pope, "semblance"; Capell, "assemblage"); III. ii 285. ASSURANCE, surety; I. ii. 38. AT A WORD, in a word, briefly; III. ii. 331. ATOMY, Mrs. Q.'s blunder for "anatomy," skeleton (Ff., "Anatomy”); V. iv. 36. ATONEMENT, reconciliation; IV. i. 221. ATTACH, arrest; IV. ii. 109. ATTACHED, seized; II. ii. 3. ATTEND, await, waits for; I. i. 3. AWAY WITH; "could a. w. me," i. e. could endure me; III. ii. 220. AWFUL, inspiring awe; V. ii. 86. AWFUL BANKSs, bounds of respect, reverence (Warburton, "lawful"); IV. i. 176. BACK-SWORD MAN, fencer at single-sticks; III. ii. 72. BALM, consecrated oil used for anointing kings; IV. v. 115. BAND, bond (Ff., "bond"); I. ii. 39. BARBARY HEN, a hen whose feathers are naturally ruffled; II. iv. 111. BARSON, Corruption of Barston, in Warwickshire; V. iii. 95. BARTHOLOMEW BOAR-PIG, roast pig was one of the attractions of Bartholomew Fair; II. iv. 256. BASINGSTOKE, in Hampshire, about fifty miles from London (Q., "Billingsgate"); II. i. 191. BASKET HILT, the hilt of a sword with a covering of narrow plates of steel in the shape of a basket, and serving as a protection to the hand; II. iv. 145. BASTARDLY,? dastardly; II. i. 58. BAYING, driving to bay (a term of the chase); I. iii. 80. BEAR-HERD, leader of a tame bear (F. 4, "bear-herd"; Q., "Berod"; Ff. 1, 2, "Beare-heard"; F. 3, "Bear-heard"); I. ii. 200. BEAR IN HAND, flatter with false hopes, keep in expectation; I. ii. 44. BEAVERS, movable fronts of helmets; IV. i. 120. BEEFS, oxen, (?) cattle (Ff., "beeues"); III. ii. 368. BEFORE, go before me; IV. i. 228. BEING YOU ARE, since you are (Gould conjectured "seeing"); II. i. 208. BELIKE, I suppose; II. ii. 12. BESTOW, behave; II. ii. 194. coarse headband or cap worn by the Béguines, an order of Flemish nuns; IV. v. 27. BLEED, be bled; IV. i. 57. BLOODY, headstrong, intemperate; IV. i. 34. Blubbered, blubbering, weeping; II. iv. 437. of the BLUE-BOTTLE ROGUE; alluding to the blue uniforms beadles; V. iv. 25. BLUNT, dull-witted; Induct. 18. BONA-ROBAS, handsome wenches; III. ii. 26. BORNE WITH, laden with; II. iv. 407. BOUNCE, bang; III. ii. 314. BRUITED, noised, rumored abroad; BUCKLE, bow, bend (Bailey conjectured “knuckle"); I. i. 141. BUNG, sharper; II. iv. 142. BURST, broke, cracked; III. ii. 362. BUSSES, kisses; II. iv. 300. By, on, consequent upon; IV. v. 87. BY COCK AND PIE, a slight oath commonly used; cock, a corruption of God; pie (=Latin pica) was the old name of the Ordinate; V. i. 1. BY GOD'S LIGGENS, an oath, probably of the same force as "bodikins" (omitted in Ff.); V. iii. 70. BY THE ROOD, by the holy cross, an asseveration; III. ii. 3. BY YEA AND NAY, without doubt, III. ii. 10. CALIVER, a very light musket; III. ii. 299. CALM, qualm; II. iv. 40. CANDLE-MINE, magazine of tallow; II. iv. 326. CANKER'D, polluted; IV. v. 72. CANKERS, canker-worms; II. ii. 102. CANNIBALS, Hannibals; II. iv. 186. CAPABLE, susceptible; I. i. 172. CARAT, quality (Ff. 1, 2, 3, "Charract"; F. 4. "Carract"; Qu "Karrat"); IV. v. 162. CARAWAYS, a kind of confection made with cumin seeds, "caraway seeds"; V. iii. 3. CARE, mind; I. ii. 148. CAST, calculated; I. i. 166. CAVALEROS, cavaliers (Q., "cabileros"; Ff., "Cauileroes"); V. iii. 63. CENSER; "thin man in a censer"; censers were used for burning perfumes in dwelling-houses; they were made of thin metal, and often had rudely hammered or embossed figures in the middle of the pierced convex lid; V. iv. 23. CHANCE; "how c.," how comes it; IV. iv. 20. CHANNEL, gutter (Pope, "kennel"); II. i. 55. CHAPT, worn, wrinkled (Q., Ff., "chopt"); III. ii. 304. CHARGE; "in c.," i. e. "ready for the charge”; IV. i. 120. CHARGE, pledge; II. iv. 135. CHEATER; "a tame ch.," a low gamester; a cant term (Q., "cheter"; some eds. "chetah,” a leopard); II. iv. 109. |