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. Patience, n. horses. 55. 22 (cf. note). Meditant, a. Meditating. 9. 12. Meet, a. Even. Melicotton, n. peach. 13. II. 37. 29. Sufferance. 17. 31. Patrico, n. The hedge-priest or orator of a band of gypsies or beg A large kind of gars. 51. 26. Mickle, a. [OE. micel.] Great. 106. 19. 24. Perssway, v. To mitigate. 48. Pick-packe, n. Something on Mis-take, v. To take wrongly, the back or shoulders like a pack. of musi Noise, n. A company cians, 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 Poesie, n. A motto or sentimental conceit, frequently engraved on a ring or other trinket. 64. 16. Pothecary, n. An apothecary. 21. 8. Proffer, v. (Law) To offer to proceed in an action. 73. 26. Prophesie, v. To preach, exhort. 30. 36. Pull'd, pp. 84. 16. Plucked, cheated. 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. 101. 35. 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. 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. 60. 20. Extremely Sute, n. A suit. 49. 31. Tabacconist, n. One who smokes tobacco (not the seller). 48. 26. Tables, n. pl. A pocket tablet, Scratches, n. A disease of horses. memorandum-book. 87. 21. 47. I (cf. note). Scarchant, a. 'Searching: a jocose word formed after the heraldic adjectives in ant' (C.D.). 9. 13. Sent, n. Scent. 15. 18 (cf. note). Set in, v. 65. 10. To make an attack. Sincere, a. [L. sincerus, sound, pure.] Pure, unmixed. 56. 26. Sirrah, n. Skinke, v. Take, v. To give or deliver. 22. 36. Tarriar, n. A delayer. 26. 35. 73. 17. Fellow: used in anger or contempt. 36. 1. 36. I. With. Token, n. A farthing. 39. 15 (cf. note). Tokenworth, n. A farthing's To draw, pour out. worth. 13. 30. 'Slid, interj. An oath, contracted from 'God's eyelid. 12. 23. Gods' lid. 59. 24. S'light, interj. An oath, con- Spic'd, pp. Made fastidious or dainty. 18. 30. IO. 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. Tuft taffata, n. dresscloth. 94. 27. Tyring-house, n. room. 6. 5. An expensive The dressing Valour, n. [ME. valour, from late L. valor= value.] Value, worth. 102. 27. Vapour, n. and v. 38.5). Waimb (womb), n. [OE. wamb, the belly.] Belly, stomach. 92. 19. Whether, pro. Which. 22. II. Witnesse, n. A sponsor. 18. 35. Wrastle, v. To wrestle. 89. 19. Wusse, v. [Early MnE. dial. form of wis.] 'A spurious word, (See note on arising from a misunderstanding of 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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