FOOTNOTES:
[375] [The Mitre Tavern in Bread Street, Cheapside, was a celebrated tavern at this time. From the present passage we learn that there was a second house so called in Fleet Street thus early.]
[376] [The image of his father.]
[377] i.e., Called.
[378] Trenchmore was a dance, of which (says Sir John Hawkins, in his "History of Music," iv. 391) "frequent mention is made by our old dramatic writers. Thus, in the 'Island Princess' of Beaumont and Fletcher, act v., one of the Townsmen says—
'All the windows of the town dance a new trenchmore.'
In the 'Table Talk' of Selden, title King of England, is the following humorous passage:—'The Court of England is much altered. At a solemn dancing, first, you had the grave measures, then the corantoes and the galliards, and this is kept up with ceremony; at length to trenchmore and the cushion-dance: and then all the company dance, lord and groom, lady and kitchen-maid, no distinction. So in our Court ... in King Charles's time, there has been nothing but trenchmore and the cushion-dance, omnium gatherum, tolly polly, hoite cum toite.' And in the comedy of 'The Rehearsal,' the earth, sun, and moon are made to dance the hey to the tune of trenchmore. From all which it may be inferred that the trenchmore was a lively movement."
The trenchmore is also mentioned in Beaumont and Fletcher's "Pilgrim," act iv. sc. 3.
[379] [A double meaning is intended here, as the laundresses of the inns were not always very remarkable for chastity.]
[380] This expression is used by Pistol in the "Second Part of Henry IV.," act ii. sc. 4—
"Die men like dogs; give crowns like pins,
Have we not Hiren here?"
[381] [At a distance.]
[382] Or, as it was sometimes called, an Island, or Isling. So in "The Queen of Corinth," act iv. sc. 1—
"Hang, hair, like hemp, or like the Isling cur's."
Again, in Massinger's "Picture," act v. sc. 1—
"Would I might lie
Like a dog under her table, and serve for a footstool,
So I might have my belly full of that
Her Iceland cur refuses."
Abraham Fleming, in his tract "Of Englishe Dogges, the diversities, the names, the natures, and the properties," 1576, speaks of the introduction of Iceland dogs, and describes them. "Use and custome hath intertained other dogges of an outlandish kinde, but a few, and the same being of a pretty bygnesse, I meane Iseland dogges, curled and rough al over, which by reason of the length of their heare, make showe neither of face nor of body. And yet these curres, forsoothe, because they are so straunge, are greatly set by, esteemed, taken vp, and made of, many times in the roome of the Spaniell, gentle or comforter."—Collier. [Sig. F 4. Fleming's book is, however, only a translation from Caius, "De Canibus Britannicis.">[
[383] Heroes of romance. [By "Donzel del Phœbo" the lady intends, I conclude, the "Knight of the Sun," or the "Mirror of Knighthood."
[384] Tarmagant or Termagant was, as Dr Percy observes, a Saracen deity, very clamorous and violent in the old moralities. He is frequently mentioned and alluded to in our ancient dramas and poems. Bishop Hall's "Satires" begin thus—
"Not Ladies' wanton love, nor wand'ring knight,
Legend I out in rhimes all richly dight;
Nor fright the reader with the Pagan vaunt
Of mightie Mahound and great Termagaunt."
Mr Tyrwhitt says, the character is to be met with in an old romance, MSS. Bod. 1624, where it is constantly spelt Tervagan. (See notes to Chaucer, v. 13,741.)
See also "King and no King," act iv., and "Rule a Wife and have a Wife," act v.
Again, Hamlet says, "I would have such a fellow whipt for o'erdoing Termagant."
See notes on this passage, edit. 1778; also Warton's Observations on Spenser, ii. 226; [Bishop Percy's folio MS., ii. 467; and Nares, 1859, arts. Termagant and Trivigant.]
[385] Embrace.
[386] [A locality notorious for bad characters.]
[387] [Pierce it with my sword. Edits., slash.]
[388] See note to "The Spanish Tragedy," [v. 121.]
[389] [Edits., scarfs, counter-scarfs.]
[390] [Ramparts. A common form.]
[391] Before printed know, adhering to the error of the edition of 1636.—Collier.
[392] To Frances, who probably places herself out of view, or perhaps makes her exit, which, however, is not marked.—Collier.
[393] The dress of the serjeants at that time.
[394] [Edits., riot.]
[395] [Edits., Law.]