Grain and Chaff from an English Manor

by Arthur Herbert Savory

OLD—extreme, very good; 2 King Henry IV., Act II., Scene 4.

PEASCOD-TIME—peapicking time; 2 King Henry IV., Act II., Scene 4.

WAS LIKE—had nearly; King Henry V., Act I., Scene 1.

SCAMBLING—scrambling; King Henry V., Act I., Scene 1.

MARCHES—boundaries; cf. Moreton-in-the-Marsh, i.e., March; King
Henry V., Act I., Scene 2.

SWILLED—washed; King Henry V., Act III., Scene 1.

To DRESS—to decorate with evergreens, etc.; Taming of the Shrew,
Act III., Scene 1.

YELLOWS—jaundice; Taming of the Shrew, Act III., Scene 2.

DRINK—ale; "Drink" is still used for ale as distinguished from cider; Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II., Scene 1.

BARM—yeast; Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II., Scene 1.