[395-5] Instead of of he or Adrian, we would say merely he or Adrian. Antonio offers to bet a good sum on which will speak first, Gonzalo or Adrian.
[395-6] Gonzalo.
[395-7] A match means I take the bet.
[396-8] Sebastian has lost his bet, and he pays with a laugh.
[396-9] Adrian means temperature when he says temperance.
[396-10] People often named their girls Temperance, Prudence, Faith, etc. It is to this fact that Antonio jokingly alludes.
[396-11] Lush means juicy.
[396-12] Eye here means tint or shade.
[397-13] We would now say for instead of to.
[397-14] Tunis is near the supposed site of Carthage. The story of Dido and Æneas is told in Virgil’s Æneid.