But ‘Gill’ at some time or other got into evil odour, and this brought the name into all but absolute disuse. As a term for a wanton flirt or inconstant girl, it was familiarly used till the eighteenth century. It would seem as if the poet I have just quoted were referring to this characteristic when he writes:—
All shall be well, Jacke shall have Gill;
Nay, nay, Gill is wedded to Wyll;[[60]]
or where in another place he says:—
How may I have thee, Gill, when I wish for thee?
Wish not for me Jack, but when thou mayest have me.[[61]]
The diminutive ‘Gilot’ or ‘Juliet’ is used in the same way. In an old metrical sermon it is said—
Robin will Gilot
Leden to the nale,
And sitten there togedres,