[52] Carbines.
[53] Ed. 1633 “Heavens.”
[54] Old eds. “hurt.”
[55] Senec. Thyestes, 888.
[56] “Christens it with policy” = dignifies it with the title of policy.
[57] A term of contempt, like “carpet-knight,” for an effeminate gallant “who never charged beyond a mistress’ lips.”
[58] Pity.
[59] The rowers’ benches.
[60] The famous Amazon, whose “valorous acts performed at Gaunt” (Ghent), circ. 1584, are celebrated in a fine old ballad. The name was commonly applied to any woman of spirit.
[61] “Thy bright election’s clear” = you are a woman of keen perception.