Bale’s Kynge Johan, p. 27. Camd. ed.
Or simply, a reading-desk: see note on v. 120.
v. 116. With, troll, cytrace, and trouy] So in Apius and Virginia, by R. B., 1575;
“With hey tricke, how trowle, trey trip, and trey trace.”
Sig. B.
v. 117. hankin bouy] Compare Thersytes, n. d.;
“And we wyll haue minstrelsy
that shall pype hankyn boby.”
p. 62. Roxb. ed.
and Nash’s Haue with you to Saffron-walden, 1596; “No vulgar respects haue I, what Hoppenny Hoe and his fellow Hankin Booby thinke of mee.” Sig. K 2: and Brome’s Joviall Crew, 1652; “he makes us even sick of his sadness, that were wont to see my Ghossips cock to day, mould Cocklebread, daunce clutterdepouch and Hannykin booby, binde barrels, or do any thing before him, and he would laugh at us.” Act ii. sc. i. sig. D 2.