5. hasty-pudding. A kind of batter made of flour or meal and water.
6. white-pot. A very rich Devonshire dish.
20. slashes. Slits to show the lining of a garment.
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18. knight of this shire. Member of Parliament for this county.
30. such. Such and such, a certain. Cf. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, I. iii. 128, 'You spurned me such a day.'
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2. discourse of. Discourse concerning. Cf. Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona, II. iv. 140:
Now no discourse, except it be of love.
6. the battle of Worcester, 1651, was the final defeat of Charles II. by Cromwell.