[126]. Upon Scobble. Dr. Grosart quotes an Ellis Scobble [i.e., Scobell], baptised at Dean Priory in 1632, and Jeffery Scobble buried in 1654.
[200]. Upon Gubbs. Printed in Witts Recreations, 1650, without alteration. To save repetition we may give here a list of the other Epigrams in this Appendix which are printed in Witt's Recreations, reserving variations of reading for special notes:—[206], Upon Bounce; [239], Upon Guess; [311], Upon Sneap; [357], Long and Lazy; [379], Upon Doll; [380], Upon Screw; [381], Upon Linnit; [400], Upon Rasp; [410], Upon Skinns; [429], Upon Craw; [435], Jack and Jill; [574], Upon Umber; [639], Upon Lungs; [650], Upon Cob; [652], Upon Skoles; [668], Upon Zelot; [705], Upon Trigg; [797], Upon Bice; [798], Upon Trencherman; [834], Upon Punchin; [888], Upon Lulls; [1027], Upon Boreman; [1087], Upon Gut; [1108], Upon Rump.
[305]. Fearing to break the king's commandement. In 1608 there was issued a proclamation containing "Orders conceived by the Lords of his Maiestie's Privie Counsell and by his Highnesse speciall direction, commanded to be put in execution for the restraint of killing and eating of flesh the next Lent". This was re-issued ten years later (there is no intermediate issue at the British Museum), and from 1619 onwards became annual under James and Charles in the form of "A proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of Flesh in Lent, or on Fish dayes, appointed by the Law, to be hereafter strictly observed by all sorts of people".
[420]. Upon Bridget. Loss of teeth is the occasion of more than one of Martial's epigrams.
[456]. The tun of Heidelberg: in the cellar under the castle at Heidelberg is a great cask supposed to be able to hold 50,000 gallons.
[574]. As Umber states: "as Umber swears".—W. R.
[639]. His breath does fly-blow: "doth" for "does".—W. R.
[652]. One blast: "and" for "one".—W. R.
[668]. Yet! see: "ye see".—W. R.
[670]. Tradescant's curious shells: John Tradescant was a Dutchman, born towards the close of the sixteenth century. He was appointed gardener to Charles II. in 1629, and he and his son naturalised many rare plants in England. Besides botanical specimens he collected all sorts of curiosities, and opened a museum which he called "Tradescant's Ark". In 1656, four years after his death, his son published a catalogue of the collection under the title, "Museum Tradescantianum: or, a collection of rarities preserved at South Lambeth, near London, by John Tradescant". After the son's death the collection passed into the hands of Ashmole, and became the nucleus of the present Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.