[225] A quibble. “Table” also meant the palm of the hand.—Dyce.
[226] i.e. A wench, a prostitute.
[227] An allusion to a ballad of that name.
[228] i.e. Confound.
[229] Hands.
[230] i.e. Reason.
[231] Favourite.
[232] The running footmen of those days were generally Irishmen.
[233] Meaning Dunkirk privateers.
[234] Buona roba is an Italian phrase for a courtesan.