[206] 4to. Moble.
[207] Quy. head.
[208] "Prick-song"—"harmony written or pricked down, in opposition to plain-song, where the descant rested with the will of the singer." Chappell's Popular Music, &c., I. 51.
[209] The keys of the 'virginal' were called 'Jacks.' For a description of the 'virginal' see Mr. Chappell's Popular Music, &c. I, 103.
[210] 'Coranta' i.e. curranto, news-sheet: Ben Jonson's 'Staple of News' gives us a good notion of the absurdities that used to be circulated.
[211] 'Linstocke' (or, more correctly, 'lint-stock')—a stick for holding a gunner's match.
[212] Toot—to pry into: 'tooter' was formerly the name for a 'tout' (vid. Todd's Johnson).
[213] 'Aphorisme. An Aphorisme (or generall rule in Physicke).' Cotgrave.
[214] 4to. creaking.
[215] Rosemary was used at marriages and funerals.