[391] [Then.]
[392] [Paltrily.]
[393] A term of contempt for a woman. The hostess has entered the kitchen of the inn in the cook's absence, and finds matters not quite satisfactory.
[394] Old copy adds, and Dandelyne; but it is evident from the close of the preceding scene, that the Hostess does not quit the stage.
[395] See Halliwell in v.; but the explanation there given hardly suits the present context, where the word appears to be used in the sense of a term, a period.
[396] Apparently part of the song; its meaning is not clear.
[397] [Reward].
[398] [Pet.]
[399] [Welcome.]
[400] [This is one of the elegant terms which are exchanged between Gammer Gurton and Mother Chat.]