[443] C., 'ioly'; cf. ioily, II. iii, 53.
[444] Custance's quick answer need not be carried back to Parmenio (as by Cooper).
[445] II. i. A night has passed between the first and the second acts [note the 'last day' in v. 46]. The following monologue is distinctly in the spirit of the Roman comedy. The signature at the bottom of this page in the E. copy is C v.
[446] E., 'his,' and no dashes, but a comma after 'woundes.'
[447] Twangillos in Halliwell, Twango in Flügel's Dict.
[448] An onomatopoetic melody, song; cf. Romeo, IV. v, 108, 129.
[449] flute.
[450] Cf. Skelton against Garnesche: "Ye wolde be callyd a maker And make mocke lyke Jake Raker" (Dyce: "an imaginary person whose name had become proverbial" for bad verses).
[451] Note 'pastance,' indicating the original pronunciation in the rhyme, III. iii, 151; V. ii, 23; where the word is not required for the rhyme we find 'pastime,' V. v, 20, etc. So in Henry VIII's famous song, Pastime with good companye, we have the word rhyming with 'daliance,' 'daunce.'
[452] From time to time. Prompt. Parv. Gen. Ed.