Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to Shakespeare

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[453] 'shoke' in Shakespeare; 'chid' cf. II. iii, 4.

[454] unsuccessful.

[455] Cf. Hickscorner (Dodsley, 1, 168): "If any of us three be mayor of London I wis I will ride to Rome on my thumb."

[456] touchstone (Cotgr.). The Lombards famous as bankers; ill famed for their "subtyl crafft ... to deceyue a gentyl man" (Boorde's Introd., p. 186).

[457] Cf. Chaucer, Troil. 4, 461; Heywood, Prov. 2, ch. 1. Reference to the cure of nettle-stings by dock-leaves.

[458] running about.

[459] Cf. Boorde's Introd., 191, etc.

[460] neat. Cf. Ascham, Tox. 28.

[461] E. and A. read: 'ferdegews'; C. and H.: 'ferdegews.' Is it the same as French: Verdugalle (A vardingale, Cotgr.)? ib. s.v. Bavolet: A billiment or head-attire, etc.

[462] gay (the earliest quot. in Murray is from 1568).