[142] The old perfect of start. The orig. reads starte.

[143] Singer inserts answered before and said; but the word does not appear to be required.

[144] Orig. reads the iii point is that never mis that, &c.

[145] A very costly article of female dress during the reigns of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns. It constituted part of the head-gear, and from the way in which it was worn by some women, was calculated to convey a notion of skittishness. In the New Courtly Sonet of the Lady Greensleeves, printed in Robinson's "Handful of Pleasant Delites," 1584, the lover is made to say to his mistress:—

"I bought three kerchers to thy head,
That were wrought fine and gallantly:
I kept thee both at board and bed,
Which cost my purse well-favourdly."

[146] Just now.

[147] The Genoese.

[148] At all points.

[149] Make a mistake.

[150] Which of the two.