[2] hays, dances. Cf. heydeguys, p. [148].
[3] P. 161. aulfe. Cf. "ouphs," Merry Wives of Windsor, V. v.
[4] Pigwiggen. "Piggy-widden" is a west-country dialect term, meaning a little white pig, used as an endearment for the youngest of a family.
[5] P. 162. starved, i.e. killed.
[6] P. 166. The Tuscan poet, Ariosto; the frantic Paladin, Orlando Furioso.
[7] P. 170. "Ho, ho." See note (p. 189) on Robin Goodfellow.
[8] vild, an old form of "vile."
[9] lin, stop.
[10] P. 174. fern-seed. A very common superstition, which still survives, is that the seeds of the fern have power to confer invisibility.
[11] lunary, a name given to several plants, here probably moonwort. It was supposed to open locks.