"Let's call the butler up, for he speaks Latin,
And that will daunt the devil."
Page 99.—Transparent horn. Used to protect the paper, as explained in the quotation from Shenstone on [page 101]. The horn-book was really "of stature small," the figure on [page 100] being of the exact size of the specimen described. One delineated by Mr. Halliwell-Phillipps is of about the same size. See Chambers's Book of Days, vol. i. p. 46.
INTERIOR OF GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BEFORE THE RESTORATION
Page 101.—Shenstone. William Shenstone (1714–1763) was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. His best-known work is The Schoolmistress.
Page 102.—The modern plastered ceiling, etc. This has been removed within the past few years. Its appearance before the restoration is shown in the cut (from Knight's Biography of Shakspere).
Page 103.—Sententiæ Pueriles. Literally, Boyish Sentences, or Sentences for Boys.
Sir Hugh Evans. The title of Sir (equivalent to the Latin dominus) was given to priests. The "hedge-priest" in As You Like It (iii. 3) is called "Sir Oliver Martext." In Twelfth Night (iii. 4. 298) Viola says: "I had rather go with sir priest than sir knight."