A', he; I. iii. 7.

ABORTIVE, Monstrous, unnatural;

IV. i. 60.

ABROOK, brook, endure; II. iv. 10.

ABSYRTUS, Medea's brother, killed and dismembered by her; (Theobald's correction of Ff., "Absirtis"; Rowe, “Absirtus") ; V. ii. 59.

ACCOMPт, accounts; IV. ii. 108. ACCUSE, accusation; III. i. 160. ACHILLES' spear, alluding to the story that Telephus was cured by the rust scraped from Achilles' spear by which he had been wounded; V. i. 100. ACT, put in action; (Capell, "enact"; Vaughan, "coact"); V. i. 103.

ADDER, a venomous snake, sup

posed to stop its ears and render itself deaf (cp. Psalm lviii. 4, 5); III. ii. 76. ADDRESS THEE, prepare thyself; V. ii. 27.

ADSUM, I am here; (F. 1, "Ad sum"); I. iv. 26.

ADVANCE, raise up; IV. i. 98. ADVENTURE, run the risk; III. ii. 350.

ADVERTISED, informed; IV. ix. 23. ADVICE, deliberate consideration; II. ii. 68.

ADVISED, careful, II. iv. 36; sedate, V. ii. 47.

ADVISED, "are ye a.," did you

hear? do you understand?; (Capell, "avis'd"); II. i. 48. EOLUS, the god of the winds; III. ii. 92.

AFFECTED, aimed at; IV. vii. 104.
AFFIANCE, Confidence; III. i. 74.
AFFY, affiance; IV. i. 80.
AIDANCE, assistance; III. ii. 165.
AJAX TELAMONIUS, Ajax the son

of Telamon, the Greek hero, who slew a whole flock of sheep, which in his frenzy he took for the sons of Atreus; V. i. 26. ALDER-LIEFEST, dearest, very dearest of all; I. i. 28.

ALTHEA, the mother of Meleager, the prince of Calydon, whose life was to last only as long as a certain fire-brand was preserved; Althea threw it into the fire, and he died in great torture; I. i. 234.

AMAIN, in great haste, swiftly; III. i. 282.

ANCHISES, the father of Æneas; V. ii. 62.

AN'T LIKE, if it please; V. i. 72.

APPROVED, proved; III. ii. 22. ARGO, a corruption of ergo; IV. ii. 31. ARGUES, proves, shows; III. iii. 30.

ARGUMENT, a sign in proof, I. ii. 32; III. i. 241. ARMS, coat of arms; IV. i. 42.

As, that; (Pope, “That”); II. iv.

45.

ASCANIUS, the son of Æneas; III.

ii. 116.

ASMATH, the name of an evil spirit; I. iv. 27.

ASSAY'D, attempted; IV. v. 9.
AT ONCE, in a word; III. i. 66.
ATTAINTED, convicted of capital
treason; II. iv. 59.

AVOID, avaunt, be gone; I. iv. 43.
AWFUL, awe-inspiring; V. i. 98.
AWKWARD, adverse; (Pope, “ad-
verse"); III. ii. 83.

BAIT THY BEARS; bear-baiting was a popular amusement of Shakespeare's day; (F. (F. 1, "bate"; F. 2, "baite"); V. i. 148.

BANDITTO, outlaw; (Ff., "Bandetto"); IV. i. 135. BAN-DOGS, fierce dogs held in bands, or chained; I. iv. 21. BANE, destruction, ruin; (Theobald, “bale”;); V. i. 120. "BARGULUS THE STRONG ILLYRIAN PIRATE"; The Contention reads "Abradas, the great Macedonian pirate," to whom reference is made in Greene's Penelope's Web; Bargulus is mentioned in Cicero's De Officiis; his proper name was Bardylis; he was originally a collier, and ultimately became king of Illyria; he was defeated and slain in battle by Philip of Macedon; IV. i. 108. BASILISK, a fabulous serpent supposed to kill by its look; III. ii. 52. BASIMECU, a term of contempt for a Frenchman; IV. vii. 32. BEARD, defy; IV. x. 40. BEARS; alluding to the cognizance

of the Nevils of Warwick, a bear and ragged staff; V. i. 144. BEAR-WARD, bear-leader; (Pope's correction of Ff. 1, 2, “Berard," Ff. 3, 4, "Bearard"); V. i. 149.

BEAT ON, hammer on, keep on thinking about; II. i. 20.

BEDLAM, a hospital for lunatics; V. i. 131.

BEDLAM, lunatic; III. i. 51; V. i. 132.

BELDAM, term of contempt for an ld woman; I. iv. 45. BESHREW, Woe to; a mild form of imprecation; III. i. 184. BESTED; "worse b.," "in a worse plight"; II. iii. 56.

BESTRID, bestrode, stood over him in posture of defense; V. iii. 9. BETIME, in good time; III. i. 285. BEZONIANS, beggars; IV. i. 134. BILLS; "take up bills," get goods o' credit, with a quibble on (1) "bills n halberds, (2) "bills" = promissory notes; IV. vii.

137.

BLABBING, blurting out secrets; IV. i. 1. BLOOD-CONSUMING SIGHS, referring to the old idea that each sigh drew a drop of blood from the heart; III. ii. 61. BONA TERRA, MALA GENS, i. e. “a good land, a bad people" (quoted by Lord Say, with reference to Kent); IV. vii. 64.

BONES; "by these ten b.," i. e. by these ten fingers; an old form of oath; I. iii. 196.

Book, learning; (Anon. conj.
"books"); IV. vii. 79.
Boor, booty; IV. i. 13.
BRAVE, defy; IV. x. 40.

BRAZEN, strong, impregnable; III. ii. 89.

BREAK UP, break open; (Collier

MS., "break ope"); I. iv. 22. BRISTOL (Ff., "Bristow”); III. i. 328.

BROKER, agent, negotiator; I. ii. 100.

BROOK; “flying at the b.,” letting the falcon rise to pursue his game; II. i. 1.

BROOK, endure, bear; V. i. 92. BROW, aspect, appearance (Johnson, "blow"; Becket, "browse"; Collier (Collier MS.), "bloom"; Anon., "glow"; Cartwright, "prime"); V. iii. 4.

BROWN BILL, a kind of halberd; IV. x. 14.

BRUSH, hurt, injury; (Warburton, "bruise"); V. iii. 3. BUCKLERS, shields, defends; III. ii. 216.

BUCKRAM, Coarse linen stiffened with glue; IV. vii. 28. BUCKS, linen for washing; IV. ii. 53.

BURGONET, a close-fitting helmet; V. i. 200.

BUT THAT, only that one; II. i. 99.

Buz, whisper; I. ii. 99.

BY, according to; III. i. 243. BY AND BY, immediately; II. i. 142.

BY THAT, about that, on that subject; II. i. 16.

CADE, small barrel; IV. ii. 35.
CAGE, lock-up; IV. ii. 58.
CALLET, a low woman (Dyce's
emendation of Ff., "Callot");
I. iii. 88.

CALM'D, becalmed; IV. ix. 33.
CASK, casket (Rowe, "casket");
III. ii. 409.

CEASE, to cause to cease; V. ii. 45.

CENSURE, Opinion; I. iii. 122. CENSURE WELL, approve; III. i.

275.

CHAFE, heat, warm; III. ii. 141. CHAPS, jaws, mouth; III. i. 259. CHARM, appease, make silent; IV. i. 64.

CHARNECO, a kind of sweet wine, made at a village near Lisbon; II. iii. 63.

CHECK'D, reproved, rebuked; I.

ii. 54.

CIRCUIT, circlet, diadem; III. i. 352.

CIRCUMSTANCE, detailed phrases; I. i. 105.

CITED, incited, urged; III. ii. 281. CLAPP'D UP, shut up; I. iv. 53. CLERKLY, scholarly; III. i. 179. CLIME, Country; III. ii. 84. CLIP, embrace, surround; (Theobald's correction of Ff., "Cleape"; Pope, "Clap"); IV. i. 6.

CLOSE, retired, private; II. ii. 3; secret, II. iv. 73.

CLOUTED SHOON, patched shoes; generally used for hobnailed boots; IV. ii. 204.

COLLECT, gather by observation; III. i. 35.

COLOR, pretext; III. i. 236. COMMANDMENTS, "my ten c.," my

ten fingers; a cant phrase of the time, still in use; I. iii. 147. COMMODITIES, goods, merchandise; IV. vii. 135.

COMPANION, fellow; used contemptuously; IV. x. 34. COMPLOT, plot; III. i. 147. CONCERT (Ff., "Consort"); company of musicians; III. ii. 327.

CONDITION, rank; V. i. 64.

a

CONDUCT, Conductor, escort; II.

iv. 101.

CONJURATIONS, incantations; I. ii. 99.

CONTROLLER, censurer, detracto", perhaps "dictator"; III. ii. 205.

CONVENIENT, proper, becoming; I. iv. 9.

CONVENTICLES, secret assemblies; III. i. 166.

CORROSIVE, a pain-giving medica

ment; III. ii. 403. COURT-HAND, the manner of writing used in judicial proceedings; IV. ii. 106.

COURTSHIP, Courtliness; I. iii. 59. CRAB-TREE, tree that bears crabapples; III. ii. 214.

CULLIONS, base wretches; I. iii. 45.

CURST, shrewish, sharp; III. ii.

312.

CUSTOM'D, customary; V. i. 188.

DAY, time, space; II. i. 2. DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL, a proverbial expression; "the door-nail is the nail on which, in ancient doors, the knocker strikes. It is therefore used as a comparison to any one irrecoverably dead, one who has fallen (as Virgil says) multa morte, that is, with abundant death, such as iteration of strokes on the head would naturally produce"; IV. x. 44.

DEATHFUL, deadly; III. ii. 404. DEATHSMAN, executioner; III. ii. 217.

DEDICATE, dedicated; V. ii. 37. DEEP-FET, deep-fetched; II. iv. 33. DEMANDING OF, questioning about; II. i. 176.

DEMEAN, deport, behave; I. i. 188.

DEMEAN'D, conducted; I. iii. 106. DENAY'D, denied; (F. 4, "deny'd"); I. iii. 109.

DEPART, departure; I. i. 2. DISCHARGE, (?) payment; (perhaps "giving up the troops and turning them over to my command"); I. iii. 174. DISCOMFIT, discouragement; (Ff., "discomfite"; Capell, "discomfort"); V. ii. 86.

DISPENSE WITH, obtain dispensation from; V. i. 181. DISPURSED, disbursed; (F. 4, “disbursed"); III. i. 117. DISTRACT, distracted; III. ii. 318. DOIT, the

smallest piece of money; the twelfth part of a penny; III. i. 112. DRAIN, drop (Rann, Capell, “rain”); III. ii. 142.

EARNEST-GAPING, earnestly riveted; (Anon. conj. “earnest-gazing"); III. ii. 105.

EFFECTED, effectively proved; III. i. 170.

EMBLAZE, emblazon, glorify before the world; IV. x. 79. EMMANUEL; an allusion to the fact that documents were frequently headed with the name (cp. Kelly's "Notices of Leicester," pp. 119, 207, 227); IV. ii. 112.

EMPTY, hungry, famished; III. i. 248.

ENTREAT, treat; II. iv. 81. ENVIOUS, spiteful; II. iv. 12; II. iv. 35; "e. load," load of malice; III. i. 157.

EXORCISMS, charms for raising spirits; I. iv. 5.

EXPEDIENT, expeditious; III. i.

288.

FACT, deed; I. iii. 178.

FAIN OF, glad to, fond of; II. i.

8.

FALSE-HEART, false-hearted; V. i. 143.

FAMILIAR, familiar spirit; IV. vii. 114.

FAVOR, lenity; IV. vii. 72. FEARFUL, full of fear, III. i. 331; timorous, IV. iv. 2; cowardly, IV. viii. 46. FEE-SIMPLE, lands held in feesimple; IV. x. 28. FELL-LURKING, lurking to do mischief; V. i. 146.

FELON, (?) felony; III. i. 132. FENCE, skill in fencing; II. i.

53.

FIFTEENS, fifteenths; IV. vii. 24. FIFTEENTH, the fifteenth part of all the personal property of a subject; I. i. 133.

FLAW, sudden burst of wind, gust; III. i. 354.

FLOWER-DE-LUCE, the emblem of France (Ff. 1, 2, "Fleure-deLuce"; Ff. 3, 4, "Floure-deLuce"); V. i. 11.

FOND, foolish; III. i. 36. FOOT-CLOTH, a kind of housing for a horse, so long that it nearly swept the ground; IV. i. 54.

FOR, because, II. iii. 9; on account of (Ff. 2, 3, 4, "with"); IV. vii. 90.

FORCE PERFORCE, by very force; I. i. 258.

FORSOOTH, Certainly, in truth; used contemptuously; III. ii. 183.

FORTH, forth from (Ff. 3, 4, “from”); III. ii. 89.

FORTHCOMING, in custody; II. i. 179.

FRETFUL, gnawing; III. ii. 403. FROм, away from; III. ii. 401. FURNITURE, equipment; I. iii. 174. FURRED PACK, a kind of knapsack or wallet made of skin with the hair outwards; IV. ii. 52.

GAIT, walking (Ff., "gate"); III. i. 373. GALLOWGLASSES, heavy-armed foot soldiers of Ireland and the Western Isles; IV. ix. 26. GATHER HEAD, assemble forces; IV. v. 10.

GEAR, affair, business (Ff., "geer"), I. iv. 17; matter, III. i. 91.

GEORGE, badge of the Order of the Garter; IV. i. 29. GHOST, Corpse; III. ii. 161. GIRD, invest (Ff. and Qq., "girt"); I. i. 65.

GNARLING, snarling; III. i. 192. Go; "let him g.," i. e. let him pass

from your thoughts; II. iii. 47. GO ABOUT, attempt; II. i. 146. GOBBETS, mouthfuls; IV. i. 85. GONE OUT; "had not gone out,"

i. e. "would not have taken flight at the game"; II. i. 4. Gor, secured; V. iii. 20. GRACELESS, impious; IV. iv. 38. GRAFT, grafted; III. ii. 214. GROAT, a small piece of money

worth four pence; III. i. 113.

HALE, drag forcibly; IV. i. 131. HALF-FACED SUN, the device on the standard of Edward III; (Vaughan, "pale-faced"); IV.

i. 98.

HAMMERING, pondering; I. ii. 47. HAMPER, fetter, entangle; I. iii.

150.