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INTENT, intention; I. i. 41. INTENT; "made i.", intention, plan I had formed; (Collier MS., "main i."); IV. vii. 9. INTERLUDE; properly, a short play performed during a banquet; used loosely for a comedy or farce; V. iii. 89. INTRINSE, tightly drawn; II. ii.

83.

INVADE, pierce, penetrate into;

I. i. 148.

INVADES, penetrates; III. iv. 7. IT, its; I. iv. 240.

IT IS, it is true; IV. vi. 146.

JAKES, privy; II. ii. 74. JEALOUS, suspicious; V. i. 56. JOINT-STOOL, a folding-chair (used in proverbial expression, "I took you for a jointstool"); III. vi. 55. JUDICIOUS, judicial; III. iv. 75. JUSTICER, justice; (Theobald's emendation; Qq., "iustice"); III. vi. 24.

KNAPPED, cracked, tapped (Qq., "rapt"); II. iv. 126. KNEE, kneel down before; II. iv. 218.

LAG OF, later than; I. ii. 6. LANCED, cut; (Theobald's emendation; Qq. "launcht" and "lancht"; Ff., "latch'd"); II. i. 54.

LANCES, i. e. soldiers carrying lances, lancers; V. iii. 50. LATE, lately; I. iv. 230; III. iv. 176.

"of 1.", lately; II. iv. 40. LEAST; "in the 1.", at the least; I. i. 196.

LEAVE, with your permission; IV. vi. 269.

LIGHT OF EAR, foolishly credulous; III. iv. 96. LIGHTS ON, comes across his path; III. i. 54.

LIKE, please; I. i. 205. LIKE, likely; I. i. 306. LIKES, pleases; II. ii. 98. LILY-LIVERED, white-livered, cowardly; II. ii. 18. LIPSBURY PINFOLD; perhaps coined name the teeth, as being the pinfold, or pound, within the lips (Nares); II. ii.

9.

a

LIST, please; V. iii. 61. LIST, listen to; V. iii. 183. LITTER, Couch for carrying sick persons and ladies when traveling; III. vi. 98.

LIVING, possessions; I. iv. 121. LOATHLY, with abhorrence; II. i. 51.

LOOK'D FOR, expected; II. iv. 236. Loop'D, full of holes (loop-holes); III. iv. 31.

LUXURY, lust; IV. vi. 121. LYм, bloodhound led in a line or leash; (Hanmer's correction; Qq. 1, 3, "him"; Q. 2, "Him"; Ff., "Hym"; Collier MS., "Trim"); III. vi. 73.

MADDED, maddened; IV. ii. 43. MAHU, a name in Harsnet's category of devils; III. iv. 152. MAIN, sea, ocean (?mainland); III. i. 6.

MAINLY, mightily; IV. vii. 65. MAKE FROM, get out of the way of; I. i. 147.

MAKES UP, decides; I. i. 211. MATE; "one self m. and m.", the

same husband and wife, one and the same pair; IV. iii. 36. MATERIAL, forming the substance;

(Theobald, "maternal"; Collier conj. "natural"); IV. ii. 35. MATTER, cause of quarrel; II. ii. 48.

meaning, good sense; IV.

vi. 181.

MATTER; "no m.", does not matter; I. iii. 23.

MAUGRE, in spite of; V. iii. 132.
MEANS, resources; IV. i. 22.
MEET, good, fit; I. ii. 101.
MEINY, household, retinue; (Ff.
1, 2, “meiney”; Qq. “men”);
II. iv. 35.

MEMORIES, memorials; IV. vii. 7.
MERIT, desert, in a. bad sense;
III. v. 8.

MERLIN, the ancient magician of the Arthurian romance; III. ii. 96.

MEW, (v. note); IV. ii. 68.
MILK-LIVERED, faint-hearted; IV.
ii. 50.
MINIKIN; "m.

mouth," i. B., pretty little mouth; III. vi. 46. MISCARRIED, lost; V. i. 5. MISCARRY, lose; V. i. 44. MISCHIEF; "with the m. of your

person," with harm to your life; (Hanmer, "without"; Johnson conj. “but with"); I. ii. 189.

MISCONSTRUCTION; "upon his m.", through his misunderstanding me; II. ii. 126.

MISCREANT, vile wretch, (?) misbeliever, (Qq., “recreant”); I. i. 165.

MODEST, becoming; II. iv. 25.

moderate; IV. vii. 5. MODO, a name from Harsnet's category of devils; III. iv. 152. MOIETY, share, portion; I. i. 7. MONSTERS, makes monstrous; I. i. 225.

MOONSHINES, months; I. ii. 5.

MOPPING AND MOWING, i. e., mak

ing grimaces; (Theobald's emendation; Qq., “Mobing, and mohing"); IV. i. 65.

MORAL, moralizing; IV. ii. 58. MORTIFIED, insensible; II. iii. 15. MOTHER, i. e., Hysterica passio, hysteria; II. iv. 57.

MOTION, thrust, impulse; II. i. 52. MOTLEY, the parti-colored dress of the fool or jester; I. iv. 161. MOUTHS; "made m.", made grimaces; III. ii. 37.

MUCH, great; II. ii. 150. MUMBLING OF, mumbling; (Qq, "warbling"); II. i. 41.

NATURAL, used in the two senses of the word; II. i. 86. NAUGHT, naughty, wicked; II. iv.

137. NAUGHTY, bad; III. iv. 118. NEAT, finical, foppish, spruce; II. ii. 46.

NEED OF, have need of, need; II. iv. 242.

NERO, (Upton conj. "Trajan,” because, according to Rabelais, Nero is a fiddler in hell, and Trajan a fisher of frogs); III. vi. 8.

NETHER, committed on earth; IV. ii. 79. NETHER-STOCKS, short stockings; (Q. a, "neather-stockes"); II. iv. 11.

NICELY, with the greatest exactness; II. ii. 112.

NIGHTED, darkened; IV. v. 13. NINE-FOLD, "nine imps" (?= nine foals); III. iv. 128. NOISELESS, devoid of noise betokening preparations for war; IV. ii. 56.

NOR, neither; III. ii. 16.

NOTE; "take this n.", take note of this, observe this; IV. v. 29. -, notice; II. i. 85. NOTED, noticed; I. iv. 82. NOTHING; "I n. am," I cease to be; II. iii. 21.

"NOTHING WILL COME OF NOTHING," an allusion to the old proverb, “Ex nihilo nihil fit”; I. i. 94.

NOTICE, attention, countenance; II. iv. 253.

NOTION, intellectual power, mind; I. iv. 252.

NUNCLE, "the customary address of a licensed fool to his superiors"; I. iv. 118. NURSERY, nursing; I. i. 128.

OBJECT; "your best o.", "the delight of your eye"; I. i. 219. OBSCURED, disguised; II. ii. 177. OBSERVANTS, obsequious courtiers; II. ii. 111.

OCCASIONS, causes; II. i. 122. ILLADES, glances of the eye; (Qq., "aliads"; F. 1, "Eliads"; Ff. 2, 3, 4, "Iliads"); IV. v.

25.

O'ERLOOK, read over; V. i. 50. O'ER-LOOKING, looking over; I. ii. 40.

O'ERPAID, to be overpaid; IV. vii. 4.

O'ER-READ, read over; I. ii. 38.
O'ER-WATCH'D, worn out, exhaust-
ed with watching; II. ii. 179.
OF, from; IV. vii. 31.
OFFEND, injure; I. i. 312.
OFFICE, duty, service; II. iv. 108.
'OLD, Wold; III. iv. 127.
OLDNESS, old age; I. ii. 52.

ON, of; I. i. 146; III. vi. 58; V. iii. 250.

-, at; II. ii. 28.

"our wishes on the way,"

i. e., expressed to each other on the way hither; IV. ii. 14. ON'T, of it; II. i. 29.

OPE, open; V. i. 40.

OPERATIVE, effective; IV. iv. 14. OPPOSE; "make o.", compel to fight against us; V. i. 27. OPPOSELESS, not to be opposed, irresistible; IV. vi. 38.

OPPOSITE, adverse, hostile; II. i. 51.

OPPOSITES, opponents; V. iii. 42.
ORDINANCE, divine law; IV. i. 72.
OR ERE, before; II. iv. 290.
OTHER, others; I. iv. 225.
OUT, abroad; I. i. 34.
OUT-WALL, Outward appearance;
III. i. 45.

OVERTURE, opening, disclosure;
III. vii. 90.

O, WELL FLOWN, BIRD! a phrase taken from falconry; here used figuratively for an arrow; Iv

vi 93.

Owes, possesses; I. i. 207. OWEST, dost own; I. iv. 134.

PACK, make off; II. iv. 82. PACKINGS, plottings; III. i. 26. PACKS, confederacies; V. iii. 18. PAIN, pains, labor, lies; III. i. 53. 'PAREL, apparel; IV. i. 51. PARTICULAR; "for his p.", as regards himself personally; II. iv. 296.

-, personal; V. i. 30. Party, side; (Qq. “Lady”); IV. v. 40. PARTY; "intelligent p.", party intelligent to; III. v. 13.

; "upon his p.", on his side; II. i. 28. PASS, pass away, die; IV. vi. 47. PASS UPON, pass sentence upon; III. vii. 25.

PAT, just to the purpose, in the nick of time; I. ii. 155. PAWN, a stake hazarded in a wager; I. i. 159.

PAWN DOWN, pledge; I. ii. 96. PEACE, hold its peace; IV. vi. 105.

PELICAN; the pelican is supposed to feed her young with her own blood; III. iv. 76. PELTING, paltry; II. iii. 18. PENDULOUS, hanging, impending; III. iv. 68.

PERDU, lost one; IV. vii. 35. PERDY, a corruption of Fr. par Dieu; II. iv. 87.

PERFECT, mature; I. ii. 79. PERFORCE, of necessity; IV. ii. 49. PERIOD, end, termination; V. iii. 206.

PERSEVER, the older pronunciation of the word persevere; III. v.

24.

PERSIAN ATTIRE, alluding to the gorgeous robes of the East; (used ironically); (Ff., "Persian"); III. vi. 87. PIECE, master-piece, model; IV. vi. 139.

PIERCED, added; I. i. 204. PIGHT, firmly resolved; II. i. 67. PILLICOCK, properly a term of endearment used in old nursery rhymes; suggested by "pelican"; III. iv. 77. PLACKETS, part of woman's attire; III. iv. 101.

PLAGUE; "stand in the p. of," perhaps, be plagued by; (Warburton, "plage" place; Simpson conj. "place," etc.); I. ii. 3. PLAIN, complain; III. i. 39. PLAITED, folded; (Qq. 1, 2, "pleated"; Ff., “plighted"); I.

i. 285.

PLATE, "clothe in plate armʊr";

(Ff., “place"; corrected by Theobald); IV. vi. 171. PLIGHT, troth-plight; I. i. 105. POINT; "at p.", ready for any emergency; I. iv. 349.

"at p.", on the point of, prepared; III. i. 33.

POISE, moment; (Qq. 2, 3, Ff. "prize"; Hanmer "peize"); II. i. 122.

POLICY AND REVERENCE, "policy of holding in reverence" (Schmidt); I. ii. 49.

PORT, harbor; II. iii. 3.
PORTABLE, bearable; III. vi. 116.
PORTS, gates, (?) harbors; II. i.

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PRACTICES, plots; I. ii. 211. PRACTISED ON, plotted against; III. ii. 58.

PREDOMINANCE, influence; I. ìi 142.

PREFER, recommend; I. i. 279. PREGNANT, ready, easily moved; II. i. 78; IV. vi. 231. PRESENTLY, immediately; I. ii. 114.

PRESS-MONEY, money given to a soldier when pressed into service; IV. vi. 87. PRETENSE, intention, purpose; I, ii. 99.

"very p.", deliberate inten tion; I. iv. 77. PREVENT, to anticipate and checkmate; III. iv. 167. PROCEEDINGS, course of action; V. i. 32.

PROFESS, pretend; ? with play
upon "profess," "to set up
for"; I. iv. 14.

PROFESS; "what dost thou p.”,
what is thy trade, profession;

I. iv. 12.

PROFESSED, full of professions; I.
i. 277.

PROPER, handsome; I. i. 19.

-; "p. deformity," moral de-
pravity which is natural to him
i. e., the fiend); IV. ii. 60.
PUISSANT, powerful, masterful;
V. iii. 218.

PUPPET, used perhaps contemptu-
ously for a wanton; II. ii. 40.
PUR, imitation of the noise made
by a cat, (but "Purre" also
the name of a devil in Hars-
net); III. vi. 48.

PUT ON, encourage; I. iv. 231.
incited to; II. i. 101.

QUALITY, nature, disposition; II.

iv. 94; II. iv. 140.

rank; V. iii. 110, 121.

QUEASY, ticklish; II. i. 19.

QUESTION, matter, cause; V. iii.
58.

"bear q.", bear to be ar-
gued about; V. iii. 33.
QUESTRISTS, searchers; III. vii. 18.
QUICKEN, come to life; III. vii.
40.

QUIT, requite, revenge; III. vii.
88.

QUIT YOU, acquit yourself; II. i.

32.

RAGING, angry, furious; (Ff.,
"roaring"); III. iv. 10.
RAKE UP, cover with earth; IV.
vi. 286.

RANK, gross, flagrant; I. iv. 227.
RAZED, erased; I. iv. 4.

REASON, argue; II. iv. 268.
REASON'D, argued, talked about;
V. i. 28.

REGARDS, considerations; (Qq.,
"respects"); I. i. 244.

REMEDIATE, healing; IV. iv. 17.
REMEMBER; "r. thyself," confess
thy sins; IV. vi. 237.

REMEMBEREST, remindest; I. iv.
73.

REMORSE, compassion, pity; IV.
ii. 73.

REMOTION, removal; II. iv. 116.
REMOVE, removal; II. iv. 4.
RENEGE, deny; (F. 1, “Reuenge"
Schmidt, "Renegue"); II. ii.
86.

REPEALS, recalls; III. vi. 121.
REPOSURE, attributing; the act of
reposing; (Qq., "could the re-
posure"; Ff., "would the re-
posal"); II. i. 70.
REPROVABLE, blamable; III. V.

9.

RESOLUTION; "due r.", freedom
from doubt; I. ii. 113.
RESOLVE ME, tell me, satisfy me;
II. iv. 25.

RESPECT; "do r.", show respect,
reverence; (Ff., "respects");
II. ii. 137.

"upon r.", deliberately; II.
iv. 24.
RESPECTS, Consideration, motive;
I. i. 253.

REST; "set my r.", repose myself
(derived probably from the
game of cards to stand upon
the cards in one's hand); I. i.

125.

RETENTION, Custody; V. iii. 47.
RETURN; "make r.", return; II.
iv. 154.
REVENGING,

avenging, taking
vengeance; (Qq., “reuengiue");
II. i. 47.

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