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Prince. Then, brother John of Lancaster, to you
This honourable bounty shall belong:

Go to the Douglas, and deliver him
Up to his pleasure, ransomless and free:
His valour shown upon our crests to-day

Hath taught us how to cherish such high deeds 30
Even in the bosom of our adversaries.

Lan. I thank your grace for this high courtesy,

Which I shall give away immediately.

King. Then this remains, that we divide our power.

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You, son John, and my cousin Westmoreland
Towards York shall bend you with your dearest speed,
To meet Northumberland and the prelate Scroop,
Who, as we hear, are busily in arms:

Myself and you, son Harry, will towards Wales,
To fight with Glendower and the Earl of March. 40
Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
Meeting the check of such another day:
And since this business so fair is done,
Let us not leave till all our own be won.

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Glossary.

Admiral, admiral's ship with a lantern in the stern; III. iii. 28. Advantage, leisure, II. iv. 594; interest, II. iv. 585; favourable opportunity, III. ii. 180. Advertisement, information, news, III. ii. 172; counsel, IV. i. 36.

Advised, guided by advice; IV.

iii. 5.

Affections, inclinations; III. ii. 30.

Against; "against his name," contrary to the dignity of his royal name; III. ii. 65. Allhallown summer, i.e. sum

mer weather at the beginning of winter; "spring at Michaelmas " ("Allhallowmas" is on the first of November), in ridicule of Falstaff's youthful frivolity at his advanced age; I. ii. 168. Amamon, the name of a demon; II. iv. 358. Amaze, throw into disorder; V. iv. 6.

Ancients, ensigns, IV. ii. 25; "ancient" standard; IV. ii.

33.

Angel, a coin with the figure of the archangel Michael piercing the dragon with his spear; its value varied from

six shillings and eight pence to ten shillings; IV. ii. 6. Anon, anon! coming! II. i. 5. Answer, repay; I. iii. 185. Any way, either way, on either side; I. i. 61.

Apace, quickly, at a quick pace; V. ii. 90.

Apple-john, a variety of apple that shrivels with keeping; III. iii. 5.

Appointment, equipment; I. ii. 185.

Apprehends, imagines, conceives; I. iii. 209.

Approve me, prove me, try me; IV. i. 9.

Arbitrement, judicial inquiry; IV. i. 70.

Argument, subject for conversation; II. ii. 98.

Arras, hangings of tapestry; II. iv. 535.

Articulate articulated, specified, enumerated (Folios, "articulated"); V. i. 72. Aspects, an astrological term; influence of a planet for good or ill; I. i. 97. Assay thee, try thee, cross swords with thee; V. iv. 34. 'At hand, quoth pick-purse,' a proverbial expression; II. i.

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108. Basilisks, a kind of large cannon; originally a fabulous animal whose look was supposed to be fatal; II. iii. 56. (Illustration in Cymbeline.) Bastard, sweet Spanish wine; II. iv. 30.

Bate, fall off, grow thinner; III. iii. 2.

Battle, armed force, army; IV. i. 129.

Bavin, brushwood, soon burning out; III. ii. 61.

Bears hard, feels deeply; I. iii. 270.

Beaver, properly the lower part of the helmet (marked X in accompanying illustration), as distinguished from the visor or upper part. Often used of the whole helmet; IV. i. 104.

Helmet with visor thrown up and beaver down, i. e. in its natural position. From Douce's Illustrations of Shakespeare.

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Bots, small worms; II. i. 1O. Bottom, low-lying land, valley; III. i. 105.

Brach, a female hound; III. i.

240.

Brave, fine; I. ii. 69.

Brawn, mass of flesh; II. iv.

120.

Break with, broach the subject to; III. i. 144. Breathe, take breath (Folios 2, 3, 4, "break"); II. iv. 17. Breathed, paused to take

breath; I. iii. 102. 'Brewer's horse'; a disputed point, probably equivalent to malt-horse, a term of contempt for a dull heavy beast; III. iii. 10.

Brief, letter, short writing; IV. iv. I.

'Bring in,' the call for more wine; I. ii. 40.

Brisk, smart; I. iii. 54. Bruising; “b. arms,” probably arms cramping and bruising the wearers; III. ii. 105. Buckram, coarse linen stiffened with glue; I. ii. 189. Buffets; "go to b." blows; II. iii. 35.

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Buff jerkin, a jacket of buffleather, worn by sheriffs' officers; I. ii. 46.

Burning, alight with war; III. iii. 219.

Busky, bosky (Quarto I, "bulky"); V. i. 2.

By-drinkings, drinks at odd times, between meals; III. iii.

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nant; I. iii. 137. Cankers, canker-worms; IV. ii. 31.

Canstick, old spelling and pronunciation of candlestick (Folios, "candlestick ") ; III. i. 131.

Cantle, piece (Quartos, "scantle"); III. i. 100.

'Cap and knee,' doffing of cap and bending of knee; IV. iii. 68. Capering, leaping, skipping (Quarto I, capring"; the rest "carping"); III. ii. 63. Capital, principal; III. ii. 110. Capitulate, form a league; III.

ii. 120.

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Carbonado, meat cut across to be broiled; V. iii. 60. Carded, v. Note; III. ii. 62. Cart, vehicle in which a criminal was borne to execution; II. iv. 531.

Case ye, mask your faces; II.

ii. 54.

Caterpillars, men who feed upon the wealth of the country; II. ii. 86.

Cates, delicacies; III. i. 163. Cavil, quarrel, find fault; III. i. 140.

Cess, measure; II. i. 7. Changing, exchanging; I. iii.

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Charge, cost, expense, I. i. 35, III. i. 112; baggage, II. i. 50; command, II. iv. 582. Charles' wain, the Great Bear; II. i. 2.

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Chat, chatter; I. iii. 65.
Cheap; "as good c.,' as good
a bargain; III. iii. 50.
Chewet, chough, probably jack-

daw (used generally in sense of mince-pie); V. i. 29. Chops, mass of flesh resembling meat; a term of contempt; I. ii. 144.

Christen, Christian (Quartos 5, 6, 7, 8, "Christian "; omitted in Folios); II. iv. 8. Chuffs, churlish misers, II. ii.

92.

Cital, mention, citation; V. ii. 62.

Clap to, shut; II. iv. 296. Clipp'd in, enclosed, encircled; III. i. 44.

Close, grapple, hand to hand fight; I. i. 13.

Cloudy men, men with cloudy looks; III. ii. 83.

Cock, cockcrow; II. i. 19. Colour, give a specious appear

ance to; I. iii. 109.

Colt, befool; II. ii. 39.

Come near me, hit me; I. ii. 14. Comfit-maker,

III. i. 253.

confectioner;

Commodity, supply; I. ii. 89.

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