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INVOCATE, invoke; I. ii. 8. INWARD, intimate; III. iv. 8. IRON-WITTED, insensible, dull; IV. ii. 28.

I wis, i-wis, certainly, truly; I. iii. 102.

JACK, mean, low-born fellow, a term of contempt; I. iii. 72, 73; "Jack o' the clock," a figure which in old clocks struck the hours; IV. ii. 118.

JET, to strut proudly, to en

croach; (Ff. "juť”); II. iv. 51. JOT, a little, the least possible quantity; II. i. 70. JUMPETH, accords; III. i. 11. JUST, as good as his word; I. i.

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MAKEST, dost; (notice the play upon the word in l. 165, "marr'd"); I. iii. 164. MALAPERT, Saucy; I. iii. 255. MALMSEY-BUTT, butt of malmsey wine; I. iv. 162.

MAP, picture; II. iv. 54.
MARK, listen to; I. iii. 349.
MARRY, a corruption of Mary; a
slight oath; I. iii. 98.

MEASURES, stately dances; I. i. 8.
MEET'ST, most fitting; III. v. 74.
MELANCHOLY, (?) surly, (“be-

cause he did not join heartily in his cause," Malone); V. iii. 68.

MERCY; "cry thee m.," beg pardon; I. iii. 235.

MERE, absolute; III. vii. 233. METHOUGHTS, methought, I thought; (formed falsely on the analogy of “methinks"); I. iv. 9.

MEW'D UP, imprisoned; I. i. 38.
MID, middle; V. iii. 77.
MISCARRY, die; I. iii. 16.
MISDOUBT, mistrust; III. ii. 89.
MODEL, plan; V. iii. 24.
MOE, more; IV. iv. 199.
MONUMENTS, memorials; I. i. 6.
MORALIZE, interpret; III. i. 83.
MORTAL-STARING, “having a dead-

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ON, against; I. i. 131; "cried on victory," i. e. uttered the cry of victory; V. iii. 231. ONE; "all's one for that," it does

not matter; V. iii. 8. OPPOSITE, adversary; V. iv. 3. OPPOSITE WITH, hostile to; II. ii. 94. ORDER; "take o.," take measures, “make preparation”; I. iv. 290; give orders; IV. ii. 53. ORDERED, arranged, drawn up; V. iii. 292.

OVERGO, exceed; II. ii. 61.

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PARLOUS, perilous, dangerous; a popular pronunciation; (Qq., "perilous"); II. iv. 35.

PART, depart; II. i. 5; divide; V. iii. 26.

PARTAKE OF, share, hear; I. i. 89. PARTY, part, side; I. iii. 138; III. ii. 47.

PASSING, surpassingly; I. i. 94. PATTERN, example; I. ii. 54. PAUL'S, Old St. Paul's Cathedral, used as a place of general resort for the citizens; III. vi. 3.

PAWN'D, pledged; IV. ii. 92. PEEVISH, childish, silly; I. iii. 194. PEEVISH-FOND, childishly foolish (Ff. "peevish found"); IV. iv.

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ing a sign of peace, as the fife was of war; I. i. 24. PITCH, the highest point to which a hawk or falcon soars; III. vii. 188. PITCHERS HAVE EARS, a proverbial expression probably having the force of "walls have ears"; according to some it is a short form of "little pitchers have large ears"; II. iv. 37. PLAGUED, punished; I. iii. 181. PLAINTS, complaints, moanings; (Ff. "woes"); II. ii. 61. PLEASE IT, may it please; (Ff. "Pleaseth"); IV. iv. 488. PLEASING, pleasure, (?) will, command; I. i. 13.

PLUCK ON, incite, urge on; IV. ii. 65.

POST, hasten; III. ii. 17. POWER, army, armed force; IV. iii. 48.

POWER; "utmost p.," highest number; (Qq., “greatest number”); V. iii. 10.

PRECEDENT, rough draft; III. vi. 7.

PREFER, promote, advance; IV. ii. 82.

PREPARE, set in battle array; V. iii. 88.

PRESENTLY, immediately, at once; I. ii. 213.

PRIME, first; IV. iii. 19.

PRIME OF MANHOOD, early manhood; IV. iv. 170.

PROCESS, Order, manner; IV. iii. 32; story; IV. iv. 253. PRODIGIOUS, monstrous; I. ii. 22. PROLONGED, put off, postponed; III. iv. 47. PROMISE, assure; II. iii. 2. PROOF, experience; II. iii. 43; "in p.," in armor that has been tested; V. iii. 219.

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wrong-doings is respited"; V. i.

19.

RESTRAIN, withhold, keep for

themselves; V. iii. 322. RETAIL'D, retold, related; III. i. 77.

REVEREND, reverent; (Q. 1, "reuerente"); IV. i. 31.

RIGHT FOR RIGHT, "measure for measure"; IV. iv. 15. RIPE, matured; (Q. 1, “my ripe"; Ff. the ripe; the rest, "my right"); III. vii. 158.

ROOD, cross; "by the holy rood," an oath; III. ii. 77.

ROOTING HOG, an allusion to the white boar, the cognizance in Richard's armorial bearings; I. iii. 228.

ROUGEMONT, a castle in Exeter; Qq.. "Ruge-mount"); IV. ii.

108.

ROUND, Surround; IV. i. 60. ROYAL, "r. battle," i. e. a battle on which a kingdom depended; IV. iv. 538.

ROYALIZE, make royal; I. iii. 125. RUNAGATE, vagabond; IV. iv. 465.

SACRAMENT; "receive the holy s.," take an oath; I. iv. 210. SANCTUARY, i. e. the s. at Westminster; II. iv. 66.

SCATHE, injury, harm; I. iii. 317. SCORN, mock, taunt; III. i. 153. SCRIVENER, professional scribe; III. vi.

SCROLL, letter, paper; (Ff. "note"); V. iii. 41. SEAL, the great seal, held by the

Lord Chancellor; II. iv. 71. SENIORY, seniority, priority; (F. 1, “signeurie”); IV. iv. 36. SENNET, set of notes played on a trumpet; III. i. 150.

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SHRIFT, Confession; III. iv. 97. SHRIVING WORK, confession; III. ii. 116.

SIGHTS, sight; IV. i. 25. SILKEN, Soft; effeminate; I. iii. 53.

SIR; "Sir John"; the title of priests; III. ii. 111. SIRRAH, a form of greeting to an inferior; III. ii. 98.

SIT, to sit in council; III. i. 173. SLOWER, more serious; I. ii. 116. SLUG, the symbol of slowness; III. i. 22.

SMOOTH, flatter; (Theobald conj. "sooth"); I. iii. 48. SMOOTHING, flattering; (Qq. 1–6, "soothing"); I. ii. 169. So, well; IV. iv. 182. SOFT, hush; V. iii. 178.

SOLACE, be happy, have comfort; II. iii. 30.

SOMETIME, once; IV. iv. 274. SOOTHE, flatter; I. iii. 298. Sop, anything steeped in liquor; properly the cake or wafer which floated at the top of a prepared drink; I. iv. 163. SORT, Set, pack; V. iii. 316.

SORT, make, find; II. ii. 148. SPICERY; "nest of s.," alluding to the phoenix which made a nest of spices as a funeral pyre, a new bird rising from its ashes; IV. iv. 424.

SPLEEN, malice, hatred; II. iv. 64; heat, impetuosity; V. iii. 350.

SQUEAK'D,

shrieked; (Ff.

"shriek'd"); I. iv. 54. STALL❜D, installed, invested; I. iii. 206.

STANDS; "it st. me much upon," it is very important for me; IV. ii. 59.

STARTLED, started; (Ff., Qq. 7, 8, "started"); III. iv. 87. STATUES (Qq. Ff. "statues"; Steevens "statuas"); III. vii. 25.

STAVES, the shafts of the lances; V. iii. 65.

STEALING, stealing on imperceptibly; III. vii. 168.

STILL, constant, continual; IV. iv. 229.

STILL, continually, always; I. iii.

222.

STILL LASTING, everlasting, per-
petual; IV. iv. 344.
STOUT, bold; ? "stout-resolved";
I. iii. 340; v. "resolved."
STRAITLY, strictly; I. i. 85.
STRENGTH, army, force; V. iii. 26.
STROKE; "keep'st the s.," keepest
on striking; IV. ii. 118.
STRUCK; "well s. in years," ad-
vanced in age; I. i. 92.
SUBORN, procure; IV. iii. 4.
SUBSTITUTE, proxy; III. vii. 181.
SUCCESS, issue; IV. iv. 236.
SUCCESSIVELY, in order of succes-
sion; III. vii. 135.
SUDDEN, quick; I. iii. 346.

SUDDENLY, quickly, at once; IV. ii. 20.

SUGGESTION, instigation; III. ii. 103.

SUNDER, "in s.," asunder; (Ff. "asunder"); IV. i. 34. SUSPECTS, Suspicions; I. iii. 89. SWELLING, angry; II. i. 51. SWORD, Sword of State; IV. iv. 470.

TACKLING, rigging; IV. iv. 233. TAKE HIM, strike him; I. iv. 159. TALL, active, strong; I. iv. 157. TAMWORTH, on the borders of

Staffordshire and Warwickshire; V. ii. 13.

TARDY; "ta'en t.," caught lagging; IV. i. 52. TEAR-FALLING, tear-dropping; IV. ii. 66.

TEEN, Sorrow; IV. i. 97.

TELL, "t. the clock," i. e. count the strokes of the clock; V. iii. 276.

TELL O'ER, re-count; IV. iv. 39. TEMPERS, moulds, fashions; I. i. 65.

TENDER, care for; II. iv. 72. TENDERING, having a care for; I, i. 44.

TETCHY, fretful; IV. iv. 168. THAT, SO that; I. ii. 163; if that; III. vii. 157.

THIN, thinly covered; II. i. 117. THOUGHT; "in t.," in silence; III. vi. 14.

THRALL, slave; IV. i. 46. TIDINGS ("this tidings," so Qq. 1-5, and F. 1).

TIMELESS, untimely; I. ii. 117. TIMOROUS, full of fear; IV. i. 85. To, as to; III. ii. 27.

TOUCH, touchstone, by which gold is tested; IV. ii. 8; trait, dash; IV. iv. 157.

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