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EFFECTS, acts, actions; V. i. 11.
EGG, term of contempt; IV. ii. 83.
EMINENCE, distinction; III. ii. 31.
ENGLAND, the King of England; IV.
iii. 43.

ENKINDLE, incite; I. iii. 121.
ENOW, enough: II. iii. 7.
ENTRANCE, (trisyllabic); I. v. 40.
EQUIVOCATE TO HEAVEN, get to
heaven by equivocation; II. iii. 12.
EQUIVOCATOR, (probably alluding to
Jesuitical equivocation; Garnet, the
superior of the order was on his
trial in March, 1606); II. iii. 10.
ESTATE, royal dignity, succession to
the crown; I. iv. 37.

ETERNAL JEWEL, immortal soul; III.

i. 68.

ETERNE, perpetual; III. ii. 38.
EVIL, king's evil, scrofula; IV. iii. 146.
EXASPERATE, exasperated; III. vi.
38.

EXPECTATION, those guests who are expected; III. iii. 10.

EXPEDITION, haste; II. iii. 116.
EXTEND, prolong; III. iv. 57.

FACT, act, deed; III. v. Yo. FACULTIES, powers, prerogatives; I. vii. 17.

FAIN, gladly; V. iii. 28.

FANTASTICAL, imaginary; I. iii. 53;
I. iii. 139.

FARROW, litter of pigs; IV. i. 65.
FAVOUR, pardon; I. iii. 149.

-, countenance, face; I. v. 73. FEARS, objects of fear; I. iii. 137. FEED, "to f.", feeding; III. iv. 35. FEE-GRIEF, "grief that hath a single owner IV. iii. 196. FELL, Scalp; V. v. 11.

-, cruel, dire; IV. ii. 71. FELLOW, equal; II. iii. 68. FILE, list: V. ii. 8.

"the valued f.", list of qualities; III. i. 95. FILED, made foul, defiled; III. i. 65. FIRST; ; "at f. and last," (?) once for all, from the beginning to the end; (Johnson conj. 'to f. and next"); III. iv. I.

FITS, caprices; IV. ii. 17.

FLAWS, storms of passion; III. iv. 63.

FLIGHTY, fleeting; IV. i. 145.
FLOUT, mock, defy; I. ii 49.
FLY, fly from me; V. iii. 1.

FREE, honourable; III. vi. 36. FREE, remove, do away; (Steevens conj. Fright" or Fray"; Bailey

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conj., adopted by Hudson, "Keep' Kinnear conj. "Rid"); III. vi. 35. FRENCH HOSE, probably a reference to the narrow, straight hose, in contradistinction to the round, wide hose; II. iii. 16.

FRIGHT, frighten, terrify; IV. ii. 70. FROM, differently from; III. i. 100.

in consequence of, on account of; III. vi. 21.

FRY, literally a swarm of young fishes; here used as a term of contempt; IV. ii. 84.

FUNCTION, power of action; I. iii.

140.

FURBISH'D, burnished; I. ii. 32.

GALLOWGLASSES, heavy-armed Irish troops; (F. 1, "Gallowgrosses"); I. 11. 13.

GENIUS, spirit of good or ill; III. i. 56. GENTLE SENSES, senses which are soothed (by the "gentle " air); (Warburton, "general sense"; Johnson conj., adopted by Capell, gentle sense"); I. vi. 3.

GERMINS, germs, seeds; IV. i. 59.
GET, beget; I. iii. 67.

FOISONS, plenty, rich harvests; IV. GIN, a trap to catch birds; IV. ii. 35.

iii. 88.

FOLLOWS, attends; I. vi. 11.
FOR, because of; III. i. 121.

, as for, as regards; IV. ii. 15. FORBID, cursed, blasted; I. iii. 21. FORCED, strengthened; V. v. 5. FORGE, fabricate, invent; IV. iii. 82. FORSWORN, perjured; IV. iii. 126. FOUNDED, firmly fixed; III. iv. 22. FRAME OF THINGS, universe; III. ii. 16.

FRANCHISED, free, unstained; II. i.

28.

FREE, freely; I. iii. 155.

'GINS, begins; I. ii. 25.

GIVES OUT, proclaims; IV. iii. 192. GOD 'ILD US, corruption of "God yield us"; (Ff., "God-eyld us"); Í. vi.

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Go To, GO TO, an exclamation of
reproach; V. i. 51.
GOUTS, drops; II. i. 46.

GRACED, gracious, full of graces; III.
iv. 41.

GRANDAM, grandmother; III. iv. 66.
GRAVE, weighty; III. i. 22.
GRAYMALKIN, a grey cat, (the familiar
spirit of the First Witch; "malkin"
diminutive of "Mary"); I. i. 9.
GRIPE, grasp; III. i. 62.

GROOMS, Servants of any kind; II. ii. 5.
GULF, gullet; IV. i. 23.

HAIL (dissyllabic); I. ii. 5.
HARBINGER, forerunner, an officer of
the king's household; I. iv. 45.
HARDLY, with difficulty; V. iii. 62.
HARMS, injuries; "my h.", injuries
inflicted by me; IV. iii. 55.
HARP'D, hit, touched; IV. i. 74.
HARPIER, probably a corruption
Harpy; IV. i. 3.

HAVING, possessions; I. iii. 56.
HEAR, talk with; III. iv. 32.

How SAY'ST THOU, what do you
think!; III. iv. 128.
HUMANE, human; III. iv. 76.
HURLYBURLY, tumult, uproar; I. i. 3.
HUSBANDRY, economy; II. i. 4.
HYRCAN TIGER, i.e. tiger of Hyrcania,
a district south of the Caspian; III.
iv. 101.

IGNORANT, i.e. of future events; I. v.58. ILL-COMPOSED, compounded of evil qualities; IV. iii. 77.

ILLNESS, evil; I. v. 21.

IMPRESS, force into his service; IV. i. 95.

IN, under the weight of; IV. iii. 20. INCARNADINE, make red; II. ii. 62. INFORMS, takes visible form; II. i. 48. INITIATE; "the i. fear," "the fear that attends, i.e. the first initiation (into guilt)"; III. iv. 143.

of INSANE; "the i. root

the root which causes insanity; I. iii. 84. INSTANT, present moment; I. v. 59. INTERDICTION, exclusion; IV. iii. 107.

HEART; "any h.", the heart of any INTERMISSION, delay; IV. iii. 232.

man; III. vi. 15.
HEAVILY, sadly; IV. iii. 182.
HECATE, the goddess of hell; (one of the
names of Artemis-Diana, as goddess
of the infernal regions); II. i. 52.
HEDGE-PIG, hedge-hog; IV. i. 2.
HERMITS, beadsmen; men bound to
pray for their benefactors; (F. 1,
"Ermites"); I. vi. 20.

HIE THEE, hasten; I. v. 26.
His, this man's; IV. iii. 80.
HOLDS, withholds; III. vi. 25.
HOLP, helped; I. vi. 23.

HOME, thoroughly, completely; I. iii.

120.

HOMELY, humble; IV. ii. 68.
HOODWINK, blind; IV. iii. 72.
HORSES (monosyllabic); II. iv.
HOUSEKEEPER, watch dog; III. i. 97.
HOWLET'S, Owlet's; IV. i. 17.

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INTRENCHANT, indivisible; V. viii. 9.

JEALOUSIES, suspicions; IV. iii. 29.
JUMP, hazard, risk; I. vii. 7.
JUST, exactly; III. iii. 4.
JUTTY, jetty, projection; I. vi. 6.
KERNS, light-armed Irish troops; I.
ii. 13.

KNOWINGS, knowledge, experiences;
II. iv. 4.

KNOWLEDGE; "the k.", what you
know; (Collier MS. and Walker
conj. "thy k."); I. ii. 6.

LACK, want, requirement; IV. iii. 237.
LACK, miss; III. iv. 84.

LAPP'D, wrapped; I. ii. 54.

LARGE, liberal, unrestrained; III. iv.

II.

LATCH, catch; IV. iii. 195.
LATED, belated; III. iii. 6.

LAVE, keep clear and unsullied; III.
ii. 33.

LAVISH, unrestrained, insolent; I. ii. 57.
LAY, did lodge; II. iii. 59.

LEASE OF NATURE, term of natural
life; IV. i. 99.

LEAVE, leave off; III. ii. 35

MEMORIZE, make memorable, make
famous; I. ii. 40.

MERE, absolutely; IV. iii. 89.
MERE, utter, absolute; IV. iii. 152.
METAPHYSICAL, supernatural; I. v. 30.
MINION, darling, favourite; I. ii. 19;
II. iv. 15.

MINUTELY, "happening every minute,
continual"; V. ii. 18.

LEFT UNATTENDED, forsaken, de- MISSIVES, messengers; I. v. 7.

serted; II. ii. 69.

LESSER, less; V. ii. 13.

LIES; swears and I.", i.e. ". swears
allegiance and commits perjury"
(cp. IV. ii. 51 for the literal sense of
the phrase); IV. ii. 47.
LIGHTED, descended; II. iii. 148.
LIKE, same; II. i. 30.

likely; II. iv. 2

29.

-, equal, the same; IV. iii. 8.
LILY-LIVER'D, Cowardly; V. iii. 15.
LIMBEC, alembic, still; I. vii. 67.
LIME, bird-lime; IV. ii. 34.
LIMITED, appointed; II. iii. 57.
LINE, strengthen; I. iii. 112.
LIST, lists, place marked out for a
combat; III. i. 71.

LISTENING, listening to; II. ii. 28.
Lo; "lo you," i.e. look you; V. i. 22.
LODGED, laid, thrown down; IV. i. 55.
Look, expect; V. iii. 26.
LOON, brute; V. iii. 11.
LUXURIOUS, lustful; IV. iii. 58.

MAGGOT-PIES, magpies; III. iv. 125.
MANSIONKY, abode; I. vi. 5.
MARK, take heed, listen; I. ii. 28.

notice; V. i. 46.

MARRY, a corruption of the Virgin
Mary; a slight oath; III. vi. 4.
MATED, bewildered; V. i. 86.
MAWS, stomachs; III. iv. 73.
MAY I, I hope I may; III. iv. 42.
MEDICINE, "physician"; (?) physic;
V. ii. 27.
MEEK, meekly; I. vii. 17.

MISTRUST; "he needs not our m.", i.e. we need not mistrust him; III. iii. 2.

MOCKERY, delusive imitation; III. iv.

107.

MODERN, ordinary; IV. iii. 170.
MOE, more; V. iii. 35.

MONSTROUS (trisyllabic); III. vi. 8.
MORTAL, deadly, murderous; I. v. 42.
"m. murders," deadly wounds;
III. iv. 81.

"m. consequences," what befalls man in the course of time; V. iii. 5. MORTALITY, mortal life; II. iii. 98. MORTIFIED, dead, insensible; V. ii. 5 MOUNCH'D, chewed with closed lips; I. iii. 5.

MUSE, wonder; III. iv. 85.

MUST BE, was destined to be; IV. iii.

212.

NAPKINS, handkerchiefs; II. iii. 6. NATURE; nature's mischief," man's evil propensities; I. v. 51.

; in n.", in their whole nature; II. iv. 16.

NAUGHT, vile thing; IV. iii. 225. NAVE, navel, middle; (Warburton "nape"); I. ii. 22.

NEAR, nearer; II. iii. 146.

NEAR'ST OF LIFE, inmost life, most
vital parts; III. i. 118.

NICE, precise, minute; IV. iii. 174.
NIGHTGOWN, dressing gown ; II.'ii. 70.
NOISE, music; IV. i. 106.

NORWAYS', Norwegians'; I. ii. 59.

NORWEYAN, Norwegian; I. ii. 31.
NOTE, notoriety; III. ii. 44.
list; III. iii. 10.
notice; III. iv. 56.

NOTHING, not at all; I. iii. 96.
nobody; IV. iii. 166.

NOTION, apprehension; III. i. 83.

OBLIVIOUS, causing forgetfulness; V. iii. 43.

OBSCURE; "o. bird," i.e. the bird delighting in darkness, the owl; II. iii. 64.

ODDS; "at o.", at variance; III. iv.

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i.e. domestic offices, servants' quarters; II. i. 14.

OLD (used colloquially); II. iii. 2.
ON, of; I. iii. 84.

ONCE, ever; IV. iii. 167.

ONE, wholly, uniformly; II. ii. 63.
ON's, of his; V. i. 70.
ON'T, of it; III. i. 114.
OPEN'D, unfolded; IV. iii. 52.
OR ERE, before; IV. iii. 173.
OTHER, others; I. iii. 14.

"the o.", i.e. the other side; I vii. 28.

otherwise; I. vii. 77. OTHER'S, other man's; IV. iii. 80. OURSELVES, one another; III. iv. 32. OUT, i.e. in the field; IV. iii. 183. OUTRUN, did outrun; (Johnson, "outran"); II. iii. 117. OVERCOME, overshadow; III. iv. 111. OVER-RED. redden over; V. iii. 14.

OWE, own, possess; I. iii. 76.
OWED, owned; I. iv. 10.

PADDOCK, toad (the familiar spirit of
the second witch); I. i. 10.
PALL, wrap, envelop; I. v. 52.
PASSION, strong emotion; III. iv. 57.
PATCH, fool (supposed to be derived
from the patched or motley coat of
the jester); V. iii. 15.

PEAK, dwindle away; I. iii. 23.
PENT-HOUSE LID, i.e. eye-lids; I. iii.

20.

PERFECT, well, perfectly acquainted; IV. ii. 66.

PESTER'D, troubled; V. ii. 23. PLACE, "pitch, the highest elevation of a hawk"; a term of falconry; II. iv. 12. POINT; "at a p.", "prepared for any emergency"; IV. iii. 135. POOR, feeble; III. ii. 14.

POORLY, dejectedly, unworthily; II. ii. 72.

PORTABLE, endurable; IV. iii. 89.
POSSESS, fill; IV. iii. 202.

POSSETS, drink; "posset is hot milk poured on ale or sack, having sugar, grated bisket, and eggs, with other ingredients boiled in it, which goes all to a curd"; (Randle Holmes' Academy of Armourie, 1688); II. ii. 6.

POSTERS, speedy travellers; I. iii. 33. POWER, armed force, army; IV. i. 185. PREDOMINANCE, superior power, influence; an astrological term; II. iv.

8. PRESENT, present time; I. v. 58. PRESENT, instant, immediate; I. ii. 64.

PRESENT, offer; III. ii. 31.

PRESENTLY, immediately; IV. iii. 145. PRETENCE, purpose, intention; II. iii. 137.

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