FOOTNOTES:

“Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war.”

“Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill him!” This was the ancient cry of the English troops when they charged the enemy. It occurs where the conspirators kill Coriolanus (v. 6).

Leet-Ale.This was the dinner provided for the jury and customary tenants at the court-leet of a manor, or “view of frank-pledge,” formerly held once or twice a year, before the steward of the leet.[991]To this court Shakespeare alludes in the “Taming of the Shrew” (i. 2), where the servant tells Sly that in his dream he would “rail upon the hostess of the house,” and threaten to “present her at the leet.”

Aubrey, in his MS. History of Wiltshire, 1678, tells us, too, how “in the Easter holidays was the Clerk’s ale for his private benefit, and the solace of the neighbourhood.”

FOOTNOTES:[961]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 68.[962]See Brand’s “Pop. Antiq.,” 1849, vol. iii. pp. 220-225; also, Harland and Wilkinson’s “Lancashire Folk-Lore,” 1867, p. 44.[963]Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 379.[964]See Douce’s “Illustrations of Shakespeare,” pp. 65, 66.[965]We may compare, too, what Coriolanus says (ii. 3): “I will, sir, flatter my sworn brother, the people.”[966]Cf. “Romeo and Juliet,” i. 1; “As You Like It,” v. 2.[967]See Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. viii. p. 204.[968]See Douce’s “Illustrations of Shakespeare,” p. 133.[969]See an article by Mr. Black, inAntiquary, 1881, vol. iii.[970]See Henderson’s “Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties,” pp. 34, 35.[971]Gifford’s note on “Massinger’s Works,” 1813, vol. i. p. 170; see Dyce’s “Glossary to Shakespeare,” pp. 269, 380.[972]See Dyce, vol. iv. p. 395.[973]Staunton’s “Shakespeare,” vol i. p. 257.[974]“Guide into Tongues,” 1607.[975]See Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 343.[976]Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 402.[977]Ibid., vol. vi. p. 45.[978]Ibid., p. 43.[979]“Glossary,” p. 497; see Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. ii. p. 952.[980]“Encyclopædia Britannica,” 1879, vol. ix. p. 366; see Doran’s “History of Court Fools,” 1858.[981]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 350.[982]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 371.[983]The verb “to gage,” or “to pledge,” occurs in “Merchant of Venice,” i. 1:“but my chief careIs, to come fairly off from the great debtsWherein my time, something too prodigal,Hath left me gaged.”Cf. “1 Henry IV.,” i. 3.[984]“Pop. Antiq.,” vol. ii. p. 127.[985]“Glossary,” vol. ii. p. 858; see Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 431.[986]A Welsh hook was a sort of bill, hooked at the end, and with a long handle. See Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 497; and Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. ix. p. 168.[987]Brewer’s “Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,” p. 782.[988]See Percy’s “Northumberland Household Book,” p. 49.[989]See Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. vii. p. 350.[990]“Shakespeare,” 1864, vol. i. p. 61.[991]See page312.

[961]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 68.

[962]See Brand’s “Pop. Antiq.,” 1849, vol. iii. pp. 220-225; also, Harland and Wilkinson’s “Lancashire Folk-Lore,” 1867, p. 44.

[963]Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 379.

[964]See Douce’s “Illustrations of Shakespeare,” pp. 65, 66.

[965]We may compare, too, what Coriolanus says (ii. 3): “I will, sir, flatter my sworn brother, the people.”

[966]Cf. “Romeo and Juliet,” i. 1; “As You Like It,” v. 2.

[967]See Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. viii. p. 204.

[968]See Douce’s “Illustrations of Shakespeare,” p. 133.

[969]See an article by Mr. Black, inAntiquary, 1881, vol. iii.

[970]See Henderson’s “Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties,” pp. 34, 35.

[971]Gifford’s note on “Massinger’s Works,” 1813, vol. i. p. 170; see Dyce’s “Glossary to Shakespeare,” pp. 269, 380.

[972]See Dyce, vol. iv. p. 395.

[973]Staunton’s “Shakespeare,” vol i. p. 257.

[974]“Guide into Tongues,” 1607.

[975]See Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 343.

[976]Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 402.

[977]Ibid., vol. vi. p. 45.

[978]Ibid., p. 43.

[979]“Glossary,” p. 497; see Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. ii. p. 952.

[980]“Encyclopædia Britannica,” 1879, vol. ix. p. 366; see Doran’s “History of Court Fools,” 1858.

[981]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 350.

[982]Nares’s “Glossary,” vol. i. p. 371.

[983]The verb “to gage,” or “to pledge,” occurs in “Merchant of Venice,” i. 1:“but my chief careIs, to come fairly off from the great debtsWherein my time, something too prodigal,Hath left me gaged.”Cf. “1 Henry IV.,” i. 3.

[983]The verb “to gage,” or “to pledge,” occurs in “Merchant of Venice,” i. 1:

“but my chief careIs, to come fairly off from the great debtsWherein my time, something too prodigal,Hath left me gaged.”

Cf. “1 Henry IV.,” i. 3.

[984]“Pop. Antiq.,” vol. ii. p. 127.

[985]“Glossary,” vol. ii. p. 858; see Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 431.

[986]A Welsh hook was a sort of bill, hooked at the end, and with a long handle. See Dyce’s “Glossary,” p. 497; and Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. ix. p. 168.

[987]Brewer’s “Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,” p. 782.

[988]See Percy’s “Northumberland Household Book,” p. 49.

[989]See Singer’s “Shakespeare,” vol. vii. p. 350.

[990]“Shakespeare,” 1864, vol. i. p. 61.

[991]See page312.

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