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Savory, Arthur H.

"Grain and Chaff from an English Manor"

Moreton-in-the-Marsh, _i.e._, March; _King
Henry V_., Act I., Scene 2.
SWILLED--washed; _King Henry V_., Act III., Scene 1.
To DRESS--to decorate with evergreens, etc.; _Taming of the Shrew_,
Act III., Scene 1.
YELLOWS--jaundice; _Taming of the Shrew_, Act III., Scene 2.
DRINK--ale; "Drink" is still used for ale as distinguished from cider;
_Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1.
BARM--yeast; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1.
LOFFE--laugh; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 1.
LEATHERN--(bats); cf. "leatherun bats," as distinguished from
"bats"--beetles; _Midsummer Night's Dream_, Act II., Scene 3.
EANING TIME--lambing time; _Merchant of Venice_, Act I., Scene 3.
SPET--spit; cf. set--sit, sperit--spirit, etc.; _Merchant of Venice_,
Act I., Scene 3.
FILL-HORSE--shaft horse; cf. "filler" and "thiller"; _Merchant of
Venice_, Act II., Scene 2.
PROUD ON--proud of; _Much Ado_, Act IV., Scene 1
ODDS--difference; cf. "wide odds"; _As you Like It_, Act I., Scene 2.
COME YOUR WAYS--come on; _As You Like It_, Act I., Scene 2.
TO SAUCE--to be impertinent; _As You Like It_, Act III., Scene 5.
THE MOTION--the usual form; _Winter's Tale_, Act IV., Scene 2.
INCHMEAL--bit by bit; _Tempest_, Act II., Scene 2.
FILBERDS--filberts; _Tempest_, Act II., Scene 2.
TO LADE--to bale (liquid); _3 King Henry VI.


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