cate, and fine conceited Grecians and Italians: (for the Romanes to speake of, are but verye ciphars in this kinde :) whose chiefest endevour, and drifte was, to have nothing vulgare, but in some respecte or other, and especially in lively hyperbolicall amplifications, rare, queint, and odde in every pointe, and as a man would saye, a degree or two at the leaste, above the reache, and compasse of a common schollers capacitie. In whiche respecte notwithstanding, as well for the singularitie of the manner, as the Divinitie of the matter, I hearde once a Divine, preferre Saint Johns Revelation before al the veriest Metaphysicall Visions, and jollyest conceited Dreames or Extasies, that ever were devised by one or other, howe admirable, or super excellent soever they seemed otherwise to the worlde. And truely I am so confirmed in this opinion, that when I bethinke me of the verie notablest, and moste wonderful Propheticall, or Poeticall Vision, that ever I read, or hearde, me seemeth the proportion is so junequall, that there hardly appeareth anye semblaunce of Comparison: no more in a maner (especially for Poets) then doth betweene the incomprehensible Wisdome of God, and the sensible Wit of man. But what needeth this digression between you and me? I dare saye you wyll holde yourselfe reasonably wel satisfied, if youre Dreames be but as well esteemed of in Englande, as Petrarches Visions be in Italy: which I assure you, is the very worst I wish you. But, see, how I have the Arte Memorative at commaundement. In good faith I had once againe nigh forgotten your Faerie Queene: how beit by good channce, I have nowe sent hir home at the laste, neither in better nor worse case, then I founde hir. And must you of necessitie have my judgement of hir indeede? To be plaine, I am voyde of al judgement, if your Nine Comedies, whereunto in imitation of Herodotus, you give the names of the Nine Muses (and in one mans fansie not unworthily) come not neerer Ariostoes Comedies, eyther for the finenesse of plausible Elocution, or the rarenesse of Poetical Invention, then that Elvish Queene doth to his Orlando Furioso, which notwithstanding, you wil needes seeme to emulate, and hope to overgo, as you flatly professed yourself in one of your last Letters. Besides that you know, it hath bene the usual practise of the most exquisite and odde wittes in all nations, and specially in Italie, rather to shewe, and advaunce themselves that way, then any other : as namely, those three notorious dyscoursing heads, Bibiena, Machiavel, and Aretine did, (to let Bembo and Ariosto passe) with the great admiration, and wonderment of the whole country: being in deede reputed matchable in all points, both for conceyt of Witte and eloquent decyphering of matters, either with Aristophanes and Menander in Greek, or with Plautus and Terence in Latin, or with any other, in any other tong. But I wil not stand greatly with you in your owne matters. If so be the Faerye Queene be fairer in your eie than the Nine Muses, and Hobgoblin runne away with the Garland from Apollo: Marke what I saye, and yet I will not say that I thought, but there an End for this once, and fare you well, till God or some good Aungell putte you in a better minde. 711 GLOSSARY. 4, in 'A Gods name,' 442, 474 The numbers refer to the pages. Abace, abase, to lower, to hang down, 82, 257, 397 Aband, to abandon, 138 Abashment, fear, 202, 203 Abeare, to behave, conduct, 356, 406 Adore, to adorn, 290 Adorne, ornament, 226 Adrad, adred, adredde, afraid, terrified, 162, 244, Abet, abett, to aid, support, maintain, 364, 383; Adrad, to be frightened, 299 Abid, abode, remained, 178 Abie, aby, abye, to pay the penalty of, to atone for, Abject, to throw or cast down, 219, 338 Abode, remained, 227; a delay, stay, 155, 202 Aboord, abord, from the bank, astray, at a loss, Abrade, to rouse, wake up, 218 Abray (pret. abrayde), to start up suddenly, to Abusion, abuse, deceit, fraud, 141, 230, 359 Accoasting, skimming along near the ground, 369 Accord, to grant, to agree, to reconcile, 255, 278, According, agreeably to, according to, 65, 75, 99, Accoste, to go side by side, to adjoin, border, 352 Accoustrement, garb, 519 Accoy, accoie, to subdue, daunt, tame, 448 Accoy, to coy, caress, 274 Accoyl, to assemble, gather together, 128 Accrew, to increase, 259, 317 Achates (Acates), purchased provisions, cates, 128 Adamants, chrystals, 288 Advaunce, to extol, 34; impel, 81 Adventure, chance, 237; opportunity, 243; to at- Adview, to view, 308 Advize, advise, to consider, perceive, take thought Adward, an award, 280; to award, 294 Affear, to frighten, 93, 96 Affect, affection, 365; sorrow, 566; imitation, 594 Affide, affyde, betrothed, 273, 306; intrusted, 322 Affrap, to strike, to strike down, to encounter, to Affray, to terrify, fray, 184; terror, 340, 345 Affront, to confront, encounter, oppose, 50, 176, 244 Affy, to betroth, espouse, 372, 376; entrust, 322 Afore, in front, before, 97, 170 Aggrace, favour, kindness, goodwill, 125; to make Aggrate, to please, delight, charm, treat politely, Agree, to settle, to cause to agree, 97 Agrise, agrize, agryse, agryze, to cause to shudder, Adaw, to adaunt, tame, moderate, 195, 260, 341, Aguise, aguize, to deck, adorn, fashion, accoutre, 449 Adayes, daily, 452 Addeeme, to adjudge, 307 Addoom, to adjudge, 435 82, 83, 165, 306, 519; to disguise, 107 Albe, albee, although, 37, 455 Address, to prepare, adjust, direct, clothe, arm, 176, Alew, howling, 323 192, 215. Addrest, ready, 243 Adjoyne, to approach, join, 198 Admire, to wonder at, 256, 266, 399 Algate, algates, altogether, wholly, by all means, in | All, although, 155; 'all as' as if, 448 Annoy, annoyance, grief, hurt, 40, 91, 129 Antickes, antiques, ancient, or fantastic figures, 94, Avauntage, advantage, 103 Apace, fast, copiously, 286 Appall, to falter, 260; to weaken, 160 Appay, apay (præt. and p. p. appay'd, appaid), to Appele, to accuse, 341; to offer, 168 Appellation, appeal, 427 Avaunting, advancing (boastfully), 92 Avengement, revenge, 30, 184 Aventred, thrust forward (at a venture), 158, 242 Avize, aryze, to perceive, consider, regard, view, Apply, to attend to, 65; to bend one's steps to, 106 Avoid, to depart, go out, 161 Approven, to put to the proof, to prove, 432 Arborett, little grove, 107 Aread, areed (p. p. ared), to tell, say, declare, de- Arear, areare, arere, arreare, to the rear, back- Aret, arret, to allot, entrust, adjudge, 120, 140, 254 Arguments, signs, indications, 391 Arke, box, chest, 248 Arras, tapestry of Arras, 28 Arraught (pret. of arreach), seized forcibly, 135 Aslake, to slake, abate, appease, 26 Assay, to try, attempt, assail, attack, 20, 28, 97, Astert, befall, come upon suddenly, 482 Aroure, 'to make avoure' to justify, maintain, 376 Balke, to disappoint, to deal at cross purposes, 164, Ban, banne, to curse (band, cursed), 197, 275, 302, Band, forbid, banish, 167; assemble, 31 Bane, death, destruction, 142 Bannerall, a standard (shaped like a swallow's Barbe, equipments of a horse, horse-armour, 87 Bard, ornamented with bars (ornaments of a Base, low, 18; the lower part, 339 Astond, astound, astonied, astonished, stunned, 269, Bases, armour for the legs, 318 468 Bash, to be abashed, 100 Bastard, base, lowborn, 41, 96 peril, 14, 85, 217, 267; treated, 388; attended, Bestaine, to stain, 265 Battailous, ready for battle, in order for battle, 33, Bestrad, bestrided, 301 173 Batteilant, embattled, fortified, 537 Battill (properly to fatten), to be of good flavour, 400 Batton, stick, club, 395 Bauldricke, belt, 94, 297, 607 Baune, a hill, 642 Bay, a standstill, a position in which one is kept at Baye, to bathe, 44 Bayes (baies), laurels, 234, 386 Bet, did beat, 89 Betake (pret. betooke), to take (into), to deliver, be- Bethinke, to make up one's mind, 40 Betide, betyde, to befall, to happen to, 83, 110, 183; Bever, the front part of a helmet (covering the Bayt, bait, artifice, 103, 404; to bait (a bull), 123; Bery, company (of ladies), 128 to cause to abate, to let rest, 148 Bewaile, to choose, select, 38 Bewray, to reveal, betray, accuse, 31, 36, 168, 244; Bickerment, bickering, strife, 311 Beastlyhead, your beastlyhead,' 'a greeting to the Bid, to pray, 14 person of a beast,' 461 Beath'd, plunged, 263 Bide, to bid, offer, 202 Biggen, cup, 460 Bilive, bylive, blive, forthwith, quickly, 36, 475 Become, to come to, go to, to suit, to happen, 62, Blame, to blemish, 120; injury, hurt, 156 Bed, bad, 59 Belaccoyle, kind salutation or greeting, 260 Belay, to beset, encompass, 575; adorn, 366 Belgard, fair (or kind) looks, 94, 211, 598) Ben (bene, been), are, 232 Bend, band, 94, 114, 316 Beneficiall, a benefice, 517 Bent, long stalks of (bent) grass, 377 Beraft, bereft, 236 Bere, to bear, 292; bier, 148 Beseeke, beseech, 246 Boads, bodes, portends, 425 Bode, abode, 354, 416 Boley (or buala), 630; place (situated in a grassy Bond, bound, 108, 269 Boone, prayer, petition, 241, 341 Boord, bord, to accost, to address, talk with, 87, Boot, to avail, profit, 81, 102; booty, gain, 338, 443 Buckle to, make ready, 348. Booting, availing, 293 Bore, borne, 247 Bordraging (pl. bordrags), border ravaging, border raid, 138, 552 Borowe, borrowe, pledge, surety, 459, 460, 520 Bosse, middle of shield, 353 Bounteous, Bouget, budget 21 Bought, fold, 13, 69, 507 Boult, to sift, bolt, 99 Bountyhed, gene- rosity, 145, 160, 173 Brenne, to burn, 246 Buff (pl. buffes), a blow, 89 Bug, apparition, bugbear, goblin, 93, 147 Bugle, bead, 448 Bullion, pure gold, 159 Burganet, headpiece, helmet, 124, 532 Buskets, bushes, 458 Busse, kiss, 216 But-if, unless, 271 Buxom, obedient, yielding, tractable, 71, 165, 213, By-and-by, one by one, singly, 432, 523 Byde, abide, 87. Byding, abiding, remaining, 108, 232 Bylive, quickly, also active, 55, 183, 212. See Blire, Bynempt, named, appointed, 86, 468; bequeathed, Cabinet, cottage, little cabin, 154, 547 Caitive, caytive, subject, captive, 45, 55; vile, base, Call, caul, cowl, cap, 54 Camis, camus, a light loose robe of some light ma- Can or Gan (an auxiliary of the past tense), did, Can, knows, 452, 453 Cancred, cankerd, corrupt, 80, 206 Canon bitt, a smooth round bit (for horses), 47 Caprifole, woodbine, 192 Captivaunce, captivity, 198 Bray (braie), to cry out suddenly, cry aloud, utter Captived, taken captive, enslaved, 98, 160 Capuccio, hood (of a cloak), capuchin, 225 Card, chart, 112 Breem, breme, boisterous, rough, sharp, 433, 448, Carl, carle, an old man, 206; churl, 60, 257 485 Brent, burnt, 55, 71, 160 Brickle, brittle, 283, 494 Brigandine, a kind of light vessel, 533 Brim, margin of the horizon, 341 Brize, bryze, gadfly, 363, 537 Brocage, pimping, 441, 520 Brode, abroad, 247 Broch, to commence, broach, 162 Brond, sword, 121, 226 Brondiron, sword, 250 Bronds, embers, brands, 115 Brood, a brooding-place (? an error for bood=O.E. Brooke, to endure, bear brook, 179, 240 Brouzes, twigs, 216 Brunt, assault, 123 Carriage, burden, 375 Cast, to consider, plot, resolve, purpose, 71, 478, Caudron, caldron, 169 Causen, to assign a cause or reason, explain, 208 Caved, made hollow, 256 le avhear Centonel, a sentinel, 59, 23925) 30 27 Certes, certainly, 164 Cesse, to cease, 274 Cesure, a breaking off, stop, 138 Chaffar, to chaffer, exchange, 102, 473 Chalenge, to claim, 122, 233, 238, 254; to track, Chamelot water, camlet watered, 290 Champain, champian, champion, open country, Championesse, a female warrior, 228 Brutenesse, brutishnesse, brutality, brute-like state, Character, image, 322 Charge, assault, attack, 277 |