Since. ↩
Cana. ↩
Same. ↩
Occasion. ↩
That. ↩
John 4:13. ↩
In my life. ↩
Comment, make glosses. ↩
As if it were a disgrace. ↩
Lord; dominus. Another reading is “the wise man, King Solomon.” ↩
What special favour or licence. ↩
As I understand, as I take it. ↩
So well went things with him in his life. ↩
On God’s part. ↩
Burn. ↩
What care I. ↩
Evil. ↩
Impious, wicked. ↩
Know. ↩
In any period. ↩
Forbade; French, defendre, to prohibit. ↩
Doubt. ↩
A maid. ↩
Condemned. ↩
Doubt. ↩
Sown. ↩
Command. ↩
The goal; a spear or dart was set up to mark the point of victory. ↩
Except where. ↩
Scandal, reproach. ↩
Mate, husband. ↩
Charge, reproach. ↩
Although it were. ↩
Frailty. ↩
Frailty I call it, unless. ↩
Spirit. ↩
Condition. ↩
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”—2 Tim. 2:20. ↩
Appoint, distribute. ↩
Fountain. ↩
Doctrine. ↩
End, purpose. ↩
Being. ↩
Scholars. ↩
Duty. ↩
Pleasure. ↩
Held bound, obliged. ↩
Weapons. ↩
Care. ↩
Fashioned. ↩
Contend. ↩
Purified. ↩
Mark 6:41, 42. ↩
Called us to. ↩
Scrupulous, dainty, overnice. ↩
Sparing, or difficult, of my favours. ↩
I will bear no hindrance. ↩
Slave. ↩
Whit. ↩
Suffer for. ↩
Rather. ↩
Wait in patience. ↩
The instrument of administering torture. ↩
That tun. ↩
Not to be offended by, not to take to heart. ↩
With difficulty. ↩
Fulfil the law. ↩
By God, in God’s name. ↩
Labour. ↩
Faith. ↩
Held it of no account. ↩
Cared nothing for, set no value on. ↩
Constantly. ↩
Care. ↩
Unless. ↩
At Dunmow prevailed the custom of giving, amid much merry making, a flitch of bacon to the married pair who had lived together for a year without quarrel or regret. The same custom prevailed of old in Bretagne. ↩
Happy and fain. ↩
Angrily. ↩
Make them believe falsely. ↩
Unless they have acted unadvisedly. ↩
Know. ↩
Delude them into believing that the cow is mad—or is made of wood. ↩
Cagnard, or Caignard, a French term of reproach, originally derived from canis, a dog. ↩
Wheresoever. ↩
Good clothing. ↩
Whisperest. ↩
Buffooneries, tricks. ↩
Proof. ↩
Expense. ↩
Birth, kindred; from Latin, pario, I beget. ↩
Whoremonger. ↩
Everywhere, on all sides. ↩
Buy. ↩
Mate. ↩
Wield, govern. ↩
With his good will. ↩
Hold. ↩
Good-for-nothing. ↩
Stroke. ↩
Lightning. ↩
May. ↩
Wedded. ↩
Ill-tempered wretch. ↩
Proved at various seasons. ↩
Raiment. ↩
Unless. ↩
Unless. ↩
Unless. ↩
That. ↩
Nurse; French, nourrice. ↩
Chambermaid. ↩
Relations. ↩
Sorrow on thee! ↩
Property. ↩
St. Jago of Compostella. ↩
Furious. ↩
Spite of. ↩
Pleases. ↩
Alice, Alison. ↩
Care. ↩
Lord. This and the previous quotation from Ptolemy are due to the Dame’s own fancy. ↩
Needs, behoves. ↩
Forbid. ↩
Needs, behoves. ↩
Complain. ↩
Women should not adorn themselves: see 1 Tim. 2:9. ↩
Modesty. ↩
House. ↩
Caterwauling. ↩
Apparel, fine clothes. ↩
Gardecorps, bodyguard. ↩
Unless it please me. ↩
Make a jest of him. ↩
Thrive. ↩
Fourth. ↩
Pleasant. ↩
Shorten. ↩
No other kind of
