[229] Old ed. "Sernulas."
[230] Old ed. "Srnu."
[231] Old ed. "Here's none but only I, sing." I take the word _sing_ to
be a stage-direction, and the preceding words to be part of a song.
[232] "More hayre than wit"--a proverbial expression. Ray gives the
proverb, "Bush natural, more hair than wit."
[233] Old ed. "Least."
[234] Old ed. "_Phy_." Scilicet is offering a second ducket to his
instructor.
[235] The rest of the speech is given to "_Seru_." in the old ed.
[236] A sweet Spanish wine.
[237] Not marked in old ed.
[238] See note [63] in vol. II.
[239] Old ed. "suret."
[240] An allusion to the religious sect called _The Family of Love_.
[241] Not marked in old ed.
[242] Not marked in old ed.
[243] The old ed. gives "burbarrels." The allusion is to the
_bum-rolls_,--stuffed cushions worn by women to make their petticoats
swell out. Cf. Stephen Gosson's _Pleasant Quippes_--
"If _barreld bums_ were full of ale,
They well might serve Tom Tapsters turne."
[244] Old ed. "women."
[245] Not marked in old ed.
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