Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ... Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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4.34—:NOTES.—;12. The prouerbe. I reo;ret to say that I do not know the pro verl^.It appears to run ' I am sad, because I cannot be had.'14. This geare, this matter, this business. He means'this aflair turn out ? 'Howwill17. Obser\-e how Merygreeke takes a notable opportunity to call hispatron names.20. Mastership. Printed maship by way of abbreviation, here andelsewhere.21. If Bawatve is not a misprint, it must be an imitation of the contemptuoustone which Mengreeke wishes it to be supposed that he.idopted.A'o, colloquial for qjtod or quoth.32. Onely sight, sight alone, mere appearance.33. Vet nofie, i. e. yet there are none.36. 'Better not, quoth I; I wish not to meddle with daws.' Thejackdaw was a proverbially foolish bird with our forefathers.37. Happy, lucky, ' It 's lucky for you you 're a woman.'49 Toll the bell, i.e. for your funeral. Here Merygreeke begins toj)rctend that Ralph is dead, and goes on to sing a dirge, &c.51. I suppose this to refer to the custom of offering something todrink to a criminal on his way to execution. Hence ' will you drink?'i" equivalent to saying ' you are on your way to death.' Criminals ontheir way from Newgate to Tyburn, were presented atthe hospital of.St. Giles with a large bowl of ale, as their last refreshment. See('liambcrs' Book of Days, ii. 558.53. Placebo; dilexi ; words from the Burial Service, The Placebowas the office for the dead at Vespers, which began—' Placebo dominoin rcgione uiuentium;' Psalm cxvi. 9 (called cxv. 9 in the Vulgate).Skelton's Lament upon Phyllyp Sparowe begins with similar allusions'Placebo"Who is there, who ?Dilexi,Dame Margerj',' &c.At the end of the play of Roister Doister there are some songs andadditional lines that may be introduced if desired. At this point thelines cnti'led 'The Psalmodie,' may be sung :'Placebo : dilexiMaister Roister Doister wil streight go home and die;Our Lorde lesus Christ his soule haue mercie vponThus you see to-day a man, to-morrow John,Vet, sauing for a womans extreeme cmeltie,

XXIII. NICHOLAS UDALL. 455He might haue lyued yet a moneth or two or threeBut in spite of Custance, which hath him weried,His msLstershyp shall be worshipfully buried.And while some piece of his soule is yet hym within,Some parte of his funeralls let vs here beginne.Dirige. He will go darklyng to his graue.Neque lux, neque crux, nisi sohan clinke.Neuer gentman so went toward heauen, I thinke.'The last three lines much resemble 11. 58-60.58. Darklyng, in the dark. The ending -ling is an adverbial ending;of. fiatling.59. Neither ' light, nor cross, nor mourners, nor the clink of a bell.'60. Vnlinovuing, misused for iinhiowen, unknown.63. The Anthem, or Ofiicium, in the Missa pro Defunctis' (Mass for'the Dead) began Avith the words—' Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,et lux perpetua luceat eis.' Hence the term requiem, which is stillinuse.65. Euocat, &c. ; he calls forward the knight's servants—a stagedirection.67-70. See note to 1. 53.71. Audiui vocefn, 'I heard a voice' (Rev. xiv. 13), still read in ourBurial Service. At the end of the play, there are here again some additionallines, to be sung by the actors if desired, They are :'Yet, sirs, as ye wyll the blisse of heauen wia.When he commeth to the graue, lay hym softly in;And all men take heede by this one Gentleman,How you sette,' &c. (as in the text),83. Ad seruos niilids, to the knight's servants—a stage direction. Atthe end of the play is the following extra passage :—'The peale of belles rong by the parish Clerk, and Roister Doistersfoure men.. HeThefirst Bell, a Triple [Treble'].When dyed he?We haue hym.8.5. In heale, in health.When dyed he?The seconde.We haue him.The ihirde.Royster Doyster. Royster Doyster.The fourthe Bell.commeth. He commeth.The greate Bell.Our owne. Our own'-." •

XXIII. NICHOLAS UDALL. 455He might haue lyued yet a moneth or two or threeBut in spite <strong>of</strong> Custance, which hath him weried,His msLstershyp shall be worshipfully buried.And while some piece <strong>of</strong> his soule is yet hym within,Some parte <strong>of</strong> his funeralls let vs here beginne.Dirige. He will go darklyng <strong>to</strong> his graue.Neque lux, neque crux, nisi sohan clinke.Neuer gentman so went <strong>to</strong>ward heauen, I thinke.'The last three lines much resemble 11. 58-60.58. Darklyng, in <strong>the</strong> dark. The ending -ling is an adverbial ending;<strong>of</strong>. fiatling.59. Nei<strong>the</strong>r ' light, nor cross, nor mourners, nor <strong>the</strong> clink <strong>of</strong> a bell.'60. Vnlinovuing, misused for iinhiowen, unknown.63. The An<strong>the</strong>m, or Ofiicium, in <strong>the</strong> Missa pro Defunctis' (Mass for'<strong>the</strong> Dead) began Avith <strong>the</strong> words—' Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,et lux perpetua luceat eis.' Hence <strong>the</strong> term requiem, which is stillinuse.65. Euocat, &c. ; he calls forward <strong>the</strong> knight's servants—a stagedirection.67-70. See note <strong>to</strong> 1. 53.71. Audiui vocefn, 'I heard a voice' (Rev. xiv. 13), still read in ourBurial Service. At <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> play, <strong>the</strong>re are here again some additionallines, <strong>to</strong> be sung by <strong>the</strong> ac<strong>to</strong>rs if desired, They are :'Yet, sirs, as ye wyll <strong>the</strong> blisse <strong>of</strong> heauen wia.When he commeth <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> graue, lay hym s<strong>of</strong>tly in;And all men take heede by this one Gentleman,How you sette,' &c. (as in <strong>the</strong> text),83. Ad seruos niilids, <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> knight's servants—a stage direction. At<strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> play is <strong>the</strong> following extra passage :—'The peale <strong>of</strong> belles rong by <strong>the</strong> parish Clerk, and Roister Doistersfoure men.. HeThefirst Bell, a Triple [Treble'].When dyed he?We haue hym.8.5. In heale, in health.When dyed he?The seconde.We haue him.The ihirde.Royster Doyster. Royster Doyster.The four<strong>the</strong> Bell.commeth. He commeth.The greate Bell.Our owne. Our own'-." •

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