"Look how thou stirrest now: Come away, I'll fetch thee with a _wannion_." Again, in Ben Jonson's "Devil is an Ass"-- "And a cuckold is, Where'er he put his head with a _wannion_, If his horns be forth, the devil's companion!" [And in a thousand other places.] [150] _Springal_ (adolescens), a youth.--_Skinner._ So in Spenser's "Faery Queene," bk. v. c. x. s. 6-- "Amongst the rest which in that space befel, There came two _springals_ of full tender yeers." And in "Wily Beguiled," 1606: "Pray ye, maid, bid him welcome, and make much of him, for by my vay, he's a good proper _springold_." [151] [_i.e._, Aunt, a phrase already explained.] [152] "A haggard goshawke" is one that is wild and hard to reclaim. See Latham's "Book of Faulconry," 1633. And Massinger's "Maid of Honour," act ii. sc. 2-- "A proud _haggard_, And not to be reclaim'd!" [153] Philippo here makes his _Exit_, which is not marked in the old copy, and, under the circumstances, is not very creditable to him.--_Collier._ [154] Lodovico stands by, and prompts the Clown as he speaks the prologues.--_Collier._ [155] _i.e._, Might take offence, or be affronted. To _take pepper in the nose_, was formerly a cant phrase for being affronted or irritated; as in Tarlton's "Newes out of Purgatory," 1630, p. 10: "Myles hearing him name the Baker, _tooke straight pepper in the nose_, and starting up, threw off his cardinals roabes." [156] Old copy, _on_. [157] Old copy, _Sick_. [158] As we should say, _by the forelock_. [159] _i.e._, Says Mr Steevens (note to "Merry Wives of Windsor," act i. sc. 1), "three _venues_, Fr. three different set-to's, _bouts_, a technical term." Several instances are there produced, to which may be added the following:-- Ben Jonson's "Every Man in his Humour," act i. sc. 5-- "+Mat.+ But one _venue_, sir. +Bob.+ _Venue!_ fie, a most gross denomination as ever I heard." "The Old Law," by Massinger, &c., act iii. sc. 2-- "To give your perfum'd worship _three venues_. A sound old man puts his thrust better home Than a spic'd young man." Greene's "Historie of Fryer Bacon and Fryer Bungay," Sig. G 4, edit. 1630-- "Why stand'st thou, Serlsby, doubt'st thou of thy life. A _veney_, man! faire Margaret craves so much." Fennor's "Compter's Commonwealth," 1617, p. 21: "Thus are my young novices strucke to the heart at the first _venny_, and dares come no more for feare of as sharp a repulse." [160] [Old copy reads,] _I must interpret._ Francisco seems to allude to Lodovico's last words.--_Pegge._ [161] Lodovico is disguised like a friar, as is evident from the rest of the scene.--_Collier._ [162] [Old copy, _is against_.]