III, i, 139. _there is now speaks to you_--G., S. omit _is_, at the same time clearing the construction and securing a more regular metre. The Q. reading, however, is perfectly possible, as an ellipsis, by omission of the subject relative, for, _there is that now speaks to you_ [i. e., _there is now speaking to you_], or even, by a change of punctuation, _there is--now speaks to you_--, etc. III, i, 148. _As Caesar, did he liue, could not except at_--see Plutarch’s _Life of Julius Caesar_, Chapters 9 & 10, wherein it is narrated how Caesar divorced his wife, Pompeia, when scandal assailed her name, although he denied any knowledge as to her guilt; “‘Because’ said he, ‘I would have the chastity of my wife clear even of suspicion.’” III, i, 148. _except at_--take exception at. III, i, 159. _pointed_--all editors after the Q. read _painted_, an absolutely unnecessary and unwarranted emendation. _Pointed_ means “fitted or furnished with tagged points or laces;” “wearing points;” “laced.” Cf. Maurice Hewlett’s novel, _The Queen’s Quair_, p. 83: “saucy young men, trunked, puffed, pointed, trussed and doubleted.” Huloet in his Dictionary (1552) has: “Poynted, or tyed with poynts, _ligulatus_.” III, i, 167. _This pretty rag_--i. e., the “clout” mentioned in II, ii, 123. III, i, 173. _in spite of_--in scorn of, in defiance of. III, i, 184. _thy_--so the Q. All later editors read _this_. It is not impossible, of course, that Romont should begin an oath “By thy hand,” and Beaumelle flash back at him “And sword,” transferring the _thy_ from herself to him. But Romont would be more likely to swear by his own hand than by Beaumelle’s. III, i, 188. _cast suburb whores_--prostitutes who had been cashiered from service. Houses of ill-fame were customarily located in the suburbs. III, i, 191. _legion_--i. e., of evil spirits. Cf. _Mark_, v, 9. III, i, 193. _horne-mad_--the word was originally applied to horned beasts, in the sense: “enraged so as to horn any one;” hence of persons: “stark mad,” “mad with rage,” “furious.” By word-play it acquires its sense in the present passage. “mad with rage at having been made a cuckold.” III, i, 202. _yellow_--this color was regarded as a token or symbol of jealousy. III, i, 211. _Carted_--carried in a cart through the streets, by way of punishment or public exposure (especially as the punishment of a bawd). III, i, 261. _in distance_--within reach, in striking distance. III, i, 331. _as it would tire--as_ appears to be used for _as if_; in reality the _if_ is implied in the (conditional) subjunctive.--Abbott, S. G., § 107. III, i, 331. _a beadle_--it was one of the duties of a beadle to whip petty offenders.