[477] Spenser, in his _Epithalamion_, alludes to the practice of sprinkling the bridal-bed with violets:-- "Now day is doen and night is nighing fast, Now bring the Bryde into the brydall bowres: The night is come, now soone her disaray, And in her bed her lay; Lay her in lilies and in _violets_, And silken courteins over her display." [478] A composition of almonds, sugar, &c. [479] Fiddles. [480] Probably a corruption of Fr. _cessez_. Cf. Shakespeare's perplexing _sessa_.--We have the expression again on p. 402. [481] Dress leather with alum. [482] The name of a dance. [483] She-cuckold. [484] Old eds. "Adrian." [485] Ed. 2. "for knowing men." [486] Old eds. "Adrian." [487] Old eds. "Adri." [488] Old eds. "Adrian." [489] Pythagoras was of Samos. [490] Cheat.--Marlowe, i. 89. [491] "Hey-pass re-pass"--a juggler's term. [492] Ed. 1. "faites." SCENE III. _A Tavern._ _Enter_ SLIP _and_ NOOSE; TRIP, _with the truncheon of a staff torch, and_ DOIT _with a pantofle_;[493] BIDET, HOLOFERNES _following. The cornets sound._ _Bid._ Proclaim our titles! _Do._ _Bosphoros Cormelydon Honorificacuminos Bidet!_ _Hol._ I think your majesty's a Welshman; you have a horrible long name. _Bid._ Death or silence! Proceed! _Do._ _Honorificacuminos Bidet, Emperor of Cracks,_[494] _Prince of Pages, Marquess of Mumchance,_[495] and sole Regent over a Bale_[496] _of False Dice_: to all his under-ministers health, crowns, sack, tobacco, and stockings uncrack'd above the shoe. 10 _Bid._ Ourself will give them their charge. Now let me stroke my beard, and I had it, and speak wisely, if I knew how. Most unconscionable, honest little, or little honest, good subjects, inform our person of your several qualities, and of the prejudice that is foisted upon you, that ourself may preview, prevent, and preoccupy the pestilent[497] dangers incident to all your cases. _Do._ Here is a petition exhibited of the particular grievances of each sort of pages. 19 _Bid._ We will vouchsafe, in this our public session, to peruse them. Pleaseth your excellent wagship to be informed that the division of pages is tripartite (tripartite), or threefold: of pages, some be court-pages, others ordinary gallant pages, and the third apple-squires,[498] basket-bearers, or pages of the placket: with the last we will proceed first. Stand forth, page of the placket,[499] what is your mistress? _Slip._ A kind of puritan.[500] _Bid._ How live you? 29