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occurrence'。〃  STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。



 Enter BARABAS' The scene certainly seems to be now the

interior of Barabas's house; notwithstanding what he presently

says to Pilia…Borza (p。 171; sec。 col。); 〃Pray; when; sir; shall

I see you at my house?〃



 tatter'd' Old ed。 〃totter'd〃:  but in a passage of our

author's EDWARD THE SECOND the two earliest 4tos have 〃TATTER'D

robes〃:and yet Reed in a note on that passage (apud Dodsley's

OLD PLAYS; where the reading of the third 4to; 〃tottered robes〃;

is followed) boldly declares that 〃in every writer of this

period the word was spelt TOTTERED〃! The truth is; it was spelt

sometimes one way; sometimes the other。



 catzery' i。e。 cheating; roguery。  It is formed from CATSO

(CAZZO; see note *; p。 166 ); which our early

writers used; not only as an exclamation; but as an opprobrious

term。



 cross…biting' i。e。 swindling (a cant term)。Something has

dropt out here。



 tale' i。e。 reckoning。



 what he writes for you' i。e。 the hundred crowns to be

given to the bearer:  see p。 170; sec。 col。



    



 I should part' Qy。 〃I E'ER should part〃?



 rid' i。e。 despatch; destroy。



 Enter BELLAMIRA; &c。' They are supposed to be sitting in

a veranda or open portico of Bellamira's house:  see note *;

p。 168。



 Of' i。e。 on。



 BELLAMIRA。' Old ed。 〃Pil。〃



 Rivo Castiliano' The origin of this Bacchanalian

exclamation has not been discovered。  RIVO generally is used

alone; but; among passages parallel to that of our text; is

the following one (which has been often cited);

    〃And RYUO will he cry and CASTILE too。〃

          LOOKE ABOUT YOU; 1600; Sig。 L。 4。

A writer in THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW; vol。 xliii。 53; thinks that

it 〃is a misprint for RICO…CASTELLANO; meaning a Spaniard

belonging to the class of RICOS HOMBRES; and the phrase

therefore is

    'Hey; NOBLE CASTILIAN; a man's a man!'

'I can pledge like a man and drink like a man; MY WORTHY TROJAN;'

as some of our farce…writers would say。〃 But the frequent

occurrence of RIVO in various authors proves that it is NOT

a misprint。



 he' Old ed。 〃you〃。



 and he and I; snicle hand too fast; strangled a friar'

There is surely some corruption here。  Steevens (apud Dodsley's

O。 P。) proposes to read 〃hand TO FIST〃。  Gilchrist (ibid。)

observes; 〃a snicle is a north…country word for a noose; and

when a person is hanged; they say he is snicled。〃  See too;

in V。 SNICKLE; Forby's VOC。 OF EAST ANGLIA; and the CRAVEN

DIALECT。The Rev。 J。 Mitford proposes the following (very

violent) alteration of this passage;

    〃Itha。 I carried the broth that poisoned the nuns; and he

and I

     Pilia。 Two hands snickle…fast

     Itha。 Strangled a friar。〃



 incony' i。e。 fine; pretty; delicate。Old ed。 〃incoomy。〃



 they stink like a hollyhock' 〃This flower; however; has

no offensive smell。  STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。  Its

odour resembles that of the poppy。



 mushrooms' For this word (as; indeed; for most words) our

early writers had no fixed spelling。  Here the old ed。 has

〃Mushrumbs〃:  and in our author's EDWARD THE SECOND; the 4tos

have 〃mushrump。〃



 under the elder when he hanged himself' That Judas hanged

himself on an elder…tree; was a popular legend。  Nay; the very

tree was exhibited to the curious in Sir John Mandeville's days:

〃And faste by; is zit the Tree of Eldre; that Judas henge him

self upon; for despeyt that he hadde; whan he solde and betrayed

oure Lorde。〃  VOIAGE AND TRAVAILE; &c。 p。 112。 ed。 1725。  But;

according to Pulci; Judas had recourse to a carob…tree:

    〃Era di sopra a la fonte UN CARRUBBIO;

     L'ARBOR; SI DICE; OVE S'IMPICCO GIUDA;〃 &c。

          MORGANTE MAG。 C。 xxv。 st。 77。



 nasty' Old ed。 〃masty。〃



 me' Old ed。 〃we〃。



 Enter Ferneze; &c。' Scene; the interior of the Council…

house。



 him' Qy。 〃'em〃?



 Exeunt all; leaving Barabas on the floor' Here the audience

were to suppose that Barabas had been thrown over the walls; and

that the stage now represented the outside of the city。



 Bassoes' Here old ed。 〃Bashawes。〃 See note ? p。 164。





 trench' A doubtful reading。Old ed。 〃Truce。〃〃Query

'sluice'? 'TRUCE' seems unintelligible。〃 COLLIER (apud Dodsley's

O。 P。)。The Rev。 J。 Mitford proposes 〃turret〃 or 〃tower。〃



 channels' i。e。 kennels。



 Enter CALYMATH; &c。' Scene; an open place in the city。



 vail' i。e。 lower; stoop。



 To kept' i。e。 To have kept。



 Entreat' i。e。 Treat。



 Bassoes' Here old ed。 〃Bashawes。〃  See note ? p。 164。





 Thus hast thou gotten; &c。' A change of scene is supposed

hereto the Citadel; the residence of Barabas as governor。



 Whenas' i。e。 When。

 

 Within here' The usual exclamation is 〃Within THERE!〃 but

compare THE HOGGE HATH LOST HIS PEARLE (by R。 Tailor); 1614;

〃What; ho! within HERE!〃  Sig。 E 2。



 sith' i。e。 since。



 cast' i。e。 plot; contrive。



 Bassoes' Here and afterwards old ed。 〃Bashawes。〃  See note

? p。 164。Scene; outside the walls of the

city。



 basilisk's' See note ? p。 25。



    



 And; toward Calabria; &c。' So the Editor of 1826。Old ed。

thus:

    〃And toward Calabria back'd by Sicily;

     Two lofty Turrets that command the Towne。

     WHEN Siracusian Dionisius reign'd;

     I wonder how it could be conquer'd thus?〃



 Enter FERNEZE; &c。' Scene; a street。



 linstock' 〃i。e。 the long match with which cannon are

fired。〃  STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。



 Enter; above; &c。' Scene; a hall in the Citadel; with a

gallery。



 FIRST CARPENTER。' Old ed。 here 〃Serv。〃; but it gives

〃CARP。〃 as the prefix to the second speech after this。



 off' An interpolation perhaps。



 sun' Old ed。 〃summe。〃



 ascend' Old ed。 〃attend。〃



 A charge sounded within:  FERNEZE cuts the cord; the floor

of the gallery gives way; and BARABAS falls into a caldron

placed in a pit。

     Enter KNIGHTS and MARTIN DEL BOSCO'



Old ed。 has merely 〃A charge; the cable cut; A Caldron

discouered。〃



 Christian' Old ed。 〃Christians。〃



 train' i。e。 stratagem。



 pretended' i。e。 intended。



 mediate' Old ed。 〃meditate。〃



 all' Old ed。 〃call。〃











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