beggars, that fprang up in the fourteenth century, and ran up and down Europe. U Umber, a colour used by painters, a dark yellow. Unaneal'd, viii. 106. unprepared. To Aneal or Neal, in its primary and proper fenfe, is to prepare metals or glafs by the force of fire for the different ufes of the manufacturers in them: and this is here applied by the author in a figurative fenfe to a dying perfon; who, when prepared by impreffions of piety, by repentance, confeffion, abfolution, and other acts of religion, may faid to be aneal'd for death.- -Mr. Pope explains this word by, be no knell rung; i. e. without enjoying the benefits of the paling bell; which used to toll while the perfon lay expiring, and thence was fo called. This shocking custom still prevails in fome parts of England. Unanointed, viii. 106. not having received extreme unction, Unbarbed, vi. 356. bare, uncovered. In the times of chivalry, when a horfe was fully armed and accoutred for the encounter, he was faid to be barbed; probably from the old word Barbe, which Chaucer ufes for a veil or covering. Unbated, viii. 170. unabated, unblunted. Unbraided, iii. 25.7. unfaded, fresh. Unbreech'd, iii. 211. not yet in breeches, a boy in coats. Uncape, i. 221. a term in fox-hunting, fignifying to dig out the fox when earth'd. Unchary, iii. 129. careless. Unhoufeld, viii. 106. without having received the facrament. Housel is a Saxon word for the eucharift, which feems derived from the Latin Hoftola. Unneath, hardly, fcarcely. An Urchin, an hedge-hog, which was reckoned among the animals ufed by witches as their familiars: hence, figuratively, a little unlucky mischievous boy or girl. Ure, i. 264. use, practice. Utas or Utis, iv. 188. the eighth and last day of a feftival, for fo long the great feftivals were accounted to laft, the conclufion being kept with more than ordinary merriment: from the French Hust. To th' Utterance, vi. 260. to the utmoft, to all extremity. Fr. a Outrance. At Utterance, vii. 205. at all extremity. V To Vail, to let down, to drop, to stoop. To Van, to winnow, to purge; from the French Vanner; which is derived from the Latin Vannus, Ventilaurum, the fan used for winnowing the chaff from the corn. Vantbrace, vii. 284. defenfive armour for the arm. Vary, vi. 34. variation, change. Fr. Avant-bras Vaunt Vaust-couriers, vi. 48. forerunners. Fr. "Avant-coureurs. Vaward, the fame as van-guard, the first line of an army: and from thence the forward or leading part of any thing. Velure, ii. 327. velvet. Fr. Velours. Vene, ii. 189. a rest or bout in fencing. A Verge, viii. 144. a vent or paffage for air. Fr. Ventouse. . Vice, Vice's dagger," iv. 208. and "Like the old Vice,” iii. 140. This was the name given to a droll figure heretofore much shown upon our ftage, and brought in to play the fool, and make sport for the populace. His dreis was always a long jerkin, a fool's cap, with affes ears, and a thin wooden dagger, fuch as is still retained in the modern figures of Harlequin and Scaramouche. In moral reprefentations, it was common to bring in the deadly fins, but the ce did not affume the perfonages of thefe fins: for the Vice was always a foot or jester, and (as Shakespear calls him in the Merchant of Venice) a merry devil. The name Iniquity was likewife given to this lice, on account of his unhappy tricks and rogueries. Minshew, and others of our more modern critics, ftrain hard to find out the etymology of this word, and fetch it from the Greek. Probably we need look no farther for it than the old French word Vis, which fignified the fame as Vifage does now: from this in part came lijdafe, a word common among them for a fool; which Menage fays is but a corruption from Vis d'afne, the face or head of an afs. It may be imagined therefore, that Vfdafe or Vs d'afne, was the name first given to this foolish theatrical figure; and that by vulgar ufe it was shortened down to plain 'is or Vice. To Vice, iii. 218. to hold faft as with an inftrument called a vice. Vouch, i. 286. the testimony one man bears for another. -W To Wage, to combat with, to enter into conflict with, to encounter. Waffel or Waffaile, the merriment of twelfth night, with a great To Ween, to think. To Weet, to know. Welkin, the firmament or sky. Welking, iii. 210. languishing, faint. To Wend, to go.. Weyward fifters, vi. 236. This word Weyward had anciently the fame fenfe as Weird, and was the very fame differently fpelt; having acquired its larger fignification from the quality and tem per per of these imaginary witches. As to those wayward fifters, they were the fates of the northern nations; the three handmaids of 1. Odin. He nominantur Valkyriæ, quas quodvis ad prælum Odinus mittit. He viros morti deftinant, et victoriam gubernant: Gunna, et Rota, & Parcarum minima Skullda. Per aëra et maria equitant femper ad morituros eligendos; et cades in poteftate habent. Bartholinus de caufis contemptæ à Danis adhuc Gentilibus mortis. It is for this reafon that Shakespear makes them three, and calls them, Posters of the fea and land; and intent only upon death and mifchief. However, to give this part of his work the more dignity, he intermixes with thefe northern, the Greek and Roman fuperftitions; and puts Hecate at the head of their inchantments. And to make it still more familiar to the common audience, (which was always his point), he adds for another ingredient, a fufficient quantity of our own country-fuperftitions concerning witches; their beards, their cats, and their broomsticks. So that his witch-fcenes are like the charm they prepare in one of them; where the ingredients are gathered from every thing fhocking in the natural world; as in the place referred to, from every thing abfurd in the moral. But as extravagant as all this is, the Tragedy of Macbeth, where thefe witchfcenes occur, has had the power to charm and bewitch every audience from that time to this. Mr. Warburton.. Whelk'd, vi. 45. a whelk is fuch a rifing tumour upon the skin, as the lash of a whip or fwitch leaves behind it. Whiffler, iv. 321. an officer who walks first in processions, or before perfons in high stations upon occafions of ceremony. The name is still retained in the city of London; and there is an officer fo called, who walks before their companies at times of public folemnity. It feems a corruption from the French word Huiffier. Whinnid, crooked. Minshew, under the word Whinneard, takes nostice of this old word to Whinnie, and interprets it (incurvare) to bend or make crooked. A Whittle, a coarfe blanket or mantle worn by the poorest fort. A Wittol, a cuckold jealous and uneafy under his wife's tranfgreffions, but not having spirit enough to restrain them. Woe-begone, overwhelmed with forrow. Spen. A Wold, a down, an open hilly country. Woode or Wode, mad, frantic, wild, raving, crazy. To Wrack, ii. 58. to destroy. Wreak, revenge: Wreakful, revengeful. Wrizled, iv. 357. wrinkled. A Zany, a Merry Andrew, a Jack-pudding." Ital. Zané. SPEECHES, DESCRIPTIONS, and SIMILIES, in The volumes are denoted by numeral letters, and the pages by figures. When a character, defeription, &c. runs through a play, the volume and The names of the perfons are often put after the pages, for the more When feveral particulars occur under an article, all to be found in one ́ A CHARACTERS. § 1. Hiftorical Perfons. Nobarbus, a brave Roman captain, friend to Antony, v. Ajax, his character, vii. 269. Servant. Alcibiades banished for interceding for his friend, vi. 133. Vifits Antony, Mark, his conference with Brutus after Cæfar's murder, Arthur, His pa Killed by Arthur, a hopeful young prince, unfortunate, iii. K. John. thetic fpeeches to Hubert to fpare his life 334, 5, 6, 7. a leap from the prifon-walls 345. Banquo, his description of witches, vi. 236. Is foretold by them, that his pofterity fhall be kings 237. His foliloquy on Macbeth's advancement, and his own future grandeur 258. His character 260. Murdered 265. His ghost appears to Macbeth 266, 7. See Macbeth. Beauford, Cardinal. See Winchester. Blanch, her beauty and virtue, ii. 312. Cit. Married to the Dau phin 315. Bolingbroke. See Henry IV. York 214. Brutus reserved, and melancholie, vii. 6. Spirited up by Caffius a gainst Cæfar 7. Of great authority with the people 18. Cafea. His felf-debate upon Cæfar's death 19. Opens himself privately to the confpirators 22. Declares for faving Antony 23. Importuned by his wife Portia 25. His fpeech to the people, to juftify Cæfar's murder 42. Quarrels with Caffius 52. Relates the death of Portia 56. Sees Cæfar's ghost 60. Takes his last farewel of Caffius 65. Refolves to die, and kills himself 70, 1. Praised by Antony 71. Buckingham, Duke of, treacherous, cruel, and mercenary, v. Rich.III Complimented by Q. Margaret 190. Warned to beware of Richard ib. Pretends friendship to K. Edward and his family 200, 6. Flattered by Richard 207. His character of the young Duke of Concerts the coronation of Richard 215. Promifed the earldom of Hereford 216. His hypocrify and diffimulation 224. Employed to practise with the citizens of London for Richard's coronation 225, 6. His report of his conduct 227, 8. His character of Richard 228. His fpeeches to him to take the government on him 230, 1, 2. Salutes him King 233. Refuses to countenance the murder of the young princes 235, 7. Refufed the earldom of Hereford 239. Raifes an army against K. Richard 241. His army difperfed by a storm 255. Himself taken prifoner ib. His fpeech going to execution 256, 7.————— -His fon rafh and choleric 277. Sent to the Tower 279. His character 283. Witneffes examined against him 283, 4, 5. Condemned 292, 3. His fpeech after his arraignment 294. His prayer for the King 295. His reflection on his father's fall and his own 295, 6. Bullen, Anne, prefent at Card. Wolfey's entertainment, v. 288. Her beauty extolled 291. Kng. 303, Cham. 318. Suff. 332. 2 Gent. Complimented by the King 291. Her character of Q. Catharine, and lamentation of her unhappy fate 301, 2, 3. Married to the King 318. Her coronation 331, 3. Delivered of a daughter 345, Burgundy, Duke of, his fpeech on the advantages of peace, and miferies of war, iv. 324. A falfe ally 376. Cade, John, a bold crafty rebel, v. 45. York. Cives himself out to be of royal birth 63. 66, 68. His outrages 68. Attacks London bridge 69. 70. His fpeech to Lord Say 71. apology 72. Cade orders his head to be ftruck off 73. This Lord's Deferted by |