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- Scene II] Notes 173
in comes Bishoppe Corbett (but not so then) into the next roome.
Ben : Johnson calls for a quart of raw wine, gives it to the tapster :
Sirrha, says he, carry this to the gentleman in the next chamber,
and tell him, I saaifice my service to him; the fellow did so, and
in those words : Friend, sayes Dr. Corbett, I thanke him for his
love ; but pr'ythee tell hym from me, hee's mistaken, for jamfices
are allwayes ^«r«V." Corbet evidently preferred " burnt sack "
(cf. ii. I. 211 above and iii. i. 105 below), as "mine host"
seems to have done.
The morning's draught of ale, beer, wine, or spirits was a com-
mon thing in that day, as well as long before and after. It was
not until towards the end of the 17th century that the morning
cup of coffee took its place. Halliwell-Phillipps cites many refer-
ences to it ; as the following from Gratice Ludentes, 1 638 : " A
Welch minister being to preach on a Sunday, certaine merry com-
panions had got him into a celler to drink his mornings draught,
and in the meane time stole his notes out of his pocket. Hee
nothing doubting, went to the church into the pulpit, where hav-
ing ended his prayer, he mist at last his notes, wherefore hee saide ;
My good neighbours, I Iiave lost my sermon, but I will reade you ^
a chaptier in Job shall be worth two of it."
153. Via! An interjection of encouragement or exultation;
from the Italian, and literally = away ! Cf. M. of V. ii. 2. 1 1 :
" via ! says the fiend ; away ! says the fiend," etc. Florio calls it
" an adverb of encouraging much used by commanders, as also by
riders to their horses."
160. Give us leave. A courteous phrase of dismissal. Cf. K.
John, i. 1 . 230 : " James Gurney, wilt thou give us leave awhile ? "
See also R. and J. i. 3. 7, T. G. of V. iii. i. i, etc.
165. Not to charge you. "That is, not with a purpose of put-
ting you to expense, or being burthensome" (Johnson).
168. Unseasoned. Unseasonable; as in 2 Hen. IV.\\\. i. 105:
" unseason'd hours." Daniel takes it to be = " not seasoned, not
prepared or prefaced."
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