334 CORNISHISMS IN ANCIENT LITERATTJEE. 



Slender. — "In the county of G-loucester justice of the 

 peace, and " coramP 

 Shahespea/re : Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1, Scene 1, liyie 6. 



LET=hinder (v.) 



Viola. " If nothing lets to make us happy both." 

 Shakespeare. Twelfth Mght, Act V, Scene 7, line 256. 

 Bate 1601. 



PEizE=^balance, weigh down. 



Rich. "I'll strive with troubled thoughts to take a nap, 



Lest leaden slumber ^e«ze me down to-morrow." 

 Shahespeare. Rich, ij, Act F, Scene iij. Before 1598. 



IiiiDD0CE;=the ruddoch-xohin. 



Arviragus. ..." The ruddock would 

 With charitable bill bring thee aU this." 

 Shakespeare. — Cymheline, Act IV, Scene ij. 



Diet =pro vision of meals. 



" Item for the dyett of Sr Thomas Vavasor." 



Thaccompt of Sr Senry Tichhorm, Sherif of Hampshire, 



1603. 

 HELLiER=a tiler. 



" Item paide Arthur Eudsbie Mifltr." From Thaccompt 

 of Sr Henry Tichhorne, Sherif of Hampshire, 1603. 



FRAiL=bag or basket. 



" Of fruit here is great plente, Figges, raisins in frayel." 

 Romance of Richard Cmur de Lion, not later than ea/rly in 

 Edward iifs reign. 



Peregrine. "If you could lie round, a, frail were rare." 

 Ben Jonson, Volpone, Act V, Scene i. Before 1637. 



NiGHT-CBOw-^ land-rail. 



Truewit. " I commend your resolution that notwith- 

 standing all the dangers I laid before you in the voice of 

 a night-crow, would yet go on, and be yourself." 

 Bern, Jonson. Silent Woman, Act iij. Scene ij. 



TousE^drag. 



Kastril (to his sister). "01 could touse you now." 



Ben Jonson. Alchemist, Act V, Scene ij. 



