4. dispense with: make allowances for

6. pleasurably: lightheartedly

6. sad: grave, serious

7. shrewde: clever

9. prettie conceited: both words can mean clever

15. fourmes: benches

17. wrangling: arguing

19. woonderful: marvelously

22. it shoulde . . . deede: it really were an earthquake

23. remoouing: moving

25. onely in effect: is really all that

26. set at: committed to

27. taking on: making much ado

34. presently: immediately

38. recomforted: reassured

38. misdoubting: worrying

42. behappened: had happened

43. goodlyer: more imposing

45. praying: i.e., preying

46. forsooth: indeed

48. in the House toppe: exasperated, quarrelsome

49. By my truely: truly (an oath)

53. affectionate: willful

55. and you say it: with your permission

55. dispute: debate

57. cunningly: knowledgeably, cleverly

58. clearkly: in a scholarly fashion

61. to this: concerning this

65. peraduenture: perhaps

67. Michaelmas: 29 September

75. Termes of Arte: technical vocabulary (here, of meteorology)

76. to: adapted to

84. allgates: no matter what

85. with a good will: [I'll do so] willingly

86. doctorally: in a learned fashion

88. members: components, body-parts

89. absurditie: logical impossibility

90. store: quantity

92. whereout: out of which

94. infectiue: infectious

99. Temperature: compound (in this case, of good and evil)

100. diuels: devil’s

100. interchaungeably: alternatively

102. vehemently: violently

102. malitiously: fiercely

104. fostred: nourished

105. ylfauoured: ugly

105. grosse: thick, indelicate

107. brust: burst

108. voyding: evacuation

109. flatuous: windy, flatulent

109. chill: chilly

112. grossely, and homely: plainly and in simple terms

116. quidditie: essence

123. liker: more like

127. dastardly: craven

132. glistereth: glitters

133. little helpe: to no useful end

135. trim: neatly composed

136. suer: sure

139. presume of: trust in

141. per fidem implicitam: by implicit faith

142. nighe: nearly

144. presently: immediately

147. pottle: pot, tankard

147. Hyppocrase: a spiced wine drink

149. be layed: have gone to bed

150. as well in . . . as in: both in . . . and in

152. pleasurable: mirthful

153. maruellous . . . to: remarkably intimate with

154. in . . . earnest: to be a bit serious

155. euen: just

158. finest conceited: most intellectually subtle

159. in my fancie: to my way of thinking

161. sensibly: undeniably, as is easily apprehended

165. sort: manner

166. payneth: (painfully) exerts, takes pains

166. that: that ‘drinke’ that

169. neesing: sneezing

169. wherewithall: by which

170. Physicall, and Naturall: medical and scientific

171. lightly: readily

172. diet: pattern or habit of feeding

172. as namely: as namely at

176. deepest: most penetrating

180. stately: domineering

183. eft soones: repeatedly

184. professed: explicit

184. set: resolute, pitched

186. furniture: equipment

187. vengibly: vengefully

187. frowardly bent: perversely, in ill temper

188. Cunnyes: rabbits

189. highminded: proud, arrogant

189. Bellona: the Roman goddess of war

190. debate: struggle

190. factions: factious quarrels

193. Peece: firearm

194. dub a dubbe: (phrase imitating sound of drums)

195. monstrous: monstrously

198. hoysed: raised up

199. euen Enoughe: quite enough

203. bowgets: pouches

204. occupie: make use of

210. made: prepared herself

211. plausible: pleasant, worthy of applause

211. takes her selfe: regards herself as

215. happely: perhaps

218. counte of: regard

223. vnder correction: unless I’m mistaken

223. fancie: estimation

253. onely voyce: voice alone, unassisted voice

253. reuerend: deserving reverence

254. hughist: most huge

256. text: scriptural text

257. howbeit: although

264. which: which analysis of final causality

266. denounce: proclaim

267. sensible: poignant

272. whereon you stande: about which you are especially concerned

272. purposed: has as the goal

275. neuerthelesse is: i.e., nevertheless, God’s work is

276. qualifying, and conforming: modification and adaptation

279. very Nature selfe: nature itself

279. schoolemen: university scholars, esp. specialists in theology

282. sensible, and vnsensible: sensate and insensate

289. sensibly: to the senses

290. Creatures: created things

292. in the same Number: of the same kind

293. manacing: menacing

294. great latter day: apocalypse

294. out of controuersie: indisputably

296. Euentes, and sequeles: a pleonasm for ‘consequences’

296. collection: inference

297. discourse of . . . Reason: faculty of reasoning

299. such: such-and-such

321. in Genere, or in specie: in general or in particular

327. for the nonce: for this purpose

332. resolute: certain

335. Metaphysically: supernaturally

339. Patheticall: impassioned

341. my . . . me: it seems to me

341. vnskilfuller: less learned

342. goe . . . doe: nearly do

342. agony: painful writhing

343. Marry: indeed

344. otherwhiles: in other circumstances, sometimes

355. prosecuted: investigated

358. Seigniories: domains

365. of Experience: from observation

367. hoyse: raise

372. withall: besides

380. allowed: approved

381. coursed ouer: passed over

386. ominous: conveying omens

388. flatly: decisively

389. verdit: verdict

391. namely: especially

398. turne: search through

408. schoole: academic (and, by implication, fussily so)

409. poase: puzzle

415. ministered: provided

415. in manner: somewhat

417. tyhyhing: laughing, tee-hee-ing

418. runne of: occupy itself with

421. maruellous: marvelously

429. paulting: paltry

429. Balductum: trashy

430. Ballet: ballad

436. materiall: important

445. sine omni exceptione: without any exception

446. significatiue: significant

450. vt supra: L. as discussed above

454. Effectuall and substaunciall: conclusive and weighty

456. self: itself

462. Non causam pro causa: L. ‘not-cause for cause’

468. contentation: satisfaction

470. safely: without risk of error

476. Cogging: cheating

492. presentlye: immediately

496. white: center of a target; bull’s-eye

497. Pinne: the peg or nail at the center of a target

508. moste agreeable to: in full accord with

523. odde: unique

523. onely singular: most

529. Orphei: Orpheuses; (false) soothsayers

531. balde: paltry

531. beetleheaded: dull-witted, thick-headed

532. sturring: causing trouble (‘stir’)

533. taking on: raging, agitating oneself (‘take on’)

550. shal go: will pass as acceptable

552. trimming: making ready, adorning

554. shrunke in the wetting: depreciated

558. Experto crede: L. 'Believe the experienced’

564. a tweluemonth since: a year ago

576. neuer so much: as much as possible

577. reckned amongest: classified as

578. conceited: witty

579. iangling: prating, squabbling

579. effectuall: consequential

583. portes: forms of bearing or carriage

585. Tom Tooly: simpleton

587. in euery mans mouth: spoken of by everyone

591. conference: conversation

591. bargaines of: speculations concerning

593. Officers: holders of offices

596. Iacke: an undistinguished person

597. fauour: estimation

598. so good siluer: of such value

609. the Lighte . . . Egles: a difficult passage

608. Howlets: owls

610. span: spun

612. Doctors: advanced scholars

613. knowen of moste: most well-known

613. magnified: praised

615. controlled of: overmastered by

615. Will: desire; willfulness

615. mastered of: mastered by

618. conformable: conforming

620. better bayted: more fiercely harassed

621. Acte . . . purpose: actuality . . . intention

623. pregnantest: most imaginative, fullest

624. of Hermogenes mettall: at bottom, vacuous

626. Iani: pl. ofIanus

627. Clawbackes, and Pickethanks: sycophants and flatterers

628. Iackes . . . sides: trimmers

629. painted . . . Sepulchres: hypocrites

629. Dunglecockes: cowards

630. Dormise: dormise, drowsy people, the unwary

631. fledge: fledged, mature

631. kallowe: unfledged, inexperienced

632. yonker: youth (from GerJunker)

632. speake of: pronounce on, judge

632. politique: prudent, politically cunning

632. Commonwealths man: public figure

639. fayned themselues . . . faine themselues: pretended that they were . . . imagine themselves

640. goe nigh to: nearly

642. pity . . . hurt: proverbial

643. pickstrawes: persons who waste time on trivial things

644. Testimoniall: report

645. Controllers: steward’s

646. brazen: brass

647. stony: pitiless

647. eluish: crabbed, peevish

648. nouelties: unwarranted innovations

649. maltworm: drunkard

649. Iuggler: magician

650. fetches, casts: stratagems, tricks

653. thou lyest . . . throate: you lie egregiously

653. Iesu: Jesus

654. nigh hand: nearly

654. ywis: truly

655. Iackemates: overly familiar friends; ‘Mr. Pal’

667. δοξοσοφία: ‘doxosophia’, the presumption of wisdom

680. Nosti manum tanquam tuam: ‘You recognize the hand as if it were your own’

682. odde: special