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able and point-devise companions; such rackers

of orthography, as to speak 'dout,' fine, when he

should say 'doubt'; 'det,' when he should pro-

nounce 'debt,'—d, e, b, t, not d, e, t: he clepeth a

calf, cauf; half, hauf; neighbour vocatur nebour,

neigh abbreviated ne. This is abhominable,

which he would call abominable,—it insinuateth

me of insanie: ne intelligis, domine? To

make frantic, lunatic.

Nath. Laus Deo bene intelligo.

Hol. Bon, bon, fort bon! Priscian a little

scratched; 'twill serve.

Nath. Videsne quis venit?

Hol. Video, et gaudeo.

Arm. [To Moth.] Chirrah!

Hol. Quare chirrah, not sirrah?

Arm. Men of peace, well encountered.

Hol. Most military sir, salutation.

Moth. [Aside to Costard.] They have been

at a great feast of languages, and stolen the

scraps.

Cost. O! they have lived long on the alms-

basket of words. I marvel thy master hath not

eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long

by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou

art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon.

Moth. Peace! the peal begins.

 21 point-devise: precise

22 fine: mincingly; cf. n.

24 clepeth: calls

25 vocatur: is called, pronounced

28 insanie: insanity

ne domine: do you understand, sir?

30 Laus intelligo: God be praised, I understand well

31 Priscian; cf. n.

33 Videsne venit: Do you see who comes?

34 Video, et gaudeo: I see and am pleased

36 Quare: why

45 honorifi- etc.; cf. n.

46 flap-dragon: a raisin set on fire in brandy

