TASK'D. Act IV., Sc. 3.

"Task'd the whole state."

A tax was anciently called a task. Taxes were paid by tenure in the form of service.

TONGUE. Act III., Sc. 1.

"And gave the tongue a helpful ornament."

Dr. Johnson says that tongue here means the English lan

guage.

Toss. Act IV., Sc. 2.

"Good enough to toss."

Upon a pike is to be understood after toss.

TRISTFUL.

Act II., Sc. 4.

"Convey my tristful queen."

Tristful is melancholy, mournful.

TRUE MEN. Act II., Sc. 2.

"The thieves have bound the true men."

True men is here used for honest men.

TURK GREGORY. Act V., Sc. 3.

"Turk Gregory never did such deeds." Turk Gregory is meant for Pope Gregory VII. TWELVE-SCORE.

Act II., Sc. 4.

66 A march of twelve-score."

Yards are to be understood. The expression was common in this sense.

VELVET-GUARDS. Act III., Sc. 1.

"To velvet-guards, and Sunday citizens." Guards-edges, ornaments-of velvet, seem to have been much affected by the London ladies. Fynes Morison says, at the public meetings the citizens' wives wear a close gown of scarlet with guards of black velvet."

WATERING.

Act II., Sc. 4.

"When you breathe in your watering."

This is to take breath while drinking. Water is a common term for drink generally-some mechanics have yet their watering-time in the afternoon.

"Upon the cross of a Welch hook."

This weapon was something like the ancient partizans; a pike with a hook at some distance below the point.

WILD. Act II., Sc. 1.

"Wild of Kent."

This is doubtless the Weald of Kent.

KING HENRY THE FOURTH.

PART II.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

KING HENRY IV.

Appears, Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 4.

HENRY PRINCE OF WALES, afterwards King Henry V., son to King Henry IV.
Appears, Act II. sc. 2; sc. 4. Act IV. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 2; sc. 5.
THOMAS, Duke of Clarence, son to King Henry IV.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 2.

PRINCE JOHN of Lancaster, afterwards created (2 Henry V.) Duke of
Bedford, son to King Henry IV.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 4. Act V. sc. 2; sc. 5. PRINCE HUMPHREY of Gloster, afterwards created (2 Henry V.) Duke of Gloster, son to King Henry IV.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 2.

EARL OF WARWICK, of the King's party.

Appears, Act III. sc. 1. Act IV. sc. 4. Act V. sc. 2.

EARL OF WESTMORELAND, of the King's party.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 2; sc. 3; sc. 4.

Act V. sc. 2.

GOWER, of the King's party.

Appears, Act II. sc. 1.

HARCOURT, of the King's party.

Appears, Act IV. sc. 4.

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the King's Bench.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2. Act II. sc. 1. Act V. sc. 2; sc. 5.
A Gentleman attending on the Chief Justice.

Appears, Act I. sc. 2.

EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, enemy to the King.
Appears, Act I. sc. 1. Act II. sc. 3.

SOROOP, Archbishop of York, LORD MOWBRAY, and LORD HASTINGS,
enemies to the King.

VOL. I.

Appear, Act I. sc. 3. Act IV. sc. 1; sc. 2.

LORD BARDOLPH, enemy to the King.

Appears, Act I. sc. 1; sc. 3.

SIR JOHN COLEVILE, enemy to the King.
Appears, Act IV. sc. 3.

TRAVERS and MORTON, domestics of Northumberland.

Appear, Act I. sc. 1.

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