\"ThefateofWilliam，eighthEarlofDouglas，whomJamesII。
stabbedinStirlingCastlewithhisownhand，andwhileunderhisroyalsafe—conduct，isfamiliartoallwhoreadScottishhistory。
MurdackDukeofAlbany，DuncanEarlofLennox，hisfather—in—law，andhistwosons，WalterandAlexanderStuart，wereexecutedatStirling，in1425。TheywerebeheadeduponaneminencewithouttheCastlewalls，butmakingpartofthesamehill，fromwhencetheycouldbeholdtheirstrongCastleofDouneandtheirextensivepossessions。This’headinghill，’asitwassometimestermed，bearscommonlythelessterriblenameofHurly—hacket，fromitshavingbeenthesceneofacourtlyamusementalludedtobySirDavidLindsay，whosaysofthepastimesinwhichtheyoungKingwasengaged：
’SomeharledhimtotheHurly—hacket；’
whichconsistedinsliding——insomesortofchair，itmaybesupposed——fromtoptobottomofasmoothbank。TheboysofEdinburgh，abouttwentyyearsago，usedtoplayatthehurly—
hacketontheCaltonHill，usingfortheirseatahorse’sskull\"
（Scott）。
558。TheFranciscansteeple。TheGreyfriarsChurch，builtbyJamesIV。in1594onthehillnotfarfromtheCastle，isstillstanding，andhasbeenrecentlyrestored。HereJamesVI。wascrownedonthe29thofJuly，1567，andJohnKnoxpreachedthecoronationsermon。
562。Morrice—dancers。ThemorriceormorrisdancewasprobablyofSpanish（orMoorish，asthenameimplies）origin，butafteritsintroductionintoEnglanditbecameblendedwiththeMaydaygames。AfullhistoricalaccountofitisgiveninDouce’sIllustrationsofShakespeare。Thecharactersinitinearlytimeswerethefollowing：\"RobinHood，LittleJohn，FriarTuck，MaidMarian（Robin’smistressandthequeenorladyoftheMay），thefool，thepiper，andseveralmorris—dancershabited，asitappears，invariousmodes。Afterwardsahobby—horseandadragonwereadded\"（Douce）。Foradescriptionofthegame，seeScott’sAbbot，ch。xiv。，andtheauthor’snote。Seealsoon614below。
564。Theburghersholdtheirsportsto—day。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：
\"EveryburghofScotlandoftheleastnote，butmoreespeciallytheconsiderabletowns，hadtheirsolemnplay，orfestival，whenfeatsofarcherywereexhibited，andprizeddistributedtothosewhoexcelledinwrestling，hurlingthebar，andtheothergymnasticexercisesoftheperiod。Stirling，ausualplaceofroyalresidence，wasnotlikelytobedeficientinpompuponsuchoccasions，especiallysinceJamesV。wasverypartialtothem。
HisreadyparticipationinthesepopularamusementswasonecauseofhisacquiringthetitleoftheKingoftheCommons，orRexPlebeiorum，asLesleyhaslatinizedit。Theusualprizetothebestshooterwasasilverarrow。SuchaoneispreservedatSelkirkandatPeebles。AtDumfriesasilvergunwassubstituted，andthecontentiontransferredtofirearms。Theceremony，asthereperformed，isthesubjectofanexcellentScottishpoem，byMr。JohnMayne，entitledtheSillerGun1808，whichsurpassestheeffortsofFergusson，andcomesnearthoseofBurns。
\"OfJames’sattachmenttoarchery，Pitscottie，thefaithfulthoughruderecorderofthemannersofthatperiod，hasgivenusevidence：
’InthisyeartherecameanambassadoroutofEngland，namedLordWilliamHoward，withabishopwithhim，withmanyothergentlemen，tothenumberofthreescorehorse，whichwereallablemenandwaled[picked]menforallkindofgamesandpastimes，shooting，louping，running，wrestling，andcastingofthestone，buttheywerewellsayed[essayedortried]eretheypastoutofScotland，andthatbytheirownprovocation；butevertheytint：
tillatlast，theQueenofScotland，theKing’smother，favouredtheEnglish—men，becauseshewastheKingofEngland’ssister；
andthereforeshetookanenterpriseofarcheryupontheEnglish—
men’shands，contraryhersontheKing，andanysixinScotlandthathewouldwale，eithergentlemenoryeomen，thattheEnglish—
menshouldshootagainstthemeitheratpricks，revers，orbuts，astheScotspleased。
’TheKing，hearingthisofhismother，wascontent，andgartherpawnahundredcrownsandatunofwineupontheEnglish—men’shands；andheincontinentlaiddownasmuchfortheScottish—men。
ThefieldandgroundwaschoseninSt。Andrews，andthreelandedmenandthreeyeomenchosentoshootagainsttheEnglish—men，——towit，DavidWemyssofthatilk，DavidArnotofthatilk，andMr。
JohnWedderburn，vicarofDundee；theyeomen，JohnThomson，inLeith，StevenTaburner，withapiper，calledAlexanderBailie；
theyshotverynear，andwarred[worsted]theEnglish—menoftheenterprise，andwanthehundredcrownsandthetunofwine，whichmadetheKingverymerrythathismenwanthevictory。’\"
571。Playmyprize。ThesameexpressionoccursinShakespeare，T。A。i。1。399：\"Youhaveplay’dyourprize。\"Cf。alsoM。ofV。
iii。2。142：\"Likeoneoftwocontendinginaprize，\"etc。
575。TheCastlegates。ThemainentrancetotheCastle，nottheposterngateof532above。
580。FairScotland’sKing，etc。TheMS。reads：
\"KingJamesandallhisnobleswent……
EvertheKingwasbendinglowTohiswhitejennet’ssaddle—bow，Doffinghiscaptoburgherdame，Whosmilingblushedforprideandshame。\"
601。Therenobles，etc。TheMS。reads：
\"Nobleswhomournedtheirpowerrestrained，Andthepoorburgher’sjoysdisdained；
Darkchief，who，hostageforhisclan，Wasfromhishomeabanishedman，Whothoughtuponhisowngraytower，Thewavingwoods，hisfeudalbower，AnddeemedhimselfashamefulpartOfpageantthathecursedinheart。\"
611。Withbellatheel。Doucesaysthat\"thenumberofbellsroundeachlegofthemorris—dancersamountedfromtwentytoforty；\"butScott，inanotetoTheFairMaidofPerth，speaksof252smallbellsinsetsoftwelveatregularmusicalintervals。
612。Theirmazeswheel。TheMS。adds：
\"WithawkwardstridetherecitygroomWouldpartoffabledknightassume。\"
614。RobinHood。Scottsayshere：\"Theexhibitionofthisrenownedoutlawandhisbandwasafavoritefrolicatsuchfestivalsaswearedescribing。Thissporting，inwhichkingsdidnotdisdaintobeactors，wasprohibitedinScotlandupontheReformation，byastatuteofthe6thParliamentofQueenMary，c。
61，A。D。1555，whichordered，underheavypenaltiesthat’namannerofpersonbechosenRobertHude，norLittleJohn，AbbotofUnreason，QueenofMay，norotherwise。’Butin1561，the’rascalmultitude，’saysJohnKnox，’werestirreduptomakeaRobinHude，whilkenormitywasofmonyyearsleftanddamnedbystatuteandactofPaliament；yetwouldtheynotbeforbidden。’
Accordinglytheyraisedaveryserioustumult，andatlengthmadeprisonersthemagistrateswhoendeavoredtosuppressit，andwouldnotreleasethemtilltheyextortedaformalpromisethatnooneshouldbepunishedforhisshareofthedisturbance。Itwouldseem，fromthecomplaintsoftheGeneralAssemblyoftheKirk，thattheseprofanefestivitieswerecontinueddownto1592
（BookoftheUniversalKirk，p。414）。BoldRobinwas，tosaytheleast，equallysuccessfulinmaintaininghisgroundagainstthereformedclergyofEngland；forthesimpleandevangelicalLatimercomplainsofcomingtoacountrychurchwherethepeoplerefusedtohearhimbecauseitwasRobinHood’sday，andhismitreandrochetwerefaintogivewaytothevillagepastime。
MuchcuriousinformationonthissubjectmaybefoundinthePreliminaryDissertationtothelateMr。Ritson’seditionofthesongsrespectingthismemorableoutlaw。ThegameofRobinHoodwasusuallyactedinMay；andhewasassociatedwiththemorrice—
dancers，onwhomsomuchillustrationhasbeenbestowedbythecommentatorsonShakespeare。Averylivelypictureofthesefestivities，containingagreatdealofcuriousinformationonthesubjectoftheprivatelifeandamusementsofourancestors，wasthrown，bythelateingeniousMr。Strutt，intohisromanceentitledQueen—hooHall，publishedafterhisdeath，in1808。\"
615。FriarTuck。\"RobinHood’sfatfriar，\"asShakespearecallshim（T。G。ofV。iv。1。36），whofiguresintheRobinHoodballadsandinIvanhoe。ScarletandLittleJohnarementionedinoneofMasterSilence’ssnatchesofsongin2Hen。IV。v。3。107：
\"AndRobin，Scarlet，andJohn。\"ScathelockeisabrotherofScarletinBenJonson’sSadShepherd，whichisa\"TaleofRobinHood，\"andMutchisabailiffinthesameplay。
626。Stake。Prize。
627。Fondlyhewatched，etc。TheMS。reads：
\"Fondlyhewatched，withwateryeye，Foransweringglanceofsympathy，Butnoemotionmadereply！
Indifferentastounknownwight，Coldastounknownyeoman
TheKinggaveforththearrowbright。\"
630。Toarcherwight。Thatis，toanyordinaryarcher。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：
\"TheDouglasofthepoemisanimaginaryperson，asupposeduncleoftheEarlofAngus。ButtheKing’sbehaviorduringanunexpectedinterviewwiththeLairdofKilspindie，oneofthebanishedDouglases，undercircumstancessimilartothoseinthetext，isimitatedfromarealstorytoldbyHumeofGodscroft。I
wouldhaveavailedmyselfmorefullyofthesimpleandaffectingcircumstancesoftheoldhistory，hadtheynotbeenalreadywovenintoapatheticballadbymyfriendMr。Finlay。[FN#11]
’His[theKing’s]implacability[towardsthefamilyofDouglas]
didalsoappearinhiscarriagetowardsArchibaldofKilspinke，whomhe，whenhewasachild，lovedsingularlywellforhisabilityofbody，andwaswonttocallhimhisGray—Steill。
[FN#12]Archibald，beingbanishedintoEngland，couldnotwellcomportwiththehumorofthatnation，whichhethoughttobetooproud，andthattheyhadtoohighaconceitofthemselves，joinedwithacontemptanddespisingofallothers。Wherefore，beingweariedofthatlife，andrememberingtheKing’sfavorofoldtowardshim，hedeterminedtotrytheKing’smercifulnessandclemency。SohecomesintoScotland，andtakingoccasionoftheKing’shuntingintheparkatStirlinghecastshimselftobeinhisway，ashewascominghometotheCastle。SosoonastheKingsawhimafaroff，erehecamenear，heguesseditwashe，andsaidtooneofhiscourtiers，\"YonderismyGray—Steill，ArchibaldofKilspindie，ifhebealive。\"Theotheransweredthatitcouldnotbehe，andthathedurstnotcomeintotheKing’spresence。TheKingapproaching，hefelluponhiskneesandcravedpardon，andpromisedfromthenceforwardtoabstainfrommeddlinginpublicaffairs，andtoleadaquietandprivatelife。TheKingwentbywithoutgivinghimanyanswer，andtrottedagoodroundpaceupthehill。Kilspindiefollowed，andthoughheworeonhimasecret，orshirtofmail，forhisparticularenemies，wasassoonattheCastlegateastheKing。Therehesathimdownuponastonewithout，andentreatedsomeoftheKing’sservantsforacupofdrink，beingwearyandthirsty；butthey，fearingtheKing’sdispleasure，durstgavehimnone。WhentheKingwassetathisdinner，heaskedwhathehaddone，whathehadsaid，andwhitherhehadgone？Itwastoldhimthathehaddesiredacupofdrink，andhadgottennone。TheKingreprovedthemverysharplyfortheirdiscourtesy，andtoldthemthatifhehadnottakenanoaththatnoDouglasshouldeverservehim，hewouldhavereceivedhimintohisservice，forhehadseenhimsometimeamanofgreatability。ThenhesenthimwordtogotoLeith，andexpecthisfurtherpleasure。ThensomekinsmanofDavidFalconer，thecannonier，thatwasslainatTantallon，begantoquarrelwithArchibaldaboutthematter，wherewiththeKingshowedhimselfnotwellpleasedwhenheheardofit。ThenhecommandedhimtogotoFranceforacertainspace，tillheheardfurtherfromhim。Andsohedid，anddiedshortlyafter。ThisgaveoccasiontotheKingofEngland（HenryVIII。）toblamehisnephew，allegingtheoldsaying，Thataking’sfaceshouldgivegrace。ForthisArchibald（whatsoeverwereAngus’sorSirGeorge’sfault）hadnotbeenprincipalactorofanything，nornocounsellornorstirrerup，butonlyafollowerofhisfriends，andthatnowayscruellydisposed’（HumeofGodscroft，ii。107）。\"
637。LarbertisatownabouttenmilestothesouthofStirling，andAlloaanothersevenmilestotheeastonthenorthsideoftheForth。
641。ToDouglasgaveagoldenring。Scottsays：\"Theusualprizeofawrestlingwasaramandaring，buttheanimalwouldhaveembarrassedmystory。Thus，intheCokesTaleofGamelyn，ascribedtoChaucer：
’TherehappedtobetherebesideTryedawrestling；
Andthereforetherewasy—settenAramandalsaring。\"
Again，theLitilGesteofRobinHood：
’Byabridgewasawrestling，AndtheretaryedwasheAndtherewasallthebestyemenOfallthewestcountrey。
Afullfayregametherewassetup，Awhitebullupy—pight，Agreatcourserwithsaddleandbrydle，Withgoldburnishedfullbryght；
Apayreofgloves，aredgolderinge，Apipeofwine，goodday；
Whatmanberethhimbest，Iwis，Thepriseshallbearaway。’\"
648。Tohurlthemassivebar。Cf。iv。559above。
658。Scottishstrength。TheMS。has\"mortalstrength。\"
660。TheLadies’Rock。Apointinthe\"valley\"betweentheCastleandtheGreyfriarsChurch。Itwasformerlythechiefplaceforviewingthegames，whichwereheldinthis\"valley，\"ordepressioninthehillonwhichtheCastlestands。ItmustnotbeconfoundedwiththeLadies’Lookout，afavoritepointofviewontheCastlewalls。
662。Wellfilled。TheMS。has\"weigheddown；\"andin664，\"Scatteredthegoldamongthecrowd。\"
674。EreDouglas，etc。TheMS。has\"EreJamesofDouglas’
stalwarthand；\"andin677，\"worn\"forwrecked。
681。Murmurs。Someeds。have\"murmur。\"
685。Thebanishedman。TheMS。has\"hisstatelyform。\"
724。Needsbutabuffet。Onlyasingleblowisneeded。
728。Thenclamored，etc。TheMS。and1sted。have\"Clamoredhiscomradesofthetrain；\"andin730theMS。has\"warrior’s\"forBaron’s。
735。Atone。Seeoniv。421above。
744。ButshallaMonarch’spresence，etc。TheMS。reads：
\"Butinmycourtinjuriousblow，Andbeardedthus，andthusout—dared？What，ho！\"etc。
747。Ward。Guarding，confinementunderguard。Cf。Gen。xl。3。
752。Misarray。Disorder，confusion。NeitherWb。norWorc。
givestheword。
754。Pricked。Spurred，rode。Seeon486above。
755。Repelled，etc。TheMS。has\"Theirthreatsrepelledbyinsultloud。\"
768。Hyndford。AvillageontheClyde，afewmilesaboveLanark。
790。Widow’smateexpires。Aninstanceofprolepsis，or\"anticipation\"intheuseofaword。Hemustexpirebeforeshecanbeawidow。Cf。Macbeth，iii。4。76：
\"Bloodhathbeenshederenow，i’theoldentime，Erehumanstatutepurg’dthegentleweal；\"
thatis，purgeditandmadeitgentle。
794。Ward。Wardoff，avert。
796。Thecrowd’swildfury，etc。TheMS。reads：
\"Thecrowd’swildfuryebbedamainIntears，astempestssinkinrain。\"
The1sted。readsasinthetext，butthatof1821has\"sunkamain。\"
ThefigurehereisafavoriteonewithShakespeare。Cf。R。ofL。
1788：
\"Thiswindytempest，tillitblowuprain，Heldbackhissorrow’stide，tomakeitmore；
Atlastitrains，andbusywindsgiveo’er；\"
3Hen。VI。i。4。146：
\"Forragingwindblowsupincessantshowers，And，whentherageallays，therainbegins；\"
Id。ii。5。85：
\"see，see，whatshowersarise，Blownwiththewindytempestofmyheart；\"
T。andC。iv。4。55：\"Wherearemytears？rain，tolaythiswind，ormyheartwillbeblownupbytheroot；\"andMacbeth，i。7。25：
\"Thattearsshalldownthewind。\"
808。Theroughsoldier。SirJohnofHyndford（768above）。
811。Heled。The1sted。has\"theyled，\"and\"their\"forhisin813。
812。Verge。Notetherhymewithcharge，andseeoniv。83
above。
819。Thiscommonfool。Cf。Shakespeare’s\"foolmultitude\"（M。
ofV。ii。9。26）。JustbelowLockhartquotesCoriolanus，i。1。
180：
\"WhodeservesgreatnessDeservesyourhate；andyouraffectionsareAsickman’sappetite，whodesiresmostthatWhichwouldincreasehisevil。HethatdependsUponyourfavorsswimswithfinsofleadAndhewsdownoakswithrushes。Hangye！Trustye？
Witheveryminuteyoudochangeamind，Andcallhimnoblethatwasnowyourhate，Himvilethatwasyourgarland。\"
821。Douglas。Thereadingofthe1sted。，asin825below；not\"Douglas’，\"asinsomerecenteds。
830。Vainastheleaf，etc。TheMS。has\"Vainasthesickman’sidledream。\"
838。Cognizance。\"ThesablepaleofMar。\"Seeoniv。153
above。
853。Withscantytrain，etc。TheMS。has\"Ondistantchaseyouwillnotride。\"
856。Lostit。Forgotit。
858。Forspoilingof。Forfearofruining。Cf。Shakespeare，Sonn。52。4：
\"Thewhichhewillnoteveryhoursurvey，Forbluntingthefinepointofseldompleasure；
T。G。ofV。i。2。136：\"Yetheretheyshallnotlieforcatchingcold；\"BeaumontandFletcher，Captain，iii。5：\"We’llhaveabibforspoilingofthydoublet，\"etc。
887。EarlWilliam。TheDouglaswhowasstabbedbyJamesII。Seeon551above。
CantoSixth。
\"LordJeffreyhasobjectedtotheguard—roomsceneanditsaccompanyingsongasthegreatestblemishinthewholepoem。Thescenecontrastsforciblywiththegracewhichcharacterizestherest；butinapoemwhichrestsitsinterestuponincident，suchacriticismseemsoverstrained。Itgivesusavigorouspictureofaclassofmenwhoplayedaveryimportantpartinthehistoryofthetime，especiallyacrosstheBorder；menwho，manyofthemoutlaws，andfighting，notforcountryorforking，butforhimwhopaidthembest，werehumoredwitheverylicensewhentheywerenotonstrictmilitaryduty。Therequirementsofthenarrativemighthavebeensatisfiedwithoutthesedetails，itistrue；buttheusewhichSirWalterhasmadeofthem——toshowthepowerofbeautyandinnocence，andthechordsoftendernessandgoodnesswhichliereadytovibrateinthewildestnatures——maysurelyreconcileustosuchapieceofrealism。
\"ThesceneofRoderick’sdeathharmonizeswellwithhischaracter。Theminstrel’saccountofthebattlethepoethimselffelttobesomewhatlong，andyetitisdifficulttoseehowitcouldbecurtailedwithoutspoilingit。Itisfulloflifeandvigor，andouronlycauseofsurpriseisthatthelayshouldonlycometoasuddenstandwhenitisreallycompleted\"（Taylor）。
6。Scaring，etc。The1sted。reads：\"Andscaringprowlingrobberstotheirden。\"
7。Battled。Battlemented；asinii。702above。
9。Thekindnurseofmen。Cf。2Hen。IV。iii。1。5：
\"Osleep，Ogentlesleep，Nature’ssoftnurse，\"etc。
23。Throughnarrowloop，etc。TheMS。has\"Throughblackenedarch，\"etc。；andbelow：
\"ThelightsinstrangeallianceshoneBeneaththearchofblackenedstone。\"
25。Strugglingwith。Somerecenteds。misprint\"strugglingthrough。\"
47。Adventurersthey，etc。Scottsays：\"TheScottisharmiesconsistedchieflyofthenobilityandbarons，withtheirvassals，whoheldlandsunderthemformilitaryservicebythemselvesandtheirtenants。ThepatriarchalinfluenceexercisedbytheheadsofclansintheHighlandsandBorderswasofadifferentnature，andsometimesatvariancewithfeudalprinciples。ItflowedfromthePatriaPotestas，exercisedbythechieftainasrepresentingtheoriginalfatherofthewholename，andwasoftenobeyedincontradictiontothefeudalsuperior。JamesV。seemsfirsttohaveintroduced，inadditiontothemilitiafurnishedfromthesesources，theserviceofasmallnumberofmercenaries，whoformedabody—guard，calledtheFoot—Band。Thesatiricalpoet，SirDavidLindsay（orthepersonwhowrotetheprologuetohisplayoftheThreeEstaites），hasintroducedFinlayoftheFoot—Band，whoaftermuchswaggeringuponthestageisatlengthputtoflightbytheFool，whoterrifieshimbymeansofasheep’sskulluponapole。Ihaveratherchosentogivethemtheharshfeaturesofthemercenarysoldiersoftheperiod，thanofthisScottishThraso。ThesepartookofthecharacteroftheAdventurousCompanionsofFroissart，ortheCondottieriofItaly。\"
53。TheFleming，etc。ThesoilofFlandersisveryfertileandproductive，inmarkedcontrasttothegreaterpartofScotland。
60。Halberd。Acombinationofspearandbattle—axe。SeeWb。
63。Holytide。Holiday。Fortide=time，seeoniii。478above。
73。Neighboringto。Thatis，lyinginadjacentrooms。
75。Burden。Alludingtotheburden，orchorus，ofasong。Cf。
ii。392above。TheMS。has\"jest\"forjoke；andinthenextline\"Andrudeoathsventedbytherest。\"
78。Trent。theEnglishriverofthatname。Cf。231below。
84。Thatday。Modifyingcutshore，notgrieved。
87。Amerrycatch，Itroll。Cf。Shakespeare，Temp，iii。2。126：
\"willyoutrollthecatch，\"etc。
88。Buxom。Lively，brisk；asinHen。V。iii。6。27：\"ofbuxomvalour，\"etc。Itsoriginalsensewasyielding，obedient；asinF。Q。i。11。37：\"thebuxomeaire\"（seealsoMilton，P。L。ii。
842）；andId。iii。2。23：\"Ofthemthattohimbuxomeareandprone。\"Forthederivation，seeWb。
90。Poule。Paul；anoldspelling，foundinChaucerandotherwriters。Themeasureofthesongisanapestic（thatis，withtheaccentoneverythirdsyllable），withmodifications。
92。Black—jack。Akindofpitchermadeofleather。TaylorquotesOldMortality，chap。viii。：\"Thelargeblack—jackfilledwithverysmallbeer。\"
93。Sack。AnameappliedtoSpanishandCanarywinesingeneral；butsometimestheparticularkindwasspecified。Cf。2
Hen。IV。iv。3。104：\"goodsherris—sack\"（thatis，sherrywine）；
andHerrick，Poems：
\"thyislesshalllackGrapes，beforeHerrickleavesCanariesack。\"
95。Upsees。\"Bacchanalianinterjection，borrowedfromtheDutch\"（Scott）。NarescriticisesScottforusingthewordasanoun。Itisgenerallyfoundinthephrases\"upseeDutch\"and\"upseeFreeze\"（thesamething，Frisebeing=Dutch），whichappeartomean\"intheDutchfashion。\"Cf。BenJonson，Alchemist，iv。6：
\"Idonotlikethedullnessofyoureye，Ithathaheavyeast，’tisupseeDutch；\"
thatis，lookslikeintoxication。SeealsoBeaumontandFletcher，Beggar’sBush，iv。4：\"Thebowl……whichmustbeupseyEnglish，strong，lusty，Londonbeer。\"
98。Kerchief。Seeoniii。495above。
100。Gillian。AcommonoldEnglishname（accordingtoColesandothers，acorruptionofJuliana），oftencontractedintoGillofJill，andusedasafamiliartermforawoman，asJackwasforaman。Thetwoareoftenassociated；asintheproverbs\"EveryJackmusthavehisJill，\"and\"AgoodJackmakesagoodJill。\"
103。Placket。Explainedbysomeas=stomacher；byothersas=
petticoat，ortheslitoropeninginthosegarments。Cf。Wb。Itisoftenusedfigurativelyforwoman，ashere。Placketandpot=
womenandwine。