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51 anchor's cheer the provisions or lifestyle of an anchorite (i.e. hermit) 51 scope limit

52 Sense senses, feeling (in the following line the sense shifts to "reason") 53 motion the power of movement/emotions and impulses

54 apoplexed paralyzed

54 err err in this manner/err to this degree

55 ecstasy madness

55 thralled enslaved

56 quantity small amount

57 serve ... difference enable it to distinguish between the two men 59 sans without

61 mope be stupefied/wander aimlessly

62 sense ... devil destroys all sensitivity to devilish practices 64 use habit/undertaking

65 frock monk's clothing/man's coat/dress

65 livery uniform

66 aptly readily

68 use habit

69 [] a verb is missing here; editors often insert "master" or, more recently, "shame"

70 wondrous potency extraordinary power

74 sweep my way clear my path

75 marshal guide

76 enginer constructor of military engines (weaponry)/plotter 77 Hoist ... petard blown up by his own bomb

77 and't ... But unless luck is against me

78 delve ... mines i.e. countermine by digging deeper than and intercepting the enemy mines 80 crafts cunning plots

81 powers troops

87 main main part

89 addition exaggeration

92 farm rent

94 ranker higher

94 fee fee simple, i.e. sold outright, with no conditions 98 Will ... straw are not enough to fight out this trifling issue 99 th'imposthume abscess

102 buy i.e. be with

104 straight straightaway

105 inform against betray/bring a charge against



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