Note 199 — GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE.

Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde And swith he drew his brand; And Estmere he and Alder yonge, Right stiffe in stour can stand. —Percy's Reliques of Ancient Poetry, [Ed. 1765] vol. i., p. 75.

Hence swythe to Doctor Rat hie thee, that thou were gone. —Act iii., sc. 3.

Thou shalt find lying an inch of white tallow candle. Light it, and bring it tite away. —Act i., sc. 4.