Note 111 — ACT V.

The Knight’s Ward, the Twopenny Ward, and the Hole were different divisions of a prison: see Fenner’s Compter’s Commonwealth, 1617. Sir Petronel showed his humility by choosing the inferior accommodation of the Knight’s Ward when it was open to him to lie of the Master’s side. Cf. Westward Ho, iii. 2:— “Monopoly. Which is the dearest ward in prison, Sergeant? the Knight’s Ward? Ambush. No, sir, the Master’s side.”