Note 214 — SCENE III.
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statutes staple] “The mercer, hee followeth the young vpstart gentleman, that hath no gouernement of himselfe, and he feedeth his humour to goe braue: hee shall not want silkes, sattins, veluets, to pranke abroad in his pompe; but with this prouiso, that hee must binde ouer his land in a statute-merchant or staple: and so at last forfeit all vnto the mercilesse mercer, and leaue himselfe neuer a foot of ground in England.” Greene’s Quip for an Vpstart Courtier, sig. F 3. ed. 1620.