Note 887 — SCENE IV.

canions] Or cannions—equivalent here to breeches. “Cannions of breeches,” says Minsheu, so called “because they are like cannons of Artillery, or Cans or pots.” Guide into the Tongues, 1617.—“Cannions, boot-hose tops.” Kersey’s Dict.—According to Strutt, “ornamental tubes or tags at the ends of the ribbands and laces, which were attached to the extremities of the breeches.” Dress and Habits, &c. vol. ii. p. 263. See also my note on Webster’s Works, vol. iii. p. 165.