[FootnoteIV.1: Translate:] Interpret.
[FootnoteIV.2: Inthisbrainishapprehension,] Distempered, brainsickmood.
[FootnoteIV.3: Wheretheoffender'sscourgeisweigh'd, Butnevertheoffence.] Whenanoffenderispopular, thepeopleneverconsiderwhathiscrimewas, buttheyscrutinisehispunishment.
[FootnoteIV.4: Politickworms] i.e., artful, cunningworms.
[FootnoteIV.5: Thewindathelp,] i.e., ready.
[FootnoteIV.6: May'stnotcoldlyset] Setistovalueorestimate."Thoumay'stnotsetlittlebyit, orestimateitlightly."
[FootnoteIV.7: Oursovereignprocess:] i.e., ourroyaldesign.
[FootnoteIV.8: Bylettersconjuringtothateffect,] Theverbtoconjure, inthesenseoftosupplicate, wasformerlyaccentedonthefirstsyllable.
[FootnoteIV.9: Howe'ermyhaps,] Chancesoffortune.
[FootnoteIV.10: Hissandalshoon.] , loveintrigueswerecarriedonunderthatmask.
[FootnoteIV.11: Lardedwithsweetflowers;] i.e., Garnishedwithsweetflowers.
[FootnoteIV.12: Heaven 'ieldyou.] Requite; yieldyourecompence.
[FootnoteIV.13: Theowlwasabaker'sdaughter.] ThisisinreferencetoastorythatwasonceprevalentamongthecommonpeopleofGloucestershire.
[FootnoteIV.14: Conceituponherfather.] Fanciesrespectingherfather.
[FootnoteIV.15: Don'danddupp'd] Todon, istodoon, orputon, asdoffistodooff, , orliftupthelatch.
[FootnoteIV.16: Inariotoushead,] Thetide, stronglyflowing, issaidtopourinwithagreathead.] [FootnoteIV.17: Thechasteunsmirchedbrowofmytruemother].Unsmirchedisunstained, notdefiled.
[FootnoteIV.18: Dothhedgeaking,] Thewordhedgeisusedbythegravestwritersuponthehighestsubjects.