Romeo and Juliet
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Enter Lady of the house, and Nurse.Enter Lady Capulet and Nurse, with herbs RJ IV.iv.1
Lady. LADY CAPULET 
Hold, / Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse.Hold, take these keys and fetch more spices, Nurse. RJ IV.iv.1
Nur. NURSE 
They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.pastry (n.)

old form: Pastrie
pastry-making part of the kitchen		RJ IV.iv.2
Enter old Capulet.Enter Capulet RJ IV.iv.3
Cap. CAPULET 
Come, stir, stir, stir, The second Cocke hath Crow'd,Come, stir, stir, stir! The second cock hath crowed. RJ IV.iv.3
The Curphew Bell hath rung, 'tis three a clocke:The curfew bell hath rung. 'Tis three o'clock. RJ IV.iv.4
Looke to the bakte meates, good Angelica,Look to the baked meats, good Angelica.baked meats (n.)

old form: bakte meates
pies, pastries		RJ IV.iv.5
Spare not for cost.Spare not for cost.cost (n.)
outlay, expense, expenditure		RJ IV.iv.6.1
Nur. NURSE 
Go you Cot-queane, go,Go, you cot-quean, go.cot-quean (n.)
man acting the housewife, meddler in household affairs		RJ IV.iv.6.2
Get you to bed, faith youle be sicke to morrowGet you to bed! Faith, you'll be sick tomorrow RJ IV.iv.7
For this nights watching.For this night's watching.watching (n.)
wakefulness, sleeplessness, vigilance		RJ IV.iv.8
Cap. CAPULET 
No not a whit: what? I haue watcht ere nowNo, not a whit. What! I have watched ere nowwatch (v.)

old form: watcht
stay awake, keep vigil		RJ IV.iv.9
All night for lesse cause, and nere beene sicke.All night for lesser cause, and ne'er been sick. RJ IV.iv.10
La. LADY CAPULET 
I you haue bin a Mouse-hunt in your time,Ay, you have been a mouse-hunt in your time.mouse-hunt (n.)
mouse-hunter; prowler, pursuer of women		RJ IV.iv.11
But I will watch you from such watching now.But I will watch you from such watching now. RJ IV.iv.12
Exit Lady and Nurse.Exeunt Lady Capulet and Nurse RJ IV.iv.12
Cap. CAPULET 
A iealous hood, a iealous hood,A jealous hood, a jealous hood!hood (n.)
[unclear meaning] head-covering, bonnet, mask		RJ IV.iv.13.1
jealous-hood (n.)

old form: iealous hood
[unclear meaning] state of being jealous
Enter three or foure with spits, and logs, and Enter three or four Servingmen with spits and logs and RJ IV.iv.13.1
baskets.baskets RJ IV.iv.13.2
Now fellow,Now, fellow, RJ IV.iv.13.2
what there?What is there? RJ IV.iv.14
Fel. FIRST SERVINGMAN 
Things for the Cooke sir, but I know not what.Things for the cook, sir; but I know not what. RJ IV.iv.15
Cap. CAPULET 
Make hast, make hast, Make haste, make haste. RJ IV.iv.16.1
Exit First Servingman RJ IV.iv.16
sirrah, fetch drier Logs.Sirrah, fetch drier logs. RJ IV.iv.16.2
Call Peter, he will shew thee where they are.Call Peter. He will show thee where they are. RJ IV.iv.17
Fel. SECOND SERVINGMAN 
I haue a head sir, that will find out logs,I have a head, sir, that will find out logs RJ IV.iv.18
And neuer trouble Peter for the matter.And never trouble Peter for the matter. RJ IV.iv.19
Cap. CAPULET 
Masse and well said, a merrie horson, ha,Mass! and well said. A merry whoreson, ha!whoreson (n.)

old form: horson
[son of a whore; serious or jocular term of abuse] fellow, bastard		RJ IV.iv.20
Thou shalt be loggerhead;Thou shalt be loggerhead.loggerhead (n.)
blockhead, numbskull, dolt		RJ IV.iv.21.1
Exit Second Servingman RJ IV.iv.21
good Father, 'tis day.Good Father! 'tis day. RJ IV.iv.21.2
The Countie will be here with Musicke straight,The County will be here with music straight,straight (adv.)
straightaway, immediately, at once		RJ IV.iv.22
county (n.)

old form: Countie
[title of rank] count
For so he said he would,For so he said he would. RJ IV.iv.23.1
Play MusickeMusic plays RJ IV.iv.23
I heare him neere,I hear him near. RJ IV.iv.23.2
Nurse, wife, what ho? what Nurse I say?Nurse! Wife! What, ho! What, Nurse, I say! RJ IV.iv.24
Enter Nurse.Enter Nurse RJ IV.iv.25.1
Go waken Iuliet, go and trim her vp,Go waken Juliet. Go and trim her up.trim up, trim (v.)
decorate, array, deck out		RJ IV.iv.25
Ile go and chat with Paris: hie, make hast,I'll go and chat with Paris. Hie, make haste,hie (v.)
hasten, hurry, speed		RJ IV.iv.26
Make hast, the Bridegroome, he is come already:Make haste! The bridegroom he is come already. RJ IV.iv.27
Make hast I say.Make haste, I say. RJ IV.iv.28
Exit Capulet RJ IV.iv.28
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