Colmekill | Iona, island off the W coast of Scotland; once the traditional burial place for Scottish kings |
Corin | traditional name given to a love-sick shepherd |
Corydon | A traditional name for a lovesick shepherd, a usage that can be traced back to Vergil |
liberty | plays not written according to traditional rules of drama; also: district not subject to a sheriff's legal order [i.e. more suitable for theatres] |
Partlet | traditional name for a hen [Pertelote], as in Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale' |
Phillida | ['filida] traditional name given to a love-sick shepherdess |
RIngwood | one of Actaeon's dogs; traditional name of an English hound |
writ | plays written according to traditional rules of drama; also: a district of the city subject to a sheriff's legal order [i.e. less suitable for theatres] |