Richard III (Modern Library Classics)
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357 Daring an opposite defying an enemy
363 set ... cast gambled my life on the throw of a die
364 stand await, endure
364 hazard chance
364 die singular of "dice" (with connotations of death) 365 six Richmonds probably refers to the military precaution of disguising other soldiers as their commander 370 acquit thee acquitted yourself
371 royalties emblems of sovereignty, i.e. the crown 379 name rank
382 become their births befits their social standing
385 ta'en the sacrament confirmed an oath by taking Holy Communion 386 unite ... red i.e. unite the Houses of Lancaster (symbolized by a red rose) and York (a white rose) by marrying Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV
387 conjunction union (literally, proximity of planets) 393 sire father
397 succeeders inheritors, heirs
398 ordinance decree
402 Abate blunt
402 edge sword edge
403 reduce bring back
405 increase growth, harvest, prosperity
407 stopped staunched, stopped from bleeding/no longer inflicted Act 5 Scene 3
2 prophet i.e. Henry VI
3 by nearby
3 him Henry VI/Richmond
5 Exeter town in the county of Devon, southwest England
7 Rougemont puns on Richmond
8 bard (prophetic) poet
18 Jack small figure of a man that struck the clock bell every hour (plays on the sense of "knave, base fellow") 18 keep'st the stroke observe the hour by striking the bell, i.e. regularly interrupt 19 meditation thoughts, reflection
22 true loyal