Calendar: 1871-1872 Page 559

WARNEFORD SCHOLARSHIPS 559 by the noise made He did bewray his practice Occa- sions of some praise Vanity tbe puppet's part Explain the origin of the following words -"pight "Will not be rubbedor slopped "Pelting villages "They summoned up their meiny Menial On what principle are such constructions as these defensible Whose virtue and obedience doth this instant So much commend itself Smile you my speeches "These kind of knaves know None of these knaves and cowards But Ajax is their fool-" Would fail her obligation What is the origin and the meaning of the following phrases Court holy-water Elf all my hair in knots The fleshment of this exploit Turn their halcyon beaks with every gale An unbolted villain Draw you barber-monger Rttgn of uten Eltjabttl Give some account of the completion of the Reformation under Elizabeth Give the dates to the following events -Accession of Elizabeth Battle of Langside Massacre of St Bartholemew Execution of Mary Queen of Scots Destruction of the Armada Write short account of Mary Queen of Scots after she was prisoner in England Name the ministers who had most influence in the reign of Elizabeth Give an account of the insurrection of the Earls of Nor- thuinberland and Westmorland in the reign of Elizabeth Name some of the principal poets and dramatists in this reign