In the prologue to The Fair Maid of the Inn (licensed 1626), good plays are spoken of as often scurvily treated, whilst

"I'm sure she kens I've aye said I never had to do with a mair fair, weel-spoken gentleman" Here Jarvis came to a pause, again looking at me, rubbing his hands.

oh, fair and gentle creature, scarcely woman, how could any man's voice call her by that name!

It would seem that, for the future, instead of men for ministers, we need only have fair women to keep our empire in peace.

We take the picture of that fair one and suspend it here, as some small solace to our griefs, [To the attendant] Keeper of the yellow gate, behold, the incense in yonder vase is burnt out: hasten then to add some more.

Besides being an excellent officer and a capital fellow, Alec Naylor was also reputed to be one of the handsomest men in the Service; six foot three, very straight, very fair, with features as regular as any romantic hero of them all, and eyes as blue.

Then, turning his back upon the friar, Beltane questioned the blind man again, as thus: "Tell me, an ye will, how ye came to shed blood?" and the outlaw, kneeling at Beltane's feet answered with bowed head: "Noble sir, I had a daughter and she was young and fair, therefore came my lord Pertolepe's chief verderer to bear her to my lord.

"Fare thee well, good fool," said he, "I leave thee to thy dreams; God send they be ever fair" "Gold!" cried the jester, spinning the coin upon his thumb, "ha, now do I dream indeed; may thy waking be ever as joyous.

"So, so!" nodded Black Roger, grim-smiling, "I've watched them kick a fair good while, betimes!" "Ah!" cried Beltane, his eyes widening, "those hands of thine, belike, have hanged a man ere this?" "Aye, many a score.

"Look'ee, 'tis fair, good rope this, and well-tried, and shall bear even thy great carcase sweetlyaye, sweetly" "Howwould'st hang me also?" said Beltane faintly, and the heavy quarter-staff sagged in his loosened grip.

"Alas!" cried the friar, wringing his hands, "what news is this?" "O good friar," sobbed the woman, "my lord's hand hath been so heavy upon us of lateso heavy: and there came messengers from Thrasfordham in Bourne bidding us thither with fair promises:and my father, being head of our village, hearkened to them and we made ready to cross into Bourne.

Yet first, hear this: thou art perchance some roving knight seeking adventure to the glory and honour of some fair lady.

Thus have I been familiar with divers noble lords and there were ladies also, ladies fair and proudO me!"

So for thy tongue will I barter base coinwhat can'st tell me for this fair gold piece?"

"Come now, discourse to me of worldly thingshow men do trim their beards these days, what sins be most i' the fashion, if Duke Ivo sleepeth a-nights, whether Pentavalon city standeth yet?" "Aha!" cried the Pardoner (coin safely pouched), "I can tell ye tales a-plenty: sly, merry tales of lovely ladies fair and gay.

I can paint ye a tongue picture of one beyond all fair ladies fairher soft, white body panting-warm for kisses, the lure of her mouth, the languorous passion of her eyes, the glorious mantle of her flame-like hair.

Thus, sighing and a-swoon, did Helen fair, a Duchess proud" "Ah!" cried Beltane, clenching sudden fist, "what base and lying babble do ye speak?

"It's a fair wind.

' Lancelot could not help, even at the risk of detection, investing capital enough in sugar-plums and gingerbread, to furnish the urchins around with the material for a whole carnival of stomach- aches; and he felt a great inclination to clear the fairing-stall in a like manner, on behalf of the poor bedizened sickly-looking girls round, but he was afraid of the jealousy of some beer-bemuddled swain.

[Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau^; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe [U.S.], pilon [U.S.]. grace, act of grace, bonus. allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention. bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation^, dot, appanage; voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance &c 783; amortization.

I, take the farewell of your cutting knife, Here is a hand shall helpe to cut your throate, And give my selfe a fairing from your chest.

The word fairing (i.e. a present brought home from a fair) is explained by the fact that Beech was murdered on Bartholomew eve ("Tis Friday night besides and Bartholomew eve").

R56995, 6Jan50, Ruth Horton Wells (C) PERSONAL HYGIENE APPLIED, by Jesse Fairing Williams.

R56995, 6Jan50, Ruth Horton Wells (C) PERSONAL HYGIENE APPLIED, by Jesse Fairing Williams.

The youth who had wedged himself next to me carried a large packet of "fairing," which he had bought at one of the sweet-stalls.