Loggets is a game in which sticks are thrown at a stake, with the one closest to the stake the winner – the same principle as in modern bowls.

A kerchief is a cloth head-covering or scarf (similar to the illustration below).

In Roman mythology, Jove (or Jupiter) is the king of the gods, associated with thunder and lightning.

In Shakespeare, illness means wickedness.

Pronounced hoh-boy, a hautboy is a wind instrument, later called an oboe.

Pronounced gib not jib, a gib is a tom-cat.

Pronounced foy-zun, foison means abundance.

Exsufflicate is an adjective which means exaggerated or blown up out of all proportion.

Dudgeon means hilt or handle.

Today’s Shakespearean word of the day is… consanguineous