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[MERES]: [YOU SERVE] second-person singular present
. . . . . . active indicative of mereō:

. . I earn, deserve, merit, obtain
. . I serve, I render service to
(with ablative of the person or thing interested) -----------------------------------------
. . https://tinyurl.com/ay8u4388
.
. Excerpt from Palladis Tamia (1598)
. listing 12 of Shakespeare's plays
.
.. As Plautus and Seneca are accounted
.the best [F]or Comedy and Tragedy among
.the Latines: so Shakespeare a[M]ong ye Eng-
.lish is the most excellent in both kinds for
.th[E] stage.For Comedy,witnes his Gentlemen
.of Verona,his Erro[R]s,his Loue labors lost,his
.Loue labours wonne,his Midsumm[E]rs Night
.Dreame,and his Merchant of Venice; For Tra-
.gedy,hi[S] Richard the 2,Richard the 3,Hen-
.ry the 4,King Iohn,Titus Andronicus,and
.his Romeo and Iuliet.
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...................<= 48 =>
.
.AsPlautusandSenecaareaccountedth e best [F] orComedyan .dTragedyamongtheLatinessoShakesp e area [M] ongtheEngl .ishisthemostexcellentinbothkinds f orth [E] stageForCo .medywitneshisGentlemenofVeronahi s Erro [R] shisLoueLa .borsLosthisLoueLaboursWonnehisMi d summ [E] rsNightDre .ameandhisMerchantofVeniceForTrag e dyhi [S] Richardthe .RichardtheHenrytheKingIohnTitusA n dron .i.cusandhisR
.omeoandIuliet
.
[F.MERES] 48

Greek Πᾰλλᾰ́δος (Pallados,"of Pallas," a name of Athena),
and ταμεία (tameia,"treasury").There is also probably
a pun on Tamia,a Latin name for the River Thames. --------------------------------------------------------

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