[The scene, a gentleman's country house. The _dramatis personæ_:
Dycarbas, the unhappy father; Lycander and Polonius, sons of
Dycarbas, in love with Terentia; Eustathius, nephew of Dycarbas,
and husband of Emilia; Leonardo, cousin of Eustathius; Paulus,
servant of Dycarbas; Plynus, servant to Eustathius; Timnus,
servant to Polonius; Emilia, daughter of Dycarbas; Terentia, a
young lady under the guardianship of Dycarbas; Claudia, servant
to Terentia.]
_Meaning of "The Litten" or "Litton."_--This name is given to a small
piece of land, now pasture, inclosed within the moat of the ancient
manor of Marwell, formerly Merewelle, in Hants, once the property of the
see of Winchester. It does not appear to have been ever covered by
buildings. What is the meaning or derivation of the term? Does the name
exist in any other place, as applied to a piece of land situated as the
above-described piece? I have spelt it as pronounced by the bailiff of
the farm.