Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Ease, subst. 1) easiness, facility, freedom from difficulty: “an attempt of e. and gain,” Oth. I, 3, 29. at what e. == how easily: H8 V, 1, 132. with e. == easily, without difficulty: Sonn. 136, 7. Meas. IV, 2, 205. John II, 513. Hml. IV, 7, 137. Cymb. V, 5, 363. “with much e.” H4A II, 2, 111. “with much more e.” Tp. III, 1, 30. “with such e.” H4A IV, 1, 107.
2) quiet, tranquillity: “the younger of our sort, that surfeit on their e.” All's III, 1, 18. “nor conversant with e. and idleness,” John IV, 3, 70. “a sword rusted with e.” H6B III, 2, 198. “roots itself in e. on Lethe wharf,” Hml. I, 5, 33. to take one's e. == to take a nap: “shall I not take mine e. in mine inn but I shall have my pocket picked?” H4A III, 3, 93. some come to take their e. and sleep an act or two, H8 Epil. H4A III, 3, 93
3) comfortableness, freedom from pain and solicitude: “the aim of all is but to nurse the life with honour, wealth and e. in waning age,” Lucr. 142. “give physic to the sick, e. to the pained,” Lucr. 142 Sonn. 50, 3. As II, 5, 54. R2 II, 1, 10. V, 5, 28. H4B V, 4, 28. H6A I, 1, 142. II, 5, 44. H6B II, 3, 21. H6C IV, 6, 52. H8 IV, 2, 4. Troil. I, 3, 266. Rom. IV, 5, 102 ('heart's e'. the title of a song, probably sung by Pandar in Troil. IV, 4, 17). Hml. V, 2, 109. Lr. III, 4, 23. chairs of e. == easy-chairs, Tim. V, 4, 11. “to do a person e.” Shr. V, 2, 179. H6C V, 5, 72. Tit. III, 1, 121. Hml. I, 1, 131. at e. == comfortably: As III, 2, 25. Rom. II, 4, 36. Oth. III, 3, 32. “at his e.” H6C III, 3, 151. “at heart's e.” Caes. I, 2, 208. Plur. --s == means of comfort, of alleviating pain: “till then I'll sweat and seek about for --s,” Troil. V, 10, 56.