Act II, Scene 2 — , i. 285. Act iii. scene 3., ii. 451. Act v. scene 1., ii. 449

Act II, Scene 2 — , i. 285. Act iii. scene 3., ii. 451. Act v. scene 1., ii. 449

Tire-valiant, an article of female head-dress, account of, ii. 94.

Titania, the fairy queen of Midsummer-Night's Dream, analysis of the character of, ii. 337-345.

"Titus Andronicus," illustration of, act 2., scene iv., i. 397. This play evidently not Shakspeare's, ii. 536.

Tobacco, the taking of, when first introduced into England, ii. 135. Philippic of James I. against it, ibid. 138. Prejudices against it, 136, 137.

Tofte (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, list of the pieces of, i. 703.

Tolling the passing-bell, supposed benefit of, i. 232-234.

Tombfires, superstitious notions concerning, i. 360.

Tompson (Agnis), a supposed witch, confessions of, ii. 476. 485.

Topographers (English), account of, during the age of Shakspeare, i. 479-481.

Torments of hell, legendary accounts of, i. 378-381.

Tottel's "Poems of Uncertaine Auctors," i. 708.

Touch (royal), a supposed cure for the king's evil, i. 370, 371.

Tournaments in the reign of Elizabeth, account of, i. 553. Allusions to by Shakspeare, 554.

Tragedy, how performed in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 220. "Ferrex and Porrex," the first tragedy ever acted in England, 227.

"Tragique History of the Fair Valeria of London," cited and illustrated, i. 238.

Translations into English from Greek and Roman authors in the time of Shakspeare, list of, i. 483.

Travelling, passion for, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 156, 157.

Treego (William), a minor poet of the age of Elizabeth, i. 704.

Troilus and Cressida, probable date of, ii. 437, 438. Source of its fable, 439, 440. Analysis of its characters, 440, 441. Its defects, 441.

Illustrations of this drama in the present work.

Act ii. scene 3., ii. 162. Act iii. scene 2., ii. 117. Act iv. scene 3., i. 582. scene 4., i. 355. Act v. scene 3., i. 355.

Trulli, or benevolent fairies of the Germans, notice of, ii. 312.

Trump, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, i. 270.

Tuck (Friar), the chaplain of Robin Hood, account of, i. 162, 163.

Tumours, cured by stroking with a dead man's hand, i. 370.

Turberville (George), biographical sketch of, i. 655. Notice of his "Booke of Faulconrie," i. 257. note. His description of hunting in inclosures, 275, 276. List of his poetical works, 655. Critical estimate of his poetical character, 656.

Turner (Mrs.), executed for the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, ii. 96. The inventress of yellow starch, ibid.

Turner (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

Turquoise Stone, supposed virtues of, i. 366, 367.

Tusser (Thomas), biographical notice of, i. 656. Critical remarks on his "Five Hundreth Good Points of Husbandry," 657. His character as a poet, 657, 658. Quotations from Tusser, illustrative of old English manners and customs, i. 100. 108. 110. 112-115. 136. 142. 182. 188. 190. 202. 215.

Twelfth-Day, festival of, i. 127. Its supposed origin, ibid. The twelfth-cake accompanied by wassail-bowls, ibid. 128-130. Meals and amusements on this day, 132, 133.

Twelfth-Night observed with great ceremony in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., i. 131, 132. Verses on, by Herrick, 133, 134.

Twelfth-Night, the last of Shakspeare's dramas, probable date of, ii. 531-533. Its general character, and conduct of the fable, 534.

Illustrations of this drama in the present work.

Act i. scene 4., i. 436. scene 5., ii. 117. Act ii. scene 3., i. 578. scene 4., i. 574. ii. 534. scene 5., ii. 533. Act iii. scene 1., i. 270. scene 4., i. 334. ii. 118. 532, 533. Act iv. scene 3., i. 221. Act v. scene 1., i. 221.

Two Gentlemen of Verona, date of, ii. 367. Probable source of its fable, ibid. 368. Remarks on the delineation of its characters, particularly that of Julia, 368, 369.

Illustrations of this drama in the present work.

Act i. scene 2., ii. 360. Act ii. scene 1., i. 341. ii. 581. scene 2., i. 220. scene 6., i. 175. scene 7., ii. 370. Act iii. scene 1., ii. 97. Act iv. scene 1., i. 163. ii. 369. scene 4., ii. 93.

Twyne (John), the topographer, notice of, i. 480.

Twyne (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

Tye (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

Typography, remarks on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i. 437. Beautiful specimens of decorative printing, 438.

Tyrwhitt (Mr.), conjecture of, respecting the date of Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 356, 357. And of Twelfth-Night, 531, 532.

U

Underdonne (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 704.

Upstart country-squire or knight, character of, i. 81.

V

"Valentine and Orson," romance of, cited by Shakspeare, i. 572. Notice of a curious edition of, 571, 572. Its extensive popularity, 572.

Valentine's Day, origin of the superstitions concerning, i. 324. Custom of choosing lovers ascribed to Madame Royale, 324, 325. Supposed to be of pagan origin, 325. Modes of ascertaining Valentines for the current year, 326. The poor feasted on this day, 327.

Vallans (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Vaughan's (W.) "Golden Grove," a collection of essays, i. 513. Character of, with specimens of his style, 514.

Vaux (Lord), specimen of the poems of, i. 713.

Vennard (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Venice one of the sources of English fashions in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 94.

Venus and Adonis, a poem of Shakspeare, probable date of, i. 426, 427. Notice of the "Editio Princeps," ii. 20, 21. Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3. Proofs of its melody and beauty of versification, 21-23. Singular force and beauty of its descriptions, 24-26. Similes, 26. And astonishing powers of Shakspeare's mind, 27. This poem inferior to its classical prototypes, ibid. Complimentary verses on this poem, addressed to Shakspeare, 28-30. Its meretricious tendency censured by contemporary writers, 31. Popularity of this poem, 31. note [31:A]. Notice of its principal editions, 32.

Versification of the poetry of the Elizabethan age examined, i. 597. Remarks on the versification of Sir John Beaumont, 601. Of Browne, 603. Of Chalkhill, 606. Of Chapman, 608. Of Daniel, 612. Of Davies, 613. Of Davors, 614. Of Donne, 615. Of Drayton, 616, 617. Of Drummond, 618. Of Fairefax, 619. Of the two Fletchers, 620, 621. Of Gascoigne, 626. Of Bishop Hall, 628, 629. Of Dr. Lodge, 632-635. Of Marston, 637. Of Spenser, 648. Of the Earl of Stirling, 651. Of Sylvester, 653. Of Watson, 661. Of Willobie, 665, 666. Of Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 21-23. Of his Rape of Lucrece, 33-36. Of Spenser's sonnets, 55. Of Shakspeare's sonnets, 77-82. Of Peele, 240. note. Of the Two Gentlemen of Verona, 369.

Verstegan (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Vincent (St.), supposed influence of his day, i. 350.

Virtue loved and cherished by Shakspeare's fairies, ii. 339, 340.

Virtus post funera vivit, whimsical translation of, i. 238, 239.

Voltaire's calumnies on Shakspeare refuted, ii. 553, 554.

Volumnia, remarks on the character of, ii. 494, 495.

Vortigern and Rowena, anecdote of, i. 127, 128.

Vows, how made by knights in the age of chivalry, i. 552.

Voyages and Travels, collections of, published in the time of Shakspeare, i. 477-479.

W

Wager (Lewis), a dramatic poet, notice of, ii. 234.

Waists of great length, fashionable in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 97.

Wakes, origin of, i. 209. Degenerate into licentiousness, 210. Verses on, by Tusser, ibid. And by Herrick, 211, 212. Frequented by pedlars, 212. Village-wakes still kept up in the North, 213.

Walton's "Complete Angler," errata in, i. 293. note. Encomium on, 297. note.

Wapul (George), a dramatic writer in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 237.

Wardrobes (ancient), account of, ii. 91, 92. Notice of theatrical wardrobes, in the time of Shakspeare, 220, 221.

Warner (William), biographical notice of, i. 658. Critical remarks on his "Albion's England," 659, 660. Quotations from that poem illustrative of old English manners and customs, i. 104, 105. 118, 119. 135. 143. note. 147. note.

Warnings (preternatural) of death or danger, i. 351-354.

Warren (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Warton (Dr.), observations of, on the "Gesta Romanorum," i. 536, 537. On Fenton's collection of Italian novels, 542. On the satires of Bishop Hall, 628, 629. On the merits of Harington, 629. On the satires of Marston, 637.

Washing of hands, why necessary before dinner in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 145.

Wassail, origin of the term, i. 127. Synonymous with feasting, 129.

Wassail-bowl, ingredients in, i. 127. Description of an ancient one, 128. Allusions to, in Shakspeare, 129, 130. And by Milton, 131. The peg-tankard, a species of wassail-bowl, 131. note.

Watch-lights, an article of furniture in Shakspeare's time, ii. 117.

Water-closets, by whom invented, ii. 135. note.

Water-spirits, different classes of, ii. 522, 523.

Watson (Thomas), a poet of the Elizabethan age, critical notice of his works, particularly of his sonnets, i. 660-662., ii. 54. Said by Mr. Steevens to be superior to Shakspeare as a writer of sonnets, i. 663. List of his other poems, ibid.

Weather, prognostications of, from particular days, i. 323.

Webbe (William), account of his "Discourse of English Poetrie," i. 463, 464. Its extreme rarity and high price, 463. note. First and second Eclogues of Virgil, 705.

Webster (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Webster (John), estimate of the merits of, as a dramatic poet, ii. 564, 565. Illustrations of his plays, viz.: Vittoria Corombona, i. 233, 234. 237, 238. 396. Dutchess of Malfy, i. 351.

Wedderburn, a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705.

Weddings, how celebrated, i. 223-226. Description of a rustic wedding, 227-229.

Weever (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 705. Bibliographical notice of his "Epigrammes," ii. 371. Verses of, on Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 28. Epigram of, on Shakspeare's poems and plays, 372.

Wells, superstitious notions concerning, i. 391-393.

Wenman (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 706.

Wharton's "Dreame," a poem, i. 706.

Whetstone's (George), collection of tales, notice of, i. 543. His "Rocke of Regard," and other poems, 706. Account of the prevalence of gaming in his time, ii. 157, 158. Notice of his dramatic productions, 238. His "Promos and Cassandra," the immediate source of Shakspeare's Measure for Measure, 453.

Whipping-tops anciently kept for public use, i. 312.

Whitney (George), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 706.

Whitsuntide, festival of, how celebrated, i. 175-180. Morris-dance, its accompaniment, ibid. With Maid Marian, 179. Whitsun plays, 181.

Wieland's "Oberon," character of, i. 564. note.

Wild-goose-chace, a kind of horse race, notice of, i. 304, 305.

Wilkinson (Edward), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 706.

Will of John Shakspeare, account of the discovery of, i. 8, 9. Copy of it, 9-14. First published by Mr. Malone, ibid. Its authenticity subsequently doubted by him, 15. Confirmed by Mr. Chalmers, ibid. Additional reasons for its authenticity, 16. Its probable date, ibid.

Will of William Shakspeare, ii. 627-632. Observations on it, 612-614.

Willet (Andrew), "Emblems" of, i. 706.

Willobie (Henry), a poet of the Elizabethan age, critical notice of, i. 663, 664. Origin of his "Avisa," 665. Character of that work, 665, 666. Commendatory verses in, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 40.

Will-o'-wisp, superstitious notions concerning, i. 399, 400.

Willymat's (William) "Prince's Looking Glass," i. 706.

Wilmot (Robert), a dramatic poet in the reign of Elizabeth, character of, ii. 234, 235.

Wilson (Thomas), observations of, on the corruptions of the English language, in the time of James I., i. 440, 441. Proofs that his "Rhetoricke" had been studied by Shakspeare, 472-474.

Wincot ale celebrated for its strength, i. 48. Epigram on, 48, 49. Allusions to this place in Shakspeare's plays, 50.

Wine, enormous consumption of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 129. Foreign wines then drunk, 130-132. Presents of, usually sent from one room in a tavern to another, 134.

Winter evening's conversations of the sixteenth century, superstitious subjects of, i. 316-322.

Winter's Tale, probable date of, ii. 495-497. Its general character, 497-500. And probable source, 498.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

Act i. scene 2., i. 223. ii. 171. 495. Act ii. scene 1., i. 107. 316. Act iv. scene 2., i. 35. 183. 582. scene 3., i. 165. 181. 184. 212. 213. 582-584. ii. 499, 500. Act v. scene 2., i. 584. ii. 499. scene 3., ii. 99.

Wit-combats of Shakspeare and Jonson, and their associates, notice of, ii. 592, 593.

Witchcraft made felony by Henry VIII., ii. 474. Supposed increase of witches in the time of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 474, 475. General prevalence of this infatuation, 475. Increased under the reign of James I., 476. Cruel act of parliament against witches, 477. Description of the wretched persons who were ordinarily supposed to be witches, 478-480. Exquisite description of a witch's abode by Spenser, 480. Enumeration of the feats witches were supposed to be capable of performing, 481-483. Nature of their supposed compact with the devil, 483-485. Application of this superstition by Shakspeare to dramatic purposes in his Macbeth, 487-489.

Wither (George), biographical notice of, i. 666. Critical observations on his satires, 667. And on his "Juvenilia," 668, 669. List of his other pieces, with remarks, 669-671. Verses of, on Hock-Day, i. 151. note.

Withold (St.), supposed influence of, against the nightmare, i. 347-349.

Wives, supposed appearance of future, on Midsummer-Eve, i. 332-334. And on All-Hallow-Eve, 344-347.

Wives' Feast Day, Candlemas Day, why so called, i. 138.

Wolsey's (Cardinal) Rudimenta Grammatices, notice of, i. 26.

Women, employments and dress of the younger part of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 83, 84. Characters of women, personated by men and boys, 221.

Wood (Nathaniel), a dramatic writer in the reign of Elizabeth, notice of, ii. 238.

Wool-trade, allusions to, i. 35. Promoted by Queen Elizabeth, 192. note.

"World's Folly," a collection of old ballads, notice of, i. 474-476.

Wotton (Sir Henry), encomium of, on angling, i. 297. Character of his poetical productions, 672, 673.

Wright (John), character of his "Passions of the Minde," a collection of essays, i. 511.

Wright (Leonard), character of his "Display of Dutie," i. 512, 513.

Wriothesly (Thomas), Earl of Southampton, biographical notice of, ii. 1, 2. A passionate lover of the drama, 2. Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, dedicated to him, 3. His liberality to the poet, 4. Joins the expedition to the Azores, 5. In disgrace with Queen Elizabeth, 6. Goes to Paris, and is introduced to King Henry IV., 7. Marries Elizabeth Vernon without consulting the Queen, 7, 8. Who imprisons them both, 8. Goes to Ireland with the Earl of Essex, who promotes him, ibid. Is recalled and disgraced, 8, 9. Quarrels with Lord Gray, 9, 10. Joins Essex in his conspiracy against the Queen, 10. And is sentenced to imprisonment, ibid. Released by James I., 11. Who promotes him, 12, 13. Birth of his son, 12. Embarks in a colonising speculation, 13. Patronises literature, 14. Opposes the court, 15. Dies in Holland, 16. Review of his character, ibid. Tributes to his memory by the poets and literary men of his time, 17-19. Shakspeare's sonnets principally addressed to him, 62-73.

Wyat (Sir Thomas), character of his sonnets, ii. 53.

Wyrley (William), notice of the biographical poems of, i. 707.

Y

Yates (James), "Castle of Courtesie," i. 707.

Yeomen. See Farmers.

Yong (Bartholomew), notice of his "Version of Montemayer's Romance of Diana," i. 707. and note [707:C].

Yule-clog, or Christmas-block, i. 194.

Z

Zouche (Richard), notice of his "Dove," a geographical poem, i. 707.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:

The index was printed at the end of Vol. II. It has been included with this volume for reference purposes.

The following corrections have been made to the text:

Page xi: St. Valentine's Day—Midsummer-Eve— Michaelmas[original has "Michaelas"]

Page 30: into the mouth of Sir Hugh Evans:"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 38: pleasure and mirth made it seem very short,'[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 39: and Sir Thomas[original has "Tnomas"] Tresham

Page 47: That these books were read by Shakspeare[original has "Shakespeare"]

Page 49: Haunted Hillbro',[original has "Hillbro,'"] Hungry

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Page 61: told me there was an["an" missing in original] old oak chair

Page 74: in his Dietarie[original has "Dictarie"] of Health

Page 82: but still an intimacy with heraldry[original has "heraldy"]

Page 106: coughing o'er a warmed pot of ale."[quotation mark missing in original]

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Page 113: that the huswife[original has "huswise"] herself was the carver

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Page 157: locks pickt, yet[original has "ye"] w'are not a Maying

Page 189: But for to make it spring againe."[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 255: Mr. Robert Dover's Olympic Games, upon Cotswold Hills,"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 276: Then comes the captaine Cooke"—[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 291: By J. D. Esquire. 8vo.[original has "8o."] Lond. 1613.

Page 356: and Tullock Gorms by Maug-Moulach[original has "Maug-Monlach"]

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Page 384: the beginning[original has "begining"] of the seventeenth century

Page 396: Gower, in his Confessio[original has "Confesssio"] Amantis

Page 397: like a taper in some monument;"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 401: admonition, have successfully[original has "succesfully"] borne

Page 408: intellect far from contemptible[original has "contempible"]

Page 428: in their respective[original has "repective"] departments

Page 438: carried to a higher state of perfection.[original has a comma]

Page 444: works of Bishop Andrews afford the most[original has "mort"] flagrant

Page 445: O Tempori, O Moribus!"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 456: calls this, 'the first grammar for Englishe that ever waz, except my grammar at large.'"[original has double quotes instead of single quotes and missing double quote]

Page 459: [quotation mark missing in original]"Titiique vultus inter

Page 459: [quotation mark missing in original]"The mischiefe is, that by grave demeanour

Page 460: But[original has "Bu"] if besotted with foolish vain glory

Page 483: Diodorus Siculus, by Thomas Stocker[original has "Hocker"]

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Page 522: Was physick'd from the new-found paradise!"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 523: chiefly to the consideration[original has "considertion"] of the prose romance

Page 525: Guy of Warwicke, Arthur of the Round Table,"[quotation mark missing in original] &c.

Page 531: appellation of Historia Septem Sapientum.[original has extraneous quotation mark]

Page 537: Gower, or Occleve,[original has two commas] as the English Gesta

Page 541: Decameron of Boccacio was executed[original has "excuted"] before 1620

Page 546: his life is granted him.'"[single quote is missing in original]

Page 558: fayrz and woorshipfull menz houzez;"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 570: immortales hechos de CAVALLERO DEL FEBO,"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 580: Leave me not behinde thee,"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 589: "[quotation mark missing in original]He is dead and gone, lady

Page 590: "Good morrow, 'tis Saint Valentine's day,"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 591: Do use to chaunt it,"[quotation mark missing in original]

Page 591: festivity of our ancestors by an evening fire;"[quotation mark missing in original]

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Page 609: years ago, is entitled to preservation[original has "preservarion"]

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Page 627: Arcadia, or Menaphon[original has "Menaphor"], 1589

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Page 665: his Preface from his chamber in Oxford;[original has extraneous quotation mark]

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Page 727: Henry[original has "Heny"] Constable, Esq.

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[9:A] Reed's Shakspeare[original has "Shakespeare"], vol. iii. p. 197, 198.

[16:C] Reed's Shakspeare, vol. iii. p.[original has "p. iii."] 198.

[22:A] Down David doth him bring."[quotation mark missing in original]

[25:A] pro tyrunculis, Ricardo Huloeto exscriptore[original has "Huloets excriptore"]

[46:B]

"Why should calamity be full of words? Windy attorneys to their client woes."

Quotation mark moved from end of first line to end of second line.

[68:A] Holinshed's Chronicles, edit. of 1807, in six vols.[original has "vol."]

[86:B] large casemented bow windows[original has "widows"]

[86:B] "Alas! these men and these houses are no more!"[quotation mark missing in original]

[144:C] varia contexta per Guil. Haukinuum[original has "Haukiuum"]

[151:B] Sure, very ill."[quotation mark missing in original]

[163:C] Fordun's Scotichronicon, 1759, folio, tom.[period missing in original] ii. p. 104.

[171:C] Act iii. sc. 1. Reed's Shakspeare[original has "Shakespeare"]

[172:B] The Metamorphosed[original has "Metamophosed"] Gipsies

[206:B] proverb, 'Merry in the hall when beards wag all.'"[double quote missing in original]

[269:A] These technical[original has "techical"] terms may admit of some explanation, from the following

[286:B] whom his Majestie honoured with Knighthood."[quotation mark missing in original]

[291:A] made by L. M. 4to.[original has "4o."] Lond. 1590

[291:A] Secrets belonging thereunto. 4to.[original has "4o."] Lond. 1614

[307:B] Reed's Shakspeare[original has "Shakespeare"], vol. v. p. 22.

[354:C] Third Part of King Henry["Henry" is missing in original] VI. act v. sc. 6.

[363:A] Discoverie[original has "Dicoverie"] of Witchcraft

[458:A] he terms it, is entitled[original has "entiled"]

[506:A] translated from the Latin of Conr. Heresbachius[original has "Conr Heresbachiso"]

[506:A] 16.[original has a comma] Country Contentments; or the Husbandman's Recreations, 4to. 1615.

[536:B] [original has extraneous quotation mark]MSS. Harl. 3861, and in many other libraries.

[584:A] Reed's Shakspeare, vol. ix. pp. 353-355. Act iv. sc. 3.[period missing in original]

On page 519, the text reads "Adam Bel, Clim of the Clough and William of Clondsley". It should be "William of Cloudsley". Because there is no way to know if the error was in the original quotation or was caused by the author or printer of this book, the correction has not been made to this text.

On page 527, quoted text reads "That whane they were hoole togyder, there was ever an C. and XI." The original source, Dibdin's "Typographical Antiquities," has "c. and xl." This text has been corrected to follow the original source document.

On page 571, quoted text reads "before he took his journey wherein no creature returneth agaie." The text should read "again" or "againe". Because there is no way to know if the error was in the original quotation or was caused by the author or printer of this book, no correction has been made to this text.

On page 663, quoted text reads "Ad Olandum de Eulogiis serenissimæ nostræ Elizabethæ post Anglorum prœlia cantatis, Decastichon". The text should read "Oclandum". Because there is no way to know if the error was in the original quotation or was caused by the author or printer of this book, no correction has been made to this text.

[494:D] has an incomplete reference. In other editions of this book, the "p." has been removed.

[547:A] has an incomplete reference. In other editions of this book, the footnote has been removed.