[ [274] Scene: Paris.
[ [275] So eds. 1598, 1622.—Ed. 1612 "goe."
[ [276] Mr. Fleay reads "please," supposing that the letters th are repeated from the next word.
[ [277] Dyce's correction "on" seems to be quite unnecessary.
[ [278] Dyce needlessly reads "part."
[ [279] Equipped to meet our foes.
[ [280] Earned.
[ [281] An allusion to the game of Prisoner's Base. To "bid a base" is for a player to run into the centre and challenge one of the opposite party to pursue.
[ [282] Scene: the royal palace, London.
[ [283] Old eds. "Matr." and "Matreuis."—The elder Spencer is a muta persona. Mr. Fleay, who ousts him altogether from this scene, observes "There is no hint of Old Spencer being on the stage after the third act,"—strangely forgetting that he is introduced in the fifth scene of the present act.