[17] This sort of ejectment was not uncommon in Elizabeth's reign.
[18] The Earl, besides other things, had represented Arion on a dolphin, with rare music, whilst fireworks were seen in the air. Shakespeare, more than once, alludes to Arion on a dolphin's back. Might not these things have made early impression upon his mind?
[19] A saying of Sir Francis Drake's at this time.
[20] Cæsar denominated this county, Cantium; time, therefore, has made no further alteration than in giving it an English sound.
[21] "Henry the Fifth."
[22] Oldy's "Life of Raleigh."
[23] Stow mentions a little jobbing tailor who absolutely went mad for love of, and died glorifying the perfections of the Queen.
[24] Raleigh.
[25] Elizabeth, with her court, frequently moved to these places.
[26] There is an anecdote extant in Oxfordshire, of the intimacy subsisting between this hostess and Shakespeare. Shakespeare is said to have always rested at the Crown, at Oxford, whilst _en route_ from London to Stratford.