P. [30], l. 4.—Knife.] So in the original, but probably a mistake for swords.

P. [30], l. 8.—Glaver.] To flatter.

P. [35], l. 11.—Deck.] Pack of cards.

P. [40], l. 12.—Rampicke.] Partially decayed; a term generally applied to a tree which begins to decay at the top through age.

P. [40], l. 21.—Melt.] "Melts" in the original.

P. [42], l. 24.—Cruell, unkinde, and wilt thou leave me so.] Compare Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 2, "why unkindly didst thou leave me so?"

P. [46], l. 3.—After.] Afterwards. The poetical legend by Drayton, here alluded to, will be found in the collected works of that writer.

P. [48], l. 4.—Ones.] Once. After this poem is inserted, in the original, three pages entitled, "Hellens Rape, or a light Lanthorne for light Ladies. Written in English hexameters."