FOOTNOTES:
[180] In the year 1755, a gentleman of great eminence in his profession made a few alterations in this play, and presented it to the governors of the Lock Hospital, near Hyde Park Corner, who obtained a representation of it at Drury Lane for the benefit of that charity. It was at the same time printed in 8o, under the title of "The Schemers; or, The City-Match."
Mr Bromfield, the surgeon, as Mr Davies, who acted in it, told me.—Reed.
[181] The merchant-tailor here alluded to was John Stowe, author of the "Chronicles of England," who was of that company, and a tailor by profession.
[182] See Ben Jonson's "Silent Woman."—Pegge.
[183] All the editions read their.
[184] See extract from Stubbes, quoted in note to "The Miseries of Enforced Marriage" [ix., 538.]
[185] [An allusion to the Lord Mayor's Show, into which were generally introduced symbolical representations of the civic virtues.]
[186] At St Paul's Cross, where [the Lord Mayor heard his inauguration sermon.]
[187] This was a wine which was brought from Baccarach, in Germany, as appears from Heywood's "Philo-cothonista," 1635, p. 48. It is there mentioned along with Rhenish.