[71] For the love affairs see, in particular, Mr. Scott Douglas’s edition under the different dates.
[179] Yoshida, when on his way to Nangasaki, met the soldier and talked with him by the roadside; they then parted, but the soldier was so much struck by the words he heard, that on Yoshida’s return he sought him out and declared his intention of devoting his life to the good cause. I venture, in the absence of the writer, to insert this correction, having been present when the story was told by Mr. Masaki.—F. J. And I, there being none to settle the difference, must reproduce both versions.—R. L. S.
[185] I understood that the merchant was endeavouring surreptitiously to obtain for his son instruction to which he was not entitled.—F. J.
[192] Etude Biographique sur François Villon. Paris: H. Menu.
[195] Bougeois de Paris, ed. Panthéon, pp. 688, 689.
[196] Bourgeois, pp. 627, 636, and 725.
[204] Chronìque Scandaleuse, ed. Panthéon, p. 237.
[210] Monstrelet: Panthéon Littéraire, p. 26.
[220a] Chron. Scand. ut supra.
[220b] Here and there, principally in the order of events, this article differs from M. Longnon’s own reading of his material. The ground on which he defers the execution of Montigny and De Cayeux beyond the date of their trials seems insufficient. There is a law of parsimony for the construction of historical documents; simplicity is the first duty of narration; and hanged they were.