L. 32, 'angell': [Αγ]γελλος Φὡτος.
L. 33, 'Heauen': Superior: to the higher heauen.
L. 34, 'heauen': Inferior.
These suffice to show how carefully, if not always accurately, the good Bishop read the poem, but also how unimportant his notes are. On the title-page opposite the words "This Oracle," &c., is written "written in the temple of Apollo, letters commendatory." On verso of the title-page, is this memorandum by a former owner: "This Edition is extremely scarce. Vide Smith's Catgue. Iron Bridge, 1822. Pr. O. 16. O. This Book came out of Mr. Hacket's Library, a Descendant of Bp. Hacket, whose Book it was, and the MS. notes are by him." The book is now in the library of my excellent fellow-collector, G. W. Napier, Esq., of Merchiston House, Alderley Edge, Manchester, to whom I owe its re-use, as well as of other early editions of Davies. G.
[I. Royal Dedication]
TO MY MOST GRACIOVS DREAD SOVERAIGNE.
To that cleere maiestie which in the North
Doth, like another Sunne in glory rise;
Which standeth fixt, yet spreads[55] her heauenly worth;
Loadstone to hearts, and loadstarre to all eyes.