[23] "Elfrid," afterwards remodelled under the title of "Athelwold," by Aaron Hill; and "Elfrida," by William Mason. At an earlier date the story, more or less altered, furnished a subject to Rymer and Ravenscroft. [24] See vol. viii. of the former edition of Dodsley's "Old Plays," p. 165; and Rev. A. Dyce's edition of Robert Greene's Works, i. 14. [25] Commune. [26] [The Pope.] [27] [Nimrod.] [28] [Because.] [29] This and the other marginalia are Hypocrisy's _asides_. By _Ambo_ he seems to signify, You knaves, the two of you! [30] [Until.] [31] [Fellow.] [32] [Query, _logic_.] [33] [Thus.] [34] [Good.] [35] [Old copy, _wynde_.] [36] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p. 103. The origin of the term there suggested seems to be supported by the words put into the mouth of _Hypocrisy_ here.] [37] [Old copy, _myne_.] [38] [There is a proverb: "The devil is good when he is pleased."] [39] [Tenor.] [40] The priest is made to speak what the author seems to have taken for the Scotish dialect. [41] [The writer should have written _requhair_, if anything of the kind; but his Scotish is deplorably imperfect.] [42] The usual style in which priests and clergymen were anciently addressed. Instances are too numerous to require citation. [43] [St. Rock.] [44] [This passage was unknown to Brand and his editors.] [45] Quiet. [46] [Fagot.] [47] [i.e., Tyranny, who disguises his identity, and goes under the name of _Zeal_.] [48] [This word, to complete the metre, was suggested by Mr Collier.] [49] Tyranny had made his _exit_, in order to bring back with him Sensual Suggestion: here he returns, but his re-entrance is not noted. Sensual Suggestion follows him, but not immediately, and what he first says was perhaps off the stage, and out of sight of the audience; for Hypocrisy, five speeches afterwards, informs the Cardinal that Sensual Suggestion is coming. [50] i.e., Convicted of heresy. This use of the verb "to convince" was not unusual at a considerably later date: thus in Beaumont and Fletcher's "Lover's Progress," act v. sc. 3, edit. Dyce-- "You bring no witness here that may convince you," &c. It was also often employed as synonymous with "to overcome." See Shakespeare, ii. 377; vi. 49, &e., edit. Collier. [51] [Old copy, _former_.] [52] [Old copy, _demeanour_.] [53] [Old copy, _myne_.] [54] [Old copy, _line_.] [55] [3, in the old copy.] [56] [This and the next line but one have occurred before at the close of the speech of Spirit.] [57] [Old copy, _me_.] [58] [Assure.] [59] [Old copy, _his_.] [60] [Old copy, _that that_.] [61] [Old copy, _prayers_.] [62] [Makes all the world believe.] [63] [Old copy, _anchors_.] [64] [Old copy, _impire_.] [65] [For _Whilome a goe_, possibly we ought to read "Whilome again," but this would not remove the whole difficulty.] [66] [In harmony.] [67] [Mr Collier remarks that this word seems wrong, "but it is difficult to find a substitute; _essays_ would not answer the purpose."]