[16] In _Miguel de Cervantes, his life & works_ (London, 1895), p. 267, Mr. Henry Edward Watts, says of the Alcalá _Galatea_ (1585) that "only one copy is known--in the possession of the Marqués de Salamanca." This is a mistake. Rius, who does not refer to the volume alleged to be in the Marqués de Salamanca's possession, specifies (_op. cit._, vol. i., pp. 100-101) five other copies. He could not be expected to know that there was yet another copy in England. English students of Cervantes were, however, aware of the fact fifteen years before the publication of Mr. Watts's work: see _A Catalogue of the printed books, manuscripts, autograph letters, and engravings, collected by Henry Huth. With collations and bibliographical descriptions_ (London, 1880), vol. i., p. 282. [17] See the Introduction to vol. vii. of the present edition (Glasgow, 1902), p. viii. [18] It may be interesting to note the exact dates attached to the official instruments in Haedo's book. The _Licencia_ of the General of the Benedictines was signed by his deputy, Fray Gregorio de Lazcano, at Valladolid on October 6, 1604; the _Aprobación_ was signed by Antonio de Herrera at Madrid on October 18, 1608; the _Privilegio_ was signed by Jorge de Tovar at Madrid on February 18, 1610; the _Fe de erratas_ was signed by Dr. Agustín de Vergara at Valladolid on June 3, 1612; the _Tasa_ was signed by Miguel Ondarza Zabala at Madrid on October 19, 1612. As we have already seen, the last-named signed the _Tasa_ of the _Galatea_ some twenty-six years previously. [19] See Fernández de Navarrete, _op. cit._, pp. 392-393: "Petri ad vincula 1º día de agosto de 1584 murió el Ilmo. Sr. Marco Antonio Colona, virey de Sicilia, en casa del Ilmo. Sr. duque de Medinaceli, que fué miércoles en la noche, á las once horas de la noche: rescibió todos los sacramentos: no hizo testamento: enterróse en depósito, que se hizo ante Hernando de Durango, secretario del consejo del Ilmo. Sr. duque, en la capilla mayor de esta colegial á la parte del evangelio, debajo de la reja de las reliquias; hiciéronse tres oficios con el cabildo de esta colegial, y en todos tres oficios celebraron por el ánima de S. E. todos los prebendados, y seis días consecutivos, que fué cada prebendado nueve misas: no se hizo otra cosa,--El canónigo Guzmán." [20] See the _Catálogo de la biblioteca de Salvá_, escrito por D. Pedro Salvá y Mallen, y enriquecido con la descripcion de otras muchas obras, de sus ediciones, etc. (Valencia, 1872), vol. ii., p. 124, no. 1740. [21] See the _Obras de Don Juan Donoso Cortés_, ordenadas y precedidas de una noticia biográfica por Don Gavino Tejado (Madrid, 1854), vol. iv., pp. 59-60: "Entre la verdad y la razón humana, después de la prevaricación del hombre, ha puesto Dios una repugnancia inmortal y una repulsión invencible ... entre la razón humana y lo absurdo hay una afinidad secreta, un parentesco estrechísimo."