514. Trimmest house in Stratford: New Place, a mansion in the heart of the town, built for Sir Hugh Clopton, and known for two centuries as his "great house," bought with nearly an acre of ground by Shakespeare, in 1597. 516. Giulio Romano: Italian painter (1492-1546), referred to in "Winter's Tale," v. ii. 105. --Dowland: English musician, praised for his lute-playing in a sonnet in "The Passionate Pilgrim," attributed to Shakespeare. 519. "Pandulph," etc.: quotation from "King John," iii. i. 138. 568. Luther: Martin (1483-1546), whose enthusiasm reformed the Church. 577. Strauss: (1808-1874), one of the Tuebingen philosophers, author of a Rationalistic "Life of Jesus." 626. "What think ye," etc.: Matthew 22.42. 664. Ichors o'er the place: ichor=serum, which exudes where the skin is broken, coats the hurt, and facilitates its healing. 667. Snake 'neath Michael's foot: Rafael's picture in the Louvre of Saint Michael slaying the dragon. 703. Brother Newman: John Henry (1801-1890), leader of the Tractarian movement at Oxford, which approached the doctrines of the Roman Church. The last (90th) tract was entirely written by him. The Bishop of Oxford was called upon to stop the series, and in 1845 Dr. Newman entered the Romish Church. 715. King Bomba: means King Puffcheek, King Liar, a sobriquet given to Ferdinand II, late king of the Two Sicilies. --Lazzaroni: Naples beggars, so called from the Lazarus of the Parable, Luke 16.20. 716. Antonelli: Cardinal, secretary of Pope Pius IX. 728. Naples' liquefaction: the supposed miracle of the liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius the Martyr. A small quantity of it is preserved in a crystal reliquary in the great church at Naples, and when brought into the presence of the head of the saint, it melts. 732. Decrassify: make less crass or gross. 744. Fichte: (1761-1814), celebrated German metaphysician, who defined God as the "moral order of the universe." 877. "<Pastor est tui Dominus>": the Lord is your shepherd. 915. Anacreon: Greek lyric poet of the sixth century B. C. 972. <In partibus Episcopus>, etc.: "In countries where the Roman Catholic faith is not regularly established, as it was not in England before the time of Cardinal Wiseman, there were no bishops of sees in the kingdom itself, but they took their titles from heathen lands." CLEON "As certain also of your own poets have said"-- 1855 Cleon the poet (from the sprinkled isles, Lily on lily, that o'erlace the sea, And laugh their pride when the light wave lisps "Greece")-- To Protus in his Tyranny: much health!