Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
[704] Enlargde them made with. ed. 1575.
[705] _Sic._ Strong. N.
[706] A place for gates to keepe. ed. 1575.
[707] Foemen. N.
[708] The. ed. 1575.
[709]
----these letters he did frame,
Brought by ambassadours which hither came. N.
[710] Pledges. ed. 1575.
[711] This. N.
[712] Require. ed. 1575.
[713] No doubt the Romaines more then half were mad. ed. 1575.
[714] Ile to mee. N.
[715] He fully straight decreed. ed. 1575.
[716] Therefore. ib.
[717] The Britaines eke prepar’d themselues. N.
[718] They. N.
[719] Wee Britaynes then farre deemde. ed. 1575.
[720] To meete him first. ib.
[721] Giue an entry here. ib.
[722] Here. ib.
[723] The enemies t’aband. N.
[724] Straunger. ed. 1575.
[725] Sought the noble Britaines. N.
[726] Not looke on mee. ed. 1575.
[727] The ancient stories. N.
[728] I had. N.
[729] My case haue tride. ed. 1575.
[730] Wounded in fight. N.
[731] Romaines stout their courage lose. N.
[732] A. ed. 1575.
[733] “Upon land Cæsar’s horsemen at the first encounter were
vanquished, and Laberius Durus the tribune slaine, in a place now
called Cheston wood neare vnto Rochester, as saieth the Chronicle of
Wigmore.” _Stowe._
[734] Make thee mendes. ib.
[735] Friendship.
[736] For. ib.
[737] “The same [British] historie also maketh mention of one Belinus
that was generall of Cassibellane’s armie, and likewise of Nenius
brother to Cassibellane, who in fight happened to get Cesar’s swoord
fastened in his shield by a blow which Cesar stroke at him. Androgeus
also and Tenancius were at the battell in aid of Cassibellane. But
Nenius died within 15 daies after the battell of the hurt receiued at
Cesar’s hand, although after he was so hurt, he slue Labienus one of
the Romane tribunes: all which may well be true, sith Cesar either
maketh the best of things for his owne honour, or else coueting to
write but commentaries maketh no account to declare the needeful
circumstances, or any more of the matter, than the chiefe points of his
dealing.” _Holinshed._
[738] Behofe. ed. 1575.
[739] The first eight stanzas of the “L’enuoy” form the like number
commencing “the Author” in the edition of 1575.
[740] He vanisht with so sweete an heauenly smell. ib.
[741] Me seemde the. ib.
[742] With. ed. 1575.
[743] And mazed. ib.
[744] Which graunted, al they vanisht. ed. 1575.
[745]
On this in traunce I lay me thought a while
And musde reioysing. ib.
[746] Knight. ib.
[747] Playne. ib.
[748] Whose vertues so did passe. ib.
[749] As. ib.
[750] Deseruede. ib.
[751] So. ib.
[752] And let your. ib.
[753] The remainder of “the Authour” from the first edition.
But let me nowe retourne againe to tell,
What after this, me chaunst to see and heare.
I trust yee Readers like my dealing well,
In promise that I made, this later yeare.
For sure I thinke, a man farre better were
Not speaks at all, to promese hilles of gold,
And in performance, waxe as key full colde.
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