[1442] The passage from the line beginning “That twinckling sterres,” to the one ending “at the poorest gates,” (l. 4, st. 92, p. 305,) which commences fo. Cx and concludes page b, of fo. Cxiii, forming sheet O in the edition of 1563, was, by some error, omitted in the editions of 1571 and 1587. Perhaps the edition of 1571 was printed from a copy of the preceding one, wanting that sheet, and that of 1587 taken from the reprint, without the deficiency being discovered. The above text, for the lines restored, is from the edition of 1578. [1443] Taxe. 1563. [1444] It, misprint. 1578. N. [1445] But euen last fyne. 1563. [1446] He. N. [1447] Stately. N. [1448] Might. N. [1449] For he. 1563. [1450] Ye. 1563. [1451] That thus maddeth his. 1563. [1452] Is, misprint. 1578. [1453] Furrwed, misprint. 1578. [1454] What earned they, whoe me. 1563. [1455] Might. N. [1456] Iohn Baptists’ dishe. 1563. [1457] His. 1563. [1458] Downe tottreth whoe. 1563. [1459] Of. 1563. [1460] No. 1563. [1461] Thyne. 1563. [1462] From dunghill couche vpsterte. 1563. [1463] Resollve. 1563. [1464] Hit dissolueth. 1563. [1465] And. 1563. [1466] Fleeteth. 1563, 75. [1467] Wynd doth. 1563. [1468] Then fed they fame by. 1563. [1469] Nought. 1575, 78. [1470] Spare his quyted fame. 1563. [1471] Might. N. [1472] End of the passage omitted. See note, p. 296. [1473] By this sloape. 1575, 78. N. [1474] Whose hasty death, if it doe any. 1575, 78. N. [1475] Her, misprint. 1587. [1476] The aged. 1563, 71, 75, 78. N. [1477] Godly. 1575, 78. N. [1478] To engraue. 1563, 71, 75, 78. N. [1479] Who spareth not speaking, with danger of his bloud: Yet, loe, this noble lord did thinke it good To cleare the innocent, not to spare to speake, Although his shoulders with his bloud should reake. 1575, 78. N. [1480] Who. 1563, 71, 75, 78. N. [1481] Seruice honour to. 1575, 78. N. [1482] Tracke. 1575, 78. N. [1483] Iohn Dolman. Ritson, in the _Bibliographia Poetica_, art. Dolman, has mentioned a manuscript note upon this legend describing it as “evidently the worst in the collection.” That note is written in a copy of the edition by Niccols, now in the possession of Mr. Heber, and being so quoted has given it more importance than it is worth; but, for the sake of juxta position, the whole is now given. “The stile of this legend, which is evidently the worst in the collection, and in this edition much alter’d from the three former publications of it, convinced me the author of it was not _Drayton_. By the second edition of these poems, printed A. 1563, this poem appears to have been penned by Maister _Dolman_.” Whatever credit may be given to this writer as a critic, his statement is too erroneous to be of any value, as the principal alterations made by Dolman are inserted in the edition of 1575, and the above signature is not to be found in that of 1563, but first appears in 1571. [1484] Q. 1563. [1485] Purposed with him selfe to. 1563.