Page 160, line 799--'_If thou speakest, Lady_.' The humility of this speech of Parzival's, contrasted with the indignant outbreak of wounded pride in Book VI. pp. 187, 188, is the most decisive proof which the poem affords of the spiritual change which has passed over him, and of his fitness to become king of the Grail, a blessing which Anfortas has forfeited through lack of humility (cf. Book IX. p. 272 and Book XVI. p. 182). Page 161, line 817--'_From the bright eyes of Orgelusé_.' Cf. Book XII. p. 65. Page 162, line 861--'_Triant_.' Cf. Book XIII. p. 74. Nouriente = von ourient, _i.e._ Orient. BOOK XVI Page 165, line 5, _and seq._--'_Then he spake to the knights of Monsalväsch_.' Those readers who are familiar with Wagner's _Parzival_ will see in this speech of Anfortas to the knights, and his attempt to win death for himself by shutting his eyes to the Grail, the germ of the scene in the Grail Temple in Act III. of the Drama. It will be noted that _here_ Anfortas does not injure any one but himself by this attempt at self-destruction. Titurel is still alive, cf. p. 178. It is noteworthy that the knights still await the advent of the promised Healer; though, as we gather from Trevrezent's speech, Book IX. p. 278, 'The knight, he hath come, and hath left us,' they were aware that _Parzival_ was he, and had failed to fulfil his mission. Page 166, line 49--'_Teriak_.' Cf. Book IX. p. 278, Ambra=Amber. Page 167, line 67, _and seq._--'_Carbuncle and Balas ruby_,' _etc._ It has before been remarked that the belief in the virtue of precious stones was very real and very general in the Middle Ages. Similar lists are given by various writers, Albertus Magnus among them; and San Marte remarks that, if this list is compared with mediæval writings, it will be found that the names have not been put together in a haphazard fashion, but that the special virtue ascribed to each stone has a direct bearing on Anfortas' sufferings. _Jewels_, in the strict sense of the term, these stones are not exclusively, _e.g._ we find Asbestos and Pyrites among the list; the expression 'precious stones' was freely construed in those days. The Latin equivalent of all these names can be found in writings of the period, but it would scarcely be interesting to give a minute description and identification. Page 169, line 119--'_And e'en as was there the custom_.' Cf. Book V. p. 132.