_ 24 A. O._, ii., 654-656. A. à Wood includes in the list of Massinger’s plays _Powerful Favourite, or the Life of Sejanus_. As Massinger was but nineteen in 1603 he cannot have been the “happy genius” referred to in the address “to the readers” of Ben Jonson’s play. For the explanation of the mistaken attribution of _The Powerful Favourite_, _cf._ Appendix XIV. 25 Gifford was right as to the date and Cunningham wrong. The entry in question is as follows: “March 18th, 1639 [_i.e._, old style], Philip Massenger, a stranger.” The entry about Fletcher runs thus: “Aug. 29, 1625, John Ffletcher [sic], a man, in the church.” Entries such as “a man,” “a boy,” “a girl” are not unusual in the book, and the practice of burial “in the church” was comparatively common at the time. 26 The stone inscribed with his name in the chancel of St. Saviour’s does not mark the place of his burial, which is unknown. 27 By a charming if undesigned coincidence the Massinger window stands next to that of Shakspere. It represents two scenes from _The Virgin Martyr_, and, unfortunately, repeats the erroneous date (1639) of the poet’s death, and gives 1583 as the year of his birth. _ 28 Contemporary Review_, August, 1876. 29 II., 2, 140. 30 Intercourse with the Low Countries is referred to in the _New Way_ (I., 2, 75). The monastery to which Sir John Frugal retires is at “Lovain” (_City Madam_, III., 2, 58). _Cf._ also for the University of “Lovain” _The Elder Brother_, II., 1. 31 III., 1, 38. _Cf._ also Frank Wellborn’s petition, V., 1, _ad finem_. Compare the part played in _Sir John Barnavelt_ by the English mercenaries in Holland; and especially IV., 2. ORANGE. I have sent patents out for the choicest companies Hither to be remov’d, first Colonel Vere’s From Dort, next Sir Charles Morgan’s, a stout Company. IV., 3. BARNAVELT (_to his daughter_): What! wouldst thou have a husband? Go marry an English Captain, and he’ll teach thee How to defy thy father and his fortune. II., 1. BARNAVELT: But have you tried by any means (it skills not How much you promise) to win th’ old soldier (The English Companies in chief I aim at) To stand firm for us? _ 32 Unnatural Combat_, I., 1, 243, 278; _Great Duke of Florence_, I., 2, 62; II., 1, 145; _Picture_, I., 1, 3-5; _Guardian_, II., 1, 84; V., 4, 160; _Very Woman_, V., 5, 28. _Cf._ in Marlowe, _Tamburlaine_, Pt. I., III., 3; Pt. II., I., 2; _Jew of Malta_, I., 1; II. 2. For a Christian pirate _cf._ _Decameron_, II. 4. _ 33 Bondman_, IV., 3, 77; _Renegado_, IV., 1, 99-102; II., 6, 32. _ 34 A Very Woman_, III., 1. _ 35 Cf._ _The Unnatural Combat_ and _The Renegado_.