661, _ye_ for _yt_ in l. 699, _and_ for _all_ in l. 705, _belyke_ for _be leak[e]y_ in l. 800; though he corrected a few: e.g. _pale_ for _dale_ in l. 277. On the other hand, Kitson introduced some sixty or seventy errors of his own, such as _creatour_ for _creature_ in l. 5, _well_ for _we_ in l. 21, _myngled_ for _mynglynge_ in l. 144, _mery_ for _mary_ in l. 366, _beseched_ for _besecheth_ in l. 347, _pycked_ for _prycked_ in l. 467, _bodily_ for _boldely_ in l. 470, _solyter_ for _solycyter_ in l. 496, etc. As these variations are obviously misprints and nothing more, it would have been pedantic to record them in full, and these samples will doubtless suffice. The following title-page is a representation, not a reproduction, of the original. There is no running head-line in Rastell's text. ALFRED W. POLLARD. FOOTNOTES: [89] The full title of this play is rather instructive:--"Of Gentylnes & Nobylyte: a dyaloge betwen the marchaunt, the knyght & the plowman dysputyng who is a verey gentylman & who is a noble man and how men shuld come to auctoryte, compiled in maner of an enterlude with divers toys & gestis addyd therto to make mery pastyme and disport." [90] _The Pardoner and the Frere_ is dated 5 April, 1533; _Johan Johan_, 12 February, 153¾. [91] And eke, yf thou dysturbe me anythynge, Thou art also a traytour to the Kynge, For here hath he graunted me vnder his brode seale That no man, yf he love hys hele, Sholde me dysturbe or let in any wyse [92] If the reference in l. 636 of the _Play of the Wether_ (see note) is to be pressed, this would be an exception, giving us between 1523 and 1533 as the date of composition. [93] Dr. Swoboda erroneously places Edward VI.'s birth in August, a slip of some importance as to some extent spoiling his argument that _Thersites_ must have been written for a performance at an earlier date. But perhaps even in October it would not be quite correct to say "All herbs are dead," while the reference to a New Year's gift, though not quite decisive, makes it probable that the play was written for a Christmas entertainment. In any case it is intrinsically probable that a play acted at an improvised festivity on the birth of an heir to the throne would be an old one, rather than specially written for the occasion. [94] If no man will with me battle take, A voyage to hell quickly I will make, And there I will beat the devil and his dame, And bring the souls away: I fully intend the same. After that in Hell I have ruffled so, Straight to old Purgatory will I go, I will clean that so purge round about That we shall need no pardons to help them out.