[Footnote 56: The mighty Christian Priest, Call'd John the Great] Concerning the fabulous personage, PRESTER JOHN, see Nares's GLOSS. in v.] [Footnote 57: Where] See note ¶, p. 45. (i.e. note 33.)] [Footnote 58: Byather] The editor of 1826 printed "Biafar": but it is very doubtful if Marlowe wrote the names of places correctly.] [Footnote 59: Damascus] Here the old eds. "Damasco." See note *, p. 31. note *, from p. 31. (The First Part of Tamburlaine the Great): "Damascus] Both the old eds. here "Damasco:" but in many other places they agree in reading "Damascus."] [Footnote 60: And made, &c.] A word dropt out from this line.] [Footnote 61: him] i.e. the king of Natolia.] [Footnote 62: orient] Old eds. "orientall" and "oriental."--Both in our author's FAUSTUS and in his JEW OF MALTA we have "ORIENT pearl."] [Footnote 63: Soria] See note ?, p. 44. [i.e. note 13.]] [Footnote 64: thereof] So the 8vo.--The 4to "heereof."] [Footnote 65: that we vow] i.e. that which we vow. So the 8vo.--The 4to "WHAT we vow." Neither of the modern editors understanding the passage, they printed "WE THAT vow."] [Footnote 66: faiths] So the 8vo.--The 4to "fame."] [Footnote 67: and religion] Old eds. "and THEIR religion."] [Footnote 68: consummate] Old eds. "consinuate." The modern editors print "continuate," a word which occurs in Shakespeare's TIMON OF ATHENS, act i. sc. 1., but which the metre determines to be inadmissible in the present passage.--The Revd. J. Mitford proposes "continent," in the sense of--restraining from violence.] [Footnote 69: this] So the 8vo.--The 4to "the."] [Footnote 70: martial] So the 4to.--The 8vo "materiall."] [Footnote 71: our] So the 4to.--The 8vo "your."] [Footnote 72: With] So the 4to.--The 8vo "Which."] [Footnote 73: thy servant's] He means Sigismund. So a few lines after, "this traitor's perjury."] [Footnote 74: discomfit] Old eds. "discomfort." (Compare the first line of the next scene.)] [Footnote 75: lords] So the 8vo.--The 4to "lord."] [Footnote 76: Christian] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Christians."] [Footnote 77: Zoacum] "Or ZAKKUM.--The description of this tree is taken from a fable in the Koran, chap. 37." Ed. 1826.] [Footnote 78: an] So the 8vo.--The 4to "any."] [Footnote 79: We will both watch and ward shall keep his trunk] i.e. We will that both watch, &c. So the 4to.--The 8vo has "AND keepe."] [Footnote 80: Uribassa, give] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Vribassa, AND giue."] [Footnote 81: Soria] See note ?, p. 44. [i.e. note 13.]] [Footnote 82: their] So the 4to.--Not in the 8vo.] [Footnote 83: brows] Old eds. "bowers."] [Footnote 84: this] So the 8vo.--The 4to "the."] [Footnote 85: no] So the 4to.--The 8vo "not."] [Footnote 86: and] So the 4to.--The 8vo "a."] [Footnote 87: makes] So the 4to.--The 8vo "make."] [Footnote 88: author] So the 4to.--The 8vo "anchor."] [Footnote 89: yes] Old eds. "yet."]