M. Baron in this and the following scenes gives almost a literal translation from Terence: and the Andrienne concludes exactly in the same manner with the Latin play; excepting the affranchisement of Davus, with which M. Baron makes Pamphilus reward his faithful services. In the Conscious Lovers, Sir R. Steele changes Crito into Isabella, the aunt of Indiana, whose real birth is discovered by Sealand’s making her a visit, to inquire into the nature of her connexion with young Bevil: the discovery is made by Sealand himself, who recognizes one of the ornaments worn by his daughter. He gives Indiana willingly to her preserver Bevil, jun., and Lucinda, who was intended to be the wife of Bevil, was, upon his marriage with her sister Indiana, given to Myrtle, the lover whom she herself had always favoured. NOTE 202. _Simo.――A sycophant._ The word sycophant was an epithet of peculiar opprobrium at Athens, and of very singular derivation. In a season of great scarcity, a law was passed at Athens, prohibiting the exportation of figs; and afterwards, through neglect, remained unrepealed. Hence, those malicious men who informed against those who transgressed it, were called συκοφάνται, and this appellation was afterwards always applied to false witnesses, and busy and malicious informers. NOTE 203. _Crito.――Chrysis’ father, who received him, was my relation, and, at his house, I’ve heard that shipwrecked stranger say, that he was an Athenian: he died in Andros._ ――――Tum is mihi cognatus fuit, Qui eum _recepit_: ibi ego audivi ex illo sese esse Atticum: Is ibi mortuus est. The word _recepit_, in this sentence, alludes to the Roman customs respecting foreigners. Crito had just before used the term _applicat_, _he applied for assistance_. When an exile or foreigner arrived at Rome, he was said _applicare_, _to apply_ to some person to become his patron; as every stranger at Rome was compelled to obtain the protection of one of the citizens, who succeeded to his effects at his death: jure applicationis. When a Roman citizen agreed to accept of a foreigner as his client, he was said _recipere_, to receive him. NOTE 204. _Crito.――At least I think it was Phania: one thing I am sure of, he said he was from Rhamnus._ Rhamnus was a small town in the north of Attica, and only a few miles to the north-west of Marathon. It seems to have been famous for little but a magnificent temple of Nemesis, and an exquisite statue of that goddess, sculptured by Phidias; hence she was sometimes called Rhamnusia, thus by Ovid, ――――Assensit precibus Rhamnusia justis. _Metam._, B. 3. L. 406. Rhamnusia heard the lover’s just request.