The last statement is characteristic of Gifford. It would have been well in this case if he had given some proof of his assertion. The derivation _an eyas_ › _a nyas_ is probably incorrect. The _Centary Dictionary_ gives ‘_Niaise_, _nyas_ (and corruptly _eyas_, by misdivision of _a nias_).’ The best explanation I can give of the side note is this. The glossator takes the meaning ‘simpleton’ for granted. But Fitzdottrel has just said ‘Laught at, sweet bird?’ In explanation the side note is added. This, perhaps, does not help matters much and, indeed, I am inclined to believe with Gifford that the side notes are by another hand than Jonson’s. See Introduction, pp. xiii, xvii. =1. 6. 29, 30. When I ha’ seene All London in’t, and London has seene mee.= Gifford compares Pope: Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too. =1. 6. 31 Black-fryers Play-house.= This famous theatre was founded by James Burbage in 1596-7. The Burbages leased it to Henry Evans for the performances of the Children of the Chapel, and the King’s Servants acted there after the departure of the children. In 1619 the Lord Mayor and the Council of London ordered its discontinuance, but the players were able to keep it open on the plea that it was a private house. In 1642 ‘public stage plays’ were suppressed, and on Aug. 5, 1655, Blackfriars Theatre was pulled down and tenements were built in its place. See Wh-C. Nares, referring to Shirley’s _Six New Playes_, 1653, says that ‘the Theatre of Black-Friars was, in Charles I.’s time at least considered, as being of a higher order and more respectability than any of those on the Bank-side.’ =1. 6. 33 Rise vp between the Acts.= See note 3. 5. 43. =1. 6. 33, 4 let fall my cloake, Publish a handsome man, and a rich suite.= The gallants of this age were inordinately fond of displaying their dress, or ‘publishing their suits.’ The play-house and ‘Paul’s Walk,’ the nave of St. Paul’s Cathedral, were favorite places for accomplishing this. The fourth chapter of Dekker’s _Guls Horne-booke_ is entitled ‘How a Gallant should behaue himselfe in Powles walkes.’ He bids the gallant make his way directly into the middle aisle, ‘where, in view of all, you may publish your suit in what manner you affect most, either with the slide of your cloake from the one shoulder, and then you must (as twere in anger) suddenly snatch at the middle of the inside (if it be taffata at the least) and so by that meanes your costly lining is betrayd,’ etc. A little later on (_Non-dram. Wks._ 2. 238) Dekker speaks of ‘Powles, a Tennis-court, or a Playhouse’ as a suitable place to ‘publish your clothes.’ Cf. also _Non-dram. Wks._ 4. 51.