<131> Christians renied] i.e. Christians who have denied, or renounced their faith.--In THE GENT. MAGAZINE for Jan. 1841, J. M. would read "Christians RENEGADENS" or "CHRISTIAN RENEGADES:" but the old text is right; among many passages that might be cited, compare the following;"And that Ydole is the God of false Cristene, that han RENEYED hire FEYTHE." THE VOIAGE AND TRAVAILE OF SIR JOHN MAUNDEVILE, p. 209. ed. 1725.
"For that thou should'st RENY THY FAITH, and her thereby possesse. The Soldan did capitulat in vaine: the more thy blesse." Warner's ALBIONS ENGLAND, B. XI. Ch. 68. p. 287. ed. 1596.
<132> Terrene] i.e. Mediterranean.
<133> Renowmed] See note ||, p. 11.<i.e. note 52.> So the 8vo. --The 4to "renowned."<134> basso] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Brother."<135> Not] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Nor."
<136> in] So the 8vo.--The 4to "on."
<137> Or spread, &c.] A word has dropt out from this line.
<138> measur'd heaven] So the 8vo.--The 4to "measured THE heauen."<139> pioners] The usual spelling of the word in our early writers (in Shakespeare, for instance).
<140> ceaseless] So the 8vo.--The 4to "carelesse."<141> conceits] i.e<.> fancies, imaginations.
<142> counterfeit] i.e. picture, resemblance.
<143> his] So the 8vo.--The 4to "the."
<144> you] So the 8vo.--The 4to "me."
<145> Leave] The author probably wrote, "AGYDAS, leave," &c.
<146> facts] i.e. deeds.
<147> much] So the 8vo.--The 4to "more."
<148> Pierides] i.e. The daughters of Pierus, who, having challenged the Muses to a trial of song, were overcome, and changed into magpies.
<149> the young Arabian] Scil. Alcidamus; see p. 10, l. 9, sec. col.
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<150> Fearing his love] i.e. Fearing with respect to his love.
<151> of] so the 4to.--The 8vo "and."
<152> fury] So the 4to.--The 8vo "furies."<153> shone] Old eds. "shine."
<154> send] Old eds. "sent."
<155> menace] So the 8vo.--The 4to "meane."<156> fetch] So the 8vo.--The 4to "fetcht."<157> set] So the 8vo.--The 4to "seate."
<158> Terrene] i.e. Mediterranean.
<159> to rest or breathe] So the 8vo.--The 4to "to BREATH AND REST."<160> bastones] i.e. bastinadoes.
<161> they] So the 8vo.--0mitted in the 4to.
<162> Morocco] Here the old eds. "Moroccus,"--a barbarism which I have not retained, because previously, in the stage-direction at the commencement of this act, p. 19, they agree in reading "Morocco."<163> titles] So the 8vo.--The 4to "title."<164> sarell] i.e. seraglio.
<165> I'll] So the 8vo.--The 4to "I will."<166> the] So the 8vo.--The 4to "this."
<167> hugy] i.e. huge.
<168> renowm'd] See note ||, p. 11.<i.e. note 52.> So the 8vo. --The 4to "renowned."<169> of] So the 8vo.--The 4to "all."
<170> rule] So the 8vo.--The 4to "raigne."<171> braver] So the 8vo.--The 4to "braue."<172> pash] i.e. crush to pieces by a stroke.
<173> y-sprung] Here the old eds. "ySPRONG."--See note *, p. 14.
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<174> them] Old eds. "thee."
<175> the] Has perhaps crept in by a mistake of the transcriber or printer.
<176> And make your strokes to wound the senseless light] The old eds. have,"And make OUR strokes to wound the sencelesse LURE."(the last word being, perhaps, in the 8vo "lute.") Here "light" is a very questionable reading: qy. "air"? (though the third line above ends with that word).
<177> boss] In the GENT. MAG. for Jan. 1841, J. M. proposed to alter "boss" to "Bassa." But Cotgrave, in his DICT., has; "A fat BOSSE. Femme bien grasse et grosse; une coche."<178> advocate] So the 4to.--The 8vo "aduocates."<179> That dare, &c.] Something dropt out from this line.
<180> Re-enter Bajazeth, pursued by Tamburlaine] The old eds. have, "Bajazeth flies, and he pursues him. The battell short [Qto. is short],and they enter, Bajazeth is ouercome."
This not very intelligible stage-direction means perhaps that, after Bajazeth and Tamburlaine had entered, a short combat was to take place between them.
<181> foil] The old eds. "soil."
<182> gat] So the 8vo.--The 4to "got."
<183> pilling] i.e. plundering.
<184> British] So the 4to.--The 8vo "brightest."<185> martial] So the 8vo.--The 4to "materiall."<186> Awake, ye men of Memphis!] These words are put into the mouth of Judas, in Fletcher's BONDUCA, at the commencement of act ii.; and in Fletcher's WIT WITHOUT MONEY, act v. sc. 2. we find "thou manof Memphis."
<187> basilisks] Pieces of ordnance so called. They were of immense size; see Douce's ILLUST. OF SHAKESPEARE, i. 425.
<188> monstrous] To be read as a trisyllable.
<189> Or ever-drizzling] So the 4to.--The 8vo "Or drisling."<190> should] So the 4to.--The 8vo "shal."<191> he devil] So the 8vo.--The 4to "he THE deuill."<192> Arabian king] Scil. Alcidamus: see p. 10, l. 9, sec. col.
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<193> it] So the 4to.--Omitted in the 8vo.
<194> it should] So the 4to.--The 8vo "should it."<195> this] So the 8vo.--The 4to "it."
<196> into] So the 4to.--The 8vo "vnto."
<197> heart] So the 4to.--The 8vo "soul."<198> stoop] Qy. "stoop, STOOP"?
<199> your] Old eds. "their."--Compare the tenth line of the speech.
<200> to] So the 8vo.--The 4to "on."
<201> brent] i.e. burnt. So the 8vo.--The 4to "burnt."<202> kings] So the 8vo.--The 4to "king."<203> from] So the 4to.--The 8vo "in."
<204> then, for you] So the 4to.--The 8vo "for you then."<205> stark nak'd] Compare (among many passages which might be cited from our early poets),--"rather on Nilus' mud Lay me STARK NAK'D, and let the water-flies Blow me into abhorring!" Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, act v. sc. 2. (where the modern editors print "naked.")<206> dignities] So the 8vo.--The 4to "dignitie."<207> whiles] So the 8vo.--The 4to "while."<208> shalt] So the 4to.--The 8vo "shal."<209> grace] Olds eds. "grac'd."
