Tamburlaine the Great Volume Ii Part 16

[Footnote 101: in conquest] So the 4to.--The 8vo "in THE conquest."]

[Footnote 102: Judaea] So the 8vo.--The 4to "Juda."]

[Footnote 103: Sclavonia's] Old eds. "Scalonians" and "Sclauonians."]

[Footnote 104: Soria] See note ?, p. 44. (i.e. note 13.]

[Footnote 105: 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 106: That's no matter, &c.] So previously (p. 46, first col.) Almeda speaks in prose, "I like that well," &c.

[p. 46, first col. (This play):

"ALMEDA. I like that well: but, tell me, my lord, if I should let you go, would you be as good as your word? shall I be made a king for my labour?"]

[Footnote 107: dearth] Old eds. "death."]

[Footnote 108: th'] So the 8vo.--Omitted in the 4to.]

[Footnote 109: Those] Old eds. "Whose."]

[Footnote 110: sorrows] So the 8vo.--The 4to "sorrow."]

[Footnote 111: thirst] So the 4to.--The 8vo "colde."]

[Footnote 112: champion] i.e. champaign.]

[Footnote 113: which] Old eds. "with."]

[Footnote 114: Whereas] i.e. Where.]

[Footnote 115: the] So the 8vo.--The 4to "and."]

[Footnote 116: cavalieros] See note ?, p. 52. [i.e. note 91.]]

[Footnote 117: argins] "Argine, Ital. An embankment, a rampart.["]

Ed., 1826.]

[Footnote 118: great] So the 8vo.--The 4to "greatst."]

[Footnote 119: the] Old eds. "their."]

[Footnote 120: by nature] So the 8vo.--The 4to "by THE nature."]

[Footnote 121: a] So the 4to.--The 8vo "the."]

[Footnote 122: A ring of pikes, mingled with shot and horse] Qy. "foot"

instead of "shot"? (but the "ring of pikes" is "foot").--The Revd. J. Mitford proposes to read, "A ring of pikes AND HORSE, MANGLED with shot."]

[Footnote 123: his] So the 8vo--The 4to "this."]

[Footnote 124: march'd] So the 4to.--The 8vo "martch."]

[Footnote 125: drop] So the 8vo.--The 4to "dram."]

[Footnote 126: lance] So the 4to.--Here the 8vo "lanch": but afterwards more than once it has "lance."]

[Footnote 127: I know not, &c.] This and the next four speeches are evidently prose, as are several other portions of the play.]

[Footnote 128: 'Tis] So the 4to.--The 8vo "This."]

[Footnote 129: accursed] So the 4to.--The 8vo "cursed."]

[Footnote 130: his] So the 4to.--The 8vo "the."]

[Footnote 131: point] So the 8vo.--The 4to "port."]

[Footnote 132: Soria] See note ?, p. 44. [i.e. note 13.]]

[Footnote 133: Minions, falc'nets, and sakers] "All small pieces of ordnance." Ed. 1826.]

[Footnote 134: hold] Old eds. "gold" and "golde."]

[Footnote 135: quietly] So the 8vo.--The 4to "quickely."]

[Footnote 136: friends] So the 4to.--The 8vo "friend."]

[Footnote 137: you] So the 4to.--The 8vo "thou."]

[Footnote 138: pioners] See note , p. 20.

[note , from p. 20. (The First Part of Tamburlaine the Great):

"pioners] The usual spelling of the word in our early writers (in Shakespeare, for instance)."]

[Footnote 139: in] So the 8vo.--The 4to "to."]

[Footnote 140: argins] See note ?[sic], p. 55. [note ?? p. 55, i.e. note 117.]]

[Footnote 141: quietly] So the 8vo.--The 4to "quickely."]

[Footnote 142: Were you, that are the friends of Tamburlaine] So the 8vo.

--The 4to "Were ALL you that are friends of Tamburlaine."]