Note 219 — Chapter IV
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There can be little doubt as to the identity of the 'Commoedie of Titirus and Galathea,' entered on the Stationers' Register under date April 1, 1585; and now that, thanks to Bond's researches, it is evident that the reference to Octogesimus octavus mirabilis annus (see III. iii) was no ex post facto prophecy, but borrowed from Richard Harvey's Astrological Discourse of 1583, there is no reason to suppose a double date.