Volume 1 — ERRATA.

VOL. I.

Page 12, lines 5 and 16—for Brokesby read Brookesby.

” 13, ” 1—for Brokesby, read Brookesby.

” 43, ” 21—for Lord de Ross, read Lord de Roos.

” 87, —note.—for Endysmoir Porter, read Endymion Porter.

” 92, line 6—for Abbo, read Abbot.

” 97, delete first line.

” 108, line 6—for favours read favour.

” 155, ” 17—for King James’s room; though, read King James’s room, where.

” 163, ” 13—for pours out of contention, read comes out of contention.

” 172, ” 18—for a young lady of the seven, read a young lady of the seventeenth century.

” 186, ” 27—for of his succession, read of his successor.

Footnotes

Transcriber’s Note

There are several anomolies in the footnoting. In the original, there is a single footnote 1 in the Preface, and the numbering begins again at the opening of the first chapter. The sequence continues to 99, and then restarts with 1. This is repeated several times. There are also several notes which are denoted only with a traditional asterisk. On occasion, footnotes appear out of order. There is no apparent reason for the dual system, and it seems most likely that the non-numeric references were added later, after the numbering had been completed, and were used to avoid the need to re-sequence work already done.

For this text, all footnotes have been re-sequenced numerically across the whole volume, to assure uniqueness. They will appear in the correct order.

p. 99 Footnote 112 (‘Ibid.’) had no anchor in the text, but, based on the passages in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ referred to in the prior note, the quoted text would seem to end near the bottom of the page, and has been added there.

p. 105 There is a anchor to a footnote 119 at ‘benefited his family more than himself.[119]’ which does not appear on the page. The same anchor appears on p. 107 along with a footnote using the same number. The dubious anchor has been removed.

p. 152 Footnote 169 had no anchor in the text, but refers to the

quoted passage. An anchor (169)has been added at that point.

The two spellings of the modern Hurstpierpoint, ‘Hurst-pierre-point’ and ‘Hurst-per-point’, are retained, though the second hyphen in the latter occurs on a line break.

The text ends with a list of errata which covers many of the issues listed at the end of this note. The intent of this list has been honored, and the indicated changes made. Links are provided to the corresponding item in that list.

The first items of the errata would seem to correct the spelling of the home of the Villiers from ‘Brokesby’ to ‘Brookesby’. There are two more instances that were not mentioned, which have been corrected as well.

Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. Given the frequent quotations, it was inevitable that opening and closing quotation marks would sometimes be lost. They are placed here where the context or voice makes their position obvious, or where an inspection of the original sources was possible and allowed for the proper punctuation.

The paragraph beginning on p. 147 ends with a closing quotation mark. There is no obvious point at which that quotation might begin. The mark is retained, in any case.

On p. 338, the sentence ending with a reference to note 403 includes a closing quotation mark, which has no corresponding open. The note references State Papers, vol. cxxxix, No. 16, which seems to be an error. The topic can be found discussed in State Papers, vol. cxliv, No. 16,, but only the phrases quoted earlier can be found there. The closing quotation marks seems an error.

On p. 339, continuing on p. 340 there is an long paraphrased passage from Reliquiæ Wottonianæ., p. 213, which would seem to end at ‘Lieutenant of Dover Castle’. The closing quotation mark has been added there.

The references are to the page and line in the original. Where three numbers are referenced, the second refers to a note on that page, and the third to the line therein.

1.17 BRO[O]KESBY, THE NATIVE PLACE OF GEORGE VILLIERS Added.

12.5 adding to his name the designation of “Bro[o]kesby;” Added.

12.16 At Bro[o]kesby, the manorial residence Added.

12.26 now owns the name of Bro[o]kesby. Added.

13.1 The town of Bro[o]kesby has, of late years Added.

13.23 From the retirement of Bro[o]kesby Added.

18.10 On the fourth of January, 1[5/6]05-6, Sir George Villiers died. Replaced.

22.15 “the conservative qualities and ornaments of youth.[”] Added.

26.34.7 de survivre trop long tem[p]s a ce bon roi. Added.

28.3 was Ravaillac[s]’s fatal opportunity Removed.

43.21 to the Lord de Ro[s/o]s Replaced.

46.18 this was Burleigh-on-the[ /-]Hill which she sold Replaced.

47.54.1 Art[.] Lucy Harrington. Added.

63.21 and to bring Villiers in.[’/”] Replaced.

87.93.3 Endy[smoir/mion] Porter’s letters. Replaced.

90.101.11 D’Ewe[s]’s MS. Journal in Bishop Goodman’s Life Added.

92.6 which was imperatively due to the Primate, Abbo[t] Added.

97.1 [way most gratifying to an honourable mind.] Removed.

107.119.6 who were to be excluded from the Order of St. George,[”] Added.

108.6 and the noble miscreants be restored to favour[s]. Removed.

126.21 the rich banners and streamers,[”] Removed. No opening.

128.141.5 “were squires of high degree, for cast and bravery;[”] Added. No closing.

144.7 the “most commended for notable fooling[,/.]” Replaced.

146.18 he conceived that the partition of the kingdom placed him.[”] Added. Probable.

147.6 had not public business interfered.[”] sic: opening quote?

150.18 and so was apprehended near Carlisle.[”] Added.

154.15 the most curious combat of world[l]y passions Added.

155.17 called King James’s room; [though/where] the monarch is said Replaced.

163.13 [pours/comes] out of contention Replaced.

166.11 to hang him with a silken halter.[”] Added.

167.20 a partner violent, litigious, and un[s]crupulous. Added.

167.5 without [bans] or licence sic: banns

172.18 a young lady of the seven[teenth century] Added.

175.3 Bacon “took to be the worst of his enemies.[”] Added.

177.12 will set all on fire when he is in.[”] Added.

186.27 would have had the nomination of his success[ion/or] Replaced.

188.2 for her own good, or her friends.[”] Removed.

202.4 writes Mr. Chamberlain, merrily, [“]at Newmarket Added.

232.15 but Harvey, “sick and surfeited[”], declined attendance Added. Probable.

238.275.6 to infatuate him in Sir Thomas Lake’s business[,/.] Replaced.

248.9 on the site of the ancient Monast[e]ry of Crutched Friars Added.

279.22 more than at their own interest;[”] Removed.

286.337.6 [5/6]. Peace and war, both foreign and civil Replaced.

308.26 than he had done as Dean of Westminster,[”] “which,” he adds, Added.

321.3 [“]and so,” adds the minute observer Added.

323.23 without any sign of agitation.[”] Added.

333.16 [“]and where,” adds the crafty Spaniard Added.

338.13 restored on his return home.[”] Removed.

339.27 [“]It seemed, however,” says the same writer Added.

340.6 then Lieutenant of Dover Castle.[”] Added.

340.27 says Sir Henry Wotton, [‘/“]singular credit Replaced.

357.15 the pecuniary difficult[i]es Added.

358.4 [“]The Spaniards, too,” as the Earl stated Added.

359.14 “imperfect note my babie had[’/”] Replaced.

368.23 The King afterwards promised Charles that [“]though it were Lent Added.

369.1 In the eve[n]ing of Saturday Added.

369.442.4 by the King of Spain.[”] Added.

372.21 at the Monastery of San Gero[min/nim]o Transposed.

381.8 [“]To which James answers:—“I wonder quhy ye shoulde Removed

393.17 “a life to all actions of greatness and courtship.[”] Added.

398.6 his horse’s [main] and tail sic: mane