Note 400 — PROLOGUE TO THE PROPHETESS. BY BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. REVIVED By DRYDEN. SPOKEN BY MR BETTERTON.
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It was the fashion, at this time, to have black boys in attendance, decorated with silver collars. See the following advertisement: "A black boy, about fifteen years of age, named John White, ran away from Colonel Kirke, the 15th inst.; he has a silver collar about his neck, upon which is the Colonel's arms and cipher." Gazette, March 18th, 1685.