Note 159 — ACT IV. SCENE I.

Ostend] “The siege of this place is frequently alluded to in our ancient writers. It was taken by the Marquis of Spinola on the 8th of September, 1604, after it had held out three years and ten weeks. See ‘A True History of the memorable Siege of Ostend, and what passed on either side from the beginning of the Siege unto the yielding up of the town.’ 4to. 1604.” Reed.