p. 400, l. 16 Ma tres chere. 4 to 1687 ‘Matres chear.’ 4to 1688 ‘Marrois chare.’

p,400, l. 27 tout autour. 4to 1687 ‘tout au toore.’ 4to 1688 ’tout au tour.’

p.400, l. 30 sighing. 1724 misprints ‘fighting’.

p.400, l. 9 Cheveux blonds. 4tos ‘Chevave Blond’.

p. 403, l. 30 Sylphs. 4to 1687 ‘Silfs.’

p. 409, l. 13 Scene III.  All the former editions have Scene II.

p. 412, l. 21 Enter Doctor.  Both 4tos and 1724 omit to mark this entrance which I have supplied.

p.413, l. 18 Draws. 1724 omits.

p.417, l. 19 The End of the First Act.  Only in 4tos 1687, 1688.

p. 417, l. 21 A Chamber.  I have added the locale.

p. 418, l. 26 the Street. 1724 ‘a Street.’

p. 418, l. 27 a Flambeaux.  This is the reading of both 4tos. 1724 ’a Flambeau’.  As Sir T. Herbert, Travels (1638), has a plural ‘Flambeauxes’ I have retained ‘Flambeaux’ as a singular here, though no other instance can be cited.

p. 420, l. 6 Scene III.  I have numbered this scene.

p. 420, l. 9 Florinda.  I have inserted this name here and as speech-prefix instead of ‘Lady’.  It is supplied by Act ii, II, and again in this scene.

p. 422, l. 2 Harpsicals. 1724 ‘Harpsicords’.

p. 422, l. 15 Within.  I have supplied this stage direction.

p. 424, l. 3 Doct.  Hold up. 1724 improperly puts this speech after the stage direction.

p. 424, l. 8 Harlequin sits still. 4tos ‘He sits still.’

p. 426, ll. 7, 9 Mistriss. 1724 ‘Mrs.’

p. 426, l. 35 Aside, and Exit.  ‘Aside’ only in 1724.  I have supplied ‘and exit.’

p. 427, l. 16 Scene IV.  I have numbered this scene and supplied the locale ‘to Bellemante’s Chamber’.

p. 429, l. 6 Scene V.  I have numbered this scene.

p. 436, l. 14 The End of the Second Act.  Only in 4tos.

p. 438, l. 22 Scene II.  I have numbered this scene.

p. 442, l. 5 prima. 4tos misprint ‘Fema’.

p. 453, l. 1 Scene III.  The Last.  I have numbered this scene. 1724 omits ‘The Last.’

p. 454, l. 3 the Emperor. 1724 omits ‘the’.

p. 456, l. 28 Sagittary. 1724 ‘Sagittar’.

p. 461, l. 32 Gravely to himself.  Only in 4tos.

p. 462, l. 19 Pay. 1724 ‘Play.’

p. 462, l. 29 Bank. 1724 ‘Rank’.

NOTES:  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY.

THE TOWN FOP.

p. 15 Mrs. Celinda Dresswell.  Dresswell was obviously the original name of Friendlove, and Mrs. Behn forgot to alter her MS. at this passage.  The same oversight occurs later in the act when Bellmour says ‘I must rely on Dresswell’s friendship,’ (p. 20).