[Footnote 88:  The great cross in West Cheap was originally erected in 1290, by Edward I., in commemoration of the death of Queen Ellinor, whose body rested at that place, on its journey from Herdeby, in Lincolnshire, to Westminster, for interment.  It was rebuilt in 1441, and again in 1484.  In 1584 the images and ornaments were destroyed by the populace; and in 1599 the top of the cross was taken down, the timber being rotted within the lead, and fears being entertained as to its safety.  By order of Queen Elizabeth, and her privy council, it was repaired in 1600, when, says Stow, “a cross of timber was framed, set up, covered with lead, and gilded,” &c.  Stow’s Survey of London, by Strype, book iii. p. 35.  Edit, folio.  Lond. 1720.]

[Footnote 89:  This must allude to the play written by Heywood with the following title:  The Foure Prentises of London.  With the Conquest of Jerusalem.  As it hath bene diuerse times acted at the Red Bull, by the Queenes Maiesties Servants. 410, Lond. 1615.  In this drama, the four prentises are Godfrey, Grey, Charles, and Eustace, sons to the old Earle of Bullen, who, having lost his territories, by assisting William the Conqueror in his descent upon England, is compelled to live like a private citizen in London, and binds his sons to a mercer, a goldsmith, a haberdasher, and a grocer.  The four prentises, however, prefer the life of a soldier to that of a tradesman, and, quitting the service of their masters, follow Robert of Normandy to the holy land, where they perform the most astonishing feats of valour, and finally accomplish the conquest of Jerusalem.  The whole play abounds in bombast and impossibilities, and, as a composition, is unworthy of notice or remembrance.]

[Footnote 90:  The History of the Nine Worthies of the World; three whereof were Gentiles; I. Hector, son of Priamus, king of Troy. 2.  Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, and conqueror of the world. 3.  Julius Caesar, first emperor of Rome.  There Jews. 4.  Joshua, captain general and leader of Israel into Canaan. 5.  David, king of Israel. 6.  Judas Maccabeus, a ’valiant Jewish commander against the tyranny of Antiochus.  Three Christians. 7.  Arthur, king of Britain, who courageously defended his country against the Saxons. 8.  Charles the Great, king of France and emperor of Germany. 9.  Godfrey of Bullen, king of Jerusalem.  Being an account of their glorious lives, worthy actions, renowned victories, and deaths. 12mo.  No date.]

[Footnote 91:  Those of the same habits with himself; his associates.]