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Troy with the Earth did lay] See note 9 upon the second Act, Scene the first.

At Scyros] An Island in the Ægean Sea one of the Cyclades, and the Countrey of King Lycomedes: In this place Achilles was Conceal'd habited like a virgin,

and accompaning with Deidamia the Kings daughter, he got her with Child, by whom he had Pyrrhus: he was brought hither by his mother Thetis goddess of the Sea, because she had foreseen his fate before Troy, but he was drawn hence by the subtle perswasions of Ulysses.

Lesbos] An Island also in the Ægean, which Achilles overran before he joyn'd to the rest of the Greeks.

Nestor's years] A man very eloquent, who was at the Trojan wars, although he had liv'd.

Annos bis centum: tunc tertia vivitur ætas.
Two Ages, then he in the third did live.

Guiles and Guise] When she hid him, as in the second note.

Telephus The same knew how to wound and heal] Telephus the K. of Mysia denying Achilles passage through his Country, when he went to the wars of Troy, they incountered together, in which battle Telephus was wounded by Achilles, for which wound he could attain no remedy. Thereupon the Oracle being Consulted, it was answered, that he must seek the help from that which wounded him; being then reconcil'd to Achilles, he granted him some of the rust from that Speare with which he was wounded, which immediately cured his wound.

Thebes] A City in Cilicia the Country of

Ælion] The father of Andromach.

Lyrnessus] A City under the dition of Troy, and the Country of

Briseis] Otherwise Hippodamia, who after the taking of the City, fell by lot to Achilles.

And Chrysa Cause of strife to us] A City of Cilicia under the government of Mynes, the husband of Briseis, who was slain by Achilles: When this City was taken, Chrysis otherwise Astynome the daughter of Chryses, the

Priest of Apollo Smintheus, was taken away by Agamemnon, for whom her father with prayers and intreaties implored Agamemnon, but not prevailing, he sought aid of the God he Serv'd, who forthwith annoy'd the Grecians Camp with so great a pestilence, that Agamemnon was inforc'd to redeliver him his daughter, being perswaded to it by Achilles: But Agamemnon being enraged at the loss of his prize, forceably took Breseis from Achilles, which begat an implacable feud between those two Princes, insomuch that Achilles by no intreaties could be perswaded to the wars, till Patroclus whom he dearly lov'd was slain, in whose revenge he fought against Troy.

Famous Tenedos] An Island over against Troy, very famous before those wars.

------ Tenedos notissima famâ
Iusula, dives opum, Priami dum regna manebant.
------ Tenedos, the Isle well Known
By fame, and rich whilst Priam held the Crown.
Virg. Ænæid. 1.

Thracian flocks] It may be that the Greeks put their horses there to pasture, which they might take from Rhesus King of Thrace, which lay opposite to Tenedos.

Sacred Cilla] A Town in Cilicia, famous for the Fane of Apollo.

Caycus] A river of Mysia, running through the fields of Pergamus.

Memnon] See note 4, Act the first.

The Amazon] Penthesilea the Queen of the Amazons.

To Helen Immolate] that is for her sake rather than retard the fleet: See note first, second Act, Scene first.

Æacides] Achilles.

To light his Grave] The Ancients had a fond conceit that the Soul was inhumated with the body, therefore for her better getting forth to go to the Seat of the happy; they used to wish that the Earth might lye light upon them, for which there were many rites to the Diis Manibus performed, as the powring Milk, Hony, Wine, Oyle, and Flowers upon the Grave,

As also sacrificing of beasts: Nor was there a greater imprecation than that earth might lye heavy upon the Deceased.

Wilt always rob us of our Spoyls] As when he took Bryseis from her Father. See Note 12. on this Scene.

Thy Sute] When Achilles and he were fallen out to reconcile whom Vlysses endevoured.

A King of life bereave] Priamus whom he slew. See Note 14. Act 1.

Scyros] See Note 2. on this Scene.

No Brothers villany] That was Atreus the Father of Agamemnon, and Thyestes Atreus's Brother; Thyestes had forc'd the Wife of Atreus, for revenge. This Atreus roasted his Children, and put them before him to eat: At the sight of which horrid fact, the Sun was said to run back again towards the East.

Our Kin] Thetis Mother to Achilles.

By a Maid] See Note 2. on this Scene.

Æacus] The Grandfather of Achilles.

With Jove] The Father of Æacus, who was a Judge in Hell, and so Achilles Great grandfather.

Thou who didst see the Grecian Fleet lose] When the Navy lay wind-bound at Aulis, it was by his Oracles

that Iphigenia was sacrific'd, by whose death they had a permission to proceed. See Note I. Act 2. Scene 1.

Ionia] A Region of the lesser Asia between Caria and Æolis.