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172 Retreat by itself occurs only three times, but in company with Alarums and [or] Excursions may be found in 16 other places. The whole 19 cases occur in eleven plays.

The word explains itself. The actual notes of a Retreat of Shakespeare's time are not known.

In the text it has the same meaning.

H. 6. A. $2⁄2, 3$. 'Here sound retreat, and cease our hot pursuit.'

H. 6. B. $4⁄8, 4$. 'Dare any be so bold to sound retreat or parley, when I command them kill'?

H. 4. A. $5⁄4, 159$. 'The trumpet sounds retreat; the day is ours.'

H. 5. $3⁄2, 89$. Macmorris, 'the work ish give over, the trumpet sound the retreat.'

March, Dead March.

There are 18 marches provided for altogether; 4 are Dead Marches; 3 National—viz., English, French, and Danish; and 11 ordinary military marches.

Probably all are identified with Drums, without any other instruments. For the three national marches, see H. 6. A. $3⁄30 and 33$, and Hamlet $3⁄2, 91$.

Hawkins gives (Hist., p. 229) the text of a Royal Warrant of Charles I., ordering the revival of the