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 menos, but he felt small in the presence of a mighty Turkish aga.'

P. 23, l. 3. white powder. It was formerly believed that a white gunpowder existed, which exploded without noise.

P. 23, l. 5. heavy-armed foot, all mercenaries, these are the historians. Cf. note on p. 11, l. 18.

P. 23, l. 6.  (1483-1540), an Italian historian, who wrote a history of Italy, and other works.

Davila (1576-1623), another Italian historian: he wrote a History of the Civil Wars in France, 1558-1598. For the mention of his name see Temple, p. 70 of Appendix, and Wotton's Reflections, Chap. III. ad. fin.

Polydore Vergil (1470-1555), an Italian who was sent to England by the Pope in 1501 as sub-collector of Peter's Pence. He became a naturalised Englishman in 1510, and wrote a History of England, (see pp. 152-6 of H. A. L. Fisher's History of England, 1485-1547 (1906)).

Buchanan (1506-1582), the great Scottish humanist: he is now chiefly known for his Latin paraphrase of the Psalms and his History of Scotland. He had a European reputation for his skill in Latin Verse. Cf. Temple, III. 467-8.

(1536-1624), a Spanish historian: he wrote in Latin a History of Spain and translated it into Spanish; and a book (De Rege et Regis Institutione) in which he defended tyrannicide.

Camden (1551-1623), the English antiquary and historian.

P. 23, l. 8. the engineers, are the mathematicians.

Regiomontatius, Johann Müller (1436-1476). Regiomontanus was the name given him from the name of his birthplace, Königsberg. He was a German mathematician and astronomer.