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_LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1854._

Notes.

"SHAKSPEARE'S RIME WHICH HE MADE AT THE MYTRE."

In the third volume of Mr. Collier's valuable _History of Dramatic Poetry_
(p. 275.) is the following passage, which forms part of a note:

"Mr. Thorpe, the enterprising bookseller of Bedford Street, is in
possession of a MS. full of songs and poems, in the handwriting of a
person of the name of Richard Jackson, all copied prior to the year
1631, and including many unpublished pieces, by a variety of celebrated
poets. One of the most curious is a song in five seven-line stanzas,
thus headed 'Shakspeare's rime, which he made at the Mytre in Fleete
Streete.' It begins 'From the rich Lavinian shore;' and some few of the
lines were published by Playford, and set as a catch."

In Mr. Thoms' _Anecdotes and Traditions_ (published by the Camden Society)
is a story of the celebrated Dr. John Wilson, to which the editor has
appended an interesting note, adding:

"Wilson was the composer of a glee for three voices, published in
Playford's _Musical Companion_, where the words are attributed to
Shakspeare; and the supposition that they were really written by him
having been converted into a certainty, by their appearing with
Shakspeare's name to them in the MS. Collection of Poetry, copied prior
to 1631 by Richard Jackson," &c.

Mr. Thoms then prints the "rime," not inappropriately calling it "A Song
for Autolycus," with this remark:

"My late respected friend Mr. Douce once told me, that some musical
friend at Chichester, I think the organist, possessed a copy of this
song, with an additional verse."

Mr. Thoms' version of "Shakspeare's Rime" was inserted (probably by our
worthy Editor himself?) in the first volume of "N. & Q." (p. 23.) with a
view of obtaining the additional stanza; a desideratum which I am now
enabled to supply. The following copy has _two_ additional stanzas, and is
transcribed from a MS. Collection of Songs, with the music, written in the
early part of the reign of James I. The MS. was formerly in the possession
of Mr. J.