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Peter C Herman wrote:- >I also note that both Joseph Wittreich and Annabel Patterson think that the authorship >of the Calender may have been more occluded than we today think, so at least I have >good company in my delusion. Thanks for the reassurance! And there was me thinking that I was the only one to doubt Spenser's authorship. The clues are there folks. In his 'A New Year's Gift to my old friend Maister George Bilchanger', Harvey refers to "a younge brother of mine" and his capabilities. He later refers to Master Collin Clout and his olde companions, Master Cuddy and Master Hobbinnoll after quoting two verses from the tenth Aeglogue of the foresaid famous new Calendar. He has also referred to "M. Cuddie, alias you know who". It seems to me that Master Cuddy is Spenser and Master Hobbinnoll is Sidney -- Harvey is referring to other people -- and then he speaks of the money which Colin Clout is making from his Calendar and Dreames. Again he is referring to another person and this is the person who has been translating Ovid. Marlowe translated Ovid... Peter Zenner +44 (0) 1246 271726 Visit my web site 'Zenigmas' at http://www.pzenner.freeserve.co.uk %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%