[Footnote 206.1: [From Fenn, iv. 226.] The Eve of St. Simon and
Jude is the 27th October. It fell on Sunday in the year 1465.]
[Footnote 207.1: Fenn remarks that if we may judge from the
mention of snow in this place, the winters began earlier in those
days than they do now. But perhaps Margaret was only urging the
necessity of timely action, taking into consideration the ordinary
delays of suitors. We have seen, however, from Letter 609 that in
the year 1465 there must have been unusually cold weather even in
the beginning of September.]
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