^a Gallia Lugdunensis: one of the provinces of Roman Gaul, stretching across the middle of France from Brittany to its capital Lugdunum (Lyons).

^b Polymnia (or, better, Polyhymnia) (Greek: Πολυύμνια, Πολύμνια,

‘the one of many hymns’), was in Greek mythology the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn, dance, and eloquence as well as agriculture and pantomime. She is depicted as very serious, pensive and meditative, and often holding a finger to her mouth, dressed in a long cloak and veil and resting her elbow on a pillar.

‘West-wood’, ‘West-cuckoo’ are references to the 13th century song Sumer Is Icumen In.