Notes

Note I.

I. 1. 8, 9. The suggestion that a line has been lost in this place came first from Theobald. It is scarcely necessary to say that there is no mark of omission in the Folios. Malone supposes that a similar omission has been made II. 4. 123. The compositor’s eye (he says) may have glanced from ‘succeed’ to ‘weakness’ in a subsequent hemistich.

In order to relieve the plethoric foot-note we set down in this place some conjectures for which we are indebted to Mr Halliwell’s note on the passage.

(1)

Then no more remains

To your sufficiency as your worth is able

But that you let than work.

Wheler MS.

(2)

But task to your sufficience ...

Dent. MS.

(3)

But that your sufficiency as your worth be able ...

Monck Mason.

(4)

Then no more remains:

To your sufficiency your worth be added,

And let them work.

T. Hull’s MS. Commentary.

(5)

... I let them work.

Chalmers.

The reading assigned in the foot-note to Steevens is found in a note to the Edition of 1778. He afterwards changed his mind.

Note II.

I. 2. 15. Hanmer’s reading is recommended by the fact that in the old forms of ‘graces’ used in many colleges, and, as we are informed, at the Inns of Court, the prayer for peace comes always after, and never before, meat. But as the mistake may easily have been made by Shakespeare, or else deliberately put into the mouth of the ‘First Gentleman,’ we have not altered the text.

Note III.

I. 2. 22-26. In the remainder of this scene Hanmer and other Editors have made capricious changes in the distribution of the dialogue, which we have not thought it worth while to chronicle. It is impossible to discern any difference of character in the three speakers, or to introduce logical sequence into their buffoonery.

Note IV.

I. 2. 110. We retain here the stage direction of the Folio, ‘Enter ... Juliet, &c.’ for the preceding line makes it evident that she was on the stage. On the other hand, line 140 shows that she was not within hearing, nor near Claudio while he spoke. We may suppose that she was following at a distance behind, in her anxiety for the fate of her lover. She appears again as a mute personage at the end of the play.

Note V.

I. 2. 115, 116. Johnson in the first Edition, 1765, says, ‘I suspect that a line is lost.’ This note was omitted in the Edition of 1778.

Note VI.

I. 4. 70. ‘To soften Angelo: and that’s my pith of business.’ We have left this line as it is printed in the Folios. There is a line of similar length and rhythm in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV. 2. 16.

‘But here comes Thurio: now must we to her window.’

Note VII.

II. 2. 149. A writer, ‘A. E. B.’ in Notes and Queries (Vol. V. p. 325) points out that in Wickliffe’s bible, ‘shekels’ is spelt ‘sickles,’ which he says ought, therefore, to be retained. There is no doubt of the meaning; but we, in accordance with our custom, have modernized the spelling.

Note VIII.

II. 2. 155-161. The printing in the Folios gives no help towards the metrical arrangement of these and other broken lines. In the present case we might read:

‘Ang.

Well, come to me to-morrow.

Luc.

Well, come to me to-morrow. Go to: ’tis well;

Away!

Isab.

Away! Heaven keep your honour safe!

Ang.

Away! Heaven keep your honour safe! Amen:

To your sufficiency your worth be added,

For I, &c.’

Or, considering the first two lines as prose, we might read the last:

Isab.

Heaven keep your honour safe!

Ang.

Heaven keep your honour safe! Amen: for I

Am that way going to temptation

Where prayers cross.’

Note IX.

II. 4. 9. ‘fear’d.’ Mr Collier, in Notes and Queries, Vol. VIII. p. 361, mentions that in Lord Ellesmere’s copy of the First Folio the reading is ‘sear’d.’

Note X.

II. 4. 94. ‘all-building.’ ‘Mr Theobald has binding in one of his copies.’ Johnson.

Note XI.

II. 4. 103. ‘That longing have been sick for.’ Delius says in his note on this passage, ‘Das I vor have lässt sich nach Shaksperischer Licenz leicht suppliren.’ The second person singular of the governing pronoun is frequently omitted by Shakespeare in familiar questions, but, as to the first and third persons, his usage rarely differs from the modern. If the text be genuine, we have an instance in this play of the omission of the third person singular I. 4. 72, ‘Has censured him.’ See also the early Quarto of the Merry Wives of Windsor, Sc. XIV. l. 40, p. 285 of our reprint:

‘Ile cloath my daughter, and aduertise Slender

To know her by that signe, and steale her thence,

And vnknowne to my wife, shall marrie her.’

Note XII.

II. 4. 111-113. Mr Sidney Walker adopts Steevens’ emendation, and affirms that among all the metrical licenses used by Shakespeare, the omission of the final syllable of the line is not one. But if the reading of the first Folio be allowed to stand, we can find many instances of lines which want the final syllable. The line immediately preceding may be so scanned:

‘Ignomy in ransom and free pardon.’

And in this same scene, line 143, we have

‘And you tell me that he shall die for’t.’

And in V. 1. 83:

‘The warrant’s for yourself; take heed to’t.’

It is conceivable that ‘mercy’ may be pronounced as a trisyllable; but in all the undoubted examples of such a metrical license, the liquid is the second of the two consonants, not the first. See, however, S. Walker’s Shakespeare’s Versification, pp. 207 sqq.

Possibly a word may have dropt out, and the original passage may have stood thus:

‘Ignomy in ransom and free pardon are

Of two opposed houses: lawful mercy

Is nothing kin to foul redemption.’

Note XIII.

III. 1. 29. Mr Collier’s copy of the second Folio has ‘sire.’ Notes and Queries, Vol. VI. p. 141.

Note XIV.

III. 1. 56, 57. The metrical arrangement is uncertain here. It is not probable that the last word of the Duke’s speech, ‘concealed,’ should be the first of a line which would be interrupted by his exit. Perhaps, too, the true reading of the following line may have been:

‘As comforts all are good, most good indeed.’

Note XV.

III. 1. 91, 94. The word ‘prenzie,’ occurring, as it does, twice in this passage, rests on such strong authority that it is better to seek to explain than to alter it. It may be etymologically connected with ‘prin,’ in old French, meaning ‘demure;’ also with ‘princox,’ a ‘coxcomb,’ and with the word ‘prender,’ which occurs more than once in Skelton: e.g.

‘This pevysh proud, this prender gest,

When he is well, yet can he not rest.’

Mr Bullock mentions, in support of his conjecture, that ‘pensie’ is still used in some north-country dialects. ‘Primsie’ is also found in Burns’ poems with the signification of ‘demure, precise,’ according to the glossary.

Note XVI.

III. 1. 118. Johnson says the most plausible conjecture is ‘benighted.’ It does not appear by whom this conjecture was made.

Note XVII.

III. 1. 168. We must suppose that Claudio, as he is going out, stops to speak with his sister at the back of the stage within sight of the audience.

Note XVIII.

IV. 2. 91. This is a case in which we have thought it best to make an exception to our usual rule of modernizing the spelling. The metre requires ‘Haply’ to be pronounced as a trisyllable. Perhaps it would be well to retain the spelling of the first two Folios ‘Happely,’ and as a general rule it would be convenient if an obsolete spelling were retained in words used with an obsolete meaning. We have, however, abstained from introducing on our own authority this, or any other innovation in orthography. In IV. 3. 126, we have retained ‘covent,’ which had grown to be a distinct word from ‘convent,’ and differently pronounced. Shakespeare’s ear would hardly have tolerated the harsh-sounding line

‘One of our cónvent and his cónfessor.’

Note XIX.

IV. 3. 17. The reading ‘cry’ (i.e. ‘crie’) for ‘are’ was suggested by a passage in Nashe’s Apologie for Pierce Pennilesse, 1693, quoted by Malone: ‘At that time that thy joys were in the fleeting, and thus crying ‘for the Lord’s sake’ out at an iron window.’

Note XX.

IV. 3. 83. In order to avoid the unmetrical line 83, as given in the Folios and by all Editors to Johnson inclusive, the lines 82-85 have been arranged as five, thus:

If... Let... In secret... Ere... To the under... Capell.

If... Let... Both... The sun... The under... Steevens.

If... Let... Both... Ere... To yonder... Collier.

If... Let... Both... The sun... To yond... Singer.

Perhaps the best arrangement, because requiring the least change from the printing of the Folio, would be to put the words ‘And Claudio’ in a line by themselves. Many examples of such a broken line in the middle of a speech may be found (e.g. V. 1. 448), and it would add to the emphasis with which the Duke commends Claudio to the Provost’s care. The long line V. 1. 465, might be similarly reduced by reading

‘His name

Is Barnardine.’

Note XXI.

IV. 5. 1. Mr Spedding suggests that Act V. should begin here. Dr Johnson says: “This play has two Friars, either of whom might singly have served. I should therefore imagine that ‘Friar Thomas,’ in the first Act, might be changed without any harm to ‘Friar Peter:’ for why should the Duke unnecessarily trust two in an affair which required only one? The name of Friar Thomas is never mentioned in the dialogue, and therefore seems arbitrarily placed at the head of the scene.”

Note XXII.

V. 1. 131. Mr Sidney Walker, in his Shakespeare’s Versification, pp. 80 sqq. suggests that in this and other passages we should read ‘this,’ because ‘This is is not unfrequently, like That is, &c. contracted into a monosyllable.’ For the reason assigned in Note (III) to The Tempest, I. 2. 173, we have preferred the more familiar spelling this’s.

Act I: Scene 1

Scene i. Lords and Attendants.] Singer. Lords. Ff. and Attendants. Capell.

5. put] not Pope. apt Collier MS.

7, 8. remains, But that] remains; Put that Rowe.

8, 9. But that to your sufficiency ...] But that to your sufficiency you add Due diligency ... Theobald conj.
But that to your sufficiency you joyn A will to serve us ... Hanmer.
But that to your sufficiency you put A zeal as willing ... Tyrwhitt conj.
But that to your sufficiencies your worth is abled Johnson conj.
But your sufficiency as worth is able Farmer conj.
Your sufficiency ... able Steevens conj.
But that your sufficiency be as your worth is stable Becket conj.
But state to your sufficiency ... Jackson conj.
But thereto your sufficiency ... Singer.
But add to your sufficiency your worth Collier MS.
But that [tendering his commission] to your sufficiency. And, as your worth is able, let them work Staunton conj.
But that to your sufficiency I add Commission ample Spedding conj.
See note (I).

11. city’s] cities Ff.

16. [Exit an Attendant.] Capell.

18. soul] roll Warburton. seal Johnson conj.

22. what] say, what Pope.

25. Scene ii. Pope.

27. your pleasure] F1. your Graces pleasure F2 F3 F4.

28. life] look Johnson conj.

28, 29. character ... history] history ... character Monck Mason conj.

32. they] them Hanmer.

35, 36. all alike As if we] all as if We Hanmer.

37. nor] om. Pope.

42. my part in him] in my part me Hanmer. my part to him Johnson conj. in him, my part Becket conj.

43. Hold therefore, Angelo:—] Hold therefore, Angelo: [Giving him his commission] Hanmer. Hold therefore. Angelo, Tyrwhitt conj. Hold therefore, Angelo, our place and power: Grant White.

45. Mortality] Morality Pope.

51. upon it] upon ’t Capell.

No more] Come, no more Pope.

52. leaven’d and prepared] Ff. leven’d and prepar’d Rowe. prepar’d and leaven’d Pope. prepar’d and level’d Warburton. prepar’d unleaven’d Heath conj.

56. to you] om. Hanmer.

61. your commissions] F1. your commission F2 F3 F4. our commission Pope.

66. laws] law Pope.

76. [Exit.] F2. [Exit. (after line 75) F1.

84. your] you F2.

Act I: Scene 2

Scene ii.] Scene iii. Pope.

12. First Gent. Why, ’twas] 1. Gent. Why? ’twas Ff. First Gent. Why? Luc. ’Twas Singer.

15. before] after Hanmer. See note (II).

do] doth Hanmer. does Warburton.

22-26. Lucio. In any proportion ... language. First Gent. I think ... religion. Lucio. Ay, why not?... all grace.]
Lucio. Not in any profession ... language, I ... religion. 2. Gent. And why not?... controversy. Lucio. As for ... all grace. Hanmer.
See note (III).

29. lists] list Anon. conj.

42. Here Ff have Enter Bawde, transferred by Theobald to line 56.

43. Scene iv. Pope. Bawd coming at a distance. Hanmer.

44. I have] 1. Gent. I have Pope (ed. 2). He has Halliwell.

48. dolours] Rowe. dollours Ff. dollars Pope.

56. Scene iv. Johnson.

65. head] head is Rowe. head’s Capell.

81. Scene v. Pope.

88. with maid] with-made Seymour conj.

91. houses] bawdy houses Tyrwhitt conj.

96. all] om. Pope.

110. Scæna Tertia. Ff.

Pope’s Scene VI is not mentioned, but presumably begins here.

Juliet] Ff. Gaoler. Halliwell. om. Collier MS. See note (IV).

113. Lord] om. F2 F3 F4.

115. offence] offence’ (for offences) S. Walker conj.

115, 116. by weight The words] Ff.
by weight; I’ th’ words Hanmer.
by weight. The words Warburton (after Davenant).
by weight—The sword Roberts conj.
by weight The word Halliwell.
by weight.—The word’s Becket conj.
by weight—The works Jackson conj.
See note (V).

117. yet still ’tis just] yet ’tis just still S. Walker conj.

121. every scope] liberty Wheeler MS.

124. A thirsty evil] An evil thirst Davenant’s version. A thirsted evil Spedding conj.

128. morality] Rowe (after Davenant). mortality Ff.

141. denunciation] pronunciation Collier MS.

143. propagation] F2 F3 F4. propogation F1. prorogation Malone conj. procuration Jackson conj. preservation Grant White.

147. most] om. Hanmer.

148. on] F1. in F2 F3 F4.

151. fault and] flash and Johnson conj. foult or Id. conj. foil and Anon. conj. fault and] flash and Johnson conj. fault or Id. conj. foil and Anon. conj.

glimpse] guise Anon. conj.

161. nineteen] fourteen Whalley conj.

165. it is] so it is Hanmer (who prints line 165-167 as four verses ending stands, milkmaid, off, him.

166. she be] she be but Hanmer.

173. voice] name Wheler MS.

175. youth] zenith Johnson conj.

176. prone] prompt Johnson conj. pow’r Id. conj. proue Becket conj.

177. move] Ff. moves Rowe.

beside] besides Capell.

181. under] F1. upon F2 F3 F4. on Hanmer, who prints 179-185 as six verses ending may, like, imposition, be, tick-tack, Lucio.

imposition] inquisition Johnson conj. (withdrawn).

182. the enjoying of] om. Hanmer.

who I would] which I’d Hanmer.

184. her] her strait Hanmer.

Act I: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scena Quarta Ff. Scene vii. Pope.

3. bosom] breast Pope.

10. and witless] F2 F3 F4. witless F1. with witless Edd. conj.

keeps] keep Hammer.

12. stricture] strictness Davenant’s version. strict ure Warburton.

15. For] Far F2.

20. to] F1. for F2 F3 F4.

weeds] Ff. steeds Theobald. wills S. Walker conj.

21. this] these Theobald.

fourteen] nineteen Theobald.
slip] Ff. sleep Theobald (after Davenant).

25. to] do Dent. MS.

26. terror] F1. errour F2 F3 F4.

26, 27. the rod Becomes more ... decrees] Pope (after Davenant). the rod More ... decrees Ff. the rod’s More ... most just decrees Collier MS.

27. mock’d] markt Davenant’s version.

34. do] om. Pope.

37. be done] om. Pope.

39. the] their Dyce conj.

indeed] om. Pope.

42, 43. fight To do in slander]
sight To do in slander Pope.
fight So do in slander Theobald.
sight To do it slander Hanmer.
sight, So doing slander’d Johnson conj.
sight To draw on slander Collier MS.
right To do him slander Singer conj.
light To do it slander Dyce conj.
fight To do me slander Halliwell.
win the fight To die in slander Staunton conj.

never ... slander] ever in the fight To dole in slander Jackson conj.

43. And] om. Pope.

45. I] om. Pope.

47. in person bear me] Capell. in person beare Ff. my person bear Pope.

49. our] F1. your F2 F3 F4.

Act I: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scena Quinta Ff. Scene viii. Pope.

5. sisterhood, the votarists] sister votarists Pope.

27. For that which] That for which Malone conj.

30. make me not your story] mock me not:—your story Malone. make me not your scorn Collier MS. (after Davenant). make ... sport Singer.

It is true] Steevens. ’Tis true Ff. om. Pope. Nay, tis true Capell.

31. I would not] Malone puts a full stop here.

40. have] having Rowe.

42. That ... brings] Doth ... bring Hanmer.

seedness] seeding Collier MS.

44. his] its Hanmer.

49. O, let him] F1. Let him F2 F3 F4. Let him then Pope.

50. is] who’s Collier MS.

52. and] with Johnson conj.

do] om. Pope.

54. givings-out] Rowe. giving-out Ff.

60. his] it’s Capell.

63. for long] long time Pope.

68. hope is] hope’s Pope.

70. pith of business ’Twixt] pith Of business betwixt Hanmer. See note (VI).

pith of] om. Pope.

72. so seek] so, Seeke Ff. so? seek Edd. conj.

Has] H’as Theobald.

71-75. Ff end the lines thus:— so,—already—warrant—poor—good. Capell first gave the arrangement in the text.

73. as] om. Hanmer.

74. A warrant for his] a warrant For’s Ff.

78. make] Pope. makes Ff.

82. freely] F1. truely F2 F3 F4.

Enter Provost inserted by Capell.

Act II: Scene 1

6. fall] fell Warburton conj.

8, 9, 10. Let ... That, in the] Let ... whom I believe To ... whether in The Hanmer. Let ... whom I believe To ... virtue, and consider This, in the Capell.

12. your] Rowe (after Davenant) our Ff.

15. which now you censure him] you censure now in him Hanmer. which now you censure him for Capell. where now you censure him Grant White.

19. the] a Collier MS.

22. justice seizes] justice ceizes Ff. justice seizes on Pope. it seizes on Hanmer.

know] Pope. knowes F1 F2. knows F3 F4.

23. very] om. Hanmer, ending lines 21, 22, 23 at made—seizes on—pregnant.

31. Sir] om. Pope.

31. After this line Ff have ‘Enter Provost.’

36. [Exit Provost] Rowe. om. Ff.

37. [Aside] S. Walker conj.

38. This line is printed by Ff in italics.

39. from brakes of ice, and] through brakes of vice and Rowe. from brakes of vice, and Malone. from brakes of justice, Capell. from breaks of ice, and Collier. from brakes, off ice and Knight conj.

41. Scene ii. Pope.

57. they] you Rowe.

78. uncleanliness] F1. uncleanness F2 F3 F4.

79. the] that Hanmer.

85. [To Ange. Capell.

87. sir] om. F4.

88. distant] F1. instant F2 F3 F4.

96. but two] F1. no more F2 F3 F4.

107. very] om. Pope.

113. me] om. Pope. we Grant White.

115. nor] om. Pope.

117. into] unto Collier MS.

120. All-hallond] All-holland Pope.

122. chair, sir] chamber, sir Capell conj. chamber Anon. conj.

126. winter] windows Collier MS.

132. Scene iii. Pope.

186. you] ye F4.

194. hang] hang on Heath conj.

198. Scene iv. Pope.

207. in] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

214. nor] and Pope.

216. splay] spay Steevens.

221. the knaves] F1. knaves F2 F3 F4.

222. are F2 F3 F4. is F1.

225. year] Ff. years Rowe.

226. year] F1 years F2 F3 F4.

227. bay] day Pope.

234. Pompey] om. F4.

237. [Aside] Staunton.

241. Scene v. Pope.

245. your] Pope. the Ff.

260. home] F1. go home F2 F3 F4.

267. There is] There’s Pope.

Act II: Scene 2

Scene ii.] Scene vi. Pope.

Pope’s Scene VII is not identified. Scene VIII begins at line 161.

1. he will] he’ll Pope.

4. but as offended] offended but as Grant White.

5. sects] sorts S. Walker conj.

of this] o’ th’ Hanmer.

9. dost thou] om. Hanmer.

12. Go to] om. Hanmer.

14. honour’s] om. Pope.

17. fitter] fitting Pope.

22. Well] om. Pope.

25. for’t] for it Pope.

God save] ’Save Ff.

26. a little] yet a Pope.

28. Please] ’Please Ff.

Well] om. Pope.

30. And most] And more Rowe.

32. must not plead, but that] must plead, albeit Hanmer. must now plead, but yet Johnson conj.

40. To fine] to find Theobald.

faults] fault Dyce.

46. more tame a] a more tame Rowe.

53. might you] you might S. Walker conj.

55. him.] him? Ff.

56. You are] Yo art F2. Thou art Collier MS.

58. back] F2 F3 F4. om. F1.

Well,] and Hanmer.
Well, believe] Well believe Knight.

59. ’longs] Theobald, longs Ff. belongs Pope.

73. that were] that are Warburton.

76. top] God Collier MS.

80. condemn] condemns Rowe.

82. must die] dies Pope.

83. Printed as two lines in Ff, the first ending sudden.

85. shall we serve] serve we Pope.

92. the first] Ff. the first man Pope. he, the first Capell (Tyrwhitt conj.). the first one Collier MS. but the first Grant White. the first he Spedding conj.

the first that] he who first Davenant’s version.
did the edict] the edict did Keightley conj.

95. that shows what] which shews that Hanmer.

96. Either now] Or new Pope. Either new Dyce.

99. ere] Hanmer. here Ff. where Malone.

104. Be] Then be Pope.

107. it is] ’tis Pope.

108. it is] om. Hanmer.

111. ne’er] never F1.

113. Would] Incessantly would Hanmer.

114. Heaven] sweet Heaven Hanmer.

116. Split’st] splits F1.

117. but] F1. O but F2 F3 F4.

proud] weak, proud Malone conj.

120. glassy] grassy Lloyd conj.

126. We] You Collier MS.

cannot] can but Anon. conj.
ourself] yourself Theobald (Warburton).

127. saints] sins Anon. conj.

129. i’ the right] i’ th right F1 F2. i’ right F3 F4. right Pope. in the right Steevens.

132. avised] avis’d F1 F2. advis’d F3 F4. thou advis’d Hanmer.

more on’t] more on’t, yet more Hanmer.

140. your] you F2.

142. breeds] bleeds Pope.

149. shekels] Pope. sickles Ff. cycles Collier conj. circles Collier MS. See note (VII).

150. rates are] Johnson. rate are Ff. rate is Hanmer.

157. Amen] Amen! I say Hanmer. See note (VIII).

159. Where] Which your Johnson conj.

160. your lordship] you lordship F2. you Hanmer.

161. ’Save] God save Edd. conj.

161. Scene viii. Pope.

163. Ha!] om. Pope.

166. by] with Capell.

172. evils] offals Collier MS.

183. never] ne’er Pope.

186. Ever till now] F1.
Even till now F2 F3 F4.
Even till this very now Pope.
Ever till this very now Theobald.
Even from youth till now Collier MS.

Act II: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scene ix. Pope. Act III. Scene i. Johnson conj.

7. crimes that I may] several crimes that I May Seymour conj.

9. Enter Juliet] Transferred by Dyce to line 15.

11. flaws] F3 F4. flawes F1 F2. flames Warburton (after Davenant).

26. offenceful] offence full F1.

30. lest you do repent] F4. least you do repent F1 F2 F3. repent you not Pope.

33. we would not spare] Ff. we’d not seek Pope. we’d not spare Malone. we would not serve Collier MS. we’d not appease Singer conj.

36. There rest] Tis well; there rest Hammer.

39. Grace] So grace Pope. May grace Steevens conj. All grace Seymour conj. Grace go with you is assigned to Juliet by Dyce (Ritson conj.).

40. love] law Hanmer.

Act II: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scene x. Pope.

2. empty] om. Seymour conj.

3. invention] intention Pope.

4. Heaven] Heaven’s Rowe. Heaven is Capell.

5. his] its Pope.

9. fear’d] scar’d Hanmer. sear Heath conj. stale Anon. conj. See note (IX).

10. take] took Seymour conj.

12. for vain. O place,] F4. for vaine. O place, F1 F2 F3. for vane. O place, or for vane o’ the place. Manlone conj.

15. thou art blood] thou art but blood Pope. thou still art blood Malone.

17. ’Tis not] Is’t not Hanmer. ’Tis yet Johnson conj.

18. desires] asks Pope.

21. both it] both that Pope. it both Collier MS.

22. all] om. Hanmer, who makes lines 19-23 end at blood, both that, dispossessing, fitness.

27. subject] F1 F2 F3. subjects F4.

28. part] path Collier MS.

31. Scene xi. Pope.

33. demand] declare Hanmer.

Your brother] He Hanmer.

34. your honour] you Hanmer.

45. sweetness] lewdness Hanmer.

46. easy] just Hanmer.

48. metal] Theobald. mettle Ff.

means] mints Steevens conj. moulds Malone conj.

50. ’Tis ... earth] ’Tis so set down in earth but not in heaven Johnson conj.

51. Say] And say Pope. Yea, say S. Walker conj. ending lines 50, 51 at heaven, then I.

53. or] Rowe (after Davenant), and Ff.

58. for accompt] accompt Pope.

68. Were ... charity.] Were’t ... charity? Hanmer. ’Twere ... charity. Seymour conj.

70. of] om. Pope.

71. make it my morn prayer] make’t my morning prayer Hanmer.

73. your] yours Johnson conj.

75. craftily] Rowe (after Davenant). crafty Ff.

76. me] om. F1.

80. enshield] in-shell’d Tyrwhitt conj.

81. mark me] mark me well Hanmer.

90. loss] loose Singer MS. toss Johnson conj. list Heath conj. force Collier MS.

94. all-building] Ff. all-holding Rowe. all-binding Johnson. See note (X).

97. to let] let Hanmer.

103. have] I’ve Rowe. I have Capell. had Knight. See note (XI).

sick] seek Johnson (a misprint).

104, 105. Capell (conj.) and Collier end the first line at must.

106. at] for Johnson conj.

111. Ignomy in] Ignomie in F1. Ignominy in F2 F3 F4. An ignominious Pope.

112, 113. mercy Is nothing kin] Ff. mercy sure Is nothing kin Pope. mercy is Nothing akin Steevens. See note (XII).

117. oft] very oft Hanmer, who ends lines 116, 117 at me ... have.

118. we would] we’d Steevens. This line printed as two in Ff.

122. feodary] F2 F3 F4. fedarie F1.

123. thy weakness] by weakness Rowe. to weakness Capell. this weakness Harness (Malone conj.).

126. make] take Johnson conj.

127. their] thy Edd. conj.

135. you be] you’re Pope.

140. former] formal Warburton.

143. for it] Pope. for’t Ff.

153. Pope ends the line at world.

163. redeem] save Pope.

171. should] shall Steevens.

172. perilous] most perilous Theobald. these perilous Seymour conj. pernicious S. Walker conj.

175. court’sy] curtsie Ff.

179. mind] mine Jackson conj.

185. Inverted commas prefixed to this line in Ff.

Act III: Scene 1

1. of] for Hanmer.

4. I’ve] I’have Ff.

5. either] or Pope.

8. keep] reck Warburton. thou art] om. Hanmer.

10. dost] Ff. do Hanmer.

20. exist’st] Theobald. exists Ff.

24. effects] affects Johnson conj.

25. If] Though Hanmer.

28. unloads] unloadeth Pope.

29. sire] F4. fire F1 F2 F3. See note (XIII).

31. serpigo] Rowe. sapego F1. sarpego F2 F3 F4.

34. all thy blessed] pall’d, thy blazed Warburton. all thy blasted Johnson conj. all thy boasted Collier MS.

35. as aged] an indigent Hanmer. assuaged Warburton. assieged Becket conj. engaged Staunton conj. enaged Grant White conj. abased Edd. conj.

37. beauty] bounty Warburton.

38. yet] om. Pope.

40. more] moe Ff. a Hanmer.

46. sir] son Mason conj.

49. Look] om. Pope.

53. Bring me to hear them speak] Malone (Steevens conj.). Bring them to hear me speak F1. Bring them to speak F2 F3 F4. Bring me to stand Capell.

54. concealed] conceal’d F1. conceal’d, yet hear them F2 F3 F4. conceal’d, yet hear them speak Capell. Bring me where I conceal’d May hear them speak Davenant’s version.

55. Scene ii. Pope.

sister] good sister Hanmer.

57. most good, most good indeed] most good indeed Pope. most good in speed Hanmer. most good. Indeed Blackstone conj. See note (XIV).

60. leiger] ledger Capell. lieger Staunton.

62. set on] set out Pope.

64. To] Must Hanmer.

70. Though] Pope. Through Ff.

75, 75. Overlapping line numbers unchanged. In the original text, the two lines called 75 occur before and after a page break.

79. can a resolution fetch] want a resolution fetch’d Hanmer.

80. tenderness?] tenderness. Dyce (Heath conj.).

86. appliances] appliance Hanmer.

88. head] bred Grey conj.

89. falcon] falconer Grey conj.

90, 91. filth ... pond] pond ... filth Upton conj.

91, 94. prenzie] F1. princely F2 F3 F4.
priestly Hanmer.
precise Knight (Tieck conj.).
rev’rend Staunton.
saintly Hickson conj. pensive Anon. (N. & Q.) conj. frenzy!—princely Knight conj. printsy Taylor conj. pious Delius conj. phrenzied Anon. (N. & Q.) conj. primsie Anon. (N. & Q.) conj. pensie Bullock conj.
See note (XV).

93. damned’st] damnest F1.

94. guards] garb Collier MS.

97. give’t] grant Hanmer. give Warburton.

from] for Hanmer.

103. dear] dearest Pope.

105. he] he then Hanmer.

111. Why] Why, Hanmer.

118. delighted] dilated Hanmer. benighted (Anon. conj. ap. Johnson). delinquent Upton conj. alighted Anon. conj. delated Anon. conj. in Fras. Mag. See note (XVI).

119. reside] recide F1 (and 249).

120. region] regions Rowe.

124, 125. those that ... thought Imagine] those, that ... thought, Imagine Ff. ... thoughts ... Theobald. those—that ... thought—Imagine Hanmer. those whom ... thought Imagines Heath conj. (after Davenant).

127. penury] F2 F3 F4. periury F1.

and] om. Pope.

138. shield] F1. shield: F2 F3 F4. grant Pope.

141. but my] my only Pope.

145. Nay] om. Pope.

148. [Going. Capell.

149. Scene iii. Pope.

Re-enter Duke] Capell. Duke steps in. F2. om. F1. Enter Duke and Provost. Rowe.

155. [Walks apart] Capell.

163. satisfy] falsify Hanmer.

168. [Exit C.] Exit. F2, after line 167, om. F1. See note (XVII).

174. Exit ... forward] Edd. [Exit. F2 om. F1.

176. cheap] chief Collier MS.

177. in goodness] in such goodness Hanmer.

179. to you] on you Hanmer.

183. him:] him, Dyce.

190, 191. advisings: ... good] Pope. advisings,... good; Ff.

192. uprighteously] uprightly Pope.

197. farther] , father F4.

204. She] Her Pope.

was] he was Hanmer.

205. by] om. F1.

and] om. F4.

217. few] F1 F2. few words F3 F4.

her on] on her Capell conj.

219. a marble] as marble Anon. conj.

tears] F1. ears F2 F3 F4.

228. unkindness] kindness Pope.

236. granted in course,—and now] granted incourse, and now Ff. granted, in course now Pope.

241. scaled] foiled Grant White.

244. from] and Rowe.

255. [Exeunt severally] [Exit Ff.

Act III: Scene 2

Scene ii.] om. Ff. Scene iv. Pope.
Enter ... Pompey] Enter Elbow, Clowne, Officers. Ff.

5. usuries] usancies Collier MS.

7. Punctuated as in Hanmer. Ff place a semicolon after law. Pope a full stop. Warburton supposes a line or two to be lost.

furred gown] furred lambskin gown Capell.

8. fox and lamb-skins] fox-skins Capell. fox on lamb-skins Mason conj.

11. father] om. Johnson conj.

22. eat, array myself] Theobald (Bishop conj.). eat away myself Ff.

24. Go mend, go mend] Go mend, mend Pope.

25. does] doth Pope.

36. From our faults] F1. Free from our faults F2 F3. Free from all faults F4.

as faults from seeming] as from faults seeming Hanmer. or from false seeming Johnson conj. or faults from seeming Id. conj.

36. Scene v. [Enter Lucio. Pope.

37. waist] Johnson, ed. 1778. wast F1 F2 F3. waste F4.

40. wheels] heels Steevens.

43. it] Pope. om. Ff.

44, 45. this tune ... Is’t not] this? tune ... method,—is’t not? Johnson conj.

45. matter and method] the matter and the method Hanmer.

Is’t not ... rain] It’s not down in the last reign Warburton.

46. Trot] to’t Dyce (Grey conj.). troth Jackson conj.

52. her] the Pope.

69, 70. bondage: ... patiently,] Theobald. bondage ... patiently: Ff.

80. Scene vi. Pope.

93. general] gentle Warburton.

95. a great] great Rowe.

98. this] Ff. the Pope.

104. is a motion generative]
is a motion ungenerative Theobald.
has no motion generative Hanmer.
is not a motion generative Capell.
is a motion ingenerative Collier MS.
is a notion generative Upton conj.
is a mule ungenerative Anon. conj.

114. detected] detracted Capell.

123. shy] sly Hanmer.

126. I] om. Rowe.

142. dearer] Hanmer. deare F1 F2. dear F3 F4.

157. little] a little Hanmer.

again.] again? Ff.

168. this Claudio] this: Claudio Edd. conj.

171. He’s not past it yet, and I say to thee] Hanmer. He’s now past it, yet (and I say to thee) Ff. He’s now past it: yea, and I say to thee Capell.

172. smelt] smelt of Rowe.

173. said] say Pope.

179. Scene vii. Pope

183. swear] swerve Hanmer. severe Farmer conj.

202. even] F4. ’even F1 F2 F3.

207. See] Theobald. Sea Ff.

212. and it is as] F3 F4. and as it is as F1 F2.

213. undertaking. There] undertaking, there Collier.

220. especially] specially Pope. These two lines are printed as verse by Ff, ending strifes, ... himself.

232. leisure] lecture Capell conj.

234. your function] the due of your function Collier MS.

243. Scene viii. Pope.

[Exeunt....] Capell. [Exit. F2. om. F1.

246, 247. Pattern ... go] Patterning himself to know, In grace to stand, in virtue go Johnson conj. Pattern in himself, to show Grace and virtue. Stand or go Becket conj.

247. and virtue go] virtue to go Collier MS.

249. self-offences] self offences Collier.

256-258. may ... To draw] many ... Draw Harness.

256. likeness made in crimes] Ff. that likeness made in crimes Theobald. that likeness shading crimes Hanmer. such likeness trade in crimes Heath conj. likeness wade in crimes Malone conj. (withdrawn). likeness mate in crimes Leo conj.

257. Making practice] Mocking, practise Malone conj. Make sin practise Jackson conj. Masking practice Collier MS.

258. To draw] Draw Theobald. So draw Staunton conj.

Act IV: Scene 1

Scene i. Enter M.] Ff. M. discovered sitting. Steevens.

5, 6. F4 omits the refrain in l. 6. Rowe omits it in both lines.

6. but] though Fletcher’s version.

13. it] is Warburton.

17. meet] meet one Hanmer.

19. Enter I.] Transferred by Singer to line 23.

24. Scene ii. Pope.

well come] Ff. welcome Warburton.

32, 33, 34. There have I made my promise Upon the heavy middle of the night To call upon him.] S. Walker conj.
There have I made my promise, upon the Heavy middle of the night to call upon him. Ff.
There on the heavy middle of the night Have I my promise made to call upon him. Pope.
There have I made my promise to call on him Upon the heavy middle of the night. Capell.
There have I made my promise in the heavy Middle.... Singer.
There have I made my promise on the heavy Middle.... Dyce.
Delius and Staunton read with Ff. but print as prose.

38. action all of precept] precept of all action Johnson conj.

49. Scene iii. Pope.

52. have] I have Pope.

58-63. O place ... fancies] These lines to precede III. 2. 178. Warburton conj.

60. these] their Hanmer. base Collier MS.

quests] quest F1.

61. escapes] ’scapes Pope.

62. their idle dreams] Pope. their idle dreame Ff. an idle dream Rowe.

63. Welcome, how agreed?] Well! agreed? Hanmer.

Scene iv. Pope.

65. It is] ’Tis Pope.

74. tithe’s] Tithes F1 F2 F3. Tythes F4. tilth’s Hanmer (Warburton).

Our ... sow] Our tythe’s to reap, for yet our corn’s to sow Capell conj. MS.

Act IV: Scene 2

Scene ii.] Scene v. Pope.

2-4. Printed as verse in Ff.

37-42. Abhor. Sir,.......thief] Abhor. ***Clown.*** Sir, it is a mystery. Abhor. Proof.— Clown. Every ... thief (42) Hanmer. Pom. Proof ... thief (42) Lloyd conj.

39-42. Every......thief] Capell. Abh. Every....thief (39). Clo. If it be ... thief (41) Ff. Abh. Every ... thief, Clown: if it be......thief (42) Theobald.

45. your] you F2.

53. yare] Theobald. y’are Ff. yours Rowe.

56. The one] Th’ one Ff. One Hamner.

58. Scene vi. Pope.

63. He will not wake] F1 F2. He will not awake F3 F4. He’ll not awake Pope.

64. yourself] yourself [Ex. Claudio.] Theobald.

65. comfort! [Exit Claudio.] By and by.—] Capell. comfort: by and by, Ff.

70. None] F1. Now F2 F3 F4.

71. They] She Hawkins conj. There Collier MS.

85. unsisting] F1 F2 F3. insisting F4. unresisting Rowe. unresting Hanmer. unshifting Capell. unlist’ning Steevens conj. resisting Collier conj. unlisting Mason conj. unfeeling Johnson conj. unwisting Singer.

86. ....Provost] ....Provost, speaking to one at the door, after which he comes forward. Capell.

91. Happily] Happely F1 F2. Happily F3 F4. See note (XVIII).

96. Scene vii. Pope.

lordship’s] Pope. lords Ff. om. Capell.

96, 97. This ... man. Duke. And ... pardon] Knight (Tyrwhitt conj.). Duke. This ... man. Pro. And ... pardon Ff.

98-101. Printed as verse in Ff.

113. you] om. F4.

114. Prov. [Reads] Rowe. The letter. Ff.

117. duly] truly Capell (a misprint).

131. It is] Ff. Is it Pope.

136. reckless] Theobald. wreaklesse F1 F2 F3. wreakless F4. rechless Pope.

138. desperately mortal] mortally desperate Hanmer.

161-165. Printed as verse in Ff. Rowe.

167. tie] F1 F4. tye F2 F3. tire Theobald conj. dye Simpson conj.

168. bared] Malone. bar’de F1 F2 F3. barb’d F4.

179. persuasion] Ff. my persuasion Rowe.

188. that] F1 F2 F3. which F4.

191. writ] here writ Hanmer.

Act IV: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scene viii. Pope.

5. paper] pepper Rowe.

11. Dizy] F2 F3 F4. Dizie F1. Dizzy Pope. Dicey Steevens conj.

14. Forthlight] Ff. Forthright Warburton.

15. Shooty] F2 F3 F4. Shootie F1. Shooter Warburton. Shoo-tye Capell.

17. are] cry Anon. conj. See note (XIX).

now] now in Pope.

25. friends] F1 F2. friend F3 F4.

32. his] the Pope.

49. I] om. F4.

The text does not specify which occurrence of “I” is meant. The speech begins “Not I: I have...”

57. hear] heave F2.

59. Scene ix. Pope.

60. gravel heart] grovelling beast Collier MS.

61. Given by Hanmer to Prov.

69. his] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

do] om. Pope.

76. whiles] while Pope.

83. both Barnardine and Claudio] Claudio and Barnardine Hanmer. See note (XX).

85. the under] Hanmer. yond Ff. yonder Pope.

86. manifested] manifest Hanmer.

88. Quick] Quick, then, Capell.

96. well-] Rowe. weale- F1 F2 F3. weal F4.

102. Scene x. Pope.

103. She’s come] She comes Pope.

106. comforts] comfort Hanmer.

107. Ho,] om. Pope.

113, 114, 115. Ff make two lines ending at other ... patience. Text as proposed by Spedding.

114, 115. show ... patience] In your close patience, daughter, shew your wisdom Capell.

114. your wisdom] wisdom Pope.

115. close] closest Pope.

119. Injurious] perjurious Collier MS.

120. nor hurts] not hurts F4. hurts not Rowe.

122. say] say to you Collier MS.

find] surely find Pope.

124. nay] om. Pope.

125. covent] Ff. convent Rowe.

126. instance] news Pope.

129. If you can, pace] Rowe. If you can pace Ff. Pace Pope. S. Walker thinks a line is lost after 131.

129, 130. If you can pace ... wish it, go, Edd. conj.

137. to-night] om. Pope.

141. combined] confined Johnson conj. (withdrawn).

145. Who’s] whose F1.

146. Scene xi. Pope.

154. [Exit Isabella] Theobald. om. Ff.

155. beholding] Ff. beholden Rowe.

163. not true] not Rowe.

172. it] om. F2.

Act IV: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scene xii. Pope.

A room ... house.] Capell. The palace. Rowe.

2, sqq. Angelo’s speeches in this scene Collier prints as verse.

5. redeliver] Capell. re-liver] F1. deliver F2 F3 F4.

13. A colon is put after proclaim’d by Capell, who prints lines 13-16 as verse.

19. And] om. Hanmer.

23. dares her no;] Ff. dares her: Pope. dares her: no, Hanmer. dares her No Warburton. dares her? no: Capell. dares her note Theobald conj. dares her not Steevens conj. dares her on Grant White (Becket conj.).

reason ... no] treason dares her?—No Jackson conj.

24. bears of a credent bulk] F1 F2 F3. bears off a credent bulk F4. bears off all credence Pope. bears a credent bulk Theobald. bears such a credent bulk Collier MS. here’s of a credent bulk Singer. bears so credent bulk Dyce. bears up a credent bulk Grant White.

Act IV: Scene 5

Scene v.] Scene xiii. Pope.
Friar Peter] See note (XXI).

6. Go] om. Hanmer.

Flavius’] Rowe. Flavio’s Ff.

8. To Valentius] To Valencius Ff. Unto Valentius Pope. To Valentinus Capell.

Act IV: Scene 6

Scene vi.] Scene xiv. Pope.

2. I would] I’d Pope.

3. I am] I’m Pope.

4. to veil full] Malone. to vaile full F1 F2 F3. to vail full F4. t’ availful Theobald. to ’vailful Hanmer.

Act V: Scene 1

The city-gate] Capell. The street. Rowe. A public place near the city. Warburton. Capell adds: A State with chairs under it.
Mariana ... stand.] Capell. om. Ff.
Provost, Officers] Malone. om. Ff.

4. thankings] F1. thankings be F2 F3. thinkings be F4. thanks be Pope.

5. We have] We’ve Pope.

9. wrong it] F1. wrong F2 F3 F4.

13. me] F3 F4. we F1 F2.

14. subject] subjects Theobald.

19. Scene ii. Pope.

... come forward.] Capell. Enter ... Ff.

21. I would] I’d Pope.

25. given] give F4.

26. Printed as two lines in Ff, ending wrongs ... brief.

32. Two lines in Ff, ending you ... heere.

Hear me, O hear me, here!] F3 F4. Heare me: oh heare me, heere F1 F2. O hear me here. Pope. O, hear me, hear me! Theobald.

35. By] om. Pope.

36. and strange] F1. om. F2 F3 F4. and strangely Collier MS.

37. strange, but yet] strangely yet Collier MS.

42. it is] om. Pope.

47. infirmity] infirmiry F4.

48. O prince, I conjure thee,] O, I conjure thee, Prince, Pope. O prince, I do conjure thee, Capell.

54, 55. as absolute As] F4. as absolute: As F1 F2 F3.

57. believe it] trust me Pope.

63. e’er] ne’er Capell conj.

O] om. Pope.

64. nor] and Pope.

65. inequality] incredulity Collier MS.

65, 66. serve To make the truth] Serve to make truth Pope.

67. And hide] Not hide Theobald (Warburton). And hid, Phelps.

67. that are] om. Hanmer.

68. Two lines in Ff, ending reason ... say?

73. Lucio] Lucio being Hanmer.

74. As] Was Johnson.

82. your honour] your honour, sir Hanmer.

83. take heed] be sure, take heed Hanmer.

to’t] to it Capell.

84. somewhat] F1. something F2 F3 F4.

91. Mended] Mend it Malone conj.

The matter;] The matter then; Hanmer. om. Capell. The matter? now Collier MS.

92. process] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

94. refell’d] repell’d Pope.

98. concupiscible] concupiscent Pope.

99. and] om. Pope.

101. but the] om. Pope.

102. surfeiting] Theobald. surfetting F1 F2 F3. forfeiting F4.

107. First] om. Pope.

108. Next] om. Pope.

109. vehemency] vehemence Pope.

110-113. Hanmer ends the lines so ... by ... one ... say.

111. He would] he’d Hanmer.

123. needs] om. Pope.

124. your] our Pope.

131. this ’s] this’ F1 F2 F3. this F4. this is Rowe. See note (XXII).

137. Blessed] Bless’d Hanmer.

royal] om. Hanmer.

142, 143. Hanmer ends the lines believe ... Lodowick.

143. that she speaks of] F1. which she speaks of F2 F3 F4. om. Hanmer.

145. temporary] tamperer and Johnson conj.

147. trust] truth Collier MS. troth Singer.

149. villanously;] villanously he did; Hanmer.

152. strange] strong S. Walker conj.

154. ’gainst] F1. against F2 F3 F4.

156. what he with] he upon Pope.

157. And] By Pope.

158. Whensoever he’s convented] Whenever he’s conven’d Pope. Whenever he’s convented Warburton.

162. [Isabella, &c.] Stage direction to this effect inserted here by Capell. Hanmer, &c. to Johnson place it after line 166, where Ff have: Enter Mariana.

166. I’ll be impartial] I will be partial Theobald.

168. Scene iii. Pope.

her face] F2 F3 F4. your face F1.

170-178. Printed as four verses by Steevens (Capell conj.).

175. A widow] Widow Capell.

177. Why] What Capell.

you are] F1. are you F2 F3 F4.

186, 167. husband Knows not] Ff. husband knows not Pope.

195. with such a time] with such, a time Edd. conj.

199. No? om. Hanmer.

202. he knows] he knew Hanmer.

213. my lord] om. Hanmer.

221. with her, saw her, nor] with, saw, or Hanmer.

234. informal] informing Hanmer.

235. mightier] mighty Pope.

238. to] unto Pope. even to Capell.

242. against] F1. gainst F2. ’gainst F3 F4.

251. Go] om. Pope.

255-257. while ... you; But ... determined Upon] Spedding conj. while Will ... have Well determin’d upon Ff. while Will ... well Determined upon Theobald. while Will ... have Determin’d well upon Hanmer.

258. Scene iv. Pope.

275. would] F1. should F2 F3 F4.

she’ll] F1 F2 F3. she’ld F4. she’d Rowe.

278. Re-enter ...] Enter Duke, Provost, Isabella. Ff (after line 276).

289. Malone supposes a line preceding this to be lost.

290. and] then Collier MS.

295. at least] at least I’ll speak Hanmer.

296. fox?] F2 F3 F4. fox; F1. fox, Dyce.

299. retort] reject Collier MS.

305. in] with Theobald.

307-311. Capell ends the lines: villain? ... himself ... hence; ... by joint, ... unjust?

307. to glance] glance Pope.

309. you] him Malone conj.

310. Joint by joint] Even joint by joint] Hanmer.

his] this Hanmer. your Collier MS.

311. What,] What? He Hanmer.

311, 312. the duke Dare no more] Capell. the duke dare No more Ff.

311-313. Pope ends the lines: stretch ... own ... not.

319. forfeits] forceps Jackson conj.

321. Two lines in Ff.

340. close] gloze Collier MS.

345. giglets] giglots Capell.

347. [To Provost] Capell.

352. hanged an hour!] hanged! an hour? Hanmer. hanged—an’ how? Johnson conj. hanged anon! Lloyd conj.

353. Stage direction inserted by Rowe.

354. madest] mad’st Ff. made Capell.

373. e’er] ere] F1. ever F2 F3 F4. om. Hanmer, who divides the lines: Come ... thou Contracted ... lord.

378. Scene v. Pope.

379. of it.] of— Capell.

381. and] all Hanmer.

390. remonstrance] demonstrance Staunton (Malone conj.).

391. so be] F1 F2 F3. be so F4.

394. brain’d] bain’d Warburton.

But] But now Hanmer.

398. Scene vi. Pope.

400. pardon] pardon him Hanmer.

401. he adjudged your brother] a judge Hanmer.

402. Being criminal, in double violation] Being doubly criminal in violation Hanmer.

403. of promise-breach] in promise-breach Hanmer. of promise Malone conj.

410. fault’s thus manifested;] Ff. faults are manifested; Rowe. faults are manifest; Hanmer. fault thus manifested— Dyce.

411. deny, denies] deny ’em, deny Hanmer.

413. haste.] haste, F4.

421. confiscation] F2 F3 F4. confutation F1.

422. withal] F4. with all F1. withall F2 F3.

426. [Kneeling.] Johnson.

441. [Kneeling.] Rowe.

452. but] om. Hanmer, who ends lines 448-452 at o’ertake ... but ... way ... thoughts.

456. It was commanded so] ’Twas so commanded Hanmer.

465. What’s he?] And what is he? Hanmer. See note (XX).

466. would] F1. wouldst F2 F3 F4. wish Capell (corrected in MS. to would).

470. the heat] heat Pope.

476. Scene vii. Pope.

muffled] om. Ff. C. behind, and J. both muffl’d up. Capell.
my lord] my good lord Hanmer.

480. according] accordingly F4.

482. And] F1. I F2 F3 F4.

484. your hand] you Hanmer.

489. Is he pardon’d] He’s pardoned Hanmer. Is he too pardon’d Capell.

490. and say you will] say you’ll Hanmer.

491. He is] And he’s Hanmer, ending the line here.

495. her worth worth yours] her worth works yours Hanmer. her worth’s worth yours Heath conj.

500. so deserved] deserved so Pope. so well deserv’d Collier MS. so undeserv’d S. Walker conj.

507. Is any woman] Edd. If any woman Ff. If any woman’s Hanmer.

519. executed] execute Hanmer.

522. [Exeunt ... Lucio] Dyce.

527-532. Johnson conjectures: Ang. The offence pardons itself. Duke. There’s more behind That is more gratulate. Dear Isabel, ...

537. that’s] F2 F3 F4. that F1.