The Merry Wives of Windsor / The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]

134. How now!] How now? who goes here? Halliwell (from Q₁ Q₂). How now! what’s here? S. Verges conj.

140. [Exeunt ... basket.] Rowe.

144. [Locking the door.] Capell.

144, 145. So, now uncape] om. Pope. So, now uncouple Hanmer.

155. Scene xi. Pope.

159. who] what Grant White (Ritson conj.).

170. foolish] F₂ F₃ F₄. foolishion F₁ Q₃. foolish eye on—carry on Jackson conj.

174. to-morrow, eight] F₁ Q₃. to-morrow by eight F₂ F₃ F₄.

178. [Aside to Mrs Ford] Capell.

179. You use...] I, I; peace;—You use... Theobald (from Q₁ Q₂).

180. Ay, I] I, I F₁ Q₃ F₂. I, I, I F₃ F₄.

181. you] me Capell conj.

188. at the day of judgement] F₁ Q₃. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

211. Theobald inserts (from Q₁ Q₂) Evans. In your teeth: for shame!

Act III: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scene xii. Pope.

7. Besides these, other] Ff Q₃. Besides, these other S. Walker conj.

12. my] the Capell (altered to my in his own hand).

20. opportunity] importunity Hanmer.

22. Scene xiii. Pope.

28. but that] F₁ Q₃ F₂. but F₃ F₄.

40. pen] henloft (Q₁ Q₂) Halliwell.

62. my] om. Q₃.

hath] have F₄.

65. ask] om. Q₃.

66. Scene xiv. Pope.

67. Fenton] Fenter F₁.

75. mind] wind F₂.

80. of] or Q₃.

85, 86. Anne. Alas, ... turnips!] Anne. Alas, ... earth. Quick. And ... turnips Warburton.

92. angry] angry else S. Verges conj.

93. gentle] my gentle Capell.

95. and] or Hanmer.

Act III: Scene 5

Scene v.] Scene xv. Pope.

5. in] into Rowe.

9. blind bitch’s] bitch’s blind Hanmer.

16. mummy] mummy. Now, is the sack brewed? Theobald (from Q₁ Q₂).

22. Scene xvi. Pope.

24. pottle] posset R. G. White.

60. sped you] you sped Rowe.

62. How so, sir] F₁ Q₃ F₂. How Sir F₃ F₄.

65. me] om. F₄.

77. in] by (Q₁ Q₂) Theobald.

distraction] direction Hanmer.

80. By the Lord] (Q₁ Q₂) Malone. yes F₁ Q₃. yea F₂ F₃ F₄.

83. smell] smells Hanmer.

96. several] egregious (Q₁ Q₂) Pope.

106. in] is F₂.

107. surge] forge Capell conj.

110. have suffered] suffered F₄.

130. nor] not Q₃.

134. one] me Dyce.

[Exit.] Rowe. [Exeunt. Ff Q₃.

Act IV: Scene 1

[A Street] Capell. Page’s House. Pope.

10. let] get Collier MS.

25. polecats] powlcat Q₃.

41. Accusativo] accusative F₃ F₄.

hinc] hunc Halliwell.

43. hung] Pope. hing Ff Q₃.

56. Jenny’s] Ginyes Ff Q₃.

63. lunaties] Ff Q₃. lunacies Rowe. lunaticks Capell.

64. of] and Collier MS.

65. desires] desire Pope.

70, 71. quæ ... quæs] que ... ques Ff Q₃.

Act IV: Scene 2

18. lunes] Theobald. lines Ff Q₃. vaine (Q₁ Q₂).

33. street] F₁ Q₃. streets F₂ F₃ F₄.

39. Re-enter F.] Enter. F₂.

40. Scene iii. Pope.

43. pistols] Pistol Jackson conj.

48. Creep into the kiln-hole] Given to Mrs Page by Dyce (Malone conj.).

55. Mrs Page] (Q₁ Q₂) Malone. Mist. Ford. Ff Q₃.

57. Mrs Ford] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

62. a mischief] mischief F₄.

63, 73, 85, 150, and passim. Brentford] Brainford (Q₁ Q₂) Ff Q₃.

66. thrummed] thrum’d F₁ F₂ F₃. thrumb F₄.

89. him] F₂ F₃ F₄. om. F₁ Q₃.

98. knight] F₁ Q₃. the knight F₂ F₃ F₄.

99. as lief] F₂ F₃ F₄. liefe as F₁ Q₃.

100. Scene iv. Pope.

102. villain] villains Dyce.

Youth in a basket] you youth in a basket come out here Malone (from Q₁ Q₂).

103. ging] F₂ F₃ F₄. gin F₁ Q₃ gang Rowe.

104. shamed] ashamed F₂.

105. wife] om. Rowe.

159. not] om. F₁.

160. Scene v. Pope.

Re-enter ... clothes] Rowe. Enter Fal. Ff. and Mistress Page] Pope.

163. hag] F₃ F₄. ragge F₁. hagge Q₃. rag F₂.

170. By yea and no] By Jeshu (Q₁ Q₂).

171. ’oman] ’omans Q₃.

172. his] Ff Q₃. her (Q₁ Q₂) Pope.

175. trail] F₁ Q₃ F₂ F₃. Tryal F₄.

188. fine] find Q₃.

193. brains] brain F₃ F₄.

197. period] right period Hanmer.

198. the jest] jest Q₃.

199. it, then; shape it:] it, then shape it: Ff Q₃.

Act IV: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scene vi. Pope.

1. Germans desire] Capell. Germane desires Ff Q₃.

7. Ay] om. F₃ F₄.

9. house] (Q₁ Q₂) Rowe. houses Ff Q₃.

11. come off] compt off Theobald (Warburton). not come off Capell.

Act IV: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scene vii. Pope.

1. ’oman] o’mans Q₃.

7. cold] Rowe. gold Ff Q₃.

9. as faith] F₁ Q₃. of faith F₂ F₃ F₄.

11. as extreme] F₁ Q₃. om. as F₂ F₃ F₄.

11, 12. Printed in one line in Ff Q₃.

20. say] see Collier MS.

in the rivers] F₁ Q₃. into the river F₂ F₃ F₄.

22. terrors] terror Q₃.

29. midnight] F₁ Q₃. of midnight F₂ F₃ F₄.

30. great ragg’d] ragged Pope.

31. tree] trees Hanmer.

41. Here Theobald inserts from Q₁ Q₂, We’ll send him word to meet us in the field, Disguised like Herne [Horne Q₁ Q₂] with huge horns on his head. Malone gives the second line only. See note (VIII).

56. to-pinch] Steevens (Tyrwhitt conj.).] to pinch Ff Q₃. too, pinch Warburton.

fairy-like, to-pinch] like to fairies pinch Hanmer.

60. him sound] F₂ F₃ F₄. him, sound, F₁ Q₃. him round, Pope. him soundly Collier MS.

67. taber] taper Pope.

72. time] tire Theobald.

75. in name] in the name Q₃.

86. he] him Hanmer.

Act IV: Scene 5

Scene v.] Scene viii. Pope.

2. snap] nap Q₃.

17. [Above] Theobald. Enter Falstaff. Rowe. om. Ff Q₃.

27. Master Slender] Steevens. my master Slender, Ff Q₃.

28. thorough] F₁ Q₃. through F₂ F₃ F₄.

39. Sim. I may...] Rowe. Fal. I may... Ff Q₃. Fal. You may... Collier MS.

40. Host.] Fal. Warburton.

Conceal them, or] Conceal them, and Hanmer. Aye conseil them or Becket conj.

39, 40. conceal, Conceal] reveal, Reveal Farmer conj.

42. master’s] master Q₃.

49. Ay, sir; like] Ff Q₃. I tike, (Q₁ Q₂). Ay, sir Tike, Steevens (Farmer conj.). Ay, sir, tike, Collier. See note (IX).

58. Scene ix. Pope.

61. with] with by Collier MS.

71. Readins] Reading F₄.

80. grand] agrand F₃ F₄.

85. [Exeunt H. and B.] Capell. [Exit F₂. om. F₁ Q₃.

94. [to say my prayers] (Q₁ Q₂) Pope. om. Ff Q₃.

95. repent] pray and repent Collier MS.

96. Scene x. Pope.

110. an old woman] a wode woman Theobald.

Act IV: Scene 6

Scene vi.] Ff Q₃. Scene xi. Pope. Theobald continues Sc. 5.

The same] Another room. Capell.

14. whereof] whereof’s Pope.

16. fat Falstaff] F₁ Q₃. wherein fat Falstaff (Q₁ Q₂) Malone. fat sir John Falstaffe F₂ F₃ F₄. fat Falstaff, he S. Walker conj. therein fat Falstaff Id. conj.

17. scene] scare (Q₁ Q₂). share S. Verges conj. scene in it Capell.

27. even] ever Pope.

39. denote] Capell (Steevens conj.). devote Ff Q₃.

50. marrying] marriage S. Walker conj.

51. ceremony] matrimony (Q₁ Q₂).

Act V: Scene 1

Act v. Scene i.] Act iv. (continued). Scene xii. Pope.

Act V: Scene 2

Scene ii.] Act V. Scene i. Pope.

Windsor Park] Pope. [A street. Capell.

3. daughter] om. F₁ Q₃.

Act V: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scene ii. Pope.

A street, &c.] [Another street, &c. Capell.

12. Hugh] Capell. Herne Ff Q₃. Evans Theobald (Thirlby conj.).

19. every way] F₁ Q₃. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

Act V: Scene 4

Scene iv.] Scene II. continued in Pope.

3. pid] F₁ Q₃. bid F₂ F₃ F₄.

Act V: Scene 5

Scene v.] Scene iii. Pope.

Enter F...] Enter Sir John with a Buck’s head upon him (Q₁ Q₂).

22. bribe] Theobald. brib’d Ff Q₃.

32-34. Printed as verse in Ff Q₃.

34. Enter ... tapers] See note (X).

35. Quick.] Qui. Ff Q₃.

37. orphan] ouphan Theobald (Warburton).

41. shalt thou leap] when thou’st leapt Collier MS. having leapt Singer.

42. unswept] to sweep S. Verges conj.

46. [Lies ... face] Rowe.

47. Bede] Ff Q₃. Pede Theobald. Pead (Q₁ Q₂).

51. as] that F₄.

53. Quick.] Qu. F₁ Q₃ F₂. Qui. F₃ F₄.

57. state as] site as Hanmer. seat as S. Walker conj.

58. and] as Theobald (Warburton).

63. nightly, meadow-fairies,] Capell. Nightly-meadow-Fairies Ff Q₃.

66. More] Mote F₁ Q₃.

68. emerald tufts] Emrold-tuffes Ff Q₃.

purple] purfled Warburton.

69. sapphire, pearl] Theobald. saphire-pearle Ff Q₃.

and] in Warburton.

75. Pray you] om. Pope.

86. [They burn ... tapers.] Rowe.

90. time] time. Eva. It is right, indeed, he is full of lecheries and iniquity. Theobald (from Q₁ Q₂).

91. sinful] simple Pope.

93. a bloody fire] i’ th’ blood a fire] Hanmer.

95. heart] the heart Hanmer.

97. Mutually] mutuall Q₃.

100. The stage direction which follows was inserted by Theobald from Q₁ Q₂, with some verbal changes.

101. Enter...] Enter... They lay hold on him. Rowe.

101, 102. Printed as prose in Ff Q₃.

105. these, husband] these husband F₁ Q₃. these husbands F₂ F₃ F₄. these, husbands Hanmer.

yokes] yoakes F₁ Q₃. okes F₂ F₃. oaks F₄. oaks [Pointing to the horns. Hanmer.

fair yokes] fairy jokes Jackson conj.

111. paid to Master Brook] paid to M. Foord (Q₁ Q₂). pay’d too, Master Brook Capell.

120. the sudden] with the sudden Hanmer.

136. pelly] F₂ F₃ F₄. belly F₁ Q₃.

148. as slanderous] slanderous Q₃.

152. sack, and wine] sacks, and wines Pope.

153. starings] F₁ Q₃. staring F₂ F₃ F₄.

156. is a plummet o’er me] is plummet o’er me Q₃. has a plume o’ me Johnson conj. is a planet o’er me Farmer conj.

162. After this line Theobald inserts from Q₁ Q₂: Mrs Ford. Nay, husband, let that go to make amends; Forgive that sum, and so we’ll all be friends. Ford. Well, here’s my hand: all is forgiven at last.

167, 168. Given to Mrs Ford in Q₃. [Aside] Theobald.

169. Scene vi. Pope.

Whoa] What Rowe.

177. i’ the] i’t F₂.

186. white] Pope. green Ff Q₃.

190, 196. green] Pope. white Ff Q₃.

190. into] in Q₃.

193. Scene vii. Pope.

194. un garçon] Capell. oon garsoon F₁ Q₃. one garsoon F₂ F₃ F₄.

un paysan] Capell. oon pesant Ff Q₃.

boy] boe F₂ F₃ F₄.

196. did you] did you not Rowe.

214. title] guile Collier MS.

225. After this line Pope, followed by Theobald, inserts from Q₁ Q₂: Evans [aside to Fenton] I will dance and eat plums at your wedding.

231. Let it be so. Sir John,] Let it be so (Sir John:) Ff Q₃.