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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9]

Chapter 78: FOOTNOTES:
By William Shakespeare
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This volume gathers a sequence of history plays that dramatize struggles over kingship, succession, and national identity in late medieval England. Rulers confront rebellions, papal and foreign pressure, and challenges to legitimacy, while a young prince evolves from license to wartime command. Scenes range from courtly intrigue and parliamentary deposition to battlefield councils and siege drama, intermixing solemn meditation on power and right with earthy comic relief provided by a boisterous companion. Recurring themes include the burdens of rule, honor versus expediency, the manipulation of law and ceremony, and the formation of leadership through conflict.

FOOTNOTES:

[977] Ely House] London. A room in Ely-house. Theobald. om. Qq Ff.

Enter John of Gaunt sick, with the Duke of York, &c.] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. Enter Gaunt, sicke with Yorke. F1 F2. Enter Gaunt sicke, with the Duke of Yorke. Q5. Enter sick Gaunt, with York. F3 F4.

[978] He ... ear.] Put in the margin, as spurious, by Pope.

[979] have] hath Q3 Q4.

[980] at the close] Q1. at the glose Q2 Q3 Q4. is the close Ff Q5. in the close Rowe.

[981] As ... sweetest last] (As the last taste of sweets is sweetest) last Rann (Mason conj.).

[982] life's] lives F4. lives Qq F1 F2 F3.

[983] No; it] His ear Pope.

sounds] charms Pope.

[984] of whose ... fond] Edd. (Collier conj.). of whose taste the wise are found Q1. of whose state the wise are found Q2. of his state: then there are found Q3 Q4 Ff Q5. of his state; there are beside Pope. of whose taste th'unwise are fond Lettsom conj.

[985] metres] Malone (Steevens conj.). meeters Qq Ff. metr'ers Anon. conj.

venom sound] Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff. venome sound Q1 Q5. venom'd sound Pope.

[986] ear] eare Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F1. eares F2 Q5. ears F3 F4.

[987] Report] Reports Capell.

[988] tardy apish] tardy-apish Dyce (S. Walker conj.).

[989] base] base awkward Pope.

[990] his] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F1. their F2 Q5 F3 F4.

[991] Then] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. That Ff Q5.

[992] Direct ... lose] Put in the margin, as spurious, by Pope.

[993] wilt thou lose.] thou wilt lose. Q4. wilt thou lose? Capell conj.

[994] burn] do burn Seymour conj.

[995] insatiate] insaitat Q5.

[996] See note (XIII).

[997] demi-paradise] this demi-paradise England's Parnassus.

[998] infection] intestion 'England's Parnassus.' invasion Johnson conj. (withdrawn). infestion Farmer conj. insection Becket conj. infraction Jackson conj.

[999] men] man England's Parnassus.

[1000] as a] as Q1 Q2.

[1001] happier] happy Pope.

[1002] This ... England] Omitted in England's Parnassus and by Pope.

[1003] by ... by] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 and England's Parnassus, by ... for Ff Q5. for ... for Rowe. for ... by Pope.

[1004] Johnson suggests that these lines should be transposed.

[1005] for] Q1 Ff Q5. in Q2 Q3 Q4 and England's Parnassus.

[1006] Christian] charitie, England's Parnassus.

[1007] or] and Q4.

[1008] siege] surge Grey conj.

[1009] is now] is Pope. 's now S. Walker conj.

[1010] blots] bolts Steevens conj.

[1011] Ah,] Q5. Ah Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. Ah! F1 F4. Ah? F2 F3. O, Capell.

vanish] vanisht Q3 Q4.

[1012] Enter ...] Enter King, Queene, ... Ff Q5. Enter the King and Queene, &c. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (after line 70).

Ross,] Roos, Grant White (and passim).

[1013] Scene II. Pope.

[1014] being raged] inrag'd Pope. being 'rag'd Hanmer. being rein'd Singer (Ritson conj. and Long MS.). being urg'd Collier (Collier MS.). being chaf'd Jervis conj. being curb'd Keightley conj.

[1015] O, how ... I see thee ill] Put in the margin, as spurious, by Pope.

[1016] hast thou] thou hast Theobald.

[1017] I mock] Q1 Ff Q5. O mock Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1018] flatter with] Q1. flatter Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff Q5. then flatter Heath conj.

[1019] flatterest] flatter'st Ff Q5.

[1020] and see] Q1. I see Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff Q5.

[1021] to see] om. Seymour conj.

to see ... ill] but seeing thee too, ill Pope, and in thee seeing ill Capell.

and] om. Long MS.

[1022] thy land] Q1 the land Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff Q5.

[1023] commit'st] Giv'st Pope.

[1024] head] hand F2 Q5 F3 F4.

[1025] incaged] F1 F2. inraged Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. encaged Q5. ingaged F3 F4.

[1026] The] Thy Pope.

[1027] Which] Who Pope.

[1028] wert] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F4. were F1 F2 Q5 F3.

[1029] this] Qq F4. his F1 F2 F3.

[1030] now, not] Theobald, now not, not Q1 Q2 Q3. now not, nor Q4. and not Ff Q5.

[1031] of law] o'er law Hanmer.

[1032] And thou— K. Rich. A lunatic] And thou King. A lunatike Q1. And thou. King. A lunatick Q2. And thou. King. Ah lunaticke Q3 Q4 (lunatick Q4). And— Rich. And thou, a lunaticke Ff Q5 (lunatick F3 F4). And thou— K. Rich. And thou, a lunatick Warburton.

[1033] chasing] chafing Ff Q5.

[1034] residence.] Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. residence? F1 F2 Q5 F3. residence; F4.

[1035] unreverent] unreverend Theobald.

[1036] brother] Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 F3 F4. brothers Q1 F1 F2.

[1037] Hast thou] Thou hast Ff Q5.

out] om. Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1038] respect'st] respects Warburton.

[1039] Becket would transpose these lines.

[1040] like crooked age] times crook'd edge Johnson conj.

[1041] Live] Die Capell conj.

[1042] Exit ... Attendants] Capell. Exit. Qq Ff.

[1043] the grave] thee grave Q2.

[1044] Arranged as in Qq Ff. Pope ends line 141 at impute and omits in him.

[1045] I do beseech] Beseech Steevens.

[1046] all] om. Q2 Q3 Q4.

Enter Northumberland.] Omitted in Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1047] Scene III. Pope.

[1048] says he?] sayes he? Qq F1 F2. saies he? F3. say's he? F4. says old Gaunt? Pope. says he now? Capell. sayeth he? Anon. conj.

says he? North. Nay, nothing] says he? North. Says he,—Nothing Lettsom conj.

Nay] om. Q3 Q4.

[1049] those] these Capell.

kerns] kerne Q1 Q2.

[1050] have] hath Capell.

[1051] revenues] and revennewes F2 Q5 F3 F4. (reuenewes Q1 Q2 Q4. reueneues Q3. reuennewes F1. revennews F2. revenews F3. revenues F4).

[1052] ah] oh Ff Q5.

[1053] nor] not Rowe.

[1054] noble] the noble Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1055] war] warres F2 Q5 F3. wars F4.

raged] ragde Q1 Q2 Q3. rage Q4. rag'd Ff Q5.

[1056] the] Ff Q5. a Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1057] kindred] Q3 Q4. kinred Q1 Q2. kindreds Ff Q5.

[1058] between.] between— Hanmer.

[1059] Arranged as by Theobald. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 end the lines with matter?... please ... with all (withal Q2. withall Q4). As four lines ending uncle, ... matter?... if not ... with all. in Ff Q5.

[1060] Pardon ... withal.] Put in the margin, as spurious, by Pope.

[1061] rights] right Q4.

[1062] Now ... true!—] omitted by Pope.

[1063] rights] rightes Q1. right Q2 Q3 Q4 Ff Q5.

[1064] the] his FF Q5.

[1065] lose] Q2 F4. loose Q1 Q3 Q4 F1 F2 Q5 F3.

[1066] seize] Q3 Q4 F4. cease Q1. ceaze Q2. seise F1 F2 Q5 F3.

[1067] lands] land Q3 Q4.

[1068] business] business done Rowe.

[1069] Flourish. Exeunt....] Exeunt.... Capell. Exeunt King and Queene: Manet North. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. Flourish. Manet North. Willoughby, and Ross. Ff Q5.

[1070] Scene IV. Pope.

[1071] revenue] revennew Ff Q5 (revenue F3 F4).

[1072] that thou wouldst] that thou'dst Ff Q5. what you'd Pope. that that thou'dst Keightley conj.

the Duke] Q1 F4. the D. Q2 Q3 Q4. th' Du. F1 F2. th' D. Q5. th' Duke F3.

[1073] God] heaven Ff Q5.

'tis] F1. tis Q1 Q2. t'is Q3 Q4. 'its F2. 'ts Q5. it's F3 F4.

[1074] moe]Ff Q5. mo Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. more Rowe.

[1075] 'gainst ... 'Gainst] Ff Q5. gainst ... Gainst Q1. against ... Against Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1076] lives] wives Collier (Collier MS.).

[1077] pill'd] F2 Q5 F3 F4. pild Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4. pil'd F1.

[1078] And quite] And Pope. And hath quite Keightley conj.

[1079] and ... hearts] om. S. Walker conj., ending lines 246-248 at pill'd ... hearts ... quarrels.

[1080] benevolences, and I] benevolences, I Pope. benevolence', I S. Walker conj.

[1081] But....] North. But Q3 Q4.

o'] Ff Q5. a Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1082] Given to North. in Q1 Ff Q5; to Willo. in Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1083] Wars have] Rowe. Wars hath Q1 Q2 Ff. Warres hath Q3 Q4 Q5. War hath Capell.

[1084] noble] om. Ff Q5. See note (XIV).

[1085] king's] king Q1 Q2.

[1086] dissolution] desolution Q3 Q4 Q5.

hangeth over] hang o'er Hanmer.

[1087] sails] salles F1 (Capell's copy).

[1088] unavoided is] unavoidable Pope.

[1089] spy] espie Q2 Q3 Q4.

peering] peercing Q5.

[1090] as thoughts] our thoughts Singer (Collier MS.).

[1091] thus] thus, my friends Pope.

[1092] See note (XV).

[1093] Brittany] Brittanie Q2 Q3. Brittaine Q1. Britaine Q4 F1 F2 Q5. Britain F3 F4.

received] had Pope.

[1094] Duke of] om. Pope. See note (XVI).

Rainold] Q1 Q2. Raynold Q3 Q4. Rainald Ff. Raynald Q5. Reignold Capell. Reginald Collier.

[1095] brother] uncle Rann conj.

[1096] Ramston] Rainston Ff Q5.

[1097] Quoint] Coines Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1098] slavish] countries slavish Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1099] broking] Q1 Q2. broken Q3 Q4 Q5. brooking Ff.

[1100] our] the Q5.

gilt] Ff Q5. guilt Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1101] post] haste F3 F4.

[1102] Scene II.] Scene V. Pope. The palace.] The court of England. Pope.

[1103] too much] much too Pope.

[1104] life-harming] Q1 Q2. half-harming Q3 Q4. selfe-harming F1 F2 Q5. self harming F3 F4.

[1105] towards] toward Rowe (ed. 2).

me, ... soul] Ff Q5. me ... soule, Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1106] With ... at] Which nothing trembles, at F3 F4. Which nothing trembles at, Rowe (ed. 1).

With nothing trembles: at some thing] With something trembles, yet at nothing Warburton.

at some thing it] yet at some-thing Pope.

some thing] Q2 Q3 Q4. some-thing Q1 Ff Q5.

[1107] hath] had Q5.

[1108] shows ... is] shews ... is Qq Ff (shews F3 F4). show ... are Pope.

[1109] eye] Ff Q5. eyes Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4.

[1110] rightly gazed upon ... eyed awry] wrily gaz'd upon ... ey'd aright Capell. gaz'd upon awry ... ey'd aright Blackstone conj.

[1111] Distinguish] Distinguisht Q4.

[1112] Find] Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 F3 F4. Finde Q1 F1 F2. Finds Pope.