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.