The Merchant of Venice, III, 3.

Scene iii.] Scene iv. Pope.

Salarino] Q₁. Salerio. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. Solanio. Ff.

1, 3: Gaoler] Johnson. Iaylor Qq F₁ F₂. Jaylor F₃ F₄. Goaler Rowe.

2: lent] Qq. lends Ff.

5: I have] I’ve Pope.

6: call’dst] call’st F₃ F₄.

11: pray thee] prethee Q₁.

22: from] Q₁ Q₂ Ff. him Q₃ Q₄.

24, 25: I am sure...hold] Printed as prose in F₂ F₃ F₄.

26: law:] law, Capell.

28: Venice,] Venice: Capell.

it] that Seymour conj.

29: Will] ’Twill Capell.

his] Q₁. the Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

32: have] Q₁ Q₂ Ff. hath Q₃ Q₄.

The Merchant of Venice, III, 4.

Scene iv.] Scene v. Pope.

...Balthasar.] Theobald. ...a man of Portia’s. Qq Ff.

1: your] you F₂.

3: god-like] gold-like Q₃ Q₄.

most] om. Pope.

6: relief] relief to Rowe.

10: for] of Pope.

11: Nor] And Pope.

13: equal] Q₁ Q₃ Q₄ F₃ F₄. egall Q₂. egal F₁ F₂.

15: lineaments, of] lineaments of Warburton.

21: misery] Q₁. cruelty Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

23. hear other things.] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). heere other things Qq F₁ F₂. here other things, F₃ F₄. here are other things. Rowe.

24: hands] hands, Qq Ff.

27: secret] sacred Collier MS.

32: will we] Q₁. we will Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

35: lays] lay Hanmer.

you] Q₁ Q₂ Ff. me Q₃ Q₄.

40: And so farewell] Q₁. So fare you well Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

43: pleased] ’pris’d Warburton.

44: fare you well] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. farewell Q₁.

45, 46: Now...true] Printed as one line in Qq Ff: corrected by Pope.

46: honest-true] Dyce (S. Walker conj.).

49: Padua] Theobald. Mantua Qq Ff.

53: tranect] traject Rowe. crane, next Jackson conj.

54: words] word Q₃ Q₄.

55: thee] hee F₂.

62: that] Qq Ff. what Rowe (ed. 2).

63: accoutred] apparreld Q₁.

72: withal] with all Rowe (ed. 2.) See note (x).

75: I have] I’ve Pope.

81: my] my my Q₂.

The Merchant of Venice, III, 5.

Scene v.] Scene vi. Pope.

A garden.] Capell.

2: ye] Q₁. you Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

3: I fear] I fear for Malone conj.

14: I shun] you shun Rowe.

I fall] you fall Rowe.

19: e’en] in Q₂.

24: comes.] come? Q₂.

34: is] ’s Q₁.

36: less] more Capell conj.

43: Goodly] Good Pope. Good y^e Farmer conj. Goodly: Jackson conj. Good my Anon. ap. Halliwell conj.

48: quarrelling with] quibbling:— what or quibbling without Jackson conj.

56: dear] clear Lloyd conj.

suited] sorted Jackson conj.

61: cheer’st] Ff Q₃ Q₄. cherst Q₂. far’st Q₁.

63: Bassanio’s] Bassiano’s F₁ F₂.

68, 69: mean it, then In] meane it, then In Q₁. meane it, it In Q₂. meane it, it Is Ff. meane it, In Q₃ Q₄. merit it, In Pope. moan, it is In Staunton conj.

74, 75: Q₁ ends the lines at me...wife.

75: a wife] Ff Q₃ Q₄. wife Q₁ Q₂.

79: pray thee] prithee Q₁.

80: howsoe’er] howsoere Q₁. how so ere Q₃ Q₄. how so mere Q₂. how som ere F₁ F₂. howsom ere F₃. howsome’re F₄.

’mong] ’mongst F₄.

81: digest] Ff. disgest Qq.

[Exeunt] Ff Q₃ Q₄. [Exit Q₁ Q₂.

The Merchant of Venice, IV, 1.

Scene i. A court...] Capell. The Senate-House. Theobald.

...Salerio, and others.] om. Qq Ff. Salanio, Salarino and others. Capell. om. Qq Ff. Enter... and Gratiano at the bar. Theobald.

3: I am] I’m Pope.

6: dram] dream Becket conj.

7, 8: As three lines ending paines...course:...obdurate, in Q₁.

15: Saler.] Salerio. Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. Sal. Q₁ Ff. See note (ix).

22: And......penalty] omitted by Rowe.

exact’st] Ff. exacts Qq.

24: loose] lose F₄.

25: human] humane Q₁ Ff Q₃ Q₄. humaine Q₂.

29: Enow] Enough Rowe.

30: his state] this states Q₂.

31: flint] Q₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃ F₄. flints Q₂ F₁.

36: Sabbath] Q₁ Ff. Sabaoth Q₂. Sabbaoth Q₃ Q₄.

42, 43: I’ll...it is] I’ll now answer that By saying ’tis Warburton.

43: But, say, it] Capell. But say it Qq Ff.

46: baned] baind Qq Ff. brain’d Rowe.

49: bagpipe] big-pipe Warburton.

50, 51: urine: for affection, Mistress of] Capell (Thirlby conj.). urine for affection. Masters of Qq Ff. (Maisters Q₂ F₂). ...affection. Masterless Rowe. ...affection, Master of Singer (Thirlby conj.). ...affections, Masters of Hawkins conj. urine for affection: Matters of Jackson conj. urine: for affection Masters our Malone conj. See note (xi).

sways] sway Warburton.

56: woollen] Qq F₁ F₂ F₃. wollen F₄. wooden Johnson and Heath conj. wawling Capell conj. swollen Steevens (Hawkins conj.). swelling Hawkins conj. mewling Becket conj. bollen Dyce (Collier MS.). See note (xii).

58: offend, himself] Q₁. offend himself Q₂ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. offend himself, F₄.

65: answers] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. answere Q₁. answer Ff.

66: things] Qq F₁. thing F₂ F₃ F₄.

70: think you] think, you Warburton.

the] Qq F₁ F₂. a. F₃ F₄.

73: You may] Qq. Or even Ff.

74: Why he...bleat...lamb;] Q₃ Q₄. Why he...bleake...lambe Q₁ Q₂. The ewe bleate for the lambe: F₁. The ewe bleate for the lambe: when you behold, F₂ F₃ F₄. When you behold the ewe bleat for the lamb; Hanmer. See note (xiii).

75: pines] Ff. of pines Qq.

76: no noise] a noise Hanmer.

77: fretten] Qq. fretted Ff.

79: what’s harder?] what’s harder: Qq. what harder? Ff.

91: your asses] you asses F₂.

92: parts] Qq F₁. part F₂ F₃ F₄.

93: you bought] your bought F₂.

100: ’tis] Ff. tis Q₁. as Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. is Capell.

107: Saler.] Q₁. Salerio Q₂. Sal. FF Q₃ Q₄. Salan. Knight.

110: messenger] Qq. messengers Ff.

116: earliest] soonest Capell (corrected in MS.).

and] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

118: dressed...clerk.] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

119: Scene ii. Pope.

120: From both, my lord.] From both, my L. Q₁. From both? my L. Q₂. From both: my L. Q₃ Q₄. From both. My Lord Ff.

[Presenting...] Capell.

122: forfeiture] forfeit Rowe (ed. 2).

123: sole...soul] soule...soule Qq. soale...soule F₁ F₂. soale...soul F₃ F₄.

124: but] for Pope.

127: hast] hoast F₂.

128.: inexecrable] Qq F₁ F₂. inexorable F₃ F₄.

134: human] humane Q₁ Ff Q₃ Q₄. humaine Q₂.

136: lay’st] lay’dst Douce conj.

138: starved] starv’d Qq. sterv’d Ff.

142: cureless] Qq. endlesse Ff. careless Pope.

here] om. Q₃ Q₄.

144: to] Qq. in Ff.

150: Clerk. [reads] Capell. om. Qq Ff.

153: acquainted] acquained F₁

cause] case F₃ F₄.

163: Enter...] Enter P. for Balthazer. Qq Ff, after line 161 (Balthazar F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄, Balthasar F₃ F₄). Enter P. dressed like a doctor of laws. Rowe.

164: Come] Qq Came Ff.

174: impugn] impunge Q₁.

175: do you not] doe ye not Q₁.

181: blest] blessing Seymour conj.

191: likest] lik’st Q₁.

199: court] Qq. course Ff.

205: twice] thrice Ritson conj.

209: truth] ruth Theobald conj. (withdrawn). See note (xiv).

215: precedent] Qq. president Ff.

219: I do] Qq. do I Ff.

222, 229, 313: thrice] twice Spedding conj.

225: No, not] Not not Q₂.

230: tenour] Q₁. tenure Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

250, 251: It...flesh?] As one line in Qq Ff. Corrected by Capell.

Are there...flesh?] Are there scales and balance here To weigh the merchant’s flesh? Lloyd conj.

balance here] ballances here Rowe. scales Pope.

253: do] Qq. should Ff.

254: Is it so...bond?] Qq. It is not...bond? F₁ F₂ F₃. It is not...bond. F₄.

258: You, merchant] Qq. Come merchant Ff.

263: her custom] Qq F₁. his custom F₂ F₃ F₄.

267: such] sordid Lloyd conj. so much Edd. conj.

misery] Qq F₁. a misery F₂ F₃ F₄.

272: love] lover Collier MS.

273: but] Qq. not Ff.

276: presently] Q₁ instantly Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

281: ay,] Pope. I Qq Ff. I’d Rowe.

285: whom] Ff. who Qq.

290: I have] I’ve Pope.

292: [Aside.] Rowe.

301: jot] iote Q₁ Q₂.

303: Take then] Qq. Then take Ff. See note (xv).

313: this] his Capell.

321: cut’st] Q₁. tak’st Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

322: be it but] Qq. be it Ff. be ’t but Pope.

323: substance] balance Collier MS.

324: Or] On Theobald.

325: do] om. Pope.

329: you] Qq. thee Ff.

330: thy] Qq Ff. the Pope.

334: He] And Q₁.

337: have barely] barely have Pope.

339: so taken] Qq. taken so Ff.

341: question] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. heere in question Q₁.

344: an] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. any Q₁.

348: one] Q₂ Ff. on Q₁ Q₃ Q₄.

349: coffer] coster Q₁.

355: hast] had F₂ F₃ F₄.

against] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. gainst Q₁.

357: formerly] formally Warburton conj.

363: shalt] may’st Pope.

spirits] Q₁. spirit Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

374: God’s sake] Godsake Q₂.

376: quit] quite F₂.

for] from Hanmer.

379: Upon] Until Hanmer.

his] my Johnson conj.

384: possess’d] possess’d of Capell conj.

393: Gra.] Shy. Q₂.

shalt thou] Qq. thou shalt Ff.

395: not] Q₁. not to Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

396: home with me] Qq. with me home Ff.

to dinner] dinner Q₁.

397: do] om. Q₁.

Grace of] Graces Q₃ Q₄.

403: Scene iii. Pope.

413: more] mere Anon. conj.

418: a fee] Q₁ F₂ F₃ F₄. fee Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄.

421: [To Ant.] Edd.

422: [To Bass.] Edd.

429: depends on this than on] than this depends upon Q₁.

430. will I] I will Q₁.

441: the] Q₁. this Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

442: enemy] enmity Rowe.

446: ’gainst] Qq. against Ff.

wife’s] Rowe. wives Qq Ff.

commandment] F₄. commandement Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. commaundement Q₂.

449: [Exit G.] [Exeunt G. Q₁.

The Merchant of Venice, IV, 2.

Scene ii.] Capell. Pope continues Scene iii.

A street.] Street before the Court. Capell.

Enter P. and N.] Ff. Enter N. Qq. Re-enter P. and N. Theobald.

9: His] This Q₁.

The Merchant of Venice, V, 1.

Avenue......] Capell. A grove or green place before P’s. house. Theobald.

1: As two lines in Q₁.

4: walls] Qq F₁. wall F₂ F₃ F₄.

6: Cressid] Theobald. Cressada Q₁. Cressed Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. Cresseid Pope.

11: waft] Qq Ff. wav’d Theobald.

17: In] And in F₂.

17, 18: In...Did young] In...did Young Malone.

20: In] And in F₂.

20, 21: In...Did pretty] In...did Pretty Malone.

21: shrew] Q₁. shrow Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

32: wedlock] wedlockes Q₁.

34: is] it F₁.

35: we have not] have we yet Rowe.

37: us] us us F₁.

41, 42: Master Lorenzo? Master Lorenzo] Edd. M. Lorenzo, M. Lorenzo Q₁. M. Lorenzo, & M. Lorenzo Q₂ F₁. M. Lorenzo, and M. Lorenza F₂. M. Lorenzo, and M. Lorenzo Q₃ Q₄. M. Lorenzo, and Mrs. Lorenza F₃ F₄.

49: Lor. Sweet soul, let’s in] Malone. Lor. Sweet love, let’s in Rowe. sweete soule. Lor. Let’s in Qq F₁. sweet love. Lor. Let’s in F₂ F₃ F₄.

51: friend] good friend Capell.

Stephano] Q₁ F₂ F₃ F₄. Stephen Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄.

I] Qq. om. Ff.

53: [Exit S.] Theobald.

59: patines] Malone. pattens Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄. pattents Q₁. patterns F₂ F₃ F₄. patens Warburton.

62: cherubins] Qq F₁ F₂. cherubims F₃ F₄.

63: immortal souls] immortal sounds Theobald (Warburton). th’ immortal soul Johnson conj.

65: it in] Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. in it Q₁ Ff. us in it Rowe (ed. 1). us in Rowe (ed. 2).

Enter...] Enter Musick and domesticks of Portia. Capell.

66: with a hymn] with him a hymne Q₁.

68: [Music.] Musicke playes Q₁. Play Musique. Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

75: but hear perchance] Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄. perchance but hear Q₁.

79: therefore] thus Pope.

80: trees] Qq F₁. tears F₂ F₃ F₄.

82: the] om. F₁.

87: Erebus] F₂ F₃ F₄. Terebus Q₁ Q₂. Erobus F₁. Tenebris Q₃ Q₄.

92: candle.] Q₁ Q₃ Q₄ F₄. candle? Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃.

98: your...the] Qq Ff. the...your Rowe.

101: that] the Rowe (ed. 2).

106: wren] renne? Q₂.

109: ho!] hoa! Malone. how Qq Ff. now Collier MS.

110: [Music ceases.] Ff. om. Qq.

[Rising. Capell.

112, 113: So in Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. As two lines ending knows...voice in Q₁; as prose in Ff.

114: husbands’ healths] Pope. husband health Q₁. husbands welfare Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

121: [A tucket sounds.] Ff. om. Qq.

122: his] a Rowe.

131: for] Qq F₁. from F₂ F₃ F₄.

132: You are] y’are Q₁.

148: me] to me Steevens conj.

148, 151: posy] poesie Q₁ Ff. posie Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

152: it] om. Q₂.

153: your] Qq. the Ff.

157: no...judge] Qq. but well I know Ff.

158: on’s] Qq Ff. on his Capell.

160: Ay] I Qq F₁. If F₂ F₃ F₄.

162, 261: scrubbed] stubbed Warton conj.

166: to] Q₂ F₁ Q₃ Q₄ F₄. too Q₁ F₁ F₂ F₃.

169: so riveted] riveted Pope. riveted so Capell.

175: a] om. S. Walker conj.

177: [Aside] Theobald.

189: Even] Qq F₁. And even F₂ F₃ F₄.

201: contain] retain Pope.

209: my honour] Qq. mine honour Ff.

211: Which] Who Pope.

213: displeased away] away displeased Q₁.

214: did uphold] Q₁. had held up Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

220: For] Qq. And Ff.

222: the] thee F₂ F₃.

230: Argus] F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃. Argos Q₁ Q₂ F₁ F₄.

233: that] Qq. the Ff.

my] mine Q₂.

239: Printed as two lines, Sir... You are... in Ff.

244: my] Q₁ Q₂ F₁. mine F₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₃ F₄.

249: his] Qq. thy Ff.

wealth] health Becket conj.

250: husband’s] husband Q₁.

258: me] om. Ff.

262: this] thee Grant White.

264: where] when Singer (Collier MS.).

272: even but] Qq. but ev’n Ff.

288: road] Rode Qq F₁. Rodes F₂. Rhodes F₃ F₄.

297: Let us] Let’s Q₁.

298: upon] on Rowe.

inter’gatories] intergotories Q₁ Q₂. intergatories F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄. interrogatories F₃ F₄.

300: inter’gatory] intergotory Q₁ Q₂. intergatory F₁ F₂ Q₃ Q₄. interrogatory F₃ F₄.

303: bed now,] Q₁ Q₃ Q₄. bed now Q₂. bed, now Ff.

305: That] Q₁. Till Q₂ Ff Q₃ Q₄.

doctor’s] om. Q₁.