Much Ado About Nothing, I, 1.

Scene i. Before L.’s house] Capell. A court before L.’s house. Pope.

Enter...] See note (i).

1, 8: Peter] Q Ff. Pedro Rowe.

8: numbers] number F₄.

35: bird-bolt] Theobald. but-bolt Id. conj. burbolt Q Ff.

37: promised] promise F₄.

39: be] om. F₃ F₄.

meet] met Capell.

40: these] Q F₁. those F₂ F₃ F₄.

41: Beat.] Mes. F₂.

victual] Capell. vittaile Q. victuall F₁ F₂ F₃. victuals F₄.

eat] F₃ F₄. eate Q F₂. ease F₁.

42: he is] Q. he’s Ff.

50: stuffing,—well,] Theobald (Davenant’s version). stuffing well, Q Ff.

57: warm] from harm Warburton.

58: wealth] wearth Hanmer.

65, 161, 170 and passim. an] Theobald. and Q Ff. if Pope.

73: Benedick] Benedict Q F₁.

74: a’] a Q₁. he F₁. it F₂ F₃ F₄.

77: never] Q. ne’re Ff.

79: Enter ... Don John] Enter ... John the Bastard. Q Ff.

80: Scene ii. Pope.

80, 81: you are...trouble:] Ff. are you...trouble: Q. are you...trouble? Collier.

87: too] Q F₁. more F₂ F₃ F₄. most Rowe.

90: sir] Q. om. Ff.

92: we] you Rowe (ed. 2).

110: pernicious] pertinacious Grey conj.

116: were] om. Collier MS.

120: i’] Capell. a Q Ff. o’ Warburton.

124: That...all, Leonato.] That...all: Leonato, Q. This...all: Leonato, Ff. This...all: Don John, Hanmer. See note (ii).

126: tell him] Q F₁ F₂. tell you F₃ F₄.

131, 132: Q Ff place a comma after lord and a colon or semicolon after brother.

136: [Exeunt...] Exeunt. Manent ... Q. [Exeunt. Manet... Ff.

137: Scene iii. Pope.

143: their] her Capell conj.

144: pray thee] Q F₁ prethee F₂ F₃ F₄.

145: a high] a hie Q F₁ F₂. an high F₃ F₄.

154: into] in too Hanmer.

158, 159: ever I] I ever Pope.

162: with a] with such a Rowe (ed. 2).

167: this? In faith] Q Ff. this, in faith? Pope.

172: Re-enter Don Pedro.] Hanmer. Enter Don Pedro, John the bastard. Q Ff.

173: Scene iv. Pope.

174: Leonato’s] Rowe (ed. 2). Leonatoes Q F₁ F₂. Leonato F₃ F₄. Leonato’s house Pope.

177: can] cannot F₄.

180: With who?] Q F₁. With whom? F₂ F₃ F₄.

181: his] the Collier MS.

182, 183: Claud. If ... were it. Bene. Uttered like the old tale ... Johnson conj. See note (iii).

193: spoke] Q. speake F₁ F₂. speak F₃ F₄.

205: recheat] rechate Q Ff.

219: hits] first hits Collier MS.

248: Scene v. Pope.

249: to teach] to use S. Walker conj.

267: I will] I’ll Pope.

267, 268: and with her father, And thou shalt have her] Q. Omitted in Ff. restored by Theobald.

269: story] string Lettsom conj.

270: you do] Q. do you Ff.

275: grant] plea Hanmer. ground Collier MS.

grant is] garant’s Anon. conj.

is] Q F₁ F₂. in F₃ F₄.

the] to Hayley conj.

282: the] a F₄.

286: presently] instantly Capell conj. MS.

Much Ado About Nothing, I, 2.

Scene ii.] Capell.

A room in L.’s house] Capell. See note (iv).

Enter...] Enter L. and an old man brother to L. Q Ff. Re-enter A. and L. Pope.

4: strange] Q. om. Ff.

6: event] F₂ F₃ F₄ events Q F₁.

8: mine orchard] Q. my orchard Ff.

9: thus much] Q. thus Ff.

12: he meant] Q F₁ F₂ F₃. meant F₄.

18: withal] Theobald. withall Q F₁ F₂. with all F₃ F₄.

19: an]Q F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

20: Enter attendants] Edd. Several cross the stage here. Theobald. Enter several persons, bearing things for the Banquet. Capell.

23: cousin] cousins Steevens.

Much Ado About Nothing, I. 3.

Scene iii.] Capell. Scene vi. Pope.

1: good-year] good-yeere Q. good yeere F₁ F₂. good year F₃ F₄. good-jer Theobald. goujeres Hanmer. goujere Steevens.

4: breeds] breeds it. Theobald.

7: brings] Q. bringeth Ff.

8: at least] Q. yet Ff.

10: moral] morall Q F₁. mortall F₂ F₃ F₄.

16: the full] full S. Walker conj. who would print lines 16–21 as verses, ending this...controlement ... brother...grace...root...yourself...season...harvest.

17: of late] till of late Collier MS.

19: true] Q. om. Ff.

23: in his grace] by his grace Johnson conj. in his garden Id. conj. (withdrawn).

27: muzzle] mussell Q F₁ F₂ F₃. muzzel F₄.

33: I make] Q. I will make Ff.

36: came] come Capell conj.

47: on] Ff. one Q.

48: came] Q F₁. come F₂ F₃ F₄.

49: to this?] to know this? Johnson.

52: whipt me] Q. whipt Ff.

59: me?] Ff. me. Q.

Much Ado About Nothing, II. 1.

Act ii. See note (v).

Scene i. A hall...] Theobald. L.’s House. Pope. See note (vi).

Enter...] Enter L., his brother, his wife, Hero his daughter and Beatrice his niece and a kinsman. Q Ff. (and kinsman F₃ F₄). See note (i).

15: a’] Collier. a Q. he Ff.

26: the woollen] woollen Rowe (ed. 2).

27: on] Q. upon Ff.

34: bear-ward] Collier. Berrord Q F₁ F₂. Bearherd F₃ F₄.

35: hell?] Hanmer. hell. Q Ff. hell,—Theobald.

35–41: Put in the margin as spurious by Warburton.

37: horns] his horns F₄.

40: Peter for the heavens;] Pope. Peter: for the heavens, Q Ff. Peter. for the heavens! Staunton.

44, 47: courtesy] cursie Q. curtsie Ff.

45: Father] Q. om. Ff.

47: please] Q F₁. pleases F₂ F₃ F₄.

52: an account] Q. account Ff.

53: wayward] cold wayward F₃ F₄.

54: my] om. F₃ F₄.

59: important] importunate Rowe (ed. 2).

61: hear] here Q.

62: as] om. Rowe.

65: ancientry] aunchentry Q F₁ F₂. anchentry F₃ F₄.

67: sink] sincke Q. sinkes F₁ F₂. sinks F₃ F₄. sink apace Collier MS. See note (v).

72: All...masks] L. and his company mask. Capell.

73: Scene ii. Pope.

Enter...masked.] Enter Prince, Pedro, Claudio, and Benedicke, and Balthasar, or dumb John. Q. Enter...John, Maskers with a drum. Ff.

82–85: Printed as two verses by Grant White.

83: Jove] Q. Love F₁. love F₂ F₃ F₄.

84, 85: Hero...thatch’d. D. Pedro...love] Hero...thatch’d. Speak...speak, Jove. Anon. conj.

85: D. Pedro] Marg. Heath conj. [Drawing her aside] Capell.

86, 89, 91: These lines are given to Benedick in Q Ff. Theobald gives them to Balthasar.

87: Marg.] Mas. F₄. See note (viii.)

90: Marg.] Mask. F₄.

91: [Turning off in quest of another. Capell.

96: [Parting different ways. Capell.

101: ill-well] Theobald. ill well Q Ff. ill Will Rowe. ill, well Pope.

106: mum,] mumme, Q Ff. mummer, Anon. conj.

107: [Mixing with the company. Capell.

110: not tell] Q F₁. tell F₂ F₃ F₄.

116: Beat.] om. F₂.

121: impossible] impassible Warburton.

123: pleases] Q. pleaseth Ff.

131: [Music] Musick within. Theobald. [Musick begins: Dance forming. Capell.

135: [Dance......Claudio] Dance. Exeunt. Q. [Exeunt. Musicke for the dance. Ff. [Exeunt. Manent Don. J., B. and C. Warburton. [Dance: and exeunt D. Ped. and Leo. conversing...Capell.

136: Scene iii. Pope.

146: you] ye Theobald.

152: these] this F₃ F₄.

156: their] your Hanmer.

158: for] om. Pope.

161: therefore] then Pope.

167: county] Q. Count Ff.

of] Q F₄. off F₁ F₂ F₃.

168: an] a F₄.

172: drovier] Q Ff. drover Rowe (ed. 2)

176: Ho! now] Ho now Q F₁. Ho no! F₂ F₃. No no! F₄.

179: fowl] foule Q. fowle F₁. soule F₂. soul F₃ F₄.

181: Ha?] F₂ F₃ F₄. hah, Q. Hah? F₁.

182: Yea] Q F₁. you F₂. yet F₃ F₄.

182, 3: so...wrong;] so; (but...wrong) Capell.

183: base,] bare Anon. conj.

184: though bitter] the bitter Steevens (Johnson conj.). tough, bitter Jackson conj. through-bitter Anon. conj.

world] word F₃ F₄.

187: Scene iv. Pope.

Re-enter Don Pedro.] Enter the Prince. Ff. Enter the Prince, Hero, Leonato, John and Borachio, and Conrade. Q.

191: I told] Q. told Ff.

192: good] Q. om. Ff.

this] his S. Walker conj.

194: up] Q. om. Ff.

198, 205: birds’] birds Q Ff. bird’s Rowe (ed. 2).

214: but with] with but Capell conj.

217: that] Q. and that Ff.

218: impossible] impassable Theobald (Warburton). See note (ix). impetuous Hanmer. importable Johnson conj. imposeable Becket conj. unportable Collier MS. impitiable Jackson.

222: her terminations] Q. terminations Ff. her minations S. Walker conj.

223: to the north] the north Warburton conj.

225: left] lent Collier MS.

228: the infernal] in the infernal F₃ F₄.

233: follows] follow Pope.

235: Scene v. Pope.

240: off] of Collier. See note (x).

242: You have] Have you Collier MS.

245: my Lady Tongue.] Q. this Lady Tongue F₁. this lady’s tongue F₂ F₃ F₄.

249: his] Q. a Ff.

263: civil count] civil, count Theobald.

264: that jealous] Q. a jealous Ff. as jealous a Collier MS.

266: I’ll] Q F₁. I F₂ F₃ F₄.

268, 269: and his...obtained:] Pope. and his...obtained, Q Ff. and, his...obtained, Collier.

284: her] Q. my Ff.

287: to] through Jackson conj.

world] wood Johnson conj.

288: heigh-ho for a husband!] See note (xi).

299: of] Ff. a Q. o’ Edd. conj.

302: was I] Q F₁ F₂. I was F₃ F₄.

308: Scene vi. Pope.

pleasant-spirited] Theobald. pleasant spirited Q Ff.

311: ever] even Anon. conj.

312: unhappiness] an happiness Theobald.

320: County] Countie Q. Counte F₁. Count F₂ F₃ F₄.

326: my] Q. om. Ff. our Collier MS.

331: mountain] mooting Johnson conj.

mountain of affection] mounting affection of Becket conj.

331, 332: the...the] th’...th’ Q Ff.

333: but] om. Pope.

350: in] om. F₃ F₄.

Much Ado About Nothing, II. 2.

Scene ii.] Scene vii. Pope.

The same] Edd. Scene changes. Pope. Scene changes to another apartment in L.’s house. Theobald.

30: Don] Q. on Ff.

33: in love] Q. in a love Ff.

33–35: as,—in...maid,—that] Capell, (as in...match)...maid, that Q Ff.

36: scarcely] hardly Rowe.

39: Claudio] Borachio Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). See note (xii).

41: so] om. F₃ F₄.

43: truth] Q. truths Ff. proofs Collier MS.

Hero’s] her Capell.

48: you] Q, Capell. thou Ff.

Much Ado About Nothing, II. 3.

Scene iii.] Scene viii. Pope.

Enter Benedick.] Collier. Enter Benedick alone. Q Ff. Enter B. and a Boy. Rowe. Enter B. and a Boy following. Staunton.

1: Enter Boy.] Collier, om. Q Ff.

7: [Exit Boy.] Exit. Q. Ff (after line 5).

18: orthography] Ff. ortography Q. orthographer Rowe (ed. 2). orthographist Capell conj.

22: an] and Q.

27–30: See note (xiii).

29: I] Q. om. Ff.

33: Scene ix. Pope.

Enter......Leonato] Capell. Enter prince, Leonato, Claudio, Musicke. Q. Enter Prince, L., C. and Jacke Wilson. Ff.

38: kid-fox] cade fox Hanmer. hid fox Warburton.

Enter...Music] Q. om. Ff.

40: tax] task Capell conj.

41, 42: F₁ repeats these lines in the turn of the page.

45–56: Put into the margin as spurious by Pope.

53: nothing] Q Ff. noting Theobald.

65: moe] Q F₁. more F₂ F₃ F₄.

66: Of] Or Collier MS.

67: fraud...was] Q. fraud...were Ff. frauds...were Pope.

68: leavy] leafy Pope.

72: no, no] ne no F₄.

no, faith;] no; faith, Collier.

74: An] Capell. And Q Ff. If Pope.

76: lief] live Q.

79: us] om. Rowe.

night] om. Pope.

82: [Exit B.] Exeunt Bal. and Musick. Capell. See note (xiv).

93, 94: it,...affection;] it,...affection, Q Ff. it;...affection, Pope. it;...affection,— Capell.

94: infinite] definite Warburton.

100: this] Q F₁. the F₂ F₃ F₄.

102: tell you] tell Capell.

124: paper] paper full Collier MS.

126: us of] of us Q.

127: was] om. F₃ F₄.

128: over] ever F₂.

sheet?] Capell. sheet. Q Ff. sheets. Collier MS.

133: for] om. Rowe.

136: prays, curses] prays, cries Collier MS. curses, prays Halliwell.

140: afeard] Q Ff. afraid Rowe.

144: make but] Q. but make Ff.

146: alms] alms-deed Collier MS.

156: daffed] Johnson. daft Q Ff. dofft Pope. dafft Theobald.

158: a’] a Q. he Ff.

166: contemptible] contemptuous Hanmer.

169: Before] Q. ’Fore Ff.

172: Claud.] Q. Leon. Ff.

174: say] Q. see Ff.

175: most] Q. om. Ff.

177–182: Leon. If he...make.] Put into the margin as spurious by Pope.

177: a’ must] a must Q Ff. he must Rowe.

183: seek] Q. see Ff.

184: wear] wait Rowe (ed. i).

190: see] shew Rowe (ed. i).

191: unworthy] Q. unworthy to have Ff.

196: gentlewomen] Q. gentlewoman Ff.

197: one an opinion of another’s] an opinion of one another’s Pope.

200: in to] Q F₄. into F₁ F₂ F₃. to Rowe (ed. i).

201: Scene x. Pope.

204: their] Q. the Ff.

214: have] to have Rowe.

215: remnants] Q F₁. remains F₂ F₃ F₄.

217: youth...age] age...youth Collier MS.

224: in to] into F₃.

225: dinner] See note (xv).

232: knife’s] Pope. knives Q Ff.

choke] not choke Collier MS.

235: in to] into F₁.

238: is] are Hanmer.