[6] Act i. Scene i.] Actus Primus. Scæna Prima. Ff. Omitted in Qq.

Verona. A public Place.] Capell. A Street in Verona. Rowe.

of the ... bucklers.] with ... bucklers, of ... Capulet. Qq Ff. See note (1).

[7] on] Qq. A F₁ F₂ F₃. a F₄. o' Capell.

[8] Sam. I ... draw. Gre. Ay ... collar.] Omitted by Pope.

[9] an] Theobald. and Qq. if Ff.

[10] out o' the] out o' th F₁ F₂. out o' th' F₃ F₄. out of Q₂ Q₃. out of the Q₄ Q₅.

[11] To ... away.] As prose first by Pope. Two lines, the first ending stand: in Qq Ff.

[12] A ... stand:] Prose by Pope. One line in Qq Ff.

[13] I ... Montague's] As prose in Q₂. One line in the rest.

[14] a weak slave] weake slave F₂. weak slave F₃. weak, slave F₄.

[15] 'Tis true] Q₅. Tis true Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. True Ff.

[16] weaker vessels] weakest vessels F₃ F₄. weakest Warburton.

[17] us] not us Martley conj.

[18] cruel] cruell Q₄ Q₅. ciuil Q₂. ciuill Q₃ F₁. civill F₂. civil F₃ F₄.

[19] I will cut] Qq. and cut Ff.

[20] maids?] Ff. maids. Q₂ Q₃. maides. Q₄. maids! Q₅.

[21] their] the Warburton, from (Q₁).

[22] in] (Q₁) Q₄ F₂ Q₅ F₃ F₄. om. Q₂ Q₃ F₁.

[23] Me ... flesh] Prose in Qq. Two lines, the first ending stand: in Ff.

[24] comes two of] Malone, from (Q₁). comes of Qq Ff.

[25] house of] Qq. house of the Ff.

Enter....] Rowe. Enter two other servingmen. Qq Ff. Transferred to follow line 42 by Dyce.

[26] run?] run. F₁ F₂.

[27] thee!] Q₅. thee. The rest.

[28] a] om. Q₂.

[29] [Aside....] First marked by Capell.

of] on Q₅.

[30] sir! no,] sir, no Qq. sir? no Ff.

[31] But if] Qq. If Ff.

[32] better.] Qq. better? Ff.

[33] Enter....] Transferred to line 61 by Dyce.

[34] [Aside....] First marked by Capell.

[35] sir] Qq. om. Ff.

[36] swashing] Q₄ Q₅. washing Q₂ Q₃ Ff.

[37] Part ... do.] As verse first by Capell. Prose in Qq Ff.

[38] [Beating ... weapons.] Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[39] What ... death.] Divided as in Qq. Prose in Ff.

[40] drawn] drawne Qq. draw Ff.

[41] thee] the Q₃ F₂.

[They fight.] Fight. Ff. om. Qq.

Enter....] Capell, substantially. Enter three or foure Citizens with Clubs or partysons. Qq (partisans Q₅). Enter three or foure Citizens with Clubs. Ff.

[42] First Off.] Offi. Qq Ff. Cit. Steevens. 1 Cit. Malone.

Down....] Citizens. Down.... Edd. conj.

[43] and Lady Capulet.] Rowe. and his wife. Qq Ff.

[44] La. Cap.] Rowe. Wife. Qq Ff.

crutch (bis)] Ff Q₅. crowch Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

[45] My sword] A sword F₄.

[46] and Lady Montague.] Rowe. and his wife. Qq Ff.

[47] Capulet!—Hold] Capulet. Hold Ff. Capulet, hold Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. Capulet: hold Q₅.

let me go] let go S. Walker conj.

[48] La. Mon.] Rowe. M. Wife. 2. Qq. 2. Wife. Ff.

one] Qq. a Ff.

Escalus,] Edd. Eskales, Qq Ff.

[49] steel,—] steel— Rowe. steele, or steel, Qq Ff.

[50] torture, from ... hands] torture from those bloudie hands, Q₂ Q₃ F₄ (bloudy Q₃. bloody F₄). torture, from those bloody hands, Q₄.

those] these F₂ F₃ F₄.

[51] mistemper'd] Ff Q₅. mistempered Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

[52] brawls] brawles Qq. broyles Ff.

airy] angry Collier MS.

[53] made] make F₂.

Verona's] Neronas Q₂.

[54] grave beseeming] grave-beseeming S. Walker conj.

ornaments] ornament F₂ F₃.

[55] To wield ... hate] Put in the margin by Pope.

[56] Canker'd ... hate] Omitted by Hanmer.

part your] party our Q₄.

[57] farther] Q₂ Q₄. further Q₅. Fathers Q₃ F₁ F₂ F₃. Father's F₄.

[58] [Exeunt....] Exeunt. Qq Ff. Exeunt Prince and Capulet. &c. Rowe.

[59] Scene II. Pope.

Mon.] Qq Ff. M. wife. (Q₁). La. Moun. Rowe.

[60] swung] swoong Q₂. swong The rest.

[61] Who ... scorn] Omitted by Pope.

hiss'd] kiss'd Rowe (ed. 2).

[62] thrusts] thrust Q₄.

[63] who ... part] Omitted by Pope.

[64] La. Mon.] Rowe. Wife Qq Ff.

saw ... to-day?] Omitted by Pope.

[65] I am] Q₂. am I The rest.

[66] drave] drive Q₂.

drave ... abroad] drew me from company (Q₁) Pope. drew me to walk abroad Theobald. drew me from canopy Warburton conj. (withdrawn).

[67] sycamore] Q₅. syramour Q₂ Q₃ Q₄. sycamour Ff.

[68] the city's] Malone, from (Q₁). this citie Q₂. this city The rest. the city Warburton. this city Capell. the city' Steevens.

[69] Which ... found] Q₅. Which ... sought, where ... found The rest. That most are busied, when they're most alone Pope, from (Q₁).

[70] Being ... self] Omitted in (Q₁) Pope.

[71] humour] Q₄ Q₅. humor Q₂. honour The rest.

his] him Theobald (Thirlby conj.).

[72] shunn'd] Ff Q₅. shunned Q₂ Q₃ Q₄.

who] what Seymour conj.

[73] morning's] mornings Qq F₁
F₂. morning F₃ F₄.

[74] Adding ... sighs] Omitted by Pope.

[75] Should] Does Seymour conj.

[76] portentous] F₂ F₃ F₄. portendous Q₂ Q₃ F₁ Q₅. protendous Q₄.

[77] learn] learn it Rowe.

[78] other] others F₁.

[79] his] is Q₂.

[80] discovery,] After this Johnson conjectures that some lines are lost.

[81] sun] Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). same Qq Ff.

[82] Enter Romeo.] Qq Ff. Enter Romeo, at a distance. Capell. Transferred by Dyce to follow line 157.

[83] [Exeunt ...] Capell. Exeunt. Qq Ff.

[84] struck] Rowe. strooke Qq F₁ F₂. strook F₃ F₄.

Ay] Ah Rowe.

[85] hence] henec F₁.

[86] In love?] Q₅. In love. The rest.

[87] Out—] Rowe. Out. Qq Ff.

[88] Of love?] Q₅. Of love. The rest.

[89] see ... will] set pathways to our will Staunton conj.

will] ill Hanmer.

[90] create] (Q₁) F₂ F₃ F₄. created The rest.

[91] well-seeming] welseeing Q₂ Q₃ F₁.

[92] Why, such is] Why such is, merely, Seymour conj. Why such, Benvolio, is Collier (Collier MS.). Why, such, Benvolio, such is Mommsen conj. Why, gentle cousin, such is Keightley.]

Why ... transgression] Omitted by Pope.

[93] mine] my Q₄ Q₅.

[94] if] them (Q₁) Pope.

[95] to too] too too Q₂.

[96] raised] rais'd Pope, from (Q₁). made Qq Ff.

[97] purged] urg'd Singer, ed. 1, (Johnson conj). puff'd Collier. (Collier MS.).

sparkling] sparling F₄.

[98] Before or after this line Johnson conjectured that a line is omitted.

lovers'] lovers (Q₁) Pope. loving Qq Ff.

After this Keightley marks a line omitted.

[99] coz] cousin Pope. Cox Rowe (ed. 2).

I will] I'll Pope.

[100] An] Hanmer. And Qq Ff.

[101] Tut] But F₃ F₄.

[102] who is that] who she is Pope. whom she is (Q₁) Boswell.

[103] Groan ... who] As in Hanmer. One line in Qq Ff.

[104] But ... who] But pry'thee tell me sadly who she is Seymour conj. But sadly tell me, truly tell me who or But sadly tell me, gentle cousin, who Taylor conj. MS. But ... who she is you love Keightley.

[105] Bid ... make] (Q₁) Q₄ Q₅. A sicke man in sadnesse makes Q₂ Q₃ F₁. A sicke man in good sadnesse makes F₂ F₃ F₄.

[106] Ah, word] (Q₁) Malone. A word Qq F₁. O. word F₂ F₃ F₄.

[107] mark-man] marks-man F₃ F₄.

[108] Well] Qq Ff. But (Q₁) Pope.

[109] From ... unharm'd] 'Gainst ... encharm'd Grant White conj.

unharm'd] (Q₁) Pope. uncharmd Qq Ff. encharm'd Collier (Collier MS.).

[110] bide] Qq F₃ F₄. bid F₁ F₂.

[111] ope] open F₁.

saint-seducing] saint-seucing F₂.

[112] she] om. Q₄.

with ... store] with her dies beauty's store Theobald. with her dies beauty store Keightley.

[113] makes] make Q₂ Q₃ F₁.

[114] starved] starv'd F₄. sterv'd The rest.

[115] is too] is to Q₄.

wise, wisely too] Qq F₃ F₄. wisewi: sely too F₁. wise wisely too F₂. wise; too wisely Hanmer.

[116] Ben.] Q₂ Q₅ Ff. Ro. Q₃ Q₄.

[117] 'Tis ... more] As in Pope. One line in Qq Ff.

[118] in question] to question Keightley.

[119] These] Those F₃ F₄.

[120] put] Q₅ F₃ F₄. puts Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ F₁ F₂.

[121] strucken] Q₅ F₃ F₄. strooken The rest.

[122] What] How Seymour conj.

serve but as] serve for, but Seymour conj.

[123] fair?] Pope. faire. or fair. Qq Ff.

[124] Scene II.] Capell. Scene III. Pope.

A street.] Capell.

[125] Enter ...] Enter Capulet, Countie Paris, and the Clowne. Qq Ff.

[126] But] Q₂. om. Q₃ Ff. And Q₄ Q₅.

[127] I, In penalty alike] I, alike In penalty S. Walker conj.

[128] I think,] om. Pope.

[129] as we] om. Taylor conj. MS., reading I think ... peace, as one line.

[130] happy] married Seymour conj.

[131] made] married (Q₁) Singer (ed. 2).

[132] The earth] Q₄ Q₅. Earth Q₂ Q₃ F₁. Earth up F₂ F₃ F₄.

The earth hath swallow'd] Earth hath up-swallow'd Seymour conj.

swallow'd] Q₅. swallowed The rest.

she] her Hanmer.

[133] She is ... earth] Omitted by (Q₁) Pope. She is the hope and stay of my full years Johnson conj.

She is] Q₄ F₂ Q₅ F₃ F₄. Shees Q₂ Q₃. Shee's F₁.

earth] fee Keightley.

[134] An] Capell. And Qq Ff. If Rowe (ed. 2).

agree] agreed Q₂.

[135] fair according] fair-according Nicholson conj.

[136] One] Once Rowe.

most welcome] o' th' welcome Hanmer.

makes] make Capell conj.

[137] make ... heaven light] make ... heaven's light Theobald. make ... even light Warburton. mask ... heaven's light Jackson conj.

[138] young men] yeomen Johnson conj.

[139] female] (Q₁) F₂ F₃ F₄. fennell Qq F₁.

[140] Which on more] Q₄ Q₅. Which one more Q₂ Q₃ Ff. Such amongst (Q₁) Steevens. Within your Johnson conj. On which more Capell. Search among Steevens conj. Whilst on more Dyce, ed. 2 (Mason conj.). Which one, o'er Jackson conj.

Which ... view, of] Such, amongst few; of Badham conj. Which one may vie with Bullock conj. Which one more, few or Id. conj. (withdrawn).

view, of many] view, of many, Q₂ F₂ F₃ F₄. veiw, of many, Q₃ F₁. view of many, Q₄ Q₅.

[141] May] My F₂.

[142] [Gives a paper. Malone.

[143] [Exeunt ...] Rowe. Exit. Qq Ff.

[144] written here! It] written here? It Rowe. written. Here it Qq F₃ F₄. written. Heere it F₁. written. Heert it F₂. written here! [turns and twists the notes about.] Here [tapping his head] it Nicholson conj.

[145] persons] persons out Capell.

here writ] Q₂ Q₃ Q₅. heee writ Q₄. writ Ff.

[146] I ... learned] Put in parenthesis in Qq Ff.

[147] out] out, Q₂.

[148] One] On Q₂.

[149] holp] help'd Pope.

[150] desperate] desparate F₁ F₂.

cures] cure Pope.