[1543] on. Refrain to-night] on: refrain to night Q6. on to refraine night Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5.

Refrain to-night] Put at the end of line 160 in Ff.

[1544] the next more ... potency.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[1545] almost can] can almost Rowe.

[1546] And either ... the] And either the Q2 Q3. And Maister the Q4. And master the Q5 Q6. And master ev'n the Pope. And master even the Capell. And either curb the Malone. And either quell the Singer (ed. 1). And either mate the Anon. conj. And wither up the Bullock conj. And either lay the Cartwright conj.

And either house Bailey conj.

[1547] [Pointing to Polonius.] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[1548] heaven hath] the heavens have Hanmer.

[1549] me ... me] him with me, and me with this Hanmer. this with me, and me with this Johnson.

[1550] I ... behind.] Aside. Delius conj.

[1551] Thus] Ff Q6. This The rest.

[1552] One ... lady.] Qq. Omitted in Ff. Hark, one ... lady. Capell. But one ... lady. Steevens (1793). One ... good my lady. Keightley.

[1553] the bloat] Warburton. the blowt Qq. the blunt Ff. not the Q (1676). the fond Pope.

again to bed] to bed again Q (1676).

[1554] to ravel Q (1676) and F4. to ravell F1 F2 Q6 F3. rouell Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5.

[1555] gib] Qq. gibbe Ff. gib-cat Keightley.

[1556] concernings] conceruings Q4. conseruings Q5.

[1557] conclusions, in the basket] F3 F4. conclusions in the basket Qq. conclusions in the basket, F1. conclusions, in the basket, F2.

[1558] breathe] F3 Q6 F4. breath The rest.

[1559] that?] Ff. that. Q2 Q3 Q6. that, Q4 Q5.

Alack,] om. Seymour conj., ending lines 196-199, assured ... life ... said ... that?

[1560] Alack ... on.] As in Capell. Two lines, the first ending forgot, in Qq. One line in Ff.

[1561] on] om. Hanmer.

[1562] There's ... meet.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[1563] knavery] naiveté or naiverie Becket conj.

[1564] the sport] true sport Anon. conj.

enginer] Qq. engineer Q (1676) and Pope.

[1565] petar] Qq. petard Johnson.

and't] Theobald. an't Qq. and it Steevens.

[1566] meet.] Q6. meete, Q2 Q3 Q4. meet, Q5.

[1567] shall] will Q (1676).

packing:] packing: I'll pack him: Anon. conj.

[1568] good night. Indeed] Pointed as in Ff. good night indeed, Qq.

[1569] in life] in's life Q6.

foolish] (Q1) Ff. most foolish Qq.

foolish prating] foolish-prating S. Walker conj.

[1570] [Exeunt....] Malone, after Capell. Exit. Qq. Exit Hamlet with the dead body. (Q1). Exit Hamlet tugging in Polonius. Ff.