[2424] Act i. Scene i.] Actus Primus. Scæna Prima. Ff. See note (I).

King Lear's palace.] A Palace. Rowe. The King's Palace. Theobald. A State-room in King Lear's Palace. Capell.

Edmund.] F₄. Edmond. F₁ F₂ F₃. Bastard. Qq.

[2425] Kent. I ... coming.] Spurious, according to Seymour.

[2426] I thought ... moiety.] Verse, S. Walker conj., ending the lines Duke ... always ... division ... dukes ... pois'd ... choice ... moiety.

[2427] so] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[2428] of the ... of the] O' th' ... o' th' S. Walker conj.

kingdom] F₄. kingdome F₁ F₂ F₃. kingdomes Qq.

[2429] equalities] Q₁ Q₂. qualities Ff. equalties Q₃.

weighed] pois'd So quoted by S. Walker.

[2430] to it] Qq. too't F₁ F₂. to't F₃ F₄.

[2431] sir, a son] sir a sonne Q₁ Q₂. a sonne, sir F₁ F₂. a sonne Q₃. a son, sir F₃ F₄.

year] yeares Q₃.

[2432] this, ... account:] this, ... account; Theobald. this, ... account, Qq. this; ... account, Ff.

[2433] something] somewhat F₃ F₄.

into] Q₁ Q₂. to Ff. in Q₃.

[2434] and the] and he Q₃.

[2435] noble gentleman] Q₁ Q₂ F₁. nobleman F₂ F₃ F₄. noble gentlemen Q₃.

[2436] Edm.] Ff. Bast. Qq. (and throughout).

[2437] My ... friend.] Prose in Q₁ Q₂. Two lines, the first ending Kent, in Ff. See note (II).

[2438] deserving] your deserving Pope.

[2439] again.] again. [Trumpets sound, within. Theobald.

[2440] Sennet.] Ff. Sound a Sennet, Q₁ Q₂. Sunday a Cornet, Q₃.

Enter one bearing a coronet, King ... Attendants.] Enter King ... Attendants. Ff. Enter one bearing a Coronet, then Lear, then the Dukes of Albany and Cornwall, next Gonorill, Regan, Cordelia, with followers. Qq.

[2441] Scene ii. Pope.

the lords] Ff. my lords Qq.

Gloucester] om. Pope.

[2442] my liege] Q₁ Q₃. my leige Q₂. my Lord Ff.

[Exeunt....] Capell. Exit. Ff. om. Qq.

[2443] shall] F₃ F₄. shal F₁ F₂. will Qq.

darker] dark Q₃.

purpose] Ff. purposes Qq.

[2444] Give ... there.] F₁ F₂. The map there; Qq. Give me the map here. F₃ F₄.

Know] Qq. Know, that Ff.

[2445] In] Into F₄.

our] om. Q₃.

fast] Ff. first Qq. om. Pope. See note (III).

[2446] from our age] Ff. of our state Qq.

[2447] Conferring] Ff. Confirming Qq.

strengths,] Ff. yeares, Qq.

[2448] while we ... now.] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2449] loving son] lov'd Seymour conj.

[2450] daughters'] Capell. daughters F₁ F₂. daughter's F₃ F₄.

[2451] now] om. Hanmer.

The princes] Ff. The two great princes Qq. om. Seymour conj.

[2452] youngest] Q₁ Q₂ yongest F₁ Q₃. yonger F₂. younger F₃ F₄.

[2453] Tell me, my] Tell my F₃ F₄. Tell me, Pope.

[2454] Since ... state,] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2455] cares] and cares Hanmer.

[2456] Where ... challenge.] Ff. Where merit doth most challenge it: Qq, ending the line at it. Capell, reading with Qq, divides the lines as Ff.

[2457] Our ... more] As one line, S. Walker conj.

[2458] Sir,] Put in a line by itself, Johnson. Erased in Collier MS.

Sir, I love] Sir, I Do love Steevens, ending line 52 at I.

Sir, I ... matter,] I love you sir, Pope. Sir, I do love you Far more ... matter: love you Capell.

I love] Ff. I do love Qq.

words] Qq. word Ff.

wield] Q₁ Q₃ F₄. weild Q₂ F₁ F₂ F₃. yield Capell conj.

[2459] and] Ff. or Qq.

[2460] much as] Ff. much a Qq.

e'er] e're F₃ F₄. ere Q₁ Q₂ F₁ F₂. eare Q₃.

found] Ff. friend Qq.

[2461] manner of so] manner. So Becket conj.

[2462] [Aside] Pope. om. Qq Ff.

do?] Pope. do, Qq. speake? F₁ F₂. speak? F₃ F₄.

[2463] shadowy] Ff. shady Qq.

[2464] and with ... rivers] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2465] champains] F₁. champions F₂ F₃ F₄.

[2466] Albany's] F₄. Albanies Q₁ F₁ F₂. Albaines Q₂. Albaenids Q₃. Albanie's F₃.

issue] Qq. issues Ff.

[2467] What says] om. Seymour conj.

[2468] wife to] Q₁ Q₂. wife of Ff Q₃.

Cornwall? Speak.] Pope. Cornwall, speake. Q₁ Q₃. Cornwell, speake? Q₂. Cornwall? Ff (omitting Speak).

[2469] I am] Ff. Sir I am Qq. I'm Pope. Sir, I'm Dyce, ed. 2, putting Sir in a separate line.

that self metal] that selfe-mettle F₁ F₂. that self-metal F₃ F₄. the selfe-same mettall Q₁. the selfe same mettall Q₂. the selfe-same mettell Q₃.

as my sister] Ff. that my sister is Qq.

[2470] me] you Mason conj.

worth. In ... heart] worth. In ... heart, Ff. worth in ... heart, Qq. worth, in ... heart. Theobald (Bishop conj.) worth, in ... heart Tyrwhitt conj.

[2471] I find ... joys,] Three lines in Ff. Two, the first ending short, in Qq.

[2472] comes too short] Ff. came short Qq.

short:] Theobald. short, Qq Ff.

that] in that Keightley.

[2473] precious square] precious spirit Hanmer. spacious sphere Singer (ed. 2). precious sphere Collier (Collier MS.) spacious square Keightley (Grant White conj. withdrawn).

sense] sense' Smith apud Grey conj.

possesses] Qq. professes Ff.

precious treasure Bailey conj.

[2474] And ... love.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[2475] alone] all one Q₃.

[2476] [Aside] Pope. om Qq Ff.

[2477] Then ... tongue.] As in Ff. Two lines, the first ending sure, in Qq.

[2478] Cordelia] Cord. Q₂.

[2479] love's] Q₁ Ff Q₃. loves Q₂.

[2480] love's ... tongue.] love, ... tongue, outvalues theirs. Seymour conj.

[2481] ponderous] Ff. richer Qq. plenteous Collier MS. precious Grant White conj.

my tongue] their tongue Warburton conj.

[2482] conferr'd] Ff. confirm'd Qq.

[2483] See note (IV).

[2484] Now] Ff. but now Qq.

[2485] the last, not] Qq. our last and Ff. our last, not Pope.

least, ... love] least; ... love, Ff. least in our deere love, Qq. least; in whose young love Hanmer.

[2486] interess'd] Malone. interest Ff. int'ress'd Theobald.

can you say] say you Pope.

draw] Ff. win Qq.

[2487] opulent] opilent F₁.

[2488] Lear. Nothing! Cor. Nothing.] Omitted in Qq. Lear. How! Cor. Nothing. Capell.

[2489] Nothing will come] Ff. How, nothing can come Qq.

[2490] Unhappy ... less] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.

[2491] heave] have Q₃.

[2492] nor more] Qq. no more Ff.

[2493] How, how, Cordelia!] Go too, go too, Q₁ Q₃. Goe to, goe to, Q₂.

mend] mend me Capell, reading with Qq.

[2494] it] Qq. you Ff.

[2495] begot] bgot Q₁ (Cap.)

[2496] I ... fit,] As in Pope. One line in Qq Ff.

[2497] are] is Keightley.

[2498] Why ... all?] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[2499] Haply] Q₁ Q₃. Happely Q₂. Happily Ff.

[2500] Haply ... never] Arranged as in Ff. Three lines, ending hand ... him, ... never, in Qq.

[2501] marry] Matry Q₁ (Cap.) Mary Q₂.

[2502] marry ... all.] Arranged as in Pope. One line in Qq.

[2503] To ... all.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[2504] thy heart with this?] Ff. this with thy heart! Qq (tis Q₃).

Ay, good my] I good my Q₁ Q₂. I goe my Q₃. I my good Ff.

[2505] Let] Ff. Well let Qq.

thy truth] the truth F₃ F₄.

[2506] mysteries] F₂ F₃ F₄. mistresse Qq. miseries F₁.

Hecate] F₃ F₄. Heccat Qq F₁. Hecat F₂.

night] Ff. might Qq.

[2507] operation] Qq F₁. operations F₂ F₃ F₄.

[2508] this] this tyme Anon. conj. MS. See note (V).

ever. The] Ff. ever, the Qq.

barbarous] barbarious Q₃.

[2509] Or ... appetite,] Arranged as in Ff. Two lines, the first ending generation, in Qq.

[2510] shall to my bosom Be] Ff. Shall be Q₁ Q₃. Shall bee Q₂.

[2511] liege,—] liege— Rowe. liege. Qq Ff.

[2512] Peace ... wrath.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

Peace, Kent!... between] Peace,—come not 'tween Seymour conj.

[2513] and] om. Pope.

[To Cor. Rowe. To Kent. Heath conj.

[2514] Burgundy.] Burgundy— Rowe. Burgundy, Qq Ff.

[Exit an Att. Capell. Exit Edmund. Capell conj. MS.

[2515] daughters' dowers] Warburton. daughters dowres F₁ F₃ F₄. daughters dower Qq. daughters, dowres F₂.

this] Qq. the Ff.

[2516] with] Ff. in Qq.

[2517] Pre-eminence] Malone. Preheminence Qq Ff.

[2518] Ourself] We Seymour conj.

[2519] turns] turnes Qq. turne F₁ F₂. turn F₃ F₄.

we still] Qq. we shall Ff. om. Pope. we Capell.

[2520] The name ... rest,] As in Qq. The first line ends sway, in Ff. Three lines, ending king; ... sway, ... rest, in Steevens (1793).

[2521] name, and ... king;] name; but ... king, Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

and all] om. Capell, reading The name ... sway, as one line.

additions] Qq. addition Ff.

[2522] of the rest] om. Pope. office Theobald conj. (withdrawn). of th' hest Warburton. and the rest Capell. interest Heath conj. all the rest Jennens conj. [offers it. (a stage direction) Anon. conj.

[2523] betwixt] Qq. betweene F₁ F₂. between F₃ F₄.

[Giving the crown. Pope.

[in Action of preventing him. Capell.

[2524] my king] a king F₄.

[2525] follow'd] Ff. followed Qq.

[2526] As my great] Qq F₁ As my F₂ F₃ F₄. And as my Rowe.

prayers,—] prayers— Rowe. praiers. Q₁ Q₃ F₁ F₂. prayers. Q₂ F₃ F₄.

[2527] Let it ... hollowness] As in Ff (except line 146). The lines end rather, ... heart, ... mad ... duty ... bowes, folly, ... consideration ... life, ... least, ... sound ... hollownesse in Qq.

[2528] mad] man Q₂.

wouldst] F₄. wouldest F₁ F₂ F₃. wilt Qq.

[2529] When ... bound,] One line in Johnson. Two in Ff.

honour's] Ff. honours Qq. honour Is Pope.

[2530] stoops to folly] Qq. falls to folly Ff. to folly falls Pope, ending the lines honour ... falls.

folly.] Johnson, folly; Rowe. folly, Qq Ff.

Reverse thy doom] Qq. reserve thy state Ff.

[2531] And ... consideration] with better judgment Pope, reading Reserve ... check as one line.

[2532] answer ... judgement] with my life I answer Pope.

[2533] sound Reverbs] Qq. sounds Reverbe Ff.

[2534] Kent,] om. Seymour conj.

thy life] my life F₃ F₄.

[2535] as a] as F₁

[2536] thy] Qq. thine Ff.

enemies] foes Pope.

nor] Qq. nere F₁ F₂. ne're F₃. ne'er F₄.

[2537] the motive] Qq. motive Ff.

[2538] Now ... vain.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[2539] Apollo,—] Apollo— Q₁ Q₃. Appollo, Q₂. Apollo, F₁ Apollo. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[2540] swear'st] swearest Q₂ Q₃.

O, vassal! miscreant!] O vassal! miscreant. Ff. Vassall, recreant. Qq. O, vassal! recreant! Collier.

[Laying....] Rowe. om. Qq Ff. In Action of drawing his Sword. Capell.

[2541] Alb. Corn. Dear sir, forbear.] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2542] Do] Qq. om. Ff. Put in a separate line first by Steevens (1793).

[2543] Kill ... evil.] Divided as in Ff. The lines end physition, ... disease, ... clamour ... evill in Qq.

[2544] the fee] Qq. thy fee Ff.

[2545] Upon the] Upon thy Capell.

thy doom] thy doome Qq. thy gift Ff (guift F₁). the gift Rowe (ed. 2).

[2546] Hear ... me!] Arranged as by Capell. One line in Qq Ff.

[2547] recreant] Ff. om. Qq.

[2548] On thy ... me!] Omitted by Pope.

thy] Qq. thine Ff.

[2549] Since] Qq. That Ff.

vow] Qq. vowes Ff.

[2550] strain'd] Ff. straied Qq.

[2551] between] Q₃. betweene Q₁ Q₂. betwixt Ff.

sentence] sentences F₁.

[2552] Our ... made] Nor ... make Heath conj. Or ... make Johnson conj. Make we our potency Becket conj.

made] Q₂ Ff. make Q₁ Q₃.

[2553] Five] Ff. Foure Qq.

[2554] diseases] Q₁ Q₂. disasters Ff. defeases Q₃.