[2968] I am ... I am] I'm ... I'm Pope.

[2969] Of what ... you.] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2970] It ... fruitful!] Three lines in Malone, ending nature, hear! ... if ... fruitful!

[2971] Hear] F₃ F₄. Heare F₁ F₂ harke Qq.

nature, hear; dear] Nature! hear, dear Grant White.

hear; dear] Warburton. heare deere Qq F₁ F₂. hear dear F₃. hear, dear F₄.

hear!] om. Qq. hear a father! Pope.

[2972] derogate] degenerate Anon. MS. See note (V).

[2973] thwart] Ff. thourt Qq.

disnatured] disnatur'd Ff. disnetur'd Q₁ Q₂. disventur'd Q₃. disfeatur'd Henderson and Anon. MS. See note (V).

[2974] cadent] Ff. accent Q₁ Q₂. accient Q₃. candent Theobald (Warburton). acrid or ardent Anon. conj.

[2975] mother's pains] mother pains Becket conj.

[2976] feel] feele, that she may feele, Q₂.

[2977] Away, away!] Away, away. Ff. goe, goe, my people? Qq.

[Exit.] Ff. om. Qq.

[2978] Now ... this?] Two lines in Ff.

whereof] wherefore Johnson.

[2979] the cause] Qq. more of it F₁. of it F₂ F₃ F₄. of what Hanmer.

[2980] That] that Qq. As Ff.

dotage] fretfulness and wayward dotage Seymour conj.

Re-enter Lear.] Steevens. Enter Lear. Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[2981] What's] Ff. What is Qq.

[2982] I'll ... ashamed] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[To Gon.] Theobald.

[2983] which] Ff. that Qq.

[2984] Should ... thee!] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

thee worth them. Blasts] thee worth them, Blastes Ff. the worst blasts Qq.

[2985] upon thee! The untented] upon thee: Th' untented Ff. upon the untender Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. and Dev.) Q₃. upon the untented Q₂ (Bodl. 1, 2. Mus. per. and imp.) upon the untainted Anon. conj. MS. See note (V). upon thee! The unshented Becket conj. upon thee! The indented Jackson conj.

[2986] Pierce] Ff. pierce Q₂ (Bodl. 1, 2. Mus. per. and imp.) peruse Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. and Dev.) Q₃.

sense] fence Warburton.

thee! Old] thee. Old Ff. the olde Q₁ the old Q₂ Q₃.

[2987] this cause] Qq F₁. thee once F₂ F₃ F₄. her once Rowe.

ye] Ff. you Qq.

[2988] cast you] Ff. you cast Qq.

lose] F₃ F₄. loose F₁ F₂. make Qq.

[2989] Yea, is it come to this?] Q₁ Q₃. yea, i'st come to this? Q₂. Ha? Ff. Ha! is it come to this? Pope.

[2990] Let it be so:] Ff (ending line 298 at so). Omitted in Qq. Arranged as by Pope.

yet have I left a] Qq. I have another Ff.

[2991] Who] Ff. whom Qq.

[2992] flay] Malone. fley Q₁ Q₃. flea Q₂ Ff.

wolvish] wolfish Theobald.

[2993] thou ... thee.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.

[Exeunt....] Exeunt Lear, Kent, Gen. and Att. Capell. Exit. Qq. om. Ff. Exit Lear and Attendants. Rowe (ed. 1). Ex. Lear and Attendants. Rowe (ed. 2).

[2994] Scene xvi. Pope.

my lord] Qq. om. Ff.

[2995] To the ... master.] As in Ff. Capell ends the lines content ... ho!... master. S. Walker would end them content.— ... fool, ... master.

[2996] you,—] Theobald. you. Qq Ff.

[2997] Pray ... more] Ff. Come sir, no more; you, more Q₁ Q₃. Come sir no more, you, more Q₂.

[2998] content] be content Rowe.

[2999] [To the Fool] Johnson.

[3000] Nuncle ... thee] Two lines in Ff.

[3001] take] Ff. and take Qq.

[3002] with thee. A fox] with thee: A fox Ff. with a fox Qq.

[3003] buy] by F₂.

[3004] [Exit.] Ff. om. Qq.

[3005] This ... unfitness] Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[3006] This ... knights!] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[3007] 'Tis] Is't Hanmer.

[3008] At point] Omitted by Pope.

[3009] in mercy] at mercy Pope.

[3010] too far] om. Steevens (1793).

[3011] taken] harm'd Pope.

[3012] she] F₁ F₂. she'll F₃ F₄.

[3013] unfitness,—] unfitness— Rowe. unfitnesse. Ff.

Re-enter Oswald.] Collier. Enter Steward. Ff. om. Qq.

[3014] How now, Oswald! What] Ff. Gon. What Oswald, ho. Oswald. Heere madam. Gon. What Qq.

[3015] that] Ff. this Qq.

[3016] Yes] Qq. I Ff. Ay Rowe.

[3017] and] om. Pope.

[3018] fear] F₃ F₄. feare F₁ F₂. feares Q₁ Q₂. fears Q₃.

[3019] Get] So get Pope. Go, get Jennens.

[3020] And hasten ... lord] And hasten your returne: no, no, my lord Ff. and after your returne—now my lord Q₁ Q₃. and after your returne now my lord Q₂ (Cap. and Dev.) & hasten your returne now my lord Q₂ (Bodl. 1, 2. Mus. per. and imp.)

[Exit Oswald.] Exit Steward. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[3021] milky] Ff. milkie Q₂ (Bodl. 1, 2. Mus. per. and imp.) mildie Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. and Dev.) Q₃.

gentleness and] gentle, easy Jennens.

[3022] condemn not] Ff. dislike not Qq. condemn it not Pope.

pardon] your pardon Jennens.

[3023] You are] F₂ F₃ F₄. Your are F₁. y'are Qq.

attask'd for] attaskt for Q₂ (Bodl. 1, 2. Mus. per. and imp.) alapt Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. and Dev.) Q₃. at task for F₁ F₃ F₄ at taske for F₂. taskt for Anon. conj. See note (VIII). ajapt for Becket conj. attack'd for Collier conj.

[3024] Than] By those who judge, than Seymour conj.

praised] prais'd Ff. praise Qq.

harmful] harmless Rowe (ed. 2).

[3025] How ... well.] Verse in Q₁ Ff Q₃. Prose in Q₂.

[3026] better, oft] Ff. better ought, Qq.

[3027] then—] Q₁ Ff Q₃. then. Q₂.

[3028] the event.] Q₁ Q₃. the event, Q₂. the 'vent. Ff.

[Exeunt.] Q₂ Ff. Exit. Q₁ Q₃.

[3029] Scene v.] Scene xvii. Pope. Scene iv. Eccles.

Court....] Capell. A court-yard belonging to the Duke of Albany's Palace. Theobald.

Enter Lear, Kent, and Fool.] Q₁ Q₃. Enter Lear. Q₂. Enter Lear, Kent, Gentleman, and Foole. Ff. Enter Lear, Kent, Gentlemen, and Fool. Warburton.

[3030] Lear.] Lear [to a Gentleman. Jennens.

letters.] letters.—You with this to my daughter Regan. [to Kent. Jennens.

[3031] afore] Ff. before Qq.

[3032] brains] brain Pope.

were] where Q₂.

in's] F₁. ins F₂. in his Qq F₃ F₄.

were't] Rowe. wert Qq Ff.

[3033] prithee] prethee Q₁ F₂ Q₃. prethe Q. prythee F₁ F₃ F₄.

ne'er] nere Qq. net Ff.

[3034] she's] F₁ F₃ F₄. shees Q₂. shes F₂. she is Q₁ Q₃.

crab's] crabbe is Q₁. crab is Q₂. crabb is Q₃.

[3035] can tell what] Ff. con, what Qq.

[3036] Why, ... thou] Qq. What can'st Ff.

[3037] She will] Ff. Shee'l Q₁ Sheel Q₂. She'l Q₃.

does] do's Ff. doth Qq.

[3038] Thou canst] F₁ F₂. Thou canst not Qq. canst thou F₃ F₄.

stands] stande Q₂.

i' the] in the Qq.

[3039] on's] Ff. of his Qq. of one's Pope.

[3040] one's] ones Ff. his Qq.

of] Ff. on Qq.

side's] Q₂ F₁ F₃ F₄. sides F₂. side his Q₁ Q₃. side one's Pope.

[3041] he] a Q₂.

[3042] wrong—] Theobald. wrong. Q₂ Ff. wrong! Q₁ Q₃.

[3043] shell?] Ff. shell. Qq.

[3044] put's] put his Qq.

to his] Q₂ Ff. unto his Q₁ Q₃.

[3045] daughters] Ff. daughter Qq.

[3046] 'em] them Qq.

[3047] more] Qq F₄. mo F₁ F₂. moe F₃.

[3048] eight?] Capell. eight. Qq Ff.

[3049] indeed] om. Qq.

[3050] take 't] take it Capell.

Monster] Ff. Monster, Qq.

[3051] thou wert] Qq F₁. you wert F₂. you were F₃ F₄.

[3052] till] before Qq.

[3053] O, let ... mad!] Verse by Pope. Prose in Qq Ff.

[3054] not mad] Omitted in Qq.

heaven!] Ff. heaven! I would not bee mad, Qq (be Q₂).

[3055] Enter Gentleman.] Theobald. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[3056] How now!] Omitted in Qq.

[3057] Gent.] Ff. Servant. Qq.

[3058] [Exit. Qq. Exeunt Lear, and Gentleman. Capell.

[3059] that's a] that is Qq.

[3060] unless] except Qq.

[Exeunt.] Ff. Exit. Qq. To the Audience, as he goes out. Capell.