[3195] Keep ... matter?] As in Cappell. Prose in Qq Ff.

[3196] What is] Ff. what's Qq.

[3197] messengers] messenger Grant White.

king.] Qq. king? Ff.

[3198] What is] Ff. What's Q₁ Q₃. Whats Q₂.

difference? speak.] Rowe. difference, speake? Qq Ff.

[3199] No ... man?] Prose in Qq Ff. Four lines, ending valour, ... thee; ... fellow: ... man? in Capell.

[3200] in] all share in Rowe.

[3201] man?] Ff. man. Qq.

[3202] Ay,] I, Qq. om. Ff.

sir:] sir; Q₂ F₂ F₃ F₄. sir, Q₁ F₁ Q₃.

[3203] he] Q₁ Q₃. hee Q₂. they Ff.

[3204] hours] Q₃. houres Q₁ Q₂. yeares F₁ F₂ F₃. years F₄.

at the] Qq. oth' F₁ F₂. o' th' F₃ F₄.

[3205] yet] you Pope.

[3206] This ... spared] Prose in Qq Ff. One line of verse in Capell.

ruffian] ruffen Q₂.

[3207] gray beard,—] gray beard—- Rowe. gray-beard. Qq F₁ F₂. gray beard. F₃ F₄.

[3208] zed!] C! Johnson conj.

[3209] you will] you'l Q₂.

[3210] walls] wals Q₁ Q₃. walles Q₂. wall Ff.

of a jakes] of a Iaques Q₁. of a iaques Q₂. of a Iakes F₁ F₂. of Iaques Q₃. of a Jakes F₃ F₄.

[3211] gray beard] Q₂. gray-beard Q₁ Ff Q₃.

[3212] Peace ... reverence?] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[3213] sirrah] Ff. sir Qq.

[3214] know you no reverence?] Ff. you have no reverence. Qq.

[3215] hath] Ff. has Qq.

[3216] Who] Ff. That Qq.

as these] Put at the beginning of line 69 by Pope (reading those as Qq). om. Hanmer.

[3217] the holy] Ff. those Qq. those holy Jennens. the boly Grimes conj. MS.

a-twain F₃ F₄. a twaine F₁ F₂. in twaine Qq. Malone would read with Qq, ending line 69, which are.

[3218] Which are too intrinse] Malone. Which are t' intrince, F₁. Which art t' intrince, F₂ F₃ F₄. Which are to intrench, Qq. Too intricate Pope. Too 'intrinsecate Theobald. Too intrinsick Hanmer. Too intresse or Too intrigue Singer conj.

to unloose;] t' unloose: Ff. to inloose Qq. to enloose Seymour conj.

smooth] sooth Pope. smothe (i.e. smother) Becket conj.

[3219] natures] nature Pope.

rebel] rebels Pope.

[3220] Bring] Qq. Being Ff.

fire] Ff. stir Qq.

their] Qq. the Ff.

[3221] Renege F₂ F₃ F₄. Reneag Qq. Revenge F₁.

[3222] gale] gall F₁.

vary] varry F₁.

[3223] Knowing ... fool?] Two lines, the first ending epeliptick, in Q₂.

[3224] Knowing] As knowing Pope. And knowing Collier (Collier MS.) Knowing of Anon. conj.

nought] Qq. naught Ff.

dogs] F₄. dogges F₁ F₂ F₃. daies Q₁ Q₂. dayes Q₂.

[3225] Smile you] F₄. Smoile you Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃ F₃. smoyle you Q₂. Smile at Collier MS. Smile you at Keightley.

[3226] if] Q₁ Ff Q₃. and Q₂.

[3227] drive ye] Ff. send you Qq. drive you Capell.

Camelot] Ff. Camulot Qq.

[3228] What, ... out?] As one line in Steevens (1793).

[3229] out? say that.] Pope. out, say that? Qq Ff.

say that.] om. Seymour conj.

[3230] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

What is his fault] Ff. What's his offence Qq.

[3231] does] Q₂. do's Ff. doth Q₁ Q₃.

nor ... nor] Ff. or ... or Qq.

[3232] Than] Q₁. Then Ff Q₃. That Q₂.

stands] stand Pope.

[3233] This ... nicely.] As in Ff. Nine lines, ending praised ... ruffines, ... nature, ... plaine, ... so, ... know, ... craft, ... ducking ... nicely, in Qq.

[3234] some] Ff. a Qq.

[3235] roughness] ruffines Qq.

[3236] cannot] can't Pope.

[3237] An ... plain] he must be plaine Qq.

[3238] An] Pope. And Ff. and Qq.

take it, so] Rowe. take it so Q₁ Ff Q₃. tak't so Q₂.

[3239] plainness] A full stop here in F₂ F₃ F₄.

[3240] more] far Pope.

[3241] silly] silky Hanmer (Warburton).

silly ducking] Qq. silly-ducking Ff.

[3242] faith, in] Ff. sooth, or in Qq.

[3243] great] Ff. grand Q₁ Q₃. graund Q₂.

[3244] On] Ff. In Qq. Or Rowe.

flickering] Pope. flitkering Q₁ Q₂. fletkering Q₃. flicking Ff.

front,—] front— Rowe. front. Qq Ff.

by] thou by Qq.

[3245] dialect] Ff. dialogue Qq.

[3246] he] but he Hanmer.

beguiled] beguil'd F₃ F₄. beguild The rest.

[3247] to entreat] that entreat Badham conj.

[3248] to't] F₃ F₄. too't Q₂ F₁ F₂. to it Q₁ Q₃.

[3249] What was] Ff. What's Qq.

[3250] I ... any] Never any Hanmer.

[3251] I ... misconstruction;] As in Ff. Two lines, the first ending master, in Qq.

[3252] late] lately Rowe.

[3253] misconstruction] misinstruction Anon. conj. MS. See note (V).

[3254] conjunct] coniunct Qq. compact Ff.

[3255] man, That] Ff. man, that That Q₁ Q₃. man, that, That Q₂. man That't Anon. conj.

[3256] fleshment] Ff. flechuent Q₁ Q₂. flechvent Q₃.

dread] Qq. dead Ff. dear Anon. conj.

[3257] again] om. Steevens (1793).

[3258] None ... fool] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[3259] Ajax] F₂ F₃ F₄. A'Iax Qq. Aiax F₁.

their] there F₁.

fool] foil Hanmer (Warburton).

Fetch ... stocks!] Fetch ... stocks? Ff (stockes? F₂). Bring ... stockes ho? Qq. Fetch ... stocks, ho! Steevens (1778).

[3260] stubborn ancient] stubborn-ancient S. Walker conj.

ancient] Ff. miscreant Qq (ausrent Q₂ Bodl. 1).

reverend] rev'rend Pope. reverent Q₂ Ff. unreverent Q₁. unreverant Q₃.

[3261] you—] Theobald, you. Qq Ff.

Sir,] Ff. om. Qq.

[3262] Sir, I am ... you] As in Ff. I am ... you As two lines, the first ending me, in Qq.

[3263] employment] imployment Ff. imploiments Q₁. imployments Q₂ Q₃.

[3264] shall] Ff. should Qq.

respect] Qq. respects Ff.

[3265] Stocking] Ff. Stopping Qq.

[3266] Fetch ... noon.] As in Qq. Two lines, the first ending stocks; in Ff.

[3267] stocks!] stockes? Q₂. stockes; Q₁ F₂. stocks; F₁ F₃ F₄.

and honour] om. Hanmer.

[3268] noon!] noone? Ff. noone. Qq.

[3269] Why, ... so.] As in Ff. Prose in Qq.

[3270] should] Ff. could Q₁ Q₂. cold Q₃.

[3271] self-same colour] same nature Q₁ Q₃. selfe same nature Q₂.

[3272] speaks of] speakes off Q₁ Q₃. speake of Q₂.

Come] om. Pope.

[Stocks brought out.] As in Dyce. After line 132 in Ff. Omitted in Qq.

[3273] His ... restrain'd.] See note (XI).

[3274] basest] belest Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

contemned'st] Capell. temnest Qq (contaned Q₂ Bodl. 1). the meanest Pope.

[3275] he, so ... Should] he so ... Should F₁ F₂. hee's so ... should Qq. he's so ... Should F₃ F₄. he's so ... To Rowe.

[3276] much more] yet much Hanmer.

[3277] gentleman] gentlemen Q₂.

[3278] For ... legs.] Omitted in Ff.

[3279] Put in his legs] A stage-direction. Seymour conj.

[Kent ...] As in Pope. After line 142 in Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[3280] Come] Qq. Corn. Come Ff.

good lord] Q₂. lord Q₁ Ff Q₃. lord, let's Capell conj. MS.

[Exeunt ...] Exeunt Cor. Reg. Edm. Ste. and Ser. Capell. Exit. Q₁ Ff Q₃. om. Q₂. Exeunt Regan and Cornwall. Pope.

[3281] Scene vi. Pope and Hanmer (a misprint). Scene vii. Warburton.

I am] I’m Pope.

duke's] duke F₁.

[3282] rubb'd] ruled Anon. conj.

[3283] Pray] Ff. Pray you Qq.

I have] I've Pope.

travell’d] travel’d F₃ F₄. travaild Qq. travail’d F₁ F₂.

[3284] Some time] Sometime Q₂.

out] out Q₂.

[3285] The ... taken.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

to blame] Q₂ F₃ F₄. too blame Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃.

'twill ... taken.] [to Edm.] 'twill be ill taken. Capell conj. MS. (withdrawn).

taken] Ff. tooke Qq.

[Exit.] om. Q₂. Exeunt Gloster, Edmund, and Servants. Capell conj. MS. (withdrawn).

[3286] Thou] That Johnson.

[3287] Approach ... remedies.] Put in the margin by Hanmer.

[3288] [Looking up to the moon. Pope. Addressing the absent sun, and wishing for its return. Rann (Malone conj.)

[3289] miracles] Ff. my wracke Q₁ Q₂ (Cap. Dev. Mus. per. & imp. and Bodl. 2) Q₃. my rackles Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

[3290] misery: I know] miserie. I know Ff. misery, I know Qq. misery, I know.—Jennens.

[Reading the letter. Johnson. Opening the letter. Jennens.

[3291] most] not Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

[3292] course; and] course. And Ff. course, and Qq. course. I Rowe. See note (XII).

[3293] shall ... From] she'll ... For Daniel conj. she’ll ... From Staunton.

[3294] state, seeking] state-seeking Johnson conj. state’s sinking Jackson conj.

[3295] o'er-watch’d,] o’re-watch’d Ff. ouer-watcht, Q₁ Q₃. ouerwatch Q₂. o’er-watch’d! S. Walker conj.

[3296] Take] Late Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

[3297] This ... wheel!] As in Pope. In Qq Ff the first line ends goodnight.

[3298] smile ... turn] Smile once more, turn Ff. Smile, once more turne Q₁ Q₂. Smile once more turne Q₃.

[Sleeps.] sleepes. Q₂. He sleepes. Q₁ Q₃. om. Ff.

[3299] Scene iii.] Steevens. Scene vii. Pope. Scene viii. Johnson. Scene iv. Eccles. The Folios, Rowe, Warburton, and Capell continue the scene.

A wood.] Staunton. A part of a Heath. Theobald. A part of the heath. Steevens. A part of the neighbouring country. Eccles. The open country. Dyce.

Enter Edgar.] Qq Ff. Enter Edgar, at a Distance. Capell.

[3300] I heard] F₁ F₂ F₃. I heare Qq. I have heard F₄. I've heard Pope.

[3301] unusual] unusall Q₁ F₁ F₂ Q₃.

[3302] Does] Do's Ff. Dost Qq. Doth Anon. conj. MS. See note (V).

taking. Whiles] Ff. taking while Qq.

[3303] most] the Pope.

[3304] elf] elfe F₁. else Qq F₂. put F₃ F₄. tye Anon. MS. See note (V).

hair] F₄. haire Q₁ Q₂. haires F₁ F₂. heare Q₃. hairs F₃.

in] Ff. with Qq.

[3305] winds] F₃ F₄. windes F₁ F₂. winde Q₁. wind Q₂ Q₃.

persecutions] Ff. persecution Qq.

[3306] precedent] Johnson, president Qq Ff.

[3307] Strike] Stick S. Walker conj.

and] om. Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

bare] Qq. om. Ff.

[3308] Pins] Pies Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

wooden] Q₁ Q₂ F₃ F₄ wodden Q₂ F₁ F₂.

[3309] from] frame Q₂ (Bodl. 1).

farms] F₄. farmes F₁ F₂ F₃. seruice Qq.

[3310] sheep-cotes] sheep-coates Qq. sheeps-coates F₁. sheepes-coates F₂. sheep's-coats F₃. sheeps-coats F₄.

mills] miles Q₃.

[3311] Sometime] Qq. Sometimes Ff.

sometime] Qq F₁. sometimes F₂ F₃ F₄.

[3312] their] reer Warburton conj.

Turlygod] Tuelygod Q₂ (Bodl. 1). Turlygood Theobald. Turlurù Hanmer. Turlupin Warburton conj.

[3313] Scene iv.] Steevens. Scene viii. Pope. Scene ix. Warburton (an error). Scene ix. Johnson. Ff, Rowe and Capell continue the Scene.

Before ... castle.] Changes again to the Earl of Glo'ster's Castle. Pope.

Kent ...] Dyce.

Enter ...] Ff. Enter King, and a Knight. Q₁ Q₃. Enter King. Q₂.

[3314] home] Ff. hence Qq.

[3315] messenger] messengers F₁ F₂.

[3316] As I ... remove.] As in Ff. Two lines, the first ending was, in Qq.

[3317] in them] Ff. om. Qq.

[3318] this] Ff. his Qq.

[3319] Ha!] Ha? F₁ F₂ F₃. Ha, F₄. How, Qq.

[3320] Ha!... pastime?] Arranged as by Steevens (1793), who reads, How! One line in Qq Ff.

thy] ahy F₁.

[3321] this] om. Pope. thy Theobald.

Kent. No, my lord.] Omitted in Qq.

[3322] Ha, ... nether-stocks.] Prose in Ff. Five lines in Qq.

[3323] he] Ff. looke, he Qq.

cruel] cruell F₁ F₂. crewell Q₁ Q₂. crewill Q₃. crewel F₃ F₄.

tied] tide tide F₂.