Chapter IV: Part 4

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Mayest thou be happy in thy fair choice, for thou art temperate.
You owe no ransom to the state, know that I have a thousand joyes
to tell you of, which yet I dare not utter till I pay my thanks
to Heaven for 'em: Will you go with me and help me? pray you do.

_Tigr_.

I will.

_Arb_.

Take then your fair one with you; and you Queen of goodness and
of us, O give me leave to take your arm in mine: come every one
that takes delight in goodness, help to sing loud thanks for me,
that I am prov'd no King.

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On the back of the last page is printed a list of books printed or sold by William Leake.

A contains on the title-page a wood-cut representing Arbaces with his crown partly lifted from his head by a hand emerging from a cloud.

A prefixes the following dedication]

To the Right Worshipfull and Worthie Knight, Sir Henrie Nevill. Worthy Sir, I Present, or rather returne unto your view, that which formerly hath beene received from you, hereby effecting what you did desire: To commend the worke in my unlearned method, were rather to detract from it, then to give it any luster. It sufficeth it hath your Worships approbation and patronage, to the commendation of the Authors, and incouragement of their further labours: and thus wholy committing my selfe and it to your Worships dispose I rest, ever readie to doe you service, not onely in the like, but in what I may.

Thomas Walkley.

p. 149, l. 4. A and B _omit_ the List of Persons Represented in the Play. C--F] The Personated Persons. G] The Persons Represented. G _omits_] in the Play. G includes in its List of The Persons Represented the names of the players of the chief parts, viz.] Arbaces, Mr Hart; Tigranes, Mr Kynaston; Gobrias, Mr Wintershall; Bacurius, Mr Lydall; Mardonius, Mr Mohun; Bessus, Mr Lacy, or Mr Shottrell; Lygones, Mr Cartwright; Two Sword-men, Mr Watson, Mr Haynes; Arane, Mrs Corey; Panthea, Mrs Cox; Spaconia, Mrs Marshall. l. 12. Folio _misprints_] Ligoces. l. 21. C--G and Folio] The Queenes Mother. l. 27. A--G omit] Actus primus. Scena prima. G] Act I. l. 29. A _omits_] he. ll. 35 and 36. B] had's.

p. 150, l. 2. A] them. l. 3. A] thou art. l. 5. A] and thou couldst. l. 8. A] with me. l. 9. A--F] winkst. G] winkedst. l. 10. A] strake. 1. 17. A] I am glad. l. 19. A] of his owne. l. 21. A] cruddles. B and G] crudles. l. 22. A] wouldst. A] in this passion. l. 25. A] for it. I. 26. A] neither good Bessus. l. 27. A] it is. l.30. A] I famed, I, I warrant you. I. 31. A] I am verie heartily. I. 32. A] ever. A] ath' warres. B--G omit] is. l. 39. A, B and G] in shifting a.

p. 151, 11. 4 and 5. A] desperate. l. 5. A omits] At. l. 8. A] Prethee. l. 9. A, B and G] The Souldier. l. 10. A] meerely. l. 12. E] compasion. F] compassion. l. 14. B--F] a'th. l. 19. A, B and G] not I. l. 21. A] mean'st. B, C and G] meant'st. D, E and F] meanest. l. 26. A] the enemie. B] shouldest. l. 31. A--G] proceedst. l. 33. A] Come, come. l. 34. A] comst. l. 37. A] extreamities. l. 40. A] the prey.

p. 152, ll. 1 and 2. In place of these lines A] Enter Arbaces and Tigranes, with attendants. l. 2. B and C] two Kings, &c. The two Gentlemen. l. 4. A] fall victorie. l. 9. A--G] are free as I. l. 18. A, B, C and G] yeare. l. 27. A _omits_] Tigr. l. 28. A--D and G] Arbaces. l. 29. A] talkt: for in Armenia.

p. 153, l. 11. A] Tigranes, no. l. 16. A] an Act. l. 17. A and G] Fit for a God. B--F _omit_] man. l. 20. A] Its. l. 26. A] spoke. A] not mee. l. 40. A] are something.

p. 154, l. 8. A] to take. B and G] her for to take. l. 17. A] no owne of. l. 18. A] Would finde. l. 19. A] off her damning. l. 20. A] twenty times. l. 29. Folio] sight. l. 40. A] Some two.

p. 155, l. 3. For _Exit Tigranes_ A] Exe. l. 8. B and G _omit_] don't. A] don. l. 20. A] ift. l. 21. A and G] with you. l. 22. A] sunke. l. 28. A] th' eare. l. 29. B and G] runne about his head. A] bloud runne abouts head. l. 30. A] didst thou learn that at. B--F] learn'st that at. G] learn'st thou that at. l. 31. A] Pust, did I not. l. 33. A--F] Talke. l. 34. A] While you. A--G] words.

p. 156, l. 6. A] to a chaire. l. 8. A--F] other. A] will take. l. 14. A] give mee audience. G _omits_] me. l. 16. A] soone one of you. ll. 29 and 30. G _omits_] but I am grown To balk, but I defie. l. 30. A] but I desire, let. l. 32. B, C and G] draulst. D] drawlst. l. 34. G] in an instant. l. 36. A] An't. l. 38. A, B and G] As yet you. l. 39. A] command mee else.

p. 157, l. 11. B, C and G] Were great as. l. 12. A] that I might. l. 14. A] with. l. 28. A _omits_] puffe. B and G _omit_ the bracket, and print 'puffe' in roman type as part of the speech. l. 29. D, E and F] rules. l. 34. A] Will you be gone. l. 35. A] My word mooves. C--F] My words moves. l. 36. A] 2 Gent. l. 39. A] That they will. B _omits_] you. A _omits_] Exeunt all but Arb. and Mar. l. 40. Folio] the.

p. 158, l. 7. Folio] scare. l. 17. A] doted, because. B--F _omit_] it. l. 35. A _omits_] but. A] of your faults. l. 39. A] above the earth.

p. 159, l. 4. Folio] safe. l. 15. A, B and G] would. l. 21. A] these wilde moodes. l. 22. A] honest. l. 23. A, B and G] would. l. 25. A] would. l. 34. A, B, C and G] Give thee. l. 37. Folio _ misprints_] paron. l. 40. C] doest. F _omits_] I.

p. 160, l. 4. B, C and D] i' thine eare. F] thy eare. l. 10. A] Ith those. G] in those. l. 12. B] they wenches. l. 18. B by mistake _Adds_] Enter Bessus, and the two Gent. l. 22. A _omits_ this stage-direction. l. 25. A] I am. l. 26. A] 1 Gent. l. 27. A] 2 Gent. l. 30. A] I bad you; halfe. l. 31. A] An't. l. 35. A] Panthan. l. 38. A] will not. l. 39. A _omits_] Sir.

p. 161, l. 6. E and F] a good an opinion. l. 15. A _omits_] a. G] Enter a Messenger, with a Packet. l. 21. A] Thanke thee for. l. 29. A] teares enough. B--F] tears I'now. G] tears Enow. l. 32. C--F] set her.

p. 162, l. 2. A] now has hired. l. 7. F] them. l. 12. A] laden. l. 16. E and F] that come. l. 18. A--D and G] mourning. l. 19. A] her sacred dew. l. 32. A] prayers. l. 34. A] dangers. l. 35. A _omits_] Exeunt.

p. #163#, l. 3. A, B and G] either loves. l. 7. A--G] place. A] unfortunately too light. l. 17. A _omits_] thee. l. 24. Folio] make. l. 31. B and G] gi'n. A, B and G] to. l. 33. A] would place.

p. #164#, l. 11. Folio _misprints_] could. l. 15. A--G] requires. A] more speed. l. 18. B] He shall not doe so Lord. l. 21. A _Adds_] Finis Actus Primi. B and C _Add_] The end of the First Act. l. 24. A] attendance. G _Adds_] and Guards.

p. #165#, l. 5. A] paid downe. l. 20. A] let light. l. 25. A--D] eare. l. 30. A] another woman. l. 36. A] twill. F] 'twood not. l. 37. F _omits_] not.

p. #, l. 9. A] mine own. l. 21. B--F] a did. l. 23. A] held time. l. 25. A--G with variations in spelling] my Lord Protectour. l. 29. Folio _misprints_] Cammanders.

p. #167#, l. 7. A _omits_] as you. l. 12. A, B and G] prayers are. A] I will. l. 20. A _omits_] Arane. l. 23. A] Betweene. l. 36. A] heare it. l. 37. A] I, I prethee.

p. #168#, l. 1. F] Captain. l. 3. A] neere a Captaine. l. 4. A] of the. l. 7. A--G] whom. l. 11. A] prethee. l. 14. F] was given. l. 18. A] I, but I. l. 20. A] saide. ll. 21 and 22. A] when one. l. 23. A] Marshallists. l. 30. F] doest. l. 31. A] twas so. B--G] so 'twas. l. 36. A] An't. l. 37. A and B] neerer. G] nearer. l. 39. A] kindnesses.

p. #169#, l. 1. A and G] Thalestris. l. 10. A] for her honestie. l. 17. A] on her. l. 33. A _Adds_] Exit. B--G with various abbreviations _Add_] Exit Bessus. l. 34. A, B and G _Add_] Exit. l. 35. A--G _omit_ stage-direction. l. 39. F] speeks them.

p. #170#, l. 1. A] vertuous. l. 6. A] or feeles. l. 7. A--G] hope. l. 11. A--D and G] love. l. 16. E and F] where bargain'd. l. 18. A] find time worthy. l. 20. A, B and G] there is. l. 22. A] with this. l. 27. A] to see you Madam. l. 29. A _omits_] Gob. l. 35. A _omits_] Exeunt Women.

p. #171#, l. 9. F] a stake. l.14. F] if foole. l. 20. A] prethee. l.22. F] noble sharp. l. 33. A] desire too. E and F] his one desire.

p. #172#, l. i. A--D and G] those tender. l. 4. A, B and G] I shall. l. 13. B, C and F] Thalectris. l. 16. B, C and G] others. l. 26. A, B and G] women out. l. 29. A] say. l. 35. A--D and G] those. l. 37. A] places quickly. l. 38. A, D and F] a foote. B, C and E] afoote. G] afoot.

p. #173#, l. 2. A] looke. l. 5. A] Enter two Citizens wives, and Philip. l. 15. A, B and G] with me downe. l. 16. A] abed. l. 17. A] tis. l. 18. A] prethee. l. 29. A] In good faith. l.34. A] I. l. 35. A _omits_] you. l. 37. A] had thrusting. G] shoving. l. 38. A] hap to go.

p. #174#, l. 2. A] so on me. l. 5. A] have not. l. 10. A] law, thou art. A] there is. l. 11. A] thou art. A] of it. l. 12. A] he will never. l. 13. A] stripling. l. 17. A] you are. l. 18. B--F] cast. l. 19. A _omits_ this line. l. 20. A--D and G] The King, the King, the King, the King. l. 21. A _omits_] Flourish. A] Enter Arbaces, Tigranes, Mardonius, and others. l. 23. E and F] I think. l. 29. A] without our blouds. B and G] but with our. G] bloud. l. 31. A] in your Townes. l. 32. A--D and G] about you; you may sit. l. 37. A, B and G] may you. F] you may fall. l. 38. A, B and G] when I.

p. 175, l. 5. E and F] beheld. l. 6. A] hearts. l. 9. A] Hang him, hang him, hang him. l. 13. A, B and G] was farre. l. 14. E and F] nor to revile. l. 15. A--D and G] the nature. l. 19. A] made that name. l. 21. C and D] and well for. l. 22. B--G] word. l. 25. A] commendations. l. 29. A] Thus my. l. 30. A] calles. l. 36. A] Eate at. l. 40. In place of this line A] Exeunt.

p. 176, l. 1. A _omits_ one 'God bless your Majesty.' l. 7. A] n*. l. 10. A _omits_] so. B, C, D and G] women. A] Exeunt 1, 2, 3, and Women. l. 11. A--G] afore. l. 12. A] homeward. l. 13. A _omits_] all. l. 15. A] They are. A--G] heard on. l. 18. A _Adds_] Finis Actus Secundi. B and C _Add_] The end of the Second Act. l. 19. A] Actus Tertii Scaena Prima. l. 23. A] doth. l. 29. A--D and G] where you will have her. l. 37. A _omits_] I do hope she will not.

p. 177, l. 6. A] Sir, sheele not. l. 15. B and G] would. l. 18. C--F _omit_] you. l. 24. A _omits_] I Gent. and. l. 25. A] here's. l. 29. A] them. B and G _Add_] Exit Gobrias. l. 35. A _omits_] and two Gentlemen. G _Adds_] Attendants, and Guards.

p. 178, l. 11. A, B and G] sorrow. l. 14. A _Adds_] Exit. l. 15. A _omits_] Exit Arane. l. 32. G] words and kind ones. l. 35. C] doest. l. 36. D] forth my selfe. l. 38. A and G] thence. l. 40. A] wounded flesh.

p. 179, l. 1. A, B and G] a quill. l. 2. A, B, C and G] wanton wing. l. 3. A] in thy bloud. l. 16. A, B and G _omit_] it. l. 33. A by mistake gives the words 'some one that hath [A has] a wit, answer, where is she' to Gobrias, with the result that the names of the speakers of the following four speeches are transposed.

p. 180, l. 18. A] sleepe. l. 27. A] Is a long life of yet, I hope. l. 31. C, D and E] doest. ll. 33--35. A _omits_ these lines.

p. 181, l. 11. A] If shee were any. l.14. D] dispute. l. 16. F and G] naked. l. 19. A, B and G] is she not. l. 39. A, B and G] your brother.

p. 182, l. 6. A] them. l. 8. A] yet so. l. 9. Folio _prints_] langish. l. 17. A] sudden change. l. 19. A, B and G] Pray God it doe. l. 24. A] prisoner. l. 31. A] in the.

p. 183, l. 13. A, B and G] And how dare you then. C and D] And how then dare you. l. 21. A, B and G] that breath. l. 24. A] law.

p. 184, l. 11*. A] subtiller. G] subtiler. l. 13. A and G] Tyrants. B] Tirants. F] mightest. l. 14. A] in the depth. B] i' the depth. C and G] i' the deepe. l. 18. A _omits_] Exeunt Tigr. and Bac. l. 21. G _Adds_] Exit Spaconia. l. 39. A and B] then to; here I. G] then too; here I.

p. 185, l. 11. A] still in doubt. l. 12. A] This, this third. l. 25. A, B, C and G] A poysoner. l. 26. A by mistake gives this speech to Bacurius and the following one to Gobrias. l. 32. A] had it twixt. A] Exeunt omnes, prae. Ar. Mar. G] Exeunt Gob. Pan. and Bes.

p. 186, l. 9. A] I prethee. l. 10. B and G] Am not I. l. 19. F] O do. l. 25. A] I prethee. l. 26. A _Adds_] _Mar_. I warrant ye. l. 28. G] of game. l. 30. B and G _omit_] it.

p. 187, l. 2. A] them. l. 3. A] In this state (_omits_ I). B, C, D and G] I' this state. l. 4. B--F] b' the. A] with. l. 5. A] with. l. 10. A, B and G with variations of spelling] God cald. C and D] heaven cald. l. 11. A] pounds. l. 17. A and G] afraid. l. 21. G] A pox. A--G] of their. l. 23. A] of me. l. 24. A] freshly to account, worthily. l. 25. B and G _omit_] the. l. 26. A _omits_] a. l. 27. Here and throughout the scene '3 Gent' is in A described as 'Gent.' l. 30. A] you are. l. 32. A] he nothing doubts.

p. 188, l. 2. A--D, F and G with variations of spelling] O cry you mercie. E] O cir you mercy. l. 3. A, B, C and G with variations of spelling] agreeablie. l. 4. Here and in the following three lines A reads only one 'um' in place of three. l. 12. A by mistake _omits_] _Bes_. l. 19. A] plaine with you. l. 20. A] can doe him. A] resolutely. l. 21. B and C] hundreth. l. 22. F] no more. l. 23. A] pray ye. l. 26. A simply] Exit. l. 30. D] these two houres. l. 32. F _omits_] that. A] reserv'd. l. 34. A] are there. l. 35. A] likely to hold him this time here for mine. l. 36. B, C and G] yeare. D] these five yeares. l. 37. A] send me.

p. 189, l. 27. A] I prethee. l. 28. A--D and G] beate. l. 31. A] pounds. l. 32. A _omits_] well. F] well and walk sooner. l. 33. C] I do. l. 36. C] doest.

p. 190, l. 5. A--G] Come, unbuckle, quicke. l. 7. C--F] Unbuckle say. l. 17. A _omits_] Bac. l. 24. A] will I. l. 25. A] that this is all is left. G] that is left. l. 26. A _omits_] Bessus. l. 28. G] he's. l. 32. A, B and G] await. l. 35. A _omits_ this stage-direction. l. 39. A] in their eyes.

p. 191, l. 3. A--G] lies. l. 5. A--G] vex me. l. 6. G] thou art. l. 8. A _omits_] do. l. 12. F] fire. l. 14. A, B and G] is not that. G] there is. l. 18. A, B and G] I shall not. l. 20. A--G] I know 'tis. l. 21. A] hath ... 22. A] or fall. l. 34. A] of all this.

p. 192, l. 2. A, B and G] shall I. l. 6. A] But what, what should. B and G] should. l. 11. A, B and G] on more advice. l. 17. A _omits_] a. l. 19. Folio _misprints_] faithul. l. 21. F] doe't. l. 23. C--F] doest. l. 24. A, B and G] I hope I. l. 37. E and F] doest.

p. 193, l. 4. A, B and G] cause. l. 5. A, B, C and G _omit_] ha. l. 7. A, B, C and G] blow about the world. l. 8. A, B and G] his cause. l. 9. A] deare Mardonius. l. 12. A, B and G] Pray God you. l. 24. A, B and G] God preserve you, and mend you. l. 26. A, B and G] require. l. 30. A, B and G] use of. l. 32. A _Adds_] to them.

p. 194, l. 2. A] I am. l. 4. A, B, F and G] I am. A includes the words 'I am glad on't' in the following speech of Mardonius. l. 5. A, B and G] to that. ll. 7--9. A _omits_ these lines. l. 11. A, B and G] occasions. l. 15. A, B, C and G] to the. l. 16. A--D and G] for his. l. 17. A _omits_] Mar. l. 19. A] Doe for. The letters 'ith' are in C cut off at the end of the line. l. 23. A, B and G] a thing. l. 26. G] would fain have thee. l. 27. A] understands. G] understandest. l. 30. A] dost make. l. 32. A, B and G] tell me, it shall. C has the same reading, though the word 'tell' is by mistake cut off from the end of the line. A _omits_] too. l. 35. A, B and C] and mayst yet.

p. 195, l. 2. A--D and G] that I have ever. l. 3. A, B and G _omit_] the. l. 8. A, B, C and G] your businesse. l. 12. A, B and G _omit_] now. l. 29. A--F] Gods and mans. l. 30. G] nature. l. 36. A _Adds_] Finis Actus Tertii. B and C _Add_] The end of the Third Act.

p. 196, l. 1. A] Actus Quarti Scaena Prima. l. 2. A--G _omit_] and. l. 11. A, B, C and G] Yet fearing since they. A] th' are many. l. 13. F] them. l. 14. F] them. l. 15. A] fearefull; if he. l. 18. A] labour out this. l. 19. A] against. ll. 25 and 26. A encloses the words 'never ... humour' within brackets. l. 26. D, E and F] shot. l. 30. F] no farther. l. 33. A _omits_] But.

p. 197, l. 3. A _Adds_] Exit. l. 4. A _omits_] Exit Gob. l. 13. A] yours. l. 29. G] I'm. A] if no more. l. 36. B--G] these. l. 37. A] That have Authority. l. 38. F] besides.

p. 198, l. 1. A] words. l. 4. A] Ime. l. 12. A, B and G] Pray God. l. 13. A _omits_] in prison. l. 15. A and F] mine. A] turne. l. 27. A, B and G] deserv'd it. l. 33. A] griefes. l. 35. A] womans. F] woman. l. 36. A] lost. l. 39. G] unconstancy.

p. 199, l. 7. A] kill me Ladie. l. 9. A _omits_] Lady. l. 15. A] for were. l. 20. A] in the. l. 26. A, B and G] is as firme. l. 27. A] and as lasting. l. 28. A, B and G] in the. C] in th' ayre. l. 31. A] murmurs. l. 37. A--D and G] wrongs.

p. 200, l. 1. A by mistake _omits_] Spa. l. 2. A, B, C and G] Our ends alike. l. 9. A] hee's asham'd. l. 17. A] pray believe me. l. 19. A, B and G] No more. l. 20. A] and Mardonius. l. 32. A--G] outlast. Folio _misprints_] too. l. 38. A] is that.

p. 201, l. 5. A] know. l. 10. A] pratling. l. 11. A] to it. l. 15. A--G] Beside. l. 17. A] Sirra. l. 23. A] Staffe poak't. A, B, C and G] through. F] throw. l. 24. A--D and G] broke. l. 25. D, E and F] stifled with. l. 30. F] worst. l. 35. A] you may say Sir what. Folio _misprints_] you. l. 36. A gives this line to Mardonius.

p. 202, l. 3. A, B and G] I thank God. l. 5. A] doe it. l. 6. A _omits_] Doe. l. 13. A _Adds_] and a Souldier like a termogant. l. 16. A] let um be prisoners. l. 18. F] them. ll. 19 and 20. A gives these lines to Bacurius. ll. 21 and 22. A and G give these lines to Spaconia. l. 22. A, B, C and G] deare. l. 23. A] Ex. Bacu. with Tig. and Spa. l. 24. A, B, C and G] have you. l. 25. F] prove. l. 30. A] Sadlers. l. 32. A, D and F] darest. l. 33. A] knowest. l. 34. G] will not. l. 37. A] shall then tell. B] of this. l. 40. A] Where. F] them.

p. 203, l. 1. A _Adds after_ off] doe, kill me. l. 2. A _omits_] worse. l. 4. A, B, C and G] a dead sleepe. l. 5. A] Like forraigne swords. l. 10. A] all thine. l. 12. G] Wilt. A] with me good Mardonius. l. 20. A, B and G] and all beautie. l. 22. F] she is not. l. 23. A] doe enlarge her. l. 26. A] that would have. l. 29. E and F] heat. l. 30. E] To here wretched. F _omits_] a. l. 38. A] knew of. B, C and D] knewst the.

p. 204, l. 7. A] is it. l. 15. A--D and G _omit_] a. l. 16. A _omits_] Thousands. E and F] Thousand. A] denie it. l. 18. A, B and G] vertue. l. 24. A _omits_] all. l. 26. A--G] stooles there boy. l. 32. A, B and G] and my deare. l. 33. B, C and G] to th' cause. l. 35. F _omits_ this line. l. 37. A prints the words 'be wise, and speake truth' as the conclusion of the second Sword-man's speech.

p. 205, l. 4. A] If he have. l. 5. B--E] If a have. F] If I have. l. 12. A] case. l. 13. A, B and G] an honourable. l. 15. A, B and G] we Sword-men. l. 17. A, B and G] drawne ten teeth. A--G] beside. l. 18. A] all these. l. 21. B--E] a crackt. l. 22. A] with crossing. l. 26. A--G] There's. l. 30. A, B, C and G] mile. l. 32. A--G] mile. l. 34. A, B and C] 'Tis a the longest. G] o' the longest. l. 35. A by mistake gives this line to Bessus and the following speech to the first Sword-man.

p. 206, ll. 5 and 6. F] word forc'd. l. 9. A--D and G] case. l. 12. A] sit. G] sat. l. 13. A] it had. l. 15. E and F] delivery. l. 19. B--E] A should. F] And should. A--D and G] deliverie. l. 24. A] by th'. l. 25. A] you are. l. 28. A _omits_] the. l. 32. B and G] that we. l. 33. Folio _misprints_] honesty. A] good Sir to th'. l. 35. A] The boy may be supposd, hee's lyable; but kicke my brother.

p. 207, l. 7. A] Still the must. l. 9. A--D and G _omit_] I. A] againe, againe. l. 12. F _omits_] my. l. 20. A] at the kicke. l. 22. F] baren scorn, as I will call it. l. 27. A--G] sore indeed Sir. l. 29. A] the foole. l. 30. A] Ah Lords. l. 32. A, B, C and G] laught.

p. 208, l. 5. A--G] size, daggers. F] sizes. l. 16. A] To abide upon't. l. 20. A, B, C and G _omit_] me. F] Both get me. l. 21. F] cleane. l. 22. G] what you have done. l. 27. F] Go will, and tell. l. 28. A--D] Or there be. l. 29. A _omits_ and _before_ Gob. l. 33. A _omits_] Exit Gob. l. 34. A] you are. A, B, C and G] and I would. A, B and G] to God. l. 38. G] the rising. l. 39. B, C and G] I shall. l. 40. Folio _misprints_] Ban.

p. 209, l. 3. A] does. l. 6. A] I prethee. l. 8. A, B and G] I am. l. 23. A, B and G] In as equal a degree. C and D] In equal a degree. l. 27. A] I prethee. l. 33. C, D and E] and there is. E] no cause. F] and there is none can see.

p. 210, l. 6. D, E and F] stop. l. 11. A, B and G] God keepe you. l. 12. A, B and G] cause. l. 19. A] innocents. l. 20. A, B and G _omit_] that. l. 24. A, B and G] it is. l. 27. A, B and G] as it lists. l. 33. A encloses 'Which I beseech thee doe not' within brackets. l. 36. A, B and G] For God knows. l. 39. A] start eye to.

p. 211, l. 2. F] them. l. 5. A] should. l. 11. F] them. l. 20. A, B and G] sinnes. l. 32. A] no steppe.

p. 212, ll. 1-6 and 8. F] them. l. 2. A] them. l. 5. Folio] and them. l. 6. A] drinke them off. l. 25. A gives this line to Panthea. l. 27. D, E and F] brother. l. 29. B] i' this. l. 35. A _omits_] Why. l. 38. A, B and G] I know thou.

p. 213, l. 4. A, B and G _omit_ too _before_ scrupulous. ll. 8 and 9. In place of these lines G reads] I dare no longer stay. l. 9. A and B] hotter I feare then yours. l. 11. A, B and G] for God's sake. l. 14. A _omits_ stage-direction. B and G _omit_] several wayes. A _Adds_] Finis Actus Quarti. B and C _Add_] The end of the Fourth Act. l. 15. A] Actus Quinti Scaena Prima. l. 19. A] leave to visit. l. 20. A] hands. l. 26. A] officers.

p. 214, l. 3. B--F] were a valiant. l. 6. A] something lighter. l. 28. A--D _omit_] he. G] h'as. l. 29. B--F] a was. l. 30. A] in his. E and F] in in's. l. 31. A--E] a my. F] in my. G] i'my. l. 33. A, B and G] like to wicker Targets. l. 35. A _omits_] he. A] so low a sence. l. 36. A] should. l. 38. A, B and G] That this strange fellow.

p. 215, l. 3. A--D and G] broke. A--G] or a shoulder out. A--F] ath' stones. l. 4. A] of my. l. 10. A _omits_] the. l. 13. Folio _ misprints_] Catain. l. 16. A _omits_] Sword. l. 19. A] thus kicke you, and thus. B and G] thus kicke, and thus. l. 21. A--D and G] told you that. l. 23. A _omits_] Sword. A--F] a should. l. 25. A, B, C and G] a one. l. 26. A _omits_] beats him. l. 29. A, B and G] Sir I know. l. 30. A _prints_ 'Bes.' at the beginning of the following line, thus making this line part of Lygones' speech.

p. 216, l. 6. A, B and G] you would. l. 7. A, B, C and G] strange now to have. l. 12. Folio _misprints_] danghter. l. 13. A, B and G] of being. l. 15. A _omits_] Lygo. l. 18. A _omits_] Sword. l. 19. A] ath' sword. l. 20. G] h'as. l. 23. A] a kick't. l. 24. A _omits_ 'Bes.,' thus making this line part of the second Sword-man's speech. l. 25. A _omits_] Sword. A gives the words 'Now let him come and say he was not sorry, And he sleepes for it' to '2,' i.e., the second Sword-man. l. 26. B--F] a was not. B--F] a sleepes. l. 28. A _omits_] clear. G] Exeunt omnes. l. 34. A prints this stage-direction after the words 'There he is indeed' in l. 35.

p. 217, l. 3. A, B, C and G] businesse will. l. 5. B] the Armenia state. l. 9. F _omits_] is. l. 20. A--G] couldst prate. l. 28. A] vild. B and C] vilde. B--F] commendations. l. 30. A, B and G] or rather would I. l. 34. A and F] mine own. l. 38. A] and like it.

p. 218, l. 3. A] in the. B, C, D and G] i' the. l. 6. B _ misprints_] my Prince. l. 8. A] beside. l. 12. A] men. l. 13. C] Cawdle. l. 14. A] your Queene. l. 21. A] should speake. l. 27. A] a Queene. l. 33. A, B and G] Good God. l. 37. A, B and G _omit_] all.

p. 219, l. 4. A] that shall. l. 6. A _omits_] all. l. 7. A] a servant. l. 11. A] and Swordmen. In A this stage-direction is printed after the following line. l. 15. A--F] ath' sword. l. 17. A--D and G _omit_] much. l. 20. A] I can aske. l. 23. A] will require launcing. l. 24. A] and full. l. 28. A _omits_] must. l. 31. A, B and G] God continue it. l. 32. F _misprints_] they to it.

p. 220, l. 5. The two Sword-men are throughout the scene referred to in A as '2' or '1.' l. 6. A _omits_ 'Bac.,' thus giving the line to the second Sword-man. l. 13. A--G _omit_] on. F] them, that have. l. 16. A--F] ath' law. l. 22. F] That is. A] their paines. l. 26. A] ye rogues, ye apple-squiers. l. 31. A] a many of. F] a beautie of. l. 33. E] I do beseech. l. 35. A--F] A this side.

p. 221, l. 4. A] in your pocket slave, my key you. B and G] in your pocket slave, my toe. l. 5. A] with't. l. 11. A--G] doing nothing. l. 12. A _omits_ this stage-direction. B] Enter Servant, Will. Adkinson. l. 13. A--D] Here's. l. 14. A] I am. A] prethee. l. 15. A] beate um. l. 17. A _omits_] Sir. l. 18. A _omits_] Captain, Rally. A] up with your. F] rally upon. l. 20. A] cride hold. l. 22. E and F] vit me. l. 23. A, B and G] breath. A _omits_] Exit Bac. l. 25. A] Ime sure I ha. l. 26. B--F] a kicke. B--F] a will. l. 27. C--F] beside. l. 29. A, B and G] yes, God be thanked. l. 33. A, B, C and G] is a. l. 34. A] hands.

p. 222, l. 2. A _omits_] clear. G] Exeunt omnes. l. 4. A--D and G] bore. After this line A _Adds_]--Hell open all thy gates, And I will thorough them; if they be shut, Ile batter um, but I will find the place Where the most damn'd have dwelling; ere I end, Amongst them all they shall not have a sinne, But I will call it mine: l. 5. A--D and G] friend. A, B and G] to an. l. 13. B, C and D] a comming. l. 14. A--G] does your hand. l. 19. This line from 'I can' and the next line are given by A to Mardonius. l. 24. A] humblier.

p. 223, l. 4. A, B and G _omit_] and. l. 12. A] thinkest. l. 13. G] these are tales. l. 15. A--D and G] should get. l. 17. A] Farre other Fortunes. l. 19. A, B and G] God put. G] temporall. l. 20. A _Adds_] Exit. B and. G _Add_] Exit Mar. l. 21. A--D and G] errors. l. 27. A, B and G _omit_] more. l. 35. A--D and G _omit_] my.

p. 224, l. 4. F] knowest. l. 9. A] doest. l. 12. A] and I when I. F] knowest. l. 16. B and F] meanst. l. 17. A, B, C and G] a lie. A, B and G] God and. l. 22. A, B and G] wouldst. l. 28. A] gavest. l. 31. A] your selfe. B and G] it thy selfe. l. 38. A and G] know it. l. 39. E and F] staind.

p. 225, l. 7. A, B, C and G] allowest. l. 15. C--F] doest ... doest. l. 17. A--D and G] Cease thou strange. l. 18. A] contemn'st. ll. 20 and 21. Folio _misprints_] dear ... punishnment. l. 35. A and C] expects. B] expectes. D] expectst. G] expect'st. l. 39. A] thou wicked.

p. 226, l. 10. A, B, C and G] of a law. l. 19. A _omits_] you. ll. 25 and 26. A--G] Land as she. l. 29. A _misprints_] _Arb_. l. 31. A--D and G _omit_] a.

p. 227, l. 2. A] opportunitie. ll. 4 and 5. A, B and G] and God was humbly thankt in every Church, That so had blest the Queene, and prayers etc. l. 12. A--D and G] quicke. l. 14. A] abed. l. 16. A] sware. l. 20. A] the Queene. l. 23. A--G] yeare. l. 28. A] her talke. l. 32. A] sparke. l. 35. A, B and G] till I am. A] are silver. l. 37. A _omits_] too. I. 38. A, B and G] yes God knowes.

p. 228, l. 2. A by mistake _omits_] _Gob_. A] dare. l, 3. A] them. l. 4. A--G] waites. l. 7. A] Ent. Mar. Bessus, and others. l. 8. A _omits_] _Arb_. A] Mardonius, the best. B _misprints_] _Mar_. l. 11. E and F] happie. l. 14. A] On, call. l. 19. A _omits_] _Exit a Gent_. l. 24. A _omits_] I swear it must not be; nay, trust me. l. 26. B and C] beare. l. 28. A] but you are not.

p. 229, l. 1. A] I say she. l. 8. A] Armenian king. I. 15. Folio _ misprints_] morrning. l. 16. A _omits_ this stage-direction. l. 24. A and G] He shall. B] A shall. C] An shall. l. 25. A--G] shall. l. 26. F _omits_] that. l. 31. A _misprints_] thinke. l. 35. In place of this stage-direction A after the word 'Queen' in l. 33 _reads_] Enter Pan.

p. 230, l. 6. A gives this speech to Mardonius. l. 7. A _omits_] at first. l. 8. In A this stage-direction occurs after 'Queen' in the following line. l. 14. A and F] Maist. G] May'st. l. 17. F] them. l. 20. A--G] your Queene. l. 23. A--G _Add_] Finis.

A KING AND NO KING. VERSE AND PROSE VARIATIONS [1].

p. 152, ll. 8 and 9. A--D and G] 3 ll. _dare, day, I_. l. 27. A] 2 ll. _of, thus_. ll. 33--35. A] 3 ll. _Earth, Prince, Acts_.

p. 157, l. 20. A] 2 ll. _king, away_.

p. 159, ll. 3--8. A--D and G] 8 ll. _praise, worthy, death, lies, there, though, dust, envy_. ll. 11 and 12. A--D and G] 3 ll. _ windes, I, speake_. ll. 29--38. A--D and G] 14 ll. _lives, said, truth, bin, see, parts, world, farre, yeares, mee, thee, wilt, I, thus_. l. 40 and p. 160, ll. 1--4. A--D and G] 6 ll. _Take, which, love, I, mee, eare_.

p. 160, ll. 6 and 7. A, B and G] 2 ll. _Mardonius, Jewell_.

p. 161, ll. 21 and 22. A--D and G] 3 ll. _newes, not, Gobrias_. ll. 27--33. A--D and G] 9 ll. _farre, sinnes, teares, feele, brest, stand, eyes, world, me_. ll. 37--39 and p. 162, ll. 1--7. A--D and G] 14 ll. _know, died, life, pardon'd, fit, olde, thence, out, there, live, me, deathes, life, him_.

p. 163, ll. 16--22. A, B, C and G] 9 ll. _of_ (C = _halfe_), _ free, thine, prisoner, force, me, unwilling, Tigranes, there_. D] 7 ll. _halfe, free, thine, force, me, Tigranes, there_.

p. 164, ll. 1 and 2. A--D and G] 2 ll. _health, jealous_. ll. 25--35 and p. 165, ll. 1 and 2. A--D and G] 16 ll. _regard, prisoner, escape, prisoner, woman, me, say, her, Lord, grace, arme, womanhood, death, sonne, why, speake_.

p. 165, ll. 14--17. A--D and G] 5 ll. _Time, know, thinke, heart, urgd_. ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _it, believ'd_. ll. 38 and 39. A--D and G] 3 ll. _you, die, uncredited_ (D = _should_).

p. 166, ll. I and 2. A--D and G] 4 ll. _Then, me, King, plots_ (D adds l. 3). ll. 5--8. A--D and G] 5 ll. _me, content, power, me, done_. ll. 19--23. A--and G] Prose. ll. 25 and 26. A] _These, these_.

p. 167, ll. 9 and 10. A] 2 ll. _well, so_. l. 19. A--D and G] 2 ll. _readie, morrow_. ll. 21--28. A] 10 ll. _hereafter, office, discourse, how, victorie, doe, danger, long, while, beate_. ll. 21--24. B--D and G] 4 ll. _hereafter, office, discourse, victory_. ll. 25--28. B--D and G] Prose.

p. 168, ll. 11 and 12. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Bessus, nothing_. ll. 39 and 40. A--D and G] 2 ll. _kindnesses, name_.

p. 169, ll. 2--5. A--D and G] 5 ll. _letter, enough, you, me, me_. ll. 25 and 26. A and G] 2 ll. _Already, foolish_. ll. 37--40 and p. 170, ll. 1--4. A--D and G] 12 ll. _Lord, live, um, Just, um, mee, heare, way, care, you, enjoyes, worth_.

p. 170, ll. 5--10. A--D and G] Prose. ll. 13--18. A--D and G] 8 ll. _you, power, leave, like, him, humours, lesse, offer'd_. ll. 27--29. A] 2 ll. _pleasure, Madam_.

p. 171, ll. 10--15. A--D and G] 9 ll. _unreasonably, seeme, ill, ought, faire, good, prayer, me, you_. ll. 31--40 and p. 172, ll. 1--6. A--D] 24 ll. _weepe, words, sorrow, me, him, Thalestris, me, sweare, slay, thee, himselfe, me, yet, face, you, eares, eyes, him, hope, dead, him, fast, ceremony, him_.

p. 172, ll. 15--21. A--D and G] 11 ll. _not, desire, others, me_ (or _not_), _wrong, birth, injure, hither, commanded, ready, servand_.

p. 174, l. 20. A--D] 2 ll. _king, now_. ll. 23--29. A--D and G] 11 ll. _full, subjects, love, height, you, me, warre, imagine, word, blouds, peace_.

[Footnote 1: The prose printings of E and F have not been recorded.]

p. 175, ll. 4--6. A--D and G] 4 ll. _man, home, hearts, deliverance_. ll. 11--22. A--D and G] 17 ll. _wrong, spectacle, people, me, deserved, you, dwels, man, compare, selfe, you, too, name, fall, loves, content, worke_. ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Children, is_.

p. 176, ll. 23--35. A--D and G] 14 ll. _Sir, hands, know, her, home, stubbornnesse, like, her, Jewell, mad, sister, is, Land, another_.

p. 177, ll. 1--10. A--D and G] 11 ll. _Too, friends, know, loth, passe, constraint, so, speake, health, love, againe_.

p. 178, ll. 16 and 17. A--D and G] 3 ll. _die, returne, life_. ll. 30--32. A--D and G] 4 ll. _ill, kneele, gaine, you_.

p. 179, ll. 21--25. A--D and G] 7 ll. _earth, alas, command, me, short, sister brought_.

p. 180, l. 31. A--D and G] 7 ll. _Gobrias, meane_.

p. 191, ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _utterd, careleslie_.

p. 192, ll. 9--12. E and F] 3 ll. _And, love, thou_. ll. 10--12. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Advice, love, thou_. ll. 16 and 17. A--D and G] 3 ll. _This, caution, it_ (G _Adds_ l. 18). ll. 20 and 21. A--D and G] 2 ll. _it, it_.

p. 194, ll. 5 and 6. A] 2 ll. _cutlers, King_. l. 22. A] 2 ll. _will, whatsoever_.

p. 195, ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 ll. _in-, Monsters_.

p. 196, l. 38, and p. 197, ll. 1--3. A] Prose.

p. 197, ll. 4 and 5. A] 3 ll. _you, Spaconia, thus_.

p. 199, ll. 9 and 10. B--D and G] 3 ll. _Ladie, passe, King_. ll. 12 and 13. A and G] 2 ll. _from, remov'd_.

p. 201, ll. 7 and 8. A] 2 ll. _All, folly_. l. 15. A] 2 ll. _Sir, warrant_. ll. 39 and 40.

p. 202, ll. 19--22. A] Prose.

p. 204, l. 6. A--D and G] 2 ll. _false, letter_. ll. 36--38. A] 2 ll. _Truth, Prince_.

p. 205, ll. 26 and 27. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Another, distance, opinion_.

p. 207, ll. 11--13. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Toge-, man, brother_. I. 24. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Sir, since_.

p. 209, ll. 31 and 32. A] 2 ll. _me, brother_.

p. 212, ll. ii and 12. A] 3 ll. _Panthea, gaze, out_. ll. 23 and 24. A] 2 ll. _you, gone_.

Act 5 is in verse in Quartos A, B, C and D, in prose in Quartos E and F from p. 214, I. 22. As the Second Folio also prints it in prose it has been decided to give here the verse of Quarto A (1619) in full.

Actus Quinti Scaena Prima.

_Enter Mardonius, and Ligones_.

_Mar_.

Sir, the King has seene your Commission, and beleeves it, and
freely by this warrant gives you leave to visit Prince
_Tigranes_ your noble Master.

_Lig_.

I thanke his Grace, and kisse his hands.

_Mar_.

But is the maine of all your businesse
Ended in this?

_Lig_.

I have another, but a worse; I am asham'd, it is a businesse.--

_Mar_.

You serve a worthy person, and a stranger I am sure you are; you
may imploy mee if you please, without your purse, such Officers
should ever be their owne rewards.

_Lig_.

I am bound to your noblenesse.

_Mar_.

I may have neede of you, and then this curtesie,
If it be any, is not ill bestowed:
But may I civilly desire the rest?
I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.

_Lig_.

Sir, you shall know I have lost a foolish daughter,
And with her all my patience; pilferd away
By a meane Captaine of your Kings.

_Mar_.

Stay there Sir:
If he have reacht the noble worth of Captaine,
He may well claime a worthy gentlewoman,
Though shee were yours, and noble.

_Lig_.

I grant all that too: but this wretched fellow
Reaches no further then the emptie name,
That serves to feede him; were he valiant,
Or had but in him any noble nature,
That might hereafter promise him a good man;
My cares were something lighter, and my grave
A span yet from me.

_Mar_.

I confesse such fellowes
Be in all royall Campes, and have, and must be
To make the sinne of coward more detested
In the meane Souldier, that with such a foyle
Sets of much valour: By description
I should now guesse him to you. It was _Bessus_,
I dare almost with confidence pronounce it.

_Lig_.

Tis such a scurvy name as _Bessus_, and now I thinke tis hee.

_Mar_.

Captaine, doe you call him?
Beleeve me Sir, you have a miserie
Too mighty for your age: A pox upon him,
For that must be the end of all his service:
Your daughter was not mad Sir?

_Lig_.

No, would shee had beene,
The fault had had more credit: I would doe something.

_Mar_.

I would faine counsell you; but to what I know not:
Hee's so below a beating, that the women
Find him not worthy of their distaves; and
To hang him, were to cast away a rope,
Hee's such an ayrie thin unbodied coward,
That no revenge can catch him:
He tell you Sir, and tell you truth; this rascall
Feares neither God nor man, has beene so beaten:
Sufferance has made him wanscote; he has had
Since hee was first a slave, at least three hundred daggers
Set in his head, as little boyes doe new knives in hot meat;
Ther's not a rib in's bodie a my conscience,
That has not beene thrice broken with drie beating;
And now his sides looke like to wicker targets,
Everie way bended:
Children will shortly take him for a wall,
And set their stone-bowes in his forhead: is of so low a sence,
I cannot in a weeke imagine what should be done to him.

_Lig_.

Sure I have committed some great sinne,
That this strange fellow should be made my rod:
I would see him, but I shall have no patience:

_Mar_.

Tis no great matter if you have not, if a laming of him, or such
a toy may doe you pleasure Sir, he has it for you, and Ile helpe
you to him: tis no newes to him to have a leg broke, or a
shoulder out, with being turnd ath' stones like a Tanzie: Draw
not your sword, if you love it; for my conscience his head will
breake it: we use him ith' warres like a Ramme to shake a wall
withall; here comes the verie person of him, doe as you shall
find your temper I must leave you: but if you doe not breake him
like a bisket, you are much too blame Sir. _Ex. Mardo. Enter
Bessus and Sword-men_.

_Lig_.

Is your name Bessus?

_Bes_.

Men call me Captaine Bessus.

_Lig_.

Then Captaine _Bessus_ you are a ranke rascall, without more
exordiums, a durty frozen slave; and with the favour of your
friends here, I will beate you.

_2_.

Pray use your pleasure Sir, you seem to be a gentleman.

_Lig_.

Thus Captaine _Bessus_, thus; thus twinge your nose, thus kicke
you, and thus tread you.

_Bess_.

I doe beseech you yeeld your cause Sir quickly.

_Lig_.

Indeed I should have told you that first.

_Bess_.

I take it so.

_1_.

Captaine, a should indeed, he is mistaken:

_Lig_.

Sir you shall have it quickly, and more beating,
You have stolne away a Lady Captaine Coward,
And such a one.

_Bes_.

Hold, I beseech you, hold Sir,
I never yet stole any living thing
That had a tooth about it.

_Lig_.

Sir I know you dare lie
With none but Summer Whores upon my life Sir.

_Bes_.

My meanes and manners never could attempt
Above a hedge or hey-cocke.

_Lig_.

Sirra that quits not me, where is this Ladie,
Doe that you doe not use to doe, tell truth,
Or by my hand Ile beat your Captaines braines out.
Wash um, and put um in againe, that will I.

_Bes_.

There was a Ladie Sir, I must confesse
Once in my charge: the Prince _Tigranes_ gave her
To my guard for her safetie, how I usd her
She may her selfe report, shee's with the Prince now:
I did but waite upon her like a Groome,
Which she will testifie I am sure: If not,
My braines are at your service when you please Sir,
And glad I have um for you?

_Lig_.

This is most likely, Sir I aske your pardon,
And am sorrie I was so intemperate.

_Bes_.

Well, I can aske no more, you would thinke it strange Now to have me beat you at first sight.

_Lig_.

Indeed I would but I know your goodnes can forget
Twentie beatings. You must forgive me.

_Bes_.

Yes, ther's my hand, goe where you will, I shall thinke
You a valiant fellow for all this.

_Lig_.

My daughter is a Whore,
I feele it now too sencible; yet I will see her,
Discharge my selfe of being Father to her,
And then backe to my Countrie, and there die;
Farewell Captaine.

_Exit_.

_Bes_.

Farewell Sir, farewell, commend me to the Gentlewoman I praia.

_1_.

How now Captaine, beare up man.

_Bes_.

Gentlemen ath' sword your hands once more, I have
Beene kickt againe, but the foolish fellow is penitent,
Has ask't me mercy, and my honor's safe.

_2_.

We knew that, or the foolish fellow had better a kick't
His Grandsire.
Confirme, confirme I pray.

_1_.

There be our hands againe.

_2_.

Now let him come, and say he was not sorry,
And he sleepes for it.

_Bes_.

Alas good ignorant old man, let him goe,
Let him goe, these courses will undoe him.

_Exeunt_.

_Enter Ligones, and Bacurius_.

_Bac_.

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