Chapter IV: Part 4

p. 55, l. 4. A] Facers, and talkers to defame the world. l. 18. A] Who I, thou shamelesse Fellow that hast spoke to me of it thy Selfe. l. 25. E, F and G] Come from you. l. 29. F gives this speech to Calianax and the next two to Melantius. l. 30. A, B and C] a should. l. 31. A, B and C] in's life.

p. 56, ll. 7 and 8. A _omits_ these lines. l. 9. A--G] you your selfe. l. 12. A--E] will as great. l. 16. A _omits_] not. l. 21. G _omits_] better. l. 22. A _omits_] _Aside_. l. 24. G] belive it. l. 27. A--D] Whilst he is hot, for if hee coole agen. E] Whilst he hot, for he coole agen. l. 33. A and B] A pittie. l. 34. A and B] _Mel_. Marke his disordered words, and at the Maske. l. 38. A and B _omit_] too.

p. 57, l. 8. F] When I has. l. 15. A, B and C] Why should. l. 16. D and E] him, alas in his sword. l. 21. A] Too well. G] 'Tis we. l. 28. A _omits_] and believe. ll. 37 and 38. A] Dost not thou looke for some great punishment for this? I feele | My selfe beginne to forget all my hate. l. 40. A] so extremely.

p. 58, l. 1. A] I shall meet. l. 2. A] Unkindnesse. l. 4. A] no wrong. l. 9. A and B] this I call hurt. l. 19. A] his disgrace. l. 26. A] _Melantius_, thou shall have the fort. l. 40. A--G add at the end of the line] _Diph_.

p. 59, l. 19. A--D _omit_] in. l. 34. G] refused. l. 38. A and B] vild.

p. 60, l. 11. G _omits_] up. l. 20. A--E] Theres not. l. 21. A--E] in 't. l. 23. Folio] Why? The sign has been changed to a comma here and elsewhere in similar cases. l. 25. A and B _add_] _Exeunt_. l. 36. A] and then me thinkes.

p. 61, l. 2. A and B _add_] _Exit_. l. 5. A] lost virtue. l. 7. F, G and Folio] no man dare. l. 9. A] tis a madnesse. l. 10. A] that desperate mans. B and C] fooles. l. 12. A] repent 'em. l. 15. A--G] a sleepes. A] a sleepes, oh God. l. 17. A] That has so farre transgrest you. l. 18. G _omits_] And. l. 19. A] Confirmes me that I merit. l. 21. A] To rake him. l. 22. A] Shall seaze him. l. 23. G] punishment. l. 24. A and B] Ile shape. l. 26. A] I strike. l. 30. In place of this line A _reads_] As I beleeve I shall not, I shall fit him. l. 31. A--G] a sleepes.

p. 62, l. 3. A] may looke. l. 5. F] Say Sir, stay. l. 9. A] Here thou shalt. B and C] thou shalt. D] you shalt. l. 18. A] How _Evadne_? l. 33. Folio] thou.

p. 63, l. 10. A--E] reach. l. 11. A--E] overcharge. l. 15. D] is heaven. l. 16. F] Here Evadne. l. 21. A. _omits_] _Stabs him_. l. 29. A _adds_] _Stabs him_. l. 31. A--E add at end of line] King. In F and G the word 'king' is printed by mistake and wrongly spaced at the end of the following line.

p. 64, l. 10. A omits this line. l. 12. A. _omits one_] Treason. l. 35. A--E] innocence.

p. 65, l. 1. F _omits_] and. l. 5. A and B] Or to create. l. 17. Folio] beter. l. 21. A] certaine. l. 29. A--E] We could a wisht. l. 31. A--G] thee. l. 35. A] pray to heaven. l. 37. E] then of honor. l. 39. In place of this line A _reads_] I'm sure might have preserved.

p. 66, ll. 1 and 2. A omits these lines. l. 3. A and B] those tears. l. 9. A] And begge. B and C] buy. l. 15. A--E] I have. l. 16. A] for revenge. 1. 19. A--G] you wud. l. 24. A--D] free. l. 28. A--E] All up againe. l. 34. A--E] honours. l. 35. A--E] No gaine. A--D] pardons. l. 37. A--D] us all but.

p. 67, l. 2. A] call the King. l. 9. G _omits_] a. l. 10. A] that I doe. l. 16. A--E] the faire office. l. 17. Folio] you. l. 21. A and B] loth to delay. l. 22. A--D _omit_] any. l. 24. A] Sir he will speake with no body, but in particular, I have in charge about no waightie matters. l. 29. A, B and C] vild. l. 30. G] woman. l. 34, A--E] and the smoothest.

p. 68, l. 7. G] O that shape. l. 11. A--E] chance of warre. D and E] marke. l. 21. A] odious. l. 31. A--E] injuries. l. 35. A--E] and would be loth.

p. 69, l. 23. A--E] I prethee. l. 25. Folio] endute. l. 27. A--E] timelesse. l. 29. A--G] has. l. 37. A--D] No houre to live.

p. 70, l. 3. A--D] there is no place. l. 4. B--F print as one stage-direction] Enter Evadne. Her hands bloudy with a knife. A _omits_] Her hands bloody with a knife. l. 11. A] staid. l. 26. A--E] his height.

l. 27. A--E] found one. l. 29. A--D] continued. l. 33. A] tame my wildest wrongs.

p. 71, ll. 3--5. A omits the words from 'and' to 'shed.' l. 17. A] crueller. l. 20. A and B] for Gods sake. l. 26. A--F] womans. l. 27. A--D] me now againe. l. 32. A--E] but it came. l. 40. A] my selfe unto 'em. E] unto.

p. 72, l. 9. A--E] such another fault. l. 10. A--E] arme her selfe with scorne. l. 24. A and B] Staid my course, it was. l. 25. A and B] Thou art. l. 29. A and B] I shall sure live. C and D] I shall surely live. l. 38. A, B and C] thine hand. A] mine eyes grow up and downe.

p. 73, l. 4. A and B] for Gods sake. l. 5. A--E _omit_] for. l. 7. A, B and C] there nothing stirs. l. 8. A--E _omit_] that. l. 10. A--D] be any life. l. 15. A and B] lend forth some. l. 24. A and B] Oh God. l. 26. A _omits_] Cleon.

p. 74, l. 13. A and B] My last is said, let me give up my soule. l. 16. A _omits_] my. l. 25. Folio] mater. l. 26. A] with you all now. l. 28. A _adds_] _Exit_. l. 31. A--E] hands. A, B and C] sharpe enough. l. 39. A and B] from God.

A--G _add_] Finis.

THE MAIDS TRAGEDY. VERSE AND PROSE VARIATIONS[1].

p. 1, ll. 29 and 30. A, C, D and E] 2 ll. _Poetrie, well_.

p. 2, ll. 7 and 8. A--E] 3 ll. _worth, goe, it_. l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _Diphilus, ill_.

p. 3, l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _Evadne, sister_. l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _them, strange_.

p. 4, ll. 1--5. A and B] 5 ll. _walkes_, [A _sir_, see note to p. 4 _ante_] _earth, delight, flowers, tell_. l. 29. A--E] _speech, love_.

p. 5, l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _gone, Diphilus_.

p. 8, l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _home, maske_.

p. 10, l. 17. A--E] 2 ll. _know, ascend_.

p. 13, l. 4. A--E] 2 ll. _powre, calme_.

p. 15, ll. 33--35 A] 3 ll. _caught, fire, thee_. ll. 34 and 35. B--E] 2 ll. _fire, thee_. ll. 36 and 37. A--E] 2 ll. _thing, not_.

p. 19, l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _sin, lips_. ll. 9 and 10. A] 1 line. l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _done, meanes_.

p. 20, l. 24. A--E] 2 ll. _oath, true_. ll. 30 and 31. F and G] 1 line.

p. 21, ll. 1 and 2. F and G] 1 line. l. 24. A--D] 2 ll. _hell, me_. ll. 25--27. A and D] 4 ll. _bed, locks, weare, armes_.

p. 22, ll. 28 and 29. A--E] 2 ll. _us, waite_. F and G] 1 line. l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _be, honourable_. l. 38. A--E] 2 ll. _self, for_.

p. 25, ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 11. _so, quick-sand_.

p. 28, ll. 16 and 17. A--E] 2 ll. _here, thine_. F and G] 1 line.

[Footnote 1: In these notes the words printed in italics are the last words of the lines indicated in the various texts.]

p. 30, ll. 10 and 11. A--G] 1 line. ll. 27 and 28. A--G] 1 line.

p. 31, ll. 15 and 16. A] 2 ll. _may, well_.

p. 32, l. 7. A--E] 2 ll. _royaltie, stain_. l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _me, thee_.

p. 33, ll. 27 and 28. A] 2 ll. _weight, rage_. ll. 38 and 39. A and B] 2 ll. _of, you_.

p. 34, l. 8. A] 2 ll. _enough, Land_. B--E] 2 ll. _enough, Island_. l. 21. A--E] 2 ll. _King, it_. ll. 20 and 21. G] 2 ll. _for, it_.

p. 35, l. 25. A---E] 2 ll. _feare, draw_. ll. 35 and 36. A] 2 ll. _tricke, fight_.

p. 36, l. 15. A--E] 2 ll. _rarenesse, now_. l. 32. A--E] 2 ll. _be, it_.

p. 37, l. 8. A--E] _indeed, another_. l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _say, friend_.

p. 38, l. 6. A--E] 2 ll. _innocence, it_.

p. 39, l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _base, lies_.

p. 40, l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _way, backe_.

p. 41, l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _thine, stir_. l. 8. A] 2 ll. _word, quick_. ll. 39 and 40. A] 2 ll. _why I, else_. B--G] 2 ll. _why, else_.

p. 42, ll. 19--21. A] 3 ll. _hands, I, thee_. l. 21. B--E] 2 ll. _I, thee_.

p. 43, l. 11. A--E] 2 ll. _sute, you_. l. 16. A--E] 2 ll. _it, hands_.

p. 44, ll. 15 and 16. A--E] 3 ll. _daunce, skins, businesse_.

p. 47, l. 10. A--E] _miserie, me_. l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _many, ist_. l. 39. A--E] _in, hereafter_.

p. 48, l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _arme, King_.

p. 51, l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _weepe, water_.

p. 52, l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _house, Court_. l. 31. A--E] 2 ll. _unlesse, 'em_.

p. 53, l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _dost, pitty_. l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _leave, alive_.

p. 54, l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _Melantius, well_. l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _besieg'd, commanded_. l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _it, much_. l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _mov'd, thing_. l. 34. A--E] 2 ll. _gods, you_. l. 37. A--E] 2 ll. _crime, knew_.

p. 55, l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _hope, satisfied_.

p. 56, l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _agen, it_. ll. 31 and 32. A--E] 2 ll. _Foe, him_.

p. 57, ll. 35 and 36. A] 3 ll. _thats, strongest, ye_.

p. 58, l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _Land, hurt_. l. 22. A--E] 2 ll. _hold, state_. l. 28. A--G] 2 ll. _brest, compasse_.

p. 59, l. 25. A--E] 2 ll. _rage, me_. l. 30. A--E] 2 ll. _sins, ever_.

p. 60, l. 10. A--E] 2 ll. _here, defencelesse_. ll. 17 and 18. A] 2 ll. _plot, King_. ll. 35 and 36. B--D] 2 ll. _will, then_.

p. 64, l. 19. A--E] 2 ll. _act, still_.

p. 67, l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _desire, him_.

p. 69, l. 17. A--E] 2 ll. _fight, returnd_. l. 19. A--E] 2 ll. _against her, it_. ll. 20 and 21. A--E] 2 ll. _with, you_. l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _death, selfe_. ll. 37--40 and p. 70, l. 1. A] 5 ll. _meane, me, thee, brest, defencelesse_.

p. 70, l. 3. A--E] 2 ll. _fit, here_. l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _thee, mischiefes_. l. 11. A--E] 2 ll. _newes, staid_ (A _stald_).

p. 71, l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _it, home_.

p. 72, l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _hand, yet_. l. 37. A--E] 2 ll. _haire, thee_.