Tertual Variants

The text in the present edition is based upon the first Folio, and the following list records the more important variations from that version.

I. i. 65. tempts . . . harsh] Ff; tempers him to this Q1.

75. to her for his] Qq; for her F1.

101, 102. Qi omits.

133. play] Ff; prey Qq.

138. John] Ff; Paul Qq.

ii. 16, 25. Qq omit.

19. wolves, to spiders] Ff; adders, spiders Qq.
79. For] Qq; of Ff.

180. for... Henry] Ff; twas I that kild your husband Qq.
182. that

Edward] Ff; that kild King Henry Qq.

30. Q. Eliz.] Qu. Ff; Ri. Qq.

68. send . . . ground] Ff; send; that thereby he may

gather The ground of your ill-will, and to remove it Qq.

80. while great] Ff; whilst many fair Qq.

114. Qq; Ff omit.

167-169. Qq omit.

304. Buck.] Ff; Hast. Qq.

323. We... upon] Ff; Madam, we will attend Qq.

333. Dorset] Ff; Vaughan Qq.

342, 350, 356. 1 Murd.] Capell; Exec. Qq; Vil. Ff.

iv. 9, 10. Ff; Me thoughts I was imbarkt for Burgundy Qq.
54. shriek'd] Ff; squakt Q1.

69-72. Qq omit.

85. Ff; in God's name what are you, and how came

you hither? Qq.

105. Why] Ff; When he wakes! why, fool Qq.

115-116. Qq omit.

120. this... mine] Ff; my holy humour Qq.

128. 'Zounds] Qq; Come Ff.

151, 156, 162, 164. [1.] Murd.] 2 Qq Ff.

154, 159, 163. [2.] Murd.] 1 Qq. Ff.

157. fall to work] Ff; to this gear Qq.

159. throw him into] Ff; we will chop him in Qq.

165, 170, 172, 174. [2.] Murd.] Qq; 1 Ff.

167. [1] Murd.] Qq. 2 Ff.

176. Your pale ?] Ff; Qq omit.

186. drawn

...

194-195. [to .

sins] Qq; for any goodnesse Ff.

218. After sake Qq insert Why, sirs, as a line.

222. Qq omit.

230. our duty] Ff; the diuell Qq.

243. Qq; Ff omit.

251–252. for . . . And] Ff; for when I parted from him,

He Qq.

254, 256. 1.

...

264-265. Tyrwhitt's arrangement; after 273 in F.

270-272. Tyrwhitt's arrangement; before 274 in F. In
Qq 264-273 run as follows:

1 Relent, tis cowardly and womanish.

Cla. Not to relent, is beastly, sauage, diuelish,
My frend, I spie some pitty in thy lookes :

Oh if thy eye be not a flatterer,

Come thou on my side, and intreet for me.

275. Qq. omit.

276. Take. do] Ff; I thus, and thus: if this wil not

serve Qq.

277. drown you . . within] Ff; chop thee

.

the next room Qq.

280. murder] Ff; guilty murder done Qq.
II. i. 1. s. d. Hastings] Qq; Hastings, Catesby Ff.

ii.

5. more in] Steevens; now in Qq; more to Ff.
7. Hastings and Rivers] Rowe; Rivers and Hastings
Qq; Dorset and Rivers Ff.

25. Qq omit.

33. Upon your Grace] Ff; On you or yours Qq.
46. comes... the] Ff; comes the noble Qq.

56. unwittingly] Qq; unwillingly Ff.

68. Of... you] Ff; Qq omit.

81. K. Edw.] Ff; Riv. Qq.

140. Qq omit.

3. Girl.] Boy. Qq; Daugh. Ff. weep so oft] Ff; wring

your hands Qq.

5. Boy] Ff; Gerl. Qq.

16. Qq. omit.

24. pitied me] Ff; hugd me in his arme Qq.

28. deep vice] Ff; foul guile Qq.

41. when gone] Ff; now the root is wither'd Qq.
42. that sap] Ff; the sap being gone Qq.

46. ne'er-changing night] Ff; perpetual rest Qq.
84-85. [and . . . weep] Qq; Ff omit.

89-100. Qq omit.

iii.

117. hates] Ff; hearts Qq.

123-140. Qq omit.

142, 154. Ludlow] Qq; London Ff.

143. sister] Ff; mother Qq.

145. Ff omit.

1. Good morrow, neighbour] Ff; Neighbour, well met Qq.
6. 1 Cit... sir] Qq omit.

iv. 1, 2. Northampton . . . Stratford] Qq; Stony Strat-
ford, And at Northampton Ff.

21. [Arch.] Capell; Car. Qq; Yor. Ff.

36. Duch.] Ff; Car. Qq.

51. jut] Ff; iet Qq.

62. brother to brother] Ff; Qq omit.

65. earth] Ff; death Qq.

III. i. 40. [in heaven] Q1; Ff omit.
63. think'st] Ff; seems Q1.

78. all-ending] Q1; ending Ff.
97. dread] Q1; deare Ff.

141. needs] Q1; Ff omit.

172, 173. Qq omit.

ii. 10, 11. Then . . . dreamt] Ff; And then he sends you
word He dreamt to-night Qq.

109. I . . . honour] Ff; God save your lordship Qq.

113-114. Priest . . . lordship] Ff; Qq omit.

iv.

1. Now peers] Ff; My lords, at once Qq.

V.

10. Qq; Ff omit.

32. Qq; My Lord of Ely Ff.

...

43. yourself you] Ff; you hence, my lord, I'll follow you Qq.

57. likelihood] Qq; livelyhood Ff.

60. Qq, with Dar. for Der.; Ff omit.

84. raze Qq; rowse Ff.

...

91, 92. too... how To-day] Ff; 'twere... at... How they Qq.

7. Ff; Qq omit.

50. I] Qq; Buck. I Ff.

52. Glou.] Q; Dut. Q1; Continued to Buck. Ff.

69. But] Qq; Which Ff.

83, 84. raging . . . lusted] Ff; lustful . . . listed Qq. 103-105. Qq omit.

108. notice] Qq; order Ff.

vii. 5-6. his . . . France] Qq omit.

8, 11, 37. Qq. omit.

24. they... word] Qq omit.

82. Here .. again] Qq omit.

98, 99, 120, 127. Qq omit.

131, 132. the charge . . . land] Ff; the soveraingtie

thereof Qq.

144-153. Qq omit.

158. my right] Q2; my ripe Q1; the ripe Ff.

202, 245. Qq omit.

220. Qq; Ff omit.

IV. i. 2-6, 37, 98-104. Qq omit.