Volume 1 / Act 4 — Act IV: Scene 3

Scene iii.] Scene viii. Pope.

5. paper] pepper Rowe.

11. Dizy] F₂ F₃ F₄. Dizie F₁. Dizzy Pope. Dicey Steevens conj.

14. Forthlight] Ff. Forthright Warburton.

15. Shooty] F₂ F₃ F₄. Shootie F₁. Shooter Warburton. Shoo-tye Capell.

17. are] cry Anon. conj. See note (XIX).

now] now in Pope.

25. friends] F₁ F₂. friend F₃ F₄.

32. his] the Pope.

49. I] om. F₄.

The text does not specify which occurrence of “I” is meant. The speech begins “Not I: I have...”

57. hear] heave F₂.

59. Scene ix. Pope.

60. gravel heart] grovelling beast Collier MS.

61. Given by Hanmer to Prov.

69. his] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

do] om. Pope.

76. whiles] while Pope.

83. both Barnardine and Claudio] Claudio and Barnardine Hanmer. See note (XX).

85. the under] Hanmer. yond Ff. yonder Pope.

86. manifested] manifest Hanmer.

88. Quick] Quick, then, Capell.

96. well-] Rowe. weale- F₁ F₂ F₃. weal F₄.

102. Scene x. Pope.

103. She’s come] She comes Pope.

106. comforts] comfort Hanmer.

107. Ho,] om. Pope.

113, 114, 115. Ff make two lines ending at other ... patience. Text as proposed by Spedding.

114, 115. show ... patience] In your close patience, daughter, shew your wisdom Capell.

114. your wisdom] wisdom Pope.

115. close] closest Pope.

119. Injurious] perjurious Collier MS.

120. nor hurts] not hurts F₄. hurts not Rowe.

122. say] say to you Collier MS.

find] surely find Pope.

124. nay] om. Pope.

125. covent] Ff. convent Rowe.

126. instance] news Pope.

129. If you can, pace] Rowe. If you can pace Ff. Pace Pope. S. Walker thinks a line is lost after 131.

129, 130. If you can pace ... wish it, go, Edd. conj.

137. to-night] om. Pope.

141. combined] confined Johnson conj. (withdrawn).

145. Who’s] whose F₁.

146. Scene xi. Pope.

154. [Exit Isabella] Theobald. om. Ff.

155. beholding] Ff. beholden Rowe.

163. not true] not Rowe.

172. it] om. F₂.