Volume 1 / Act 5 — Act V: Scene 1

The city-gate] Capell. The street. Rowe. A public place near the city. Warburton. Capell adds: A State with chairs under it.

Mariana ... stand.] Capell. om. Ff.

Provost, Officers] Malone. om. Ff.

4. thankings] F₁. thankings be F₂ F₃. thinkings be F₄. thanks be Pope.

5. We have] We’ve Pope.

9. wrong it] F₁. wrong F₂ F₃ F₄.

13. me] F₃ F₄. we F₁ F₂.

14. subject] subjects Theobald.

19. Scene ii. Pope.

... come forward.] Capell. Enter ... Ff.

21. I would] I’d Pope.

25. given] give F₄.

26. Printed as two lines in Ff, ending wrongs ... brief.

32. Two lines in Ff, ending you ... heere.

Hear me, O hear me, here!] F₃ F₄. Heare me: oh heare me, heere F₁ F₂. O hear me here. Pope. O, hear me, hear me! Theobald.

35. By] om. Pope.

36. and strange] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄. and strangely Collier MS.

37. strange, but yet] strangely yet Collier MS.

42. it is] om. Pope.

47. infirmity] infirmiry F₄.

48. O prince, I conjure thee,] O, I conjure thee, Prince, Pope. O prince, I do conjure thee, Capell.

54, 55. as absolute As] F₄. as absolute: As F₁ F₂ F₃.

57. believe it] trust me Pope.

63. e’er] ne’er Capell conj.

O] om. Pope.

64. nor] and Pope.

65. inequality] incredulity Collier MS.

65, 66. serve To make the truth] Serve to make truth Pope.

67. And hide] Not hide Theobald (Warburton). And hid, Phelps.

67. that are] om. Hanmer.

68. Two lines in Ff, ending reason ... say?

73. Lucio] Lucio being Hanmer.

74. As] Was Johnson.

82. your honour] your honour, sir Hanmer.

83. take heed] be sure, take heed Hanmer.

to’t] to it Capell.

84. somewhat] F₁. something F₂ F₃ F₄.

91. Mended] Mend it Malone conj.

The matter;] The matter then; Hanmer. om. Capell. The matter? now Collier MS.

92. process] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

94. refell’d] repell’d Pope.

98. concupiscible] concupiscent Pope.

99. and] om. Pope.

101. but the] om. Pope.

102. surfeiting] Theobald. surfetting F₁ F₂ F₃. forfeiting F₄.

107. First] om. Pope.

108. Next] om. Pope.

109. vehemency] vehemence Pope.

110-113. Hanmer ends the lines so ... by ... one ... say.

111. He would] he’d Hanmer.

123. needs] om. Pope.

124. your] our Pope.

131. this ’s] this’ F₁ F₂ F₃. this F₄. this is Rowe. See note (XXII).

137. Blessed] Bless’d Hanmer.

royal] om. Hanmer.

142, 143. Hanmer ends the lines believe ... Lodowick.

143. that she speaks of] F₁. which she speaks of F₂ F₃ F₄. om. Hanmer.

145. temporary] tamperer and Johnson conj.

147. trust] truth Collier MS. troth Singer.

149. villanously;] villanously he did; Hanmer.

152. strange] strong S. Walker conj.

154. ’gainst] F₁. against F₂ F₃ F₄.

156. what he with] he upon Pope.

157. And] By Pope.

158. Whensoever he’s convented] Whenever he’s conven’d Pope. Whenever he’s convented Warburton.

162. [Isabella, &c.] Stage direction to this effect inserted here by Capell. Hanmer, &c. to Johnson place it after line 166, where Ff have: Enter Mariana.

166. I’ll be impartial] I will be partial Theobald.

168. Scene iii. Pope.

her face] F₂ F₃ F₄. your face F₁.

170-178. Printed as four verses by Steevens (Capell conj.).

175. A widow] Widow Capell.

177. Why] What Capell.

you are] F₁. are you F₂ F₃ F₄.

186, 167. husband Knows not] Ff. husband knows not Pope.

195. with such a time] with such, a time Edd. conj.

199. No? om. Hanmer.

202. he knows] he knew Hanmer.

213. my lord] om. Hanmer.

221. with her, saw her, nor] with, saw, or Hanmer.

234. informal] informing Hanmer.

235. mightier] mighty Pope.

238. to] unto Pope. even to Capell.

242. against] F₁. gainst F₂. ’gainst F₃ F₄.

251. Go] om. Pope.

255-257. while ... you; But ... determined Upon] Spedding conj. while Will ... have Well determin’d upon Ff. while Will ... well Determined upon Theobald. while Will ... have Determin’d well upon Hanmer.

258. Scene iv. Pope.

275. would] F₁. should F₂ F₃ F₄.

she’ll] F₁ F₂ F₃. she’ld F₄. she’d Rowe.

278. Re-enter ...] Enter Duke, Provost, Isabella. Ff (after line 276).

289. Malone supposes a line preceding this to be lost.

290. and] then Collier MS.

295. at least] at least I’ll speak Hanmer.

296. fox?] F₂ F₃ F₄. fox; F₁. fox, Dyce.

299. retort] reject Collier MS.

305. in] with Theobald.

307-311. Capell ends the lines: villain? ... himself ... hence; ... by joint, ... unjust?

307. to glance] glance Pope.

309. you] him Malone conj.

310. Joint by joint] Even joint by joint] Hanmer.

his] this Hanmer. your Collier MS.

311. What,] What? He Hanmer.

311, 312. the duke Dare no more] Capell. the duke dare No more Ff.

311-313. Pope ends the lines: stretch ... own ... not.

319. forfeits] forceps Jackson conj.

321. Two lines in Ff.

340. close] gloze Collier MS.

345. giglets] giglots Capell.

347. [To Provost] Capell.

352. hanged an hour!] hanged! an hour? Hanmer. hanged—an’ how? Johnson conj. hanged anon! Lloyd conj.

353. Stage direction inserted by Rowe.

354. madest] mad’st Ff. made Capell.

373. e’er] ere] F₁. ever F₂ F₃ F₄. om. Hanmer, who divides the lines: Come ... thou Contracted ... lord.

378. Scene v. Pope.

379. of it.] of— Capell.

381. and] all Hanmer.

390. remonstrance] demonstrance Staunton (Malone conj.).

391. so be] F₁ F₂ F₃. be so F₄.

394. brain’d] bain’d Warburton.

But] But now Hanmer.

398. Scene vi. Pope.

400. pardon] pardon him Hanmer.

401. he adjudged your brother] a judge Hanmer.

402. Being criminal, in double violation] Being doubly criminal in violation Hanmer.

403. of promise-breach] in promise-breach Hanmer. of promise Malone conj.

410. fault’s thus manifested;] Ff. faults are manifested; Rowe. faults are manifest; Hanmer. fault thus manifested— Dyce.

411. deny, denies] deny ’em, deny Hanmer.

413. haste.] haste, F₄.

421. confiscation] F₂ F₃ F₄. confutation F₁.

422. withal] F₄. with all F₁. withall F₂ F₃.

426. [Kneeling.] Johnson.

441. [Kneeling.] Rowe.

452. but] om. Hanmer, who ends lines 448-452 at o’ertake ... but ... way ... thoughts.

456. It was commanded so] ’Twas so commanded Hanmer.

465. What’s he?] And what is he? Hanmer. See note (XX).

466. would] F₁. wouldst F₂ F₃ F₄. wish Capell (corrected in MS. to would).

470. the heat] heat Pope.

476. Scene vii. Pope.

muffled] om. Ff. C. behind, and J. both muffl’d up. Capell.

my lord] my good lord Hanmer.

480. according] accordingly F₄.

482. And] F₁. I F₂ F₃ F₄.

484. your hand] you Hanmer.

489. Is he pardon’d] He’s pardoned Hanmer. Is he too pardon’d Capell.

490. and say you will] say you’ll Hanmer.

491. He is] And he’s Hanmer, ending the line here.

495. her worth worth yours] her worth works yours Hanmer. her worth’s worth yours Heath conj.

500. so deserved] deserved so Pope. so well deserv’d Collier MS. so undeserv’d S. Walker conj.

507. Is any woman] Edd. If any woman Ff. If any woman’s Hanmer.

519. executed] execute Hanmer.

522. [Exeunt ... Lucio] Dyce.

527-532. Johnson conjectures: Ang. The offence pardons itself. Duke. There’s more behind That is more gratulate. Dear Isabel, ...

537. that’s] F₂ F₃ F₄. that F₁.