Volume 1 / Act 1 — Act I: Scene 1

A hall ... palace.] Malone. The Duke’s palace. Theobald. A publick Place. Capell.

Ægeon,] Rowe. with the Merchant of Siracusa, Ff.

Officers,] Capell. Officer, Staunton. om. Ff.

1. Solinus] F₁. Salinus F₂ F₃ F₄.

10. looks] books Anon. conj.

14. Syracusians] F₄. Siracusians F₁ F₂ F₃. Syracusans Pope. See note (I).

16, 17, 18. Nay more If ... seen At any] Malone. Nay, more, if ... Ephesus Be seen at any Ff.

18. any] om. Pope.

23. to ransom] F₁. ransom F₂ F₃ F₄.

27. this] ’tis Hanmer.

33. griefs] F₁. griefe F₂. grief F₃ F₄.

35. nature] fortune Collier MS.

39. by me] F₁. by me too F₂ F₃ F₄.

42. Epidamnum] Pope. Epidamium Ff. Epidamnium Rowe. See note (I).

43. the] then Edd. conj.

the ... care ... left] Theobald. he ... care ... left F₁. he ... store ... leaving F₂ F₃ F₄. heed ... caves ... left Jackson conj.

random] F₃ F₄. randone F₁ F₂.

50. had she] Ff. she had Rowe.

55. meaner] Delius (S. Walker conj.). meane F₁. poor meane F₂. poor mean F₃ F₄.

56. burden, male twins] burthen male, twins F₁.

61, 62. So Pope. One line in Ff.

61. soon] soon!] Pope. soon. Capell.

70. gladly] gently Collier MS.

71. weepings] F₁. weeping F₂ F₃ F₄.

76. this] thus Collier MS.

79. latter-] elder- Rowe.

86. either end the mast] th’ end of either mast Hanmer.

87, 88. And ... Was] Ff. And ... Were Rowe. Which ... Was Capell.

91. wished] F₁. wish’d F₂ F₃ F₄.

92. seas wax’d] seas waxt F₁. seas waxe F₂. seas wax F₃. seas was F₄. sea was Rowe.

94. Epidaurus] Epidarus F₁. Epidamnus Theobald conj.

103. upon] Pope. up F₁ up upon F₂ F₃ F₄.

104. helpful] helpless Rowe.

113. another] the other Hanmer.

115. healthful] F₁. helpful F₂ F₃ F₄.

117. bark] backe F₁.

120. That] Thus Hanmer. Yet Anon. conj.

122. sake] F₁. sakes F₂ F₃ F₄.

124. hath ... thee] have ... they F₁.

of] om. F₄.

128. so] F₁. for F₂ F₃ F₄.

130. the] om. Pope.

131. I labour’d of a] he labour’d of all Collier MS.

144, 145. These lines inverted by Hanmer.

145. princes, would they, may] Hanmer. Princes would they may F₁. Princes would, they may F₂ F₃ F₄.

151. Therefore, merchant, I’ll] Ff. Therefore merchant, I Rowe. I, therefore, merchant Pope. I’ll, therefore, merchant Capell.

152. help ... help] Ff. life ... help Pope. help ... means Steevens conj. hope ... help Collier. fine ... help Singer.

by] thy Jackson conj.

155. no] not Rowe.

156. Gaoler,] Jailor, now Hanmer. So, jailer, Capell.

159. lifeless] Warburton. liveless Ff.