ADDENDA TO RECORD OF VARIANTS IN VOL. II.
THE ELDER BROTHER.
- p. 450.
- p. 5, l. 38. Add C.
- p. 9, l. 40. Add BCD.
- p. 12, l. 36. Add BD. l. 40. Add A.
- p. 13, l. 9. Add BCD.
- p. 15, l. 12. Add B.
- p. 16, l. 18. Add A.
- p. 17, l. 3. Add A.
- p. 19, l. 2. Add B.
- p. 451.
- p. 21, l. 9. Add A.
- p. 23, l. 37. Add B.
- p. 24, l. 2. Add B (some copies), and D. l. 37. Add AB.
- p. 26, l. 11. Add ABD. l. 12. Add BCD.
- p. 29, l. 15. Add A-C.
- p. 31, l. 22. Add B.
- p. 32, l. 11. Add A. l. 12. Add A.
- p. 33, l. 12. for AB] our read A] you.
- p. 38, l. 36. Add C.
- p. 39, l. 17. Add A. l. 20. Add B.
- p. 452.
- p. 42, l. 2. Add C. l. 20. Add A.
- p. 43, l. 9. Add C. l. 17. for A and C, read B and C.
- p. 44, l. 30. Add B.
- p. 47, l. 15. Add B and C.
- p. 52, l. 2. Add A.
- p. 53, l. 4. Add CD.
- p. 56, l. 11. Add ABD. l. 23. Add B. l. 30. Add B.
- p. 59, Add C.
None of the above add anything to the sum of variants, being merely the occurrence of trivial differences (some, undoubted misprints) already recorded in certain Quartos and found to occur in others upon making a collation of a fresh series of Quartos for the purpose of the volumes of notes. They are given here solely to make the record as complete as may be, but it should be stated that some of them are accounted for by the existence of Quartos made up of corrected and uncorrected sheets, i.e. it often happens that not all the copies of a Quarto bearing the same date possess an identical series of sheets.
The following are additions to the sum of the variants already recorded, noted in the collation above referred to.
- p. 17, l. 11. B and C omit] they.
- p. 20, l. 6. C] so long. l. 40. C] ever be.
- p. 25, l. 37. C] fathers likenesse.
- p. 30, l. 32. B and C] Their blew.
- p. 35, l. 34. B and C] would grow.
- p. 36, l. 10. B and C] a meere.
- p. 40, l. 24. C omits] may.
- p. 45, l. 19. B and C omit] And.
- p. 53, l. 20. A-D] nor threats.
In the Preface to the second volume of the present edition, I used the words 'First Quarto' somewhat loosely to represent indifferently two versions of The Elder Brother both dated 1637, differing very slightly from each other. The phrase has been misunderstood as implying that the editors of this edition were not aware that one of these two Quartos may possibly have been printed a few years later than the other. This is not the case: the opinion, and the evidence adduced in support of it, were known to the editors, but all questions of date, together with all other discussions of like nature, were left to be dealt with in their proper place in the volume or volumes of notes that are to follow the publication of the text. It is a matter of very slight importance, and it is sufficient to state here that one of these two identically dated editions was called A and the other B in the Appendix to volume II for purposes of reference only, just as, in volume I, the two identically dated Quartos of Philaster, 1652, were called F and G, respectively, without there being any intention on the part of the editors to express, in either case, any opinion, for the moment, as to which is the earlier or the better of the two. Furthermore, since the text of one of these 1637 Quartos was printed in the Appendix merely in order to show the verse arrangement that prevailed in the early Quartos and not for any other textual purpose, it was a matter of indifference which of the two 1637 Quartos was used.
WIT WITHOUT MONEY.
- p. 152, l. 10 of text for felling read selling.
- p. 155, l. 3. A] and a.
- P. 173, l. 36. Add A.
- p. 185, l. 26. A and B] drinke.
- p. 192, l. 6. A and B] see.
- p. 197, l. 13. Add A.
- p. 204, l. 12. A omits the second] put.
THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS.
As in the case of The Elder Brother, copies of Quartos dated the same year differ by reason of the inclusion of corrected and uncorrected sheets. This remark applies to the undated 1609/10 Quartos called here A and B and also to C and the later Quartos, e.g. some copies of C have been seen which read (p. 372, l. 13): and games, and some: and merry games.
- p. 372, l. 15. Add C.
- p. 392, l. 14. Add C.
- p. 393, l. 18. Add C.
- p. 401, l. 24. Add BCE.
- p. 404, ll. 33 and 34. Add C, some copies.
- p. 405, l. 17. Add C, some copies.
- p. 427, l. 36. Add C, some copies.
- p. 428, l. 19. Add C, some copies.
- p. 429, l. 31. Add A, some copies.
- p. 430, l. 6. Add C, some copies.
None of the above, noticed during a collation of a fresh set of Quartos for the purpose of the notes, add anything to the sum of variants. The following are additions: p. 373, l. 19 of text for staight read [straight]. p. 390, l. 27. A] dapple. l. 36. A] Beates against. p. 401, l. 21. The Quartos print, with variations of roman and italic type, 'Exit. Amaril. Perigot!' The right reading is probably to regard the last word as Amaryllis's cry for Perigot. By being printed on the same line as the conclusion of Perigot's speech, the two names were printed in the Second Folio as though part of the stage direction. p. 421, l. 36. A and B] so strange. p. 423, l. 8. F] the Cradle. p. 427, l. 7. A-D] women. p. 430, l. 22. A-C] thee, there will bide. p. 442, l. 26. F] labouring spring. p. 519, l. 18. D and F] morality. Since the textual notes in Vol. II were written, the present Editor has seen copies of the undated First Quarto A which do not contain the preliminary verses and address on pp. 521 (2 items) and 522 (2 items).
RULE A WIFE, AND HAVE A WIFE.
Vol. III. pp. 460 and 461.
The following addenda were printed on a slip and affixed as indicated above. They are repeated here in case the slip should become detached.