CUPID'S REVENGE.

A = the 1615 quarto. B = the 1630 quarto. C = the 1635 quarto. D = the 2nd folio.

Mrs Arnold Glover has kindly collated the three quartos in the Dyce collection, for the purpose of the following notes; and Mr R.F. Towndrow has kindly collated the three in the Bodleian.

The Printer to the Reader.

It is a custome used by some Writers in this Age to Dedicate their Playes to worthy persons, as well as their other works; and there is reason for it, because they are the best Minervaes of their braine, and expresse more puritie of conceit in the ingenious circle of an Act or Scæne, then is to be found in the vast circumference of larger Volumnes; and therefore worthy an answerable Mecænas, to honour and bee honoured by them. But not [h]aving any such Epistle from the Authour (in regard I am not acquainted with him) I have made bolde my selfe, without his consent to dedicate this Play to the Juditious in generall, of what degree soever; not insinuating herein with any, be they never so great, that want judgement, for to them it belongs not, though they pay for it, more then in this respect, that like Æsops Cocke, having met with a precious Stone by accident, they knew not the true use thereof, but had rather have a Barlie-corne to their humour, then a perfect Diamond. But leaving them to their ignorance, I once againe dedicate this Booke to the Juditious, some whereof I have heard commend it to be excellent, who, because they saw it Acted, and knew what they spake, are the better to be beleeved: and for my part I censure it thus, That I never red a better.

p. 220, ll. 2-25. Not in A. l. 2. Not in B. C] The Actors are these. l. 18. Not in B or C. l. 31. D] day.

p. 221, l. 33. D] grant

p. 222, l. 38. B-D] erect

p. 223, l. 20. D] suits. l. 32. B-D] Lord l. 40. C] affection. D] affection [comma added, as in A and B]

p. 224, l. 15. D] suppied l. 20. A] Flesh will l. 22. D] remember l. 24. C] and grew

p. 225, l. 33. D] men. l. 37. D] rise.

p. 226, l. 1. C] To great l. 18. A] be rewarded l. 27. B and D] harms. l. 34. C] Rites

p. 227, l. 4. D] of? l. 5. D] Image l. 14. D] our l. 15. A, B and D] will some l. 33. C] fly l. 35. D] taken off l. 36. C] despis'd

p. 228, l. 2. D] Nor smoaks l. 36. B and D] selfe? C] selfe;

p. 229, l. 6. D omits] Cleo. l. 28. D] I'm l. 34. A] does. l. 37. D] think.

p. 230, l. 40. D] withal

p. 231, 1. 18. A] yet my l. 31. A—C] This five l. 32. D] hold

p. 234, l. 4. A] And will l. 23. A and B] Has l. 26. C] ye must needs l. 30. D] this

p. 235, l. 6. C and D] unhappy l. 9. D] this l. 11. C] my dart

p. 236, l. 12. A] you doe l. 15. A] thought l. 19. A] tell the

p. 237, l. 12. D] here l. 13. D] on l. 19. D] steem

p. 238, l. 2. A omits] love l. 9. D] corrupt'st? l. 10. D] than l. 26. A—C] mine

p. 239, l. 34. D] here

p. 240, l. 34. B and C] my one l. 39. D] earnestnss

p. 241, l. 3. A] multitudes l. 12. A—C] trust too l. 18. D] of l. 22. D] I am l. 25. D] I am ll. 25,26. A, B and D]

dispatch Us

C] dispatch us l. 35. A] lets goe

p. 242, l. 12. A] Out ath l. 18. D] Eis. l. 26. C] dye l. 29. C] or hanged

p. 243, l. 16. D] worss l. 23. A—C] bespake l. 36. A—C] has

p. 244, l. 5. D] an one l. 9. D] A way l. 10. D] Think Sir, l. 18. D] Temantus l. 31. B—D] Leon.

p. 245, l. 11. A, B and D print Leon. before Telamon l. 20. B and D print this line above the stage direction, omitting Hida. ll. 23-25. A] Cleo. Helpe! stirre her: Hero, Hida, ô, ô. l. 26. B and D] woman l. 34. B—D] at

p. 246, l. 4. A] on wrist ll. 11-14. A and B omit full-point at sing and read

Hero. Leave, leave, tis now too late: Cleo. Why
Shee is dead: Hero. Her last is breathed.

C prints as in text bracketed.

D]Hero. Leave, leave, 'tis now too late.

Cleo. Why?
Shee is dead:

Hero. Her last is breathed

l. 32. D] there's gallant l. 34. C omits] Away: l. 37. A possibly] seeme

p. 247, l. 22. C] He's mine l. 23. A, B and D] Leu. l. 26. A, B and D] years?

p. 248, l. 11. A, B and D] Whore shall l. 28. D] A boord l. 32. B and D omit] I l. 33. C] pine for thee. l. 36. A] Goe to your l. 37. A] eche

p. 249, l. 12. D] morning. Timantus let l. 14. A] mile. l. 32. D] pounds

p. 250, l. 6. D] off l. 35. C] the King and

p. 251, l. 4. D] whom l. 13. D] thee; l. 25. D] thee, l. 29. D] I am l. 31. C] Why Telamon, I can stand now alone

p. 252, l. 18. D] should l. 30. C] oathes that did

p. 255, l. 22. C] are you grown D] you'r grown

p. 256, l. 11. A—D] more. l. 25. C] Thou couldst

p. 257, l. 19. B—D] Prince now. C] experienc't

p. 258, l. 4. D] what blessing l. 22. D] gods, lov'd

p. 259, l. 4. D] Baca. l. 8. C] blush for all l. 16. A] they B] they. C] they? D] they! l. 25. A] sed no l. 28. D] Baca. l. 30. C adds stage direction] Enter Timantus. l. 39. C] chose

p. 260, l. 10. D] Your l. 25. C] Son

p. 261, l. 29. A, B and D] yet be

p. 262, l. 15. C] all the Monsters in Affricke l. 22. C] hath been B and D] has beene

p. 263, l. 14. A, B and D] Quarti. l. 16. C omits] And l. 22. A] Then gave I l. 33. D] knows

p. 264, l. 29. D] makes mak'st

p. 265, l. 7. C] neere D] ne'r l. 12. B—D] tell you l. 15. A—C] what I can do for him he shall command me

p. 267, l. 5. D] too l. 8. D] too l. 16. B and D] silence, a l. 23. A] Shewe down l. 25. A, B and D] thousand l. 26. A] your presuming l. 32. C] friends, not parents

p. 268, l. 29. D] with l. 38. A, B and D] plot.

p. 269, l. 5. D] Timantus.

p. 270, l. 4. A, B and D] You l. 9. A] proud'de B] prou'd D] prov'd

p. 272, l. 17. D] breathe, his hot affection A and D] out

p. 273, l. 3. D] Mans l. 7. A] God morrow, god morrowe l. 16. C] Neighbours l. 21. A—C] ath game l. 24. D] An l. 26. A] and a beaten A—C] out a Debt l. 32. C] Ironmonger A] is as B] h' is as

p. 274, l. 8. D] 3 l. 27. C] now you erre, I must tell ye D] erre, now I must l. 28. D] are

p. 275, l. 6. C adds] Citizen l. 12. D] thy l. 16. D] an l. 38. D] sat

p. 276, l. 3. D] my my

p. 277, l. 6. A—D] them. l. 22. A, B and D] em once: more, C] 'um once more,

p. 279, l. 8. C] unto the l. 35. D] Ismenus. A, B and D] Exit M.

p. 280, l. 6. D] wear'st the breeches l. 18. D] thou not

p. 282, l. 10. A] weare a brass l. 28. B and D] thou?

p. 283, l. 8. A, B and D] respect in Womanhood l. 19. B—D] the l. 22. A] draw gode l. 24. D] I la, ha, ha,

p. 284, l. 9. D] em l. 11. B—D] eat, my l. 12. A—C] fasts

p. 285, l. 6. C] get a dwelling l. 25. A, B and D] his

p. 286, l. 8. D] speak: l. 22. D] baseness,? l. 26. D] thau

p. 287, l. 22. Full-point supplied after more, as in A, B and C.

p. 288, l. 8. A, B and D] please l. 20. A, B and D] too

p. 289, l. 5. A and B] Surgeants