p. 19, l. 29 beholding. 1724 ‘beholden’.
p. 19, l. 31 belong’d. 1724 ‘belongs’.
p. 20, l. 6 Murder. 4to 1677 has here the marginal stage direction ’.A Letter’, to remind the prompter to have that property ready for the immediate entry of Friendlove.
p. 22, l. 4 Exit Sir Tim. 4to 1677 has ‘Ex.’ after ‘Celinda.’ 1724 ’.xit’ after ‘Southampton House.’
p. 22, l. 6 Exeunt. I have supplied this stage direction. 4to 1677 has ’.he End of the First Act.’
p. 22, l. 8 A Palace. I have left this quaint locale untouched although the scene is merely an antechamber in Friendlove’s house, and can have been no more than a drop cloth.
p. 22, l. 27 Scene II. This Scene is not numbered in the previous editions but considered as Scene I with the former.
p. 24, l. 10 To-morrow. 1724 as prose. I follow metrical arrangement of 4to.
p. 26, l. 12 impose. 4to 1677 ‘imposes’.
P. 27, l. 15 Scene III. Sir Timothy’s House. I have supplied the locale. In all former editions Scenes I and II being counted as one this is numbered Scene II.