As neither the Folio nor the Quarto give the dramatis personæ, I print a list of the characters here.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. MONSIEUR THOMAS.
- Valentine.
- Francesco, his son.
- Sebastian.
- Thomas, his son.
- Hylas.
- Sam.
- Michael.
- Launcelot, servant of Thomas.
- Fiddler.
- Three Physicians.
- Apothecary, Barber, Sailors, Officers, Servants.
- Alice, sister of Valentine.
- Mary, their niece.
- Cellide.
- Dorothea, daughter of Sebastian.
- Abbess of St Katherine's, aunt of Thomas and Dorothea.
- Nuns.
- Madge, Kate and Maids.
The variants below are those of A unless otherwise noted.
- p. [93], l. 8. Omits are.
- p. [94], l. 13. Genoway.
- p. [95], ll. 8 and 16. Ye. l. 11. Yf'. l. 14. Pray. l. 26. lay.
- p. [97], l. 14. Pray.
- p. [98], l. 9. unto me.
- p. [99], l. 11. aske ye. l. 20. much much. l. 36. howsoever.
- p. [100], l. 23. my father. l. 26. B] utterring. l. 34. Ye.
- p. [101], l. 10. your. l. 13. ye.
- p. [102], l. 22. But he. l. 33. h'as.
- p. [104], l. 28. Pray.
- p. [105], l. 5. Pray. l. 12. His so.
- p. [107], l. 28. B] too.
- p. [110], l. 10. gives this line to Tho. l. 14. Sant.
- p. [111], l. 26. third. l. 39. Omits Law.
- p. [114], l. 3. ye, and. l. 29. that tith. l. 32. old road.
- p. [115], l. 2. O my.
- p. [116], l. 26. Pheses.
- p. [117], l. 29. pray. l. 30. Omits Mich.
- p. [118], ll. 6 and 7. heaven.
- p. [119], l. 8. beautis. l. 24. part: pitiy:
- p. [120], l. 4. ye. l. 14. so so. l. 35. those.
- p. [121], l. 1. Pray. l. 37. yeare.
- p. [122], l. 24. not impudence.
- p. [123], l. 24. you not. l. 37. Blank in Quarto and Folio.
- p. [124], l. 20. unaculate.
- p. [125], l. 16. A and B give this line to Cell., but it is, apparently, a part of Val's. speech. l. 40. The Quarto gives this line to Cell.
- p. [126], l. 8. B] minds.
- p. [127], l. 10. the patent.
- p. [128], l. 34. bread.
- p. [130], l. 11. shall findeia.
- p. [132], l. 8. cureless disobedience. l. 12. yo' know. l. 24. spilt.
- p. [133], l. 34. these eyes. B omits] eyes.
- p. [134], l. 1 B] hunsup. l. 9. And a. l. 35. wrong. l. 37. So will.
- p. [135], l. 2. toth'. l. 3. please you. l. 5. your.
- p. [137], l. 15. down down adown. l. 24. hang. l. 23. This line belongs probably to Maid rather than to Lan.
- p. [140], l. 20. Omits a.
- p. [141], ll. 10 and 18. a bed.
- p. [144], l. 26. Omits to. l. 32. goes.
- p. [145], l. 10. Concerning the. l. 16. B] ou.
- p. [146], l. 23. Omits Seb.
- p. [147], l. 9. may be put.
- p. [148], l. 13. yeare. l. 30. O my.
- p. [151], l. 9. ha griev'd. l. 20. Beside. l. 30. faith.
- p. [152], l. 21. B punctuates] singing to them,
- p. [153], ll. 11 and 12. Ye. l. 22. thousand. l. 23. Pray. l. 33. quickly, quickly, quickly.
- p. [154], l. 1. Often here and elsewhere prints Dol for Dor. l. 20. Bless. l. 21. run thou for. l. 30. vaga'res.
- p. [155], l. 3. Pray. l. 10. Nay then. l. 13. Omits good. l. 19. A and B] brains totters. l. 24. B] Gentlewomen. l. 33. has.
- p. [156], l. 17. For VIII reads secunda.
- p. [157], l. 12. fal so. l. 25. Pray. l. 33. For IX reads Octava.
- p. [158], l. 17. Faith. l. 26. For Prima reads Quarta.
- p. [159], ll. 23 and 26. ye. l. 23. Quotation marks have been added to make the sense more clear. l. 25. Omits Thom. l. 29. be cold. B] Maid. l. 30. do hang for'.
- p. [160], l. 4. Adds a fourth devill before O. ll. 12 and 25. O. l. 20. Pray. l. 32. Omits a. l. 37. Omits I.
- p. [161], l. 1. For II reads quinta. l. 4. surely melt. l. 8. so sweet. l. 18. B] once once.
- p. [162], l. 39. not you spoil.
- p. [163], l. 13. state. l. 14. For III reads Sexta.
- p. [164], l. 1. For IV reads Septima. l. 10. For V reads Octava. l. 22. heaven.
- p. [165], l. 3. made her no. l. 12. For VI reads Nona.
- p. [166], l. 1. Nun. l. 29. her's my.
- p. [167], l. 10. For VII reads Decima. l. 20. cozens.
- p. [169], l. 1. For VIII reads Undecima. l. 10. Francis and Servant and Abbess.
- p. [170], l. 20. B] know.
- p. [172], l. 18. Adds, possibly as a stage direction] known son agen. l. 26. Adds Finis.
- p. [174], l. 24. B] lahours.
THE CHANCES.
A = First Folio. B = Second Folio.
The variants below are those of A unless where otherwise stated.
- p. [175]. ll. 3-28. Not in A.
- p. [176], l. 24. B omits] that. l. 36. so blotted. l. 38. wonder ever.
- p. [178], l. 2. Pray.
- p. [179], l. 25. the stormes. l. 37. Reads 1 instead of 2.
- p. [180], l. 9. Bellonia
- p. [184], l. 16. A and B] sertle.
- p. [185], l. 20. audits lost.
- p. [187], l. 9. silence there. l. 21. B] knowledge.
- p. [188], l. 26. Don Ferdinand. l. 38. B] though.
- p. [190], l. 7. B] truble. l. 20. Adds after Constantia] with a Jewell.
- p. [192], l. 15. his peeping. l. 32. B] seez'd.
- p. [193], l. 26. lyes. l. 39. yee.
- p. [194], l. 16. B] is.
- p. [198], l. 5. Doest. l. 10. A prints Sing within a little as a marginal note and omits the song.
- p. [199], l. 32. And taske.
- p. [202], l. 12. Omits stage direction. l. 27. What a block-head.
- p. [203], l. 10. B] Shool.
- p. [204], l. 1. is a. l. 5. if a. l. 22. A shall.
- p. [205], l. 1. B] know.
- p. [206], l. 10. with yee.
- p. [207], l. 11. boy too.
- p. [209], l. 33. such a.
- p. [210], l. 9. Adds stage direction] Bowle of wine ready. l. 22. this roperie.
- p. [211], l. 5. Clarry ... Clarry. l. 14. rake her. l. 15. B] Authony. l. 18. with yee.
- p. [212], l. 19. a horse-back.
- p. [213], l. 2. 'Sbloud, to. l. 6. Glister. l. 19. see ye. l. 20. Will it. l. 36. ith'.
- p. [214], l. 16. cure ye. l. 26. me up with.
- p. [215], l. 29. Yet since.
- p. [217], l. 7. fit ye.
- p. [219], l. 25. we'll have no. l. 36. How, now. l. 37. 'has.
- p. [220], l. 17. whether.
- p. [221], l. 10. so fubd.
- p. [222], l. 35. B] I'e.
- p. [223], l. 15. Bollonia. l. 28. Omits a.
- p. [225], l. 23. note.
- p. [226], l. 13. Adds stage direction] Bawd ready above.
- p. [227], l. 6. Omits and. l. 8. B] Petr. l. 12. B] most most. l. 15. B] Petr. ll. 26-33. Not in A.
- p. [228], l. 7. B] Petr. l. 15. B] Petr.
- p. [229], l. 17. of that? starve nature? l. 30. Adds stage direction] Claping of a doore. l. 36. Adds stage direction] Cease musick.
- p. [232], l. 14. B] Petr. l. 23. must haunt.
- p. [234], l. 21. B omits] make us tremble? l. 35. B] knowldge.
- p. [237], ll. 4 and 5. passe by. l. 32. B] dissov'd. l. 34. A gives this line to Petr.
- p. [238], l. 14. 'a comes. l. 21. pray. ll. 34 et seq. A omits the song.
- p. [240], l. 24. make
- p. [241], l. 6. B] to. l. 10. tell ye. l. 12. 'Has. l. 15. She has (misprint). l. 17. servant to.
- p. [242], l. 15. there? come.
- p. [243], l. 21. command ye. l. 24. 'Has been. l. 31. Pray.
- p. [244], l. 8. Omits Exeunt. l. 13. Wit as Art. l. 16. Ingenuous. l. 21. A and B] his loud.
- p. [245], l. 10. Adds Finis.