"Hinder not the honour of his design."

For 'honour' I, with others, have adopted Theobald's correction humour; which, however, is not absolutely certain.


Sc. 7.

"That she'll demand. A ring the county wears."

As this is the only place in the play where 'county' occurs, and as we have had 'the count he' twice already in this scene, I think we ought to read so here also. (See on Twelfth Night, i. 5.)


"Herself most chastely absent. After this."

The 2nd folio added this, which had evidently been effaced.