[v. 3. 17.] The Edinburgh MS. mentioned in our footnotes is one in the Advocates’ Library (fol. 18), and the song has been reprinted from it in Chappell’s Collection of National English Airs, ed. 1840, p. 130.
Linenotes-As You Like It
As You Like It, I, 1.
[ 1]: fashion] Ff. my father Hanmer (Warburton). fashion; my father Heath conj. fashion. He Malone (Blackstone conj.). fashion he Ritson conj.
[ 2]: me by] me. By Johnson.
poor a] F1. a poor F2 F3 F4.
[ 3]: charged my brother] my brother charged Seymour conj.
[ 7]: stays] Ff. stys Warburton.
[ 10]: fair] fat Anon. conj.
[ 15], 16: countenance] discountenance Warburton.