[15, 16] [wed it; when ... shrinks,] Pope, wed it, when ... shrinkes: F1 F2 F3. wed it, when ... shrinks; F4.

[16] [questant] F1. question F2 F3 F4. questor Collier MS.

[18] [Sec. Lord.] 2. Lord Rowe (ed. 2). L. G. Ff. 1. Lord Rowe (ed. 1).

[22] [Both.] Rowe. Bo. Ff.

[23] [Come ... me] Come ... me [to Bert.] Pope. om. Hanmer. Come ... me [to Attendants]. Theobald.

[Exit.] Pope. om. Ff. Retires to a Couch; Attendants leading him. Capell. [See note (viii)].

[24, 34, 37] [First Lord.] 1. Lord. Rowe. 1. Lo. G. Ff.

[25] [fault, the spark.] F3 F4. fault the spark. F1 F2. fault, the spark— Rowe. fault; the spark— Theobald.

[25, 35, 38] [Sec. Lord.] 2. Lord. Rowe. 2. Lo. E. Ff.

[27] [a coil] acoyle F2.