[66] Ber. I think ... countrymen.] Qq. Omitted in Ff.
[67] e'en so] enso Q2 Q3. even so Q4 Q5 Q6.
[68] mote] Q5 Q6. moth Q2 Q3 Q4.
[69] palmy] flourishing Q (1676) and Rowe.
state] State (i.e. city) Wilson conj.
[70] tenantless] tennatlesse Q2 Q3.
and] om. Pope.
[71] streets: ...] Omission first marked by Jennens, who suggests Tremendous prodigies in heaven appear'd. Boaden proposes The heavens too spoke in silent prodigies. Hunter suggests In the heavens above strange portents did appear. Becket would transfer line 123 And prologue ... on to follow streets: line 116.
[72] As ... blood,] Stars shon with trains of fire, dews of blood fell, Rowe. Omitted by Rann. Transferred by Mitford to follow events, line 121.
and dews] shed dews Harness, reading Disasters dimm'd in line 118.