There is a manuscript version of this play in the Egerton collection,
British Museum (No. 1994). It is, presumably, a transcript of one of the
early copies. It differs frequently from the Folio and the Quartos in
single words and, occasionally, in lines but, as its authority is of
doubtful value, it has seemed best to give a collation of it here, apart
from the collations of the Quartos.
_Begins_ Actus Primus. Scaena I.
p. 1,
l. 29. _Omits_ and.
p. 2,
l. 7. foolish idle.
l. 14. others hands.
l. 24. vertues.
p. 3,
l. 9. kinde.
l. 13. purposed.
l. 14. state.
l. 30. great mans.
l. 31. kings.
p. 4,
l. 28. Merry wenches.
p. 5,
l. 9. Cellar dry.
l. 14. knowing pallat.
l. 39. ever should ask.
p. 6,
l. 6. how ere.
l. 20. put in act.
l. 24. was addicted to.
l. 31. blest with.
l. 39. _Omits_ what yet ...Flatter
l. 40. _Omits_ without.
_Also gives stage direction in margin_:--Trampling.
p. 7,
l. 15. _Omits_ _Chas._ Your blessing, Sir.
l. 18. Countries garb.
l. 25. _Stage direction_:--plucks out a booke and reades.
l. 29. loves.
l. 30. with service.
l. 31. And report.
l. 32. Pray you first make use of it.
l. 37. Exit cum sociis.
p. 8,
l. 4. lay it.
l. 5. and the.
l. 6. leads to.
l. 10. the palme of.
l. 13. ore worne.
l. 25. _Omits_ and there ...bring me.
l. 29. guard.
p. 9,
l. 11. from thee.
l. 16. Quiddits from this time to Adam.
l. 19. estates.
l. 22. that bends not.
ll. 23 and 24. fix their.
l. 37. any sense.
l. 38. my yonger Eustace.
p. 10,
l. 12. nor your.
l. 14. shall never.
l. 16. _Omits_ and but ... that I.
l. 32. I did sir ... a word. He's.
p. 11,
l. 18. would resist.
l. 19. _Apportions thus_:--_Egre._ If this take now we are made for ever.
_Cowsy._ And will rebell it. Exeunt all but Andrew.
l. 21. my Master.
ll. 24 and 25. out their.
l. 29. blade he was wont to be.
l. 30. heele ring 'em...as will shake.
p. 12,
l. 1. But know to.
l. 5. a fool, an.
l. 8. to yee.
ll. 24 and 25. new Congees.
l. 28. _Omits_ therefore.
l. 30. _Omits_ Sir.
l. 32. Do you know what learning is brother?
p. 13,
l. 15. _Omits_ Brother.
l. 36. foolish girles & puppets.
p. 14,
l. 5. to my best.
l. 6. vent.
l. 13. You.
l. 16. library an Almanacke.
l. 26. Snowes.
l. 36. to build up.
l. 39. Charles shall set.
p. 15,
l. 12. Land too to your.
l. 13. he is no heir.
l. 16. my state.
l. 19. staies pulling.
l. 31. know things.
l. 36. nor do not weigh.
p. 16,
l. 4. University Lovaine.
l. 11. look now to my.
l. 22. spit fire, snow.
l. 23. that we call.
l. 30. a fine youth.
l. 33. his state ... Did you see my Mistris.
p. 17,
l. 9. that ride.
l. 11. that have ... and speake.
l. 23. I shall kisse.
l. 27. thy master.
l. 34. no spirits a'th.
l. 36. Shall we have.
p. 18,
l. 2. males and.
l. 4. Red Sea early a question.
l. 12. Metamatical.
ll. 19 and 20. are above.
l. 22. ravish with.
l. 25. thy bread.
l. 26. wouldst blanch an Almond. _Omits_ the Sect...invented that.
l. 27. the trenchers.
l. 33. scraps.
l. 36. the drink.
l. 38. not he.
p. 19,
ll. 2 and 3. bowle, my yonger Mr. that must be now the heire will do all
these.
l. 28. and her lodging.
l. 34. sty growne.
p. 20,
l. 1. Crowne's awry, two.
l. 6. swept your books.
l. 9. has pleased.
l. 10. I beleeve her Constellation bee loose.
ll. 15 and 16. and bound up in monstrous [sic] smooth.
l. 25. you one Sir.
l. 31. goes as daintily.
p. 21,
l. 2. a secret out.
l. 3. I doe find.
l. 6. _Adds_ and Servants.
ll. 7 and 8. the happy day that.
l. 9. my great care.
l. 15. state...in Joynter.
l. 19. drawn of our.
l. 28. _Not._ [character]. land.
ll. 29 and 30. _Lew._ T'was not conditional. _Not._ If it had been found,
twas but a fault in the writing &c.
p. 22,
l. 1. seeks, kills.
l. 5. as in others.
l. 6. yet hee may.
l. 8. that's been.
l. 14. Cook, Butler, Lillie.
ll. 25--28. and bee serviceable...see your Sauces bee all poynant and
sharpe in...looke to yor roast and bakt meates made things--Is the.
l. 31. the roome cleare...open for all.
l. 34. Cordes they be not.
l. 35. _Omits_ abroad.
l. 38. cannot slip.
p. 23,
l. 6. wee shall see.
l. 10. not trouble.
l. 11. Sweet-heart.
l. 12. Exeunt. Andrew stayes.
l. 13. ripe? make but my farme as much more and kisse her.
l. 16. pleasure; he can do her no harme, and if it were.
l. 22. _Adds stage direction_ A noyse.
l. 23. What noyse.
l. 24. Note. The words "within a Parenthesis" are omitted in the MS. but
("my head is broken") is in parentheses in MS. It is obvious that these
words were intended as a direction to the printer and have got into the
text in error.
l. 25. Collicke.
l. 29. tis faithful.
l. 37. squeaking is that.
p. 24,
ll. 1 and 2. Geese and Turkeys for the spit Sir...are angry too that makes
the medley.
l. 3. thus every.
l. 4. _Omits_ yet.
l. 9. foul.
l. 16. make 'em drink.
l. 25. I never have.
l. 26. that's a small.
l. 27. married Sir this day.
l. 33. _Omits_ young, sweet, and modest.
ll. 36 and 37. with his booke.
l. 38. for him.
p. 25,
l. 2. elder.
l. 4. shoulders now Sir.
l. 10. Notary, Servants.
ll. 16 and 17. Cherub's ... with wings of modest.
l. 18. booke.
l. 24. I come not for.
l. 28. and a sharp to reprehend.
l. 32. Ile assure.
p. 26,
l. 4. he can get.
l. 27. is here too.
p. 27,
l. 1. book, when it fell on your head, Sir.
l. 6. but new string.
l. 12. Must my.
l. 19. stubbornst willfullest.
l. 21. provide a wife for you.
l. 27. How dost thou Charles what still still at.
l. 38. I have boy, unto.
p. 28,
l. 4. yo'ur care.
l. 12. _Omits_ and wish my Brother fortune.
l. 13. _Adds_ it will bee ten times better.
l. 22. _Omits_ and.
l. 24. _Gives this line to Eustace_.
l. 29. fault Sir.
l. 32. thy owne.
l. 35. kickses.
p. 29,
ll. 1 and 2. dark secret.
l. 4. admirable.
l. 5. nor he.
l. 7. _Omits_ Faith.
l. 9. think I to.
l. 29. Man was my argument.
l. 32. Will yo'u sett to your hand brother.
l. 35. I say Son you trifle time.
l. 38. if you had shewed me land only.
p. 30,
l. 17. though.
l. 20. with Dim Lamps.
l. 32. and blush.
l. 38. than life.
l. 39. me love.
p. 31,
l. 5. yours still and your glory.
l. 6. I your.
l. 31. rosy morn.
l. 35. those lights.
p. 32,
l. 1. there be lesse.
l. 12. into feaver,
l. 24. can you love with.
l. 30. I confesse.
l. 31. but yee shall.
ll. 36 and 37. all Elements.
p. 33,
l. 5. _Omits_ one stay.
l. 17. nor horses.
l. 30. art thou in.
p. 34,
l. 1. Many asses.
l. 13. Pox could he not.
l. 20. take up.
l. 24. No, no, no.
p. 35,
l. 1. mettle.
l. 11. thy own.
l. 12. my own.
l. 21. Cowardlines...upon.
ll. 33 and 34. seene but their owne Country smoak, would grow.
p. 36,
l. 10. a meer.
l. 21. on 'em.
l. 31. in my armes.
p. 37,
l. 13. his two noble warlike.
l. 16. as they came newly from.
l. 23. to fall into a greene.
l. 24. travailing language.
l. 29. _Omits_ And.
ll. 30 and 31. to distinguish between a.
l. 32. pruning and dressing up.
l. 36. _Omits_ Sir.
l. 39. and a little.
p. 38,
l. 1. fit Sir.
l. 13. strang.
ll. 36-38. _gives these lines as continuation of Charles's speech_.
p. 39,
l. 5. too men.
l. 15. ours healthful.
l. 21. see.
l. 26. _Omits_ Nature.
l. 26. clip yee.
ll. 26 and 27. kiss yee.
l. 37. have need.
l. 38. studied among.
p. 40,
l. 2. anything, anything fit.
l. 8. beauties favour.
l. 9. part of life run.
ll. 17 and 18. flowers woe us to't; yet ... these pleasures.
l. 24. _Omits_ A good night t'ye, and. _Begins_ May the dew etc.
l. 32. are at.
l. 38. I command.
p. 41,
l. 1. _Omits the line_ Enter Eustace &c.
l. 16. my own.
l. 24. Snatches out his.
l. 38. _Omits_ to me.
p. 42,
l. 1. neither wit.
l. 2. of man.
l. 13. on 'em.
l. 20. lie talke.
l. 24. your mercy.
l. 30. _Omits_ ye despicable creatures.
l. 34. _Omits_ What did you bring to carry her?
p. 43,
l. 3. _Omits_ Enter Miramont.
l. 5. _Eust_ (char.).
l. 6. by friends.
l. 9. In truth, I ... duty Sir.
l. 11. Bring in a.
l. 17. nor frost.
l. 21. but yong neither.
l. 22. tayle.
l. 24. have the right.
l. 25. are Anagrams.
l. 34. hear and hereafter laugh at.
l. 35. you dear.
p. 44,
l. 5. such question.
l. 9. old goate.
l. 10. _Omits_ her.
l. 12. _Omits_ that's a.
l. 21. a feast for him to make him fat.
ll. 23 and 24. and we'le breake.
l. 27. like servants.
l. 31. take them.
p. 45,
l. 16. I must needs tast of.
ll. 17 and 18. tender of you, and for your healths and credlts sake must
tell you, you have all you are like to have.
l. 19. _Omits_ And.
l. 23. is truth Sir...find it, you.
l. 26. of an.
l. 35. scoffing cheating queane.
p. 46,
l. 3. his lease.
l. 8. loving and.
l. 12. will put.
l. 14. marke hlm.
l. 15. thank you for thy office.
l. 17. Cue Sir, and second me. By.
l. 21. _Omits_ me.
l. 21. alas nothing.
l. 24. Cockold Tenure.
l. 30. Andrew wilt thou.
l. 32. be the Justice.
l. 34. in thee.
p. 47,
l. 3. arizing.
l. 5. _Omits_ O.
l. 15. the farme...to it.
l. 20. troth Sir there is...mine, (_omits_ Sir).
l. 29. have got an ague that you shake...he's.
p. 48,
l. 6. women.
l. 8. of my brother.
l. 21. ride the better.
ll. 23 and 24. _Puts_ Andrew _after_ promise. _Omits_ Andrew _after_ Farm.
ll. 36 and 37. reparable a losse and easily recoverd.
p. 49,
l. 2. dozen or 2 of oaths.
l. 6. so well, that on my.
l. 8. rules out.
l. 12. nor suffer.
l. 13. are there no.
l. 16. with us.
l. 38. no use.
p. 50,
ll. 10--12. _Omits_ that batten...no palats.
ll. 17 and 18. make you the.
l. 36. Antidote, or--.
p. 51,
l. 4. are reformd.
l. 28. Ere I went.
ll. 31--34. is in itself a guard and yet since...may weare...nor can eat
or study.
l. 37. None Sir.
p. 52,
l. 4. not done in scorn.
l. 11. what you.
l. 14. ask from.
l. 17. toil ascended.
l. 22. what this tempest.
l. 37. I goe lesse.
p. 53,
l. 4. ever could.
l. 7. plung'd in teachlng.
l. 9. you were.
l. 20. nor threats.
l. 25. Noe, Noe.
l. 26. and the other.
l. 33. _Adds_ They fight.
p. 54,
l. 2. in time.
l. 3. till thine.
l. 8. as your father is.
l. 15. late in me Sir.
ll. 22 and 23. _Omits_ nay, the...are bound.
l. 25. that Eustace.
l. 26. and that the perfect.
l. 27. Nay, no.
l. 28. Sure I shall not need, Sir.
ll. 30, 31. _Omits_ to all that men call good.
l. 33. to.
P. 55,
l. 7. and so deserve it.
l. 12. gravity in...and will.
l. 13. him, if he rebel, that.
l. 19. read a tragedy in my face, Sir.
p. 56,
l. 4. _Omits_ and such a one.
l. 10. why, so, this is.
l. 11. and old.
l. 23. Death...perswasion.
l. 25. falsely.
l. 26. let me.
l. 28. but ruins rather that.
l. 30. reputation.
l. 34. love Charles.
l. 35. held mulcts.
l. 36. in the.
p. 57,
l. 1. to mine honour.
l. 11. _Omits_ yields.
l. 15. _Adds_ Will you doe what you are sworne too.
l. 23. loose you.
l. 32. in that.
l. 35. states.
p. 58,
l. 6. but is an Amadis.
l. 8. effect it.
l. 9. kind of consent.
l. 14. Andrew have his farme increasd.
l. 15. and rut no.
l. 17. the Billmen.
_The MS. gives the_ Epilogue _but not the_ Prologue.