Kings and rulers -- Drama; Political plays; Tragicomedy
p. 176, ll. 23--35. A--D and G] 14 ll. _Sir, hands, know, her,
home, stubbornnesse, like, her, Jewell, mad, sister, is, Land,
another_.
p. 177, ll. 1--10. A--D and G] 11 ll. _Too, friends, know, loth,
passe, constraint, so, speake, health, love, againe_.
p. 178, ll. 16 and 17. A--D and G] 3 ll. _die, returne, life_.
ll. 30--32. A--D and G] 4 ll. _ill, kneele, gaine, you_.
p. 179, ll. 21--25. A--D and G] 7 ll. _earth, alas, command, me,
short, sister brought_.
p. 180, l. 31. A--D and G] 7 ll. _Gobrias, meane_.
p. 191, ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _utterd, careleslie_.
p. 192, ll. 9--12. E and F] 3 ll. _And, love, thou_. ll. 10--12.
A--D and G] 3 ll. _Advice, love, thou_. ll. 16 and 17. A--D and
G] 3 ll. _This, caution, it_ (G _Adds_ l. 18). ll. 20 and 21.
A--D and G] 2 ll. _it, it_.
p. 194, ll. 5 and 6. A] 2 ll. _cutlers, King_. l. 22. A] 2 ll.
_will, whatsoever_.
p. 195, ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 ll. _in-, Monsters_.
p. 196, l. 38, and p. 197, ll. 1--3. A] Prose.
p. 197, ll. 4 and 5. A] 3 ll. _you, Spaconia, thus_.
p. 199, ll. 9 and 10. B--D and G] 3 ll. _Ladie, passe, King_. ll.
12 and 13. A and G] 2 ll. _from, remov'd_.
p. 201, ll. 7 and 8. A] 2 ll. _All, folly_. l. 15. A] 2 ll. _Sir,
warrant_. ll. 39 and 40.
p. 202, ll. 19--22. A] Prose.
p. 204, l. 6. A--D and G] 2 ll. _false, letter_. ll. 36--38. A] 2
ll. _Truth, Prince_.
p. 205, ll. 26 and 27. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Another, distance,
opinion_.
p. 207, ll. 11--13. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Toge-, man, brother_. I.
24. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Sir, since_.
p. 209, ll. 31 and 32. A] 2 ll. _me, brother_.
p. 212, ll. ii and 12. A] 3 ll. _Panthea, gaze, out_. ll. 23 and
24. A] 2 ll. _you, gone_.
Act 5 is in verse in Quartos A, B, C and D, in prose in Quartos E
and F from p. 214, I. 22. As the Second Folio also prints it in
prose it has been decided to give here the verse of Quarto A
(1619) in full.
Actus Quinti Scaena Prima.
_Enter Mardonius, and Ligones_.
_Mar_.
Sir, the King has seene your Commission, and beleeves it, and
freely by this warrant gives you leave to visit Prince
_Tigranes_ your noble Master.
_Lig_.
I thanke his Grace, and kisse his hands.
_Mar_.
But is the maine of all your businesse
Ended in this?
_Lig_.
I have another, but a worse; I am asham'd, it is a businesse.--
_Mar_.
You serve a worthy person, and a stranger I am sure you are; you
may imploy mee if you please, without your purse, such Officers
should ever be their owne rewards.
_Lig_.
I am bound to your noblenesse.
_Mar_.
I may have neede of you, and then this curtesie,
If it be any, is not ill bestowed:
But may I civilly desire the rest?
I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.
_Lig_.
Sir, you shall know I have lost a foolish daughter,
And with her all my patience; pilferd away
By a meane Captaine of your Kings.
_Mar_.
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